Jesse picked up the photo and looked at it seriously. The more he looked at it, the more he frowned.
Xiao Yunhai said, "When the four major publishing houses released the first 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone', they secretly did this kind of shady business. Later, when they saw that it was impossible, they gave up. Although they did it secretly, the finance staff I sent to check the sales report saw some clues. This time, I found a private detective to secretly keep an eye on them for me, and this is the result. "
After reading the information, Jesse's expression was very serious. He asked, "How many copies did they hide?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "At least ten million copies."
Jesse sucked in a breath of cold air and said in shock, "They are too cruel. They are simply insane."
Xiao Yunhai said, "I don't care if it's one million or eight hundred thousand copies. Every industry has its own unspoken rules. As long as it's not too much, I'll turn a blind eye to it. After all, there are no fish in clear water. However, secretly printing more than ten million copies and putting them on the market is too brazen. "
Jesse nodded and said, "According to the price they set, ten million copies of sales will earn them about 150 million dollars in profit. This is already a very big crime. However, Xiao, I hope you can settle it privately. They can become world-class publishing houses because they have a lot of power behind them. If you directly make these things public, the losses of the four major publishing houses will be unprecedented. I'm worried that they will harm you. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "I understand what you mean. To be honest, I don't want to become enemies with them. However, since they have done such a thing, I have to seek justice no matter what. No matter how much they take, they have to spit it out twice as much. Otherwise, they will really think that I, Xiao Yunhai, am easy to bully. "
Jesse said embarrassedly, "Xiao, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have introduced them to you."
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said with a smile, "This has nothing to do with you. Jesse, help me ask them to come over. I want to have a good talk with them. If it doesn't work out, we can only meet in court. "
Jesse nodded and said, "Okay, I'll call them right away."
In front of Xiao Yunhai, Jesse called the four major publishing houses in Europe and asked them to come to Los Angeles tomorrow to discuss the Harry Potter series.
After the call, Jesse asked, "Xiao, what are you going to do?"
Xiao Yunhai sneered, "They have to pay the price for their greed. In addition to spitting out what they've taken, I also want each of them to pay me 200 million USD as hush money. "
When Jesse heard this, he chuckled and said, "You're even more ruthless than them. However, I believe that they will honestly pay you 200 million USD. Otherwise, their losses will be even greater. "
At ten o 'clock the next morning, Xiao Yunhai arrived at the conference room of Crown Publishing House.
This time, the people who came to negotiate were all Xiao Yunhai's old acquaintances. Cole from Macmillan Publishing Company in England, Louis from France's Seyi Publishing House in France, Darren from Italy's Mondadori Publishing House in Italy, and Golin from Germany's Bertelsmann Publishing Group.
Xiao Yunhai shook hands with the four of them without batting an eyelid. Jesse asked the staff to serve each of them a cup of coffee and said, "I'm very happy that the four of you can come to my Crown Publishing House. This time, it was Mr. Xiao who suggested that everyone be gathered here. If there's anything, we can talk about it properly. "
Cole took a sip of coffee and said, "Mr. Xiao, congratulations on selling 130 million copies of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets worldwide. This is the best result in ten years."
Xiao Yunhai said playfully, "Mr. Cole, did you count wrongly? It should be more than 140 million copies, right?"
Xiao Yunhai knew that it was a waste of time to pretend to be polite with these guys, so he went straight to the point.
Cole's expression changed, and his pupils constricted slightly. He said, "Mr. Xiao, what do you mean by that? Why don't I understand? "
Xiao Yunhai chuckled and said, "You've been working so happily with Les Bookstore and Fantasy House. How can you not understand?"
The four of them looked at each other and felt that things were not going well.
Darren said, "Les Bookstore and Fantasy House are the two biggest chain bookstores in Europe. Of course, we have to work with them."
Xiao Yunhai sneered and said, "Are you working together to screw me over?"
Darren frowned and forced a smile. "How can that be? Mr. Xiao, do you really know how to joke? "
Xiao Yunhai's eyes were like swords as he looked at Darren and said, "I never joke."
Xiao Yunhai threw the photocopied documents on the table and said coldly, "Everyone, take a look at these. I think you'll be very interested."
The four of them picked up the documents and started reading.
Time ticked by, but the four of them felt like a year had passed. Their hands that were holding the photos were trembling slightly, and cold sweat trickled down their faces. In the end, their faces were all ashen.
Cole was the first to put down the documents. He pushed up his glasses and said with a bitter smile, "Mr. Xiao, what do you want?"
Seeing that every document could kill him, Cole no longer had any intention of arguing. At the same time, he deeply understood a saying from Hua Xia: I'm meat on someone's chopping board.
Xiao Yunhai said, "First, you have to correct all the mistakes. You can't leave out a single book. Secondly, each publishing company has to pay me 200 million USD as hush money. "
Hearing that, Louis stood up immediately and said, "Mr. Xiao, your request is too much. 200 million USD. God, even if it's a court judgment, it definitely won't be that high. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "In that case, we'll meet in court."
Cole hurriedly said, "Mr. Xiao, don't misunderstand. Louis didn't mean it that way."
Xiao Yunhai said coldly, "I don't care what you mean. I only hope that you can understand one thing, and that is that the two conditions just now are not for discussion, but an ultimatum from me. If you can't make the decision, you can call someone who can. "
Darren slammed the table and said angrily, "Mr. Xiao, are you trying to fight us to the death? Let me tell you, it's not so easy to take advantage of the four big publishing companies. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "Are you threatening me?"
Darren sneered and said, "So what if I am?"
Xiao Yunhai stood up. His eyes were as sharp as knives, and he exuded a powerful aura. He said, "Mr. Darren, it's not that I'm looking down on you. You want to play dirty with me? I'm afraid you can't afford it. Believe it or not, as long as I make a call, not only will you not be able to go back, but even your families will probably follow you to meet God. "
Darren said angrily, "Are you trying to scare us?"
"Scare?" Xiao Yunhai snorted and sneered. "That's right, I'm trying to scare you. I'm sorry, but I still have something to do. Let's end the conversation here today. If I don't see the 800 million USD cash check before 2pm, we can only meet in court. "
With that, Xiao Yunhai walked out of the door.
Seeing that he was about to walk out of the meeting room, Xiao Yunhai suddenly stopped and said, "Everyone, I'm already being merciful. I think it's very worth it to buy these things for 200 million USD."
After Xiao Yunhai left, Jesse saw that things were not going well and quickly slipped out.
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