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Chapter 777 It's time for a big fight

After the interview, looking at the media who were about to leave, Zhou Xia still expressed his sincere thanks to them for coming here for an interview.

The media came here for the big news, but as the person involved, Zhou Xia knew that the more he praised, the worse he would fall.

If something happens to him one day, maybe today's matter will be brought out and criticized, saying that he is playing big names, tossing the media, and so on.

After the media left one by one, Zhou Xia was about to leave and go back to have a rest, only then did he realize that Mr. Shorty, who had been in the media, was walking towards him.

It was only after nine o'clock, so Zhou Xia decided to see what was going on with him.

Mr. Ao Dasong happened to be in Egypt to record a program recently. Hearing the news that Zhou Xia had won an award, he returned to the crew. After finishing the program, he came here to see the situation.

"Boss, I want to stay on the set for a few days, watch you film, and then prepare to do a more in-depth Oscar program."

"Okay, do you need me to do something?" Zhou Xia knew what the other party meant, and asked proactively.

Moreover, he actually wanted to arrange a job for Ao Dajin.

"Haha, as expected of a boss, but I can't hide it from you, isn't it because you won an Oscar? I want to gain popularity, and I want to chat with you to record one or two episodes of the Oscar talk show."

Ai Da smiled and said frankly that when he knew Zhou Xia before, Zhou Xia was still a student, and he called Zhou Xia by his first name. Later, when Zhou Xia became a very good director, he would also call him Director Zhou.

But now he felt that the director was inappropriate for some occasions, so he changed his name to English and called him Boss. It felt so formal and casual, and he himself would not feel awkward.

"Okay, finish work early in the evening, we will record when we have time." Zhou Xia knew that the recording of "Xiao Shuo" was very easy, that is, there was a theme and an outline, and then the two of them chatted about the big mountain and recorded it, and it was almost done after a bit of editing.

"Okay, it's getting late, and I won't bother you, boss, to rest today." Seeing that Zhou Xia agreed, Ai Dajin said happily.

Zhou Xia just got back to the set by plane today, so he still needs to rest.

"No hurry, I just have something to tell you, come to my room for a chat." Zhou Xia offered to invite.

"Oh, what is it?"

"That's right, don't you live in Los Angeles, I want you to do something."

"Tell me." Shorty couldn't help being overjoyed.

He used to be in charge of some things in the music department of Xiahua in China, and later came to work in North America. Because he had to participate in the recording of many variety shows, he only held the title of art director of the North American branch, and sometimes talked about music copyright for the company, but now it seems that Zhou Xia wanted to do something else.

"The company now has sufficient funds, and there are many good projects in North America, but Xiahua North America Branch is not enough to do these things. I want to acquire an old Hollywood company and operate independently of Xiahua. I want you to go there first to select, Contact and communicate."

As Zhou Xia walked forward, he said with a smile.

Shorty is always in Los Angeles. Apart from work, he travels around the world. He is often there. He is very familiar with Hollywood, and knows many people in the music and film circles.

"Oh, does the boss have a goal?" Ao Dakin asked immediately.

"There are several, such as Legendary Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Studio 8, etc." Zhou Xia said vaguely, without showing his clear intention.

"Oh, I've heard that DreamWorks Animation and Studio 8 are looking for investors, but Legend has never heard of it." Ao Dajin was also very well informed, and said seriously at the moment.

While the two were talking, they had already taken the elevator to Zhou Xia's room.

After Zhou Xia opened the door and went in, Yaya, dressed at home, was walking back and forth in the living room, memorizing the script.

She was a little surprised when she saw Zhou Xia brought someone back, but she didn't panic, but came forward to greet the two calmly.

"I'm back, do you want to talk about something? I'll make tea for you."

Zhou Xia saw that Yaya not only had no intention of leaving, but also took the initiative to greet the guests, so she could only accept this situation.

Seeing Zhou Xia nod her head, Yaya put down the script and walked to the kitchen.

Looking at the teacher short and tight next to him, after a brief surprise, he quickly regained his composure, pretending he didn't see anything.

Zhou Xia didn't take it seriously when Mr. Ao Dasong saw Yaya in his room.

He is already at this age, except for some extreme 'girlfriend fans', not many people think he is really single.

Everyone thinks that even if he doesn't have a stable partner that can be disclosed publicly, he always has a girlfriend.

Otherwise, it is not normal.

Of course Ao Dajin also thought so. Seeing Yaya in Zhou Xia's room with the attitude of a hostess, after being surprised, he thought it was quite reasonable, so he didn't take it too seriously.

Zhou Xia and Ai Dajin went to the reception room inside to continue talking about things. Yaya brought the tea to the two of them and poured it for them without disturbing her. She took the script and went to the bedroom to memorize it.

The two continued to discuss some companies in Hollywood that were short of funds and had acquisition value.

It wasn't Zhou Xia's whim to talk about this with Ao Dajin.

He had an idea when he set up a branch in North America, but at that time there was no capital, and the timing was not ripe.

Originally, Zhou Xia wanted to wait until the end of the year for Xiahua Film and Television to go public in North America, by recruiting some Hollywood heavyweights, directors, producers, etc., and then buying some subsidiaries, so as to slowly deploy in Hollywood.

But what happened at the Oscars ceremony the day before yesterday, on the plane back, after careful consideration, he felt that he should change his mind.

The reputation of Xiahua Film and Television is not very good in North America. It will take a process to expand the branch, and a foreign company, especially Huaxia Film and Television, will definitely be subject to many criticisms when it really grows bigger and wants to make a big splash. Restrict, even suppress.

In this way, we cannot take our time, otherwise the competition between China and the United States will become more intense in the future, and it will be even more difficult to do these things.

If he wants to show his energy in Hollywood as soon as possible, he can only speed up the process by acquiring and investing in some established Hollywood film and television companies with insufficient funds.

It would be the best if you can achieve a controlling stake. If you can’t, you can buy a share first, and then buy it later.

从2005年索尼牵头的财团48亿美元收购米高梅；2006年迪士尼74亿美元收购皮克斯；2009年迪士尼42.4亿美元收购漫威娱乐。

Then in 2012, Disney acquired Lucasfilm for US$40.5 billion; in the same year, Wanda acquired the amc theater chain, which was the second largest in North America at that time, and completed the reorganization at the end of last year and went public in North America.

It can be said that in less than ten years, the pattern of the former eight giants in Hollywood has undergone great changes.

With the decline of Korean and Japanese capital and the rise of Huaxia Capital, Wanda took the lead in global acquisitions, and Xiahua Film and Television did not lag behind.

After going public at the beginning of last year, the capital of Xiahua Film and Television has inflated like a balloon. In addition to continuous mergers and acquisitions in China, investment in emerging and established entertainment companies, and competition with several domestic Internet giants that are actively displaying their fists in the domestic entertainment field, it also spent a lot of money. The energy is deployed overseas.

In North America, it is mainly to expand the Xiahua Film and Television Branch and hire professional manager Peter as the person in charge, while in other parts of the world, it is to acquire theaters.

Especially in Europe, Odeon&UCI Cinemas Group, the largest theater chain in Europe, was acquired for 3 million pounds, which was later acquired by Wanda for 2016 million pounds in 5.

This is also one of the reasons why "New Detective" can achieve high box office in Europe.

After a year of development, Bi Xiahua Film and Television has gone through several additional issuances. Before and after the Chinese New Year, because "New Detective", "Little Times", "The Breakup Master" and "Predecessor 1" were released, the box office was a big hit, and the market value has exceeded 2000 billion. Sister coins.

With such a huge market value, Xiahua Film and Television has enough capital to test the waters of the global investment market. Now it is only natural to enter Hollywood.

Moreover, "The New Detective" performed well after it was screened in Asia and Europe, which once again increased the capital's confidence in Xiahua Film and Television. The stock price continued to rise, and the market value was about to break through 2100 soft sister coins.

Next, Xiahua Video Network, which Xiahua Film and Television owns shares in, will be listed in North America on the 17th of this month, which is bound to increase the market value of Xiahua Film and Television.

With all this capital accumulation, it is finally time to do a big job.

(End of this chapter)