I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 543 - 541: The Meeting Gift

"Where shall we go first?"

"Hehe, I've already inquired about it," Wang Ling said with a smile, "You should know that Avengers Six has already completed its sample film, and right now, the whole world is making a fuss over its promotion. The day after tomorrow, Disney's related personnel will come to Huaxia for the event."

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"Aren't we supposed to be looking for the author? What does the film company have to do with us?"

"That's where you're unaware," Wang Ling explained, "After old man Stan passed away, the disputes within their family have been incredibly chaotic. Although Marvel's rights are currently held by Disney, the original copyrights and intellectual property rights were with the old man. Strictly speaking, the old man transferred the rights to Disney, with the agreement of just enjoying the profit shares."

"Now that the old man has died, according to the relevant laws, all the copyrights of his works have passed to his descendants, which is that woman named Jessie Lee."

"Will that Jessie Lee come to Huaxia too?"

"Bingo!" Wang Ling snapped his fingers, "Jessie is the primary legal heir of the old man, but his descendants aren't limited to her. Although nominally she's the primary heir, in reality, the disputes are quite fierce. She needs a lot of media exposure to solidify her status."

"It appears you've gotten smarter too," Zhang Menglong said appreciatively.

"Hehe, as long as we find a way to get the rights from this Jessie, America's cultural output to the world will be halved instantly."

"You'd better be mentally prepared," Zhang Menglong said, "Our country has plenty of trolls, and if Marvel can't produce new works later on, those keyboard warriors definitely won't let us off the hook."

"Pfft," Wang Ling said with a scoff, "If I were afraid of keyboard warriors, I would have been done for years ago when I was showing off online. And can't our country produce any top-level IPs? As long as there are even more outstanding works, believe me, in a couple of years, so-called Marvel works will be out of date."

"Moreover, we're not trying to suppress them forever. We just need to restrain them for a short period. Once the Three-Body series hits the market and our culture goes out into the world, they can do whatever they want. Everyone will be competing on a level playing field, and the strength of the works will speak for themselves."

"Your words have really opened my eyes," Zhang Menglong said with a laugh, "Let's go meet Miss Jessie first then."

...

A flight from America landed at Huaxia's Magic Capital Airport, where a blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty stepped out with her slender legs, surrounded by a few assistants.

At the time of the old man's death, he was 95 years old, but his daughter, that is, Jessie, was just in her early thirties. It has to be said that wealthy people tend to have younger wives. Wouldn't the age difference in an ordinary family mean they were more like grandfather and granddaughter?

"How's the event schedule looking?" Jessie asked her assistant.

"Miss Jessie, all the plans have been arranged. Tomorrow night Disney will hold a press conference at the Magic Capital's Media Culture Center. They have specifically reserved 20 minutes of free time for you, where you can first introduce the new works as planned, and then announce the ownership of the rights."

"These ungrateful wretches, the moment my father passed away they were eyeing his rights, but what about my dear brother and sister," Jessie couldn't help but sneer coldly.

"This time we also need to make use of Huaxia's broad media power. They have a large population and high coverage for the works. As long as they remember you, they will naturally recognize this matter, and the official media will certainly stand with us by then."

She was waiting at the airport entrance for the organizers to come and pick her up when a black Rolls-Royce unexpectedly stopped in front of her.

"Since when did Disney spend so lavishly?" Jessie was surprised, but her expression changed when she saw the license plate of the Rolls-Royce, as it was a Magic City plate from Huaxia, bearing the number 88888, a string of digits.

A woman in a purple leather skirt got out of the car and stopped in front of Jessie.

"May I ask if you're Miss Jessie?"

"That's me, and you are?"

"Hello Miss Jessie, my name is Hong Yi. My husband would like to meet you, and he has a business proposal he wishes to discuss with you."

"Negotiating business with me?" Jessie was somewhat surprised. "Who is your husband?"

"You'll know when you get there."

"Do you think I would go anywhere with someone whose background is a mystery?" Jessie knew she was in Huaxia and not in their own country. Although in some ways, Huaxia was even safer than their country, one must always be wary of others.

"This is a gift from our sir for our first meeting, a welcome to Huaxia and a tribute to your father." Hong Yi took a square box from the car and opened it directly in front of Jessie.

Under the dazzling sunlight, a string of gemstone necklaces sparkled enchantingly—red, green, yellow, purple, blue, orange. Six huge gemstones instantly captured Jessie's gaze, making it hard for her to look away.

"These are six natural diamonds customized according to your father's works. Each one is almost in its original form, averaging 125 carats, with a total value of 240 million US Dollars. Our sir hopes you will like this gift."

"This is for me?" Jessie's eyes widened.

As someone born into a wealthy family, she naturally recognized what the diamond necklace in front of her signified. Each diamond was likely a rare treasure, and this necklace, fashioned from six "Infinity Gems," was an unparalleled work of art.

"Yes, this is a gesture of our sir's sincerity in inviting you. If you don't grace us with your presence, then please accept this as our sir's respect for Mr. Stan, your father."

"Your sir really is very sincere," Jessie nodded. "In that case, I must accept this courtesy."

"Miss Jessie!" Her assistant immediately tried to intervene.

"Are you worried about my safety?" Jessie asked. "If someone wanted to harm me, it would likely just be for money. With such a generous offer from this gentleman, he surely isn't someone lacking funds. Even if someone were to exploit all of my value completely, I don't think I'd come close to one ten-thousandth of this mysterious sir's wealth. Wouldn't you agree, Miss Hong?"

"Miss Jessie is really very clever," clever women always appreciate clever women. "Our sir has already prepared lunch. Please, Miss Jessie."

"Thank you."

...

The car stopped at Zhang Menglong's residence near the school. Although the university town was lively and noisy, this villa area was still very elegant and quiet.

"Please, Miss Jessie," Hong Yi led Jessie into the villa.

"Here she comes," Zhang Menglong exchanged a glance with Wang Ling and walked out into the courtyard.

"Are you Mr. Zhang Menglong?" Jessie recognized Zhang Menglong at a glance.

"You are the son of that Mr. Wang from Paramount Pictures, right?"

"You know me?" Wang Ling was surprised; he thought he wasn't very famous abroad.

"I've had a few collaborations with your father's company, so I know of you." Jessie smiled. "I'm truly honored to receive an invitation from you both upon my arrival in Huaxia."

"Please take a seat, Miss Jessie," Zhang Menglong led her into the dining room. "This is codfish specially brought in this morning."

"I don't really like to enjoy a meal with questions hanging over me," Jessie was also a very formidable woman. "Why don't you tell me the purpose of my invitation today first?"

"Miss Jessie is really straightforward," Wang Ling said. "Since that's the case, let's get straight to the point. We would like all the original rights to the Marvel works that Miss Jessie holds, including the rights to adapt the comics and movies, and everything related!"