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Chapter 935 Countermeasures (4000+ chapters, please subscribe~)

When someone in later generations commented on Phantom Media's series of actions during this period, they gave four words: extremely crazy!
If they hadn't seen the later ending, they would even rate this situation as self-defeating!

After removing Barry Winkler from all positions in ABC and agreeing to the resignation of nearly half of ABC executives, Phantom Media once again issued a shocking statement!

"In view of the development prospects of Oceanwide Cinemas and the limited number of theaters, Oceanwide Cinemas has decided to stop cooperation with some independent production companies from now on and choose more high-quality films to enter Oceanwide Cinemas. Bring more joy to the fans!"

Later, in the statement of Oceanwide Cinemas, a list of independent production companies that are prohibited from cooperating is listed!
As soon as this statement came out, it caused an uproar again, because everyone found that the independent production companies on the list were all companies that issued a statement denouncing the monopoly of Phantom Media some time ago!

This is Chi Guoguo's revenge, blatantly and without cover!

"The Phantom Media madness continues!" -- The New York Times continued to report on the matter.

In the report, the "New York Times" pointed out that, as the largest cinema company in North America and Canada, it would be impossible to support the size of Oceanwide Cinemas simply by relying on the films produced by Phantom Pictures. The source from independent studios is actually a great addition.

Now Oceanwide Cinemas has actually stopped cooperating with these independent production companies, which means that they will not have enough film sources, and without sufficient film sources, it means that Oceanwide Cinemas will suffer losses Condition.

The "New York Times" report is also very detailed, and it lists that if this is the case, the annual loss of Oceanwide Theaters will reach at least 2 million U.S. dollars!
This has not yet calculated the losses of Oceanwide Theaters if it is making money. The losses of Oceanwide Theaters will reach at least 5 million U.S. dollars or more every year!

Coupled with the previous high-level turmoil of the ABC TV network, even after the ABC TV network has announced a new management, everyone knows that destruction is always more difficult than construction, so the turmoil of the ABC TV network is just the beginning. During the period, the loss of ABC Television Network will also be calculated in units of one billion US dollars!

At the end of the report, the "New York Times" wrote: The Phantom is walking on the road of self-destruction in a way that outsiders cannot understand!
And just after Phantom Media issued this statement, the other seven major Hollywood companies also issued statements one after another, expressing their welcome for independent film companies to distribute in their own companies.

This is the rhythm of taking advantage of your chaos to kill you!
In the past, Phantom Media held Oceanwide Cinemas, the largest theater company in North America, so it has been suppressing several other film studios in terms of film distribution. Now, Phantom Media has self-destructed the Great Wall and canceled these The cooperation of independent film companies, they will naturally come to pick up the leak!
And those independent production companies that have been blocked are also clamoring at this time: they will not bow to the phantom, they are not a certain person, but an alliance, as long as they cooperate, they will be a huge force, they have enough The ability to resist the suppression of the Phantom!

But just when they were sharpening their swords and preparing to shoot at the Phantom, Fengge Cinemas, the largest theater company in Europe, South America and Asia, announced at the same time: In order to develop European, South American and Asian movies, in the next few years, European movies will be released. , South America, and the three continents of Asia, Fengge Cinemas will plan to cut some Hollywood movies, especially those movies released by independent production companies that do not have box office guarantees!
The alliance of Hollywood independent production companies has fallen into collective confusion!

The scope of the flames of war has spread!
For Hollywood independent production companies, apart from the box office in North America, the two most important sources of income are the art film theaters in Europe and the video tape market.

The three are like a tripod, they complement each other and are indispensable!

In North America, they have lost the support of Oceanwide Cinemas, the largest theater company in North America and Canada. Although the other seven major theaters have also issued statements, everyone knows that there is a carrot and a pit, and there is support from Oceanwide Cinemas, and there is no The support of Oceanwide Cinemas is very different.

If the film sources of all independent film companies are concentrated in other theater companies, it will inevitably cause congestion. It is not up to others to decide which company's film will be released by then, and the release time will also be limited. It will be compressed due to the sudden increase of film sources.

There are already losses that outsiders cannot see.

But what makes them even more uncomfortable is the sudden statement by the European Fengge Cinema Line, everyone knows that Europe is a big market for art films, if they lose the support of the Fengge Cinema Line, then their income will be compressed to a greater extent .

The most important thing is that the European and Asian markets are different from the North American markets. Oceanwide Cinemas has lost the film sources of these independent production companies. It must face the situation of insufficient film sources for release, but the European and Asian markets are different. , without these independent studio films, they can release films from local studios.

There is no loss at all.
In the current tripod, both legs have been damaged to varying degrees, so it is impossible for the other one to be alone.

Now it seems that Phantom Media is going to compete with these independent production companies to see who can afford who!

It is true that in terms of the amount of losses, Phantom Media is definitely higher than those independent production companies, but the size of the two parties is different. Oceanwide Cinemas loses hundreds of millions every year, and they have a powerful Phantom Media behind them to give them blood transfusions. Everyone knows how strong Phantom Media's ability to absorb money has been in recent years.

But when it comes to these independent production companies, not to mention a few hundred million, even a few million may immediately put them on the verge of bankruptcy
Almost all independent production companies rely on bank loans to survive.
With the development of the matter to this point, everyone understands that the matter has gradually escaped everyone's control, and no one thought that Phantom Media would be so powerful.

Most importantly, Phantom Media also recruited powerful foreign aid, which caught everyone off guard!
Inside the Alliance of Independent Film Companies, at this time, the clouds are thick and the mourning continues.
Because they felt powerless at this time, when the change disrupted all their plans, they no longer knew how to deal with it!

"What should we do now?" The boss of an independent production company said in a deep voice, looking around with dark eyes.

No one answered, and no one knew what to do?
Now they can't advance, they can't retreat!

There is no better way to go forward, and the Phantom of Retreat has rejected their negotiation!

"I don't believe that Phantom Media can cover the sky with one hand. Let's go to the parade and organize all the employees of all companies to protest and march. Phantom is forcing us to die!"

"That's right, everyone must not be in civil strife now. Only by uniting can we win. And don't forget, now that the federal government hasn't taken action, whether Phantom Media can survive is still a question. What we have to do now is Make it big, the bigger the better."

However, it has been proved that when a group forms an alliance because of interests, then they will eventually make the alliance between them fragile because of interests.

Although everyone knows that it may be the best way to unite, but never try to test human nature, because human nature is selfish.

So even though some people are shouting for unity and protests, many people are still thinking about the future in private!
Even so, the parade was still held as scheduled. Many people held protest signs and walked on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, shouting protest slogans.
In contrast to the massive protests of independent film companies, the seven established Hollywood brands have fallen into collective silence at this time.

Except for a statement issued earlier to accept the film sources of those independent production companies, there has been no further movement.

They are literally waiting!

Wait for the federal government of North America to take action.

Even on the bright side, they will not formally protest or say that Phantom Media has a monopoly.

Because up to now, the Paramount case in Hollywood has long existed in name only, and all studios have their own theaters. If they really protest against the Phantom's monopoly, they will also have no good fruit to eat.

But this does not mean that they are on the side of Phantom, they even hope that Phantom Media will disintegrate more than those independent production companies.

It's just that their goals are clearer!
They knew that it was impossible to kill Phantom Media with this matter, and they were more worried about things.

As I just said, like Phantom Media, they also have a subsidiary cinema company. Now, they also integrate production, distribution, and cinema!

But there is one thing that they can't compare to Phantom, because many of the Big Seven are listed companies, they can't bear such a level of chaos in Phantom Media, if they appear, the stock price will plummet, which no one can afford .

The Phantom is different, not only is it not a listed company, it does not need to explain to many shareholders, and the funds in their hands are incomparably abundant.
And the real purpose of the Seven is actually the ABC TV network, and their needs are also very simple, as long as the ABC TV network is separated from Phantom Media, it will be good enough!
When a film company also owns one of the largest television networks in the United States, their promotion channel resources will be several times that of other film companies.
So up to now, they have never attacked Phantom Media publicly, but privately?
"Did you find out?"

In Phantom's office, Wu Jianye was still sitting there. He had been in Phantom Media for a full week, and every day he would just go to the break room prepared for him to rest, and then began to continue hosting the big show.

Even though Wu Jianye has made sufficient preparations, he still cannot take it lightly, because this time for Phantom, it is actually a battle of life and death!

If it succeeds, Phantom will sweep away all future troubles in the future. If it fails, Phantom Media will cease to exist.

Linda also hasn't been home for a few days. Her husband who was a painter came here once, and when he saw the meeting where everyone was having a meeting, he was able to suggest that the atmosphere was particularly good and that he should make a painting for them. She was driven home by Linda.
"Found it!" Linda said.

"Universal Pictures was the first to release the news!"

Wu Jianye was slightly taken aback, and said, "It turned out to be Universal?"

Wu Jianye really didn't expect this result. Although he was sure that there must be a big force behind this matter, he never thought that it would be Universal.

The reason I didn't expect was that Universal was not strong enough at this time, and it was difficult to protect itself. After being acquired by RB Panasonic, Universal's situation did not improve, and the huge debt burdened Panasonic. At this time, There have been rumors that Vivendi Group is preparing to acquire Universal.

Under the circumstances that he himself could not protect himself, how could he still think about dealing with Phantom?
"That's right, it's Universal, but we haven't investigated clearly yet, how did Universal investigate the cooperation between you and me in such detail!" Linda said.

Speaking of the person who leaked the news, Wu Jianye was also scratching his head. The only thing he was sure of now was that this person must have come from his side, otherwise it would be impossible to know so clearly what happened when he had not made a fortune.

Who is this person?
This is what Wu Jianye has always been curious about!

No one would want to keep such a person by their side!

"How's the money going?" Wu Jianye didn't continue to talk about this matter with Linda. In fact, he had already called Fengmu's security personnel to investigate this matter.

Maple Security is no longer just a simple security company, it has its own branches in North America and Europe.

It is no longer limited to only recruiting domestic veteran elites. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, the European and American branches are recruiting more local veteran elites and various talents.

Among them, investigating such things is their specialty.

And Wu Jianye asked how the money was sent. In fact, he was trying to gain time for Phantom Media to send the money. Otherwise, the federal government of North America would have already held an inquiry meeting at this time!
As early as a few years ago, Wu Jianye had already guessed that the Phantom would have this day, so he kept Linda maintaining good relations with North American congressmen and providing them with some political information.
This is why, a week after the incident broke out, Phantom still had time to fight other opponents!

Linda said: "It can't last too long, and the other party can buy us a week's time at most."

Wu Jianye sat there with his eyes closed, thinking about the loopholes in his plan, and finally said: "One week is enough!"

　Sorry for getting up late~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)