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Now it is different from the beginning of the Phantom, at the beginning of the Phantom's founding, Xiao Ran's focus was to make films to make money. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info And now with the difference in identity and status, the world he can see is getting bigger and bigger, and all he needs to consider is only the strategic level.

With a mature commercial market, a perfect film system, and complete talent introduction measures, he has done everything he can. Hong Kong films not only did not fall into the crisis of death, but also successfully encroached on a considerable part of Hollywood's overseas market under his leadership, which can be described as the world's second largest film production center.

If he just ignores it now, it can be regarded as having an absolute explanation for himself, at least he knows that he has a clear conscience. However, he knew that he still had one thing to do, that is, to let Chinese films completely rush into the North American market, and to cultivate the mainland market to mature.

However, these two points are not a matter of one or two days, and they need time to be cultivated. And what he can do is to do another thing for Chinese films to rush into Hollywood, one thing that can make Hollywood films lose a lot of overseas markets, and it will collapse in a certain period of time.

Xiao Ran looked at the sea from afar, and the shopping mall that was less than ten years old made him extremely tired physically and mentally. He knew that he had forced himself to do all this, and what he wanted was to be free and unfettered, as if he were on the sea right now. However, he said to himself in a resolute tone: two years, everything must be solved within two years.

In Lei Kaitai's office, an interesting scene is happening. A man sent by Warner was trying to advise Lei Kaitai: "Mr. Lei, Taixing is one of the most powerful film companies in Asia, why should you succumb to the Phantom Company. I think you can tell yourself that you don't need the leadership of Xiao Ran, a tyrant. ”

Lei Kaitai looked at this guy with an uncharacteristic smile, but unfortunately this guy obviously didn't see what he meant, but continued to rap: "Warner Pictures will open a branch in Hong Kong, and if Taixing can cooperate with Warner at that time, your film will be distributed to the world unimpeded......"

"Wait a minute!" Lei Kaitai looked at this guy with the look of looking at a rare animal, picked up the phone and dialed a number, and called out a name that made the lobbyist tremble: "Xiao Ran, Warner sent someone to lobby me, hoping that I can join their camp to deal with you, a 'tyrant', what should I do?" ”

Xiao Ran was talking with Wei Dongling on the boat at the moment about some strategies that were not very invisible, and when he suddenly received this call, he couldn't help laughing: "Then you can promise him, haha, I really want to see what kind of expression he has now!" ”

Lei Kaitai looked at the fool with a smile and said, "No problem, I decided to join the camp to deal with Xiao Ran, what benefits can you give me?" ”

Beads of sweat rolled down the fool's forehead, and he wanted to find a hole in the ground at once. Suddenly, Lei Kaitai's expression changed suddenly, and he roared in a low voice: "Get out of you, just because Warner wants to meddle in our affairs!" ”

"What bastards, I didn't expect those guys to be so uninteresting!" After receiving the idiot's reply, Turner couldn't help but be angry. It's right to think about it, Warner is the world's largest film company, which is recognized, and the strength is so powerful that someone dares to refuse him.

This can't be blamed on Turner, the whole of Hollywood is so proud, only complaining about Hollywood may be better than that Americans are used to being proud, always self-righteous and think that they are the center. Although challenged by Hong Kong films, he still failed to fully realize the power of Hong Kong films. However, if they can go to Hong Kong for a trip or investigate around the world, they can know the true strength of Hong Kong films.

What's next? Turner thought quickly. Maybe he really needs to open a branch office in Hong Kong, he thought, at least that doesn't seem like a bad idea, does it?

In February, when everyone was busy preparing for the Spring Festival, Fang Xiaoqiang moved in the U.S. stock market with four billion dollars and his right-hand man. But obviously that is unlikely to be true, so Fang Xiaoqiang just wants to lay down the shares of Fox and its companies.

Wei Dongling was now teasing Xiao Qing at Xiao Ran's house, and after teasing for a while, he looked up and asked, "It's time, all the preparations have been completed!" ”

Xiao Ran thought silently for a moment, he wondered if there were any loopholes in this. After thinking for a while, he finally picked up his mobile phone and called Fang Xiaoqiang, who was waiting for news in the United States: "Xiaoqiang, you will do it as soon as the market opens, remember, don't shock the stocks of other companies, so as not to attract the same hatred of the other party!" ”

Fang Xiaoqiang smiled and agreed, and when the market opened the next day, he immediately instructed his assistant to start implementing the suppression plan. On the same day, Murdoch was in the United States while dealing with work, when suddenly, the secretary knocked on the door and walked in, looking nervous and said: "Mr. President, our stock seems to have been sniped by professional speculators!" ”

Murdoch's face changed slightly, and the first thing that came to mind was Xiao Ran, who had endless killing intentions hidden behind that smile. What he had been fearing for a long time had finally happened, and News Corp was currently in financial trouble, which everyone knew. Once you want to be entangled in the stock market, you need a huge amount of money, but where to get such a money?

That afternoon, Murdoch raised a billion dollars from Wall Street, plus his own billion dollars, and gradually invested them in the stock market. The next day, he suddenly found that all his money was trapped in it. Gritting his teeth, he finally raised money from the bankers among the shareholders.

Late at night on the tenth day, Xiao Ran's sleepy eyes barely opened, and he grabbed the phone, and Fang Xiaoqiang's voice came from inside: "Brother Ran, I haven't been able to achieve the task you assigned, Murdoch got a sum of money out of nowhere, and I had no choice but to withdraw." ”

Xiao Ran immediately sobered up, but this was not unexpected, it was really rare to be able to make such a big deal without the support of a banker: "It's okay, Xiaoqiang, it's good to take the opportunity to come back!" ”

Went to the bathroom to sober up his head, Xiao Ran closed his eyes and thought quietly, this failure was in his expectation, and even one of the ambushes that he changed his plan enough.

The next morning, Wei Dongling pushed open Xiao Ran's office door with a smile and came in and said loudly: "I was expected by you kid again, Warner Asia just registered ten minutes ago." Moreover, this old guy Turner is really generous, as soon as he came, he extended an olive branch to Liu Hua and them, and raised their salary to 20 million! ”

Xiao Ran nodded, it is impossible for Warner not to see the Hong Kong market, since there is a huge profit here, Hollywood companies must want to intervene. And, if that would add some trouble to the Phantom, then Turner wouldn't care.

However, now Xiao Ran really doesn't object to Warner's entry into Hong Kong, and now he fully accepts Warner's existence, after all, it is useful. A smile gradually appeared on his face: "How much they improve, we will add the same." Not only that, but also let Universal get paid according to this ratio! ”

Wei Dongling was stunned for a moment, let Universal increase his salary in an all-round way? In this way, it is really a crazy reduction in profits. Xiao Ran obviously knew his thoughts very well, and smiled heartily: "This is our revenge, isn't it?" ”

Xiao Ran smiled lightly, no one knew what he really thought. What is the cancer of Hollywood in the future? It's the star. The salary of celebrities is too high, so high that a film with an investment of more than 100 million US dollars is rarely profitable, but it is not as profitable as some small-scale films.

What will be the consequences if the salaries of celebrities rise to a certain level? It's better to compare and draw according to the historical Hong Kong films. In history, the reason why Hong Kong films have declined so quickly is that the salaries of stars have increased by leaps and bounds, resulting in a sudden contraction of production costs when the market is not large, and film production is becoming more and more rough, which everyone can see.

This is Xiao Ran's killer, perhaps it is better to say that it is an ace. Nothing could make Hollywood collapse faster than this trick, as long as Universal, under his direction, raised the first-line salary to $50 million, then Hollywood was on the verge of collapse.

According to the ratio of 1 to 4, a film starring a big star at that time would require at least 200 million US dollars. In the U.S. market, there are only four or five films that grossed more than 200 million a year, and the overseas market has shrunk a lot because of the rapid expansion of Hong Kong films.

At that point, sooner or later, this dangerous tightrope will break, and the American film industry will surely collapse. The collapse can last for at least two years, and with two years, it is enough for Hong Kong films to wantonly encroach on the North American market, and that is the moment when Hong Kong films will completely replace Hollywood.

The problem is that if you raise salaries for no reason, the consequences are likely to attract hostility from the other six companies, as in Colombia, which is ruled by Sony. Therefore, Xiao Ran let Warner enter the market, because he knew very well that Turner would definitely attract people with money, so that he could raise Hollywood salaries in the name of revenge without being questioned, at least his intentions were completely hidden.

When the two of them stared at each other, the voice of the new secretary sounded on the telephone: "Mr. Xiao, Mr. Yang of Tianluo has a call to find you!" ”

Xiao Ran glanced at Wei Dongling, with a smile in his eyes, Yang Qi called obviously because of the Warner invasion, picked up the phone and said: "Yang Qi, you really have time, you don't go to eat now, you are still working, amazing!" ”

"Xiao Ran, don't pretend, I don't believe you don't know about Warner's entry." Yang Qi was angry and funny, Xiao Ran was definitely the first to know about such a thing, but he still said like this: "Go to the Grand Hyatt Hotel for dinner, and talk about how to deal with that guy by the way!" ”

Hanging up the phone, Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile and shook his head: "Those guys, this little thing still can't be stopped." ”

"Do you think it's you, and you have everything under control? Big brother, it's Warner. I don't know if it's because Li Jiaxin gave birth to a child, Wei Dongling's tone is no longer as much as mocking Xiao Ran as before, and sometimes he can't help but stab this kid hard: "Let's go, I'm hungry too!" ”

Grand Hyatt Hotel is invested by Mingxuan Real Estate, and it is also a building that has just been put into use, which can be described as very luxurious, and it is definitely the courage of the upper class to come. Coming to the restaurant on the seventh floor, Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling looked around and found that Yang Qi and the three of them were on the edge of the railing, and stepped forward and said with a smile: "There are still a few rich people who are rich, of course you will invite this meal!" ”

Lei Kaitai and the three of them suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, Xiao Ran is really informal sometimes. After ordering, Xiao Ran took a knife and fork to deal with the damned black pepper steak on the table: "What, let me come without saying something!" ”

"You know what we mean, so you don't need to say more." Pan Desheng shrugged his shoulders and took a sip of wine, then said to Xiao Ran: "What do you mean, everyone has been led by you all these years, and now it is still up to you!" ”

"It's better to look at him than to look at me......" Wei Dongling immediately protested and complained: "He's not as handsome as me!" ”

Xiao Ran chuckled and put down the knife and fork, took a sip of water before saying lightly: "What do you think about this issue, this is very important!" ”

"Of course not, Hong Kong is our land, and no one is allowed to interfere!" Yang Qi wiped his hands, and then added: "Moreover, even if it is involved, it can't be a North American company coming in." Warner's strength in North America is already very strong, and if it comes in again, it will definitely not be a good thing! ”

"Then don't let them in, it's a simple matter!" Wei Dongling reluctantly swallowed a piece of lobster meat, and then said lightly without care: "This is not Hollywood, and Turner can't speak, we can only say it." ”

Regarding Wei Dongling's words, Yang Qi and they definitely raised their hands and feet in agreement. However, they knew very well that Xiao Ran really had the right to decide, and immediately set their sights on Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran also hesitated, in theory, the more money invested, the more the film industry can prosper, from this point of view, it is obviously necessary to let Warner enter.

Moreover, Warner's entry into the theater will only increase the influence of Chinese-language films. However, Warner's strength is indeed very strong, and, most importantly, the current market for Hong Kong films is very large. As long as Warner tastes the sweetness, other companies will come in the same way, and at that time, the mainland market, which is currently the foundation, is not yet in hand, which is very likely to cause the shaking of Hong Kong films.

The fundamental condition for allowing Warner to enter is that the mainland market must be stable, and at the very least, the domestic distribution rights and theater chains must be in the hands of local companies. The current conditions seem to be appropriate, but the hookup between China Film and Warner still makes Xiao Ran a little vigilant.

(To be continued)