Ling Yichen and Jun Mozhan's hands trembled as they reached for their phones almost simultaneously. Ling Yichen took a deep breath and pressed the answer button. In that instant, the whole world seemed to fall silent, with only the static from the other end of the line remaining.
"Hello, is this Mr. Ling and Ms. Jun?" A calm voice came from the other end of the phone from an official in the review department.
"Yes, that's us. How did the review go?" Ling Yichen tried to make his voice sound calm, but the slight tremor at the end betrayed his nervousness.
"After careful internal discussion, your new drama has met our requirements in terms of cultural expression and artistic value, and we have decided to approve its distribution in our country. However, in subsequent publicity and promotion, you should pay attention to explaining and guiding cultural differences to ensure that the audience can better understand this work."
Ling Yichen and Jun Moran exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise and excitement, almost bursting into tears. "Thank you so much! We will definitely do our best to complete the follow-up work as required and live up to your trust!" Ling Yichen's voice trembled slightly with emotion.
After hanging up the phone, Ling Yichen immediately shared the good news with everyone in the production crew, and the office erupted in cheers. However, the joy didn't last long. Everyone knew that this only solved one key problem; further progress was needed regarding cooperation with the Jack platform and the investors' attitudes.
Ling Yichen, without taking a break, immediately dialed Jack's number: "Mr. Jack, good news! [The name of the third country] has approved the distribution of our new drama. Now that all three countries have passed the review, our new drama is fully qualified for distribution in the international market."
Jack paused for a moment on the other end of the phone, then said, "This is indeed a satisfactory result. However, we still need to evaluate your plan to quell the public outcry. I will send a team to have an online meeting with you in an hour to discuss this."
Ling Yichen hung up the phone and turned to Jun Moran, saying, "We only have one hour to prepare, so we need to speed things up."
The publicity team quickly optimized the previously formulated plan to quell public opinion. They incorporated the news that the new drama had been approved in three countries into the plan and created a detailed publicity and promotion plan, including how to use various channels such as social media, film and television media, and offline events to showcase the charm of the new drama in all aspects and completely eliminate the impact of the previous negative public opinion.
An hour later, the online meeting with the Jack platform team started on time. Ling Yichen and the head of the publicity team introduced their plan in detail, from releasing exciting trailers for the new drama and inviting well-known media to conduct in-depth reports, to holding online and offline fan meetings, every aspect was carefully considered.
After listening to the suggestions, the Jack platform team members offered some modifications, which Ling Yichen and Jun Moran carefully noted down, promising to improve them as soon as possible. After the meeting, Jack stated that they would provide a final response within 24 hours.
Although a final confirmation of cooperation has not yet been obtained, this is the best outcome possible at present. However, things did not go smoothly from there. While the investor's attitude softened somewhat after learning of the review results from the third country, the competitors were unwilling to give up easily.
They even managed to reach high-ranking officials at Jack Media through connections, attempting to persuade them to abandon their collaboration with Ling Yichen's production team. Simultaneously, they spread new rumors online, claiming that Jack Media's hesitation stemmed from discovering more problems with the new series, which they simply chose not to disclose.
"These rumors are outrageous! We can't let them spread these rumors!" Jun Mo Ran said angrily.
Ling Yichen frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "On the one hand, we need to continue to improve the plan to quell public opinion and send it to the Jack platform as soon as possible; on the other hand, we need to take the initiative to contact the senior management of the Jack platform, explain the truth to them, and not let the competitor's conspiracy succeed."
So, Ling Yichen and Jun Moran got busy again. Through various channels, they finally contacted the senior management of the Jack platform and scheduled an emergency video conference. During the meeting, Ling Yichen sincerely explained the various difficulties the new drama had faced from its creation to the present, as well as their efforts to bring it to the international market. He also presented evidence of malicious interference from competitors, hoping that the Jack platform would not be misled.
After listening to Ling Yichen's account, the senior leaders of Jack Platform expressed sympathy for the crew's plight, but also stated that they needed to consider various factors, including market risks and public opinion, before making a final decision.
Meanwhile, the 24-hour deadline for Jack to give a reply was drawing ever closer.
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