The two of them took a car to a very high-end cafe. There were only two tables inside.
On the left was a young couple who seemed to be in love. They laughed from time to time.
On the other table near the window, there were two middle-aged men who were dressed very well. One of them was in his thirties. His face was slightly long and his eyes were bright.
His predecessor had seen Dominick's film in school. Although there was a big difference between reality and the film, Xiao Yunhai still recognized him.
As expected, Bikven brought Xiao Yunhai over to them.
Dominick quickly stood up and shook hands with Bikven. "Director Bikven, I'm really sorry for making you come here. This must be the investor of 'Lord of the Rings', Mr. Xiao, right? "
Xiao Yunhai smiled. "Thank you, Mr. Dominick. Nice to meet you. I remember when I was studying at Hua Xia's Yanjing Film Academy, the school once organized for us to watch two of your movies. I was amazed by your performance. Today, I finally get to see you in person. "
Dominick shook his head and said, "'Valiant Heroes,' 'Infernal Affairs,' and 'Inception,' each of these three movies left a deep impression on me. There's a phrase in Hua Xia called 'Master of Both Pen and Sword'. It should be referring to Mr. Xiao. Please take a seat. "
Bikven and Xiao Yunhai sat down at the same time.
Dominick said, "Mr. Xiao, Director Bikven, I know you're here to let me finish filming. Logically speaking, I should finish what I've started. But there are some things that I can't control. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at the middle-aged man next to him and said, "Is this Mr. Ilya an agent from Paramount Management Company?"
Ilya smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, you've misunderstood. I'm an agent from WMA Management Company. Generally speaking, Hollywood's top artists don't use their own company's agents, so as to avoid a situation where the agent and the company work together to deal with the artist. "
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "Sorry, I'm ignorant and inexperienced. Hollywood's approach was very good. It fully reflected their respect for the interests of their artists. Since you're not Paramount's agent, I'll be frank. Mr. Dominic, if I'm not wrong, the reason why you're unwilling to film the remaining scenes is that you're worried about offending one of the eight giants, Paramount, right? "
Dominic was shocked. "How did you know?"
Xiao Yunhai said with a smile, "Because I just pulled down that old man, An Ge, from his position as the chairman of the board of directors of Paramount Cinemas. Of course, he wants revenge. But no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't do anything to me. I have no choice but to let you, the king of Hollywood, make things difficult for me. What did the other party say? You don't mind telling me, right? "
Dominic took a sip of his coffee and glanced at Ilya.
Ilya nodded and said, "Mr. Xiao, Director Bikven, Mr. An Ge personally came to us and asked Dominic to refuse to film the remaining scenes of Lord of the Rings because we don't meet the requirements of the contract. Otherwise, Dominic's acting career will be very troublesome. Not only will he lose a movie that he previously booked, but he might also freeze us. You know that the Actors' Guild can't interfere in this kind of thing.
"On the contrary, if we agree, not only will we be the lead of a blockbuster next month, but there will also be two commercial blockbusters waiting for us next year. Dominic and Paramount's contract still has two years before it expires. We have no choice. "
After hearing Ilya's words, Xiao Yunhai couldn't help but be speechless.
Sure enough, the world was as black as the crows.
He thought that with the Actors' Guild backing actors in Hollywood, this kind of thing would rarely happen. He didn't expect it to be the same as Hua Xia.
Bikven frowned and said, "Dominic, you only have three scenes left, and they are the most important ones. If you quit now, it's equivalent to stabbing the crew. Although it won't be fatal, it will make us sick and hospitalized for a long time. You're being too selfish by doing this. "
Ilya said, "Director Bikven, you can't say that. After all, we didn't violate the contract. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "In Hua Xia, a contract is far less than a favor. Mr. Dominic, do you know that you're like a weapon that Mr. An Ge has pushed out to attack me? No matter if he wins or loses, he'll be fine, but you and I will both suffer huge losses. "
"Mr. Xiao, what do you mean by that?"
"Let's talk about me first. If you don't film the remaining three scenes, then I can only change actors and reshoot the scenes that you've already filmed. In total, it will cost me at least 150 million USD. To be honest, 150 million USD isn't a big number to me. It can't hurt me at all. " "Yes.
"But it's different for you. You've made me lose so much money. I won't let you go. Mr. Dominic, believe it or not, Paramount can ban you for two years, but I can ban you for life. I have shares in the entire North American cinema chain. Every one of them has more than 10%. No matter who it is, they'll give me face. If I tell them that I'll ban all the movies that you act in in the future, do you think these capitalists will offend me, a cinema chain shareholder, for you? "
At this point, Xiao Yunhai paused and took a sip of coffee.
At this point, Dominic's face had become extremely pale. His agent, Ilya, looked at Xiao Yunhai with a hint of fear in his eyes.
The two of them knew very well that if Xiao Yunhai really did that, they could be 100% sure that those people would never make things difficult for Xiao Yunhai, who owned Magic City, Dream, and North American cinema chains, for an artist like them.
Although Dominic was an artist who had won two Oscars, he was not irreplaceable. However, Xiao Yunhai's identity and status were irreplaceable.
Ilya gulped and said, "Mr. Xiao, we don't mean to be enemies with you at all. It's just that Paramount is pushing us too hard. We have no choice."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and waved his hand. "I was just saying the worst-case scenario. I wasn't threatening you. I, Xiao Yunhai, am also an artist. I wouldn't do something like that. However, even if I don't do that, Mr. Dominic, you'll still have to pay a heavy price. You've made investors lose 150 million USD because of three scenes. If the news spreads to Hollywood, which investor or director do you think will still want you to act in a movie? I dare say that no one will work with someone who has broken the rules before. When that happens, you can only rely on Paramount. Haha, if that's the case, the happiest person would be Andy. Not only did he make me lose 150 million USD, but he also has complete control over a Best Actor. What a good plan. "
Dominic and Ilya looked at each other and saw the suspicion, fear, and uneasiness in each other's eyes.
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