Jia Yapeng swore to God that he was not tempted by Round Valley Company at first. This was because Jia Yapeng had always thought that Ultraman Tiga was filmed in the year 2000. It was only 1992, so it was too early to make a move.
That was until Jia Yapeng met Natsume Haruko and heard from her that the higher-ups of Yuangu Company had collectively come to the Six Unity Shrine to pay their respects, praying that the financing work with Dentsu Group would go smoothly.
Only then did Jia Yapeng find out that Round Valley Company had already started financing with Japan's Dentsu Group.
How could this be? How could he get involved in Ultraman Tiga without him? This was a huge money tree … Oh, no, it was his most perfect childhood memory!
Of course, he had to get involved. Otherwise, when Round Valley Company finished filming Ultraman Tiga and became rich again, how was he going to buy over Round Valley Company and the Ultraman copyright under them?
Therefore, Jia Yapeng immediately went to inquire about Round Valley Company's situation. Then, he realized that he was still in time.
Round Valley Company, this name might not have been heard of much. However, their signature IP, the Ultraman series, was known by everyone in Hua Xia.
The founder of Round Valley Company was Eiji Round Valley, who was the special director of the first Godzilla movie. Later on, Eiji Round Valley was completely obsessed with special and monster movies. He filmed Ultraman Q, which was the first Ultraman series.
Later on, Eiji Izutani created Ultraman, a superman who protected Earth. Thus, the Ultraman series was born. It had accompanied children all over the world for more than 50 years. Even now, Ultraman was still active on television.
Since the 1970s, Round Valley Company had produced Ultraman Q, Ultraman, Ultraman Cyvin, The Return of Ultraman (Ultraman Jack), Ultraman Ace, Ultraman Tyro, Ultraman Leo, and Ultraman Eddie. These were the main Ultraman series.
These Ultraman series were also called Showa Ultraman because they were filmed during Fusang's Showa period.
However, after filming Ultraman Eddie, Round Valley Company's financial situation fell into a huge predicament. From 1980 to 1996, although Round Valley Company still filmed some small-scale TV series, they never restarted the large-scale Ultraman TV series. It wasn't until 1996, when Ultraman Eddie appeared out of nowhere and brought along the Ping Cheng Three Heroes, that Ultraman became popular all over the world again.
Jia Yapeng's childhood memories were of the Showa series Ultraman because the first time Ultraman Tiga was broadcasted publicly on Hua Xia TV was in 2004.
At that time, Jia Yapeng was already 14 years old. He began to be fascinated by more interesting things, such as Warcraft and Red Alert. . was no longer that passionate about Ultraman...
But Ultraman Tiga was the most perfect childhood memory for many people born after 1995.
In fact, Jia Yapeng later looked at all the Ultraman series with the eyes of an adult. In terms of art, Ultraman Leo and Ultraman Nekthus might be the most profound. However, in terms of art and business, Ultraman Tiga was undoubtedly the most successful Ultraman.
Therefore, Ultraman Tiga had long been regarded as something in the bag by Mr. Jia. He did everything he could to get Ultraman Tiga in his hands. Not to mention other things, just selling toys in the future would probably be a huge source of income no less than mini 4WD cars.
But if he wanted to buy Ultraman Tiga, he might as well buy the entire Round Valley Company.
After producing Ultraman Tiga, Round Valley Company's financial situation became worse and worse. In the end, they sold 40% of their shares to Japan's Dentsu Group in exchange for 1 billion yen of investment. After filming Ultraman Tiga, they earned nearly 10 billion yen in all kinds of income in one go and became completely rich.
Therefore, when Jia Yapeng heard about the financing with Dentsu Group, he immediately asked the Ito family to conduct relevant investigations. Then, he learned that Fusang Dentsu Group was indeed interested in restarting the Ultraman series, so they were prepared to invest in Round Valley Company. It was said that the two sides were almost done negotiating at this time. Fusang Dentsu Group was prepared to buy 40% of Round Valley Company's shares for 1 billion yen.
In fact, the agreement of intent between the two sides had already been signed. They were waiting for the official signature and seal in two days to carry out the share transfer and investment cooperation. Then, it would be set in stone.
"Damn, so much time!" Jia Yapeng touched his head with a headache. Even the agreement of intent had been signed. He seemed to have come a little too late. When 40% of Round Valley Company's shares were bought by Dentsu Group, it would be difficult for him to completely control the entire Round Valley Company.
After all, Dentsu Group was really not short of money.
"The key is Round Valley Company's president, Round Valley Company's president, Round Valley Company!" Jia Yapeng touched his nose and then remembered some rumors about this president that had been circulating in later generations.
Round Valley Company's second son, Round Valley Company's third president. But compared to his father and elder brother, Round Valley Company's president was really terrible.
The Ultraman series had declined in his hands. From 1980 to 1995, a full 15 years had passed. Yuan Gugao had never done anything serious, nor had he led the company out of its predicament. The only thing he had done was to sell all kinds of things.
The Ultraman series had always had a very serious copyright dispute because Yuan Gugao once sold all the overseas copyright of the Ultraman series to a Thai company, and the deal only cost 120,000 USD.
The reason why it was sold so cheaply was said to be because Round Valley Company's personal life was very extravagant. He borrowed a large sum of money from the Thai boss, Sinbad. In order to cover up the loan, he sold all the overseas copyright of Ultraman for 120,000 USD.
Later on, there were endless disputes surrounding the overseas copyright between the two companies.
On one hand, Round Valley Company said that they acknowledged the overseas copyright and then said that the signed contract was for 20 years. After 20 years, the copyright would be returned to Round Valley Company.
However, the Thai side insisted that Round Valley Company was selling the overseas copyright for an indefinite period. There was no time limit. Then, the Thai company used this contract to authorize film and television groups in other countries to film Ultraman. For example, Ultraman, the Flying Dragon of China in the future, was authorized by this company.
Later on, the two sides fought countless lawsuits. At first, Thailand had the upper hand, including the Fusang court, and the company won.
However, later on, they appealed to the American court. In the end, the American court ruled that the contract had been altered. The original 20-year term was changed to an indefinite period. Therefore, the contract had expired and the overseas copyright was returned to Round Valley Company.
All in all, in terms of copyright, this was a huge scam. Round Valley Company was a superprodigal. At the same time, he was also a guy who would do anything for money.
It was said that after Round Valley Company received the 1 billion yen financing, the first thing he did was not immediately start the filming of Ultraman Tiga. Instead, he used the money to pay off his gambling debts. Then, he bought a few luxury cars and fooled around in nightclubs. Anyway, he used all kinds of excuses to embezzle the money, causing Denton Group to curse him.
Later on, Round Valley Company died suddenly in 1995 because he was too ruthless. The company fell into the hands of his son, Round Valley Kazuo, and finally, Ultraman Tiga was produced and turned the losses into profits.
However, the internal strife within the Round Valley Company was too intense, and the company's funds were squandered away. In the end, the dignified Round Valley Company went bankrupt and fell into the hands of Denton Group.
It was worth mentioning that starting from Ultraman Galaxy, all kinds of Ultraman Electric Light were done by Denton Group. They had nothing to do with the Round Valley Company.
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