When someone in later generations commented on a series of behaviors of Phantom Media during this period, they gave four words: extremely crazy!

If they hadn't seen the later ending, they would even have given such a situation and evaluated it as self-defeating!

After removing Barry Winkler from all positions at ABC and agreeing to the resignation of nearly half of ABC executives, Phantom Media once again issued a shocking statement!

"In view of the development prospects of Oceanwide Cinemas and the limited number of theaters, Oceanwide Cinemas has decided to stop cooperating with some independent production companies from now on, and choose more high-quality films to enter Oceanwide Cinemas to bring more joy to the majority of fans!"

Subsequently, Oceanwide Cinemas issued a statement listing a list of independent production companies that are prohibited from cooperating!

As soon as this statement came out, it caused an uproar again, because everyone found out that these independent production companies on the list were all companies that issued a statement some time ago to denounce the monopoly of Phantom Media!

This is Chiguoguo's revenge, blatant and undisguised!

"The Phantom Media madness continues!" – the New York Times continues to report on the matter.

In the report, the "New York Times" pointed out that now, as the largest cinema company in North America and Canada, if it only relies on the films produced by Phantom Pictures, it is impossible to support the volume of Oceanwide Cinemas, and the film source of these independent production companies is actually a good supplement.

Now Oceanwide Cinemas has stopped cooperating with these independent production companies, which means that they will not have sufficient film sources, and if there are no sufficient film sources, it means that Oceanwide Cinemas will lose money.

The New York Times report is also very detailed, which lists that if this is the case, Oceanwide Cinemas will lose at least $200 million a year!

This does not calculate the loss of Oceanwide Cinema if it is to make money, so that the loss of Oceanwide Cinema will reach at least 500 million US dollars or more every year!

Coupled with the previous high-level turmoil of ABC TV Network, even after ABC TV Network has announced a new management, but everyone knows that destruction is always more difficult than construction, so the turmoil of ABC TV Network is just beginning, and in this stage, the loss of ABC TV Network will also be calculated in billions of dollars!

At the end of the report, the New York Times wrote: The Phantom is walking on the path of self-destruction in a way that outsiders cannot understand!

And just after Phantom Media issued this statement, the other seven Hollywood majors also issued statements one after another, saying that they welcome independent production companies to distribute in their own companies.

This is the rhythm of taking advantage of your chaos to kill you!

In the past, Phantom Media held Oceanwide Cinemas, the largest cinema company in North America, so it has been pressing several other studios in terms of distributing movies, but now it's okay, Phantom Media has self-destroyed the Great Wall and canceled its cooperation with these independent production companies, and they are naturally going to pick up the leaks!

And those banned independent production companies are also clamoring at this time: they will not bow to the Phantom, they are not a certain person, but an alliance, as long as they work together, it will be a huge force, and they have enough ability to resist the oppression of the Phantom!

However, just as they were sharpening their knives and preparing to fire at the Phantom, Fengge Cinema Line, the largest cinema company in Europe, South America and Asia, announced at the same time: In order to develop European, South American, and Asian films, in the next few years, Fengge Cinema Line in Europe, South America, and Asia will have plans to cut some Hollywood films, especially those films promoted by independent production companies without box office guarantees!

Hollywood's alliance of independent production companies has fallen into collective confusion!

The scope of the war has spread!

For Hollywood's independent production companies, in addition to the North American box office, the two most important revenues are the European art film theater chain and the video tape market.

The three are like a tripod, complementing each other and indispensable!

In North America, they have lost the support of Oceanwide Cinemas, the largest cinema company in North America and Canada, although the other seven have also made statements, but everyone knows that there is a big difference between a radish and a pit, with the support of Oceanwide Cinemas, and without the support of Oceanwide Cinemas.

If the film sources of all independent production companies are concentrated in other theater companies, it will inevitably cause congestion, and it is not up to people to decide which company's films will be released at that time, and the release time will also be compressed due to the sudden increase in film sources.

There are already losses that outsiders can't see.

However, what made them even more uncomfortable was the sudden statement of the European Fengge Cinema Line, everyone knows that Europe is a big market for art films, and if they lose the support of the Fengge Cinema Line, then their income will be compressed to a greater extent.

The most important thing is that the markets in Europe and Asia are different from the markets in North America, Oceanwide Cinemas has lost the source of these independent production companies, and it will definitely face the situation of not having enough films to be released, but the European and Asian markets are different, without the films of these independent production companies, they can release films from local film companies.

The loss is not at all......

Now the tripod, both legs have been damaged to varying degrees, so it is impossible for the other one to be alone.

Now it seems that Phantom Media is going to fight with these independent production companies to see who can afford whom!

It is true that in terms of the amount of loss, Phantom Media is definitely higher than those independent production companies, but the volume of the two sides is different, Oceanwide Cinemas loses hundreds of millions of dollars every year, and they have a powerful Phantom Media behind them to transfuse blood, everyone knows how strong Phantom Media's ability to attract money has been in recent years.

But when it comes to these independent production companies, not to mention hundreds of millions, even millions may immediately put them on the verge of bankruptcy......

Almost all independent production companies live on bank loans......

Things have developed to this point, everyone understands that things have gradually escaped everyone's control, and no one thought that Phantom Media would be so strong.

On top of that, Phantom Media also found strong foreign aid, which caught everyone off guard!

Within the alliance of independent production companies, the clouds are thick at this time, and the wails are continuous......

Because they felt powerless at this time, and when the change disrupted all their plans, they no longer knew how to deal with it!

"What now?" said the owner of an independent production company, looking around in a gloomy voice.

No one answered, and no one knew what to do.

Now they can't go in, they can't go back!

There is no better way forward, and the Phantom of Retreat has already rejected their negotiations!

"I don't believe that Phantom Media can cover the sky with one hand, let's go to the march, organize all the employees of all companies to protest and march, the Phantom is forcing us to die!"

"Yes, now we must not have civil strife, only by uniting can we win, and we must not forget that the federal government has not yet made a move, whether Phantom Media can survive or not, what we need to do now is to make the momentum bigger, the bigger the better. ”

However, it turns out that when a group forms an alliance because of interests, they will eventually make their alliances fragile because of their interests.

While everyone knows that coming together may be the best thing to do, never try to test human nature, because human nature is selfish.

So now, even if some people are shouting for unity and protesting, there are still many people who are privately thinking about the way back!

Even so, the march continued as scheduled, with many people holding protest signs and walking along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, chanting protest slogans......

In contrast to the loud protests of independent studios, Hollywood's old seven have fallen into collective silence at this time.

Except for a previous statement accepting the source of those independent production companies, there has been no movement.

They are actually waiting!

Wait for the federal government in North America to intervene.

Even on the surface, they will not formally protest or say that Phantom Media has a monopoly.

Because by now, Hollywood's Paramount case has long existed in name only, and all studios have their own theaters, and if they really protest against the Phantom monopoly, they will also have no good fruit to eat.

But that doesn't mean they're on the Phantom's side, and they even want the Phantom Media to fall apart more than the independent studios.

It's just that their goals are clearer!

They knew that it was impossible to kill Phantom Media in this matter, and they were even more worried.

As I just said, they are the same as Phantom Media, they also have subordinate cinema companies, and now, they are also production, distribution, and cinema integration!

But there is one thing that they are not as good as Phantom, because many of the Big Seven are listed companies, and they can't afford such a level of chaos in Phantom Media, and if they appear, the stock price will plummet, which no one can bear.

Phantom is different, not only is it not a listed company, and there is no need to explain to many shareholders, but the funds in their hands are incomparably abundant......

And the real purpose of the seven is actually ABC TV Network, and their needs are also very simple, as long as ABC TV Network is separated from Phantom Media, it is good enough!

When a film company also owns one of the largest television networks in the United States, they will have several times as many resources as other studios......

So up to now, they have never attacked Phantom Media in the open, but in private.......

"Did you find out?"

In the Phantom's office, Wu Jianye was still sitting there, he had been in Phantom Media for a full week, and he would only go to the rest room prepared for him every day to rest, and then he began to continue to host the show.

Even if Wu Jianye is fully prepared, he still can't take it lightly, because this time for the phantom, it is actually a battle of life and death!

It is done, the Phantom will sweep away all the troubles in the future, and if it fails, the Phantom Media will cease to exist.

Linda also didn't go home for a few days, and her painter husband in the middle came once, and when he saw where everyone was in a meeting, he was able to bring up that the atmosphere was very good, and he should make a painting for them, and Linda drove him home......

"Found out!" said Linda.

"The first to release the news was Universal Pictures!"

Wu Jianye was slightly stunned and said, "It's the world?"

As a result, Wu Jianye really didn't expect it, although he was sure that there would definitely be a big force behind this matter, but he never thought that it would be Universal.

The reason for the unexpected is also because the global is not strong enough at this time, and it is difficult to protect its own existence, after being acquired by RB Panasonic, the situation of the global has not improved, and the huge debt has made Panasonic breathless, and at this time it has been rumored that Vivendi Group is ready to acquire the news of the universe.

When you can't protect yourself, you still have the heart to deal with the phantom?

"Yes, it's Universal, but we haven't figured out how Universal was able to investigate the collaboration between you and me in such detail!" Linda said.

Speaking of the person who leaked the news, Wu Jianye was also scratching his head, the only thing that is certain now is that this person must be from his side, otherwise it is impossible to know everything that happened when he was not yet developing.

Who the hell is this person?

This is what Wu Jianye has always been more curious about!

No one would want to keep such a person by their side!

"How's the money going?" Wu Jianye didn't continue to talk to Linda about this matter, in fact, he had already transferred someone from Maple Security to investigate the matter.

Maple Security is no longer just a simple security company, with its own branches in North America and Europe.

It is no longer limited to recruiting only domestic veteran elites, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the European and American branches are more recruiting local veteran elites and various talents.

Investigating this kind of thing is their specialty.

And how is the money that Wu Jianye asked, in fact, it is also buying time for Phantom Media to send money, otherwise the federal government in North America would have started to hold an inquiry meeting at this time!

As early as a few years ago, Wu Jianye had already guessed that the Phantom would have this day, so he kept Linda on good terms with the lawmakers in North America and provided them with some political ......

That's why, a week after the incident broke out, the Phantom still had time to fight the other opponents!

Linda said: "It won't last long, and the other party will be able to buy us a week at most." ”

Wu Jianye sat there with his eyes closed, thinking about what loopholes his plan still had, and finally said, "A week is enough!"