Song Yi and Kim Tae-hee received their marriage certificate from the Civil Affairs Bureau of PV Island, and the purpose of their trip to the United States has been largely achieved.
In the following time, Kim Tae-hee took Song Miao to visit Disneyland in California, while Song Yi took some time out of his busy schedule to visit the American R&D center of Xinya Optoelectronics in Santa Clara. Jim Keller reported to Song Yi on their R&D results during this period.
The chip processor used in the Xinya smartphone Galaxy S1 is developed based on the ARM processor architecture.
Song Yi said to Jim Keller: "The S1 phone must be based on a self-developed processor from the beginning, so it doesn't matter if the performance of the processor is a little weak in the early stage."
"ARM is preparing to release its latest generation of ARM 11 processors in October this year. In order to further improve the performance of ARM11, the pipeline length of ARM11 processor is extended to 8 stages, and the processing units are increased to pre-fetch, decode, send, convert/Mac1, execute/Mac2, memory access/Mac3 and write. This makes it possible for ARM11 processors to be used in smartphones."
"I have asked the chip experts at Liangxi Semiconductor Factory. They believe that ARM11 uses the most advanced 130-nanometer wafer manufacturing process. The highest operating efficiency of ARM11 can reach 500 to 700 Hz. If the more advanced 90-nanometer process is used, the operating efficiency of ARM11 is expected to exceed 1 GHZ. For an embedded processor, this is obviously a very amazing speed."
"My current performance requirement for the S1 mobile phone's self-developed chip processor A1 is that its operating efficiency only needs to exceed 400HZ, which means it will be enough to achieve 80% of the performance of the ARM11 processor. We must first solve the problem from scratch before we can surpass ARM in subsequent technological iterations." Song Yi said.
Song Yi remembers that Steve Jobs installed a single-core ARM11 processor in the first generation iPhone. In order to be compatible with mobile phone hardware, the main frequency of the ARM11 processor of the first generation iPhone was only 412MHZ. Compared with the processor of the later iPhone 14, it has completed a leap from the Bronze Age to modern industry.
Even though Xinya Optoelectronics has established four global R&D centers in Puhai, Tokyo, Seoul and Santa Clara, Song Yi still handed over the task of developing the first-generation processor for the Galaxy S1 mobile phone to the technical R&D team headed by Jim Keller.
Song Yi has also been paying close attention to the research and development progress of Apple's iPhone project. Although Steve Jobs is now preparing to build a large-sized iPod, there are still many people on Apple's board of directors who are not optimistic about the development prospects of the iPhone.
He could not help but feel lucky that at present, Xinya Optoelectronics was still relatively small and the company was not listed, so he could have the final say in the company. In the entire Xinya system, as long as it was a project that Song Yi was optimistic about, it would be given priority in funding and resources. This was the case with Xinya Optoelectronics' Galaxy S1 smartphone, and it was also the fastest way for Song Yi to narrow the gap with Steve Jobs.
Song Yi remembers that Disney spent $7.4 billion to acquire Pixar in May 2006, and Steve Jobs became Disney's largest individual shareholder. After the acquisition, Jobs devoted all his energy to the research and development of the iPhone, and released the first generation of iPhone on January 9, 2007. Disney has completed three acquisitions since 2000. In 2006, it acquired Pixar for $7.4 billion, and at the end of 2009, it acquired Marvel Studios for $4.24 billion. In 2023, Disney spent $71.3 billion to acquire 20th Century Fox, turning the six major Hollywood studios into five.
When Disney acquired Pixar, Song Yi had no way to get a share of the profits. After all, Pixar was now on a good track and had no shortage of funds and technology. Even if Song Yi was willing to invest in Pixar, Steve Jobs would remain indifferent.
However, Song Yi can benefit from Disney's acquisition of Marvel Studios. For Marvel Studios, the reason why they were able to rise and gradually recover the copyrights of the characters they sold was that the most important movie was the superhero movie "Iron Man" starring Robert Downey Jr.
The huge success of "Iron Man" allowed Marvel Studios to open up the Marvel Universe. Otherwise, when the Marvel Universe invited Robert Downey Jr. to star in "The Avengers", he would not be willing to pay a salary of 50 million US dollars.
Marvel Studios sold the copyright of "Iron Man" to Universal Pictures in the 1990s. Universal Pictures later sold Iron Man to 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Fox sold Iron Man to New Line Cinema in 1999. Yes, the New Line Cinema that produced "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
In fact, New Line was planning to adapt "Iron Man" for the big screen in the past two years. They even confirmed the director and the leading actor, and planned to use Nick Cassavetes to direct and Tom Cruise to play the handsome Tony Stark.
However, New Line Cinema eventually sold the rights to Iron Man back to Marvel Studios in 2005. The main reason why New Line Cinema gave up filming Iron Man was that New Line Cinema founder Bob Chaye said, "How can you fly wearing such heavy steel equipment?" In the end, they returned the rights to Iron Man to Marvel Studios.
In fact, for Marvel Studios in 2008, Kevin Feige's preparation for filming "Iron Man" was a do-or-die battle.
"Iron Man" director Jon Favreau said that if "Iron Man" fails again, Marvel Studios has made plans to sell all superhero copyrights.
Now New Line Cinema obviously does not attach importance to "Iron Man". "Iron Man" is just a medium-level hero in the entire Marvel Universe, and its popularity is far less than that of "Spider-Man". Otherwise, New Line would not have handed over the copyright of "Iron Man" to others.
It is impossible for Marvel Studios to hand over the control of "Iron Man" to other film companies. If New Asia Pictures wants to intervene in the filming of "Iron Man", Kevin Feige will most likely choose other heroes to open the Marvel Super Hero Universe, such as Captain America or Thor, whose popularity is similar to "Iron Man".
So from this perspective, New Asia Pictures can buy the copyright of "Iron Man" from New Line Cinema and then return it to Marvel Studios. It is a wise choice to exchange cash + Iron Man copyright for 10% to 20% of Marvel Studios' equity.
Song Yi does not have the great ideal of entering the Hollywood film market. Even if he invests tens of billions of dollars in Hollywood, he will not be able to compete with the six major studios such as Disney, Warner, and Universal in the domestic American market.
He has no intention of co-producing movies with Hollywood giants. Co-producing movies with the Big Six is just a waste of money. They will swallow up your investment money in various names during the film production and film promotion.
However, Song Yi is not without ways to fight against the Big Six. He can hoard a large number of IPs. He knows which movies will be popular and which will fail. The difference in investment vision can help New Asia Pictures win Hollywood's popular IPs, such as "Twilight", "The Hunger Games" and "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.
Song Yi currently only wants to buy the copyright of Iron Man, and then further buy part of Marvel's shares. In this way, when Disney acquires Marvel Studios in the future, New Asia Pictures, as a shareholder of Marvel, can either accept Disney's shares or Disney's cash.
After Shin Asia Films built its own cinema chain in Korea, the six major Hollywood studios could not ignore Shin Asia Films' presence in the Korean market. "My Naughty Girlfriend" has little market in the United States, but Bong Joon-ho's drama "Memories of Murder" may make a difference in the North American box office.
If New Asia Films wanted to get in touch with the top management of New Line Cinema, it still needed a middleman. Song Yi thought of Shen Zhe who had retired in the United States.
Of course, in addition to Shenzhe, Song Yi can also ask Chen Meijing of CJ Entertainment. Chen Meijing previously served as the US representative of Samsung Entertainment and had good relationships with major Hollywood film studios.
However, New Asia Media Real Estate Group is now clearly trying to replace CJ Entertainment's position as the leader in the Korean entertainment industry, so whether Chen Meijing is willing to help is still unclear. Even if Chen Meijing really agrees to help Song Yi introduce the top executives of New Line Cinema, Song Yi will still owe Chen Meijing a favor, and what Song Yi is most unwilling to owe now is a favor.
When Shenzhe learned that Song Yi asked him to meet in Los Angeles, he was still quite surprised. The two finally met at the Coral Tree Cafe near Beverly Hills.
After retirement, Shen Zhe dressed more casually, wearing a patterned T-shirt, beach pants, sunglasses and an all-white AJ1. Song Yi almost didn't recognize him.
"Representative Shen is indeed getting younger and younger. Looking at the way you are dressed today, I almost thought the person sitting opposite me is a young man in his early twenties, full of energy. It seems that you are enjoying your life after retirement." Song Yi said.
"Thanks to you, if Chairman Song hadn't acquired Shin Cine Communications, I wouldn't have been able to retire and live a comfortable life early." Shen Zhe said sincerely.
When My Naughty Girlfriend was just released, Shin Cheol felt it was a pity. If he had held on until My Naughty Girlfriend was released before selling Shin Cine Comunications, Song Yi's purchase price would have at least doubled, and he would have lost at least 20 to 30 billion won.
However, if "My Naughty Girlfriend" is released and performs well at the box office, it is unknown whether he will still be willing to continue selling the company.
"Winter Sonata" is not only the ratings champion of Korean dramas in the first half of the year, but also achieved remarkable results when broadcast on Japan's NHK TV station, creating a profit of 100 million yen for NHK TV station and breaking NHK's record for introducing foreign dramas.
The movie "Memories of Murder" directed by Bong Joon-ho will be released on August 25, and the new work "A Moment to Love" directed by Kwak Zairong will be released at the end of the year. He is curious whether "Memories of Murder" and "A Moment to Love" can achieve the same huge success as "My Naughty Girlfriend"?
"I heard that HugeDream Cinemas under New Asia Pictures has opened?" Shen Zhe asked Song Yi.
Song Yi was a little surprised. Although Shen Zhe was far away in Los Angeles, he was always well-informed. It seemed that he had been paying attention to the developments in the Korean film market.
"HugeDream cinemas in Ulsan, Busan and Gwangju opened in July, and this month, HugeDream cinemas in Seoul, Incheon and Goyang will open. It is estimated that by the end of the year, there will be about 25 to 30 HugeDream cinemas opened across the country." Song Yi and Shen Zhe talked about the construction progress of the HugeDream cinema chain.
"I have dealt with the current president of New Asia Pictures, Kim Woo-taek, before. He is indeed a very capable filmmaker. Chairman Song will be even more powerful with the help of such a great general." Shen Zhe praised sincerely.
Song Yi didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with Shen Zhe and went straight to the point. "Representative Shen, I heard that you often attend gatherings held by senior executives of major film companies in Los Angeles. I would like to visit Bob Chaye of New Line Cinema. Can you help introduce him to me?"
Bob Chaye is the CEO of New Line Cinema, and he is also considered a Hollywood movie mogul. Although Shin Cheol is the former boss of a Korean film company, he can only barely communicate with Bob Chaye.
"I wonder if President Song would be willing to tell me what specific matters you want to discuss with Bob Shaye. This way I can better serve as a lobbyist." Shen Zhe asked.
"New Asia Pictures is quite interested in superhero movies and plans to make a superhero movie to test the waters. There are two superhero copyrights that I am currently eyeing, one is "Black Widow" held by Artisan Entertainment, and the other is "Iron Man" held by New Line Cinema. I haven't decided which one to shoot yet, so can you help me ask Bob Chaye if he is willing to transfer the copyright of "Iron Man"? " Song Yi said with a smile.
Shen Zhe obviously did a lot of homework and was familiar with the basic information of major Hollywood film companies. "Then why didn't New Asia Pictures buy Artisan Entertainment? Artisan Entertainment reached an agreement with Marvel in 2000 to adapt 15 characters such as Captain America, Black Panther, Black Widow, Deadpool, Iron Fist, Ant-Man into movies or TV series. If you buy Artisan Entertainment, wouldn't it be equivalent to obtaining the copyrights of these 15 anime characters?"
Song Yi was reminded by Shen Zhe and suddenly realized that Shen Zhe was right. He didn't need to keep an eye on New Line Cinema's Iron Man copyright.
In fact, the script of the New Line version of "Iron Man" originally had a guest appearance by Nick Fury, the director of SHIELD. The plot is that Tony Stark decided to give up the weapons production department of Stark Industries. Tony's father Howard opposed it, and his competitor Justin Hammer took advantage of the situation and launched the same armor as Iron Man, but was eventually defeated by Tony.
I believe everyone can see that this script is actually a combination of Marvel's "Iron Man 1" and "Iron Man 2". Kevin Feige also participated in the writing of the script.
The script was actually very mature, but due to the huge cost of filming, New Line was worried about investment losses, so it was postponed until 2006 when the film and television adaptation rights of Iron Man expired and the copyright returned to Marvel.
New Line only has one Iron Man, but Artisan Entertainment has many popular character IPs including "Captain America", "Black Panther", "Black Widow", "Deadpool" and "Ant-Man". If New Asia Pictures acquires Artisan Entertainment, it will not only be able to expand its own film library, but with these popular IPs in hand, Song Yi will not have to worry about Kevin Feige not bowing his head.
However, the acquisition of Yijiang Entertainment will require at least 300 to 400 million US dollars. If New Asia Pictures acquires Yijiang Entertainment, the company will be burdened with heavy debts.
Capital issues should be solved by capital. Song Yi remembers that Lionsgate, which started out with B-level films, acquired Yijiang Entertainment in October 2003 in order to expand its own film library and obtain the distribution channels of Yijiang Entertainment. The acquisition price was not announced to the public.
According to industry insiders, Lionsgate spent nearly $330 million to buy Artisan Entertainment, and inherited the film and television adaptation rights of 15 characters including Captain America, Black Panther, and Black Widow from Artisan Entertainment.
After obtaining the copyright, Lionsgate later filmed "The Punisher" in 2004, which received mediocre response. They were actually also planning to bring "Black Widow" and "Iron Fist" to the big screen, but the same type of movie "Aeon Flux" starring Charlize Theron lost all its money, so Lionsgate naturally gave up this plan.
Song Yi personally prefers "Black Widow" starring Scarlett Johansson. A small vest lightly clinging to her body is like walking hormones. If Song Yi really buys Yijiang Entertainment and invites Scarlett Johansson to play Black Widow, it would be nice to have a deep exchange of feelings with "Black Widow" when he has nothing to do. Scarlett Johansson is not yet 18 years old, which is the age of youth and beauty. However, Song Yi did not plan to acquire Yijiang Entertainment in the name of New Asia Films, but planned to acquire it in the name of Blue Ocean Capital Fund.
After Blue Ocean Capital Fund acquires Artisan Entertainment, Blue Ocean Capital Fund will step in to facilitate the merger of Marvel Studios and Artisan Entertainment into a new Marvel Studios.
Blue Ocean Capital will also support Kevin Feige's Marvel Universe film plans. Since the release of "Iron Man", the Marvel Universe's 30 films have brought in nearly $30 billion in global box office.
When Disney is ready to acquire Marvel, Blue Ocean Capital will sell Marvel's shares to Disney. Although the investment cycle will be longer, the return on investment will be greater. In addition to Yijiang Entertainment, which Lionsgate is eyeing, Song Yi also has his eyes on Lionsgate's future low-cost horror series "Saw". The first eight films in this low-cost series have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, making it a cash cow for Lionsgate.
The talks between Song Yi and Bob Chaye went quite smoothly. New Line Cinema now wanted to get rid of the hot potato of "Iron Man", so it happily sold the film and television adaptation rights of "Iron Man" to New Asia Pictures for US$3.5 million.
This price seems cheap, but in fact Sony Pictures bought Spider-Man from Marvel for $7 million in 1999. Tobey Maguire made the "Spider-Man" trilogy and earned $2.5 billion at the global box office.
Iron Man ranks in the middle of popularity in the Marvel Universe, far less than Spider-Man, Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk. New Line Cinema has no plans to film "Iron Man" now. If they delay filming "Iron Man", the film and television adaptation rights will still return to Marvel Studios after 2006 when they expire.
Bob Shayer thought he had made a good deal by selling "Iron Man" to New Asia Pictures for a package price of US$3.5 million while there was still room for negotiation.
Song Yi has been more active in Los Angeles these days, frequently meeting with various actors and directors, including Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba, Megan Fox, Jon Favreau, Peyton Reed and others.
He publicly spoke out in an interview with the Los Angeles Times: "I've had enough of those old-fashioned superhero movies. New Asia Pictures is going to make a more interesting Iron Man. The Tony Stark in my mind doesn't need to be so perfect. He can be a little bad. He is a playboy, but he still has a sense of justice."
"Xinya Pictures is preparing to acquire more Marvel characters. We plan to take Iron Man as the core and then derive a huge Marvel universe," said Song Yi.
"Who is richer, me or Tony Stark?" Song Yi almost laughed out loud when he heard the reporter's question.
"Tony Stark is the third richest guy in comics, second only to Batman and the King of Wakanda. I'm not as rich as him, but I think I'm more handsome than him." Song Yi answered confidently.
The second update is finished, and I will try to update more at the end of the month.
(End of this chapter)
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