Chapter Eight Hundred and Fifth Means

In the conference room, only the heads of the four major publishing houses were left. The atmosphere inside was very solemn, and the air seemed to freeze.

Cole looked at the photos and documents on the table, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said, "No, we can't sit still and let Xiao Hu come."

Darren immediately agreed and said, "Yes, Xiao must be taught a lesson. Two hundred million dollars, what a joke, he dares to open his mouth."

Lewis said: "What about these things? If the cheque cannot be handed over to him before two o'clock in the afternoon, I am worried that he will go to a lawyer immediately. Once it gets out, we will have a serious crisis of confidence. Such consequences can More than a mere $200 million."

Green, who has not spoken, said: "This matter has too much impact, I need to ask the boss for instructions."

The other three looked at each other, got up almost at the same time, and took out their mobile phones in unison.

Ten minutes later, the four of them sat together again, and said the instructions of their respective bosses. The result, without exception, was all one word, dragging.

The four discussed it, and finally Cole called Xiao Yunhai, and the call was quickly connected.

"Mr. Xiao, our boss has agreed to your two conditions. Two hundred million US dollars is no problem, but the time is too short, and we may not be able to raise so much money. Therefore, we hope you can give us two days, the day after tomorrow. You must have a check for $200 million in your hands before two o'clock in the afternoon."

When Xiao Yunhai heard this, he frowned and said, "Mr. Cole, are you kidding me? It's only 200 million US dollars, and it takes two days to raise money. Haha, I think you have ulterior motives. Let's hear it. , what means are you going to use to deal with me?"

Cole said: "Mr. Xiao, you misunderstood, we do have difficulties. 200 million US dollars may not be a big amount for you, and you can earn several 200 million for one movie. But for us to publish As far as the society is concerned, this is not the case. It might affect our normal operations. Mr. Xiao, for the sake of our cooperation in the last "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", we were quite happy.

Just raise your hand and give us a moment. "

Although Cole said it pitifully, Xiao Yunhai didn't believe a word in his heart. The four famous publishing houses in Europe can't come up with 200 million US dollars, what an international joke.

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 $800 million in my bank card. One penny less, These things will be delivered to lawyers. Also, I hope you don't play tricks on me, otherwise, it's not just a matter of $200 million."

After speaking, Xiao Yunhai hung up the phone directly.

Cole's angry face turned blue and white for a while, and finally said viciously: "This Xiao is really hateful."

Green said: "No way, who let us be caught by him. Let's find a hotel and wait for news, I hope the boss has a solution."

The four of them didn't even say hello to Jesse and left angrily.

Holding a glass of red wine, Jesse stood in front of the window of his office, looking at the four people who were about to get into the car, and muttered, "These greedy guys are so rude, don't tell the master if you want to leave."

When Xiao Yunhai returned to the villa, he went to his study and played on the computer all afternoon.

I originally thought that I would receive a lot of pleading calls, but I didn't expect that until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, not a single call came.

Xiao Yunhai felt a faint unease in his heart.

He didn't believe that these misers would honestly hand over $200 million to him. Since there is no one to intercede, I am afraid it is going to be hard.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yunhai was not only not afraid, but rather eager to try.

In his previous life, he was not a quiet person. When he came to this world, he learned almost invincible kung fu, and he was even more fearless in his heart. He even expected them to come, so that he could use his skills.

Before, he, Kerry and Jesse had made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening. Seeing that it was almost time, Xiao Yunhai put on his clothes and drove to the agreed French restaurant.

Kerry and Jesse also seem to have just arrived and are negotiating with the wait staff with menus.

Xiao Yunhai walked over and said with a smile, "Hi, Kerry, we haven't seen you for a long time. What are you busy with recently?"

Kerry handed the menu to the waiter and told him to serve three cups of coffee first, and then 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 It's our MGM cornucopia now, and I don't dare to be sloppy."

Xiao Yunhai sat down and said with a smile, "That's right."

Kerry sighed and said, "Xiao, you Huaxia are really confusing."

Xiao Yunhai asked inexplicably, "What do you mean by that? I didn't understand."

Kerry said with a gloomy face: "Don't mention it, the box office of our MGM movie in China last month was terrible. The science fiction movie that was popular in the first two months, suddenly encountered Waterloo last month. The huge investment of 600 million US dollars has only received 800 million Chinese coins at the box office. God, when I saw the report, I couldn't believe my eyes. I don't understand, why is this?"

When Xiao Yunhai was shooting the crazy series of movies, MGM's sci-fi blockbuster "Alien Remains" landed in theaters around the world, but it was a pity that it only got a box office of 1.4 billion US dollars, which was a mess.

Not just MGM, but other Hollywood companies are not doing much better at the box office. Especially in China, the decline was the most serious.

Xiao Yunhai frowned and said, "Kerry, how long did it take you to shoot your "Alien Remnants" from the start of preparation to the final completion?"

Kerry was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and said, "About five months or so."

"What about the original "Dinosaur Wars" and "Interstellar"?"

"Dinosaur Wars took two years, and Journey to the Stars took a year and a half. Are you saying that we were too eager for quick success and didn't make movies seriously?"

Xiao Yunhai said with a smile, "Isn't that right? Although I haven't seen this movie, I dare to say that "Alien Remnant" is definitely not as detailed as "Interstellar", right?"

Kerry nodded and said, "I admit this. Although the work efficiency of your magic special effects company has improved a lot compared to the original, it is true that you can complete a large-scale production with a special effect shot reaching more than 70% in five months. A little rushed."

Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: "Of course, this is only a secondary reason. The real main reason is that Chinese movie fans are already a little tired of your films. Since the beginning of the year, you Hollywood have aggressively attacked the Chinese film industry, what action movies, sci-fi movies? , all the magic movies have entered the theaters in a rush. Kerry, there is a saying in China that it is too much. If you are a movie fan, if you are asked to watch a few or even a dozen movies of the same type within half a year, you may not be able to stand it. ."

"Let's put it this way, in order to make money, you have already overdrawn the box office potential of Hollywood movies in advance. Unless you can make innovations or release the same type of movies at intervals, the results will definitely be the same."

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