The unluckiest ones were Paramount's stars. They had just reprimanded Xiao Yunhai in the morning, and in the afternoon, they were slapped in the face by this recording.
Because of this recording, George Duncan became a street rat hated by everyone in the United States.
In a private villa, George Duncan sat on the sofa in a daze. His eyes were blank and his face was pale. He looked as if he had lost his soul.
"How did this happen? Why is it like this? "George Michael kept mumbling like a fool.
From the high and mighty chairman of the Oscar organizing committee to the rat that everyone wanted to beat up, the strong difference made him feel like he was dead, and his energy was sucked dry.
He knew that he was finished, completely finished. No one could save him.
Just then, the phone on the coffee table rang, but George Mike was oblivious to it. He didn't know how many times it rang before he came back to his senses and picked it up without even looking at it.
"Hello, who are you looking for?" George Duncan asked weakly.
A gloomy voice came from the phone. "Mr. Duncan, I'm Paramount's assistant, Mr. Hanks."
"Paramount? Hanks? " George Duncan's eyes lit up as if he had grasped at a life-saving straw. He asked hurriedly, "Where is Mr. Hanks? I want to talk to him. "
The assistant said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hanks is not in the office. He's on a business trip."
George Duncan was furious. "Bullsh * t. Does Hanks want to stay out of this? In his dreams. You'd better put him on the phone right now. Otherwise, I'll go outside and tell the reporters that it was Paramount who bribed me. "
The assistant on the other end of the phone seemed to pause for a moment. After a while, he said, "Our Mr. Hanks will soon …"
"Put him on the phone. I know he's right next to you," George Duncan said with absolute certainty.
"Mr. Duncan, I really don't want to tell you this bad news personally."
Hanks's voice came from the phone.
"I knew it must be you. Hanks, I've been harmed by you. Now I need to escape to a place where no one knows me. Therefore, I want you to give me one billion US dollars to guarantee that I can live well for the rest of my life. "
Hanks said in a playful tone, "You must be joking, Mr. Maiken."
George Michael said angrily, "I'm not in the mood to joke with you. If you can't fulfill my request, then we'll both die together. "
Hanks smiled. "Mr. Maiken, you have to be clear about one thing. I have never bribed you. The person who bribed you is called Cashew, isn't he? By the way, the reason why I asked my assistant to call you is to tell you that your family is doing well, especially your grandson and granddaughter. The two children are so cute. "
Upon hearing Hanks's words, George Michael felt as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue. His face instantly turned ashen, and he said, "Hanks, you bastard, how dare you threaten me with my family?"
Hanks said in surprise, "Mr. Maiken, you've misunderstood me. This is what Mr. Cashew asked me to tell you. I didn't say it. "
George Michael took a deep breath and said with despair, "I shouldn't have cooperated with you. You're all devils."
Hanks smiled. "Mr. Maiken, please don't say that. We're all well-known figures in society. How can you say we're devils? Cashew asked me to tell you that he doesn't want to go to jail. Well, my mission is over. We'll meet again if we have the chance. Ah, no, it should be forever. "
After that, Hanks hung up the phone.
George Michael listened to the disconnect sound and was dumbfounded. The phone slowly fell from his hand to the ground. His whole body seemed to have lost its bones and suddenly collapsed on the sofa.
At three o 'clock in the afternoon, all the major entertainment media reported that the chairman of the Oscar committee, George Michael, had committed suicide in his villa.
"Committed suicide?" Xiao Yunhai saw the video on the Internet and sneered. "Whether it was murder or suicide, I'm afraid only the person involved knows."
Raúl said, "If the police really enforced the law impartially, it wouldn't be difficult to find the person who bribed Michael. Unfortunately, America is a world of money. As long as you have money, even the president can be elected, not to mention a case. "
Xiao Yunhai sighed and said, "For two hundred million USD, George Michael destroyed his lifelong reputation in a single day. Oscar was even shamed along with him. Why bother?"
Raúl smiled. "Boss, the charm of money is not something that everyone can resist. Recently, our company's employees have been in high demand. Paramount and Disney have come to poach people. They're offering very high prices. For example, as long as a team leader of the animation department goes there, he'll immediately be paid three hundred thousand dollars a year. "
Xiao Yunhai asked in confusion, "How do you know?"
Raúl said, "After a few employees were harassed by the other party, they came to my office the next day and explained the situation to me. However, I think there should be a lot of people who are still hesitating. Boss, do you want to take some measures? "
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said, "When Magic City was in danger, although I was 100% sure that I could get through it, I didn't announce it immediately. Instead, I used this incident to test the loyalty of the Magic City employees. Because of this, forty to fifty people left Magic City. Now, without exception, all of them are regretting it. If Marvel's employees are poached at high prices, you don't have to stop them. Just let them go. I, Xiao Yunhai, don't need employees who aren't loyal to the company. "
Raúl nodded and said, "Boss, I understand. Hollywood's talents are like carps crossing the river. If those disloyal employees leave, we can recruit more outstanding people. Sooner or later, Marvel Comics will become the best animation company in the world. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "It's good that you can think like that. Raúl, I'll leave the second part of 'Transformers' to you. With the foundation of the first part, I believe that there shouldn't be any problems with the results of this part. "
Raúl said, "Don't worry, Boss. I'll take care of it."
After spending the whole afternoon settling the matters of 'Harry Potter' and 'Transformers', Xiao Yunhai and Kree boarded the plane to Beijing, Hua Xia that night.
"Xiao, were you the one who made George Michael's recording?"
On the plane, Kree kept asking Xiao Yunhai.
Xiao Yunhai said angrily, "Kree, I've said it eight hundred times. It's not me. Why don't you believe me?"
Kree said doubtfully, "But this is too much of a coincidence."
Xiao Yunhai said, "If I had this recording, I would have released it before attending the Academy Awards and let the Academy Awards Committee reevaluate the major awards. Now that the results are out, what's the use of me doing this? "
Kree thought for a moment and nodded. "What you said makes sense. Haha, Xiao, do you know how big the problem is this time? George Michael's scandal has made the entire Hollywood jittery. The Oscar judges are all very nervous. I heard that the vote counters have been isolated for investigation. I believe that it won't be long before more people go in. All the filmmakers and fans in the world are watching this matter. It's impossible for the government to deal with it quietly. Because of this recording, the Academy Awards is completely finished and can no longer maintain its high status. It's very likely that the Hua Xia Jinzu International Film Festival will replace it. Maybe this incident will be the turning point for Hua Xia movies to gradually replace Hollywood movies. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "Don't be ridiculous. Although the Academy Awards has been badly damaged and its prestige in the hearts of filmmakers has been greatly reduced, Hua Xia still has a long way to go before it can reach the scale and standard of Hollywood. However, I believe that in less than ten years, Hua Xia will be able to catch up with or even surpass Hollywood in terms of movies. "
Kree sighed and said, "When that time comes, we may consider moving our headquarters to Hua Xia. By the way, Xiao, I want to discuss something with you. Our MGM Grand is very interested in your superhero, the Green Hornet. Can you sell the copyright to us? Of course, if you can't, then forget it. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "As long as the price is right, it's not that I can't sell the copyright to you."
As for "The Green Hornet", Xiao Yunhai had no interest in filming it. In his previous life, the movie's box office results were not good. The global box office only seemed to have earned 100 million USD. Xiao Yunhai did not even watch it.
Since MGM Grand was interested in it, Xiao Yunhai was willing to do them a favor. Of course, the copyright fee was definitely not a small amount.
Kree was very clear about Xiao Yunhai's importance to superheroes. Asking him was just a formality and did not expect to succeed. Therefore, after hearing Xiao Yunhai's reply, he was obviously stunned. He thought that there was something wrong with his ears and asked again, "What did you just say?"
Xiao Yunhai rolled his eyes and said, "I said that as long as the price is right, I can sell the Green Hornet to you. After all, we are partners now."
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