After hearing Xiao Yunhai's words, Leander's face suddenly became serious. He said in a deep voice, "Mr. Xiao, do you have any ideas?"
Paramount was now the most urgent problem for Thunderbolt Pictures to solve. Leander was very interested in anything that was disadvantageous to Paramount.
Xiao Yunhai said, "I want you to help me contact the other seven major movie companies to jointly reduce the profit share of Paramount's movies. As for MGM Grand, I think there should be no problem. Since Mr. Michael, Mr. Kestel, and Mr. Stephen are with you now, you can tell them what I mean and listen to their opinions. "
Leander was obviously very welcoming of Xiao Yunhai's proposal. Even his breathing became a lot heavier. He said, "Wait a moment, I will ask them."
Xiao Yunhai hung up the phone and looked at the stunned three people in front of him. He said with a smile, "Angus is making trouble for me. Of course, I can't let him have an easy time. It's normal, no need to be surprised."
Bikven shook his head and said, "But you're killing Angus. Mr. Xiao, you're simply pulling the firewood from under the cauldron. "
Paramount had hundreds of movies released every year. Although more than half of them lost money, the profits were still frighteningly high. If the North American movie theaters jointly reduced their profit share, it would not be a matter of one billion or eight hundred million, but billions or tens of billions, which was enough to kill Paramount.
Xiao Yunhai said with a playful look, "Do you think I can succeed?"
Bikven thought for a moment and said with a wry smile, "I don't know. I'm just a movie director. I really don't understand the affairs of big shots like you. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "The people sitting with Leander now are the owners of three theaters. I'm sure that Leander will call me back in less than two minutes.
Sure enough, in less than two minutes, Xiao Yunhai's phone rang.
"Mr. Xiao, everyone also thinks that Paramount doesn't live up to its name as a giant. An entertainment company that doesn't control a cinema chain isn't qualified to be on the same level as us. Warner, Disney, and United Artists have already agreed. MGM Grand will be handed over to you. As for the other three companies, we will go back and persuade them. I believe no one will object. However, there was an important problem, and that was Hua Xia's Yanhuang Cinema. It's going to open for business soon. The screens cost tens of thousands. If they don't give in, our plan will be useless. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "I was the one who facilitated the Yanhuang Cinema. There are a few shareholders who are very good friends of mine. I believe there won't be any problems."
Leander said in surprise, "Mr. Xiao is really amazing. Alright, let's split up. "
After the call with Leander, Xiao Yunhai directly called Kree of MGM Grand.
"Hi, Xiao, let me tell you a piece of good news. In half a month, the post-production of 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' will be completed."
'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' had been shooting for four months, and it was completed in August. Kree had invited him to the wrap party, but Xiao Yunhai refused.
During this time, the books were selling very well. After the four major publishing houses were taught a lesson by Xiao Yunhai, they didn't dare to play any tricks.
So far, the sales of 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' had reached more than 80 million copies. It was believed that after the movie was released, the sales would soar.
Xiao Yunhai said, "That's great. Kree, I'm calling you this time to tell you something very important for Hollywood. I hope you can discuss it with your father. "
Xiao Yunhai told him about the eight major cinema chains working together to strangle Paramount. He said, "Now that Warner, Disney, and United Artists have agreed, if you also agree, the other three will not let go of such a good opportunity. Haha, the movie market is only so big. How can a company that doesn't have control of the cinema chains appear in the ranks of the movie giants? "
Kree on the other side of the phone gasped, as if he was digesting the news brought by Xiao Yunhai. After a while, he said, "Xiao, you are really terrible. Paramount offended you, which is their biggest misfortune. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "I'm just a liaison. If you agree, you can directly inform Leander. Okay, I won't disturb you anymore. Goodbye. "
Xiao Yunhai put the phone in his pocket, shrugged at the three people who were shocked beyond words, and said with a smile, "Some things seem difficult, but it's still quite easy to do."
Dominia smiled bitterly and said, "As an actor of Paramount, seeing a person go against his own company in front of him, I feel very uncomfortable. To be honest, this feeling is very uncomfortable. However, I still admire you very much in my heart. "
Bikven said, "Paramount is a giant in our eyes, but in front of you, it's just a matter of a few phone calls. Mr. Xiao, you make me feel afraid. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "I'm not a person who looks for trouble. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame Angus. He shouldn't have offended me. "
Xiao Yunhai and the others took a plane to New Zealand that afternoon. They flew for a full 20 hours before arriving at the set.
Everyone was very happy to see the investors, the director, and the actors arrive together.
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and spent a lot of money to throw a big party and treat everyone to a good night of fun.
What they didn't know in their revelry was that a magnitude 12 earthquake had occurred in Hollywood at this time.
Paramount Headquarters
All the employees were working honestly in their own positions. No one was as lazy as usual, and no one dared to show a smile.
Because everyone knew that the boss's temper was very bad these two days, and he had already fired three unlucky employees.
In the spacious and bright conference room, Angus sat in the boss's chair with a gloomy face. He glanced at the group of people in charge below and said, "Say something, what should we do now?"
More than a dozen pitiful department heads didn't even dare to breathe loudly. They all lowered their heads and couldn't say a word.
Yesterday, two of Paramount's films were jointly announced by United Artists and Disney, demanding that their profit ratio be reduced to 30%. That was to say, if the box office sales were one billion, they could only get 300 million. If the abominable taxes were deducted, their profit wouldn't even reach 200 million.
Angus was very angry. He personally called the other party, hoping that they could retract this extremely unreasonable decision. However, although his two former good friends were very polite, they didn't agree. Angus was so angry that he had a big fight with them.
He had no choice but to look for other cinemas. He didn't expect that the result would be the same as United Artists and Disney, all 30%.
Angus suddenly understood that they were working together to strangle him and Paramount.
For the first time, Angus felt a strong sense of regret. He shouldn't have given Paramount Cinemas to Leander just for that 5% profit. At the same time, he also understood that without the control of the cinema chain, the company would lose the bargaining chip with other entertainment companies.
After three days of public relations, he met all the people he wanted to meet and thought of all the ways he could think of, but the result was very disappointing.
Because of this, the market value of Paramount Pictures plummeted by 20%. More than 10 billion US dollars completely disappeared in the capital market. If this continued, Paramount would really fall from its position as a giant in the film industry.
Therefore, Angus was now as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but there was nothing he could do.
Angus pointed at everyone's noses and scolded, "You're all a bunch of good-for-nothings. When you're free, you're all amazing. But when you're busy, you all become mutes. Get out, all of you get out of here. "
Everyone felt as if they had been pardoned and quickly left.
"Thomas, you bastard." Angus even wanted to kill him when he thought of the person who started this.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
