Hollywood was not only the birthplace of global fashion but also the hub of the global music and film industry, boasting world-class entertainment industries and luxury brands, and representing the pinnacle of global fashion.
Warner Brothers Company, MGM Pictures, and Disney Pictures were among Hollywood's most famous film companies. Many years ago, these companies competed fiercely, almost creating a scenario of tripartite dominance.
But just two years ago, a business genius named Brella Mitchell emerged, and with a small team, unexpectedly formed a Hollywood alliance among these rival companies!
After resource integration and sharing, the film and fashion industries in Hollywood became even more formidable, reaching an unshakable status worldwide.
As the first chairman of the federation, Brella had significant authority. Hollywood's global success in cinema was inseparable from these powerful special effects teams.
Brella then directly established a special effects company, integrating all the special effects teams, which was akin to holding the vital lifeblood of almost all film companies!
Fang Jueyu looked at the materials Zhuang Ying handed over, lost in thought. He indeed wasn't very knowledgeable about various industries, nor was he aware of such an outstanding business genius in the world.
If this trend continued, Brella Mitchell would soon launch a fierce assault on the top spots of the global Forbes list.
"Xiaoying, what did Mr. Brella say about my invitation to dinner?" Actually, Fang Jueyu didn't much like troublesome matters because whenever he acted, it would be earth-shaking.
When it came to matters involving special effects teams, if Fang Jueyu could directly connect with Brella, it should be easily resolved, right? After all, as the world's richest man, he still had some influence.
"Young Master, Mr. Brella said he's busy preparing for the new film recently and can't find the time."
"He just doesn't want to see me," Fang Jueyu didn't even need to think about it to understand what this statement meant from a businessman's perspective. "Did you mention anything about the special effects team?"
"Yes, I did, but they said it was the head office's decision. The scale and investment of this film are unprecedented, and all special effects teams need to participate in its production. As for their breach of contract, they still blame it on our delay in starting production."
"Hmph, a few million US dollars in breach fees, of course, they'd try every means to evade it," Fang Jueyu sneered. In history, films with investments exceeding one hundred million US dollars were scarce. If they paid out those several million in breach fees, wouldn't they be heartbroken?
"Young Master, we could use a lawsuit. Given their breach behavior, our chances of winning are high. Should I make arrangements?"
"No need. We Huaxia people aren't that easy to bully, and our money isn't that easy to earn," Fang Jueyu's invitation for dinner with Brella wasn't an admission of weakness but a final chance he wanted to offer. However, it seemed he didn't appreciate it.
"Young Master, attacking their industry isn't an easy matter," Zhuang Ying said, "Hollywood's market value is just a few hundred billion US dollars, acquiring them is easy but you said none of this money, even if wasted, should go to them, so that route won't work."
"Exactly!" Fang Jueyu nodded.
"In that case, another way is to suppress their industry in Huaxia. Recently, many Hollywood films have been released in Huaxia. The best approach is to buy out all the cinema chains and refuse to show their films!"
"Hmm! I was thinking the same." The Huaxia film market held a significant share globally. Missing this part would mean huge losses for them, and some underperforming films wouldn't even recoup their costs.
Although Fang Jueyu hadn't dabbled in the entertainment industry, he still owned quite a number of cinema chains, directly or indirectly owning almost half of the chains across Huaxia. As long as he didn't want to show them, Hollywood films wouldn't be shown in this half of the cinemas.
As for the other half, Wang Cong's family, Baida, controlled a large portion. As long as Fang Jueyu compensated them for this portion, given his relationship with Wang Cong, this wouldn't be an issue at all.
For the remaining small cinemas, even buying them wouldn't take much effort.
In this way, Fang Jueyu would be at a loss, but Hollywood would suffer a severe blow. The key was that Fang Jueyu wasn't afraid of losing money, as his funds were practically bottomless, an endless pit of financial resources! Such ruthless actions weren't beyond him.
As for Hollywood, though they might not face major issues for a while, losing the Huaxia market would quickly spell trouble for them.
"But Young Master, have you considered that many film companies have great influence in Huaxia? Think about Marvel and DC's superhero series. If their films were banned, people would undoubtedly loudly protest."
"And all those peripheral industries, they are all money-making tools for them, making it tough for us to fully restrict them."
"This…" Fang Jueyu rubbed his temples. This indeed was a tricky issue. He couldn't possibly antagonize all Huaxia film fans, could he? By then, his Weibo might get flooded by a torrent of fans.
To be honest, in recent years, Western countries' cultural exports to Huaxia had been excessive.
"It seems this is turning into a cultural battle," Fang Jueyu mused aloud.
"First, help me buy all the cinema chains I can't already control, no matter how much it costs!" Fang Jueyu ordered, "They expect to earn big from this new film, so let's make their investments go down the drain!"
"Young Master, what do you plan to do?"
"Simple, as long as our films are better than theirs, audiences will naturally abandon their films and turn to our domestic ones. Don't we have many excellent IPs in Huaxia?"
"But we don't have such strong special effects teams as they do. Even with large investments, it's tough to reach their level."
"We might not have had them before, but now we do," Fang Jueyu stated, "I have one of the world's strongest special effects teams—unmatched!"
"Really?" Zhuang Ying, who had been helping manage the Fang Family's industries for so long, had no idea they had such a special effects team.
"That's not your concern. Just do as I say; acquire the cinema chains first. When our first film confronts theirs, we'll crush them technically and in the marketplace!"
"Yes, Young Master, I understand."
"Also, how many high-end electronic equipment factories do we have in Huaxia?"
"Young Master, the three largest in the country are ours."
"Allocate a portion of the production lines for me. I want to upgrade all the cinemas in our chains!"
"Are you turning them all into IMAX theaters?" Zhuang Ying guessed.
"No, I'm outfitting them all with VR equipment. I want to convert all my cinemas into VR cinemas!" Fang Jueyu smiled, "Within a year, I want Hollywood films to be so unattractive in Huaxia that even if they're free, nobody will watch them!"