At night.
At a hotel in Hollywood.
Zhang Ye brought his men over. Qian Haitao and his acquisition team were packing up the documents and contracts in their hands. They had probably just come down from the negotiation table. Everyone's faces were filled with anger and a faint sense of defeat. Boss Qian Jr. was also here, cursing loudly.
Boss Qian Jr. said, "Those bastards!"
One of the supervisors said angrily, "No one would do that!"
Qian Haitao looked towards the door, "Teacher Zhang is here?"
Zhang Ye nodded. "I'm here."
Boss Qian Jr. said anxiously, "Director Zhang, have you seen the news?"
Zhang Ye acknowledged, "I saw it on the way here. What happened?"
Boss Qian Jr. said angrily, "Don't even mention it. Those Hollywood bastards joined forces to deal with us. They marched and caused trouble, and in the end, even the government stepped in. With a single word, they rejected our acquisition. Now, not a single Hollywood studio dares to sell to us. No matter how much we offer, they won't sell to us. In the end, my dad had no other choice. There's no turning back now, so he settled for the next best thing. He spent a lot of money to buy an animation studio. It wasn't big, and the price was high as well. This acquisition was considered a failure.
Qian Haitao frowned. "Kid, stop talking."
Boss Qian Jr. rolled his eyes in anger.
Qian Haitao had been through a lot. "Business is unpredictable. It's not as simple as you think." I didn't expect that the people from Hollywood and the Directors Guild would have such a zero tolerance attitude toward the China company, resulting in such a huge backlash. If I hadn't prepared a backup plan in advance, we might not have been able to take down that animation studio. But at least we have a setup in Hollywood now. Although animated movies have never been watched by many people and the box office earnings aren't high, the symbolic significance of them is greater. In the future, we can only see if there's a chance to restructure the animation company and turn it into a movie company. Consider it a roundabout way to save the country, but I don't think there's much hope for that in the next two years. "
The manager said, "Sorry about that, Director Zhang."
Zhang Ye said, "It's fine."
There was someone outside the door.
The youth said, "Director Qian, the press conference is about to begin."
Qian Haitao: "Okay, I'll go over in a bit."
Soon, Qian Haitao brought his people downstairs to attend the press conference.
The group of people from Zhang Ye's Studio were left looking at one another.
Ha Qiqi sighed. "Hai, let's go back."
Little Wang said angrily, "Why is it so difficult to make a movie!"
Zhang Zuo looked at Zhang Ye. "Should I book the plane tickets now?"
"Let's wait a little longer." Zhang Ye said, "Let's go down and take a look as well."
Tong Fu was taken aback. "What are you looking at?"
Zhang Ye said, "Let's see if Old Qian can hold out."
…
In the conference hall downstairs.
At the press conference.
Countless foreign reporters held their cameras and cannons.
Now, the news of the richest man in China failing to acquire a Hollywood film company had spread all over the world. It was on the entertainment news of many countries, and many people were watching them as a joke.
An American reporter smiled and said, "Congratulations on the successful acquisition."
Qian Haitao smiled. "Thank you."
The American reporter asked, "It's a pity that the other Hollywood film company didn't come under your banner. I heard that there was pressure from various parties. What do you think about this?"
Qian Haitao shook his head. "I don't want to answer this question."
Another female reporter said, "The acquisition of Star Moon Animation is your first step in Hollywood. May I know what your plans are for the future?"
Qian Haitao said, "The acquisition of the company is naturally for the production of a movie."
A male reporter said, "According to what we know, the two animation directors of Star Moon Animation have already resigned from their positions not long ago. They are also the only two contracted directors of the company. It can be said that Star Moon Animation is currently at a stage where they don't have any directors to work with. May I know if you can produce any work for us?"
Qian Haitao said, "You don't have to worry about that."
Quite a few reporters started laughing.
"Zhang Ye has already come to Hollywood?"
"Has your cooperation plan been canceled?"
"When will Zhang Ye return to China?"
"What kind of projects will Star Moon Animation be working on next?"
"Will you get a Chinese animation director to take on the project?"
"Are there any animation directors in China?"
"Why is the Hollywood Directors Guild boycotting you?"
"Have you ever thought that acquiring an animation studio was actually a mistake?"
Question after question, this group of foreign reporters seemed to be on steroids as they kept asking questions that Qian Haitao and the others did not want to answer. Perhaps in the eyes of these reporters, the Chinese people were just suckers. They had come all the way to Hollywood and spent a lot of money to acquire an animation studio that no one was willing to take over. This was clearly a losing deal. It was precisely because of this losing deal that the China company did not interfere with the acquisition of a Hollywood animation studio. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to take over the company.
The expressions of the China team members did not look good.
Outside the studio, the staff of Zhang Ye's Studio were also infuriated.
Little Wang said, "They're bullying us!"
Tong Fu said angrily, "There's no end to this!"
Boss Qian Jr. rolled up his sleeves and was about to go forward. "Fuck!"
Fortunately, Ha Qiqi, Wu Yi, and the others held him back. "Calm down! Calm down! "
Only Zhang Ye was not angry. Instead, this fellow was amused!
With a big stride, Zhang Ye walked up to them.
Ha Qiqi was startled. "Director Zhang!"
Zhang Zuo was dumbfounded. "Where are you going?"
Tong Fu said anxiously, "Aiyo!"
None of them could have guessed what Zhang Ye was going to do at this time.
On stage, Qian Haitao and his team were also stunned.
The eyes of the reporters below the stage lit up!
It was Zhang Ye!
He had finally appeared!
There was going to be a good show to watch!
Just as they were about to ask more questions that hit the sore spot of the other party, Zhang Ye picked up the microphone from the table first and said something that stunned all the reporters!
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Let me answer your earlier question. Of course, my cooperation with Boss Qian has not ended. When will I go back to China? He didn't have any plans for the time being. What was Star Moon Corporation's next plan? Of course, it was an animated movie. Are there any animation directors in China? Of course China has them. Coincidentally, the one standing before you right now is one of them. In the coming days, I will cooperate with Mr. Qian to shoot a Hollywood animated film! "
The reporters were stunned!
Qian Haitao was stunned!
Boss Qian Jr. was dumbfounded!
Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others were also stunned!
Animated movie?
You want to make an animated movie!?
Zhang Ye's trip to Hollywood this time was to film a live-action movie, so he had already made preparations in advance.
But animated movies?
Who said that he didn't know how to make one!
This bro will also make one for you all to see!
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