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

After Disney President Iger hung up the call, the heads of the other companies also tried to get closer to Lu Lin, but Fan Dabing stopped them.

Fan Dabing relayed the two paths Lu Lin had given Aige to the other company leaders: either continue to collaborate on developing new IP works, or make moves to harm each other.

There is no third option!

The heads of the companies were helpless. Even Aiger couldn't do anything about Lu Lin, so what could they do?

Let's get back to the office immediately and have an emergency meeting!

Whether to fight or make peace is not a decision they can make individually; it requires a unanimous decision from management and even the board of directors!

……

……

at the same time.

In the pitch-black movie theater screening room.

The trio of Martin Scorsese, De Niro, and Leonardo DiCaprio, after watching the film for over two hours, had already connected with the plot they saw at the China Theatre.

Knowing what would happen next, the three of them lost interest in watching any further and quietly slipped out of the theater in the dark.

"Old buddy, how are you feeling?"

"Does it have the potential to become a box office bomb?"

As soon as De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio left the theater, they immediately asked Martin Scorsese.

"Hiss... Huff..."

Meeting the anxious gazes of the two men, Old Martin, his eyebrows trembling, took a deep breath, trying to suppress the surging emotions in his heart.

But this didn't seem to help. After taking several deep breaths, Shoumei's trembling only intensified. Finally, he blurted out angrily, "Don't eat the sour radish! How can he make a crime drama so captivating?!"

De Niro Sr.: "..."

Leonardo DiCaprio: "..."

The anxiety that had been building between them finally died.

In fact, they could all see the box office potential of "Shanghai Bund," but they just didn't want to believe it.

Because if they believe it, it means their new movie will be overshadowed and flop at the box office.

but……

Old Martin's jealous words speak volumes; there's no arguing about it.

A captivating epic film is undoubtedly a box office bomb!

"Phew... I need a drink, to get completely drunk..."

Old Martin took another deep breath and walked down the corridor toward the movie theater lobby.

De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio exchanged a helpless glance, then put on their baseball caps to cover their faces and followed Martin Scorsese.

They also need a drink to calm their bad mood!

……

Even though it was almost midnight, there were still many moviegoers waiting to watch the film in the bustling movie theater lobby.

It's Friday night, and for those with spare cash and weekends off, who don't have to work tomorrow, Saturday, they'd be happy to watch a great movie before ending their nightlife!

The trio looked at the moviegoers waiting in the lobby, and their mood improved somewhat.

After all, their new movie isn't some trashy or terrible film. It's directed by a world-class film master, stars two movie stars who never act in bad movies, and has a screening rate of over 40%. For moviegoers who go to the cinema to choose a movie, they will be more likely to choose to watch their film.

In comparison, the Chinese-made "Shanghai Bund" is naturally at a disadvantage in terms of attracting attention. The three-hour screening time will also greatly reduce the density of screenings. For example, when the trio came before, they had to wait for half an hour before they could get a screening of "Shanghai Bund". This will really deter many movie fans who are too lazy to wait.

Perhaps the positive word-of-mouth surrounding "Shanghai Bund" during its opening weekend will attract a large number of moviegoers to the cinema, but in the two or three days of that opening weekend, their films have a huge advantage.

Even the prime time of the first two or three days can largely recoup production and marketing costs, and there will be no loss even if costs are significantly reduced in the remaining weeks.

Is it possible to still make a profit?

With these thoughts in mind, the three of them involuntarily looked at the large screen displaying the movie schedule at the ticket counter.

But upon looking at it, the three of them were all taken aback.

Old Martin, his eyebrows furrowed in anger, roared, "Fuck you! Why is my movie only getting one screening?!"

His shout instantly drew the attention of all the movie fans in the hall, who all stared at him in utter bewilderment.

The theater manager also saw him and quickly greeted him, "Mr. Martin, your screening hasn't ended yet, has it? Why are you out so soon?"

Old Martin turned to the manager, ignoring the astonished looks from the surrounding moviegoers, and angrily demanded, "Why is my movie only showing once? That China guy's 'Shanghai Bund' still has five screenings!"

The cinema manager awkwardly explained, "This is the screening schedule given by headquarters. I'm just following instructions... Perhaps you could come to my office to talk?"

The moviegoers in the hall had already recognized Martin Scorsese, as well as De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio wearing baseball caps behind him. If they didn't find a place to hide, they would be surrounded.

Especially for Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, without assistants or bodyguards, they really didn't dare to face these general movie fans.

So, upon hearing the cinema manager's invitation, the two grabbed the enraged old Martin from either side and rushed towards the cinema manager's office without saying a word.

Previously, when they were waiting for screenings of "Shanghai Bund," they waited in the cinema manager's office, so this time they were quite familiar with the process.

The theater manager followed behind the three, blocking fans who wanted to chase after them: "Ladies and gentlemen, I know you want autographs and photos... but as you can see, Mr. Martin is in a bad mood... so please don't make things difficult for him..."

bang——

Click—

Regardless of whether the fans listened or not, after finishing his advice, the manager closed the office door and locked it from the inside.

Then he took out his phone, played a YouTube video, turned around and handed it to Old Martin, saying, "Mr. Martin, I understand how you feel, but please take a look at this first."

Old Martin suppressed his anger and took the phone to watch YouTube videos.

De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, still shaken, craned their necks to watch.

The video is a clip from Lu Lin's live stream, showing Lu Lin's humorous verbal sparring with Disney president Iger, as well as their subsequent verbal exchanges.

[...The screening rate you promised to Martin Scorsese, that foolish and pathetic old man won't get it either. His films won't get more than 10% of the screenings, whether in North America or other markets around the world...]

"...I could destroy the global brick-and-mortar cinema industry without any regret or hesitation..."

After patiently watching the live stream clips, Old Martin's anger turned to suspicion. He handed the phone back to the cinema manager and said, "So, your cinema chain is afraid of this Chinese guy's threats and can only reduce my movie's screenings?"

The cinema manager nodded: "Yes."

Old Martin asked incredulously, "On what grounds does he threaten your theater chain?"

The cinema manager explained with a wry smile, "The naked-eye 3D holographic projection equipment currently used in cinemas is a product of the Chinese company TCL, you should know that, right?"

"And this Chinese guy is a major shareholder of TCL. He could make TCL launch a home-use projector at any time, and then I'm afraid I'll lose my job!"

"In short, the fact that our theater chain is alive for even one more day is all thanks to him; otherwise, we would have collapsed!"

Old Martin paused, then exchanged a desperate look of disbelief with De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio: "Fakmi... is completely finished... Why did we get involved in this mess???"