The group was kicked out, and low presence means they are bad?

Beijing.

Somewhere in a rather luxurious large flat.

Bai Xingjian looked at some of the hot searches about him on Weibo and couldn't help but complain:
"I'm really speechless. The paparazzi actually took photos of this, and I said I would keep this news secret."

In fact, Bai Xingjian planned to release the news of the cooperation between Phoenix Pictures and Netflix after "Squid Game" was about to be released.

But I never expected it.

As soon as they returned to Beijing and opened Weibo, the news about their cooperation with Netflix was already on the hot search list on Weibo.

"It can only be said that our confidentiality work is still not done well."

Feng Shiqi blinked and began to think about which link went wrong.

"It is highly likely that the flight information was leaked."

Zheng Wei said, "After all, apart from flight information, we didn't use your information for restaurant reservations or anything like that."

“Was the flight information leaked?”

Bai Xingjian tapped the table with his fingers, glanced at Feng Shiqi and said:
"Why don't we just buy a private jet someday? In this way, perhaps the flight information leak won't happen."

"Private jet?!"

Feng Shiqi heard this and his clear and bright eyes suddenly widened: "I think you are really a little bit arrogant. You have a private jet, why don't you go to the sky?"

"I just want to go to heaven now." Bai Xingjian responded.

As soon as these words were spoken, Mei Jie and Zheng Wei on the side were instantly amused.

Feng Shiqi couldn't help laughing, and then she asked a very realistic question:

"Do you have enough money to buy a private jet?"

Under the curious gazes of Mei Jie and Zheng Wei, Bai Xingjian nodded and said, "It should be possible to buy a private jet, but it would be difficult to maintain it."

The movie "All or Nothing" had a box office of nearly 4 billion yuan, and Phoenix Pictures, as the producer, naturally received a lot of dividends from it.

It is more than enough to buy a small plane worth 300 million in the name of Phoenix Pictures.

However, if you take into account the long-term maintenance costs after purchase, it might be a bit stretching.

After all, Phoenix Pictures' money is often in a state of flux, rather than remaining there motionless.

Therefore, considering the current situation of Phoenix Pictures, it is still a bit difficult to come up with three or four hundred million yuan at once.

Feng Shiqi was almost amused by Bai Xingjian's response again.

She rolled her eyes at Bai Xingjian charmingly and said, "If you can afford it but can't afford to maintain it, then why buy it? We don't need to be so extravagant. It's just a small film and television company, and even the private jets are here."

"What Shiqi said is true. Private jets and the like are too luxurious for us at Phoenix Pictures."

Zheng Wei nodded, agreeing with Feng Shiqi's statement.

Ever since the dividends from the movie "All or Nothing" arrived, Bai Xingjian has updated the configuration of Phoenix Pictures.

Things like office computers and company cars are basically all from top brands in the industry.

After all, there is so much money in the company account and it can be used anyway, so it is better to be nicer to yourself.

It’s not like Phoenix Pictures doesn’t have the ability to do so.

But now he's suddenly taking the leap to a private jet?

Zheng Wei still felt that they were taking too big a step.

Even Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi often travel by plane on business.

"Mei Jie, what do you think?" Bai Xingjian turned his gaze to Mei Jie who was standing there in a daze.

"I???"

Mei Jie stretched out her index finger and pointed at herself.

Then, under Bai Xingjian's "confirmation" gaze, he said, "I think it's actually quite good to have a private plane. After all, Brother Xingjian and Sister Shiqi often fly, so it would be more convenient to have our own plane."

"That's right."

Bai Xingjian spread his hands and looked at Feng Shiqi and Zheng Wei: "Look, there are still people who agree with my idea."

Feng Shiqi smiled expressionlessly.

Zheng Wei also said nothing.

Instead, Mei Jie spoke up: "Brother Xingjian, didn't you just say that we have money to buy but not to maintain it? So we still can't afford to buy a plane now, right?"

"Yes."

Bai Xingjian nodded, and then said under the increasingly teasing gazes of Feng Shiqi and Zheng Wei:

"Once our Squidward: The Game of Squidward airs on Netflix, we will have the money to buy and maintain a private jet."

Feng Shiqi: "...No, do you really want to buy a plane?"

Zheng Wei was also shocked.

"Of course." Bai Xingjian nodded heavily.

"Then you are not going to build your IP park? Why spend so much money to buy a plane?" Feng Shiqi asked.

"The IP park must still be built, but there is no conflict between building the IP park and buying airplanes." Bai Xingjian responded with a smile.

"It seems that you are very optimistic about the performance of Squid Game in the international market." Zheng Wei grasped the key point.

"He is indeed very optimistic about Squidward Games, and has been so since the project was launched."

Feng Shiqi also said somewhat helplessly.

If Bai Xingjian insisted on buying a plane, she would not be able to stop him after all.

After all, when Bai Xingjian insisted on coming, Feng Shiqi never stopped him, not even once.

"Speaking of Squidward..."

Mei Jie changed the subject and asked Bai Xingjian, "Brother Xingjian, the issues we should discuss now should be the trending searches on Weibo, right? Instead of discussing whether to buy a plane or not."

Zheng Wei nodded: "Xiao Jie is right."

"Well, since the news has been leaked by the paparazzi, why don't we do the opposite."

Bai Xingjian actually already had some ideas in his mind about this matter.

"Do the opposite? What do you want to do?" Feng Shiqi asked curiously.

"It's very simple."

Under the gazes of Feng Shiqi, Mei Jie and Zheng Wei, Bai Xingjian said slowly:
"Since everyone is saying that Phoenix Pictures has cooperated with Netflix, why don't we just come out and deny that there is no cooperation. The news on the Internet is true and false, false and true." "But if we do this, I'm afraid it will bring some negative impact to Phoenix Pictures." Mei Jie expressed her concern.

"What negative impact can this have? Even if it is later confirmed that Phoenix Pictures has indeed reached a cooperation with Netflix, we can say that the reason we chose to conceal this news from the public was just to keep it confidential."

Bai Xingjian smiled and said, "Anyway, the right of interpretation is in our hands. We can say whatever we want, as long as we don't go too far."

"But why did you hide the news of our cooperation with Netflix?" Feng Shiqi actually couldn't quite understand Bai Xingjian's train of thought.

"Release the smoke bomb and give the audience a surprise."

Bai Xingjian smiled and then expressed some of his thoughts.

"You are truly worthy of me, Brother Xingjian!"

After listening to Bai Xingjian's words, Mei Jie gave him a thumbs up:

"Fortunately, Brother Xing Jian is not a professional PR person. If Brother Xing Jian were a professional PR person, I'm afraid I don't know how many people would suffer in this regard."

"Thank you very much. It's just some wild ideas." Bai Xingjian replied very modestly.

Hearing this, Feng Shiqi and Zheng Wei looked at each other, and then they said in unison:
“Excessive modesty is pride.”

……

On Weibo, netizens have not discussed the topic #Phoenix Pictures is suspected to have reached a cooperation with Netflix# for a long time.

Bai Xingjian suddenly posted a Weibo.

Keep it short and clear.

The general meaning is that Phoenix Pictures has not reached a cooperation with Netflix at present, but only hopes to reach a cooperation with Netflix in the future.

Apart from these contents, the rest are just some irrelevant and formal remarks.

Something like thank you for your concern, but it doesn't contain any nutritional value.

However, after Bai Xingjian posted this Weibo, many netizens did not buy it at first.

[I see. Bai Xingjian means that they have not yet reached a cooperation agreement with Netflix, but they may reach a cooperation agreement with Netflix in a few days.]

[This is the real thing. After all, how can the relevant personnel of both parties reach a cooperation agreement immediately after meeting once? I have to think carefully for three to five days before buying a dishwasher online! ]

【What can I say? You guys are the best at understanding. 】

[Don’t make blind guesses. Maybe Phoenix Pictures really didn’t reach a cooperation agreement with Netflix. After all, the show “Rampage” has been a bummer in China. Even if it is brought to the international market, how can it achieve good results? Netflix has no need to waste resources! ]

【666, netizens nowadays are really bold. A TV series like "Knives Out" that performed so well is actually put on Netflix. It is a waste of Netflix's resources. How precious is your Netflix? You don't even care about a TV series like "Knives Out". 】

[Perhaps Netflix is ​​a family heirloom, and he must always have it on hand.]

[His statement is indeed a bit exaggerated, but can you fans of Bai Xingjian stop making personal attacks first? It is really uncivilized to do so.]

[Personal attack? Are you blind or am I blind? Who attacked whom first? ]

[I don't want to waste my time talking nonsense with you. If Phoenix Pictures really didn't reach a cooperation with Netflix, then why would Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi appear in the same restaurant in Shanghai at the same time as Sophia and Charlie from Netflix? ]

[Why? It can only be said that it was a coincidence. After all, that restaurant is a popular online restaurant recently. What's wrong with Bai Xingjian, Feng Shiqi, Sophia and Charlie wanting to go there to take a look? ]

[Oh my god, maybe this is the real reason.]

[Yes, judging from the photos that have been leaked, Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi are both dressed so casually, as are Sophia and Charlie. They are not dressed to discuss cooperation. Besides, how could they choose a popular restaurant for such an important matter? Is Bai Xingjian's brain a hole, or is it the people at Netflix who have a hole in their brains? ]

[666, you guys are really good at talking. If you can talk, please say more.]

At the beginning, many netizens did not believe that Phoenix Pictures did not cooperate with Netflix, and many netizens even quarreled about it in the comment section.

But later, after analysis by many netizens in the comment section, gradually, more and more netizens began to believe that Phoenix Pictures and Netflix had no cooperation.

But there are still people who don't believe it, especially the relevant personnel from Youshi.

It was not until the relevant personnel of Youshi called Sofia and got the exact news that Phoenix Pictures did not cooperate with Netflix that everyone believed this fact.

Magic City.

Useek headquarters building.

A very hearty laugh was heard from an office.

"Hahaha, if you look at it this way, Netflix really didn't like the TV series 'Knives Out'?"

Chu Liya said with a smile on her face.

"It's almost the same."

Ding Yuntao nodded in agreement: "The main reason is that "Kuang Biao" has already been a hit here, and pirated resources and the like have probably been spread all over the world.

So it’s normal that Netflix doesn’t like “Rampage.”

"Bai Xingjian, Bai Xingjian, I didn't expect that you would end up like this." Chu Liya said with emotion.

Even though Sofia has denied the fact of cooperating with Phoenix Pictures, in Chu Liya's eyes, Bai Xingjian came to the Magic City this time just for Sofia and Netflix.

Now that Bai Xingjian has been rejected by Netflix, Chu Liya, as his competitor, is naturally very happy.

Bai Xingjian finally suffered a defeat!

"Something is wrong. It's very wrong. At least eight out of ten things are wrong."

Unlike Chu Liya who was full of joy, Hong Xingrong on the side had a frown on his face.

"What's wrong?" Chu Liya asked with some confusion.

"When Sofia was selecting TV series from our copyright library, she was very open about our requirements. She even selected some TV series with ridiculously low ratings in our country."

Hong Xingrong frowned and said, "According to her criteria for selecting TV series and movies from our copyright library, there is absolutely no reason for them to reject the drama "Kuang Biao"!"

As soon as these words came out, Chu Liya instantly recalled a lot of things.

Ding Yuntao nodded thoughtfully, "According to what Brother Hong said, there might be something fishy going on here."

"Is the failure to reach a cooperation with Netflix just a smokescreen thrown by Bai Xingjian?" Chu Liya asked tentatively.

"Bai Xingjian is such a smart person, this is very much his style."

Hong Xingrong did not deny Chu Liya this time.

"But what is his purpose in doing this?" Chu Liya was a little confused.

After thinking for a while, Ding Yuntao expressed his thoughts:
"Are they trying to use this to cover up another collaboration between Phoenix Pictures and Netflix?"

"If that's the case, then what is the capital for Phoenix Pictures to reach a cooperation with Netflix? Anyway, it's not the show "Rampage". If it was "Rampage", they wouldn't have to go through so much trouble."

Hong Xingrong followed Ding Yuntao's words.

Chu Liya frowned, "Could it be the Squid Game that is related to Corea? It's unlikely, right?" (End of this chapter)