Yang Mi said angrily: "Husband, it seems that you really don't care about the entertainment industry at all. Huayi held a press conference yesterday to prepare for the filming of a historical blockbuster "The Battle of Red Cliff"."

Zhang Xiao was stunned and said: "Battle of Red Cliff? Who is the director and who is the actor?"

Yang Mi said: "The actor has not been announced yet, the director is your old acquaintance Chen Gang."

"I'll go!" Zhang Xiao was stunned.

Although Chen Gang has also made several costume films and his directorial skills are pretty good, Zhang Xiao really doesn't have much confidence in him for an epic masterpiece like "The Battle of Red Cliff".

Yang Mi continued: "Chen Gang promoted "The Battle of Red Cliff" and said that the script took him two years and his own screenwriter team to produce with great effort, with an investment of at least one billion, and it was divided into two versions, domestic and international.

, released simultaneously worldwide.”

"This will be the first major drama that Universal and Huayi collaborate on."

"This time has caused an uproar in the entertainment industry. Many actors are going crazy and have sent their resumes to Huayi, hoping to participate in this movie."

Zhang Xiao asked again: "Does the Sunny Day actor want to go somewhere?"

Yang Mi said: "It must be there. I would like to go there myself. Unfortunately, people have said privately that they don't want our Sunny Day actors."

At this time, Reba also said angrily: "Huayi is really too young. There is no film and television production we invest in that does not have actors from Huayi. They actually do this. It is so annoying."

Zhang Xiao smiled and waved his hands: "It doesn't have to be so magical. To be honest, I'm not optimistic about this "Battle of Red Cliff"."

"Why?" Yang Mi asked quickly!

Zhang Xiao explained: "First of all, the director Chen Gang is not good at shooting such epic war movies. Secondly, there are at least forty named characters in "The Battle of Red Cliff"."

"Even if everyone is willing to lower the price to star in the film, it will cost at least 500 million in salary. Plus the filming, promotion and distribution costs of the movie, not to mention 1 billion, even 2 billion may not be enough."

Reba tilted her head and asked: "Brother-in-law, if you come to shoot, how much money will you need?"

Zhang Xiao thought for a while and said: "According to my standards, if you want to film such a large-scale war well, it will cost at least 250 million U.S. dollars. Taking into account the actors' remuneration and publicity expenses, it should be no less than 400 million U.S. dollars."

.”

Yang Mi immediately exclaimed and said: "Oh my God, this is close to 3 billion. Are you filming a movie? You are burning money."

Zhang Xiao shrugged and said: "It was just a waste of money. Otherwise, such a good subject as the Battle of Red Cliff would have been filmed by other domestic directors long ago."

Yang Mi asked again: "Husband, why don't you go take pictures?"

Zhang Xiao said: "It's too troublesome. I'm not sure I can film this kind of scene well."

Reba said in disbelief: "Even my brother-in-law is not sure, so wouldn't Chen Gang be even less sure?"

Zhang Xiao said: "I think Universal and Huayi may have thought of this drama as too simple, but Chen Gang should know it very well, but he really needs this big drama to turn around, so even if he knows, he can't

I won’t tell you.”

Yang Mi gloated and said: "Then just wait and see the good show!"

···

The next day, Zhang Xiao and his family flew to New York, the lighthouse country, for vacation.

Sunny Entertainment Company Headquarters.

Chen Ya called Yang Mi and said with an atmosphere on her face: "Mimi, something big happened."

Yang Mi was stunned and asked: "What's the matter?"

Chen Ya said: "The other three major video networks in China have taken action against us. I just made a call to a TV series producer. They originally promised to sell us the online copyright of the TV series, but unexpectedly they changed their mind."

"After questioning, he told me that Penguin Video Network is not allowed to share the online copyright of this TV series with us, and the other two video networks have also issued this order."

Yang Mi frowned slightly and said: "Sharing network copyrights is not allowed. What do they mean? Do they want to isolate us?"

Chen Ya nodded and said: "It is very possible that the number of members of our Qingtian Video Network has exceeded 200 million, which has seriously affected the interests of the other party. They obviously do not want us to become bigger and stronger."

Yang Mi pondered for a while and said: "Who is the middleman? You must know that these three websites are incompatible opponents. It is definitely not something ordinary people can do to make them put aside their grudges and join forces."

At this point, the two of them thought of it almost at the same time and said in unison: "Universal Pictures!"

Yang Mi slapped her thigh fiercely and said: "That's right, there is only Universal Pictures. Their film and television network copyrights have always been sold to these three companies at the same time. Universal is doing the series, plus the threat that Sunny Day brings to them

, it is natural for the three websites to join forces to suppress us."

Chen Ya asked: "What should we do now? They are all online video giants, and we can't compete with them at all."

Yang Mi said: "Wait a moment. My husband and I will discuss it. He has a good relationship with Boss Ma. Let's go find out."

There are ants behind U pants, so finding Boss Ma is a one-step process.

At this time, Zhang Xiao's family had been playing in the manor for a week. When he heard Yang Mi's words, he called Boss Ma directly.

Boss Ma seemed to have expected that Zhang Xiao would come to him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, is it about the Qingtian Video website?"

"That's right!" Zhang Xiao nodded and said: "Boss Ma, you three video websites joined forces to suppress a sunny day that just went online. Isn't this a bit unethical?"

Boss Ma said angrily: "Do you think this is a martial arts competition? We are talking about martial arts ethics. This is normal business competition, right?"

"I just had a phone call with Luo Yong, CEO of U Pants. His opinion is very clear. You will never be allowed to rise on Qingtian Network."

"Zhang Xiao, although we are good friends, when it comes to business issues, I cannot abandon my official career for personal reasons. I hope you can understand."

Zhang Xiao smiled and said: "Public is public and private is private. I am very clear about this. I am not making this call to ask you to be merciful. I mainly want to ask you a question."

"Is the alliance of the three major video websites a global bridge?"

Boss Ma was silent for a moment and said: "Zhang Xiao, I'm sorry, this is a business secret, I can't answer you."

Zhang Xiao smiled and said: "Your silence just now has already answered me. Boss Ma, my wife has spent nearly two billion US dollars to buy hundreds of film and television network copyrights. She will definitely not give up. I am also sure that

I will fully support her."

"So, if I am offended in any way during the next competition, please forgive me."

When Boss Ma heard this, he said, "How about you kid me to play with courtesy first and then attack with force?"

Zhang Xiao said: "I'm just kindly reminding you. After all, the three of you are leaders in the industry for more than 20 years. If you want to survive on a sunny day, you will definitely not be able to do it without some strange tricks."

Ma Laodaodao: "Then I'd like to learn from you. See you on the battlefield."

Zhang Xiao said: "Okay, see you on the battlefield."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xiao closed his eyes and began to plan countermeasures.

After a while, Zhang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, found Yang Mi and said.
Chapter completed!