Chapter 314: Because of Success, So Suppressed
"Mr. Zhang, long time no see. Quan Ning, who was very tall but looked a little strange, bowed deeply when he saw Zhang Fan. The current Zhang Fan is already an existence that he can't even look up to.
"It's been a long time. Zhang Fan smiled and stretched out his hand to invite him to sit down on the sofa, "What have you been busy with lately?"
"Do some investment business. "Quan Ningyi is full of smiles, completely standard business face" I heard that Mr. Zhang has been busy with work in Huaxia recently, so he came to visit. ”
Glancing at the gift box on the desk, Zhang Fan smiled and nodded, "Thank you, I have a heart." ”
Zhang Fan knew that the person in front of him was not a good person, but the kind of person who would do anything to achieve his goal. It's just that there are more such people in this world, and there is nothing remarkable about Zhang Fan encountering them. The key is to see what he can bring to himself.
After some small talk, Quan Ningyi came up with a plan: "Mr. Zhang, I have an investment company in the United States, and I happen to have several very promising projects recently. I don't know if you're interested. ”
"Haha~~~" Hearing Quan Ningyi's words, Zhang Fan couldn't help laughing in an instant.
"I'm sorry, a bit of a gaffe. Zhang Fan smiled and waved his hand, "There are too many people talking to me about investment recently, and I want to laugh when I hear it now." I don't know why, but everyone thinks I'm a person who likes to invest?"
"Hehe~~" Quan Ningyi's face was a little embarrassed, but it was fleeting. This kind of embarrassment in the mall is nothing, and people who are not thick-skinned can't do business at all.
"I don't know who mentioned investment to Mr. Zhang. In order to divert the topic and relieve the embarrassment, Quan Ning sorted out his expression and began to chat.
"Masayoshi Son. With a smile in his eyes, Zhang Fan lowered his head and picked up the teacup and began to drink water.
"Oh. Quan Ning nodded. But then it seemed that he suddenly understood something, and his eyes instantly widened and looked at Zhang Fan, "Who?!"
"Masayoshi Son. Zhang Fan said again softly. Although I am not from this industry, I know the meaning of the name.
“...... Goo. Quan Ning glared and swallowed. He has an investment company of his own, and although he is small, he is still a person in this industry. For Son Masayoshi's name, it is naturally thunderous. It's just that the position of the family is too high, and he can only hear about it, but he has never even seen it.
However, Son Zhengyi asked Zhang Fan to talk about investment?! Quan Ningyi knew that the gap between him and Zhang Fan was huge, but he didn't expect it to be so big!
Quan Ningyi knew that Zhang Fan would not joke about this kind of thing, because there was no need for it. After a certain level, even if it's a joke, it won't be said casually. Son must have really approached Zhang Fan to talk about investment.
looked at Quan Ningyi's face full of all kinds of strange and complex expressions, as if it was a hodgepodge of paints. Zhang Fan couldn't help but chuckle secretly. If this is to say that Son Masayoshi is looking for himself to be a partner, and even wait until he has the opportunity to take over online banking in the future, the person in front of him must not faint?
"Is it really Son Masayoshi?" After a while, Quan Ningyi still asked a little unwillingly, "Softbank's Son Masayoshi?"
"Hmm. "Since you want to be slapped in the face, then Zhang Fan will naturally not be polite" Sonoshi of SoftBank discussed the matter of investing together to be a partner of SoftBank. ”
"...... "Quan Ningyi is really speechless at this time." That's SoftBank, if you can talk to Son about being a partner of SoftBank, what kind of business does it have to be?
Thinking of this, Quan Ning glanced at the plan he had brought. Suddenly I had a feeling that I wanted to laugh but couldn't.
"I rejected all offers. Zhang Fan smiled: "I have no interest in entering the investment industry now. My focus has always been on the film and television industry. ”
Quan Ningyi didn't think that Zhang Fan was joking or teasing himself. He smiled and put away his investment plan, "Actually, I still have some connections in the Korean film and television industry. If Mr. Jang is interested in exploring the Korean market, I think I can still help. ”
"South Korea?" Zhang Fan raised his eyebrows, then shook his head slightly, "The place is too small." ”
The land is barren and the population is small, so the market is naturally small. Maybe it's a good market for others, but it's really small for Zhang Fan.
"Mr. Zhang. As if he had found a new path, Quan Ning tried his best to persuade Zhang Fan at the beginning, "Although the Korean market is small, the output value is good." If Mr. Zhang is interested, I can pave the way for Mr. Zhang. ”
"I have a bit of a relationship with SBS TV. Quan Ning smiled and said, "I hope Mr. Zhang can consider it." ”
Zhang Fan thought about it and felt that although this market was relatively small, it was also a market. And film and television works have no cost, as long as they can become popular, they can make money. Anyway, there is nothing bad about making Korean money without paying anything. It also spreads culture.
"Good. Zhang Fan nodded, "Yes." Recently, my TV series from the stars is very popular, if you can, you can contact the SBS TV station to see if you can introduce this TV series. ”
If Quanning has a way to open the Korean market, Zhang Fan doesn't mind giving him a chance. It's nothing to give a favor or something. After all, all he earned was Korean money, and he didn't pay anything himself. If you have the opportunity, you can seize it and use it well, and you don't have to pay anything from Zhang Fan anyway. It's a big deal to go over there and show up a few faces, and what kind of meeting will earn an appearance fee or something.
Quan Ning left in high spirits, he didn't stay long and flew directly to South Korea to prepare to open the market for Zhang Fan. Even if Zhang Fan sees the inconspicuous small market and small interests, it is still an unimaginable huge business opportunity for him.
For Quan Ningyi, the huge business opportunity is just a small thing in Zhang Fan's view, but after a little attention, he no longer cares. After arranging for professionals to hand over Alibaba shares to SoftBank. This is not an easy thing to do, and it needs to go through the approval of many departments, negotiation and so on. There are a lot of trivial things, and Zhang Fan handed them all over to the professionals hired by high salaries to deal with. And he himself is again going to the United States.
Coming to the United States again is a very important thing, because the Avengers, who have high hopes, has a back-and-forth in theater matters.
Zhang Fan has already negotiated relevant matters with the three major theater chains, and the three major theater chains have also agreed to provide thousands of screens for Zhang Fan's big-budget superhero movie. But during the time when Zhang Fan returned to Huaxia, this matter changed.
Throughout the summer, Zhang Fan's film company released two live-action films, and Pixar also released an animated film. And these three movies launched by Zhang Fan directly occupied the top three at the box office in the entire North American summer file! Not only the summer file, but even the global box office was won by these three movies.
Such a dazzling achievement is something that Spielberg's dream factory has never done at the beginning. The entire North American film industry is exclaiming that the film era belonging to Zhang Fan is coming.
This may be an exaggeration, but the impact on the entire film market is huge.
Hollywood's biggest companies have released dozens of movies this summer. Among them, there are many big productions with an investment of more than 100 million. However, the revenue of these films is far lower than the expectations of several major companies, which makes them feel very unhappy.
If it was just an accidental event, maybe it would have passed. After all, the heritage of several giant companies is still very strong. But this is not the first time, Zhang Fan's film company did this last year. This year has not only not changed, but has become stronger. This is real, and it directly affects the revenue interests of several giant companies.
It doesn't matter what kind of company you open, whether it's SoftBank or Alibaba, whether it's making movies or making investments. The ultimate goal is to make money. Now that there is a predator like Zhang Fan in the North American film market, who has successfully robbed most of the people's income, no one will tolerate this kind of thing, let alone several giant companies that have always been calling for wind and rain in Hollywood.
What to do when faced with a threat, of course, is to remove the threat!
If there were disagreements among the major film giants last year about joining forces to deal with Zhang Fan, this year they have been able to reach an agreement. Even Sony, which has always enjoyed the overseas distribution rights of Zhang Fan's films, and thus made a lot of money with Zhang Fan, also joined it this time.
Zhang Fan affects the interests of all Hollywood giants, even Sony Columbia, which has benefited. They are also unwilling to take away the market that has already taken shape.
There are not many means for these people to deal with Zhang Fan. The Film Commission has used it once before, and Zhang Fan is not easy to get along with if he comes again. The re-use of the Film Commission will inevitably lead to the most intense all-out confrontation.
In addition to the Film Commission, the best way for the giants to deal with the suppression of those small and medium-sized companies is through the theater chain. The three major theater chains, which occupy important regions of the North American market, are inextricably linked with several major film companies.
These three cinema chains do not account for the majority of the North American market, but they do have some of the best cinemas in important locations in major cities.
Once you lose the support of these large theater chains, if you want to get a good box office, you must get their support. Now without the support of these three major theaters, the box office performance of Zhang Fan's film will inevitably be affected.
And this is the most effective way for several major film giants to deal with those small and medium-sized film companies that are strong and up-and-coming.
They are preparing to suppress Zhang Fan fiercely. Let Zhang Fan carefully prepare and invest a huge amount of Avengers, there is no way to achieve good results in the end.
Zhang Fan is also ready to take this opportunity to directly establish his status in Hollywood through the Avengers. The sudden attack of several giants did cause huge trouble to Zhang Fan.
And in order to deal with this trouble, Zhang Fan decided to directly build a main cinema line of his own!10