Chapter 167: Why is it always hurt in my cinemas???
Netflix.flix.
This unrelated third party has now become a heavyweight bargaining chip of Coastline Company. Reed Hastings probably also has a question mark on his face.
But that's the truth.
Hearing about this company made the theater giants at the table gnashed their teeth and wished it would die.
And the movie companies' feelings towards Netflix are extremely complex, with a mixture of love and hate.
In the past, the Motion Picture Association of America, which has always represented major Hollywood studios, vigorously promoted Netflix and other streaming media services. As spending on physical products such as DVDs continued to slump, digital streaming services gradually replaced them. Streaming services represented by Netflix
Media services have experienced explosive growth, with global digital business spending soaring by 227% since 2013.
The number of moviegoers in North America has hit a 25-year low. It was only recently that holographic movies swept the world, attracting more viewers into the cinema, ushering in a wave of strong growth and hitting new highs.
But this cannot conceal the impact of flix's explosive growth of streaming services before the holographic movie. Digital viewing of videos is undergoing tremendous changes. You must know that today's market value of flix has been pushed up to more than 220 billion US dollars, which is tied with Disney.
Become the only two entertainment giant companies in the world with a market value of over 200 billion US dollars.
Flix is getting bigger and bigger, which must be accompanied by the expansion of ambition. As an Internet company, it has mastered the interface and is frantically grabbing business from movie theaters. Therefore, movie theaters only hate Flix but not love it. Movie giants hate it but
At least there will still be love intertwined.
Now that Ye Hua has put his words on the table, the big guys here are unable to respond. In fact, they are all thinking in their hearts. The reason why they are big bosses is because their eyes can accurately convey information.
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It is necessary to divide 12% to Coastline Company. Where will this benefit be divided? Of course it will be shared by everyone, but how much each party will share to make up the 12% is another matter.
The film companies all want each other to take out more and themselves to take out less. But between the film companies and the theater companies, it's the same thing. Anyway, everyone wants the other to take the lion's share.
This time there is some talk.
And after Ye Hua put down his words, he turned his eyes to admire the card girl, acting like it's none of my business to talk about it, which is indeed the case.
Ye Hua doesn't care how they negotiate with each other, as long as they get the 12% share, that's it. As for how they collect the share, what does it have to do with him?
"You're right, you can't miss the 20-year-old card girl." Ye Hua retracted his gaze and said with a smile to Zhang Zhizhong who was standing aside. The latter could only smile in agreement with embarrassment and elegance.
Mr. Zhang seems to be the most relaxed person among the people here except Ye Hua. He is a peacemaker anyway. If it weren’t for his status as the president of Greater China and the person who first dealt with Ye Hua among the Disney executives,
I guess I can't come to this table. Speaking of which, Mr. Zhang actually has a good impression of Ye Hua.
Although I have a good impression, Mr. Zhang must behave like this. No matter what, he can't flirt with you in front of the boss, Robert Iger. Just talk and laugh. Then old man Iger will probably be very angry.
Seeing him like this, Ye Hua looked at Kamei again, admiring it with great interest, not caring at all about what happened at the table and the process.
At this time, Cami was singing "Hey-ma" in Spanish. This single was an episode of the movie "Fast and Furious 8". The original song was composed by Cami plus American rapper Pitbull and Colombian singer*
**Sung by alvin.
But Kamei is the only one singing "hey-ma" here.
When Ye Hua set his eyes on her again, Kami stared at him and sang with great emotion:
si-tocas-mi-piel/If you caress my skin
tu-saciarás-mi-sed/You can fill my thirsty desires
ooh-voy-a-enloquecer/Oh, I'm going to lose my mind
dime-lo-que-vas-a-hacer/Tell you what to do?
dime-lo-que-vas-a-hacer--no-no-no-no-no-no-no/Tell me what are you going to do to me? No no no no no no no no
Ye Hua didn't understand Spanish, but when the singer Kami stared at her, her expression was dazed and her voice was full of emotion, conveying rich emotions, and every move, every frown, and every smile touched the ignition point of hormones.
"Don't be hasty, good things come in time..." After a while, Zhang Zhizhong broke the gradually solidifying atmosphere and brought it back again. A group of big guys began to talk about the stock market situation, capital operations, new outlets, and new trends.
, all of them talked loudly.
After the reception there is a dance.
Whether it is a dinner party or a drinking party, first of all, it is a party. Whether it is a party, a dance, or a cocktail party, it is just the medium of this party.
People here, whether they are men, women, bosses or partners, are all here. It is difficult to escape from this trap-like social circle. The surface is bright and colorful, but behind it is full of all kinds of interests and disputes.
Scheming and sharpness.
It is said that literature and art originate from life and are higher than life, but often what happens in the real world is more exciting than the world of fiction.
Ye Hua is calm and confident in it. Every man here is a veteran, and the women all have hidden secrets. But no matter how smart or scheming they are, without the support of strength, in the end they are just smart and will be misled by their cleverness.
If there is no strength, it is called cleverness, but if there is strength to support it, it is called wisdom.
Kami strolled over and reached Ye Hua's side. She smiled and extended her hand, inviting him to dance with her.
Ye Hua stared at her with a rather surprised expression, while the other party's smile remained the same as before, and he looked directly at her, waiting for a response quietly.
However, Ye Hua, who was observant, saw a wireless headset in her left ear. When he discovered this detail, he suddenly understood in his heart. Old man Egger and the others probably wanted to have a good talk and let Kami come over to get him away without making him appear too embarrassed.
unexpected.
In response, Ye Hua happily accepted the card girl's invitation to dance.
After a while, the two of them hugged each other and danced lightly on the empty dance floor in the middle of the reception. Robert Egger's eyes moved away from Ye Hua, took them back and then looked at the other people at the table, "It seems that he can't get out of the way."
On the surface, we are seeking more benefits from him, and it depends on Kara’s performance. I hope she won’t disappoint.”
Zhang Zhizhong on the side hesitated to speak, but then Robert said again: "No matter how we talk about the 12%, we should also talk about how to share it."
The global president of Paramount said: "Of course, there is no need to ask, of course, who has higher profits and who will share more."
Old Man Egg glanced at the other party and said lightly: "Why?"
This is obviously aimed at Walt Disney. Among the five major movie giants, Disney has ranked first in revenue and profit for six consecutive years. According to this rule, Disney will definitely take the lead.
Paramount, on the other hand, was at the bottom of the list in terms of revenue. It almost made Robert angry when he said it so righteously.
For a while, the issue of internal profit sharing was raised. This is actually dividing the cheese. No one has too much, but taking out what they have eaten is as uncomfortable as cutting meat.
After talking for a long time, Robert Iger finally took aim at the major theater chain giants present: "A reasonable and equal share should be who needs it most and who should pay the big share, obviously theater chains and movie theaters."
"Why?" The CEO of Wanda Media and the top local theater giant in North America said in unison, and they were immediately dissatisfied.
"Why? We are paying for the future now, but don't forget that in the future changes, even if streaming media giants such as flix dominate the global entertainment industry, film production companies will still be able to survive, but movie theaters and theater chains may not. So why not?
Why should the film company pay for it?" Robert asked calmly. As soon as he said this, the other four Hollywood giants immediately agreed without hesitation.
The Big Five in Hollywood are famous for wearing the same pants. Even though they are in a competitive relationship, and they were just talking nonsense, in fact, Hollywood is extremely exclusive of outside forces. The profits here will only flow between them, and it is more of a benefit.
On the issue of distribution, at this time the guns were decisively and unanimously addressed to the outside world.
The bosses of major theater chains are holding back a sigh of relief and are about to go bad.
Why is it always me who gets hurt?
Both theater companies and movie theaters paid a large sum of money to purchase holographic film equipment from Coastline Company. They were actually the party that was "trapped". They invested so much money and they still haven't gotten it back. The most hurtful thing is
And they are the ones who are most worried about the future.
Now it's better, but the worse one is bleeding profusely, and has no place to vent his anger, and is almost choked to death.
What the hell is this called?
The bosses of all major theater chains cursed in their hearts.
As he said, cinemas only hate Flix. Its disruptive business model reduces the frequency of audiences entering cinemas, which affects the movie box office and peripheral income of cinemas, and damages the vested interests of cinemas and cinema chains.
As for the producer, the film company, although it hates Flix, it also has love. It is a lingering love-hate relationship. Although the box office here is less, Flix can make up for the loss.
Robert's attitude was very firm. Whoever was affected the most would take the lead. At this time, the five major Hollywood companies were all venting their anger, so they had to accept it, because they had no choice in the passive situation.
