Rebirth of the Entertainment Master

Although Xiao Yunhai hated these flashy things, he still spent one hundred thousand dollars to buy a football signed by a star, just like the Romans.

Halfway through the auction, a waiter came to Xiao Yunhai and said softly, "Mr. Xiao, Mr. Jeff Welch, please come over."

Xiao Yunhai nodded, got up with Zhao Wanqing and left with the waiter.

Hanks, who had been observing Xiao Yunhai, said softly to David Steer: "President, Xiao seems to have secretly talked with Jeff Welch. I suspect that they may cooperate."

A glint of haze flashed in David Steer's eyes, he snorted, and said, "Even if the two join forces, so what? Hanks, organize technicians to develop new special effects technology as soon as possible. The foundation of dreams and magic It’s the special effects, and once they lose this advantage, they won’t have anything to fear.”

Hanks nodded, and said: "I have gathered more than 300 experts in this field, and I believe it will be successfully developed in less than two years."

David Steer frowned, and said: "Two years is too long. Magic and fantasy will not wait for you to surpass. Hanks, since you took charge of Paramount Pictures, your performance has been very poor. I am already very dissatisfied. The acquisition of MGM lost more than 170 billion U.S. dollars, and I lost 18 billion U.S. dollars to make a movie. If I lose the 200 billion gamble again, then even I can’t help you.”

A cold light flickered in Hanks' eyes, and he said, "I will definitely win."

Xiao Yunhai and Zhao Wanqing held hands and walked into a small conference room in the hotel.

Jeff? Welch has been waiting for him there, sitting next to his son Dalton? Welch.

Jeff Welch looked at this pair of golden boys and girls, and praised: "There is an idiom in China called the appearance of a talented woman. Mr. Xiao, Ms. Zhao, you can fully bear these four words."

Xiao Yunhai smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

After the two sat down, Xiao Yunhai got straight to the point and said, "Mr. Welch, I have business I want to talk to you about, but I don't know if you're interested?"

Jeff Welch asked, "Which way?"

"E-commerce and entertainment industry." Xiao Yunhai said: "Let's talk about e-commerce first. I wonder if you have heard of Huaxia's Yunyi Shopping Network?"

Jeff Welch nodded, and said: "Of course I heard. You and Mr. Wu have created an Internet miracle. In just one year, you have developed from a company with a market value of several billion dollars to a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Many people feel that this is a fantasy. Mr. Xiao, you don’t want to bring it to the United States, do you?”

A hint of admiration flashed in Xiao Yunhai's eyes, he gave a thumbs up, and said, "Mr. Welch is really amazing, no wonder he was able to develop GM to where it is today. That's right, Mr. Wu and I really meant that."

Jeff Welch said: "I'm afraid it won't be easy. You know, Steer Internet Company has an online store of this nature. It may not be so difficult to snatch food from them."

Steer Internet Company is involved in many businesses, and its Steer Business Network is one of them, which is similar to Amazon in the previous life.

However, they have only been established for more than a year, and the stalls have not yet been fully rolled out, and the public does not trust it too much.

Moreover, the business model of Steer Business Network is a dialogue between the website and consumers, which is what people call B2C, while Yunyi Shopping Network, like Taobao in the previous life, belongs to C2C, that is, direct dialogue between merchants and consumers.This is more interesting for consumers and can bargain.

For example, Steer Business Network belongs to the nature of supermarkets, while Yunyi Shopping Network belongs to the nature of bazaars.

Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: "The profit of Steer Business Network last year only reached 130 billion US dollars. Obviously, they did not do a good job in this huge market. General Electric has a strong transportation system and its own General Bank. If Coupled with our Yunyi shopping network, the combination of the three is simply perfect."

After thinking about it, Jeff Welch said, "Why should I cooperate? If we work alone, wouldn't we earn more?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "You don't have that time. If you want to create a payment system with a security comparable to that of a bank, it will be impossible for more than three years. After the emergence of our Yunyi Shopping Network, many companies saw that it was profitable, and they also wanted Shopping networks have been established one after another. Hehe, some time ago, hackers visited them, and the results can be imagined. But for our Yunyi shopping network, hackers have nothing to do, even the first layer of firewalls have not been broken, so this That's why we are thriving in China. I can tell you that the goal of Yunyi Shopping Network in China this year was originally set at 150 billion US dollars, but now it has exceeded, and 200 billion US dollars this year is not a problem. With the increase of consumers, next year There will be more. Some time ago, we also signed cooperation agreements with two major companies in Japan and South Korea. Mr. Welch, are you really willing to let Stell Networks own such a big cake?"

Chapter 1085

Hearing that Yunyi Shopping Network made so much money, Jeff Welch's eyes lit up, and then he fell into deep thought.

Xiao Yunhai was not in a hurry, picked up a cup of coffee, took a sip, the bitter taste made him frown involuntarily, and said: "Is it true that the better the coffee, the bitterer it is? I really can't stand this thing. "

Dalton Welch said with a smile: "I heard that Xiao Yunhai likes to drink Huaxia tea. I've drank that thing before, and it seems to be very bitter?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "The two are not the same. Anyway, I can't stand coffee. Mr. Welch, I heard that you are going to be the CEO of Universal Pictures, right?"

Dalton Welch nodded, and said: "That's right. Mr. Xiao is a big shot in the entertainment circle, please help me a lot in the future."

Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "Who am I? My Marvel director, Raul, said that the real giants in Hollywood are Disney, Warner, Paramount and your New Universal, and our Marvel can only be regarded as half of them." .Mr. Welch, do you know what your greatest weakness is?"

Dalton Welch said: "Cinema. The reason why we are interested in 21st Century Fox is for the theater. Mr. Xiao, I heard that you have a very good relationship with the senior management of Yanhuang Cinema."

Xiao Yunhai nodded, and said: "Yes. The shareholders inside have a very good relationship with me, otherwise they wouldn't have rented a 4000 yuan screen to me. Among them, two are my partners. If you want If you cooperate with them, I can help you connect."

Dalton Welch said happily: "That would be great. To tell you the truth, we, General Motors and Stahl, had already fought for the ownership of the theater chain. The result was that we failed, and the theater The line was taken by Steer. If there is no theater line of its own, it will be too passive for the film company."

Zhao Wanqing asked in surprise: "In terms of strength, General Electric seems to be stronger than Stell. How could it lose to them?"

"Because three years ago, during the presidential election, the candidate we supported lost."

Jeff Welch, who came back from deep thinking, said: "Actually, we, General Electric, were the first to apply for the theater chain. We spent a huge price and got through all the checkpoints of the government. However, Steer Network Company took the lead in this matter and directly took away the right to build the theater through the president. This is also the reason why my relationship with David Steer is so bad."

Xiao Yunhai suddenly realized, and said: "So that's how it is. Hehe, Steer Network Company is a bit dishonest about this matter."

Jeff Welch said: "The shopping mall is like a battlefield. If I were David Steer, I would do the same. Mr. Xiao, I hope that Universal Pictures can establish a partnership with your Marvel to jointly resist the stalwart. Tell's pressure."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "No problem. Steer is indeed too aggressive."

Jeff Welch continued: "I have one more request. We have already won Universal, and Fox has almost reached the point of negotiation. In less than half a month, the two companies will merge into Universal Pictures. Their cinemas The line will also be changed to a general-purpose theater. I had someone inspect it, and found that the two theaters are very old, and it will not work without renovation. I hope you can install a 3D big screen for us, and "2012", superheroes Wait for the 3D blockbuster to be shown in our theaters."

Xiao Yunhai was taken aback, and said, "Mr. Welch is so sure that 3D movies will be liked by movie fans?"

Jeff Welch shook his head and said: "I don't believe in 3D, I only believe in you. Because you have never missed it since your debut. However, I hope you can make it cheaper?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "I'm sorry, this price is dead, I can't give you a discount. Mr. Welch, I can tell you that once "2012" becomes popular all over the world, the price of theater renovation will be at least 100 million US dollars. You ask now Remodeling, I already gave you a [-]% discount."

Seeing Xiao Yunhai's confidence, Jeff Welch couldn't help but laughed and said, "It seems like you've won the 200 billion bet. Okay, 30 is 30. We're going to transform the 3000 yuan screen."

Xiao Yunhai sighed, and said: "The 3000 yuan screen will be worth 30 billion US dollars in November, but now it's only a mere [-] million. I'm at a big loss this time."

Dalton Welch couldn't help laughing and said: "Mr. Xiao, we also took a huge risk. If "2012" fails, our [-] million US dollars will be gone."

Xiao Yunhai said: "This situation will never happen. By the way, what does Mr. Welch think about the matter of Yunyi Shopping Network?"

Jeff Welch said: "I agree in principle. Tomorrow, I will personally take someone to Yanjing to take a look at Yunyi Shopping Network."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "That would be great. I will inform Mr. Wu to pick him up at the airport."

Several people chatted for a while, checked the time, the charity auction was over soon, and then went downstairs together.

On the way back, Zhao Wanqing smiled and said, "Husband, things seem to be going well. You have another 3000 yuan 3D screen to show movies."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Jeff Welch has no choice. Steer's offensive is too fierce. If he wants to compete with him, GM must unite with others. And I, Steer's number one enemy, Naturally became his best partner. Wife, you said that since we already have a 1 yuan 3D screen, can we not show the 2D version of "2012" first. Wait until the 3D version is no longer available, and then show the 2D version. In this case , I guess I can make a lot of money.”

Zhao Wanqing thought for a while, and said: "1 yuan is enough for a screen, I completely agree. In fact, if the 3D "2012" becomes popular all over the world, I believe movie fans would rather pay twice the price and watch it." .Maybe there is no need for a 2D version at all.”

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "That would be the best."

At this time, Xiao Yunhai's cell phone rang suddenly, and when he opened it, it was Wu Yifa's call.

After answering the phone, Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "We really have a good understanding. I was just about to contact you, but you called first."

Wu Yifa said: "What do you want me for?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "I have already found a partner for our Yunyi Shopping Network in Europe and the United States?"