Chapter 407 New collaboration with Hasbro
After the exam, Sam Smith came to report to Wang Yuanchao on the newly established Blackwater Security Company.

Sam invested 2 US dollars and, with the assistance of professionals, established Blackwater Security and obtained relevant licenses.

Then Wang Yuanchao used several shell companies and multiple layers of nesting dolls to invest 20 US dollars and obtained 91% of Blackwater Security's shares, thus avoiding the criticism of Chinese people controlling such an armed organization in advance.

This thing is legal to own a gun!

Sam invited one of his retired superiors, Captain Peter Wenders, to help. The captain was from Texas and lost a hand in the Vietnam War. He had to retire and go home to take care of his farm. The captain's uncle had fought in the Korean War and admired the great Eastern powers. Therefore, under his influence, the captain also respected the Chinese.

After talking with Captain Wenders, Wang Yuanchao felt that this disabled veteran who had attended college was indeed capable in management, so he agreed to appoint him as the deputy general manager of the security company to assist Sam in managing Blackwater.

Blackwater’s temporary goal is to serve as Muse Music’s private security.

Blackwater has a license, weapons, and lawyers, and can connect with violent agencies in various places to ensure the safety of Wang Yuanchao and his relatives and friends in the United States.

For example, the last hijacking incident happened to him, but if it happened to the Jokers or the Carpenters, the consequences would be disastrous.

In addition to protecting the core members of Muse Music, they can also gradually become more successful and try to contact some government and military business. Captain Wenders has some connections in this regard. He didn't have capital sponsorship before, but now, it's different.

The two men called on their friends, recruited people from veterans associations across the country, and even got introductions from the military, and soon they had assembled a capable security team of more than 30 people.

Blackwater's first business was to participate in the Woodstock Music Festival and provide escort for the Muse music team.

Using these guys who have been to the battlefield to provide security for music festival stars is really an overkill.

However, they are a new team. They used to be on the battlefield, then retired, and now they have changed their working environment. They need to slowly explore, run in, learn, adjust and adapt.

Separate what team members are good at.

In the past, we learned how to attack, but now, we have to learn how to protect ourselves, especially how to block bullets.

Sam can't handle this kind of thing, and he needs Captain Wenders, who is more thoughtful, to train everyone on how to protect their employer's safety.

If you learn protection well and do a good job, you will be paid higher, and the salary can reach 300 US dollars.

He is a good shooter and has strong fighting ability, but his salary is mediocre, only 200 US dollars.

Although these are life-threatening jobs, they are much more difficult than the front-line troops, where ordinary soldiers only earn a salary of more than 100 US dollars.

With such cost-effectiveness, many veterans with connections heard the news and wanted to ask for permission to come in. However, due to current limitations on its business and scale, Blackwater can only accommodate more than 30 people.

Many retired veterans don't have good jobs or even no jobs at all.

At least until Captain Wenders can get more business, Blackwater can only remain this big. The security fees paid by Muse Music are just enough for Blackwater to pay its employees' salaries.

Hasbro headquarters, Rhode Island.

Wang Yuanchao came to visit Vice President DePriest again.

Because of the successful collaboration with Hasbro, Blizzard toys opened the door to Disney toys and Mattel toys (Barbie dolls).

Hasbro is the leader in toy orders among the Big Three. As Joe's animations are broadcast on major TV stations, the advertising effect brings in a steady stream of sales.

If nothing unexpected happens, Blizzard's profit this year will reach 5000 million yuan! Of course, it's in Hong Kong dollars.

Wang Yuanchao was planning to go public and reap the profits before the stock market crash, but now the price is too low to sell.

DePriest has been in high spirits recently, and the company's sales performance has been excellent, which is inseparable from his extraordinary vision and courage.

"Adam, my friend, your summer vacation has begun, but my vacation is about to begin too!" he said proudly because he knew that Adam was studying at Yale.

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"It seems that you have done a good job at work, President, and are planning to go on vacation. But I have an idea, and I want to talk to you about it to see if there is any chance for us to work together."

Depriest immediately stopped smiling and said:

"Wait, my pen, damn it, how did it get under the notebook? Okay, now you can speak."

He actually picked up a pen and paper, looking like a good student who was going to take notes.

I really gained a lot from the several communications with Adam Wang before.

Wang Yuanchao said quickly:

"Oh, no, no, no, you don't have to do that. Just look at this comic book."

Wang Yuanchao handed over a comic book, which was produced by Blizzard Animation based on his ideas and working overtime.

"Power Rangers".

High school students save the world, the plots are all similar, but the styling is amazing.

The future world, mechanical dinosaurs, alien civilizations, and transformed warriors.

Tyrannosaurus Rex, mammoth, triceratops, saber-toothed tiger, pterodactyl...

Oh my god, they're gonna be one?!
DePriest flipped through the pages quickly at first, then slower and slower, even carefully studying the pages with pictures of transformations and fusions.

“Oh my god, Adam, can this be made into a toy?

I mean, this one that changes and assembles?
Not to mention boys, even I, a grown man, am moved!
Who can resist such a magical toy, oh my god! "

DePriest has already fully imagined what this comic would look like if it were made into a toy.

Wang Yuanchao was very satisfied with the other party's performance and said:
"I think it's just a matter of cost." DePriest put down the comic and said seriously:

"So, how do you want to cooperate?"

He had just finished flipping through it. The comic's edition number, publishing information, etc. were all available. The publisher was an unheard-of PG comic, probably named after DC Comics (meaning Pan Gu). Adam was such a smart collaborator, and he was able to get it. I believe the copyright must be in the hands of the other party.

Yes, Wang Yuanchao acquired a small company on the verge of bankruptcy in the United States and published a thin volume of "Power Rangers", which has not yet been released, just to get the copyright in his hands first.

If Japan releases "Super Sentai" again in the future, he can ask for copyright fees, do you believe it? ?

Wang Yuanchao was very happy that Depriest was not carried away by the previous victory and achievements, so he said:

"For each toy, 10% of the sales proceeds will be used as copyright fees."

DePriest exclaimed:
"Oh no!

My friend, the price is too high and the board will not agree to it.

They would rather not cooperate than offer this price.”

"What's your suggestion?" When discussing cooperation, one always has to ask for a high price and pay a low price.

DePriest said:

"We have been cooperating for so long, and as you know, production costs actually account for the lowest proportion, while advertising costs and channel costs are the major expenditures.

The United States has a lot of creative ideas, but their works never make it to the market.

Toy companies are not philanthropists, nor are they sheep to be slaughtered.”

Having stressed this background, DePriest continued:
“I think 1% is about the limit that the board can accept.

This is a long-term profit.

Moreover, this comic book seems to have not been seen in the market yet, and its final performance still needs to be verified by the market.”

1%? ?
This guy DePriest is really good at bargaining, he just removed a zero!

Can this variety sell for 10 million yuan a year? Even if it can sell for million yuan, Wang Yuanchao will only get yuan.

If we can achieve sales of 100 million, the profit margin will be acceptable.

In that case, Power Rangers will become another flagship product of Hasbro.

In fact, DePriest's price was fair, but he looked at Adam's expression and explained:
"A few years ago, DC Comics was packaged and sold to Warner Bros. for only a few million dollars. They have so many heroes."

However, those heroic characters were obviously not as attractive as the "Power Rangers" we just watched.

Wang Yuanchao asked the painter to insert many close-ups in the film, all of which are places of interest to everyone.

Wang Yuanchao thought for a moment and said:

"The Power Rangers are different from those DC superheroes. They bring different feelings and magic to children. I am communicating with you first because of our pleasant cooperation over the years."

De Priest felt that Adam was about to shrink, and immediately said:
"If you can make that transforming model toy and bring it to the board of directors, we should be able to discuss it further."

Wang Yuanchao shook his head and said:

"But my partner wants to directly participate in the toy exhibition, and I may not be able to stop him. You know, this is not something I can decide directly."

There is a ghost partner here. Wang Yuanchao is just telling lies and making excuses.

Depriest frowned and said:
“If you promise to develop such a toy, I can negotiate a bet with the board of directors, 2% or even 3%, there is a chance.

We can even invest in your R&D expenses.

But if the R&D fails," he frowned even more tightly. If the R&D fails, the difference between this toy and other toys won't be that big! "You know, I've taken over the work of the product R&D department, and I haven't produced any results yet. My position in the company will be greatly affected. It will affect my right to speak, and it may even affect our cooperation with Blizzard Toys."

DePriest can also act, both sad scenes and threatening scenes.

They invested millions of dollars in a cartoon, and they invested as soon as they said they would. How much money can they invest in developing this crappy toy? And it also affects his position as the vice president? How much sales did he bring to Hasbro! Blizzard toys that were manufactured by Hasbro were all very happy. How could such achievements be affected by this failure?

If this were true, the senior executives in product development would have jumped off the building long ago.

However, the veiled threat scene at the end can have a real impact. People don't have to take away all the toys from Blizzard at once. If they reduce one or two accessories this time and one or two accessories next time, there will be a lot of plastic toy companies in Hong Kong willing to take over.

Wang Yuanchao knew that the other party had made clear the bottom line: greed must be limited.

There is no way. Apple can easily have a profit margin of more than 20%, so Foxconn can only try its best to strive for a profit margin of 2%.

When you make peripheral products yourself in the future, you won’t have to give away the profits to others. This is also the reason why Wang Yuanchao first took out "Power Rangers" and held "Transformers" in his hands. There is no rush.

Wang Yuanchao thought about it "seriously" and said:
"Can.

In addition to research and development, Hasbro also needs to support the sales and promotion of the Power Rangers comics, as well as animation support. "

DePriest laughed:
“Of course.

Publicity is for better sales, but you, the PG comic, please ensure the quality of the work. "

(End of this chapter)