Chapter 2550 Ye Feng's Revenge
Chapter 2346 Ye Feng's Revenge
The box office was higher day by day, growing at a rate of 30 million US dollars every day. By the weekend, it was over 100 million US dollars per day. This lasted for half a month before the growth rate began to slow down and then reduced to a daily revenue of one million.
According to statistics, such a by-product of Journey to the West actually created a box office value of 700 million US dollars.
Because it was exclusively filmed by Brothers Company and broadcast in its own theaters, there was no need to share profits with anyone.
The eight major Hollywood companies were jealous when they saw this result and began to purchase copyright issues, especially Disney, which was their field.
After a series of negotiations, Brothers Film and Television received another 1 billion copyright fees, and the newly appointed Brothers Film and Television CEO Yuan Fang turned losses into profits within five months of her term, completely ending Fox Entertainment's loss-making state for several years.
When Havoc in Heaven was completely removed from the shelves, the total box office was 800 million US dollars. A derivative product of a TV series created a profit of 1.8 billion US dollars. This has to be said to be a miracle, which is also rare in the history of Hollywood.
The contract with Disney to jointly shoot the animated version of Journey to the West was also officially signed, with an estimated investment of 200 million US dollars, of which Disney would invest 150 million and be responsible for shooting, while Brothers Company would account for 60% of the profits. Only Yuanfang could come up with such an overbearing clause.
This kind of news would not be reported in China before, because it had nothing to do with China, but this time it was different. First, Yuanfang was Chinese, and secondly, the film was originally a Chinese myth. With the strong sense of collective honor of the Chinese people, it was naturally impossible not to report it.
Brothers Company has been at the peak of popularity for several consecutive months, which has also increased the confidence of those TV stations that are interested in purchasing the broadcasting rights.
It was originally just an intention, a verbal agreement, and it was immediately implemented. Han Yiping was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
In the end, there were eleven TV stations that signed contracts with him. He made 300 million yuan out of thin air without doing anything. He also immediately put the money into Brothers Company's account to prevent them from hoarding the goods and raising the price.
At this time, he suddenly remembered another thing, that is, Havoc in Heaven has not been broadcast in China yet. So he hurried to buy exclusive agency from a brother company.
It was just a step too late, because Batu had submitted the application and got it approved, and the screening date was set for the middle of next month, which is June 1st.
The reason for choosing this date is because that day is Children's Day. For this kind of mythological story, children are the main audience.
Sure enough, when it was released on June 1st, it set a box office myth of 70 million on the same day, and there were still many children who stayed up late waiting for the midnight show but couldn't buy tickets.
The next day, feedback on the film immediately appeared on the Internet, with mixed reviews, some of which were generous with praise, and some were full of criticism.
In fact, no one can do anything about this. Since the Internet came into being, there has been no end to the trolls. They seem to troll for the sake of trolling. No matter what the matter is, they can find a reason to troll.
Of course, there are also more objective criticisms, such as the love story between Sun Wukong and the Seven Fairies in "Havoc in Heaven".
They said that they completely deviated from the traditional Chinese culture, because fairies are not allowed to fall in love and get married.
However, someone soon refuted this view, because love stories in mythological stories have always existed among the people, and the story of Yang Erlang and Chenxiang making trouble in the Heavenly Palace for their mother is also popular.
And the love of Monkey King in the Havoc in Heaven was also stopped by the Jade Emperor, so there was the story of Havoc in Heaven. Anyway, they were having a lot of fun arguing.
There was also the original actor of Sun Wukong, who criticized the actor of Sun Wukong for not fully understanding the character's personality and attributes and misinterpreting this character.
Of course, there are more people who support Sun Wukong. I don't know if he looks like a god, but he plays the monkey more like a monkey, definitely surpassing all the previous actors.
Then a bigger force began to emerge, that is, children, who originally had no status and voice in the public opinion circle.
But now with the Internet, it's different. These children, from kindergarten to high school, are all fans of the new version of Havoc in Heaven, supporting it without a brain.
This force is quite powerful. Not only is there a large number of people, but it can also influence parents, especially mothers.
This is a lively scene. With their absolute advantage, they completely suppressed different voices, and the entire public opinion circle gave a unanimous praise to "Havoc in Heaven".
The Internet is a magical thing. Since its appearance, countless ordinary people are no longer ignorant and know a lot of things outside their own lives, even foreign countries that they will never have any intersection with in this life.
But it also created some people with ulterior motives. They took advantage of the cross-regional nature and low cost of the Internet and did a lot of dirty things.
However, the development of the times is like this. There will definitely be disadvantages if there are advantages, but no matter what, the world will develop after all, and no one can stop it.
The box office of "Havoc in Heaven" finally ended in a noisy atmosphere, and the total domestic box office reached a terrifying 300 million.
This has created a historical record, and even the imported Hollywood blockbusters have not reached this point.
Then there was another copyright auction, which was all TV stations and video websites. Even CCTV expressed its willingness to buy.
This naturally needs to be given a green light. It is not mainly a matter of money, but an attitude. A recognition of the mainstream media.
Yuanfang made an unexpected decision and sold the copyright to CCTV for only one yuan. This matter has been stirred up by the media again.
It has to be said that Yuanfang's operation is really far-reaching. It looks like it has lost a lot of money, but the actual goods received are much more than this.
Ye Feng lingered for a few days and finally went to the island country. He grew up in the United States and does not have the innate hatred of Chinese people.
However, he felt that his father's victory this time was not very complete. It was unreasonable for a family that dared to stroke the tiger's beard to let them continue to be so free.
When he arrived in Tokyo, he took a closer look and learned that although the sales of Honda cars and motorcycles are not good today, the sales of motorcycles are very good.
Their markets include not only Southeast Asia, but also Europe and the United States. There are also their aircraft. Although the large aircraft market is currently dominated by broadcasters and Airbus, they have taken a different approach in small aircraft and private aircraft, and their quality and sales cannot be underestimated.
After understanding all this, Ye Feng began to acquire stocks. Although Ye Feng was not as smart as his father in doing these things, he was no stranger to them. At the very least, he had more strength than his father.
Honda Co., Ltd. is not only listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, but also on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States, and cars and motorcycles are also listed separately.
Ye Feng smiled. He was still relatively new to Tokyo, so there would be some difficulties in operating it, but New York? All I can say is "hehe".
Sell high, buy low, buy low, sell high. After several rounds, Honda Motor's stock, which had been stable, began to fluctuate.
Especially the one on the New York Stock Exchange, which quickly fell from the original 30 US dollars to 26 yuan.
For companies with high stock prices, a drop of four yuan is already an earthquake of magnitude seven or above. Honda's headquarters is in chaos. For them, they would rather have chaos on the Tokyo Stock Exchange than instability on the New York side.
Once a company goes abroad and becomes a multinational company, the U.S. dollar becomes the currency for commodity transactions around the world, and its importance to a company is unquestionable.
Therefore, Lao Honda issued an order to mobilize all the US dollars he could muster, and transferred them all to the New York Stock Exchange. As long as there was someone selling them, he would buy them all.
Seeing that the market was beginning to stalemate, Ye Feng called Soros. Now he is also a shareholder of Brother Investment Bank. When there is no other conflict of interest, he will naturally be towards Ye Feng.
Hearing that Ye Feng had taken action against Honda, Soros smiled:
"Dear friend, that old guy is disobedient, isn't he? Such a person deserves a spanking. Only when it hurts can he be honest."
Soros is a person who has no position, is only interested in profit, and his only pleasure is to snipe others in the financial market.
No matter the company or the country, as long as he sees an opportunity, he will strike without hesitation!
He doesn't take Japanese companies seriously. The upper echelons of the United States only treat Japanese companies as vassals.
From time to time there will be some beatings, but due to political needs, I won't go too far. But for a company, I don’t have so many scruples.
Ye Feng smiled "hehe": "My friend, when my father went to the island country, that old Honda actually encouraged their karate master to compete with him, and even signed a life and death certificate."
"Ah? How could this happen? Is he crazy? Is your father okay? If you need me to do anything, just say it."
Soros became serious. Although Americans do not value family ties that much, they cannot let others deal with their relatives.
What's more, Ye Yuze is still his savior. He is very clear about the power of the Ye family in the United States. It is no longer something that he and the Quantum Fund can compete with. Now that Ye Feng has become truly angry, he must fully cooperate.
Soros is a scheming man, and he has a presence in almost all major companies in the world. In addition to domestic companies, there is a wolf, a wolf that is always ready to show its fangs.
Honda Motor issued a total of 2.16 million shares in New York at a price of US$30 per share, which is a total value of US$64.8 million.
Among them, Soros holds about 800,000 shares. Does this amount of stock actually have any impact? But his greatest strength is layout.
In other words, he has contacts with other companies that buy Honda stocks.
After hanging up Ye Feng's phone, Soros called these people respectively and told them to prepare for shipment.
When I first bought Honda stock, it was only a few dollars, but now I can make a lot of money. With a phone call from Soros, these people took action.
Among them, there must be some who are stronger than Soros, but in the financial market, no one dares to underestimate Soros. Who is he? If the predators in the financial market do not listen to him, they are disrespecting their own money.
No one will take retail investors seriously. They have little money and will be driven away after a few shocks. If you want to shake the foundation of a company, you have to leverage these long-term investors.
These people hold 60% of Honda's shares. Under the control of Soros, they sell at a high level. This is very simple.
Anyone who does business knows the simplest truth, that is, industrial companies actually have little money.
Most of their assets consist of plants, equipment, technology and patents. As for cash flow, "haha" it is a miracle that it can operate without bank loans.
This time, Honda raised US$50 million in cash and went to the New York Stock Exchange. In his opinion, this was enough. After all, a total of just over 60 million shares were issued.
Ye Feng had already shaken up the retail investors in advance, and that part of the stocks were in the hands of Brother Investment Bank. Then a piece of news was widely circulated in various media in the United States.
Honda Power, which Honda had been reluctant to go public, was bought by someone.
"Fuck, what a big melon."
What does Honda rely on to survive? There is no doubt that it is Honda Power! If this company is lost, it means that Honda's cars, motorcycles, and even aircraft engines will all rely on purchases.
No fool would only buy factories and equipment. The most important thing for a factory is technology and reserved patents.
The news said that it was reported by Fox News. Their news has always been authoritative, and everyone will believe it.
So, Honda's US stocks began to dive instantly. There was no way. Such a big thing, if you sell it late, you will lose it. The New York Stock Exchange will not take protective measures such as suspending trading when it falls to 10%.
Old Honda is confident. He is sure that after surviving this wave of shocks, he can make the company develop again.
Although the core technology and patents are currently in Ye Yuze's hands, so what? After all, a considerable number of technical personnel are still willing to follow him.
After all, no matter what era, human beings are the only main factor that can make technology develop. Give him five years, and he will be able to develop a better engine on the original basis.
As for the news, he also has a countermeasure. He has asked someone to start publishing news, saying that Honda has made strategic adjustments and is preparing to develop new energy power. The original power company can no longer meet the company's development, so it is sold in a package, just for the new energy.
The reason why he dared to publish such news is that after 2000, as energy became increasingly scarce, the research and development of new energy has been put on the plans of various companies.
You should know that the machines of island countries are the best in energy saving, which is also related to their lack of energy.
Honda has started the research and development of new energy a long time ago, but it has not been able to make a breakthrough due to cost issues.
This time Ye Yuze won Honda power, but the old Honda did not package it for him in the new energy sector, because this is a separate project department.
Although it cannot be mass-produced yet, it is still no problem to fool the old people, so Honda electric cars, solar cars, and even hydrogen fuel cars have appeared in the news.
Come on
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