Tonight, Ignatius found it difficult to sleep.
Glory Film and Television's boss, Pan Dong, and several other big shots in the film and television industry could not sleep tonight.
Many people in the international film and television industry could not sleep tonight.
The next day.
The box office of "Drifting City: Rise" exceeded 1.8 billion.
The box office of the movie "My Well", which was still in the screening period, also exceeded 2 billion today due to the surge in holographic glasses users. The proportion of holographic glasses users reached 114%.
In the situation where the Internet was full of free pirated resources with quality no less than the HD version, "My Well" still had a strong position and rushed into the thirteenth place of the Hua Xia box office rankings.
This movie had been screening for half a month. Without any accidents, the day it stopped screening was the day it reached the top ten of the Hua Xia box office rankings.
If it was in a traditional cinema chain, even if Qingyu Media did not have a falling out with Glory Film and Television. Glory Film and Television also spared no effort to launch publicity resources. The most optimistic box office forecast for this movie would not exceed 1 billion.
In all fairness, this movie was considered a sincere work.
However, it did not have a big name star to carry the traffic. The content of the movie made the audience relax and happy, but it lacked some depth. It did not make people feel a sense of unforgettable concern.
As a result, under the situation of being banned in all cinemas, this movie achieved 2 billion in box office within half a month of screening …
Although "Drifting City: Rise" could achieve 1.8 billion in box office in less than two days, in the hearts of many film and television producers in Hua Xia, this 1.8 billion figure was far less impactful than the impact of Qingyu Media's movie.
The reason was simple.
They could not make "Drifting City: Rise".
This kind of authentic Hollywood blockbuster, not to mention that they could not make it, no one else in the world except Hollywood could make it.
They could not even imitate IMAX.
However, Qingyu Media's movie was different. This kind of urban and relaxed entertainment style movie, as long as the film and television company was slightly above average in terms of strength, they would be confident. They admitted that Qingyu Media had put in a lot of effort, but this kind of effort could be spent by any film producer.
If there was no virtual world, how could Qingyu Media achieve 2 billion in box office and finally enter the top ten of the Hua Xia box office rankings?
I can do it.
I have no problem.
He can do it, I can do it too.
This kind of confidence did not only exist in the gaming world, but in any industry, as long as the practitioners had a little bit of success, more or less had this kind of mysterious confidence.
…
After two days of fermentation, the total number of holographic glasses shipped had reached 35 million.
It was a pity that Monster Industries' best efforts to increase the number of units sold did not gain the favor of the users. Now, on the Internet, Monster Industries was the one being scolded the most.
Because they couldn't get the goods.
They dreamed of having a pair of holographic glasses. They dreamed of experiencing the super shocking visual experience of watching the movie "Drift City: Rise" and showing it off everywhere.
What can you do with a large shipment? You can't buy it on the major shopping websites.
After two days of fermenting, many filmmakers in the film and television industry canceled their original itineraries and flew to Zhongyun.
Other than the film and television companies that controlled most of Hua Xia's physical cinema chains led by Glory Film and Television, all of them had sent representatives.
For a time, the hotel near the Monster Industries building was filled with famous people from the entertainment industry. These people were eager to meet with the higher-ups of Monster Industries, but at this time, almost all of the company's management were so busy that they didn't even have time to rest.
The schedule of appointments was full. Even if they could squeeze out time to meet, there were so many people in the film and television industry here.
Even in Hollywood, there were a lot of well-known directors who sent letters, eager to meet with the head of Monster Industries' Virtual Film and Television Department.
At this morning's meeting, Kong Tao reported this problem to Ye Qing.
Kong Tao hoped to pull these film and television companies into the arms of Monster Industries as soon as possible.
This was because he received news that since the director of "Drift City: Rise", Ignatius, took advantage of a loophole in the contract, unilaterally revoked the distribution rights of Glory Film and Television and switched to Monster Industries because the contract did not stipulate the ownership of the Virtual Cinema copyright.
Several film and television oligarchs, led by Glory Film and Television and Na Mei Film, were now desperately contacting the film and television companies and directors who had signed the distribution contract before, asking both parties to change the contract.
The contract was naturally to supplement the copyright clause of the Virtual Cinema.
"Then invite all the people who have already arrived in Zhongyun over." Ye Qing glanced through the list and found that the film and television companies on the list were basically the same as the list of company representatives at the film and television entertainment industry party held in Shanghai a few months ago.
"These are considered acquaintances, let's get this over with quickly."
After the company's meeting, the film and television industry workers who were entrenched in the hotel near the company all received an electronic invitation sent by Monster Industries.
At seven o 'clock that night, these people gathered at the Monster Industries building.
Compared to the previous banquet, almost none of the invited guests brought along the popular actresses of their own companies. Many of them were alone and had awkward expressions on their faces.
Ye Qing noticed this at the banquet. Many of them did not have good appetites. After eating a little food, they gathered together to discuss something in low voices.
"Could there be some unforeseen event?" Ye Qing began to feel suspicious.
It was reasonable to say that the Virtual Cinema's previous two shocking performances had completely moved these industry people, making them understand that even without the traditional cinema chain, movies could still sell well.
The boss of Qingyu Media, Dong Mei, also came. Ye Qing specifically asked her, but in the end, Dong Mei shook her head and said that she did not receive any news that was worth treating seriously. Of course, it was also possible that she had completely broken off with the big bosses and did not have a channel for news.
At 8: 30, the banquet ended and the staff began to guide the guests into the venue.
This was a hastily convened party. There were neither reporters nor the seating arrangements of a formal meeting.
Everyone sat together casually in a circle, and then the staff distributed tea according to the seat.
After the last guest entered the venue and found a seat, Ye Qing took Kong Tao and Yang Baihe to the stage to say hello to everyone.
Time was tight, so Ye Qing did not let the assistant office prepare a speech. He casually knocked on the table and said to the microphone: "Please forgive us, guests. This meeting was hastily convened, so our reception work here is not well prepared."
"Of course, we are not meeting for the first time. I am also an acquaintance with you. Since we are acquaintances, there is no need to be too formal. "
"I understand the purpose of everyone coming here, and I also very much hope to become partners with you."
"It's just that at the banquet, I noticed that everyone seemed to have something on their minds?"
After Ye Qing finished speaking, many of the more than 100 guests sitting in the front row showed a wry smile and looked like they wanted to say something.
This situation did not last long. Soon, the representative of Hualu Film and Television, which could be ranked in the first line in the industry, stood up.
The representative of Hualu Film and Television was called You Yaxiang. He was the representative and the company's chairman. Ye Qing still had some impressions of this boss with a relatively rare surname. Seeing You Yaxiang stand up, Ye Qing immediately nodded to him slightly.
"Mr. Ye."
"This is not a secret. Even if we don't say it, you will soon know." You Yaxiang smiled bitterly: "Since the release of Floating City: Rise, those people have been urging us to supplement the release contract."
"Those who can come here to attend the banquet are representatives of the companies who have temporarily resisted the pressure and have not signed the supplementary contract."
"I think those people may have realized that the situation has developed to the point where they have to make a drastic choice."
"So just a few hours ago, they joined forces and issued a final notice to us."
At this time, You Yaxiang took out his phone and shook it. His smile was even more bitter. "The notice said that if we sign a cooperation agreement with you …
"then we will automatically become their competing company. From now on, we will no longer have any film and television copyrights with them and the possibility of cooperating with artists."
"This is completely cutting off our way out."
"Mr. Ye, you should know. In addition to owning 80% of the country's physical theaters, the top few film and television companies also hold a large number of high-quality film and television copyrights and more than half of the capable actors. "
"Without these collaborations, both of us will fall into a situation where we can't recover from this setback."
"In that case …" Ye Qing nodded.
The situation had developed to the point where it was either a dead fish or a broken net, right?
Competing companies were the kind of companies that were competitors to the death.
If those old guys issued such a notice, it meant that once the notice was carried out, both sides would be like war opponents who had cut off all trade.
Excluding Monster Industries, there would be no winner in this war.
Without those high-quality copyrights and a large number of A-list artists, the film and television companies sitting in the venue would become a group of troops that were seriously lacking "ammunition". Their combat strength would plummet.
Similarly, if they did not provide these "ammunition", the few big shots who acted as arms dealers would lose their main source of income.
They were fighting with the company's lifeline. The longer this went on, the less hope they had for survival.
"That …" You Yaxiang interrupted Ye Qing's thoughts.
"Mr. Ye, actually, we think there is still room for redemption."
You Yaxiang hesitated for a few seconds before whispering, "Why do we have to fight to the death and not make money peacefully?"
"I think that those people chose to refuse to cooperate in the beginning because they did not expect Monster Industries to be able to suppress all the theaters in Hua Xia in an instant."
"They were arrogant and thought that the film and television industry was their main battlefield and that they had an absolute advantage."
"Now, I think they must regret their choice."
"If …"
"If we can sit together again and talk about it, I think it won't be difficult to get them to give up on the traditional theaters and move their film and television copyrights to virtual theaters."
"After all, if we don't cooperate, they won't be able to hold on for more than a few years."
"Of course, it will be very difficult for us film and television companies."
After You Yaxiang finished speaking, the representatives of the other film and television companies immediately nodded in agreement.
Although they were not used to the domineering style of those big shots, it was better than fighting to the death and rewinding history.
Ye Qing smiled and asked, "Do you think those people will agree?"
"They should." You Yaxiang nodded again.
After the previous few battles, he deeply understood that the big shots in the film and television industry were no match for Monster Industries.
They would definitely not watch their companies go down the drain.
If there was still a chance to cooperate, they would definitely seize it again.
Ye Qing nodded in agreement. His expression made it difficult to tell what choice he had made.
Cooperation …
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
