In a five-star hotel in Los Angeles, Leander sat with the leaders of the other seven cinema chains, talking and laughing.
Leander said, "Unfortunately, Andy is one of the shareholders of Thunderbolt Cinema. We can't suppress him. I'm really sorry."
Michael smiled. "It's okay. As long as we work together, Paramount won't be able to escape. I heard that Andy is going crazy because of us, haha. That greedy guy probably didn't expect this day to come. "
Michael and Andy didn't get along. This was a public matter in Hollywood.
Andy had asked many people in charge of cinemas, but he didn't call Michael. It could be seen how bad their relationship was.
Stephen of United Artists took a sip of red wine and said, "I heard that Andy is going to Hua Xia. He's probably going to ask for help from the Yanhuang Cinema Chain. Sigh, I have to say that the Hua Xia government's support for the film and television industry is so strong that countries all over the world can agree to build a cinema chain. We've applied to the American government countless times, but we didn't even get the right to build a single cinema. It's really disappointing. "
"Some time ago, we made a joint application. I think the government has loosened up a bit. The Yanhuang Cinema Chain has tens of thousands of screens, almost on par with us. If the government doesn't agree, we won't have any advantage in the country. "Michael said worriedly," However, these are not problems we should be thinking about now. Leander, if the board of directors of the Yanhuang Cinema Chain agrees to Paramount's request, then what we've done will be useless. I just want to ask, can Mr. Xiao really affect the Yanhuang Cinema Chain? "
Leander frowned and said, "I've only met Mr. Xiao once. I don't know much about his influence in Hua Xia."
Kree's father, Smith, smiled. "Don't worry. Since Mr. Xiao said so, there won't be any problems. My son is very good friends with him. According to him, Mr. Xiao's influence in the country is amazing. The new Hua Xia Cinema Chain was established by him and two other giants. His two partners were also shareholders of the Yanhuang Cinema Chain, holding 20% of the shares. Therefore, I think there shouldn't be any problems. "
Leander raised his glass and said in high spirits, "Then let's toast to Paramount's complete destruction."
"Hahaha."
The eight cups touched together as if they were declaring victory.
Angus left for Hua Xia and returned with a dark face after only three days. Obviously, he didn't achieve his goal, but he figured out one thing: Xiao Yunhai was the one behind the joint effort of the movie theaters to strangle Paramount Pictures.
He also found out through some secret connections that Xiao Yunhai was actually the nephew of the second-in-command of the Hua Xia government. His grandfather had even been the first-in-command.
Angus could not believe his ears when he heard the news.
At the same time, he immediately realized that the problem with his company was when Xiao Yunhai and Bikven went to Dominia.
Obviously, this was his revenge, but Xiao Yunhai was too ruthless. He wanted to kill him with one blow.
Angus regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. He had nothing better to do. Why did he provoke Xiao Yunhai?
This time, he had shot himself in the foot.
He knew very well that now it was not just Xiao Yunhai looking for trouble with him, but the whole of Hollywood was working together to deal with him. Even if he was forgiven by the other party, Xiao Yunhai could not let the other eight movie companies let him go.
However, Angus still called Xiao Yunhai because the people on the other side told him that unless Xiao Yunhai agreed, the Yanhuang Cinema Chain would not dare to let him go.
There was nothing to be done about it. This was the power and influence of the Crown Prince Society.
Even if Xiao Yunhai had never used his Xiao Family identity to do anything, no one dared to offend him for a movie company.
"Mr. Xiao, I'm Angus from Paramount. I'm really sorry about what happened to Dominia. Please … "
Xiao Yunhai, who had just returned to Los Angeles, interrupted him and said, "Mr. Angus, there's no need to say anymore. I also apologize to you. I can't agree to your next request. Goodbye. "
What a joke. He was the one who initiated the joint attack on Paramount. If he let Angus go just because of a few words, how could Xiao Yunhai survive in the entertainment industry in the future? Who would cooperate with him in the future?
"If you don't remove the roots, it will grow again when the spring breeze blows."
Xiao Yunhai, who had just put down the phone, suddenly thought of this old saying. Angus was able to dominate Hollywood for decades. He must have his ways.
Since he had made a move, he must clean it up and not give Angus any chance to make a comeback.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yunhai's eyes flashed a cold light. He called Leander.
"Mr. Xiao, I heard that Yanhuang Cinema has rejected Angus's request for cooperation. Hahaha, that's great. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "Mr. Leander, it's too early to celebrate the victory. Angus is still thinking of various ways. Once he recovers, it will be very disadvantageous for us. "
Leander said, "Mr. Xiao, don't worry about this. I won't give him a chance. Let me tell you a secret, I'm secretly contacting the other shareholders of Paramount Pictures. You know, the market value of Paramount Pictures has dropped by more than 30% these days. Some of the internal shareholders can't take it anymore. "
Xiao Yunhai frowned and said, "But I remember that Angus seems to have absolute control of Paramount, right? Even if you gather all the shareholders, I'm afraid it's useless. "
Leander laughed and said, "That was in the past. Since the outbreak of the last financial crisis, Wall Street's Steer Technology Company invested in Paramount and got 12% of the shares. Angus's shares are only 42%. Now, because of his personal reasons, Paramount's market value has dropped greatly. The shareholders are very dissatisfied with this. At the same time, Steer Technology Company seems to have the intention of encroaching on Paramount. If they can get rid of Angus, then our Thunderbolt Pictures will be safe. "
Xiao Yunhai was shocked when he heard this. He said, "If Steer Technology Company enters Paramount, I'm afraid it will be even more disadvantageous for other Hollywood studios."
Steer Technology Company was very powerful in this world. Its market value was in the trillions of dollars, and its annual profit was in the hundreds of billions. It was the largest giant company in the world. If it got Paramount, with the other party's powerful and abnormal funds, it would certainly have a strong impact on Hollywood.
Leander laughed and said, "Mr. Xiao, I can tell you clearly that Wall Street has already targeted the Hollywood film industry. Just like your Hua Xia cinema chain before, without the help of Wall Street, how could they get it? Since it's a matter of time, it's better to use them to drive the enemy away. As for the future, let's talk about it later. "
The reason why Xiao Yunhai didn't want to have a deep relationship with Leander was that he didn't like his bad habit of only thinking about himself and ignoring the overall situation. This was the common characteristic of American capitalists.
"In that case, I'll wait for your good news."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yunhai suddenly felt that he was worrying too much.
Who was Leander? How could he let Angus make a comeback?
Forget it, he really wasn't cut out for business matters. Tomorrow, he'd better find Vincent to record a record. Speaking of which, he was considered a member of the original record company, but he had never gone to see it.
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