The "speaking" fees are really just bribes, lets me honest about it. It's so corrupt and so obvious and begs the question what are you going to do about it?
This is pretty much how McDonalds controls its franchisees and in fact makes money. While I agree in this case "The We Company" should actually be holding the buildings (as it's a workspace holding company), it's a good way to ensure limited liability to the company and allow the founder to exert control (not saying it's a good thing for share holders).
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-24/fed-hires...
The "speaking" fees are really just bribes, lets me honest about it. It's so corrupt and so obvious and begs the question what are you going to do about it?