573. Chapter 573 Scene 573 Absolute Confidence
"We invest the entire amount of the investment funds?" Wagner was stunned. His first reaction was that he felt that he had heard it wrong. He asked again. Until he saw Li Xiaole nodding again with affirmativeness, he felt his heart beat violently. After looking at Li Xiaole for a long time, his face changed several times, and finally said with difficulty:
"Li...we...we don't have that much money. Now the final payment for "Assassination of Hitler" has not yet come back. Pirates' advertising payments will also be recycled in quarters. Even if all the funds are recovered, we don't have 300 million US dollars in hand."
This young director is really crazy... fully invested!! That's a total of 300 million US dollars, just like MGM's bet on "The Wind Whisperer" back then. As long as the box office fails, this company that has finally maintained it will be defeated from now on...
The persistence in Li Xiaole's eyes made Wagner feel that he wanted to bet a big game. If he wins, Black Pearl United will officially become the seventh largest giant in Hollywood, but if he loses... all previous efforts will turn into bubbles.
No matter how you look at it, the hope of winning this gamble is slim. After all, they only have one-fourth of the screen release rights... All the rest are in the hands of the six major players. Wagner secretly decided in his heart that he must stop him... he must stop this madman! She must not let Tom Cruise accompany this madman to take risks!
"Why isn't it enough?" Li Xiaole looked at Wagner with a strange look and said, "We can mortgage Black Pearl United States and Pirates TV to the bank. Can't we still get a loan of US$300 million?"
After he came to the United States, he had been planning and waiting for such an opportunity. Now Pirate TV has two best-selling series, "The Walking Dead" and "The Vampire Diary", and Black Pearl United also has the copyrights for movies such as "Life Remote Control", "Assassination of Hitler", "The Lion Enters the Mouth of the Sheep". He has calculated it many times and there should be no big problem with the mortgage of all these assets of US$300 million.
"I object! I firmly oppose the mortgage of Black Pearl Alliance for the American community as a shareholder!!" Wagner, who always looks like a strong woman in iron, finally lost control when he heard Li Xiaole's crazy words, and almost expressed his objection in screaming~!
"You can't object. Wagner..." Li Xiaole looked at Wagner excited, but slowly pressed her shoulder with a calm look on her face, and said with a gentle laugh:
"You forgot that I own a stake in the company far more than you have with Tom, and no decision you make requires the consent of others."
When Wagner heard this, he felt like he was hit in the chest with a heavy hammer. He sat on the sofa with a pale face, breathing in big mouths, and spent dozens of seconds to calm down his mood. Then he looked at Li Xiaole with a helpless and desperate look:
"Li... You're really too risky... Have you ever thought about what if you don't meet the expected consequences? If this video fails, not only will you buy the copyright of Marvel that you spent a lot of money, this series of movies will be ruined, but even Pirates and Black Pearl United States may face the fate of bankruptcy..."
"I haven't thought about it." Li Xiaole smiled gently and shook his head: "Because I firmly believe that there is absolutely no problem in recovering the cost of "Iron Man". The only thing I worry about is how much it will make."
Wagner stared at Li Xiaole's gentle and calm gaze and suddenly realized that he might not be crazy...but was extremely confident and calm in his heart for this gamble, and he believed 100% that he could succeed.
Now that things have come to this point, Wagner can no longer say anything. After all, Li Xiaole has proved his judgment many times and created impossible things. Since opposition is invalid, the only thing he can do now is to believe him and perform a miracle again...
"Okay, since you have decided, I will contact you with the bank. I will let the funds be in place as soon as possible. Just focus on the shooting work." Wagner realized that there was nothing to change, so he could only cheer up and pat his face, and compromise helplessly.
This is what Li Xiaole admires her the most. Once she decides, the German lady will do it without hesitation and will never affect her work due to her emotions.
"So we need to formulate a promotional plan now. Our movie will definitely be attacked fiercely by the Six Majors in public opinion. Do you have any promotion methods like iPhone this time? Will iPhone 2 be released?" Wagner wanted to feel a little confident. After all, Apple's design department will also participate in the production of "Iron Man". Since Li Xiaole is so confident, is there some killer plan?
"No, Apple has no plans to release new products for the time being." Li Xiaole pouted and looked at Wagner with helpless look and smiled again:
"However, I have already figured out the promotion plan."
"What plan?" Wagner said with hope again.
"Me." Li Xiaole pointed at his nose: "Use myself to promote it."
"You yourself?" Wagner didn't understand.
"I will announce the live broadcast press conference for "Iron Man" on Pirates TV, and invite all six major media to conduct live interviews." Li Xiaole expressed his publicity plan.
It's very simple and rough, and it's just throwing yourself to the front line of the fight against the American media.
Live broadcast face-to-face interview with reporters? A Chinese man fought with a clever American journalist and host... Wagner was speechless again...
The next day, a notice appeared on the official website of Black Pearl Lianmei. The day after tomorrow, there will be a press conference for the crew of "Iron Man" by director Li Xiaole, as well as a meeting of fans. I hope that interested media and fans can come to participate.
The entire process will be broadcast live by Pirates. Of course, tickets are not sold to the public. It is completely free. The media must have invitation letters. Fans of various movies can apply to Black Pearl United States through official channels.
This was beyond the expectations of all media. No one expected that Li Xiaole had just held a public live press conference amid the huge wave of opposition?
You should know that live press conferences are usually only activated by the US government in handling temporary crises, and the spokesperson is often made difficult by the powerful journalists and hosts. However, if the spokesperson answers well, it will give the public a very positive impression, so live press conferences are a double-edged sword.
Li Xiaole's meaning is to publicly challenge the ace reporters of several major TV networks~! There is no need to order the six major parent companies that Fox, Columbia, and ABC, which are directly competitors of Pirates, have already begun to be ready to humiliate Li Xiaole in front of movie fans across the United States.
What surprised them even more was that the crew information of "Iron Man" released by Black Pearl United States at the same time. Everyone guessed that the starring Tom Cruise was Tom Cruise. However, the legendary action star Stallone actually played the villain in the movie, which surprised the reporters, and what made them even more incredible was that Li Xiaole announced the production cost of "Iron Man"...it actually reached an astonishing US$200 million. Oh my God, is Li Xiaole really crazy?
All these information that brought a strong impact made the media across the United States smell the smell of big news and take action.
Could it be that this Chinese director really wants to shake Hollywood with "Iron Man"? Is he really so blindly confident in his movie? Can the box office of this movie exceed the 300 million US dollars?
This investment amount is to treat Black Pearl United as a real giant company, and Li Xiaole also regards himself as a director of James Cameron... You should know that James Cameron only used 200 million US dollars to shoot "Titanic".
It is natural that this press conference, which is now live, has become the target of the media's attention at the beginning of its announcement.
On Wednesday afternoon, on a sunny day, the live press conference of "Iron Man" officially began.
This unprecedented live film press conference was held in the reception hall on the first floor of MGM Building. The press conference was arranged by props, like "Stark Military Company". When entering the media, you can see a huge metal model made by a f22 Raptor fighter at a glance, and on the other side is a row of Iron Man metal armor of different shapes.
On the podium of the press conference, there were Captain America's shield, Hawkeye's bow and arrow, Thor's hammer, and various superhero weapons. In the huge hall, there were many special actors playing these Marvel comic heroes, serving as staff to greet more than 300 reporters to find their seats.
CBS, n, nbc and other TV stations have set up various cameras, and reporters can be seen everywhere introducing the venue with microphones and making on-site reports.
"This is the scene of the live press conference of "Iron Man". I am CBS journalist Dennis Waller. You can see that it is full of people and the actors have already taken their seats. The director of this movie, Li Xiaole, will appear soon..."
"I am ABC live reporter Helen Thes, here to live broadcast the live press conference of "Iron Man" that all the fans are looking forward to..."
Looking at the crowds below, the cameras of each camera are aimed at this side like a rocket launcher. Tom Cruise, who is sitting on the platform as the male lead of "Iron Man", couldn't help but ask Wagner in a low voice:
Chapter completed!