Chapter 1903
The film library is the most important cornerstone of a film company. Because the United States is a country that takes copyright very seriously, anyone who infringes upon copyright will be severely punished.
For example, because Warner Records holds the copyright to "Happy Birthday", whenever people sing "Happy Birthday" in shopping malls, restaurants, or in movies and TV shows, they have to pay it.
Over the years, this song has made billions for Warner Records.
Not to mention copyright-mad Disney. There is a joke that if a person is stranded on a desert island, how can he seek help quickly? Answer: Just draw a Mickey Mouse on the beach, and the Disney Legal Department will arrive as soon as possible.
Therefore, as long as you hold the copyright, you will have endless wealth.
In the United States, movies in the film library can be licensed to TV stations, and classic old movies will be played in rotation every day.
This type of old movie will never lack audiences. Just like on today's video platforms, the number of views of Xiangjiang movies from thirty or forty years ago is still astonishing.
Old movies are also available on videotape. For example, the 007 series, the "Star Wars" series, the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, etc. have not only released video tapes, VCDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and other DVDs, but also released director's cuts, extended editions, collector's editions, etc., for movie fans. It is said that they must be collected, and this is a large amount of income.
In addition, classic old movies will continue to be re-screened, and there will still be an audience every time they are re-screened, which will also bring considerable profits.
It seems that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is re-released almost every year. Although it is small, with only a few dozen theaters, it still attracts countless fans and generates millions of dollars in box office. If you add up a little, you can get hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
In short, Hollywood has maximized the value of old movies. A large film library is an inexhaustible gold mountain.
Take Universal and Warner Pictures as examples. Their huge film libraries of thousands of movies alone can contribute more than $300 million in revenue to them every year.
And this income comes at almost no cost, it can be said to be a huge profit. This is why Universal Pictures is still holding on despite being heavily in debt.
Therefore, US$3.5 billion may seem like a lot, but it is actually well worth the money.
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"Charles, people in the Hollywood industry are worried that after you take charge of Universal Pictures, more people from Hong Kong will be brought to Hollywood to develop and take away the jobs of other filmmakers. How do you respond to this concern?" The reporter asked curiously. road.
"I think this worry is very unreasonable." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I am a businessman first, and all decisions I make are based on interests.
If Hong Kong filmmakers would cause me losses, I would never hire them to film. On the contrary, if they can help me make money, then I think other companies in Hollywood will rush to invite them, not just me.
Moreover, I think Hollywood has always been a sanctuary in the minds of filmmakers around the world. It has been attracting talents from all over the world since its inception.
For example, Katharine Hepburn is from Belgium, Hitchcock and Elizabeth Taylor are from the UK, Ingrid Bowman is from Sweden, Bruce Lee is from Hong Kong, and I am from mainland China...
Without the joining of so many talents, Hollywood would not be as prosperous as it is now. If someone is worried about competition and doesn't want people like us to come, then I think Hollywood will be eclipsed. "
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Xiang Nan's interview was quickly reported and caused a wave of controversy.
On the one hand, it is Xiang Nan who has earned tens of billions through investment, which is really enviable. Unexpectedly, he is not only good at kung fu, screenwriting and acting, but also good at investing.
Earning tens of billions from one billion, such a rate of return makes even Wall Street private equity fund managers sigh.
Of course, many people questioned that he was lying and believed that he was doing this just to conceal the true source of the funds.
However, at this time, Brooke Shields stood up and expressed her support, saying that Xiang Nan had already started investing in stocks when she and Xiang Nan were filming "The Dragon".
At that time, he believed that stocks such as Coca-Cola, American Express, Gillette, and Bank of America were undervalued and had the potential to rise sharply in the future.
Sure enough, in the past ten years, Coca-Cola's stock price has increased more than 20 times, the stock prices of American Express and Bank of America have increased more than 10 times, and even Gillette's stock price has increased nine times.
Therefore, it is very possible for Xiang Nan to make tens of billions of dollars with one billion dollars. It's a pity that she didn't listen to Xiang Nan's advice at that time, otherwise, she would have been worth over 100 million US dollars long ago.
At that time, why should she pursue marrying into a wealthy family? She is already a wealthy family.
Brooke Shields' testimony failed to completely clear away the doubts raised by Xiang Nan. However, it is enough for most people to believe this.
After all, compared to the conspiracy theories among some people, the myth of wealth creation is more eye-catching.
For a time, Xiang Nan became a god in the hearts of countless Americans because of his superb financial management skills. They are eager to learn from him and hope to create their own wealth myth.
Seeing this, Xiang Nan wrote a book "Who Moved My Cheese" to pour chicken soup for the soul to those who dream of success.
This book of less than 50,000 words has become extremely popular since its release. In the first week of its release, it sold more than three million copies and topped the New York Times bestseller list.
In the next two years, more than 40 million copies were sold. This alone earned Xiang Nan US$200 million. He doesn't know whether others are successful or not, but he is successful anyway.
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"Ning Wei, do our families really have that much money?" Cong Shan asked curiously.
"Yes." Xiang Nan nodded, "There is still less than 8 billion US dollars."
In these years, he actually didn't pay close attention to investment. He basically bought stocks and held them for a long time.
Even so, because he is familiar with the rules of stock growth, after so many years, he has made more and lost less, and he has accumulated so much money.
If he takes care of it carefully, it would not be unusual to earn two to three billion US dollars. But to be honest, after money reaches a certain level, it is not much different from a bunch of numbers. Because 100 million US dollars is enough for a person to live a lifetime.
"Wow~ so much money?!" Cong Shan exclaimed in surprise.
She knew Xiang Nan was rich, but she didn't know he was so rich.
"Yeah, just tell me what you want to buy and I'll buy it all for you." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Cong Shan thought for a while, then shook her head.
She basically has no desires now. Because Xiang Nan had never restricted her spending money, the credit card she had had no limit. If she had a whim, she could use it for a private jet.
Since she has never been restricted from spending money, and now she has more money, it is naturally the same for her. She has nothing to buy at all.
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