giants of the era

Chapter 140 China is about to change
Twentieth Century Fox.

Alan Ryder Jr. told the content of Li Zetian's conversation with him, and other people in the conference room were surprised.

However, someone raised a doubt: "Mr. Alan Ryder Jr., as far as I know, there is no large-scale video rental company in the market. What is the name of Chronos Li's video rental company? How big is it?"

"The company's name is Netflix, because videotapes have just begun to develop. Chronos Li also admitted that the scale is not large. As for the specific size, he did not say, but he said that he is willing to spend a lot of money on development..." Alan Ryder Jr. said.

"Netflix? I think we should investigate this company first, and then we can prepare to make a judgment. Since the company is small, we should of course get more in terms of sales share!" The man paused and continued. , "If the other party's company is very large and even forms a monopoly, they can naturally have higher bargaining power, but obviously not now! I think we can ask him for a 30% share at least!!!"

As soon as the voice fell, the rest of the people nodded in agreement.

Alan Ryder Jr. agrees.

After the meeting, Twentieth Century Fox immediately sent someone to investigate Netflix.

The next day, the person sent to investigate got a shocking news.

Netflix is ​​a company that just filed for registration.

This... is this called a small scale?This is so out of scale!
Alan Ryder Jr. held a meeting again, and then briefly introduced the situation.

"Netlfix just registered and doesn't even have employees. What do you think?" Alan Ryder Jr. asked.

"There isn't even a rental store, so how do you share sales?!"

"Does Chronos Li want to play the white wolf with empty gloves?"

"..."

Everyone complained.

After a while, someone suggested: "I don't know if the video tape market can develop. Chronos Li's video rental company is just an empty shell so far. The sales share may not bring huge profits to [-]th Century Fox. Right now, The company is currently facing a financial crisis. I think that if the buyout price of each film is relatively high, it is better to sell it directly in exchange for a large sum of money in order to solve the company's urgent needs. Of course, the buyout right only includes the distribution rights of the film. Movie rights remain with [-]th Century Fox!"

Everyone nodded, this is a good idea!

"That's right! Don't look at Chronos Li bragging about investing a huge amount of money to develop a video rental company, but the video tape market has not yet formed, and it is unknown whether he will be the first to eat crabs or become a martyr! The funds he got That’s the most important thing, and I’m more in favor of buying out.”

"If the video tape market develops, the sharing method may be better!"

"..."

The conference room was divided into two factions, but in the end the buyout faction prevailed because [-]th Century Fox was short of money.

After the meeting, Alan Ryder Jr. called Li Zetian, and he said on the phone: "Hello, Chronos Li, after discussions with [-]th Century Fox, we have proposed another cooperation method."

"In what way?"

"One-time buyout! Each movie is priced according to the box office and year. After the buyout, Netflix has the distribution rights of the movie!"

Li Zetian was stunned for a moment, how could the other party make such a S~B proposal.

"What does the distribution right mean?" Li Zetian asked.

"Naturally, it's the right to distribute videotapes!"

"Mr. Alan Ryder Jr., I agree with the buyout method, but the film distribution rights only refer to videotapes, so I don't agree!" Li Zetian paused and continued, "The essence of a videotape is a storage medium. The one produced by JVC is called VHS, and the one produced by Sony is called β-max. At present, the battle between VHS and β-max format has just begun. It may not even be called 'video tape' anymore. Netflix is ​​a film rental company. May I ask Mr. Alan Ryder Jr., which type of film storage medium is the distribution right authorized by Twentieth Century Fox to Netflix? ? Are you planning to charge for multiple authorizations?!" Li Zetian's tone became more and more serious, forcing him to ask.

Little Alan Ryder was speechless when he was forced to ask.

"Mr. Li, what do you think it should be?"

"It's very simple, just authorize Netflix to distribute rights other than movie theaters! Of course, the copyright of the movie belongs to you, games, novels, peripheral authorization, etc., all have nothing to do with Netflix. In fact, Netflix can help you promote movies , so as to help you develop peripheral products and create greater value! Our cooperation is very beneficial to [-]th Century Fox!" Li Zetian said lightly.

Little Alan Ryder thought for a moment, and finally gave an answer.

"Okay, I agree! Then I will bring the company team to visit you again tomorrow to discuss cooperation details!"

"Okay, bye!"

"goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Zetian smiled slightly, showing the expression of a winner.There is a stack of documents on the table, all of which are the movies released by [-]th Century Fox over the years.Some of the movies circled in red are the ones that Li Zetian plans to buy this time, and there are almost sixty of them.

The next morning, Alan Ryder Jr. came to Li Zetian's home with two employees.

The two sides negotiated mainly on the price of each movie.

The older it is, the higher the price.

The higher the box office, the higher the price.

After a morning, the negotiation was not over yet. After lunch, everyone continued talking non-stop.

Due to the large quantity, Li Zetian had to compare pennies and pennies!
In the end, Li Zetian bought out the distribution rights of 10 films at an average price of US$60 each, totaling US$600 million.However, this is not an exclusive buyout, Twentieth Century Fox can also be sold to other companies.Of course Li Zetian wanted to buy out exclusively, but Twentieth Century Fox was also very shrewd, it was impossible to give up the entire forest for Netflix... Authorizing more companies would naturally make more money!
Sending them away, Li Zetian thought secretly.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. There are so many companies in Hollywood. Now that I have won [-]th Century Fox, the next step will be much easier. I don’t need to do it myself, I just need to form a strong team...

In fact, Li Zetian is too weak to do so much work, and today's negotiations are exhausting for him.He didn't want to suffer this anymore, so he called Dongfang Yuqin and told her to form a team to do these things. He was responsible for writing the software for video rental, which was his best skill.

For the next period of time, Li Zetian wrote software in his study until September 1976, 9.

A great event happened on this day. A great man and leader of a generation in China passed away. As soon as the news came out, the land of China mourned, and Chinese people all over the world wept.

Li Chengzhi called Li Zetian himself, his voice full of sadness.

Li Zetian fell silent when he heard the words, and expressed his deep condolences for the passing of a great man of his generation.

That night, Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu watched the news in front of the TV. The TV broadcasted the scene from China. Tiananmen Square was full of people, crying loudly.

Although Yu Jingqiu is in the United States, she is no stranger to this leader. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help being deeply moved, and her eyes turned red.Li Zetian sighed at this moment and said, "China is about to change..."

(End of this chapter)