161. Divestment turmoil
The news brought by Cheng Guochao did catch Xu Shi off guard. The schedule of "Super Hero 4" is indeed in a big conflict with his movies.
The most important thing is not this, the most important thing is the amazingly similar themes of the two movies.
They are all science fiction action movies, but Xu Shi's movies have the atmosphere of art films, while "Super 4" is a pure commercial film.
But these audiences don’t know, and even if they know, so what if they do? "Super 4" has a strong influence in China, and is even said to be very strong.
If there is a competition at that time, and the themes of both sides are similar, no one will be optimistic about Xu Shi, even Cheng Guochao.
If he doesn't do it, Guochao will not make a decision for Xu Shi. Anyway, according to the current situation, even if his investment of 5 million yuan is not much, he will not lose much. After all, the advertising fee has been made back, and after all, his investment amount is small.
So he doesn't care, he doesn't have to make money, he can accept it as long as he doesn't lose too much.
Xu Shi took a deep breath and said, "It's impossible for me to make a shoddy film, and it's even more impossible for me to ruin my reputation, especially since we have put in so much effort before, and the filming is so good, it's even more impossible."
Xu Shi seemed to be convincing himself. Indeed, he could not ruin his reputation in order to avoid "Super 4", even if the price was the box office failure of this movie.
However, Xu Shi also knew that this matter was not that simple, and he could already guess how much resistance there was to do so.
Not only are there pressure from other investors, but also from some advertisers, these will be resistance from Xu Shi.
Sure enough, on the third day, Xu Shi received a call from Yumi, saying that he wanted to chat with him.
When Xu Shi brought a group of senior executives from the company to Yumi, he found that the investors had basically arrived. At this time, they were all sitting in the conference room and whispering. When they saw Xu Shi, they gradually became less and less.
After Xu Shi got to the position and did it, Yu Liao took the lead and said, "The purpose of everyone coming today is the same, so I won't say anything more. Mr. Xu, what are you thinking about here?"
Everyone looked at Xu Shi, wanting to hear what he said. They all had some expectations in their eyes, hoping that Xu Shi would say the answer they wanted.
Xu Shi looked at everyone and smiled and said, "There is nothing to say. No matter what, I will not speed up the filming in order to avoid "Super 4", which will lead to a decline in the quality of the movie."
"Mr. Xu, you can't say that. Everyone knows that "Super 4" is a tiger, and our movie theme is very similar to "Super 4". When we meet each other, it will definitely affect the box office, which is very unfavorable for our investment."
"Yes, everyone invests for money. With Mr. Xu's current reputation, I believe that as long as the movie is not too bad, the movie will definitely make a lot of money. This is a good thing for us."
After Xu Shigang finished speaking, a wave of discussion came from below. They were all real businessmen, and everything was about interests.
Now that I see the crisis, I naturally try my best to avoid it and maximize my own interests. As for Xu Shi's reputation issue, they are no longer within their considerations.
Xu Shi heard what these people said with a smile on his face, but his eyes became a little cold.
"I understand what everyone means. I mean to use my reputation as a price for you to invest. Is this what I mean?" Xu Shi said.
"Ahem, Mr. Xu, you can't say that, and movies may not necessarily affect your reputation. And you can't just think about yourself, but you also need to think about us investors."
"Yes, no one thinks about such a thing now, but since it happens, we have to find a way to solve it and try to minimize the losses."
Now these people no longer have much hope for Xu Shi's movies, whether in advance or as planned.
In advance, it means that there will definitely be some problems with the quality of the movie. At that time, I guess you will make a small profit before Xu Shi's reputation is completely destroyed.
If they follow the original plan, they will have to fight head-on with "Super 4". If the theme is different, they may be able to comfort themselves, but now the themes are similar. They have invested nearly one billion US dollars, and there are countless fans, countless supporters, countless big-name stars, and several actors.
Looking at Xu Shi?
Actor? No.
There is one of the best actresses? But Zhai Meirong is old. It has been a long time since she won the best actresses. In addition, she has been out of popularity for a while.
What did Xu Shi use to fight against others?
What capital does it have to touch others?
The only thing that makes these investors still have hope is Xu Shi's reputation. The reputation of Xu Shi is quite good online now. If you focus on publicity, many people will go to the cinema.
As for their movie viewing experience? This is not something they can control, nor do they need to control it. They just need to make money.
Anyway, no matter what, the biggest investor in this movie is Xu Shi, the script was also written by Xu Shi, and the starring Xu Shi is also Xu Shi.
So no matter what, they can't blame them. They just need to take their own money and laugh and laugh.
Xu Shixin knew the mentality of these people, and at this time he had already experienced the disadvantages of too many investors.
Everything has two sides. If there are more investors, they will get more resources, and conversely, they will be more restricted.
This is because Xu Shi got most of the decision-making power, otherwise these people would have been furious now, rather than sitting here to talk to him.
Xu Shi listened quietly to them and then said calmly: "What if I had to shoot according to the original plan?"
As soon as he finished speaking, these investors were in an instant.
Originally, they thought that they would always force Xu Shi to make concessions together, but they didn't expect that Xu Shi was so tough and would not give in at all.
"Mr. Xu, if you insist on doing this, then we can only withdraw our investment." An investor threatened.
Although I have earned nearly 100 million from advertising alone, and I have already earned some back, if Xu Shifei wants to do this, then in the eyes of these people, it is certain that the loss will be.
Moreover, many advertisements are signed with box office agreements, saying that there is 100 million, which is also estimated based on their original ideas.
If the box office fails, not to mention 100 million, it won’t be even 50 million.
Also, these advertisers may take this opportunity to lower prices, and may even tear down the agreement directly.
They will lose at that time. As for how much Xu Shi loses, it will not be within their consideration. They only know that their investment has lost money, and it is a loss of blood, which is something they cannot accept.
Xu Shi nodded and said, "Okay, since everyone has said that, I won't force everyone. Let's get together and part with you. If you want to withdraw your investment, I'll tell me later that your funds will be returned within one month."
As soon as Xu Shi said this, the scene suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at him in disbelief, which made them withdraw their investment?
You should know that they are all together. If they withdraw their investments together, Xu Shi's movie will be completely over. Maybe his own investment will be wasted in the past.
Xu Shi doesn’t have much money now. Although he made a lot of money in the previous movie, he has lost some expenses and taxes. In addition to the 150 million investment this time, he has no money now.
At this time, no one can understand what Xu Shi was thinking?
The reason why they threatened Xu Shi with withdrawal was because they knew that Xu Shi had no money now and he could not complete the movie himself.
Now the facts are indeed beyond their expectations, Xu Shi is so tough!
I would rather not take the movie than accept their threat!
One of the reasons Xu Shi did this is that he had a thorough understanding of the face of these people. When he knew that the movie was likely to make a lot of money, these people were extremely easy to talk to.
Last time, Xu Shi "absent from work" for a month to experience life, wasted some investment. None of these people said anything, and even generously stated that they could invest a little more.
Because at that time they knew that Xu Shi's movies were likely to make a lot of money, but now they are different. Now they find that the movie will basically suffer a lot according to the original plan, so they began to turn around and threaten Xu Shi.
"Haha, Mr. Xu, are you going to discuss it together? Isn't it necessary to be so extreme? In fact, everyone is considering this matter for everyone's interests, including Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu is the biggest investor in this movie, so the box office benefits are also the biggest. After all, the movie makes money, isn’t Mr. Xu making more money?" Someone said.
Some of them don’t want to withdraw their investment just like this, and they still want to make a small profit from here, so the best way is to let Xu Shi release the movie in advance.
Xu Shi said: "Indeed, I am the biggest investor of this movie, but I will not make money with my reputation, nor will I fool the audience. This is my bottom line, do you understand?"
Yu Liao kept silent except for saying something at the beginning, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
But he couldn't get through at this time, because other investors looked here.
Yumi is the second largest investor in this movie, and not only in terms of money, but also in some other resources and connections, so their opinions also need to be considered seriously.
Now everyone's eyes are looking at Yu Liao, hoping that Yu Liao can force Xu Shi to make concessions. This is what they want to see the most, and everyone is happy.
Yu Liao also knew that it would be impossible not to speak at this time, so he thought for a while and then spoke.
Chapter completed!