"Mr. Morris, the head-to-head confrontation between "Thunderbolt" and "Forrest Gump" was almost a failure. What do you think of this?"

Upon hearing this question, Morris's face instantly darkened, and he said: "The box office failure of a movie does not mean anything. We will seriously reflect on the lessons learned this time and strive to achieve good results in the next movie."

Wang Jun also saw that something was not right about the situation and quickly said: "Everyone, today is a good day for Huayi and Universal. Please ask questions about this matter. We will not answer any other questions. Thank you.

"

As soon as his words came out, the enthusiasm of other reporters to ask questions also dropped a lot.

Ten minutes later, the press conference ended.

Wang Jun personally sent Morris back to the hotel.

On the way, Morris said to Wang Jun: "Mr. Wang, you Chinese journalists seem to be a little unfriendly to me. Have we offended them at Universal?"

Wang Jun shook his head and said: "Mr. Morris, all reporters in China are like this. Their purpose is simple, to dig out the hottest news. In China, any news related to Zhang Xiao is the hottest.

It’s also the easiest to trend on.”

Hearing this, Morris' eyes narrowed and he said: "Zhang Xiao has a very high status in the Chinese entertainment industry?"

"Very, very high." Wang Jun said: "Zhang Xiao is the honorary head of the China Performing Arts Association, and his movie fans have exceeded 200 million. It can be said that as long as it is his movie, no matter how poorly it is shot, the box office will basically not be

Less than $300 million."

Morris said: "Don't you have a very good relationship with Zhang Xiao?"

"That's right!" Wang Jun said bluntly: "Although we are not mortal enemies, if we want to cooperate, it is impossible. Mr. Morris, I am afraid that your company is willing to cooperate with us for this reason.

!”

Morris nodded and said: "Mr. Wang is very smart. Our boss really doesn't like Zhang Xiao. In addition to some feuds between the four of us, there is also the issue of Disney."

Wang Jun was stunned and said: "Disney?"

Morris nodded and said: "Yes, Disney Studios is developing faster and faster, and a large part of the reason is due to Zhang Xiao. If he hadn't sold Marvel Studios to Disney, Disney would never be what it is today.

.”

Wang Jun asked in disbelief: "Is Zhang Xiao really that important?"

Morris said: "It is very important. Last year he filmed an animated movie "Frozen." Do you know how much profit it brought to Disney?"

Wang Jun was moved in his heart and asked: "Are you talking about the peripherals of "Frozen"?"

"That's right!" Morris said: "In just seven or eight months from the release of "Frozen" to today, this movie has brought Disney more than two billion U.S. dollars in profits, including DVDs, toys, clothes,

It’s sold like crazy in the West.”

"And the novel "Harry Potter" written by Zhang Xiao will also be released soon. This IP is bigger than "Frozen", and it is basically a certainty that it will be a box office hit."

Wang Jun asked curiously: "How much money can Zhang Xiao make from this?"

A trace of greed flashed in Morris's eyes, and he said: "He is the second largest shareholder of Disney. He accounts for at least 30% or 40% of the profits from Frozen."

Not to mention Harry Potter, at least half of it."

After hearing this, Wang Jun took a breath and said: "Doesn't that mean that even if Zhang Xiao doesn't dare to do anything, his annual income can exceed three billion US dollars?"

"That's right!" Morris nodded.

With one year's income, they could buy most of their Huayi Company, which shocked Wang Jun.

In the past, he just thought that Zhang Xiao was a very powerful shareholder of Disney, but Wang Jun did not have a clear idea of ​​how powerful he was and to what extent.

Now after hearing Morris's words, Wang Jun realized that he and Zhang Xiao were not on the same level at all.

hehe.

He actually went to block Chen Gang for him.

It feels so ridiculous now that I think about it.

Morris glanced at Wang Jun and said: "Don't be afraid, our Mr. Marlington from Universal is worth hundreds of billions of dollars and has been in Hollywood for twenty years. In terms of connections and strength, he is only higher than Zhang Xiao."

Low."

"Let me tell you one more thing. The rapid development of Disney has made the five major companies, including ours at Universal, quite afraid. We have secretly joined forces to deal with Disney together."

"Mr. Wang, in addition to opening up China's film market, our boss is cooperating with you to completely suppress Zhang Xiao. To the extent you can do it, we will give you corresponding benefits."

Wang Jun knew that since he had already boarded this boat, he could only go one way, and said without hesitation: "I understand."

Morris asked: "What are you going to do?"

Wang Jundao: "Zhang Xiao is an extremely low-key person. Apart from filming, you can hardly see him. He is also keen on charity. Even I have to admit that he is the cleanest artist in this circle. There is no reason to catch him.

.”

"His only flaw is Qingtian Entertainment Company. Now Qingtian Video Network is competing with the other three major video networks for traffic. Qingtian TV Station will also be online in a while. We may be able to start from this aspect."

Morris immediately understood what Wang Jun meant and said: "Are you going to join forces with the other three major video websites to deal with Qingtian?"

Wang Jun gave him a thumbs up and said: "That's right, Mr. Morris, these three video websites are backed by large companies with a market value of hundreds of billions. If you want to connect them together, I'm afraid I'm not that strong yet.

face."

Morris thought for a while and said: "We at Universal have some connections with these three major websites. I will invite their CEOs to have a meal together tomorrow."

Wang Jun smiled and said: "If that's the case, that would be great."

···

Zhang Xiao didn't know about Universal's conspiracy. He was preparing to take his family to New York for a vacation.

Seeing Yang Mi packing her things, Reba said with envy: "I really want to go too!"

Yang Mi smiled and said: "Then let's go together!"

Reba sighed and said: "No, sister, you can control remotely if you go, but the company has many other things to do. If I leave again, Sister Ya will not be able to do it alone."

Yang Mi said: "Yes, then it's all your fault."

"But don't worry, after the Qingtian Video website and TV station are on track, we can hand over the management rights to Sister Ya and let her take care of it."

When Zhang Xiao heard this, he immediately asked: "How long will it take?"

Yang Mi thought for a moment and said, "It's probably about half a year away!"

Zhang Xiao was speechless and said: "Well, you won't be able to take any time off anyway."
Chapter completed!