Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 569 Breaking Through the Siege with Piracy!
As a smart person, Ximen Lang has already put his words to this point. If Bai Ling still doesn't understand the meaning behind Ximen Lang's words, then she is truly stupid!

Just as Ximen Lang said
"Our film industry has a mess of plots and acting, but it relies entirely on piling on special effects, and yet it has achieved more than a century of prosperity, and unprecedented prosperity at that!"

If, in addition to piling on special effects, there's also a good script and a large cast of talented actors giving their all...
"It's hard for this movie not to make money, it's hard for it not to be a success! These days, any good movie in the US easily makes tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of US dollars!" (The Warner Bros. film "Stars in the Sea" produced in 1954 had a first-run rental fee of 36 million US dollars. Considering that the actual total box office at that time was about 2 to 2.5 times the theater rental fee, it is not an exaggeration to say that it grossed over 100 million US dollars.)
"We have all three elements: timing, location, and people! Both the script and the special effects are top-notch. So even if we can't reach hundreds of millions of dollars for various reasons, ten or twenty million dollars is still no problem!"

"A single film can cost ten or twenty million US dollars, and that's under the Bretton Woods system—ten or twenty million US dollars that can be directly linked to gold!"

"At this rate of making money, you could easily make a dozen or twenty films and earn enough to match the country's foreign exchange reserves! What's the difference between this and robbery?! No, even robbery doesn't work this fast! It's practically making money while lying down!"

That's much faster than robbing money!

After all, robbing money involves risks.

what about this?
Not only is the cost extremely low, but it's also incredibly convenient to use!

Because it's presented as the seventh art, it's quite prestigious to talk about it!

The benefits are so numerous that even Bai Ling can't help but drool!
I really wish I could start working towards that goal right now, make a hundred or so movies, and make a fortune from it!
Therefore, Bai Ling was so impatient that she practically pushed and shoved Ximen Lang, urging him to hurry back to the future to do a big shopping spree.

Of course, Ximen Lang could not agree to this.

Seeing that Bai Ling was so swayed by these benefits that she immediately abandoned them, he realized that Bai Ling had no intention of keeping her promises.

While quickly pulling Bai Ling to her limit
"Stop joking! I've been staying with Yi-yi for the past few days. If I stay at her place again today, she'll kick me out of bed! I need to give her a break! Besides, the stuff is right there, it's not going anywhere, so why are you in such a hurry?!"

Seeing that Bai Ling was just as cocky as he was, Ximen Lang quickly poured cold water on her enthusiasm.

"And this box office, yes, theoretically speaking, as long as we pile on special effects, have an excellent script, good actors, and effective promotion, a movie can definitely earn at least tens of millions!"

"But as you said yourself, that's only in theory! Don't forget, the bulk of the box office revenue comes from North America and Western Europe. In that area, even the Russians in the north can't catch up with them!"

"And you, on the other hand, have just fought a war to establish your nation, and just beat 17 factions led by the Americans black and blue! They're just wondering how to restrict you and how to deal with you!"

"You tell me yourself, in this situation, do you think they'd actually open up their market and let your good movies enter their market so you can make money off them? It's not very realistic, is it?"

"Just like how we're constantly trying to figure out how to get other countries to open their doors so we can have free trade, they'll definitely put up all sorts of barriers and find ways to restrict your films from entering the market. What are you going to do about it?"

"He dares. Well, it seems he really does dare."

Upon closer reflection, I realized that given the shamelessness of Americans, they are indeed capable of doing such a thing, and they are absolutely certain they will do it.

It's like watching all that money slip away from my hands.

Finally, Bai Ling understood why later generations hated others closing their doors and preferred openness and free trade.

"What are we going to do? This is so much money! We've never seen so much money in our lives! We can only watch helplessly, what are we going to do?"

Turning his head, he saw that Ximen Lang was not in a hurry at all, and was even calm and composed.

They realized that Ximen Lang was definitely up to no good.

Feeling a sense of relief, Bai Ling quickly urged, "Alright, stop posing. Don't you know what time it is? Just tell me what your solution is! Can't you see I'm in a hurry?"

Indeed, regarding the question of how to deal with the current situation, Ximen Lang had already realized the problem and come up with a solution the moment he raised this point.

Originally, Ximen Lang had planned to tell Bai Ling the method directly.

But seeing Bai Ling's attitude
"Bai Ling, I have to criticize you a bit. Although we have this kind of relationship, I'm magnanimous and won't hold it against you."

"But tell me yourself, is this how you ask for favors? Let alone the huge interests involved over the years. Even if there weren't any, do you think this is appropriate?"

Bai Ling knew all too well what kind of person Ximen Lang really was.

Therefore, upon seeing Ximen Lang adopt this posture...

Bai Ling's heart skipped a beat; she immediately realized that Ximen Lang was definitely up to something again.

Unfortunately, this matter still depends on him, and without him, the matter would immediately fall apart.

There's no way to avoid him.

Therefore, although Bai Ling knew that if things continued like this, Ximen Lang would definitely make all sorts of outrageous demands.

However, given the circumstances, Bai Ling had no choice but to obediently compromise.

"What are you planning to do now? Just say it! Make it clear first, don't say anything too outrageous, or I might not agree to it!"

"How could that be? We're not that kind of person!"

He was making faces and acting all unserious, which made Bai Ling so angry she wanted to bite him.

However, because he still needed to rely on Ximen Lang, he had to suppress his displeasure, resist the urge to punch Ximen Lang, patiently listen to Ximen Lang's muttered demands, and finally grit his teeth and utter a single word with a dark face.

"Row!"

Bai Ling has already agreed, so what else is there to say?

While imagining what kind of charm Bai Ling would show after changing into those amazing outfits.

On one hand, he stopped keeping Bai Ling in suspense.

Ximen Lang directly stated the solution he had finally come up with after much thought.

"My approach is simple: first, to develop steadily, to win over all the countries around the Chinese cultural sphere, as well as allies led by the Soviet Union, and to build up our reputation."

"Then... piracy, rampant piracy. We don't need others to try to pirate our versions; we'll just pirate our own like crazy, and then use every possible means to export it all to the Americans! We'll use piracy to break through the encirclement!"

(End of this chapter)