Member Since: 3/15/2013
Posts: 10,237
|
"Disney Shouldn't Have Entered China"
Quote:
Wang Jianlin, the chairman of the sprawling theme parks to movie studio conglomerate Dalian Wanda, blasted Disney for its attempts to grab a foothold in China, saying that the company "shouldn't have entered" just as the $5.5 billion Shanghai Disneyland is set to open its doors on June 16.
Wang was speaking on CCTV, China's state broadcaster, on Sunday night, where he expounded on all things Disney and how his company was ideally suited to best the Western interloper in the Middle Kingdom.
Wang said Disney was guilty of underestimating his company, which recently purchased Hollywood studio Legendary, saying the American company "didn’t believe that China has Wanda."
As well as being the world's largest property developer, Wanda has plans in place to build upon the its upon its network of theme parks. Among a multitude of other assets, Wanda, through brands such as AMC and Hoyts, is also the world's largest theater chain operator with over 6,000 screens.
"They shouldn’t have entered China," Wang said, adding that "Hong Kong is part of China, they shouldn’t have come to the Mainland." Pointing to Wanda opening 15 to 20 theme parks across China to Disney's yet to be opened one, Wang likened Disney to a tiger that was no match for "a pack of wolves."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...houldnt-896888
|
a mess
|
|
|