This man knows how to hype

Chapter 654 Son of Destiny
There is an open-air parking lot outside the parallel heavy color.

Zhou Zhou's driver was standing by the flower bed, smoking and looking around.

Zhou Zhou himself was sitting in the back seat of the car, talking on the phone.

Through the windshield, you can vaguely see his hands waving excitedly.

Obviously, he was not calm when he made the call.

"Why don't we accept Xu Xiyu's proposal?"

"Did I not make it clear? I'll say it again. 5% of the dividends for the four films over five years, a total of 4 billion. Anything more will be considered our extra income. If anything less, he will not only make up for it, but also give us an additional 50 million as liquidated damages."

"What do you mean we need cash now? I've already said that Wandering Blue Planet will be released during the Spring Festival, which means we can get dividends as early as May next year, and at the latest by the end of next year.

Moreover, do you know what this is about? It is a hard science fiction movie, our first domestic hard science fiction movie in the true sense! Just like the current "Journey to the West: The Sequel", it is epoch-making!"

"Why is the box office revenue unstable? Why don't you go and see how much the sales of Journey to the West: The Sequel are now? It's 1500 million, and it's only been officially online for 4 hours. It's breaking the record!"

"No, why can't I explain it to you?"

"Impossible, impossible! He may be rich, but how can he pay 42 billion at once? Forget about the shares of Dixing Group. He has no intention of selling them."

"Pay in two years? 20 billion in the first year, and 22 billion in the second year?"

"Which idiot came up with this plan?"

"Hello???"

"Depend on!!"

When the call reached this point, Zhou Zhou clenched his fist and pounded hard on the front passenger seat.

He also threw the mobile phone in his hand directly onto the center console, smashing it with a loud bang.

His chest kept rising and falling.

Countless deep breaths were not enough to calm the anger at this moment.

If the personnel composition of Xu Xiyu's company has gradually become more complicated, then it is no exaggeration to say that Wan Da's situation is a hundred times more complicated than that of the Dixing Group.

Precisely because it is too complicated, there are many considerations of the interests of all parties, and many things will be restricted or even go in a "seemingly inexplicable" direction.

In short, behind every seemingly abnormal thing, there are extremely "legitimate" reasons and "have to" reasons.

"Cash, cash, can't you wait for two more years?!" Zhou Zhou said, and kicked the passenger seat in front of him hard.

If one kick doesn’t satisfy you, then kick him again.

Then he raised his hand and looked at his watch.

At this time, it was already 4:17 pm.

It’s almost time to get off work, so we have to hurry up and talk.

But the question is, didn’t Xu Xiyu propose the “5-year dividend” plan because he didn’t want to pay out so much cash now?

Will he accept this "two-year payment" plan?
As it turns out, Xu Xiyu would accept it.

In fact, I accepted it without much hesitation.

However, the requirement is that after paying 20 billion, 100% of the shares of Jingwan Investment must belong to him. The balance payment is just the balance payment, not a phased acquisition of the same percentage of shares.

If, in case, the final payment cannot be made, the equity ratio will be calculated based on the funds.

In addition, the balance is paid in the second year, but not in one lump sum, but in multiple installments within a year.

Zhou Zhou naturally met these two requirements.

Because this is the solution the company gave him.

Just like that, around 7 o'clock in the evening, the two sides communicated some general directions and signed a letter of intent.

The specific details of the contract still need to be drafted by the team.

Moreover, the team needs to understand the specific situation of Jingwan Investment again.

Although Du Zhiping had almost touched the surface some time ago, Xu Xiyu still had to touch it again to make sure no holes were left unfilled.

Anyway, this is how things were finally settled.

After settling down, Zhou Zhou did not stay for too long but said goodbye directly.

Watching him leave the office with the letter of intent, Yu Yuyu couldn't help but ask, "Why does he always look like he's eaten a fly?"

"Pfft~~Hahahahahaha..." Hu Ningwei and Shan Xinbao couldn't hold back their laughter after hearing this.

While laughing, Hu Ningwei said, "I would have the same expression if I were in his place. For Zhou Zhou, this two-year payment plan is not as cost-effective as the plan Xiyu proposed at the beginning. I guess his family is putting pressure on him."

"I don't know what they are thinking. Are they really so short of money that they are eager to get 20 billion?" Xu Xiyu was also a little confused.

My five-year payment has a guaranteed return of 5 billion, and it is not a pure gamble. If I have to say there is a disadvantage, it is that the repayment time is a bit long.

"Maybe they are really short of cash. 20 billion in cash is not a small amount. Wan Da has actually been selling assets in the past two years." Hu Ningwei said.

After that, she asked curiously, "Are you going to take over that Wonderland?"

"I do have the idea of ​​building a 'Earth Star Park', but not now, and it doesn't necessarily have to be Wanda Park, and it doesn't necessarily have to be me who will take over."

"Who will go to pick her up?" Hu Ningwei was stunned.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiyu was just about to ask Ke Xinying to do this.

Because her Curtin Real Estate is facing transformation due to the cooling of the housing market.

But before he could say anything, Yu Yuyu suddenly stood up, posed like Sailor Moon and said, "I'll take it!"

This voice made Xu Xiyu swallow back what he wanted to say. He nodded repeatedly and agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll give you a share, and you can be the mascot."

"Hahaha, the mascot is pretty good." Hu Ningwei held her stomach and laughed. As she laughed, she suddenly said, "Xiao Yu, do you want to invest in our Wei Gu?"

"It's not impossible." Yu Yuyu scratched his chin, thinking about something.

"It's a deal. I'll sell you some shares at a 8% discount." Hu Ningwei became serious.

When doing business, sometimes you have to believe in metaphysics. Anyway, Yu Yuyu will not interfere in the management, so there is no harm in letting her be a shareholder.

"The news is reporting us!" Just when a few people were talking about investment, Shan Xinbao's voice suddenly rang out.

"The news broadcast is reporting on "Journey to the West: The Sequel" again." On the other side, on the way back in the car, Zhou Zhou was also talking about this matter to his father on the other end of the phone.

"I just checked and the number of simultaneous online users has exceeded 300 million, and the internet is full of topics related to Journey to the West: The Sequel.

If this continues, there will inevitably be a siphon effect due to following the trend. In other words, the sales of "Journey to the West: The Sequel" will have to go up. In addition, the sales of this game have already radiated to the sales and popularity of computers and PS5 game consoles. The stock prices of related manufacturers have risen a lot today..."

"A Zhou, what do you want to say?" Father Zhou interrupted his chattering.

"I want to say that the two-year payment plan is really stupid, Dad, don't you understand? Xu Xiyu's project is valuable, and very valuable.

His solvency is very strong, and we are likely to gain more benefits from his project! " Zhou Zhou said, and he wanted to throw the two-year letter of intent next to him out of the car.

But Lao Zhou on the other end of the phone said calmly: "It is safest to hold the money in your hands. Five years is too long. Don't forget that Xu Xiyu has only been in the industry for five or six years."

"..."Zhou Zhou.

"He can build a tall building on flat ground in five years, but this building may collapse into ruins in five years. No one can succeed all the time. Let me put it bluntly, Xu Xiyu's path has reached a dead end."

“???” Zhou Zhou, why didn’t he realize that Xu Xiyu’s path was already dead end?
"You are still too young. Let me ask you, what is the basis for the five-year dividend? Is it possible that each of his movies can earn more than 5 billion yuan at the box office?"

"How is that impossible? He has several movies with a global box office of over 60 billion!"

"You also know that this is the global box office. Then let me ask you again, Xu Xiyu is now going against DI to the death, will he still be able to have a global box office in the future?
Do you really think DI won't retaliate? Xu Xiyu is only taking advantage verbally now, and the time for him to suffer a real loss has not come yet."

"..."Zhou Zhou.

"There is no global box office anymore. There will only be a domestic market in the future. You don't think the box office of a single movie in our domestic market can reach more than 60 billion, right? You haven't dreamed of such a box office, have you?"

"..." Zhou Zhou was speechless.

But the next second he retorted: "Don't forget, Xu Xiyu still has the Southeast Asian market. At least he is very popular in the Vietnamese market."

"How much is Vietnam's box office revenue per year? If I remember correctly, last year's total box office revenue was just over 150 million US dollars.

If you want to get high box office, you have to look first to North America, second to us, and third to Europe. The Indian film market is not small, but the problem is that it is too special. Except for local films, no one can make a difference there.

In short, unless DI, which is spread across major departments and corporate organizations in the United States, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, the major financial backer behind DI, suddenly die.

But, is this possible?

This is simply impossible. DI will have to stir up trouble for at least several decades.

As for USAID, it will always exist unless the United States disappears, and I am not wrong about that!"

Old Zhou's speech left Zhou Zhou confused.

He asked hesitantly, "According to what you said, Xu Xiyu's peak period has passed, and he will go downhill in the future?"

"That's not the case. Although he is not doing well abroad, he is still strong in China. So, selling Manda Pictures to him is not a disgrace to the brand. However, he will have a hard time in the United States and Europe."

As Old Zhou spoke, there was a hint of anger in his tone towards Zhou Zhou for not fighting back.

The next second, this anger turned into a real verbal lesson: "You are still too young and short-sighted. You have to see the future development trend, do you understand?
Also, since the letter of intent has been signed, it would be wise to let the news out so that the share price of Wanda Pictures can benefit from it first.

If the price is right, we will cash out part of the shares held by the partnership, and Jingwantou will not move the shares held by it. "

As mentioned before, the Zhou family also has a partnership company that holds about 10% of the shares of Wan Da Pictures, which they have reserved for hand.

After hearing these words, Zhou Zhou felt upset for some reason.

He really wanted to refute and say that what Lao Zhou said was wrong.

But he really couldn't find any point to refute.

Can the box office of a single movie in the domestic market exceed 60 billion?

This is impossible.

Will DI and USAID suddenly die?

This is even more impossible.

Unless... unless Tru comes to power this year and then has a sudden idea to take action against DI and the Agency for International Development.

But again, is this possible?
This is all fine.

We can only say that Xu Xiyu is the "son of luck"!

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, and after a while he said with a dry voice: "Okay, I got it. I will arrange for someone to spread the word that Xu Xiyu is going to invest in Wan Da Pictures."

"No rush, you'd better discuss it with Xu Xiyu first and ask him to give some public response, so that the public can be sure that the news is true.

Otherwise, people will just think it’s fake news and hype, and then our stock price may not benefit from the “Journey to the West: The Sequel”. ” Lao Zhou warned again with concern.

"I understand." Zhou Zhou nodded dully.

And so, the two chatted for a few more sentences and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Zhou did not call Xu Xiyu immediately.

Because this will make him look particularly utilitarian, and might even cause Xu Xiyu's dissatisfaction and make him feel that he is being used.

Therefore, he decided to discuss it with Xu Xiyu again the next day or the day after tomorrow.

By then, the performance of "Journey to the West: The Sequel" will definitely be better. If the performance is good, Xu Xiyu will be in a good mood, and some things will be easier to discuss.

And just like that, another day passed.

The topic related to "Journey to the West: The Sequel" is indeed becoming increasingly hot.

More than a dozen related entries occupied the top 50 of the hot search lists on major platforms.

#"Journey to the West: The Sequel" breaks multiple records#
#Foreign players are discussing it, calling "Journey to the West: The Sequel" the best game of the year#
#Shanxi Province Culture and Tourism speaks out, many attractions are open to players for free#
#Many shopping malls hold "Journey to the West: The Sequel" Boss Challenge#
#CCTV interview with the Parallel Color Team#
#IGN reporter Ola criticized Xu Xiyu again, which attracted praise from domestic beauty celebrity#
It's not just popular in China.

It is also hot abroad.

At this time, "Journey to the West: The Sequel" firmly occupies the top spot on Steam's sales charts in various countries/regions, and is far ahead of the second place.

The number of people online at the same time is far beyond the reach of other single-player games. Even if we put online multiplayer games in the same place, the number of people online at the same time in Journey to the West: The Sequel is still in the top two.

In addition, on foreign game live streaming platforms, the number of viewers for the live broadcast of "Journey to the West: The Sequel" is several times that of the live broadcast of other games.

All of these have pushed the topicality of "Journey to the West: The Sequel" to the peak.

This naturally attracted a lot of people who wanted to take advantage of the popularity.

Among those who are trying to take advantage of the popularity, some are doing it in a positive way and some are doing it in a negative way.

It reached the peak, created something new, and made Xu Xiyu, the person involved, feel so "ridiculous" that he couldn't even get angry.

It has to be a man named "Li Feng".

(End of this chapter)