The news brought by Cheng Guochao really caught Xu Shi off guard, and the schedule of "Superhero 4" did have a big conflict with his movie.

And the most important thing is not this, the most important thing is that the themes of the two movies are strikingly similar.

are all sci-fi action films, but Xu Shi's movies have some flavor of literary films, while "Super 4" is a purely commercial film.

But these audiences don't know, and even if they do, what if they do? The influence of "Super 4" in China is not weak, or even very strong.

When the time comes, if there is a fight in the ring, and the themes of the two sides are similar, no one will definitely be optimistic about Xu Shi, even Cheng Guochao.

No, Guochao will not make a decision for Xu Shi, anyway, according to the current situation, his five million investment is not much even if it is a loss, after all, the advertising fee has earned back, after all, his investment amount is small.

So he doesn't care, he doesn't have to make money, as long as he doesn't lose too much, he can accept it.

Xu Shi took a deep breath and said: "It's impossible for me to make a shoddy film, let alone ruin my reputation, especially since we have put in so much effort before, and it is even more impossible to shoot it so well." ”

Xu Shi seems to be convincing himself, indeed, it is impossible for him to ruin his reputation in order to avoid "Super 4", even if it comes at the cost of the box office failure of this movie.

However, Xu Shi also knew that this matter was not so simple, and he could already guess how much resistance there was to doing so.

Not only is there pressure from other investors, but also from some advertisers, which will be a resistance to Xu Shi.

Sure enough, on the third day, Xu Shi received a call from the corn, saying that he wanted to talk to him.

When Xu Shi came to Maize with a group of executives of the company, he found that the investors had basically arrived, and they were all sitting in the conference room at this time, and their voices slowly became quieter when they saw Xu Shi.

After Xu Shi walked to the position and did a good job, Yu Liao took the lead and said: "Everyone is here today for the same purpose, so I won't say anything more, Mr. Xu, what do you think about it?"

Everyone's eyes looked at Xu Shi, wanting to hear what he had to say, and there was some anticipation in their eyes, expecting Xu Shi to say the answer they wanted.

Xu Shi looked at everyone and smiled: "There is nothing to say, no matter what, I will not speed up the filming in order to avoid "Super 4", which will lead to a decline in the quality of the movie." ”

"Mr. Xu, you can't say that, everyone knows that "Super 4" is a tiger, and the theme of our movie is very similar to "Super 4". ”

"Yes, everyone invests for money, with Mr. Xu's current reputation, I believe that as long as the movie is not too bad, the movie will definitely make a lot of money, which is a good thing for us. ”

As soon as Xu Shi finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion below, they are all real businessmen, and everything is based on interests.

Now that they see the crisis, they naturally try their best to avoid the crisis and maximize their interests, and the issue of Xu Shi's reputation is no longer in their scope of consideration at all.

Xu Shi had a smile on his face when he heard what these people said, but his eyes became a little indifferent.

"I understand what everyone means, it means to take my reputation as a price in exchange for your investment, is that what it means?"

"Ahem, Mr. Xu, you can't say that, the movie won't necessarily affect your reputation, and you can't just think about yourself, you also need to think about us investors. ”

"Yes, no one wants such a thing now, but since it has happened, we must find a way to solve it and strive to minimize the loss. ”

Now these people don't have much hope for Xu Shi's movie, whether in advance or according to the original plan.

Advance means that there will definitely be some problems with the quality of the movie, and it is estimated that Xu Shi's reputation will be able to make a small profit before Xu Shi's reputation is completely ruined.

If it is according to the original plan, then it will have to be tough with "Super 4", if the theme is different, they may still be able to comfort themselves, but now the theme is almost the same, people have invested nearly one billion US dollars, and there are countless fans, countless supporters, and countless big-name stars, and there are several actors.

Looking at Xu Shi's side?

Actor? No.

There is one of them, but Zhai Meirong is already old, and it has been a long time since she got the actress back then, and with the fact that she has been out of the film for a while, she has long been out of popularity.

What does Xu Shi do with others?

What capital does it have to touch with others?

Now the only thing that makes these investors still have hope is Xu Shi's reputation, and now the reputation of Xu Shi on the Internet is still very good, and when the time comes, focus on publicity, which will make many people enter the cinema.

As for their movie-going experience, it's not something they can manage, and they don't need to take care of it, they just need to make money.

Anyway, the biggest investor in this movie is Xu Shi, the script is also written by Xu Shi, and the starring role is also Xu Shi.

So no matter what, they can't blame them, they just need to take their own money and laugh and be done.

Xu Shi knows the mentality of these people, and at this time he has also experienced the disadvantages of too many investors.

There are two sides to everything, the more investors he gets, the more resources he gets, and the more restrictions he restricts.

This is still because Xu Shi has obtained most of the decision-making power, otherwise these people would probably have been tough by now, instead of sitting here and talking to him.

Xu Shi listened to them quietly, and then said calmly: "What if I have to shoot according to the original plan?"

As soon as he finished saying this, these investors instantly exploded.

Originally, they thought that they were united and could always force Xu Shi to give in, but they didn't expect Xu Shi to be so rigid and not give in a single step.

"Mr. Xu, if you insist on doing so, then we can only withdraw our investment. An investor threatened.

Although it is said that nearly 100 million yuan has been earned back from advertising alone, and some have been earned, if Xu Shi has to do this, then in the eyes of these people, the loss is certain.

And many advertisements are signed box office agreements, saying that there are 100 million, which is also estimated by them according to the original assumption.

If the box office hits the streets, let alone 100 million, it will not be 50 million.

In addition, these advertisers may also take this opportunity to lower prices, and more likely to tear up the agreement directly.

At that time, they will lose money, as for how much Xu Shi will lose, it is not within the scope of their consideration, they only know that their investment is at a loss, and it is a blood loss, which is unacceptable to them.

Xu Shi nodded and said: "That's okay, since everyone said so, I won't force everyone anymore, everyone is good to get together and disperse, if you want to withdraw your capital, tell me later, and your funds will be returned within a month." ”

As soon as Xu Shi's words came out, the audience suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked at him in disbelief, which made them withdraw their investment?

You must know that these people are all together, if they withdraw together, Xu Shi's movie will be completely finished, and maybe his own investment will be wasted before.

Xu Shi doesn't have much money now, although he made a lot of money in the last movie, in addition to some expenses, there are also taxes, plus the investment of 150 million this time, he doesn't have much money now.

At this time, everyone couldn't figure out what Xu Shi was thinking?

The reason why they threatened Xu Shi with divestment was because they knew that Xu Shi had no money now, and he would not be able to complete the movie himself.

Now the truth is indeed beyond the expectations of all of them, Xu Shi is so rigid!

I'd rather the movie not be made than accept their threats!

One of the reasons why Xu Shi did this was to see the faces of these people thoroughly, and when he knew that the movie was likely to make a lot of money, these people were extremely easy to talk.

Last time, Xu Shi was 'absent from work' for a month, went to experience life, and wasted some investment, but these people didn't speak, and even generously said that they could invest a little more.

Because at that time, they knew that Xu Shi's movie was likely to make a lot of money, but now it is different, and now they find that this movie will basically lose a lot according to the original plan, so they began to turn around and threaten Xu Shi.

"Haha, Mr. Xu, let's discuss it together, isn't there any need to be so extreme, in fact, everyone is also considering the interests of everyone, including Mr. Xu.

Mr. Xu is the biggest investor in this movie, so the box office income is also the largest, in the end, the movie makes money, isn't Mr. Xu making more money. "Someone played a round game.

Some of them don't want to withdraw their money just like that, and they still want to make a small profit from here, so the best way is to let Xu Shi release the movie in advance.

Xu Shi said: "It's true that I am the biggest investor in this movie, but I won't use my reputation to make money, and I won't fool the audience, this is my bottom line, understand?"

The corn side has not spoken, and Yu Liao has been silent except for the first sentence, as if this matter has nothing to do with them.

But at this time, he couldn't get by, because other investors were looking at this side.

Corn is the second largest investor in this film, and not only in terms of money, but also in terms of other resources and connections, so their opinions Xu Shi also need to be seriously considered.

Now everyone's eyes are on Yu Liao, hoping that Yu Liao's side can force Xu Shi to make concessions, which is what they want to see the most, and everyone is happy.

Yu Liao also knew that it was impossible for him not to speak at this time, so he thought for a while and spoke.