One day after Gao Jin's phone call with Johnson, the tax department once again issued an announcement to reach an understanding with Marvel Studios.
Marvel Studios pays $2.2 billion in understanding!
In name, it is an understanding fee. In fact, no one knows that it is the amount of a fine. It has just been renamed.
This news once again shocked the world. No one expected that the U.S. tax department would be so ruthless and impose such heavy fines!
Four days passed slowly, and another big news came out. Disney Pictures reached an understanding with the tax department and paid an understanding of US$3.1 billion.
This news immediately became the top trending search topic in many countries.
One day later, Gao Jin communicated with Weber on the phone under Johnson's guidance. As a result, there was no result at all. Weber acted businesslike.
Gao Jin was too lazy to talk to Weber. Isn't it just money? I'm not short of money. Let me see how much fine you can give.
Time passed day by day, and Weber originally thought that Gao Jin would call again, but in the end, Gao Jin didn't even call.
Until Ramil called to ask what to do with Xingmei Pictures, Gao Jin still didn't call.
"Follow the plan and talk to Star Pictures CEO Burnett," Weber said calmly.
Ramil knew that things were not going well on Weber's side, so he talked to Weber for a while and ended the call without any nonsense.
One day later, Burnett called Gao Jin and the tax department talked to him. To reach a settlement, $5.8 billion was needed!
"Give it to him!" Gao Jin said this with a dark face and hung up the phone.
Burnett on the other side of the phone looked confused. Here, boss, are you so arrogant? This is 5.8 billion US dollars!
Not only Burnett was confused, but Ramil and several other giants on the side were also confused.
Gao Jin was so arrogant and agreed directly without any counter-offer. Isn’t today April Fool’s Day?
Ramil was more cautious. He looked at everyone and said, "Let's talk tomorrow." After that, he waved his hand and led everyone away. Everyone was full of questions.
However, you cannot ask, Ramil is the special envoy of the President’s Plenipotentiary, and everything is based on Ramil’s opinion.
One night passed, and at nine o'clock the next morning, Starlight Steel Group issued an announcement that the price of IIO starship materials had increased, and shipments would be suspended starting today, and supply would be resumed after the new prices are announced.
This news immediately caused a great shock in the international community. The people in the United States knew that Gao Jin's counterattack was coming.
At noon today, Lamere had another phone call with Weber. After some discussion, Lamere went to find Burnett. As a result, Burnett refused to call Gao Jin.
Burnett knew Gao Jin's temper very well. Since he said "Give him" at the beginning, it meant that Gao Jin no longer intended to resolve the matter peacefully.
If I went to talk to Gao Jin now, I would definitely be looking for trouble, so I refused to call Gao Jin.
Another thing, Burnett has understood, what Lamere just said was very clear, if the price of starship materials exported to the United States is reduced by 30%, the company can only be punished with a penalty of three billion US dollars.
If we don’t agree, it won’t be US$5.8 billion, but US$8.5 billion!
"Whatever" Burnett said calmly.
On the day of the stalemate between the two parties, the tax department announced that Columbia Pictures had reached an understanding with the tax department by paying an understanding of US$3.2 billion.
After the news spread, no one cared much about it. Now people are staring at SMI Pictures, wondering how much understanding money SMI Pictures will support.
The outside world is waiting eagerly, and the big bosses who know the inside story are beginning to worry now, worried that both parties will go to extremes if this situation occurs.
No one can get off the stage.
In the past few days, Webber's life has not been easy. Many people have called Webber. Starship material Gao Yuzhi.
The military, in particular, has pointed out that the IIO starship material of Starlight Steel Group is the main material for building star battleships. Without this material, star battleships cannot be built.
NSAA, SpaceX, Starbus, Crossstar Group, etc. have all called Webb, hoping that Webb will be sensible.
You can punish Xingmei Pictures within the normal range, but don't go too far.
Of course, someone also called Gao Jin. Gao Jin was not polite and directly told Weber's attitude. He bluntly said that he was not the one doing things now.
It was the other party who forced him to do things.
It was the other party who refused the peace talks!
At this point, everyone suddenly realized that the root cause was on Weber's side.
Many big bosses slowly rubbed their heads. The plans made by several commanders in the face of the Protoss Group were all normal, but when it came time to implement them, they always made some mistakes that they shouldn't have.
Just like this time, the plan is to fine Star Cinema a sum of money. It is a very simple thing, even if it is a little more than other companies, there is nothing wrong with it and everyone can accept it.
But something happened on Weber's side, and he changed his original intention, causing the current trouble.
The information continued to be summarized, and finally Ramiel called Weber. The two talked for almost two hours, and the phone almost ran out of battery before they finally reached an agreement.
Next, Ramil started making phone calls to Gao Jin, and an agreement was soon reached, with Xingmei Pictures paying the agreed amount of US$3.8 billion.
Even if everything has been discussed, problems still arise on the day the tax department announces it.
The tax department announced that it had reached a settlement with Star Pictures, and Star Pictures paid an understanding of US$6.8 billion!
As soon as the news was announced, the whole world was shocked. Ramil was speechless as he looked at what the spokesperson said.
When the press secretary returned to his wife, Ramil grabbed his chest and pressed him against the wall, shouting angrily, "Who the hell asked you to tell me this number? What we told you was not this amount!".
Several big bosses from the tax department also stared angrily at the spokesperson. The spokesperson said helplessly, "The president called me personally to inform me of the price. I recorded it. You can listen to it."
Everyone looked strange when they heard this. Many people looked at Ramil, because Ramil said that the president agreed to a price of 3.8 billion US dollars.
At this time, Ramil put down the other party with a gloomy look and said, "Play the recording and let me listen."
The nearby press spokespersons immediately took out their mobile phones and played the recording. Soon, everyone heard it. It was indeed Weber's voice, and it was indeed Weber who forced the spokesperson to report this number.
The spokesperson said that the document showed it was US$3.8 billion.
Weber's words were simple: "I am the president, and I have the final say. I must report US$6.8 billion."
Everyone was silent after hearing this, and everyone looked ugly. Ramil even took out the phone to call Weber, but everyone listened without saying a word.
Soon, I heard Ramil’s roar in front of me. Finally, Ramil said, “I resign!” He hung up the phone and left.
Bastard, you entrusted me to mediate this matter, and you agreed with the results of the mediation. When it was announced, you directly ordered that the results of my mediation be overturned.
Who am I, a clown?
This was Ramil's thought at the moment. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He was extremely disgusted with Weber's duplicitous approach.
I don't want to serve you anymore.
At this moment, the news of the astronomical fine of US$6.8 billion has spread, spreading all over the world at an incredible speed.
Whether it's the United States or other countries, many bigwigs are deceived.
Especially some big guys in the United States, the result they got was a penalty of US$3.8 billion. Although this price is not low, it is within the acceptable range of everyone.
It won't appear so targeted.
But now it is announced that it is US$6.8 billion, which is a full US$3 billion higher. Things are not that simple.
Many people began to call Ramil to ask what was going on and why he suddenly changed his mind. Ramil told the truth that it was Weber who stepped in and asked the spokesperson to make such an announcement.
Many big guys slapped their foreheads after hearing Ramil's words, never dreaming that Weber would change his mind temporarily.
At noon, basically all the big guys in the United States knew what was going on, and they didn't say anything. They didn't know what to say.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Starlight Steel Group announced that the price of IIO starship materials would be increased by 10%, and the price in the Americas would be increased by 20%!
The price of this material was originally not low, more than 87,000 euros per ton. Now the price has been increased by 20%, which is almost 100,000 US dollars per ton.
Several companies in the United States that produce interstellar spacecraft are all in trouble.
Your fucking fines serve a purpose, but in the end we have to foot the bill!
Are you going to punish the Star Spirit Group or us?
The news quickly spread around the world.
While people were still shocked by the news, Burnett, who had already come out, announced that Star Pictures would pay an understanding of US$6.8 billion in the near future.
After the payment is completed, Xingmei Pictures will close its business and dissolve the company!
As soon as this news was announced, it once again caused shock all over the world. No one expected that Gao Jin would be so ruthless.
If Xingmei Film Company is dissolved, Xingling Group's only business in the United States will be the Renewable Resources Company. If this company does not operate, the impact will be even greater.
When the outside world was reporting this matter crazily, a certain French boss chartered a direct flight to the morning market in Tianchao. He had already called Gao Jin and had a chat about Xingmei Pictures.
The environment in Europe is now different from before. In the past, it had to worry about alliance relations and not poach the United States. Now, Europe doesn't have much to worry about.
Anyway, the two sides are getting further and further apart now, and no one is insulting the other!
As soon as the boss got off the plane at the morning market airport, Zhang Hongbin and others received the report. A special car from the Xingling Group picked up the surrounding French bosses and took them to the Four Seasons Hotel.
Zhang Hongbin felt very emotional in his heart. Gao Jin's path was too wild. When there was a problem in the United States, he immediately contacted Europe. He was born to eat international food.