At this moment, Adams, the President of the United States, walked in with a group of six people with smiles on their faces.
"Looks like everyone's in a good mood," Adams said with a smile.
Everyone quickly stood up. Vanessa Bessie smiled and said, "Of course we're very happy to be able to interact with Mr. President today."
Hearing Vanessa Bessie's words, Xiao Yunhai cursed in his heart. F * ck, that's too hypocritical and shameless. Looks like compared to these capitalists, I'm still not as shameless as them.
Adams smiled and said, "Even though I know Miss Bessie isn't telling the truth, I'm still very happy. Everyone, please take a seat. "
Vanessa Bessie introduced everyone to Adams. Adams said, "Most of them are my old friends. There are only two or three that I haven't met before, but I've heard of all of your names. Especially Mr. Xiao. My two children listen to your songs every day. They're your biggest fans. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "I saw them at the concert last year. They're all very cute."
Adams said, "I heard from Kelly that they had a lot of fun chatting with you. Mr. Bix, how's your health? Last time … "
As the most powerful person in America, Adams gave the outside world the impression of being gentle and refined. He liked to plan before acting.
After observing him closely, Xiao Yunhai realized that this person was indeed very powerful. When he spoke, he gave off a refreshing feeling.
After chatting with everyone for a while, Adams went straight to the point.
"Everyone, I'm very clear that everyone is here because of the mobile online film copyright issue."
Vanessa Bessie continued, "That's right. President Adams, as the representative of all the film companies in Hollywood, we hope that the Internet Department can provide an explanation for the past online copyright issue. Previously, because there was no Wi-Fi, no one paid attention to this point. The contract didn't explicitly state it either. "
Adams nodded and said, "Based on the current situation, this mobile online film copyright is very important to Hollywood's entertainment companies. It concerns the ownership of thousands of films. The Internet Department didn't give an answer to this issue because the impact is too great. If America's past film and television network copyright did not include mobile network copyright, everyone would be very happy, but those video websites would be in tears. This makes things very difficult for our government. "
Steve Bixby of Time Warner said, "Mr. Adams, we're old friends. Just say it. How can you return the copyright of our mobile network to us? As long as we can do it, we will definitely help. "
When Xiao Yunhai heard that, he knew that Steve Bix must have contacted Adams in private. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said such words.
Adams chuckled and said, "Steve, you're still so impatient. Your temper hasn't changed at all. Everyone, I won't hide anything. As long as you support my re-election as President of the United States, not only will I solve the problem of the copyright of the mobile film and television network for everyone, but I will also reduce the entertainment tax by 10% for the next four years. What do you think? "
"F * ck, this is too blatant."
America and Hua Xia were indeed very different. If such a thing happened in Hua Xia, everyone would be very careful with their words. It could only be understood but not explained. Even if the matter was exposed, the other party could completely deny it.
But in the United States, this kind of exchange of interests was actually openly placed on the table, which made Xiao Yunhai very shocked.
Didn't Adams know that there were many company CEOs who were close to Lyle?
Wasn't he afraid of being attacked by them?
In fact, Xiao Yunhai was thinking too much.
In America, such transactions were not uncommon. No one would be so stupid as to announce it to the outside world, unless there was a deep hatred.
Moreover, what Adams did was beneficial to all the entertainment companies. If anyone dared to spread the news, it would cause something that could have been done to fail in the end. If it caused the interests of other companies to be damaged, they would definitely be attacked by everyone.
Therefore, no one would do such a stupid thing.
Vanessa Bessie revealed a shocked expression and said, "Mr. Adams, can you really reduce the entertainment tax by 10%? Can Congress pass it?"
In this world, the entertainment tax was very heavy. For example, Hua Xia collected 32%. And as the country with the most developed entertainment industry, America collected a terrifying 40%.
If they could reduce it by 10%, then Xiao Yunhai's Marvel Comics would earn an additional 10 to 20 billion dollars every year. The whole of Hollywood would save hundreds of billions of dollars.
This was undoubtedly the best news for Hollywood's entertainment companies.
Adams smiled and said, "Of course. Since I said it, I definitely have confidence. What do you all think? "
Steve Bixby said, "Do you still need to say it? It's such a good thing. Our Time Warner will definitely agree. "
Vanessa Bessie nodded and said, "Our Paramount also agrees. When we go back, I will ask our management department to try to persuade the company's stars to support Mr. Adams' re-election. In fact, President Adams has done very well these four years. Not only did he survive the economic crisis, but the unemployment rate has also decreased year after year. Everyone can see that. I hope everyone can think for Hollywood and the citizens of America. "
Immediately after, Disney's Kestel also agreed and said, "I don't care about other industries. I only care about Hollywood. A 10% reduction in the entertainment tax is definitely a good thing for all Hollywood's entertainment companies. I support it with both hands. Like Miss Bessie, I will personally persuade our Disney's stars to support Mr. Adams. "
A smile appeared on Adams' face as he said, "Thank you for your support. What do the others think?"
Everyone could tell that Steve Bixby, Vanessa Bessie, and Jim Kestel were all Adams' people. They might have already reached some agreement in private. The benefits they would receive would definitely be more than what was on the surface.
But a 10% reduction in the entertainment tax was too attractive for the entertainment companies. The other smaller companies didn't even consider it and directly nodded in agreement.
Among the more than ten companies in Hollywood, only the CEOs of Marvel Comics, General Pictures, and MGM Grand Pictures didn't express their opinions.
Adams knew that Xiao Yunhai was the most difficult one to deal with, so he directly skipped him and asked MGM Grand.
"Mr. Smith, what do you think?"
Smith looked into Adams' deep eyes. He knew that if he didn't agree, once Adams became a member of the
Ren Chenggong would definitely be affected. But he and Lyle belonged to the same party, so he definitely couldn't openly support Adams.
So he diverted the trouble and laughed, "MGM Grand has always followed Marvel Comics' lead. What about Mr. Xiao?
Say it, MGM Grand will do what you say. "
Beside him, Jeff Welch was facing the same question as Smith. When he heard Smith's answer, he secretly cursed the old fox in his heart. But he said, "General Pictures is the same as MGM Grand Pictures."
The two people's stances instantly caused everyone's gazes to be cast onto Xiao Yunhai.
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