New Age Artists

Chapter 235 The Damn Book (23)

Han Sanping was under a lot of pressure from all sides, except for Chen Kai who was holding him back.

The leaders dare not oppress and are unwilling to touch the scoundrels who dare to recite poetry at the Olympics.

The film industry doesn't have much money or profit, so if anything goes wrong it becomes a big scandal.

Chen Kaige is really a suitable person.

Family background, qualifications, and personality.

And there is no way out. According to previous trends, the North American box office has failed and the costume blockbusters have closed down.

Chen Kaige doesn't want to lose his reputation, so he must fight hard.

Of course, Han Sanping didn't believe that the current situation was Chen Kaige's own idea.

I don't have that brain.

Han Sanping knows Chen Kaige too well.

He has high expectations but low skills, and great ambitions but little talent.

He is capable for sure, but he is empty-headed and uneducated yet likes to pretend to be cultured.

Culture does not refer to poetry, songs, or the use of classical Chinese in university homework.

Rather, it is the understanding of society, insight into worldly affairs, and practical actions.

Chen Kaige does not have this ability.

If Wuji had had some brains, there wouldn't have been such a huge public opinion storm.

Han Sanping said: "You have chosen a good person, a sly one, who does not come out himself and lets others charge into battle."

Not only Chen Kaige, but also the investors of "Night Banquet".

It's all about vested interests, there's no choice.

These people have a more favorable impression of Europe and the United States.

Nowadays, everyone is forced to rebel.

He looked quite happy.

Shen Sandong said: "Director Chen is more suitable. Since The Promise has not been released in North America, there is still a chance to save it."

"I also want to gain fame, but I don't have any reputation. My Chibi is aimed at the domestic market."

"We can also be the producers of Night Banquet, but Huayi is fine with just following suit, but I don't want to take the lead."

"In the current situation, if we dismantle the Big Six in Hollywood, we will be able to take the absolute initiative."

If it was an outsider, Shen Santong would definitely not recognize him.

However, as an insider like Han Sanping, he admitted it generously.

Of course, Brother Kaizi is really powerful and has done a big thing. He can mobilize too many resources, especially official resources.

If Shen Santong were to take over, he wouldn't be able to handle this situation.

Han Sanping asked: "How to disintegrate them?"

Shen Santong said: "It's very simple, just start with Columbia Pictures."

Han Sanping's eyes lit up, knowing that the boy in front of him had a solution: "Tell me more about it."

Shen Santong said: "Columbia Pictures, or more precisely Sony Columbia, naturally has rifts with other Hollywood companies."

"Sony acquired Columbia Pictures when the Japanese economy was booming and the U.S. economy was declining and sluggish."

"This is also due to the Plaza Accord. Japan realized that it must increase its influence in the United States, otherwise it will be swallowed up without the ability to resist."

"The master can't give us military strength, so we must have cultural influence."

Shen Santong continued, "We bought Columbia Pictures at a price far exceeding the market price, but ended up being played around by Hollywood professional managers."

"Sony paid $200 million in advance to acquire Guber and Peters' company in order to recruit them as co-chairmen."

"These two people turned around and caused Sony to be sued by Warner Bros., and lost nearly $1 billion."

"Add to that the $3.4 billion we spent on the acquisition of Colombia and the $1.6 billion in debt we took on, and we've lost a lot of money."

"That's not the end. Columbia Pictures' market share continued to increase, but it was in the red. All the money went into the pockets of these two people."

"At that time, the United States seized the Japanese market, the bubble burst, and it was all blood and tears."

"In 95, as a farewell gift to the two men, another piece of meat was cut off."

"Sony paid tens of billions of dollars in tuition fees and gave away half of its shares before it could gain a firm foothold in the United States."

“It was not until Howard Stringer, a Welshman who later became a U.S. citizen, came on board that we began to see profits.”

In order to comfort itself, the author said that it was a popular DVD format.

This is true. The competition among multinational corporations is ultimately a competition of comprehensive national strength.

By the mid-to-late 1990s, the United States had recovered.

The European Union was established in 93 and the euro was issued in the late s.

In terms of economy, the United States has shifted its attention from Japan to the European Union.

In addition, the rise of the University of Tokyo requires a watchdog. In the final analysis, the United States still needs the book, so it was not eaten.

If the University of Tokyo disappears, or if the Cold War continues and the United States has a hard time, the book will be swallowed alive.

Of course, they just didn't eat him alive, but they ate his flesh, drank his blood, and sucked his marrow from his bones.

Half of Sony's shares fell into the hands of a US consortium. The shareholding is very complex, with various cross-penetrations.

Han Sanping has learned a lot. He only knows that Sony bought Columbia Pictures, but he is not clear about the inside story of the business. "So there is a gap between Columbia and other Hollywood companies. Can we take advantage of this?"

"Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired MGM and became the world's leading film company. If this breakthrough happens, it will also be good for us."

Shen Santong said: "Start with the Japanese. If it is a senior American executive, he may not openly let go."

"All we need is for them to oppose discrimination. Opposing discrimination against Asians will also be good for them."

"Don't hold on to a stalemate. Break up their alliance first. Especially now that the six major companies are all stopped, if one of them can come in, it will be a major benefit to the first one."

"With the first one, there will definitely be a second one. The further we go, the more we want them to make their stance clear."

"When it comes to the last one, we are not the ones who are anxious."

Han Sanping patted Shen Santong on the shoulder: "Okay."

Han Sanping didn't rush to move, but just stood there stiffly.

Don’t worry, play imported films from other countries first.

The six major Hollywood imported films that can sell well at the box office are basically released during the summer vacation.

There are two domestic films in this summer's schedule, one is "The Banquet" and the other is "Crazy Stone".

All of them are box office hits.

Shen San Tong emerged out of nowhere, exceeding last year's box office target and also driving audiences to watch movies.

The situation this year is very good, and the lack of two or three Hollywood blockbusters will not have much impact.

If Shen Santong could also make two films this year, Han Sanping would dare to give up the summer schedule and teach Hollywood companies a lesson.

The two sides are in a stalemate.

Hollywood is reluctant to apologize publicly
Some media outlets at the University of Tokyo have begun advocating that people watch Hollywood blockbusters and try to cleanse their eyes instead of watching junk domestic films.

Many people also insist on an explanation and would rather not watch imported films for ten years than let Hollywood apologize.

Shen Santong mobilized his navy to stir up trouble in various ways.

You can watch imported films even if they don’t appear in theaters, trust our pirated copies.

We use this opportunity to promote "Crazy Stone" and follow what some media said, saying that being bullied means we are weak, we need to develop our own commercial films and support the second part of Supermarket.

Some forces have left the navy dumbfounded.

The purpose of promoting Hollywood blockbusters is to force their release. What does it matter if you bring in pirated copies?

And admitting that you are weak is to show that you deserve to be bullied. How did you turn to wanting to become strong?

I always feel that there are traitors in the media and an organized force has emerged on the Internet.

Not right.

"exactly!"

After talking to a group of media people, Commissioner Smith was delighted to learn that the situation in Hollywood was not very good.

Good, good!

It’s okay to encounter difficulties!
It's right that things are not easy!

It’s so right that the opposition has shifted to Hollywood!
The situation where Chen Kaige fell down with just a push like before must not happen again.

He almost lost his job, now he is doing great.

The worse the situation is, the more we need him, and the more stable his position will be.

Make money!

Commissioner Smith quickly asked the country (the United States) to transfer money as he still had to pay off his student loans.

This opportunity was rare, so he wanted to eat his fill all at once.

5 month 10 day.

A spokesperson for Sony Pictures Entertainment said: "Sony Columbia firmly opposes any discrimination against any ethnic group, including blacks, Latinos and Asians."

soon.

The news reached the University of Tokyo.

Nine o'clock in the morning Beijing time.

China Film Group notified all major cinemas that "The Da Vinci Code" will be released on May 5.

Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures: "Damn the script!"

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There's a traitor in Hollywood.

(End of this chapter)