Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 578 Sony Forces Breach of Contract!

After hanging up the phone, still feeling confused, Vico opened the website and was soon stunned by the flood of crazy messages.

Vico quickly realized that this was a great opportunity to make a fortune. He considered Zhou Yang to be his lucky star and immediately contacted Chen Tianzhen.

He decided to take over all of Zhou Yang's company's inventory of figurines, which made Chen Tianzhen extremely happy.

In this way, Zhou Yang easily earned a net profit of 4 million yuan by selling Iron Man figurines!

This astonishing number stunned Chen Tianzhen!

An artist like Zhou Yang is truly unique, capable of attracting such a huge amount of funding.

Before long, the Iron Man figurines on the website were quickly sold out.

Faced with this situation, Zhou Yang called Chen Tianzhen and told her to stop producing the figurines.

When Chen Tianzhen expressed her doubts, Zhou Yang's explanation left her speechless. "Sister Tianzhen! The reason why figurines are selling so well now is because the ending of Avengers: Endgame has attracted everyone's attention! We can't let figurines flood the market, so I'd rather produce in smaller quantities and increase the unit price."

"You are indeed exceptionally intelligent!" Chen Tianzhen thought to himself.

Then, the official box office figures for the opening day of "Avengers: Infinity War" were released!

The global box office reached an astonishing $3 million on its opening day!!!
This number is not only astonishing, but it also broke the record for the highest-grossing opening day worldwide!
As long as Zhou Yang is around, there are almost no records he cannot surpass.

Such high figures were immediately captured by entertainment media, who reported them online in exaggerated ways.

[Zhou Yang achieves another outstanding result, winning the championship again in Avengers: Endgame!]

[Opening day box office sets a new global record!]

Iron Man dedicated his entire life to this achievement!

The end of the Avengers series made Zhou Yang a star!

Zhou Yang truly deserves the title of "Box Office Star," his glory remains undiminished!

Zhou Yang looked at the sensational reports in the entertainment media and couldn't help but shake his head, but the continuous vibrations of his phone made it impossible for him to remain calm.

"Hello, Director Cameron? Yes, yes! Where are you? Thank you!" Zhou Yang replied on the phone.

Director Cameron congratulated him over the phone, and Zhou Yang responded politely. However, this was not the end; famous actors and directors from both China and abroad called one after another, and Zhou Yang had to maintain a smile while responding.

Meanwhile, a special visitor arrived at Disney headquarters. David personally went to greet him; the man in the suit was none other than Sony, the owner of the Spider-Man copyright.

“Sony?! I’ve heard so much about you!” David greeted him.

Sony maintained his businessman's smile, shook hands with David, and then sat down. David went straight to the point: "The main reason I invited you here today is to discuss cooperation. I'm interested in buying the Spider-Man rights from you. What do you think?"

This puzzled Sony, since Spider-Man had already partnered with Zhou Yang's Marvel. What was the intention behind this?
“Mr. David, as you know, Spider-Man has partnered with Marvel,” Sony said.

David brought Sony a cup of coffee and said with a smile, "With the hype surrounding Avengers: Endgame so high right now, the profit sharing must be putting pressure on you."

Sony thought about it for a moment and realized that it was true; he would only receive 30% of the box office revenue on the first day.

Seeing the look of consideration on his face, David continued to propose, "If that's the case, then I'll double the copyright fee! And we'll split the theater revenue 50/50 afterwards, what do you think?"

Sony smiled immediately. The revenue sharing from theaters was indeed tempting, not to mention the allure of doubled copyright fees. As a businessman, he always prioritized profit.

He downed his coffee in one gulp, smiled, and shook hands with David: "Looking forward to a pleasant collaboration!"

David readily responded, "Looking forward to a pleasant collaboration!"

Thus, the two cunning old foxes successfully reached an agreement, and Sony, upon returning, began drafting documents to terminate the contract. Since the contract with Zhou Yang still had several years remaining, this was considered a unilateral cancellation by Sony, thus requiring them to pay a $2 million penalty.

Sony subsequently released the news online.

"#SonyMovies: We own all rights to Spider-Man! The agreement with Marvel is immediately void and will be handled according to legal procedures! Reclaiming ownership of Spider-Man is a wise move!"

This news quickly sparked widespread discussion.

"Really?! Taking back Spider-Man's rights under these circumstances?!"

"Why? The collaboration between Marvel and Spider-Man is simply perfect! I can't imagine anyone else who can match Spider-Man!"

"This news confuses me. Does this mean we'll never see Spider-Man and Marvel together again?"

"This doesn't make sense! Why would they suddenly do something like this?"

"This penalty for breach of contract is too high! Are you willing to pay the penalty to terminate the contract?"

"..."

After the news was released, Sony staff immediately contacted Chen Tianzhen.

Chen Tianzhen hurriedly dialed Zhou Yang's number and said after the call connected, "Xiao Yang! Sony has suddenly announced the termination of Spider-Man's contract and has already published it online!"

At this moment, Zhou Yang was sitting on the sofa, utterly shocked by the news. "What's going on?"

"Go check the details online right away!" Chen Tianzhen urged anxiously.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yang quickly found the statement, his expression gradually turning cold.

"This is too much! They just said they wouldn't cooperate and issued a statement without warning!" Zhou Yang said angrily.

Fat Di and Zhang Jingyi also came over and immediately saw the statement.

Fat Di said angrily, "How could he do that? It's unbelievable!"

Zhang Jingyi gritted her teeth and said indignantly, "This kind of person is not worth cooperating with at all! They turn on you very quickly once they're gone!"

Zhou Yang's expression was grave, and he felt in his heart that it was indeed unnecessary to befriend such a person.

Fat Di walked over to Zhou Yang, gently took her hand, and softly comforted her, "Don't be angry, we're always here for you!"

Zhang Jingyi also moved closer to Zhou Yang, put her arms around her neck, and said sweetly, "Fatty Di and I will always support you!"

With a smile, Zhou Yang embraced them, a warmth gradually rising in his heart.

Some people are not worth getting to know well, but some people are worth trusting.

They have always been there for me, giving me warmth, without any selfish motives!
Zhou Yang gently stroked Zhang Jingyi's hand and smiled, "That's wonderful! It's so good to have you all!"

Upon seeing the statement again, Zhou Yang sneered, "Just you wait and see!"

She understood that Sony's move must have been for greater interests; otherwise, they wouldn't have unilaterally broken their contract with Marvel.

It seems I was somewhat negligent before; this old fox is definitely not one to do anything without a profit.

Online discussions began to diverge, with many expressing their sadness at Spider-Man's departure.

(End of this chapter)