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Chapter 270 Kill them!

The phone rang abruptly in the conference room.

Everyone in the theater stared blankly at Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang glanced at the caller ID, a slight smile playing on his lips. He then gestured to the theater owners present to "wait a moment," before pressing the answer button.

"Mr. Wilson, it's been a long time." Zhou Yang said with a smile.

On the other end of the phone, Wilson from Universal Pictures couldn't hide his excitement: "Zhou! Saw's box office... My God, that's amazing! It only cost $12! And The Black Robe Alliance, congratulations..."

"Mr. Wilson, this phone call wasn't just to congratulate me, was it?"

"The 'Fast & Furious' project is approved! Universal Pictures is willing to invest and work on this project together!" Wilson practically shouted into the phone, his voice trembling with excitement. "The Universal board unanimously approved it! A budget of $3900 million! You'll be the screenwriter, producer, and global distributor. And we're in talks with David Craigie, the son of the director who worked on 'Zorro.' We can sign a contract within three days. If you agree, you'll have complete control over the Chinese market. We'll cooperate with you on everything—actors, distribution, release—we'll do it all! Even if you have a lot of brands you want to work with, as long as it doesn't affect the film, you can have them all!"

Zhou Yang suddenly laughed.

He turned to look at Dong Qichang, who was clutching a stack of documents, his fingers trembling.

The others in the theater were also shocked as they looked at Zhou Yang!

“That sounds tempting…” Zhou Yang deliberately dragged out his words, his gaze sweeping over the room full of theater owners with bloodshot eyes: “But I’m very busy lately, after all, some people are planning to kick my movie out of China Cinemas…”

“Damn it! Those idiots!” Wilson cursed into the phone. “Listen, Universal can give the ‘Spectacular Cinema Alliance’ priority screening rights, with a revenue share based on top-tier blockbusters!”

"I want 5% of the North American box office revenue!" Zhou Yang suddenly interrupted.

There was an instant silence on the other end of the phone.

The breathing in the meeting room grew heavier, as if someone had broken a teacup, followed by what sounded like a discussion.

A moment later...

On the other end of the phone, a different voice came from someone Zhou Yang didn't recognize.

"Hello Mr. Zhou Yang, I'm Pete from the Copyright Project Department of Universal Film & Television!"

"Hello, Mr. Pete!"

After another brief silence, about five seconds later, Pete's voice, filled with gritted teeth, rang out: "You fucking robber... Deal! But I have some demands!"

"any request?"

"Damn it, license the next superhero movie to us!"

"I've already signed with Marvel Comics..."

"You haven't licensed the script for 'Saw 2,' have you? License it to us! If you have time to film it, you can continue filming, and we'll invest. If you don't have time, we'll invite you to be the producer, and you can choose the director! We believe in you!" The other person's voice trembled, as if they had made a decision!
Zhou Yang was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay!"

"I'll send you the damn agreement right now! Wait a minute, we'll draft it right away!"

"it is good!"

The moment the phone call ended.

A brief silence fell over the meeting room.

Zhou Yang threw his phone onto the conference table.

The crisp sound of the metal body colliding with the glass tabletop was like the fuse of a bomb being lit.

"Everyone." He unfolded the three documents handed to him by Dong Qichang, making a rustling sound under the projector: "This is the exclusive authorization letter for director Catherine, this is the Asia-Pacific agency rights for Marvel, and this is the Fast & Furious project proposal that Universal just gave us... well, they haven't given it to us yet, but you all should have heard it on the phone..."

He paused deliberately, looking at their excited expressions!

He took a deep breath and squinted his eyes!

"once……"

"They're using Hollywood resources to strangle us!"

"Now! We have resources too!"

"From today onwards, all Universal and Marvel collaboration projects will be exclusively awarded to the alliance theaters present here! Don't those three major theater chains want to monopolize screenings? Let them sit in empty theaters and watch how the audience votes!"

"I still say the same thing!"

"Kill them!"

"..."

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On October 8, as "Catwoman" suffered a box office failure, the praise for it on the Chinese internet gradually faded, replaced by an overwhelming wave of discussion and admiration for "The Black Robe Alliance".

Moviegoers went on a frenzy analyzing the chilling details in the film, making topics such as "Mechanical Auntie" and "TD Company Manipulation" trend on social media. Some even compared the film frame by frame with the original Spider-Man, sparking a subversive wave of superhero deconstruction.

Just as the entire internet was buzzing with excitement over "The Black Robe," even more explosive news came from Hollywood!
Zhou Yang's "Saw" has officially surpassed $1 million at the global box office!

When the news broke that Zhou Yang's "Saw" had surpassed $1 million in global box office, the entire movie fan community was in an uproar!

Everyone stared in disbelief at this low-budget horror film that cost only $12 to make!

Upon its release, this film swept across North America, Europe, and Asia like a dark horse, setting a record for the highest return on investment in global film history in 2004, becoming an undisputed box office miracle and causing a sensation throughout the United States…

On the [Movie Home] forum, horror movie enthusiasts went crazy, spamming the chat: "12 US dollars for 1 million? Zhou Yang, that madman, tore up the math formulas!"

Someone posted a box office comparison chart between "Saw" and "The Witch," which previously had the highest budget ratio...

The Witch is 120 times bigger!
And Saw had a return of nearly 1000 times!

It left countless people wide-eyed!

【Tianyu】

in the office.

Xu Haibo stared in a daze at the astonishing news that "Saw" had grossed over $100 million at the North American box office!

Even though I was prepared, I still trembled slightly, and an indescribable sense of oppression washed over me.

Who would have thought!

Zhou Yang is a monster!

actually……

That's terrifying!
A gust of wind blew by, and he suddenly felt extremely cold all over, so cold that he shivered.

He suddenly felt a tightness in his chest...

With the failure of "Catwoman", this incredible gamble ended in a crushing defeat for the five major film studios!
All the resources they invested before are now completely wasted!
Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The secretary walked in with a complicated expression, and hesitated to speak after seeing Xu Haibo.

"Speak!" he said, trying to remain calm.

"Hong Kong stocks fell 15%... It wasn't just us that fell, [Washington D.C.] also fell... The other three unlisted film companies fared a little better, but..."

"But what?"

"Capital was gradually withdrawing its investment. The successive successes of 'Saw' and 'The Black Robe Alliance' allowed Zhou Yang to briefly make a name for himself in the Hollywood film industry, and then..."

"And then what? Stop beating around the bush!"

The secretary silently handed several documents to Xu Haibo.

Xu Haibo's ears were ringing as he trembled as he accepted the documents one by one, his face gradually turning pale.

The file contained several screenshots.

Twilight director Katherine Harwick released a statement on her personal social media account: "Following in-depth collaboration with Mr. Zhou Yang, we have confirmed that the Twilight series and future projects will be exclusively licensed to [XuanShi Entertainment]. Without Mr. Zhou Yang's permission, we will not authorize any other Huaxia Film Distribution. Zhou Yang's understanding of characters and narrative perfectly aligns with our pursuit of artistic excellence!"

Following this, the official account of [Various Marvel Studios] simultaneously announced: [Based on the success of *Black Robe Alliance*, Various Marvel Studios has officially entered into a strategic partnership with [XuanShi Entertainment]. XuanShi Entertainment will be the exclusive agent for the distribution and adaptation rights of all future superhero derivative works in China. We believe that Zhou Yang's team can break down cultural barriers between the Eastern and Western markets.]

The most surprising, or perhaps shocking, thing was Universal Pictures' sudden announcement!
Universal Pictures has officially confirmed its collaboration with [Company Name], and a new chapter in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, with Universal serving as screenwriter, has officially begun. This new series will incorporate Chinese elements and will be released simultaneously worldwide via the XuanShi Alliance cinema chain. The distribution rights in China have been fully granted to [XuanShi Entertainment]!

Look at the time interval between these three documents!

Just...

About an hour!
It seems to be a premeditated massacre!

On the contrary, they are being surrounded and entangled!

After reading it, Xu Haibo's face grew paler and paler!
Just then, the phone rang!

The call was from Danny Deng...

Deng Baiqiang's furious roar exploded in the president's office of Tianyu Media, making the glass windows vibrate.

"Xu Haibo! Have you lost your mind?! Who was it that slammed the table and said they would suppress Zhou Yang to death? Now all the capital has run away! Hong Kong stocks have plummeted, and those old bastards on the board are looking at me like I'm a stray dog!"

On the other end of the phone, Danny Deng was unusually angry, and seemed to be throwing something.

"Do you know what?! I just got the news? Even Redwood Capital, our partner of ten years, has fucking withdrawn their investment! Their exact words were, 'You can't even beat a $12 trash horror movie, what are you even doing here! Damn it! Tell me, why did you bet on Zhou Yang in the first place? Who said he couldn't have every movie that was a hit?! Ah! He's fucking a Hollywood star now!'"

"The whole industry is laughing at us now! The five major film studios went all out to sabotage him, only to be utterly humiliated by a high school-educated lunatic! Look at Zhou Yang's connections! Marvel Comics, Universal, Paimon! Who are his rivals? Warner Bros., DV! Hollywood! Why did they even try to undermine him in the first place? Wouldn't a collaboration have been better? Damn it!"

"I was blind to put you in this position! Now you don't even dare to answer the investors' calls. Do you know what they say? 'Mr. Deng, you can barely afford the rent for the screening room!'"

"..."

The last half of the sentence was almost screamed out, and at one point it was mixed with the noise of tearing vocal cords!
Xu Haibo lowered his head...

The moment the call ended...

But then I heard the secretary ringing the phone!

Immediately afterwards...

The secretary turned deathly pale!

"Mr. Xu!"

"problem occurs!"

"Zhou Yang Cinema's [Alliance Cinema] is withdrawing all our films from theaters and has issued a joint statement announcing the termination of all agreements with us!"

"Damn it! Don't they know they've violated the [Domestic Film Protection Agreement]? They..."

"It doesn't seem to violate the agreement. The agreement we signed before seemed to be about official support for Zhou Yang. There are loopholes in the agreement!"

"what!"

"..."

Xu Haibo's vision went black!
Chinese film industry!
The most bloody and violent scene ever!
This October!

The event has officially begun!
(End of this chapter)