>>105920500>I have no fucking idea why we're literally appealing to Chinese investors nowBecause a movie that appeals to China will make twice as much money as one that only appeals to the west, because it has an audience twice the size willing to pay to see it.
Its simple math. And, in modern day corporate culture, any CEO of a studio who actively didn't make this choice when the option arose would be mercilessly deposed by the rest of the company and replaced. Because the one and only goal of a corporation is to make more money, and any choice that willfully leaves money on the table for no concrete benefit means you will lose your job because you acted against the interests of the company.
Welcome to late stage capitalism: you MUST bow to China or we will replace you with someone who will, because profits.
