Only the people in charge of the four major publishing houses were left in the conference room. The atmosphere inside was very solemn, and the air seemed to have frozen.
Cole looked at the photos and information on the table, and a cold glint flashed across his eyes. "No, we can't just sit here and let Xiao do whatever he wants."
Darren immediately agreed. "That's right. We have to teach Xiao a lesson. 200 million USD? What a joke. How dare he ask for that? "
Louis said, "Then what about these things? If we don't give him the check before 2pm, I'm afraid he'll go to a lawyer immediately. Once word gets out, we'll have a serious trust crisis. The consequences will be more than a mere 200 million USD. "
Ge Lin, who had been silent all this while, said, "The impact of this matter is too great. I need to ask the boss."
The other three looked at each other and stood up almost at the same time. They took out their phones at the same time.
Ten minutes later, the four of them sat together again and told each other their boss's instructions. In the end, without exception, they all had one word — delay.
The four of them discussed for a while, and finally, Cole called Xiao Yunhai. The call went through very quickly.
"Mr. Xiao, our boss has already agreed to two of your conditions. 200 million USD is not a problem, but we don't have enough time. I'm afraid we won't be able to raise that much money. Therefore, we hope you can give us two days. Before 2pm the day after tomorrow, we'll definitely hand the 200 million USD check to you. "
Xiao Yunhai frowned when he heard that. "Mr. Cole, are you joking? It's only 200 million USD, and you actually need two days to raise it? Haha, I think you guys have ulterior motives. Tell me, how are you going to deal with me? "
Cole said, "Mr. Xiao, you're mistaken. We do have some difficulties. 200 million USD might not be a big sum to you. One of your movies can earn several 200 million USD. But for our publishing house, it's not the same. It might even affect our normal operations. Mr. Xiao, on the account that we had a good cooperation on 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone', please be magnanimous and give us some time. "
Although Cole sounded pitiful, Xiao Yunhai did not believe a single word he said. Europe's top four publishing houses couldn't come up with 200 million USD? What kind of joke was this?
However, Xiao Yunhai didn't want to push too hard, so he said, "I can only give you one day at most. Before two o 'clock tomorrow afternoon, I must see eight hundred million dollars in my bank card. A penny less and these things would be sent to the lawyer. Also, I hope you don't play any tricks on me. Otherwise, it won't be just a matter of two hundred million dollars. "
After that, Xiao Yunhai hung up the phone.
Cole was so angry that his face alternated between green and white. Finally, he said fiercely, "This Xiao is too despicable."
Ge Lin said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Who asked him to have something on us? Let's find a hotel and wait for the news. I hope the boss has a way. "
The four of them left in a huff without even saying goodbye to Jesse.
Jesse held a glass of red wine and stood in front of the window of his office. He looked at the four people who were about to get into the car and muttered, "These greedy guys are too rude. They didn't even tell the owner that they were leaving."
When Xiao Yunhai returned to the villa, he went to his study and played on the computer for the whole afternoon.
He originally thought that he would receive a lot of pleading calls, but he didn't expect that there would be no calls until six o 'clock in the afternoon.
Xiao Yunhai faintly felt a trace of unease in his heart.
He didn't believe that these stingy people would honestly hand over 200 million USD to him. Since they didn't find anyone to plead for mercy, they were probably going to use force.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yunhai was not afraid. Instead, he was eager to give it a try.
In his previous life, he was a restless person. In this world, he had learned almost invincible martial arts. He was even more fearless. He even looked forward to them coming over so that he could show off his skills.
Previously, he had already made an appointment with Kree and Jesse to have dinner together. Seeing that it was about time, Xiao Yunhai put on his clothes and drove to the agreed French restaurant.
Kree and Jesse seemed to have just arrived. They were holding the menu and negotiating with the waiter.
Xiao Yunhai walked over and smiled. "Hi, Kree, we haven't seen each other in a long time. What have you been busy with recently? "
Kree handed the menu to the waiter and told him to serve three cups of coffee first. Then, he said to Xiao Yunhai, "I've been on the set of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for more than two months. You know, this movie is now our MGM Grand's treasure bowl. I don't dare to be careless. "
Xiao Yunhai sat down and smiled. "That's right."
Kree sighed and said, "Xiao, Hua Xia is really confusing."
Xiao Yunhai didn't understand and asked, "What do you mean? I don't understand. "
Kree said gloomily, "Don't mention it. Our MGM Grand movie's box office in Hua Xia last month was terrible. Two months ago, the sci-fi movie was still a hot mess, but last month, it suddenly met with a Waterloo. A huge investment of 600 million USD in Hua Xia only earned 800 million Hua Xia yuan. God, when I saw the report, I couldn't believe my eyes. I don't understand. Why is that? "
When Xiao Yunhai was shooting the crazy series of movies, MGM Grand's sci-fi blockbuster, Alien Ruins, was released in theaters around the world. Unfortunately, it only earned 1.4 billion USD at the box office. It was a huge loss.
Not only MGM Grand, but the other Hollywood blockbusters also didn't do much better. Especially Hua Xia, the drop was the most serious.
Xiao Yunhai frowned and said, "Kree, how long did it take to film Alien Ruins from the beginning to the end?"
Kree was stunned. He thought for a moment and said, "About five months."
"What about 'Dinosaur Wars' and 'Around the Galaxy'?"
"'Dinosaur Wars' took two years, and 'Around the Galaxy' took one and a half years. Are you saying that we were too eager for quick success and didn't work seriously on the movie? "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Isn't that the case? Although I haven't seen this movie, I dare say that 'Alien Ruins' is definitely not as good as' Around the Galaxy 'in terms of details, right? "
Kree nodded and said, "I admit that. Although your Magic Visual Effects is much more efficient than before, it is indeed a little rushed to complete a big production with more than 70% special effects in five months. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Of course, that's only a secondary reason. The real main reason is that Hua Xia's fans are already tired of your movies. Since the beginning of the year, Hollywood has been attacking Hua Xia's film industry. Action movies, sci-fi movies, Magic City movies have all swarmed into theaters. Kree, Hua Xia has a saying, 'Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.' If you're a movie fan, I'm afraid you won't be able to take it if you watch a few or even a dozen movies of the same genre in half a year. "
"Let's put it this way. In order to make money, you've already overdrawn the box office potential of Hollywood movies in advance. Unless you can innovate or release the same type of movie after a period of time, the result will definitely be the same. "
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