Chinese entertainment industry in disarray? Hollywood goddess welcomes strict father!

Lu Lin was not surprised by Gu En's invitation.

In fact, he was already prepared when he entered the banquet hall.

The Hollywood scumbags who were cheated by him were all gathered at this victory celebration banquet.

Disney, which took over Marvel, and Time Warner, which took over DC, are just two examples.

In addition, there's Legendary Pictures, which took over the "Godzilla vs. Kong" monster universe.

And 20th Century Fox, which took over Cameron's Avatar series.

In addition, Paramount Pictures took over Michael Bay's Transformers series.

In short, Lu Lin's ability to win awards tonight is largely due to the efforts of these unsuspecting investors who took the fall.

More than anyone else, they hoped that Lu Lin could establish himself in Hollywood so that the IPs they acquired at exorbitant prices could be used to develop new works and generate revenue.

Otherwise, Marvel and DC, which were at their peak a year ago, would have seen several new works flop after losing Lu Lin, their Midas touch, which serves as a cautionary tale for everyone.

Without Lu Lin overseeing the creative direction, no one dares to easily develop new works in the series, and those currently in development have been scared off and put on hold.

Losing money is a small matter; ruining your intellectual property is something you'll regret!

"Your name is Zoro, right?"

Lu Lin did not answer Gunn immediately. Instead, he looked at the white woman who had volunteered to translate for him and ordered, "Go and find the heads of Fox, Paramount, and Legendary Pictures. Let's all sit down and have a frank discussion."

The old white woman corrected her wistfully, "My name isn't Zoro, it's Alonso."

Lu Lin got goosebumps from her resentful look and said irritably, "Even if you call Aragorn, it has nothing to do with me. Go and call someone."

Older white woman: "..."

The old woman had no choice but to obey and go to the banquet hall to look for people.

Actually, there's no need to look for him at all. Several company leaders are already keeping an eye on Lu Lin and will come over whenever they have the chance, either coercing or bribing him to become their lackey.

So before the old woman had even finished walking around the banquet hall, she had already gathered the heads of several companies and brought them to Lu Lin's side.

"Gentlemen, let's be frank. I know you all secretly wish you could strangle me, but you also need me to help you develop new IP works..."

Lu Lin didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "You don't need to resort to threats or bribes; I'm too lazy to listen."

"What I'm saying is, if you want to take me as your dog, neither threats nor bribes will work. In my eyes, you're nothing but scum. Any words of coercion or bribery coming from your mouths would only make me laugh!"

The heads of several companies were scolded until their faces turned black, but none of them could refute the insults.

Even the elderly white woman who volunteered to translate for Lu Lin couldn't help but show a hint of lingering fear on her chubby face.

She had threatened Lu Lin right away, which was typical of enemies meeting with intense hatred. In addition, she was used to being mean and domineering in Hollywood, so she only wanted to subdue Lu Lin as soon as possible to save her precarious career. Now that she has calmed down and thought about it, she is filled with lingering fear.

Lu Lin only told her to get lost and not get in his way because he found her ridiculous. Otherwise, if he really angered her, he would slap her across the face and then Disney would tell her to get as far away as possible so as not to make a fool of herself and cause trouble for Disney.

Whether Disney can actually deliver on those threats she made to Lu Lin is another matter, but Lu Lin is absolutely capable of ruining Disney's business in China.

This is what Lu Lin had told Fan Dabing before: a sword hanging over the enemy's head is the real threat, and it's what keeps the enemy in awe, which is more effective than starting a war!

Another fact that needs to be recognized is that when Lu Lin cashed out a year ago, he earned more than 500 billion US dollars from Disney just by selling the Marvel IP package.

If we add DC Entertainment, which is priced similarly, and several other IP rights, how much did it sell for?

It's definitely over a hundred billion US dollars!

But this is only a one-time profit.

Over the past decade, Marvel alone has generated over $450 billion in IP revenue globally. Combined with the revenue from DC and other IP series, it all went into Lu Lin's pocket.

It's definitely worth over a hundred billion US dollars!

But this is only what they can estimate.

Lu Lin has been deeply involved in China entertainment for over a decade, and almost all of Huayu's upstream and downstream related industries have become his private property.

Moreover, Lu Lin isn't just involved in the entertainment industry. As far as they know, the naked-eye 3D projection equipment used on stage at tonight's awards ceremony is a product of China Technology, a company Lu Lin has invested in. If they can further develop home products in the future, televisions, cinemas, and computer external monitors all over the world will become obsolete products...

A glimpse into the whole picture reveals the extent of Lu Lin’s investments across various industries in China. His wealth is likely only known to the Chinese government.

Such a super-rich man is still happy to continue being a star, which is mostly for fun. Hollywood, this cesspool of liberalism, is just the right place to accommodate a promiscuous scum like him. Trying to coerce or entice him is ridiculous and pathetic. Putting aside his counterattack, what can you do if he quits and walks away?

Go cry over your exorbitantly priced IP!

"If you want me to cooperate and help you, then show some real sincerity..."

Lu Lin had no idea that the few guys he despised as worthless were secretly cursing him as a promiscuous scumbag. He continued, "My new film has been promoted for a long time and will be released globally in a week, taking advantage of the Oscar buzz. You guys will be the co-distributors, and I don't want any official or unofficial obstacles."

"If this collaboration goes smoothly, you will receive a share of the box office revenue, and you can also collaborate on the development of the IPs you possess."

"On the contrary, you can go cool off somewhere else and get out of my way. Don't get in my way again. Useless things like you are my dogs. I would rather they be my bad luck."

"Feiqi will be joining my Qianqian Films company; you can contact him directly..."

As he spoke, he casually pointed to Kevin Feige beside him and concluded, "That's all I wanted to say. Anything else to add?"

The group glanced at Kevin Feige, then exchanged bewildered glances, and finally shook their heads in unison, indicating they had nothing to say.

Lu Lin has already said everything, what's the point of them saying anything more?

That's the gist of it: they'd make sure Lu Lin could stay a superstar in Hollywood, and Lu Lin would naturally help them make money.

Otherwise, everything we say is meaningless; we should all just go to hell!

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Later.

After Gunn and several other company leaders left, only Kevin Fitch and the old white woman remained by Lu Lin's side.

Looking at the elderly white woman still lingering beside him, Lu Lin gave her the order to leave, saying, "Why aren't you leaving yet? Aren't you going to call Disney CEO Iger to report the situation?"

The older white woman said with a strange expression, "My situation at Disney is very difficult. Could you let me join Qianqian Films like Feige?"

Lu Lin frowned: "Do you know what I'm thinking?"

The old white woman first shook her head, then nodded.

Her claim of being "in sync" with Lu Lin was largely unfounded. Her ability to understand Lu Lin's Chinese and act as a translator was based on Lu Lin actually speaking. She had no idea what Lu Lin was really thinking.

However, she had a feeling that what Lu Lin had just said was just a delaying tactic.

Several companies, including Disney, were destined to be unable to save the exorbitantly priced intellectual property in their hands, so she didn't want to put all her eggs in one basket with Marvel...

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