American Life

Chapter 132 "Philanthropist"

Mr. Thain, the loan between Marvel and Merrill Lynch requires the signing of a temporary compensation agreement. However, Marvel's current operations are normal, we still have sufficient funds, and the MCU plan will not be interrupted, although there is a slight glitch. Wrong, but we'll learn the lesson of this movie... Mr. Thain?John Thain? "

Hearing no response from the other side, Isaac Perlmutter angrily slammed the phone directly on the table.

"Mr. Isaac, the agents of several shareholders just called and asked to buy back the stocks, otherwise they will sell them collectively tomorrow." The young and beautiful female secretary walked into the room, reporting the news anxiously.

It’s just that Isaac Perlmutter has no intention of admiring her appearance right now.

"Those idiots who are eager for quick success!" Isaac yelled angrily.

Scolding comes after scolding, Isaac knew he would do the same thing if his identities were swapped.

In the market, there are only eternal benefits.

If you repurchase it yourself, maybe you can keep the stocks that have been falling repeatedly, and use your own wealth to exchange for a company that is lingering and only has an empty shell left?Without Merrill Lynch's money, the remaining superhero copyrights will be lost. In addition to the previously sold X-Men and Spider-Man Fantastic Four, Marvel has no more attractive superheroes.

In other words, even if you invest in the repurchase yourself, you will only leave an empty shell in the end.

Perlmutter took a sip of water and could see that his wrists were visibly shaking.

"Submit a bankruptcy application tomorrow and contact the accountant to prepare for liquidation." After being angry, he became somewhat calm.

"In addition, Charlie Rossi is waiting outside the room. He said he wants to see you." The secretary added.

What is he here for?Perlmutter glanced at the pendulum opposite.

It was already eleven o'clock at night.

"He took a plane during the day and came here specifically to see you. It seems he has something important to tell you." The secretary continued.

"Are you afraid that I won't disappear? Let him in." Perlmutter waved his hand.

After the female secretary left, he opened the drawer and tremblingly took out the antihypertensive medicine inside, poured out a few pills and swallowed them.

"Mr. Perlmutter, you seem to be busy with things. I have just been waiting outside for 10 minutes. The secretary said that you were on the phone with the top management of Merrill Lynch?" Charlie strode in and asked.

Atis followed behind and closed the door.

"You came at the wrong time. I'm going to bed now. If you're not in a hurry, you can discuss it with me tomorrow and you can stay here temporarily tonight." Perlmutter said with a cheerful smile, looking like Not at all affected by the movie's failure.

"Really? I think you're going to leave this mansion soon." Charlie shrugged, pointing out Perlmutter's current predicament without any shame.

"I can easily get Marvel out of this crisis. If you flew all the way from Chicago to this place just to laugh at me, an old man, your goal has been achieved. Get out of here now." Matt yelled.

Although the whole plan is in his own hands, there is no doubt that he was influenced by this Charlie Rossi.

If it hadn't been for his repeated assurances before, he wouldn't have fallen to this point.

"We still open the window and tell the truth. Marvel now owes PB $5000 million in promotional payments."

"Haha, but I can understand your mentality, but I'm sorry, Marvel has more than a dozen creditors now, and you are the one who deserves it." Perlmutter said with an indifferent expression.

"Yes, we are ants on a rope now, and it seems that you are not interested in my help plan. Artis, let's go." Charlie stood up.

"Wait!" Perlmutter interrupted quickly, unable to believe his ears for a moment.

"What did you just say? You want to provide help? What kind of help, financial help?" Perlmutter is like a drowning man now. Faced with the life-saving straw offered by Charlie Rossi, of course he must desperately grab it.

"My boss is planning to acquire Marvel." Artis spoke in an "untimely" manner.

"Artis, I told you not to expose my purpose to others in advance." Charlie was a little annoyed.

"Please wait a moment." Perlmutter stood up quickly at this time and even took the initiative to hold Charlie Rossi's arm.

"Mr. Isaac, if you continue to pester me, I have the right to call the police." Charlie solemnly declared.

"Please listen to me explain, 10 minutes, only 10 minutes!" Isaac Perlmutter said almost begging.

Charlie took one look at the old man's expression and shook his head helplessly.

Isaac Perlmutter began to carefully test Charlie Rossi's tone.

When I found out that he actually had no objection to taking over this bad company with full capital, my heart skipped a beat.

He may be the only such "philanthropist" in the United States.

It's just that Charlie Rossi's requirements can also be called harsh.

"First of all, Marvel's debt to PB Pictures cannot be reduced at all. All management must leave, and past accounts must be independently reviewed by a third-party audit agency."

"These are all acceptable. In addition...Marvel also has more than 20 small and medium-sized shareholders." Isaac added.

"What? Don't even think about taking another penny from me!" Charlie Rossi seemed to have guessed what he was going to say next and immediately stopped him loudly.

"Well... they will be happy to evacuate, and they are more anxious than me. They are willing to give a suitable price." Isaac then corrected.

"If you can take over the whole thing, I can promise a price of % compared to the stock price."

"Thirty percent, that's all I have." Charlie Rossi crossed his arms and directly gave an ultimatum.

"Okay, this may require more communication from me." Isaac Perlmutter nodded.

After walking out of Isaac's mansion, Charlie breathed a sigh of relief.

The scattered shares in the hands of small and medium shareholders add up to a lot, and now is just the right opportunity to buy back.

Considering that Marvel's stock price has plummeted and is % of the average price, it can be regarded as a very cost-effective deal for me.

"Charlie, you have indeed not revealed your purpose, but this time I really have to remind you, what do you want to do with your money on Marvel? This company has already finished playing, and you may not believe it if you tell me, or you will Played with my own hands..."

Artis kept chattering on and on, but suddenly stopped talking in the middle of the sentence.

Based on her understanding of Charlie, she now has a sense of her boss's overall plan.

"But... is it really worth it?" Atis expressed confusion.

Charlie looked out the car window at the somewhat lonely night scene.

He nodded very naturally: "Of course it's worth it."

(End of this chapter)