Chapter 37: The King and Queen of Heaven Gather (4)
WMA is an agency, and they are artists.
GM General Motors is a manufacturing company, and they have cars under their hands.
Originally, the two were basically unrelated, but a blockbuster movie in 2007 made the two perfectly connected.
Michael. "Transformers," directed by Bei, seems to have given General Motors, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, a glimmer of light. Although it did greatly boost GM's sales, the good times did not last long, and the ensuing subprime credit crisis broke out, which made it worse again, and finally, in 09, the iconic American car company, filed for bankruptcy protection.
He was thinking not of here, but of Paramount, one of the Big Six, the publisher of Transformers.
Paramount, the oldest company among the Big Six, has probably the richest film library, but it is definitely not the most profitable.
Because, it has always had two huge drawbacks, the first is that he is the only one of the Big Six who does not have a TV channel, and the second is that it is extremely bad at developing new series of movies.
Compared to its successor Warner, the Harry Potter and Batman series are a few blocks away from Paramount.
His heart moved.
The dawn of oneself is probably the most popular channel for Paramount, even its parent company Viacom Group is no exception, and once it can get in touch with Paramount, it may be able to make a perfect paving for its World of Warcraft more than two years later. And, just to fill the gap in Paramount.
He listened quietly.
"WMA signed a contract with General Motors a few days ago." Wilson said carefully, "It's a contract that will be used in a $150 million blockbuster film to pass the car series. β
"I can't say much about the specifics, but I can tell you that cars are going to play a very important role in this movie." There was not a hint of expression on his face: "Now, what we need to do is that in order for this contract to take effect, each continent will elect a continent ambassador within a year, and increase the sales of GM in the state to a certain share." β
He said it simply, but all the artists fell silent.
This is tantamount to asking them to endorse GM, but this endorsement will only take effect after a year!
In other words, they want to endorse GM for free for one year, and after one year, they don't know if they can get this endorsement!
It's one thing to like to use a generic car, but it's another thing to get an endorsement.
That's millions of dollars!
What's more, it's a test of networking, and if it's someone else, they don't care, but ...... Everyone secretly glanced vigilantly at the people in the field.
No one dares to outmaneuver the other.
Cheng Long, Lin Xiao, and Ken Watanabe were all born as film and television artists, and they were born a little weaker than the rendering power of the music industry, even if their status is high, they dare not say that they are stable Ayumi Hamasaki, Hikaru Utada and Lee Hyori.
It's a thankless job.
"President Wilson." Hikaru Utada frowned slightly and asked, "Then if it is not you who gets the contract in the end, there is no compensation." β
Wilson's gaze was deep, "I'm sorry, there is no substantial compensation, but what you do, I will see." β
He seductively said, "Maybe...... Depending on influence, you will be given the opportunity to upgrade a contract. β
This sentence was said to everyone, but his eyes looked at Lin Xiao.
Only the three of them present knew that Lin Xiao's contract was a completely different contract from others.
"Well, I'm sorry, I don't want to participate." Ayumi Hamasaki slowly spoke, "Uncle Wilson, you can treat me as a little girl, I know I'm naΓ―ve, but a little girl has a little girl's attitude to life, and I don't want to get involved in such a complicated thing......"
Her gaze swept lightly over everyone, "Especially with such a few difficult opponents...... I quit, it was too much trouble. β
"Ayuhime, are you afraid?" Hikaru Utada smiled and said, "Could it be that I chose to quit early knowing that my influence was not as good as mine, so as not to lose face when I got it?" β
"You?" Ayumi Hamasaki sneered, "I'm sorry, you haven't entered my sight yet." β
"On the contrary, I want to remind you that since Guangji is so confident, I hope that when the time comes, I will face up to a few of them, and I won't be left far behind."
"I'm quitting too." Cheng Long sighed, "Advertise for GM...... It's very tempting, and it's a very solid step for building an image in the United States, but unfortunately, I already have a Ford endorsement on me. β
Wilson's expression remained unchanged, like the old K on the card, nodded and said, "Since there is an endorsement from Ford, then Mr. Cheng can not participate." β
He turned to Ayumi Hamasaki, "Miss Ayumi Hamasaki, as far as I know, there is no continent endorsement for cars, right?" β
"Didn't I say trouble?" Ayumi Hamasaki frowned at his good-looking brows, "Obviously there is no gain, I have to work hard for a year in vain, and I have to work hard with so many people, tired." β
Wilson looked at her quietly, "You're going to get the goodwill of the WMA." β
"Threatened?" Ayumi Hamasaki sneered, "I'm so sorry, I don't accept threats." Can you ban me? Really when I'm a newcomer? I joined the WMA, just because I fancy your channels, and you only fancy my influence, you give me a three-level contract, but you don't consider me to the Grammys at all, why do I work so hard for you? What does GM matter to me? β
"Ayuhime!" When these words were spoken, even her agent, Ms. Mizutani, changed her face.
"Am I wrong?" Ayumi Hamasaki said coldly, "Unless the WMA can ban me, I may think about it, but unfortunately, I'm afraid there is no long-sighted chaebol in Japan now." After joining WMA, they didn't bring me any more growth in my career, so why should I face these terrible opponents for a vain contract. β
She is arrogant, but she also knows the status of Lin Xiao and Lee Hyori in China and South Korea.
Wilson looked at her for a long time before nodding expressionlessly, "I see." β
"So, Mr. Cheng and Miss Ayumi Hamasaki quit, what about the others?" It was as if nothing had happened just now, and there was no clue on his face at all.
"I'm involved." Lin Xiao leaned lazily on the sofa and nodded, "This is a good opportunity." β
"I'm going to give it a try, too." Hikaru Utada showed a perfect smile and said kindly to Lin Xiao, "Lin Jun, then we are opponents from now on?" Please advise me. β
"I'm fine." Lee Hyo-ri also said lazily.
"I'll see how it goes." Ken Watanabe didn't agree, perhaps knowing that his own image was compatible with this kind of new concept car, and he was a little uninterested.
"That's good." Wilson nodded, "During this time, Simir and Davy will keep me informed of your movements. Please also do your part. β
"I will stay here for a week and discuss the details with you in detail."
With that, he left the room.
"That's it, nothing more." Ayumi Hamasaki patted his clothes lightly, grabbed his purse, beckoned to Ms. Mizutani, and pushed the door away without looking back.
The atmosphere in the room became uncertain.
Several people became opponents in the blink of an eye, and although their eyes were peaceful, they were also vigilant.
"Lin Xiao." Cheng Long smiled and said to him, "What? Troublesome, do you need my help? β
"Let's take a look first." Lin Xiao said with a smile.
"Haha, this kind of thing, but if you don't have the first hand, it will be troublesome to make up for it later." Cheng Long smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "The opponents this time are different from your previous ones, they are all superstars of one country, and their local influence is by no means worse than yours, given the identity of the singer, I am afraid that the publicity is a few points stronger than yours." β
Lin Xiao smiled and nodded, noncommittal.
"Okay." Cheng Long didn't mean anything to see him, and said regretfully, "If you think it's troublesome, just say it." β
"Thank you, Brother Cheng Long."
He stood up, nodded to Christina chewing gum in the corner, and left.
"You're going to do it?" As soon as she got in the car, Christina couldn't wait to ask, "This opponent is very difficult." β
Lin Xiao just nodded, didn't say anything, but changed the topic, "After I go back, all the MVs and concerts of Ayumi Hamasaki and Hikaru Utada will be withdrawn." β
Christina was stunned, and then said worriedly, "No, okay? This will trigger an entertainment and public opinion war between the two countries. β
"There's nothing bad." Lin Xiao said lightly, "Especially Ayumi Hamasaki, all withdraw!" In the future, if someone uploads her, the IP will be blocked. One day at dawn, she doesn't want to show up at dawn again. β
Christina shrugged, "Chicken intestines, small belly man." β
"It's not a matter of metrics." Lin Xiao sneered, "What identity you get, you have to have the momentum of that identity." β
"Withdraw, not a word! See once, seal once! β
Christina wanted to say something, but found that Lin Xiao had closed her eyes, and she rolled her eyes several times in anger.
Lin Xiao didn't continue because he was thinking.
Think about the pros and cons this time.
As Ayumi Hamasaki said, in this one-year encounter, he will face the giants of Japan and South Korea.
It's definitely not an easy fight, but if he wins, he will undoubtedly get a chance to upgrade his contract early.
None of this is the most important thing, though.
What he needs is an opportunity to rush into Hollywood and make everyone recognize him.
Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Leonardo, Nicolas Cage, Morgan Freeman, Schwarzenegger, Denzel Washington, Jim Carrey. Among the top ten emperor superstars with a salary of 20 million yuan and more than 20% dividends, all of them are European and American artists, and in the vast oceania, Asia, and Africa, no one has entered, even if the white race has entered it!
This opportunity, in his opinion, is the World of Warcraft nearly three years later.
He is very sure that starting from the essence of the game, let "Marshal Lin" appear in front of everyone, bury this line three years in advance, and this film already has all the factors for success!
However, money has always been a sore foot for him.
If, as a result, Paramount, the publisher of Transformers and one of the Big Six, can lay a good foundation, and World of Warcraft can gain their favor and become a treasure of their library, then I'm afraid everything will come early!
World of Warcraft, which entered the first expansion in '07, and from the middle of '06, this fire really burned the whole world.
At that time, it is the best time to launch it!