751. Chapter 751 Scene 751 Don't show me off!
Li Xiaole's refusal to the spot made the atmosphere of the negotiation suddenly tense. Todd Hardy frowned slightly, and was slightly surprised. The reason why he offered this condition was carefully considered.
He completely conceived from Li Xiaole himself as the starting point and gave the most favorable conditions. He believed that according to Li Xiaole's current position, these conditions were absolutely irresistible.
Open up theater support across the United States and give Li Xiaole the copyright of the Avengers... These conditions should be what Black Pearl Company dreams of. If it weren't for this strike, even if "Boyant Pi" was a huge success, Todd Hardy would not have made such a concession.
In Todd Hardy's expectation, even if Li Xiaole wanted to bargain, he would definitely be confident that Li Xiaole would accept it in the end... But now Li Xiaole not only refused, but also thought without any hesitation. This surprised Todd Hardy, because it means that the conditions he offered were not what Li Xiaole wanted.
"Let's go, I don't think there's anything to talk about." Li Xiaole said calmly, and got up and wanted to leave. Tom Cruise and Lei Dongshi were so scared that they hurriedly blocked the door.
"Li~~~Don't be excited, if you have any dissatisfaction, let's talk carefully~~!" Tom Cruise was so anxious that he was sweating on his forehead. Redonstone nervously held the door handle tightly. What a joke!? If the negotiations broke down, it would be bad that it would not be a company, and the whole of Hollywood would be paralyzed~!
However, Canon vented his anger and shouted, "Let him go, this kid is not sincere at all~!" Cork also had a look of watching the show, and Todd Hardy and Redonstone were a little dissatisfied.
Of course, Li Xiaole didn't really plan to leave. He just expressed his attitude. He didn't care whether the contract could be negotiated or not. I am a Chinese. There is the second largest film market in the world. Even if Hollywood collapses, I can still go back to China to make movies~!
Since entering the door just now, Todd Hardy has been taking the initiative in negotiations and has surrounded everyone. The opposition and contradictions have been cleverly resolved by Todd Hardy with all kinds of skills. He seemed to have become a courtier who transcends the opposition to both sides. He acts like a good old man and deals with both sides, making people on both sides surrender to him.
If this continues, the result will definitely be decided according to the other party's imagination. Of course, Li Xiaole cannot let him do what he wants. He stood up and left, which is to break the situation. Now, the optimistic act of Cannon and Cork finally made the discord between Todd Hardy, Redonstone and Cork, and Cannon appear.
Todd Hardy's first frowning finally made him no longer the transcendent of this negotiation, but a participant. Li Xiaole saw it and thought, "Damn it, you can do anything to the leaders of the Film Bureau..."
"Okay, Mr. Hardy, since you don't want me to leave, can I express my opinion?" Li Xiaole stood and looked at everyone in the room. Todd Hardy stretched out his hand and smiled: "Of course."
"Mr. Hardy, I just said that our strike had turned into a loss of 2.7 billion for the major leagues, right?" Li Xiaole asked in a deep voice.
"Yeah...this strike has cost us a lot." Todd Hardy sighed.
"Then let me ask you, why don't you agree to all our conditions? Why don't you agree to increase the treatment of the three major trade unions? Will your major alliance go bankrupt if you meet the requirements of the three major trade unions? Is it 4% less for your US dollars with annual revenue of over 10 billion yuan?" Li Xiaole asked coldly as he looked at Todd Hardy:
"So why did it take us to take a loss of $27 on strike, and it doesn't take a loss of these losses to keep such a little profit~?"
When Li Xiaole heard him say it, he was so angry that the development of Hollywood was like you capitalists. Those actors, directors, and screenwriters deserve to be exploited by you!?
Todd Hardy was stunned, suddenly unable to say a word. One reason was that he did not expect his attitude to question such a tough attitude, and the other reason was that he suddenly realized the difference between Li Xiaole and his position...
Although he is also the boss of the interests of the Hollywood Group, Li Xiaole is completely different from what he thinks. Li Xiaole completed this strike from the perspective of a simple filmmaker.
"Open theaters and give us the right to produce? What is the negotiation condition??" Li Xiaole said more and more and more angry, and he was so loud that he could not help but be angry. He even louder and looked at Todd Hardy:
"These are originally all filmmakers deserve equal power. You give me the things I deserve and then let me sell the interests of the three major unions. Who do you think I am? Do you think I am a shameless guy like them?" Li Xiaole pointed at Canon and Cork.
"What the hell are you talking about~!" Canon was so angry that he was about to get up from the bench. He saw Li Xiaole raise his hand and pick up the Parker pen used by Hardy on the table, throw it over, and with a "bang", the pen passed through Canon's sleeve like an arrow and nailed it to the bench. The broken half of the pen was still shaking, and the ink shook Canon's face. The college football captain was already like the old Cork next to him, and his face turned pale.
Tom Cruise also came over and pressed Cannon's shoulder with both hands, signaling him not to move.
Li Xiaole shocked everyone and scared everyone silly. Mrs. Hardy outside the door knocked on the door and asked, "What's wrong with Todd? Do you need me to come in?"
"No, my dear, we're talking about things." Todd Hardy immediately calmed down, smiled back, gently comforted his wife outside the door, then got up and walked over, pulled out the pen inserted on Canon's bench, patted his shoulder and said humorously:
"Kannon, I didn't tell you that Chinese people know martial arts, so you believe it now."
Seeing that everyone's nervousness has eased, Todd Hardy then echoed and smiled at Li Xiaole and Feng Xiyu: "Director Li, you are right. This strike is indeed the responsibility of both of us. I was wronged just now. I apologized to you."
Todd Hardy's apology was very sincere, which made people deeply feel his sincerity from the heart, which also eliminated a lot of the momentum that Li Xiaole had just created.
"Mr. Hardy, let me tell you honestly." Li Xiaole also relaxed a little and said:
"Maybe in your mind, you have been running this so-called major league in Hollywood for decades, creating the best profitable industry. Do you think that the reason why American movies have the current scale is inseparable from the transformation of your Wall Street capital after it began to enter the 1970s..."
"Isn't it?" Todd Hardy asked with a smile:
"Before the establishment of the Major League, Hollywood movies were best-selling around the world, but the global film industry was less than one-tenth of the value now. We, the businessmen who were disliked by filmmakers, built this glorious stage so that actors and directors could stand in front of people all over the world, enjoy glory, and get the greatest economic returns. Before the 1970s, who would have believed that the income of an Oscar live broadcast could surpass the annual film revenue that year?"
Those filmmakers who only know how to do art every day and want to show off their appearance know the cameras they use, the luxurious theaters, audio, and even the most advanced lenses, films, and digital synthesis technologies developed by technology companies are all built by integrating resources through capital power.
"Mr. Hardy, you are right. Without you people with capital power, a popular entertainment project like movies will be nothing but bullshit~" Li Xiaole also nodded, but asked again: "But have you ever thought about it? It is your capital that restricts the development of the entire industry. Look at MGM, such a good film factory, which has been ruined by those idiots? Why? Because the purpose of capitalists is to make money, they think that making money from filming is not as profitable as reselling companies? So why do they choose to make movies in trouble?
These idiots didn't think that Warner's profits from movies exceeded one billion in a year, while MGM only made 500 million after selling them over the past twenty years!!? This is just the profit of a movie after I acquired Lianmei.
What is even more ridiculous is that in order to avoid hurting the monopoly interests of your capital, the six major companies that are afraid of normal market competition and desperately suppressing Black Pearl Company, what benefits do you get in the end? The movies that should be finished will still be finished, and the wonderful movies still sweep the market."
Li Xiaole said, looking at them and sneered: "I think you never thought that this movie would be a big success before the release of "Boyant Pi", right? Do you think I was crazy about investing 300 million US dollars? When you invested 2.50 million in "Titanic", you also thought James Cameron was crazy~ but what was the result? Yes, you misunderstood~~ This movie is completely in line with your so-called market analysis, but it is just a market, because movies are movies, not hamburgers and cokes. Selling the same taste every day can conquer the global market."
Li Xiaole's expression suddenly became serious, and said word by word: "It's not that the market determines the direction of the movie~ it's that the good movie creates the market~~!!"
Having said this, he turned to look at Cork, Canon, and Leidongstone and other people in a deep voice:
"These capitalists always think that they are bosses and should dominate everything. Their stupidity is that they never understand that in this field, directors, screenwriters, actors are the creators here, not you capitalists~
God knows how many works you suppressed like "Boyant Pi" that were considered to have no market prospects? How many creative film companies like Black Pearl have been swallowed up and become rigid products of industrialization?"
Li Xiaole said here, looking straight into Todd Hardy's eyes:
Chapter completed!