Chapter 878 978. The angry president

Chapter 878 978. The angry president

In addition to more than 600 employees, there were also nearly 100 reporters from more than 30 newspapers across the United States.

Sitting in the middle of the first row was a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. Of course, Nie Wei gave him the best seat for his family, and he also gave him enough seats. There were enough seats for eight people, which was the best among all newspapers tonight. most.

This was the first time Thomas faced so many reporters, so he was inevitably a little nervous. He almost tripped himself when he came on the court. Fortunately, Nie Wei reacted quickly and helped him up, so he didn't make a big fool of himself.

After the temporary host introduced Nie Wei and Thomas who were present, Nie Wei first gave the nearly 600 employees present a promise not to adjust their positions for the time being, in exchange for these employees' peace of mind.

And that alone was not enough. Nie Wei also announced his next ambitions at the scene, proving that his acquisition of Max Company was not just a simple investment, but that he really wanted to make it bigger and stronger.

"In the next two years, I will invest at least 500 million in development funds for Max Company. Max Company in my hands will change its previous model, so I also hope that colleagues here can adjust their mentality as soon as possible. The company is about to enter During this period of rapid development, we need employees who can keep up with the pace of the company’s development.”

Having said this, Nie Wei paused for a moment, swept his eyes across all the employees, and then said: "Those who are left behind, I apologize in advance."

Nearly six hundred employees were excited by Nie Wei's words, and at the same time were frightened by Nie Wei's final warning.

Among them, the young employees are naturally more excited than afraid. They have not been completely infected by Max's style of only caring about petty profits since they joined Max. Can be bigger and stronger.

Nie Wei's promise to invest in Max Pictures is a shot in the arm for these young employees, making their hopes that have not yet been extinguished start beating again.

Most of Max's old employees are a little scared.

Because they knew very well that Nie Wei's last words were meant for people like them.

Fortunately, Nie Wei gave them time to change, so although everyone looked sad, they were not desperate.

Nie Wei then announced Thomas' appointment. With the signing of the on-site employment contract, Thomas also became the president of Max Films.

When he received the letter of appointment, his face was glowing, firstly because he finally sat on the CEO's seat, and secondly because of the big gift package Nie Wei gave him just now.

He never expected that Nie Wei would make such a high initial investment in this company, which was 500 million. Even if Nie Wei might have exaggerated in the face of the media, he still couldn't get away with 200 to 300 million.

This amount has far exceeded Thomas's expectation. He originally thought that Nie Wei could give him 50 million, which was too much. After all, Nie Wei had just completed two acquisitions with a total price of more than 700 million, so it was inevitable that he would need to make careful calculations.

Thomas even felt in his heart that 30 million would be enough, but of course no matter how low it was, it would not work. If it were any lower, let alone starting new movies, even those that had been suspended would not be able to continue filming normally.

So when Nie Wei made an investment commitment of US$500 million in front of reporters, Thomas felt as if a big pie had fallen on his head.

This money can completely allow Max Pictures to quickly resume operations. Even if the management is good, it is not impossible for the company to take a step forward and enter the ranks of Hollywood.

Thinking that he had brought Max Pictures to the forefront of Hollywood, and that Nie Wei would reward him more and maybe even reward him with equity, Thomas couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Then Thomas, who has become the president, also gave a speech, which was very formulaic. It mainly stated the future development direction of the company after becoming president, and also some commitments to employees.

As Thomas's speech ended, it finally came to the question period that reporters had been waiting for.

The first person to stand up and ask questions was naturally a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. Their reporters had already received instructions, so the main target of the questions was Thomas, giving the president as many opportunities to show his face as possible to increase his influence.

"President Thomas, first of all, congratulations on becoming the president of Max Pictures. We all know that you worked for Disney before. What made you choose to change jobs and come to Max Pictures?"

When Thomas faced this question, he acted very calmly and replied with a smile: "There are many reasons. The most important thing is that when Chairman Nie Wei chatted with me, some of his own opinions about the film company were also very consistent with my own. expectations, so I am willing to come to such an unfamiliar environment in order to build a film company that Chairman Nie Wei and I hope for.”

After Thomas finished speaking, he did not forget to smile at the reporter who was holding a camera to take pictures of him. This smile was perfect in terms of angle and naturalness. After all, Thomas wanted this smile to make headlines tomorrow. , I have been practicing at home for a whole day.

"Since you mentioned an expected film company, what qualities does this film company have?" the reporter continued to ask.

"First of all, it is strength. I expect my employees to have sufficient professional knowledge, because only a professional team can produce professional and high-quality movies!"

"The second thing is to maintain constant creativity. The film industry must maintain creativity to have the possibility of upward development. I hope Max Films will become a young company full of youth and vitality."

"The last and most important thing is equality. We at Max Films promise to treat directors, actors and even staff from any country, any race, and any skin color equally. I think this is the most basic."

As Thomas spoke, there was a warm applause at the scene, especially those Asians and blacks, who were particularly enthusiastic.

You have to know that these Hollywood film companies seem to give everyone equal opportunities, but few can do it. Blacks are actually okay. After all, they are united enough in the United States. There are also many famous black actors in the Hollywood circle. These companies will more or less estimate the impact.

But the discrimination against Asians from Hollywood has never stopped.

For a while, Asian actors would only play villains, and most of them were petty thieves, or chefs.

Almost no screenwriters would create a main role for Asian actors. Asian actors will always be at the bottom of Hollywood.

The promise made by Max Films represented by Thomas will undoubtedly have a great influence, because the big boss of this company, Nie Wei, is a Chinese. People may not believe in other people's promises, but as a Chinese, Nie Wei's promises are believed by many people.

After all, few people discriminate against their own race and skin color, unless they are CS.

The Los Angeles Times' questions have given a wave of good publicity to the newly appointed president Thomas and Max Films, but the other newspapers are not as friendly as the Los Angeles Times' questions. Their questions are all aimed at the weaknesses of Thomas and Nie Wei without hesitation.

"Hello, Mr. Nie, I am a reporter from XX Times. I would like to ask, how can you be confident that you can run a Hollywood film company well? Although I know that you already have a very successful film company in China, the Hollywood and Chinese film markets are different."

"I understand what you mean. In addition, you have to make it clear that the actual operation is in the charge of President Thomas next to me. As an old man who has worked in Hollywood for 20 years, I believe he may know the rules of the game in Hollywood better than all the reporters here." Nie Wei directly brought up Thomas to fight back in the face of the reporter's questioning.

After he said this, the reporter who asked the question suddenly felt speechless.

After all, what Nie Wei said was completely true. Thomas did work in Hollywood for 20 years, and his understanding of Hollywood was indeed better than all the reporters present.

However, this group of reporters would not give up their attacks so easily. Seeing that Nie Wei was not easy to deal with, they aimed their guns at Thomas again. Under the current circumstances, of course, they had to pick the weak persimmon.

"Mr. Thomas, this is your first time as president. Do you have a clear idea of ​​how the president should exercise his power?"

Thomas was startled by the question. This was indeed one of his few weaknesses. However, after he came to his senses, a light suddenly flashed in his mind, and then he showed a confident smile to the reporter who asked the question.

"It is indeed my first time as a president, but I am very confident that I can do it well. After all, I have the best role model next to me. I believe many people will agree with me. Nie Wei is one of the best presidents in the world. With him to teach me, I think I can quickly adapt and exert my energy in this position."

The reporter who asked the question was dumbfounded. When Nie Wei was attacked just now, Nie Wei brought up Thomas to confront the reporter. Now they attacked Thomas, and Thomas brought up Nie Wei again and confronted them again.

Isn't this too much fun?

The reporter who was confronted twice finally restrained himself, and the next question was not so sharp. Both sides were happy. Thomas and Nie Wei were also willing to reveal more things to the reporters present. Finally, after several episodes, the one-hour press conference ended smoothly.

The reporters received small gifts from Max Films when they left. The reporters were in a happier mood because the interview was very smooth. They thought that they might write more reports to express the news in more detail.

Nie Wei and Thomas did not leave the company, but came to the president's studio that had been vacated long ago.

Thomas hesitated for a long time, and finally asked Nie Wei how much of the start-up funds promised at the press conference would be received.

"Now the company's account should have 50 million funds. You can use this money to transform the company. At the same time, those crews that have stopped working can also use this money to let them continue to work. Regardless of whether those movies are good or bad, since they are already halfway done, try to complete them."

"As for the 500 million I mentioned, this is just a basic number. It may be more. You have to know that I am not a person who likes to brag."

Nie Wei's words made Thomas' eyes red. 500 million, and there may be more. He is really going to be lucky.

But before he could get excited for two seconds, Nie Wei's next words immediately made him alert.

"I will invest money, but it also depends on your achievements. Don't forget that our employment contract is only signed for one year. This year is your probation period. If you do well and the company has achieved results, then I will give you a long-term contract in the next contract, and I will also give you better treatment and rewards, higher wages, higher bonuses, higher dividends, and even shares."

Hearing the word "shares", Thomas took a deep breath. This is what he desires most. With shares, his identity is no longer just a simple worker. He will also become one of the bosses of this company.

"Of course, if you don't do well and let my investment go down the drain..."

"I promise not to. I swear that I will run this company well and will not waste a penny of yours." Thomas raised his hand and swore without waiting for Nie Wei to finish.

Nie Wei couldn't emphasize anything else. Anyway, the prospects that should be promised to Thomas have been told to him. What he should do next and how to achieve that step will take time to determine.

Early the next morning, the news about Nie Wei's acquisition of Max Films and Thomas becoming the president of Max Films appeared on the front pages of major newspapers, and the Internet was already full of news.

Especially with "The Martian" being broadcast, Nie Wei, the director and male lead, was at the peak of his popularity, and this news caused heated discussions across the United States.

Nie Wei's fans naturally supported him, but most people were just watching the fun. Of course, there were also a small number of people who were "worrying about the country and the people" and felt that Nie Wei, a foreign capital, entered the United States to make money from the hard-earned money of the American people.

Of course, some people became very upset because of these reports.

For example, Jess, a senior executive of Disney, could never have imagined that the guy who always opposed him would suddenly become the president of another Hollywood film company, and his status was instantly higher than his.

And Iger, the president of Disney, knew the news earlier, but knowing it earlier did not mean that he would feel better. On the contrary, because of this news, he was so angry that he couldn't eat or sleep well for several days.

Because he felt that he was fooled, fooled by Nie Wei and Thomas.

He was very angry and even smashed his beloved teapot for this. However, Iger did not take any means to take real revenge.

Because Thomas's identity was completely different. He was no longer Thomas, a senior executive of Disney. He was no longer an employee under his command, but the president of a Hollywood company. Moreover, this Hollywood company was not weak and had a big backer behind it.

If Thomas was retaliated rashly, it would not be just a personal grudge between Iger and Thomas, but a struggle between Disney and Max Films. It would affect too many people. Even if he was the president of Disney, I'm afraid the board of directors would not allow his behavior.

This made Iger feel very angry but very powerless. As a result, after three consecutive nights of poor sleep, Iger had oral speech because he was always angry. This time, he really couldn't even eat.

At this time, Nie Wei had already taken a plane to leave the United States. He was going back to China to attend the celebration banquet for "The Martian" to break through the 1 billion yuan box office.

Thanks to Yu Haichao for his generous reward of 1,000.

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