Chapter 471: Successful Replacement

Chapter 471: Chapter 471: Successful Replacement

Ever since Facebook officially completed its IPO and entered the stage of scaled capital development, Irene invested less and less time and energy into this enterprise she had laid out in her early years.

Among her vast industrial empire spanning film and television, technology, investment, and media, Facebook had always been the most reassuring and hassle-free quality asset.

All of this was thanks to the golden partnership combination of Chen Shiyu and Mark Zuckerberg.

With clear division of labour, complementary abilities, and tacit cooperation, the two managed all matters big and small regarding Facebook’s daily operations, technological iteration, product development, business expansion, commercial cooperation, and capital operations in an orderly and thriving manner.

Chen Shiyu excelled in overall coordination, commercial layout, and risk control, stabilizing the enterprise’s overall development pace and profit foundation; Mark Zuckerberg deeply cultivated technological research and development, product innovation, and user ecosystem building, continuously driving platform iteration and upgrading to seize market opportunities.

The two complemented each other, leading Facebook to steady expansion and continuous industry leadership, with almost no operational flaws or strategic deviations ever occurring.

Because of this, as a core founding shareholder, Irene had long no longer needed to participate in daily management and decision-making.

She only needed to check and confirm her own equity dividends in each fixed settlement cycle, safely enjoying the capital appreciation brought by the enterprise’s growth.

This special visit to the Facebook headquarters was not a routine inspection, but rather to discuss two personal matters in person with Chen Shiyu.

After arriving at the headquarters building, Irene walked straight into the office area.

The office atmosphere inside the building was vibrant and enthusiastic.

The open-plan office area was spacious and bright, with young programmers, operations personnel, and marketing teams performing their respective duties and operating efficiently.

Everywhere one could see brainstorming group discussions and fast-iterating work rhythms, showcasing the vibrant vitality of a rapidly developing internet enterprise.

Chen Shiyu had received notice of Irene’s visit in advance, specifically clearing his schedule to wait in his independent office.

Seeing Irene push open the door and enter, he immediately put down his work, stood up, and walked forward with a smile:

"What brings you here today? I just heard you were in Manhattan discussing cooperation with Condé Nast, and I thought you would be busy all day."

Irene smoothly took a seat and accepted the warm water handed over by the other party:

"The cooperation has been successfully finalized, and only routine preparations remain. I do not need to keep an eye on it all the time. Coming over today is specifically to chat with you in person about two things, and I have not been here for a long time either. I cannot completely let things go just because you guys make it worry-free, do not you think?"

Chen Shiyu smiled upon hearing this and took a seat opposite her,

"You are always welcome to come inspect the work. If you have any thoughts, just spit them out. You are the big boss here, after all, and we all have to take orders from you." Knowing that Irene had made a special trip, he knew it must be a critical issue concerning long-term planning.

Irene did not have any superfluous buildup and directly brought up the first matter, her tone sincere and solemn:

"First of all, I came here specifically to thank you. Thank you for your hard work regarding the relevant clues and incriminating evidence of Isaac Perlmutter that I asked you to secretly sort out and collect previously."

Mentioning this, Chen Shiyu’s expression was calm, not taking credit for himself, and he just responded indifferently:

"It was just a small effort. In fact, we were also lucky. Our people did not have much of a clue at first, and it was only when the evidence delivered itself to our doorstep that we caught the other party’s private loopholes and clues of irregular operations. It was not much of a difficult task."

"That is also because your networking and social skills are very good, otherwise why would the other party talk to you about these private matters? To you guys, it might just be a few casual chats, but to me, it is a crucial move. So I still have to thank you.

Thanks to the key evidence and real incriminating proof you found, the internal management shuffle of Marvel was successfully implemented. The former CEO Isaac Perlmutter was completely ousted, and Peter Cooper successfully succeeded to the position of Marvel CEO."

Previously, Marvel’s internal management was inactive, capital games were fierce, and decision-making was hesitant, which greatly restricted the development and layout of film and television projects.

To stabilize the new management and prevent a counterattack from the old forces, Irene publicly supported Peter Cooper throughout the process to secure his position.

Even when Marvel restarted its annual shareholders’ meeting in April, a group of old capital factions tried to seize the opportunity to make trouble and replace the management, they still failed to shake Peter’s position.

This leadership transition was thoroughly stabilized without leaving any lingering issues.

Chen Shiyu: "I have read the relevant industry briefs, and the outside world thought it was the result of natural capital games within Marvel.

I did not expect that you were manipulating and laying out the whole thing behind the scenes. Now that the overall situation is settled, you will be able to completely grasp the initiative in Marvel’s subsequent project development."

"That is right." Irene acknowledged and confirmed,

"The Avengers universe plan that Peter and I finalized has officially started and been implemented. However, after market judgment and industry consideration, we did not rush to shoot live-action movies, but instead chose the safest and most solid progressive layout route."

"At this stage, Hollywood’s superhero special effects system is still immature. The technological maturity, special effects rendering precision, and visual presentation effects are not enough to support the perfect superhero movie texture in our minds.

If we rashly start filming ’Iron Man 1’, not only will we fail to present the grandeur and precision of the universe architecture, but we will also waste a high-quality IP due to technological shortcomings, and even drag down the reputation foundation of the entire universe."

"Therefore, we decided to start with comics and step-by-step build a complete Marvel Cinematic Universe framework." Irene continued,

"Through issue-by-issue comic updates, we will gradually pave the way for character personas, character origins, worldview rules, Hero connections, and cosmic foreshadowing, solidifying the fan base little by little, cultivating market awareness, and paving the way for cosmic logic.

The currently serialized Marvel comics have officially begun the groundwork for the brand-new universe framework. The plot thread has taken on a completely new look, slowly integrating the previously scattered individual Hero stories together."

This steady-progress layout mindset won Chen Shiyu’s high approval.

He nodded slightly: "First laying out the worldview, precipitating the audience, polishing the IP foundation, and waiting for special effects technology to mature and the market audience to be thoroughly nurtured before taking advantage of the momentum to launch live-action filmmaking—this rhythm is very steady, minimizing investment risk and reputation risk to the maximum extent. What is the market response like now?"

"The overall response far exceeds expectations." Irene’s brows and eyes carried a calm smile,

"After the comic update, it quickly triggered widespread discussion among comic fans across the United States.

The brand-new universe crossover settings, coherent plot foreshadowing, and three-dimensional Hero personas made the vast majority of fans feel extremely fresh, with extremely high recognition, and most of the voices across the internet were supportive.

Only a small fraction of old fans clinging to the old plots maintained a reserved and wait-and-see attitude, but the overall public opinion trend is completely controllable. Our universe layout has successfully taken the first step."

After finishing discussing Marvel’s long-term layout, Irene changed the subject and cut into the second core crucial matter of today’s visit, her expression gaining a bit of prudence and foresight:

"The second matter requires you to have your team focus on a certain enterprise—Netflix."