The next day, the eight shareholders of Yanhuang Cinemas gathered in the conference room of their headquarters in Beijing.
Yu Hai told them about the agreement he made with Xiao Yunhai last night. The other three shareholders, Wang Yuandong, Zhao Hang, and Huang Mingmei, strongly objected.
Wang Yuandong frowned and said, "I will never agree to this. Yanhuang Cinemas has a total of twenty-six thousand cinemas in the world. What's the big deal if we rent out six thousand of them? "
Wang Yuandong was the son of the Wang Family, a political family.
The Wang Family was powerful and had a bad relationship with the Xiao Family.
Wang Yuandong had a talent for business since he was young. When he was eighteen, he set up a coal company and got his first bucket of gold. Then, he started an electronics company. After ten years of development, the market value of his company was over three hundred billion.
In the capital, he was considered to be the strongest among his peers in the business world.
But he didn't expect that Xiao Yunhai would suddenly appear out of nowhere and become one of the world's top 20 billionaires in a short two to three years. His assets broke through a trillion, which made Wang Yuandong very jealous.
In the past, everyone would talk about him when he attended banquets. But now, they were talking about Xiao Yunhai. The narrow-minded Wang Yuandong was unhappy.
Hu Yaoting smiled and said, "Mr. Li, don't you think this is a good thing? If the 3D movie fails, not only will we not lose anything, but we will also earn fifty percent more. If it succeeds, we will get even more benefits. It's like buying six thousand 3D cinemas at the lowest price. No matter how you look at it, we will benefit from it. Why don't we agree? "
Wu Chenglve nodded and said, "I agree with Mr. Hu. Why did we set up Yanhuang Cinemas? Isn't it to make money while promoting Hua Xia culture? If the 3D special effects technology is successful, it will bring glory to Hua Xia's film industry. At the same time, it will bring us a lot of benefits. As a businessman, I have no reason to reject it. "
Yu Hai asked, "Mr. Wang, can you give us a reason to reject it?"
Xiao Yunhai gave out billions of dollars in benefits for these six thousand movie theaters. How could Wang Yuandong think of any legitimate reason to object to such a huge benefit?
Huang Mingmei could see Wang Yuandong's difficulties. She smiled charmingly and said, "The night before yesterday, we had a meeting with the movie theater owners from all over the world to discuss this matter. It hasn't even been three days, and you want to go back on your word? Isn't that too untrustworthy? "
Zhao Hang: "That's right. No matter what, the Zhao Family is an aristocratic family with a high status in Beijing. I can't afford to lose face if news of me going back on my words gets out. "
Wang Yuandong and Zhao Hang were both from Beijing's political families. It was just that the Zhao Family relied on the Wang Family, so Zhao Hang followed Wang Yuandong's lead in the Yanhuang Cinema.
Huang Mingmei was Wang Yuandong's woman. She had no background at all. She was just a puppet pushed out by Wang Yuandong. Everything was decided by Wang Yuandong.
In this way, Wang Yuandong alone controlled 45% of the shares. Although the others didn't say anything, they were still very disgusted.
Chen Zixuan said, "When we had a meeting with foreign cinemas, we didn't confirm to join this anti-3D movie alliance, and we didn't sign any agreement. This can't be regarded as going back on our words."
"Everyone, as a representative of the government, I want to explain that Fantasy Special Effects Company is a company of Hua Xia. They pay billions of US dollars in taxes to the state every year. If 3D movies are popular in the world, then the taxes paid to the state are likely to exceed the 10 billion mark. At the same time, it can also be very beneficial to the reputation of Hua Xia. In this matter, the government is fully supportive. President Wang, President Zhao, President Huang, I hope you can focus on the overall situation. After all, it didn't damage our personal interests. On the contrary, we got billions of US dollars out of thin air. It can be considered as balancing public and private interests. Why not? "
Wang Yuandong frowned and secretly calculated. He found that Chen Zixuan, Yu Hai, Hu Yaoting, and Wu Chenglve already accounted for 40% of the shares. The most important thing was Li Guoke, who had 15%.
Thinking that Tian Junhao died in the hands of Xiao Yunhai, Wang Yuandong was delighted and said, "Forget it, it's meaningless to continue arguing. Let's settle it by voting. The minority obeys the majority."
Chen Zixuan nodded and said, "Okay. Shareholders who agree to rent 6,000 cinemas to Xiao Yunhai, please raise your hand. "
Chen Zixuan, Yu Hai, Hu Yaoting, and Wu Chenglve all raised their hands. This was not beyond Wang Yuandong's expectations.
What really surprised him was Li Guoke. He didn't expect that the other party didn't care about his nephew at all. He raised his hand without any consideration.
In this way, it was 55%: 45%. The board of directors agreed to rent 6,000 cinemas to Xiao Yunhai.
Wang Yuandong's face immediately darkened and he said, "Since everyone agrees, then I can't say anything. But I strongly object to giving 6,000 cinemas to him. This is very bad for our movie schedule. At most 4,000, this is my bottom line. "
Wu Chenglve frowned and said unhappily, "Mr. Wang, it's a little inappropriate for you to say that. Everyone has already voted by raising their hands. If you still object, then what's the point of holding a board meeting? You should just make the decision. "
The Wu family's power was not inferior to the Wang family's, and the two families' political ideologies were very different. Although they were not mortal enemies, their relationship was not good either.
Wang Yuandong glanced at him coldly and said, "I just said an opinion and let everyone think about it. I don't mean anything else."
Wu Chenglve sneered and said, "I heard that your E-Buy Electrical Company has already cooperated with Steyr Networks and is preparing to enter the United States. Everyone knows that Xiao Yunhai and Paramount have made a bet involving 20 billion dollars. Paramount is a subsidiary of Steyr. Mr. Wang, you're not objecting because of this, are you? "
Wang Yuandong slammed the table and said angrily, "Mr. Wu, what do you mean by that?"
Wu Chenglve snorted and said, "Don't you understand what I mean?"
Wang Yuandong's eyes were blazing with anger as he glared at Wu Chenglve and said, "Your nephew Wu Yifa has cooperated with Xiao Yunhai to set up Yun Yi Shopping Network. Are you agreeing because of him?"
"Of course not," Wu Chenglve said. "I'm doing this for everyone's benefit. This matter is obviously beneficial to all of us. Mr. Wang, you've taken down two thousand cinemas. If 2012 takes the world by storm, the 3D cinemas that were originally worth more than 800 million dollars will become more than 2 billion dollars. Are you going to compensate us for such a huge loss? I think you're being a little unreasonable. "
Wang Yuandong said angrily, "Mr. Wu, if we don't succeed, won't the six thousand cinemas be used by Xiao Yunhai for a year? What if he fights with us for the film source? "
"So what if he does?" Wu Chenglve said. "If he pays us 1.5 times the profit, we'll still make a profit," Wu Chenglve said.
Seeing that both of them were truly enraged, Chen Zixuan quickly stopped them. "Stop talking. Mr. Wang, we can only give Xiao Yunhai four thousand cinemas, but if 3D movies take over the world in the future, we, as shareholders, will only pay the current price for the other two thousand screens. You'll pay for the rest. If you agree, we can sign the contract now. "
"I agree with Mr. Chen," Wu Chenglve said. "Since you've asked for this, you'll have to bear the consequences."
Wang Yuandong fell silent at that.
He was not as rich as Xiao Yunhai. A billion dollars was definitely a huge sum to him. It would take him at least a season to earn that amount back.
Wang Yuandong forced himself to calm down and said, "I need to go to the washroom."
Wu Chenglve snorted inwardly, knowing that Wang Yuandong must have called Steyr Networks to discuss the matter.
Sure enough, Wang Yuandong returned to his office and dialed Hanks's number. He told him about the decision made at the meeting.
"Mr. Hanks, Xiao Yunhai has taken care of all the other shareholders. There's nothing I can do. As for whether it's six thousand cinemas or four thousand cinemas, it's all up to you. "
Wang Yuandong had worked hard in the business circle for more than ten years. Naturally, he was not as impulsive as others. Even in a fit of rage, he was still able to assess the situation and avoid harm. It had to be said that this person was indeed an extraordinary person.
Hanks said, "Wang, is there no other way to stop Xiao Yunhai from showing 3D movies?"
"No," Wang Yuandong said. "The government representatives of Yanhuang Cinemas have already agreed. They said that 3D movies are very beneficial to Hua Xia. This is equivalent to setting the tone. There's nothing I can do. I can only reduce the number of 3D cinemas for Xiao Yunhai. "
Hanks pondered for a moment and said, "Wang, what I mean is that I hope you can help Paramount reduce Xiao Yunhai's 3D screens as much as possible. It would be best if it could be reduced to two thousand yuan. As for all the losses caused to Yanhuang Cinemas in the future, Paramount can take full responsibility. I believe that 3D movies will definitely not become popular. "
Wang Yuandong said, "Sure. However, words are no guarantee. I need a letter of commitment. "
Hanks said in a deep voice, "I'll write it now and hand it to the representative you sent to negotiate with Steyr."
Wang Yuandong nodded and said, "Very good. I'll do my best. I hope this matter will not affect the cooperation between our two companies. "
Hanks smiled and said, "Of course."
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