At 7 p.m., Fang Yang, Zhao Liang, Yang Huajin, Zhou Kai, and Jin Dahai entered the Yuewen Cinema in Shanghai.
After a period of rectification and upgrading, Yuewen Cinema is now like a small entertainment venue, with a ticket office and waiting hall, a coffee shop, a restaurant, a milk tea shop, a figurine shop, and Fang Yang even saw a game arcade. He glanced at Zhao Liang and guessed that it was Zhao Liang's idea.
Sensing Fang Yang's gaze, Zhao Liang chuckled, "Some people like playing games, so I opened an arcade. People can play games while they wait. See? Business is pretty good."
Fang Yang saw more than a dozen people inside, shouting and playing games. Business was really good; at least 80% of the machines were occupied. He nodded and said, "If you think it's good, then it's good."
After looking around, Fang Yang asked Zhao Liang, "Liangzi, how are these entertainment facilities doing these days?"
Zhao Liang smiled and said, "It's all thanks to your good idea. With just these setups, our cinema has already earned back all of its monthly expenses. Whether we show more or less movies, it's all extra revenue, pure profit!"
Fang Yang was delighted to hear this. "So, does that mean we don't need to invest any more? You can be responsible for your own profits and losses now, right?"
Zhao Liang raised his head and said, "That's true, buddy, aren't you awesome?"
"Alright, you can keep the cinema business independently. You can continue to invest the profits in maintenance and upgrades. The group company can just collect the dividends every year."
Fang Yang turned to Yang Huajin and said, “Starting this month, each branch company’s finances must be accounted for independently. We need to clarify the funds. We can no longer rob Peter to pay Paul like this. Branch companies can borrow from the group company, but the loans still need to be repaid. Otherwise, if we continue to rely on the same old system, the potential of the branch companies will never be fully realized.”
Yang Huajin nodded, "I've thought about this before, but the time is too short. For example, in the music department, currently only you and Zheng Xiuli are making money. We can't keep up with the training of others, so we haven't made a decision yet."
"It's alright. It's just the income of two people. It's easy to support a department. Let's start from this month. Everyone needs to work hard. Otherwise, if some departments are doing very well but their bonuses are the same as other departments, it will discourage hardworking people from working hard in the long run. That's not good!"
Yang Huajin nodded, "I will convene a group company meeting tomorrow to discuss this matter, so that the branch companies will not be overstaffed and lack initiative."
Back in the lobby, the number of people buying tickets began to increase. Fang Yang saw many families of three coming together, and many of them chose to buy tickets for "Frozen," accounting for about one-third of the ticket purchases. Other couples would choose to buy tickets for other movies.
Seeing that it was almost 7:30, Fang Yang gestured to Zhao Liang to inquire about the ticket sales. The first show should be almost sold out, and the attendance rate should be no problem to check.
Not long after, Zhao Liang came over in high spirits, "The first screening went well, with an occupancy rate of 70%. This cinema sold tickets worth several thousand yuan."
Fang Yang nodded, "It looks like we've got a solid 20 million in box office revenue tonight."
Jin Dahai said happily, "Maybe even more. We should be able to sell some more tickets for the next showing. After nine o'clock, the number might decrease. Our own cinema shows every half hour!"
Seeing that all the on-site movie ticket buyers had already entered, Fang Yang and his group followed suit. The movie had not yet started, but by the light, it could be seen that except for the front row seats, almost all the back rows were already full.
To make it easier to observe, Zhao Liang arranged the seats in the last corner of the last row, and the group filled that area.
The lights go out, the movie begins, and the first thing to appear is the Chinese dragon logo, a must-have logo for all movies, followed by the star logo of Yuewen Entertainment Media—a blue Earth full of green hope.
This was Fang Yang's suggestion: "We are one world, and I care about the world."
The movie officially started. Since it was an animated film, the adults naturally weren't very interested. They were all there to accompany their little darlings, so they all slumped in their seats, occasionally glancing at the movie and giving their little ones some snacks.
But the children watched with great interest, bursting into laughter from time to time, filling the movie theater with a sea of joy.
A dozen minutes later, the adults who had initially paid no attention sat up straight, their eyes focused on the screen, occasionally sharing the children's joy and sorrow. Had they gotten engrossed in watching?
Fang Yang and Jin Dahai exchanged a smile. They had succeeded. As long as the adults' emotions followed the movie plot, it meant that the movie was a success and the rating would not be low!
102 minutes later, the movie ended, and the people in the theater stood up reluctantly, discussing among themselves, "It was so good! Watching it with my glasses on felt like watching it right next to me. Dad, can we watch it again?"
"Son, it's too late now, and you have class tomorrow morning. How about Dad comes with you to see it on the weekend?"
"Alright then, you better keep your word, or I'm not talking to you anymore!"
"Definitely, definitely. I said I'd come, and I definitely will."
Pulled along by the adults, the reluctant children left the movie theater, and the crowd began to pour in again. Some even asked if the movie was good. After receiving confirmation, they happily went into the theater to wait for the movie to start.
Fang Yang glanced at the time and realized that it was probably around nine o'clock. The number of people for the next show had decreased significantly, with a maximum occupancy rate of about 50%. After all, most children would be going home to sleep by now, and those who came at this time were mostly forced to come by their little darlings crying and fussing at home.
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