After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yunhai rubbed his temples and smiled bitterly at Zhao Wanqing. "See, wife. I knew that as long as I came to Los Angeles, there would be a lot of things waiting for me to do. I haven't even reached home yet, and things have already come up. Sigh, I'm really worried. "
Zhao Wanqing smiled. "You deserve it. You were the one who suggested that the artist set up his own studio. If you're not in charge of it, who will? "
"Yes, I brought it upon myself. Wife, help me remember. " Xiao Yunhai counted with his fingers and said, "I need to go to a meeting tomorrow morning to settle the artist's studio. At two in the afternoon, I need to meet with the author of the Harry Potter series, Ms. Rowling, to discuss the publishing and filming of the next two novels. At night, I need to attend the premiere of King Kong and see the masterpiece of our Marvel's number one director, Mr. Bikven. The day after tomorrow, I need to go to Paramount Pictures to attend the board meeting of Steyr Networks. David Steyr has come to Los Angeles and is up to his tricks again."
Zhao Wanqing said angrily, "I think you really need a business secretary now. You haven't even reached home yet, and there are already so many troubles. By the way, what's the matter with Ms. Rowling? Didn't you guys already have an agreement? The next two Harry Potter series will be bought out at a price of five million USD. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "That's right. It's written in black and white in the contract that as long as there are other Harry Potter series, they must be sold to me at a price of five million USD. But, wife, the Harry Potter series is now popular all over the world. Just the movie box office of the novel alone can exceed a few billion USD. If you were Ms. Rowling, would you be willing to sell your hard-earned works for five million USD? "
Up to today, the total sales of the five Harry Potter novels have reached 600 million copies. The total box office of the first four movies has exceeded 23 billion USD, and the number of online downloads is even more. As for the fifth one, it's still being filmed. MGM Grand is preparing to make it into a 3D version. I heard that it will be completed in a month or two. At that time, a box office of five billion USD would not be a problem.
In other words, the five volumes of "Harry Potter" that Xiao Yunhai spent 25 million US dollars to buy had brought him almost 8 billion US dollars in wealth. This money was naturally nothing in his eyes, but it was not the case in the eyes of a "poor person" like Rowling.
Not to mention eight billion, even eight billion was a huge sum to them.
Zhao Wanqing said, "If it were me, of course I wouldn't be willing. But you've already signed the contract. She has no reason to ask for a higher price. "
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "That's right. But she still had another choice, and that was not to sell it. Just wait and see. If we can't reach an agreement, then she definitely won't sell the remaining two to me. "
Zhao Wanqing frowned. "Then what are you going to do?"
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Give her a satisfactory price. Honey, we can't be too greedy. The "Harry Potter" series has already brought us so much money. It's time to give Ms. Rowling some benefits. Besides, we don't lack the money that the "Harry Potter" series brought us. "
Zhao Wanqing said, "Rich people are most afraid of being insensitive. Honey, I'm really happy that you think this way. I support you. "
Xiao Yunhai chuckled and hugged Zhao Wanqing in his arms and kissed her fiercely.
Zhao Wanqing's face was full of shyness. She pinched Xiao Yunhai's waist fiercely and whispered, "Is there anyone here?"
Xiao Yunhai hurriedly begged for mercy and said, "Okay, I was wrong. Great aunt, let me go quickly. It hurts. "
Zhao Wanqing glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and said, "Stop pretending."
With Xiao Yunhai's martial arts, even if she hit him with all her might, she would not be able to hurt him, let alone pinching his waist.
The two fooled around for a while and returned to their villa.
Ever since he bought this villa, Xiao Yunhai would at most stay for a month or so every year, and Zhao Wanqing would come even less.
Therefore, Zhao Wanqing felt that this villa, which was much larger than the three villas in Beijing, was both familiar and unfamiliar.
After dinner, the two of them wore down jackets and walked a few laps on the grass.
Perhaps it was because of the time difference, but Zhao Wanqing felt a little uncomfortable. Xiao Yunhai accompanied her to the room to rest.
The next morning, Xiao Yunhai drove to the company's headquarters at nine o 'clock in the morning.
Raúl, Mo Yina, Bikven, and David were already waiting for him in front of the building. When they saw Xiao Yunhai's car slowly drive in, Raúl quickly ran over and personally opened the door for him.
Xiao Yunhai came down from the car and hugged Raúl. "You don't have to do this in the future. You're the General Manager of Marvel Studios. Opening the door for me seems like you're trying to suck up to me. "
Raúl nodded his head. "I got it. Thank you, boss."
It would be a lie if Raúl said that he was not touched that Xiao Yunhai could even think of this for him.
Xiao Yunhai then greeted the other three and said, "Director Bikven, I heard that your requirements for the post-production of King Kong are too high. Is it too much for our Magic Visual Effects staff?"
Bikven was a little embarrassed. "I admit that it's a little too harsh. But I have to say that our Magic Visual Effects staff is awesome. No matter what kind of problem it is, they can solve it perfectly. Mr Xiao, don't worry. After King Kong sells well at the box office, I'll definitely invite all the brothers and sisters in Magic City to the celebration party. The red packets will be at least six figures. "
Xiao Yunhai chuckled. "It's easy for you to say. Six figures per person? Who's the one paying in the end? Isn't it Marvel? If you're sincere, you can pay for it yourself. "
Bikven shrugged his shoulders. "I've always been a pauper. My money is with my wife."
Xiao Yunhai gave Bikven a thumbs up. "Everyone, did you see that? The more capable a director is, the thicker his skin is. When it comes to money, he dares to say anything. He's not afraid of embarrassing himself. "
Bikven nodded his head in agreement. "That's right. That's why no one can compare to your movie. "
Xiao Yunhai stared blankly, while the others started laughing loudly.
Xiao Yunhai pointed at Bikven and smiled. "After not seeing you for so long, you've become more humorous. That's a good sign."
Mo Yina said, "Boss, everyone, let's go to the meeting room. Everyone is waiting. "
"Alright, let's go." Xiao Yunhai walked and asked, "Sister Mo, how many celebrities are here for this meeting?"
Mo Yina said, "All of them are here. Many of them were filming in other cities. When they heard that you were here to talk about your personal studio, they all took leave and came back. As for the artists who are far away, they rushed here overnight. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled. "You can see how important this studio is to everyone. David, how do you think we should deal with this? "
David Hartnett said, "Boss, I'm really sorry. Because of my studio, I've caused you so much trouble. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "David, it's definitely going to be troublesome. Ever since I asked you to set up your studio and cooperate with Marvel Comics, I knew that there would be a day when such a problem would occur. But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. As celebrities, whether it's actors or directors, we all want to control our own destiny. We all want to pursue freedom and not be restricted by the company. There's nothing wrong with that. "
Mo Yina frowned slightly and said, "Boss, do you mean that you support the celebrities to set up their own studios?"
Among these people, Mo Yina was the one who was most unwilling to let the celebrities set up their own studios.
She was the general manager of Marvel Entertainment Company. If all the celebrities under her started their own careers, she would be the one who would suffer the most.
Marvel Entertainment Company had developed to this day. There was already one super A-list director, eight A-list directors, two Best Actors, one Best Actress, 12 A-list celebrities, 38 B-list celebrities, and even more C-list celebrities.
It could be said that Mo Yina's contributions couldn't go unnoticed.
Once Xiao Yunhai allowed the celebrities to set up their own studios, it wouldn't be a big problem if the B-list celebrities didn't have enough popularity and funds. But the A-list celebrities and above would definitely set up their own studios.
By then, wouldn't all the efforts that Mo Yina had put in go down the drain?
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Sister Mo, my attitude is neither supporting nor opposing it. The artists setting up their own studios will be subordinate to the company and also be in cooperation with it. This model is irresistible, and we can't stop it at all. And whoever blocks this will die. But a studio can't be set up casually. If you don't have a net worth of more than 300 million, you'll be courting death if you want to set up your own business. I'm here this time to dispel some people's delusions, lest they become paupers in the end. "
As they spoke, they arrived at the meeting room. It was very noisy inside.
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