As Li Jie had expected, Captain Rogers's case did not come to a conclusion on May 15th. In the end, the second hearing was set for June 20th amid constant debate and argument. The military sent an astonishing number of lawyers for the first trial, but they were all defeated by Captain Rogers's only defense lawyer.
That was because, in addition to being Captain Rogers's lawyer, Matt was also Marvel's legal lawyer. Half of the legal issues of Li Jie's comic company were handed over to him to handle.
It could be said that the existence of Marvel gave Matt an additional weapon in his hands. That was because Marvel's original purpose was to let superheroes get a certain amount of money in addition to doing good deeds. It was not to the extent that good people would not be rewarded.
The company's comics royalties for superheroes were settled every three months. It just so happened that the royalties for all superheroes had been settled once.
And this income was used by Matt as a weapon to attack the military.
"Even an ordinary private company understands the importance of respecting others' copyrights, but as an American official, they trample on their own laws!" Matt said with the financial report in his hand.
On that day, an online attack in support of Captain America that had already been scheduled began. Under Li Jie's connection, all the superheroes who had received their royalties showed off the royalties they had received on their own media.
For example, White Tiger. Because she was not very popular, she only received less than 100,000 US dollars in royalties for three months. However, for example, Spider-man, who had newly opened his own Weibo and Twitter, he showed 780,000 US dollars in royalties for three months (after tax).
Spider-man was the first superhero under Marvel to sign a production license for peripherals. Bandai, a toy manufacturer in the East Ocean, was the first to sign a production license for Spider-man peripherals.
After receiving this royalty, Spider-man's income could jump to another level.
Li Jie's comic company also launched a special issue on May 15th, announcing their support for Captain Rogers' choice. 'Good Men Deserve Good! 'was the title of the supplement.
The content of the comic was roughly describing what the superheroes were going to do with the money after they received their first royalties.
For example, Blade was rushing to the bank with his credit card to pay off his mortgage, and Iron Fist was paying the salaries of his personal trainer and lawyer.
The White Tiger needed to repay his student loan, while the Spider-man and the Nightcrawler donated to an orphan's school. They also needed to leave some money for their university tuition.
The entire story of the comic recorded the lives of these superheroes from a very plain perspective. They also needed to eat, drink, and use money. They had to pay when they went to the convenience store to buy hot dogs!
This time, the launch of online marketing and the comic supplement received unanimous praise from the fans. Everyone worshipped God, but they preferred humans. Especially when she saw that Blade had to calculate his monthly salary, mortgage payments, property taxes, car loan payments, and medical insurance contributions.
When superheroes held calculators and had a headache over their monthly living expenses, most people smiled knowingly. Because this was what they were going through every day!
At the same time, because of the win-win effect of online marketing and the supplement, Marvel's comic was no longer limited to a local comic in the greater New York area.
Many non-local and even foreign readers who learned about the comic on the Internet strongly requested that the comic be distributed in their own places.
In just a few days, the company received countless calls from comic book stores and channels, all of which were inquiring about distribution cooperation. This comic book company, which had only been established for half a year, seized on the Captain America incident as a shocking point.
In an instant, it became famous around the world. And after that, heavy news came one after another. The CEO of Marvel announced that the company had signed three more blockbuster superhero copyrights.
One was the professional mercenary Deadpool, who had been in an uproar over the unpaid salary incident of S.H.E.L.D. some time ago. According to rumors, it was said that he was going to join S.H.E.L.D. and become an Avenger.
The people in the street expressed their disbelief. After all, the relationship between the two parties had been so strained before. The specific real situation would only be known when the real results came out.
The other was the world-famous super-rich man and also a superhero, Iron Man Tony -Stark!
Li Jie spent a lot of effort and finally persuaded Tony to hand over the copyright of his comic image. Tony didn't care about copyright income. He only cared about whether he could have a positive image.
Because Li Jie's support of Captain Rogers this time won Tony's favor. Marvel never tarnished the image of those superheroes. So Tony finally signed this contract.
He had only one requirement: "One word: handsome! If I'm not handsome enough and cool enough in the comic book image, I will make your small company go out of business quickly. Even if you have the Osborne Group behind you! "
This was a small threat from Tony.
However, there was another super heavyweight hero that no one had expected. That was Captain Steve Rogers officially granted the copyright of his comic book image to Marvel!
Captain Rogers was still in a lawsuit with the military. For the copyright of his personal image, why did he grant the copyright of his image to others now?
This question was answered by everyone when the new version of the comic came out in the first issue. Because the new publication did not use the name "Captain America" which had been called for 70 years.
Instead, the name "Steve Rogers" was used as the image. For so many years, the military has been using "Captain America" as a marketing point, tying Rogers and the country together.
And at Matt's suggestion, in order to avoid possible disputes in the future. Li Jie and Rogers directly signed a new copyright agreement, directly avoiding the name Captain America. Using the real name of Captain Rogers.
In the eyes of outsiders, this is like taking off your pants to fart. But legally, the name Captain America has been registered as a trademark by the US military, and it is impossible for them to give it up.
Matt's way of doing this reminded Li Jie of the famous herbal drink in China: the story of Jia Duo Bao and Wang Laoji. But this incident is a little different from that herbal drink.
The name Captain America, to put it bluntly. The military and the government can put it on the head of any US soldier at will. But there is only one Captain Rogers in the world.
If Captain America is not Steve Rogers, will others still recognize it? You know, it was Steve Rogers who saved World War II, not any cat or dog with this title.
As long as Captain Rogers is on his side, then Li Jie is confident that he can establish Captain Rogers's personal comic book in a very short time and become the brand of the whole company! But this time, Li Jie seized a very good opportunity from the beginning to the end of the Captain America incident.
Marvel became a well-known comic book company in an instant. Now many Hollywood companies have thrown out olive branches, hoping to sign a contract with Marvel and win the movie adaptation rights of Li Jie's superheroes.
But Li Jie hasn't given up yet. Because although Marvel's popularity has gone up, its overall size is too small. There is no way to talk about qualifications with Hollywood blockbusters.
It is very likely that they will sell the copyright of those heroes at a low price. This is not what Li Jie wants to see. Therefore, it is imperative to increase the second round of funding for Marvel and expand the entire company.
He remembered the entertainment empire of Marvel in his previous life, although it was eventually acquired by Walt Disney. But after all, it has been glorious, and Marvel Pictures used to be a famous brand.
Although the company Li Jie founded now has the same name as the company in his previous life. But it has a completely different fate and route. Because the heroes under Li Jie are real, not fictional, and there is also a big financial backer like the Osborne Group behind them.
As for the expansion of the comic book company, after Li Jie discussed with Harry. Harry agreed to the plan without much hesitation.
Because from the planning of the entire industry and the expectations for the future. Marvel will not just be a simple superhero comic book company in the future. The entire company will be based on superheroes and create an entertainment empire. In addition to being able to practice the concept of "good people will be rewarded" that Li Jie put forward at the beginning.
This company will also become a super money-making machine in the future. Since ancient times, anything can be obsolete, only entertainment will not be obsolete. A good fairy tale can be passed down for a hundred years, a good novel can be passed down for hundreds of years, and a good piece of music can be passed down for thousands of years.
Everything will decay, only the spirit is immortal.
Harry has already asked his people to start calculating how much is appropriate for the second round of capital injection. Li Jie's plan is constantly expanding. He needs more and more resources.
It is only a matter of time before Marvel becomes a world-class big company.
Just like that, time began to pass slowly in the midst of a busy life. It was so fast that you couldn't even catch it with your fingers. The last days of high school also pass quickly. After the SAT, Li Jie and Peter's high school life came to an end.
Li Jie had already decided to move out of the house after graduation. Because of his various matters, many of them can't be known by his family, so it is very inconvenient to live at home.
His parents don't object to this, after all, he is already an adult. This year, Li Jie is 18 years old.
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