Chapter 597 Movie Release Postponed
The screening license has been cancelled?
This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Gong Lian, and for the entire board of directors.
The board members who had initially intended to support him began to back out one after another.
"President Gong, you said you wanted to release this movie ahead of schedule, but now even the screening license has been revoked? How are you going to release it?"
"Even if it's just black and red, it's still red. And even if it's black and red, there should still be some basic principles to follow!"
"Exactly! Now that we don't even have a screening license, won't all the money we shareholders invested go down the drain?"
The heated arguments kept ringing in his ears, giving Gong Lian a headache.
The secretary panicked a little: "President, let's appease these shareholders first."
"Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are quite unhappy with my behavior of praising my fiancée."
Gong Lian paused for a moment, then continued, “But whatever the outcome of my decision, I will repay all of you with interest on your investment. I hope you shareholders can give me a chance to resolve this issue.”
Upon hearing that he could compensate them with interest, the shareholders' initial agitation gradually subsided.
He became much calmer: "Fine, Mr. Gong, you said it yourself. So within three days, please repay us in full, including interest, according to the original profit-sharing ratio. Otherwise, we'll see you in court!"
"Meeting adjourned."
After everyone had left, Gong Lian gave the order: "According to what they said, go and compile the data and make a table of the compensation amounts for me. I need to see how much money I need to compensate them."
"yes."
After the secretary left, he was suddenly left alone in the entire conference room of Yihe Media.
First, the group's stock fluctuated, and then Wen Qingyi was exposed for murder. Are these one-off incidents really just coincidences?
Hehe, Gong Lian doesn't believe it.
There must be someone pulling the strings behind the scenes.
So, Gong Lian took out his phone and made a call: "Hey, help me find out which company released the news about Yi Yi, and also find out if the group's stock was liquidated and whether it was done by the same group of people."
"I see."
Gong Lian worked overtime at the company until 8 p.m. to handle compensation matters before returning home.
The lights were still on in the living room of the Gong family villa. Wen Qingyi, as always, was wearing pajamas and sitting on the sofa waiting for him to come back.
As soon as Gong Lian entered, Wen Qingyi stepped forward and said, "Ah Lian, you're back."
"Because of your accident, do you know how much money I lost in compensation today?"
Gong Lian's voice carried a sense of impending storm: "Eight hundred million, a full eight hundred million, just like that, gone."
The film, which cost 300 million to produce, ended up costing 500 million in compensation to shareholders, and another 300 million was the money he paid for Wen Qingyi's breach of contract.
The penalty for breach of contract and the compensation totaled a full 800 million, and it all disappeared in an instant.
Wen Qingyi also saw the news online, but she didn't expect Gong Lian to lose so much money for her: "Lian, I really didn't know you lost so much money for me. Believe me, I'll help you earn it back after the movie is released..."
If she didn't mention the movie, it would be fine, but as soon as she did, Gong Lian instantly flew into a rage.
"You still have the nerve to mention movies to me? Do you know that because you're under investigation by the public security authorities, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has even revoked your film screening license!"
"And now you're talking to me about releasing a movie? Without a screening license, how are you going to release it?!"
After saying that, Gong Lian simply tossed her aside.
Wen Qingyi was caught off guard and was thrown onto the sofa by him.
The man didn't use much force, but his action itself represented a certain degree of violence.
Wen Qingyi stood up, supporting herself on the sofa, and grabbed his sleeve, pleading, "I didn't know this would be so serious, Gong Lian, you have to believe me..."
"Trust you? Do you think I'm a fool?!" Gong Lian was furious, her face flushed red with anger. "This time, you made me lose so much money, how are you going to pay me back, you bitch?"
If it were only 80 million, that would be fine, but it was 800 million, a full 800 million.
This is not a small amount.
He had worked his way up from nothing to where he is today, and he absolutely couldn't let his hard-earned business be ruined by this woman!
Wen Qingyi was so angered by his shout that she slumped onto the sofa, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes.
When his interests weren't involved, he called her Yiyi.
Now that his core interests have been touched, he calls her a slut?
Ha, men!
How fickle!
Forget about the "white moonlight" or the "I've liked you for many years"—no matter how much you like or love someone, it's not as important as money!
But right now she still needs to rely on Gong Lian, and she can't afford to offend him.
So, Wen Qingyi concealed the sarcasm in her eyes and put on a smile again: "Ah Lian, so many things have happened today, a series of events happening all at once. Don't you think there's something fishy about this?"
"What if it's a deliberate scheme by someone to drive a wedge between us as husband and wife?"
Upon hearing this, Gong Lian sneered: "Husband and wife? Who's your husband and wife? We haven't officially married yet, so you're not my wife."
"Wen Qingyi, I'll include this 800 million in your salary. Starting tomorrow, you'll be filming a movie. The contract is for ten years. You must pay back this 800 million within ten years!"
Wen Qingyi knew that her days in the Gong family were becoming increasingly difficult.
The next morning.
Wen Qingyi had already gone to the company, but Gong Lian did not go to the company. Instead, he was quietly listening to his subordinates' reports in his study.
"Young Master Gong, we've checked. The media outlet that broke this news is the Beijing Daily, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Anding Group."
Anding Group.
Thin embers remain.
These words, when they reached Gong Lian's ears, made him curl his lips into a cold smile: "It's Bo Jinyan again. He really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."
He was unwilling to hand over people, so Bo Jinyan used this method to attack him.
Starting with Yi Yi's film, the first issue was the screening license, and then the 800 million yuan in compensation.
This caused him heavy losses.
"Go tell the housekeeper to prepare the car; I need to go to Anding Group."
"yes."
The butler quickly prepared the car, and after Gong Lian got in, the black Rolls-Royce sped off.
More than half an hour later, it stopped in front of the Anding Group.
After Gong Lian got out of the car, he asked the butler to go up and announce his arrival.
Zhang Ye quickly received an internal call from the front desk downstairs: "Secretary Zhang, there is a Mr. Gong downstairs who is demanding to see the president. He is very assertive."
"Okay, I'll go ask the president. You keep them calm and wait for my call."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Ye reported the news to Bo Jinyan.
Bo Jinyan's fingers, which were holding the pen, paused for a moment, without even lifting his eyelids: "Let him in."
Sure enough, he came.
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