Chapter 1901 1903【Who moved my cheese】

  Chapter 1903

  Film library is the most important cornerstone of a film company. Because the United States is a country that attaches great importance to copyright, anyone who violates copyright will be severely punished.

  For example, because Warner Music holds the copyright of "Happy Birthday Song", no matter in shopping malls, restaurants or in film and television dramas, as long as people sing Happy Birthday, they have to pay it.

   Over the years, this song has earned billions of dollars for Warner Records.

   Not to mention the copyright madman Disney, there is a joke that how to call for help quickly when a person is stranded on a deserted island? A: You only need to draw a Mickey Mouse on the beach, and Disney's legal department will arrive as soon as possible.

  So as long as you hold the copyright, you will have a steady stream of wealth.

  In the United States, the movies in the film library can be authorized to TV stations, which play classic old movies in turn every day.

  This kind of old movies will never lack audiences. Just like on the current video platform, Xiangjiang movies from 30 to 40 years ago still have an astonishing number of views.

  Old movies can also be released on video tapes. Like the 007 series, the "Star Wars" series, the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, etc., not only have videotapes, VCDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and other DVDs been released, but also director's cuts, extended editions, collection editions, etc., for movie fans. It is said that they must be collected, and this is a lot of income.

  In addition, classic old movies will continue to be re-screened, and there will still be audiences every time they are re-screened, and this will also bring considerable benefits.

   It seems that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is re-screened almost every year. Although the scale is small, with only dozens of theaters, it still attracts countless fans and generates millions of dollars in box office. Add up a little, that's hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

  In short, Hollywood has maximized the value of old movies. A large film library is an inexhaustible golden mountain.

  Take Universal and Warner Pictures as an example. Their huge film library of thousands of movies alone can contribute more than 300 million US dollars in revenue to them every year.

  And this income is almost free of cost, it can be said to be a huge profit. This is also the reason why Universal Pictures has been heavily in debt, but has been able to stand firm until now.

  Thus, $3.5 billion may seem like a lot, but it is actually worth the money.

  …

"Charles, people in the Hollywood industry are worried that after you take charge of Universal Pictures, more Xiangjiang people will come to Hollywood to develop and rob other filmmakers' jobs. How do you respond to this concern?" The reporter asked curiously again road.

   "I think this worry is very unreasonable." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I am a businessman first, and all the decisions I make are based on the consideration of interests.

  If Xiangjiang filmmakers would cause me a loss, I would definitely not ask them to make a movie. On the contrary, if they can help me make money, then I think other Hollywood companies will rush to invite them, not just me.

  Besides, I think Hollywood is a sanctuary in the minds of filmmakers all over the world, and it has always attracted talents from all over the world since its inception.

  For example, Katharine Hepburn is from Belgium, Hitchcock and Elizabeth Taylor are from England, 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 have the current prosperity. If there are people who worry about competition and don't want the rest of us to come, I think Hollywood will be eclipsed. "

  …

  Xiang Nan's interview was quickly reported and caused a wave of controversy.

  On the one hand, Xiang Nan has earned tens of billions of net worth through investment, which is really enviable. Unexpectedly, he is not only good at kung fu, screenwriting and acting, but also good at investment.

  One billion to tens of billions, such a rate of return makes Wall Street's private equity fund managers feel overwhelmed.

   Of course, many people questioned that he was lying, thinking that he did this just to cover up the real source of funds.

  But at this time, Brooke Shields stood up and supported, saying that Xiang Nan had already started investing in stocks when she and Xiang Nan were filming "Children Veyron".

  At that time, he believed that Coca-Cola, American Express Bank, Gillette, Bank of America and other stocks were undervalued, and there was a possibility of a big rise in the future.

   Sure enough, in the past ten years, the stock price of Coca-Cola has increased by more than 20 times, the stock prices of Bank of America Express and Bank of America have increased by more than 10 times, and even the share price of Gillette has increased by 9 times.

   Therefore, it is very possible for Xiang Nan to use one billion dollars to make tens of billions of dollars. It's a pity that she didn't listen to Xiang Nan's suggestion at the time, otherwise, she would have already been worth over 100 million dollars.

  At that time, why should she still seek to marry into a wealthy family, she herself is a wealthy family.

  Boji Shields’ testimony, although it failed to completely wash away the doubts Xiang Nan received. However, it is enough to convince most people of this.

   After all, compared to the conspiracy theories of some people, the myth of making wealth is more eye-catching.

  For a while, Xiang Nan became a **** in the hearts of countless American people because of his superb financial management skills. They are eager to learn from him, hoping to create their own wealth myth.

   Seeing this, Xiang Nan wrote a book "Who Moved My Cheese", pouring chicken soup for those who dream of success.

   This book of less than 50,000 words became very popular after it was released. 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, it sold more than 40 million copies. This alone earned Xiang Nan $200 million. He doesn't know whether others are successful or not, but he is successful anyway.

  …

   "Ning Wei, does our family really have so much money?" Cong Shan asked curiously.

   "That's right." Xiang Nan nodded, "There are still less than eight billion dollars left."

  In the past few years, he has not been paying close attention to investment. Basically, after buying stocks, he holds them for a long time and does not let go.

  Even so, because he is familiar with the law of stock price growth, so after so many years, he still earns more and loses less, and he has accumulated so much money.

  If he takes care of it carefully, it is not uncommon for him to earn two to three billion US dollars. But to be honest, after the money reaches a certain level, it is not much different from a string of numbers. Because 100 million US dollars is enough for a person to live a lifetime in style.

   "Wow~ so much money?!" Cong Shan exclaimed in surprise.

  She knew that Xiang Nan was rich, but she didn't know that he was so rich.

   "Yes, tell me what you want to buy, and I'll buy it for you." Xiang Nan laughed.

   Cong Shan thought for a while, then shook her head.

   She is basically wanting nothing now. Because Xiang Nan never restricted her from spending money, the credit card in her hand has no limit, and if she has a whim, she can pay for a private jet.

  Since she has never been restricted from spending money, now that she has more money, it is naturally the same for her, she has nothing to buy at all.

  (end of this chapter)