Thousands of miles away in Hollywood, Magic Visual Effects, Daniel looked at the five people in front of the office with an ugly expression.
"Raynor, you're the deputy team leader of the prop team. I didn't expect that even you would have to leave Magic City. I don't understand. Is the boss not good to you? Why do you have to leave? "
Raynor looked ashamed and said, "Mr. Daniel, the boss is the most generous boss I've ever seen. But this time, Mr. Angus from Paramount Pictures has already said that he will let me be the team leader of Paramount's special effects team. The salary will also be much higher than in Magic City. That's why I chose to leave. I'm sorry, Mr. Daniel. "
"What about you? Will Paramount also give you a high salary? "Daniel asked.
A young man nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Daniel. I'm sorry."
Daniel shook his head and said, "There's an old saying in Hua Xia that goes' Man walks to the top, water flows to the bottom. ' When you see that Magic City is about to fall, it's normal for you to prepare to jump ship to other companies. However, I want to remind you that Magic City hasn't fallen yet. Once it survives this crisis, it's impossible for you to come back. The boss values loyalty very much. Your actions are naked betrayal in the eyes of the boss. He once told me that if someone leaves the company at the most critical moment, Magic City will never hire him. I hope you can think carefully before making a decision. "
Raynor pursed his lips and said, "Since we're here, we've already made the final decision. I'm sorry, Mr. Daniel. "
Daniel sighed and said, "You're sorry to Magic City and the boss. Sigh, everyone has their own ambitions. I hope you don't regret it. "
The five people bowed to Daniel and then left the office.
Daniel took out more than forty resignation letters from the drawer and shook his head. "Boss, your method of testing loyalty is too scary."
It turned out that before Columbia was about to release the news, Xiao Yunhai had called Tony and asked him not to spread the news that Magic City had signed a contract with him, and at the same time, to postpone the release date.
Firstly, Xiao Yunhai wanted to see the loyalty of the Magic City employees. Secondly, he wanted to set a trap for Xia Hongda, Li Dongfang, and the others.
As for Magic City's shares, even if they plummeted by 90%, Xiao Yunhai would not be affected at all. This was because he owned 93% of the shares. Regardless of whether the stock price rose or fell, he would not sell it.
On the contrary, the shareholders who held shares of Magic City on the market couldn't take it anymore. After hearing the news from Columbia, they immediately sold their shares of Magic City as fast as they could.
In this regard, Xiao Yunhai had already expected this. He ordered Daniel to buy as many shares as the shareholders sold.
By now, basically all the shares of Magic City were in the hands of Xiao Yunhai.
Tony from Columbia had seen Xiao Yunhai's series of actions and was very impressed with his methods.
However, Tony did not hesitate at all when it came to the work that needed to be done.
While Xiao Yunhai was testing the loyalty of the company's employees, he threw an olive branch to many of the Magic City's employees. For him, this was an excellent opportunity.
Once they had the technicians of Magic City, it would definitely be a good thing for Columbia's special effects team.
At the same time, other Hollywood film companies that did not know the ins and outs of the situation also reached out to Magic City. In their eyes, Magic City was a fat piece of meat waiting to be slaughtered. Everyone wanted to go forward and take a bite.
In just three days, more than 40 technicians were poached by the major companies, including many core members.
Columbia Pictures was the first to make a move. In addition, their special effects technology was very attractive to the Magic City's employees. Therefore, they had the most people who went with them, almost 24. The second was Paramount Pictures, which got 12 employees.
Daniel was very worried about this. He called Xiao Yunhai almost every day.
Xiao Yunhai had already expected this. He told Daniel, "Don't worry. As long as there are not more than 200 people, there won't be any problems. "
Daniel had no choice but to cheer the employees up while staying in his office, waiting for the employees to resign.
Every time someone knocked on the door, his heart would skip a beat.
Fortunately, there were only a few days left before the release date. Otherwise, he would not be able to bear this torture.
Just as Magic Visual Effects was in a precarious situation, the Hua Xia entertainment industry was in full swing.
Except for Baihua Cinema, which withdrew the ban on Xiao Yunhai, the other companies ignored the fans' requests, which made Xiao Yunhai's hundreds of millions of fans very angry.
They had no way to deal with the major film and television companies for the time being, but Huafeng International Cinema was in big trouble.
No one knew who made a post on the Internet to ban Huafeng International Cinema. In just a few hours, the post spread all over the major forums.
Xiao Yunhai's fans reposted one after another, using the slogan "Huafeng bans Yun Huang, fans ban Huafeng", calling for everyone not to go to Huafeng to watch movies.
Suddenly, Huafeng International Cinema fell into a huge crisis.
In just one day, the occupancy rate of Huafeng International Cinema in the country dropped from an average of 56% to 32%. It fell so fast that it was like a slide.
The producers who were screening in Huafeng International Cinema raised strong protests against Li Rongguang one after another. If the fans did not watch the movie, not only would Huafeng suffer a loss, but these producers would also suffer a loss.
The next morning, the occupancy rate of Huafeng International Cinema dropped again, from 32% to 21%. Even the super action blockbuster "Blasting Operation", which had just been released, suffered a setback. It dropped from 230 million yuan the day before yesterday to 140 million yuan yesterday. At 6 pm today, it only earned 30 million yuan at the box office. It was impossible to break through 100 million yuan.
That night, Chu Heng from Brilliant Film and Television, the producer of "Blasting Operation", called Li Rongguang. His tone was very angry.
"Mr. Li, our Brilliant Film and Television and three investors spent a total of 1 billion yuan on this" Blasting Operation ". Because our two companies cooperated very happily, I also believe in Huafeng's strong publicity ability, so I put the film here. Now that I'm involved in this matter, what do you want me to do? How do you want me to explain to the three investors? "
Li Rongguang said, "Mr. Chu, don't worry, I …"
Chu Heng said, "Don't worry? How can I not be worried? Now that the three investors are by my side, tell me, what should I do? Your Huafeng family has a big business, so it's not a big deal to lose a billion yuan, but our Brilliant Film and Television is a small family. We really can't afford to pay. Manager Li, I, Chu Heng, am begging you. Please let me live, okay? "
Li Rongguang said in a deep voice, "Mr. Chu, you have to believe me, this is only temporary."
Chu Heng said, "Mr. Li, how long is this temporary you're talking about? One day, two days, or three days. You should know how cruel the competition in Hua Xia's film industry is, right? Three days later, Columbia's blockbuster "The Tempest" will be released in Hua Xia Cinema. Five days later, Hanhai Film and Television Investment Company and Tianhua Media Company will jointly invest 800 million yuan in "Night War". A week later, there will be a Hollywood blockbuster and two domestic movies. Mr. Li, it's easy for you to say it temporarily, but I really can't afford to wait. "
Li Rongguang said, "What do you mean, Mr. Chu?"
Chu Heng said, "Either you clean up the matter of Huafeng's ban as soon as possible, or we terminate the contract and I'll go to another cinema. Other than that, I can't think of any other way. Mr. Li, I don't know what kind of conflict you have with Xiao Yunhai that's worth it for you to ban him. I just want to tell you that Xiao Yunhai has already become a popular person. His and Zhao Wanqing's fans add up to more than 200 million, and most of them are young people who like to go to the cinema to watch movies. From the perspective of a friend, I advise you to stop. Your strategy won't work. Right now, it's just his fans making a fuss. Once he really makes a move and says something bad about Huafeng, I think your Huafeng will be in big trouble. "
Li Rongguang thought for a long time before saying, "Give me an hour, I'll give you an answer."
Chu Heng said, "Then I'll wait for the good news."
After the phone call with Chu Heng, Li Rongguang's face was expressionless. He picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. Suddenly, he threw the cup on the ground with a bang. Fortunately, it was a wooden floor. Otherwise, the cup would have been torn apart.
Ten minutes later, Li Rongguang picked up his phone and called Li Xuyang. He asked, "Xuyang, did you find out who posted the post?"
Li Xuyang said, "No. There are two suspects. However, there were two suspects. One was Hundred Blossoms and the other was Starlight. Xiao Yunhai has been working on the post-production of 'Martial Heroes'. It shouldn't be him. "
Li Rongguang said, "I guess so too. They want Huafeng to be finished the most. For us, it doesn't matter who did it. The key is what we should do. Brilliant's CEO, Chu Heng, just called and was extremely dissatisfied with us. I'm worried that if this goes on, no producers will cooperate with us in the future. "
Li Xuyang said, "Dad, we miscalculated this time. I didn't expect Xiao Yunhai to have so much power. His fans must have been bewitched by him. As the saying goes, a little impatience spoils great plans. I think we should withdraw the ban on Xiao Yunhai. "
Li Rongguang said, "Can you tolerate this?"
Li Xuyang smiled and said, "Dad, victory and defeat are common. If we lose this time, we'll win next time. For Xiao Yunhai, it's too unfair to sacrifice our entire Huafeng. "
Li Rongguang laughed and said, "Xuyang, I really have a whole new level of respect for you to be able to say such words. I'm relieved to leave Huafeng to you in the future. Let's do it this way. "
Li Xuyang said, "Okay."
Ten minutes later, on the homepage of Huafeng International Studios, the news of withdrawing the ban on Xiao Yunhai was posted. At the same time, a written apology was made to Xiao Yunhai.
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