Chapter 842： Plan leaked (on)

Problems with the payment? Guo Tai frowned for a moment and immediately gestured to Lin Jiayi not far away. Lin Jiayi came quickly and did not forget to give her several assistants instructions to keep them ready.

Guo Tailai also turned the phone into a hands-free mode, listening to Annie's introduction.

The problem with this time was Warner. The full name of the film and television company should be Time Warner, but Time Warner was acquired by AOL a few years ago. The full name of the large group company should be AOL Time Warner. This is definitely a behemoth. Mr. Steve Case, who previously became Guo Tailai's customer and cooperated for the first time through Resident Evil, was the president of AOL Time Warner at the time.

Because of Steve's relationship, Chu Fei's subsequent "Terminator 3" and "The Act of God" produced by artisan entertainment were released in cooperation with Warner. In principle, it is a happy cooperation, but strictly speaking, after Artisan Entertainment was purchased by Guo Tai, it was actually the first time to cooperate with Time Warner.

"AOL Time Warner has had a huge loss since 2002." Annie also sighed in a voice on the phone: "Very huge."

"Yes!" Lin Jiayi said next: "In the first fiscal quarter of 2002, AOL Time Warner made a huge loss of $ 54.22 billion. This is a reflection of the serious problems in the combined operations of the two companies. Represented by AOL. The company's irrational expansion of intangible assets in the dot-com economic bubble is then a return. "

"What?" Guo Tailai was shocked. AOL Time Warner had such a brilliant loss? More than 50 billion US dollars! In such a comparison, the bit of gold that Guo Tailai brought back from Iraq is not enough to look at in front of such a behemoth!

"I am another credible proof of the poor!" Guo Tailai said without hesitation: "I am afraid I will not be able to lose money in this quarter."

"Please, boss, it's just a write-off." Lin Jiayi was speechless and could only explain it briefly.

"It's a loss anyway." Guo Tailai didn't understand this, and asked on the phone: "Did it cause a problem for Time Warner? What did Mr. Steve say? Didn't he say anything? "

"Boss, AOL Time Warner has changed several presidents." Annie also smiled silently on the phone: "Mr. Steve is no longer their president."

Has Mr. Steve left? Guo Tailai was surprised for a while, he didn't care much about the outside things, and didn't know about it.

"So, is this delay because Mr. Steve is leaving for tea? Or is it because of Time Warner's loss?" Guo Tai wondered.

"It should be both," Annie said on the phone. "However, I don't think this is the main reason."

"Then what are they trying to do?" Guo Tailai's mind moved, a little upset.

"This morning, an investment manager of Time Warner asked me to talk privately and showed some willingness to invest in our company." Annie said cautiously: "Although it is not a formal business negotiation, it is also considered Some winds were revealed in advance. "

"Do they want to join James' new project investment?" Guo Tailai asked curiously.

"I've formally invited them for investment cooperation for James' new project. They are very interested and are negotiating." Annie replied: "It should be interested in our company, not just a project for James."

"Because of what?" Guo Tailai was also pondering himself, in fact asking Anne and Lin Jiayi: "What do they think of our company? The production prospects are good? But our company's most important projects are planned to allow them to invest."

"Boss!" Lin Jiayi reminded Guo Tailai quickly, "There are more than a dozen personal rights in Marvel in the artisan company."

The Marvel Universe must be done, but isn't it still in the initial planning stage? Except for Marvel's senior management and Guo Tailai's several major shareholders, no one should know that Guo Tailai intends to make a big move?

"Boss!" Annie also said on the phone what she knew: "As far as I know, Marvel is planning a big plan. And recently, the copyrights of Spider-Man and Hulk have changed hands, allowing Sony Columbia Let go of the Spider-Man copyright, and you must invest a lot of money in the boss, so this must be a very large plan, right? Boss! "

"Annie!" Guo Tailai frowned deeply. "I don't seem to have said anything about Marvel's plans outside Marvel, except that everyone knows I like Iron Man."

"Yes, boss!" Annie answered quickly on the phone. "But yesterday, Spider-Man and Hulk announced that the copyright changed hands on the same day, and today there are many rumors."

Guo Tailai and Lin Jiayi glanced at each other, and a thought came to mind at the same time. There is something wrong with Marvel.

"Annie, Marvel's side is just a prototype of the plan, and the plan has not been completed, so I did not inform you." Guo Tailai first gave Annie a peace of mind, and confirmed that Marvel's side will definitely have a plan: "Specific I need to understand the situation and explain it to you again. "

"Okay, boss!" Annie just reminded Guo Tailai that the company didn't really worry about anything.

Even if Time Warner would delay the settlement, it doesn't matter to the rich artisan entertainment now. Anyway, for such a large company, this money will definitely not run away. Sooner or later, Annie is not worried at all. But knowing that the boss has a big plan and it is also related to several copyrights in the company, this is very happy and look forward to.

Putting down the phone, Lin Jiayi did not wait for Guo Tai to tell her, and immediately took the initiative to call Marvel and ask what was wrong there.

Guo Tai came to his chin and wondered. David said that at the end of the year, the copyrights of Spider-Man and Hulk could be obtained, and there was no falsehood, and it would not be done until Christmas. The rest is transferred to yourself or to the company you designated, which is simple. It wasn't a big deal without David notifying himself immediately.

Just such a big thing will inevitably be known. But why did someone immediately think of himself? Just because I like Iron Man? Or is it because you bought Marvel yourself?

However, in any case, Time Warner can make a loss on its own, or if it wants to invest, it can be talked on the table. It is really a loss for a large company to use this poor method of delaying payment demeanor.

At the same time, this operation also made Guo Tailai unhappy. Guo Tailai is upset, so maybe he can change another partner.