Chapter 2120: Aggressive

"Chairman, are you really going to contact Disney?"

Liu Yiming stood beside Zhao Fusheng and asked in a low voice.

Zhao Fusheng laughed: "What, you think it's inappropriate?"

"It's not that it's inappropriate."

Liu Yiming frowned, somewhat puzzled, and asked: "If we bring Disney in, won't we have to share the profits with them?"

He could naturally see that Marvel was a profitable business. Since it was profitable, in Liu Yiming's view, why should they give a share to others?

"Ha, you, of all people."

Zhao Fusheng waved his hand: "People can't be too greedy, you know?"

"Greedy?"

Liu Yiming was somewhat surprised, looking at Zhao Fusheng in astonishment.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Yes, not to mention the amount of capital our company would need to invest in this, even just Disney's network of connections and its own strength are beyond what we can match."

As he spoke, he shrugged: "Though I'm reluctant to admit it, if Disney and we join forces, it will be easier than doing this business on our own. Besides, no single company can make all the money."

"I see."

Liu Yiming understood and then nodded: "I'll contact Disney right away."

"Don't do it yourself. Let someone from Future Investments make the appointment."

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said to Liu Yiming with a smile: "Invite someone from Disney who can make decisions to come and talk to me, understand?"

"Okay."

Liu Yiming nodded, turned around, and went out to make the call.

...

...

Liu Yiming was quite efficient, or rather, Disney responded very quickly after receiving Zhao Fusheng's message.

Just three days later, Disney's CEO, Bob Iger, appeared in Los Angeles.

"From Disney, it's Bob Iger."

As Liu Yiming spoke, he handed a document to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng nodded, took the document, and began to read.

Bob Iger graduated from Ithaca College in the United States, after which he began working as a weatherman at a local television station.

In 1996, The Walt Disney Company successfully acquired Capital Cities and changed the company's name to ABC, with Iger serving as its president and chief operating officer until 1999.

In February of that year, he was appointed president of Walt Disney International, the division responsible for the company's international business, and also served as chairman of the ABC Group.

At the beginning of the millennium, Iger was promoted again to president and chief operating officer of the entire Walt Disney Company, officially becoming the second-in-command to Michael Eisner, then CEO of Disney.

Moreover, in 2005, he became the CEO of the company.

The former CEO, Michael Eisner, resigned after losing an internal power struggle.

Furthermore, Iger had deep ties with Apple. In 2006, Iger acquired Pixar Animation, which was led by Apple founder Steve Jobs, and Jobs himself thus became Disney's largest individual shareholder.

It was through this acquisition that Jobs later regained the opportunity to return to Apple and ultimately gained "control" over Apple. Additionally, Iger had a strong government background; he had connections with U.S. President Barack Obama.

This guy was not someone to be easily dealt with.

"Interesting."

Zhao Fusheng laughed, his smile meaningful.

For him, although he had previously engaged in a distant confrontation with Bob Iger, this was the first time they were meeting face to face.

"Set a time."

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said to Liu Yiming, "I'm curious to see what surprise this Mr. Iger can give me."

Liu Yiming laughed.

To be honest, he really didn't think that the CEO of Disney could compare to his own boss.

As the secretary closest to Zhao Fusheng, Liu Yiming was undoubtedly one of the most qualified to speak about what kind of person Zhao Fusheng was.

In his memory, his boss had never failed.

This was actually a terrifying thing.

Because in business, there are bound to be successes and failures.

For example, no one could guarantee that the decisions they made were always correct, because things in the business world are ever-changing.

But oddly enough, according to what Liu Yiming knew, Zhao Fusheng had never once made a wrong decision.

Even if the Future Group occasionally made mistakes, those weren't decisions he made; they were decisions made by other leaders.

That was truly impressive!

For Liu Yiming, Zhao Fusheng's image was simply too formidable, so even though Bob Iger was very capable, in Liu Yiming's view, he was far inferior to his own boss.

Soon, the agreed time and place were set.

Zhao Fusheng, accompanied by Liu Yiming, arrived at the designated location.

"Hello, magician from China."

Upon meeting, Bob Iger greeted Zhao Fusheng warmly.

It was evident that he was a very enthusiastic person.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and hugged him: "Mr. Iger, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Likewise."

Bob Iger's face was full of smiles: "Meeting the most mysterious Eastern magician on Wall Street is an honor for me."

Clearly, this was a cunning old fox; negotiating with him would by no means be an easy task.

The two took their seats as host and guest, both wearing bright smiles.

Since the bosses were negotiating, their subordinates naturally did not follow. Liu Yiming and Bob Iger's assistant all withdrew, leaving only Zhao Fusheng and Bob Iger.

"To be honest, I've been waiting for you all along."

Bob Iger smiled and said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback, then laughed.

He hadn't expected Bob Iger to say such a thing to him right off the bat.

"Mr. Iger, I think I already made my stance clear last time, didn't I?" Zhao Fusheng looked at Bob Iger calmly and said evenly.

Bob Iger's expression changed slightly, and his face immediately turned grim.

He naturally understood what Zhao Fusheng meant.

For one thing, before Disney had secretly contacted Kevin Feige and others, before they could make a move, Zhao Fusheng had directly approached Sony and Time Warner, nearly screwing Disney over.

Now, by saying this, Zhao Fusheng was clearly telling Bob Iger: don't act tough in front of me, or I'll find someone else to cooperate with.

To be honest, when it came to threats, Zhao Fusheng couldn't care less about Bob Iger. If he wanted to play hardball, he was overthinking it!

"Mr. Zhao, I think you should know that there is no better partner than Disney."

Bob Iger took a deep breath, trying not to dwell on the failure a few months ago, and focused on the present.

Look forward.

Mr. Iger tried to comfort himself.

This barbaric Easterner!

Exactly!

This guy was nothing but a brute!

Bob Iger suddenly felt pleased to have found words to describe Zhao Fusheng.

Because he realized that, as Zhao Fusheng himself had said, he seemed truly helpless against him.

Although Disney was indeed the best partner for Marvel, the problem was that the voice in Marvel didn't lie with the shareholders, but with this guy.

He was the real major shareholder of Marvel!

If this guy really went for broke and teamed up with Time Warner or Sony, all of his previous schemes would be completely ruined.

To be honest, Bob Iger absolutely did not want to see that happen.

Especially when he had already planned the entire future direction of the company, giving up the idea of taking over Marvel would be more painful than death.

The reason he had backed down before was purely to avoid provoking Zhao Fusheng too much.

Even a few days ago, when he learned that Zhao Fusheng had contacted him, Bob Iger was overjoyed.

The words he said as soon as he sat down were just meant to provoke Zhao Fusheng.

But unexpectedly, the guy got upset and directly flipped the table!

Well, this was indeed Zhao Fusheng's consistent style, as Bob Iger and his subordinates had already experienced.

It was amusing to think that this Easterner lacked the usual modesty and caution of Chinese people.

In Bob Iger's impression, most of the Easterners he knew and understood were modest, cautious, and occasionally lacked confidence when facing Westerners.

These people might be excellent at research, but when doing business, they were often particularly humble, even when competing in the marketplace, they wouldn't be too aggressive.

But Zhao Fusheng was different; he would flip the table at the slightest disagreement!

This man was like a wolf!