The Tyrant Billionaire

Stan Lee listened with admiration, thinking that this was how big things were accomplished.

He had heard that this Mr. Hardy was only a year older than him but already had a fortune worth hundreds of millions. There had to be a reason for that.

They then signed the management equity profit sharing agreement.

Stan Lee got a share as well.

The agreement stipulated that as long as he remained at Marvel, he would continue to receive profit dividends. Stan Lee's hand trembled slightly as he signed, filled with both the joy of gaining wealth and the excitement of being recognized.

After signing the contract, they returned to Hardy's office. Now that Hardy was the boss of both Goodman and Stan Lee, he said:

"There are a few things to address. First, we need to change the company name. I don't like the name Atlas. I've come up with a new name for the comic book company 'Marvel Comics.'"

The two men softly repeated the new name, "Marvel Comics." They liked the sound of it.

"Second, I plan to adapt 'Captain America' into a TV series. I'll have the script handled by the writers at HD Films. Stan Lee, as Marvel's editor in chief, you're very familiar with this character, so you should also join the production team."

Goodman and Stan Lee were excited when they heard about the TV series. This was the benefit of being backed by a powerful group. They had just joined the Hardy Group, and their comic book characters were already set to hit the screen.

Although it was just a TV series, with the television series in place, the movie won't be too far behind.

"Alright, I'll definitely cooperate with the screenwriters," Stan Lee said.

To him, the screenwriters at HD Films were top tier, and his role in the past was likely to assist and provide information.

However, Hardy waved his hand and said, "It's not about cooperation, you are also one of the main screenwriters. You need to put forward your own ideas and creativity. I hope everyone works hard."

Even though the boss's words implied more responsibility for him, Stan Lee felt a slight surge of excitement upon hearing them. Perhaps this was what it felt like to be acknowledged.

He started to like this boss.

"Thirdly, regarding the current state of the company's publishing: we're selling around 100,000 copies a month, which isn't great. My idea is to break free from the old mindset and create more Marvel characters. Once we find a character that customers like, we'll turn it into a premium product.

"We'll recruit more editors and artists, and we can also solicit contributions from the public. Stan Lee, while you're collaborating with the HD screenwriting team, you can work with them to help create characters and edit stories. After all, they're professionals at crafting stories."

Goodman and Stan Lee nodded together.

"Fourthly, your comic book office is in New York. My suggestion is to move it to Los Angeles. After all, Hollywood is here, which would make it more convenient to produce shows. As for New York, it can serve as a branch office. Of course, this can be done gradually, within a year or two."

As Goodman and Stan Lee were leaving, Hardy even had someone send a Harley Davidson WLA motorcycle to Stan Lee.

"This is Captain America's ride. In the Captain America stories, this Harley motorcycle must be an important prop. Captain America only has two pieces of equipment: his shield and this Harley motorcycle." Your adventure continues at мѵʟ

After thanking Hardy, Stan Lee left with his motorcycle.

Seeing the motorcycle, Hardy remembered the time he instructed Andy to acquire Harley Davidson Motor Company. "Andy, how's the progress on acquiring Harley Davidson?"

"Not very promising. I sent people to contact the owner of Harley Davidson. Right now, Harley Davidson is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the United States. During World War II, they were the sole supplier of motorcycles to the military, manufacturing over 90,000 motorcycles and making a significant profit.

"Although they no longer have military orders, they're still very strong. This year, they've launched a new motorcycle model that's selling quite well. Currently, the entire company is valued at around 60 million dollars."

It's understandable that they don't want to sell.

If someone wanted to buy Playboy magazine right now, Hardy wouldn't want to sell either. If you're not in need of money, why sell?

Another issue is that Harley Davidson is not a publicly traded company, so there's no way to manipulate it.

"Then discuss with them whether we can purchase the rights to this military model," Hardy said.

"Alright, I'll have someone contact Harley Davidson again."

Nothing is perfect, especially in business. Hardy didn't mind, at most, he'd just make a little less money.

He had so many businesses; there were plenty of ways to make money.

Hardy called Colonel Adam Beach and said, "I have an idea to organize a large scale post war surplus goods expo."

Colonel Adam Beach was a bit confused.

"Mr. Hardy, what do you mean by a 'post war surplus goods expo'?"

"Simply put, it's about transporting various goods to a warehouse, just like the Logistics Department Headquarters' sample warehouse. This warehouse will only sell items that are allowed to be sold. Didn't Major General Williams say that except for heavy weapons, battleships, and aircraft carriers, everything else could be sold?"

"Yes," Colonel Beach nodded.

"It's too troublesome to find buyers one by one. I plan to gather all the sale able goods samples in one warehouse, then advertise and invite buyers interested in purchasing large quantities to come and see the goods, and let them help us sell. Wouldn't that speed up the sales?"

There are many used car dealers, so naturally, there are also plenty of second hand goods dealers. It's just that they didn't have the connections before and didn't know the channels. Organizing an expo like this was Hardy's way of summoning these wholesalers.