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Chapter 212 Madness! Hollywood, tremble!
[Tianyu]

The evening sunset turned the office blood red.

Deng Baiqiang stared at the computer screen, his fingertips unconsciously tapping the desktop.

[Tianyu] The closing price of Hong Kong stock was HK$7.9, flashing on the screen. This increase of only 6% was three times worse than the 23% surge of Huasheng Brothers.

"Did Zhou Yang meet with Liu Jinghua today?"

He suddenly spoke, his voice a little hoarse.

The secretary nodded, then nervously handed over a laptop. The screen displayed a press release just published by Huasheng Brothers: "Huasheng Brothers is approaching Director Zhou Yang with the utmost sincerity, and the two sides are expected to reach an important strategic cooperation agreement..."

Deng Baiqiang sneered: "Strategic cooperation? Liu Jinghua is a woman who's best at swallowing the bitter pill! What conditions did they offer?"

The secretary paused briefly, flipping through the documents sent from the front. After a while, she looked up and said, "Although there aren't detailed figures, it's most likely related to the development of the 'Lord of the Rings' copyright..."

Danny Deng closed his eyes, his heart sinking.

They were already vying with Washington Brothers for the rights to The Lord of the Rings movie last year!

This is a gold mine, not just for the movie, but also for a series of subsequent copyrights. Whoever can secure the agency rights in the China region will make a fortune.

However, over the course of the past six months, Hollywood's response has been ambiguous and has not been clear.

He knew these Hollywood vampires were waiting—waiting for their companies, Tianyu Media and Huasheng Brothers, to go public…

Going public is crucial for both Tianyu Media and Huasheng Brothers.

The losers don't get eliminated, but the winners take all the resources!

Unfortunately, with the failure of Tianyu Media's IPO, the battle for the Chinese distribution rights to "The Lord of the Rings" naturally came to an end. Just yesterday, he heard the news that Huasheng Brothers had acquired "The Lord of the Rings"...

After a long silence in the office, Danny Deng rubbed his tired eyes.

“Have Xu Haibo contact Zhou Yang…” His voice was filled with mixed emotions: “Tell him that Tianyu Media is willing to give him the best conditions, and that he cannot join Huasheng Brothers… As long as he can bring his company to join Tianyu Media and become a part of us, we will forgive everything that happened before, and he can use any of Tianyu Media’s resources…”

The secretary opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Deng Baiqiang stared at him, his eyes sinister: "What? Is there a problem?"

“No…” The secretary shook her head.

"By the way, besides that, didn't Tianyu Media lay off staff in its film and television department? The position of head of the film and television department has been vacant. If he can bring his team over, this position will be given to him directly! In the future, he can directly mobilize the resources of the entire film and television department... Not only that, I will help him resolve the dispute between him and the Chinese director..." Deng Baiqiang said these words in a calm tone.

He knew very well that Zhou Yang was a talented person.

It's even clearer now that this guy will bring absolutely terrifying destructive power after joining [Huashang Brothers]...

"Letting President Xu invite Zhou Yang is probably risky, since President Xu is still a vice president..."

Deng Baiqiang nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, that's right. I'll personally call Zhou Yang to invite him..."

Just as Danny Deng finished speaking.

The secretary's phone vibrated, and then she answered the call in front of Danny Deng.

She then looked at Deng Baiqiang and said, "Mr. Deng, the conditions offered by [Huashang Brothers] are indeed the Chinese premiere rights to 'The Lord of the Rings,' plus a share of the revenue from related merchandise, but the core issue is..." She paused, "They want 35% of [Movie House]'s shares and control of [Xuanshi Entertainment]'s IP..."

"IP control?!" Deng Baiqiang was stunned.

He was very clear about what this meant: the fate of Zhou Yang's previous works, such as "The Spirit of Zhao Zilong" and "Guan Yu," and even all his future works, would be in his hands.

However, although the "Martial Soul" series of toys is selling quite well, no one knows what the future holds.

After all, when "The Spirit of Zhao Zilong" was released, those Japanese tokusatsu shows hadn't even started airing yet. If they were to air in May of this year, then...

It's hard to say what will happen!

"Yes, of course. They also share the copyright of 'The Lord of the Rings' with Zhou Yang and operate it together... The merchandise for those tokusatsu films that their company later collaborated on with Japan was also included in the cooperation agreement..."

When Deng Baiqiang heard this, he suddenly paused, "Contact Zhou Yang now! Quickly!"

【华盛兄弟】这一次真舍得孩子去套周阳这头狼啊！

The future market for the "Wuhun" series copyright is full of uncertainty, but "The Lord of the Rings" is definitely a major IP, plus the subsequent copyrights for several Japanese tokusatsu films produced by [Huashang Brothers]!

Damn it, they've given Zhou Yang a gold mine!
He absolutely cannot let Zhou Yang fall into the hands of the Huasheng Brothers.

It's not just about having another enemy; it's like having a knife plunged into your own heart!

This knife is so sharp!

Just as the secretary was about to contact Zhou Yang, the phone suddenly rang again.

The secretary was somewhat incredulous after finishing the call...

"President Deng! Just received the message!" The assistant looked shocked, then opened his laptop to find the message transmitted over the intercom: "Zhou Yang... refused!"

"What?!" Deng Baiqiang was stunned, somewhat incredulous.

He stared at the screen!

The screen displayed a message from the internal line: [Negotiations broke down, Liu Jinghua left with a dark expression, Zhou Yang demanded complete copyright ownership, otherwise there was no point in talking! A fierce argument erupted between the two sides, with Zhou Yang refusing to budge an inch and showing extreme disregard, even offering Liu Jinghua only a glass of plain water throughout the entire meeting.]

A sudden, deathly silence fell over the office, but the hum of the air conditioner gradually became clearer.

"A madman! He's a complete madman! The Huasheng Brothers offered him a gold mine! And he actually doesn't want even that?" The secretary muttered in shock after seeing the message again. "Doesn't he know that by doing this, Zhou Yang has offended both us and the Huasheng Brothers? Wasn't he all that fussing about recently just to sell a good bargaining chip?"

"No!" Deng Baiqiang abruptly interrupted, his eyes suddenly flashing with a chilling light: "He's probably betting on something much bigger! He's waiting for the right price. In that case, contact Zhou Yang immediately! Tell him..."

Deng Baiqiang paused, narrowed his eyes, as if he had made up his mind: "As long as he is willing to cooperate, I will give him three times more resources than Huasheng Brothers. We don't want his copyrights. As long as he brings his company and joins our company, we will hand over the entire future film division of Tianyu to him, and give him all the power of appointment. If he doesn't like Xu Haibo, we can kick Xu Haibo out anytime!"

"Mr. Deng, this..." Upon hearing this, the secretary was shocked: "The power to appoint officials in the film department? Mr. Deng, the price is too high! What about the shareholders..."

“I’ll explain to the shareholders, right now! At least for now! The internet resources they control can boost our stock price! Okay, contact them immediately!”

"it is good!"

The secretary quickly found Zhou Yang's number and dialed it.

But the phone was always busy and I couldn't get through.

Immediately afterwards, she dialed other people at [Xuan Shi Entertainment]...

The call finally went through, and Zhou Yang was eventually contacted.

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evening.

Liu Jinghua walked out of the [Xuan Shi Entertainment] building in a gloomy voice, her high heels clicking.

The cold March wind tousled the stray hairs on her forehead. "How ungrateful!"

She slammed the contract into the car, her gaze fixed coldly on the [Xuan Shi Entertainment] sign, her heart growing even colder!

She practically laid out several gold mines in front of Zhou Yang. As long as Zhou Yang nodded and signed the contract, she would guarantee him a steady stream of money. But Zhou Yang acted like he didn't know what was good for him and refused to sell any of his assets. With this attitude, how could the cooperation continue?

She had never seen such a brainless person!

The assistant next to him didn't dare to say a word; she had never seen President Liu so angry before.

The driver cautiously asked, "Mr. Liu, are we going back to the company?"

"Go back!"

The car drove for about half an hour after leaving [Xuanshi Entertainment] on the elevated highway, and as night fell...

"Wait a minute!" She suddenly raised her hand, her eyes behind her gold-rimmed glasses fixed on the message on her phone. The message on the screen read: [Tianyu's Deng Baiqiang personally called Zhou Yang, promising to hand over full authority over the film division, and Xu Haibo can be dismissed at any time].

"They've gone mad, they've all gone mad!" She took a deep breath, then continued to stare at the follow-up message on her phone: [Tianyu Media is willing to exchange three times the resources for cooperation, without requiring copyright control].

At that moment, she suddenly realized something and stared intently at her assistant: "How did they find out about the conditions we offered so quickly?"

The assistant was startled, looked at the phone screen, but shook her head: "I, I don't know, I didn't tell anyone, absolutely not!"

Liu Jinghua narrowed his eyes: "Damn it, they have informants in the company!"

Next!

"Turn around! Go back immediately!" she suddenly shouted at the driver.

However, before the car could even start, a voice cried out: "Mr. Liu, Zhou Yang has rejected Tianyu Media! He doesn't even want the appointment authority in the film department!"

"What?!" Liu Jinghua's pupils shrank sharply.

Immediately afterwards, the phone rang.

A mysterious synthesized voice came from the other end of the phone: "Just received news that Zhou Yang told Deng Baiqiang... that he wants to build his own gold mine, and that cooperation is possible, but only on an equal footing between companies. His company and businesses will not be merged into any entertainment company!"

in the car.

A brief moment of silence.

The driver then tentatively asked, "Are we going to turn back?"

"Forget it!" At this moment, Liu Jinghua finally closed his eyes: "This young man has too big an appetite!"

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One morning three days later.

【Huashang Brothers】

Liu Jinghua received a phone call.

this moment!
Liu Jinghua's eyes widened.

She discovered that Zhou Yang wasn't just greedy; he had completely gone mad!

His madness was unbelievable to him!

Zhou Yang rejected the "gold mine" they offered!
He even refused the gold mine offered by EE-Media...

In fact, not only them, but also the other three major film and television companies contacted Zhou Yang during these three days.

Among them, there were some who offered astonishing terms and even outrageous prices, some offering hundreds of millions of RMB plus all sorts of generous conditions to buy shares in Zhou Yang's companies.

But they were all rejected!
What shocked Liu Jinghua even more was!
"What? He even turned down a deal with the Hollywood film 'Twilight'? Just because they wouldn't include his ads? They wouldn't compromise, and Zhou Yang, that shameless guy, wouldn't compromise either?"

"..."

"What! The Berlin International Film Festival? He's not going, and he's sending that director named Shen Long instead?"

"..."

"What! Zhou Yang has announced the development of his new movie, 'The Lord of the Rings: God of Drift,' and he wants to release it simultaneously with our 'The Lord of the Rings,' competing with us?"

Liu Jinghua listened to one piece of news after another...

Even she was shocked!

This madman!

I didn't just reject them!
They even dare to mess with Hollywood!
Doesn't he know that Hollywood movies are the ticket to becoming an international superstar?
Not only that, but they also won't participate in the Berlin International Film Festival?
Should Shen Long go in his place?

Doesn't he know that the Berlin International Film Festival is a temple of cinema, a ticket to international directors, and a symbol of the highest status in the Chinese and even international film industry?
What on earth is going on in this madman's head?
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at the same time.

the other side……

Zhou Yang, this madman, walked into a newly established special effects company called [Xuan Shi Special Effects].

Immediately afterwards, I looked at the special effects team led by photographer Zhang Yunyi, as well as dozens of other staff members who came in later.

In addition, there are also newly arrived directors and screenwriters such as Shen Long and Che Xiao...

They looked at Zhou Yang with complicated expressions, completely unable to keep up with his pace.

Zhou Yang pushed up his glasses, a smile appeared on his face, and he slightly raised his hand, clenching his fist.

"I know that many people think I'm crazy!"

"I also know that I have chosen the most difficult, unconventional, and reckless path!"

"But, without madness, there is no life!"

"In the next 24 days!"

"Starting with The Lord of the Rings, starting with Twilight..."

"I want to make those arrogant, high-and-mighty Hollywood movies pale in comparison!"

"You all have to obediently pay your tolls in front of us!"

"I want everyone to see clearly who is 'overestimating themselves,' and who is it that..."

"They're rewriting the rules!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)