David Steer's offer was of no use to Xiao Yunhai at all. On the contrary, it would cause him a huge loss.
In addition to losing the 20 billion US dollars that he could easily get, Xiao Yunhai's income from the 3D screen modification would also be greatly reduced.
Because once "2012" became popular, 3D movies would be popular in the world. Who knew how many movie theaters would beg Xiao Yunhai to modify them. At that time, not to mention 300,000 US dollars, even if it was a million US dollars, they would rush like ducks.
If Xiao Yunhai didn't have a 3D screen to show movies, then he might have agreed. But now that he had the Yanhuang Movie Theater, then sorry, there was no way. For every screen modified, Xiao Yunhai would lose hundreds of thousands of US dollars. Six thousand would evaporate at least two billion US dollars.
Xiao Yunhai was even more dismissive of the movie theaters' concession.
David Steer wanted to earn 22 billion US dollars with one sentence. Xiao Yunhai wouldn't do such a stupid thing.
These thoughts flashed through Xiao Yunhai's mind. He said, "Mr. Steer's offer is indeed very tempting. Unfortunately, I, Xiao Yunhai, am not interested in this proposal."
"Why?"
"It's very simple. Because this 20 billion US dollar bet is 100% won by me."
"It's good for young people to be confident, but excessive confidence is arrogance. There's nothing 100% in the world. "
"Even if there's only a 1% chance, I'm willing to bet, not to mention such a big chance. Hehe, even if I lose, it's only 20 billion. I don't care. Anyway, I'll earn it back in three or four months. "
David Steer took a deep breath. His eyes were like knives. He said, "Young man, you really won't turn back until you hit the wall."
Xiao Yunhai was not afraid. He said tit for tat, "Mr. Steer is quite knowledgeable about Hua Xia culture. You even know this proverb. However, I want to tell you that even if I hit the wall, I won't turn back. "
The two looked at each other and saw the same thing in each other's eyes. They were firm, persistent, and indomitable.
The surrounding people couldn't help but whisper as they looked at the old man and the young man.
"This Kungfu Xiao is really fearless. He didn't even give face to David Steer. You know, he's the fifth richest person in terms of personal wealth. "
"Kungfu Xiao is no ordinary person. Although his assets weren't as good as David Stel's, the companies under him didn't have any flaws, and they all had amazing potential. Even Steyr Networks wouldn't be able to do anything to him. "
"Kungfu Xiao is like a newborn calf that isn't afraid of a tiger. After offending David Steer, a clash between the two tycoons is inevitable."
"With this, the competition between Marvel Comics and Paramount Pictures will become even more intense. Haha, Hollywood is going to have a good show to watch. "
David Stehr and Xiao Yunhai's statuses were too high. When the two of them clashed, no one could interrupt except for Jeff Welch, much less dare to interrupt.
Jeff Welch chuckled and said, "What are the two of you doing? It's only 20 billion USD. Is there a need to be like this? "
David Stehr suddenly laughed and said, "Mr. Xiao is really extraordinary. For so many years, other than a few old guys, no one has dared to talk to me like this. Alright, let's see if the final winner will be Paramount or Marvel. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Let's wait and see."
After David Stehr left, Zhao Wanqing pulled Xiao Yunhai's hand and said, "Hubby, although Mr. Stehr is old, his words and actions are still very aggressive. You have to be careful."
Xiao Yunhai chuckled and said, "The best defense is offense. Since it's come to this, then our Marvel will have a big fight with Paramount. "
Both of them spoke in Hua Xia. Jeff Welch, who was beside them, did not understand, but looking at Xiao Yunhai's expression, he knew that he did not take David Stehr's warning seriously at all.
Perhaps because of David Stehr, other than MGM Grand and a few tycoons, very few people came to talk to Xiao Yunhai. This gave Xiao Yunhai a better understanding of the power of Steyr Networks.
The charity gala soon began. The host stood on the stage and took out all kinds of items for everyone to bid.
Although Xiao Yunhai hated these flashy things, he still spent 100,000 USD to buy a football signed by a star player. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Halfway through the auction, an attendant came to Xiao Yunhai's side and said softly, "Mr. Xiao, Mr. Jeff Welch has invited you over."
Xiao Yunhai nodded, then stood up with Zhao Wanqing and followed the attendant to leave.
Hanks, who had been observing Xiao Yunhai, said softly to David Stehr, "President, Xiao seems to have a secret meeting with Jeff Welch. I suspect that they might cooperate."
David Stehr's eyes flashed with a hint of haze. He snorted and said, "Even if the two companies cooperate, what can they do? Hanks, organize the technical staff to develop new special effects technology as soon as possible. The foundation of Fantasy and Magic City is special effects. Once they lose this advantage, there is nothing to be afraid of. "
Hanks nodded and said, "I have already gathered more than 300 experts in this field. I believe that it will be developed in less than two years."
David Stehr frowned and said, "Two years is too long. Magic City and Fantasy will not wait for you to surpass them. Hanks, ever since you took charge of Paramount Pictures, your results have been very poor. The board of directors is already very dissatisfied. The acquisition of MGM Grand lost more than 17 billion USD, and the production of a movie lost 1.8 billion USD. If you lose that 20 billion USD bet, even I can't help you. "
Hanks's eyes flashed coldly and said, "I will definitely win."
Xiao Yunhai and Zhao Wanqing walked hand in hand into a small conference room in the hotel.
Jeff Welch was already there waiting for him. His son, Dalton Welch, was sitting next to him.
Jeff Welch looked at the golden couple and exclaimed, "There's an idiom in Huaxia that says' a talented man and a beautiful woman '. Mr. Xiao, Miss Zhao, you two definitely live up to these words."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."
After both of them sat down, Xiao Yunhai went straight to the point and said, "Mr. Welch, I have business to discuss with you. Are you interested?"
Jeff Welch asked, "In what aspect?"
"E-commerce and the entertainment industry," Xiao Yunhai said, "Let's talk about e-commerce first. Have you heard of Hua Xia's Yun Yi Shopping Network? "
Jeff Welch nodded and said, "Of course, I have. You and Mr. Wu have created an internet miracle. In just a year, you have grown from a company with a market value of a few billion USD to a giant enterprise worth hundreds of billions of USD. When people hear about this, they think it's a fantasy. Mr. Xiao, you're not thinking of bringing it to America, are you? "
Xiao Yunhai's eyes flashed with admiration as he gave a thumbs-up. "Mr. Welch, you're amazing. No wonder you can develop GM to this stage. That's right, CEO Wu and I do have this intention. "
Jeff Welch said, "I'm afraid it won't be easy. You know, Steyr Networks has online stores like this. It's going to be extraordinarily difficult to snatch food from them. "
Steyr Networks was involved in many businesses. Their Steyr Business Network was one of them, similar to Amazon in his previous life.
However, they had only been established for a little more than a year. They had yet to be fully established, so the public did not trust them too much.
Moreover, Steyr Business Network's business model was a conversation between the website and the consumers, which was what people called B2C. Yun Yi Shopping Network was similar to Taobao in his previous life, a C2C business model, where merchants and consumers conversed directly. This was more interesting to the consumers as they could bargain.
For example, Steyr Business Network was a supermarket while Yun Yi Shopping Network was a market.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Steyr Business Network's profit last year was only thirteen billion USD. It's obvious that they didn't do well in this huge market. General Electric has a powerful transportation system and its own bank. If we add Yun Yi Shopping Network, the combination of the three would be perfect. "
Jeff Welch thought about it and said, "Why should I work with them? Wouldn't we earn more if we do it alone? "
"You don't have the time," Xiao Yunhai said. "It's impossible to come up with a payment system that's as secure as a bank without at least three years. After Yun Yi Shopping Network appeared, many companies saw that there was profit to be made and set up their own shopping networks. Hehe, some time ago, the hackers visited them, and the result was obvious. "As for Yun Yi Shopping Network, the hackers couldn't do anything about it. They couldn't even break through the first layer of firewall. That's why we stand out in Hua Xia. "I can tell you that Yun Yi Shopping Network's target for Hua Xia this year was set at fifteen billion USD. We've already exceeded it. Twenty billion USD this year won't be a problem. As the number of consumers increases, there will be more next year. "Some time ago, we signed a partnership agreement with two major companies in Japan and Korea. Mr. Welch, are you really willing to let Steyr Networks hog such a huge cake? "
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