Looking at Glory Film and Television's boss Pan Dong's delighted expression, the great director Ignatius deliberately coughed.
"Mr. Pan."
"Please go ahead." Pan Dong's smile deepened.
"According to our previous temporary extension agreement, 'Rise of Drifting City: Rise' should be released in three days."
"Now, I've decided …"
"I'm canceling your distribution rights."
"Okay, I'll immediately get someone to start the publicity work …" Pan Dong's expression suddenly stiffened halfway through his sentence.
After a few breaths, he finally came back to his senses. His eyes were filled with anger as he let out a thunderous roar. "Ignatius, what are you saying?"
"I said, I've decided to cancel your distribution rights." Ignatius had already leaned to the edge of the sofa and was ready to get up at any time.
Are you surprised? Are you surprised?
Ignatius was both excited and nervous at the same time.
To be honest, he had long disliked this business partner of his. Apart from the fact that he was the director of the movie and the distributor who controlled the distribution rights of the movie, the two were naturally incompatible.
There were also some personal opinions mixed in.
He hated the kind of unreasonable behavior that easily banned a movie because of some personal interests.
What Pan Dong did to Qingyu Media previously made Ignatius, who was also a director, share a common enemy.
This time, his main purpose was to meet Ye Qing and discuss the release of 'Rise of Drifting City: Rise' in the virtual world with him. Taking the time to personally come to Hangzhou to reject Pan Dong was naturally to show his sincerity to Ye Qing.
"You … Are you crazy?" Pan Dong's expression was seriously distorted. He stood up and walked closer to Ignatius. "You, you, do you know how much you have to pay for unilaterally breaking the contract?"
Ignatius also stood up and cautiously said, "Mr. Pan, please understand."
"You violated the contract and the industry spirit first."
"We've repeatedly explained this when we were supplementing the extension of the release contract."
"Reasons are reasons, contract is contract." Pan Dong would not believe this guy's nonsense. His face was livid. "Ignatius, I have to remind you. The distribution contract we signed has been filed with your Film Guild. "
"Since I've made this decision, I've naturally thought it through thoroughly before making it."
Ignatius tugged at his artistic beard and said proudly, "I've already hired a lawyer. We're just waiting for you to come and fight the case."
"I'll ask you one last time. Are you sure you can get the investors to agree to your decision?" Pan Dong tried his best to suppress his anger. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"Mr. Ignatius, you have to understand."
"Since last year, the Hua Xia film market has become the only top box office market in the world comparable to the North American market."
"If you change your mind and continue working with us, I can promise you that you can forget about the compensation for delaying the release of the movie due to your unilateral breach of contract."
"If you choose not to cooperate, you will not only face the huge amount of compensation in the contract. In Hua Xia, you won't be able to find any distributor to release your movie. This way, you will lose the box office of the entire Hua Xia market. "
"Have you done the math? The compensation and box office are more than 500 million USD."
This was a threat, but it was also a fact.
If Glory Film and Television wanted to release this movie, they would have to distribute it to every cinema in the country.
In addition to Glory Film and Television, all the upstream distributors with cinema chains would also participate in the box office.
If Ignatius tore up the contract, wouldn't it be the same as destroying their jobs in Hua Xia?
"I'll have to trouble you to talk to my lawyer about the contract compensation, Mr. Pan. In any case, I'm taking the distribution rights."
Ignatius stuck out his beer belly and looked indifferent. "You can do whatever you want with the rest. It has nothing to do with me."
Pan Dong was panicking. He was completely panicking.
He was an insider. Of course, he knew what kind of legal procedures they had to go through to get compensation from their partners after they decided to completely fall out with them. This was especially true for contracts that involved international film and television cooperation.
In order to promote the movie "Drift City: Rise", Glory Film and Television had spent 300 million USD on publicity alone.
This was real cash flow. It was true that Glory Film and Television was a big business, but they made a living in the film and television industry. Who would be so rich as to use their own money to operate a product?
Of course, they wanted to share the profits of the movie ticket sales in the later stages. They wanted to pull in other powerful distributors and share the risk.
In addition to sharing the risk of the box office, everyone could earn money together to gain a firm foothold in the industry.
Otherwise, why would they take out their own nationwide cinema chains to distribute the movie for you?
Now that the cake had been taken away by Glory Film and Television, they had lost more than 100 million USD in distribution fees. They had also cheated the entire industry.
Sensing Ignatius's firm attitude, Pan Dong's face turned green and white. "Mr. Ignatius, this matter … We can discuss it again. We can really discuss it."
Ignatius's tone was as indestructible as an iron hammer. "I still say the same thing. If you want to discuss it, go to my lawyer."
After saying that, he slipped out of the living room without even saying goodbye.
He still had to take a plane to Hua Xia. How could he have so much time to watch Pan Dong lose his soul here?
As soon as Ignatius left, an earth-shattering roar came from the living room, followed by the sound of teacups being smashed on the coffee table.
…
Pan Dong, who didn't know how long it took to gradually wake up from his anger, never thought that …
He had just met with the two bosses of Na Mei Pictures and Xinli World to discuss how to get justice from Ignatius.
In the end …
The movie "Floating City: Rise" was announced to be released.
It was released three days later.
The location of the release was the virtual theater with holographic glasses.
Not only were the users who had been eager to watch the movie stunned, but they also thought that the posters in the movie theaters next to them had been posted for more than a month.
How did it become a virtual theater screening?
Even Pan Dong, Wei Zhixiang, the head of Na Mei Pictures, and Xinli World's CEO Zao Xinwei, the three top bosses, were completely stunned.
What … was this operation?
Pan Dong was no longer angry. He was incredulous to the extreme. "Is there something wrong with Ignatius's brain?"
"Didn't his lawyer tell him that after they unilaterally breached the contract and withdrew the distribution rights, it was impossible to release the movie in Hua Xia before the outcome of the lawsuit was out?"
"Or did they naively think that it could be released without the dragon label?"
Wei Zhixiang, the head of Na Mei Pictures, had a similar expression. Logically speaking, it was impossible for Ignatius to get the dragon label.
"This is too magical. I don't believe that Monster Industries has this ability." Xinli World's CEO Zao Xinwei quickly motioned for Pan Dong to call and consult.
Pan Dong did not consult the relevant departments. Instead, he first called the law firm that Ignatius had hired to fight the lawsuit with him.
Until now, he still had a glimmer of hope of regaining the distribution rights.
The call went through.
The famous lawyer in the copyright field smiled and told Pan Dong that the dragon label had been obtained.
Of course ~
The contract is serious. Now that my agent has unilaterally withdrawn the distribution rights, according to the agreement of both parties in the contract, of course, this movie can't be released in theaters for the time being, and it's impossible to get the dragon label from traditional theaters.
But the virtual theater, was it a theater?
The contract only said that it couldn't be released in theaters, DVD, and online video platforms. But it didn't say that it couldn't be released in the virtual theater in the virtual world.
The lawyer also assured Boss Pan that even if the movie "Floating City: Rise" was taken off the screen, it would never appear on any of the contractual platforms.
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