America's Road to Fame

Chapter 175 Yan Family Garden
Hearing Chen William's high price of 5 million U.S. dollars, Howard really became emotional.

You know, according to the agreement signed with Marvel when Columbia Pictures bought the copyright of Spider-Man.Sony owns the filming copyrights including Spider-Man and all related characters (but TV series, animation, brand trademarks, etc. have nothing to do with Sony), and 100% of the film revenue belongs to Sony, but they have to shoot a Spider-Man movie every 5 years Otherwise, Marvel has the right to take back the copyright.

Therefore, no matter how high the box office of the "Spider-Man" movie is, what Sony can get is only the income of the movie, and it cannot get a penny from related peripheral products.Therefore, the total revenue brought to them by the three "Spider-Man" films currently filmed is not much different from William Chen's proposed price of US$5 million. Even if it is slightly higher, it is still very limited.

But you must know that these profits can only be obtained by their hard work in planning and filming, and the box office of a movie is unpredictable. The final box office is affected by various aspects, and no one can guarantee every time. Spider-Man movies can get a satisfactory box office, and even when encountering the same schedule as the hit movie, whether it can make a profit depends on luck.

In fact, the harder Sony Pictures works, the higher the revenue it will bring to Marvel's Spider-Man peripheral products.

Therefore, at this time, William Chen proposed a condition of US$5 million to recover the copyright of Spider-Man, and Howard couldn't help but be moved.

"I need to discuss this with the board of directors. After all, the Spider-Man series is an asset that our entire company cares about."

This time, he didn't say any more words of rejection. It seemed that William Chen's offer really moved his heart.

"Okay, Mr. Howard, but it needs to be explained that I will leave Japan soon and go to China, so I hope I won't wait too long."

"Yes, Mr. William, I will get back to you shortly."

When Chen William left here, through Howard's reaction, he had a hunch that the chances of this transaction being successfully concluded were very high.

And the price he offered may not be understood by some people. After all, they have not seen the horror box office of Marvel Universe movies in the future, and Spider-Man will be an important role in the Avengers. Appearing in the Marvel universe movies, whether it is the superhero's independent film or the alliance film, can bring benefits far exceeding this price.

The copyright of the Spider-Man series is in the hands of Sony Pictures, and they can only make profits by shooting independent films of Spider-Man. In the hands of Marvel, it can not only enrich the Marvel Universe, but even expand the Spider-Man independent films. Into the Spider-Man universe, the income that can be obtained is much higher than that of Sony Pictures.

Moreover, he participated in the short selling of the Japanese stock market this time and made a lot of money. Well, it seems that Sony is also the target of the short selling, so let's return some profits to them at that time.

Hey, she is so kind, who would know?

Sure enough, soon William Chen received a call from Howard Stringer. After discussion, Sony's board of directors agreed that William Chen would buy back the copyright of the Spider-Man series for US$5 million.After this matter is finalized, the next detailed negotiations will be discussed in detail by Sony Pictures and Marvel.

Through this incident, Chen William also deeply realized the pros and cons of family-run enterprises and managers-run enterprises.

Just like Howard, in the position of chairman of Sony Corporation, he must fight for the interests of Sony Corporation.But this matter has to be divided into many situations. The company's long-term interests and short-term interests are both interests, so how will he weigh it?
Just like the Hermes family mentioned before, they will pay more attention to long-term interests for Hermes, and they are willing to sacrifice some immediate short-term interests for this.

For Howard, he is just a professional manager. The most important thing to him is the company's performance during his tenure. Only with outstanding performance can he get options and other performance rewards.

As for the long-term interests of the company?If he sacrificed short-term interests for long-term interests, causing the company to fall into a quagmire within a few years, continue to lose money, and then he will definitely be taken down, will anyone thank him?
In this way, not only would he bear the infamy, but he would also lose the benefits he could have gained. Which professional manager would be so impartial?
After all, most people are short-sighted, they won't see too long, they will only blame you for temporarily affecting their interests.

Therefore, Howard's choice is easy to understand. Getting the 5 million US dollars can make Sony's performance this year better, and can use these funds to survive the crisis, and even buy some companies now.

And keep the copyright of the Spider-Man series?So what if the subsequent sequels can be popular?At that time, it is not certain who will enjoy the applause in the chairman's seat.

Of course, compared with professional managers, family management has many disadvantages, so no matter which method is used, it is not a standard paradigm that is universally applicable, and it still depends on your own needs.

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By the time William Chen arrived in Shanghai, Ivanta had already been here for a few days.

After arriving in Shanghai, Ivanta lived in Chen William's new home, which was the residence he had ordered Li Ying to help him buy in Shanghai.

This residence is the Yan Family Garden located on Yuyuan Road, Changning District, Shanghai. This old foreign-style house was built in 1920 by a foreign doctor. It became Yan's private residence.

This mansion covers an area of ​​about 5416 square meters, including a construction area of ​​1570 square meters and a garden area of ​​4900 square meters, which is almost the size of a football field.

Yanjia Garden is a Nordic-style detached garden residence. The exterior of the building is made of river pebbles and dry-pasted walls, and the machine-made flat tile roof is clean and tidy, simple and elegant.

The fireplace-style chimney, the crimson roof tiles are particularly eye-catching under the sunlight, and the two towering camphor trees in the courtyard that have been around for a long time make people feel excited.

Exquisite rockeries, pavilions, and nurseries are scattered among the green trees, which is pleasing to the eye, and it feels like walking into a mountain garden.

After the descendants of Yan's family moved abroad, this mansion has been neglected for maintenance, and later it was a little dilapidated. It was bought by Chen Tianqiao, the boss of Shanda Network, at a price of 2.8 million Chinese dollars last year, and the entire huge garden house was refurbished. The original appearance of Yan's garden was preserved as much as possible, and it was prepared to be used as a residence.

However, before moving in, Chen Tianqiao suffered from physical problems.

In 2004, when Chen Tianqiao flew from Shanghai to Yanjing by plane, he felt severe pain in his chest.At the time, he thought he was having a heart attack and rushed to the hospital after the plane landed.Doctors told him that his heart was in perfect condition and that the problem was panic attacks.

Later, Chen Tianqiao promoted the Shanda Box, wanting to occupy the entrance of the TV terminal and develop the field of home entertainment. It can be said that this decision was still very advanced, and because it was too advanced, it was restricted by supervision and ended in failure.

Under pressure, since last year, Chen Tianqiao's health has become critical again.

This time, the problem was more serious and lasted longer.This was also when his mental state hit rock bottom, when he felt so dizzy that he couldn't move.

At this time, due to his physical condition, it was difficult for Chen Tianqiao to continue to bear the pressure of doing business, so he made a decision to gradually withdraw from the company's business and move his family to Lijiapo.

So at this time, Li Ying helped William Chen find a place to live in Shanghai. Knowing about this, he contacted him and finally bought the mansion for 5000 million US dollars.

And after nearly a year of repairs and decorations, this once prominent old bungalow is just ready to move in.

The benefits of buying this mansion have also emerged. Originally, the Trump Group was quite famous in the United States, but when Ivanta arrived in Shanghai, he began to set up the Asian headquarters of Trump-Chen Business Management Company in Shanghai. At that time, the news of her staying in Yan's Garden came out, and then the news that William Chen bought Yan's Garden from Chen Tianqiao at a sky-high price of nearly 3.5 million Chinese dollars spread throughout the business circles of Shanghai.

Needless to say, Chen Tianqiao was well-known in China at this time, after all, he was once the richest man.William Chen also had a great reputation in China after he acquired Ali shares, and later acquired Marvel, which pushed his popularity to a new height.

Now this real estate transaction before these two rich men has also attracted the attention of many people.This kind of popularity also provided a lot of convenience for Ivanta's investigation in Shanghai.

(End of this chapter)