Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 207 Paramount breaches the contract, ET distribution crisis

"Nice to meet you again, Mr. Onino."

Shirley Lansing welcomed Takeshi Onino with a big smile on her face.

"Hello, Ms. Lansing."

Onino Takeshi shook hands with her.

Shirley Lansing was very enthusiastic. Even she, the chairman of Paramount, was impressed by the achievements of "ET".

Looking at that young, fierce, yet increasingly majestic and heroic face, Shirley Lansing couldn't help but feel emotional.

I originally thought that Takeshi Ono was just a new generation director with some talent, but I didn't expect that he would rise so quickly. In just half a year, he has become the leading new star in the Japanese director industry.

"ET" was such a huge success that even many famous directors of the older generation had to admit defeat.

Gui Yewu has grown to a level that she can take seriously.

There were many companies eyeing "ET" this time, and Paramount finally got the distribution rights of "ET" thanks to its previous relationship.

If "ET" achieves a box office comparable to or even exceeds that of "The Grudge", not only will Paramount profit greatly, but Shirley Lansing will benefit even more.

Naturally, she didn't want the cooperation between the two parties to be affected by some minor issues.

Faced with Shirley Lansing's enthusiastic attitude, Takeshi Ono did not take it personally, but continued to behave humbly and reasonably, which made Shirley Lansing feel good about her.

The communication between the two parties was very pleasant and since they had the same intentions, the cooperation was quickly finalized.

"ET" will be jointly distributed by Paramount and Onino Pictures' U.S. branch, with the profits split 50-50.

After signing the contract, both parties smiled sincerely.

……

After leaving Paramount, Takeshi Onino returned to the hotel and saw Haibara Ai operating the computer.

"How's it going? Any news about your sister?"

For Takeshi Onino, the passport problem was not difficult to solve. He didn't need to stuff Conan into a suitcase and bring him out like Kaito Kid did.

Of course, the latter should be intentional.

As for how to deal with Conan, Takeshi Onino directly told him to take Haibara Ai to America to film.

Conan was naturally unwilling to do this, but he could not reveal Haibara Ai's identity, so he could only suffer in silence. He wanted to stop it but couldn't find an excuse for a while.

In private, Haibara Ai repeated Onino Takeshi's reasons in her own tone, saying that becoming a star living under the spotlight might make it easier to hide one's identity and escape the organization's pursuit.

Conan agreed with what he said. He was no longer worried about being discovered by the organization.

As long as they don't commit suicide, the organization would never have thought that the nationally popular child star would be Shinichi Kudo who is supposed to have died.

But even so, Conan is still full of resentment.

This guy Huiyuan, why is he making a movie instead of researching the antidote? If he keeps going like this, when will he be able to change back to normal?

Haibara Ai doesn't care whether Conan is happy or not. For her, seeing her sister again is the most important thing.

Hearing what Onino Takeshi said, Huihara Ai said without raising her head while operating the computer: "No, my sister should still be under the surveillance of the police and cannot contact me."

Gui Yewu was not surprised: "Then we can only wait for a while. Now that Miyano Akemi is no longer of much value, the public security department should not waste resources to closely monitor her."

Huiyuan Ai nodded: "I thought so too."

"Then how will you contact each other then?" Gui Yewu asked curiously again.

"When I was in school in America, I had a coffee shop I frequented. My sister knew about it."

Huihara Ai replied.

"If my sister had to choose a place to leave a message, it would have to be there!"

Onino Takeshi didn't say anything else. Since Haibara Ai had a plan, he just had to cooperate.

"I'll leave it to you during this time, Director Onino."

"It's okay. I hope you and your sister can meet soon. It's just that Conan must be getting anxious waiting."

"hehe."

……

Onino Takeshi's focus then shifted to the Niina family.

I personally accompanied them on a flight to New York and checked them into the New York First People's Hospital, no, the New York International Medical Center.

The new name Rentaro will receive treatment here.

Of course, a cure is impossible, and the main thing is to rely on America's advanced medical technology to maintain his condition as long as possible.

As long as we can hold out for a year, the rain will be over and the sky will clear up.

The Xinming family saw how busy Gui Yewu was running around, and the old couple naturally felt very relieved, thinking that their daughter had found a good man.

Shinname Kaori also felt sweet in her heart and became more gentle towards Onino Takeshi.

After a few busy days, he finally arranged everything for the new Rentaro. Onino Takeshi said goodbye to the three of them and flew back to Hollywood again.

However, just after getting off the plane, I received bad news.

"What! Paramount breached the contract?"

……

I thought the cooperation with Paramount would go smoothly, but unexpectedly there were still twists and turns, and the other party actually took the initiative to cancel the contract!
All ongoing distribution activities were suspended, catching Onino Eiga off guard.

The preparatory work in the early stage was completely wasted. As for the penalty for breach of contract, there is naturally no penalty. A big company like Paramount is not afraid of lawsuits at all. At worst, they can just drag it out and see who can outlast the other.

It is shameless, but it is the usual practice of big companies.

It was not until three days after the incident that Shirley Lansing called personally and informed Takeshi Ono in a somewhat difficult manner, but she remained silent about the reason for doing so.

"I'm sorry, but this matter...is not something I can decide."

Shirley Lansing offered a vague apology.

"I understand, and I'm sorry we can't work together anymore."

Gui Yewu said in a calm tone.

"Ugh……"

Shirley Lansing sighed. She never expected that the opportunity she had worked so hard for would be thrown away like this.

Before he could say anything else, Gui Yewu hung up the phone.

Now that things have come to this, there is no need to talk any further.

After hanging up the phone, Gui Yewu's calm face turned gloomy, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Thomas Sindorah..."

When Paramount suddenly broke the contract, Takeshi Ono immediately thought of the reason.

Everything was instructed by Sindora, the boss behind the scenes.

Just a day ago, he received a cooperation agreement from Sindorah Company, which wanted to acquire the game copyright of "ET".

This time, Thomas Sindola didn't even show up, but just formally issued a letter of intent, which was more like a notification than an acquisition.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that this guy still intends to get something for nothing and has offered an extremely low price, exactly the same as before.

Gui Yewu sneered, ignored it and threw the agreement aside.

What good things are you thinking about?

Do you still think he is the little director who came to you on his own initiative before?

It’s so deceiving!
Times have changed, and Gui Yewu is no longer the same as before.

But Thomas Sindorah still had a condescending attitude and threw down a little money like alms, as if it was natural and desirable for Gui Yewu to sell the copyright.

But he didn't take into account that Gui Yewu already had the capital to refuse.

Gui Yewu would naturally not agree to such an arrogant act.

Rejected without hesitation.

But he didn't expect that Sindora's revenge would come so quickly.

Moreover, he started directly from Paramount and ordered Shirley Lansing to stop cooperating with Onino Eiga.

Even though Shirley Lansing strongly opposed it, she was ultimately powerless.

From a capitalist's perspective, this is not wise, and can even be considered willful and reckless.

But it just reflects Sindora's arrogance.

It's just a tiny amount of money, I can choose not to earn it, but if you offend me, you won't earn a penny!

Cruel, ruthless, and extremely arrogant!
Of course, his purpose was not to really give up his interests, but to use this as a threat to force Gui Yewu to bow his head.

"very good!"

There was a cold light flashing in Guiye Wu's eyes.

I didn't expect that before I even started targeting Sindorah, the other party had already attacked me.

There is nothing much to say then, let’s just wait and see!
Sindora wanted to use the issue of the issuance to threaten him to surrender, but Gui Yewu would naturally not let him do so!

I really think he is a soft persimmon!

Sindora used his power to overpower the enemy, and Gui Yewu was unwilling to surrender, and the conflict between the two sides could no longer be eased.

Takeshi Ono decisively terminated the cooperation with Paramount, and from now on, the two sides were enemies.

Although the release was blocked and caused certain losses, Gui Yewu was not in a hurry.

Does that mean without the butchers, we’ll have to eat hairy pigs?
Sure enough, not long after, someone took the initiative to contact Gui Yewu.

"Hello, Director Onino. My name is Sugiyama Isamu, and I'm the manager of Columbia's distribution department."

If we were to ask which film company in Hollywood has the most comprehensive and profound understanding of Takeshi Onino, it would definitely be Columbia.

Because the parent company behind it is Sony.

Being from Japan, they naturally pay attention to the news in China. How could they not know about Takeshi Onino, the supernova director who suddenly emerged and caused such a big stir in the Japanese entertainment industry?
Therefore, Gui Yewu is also taken very seriously.

After receiving the news that Paramount had breached the contract and the two parties had broken up, Columbia immediately realized that the opportunity had come and contacted Takeshi Onino as soon as possible.

Expressed willingness to cooperate.

When he received the call from Columbia, Gui Yewu's mouth corners suddenly curled up.

If you are in full bloom, the breeze will come.

Now he is no longer a small character who can be manipulated by anyone.

(End of this chapter)