Peng Huaibin was in disbelief when he heard the busy tone from the phone.
He was already prepared to endure Xiao Yun Hai's ridicule and sarcasm, but he didn't expect that Xiao Yun Hai didn't even say anything and simply agreed.
Li Dongfang looked at the stunned Peng Huaibin, shook his head, and smiled bitterly. "CEO Peng, did he hang up the moment he heard your name?"
Xia Hongda said coldly, "Do you even need to ask? I can imagine Xiao Yunhai's face on the other side of the phone. "
Peng Huaibin said, "No, he agreed right away. He even invited us to the coffee shop opposite the Magic City office."
Li Dongfang was stunned. "It's that simple?"
Peng Huaibin nodded. "It's that simple."
Xia Hongda frowned. "He's so easy to talk to. Is he plotting something?"
Li Dongfang said, "He's already won. Why would he need to play any tricks? Let's meet him first. "
Peng Huaibin looked at Xia Hongda and said, "CEO Xia, are you really not going to remove Xiao Yunhai's ban?"
Hearing Peng Huaibin's words, Xia Hongda seemed to have aged a lot. He looked like a hero past his prime. He said unenthusiastically, "You can talk to him first. As for Hongda, we'll see how it goes in the future. Haha, who would have thought that I, Xia Hongda, who has been famous all my life, would be defeated by a young man, and in such a miserable way. Could it be that he really is my nemesis? "
Half an hour later, Li Dongfang and Peng Huaibin arrived at the coffee shop.
They walked into the shop and looked around. They realized that the environment was pretty good. There were not many people drinking coffee. Only two couples were chatting and laughing from time to time.
Xiao Yunhai was sitting on a sofa near the window. He was staring outside in a daze.
Li Dongfang and Peng Huaibin looked at each other and came to him.
Xiao Yunhai turned around and smiled. "The Blue Mountain coffee here is pretty good. I ordered a cup for both of you. I hope you don't mind."
Li Dongfang looked at the calm and composed Xiao Yunhai who didn't have the slightest bit of complacency, and couldn't help but sigh: "Mister Xiao, good move, you win."
Xiao Yunhai said with a smile, "You've already lost from the moment Xia Hongda unceremoniously gave me only two choices."
Peng Huaibin sighed, "Since ancient times, heroes come from the youth. Thank you for saving us face and not embarrassing us in front of everyone. "
Xiao Yunhai chuckled and said, "That depends on who it is. If Xia Hongda was here, I might not have been so nice. To be honest, I don't have any conflicts with the two of you. If you didn't follow Xia Hongda's lead in banning me, I wouldn't have retaliated like this. Actually, if you had discussed it with me, none of this would have happened. As for the CEOs of Tianhua Film and Brilliant Entertainment, I just need to sign a new contract with them. There's no need to meet them on the battlefield. "
Li Dongfang couldn't help but smile bitterly. "I didn't expect us to be so stupid. Why bother?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "Xia Hongda hates me to the core, so it's inevitable that he would act on impulse. I'm not boasting, but now that I've become famous, unless the entire industry joins forces to ban me, it's useless no matter how many companies do it. "
Peng Huaibin thought of the energy that erupted from Xiao Yunhai's tens of millions of fans. Even Huafeng International Studios had to retreat. He couldn't help but sigh. "Although Mr Xiao has only been in the entertainment industry for two years, he has reached a height that others can't reach in their lifetime. It's really admirable. I think Mr Xiao should know the reason why the two of us are here. I wonder what you can do to give us what we want? "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Hua Xia Cinemas will be split up soon. I heard that the two of you are working with Xia Hongda to seize a cinema chain. Is that true? "
Li Dongfang nodded and said, "Mr Xiao is very well-informed. Yes, we do have such a plan. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "If you can really seize a cinema chain, I want 10% of it. Of course, I'll give the two of you the money you need. What do you think? "
Li Dongfang and Peng Huaibin looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
Peng Huaibin smiled and said, "If we don't agree to such a thing, we'd be fools."
Xiao Yunhai said, "I haven't finished yet. When the film between me and Hanhai is screened, the number of screenings for the first three days must not be less than 20%. Of course, if the attendance is not high in the first three days, then we'll follow the market rules. Also, Xia Hongda must not become a major shareholder. "
Li Dongfang nodded and said, "I have no problem here."
Peng Huaibin said, "I have no problem either."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation."
Today, Xiao Yunhai had basically completed the deployment of Hua Xia's cinema chain. Hanhai and Tianhua had cooperated to get a cinema chain, while he and Yuhai had cooperated to get two cinema chains. In addition to the one just now, as long as there were sufficient funds and no accidents occurred, there would be no problems.
With a cinema chain that covered all of Hua Xia, Xiao Yunhai did not need to look at anyone's face from production to distribution.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Director Peng, Director Li, since we're already on the same side, I hope the two of you will not import Columbia's special effects technology, lest you waste your money."
Li Dongfang frowned and said, "Why?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "There's no why. If you believe me, then listen to me. If you don't, it's fine. I can sign the contract with the two of you now. The patent fee for Columbia Pictures is 50 million US dollars per year for each company. I can't change this. "
Peng Huaibin looked into Xiao Yunhai's eyes and said with a smile, "Since we're already partners, I choose to believe you."
Li Dongfang nodded and said, "I believe you too."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Soon, the two of you will realize that you made the right choice. However, I won't be polite to Hongda and the other companies. When the two of you go back, tell them that it's very simple to get Columbia's special effects technology. They just have to withdraw the ban and publicly apologize. I will agree to sign the contract with them. As for how long the contract will take, it's up to them to decide. However, I want the full payment. "
Peng Huaibin narrowed his eyes and said, "Mr. Xiao, are you going to dig a big hole for them to jump into?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "The two of you won't refuse to help me, right?"
Li Dongfang smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao is willing to tell us such an important thing. It means that you treat us as real partners. Naturally, we won't be petty people for nothing. Don't worry, we'll inform them and let them decide for themselves. "
Peng Huaibin nodded and picked up his coffee. He said, "There are talents in every generation, and each of them will be in the limelight for hundreds of years. Mr. Xiao takes one step and sees three steps ahead. Everything is linked and he has us in the palm of his hand. I can't help but admire him. However, Mr. Li and I would like to thank you for treating us differently. Otherwise, we would have fallen into your trap. "
Xiao Yunhai picked up his cup and clinked it with the two of them. He said, "I'm a lazy person. I don't take the initiative to cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of trouble either. Mr. Peng, Mr. Li, please forgive us for offending you in the past. "
"Don't mention it."
After finishing their coffee, Peng Huaibin and Li Dongfang said goodbye to Xiao Yunhai and returned to the hotel.
Xia Hongda saw the two of them and asked, "What did Xiao Yunhai say?"
Li Dongfang's face darkened and said, "It's not like you don't know what kind of person Xiao Yunhai is. That guy has the upper hand now. It would be strange if he was nice to us. He mocked us as soon as he came up. How preposterous. "
Xia Hongda said, "I knew it would be like this."
Peng Huaibin smiled and said, "However, we didn't go in vain this time. Although Xiao Yunhai doesn't get along with us, he has no grudge against the US dollar. He finally relented and said that if Mr. Xia and the other CEOs can remove the ban and publicly apologize, he will give us the patent of Columbia's special effects technology. "
This was the strategy that the three of them had discussed in the cafe.
Since the two of them had agreed to help Xiao Yunhai, they would naturally help him to the end. Besides, they were also worried that if they didn't do this well, Xiao Yunhai would change his mind halfway and not give them the patent. That would be the end of them.
Li Dongfang and Peng Huaibin were both sly old foxes in the entertainment industry. From Xiao Yunhai's words, they guessed that he might have better special effects technology, so they didn't want to offend Xiao Yunhai at this critical juncture.
As the saying goes, 'a friend dies but not a friend dies'. Plus, their relationship with Xia Hongda wasn't very good. For their own interests, they naturally didn't care about the life and death of other companies.
Xia Hongda's face lit up and he said in surprise, "He's that good?"
Li Dongfang said, "For the sake of money, how can he not be good? The patent fee for a year is fifty million USD. Haha, our twelve companies earn six hundred million USD a year. Mr. Xia, if you were in his shoes, would you do the same? "
Xia Hongda heard that and his suspicions disappeared. He said, "I see. But isn't the patent too expensive?"
Peng Huaibin smiled bitterly. "We don't have a choice. Besides, this is Columbia's price. Xiao Yunhai can't change it. I've discussed it with Mr. Li and we're prepared to pay him three years' worth of patent fees in one go, so that we won't be blackmailed by him. As for three years later, perhaps new special effects technology will appear. "
Xia Hongda nodded and said, "That's a good idea. Sigh, but I really can't take it lying down. Xiao Yunhai took advantage of us again. "
That day, Hua Xia, led by Hongda, and more than ten other entertainment companies withdrew the ban order on their homepage and issued a public apology to Xiao Yunhai. The ban farce ended with Xiao Yunhai's complete victory.
At the same time, Xiao Yunhai's Magic Visual Effects stock price skyrocketed. In just two days, the stock price rose from thirteen USD to thirty-six USD. It was much higher than before. The shareholders who sold their shares were very upset. Unfortunately, the shares were now in Xiao Yunhai's hands. There was no longer any on the market.
The one who regretted it the most was Thomas. The MGM Grand was sold for at least one billion USD, but Thomas only sold it for three hundred and ten million USD. It was a huge loss.
It was said that for three consecutive days, he was dead drunk in the bar. He kept saying that he was cheated again.
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