Rebirth of the Entertainment Master

"The salary and bonus are doubled, my God, doesn't that mean I can get 1 yuan."

"Emperor Yun is Emperor Yun, it's too majestic."

With the stimulus of money, the applause in the meeting room was even bigger.

Xiao Yunhai continued: "It's not over yet. I will give everyone ten days off, which will be divided into three batches. You can take your family or girlfriend to Hainan for vacation. The company will be responsible for the air tickets and accommodation expenses."

"However, after you come back, everyone will enter the research and development work again. I think you all know that I invited Zhang Yuan, a top student at Tsinghua University, to be in charge of researching 3D movie technology. They have been working on it for almost a year. Success is not far away. You must cooperate well with his work. I can assure you that once this technology is developed and becomes a patent of our company, your salary and bonus will go up to a higher level. Each person will be rewarded with 20 yuan This is my promise, did you hear me clearly?"

"Listen clearly."

Everyone said excitedly.

Xiao Yunhai said: "Okay, let's end the meeting."

After everyone left, Xiao Yunhai said to Wu Hao: "Haozi, hurry up and organize the materials, let's apply for a patent. In a few days, people from the Patent Association will probably come down to check and accept, is it okay?"

Wu Hao said solemnly: "Boss Xiao, don't worry, I promise that there will be no problems. By the way, Zhang Yuan and the others have helped us so much, shouldn't we give them some rewards?"

Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "Then let's give them 2 yuan each as a reward. Giving too much would be unfair to our people."

Wu Hao said with a look of admiration: "Boss Xiao, I am really convinced of the classmate Zhang Yuan you are looking for. Whether it is work ability or work attitude, I think I am inferior. These days, they eat and live in the office , never went out."

Xiao Yunhai frowned, and said, "Let them pay attention to their bodies. If something happens to these students, I won't be able to explain it to President Gu of Tsinghua University."

Wu Hao nodded and said, "I understand."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Okay, I'll go back first. How long will it take you to prepare the materials?"

Wu Hao said: "It can be finished tonight."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Patents should be done sooner rather than later. I'll come to you tomorrow morning."

The next day, the two went to the Huaxia Patent Association and handed over a large stack of materials to the staff.

In the afternoon of that day, Xiao Yunhai took the materials and flew to the World Patent Association in New York.

All done, all that remains is to wait for a reply from the Patent Association.

Xiao Yunhai did not stay long in New York, but flew to Magic Special Effects Company and met Daniel.

"Daniel, I have some good news for you. Our new film and television special effects technology has been successfully developed and is waiting for approval by the Patent Association. The simulation rate is 90.00% and the efficiency has increased by 60.00%. The world's number one status has been truly established."

Upon hearing this, Daniel jumped up excitedly and said, "Boss, that's great."

Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: "I will call you in a few days, and then you will send a group of people to study. This time it is a brand new thing, and it will take at least a month to understand it all."

Daniel nodded and said, "I understand."

Xiao Yunhai asked: "Is there any big news in Hollywood recently?"

Daniel said: "Yes. The eight major Hollywood film companies have been sued."

"Sue the eight major companies?" Xiao Yunhai asked in surprise: "Who has the guts to do this? What's the reason?"

Daniel said: "The plaintiffs are all small and medium-sized film and television companies in Hollywood, and the reason is monopoly."

It turns out that the reason why the eight major Hollywood film companies can become giants is because they have the ability from film production to distribution.

However, other small and medium-sized film and television companies do not have their own theaters and cannot distribute them. After the film is finished, they can only ask the eight major companies to help them screen it.

Although the international film distribution standard is 40.00% three for the producer and 50.00% seven for the distributor, in reality, the producer cannot get so much money.If they want people to agree to show their films, they must give them kickbacks, and some small companies can even give them a 15.00% bonus.

For a movie with a box office of over 3000 million yuan, it is very good for a small and medium-sized film and television company to get [-] million yuan. Over time, which company can stand it.

In recent years, the entertainment industry has developed rapidly, and many wealthy people have entered this industry with huge sums of money.According to statistics, Hollywood has established more than 30 film and television companies in just two years.

Facing the oppression of the eight major movie companies, these rich people are not polite. They gathered together, discussed it, and then spent huge sums of money to hire the three best law firms in the United States, directly in the name of monopolizing movie distribution and destroying the development of the industry. , brought the eight major film companies to court.

In fact, this kind of incident also happened in the 50s in the previous life. The final result was that the eight major companies sold their theaters under the anti-monopoly law.

This world is 50 years later than before.

This incident does not involve Xiao Yunhai at all, because he only owns 5.00% of Universal Cinemas and [-]% of Paramount Cinemas, and the anti-monopoly law cannot find him at all.

However, he could profit from it.

Universal theaters and Paramount theaters cannot meet his film needs, because the two together cover less than half of the entire United States.

If you can have theaters covering the whole of the United States or even the whole of North America, then you're done.

For Xiao Yunhai, he doesn't need the dominance of the theater, as long as he has the right to speak in the theater chain and can not hinder the screening of his movies, that's fine.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yunhai said to Daniel: "Do you think they can win?"

Daniel said: "Everyone in the United States knows that the eight major film companies will definitely lose. This is clear at a glance. Everyone is saying that Hollywood will soon enter a chaotic situation where the big eight film companies have no theaters. Big dilemma."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Then when will the judgment be made?"

Daniel thought for a while, and said: "It should take less than a week. Even if the eight major film companies want to delay the judgment, it is impossible for the rich people behind those companies to give them this opportunity. Compared with them, these people have deeper connections. The only uncertainty is how the court will decide?"

Xiao Yunhai nodded, and said with a smile: "I'm quite interested in their cinema."

Chapter 607 Kerry's Request

That afternoon, Xiao Yunhai came to a coffee shop, and it was Kerry who invited him to drink coffee.

Although Kerry concealed it well, Xiao Yunhai could still tell that he seemed to be in trouble and he was not in a good mood.

Xiao Yunhai asked thoughtfully: "Kerry, are you worried about the movie theater?"

Kerry nodded and said, "That's right. It is impossible for the eight major film companies to win this lawsuit. Once the verdict is passed, I'm afraid MGM will be in a very difficult situation."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Is there no hope of winning?"

Kerry frowned and said: "No. Even we ourselves know that our theaters do monopolize the distribution of movies, let alone outsiders. We can't justify this at all. Moreover, I believe the judgment is very It’s coming down soon. Did you know that many of the bosses behind these companies are big shots. Even if the eight major companies work together, they are not their opponents. Our MGM Cinemas has a market value of more than 500 billion U.S. dollars and has more than 6000 screens. There are more than 30 states in the United States, which can bring us billions of dollars in revenue every year. It is a pity to sell them like this.”

Xiao Yunhai asked: "Kerry, what can I do for you?"

With such a big incident, Kerry must be very anxious, and it is impossible to find himself out for coffee when he is free. After all, his father owns 50.00% of the theater's shares.

Kerry said: "Xiao, it is certain that we will lose the lawsuit, but there is no other way. We are dealing with each other, hoping to ensure that we own at least 30.00% of the shares. I think this goal should be No problem. But we at MGM, no, we at the Smiths, to be precise, still want to own theaters."

Xiao Yunhai said: "So you hope that I can buy some shares and then fully support you. Right?"

Kerry nodded and said, "That's right. I know you and know that everything you do is for your own movie and you don't want to be controlled by others. Just like MGM Cinemas and Universal Cinemas, you have the right to speak in it , in this way, you can release your film without hindrance. Am I right?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "That's right. I don't need the dominance of the theater, and I don't need the theater to bring me much money. I just want to make my movies freely and show them to the audience. I have already It’s done, but there are some problems in the stage of theater distribution.”