Training a secretary like this is really difficult.

The temporary secretary, who had followed them to the restaurant, was also a bit dumbfounded. She saw about ten burly men in suits, plus the celebrity and his assistant—there were so many people!

This meal alone would cost her several months' salary.

The receptionist's salary is very low. I wonder if the temporary secretary will get a raise? That's what the secretary wants to know too.

During the meal, Yu Shenghai told Xing Baohua two things. The first was that the investment team in the United States had successfully acquired 48% of Marvel Animation's shares, becoming the largest shareholder.

If we weren't short of money, we could have collected some more.

Xing Baohua said, "That's enough. Have you secured the copyright?"

"The copyrights will only be sold to our three heroes: Iron Man, Black Widow, and Captain America," Yu Shenghai said.

"That's not enough! Why don't we continue the discussion?"

"The other party said that since we've invested, the copyright is essentially ours. There's no need to clearly define the boundaries. I reckon that with the money from our investment, they're not in a hurry to buy the copyright."

Yu Shenghai makes a good point.

He lacked experience and missed a golden opportunity. He only wanted the copyright, not so many shares. Two years later, the company ran out of money, and Xing Baohua was left with a huge debt.

Fortunately, I hold a controlling stake, so I should be able to make the decisions about the entire company. When the graphics cards are installed, I'll start by making a few cheap special effects and filming a hero to test the effect.

Okay! This is a bit of a cross-industry move. Tell Yu Shenghai to check Marvel's progress this year; if it's not profitable, replace all those professional managers.

Aren't there plenty of people who become shareholders through stock trading? Xing Baohua feels he can handle one Marvel movie.

When the time is right, Xing Baohua will try to sell the shares. If he can't sell them, he will consider mortgaging them as collateral. At worst, he can sell the shares to a bank or venture capital firm by defaulting on the loan.

Yu Shenghai mentioned the second thing: acquiring audio-visual copyrights, which was already 60% complete.

Most still follow Xing Baohua's buyout or revenue-sharing model. The revenue-sharing model is tiered.

For example, the revenue sharing for a song based on the number of downloads on electronic devices varies, ranging from 8:2 to 4:6. The fewer the downloads, the larger Xing Baohua's share.

It increases in decimal increments. For downloads under 10,000, Xing Baohua takes 80%.

For 100,000, the split is 7:3. Following this pattern, when the amount reaches 100 million, Xing Baohua actually receives less, with a 4:6 split.

Xing Baohua estimates that within the next thirty years, there will probably be very few companies that can achieve hundreds of millions of downloads.

Even someone as amazing as Michael Jackson probably wouldn't live past 2000. He might not even live to see hundreds of millions of downloads.

Xing Baohua couldn't say for sure about that either.

In short, the people in the investment department in the United States have done their best.

The revenue-sharing model is like a bet; nobody knows if the electronic version will be profitable.

Some companies even disdain electronic versions and simply refuse to sell them regardless of the price.

Some companies feel that these people are complete idiots, giving away money for nothing.

Those who are more cautious or have a higher risk tolerance will use a profit-sharing model.

In short, achieving this 60% was quite difficult.

Regarding the other film and television rights, none of the seven major companies have given any information.

Small film companies have sold quite a few. Independent productions have also been sold, as have television series. The only exception is the Big Seven studios, which seem to have conspired against selling.

This really bothered Xing Baohua. No problem, keep negotiating until they agree. Just get it done before the internet is fully connected.

With dial-up internet, the speed is probably only a few kilobytes per second. Forget watching movies online; the download speed alone would require leaving the computer on for a week without shutting it down, and even then, the hard drive would need to be incredibly powerful.

It seems that we won't be able to play videos and audio files until the 1990s.

After lunch, the two continued to discuss work in the afternoon.

Xing Baohua asked Yu Shenghai, "How's the financial situation in Hong Kong lately? How's the property market?"

Yu Shenghai didn't know what Xing Baohua was up to, so he simply said a few words, indicating that his views were also from financial newspapers.

Xing Baohua recalls that Hong Kong stocks experienced a surge in recent years, lasting for almost a year. Everyone seemed to be crazy, and anyone who bought stocks made money.

Many people even used all their savings or mortgaged their houses to buy stocks, feeling like they were getting the money for free.

The infamous 1987 stock market crash, influenced by the US stock market crash, also caused the Hong Kong stock market to collapse. This left many people homeless. It's said that many people went to rooftops to enjoy the view back then.

Black Monday was the biggest crash in the history of the United States. It almost threw the global economy into chaos, causing everything to plummet. Hong Kong was the worst hit, with countless people losing everything!

Xing Baohua instructed Yu Shenghai to open an account in the company's name and enter the stock market, buying any cheap stocks he saw.

Of course, the surge hasn't reached its peak yet, so buying now means no one knows if they'll make a profit.

Anyway, it's the boss's order, so I'll just buy it.

The investment department, marketing department, and analysis department each have a few people transferred to form a finance department, and then a few traders are hired to buy stocks at will according to the boss's requirements.

Don't be fooled by Xing Baohua's suggestion to buy whatever you want; Yu Shenghai wouldn't dare. He has to check with the analysts before he can make a purchase.

Xing Baohua first transferred 30 million US dollars as seed money. He then met with the bank manager to consolidate his assets, assess their valuation, and determine the loan amount.

Throw them all into the stock market and bury them there. Even if the market crashes, they won't budge.

Historically, a significant price drop usually precedes a major rally. Sometimes this drop is substantial, while other times it involves periods of consolidation.

In Xing Baohua's words, all the stocks he bought were bought on dips, and he doubled his position at the bottom.

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