Chapter 377: The Final Layout
Nozomi Sasaki doesn't want to leave, but Zhang Fan wants to continue negotiations with Sony today, and she can't leave if she doesn't leave. Sony's request to her was to leave on time. Nozomi Sasaki didn't dare to go against Sony's request. In Japan, Sony's words are even better than the emperor's.
Looking at the sticky notes that still had a lingering fragrance, Zhang Fan chuckled and shook his head, "Don't say anything else, Japanese hospitality always makes people feel very satisfied." ”
The Japanese have always achieved nothing in the general strategic direction. But they do a very good job of detailing. Just like Zhang Fan came to Japan this time, after sensing Zhang Fan's dissatisfaction, Sony quickly adjusted its strategy and let Zhang Fan spend a good night.
Although it is not necessary to give up some interests in the negotiation because of this matter, it is inevitable to have a good feeling.
The negotiations did not go well on this day, and the Japanese had a great appetite for obtaining a portion of the superhero's filming authorization by issuing a directional bond to Zhang Fan, and even demanded to retain the rights to the film. And this is something that Zhang Fan can't accept at all.
Zhang Fan offered to either give cash or take some shares of high-quality assets in exchange. Zhang Fan will not accept other methods.
What Sony lacks right now is cash. Of course, it's not that Sony doesn't have money, but that Sony is transferring assets internally at this time. A large amount of liquidity has been mobilized for asset transfer, and now Sony is reluctant to use even a million dollars. Sony is not prepared to spend more money other than the necessary expenses.
They are going to provide Zhang Fan with bonds, and they will not return the money to Zhang Fan until the movie is released. As for the interest rate of the bond, it doesn't matter at all, at most it is like a bank loan.
This method does not make any sense to Zhang Fan. He didn't have money, in fact, he still had a lot of money in his hands at this time, and he had no place to invest, so he could only watch the money lie in the bank and depreciate. And this kind of request put forward by Sony is simply an alternative empty glove white wolf, make money and then pay back the money after filming, this kind of thing Zhang Fan simply makes a movie by himself. He didn't care about that interest at all.
And Zhang Fan's request to give high-quality asset shares, Sony could not agree. They are now transferring assets, where can they give high-quality assets to Zhang Fan?
The two sides are at loggerheads because of this, and the final result can only be a happy breakup.
Comparatively speaking, Zhang Fan has an advantage. Because this time it was Sony who took the initiative to ask him for cooperation. Now it's Sony who is in a hurry, not Zhang Fan. He could sit on the Diaoyutai with peace of mind and wait for Sony to give in.
Zhang Fan can see that Sony has the heart to make concessions. It's just that he still wants to take advantage of Zhang Fan at the negotiation table. As long as Zhang Fan persists, they will eventually agree to Zhang Fan's request.
This is what Zhang Fan wants. When Sony has to sell a large number of assets in a crisis a few years later, Zhang Fan can use this as an entry point to obtain the right of first refusal, so as to win those very important high-quality assets.
You know, Sony accounts for one-third of the world's music and game market. Whether it's music or games, it's a very important market, and it's famous, profitable, and promising. It is definitely an excellent goal to spend the money in Zhang Fan's hands that has no place to invest.
It's not difficult to enter such a market, but it's an impossible task to reach the level where Sony occupies one-third of the world market at this time. Zhang Fan didn't think about eating all this large piece in one go, and he couldn't eat it. What he needs is this opportunity to be able to eat a big piece of the pie at a time when Sony is in crisis.
The more famous people in this era are, the easier it is to make money, and a Hong Kong star with more than a dozen lines of popularity can get hundreds of thousands of dollars for singing a song when he performs in a mainland county. This is money that some poor families will not earn in their lifetime. This shows the importance of fame.
And the more famous a person is, the safer he is.
Zhang Fan is rich at this time, and Disney has gradually begun to show signs of squeezing the market. There will definitely be no shortage of people who want to deal with him. It's just that there is no way to act directly because there are scruples in the heart.
If Zhang Fan wants to make himself safer, then he must continue to be famous. The fame is so great that it makes those people despair. The music market and the game market are both industries with huge influence, and once Zhang Fan successfully enters and occupies a large share of interests. There are many more additional benefits besides making money.
This is also the fundamental reason why Zhang Fan has decided to cooperate with Sony in his heart. He's going to use Sony for his own ends.
There was no progress in the morning's talks, but that did not affect the mood of the parties. After all, negotiations of this magnitude are not something that can be reached in a short period of time. At this time, they are only engaged in a kind of intention negotiation, and only after the results are reached, those professionals will come on to negotiate in detail. The whole process takes a lot of time.
At noon, we had a meal at Sony's headquarters building, and although it was a cafeteria, the quality of the meal was very high. Zhang Fan chatted during the meal and realized that the chefs here were actually chefs invited from Michelin-starred restaurants. Each one is a master of different cuisines.
This kind of world-class large company heritage is indeed extraordinary, and the company canteen can get so many chefs to cook. At least in Zhang Fan's opinion, it is an unimaginable thing.
After lunch, Hiroo Hirai proposed to go to the club together. After yesterday's golf, Hiroo Hirai broke off the idea of inviting Zhang Fan to play golf again. They invited Zhang Fan to talk about cooperation, not to see Zhang Fan's jokes. The Japanese are among the most knowledgeable people in terms of how to behave and behave.
Zhang Fan originally had the intention to refuse, but in the end, he couldn't resist Hiroo Hirai's persuasion and went to a club located in the Imperial Palace that few people would know about.
Obviously, this is also a place dedicated to the top people. Of course, it's not the kind of place that relies on selling color and color for entertainment, but offers a variety of leisure services.
After a certain level, relying solely on beauty is not very attractive. After all, for a force like Hiroo Hirai, what kind of beautiful woman would you not find?
When they were in the club, Zhang Fan and Hiroo Hirai were playing cards. Traditionally, bridge should be played at this time, but Zhang Fan will not do this. So they play stud.
Starting at $100,000, the game is the top tier even in the VIP rooms in Macau or Las Vegas. It's like the kind of casual tens of millions of games in the movie, which is almost impossible in reality. Not to mention at a time of such pastime.
In one afternoon, maybe Zhang Fan's luck was super good, or the Japanese deliberately lost to him in order to make Zhang Fan happy. Zhang Fan spent almost all his time winning in the afternoon, and he won a lot. This puts him in a good mood all the time.
And when Zhang Fan returned to the hotel after dinner, the Japanese brought their gifts again.
Kanna Hashimoto is a very popular idol in Japan. This girl, who is not yet twenty years old, almost completely interprets the cute attributes of the Japanese, kawaii and so on.
Kanna Hashimoto has big eyes, fair skin, and a lovely face. And her height is only one and a half meters, although she is short, she is completely Lori style. For some people who like this style, it is definitely a godsend.
Although Zhang Fan is not Luo Likong, he is not resistant to this style.
Just like Nozomi Sasaki before, Kanna Hashimoto learned that it was Zhang Fan, and the mood that was originally just coping with an errand instantly turned into a heart full of joy.
Japanese women, although docile, rarely have the personality of a tigress. But they treat life more realistically than Chinese women. In this world where you starve to death without money, everything is based on money.
Zhang Fan is definitely a very rich representative figure, and he is young and talented, and he is still a world-renowned figure. He has a fatal attraction to very realistic Japanese women.
As a result, just like when Nozomi Sasaki came before, Kanna Hashimoto, the goddess who was chased by Japanese otaku, made Zhang Fan spend a good night. At the same time, he also left his personal phone number and address when he left. They all want to maintain long-term contact with Zhang Fan, even if they don't have the opportunity to stay by his side, but as long as Zhang Fan's fingers come out of the ** things for them, it is enough for them to enjoy inexhaustible.
In the next few days, Zhang Fan continued to discuss cooperation with Hiroo Hirai and others. While these collaborations are of little value to the huge Sony, their influence is crucial to the entire Sony.
As the negotiations progressed, the two sides continued to compromise and retreat until an agreement was reached.
According to the final conditions agreed by the two parties, Zhang Fan will cooperate with Sony Columbia in the name of Marvel Studios. Giving the rights to shoot Spider-Man's movie to Sony Columbia. Of course, the final copyright still belongs to Marvel Studios.
In return, Sony gave Zhang Fan that Zhang Fan could use cash to invest in Sony's music and game markets. And when Sony intends to sell the share of related parties, Zhang Fan has the right of first refusal.
It was an agreement that pleased both sides.
Sony believes that it has obtained the filming rights of Marvel superheroes, which are bound to be popular and have super publicity capabilities. Very important in terms of reviving fame. As for letting Zhang Fan take a stake, it is not worth mentioning at all for Sony's huge market.
Similarly, Zhang Fan is also very satisfied with this agreement.
In Zhang Fan's view, just taking out a Marvel superhero is the ticket to enter the music and game market. Now the Japanese think they are taking advantage, but when a few years later they are in trouble and have to sell their assets to survive. Zhang Fan has a chance to win these shares!