“Representative Mays, do you have a moment? We’d like to talk to you about the movie’s release.”
The next morning, Zhang Xincheng and Gou Yingjun visited the Mays representative again.
Outside the lobby.
The Mays representative was stopped at the door by the two men and said with some dissatisfaction: "Is there anything else? I already had my assistant inform them that as long as the film's quality is fine, the number of screenings will not be reduced."
She intends to handle this matter officially and doesn't want to use any back channels.
Gou Yingjun sighed first and said, "Sigh... If it were really because of this, we wouldn't have bothered Mays to represent you so early in the morning. The main reason is that the new movie from Han Ya is also scheduled for release at the same time as ours. Han Ya is such a big group, and it seems like they want to mess with our film scheduling."
"The Raven Group?" Upon hearing this company, Representative Mays finally showed a serious expression. This company is a major taxpayer in the film and television industry, and it's not limited to film and television; its business scope is extremely broad, including music, comics, literature, short videos, and more.
"Why would such a large corporation target you?"
Mays' representative immediately denied it.
The Raven Crow Group has countless renowned directors under its wing, and the quality of their films is consistently very high.
Why would someone manipulate the scheduling of Sunset's new film?
“Representative Mays, you may not know this,” Zhang Xincheng spoke this time. “Our Zhaoyang, also known as Li Zhaoyang, has a personal grudge against Zhang Zhen, the person in charge of Han Ya. This grudge originated in the music industry, and now it has spread to the film and television industry. Representative Mays, you should have heard about Li Zhaoyang winning the championship at this year's music exchange festival, right? The grudge started from there, and it has gotten out of control ever since, so we are worried…”
Mays, representing Mosuo, shrugged. Although she wasn't in the music industry, she had heard about Li Zhaoyang winning the crown, but she didn't know the specifics.
Judging from the anxiety and sighs of these two leaders of the "Sunset Glow" organization, there must be a considerable grudge between them.
She couldn't be bothered to care about the specifics of the grudge.
"I don't want to get involved in your feud. You can go back first. I will make sure to inform the theaters that as long as your new movie, 'Sunset,' is released and meets the quality standards, you will definitely get plenty of screenings. Even if 'Crow' gets involved, it won't affect you."
Mays is truly impartial; even at this critical juncture, he still uses film quality standards to judge the film.
To reiterate, if the movie's quality is good, she's willing to give it a push.
"Okay, thank you, Representative Mays. I won't bother you any longer." Gou Yingjun stepped aside, bowed slightly, and watched Representative Mays walk into the lobby.
Zhang Xincheng smiled and said, "Is the matter considered settled?"
Gou Yingjun lowered his voice and said, "Representative Mays is impartial. Since she said so, as long as the film quality is not a problem, the number of screenings will definitely not be reduced. If, at this critical juncture, Han Ya suppresses our screenings on a large scale, or even takes it off the shelves... then we'll come to Representative Mays again, tsk tsk."
Zhang Xincheng: "Then we have to make sure that the Crows will suppress us on a large scale."
Gou Yingjun: "The director is personally taking charge, what are you worried about? Let's go back to the company."
...
"Zhaoyang, the movie is scheduled for release at the end of the month, there are still six days left. We will start the large-scale promotion today."
Zhang Shulan approached Zhaoyang to see if there was anything else that needed to be prepared: "Should we hold a movie event before the film's release?"
"No need, let's not do anything fancy." After filming wrapped, Li Zhaoyang was already thinking about his next movie.
His current development plan has already linked two industry chains together.
"Okay, I also think we don't need to hold any events before the movie is released. We can hold events after the movie is over and the audience has given feedback on the characters and actors."
Zhang Shulan changed the subject, saying, "The plan has already begun. If nothing unexpected happens, our movie will be taken down on the day of its release, or it will be forcibly taken down before it is even released."
Li Zhaoyang: "I trust the director to handle things."
Zhang Shulan: "Zhaoyang, I thought you would have something to add, after all, your heart is much dirtier than mine."
In the business world, a strong heart is the highest form of recognition for a person.
Li Zhaoyang: "I had the advantage of timing, location, and people. The general trend was on my side, unlike the director. The director creates the trend himself. I still have a lot to learn from you, Director."
"Yes, there's a lot to learn." Zhang Shulan suddenly moved closer, put an arm around Li Zhaoyang's shoulder, and laughed, "How about the director teaches you how to date?"
"Uh... I... Director..." Li Zhaoyang immediately wilted when the topic of love came up.
Love is truly as unpredictable as ghosts and gods. Everyone has heard of love, but how many people have actually seen it?
"What a silly boy." Zhang Shulan found Zhaoyang increasingly adorable. When talking about his career, he was more serious than anyone else, but when it came to love, his mind seemed to go blank.
"Alright, Director, I'm not teasing you anymore."
Zhang Shulan leaned on Zhao Yang's shoulder for a few seconds, seemingly reluctant to leave. After a long while, she reluctantly withdrew her arm and walked out of the office.
...
Inside the bathhouse.
A hot spring.
The three managers, Zhang Zhen, Watanabe No, and Noda Kazuto, took turns soaking in the hot spring and chatting about work.
"I knew it." Zhang Zhen sneered and mocked, "That slut Li signed these contracts with you back then because she had a backup plan in mind, and she's using them to blackmail us."
Watanabe: "Unfortunately, we don't fall for that."
Although I really want to get the contract back.
but.
Rather than getting the contract back, it would be more effective to disgust that scoundrel Li and make his movies flop at the box office.
Chang Chen: "What do you want to do?"
He listened to both of their opinions first.
Noda stated unequivocally, "Take it off the shelves immediately!"
Watanabe agreed: "That's right. They've invested so much money. If they can't get a share of the theatrical market and only release it online, they'll lose at least 10 million, maybe even more."
Chang Chen: "Take it off the shelves? That seems to cost a lot of money... There are so many theaters in the United States, if you take care of them all, it would cost at least $50 million."
Watanabe No revealed a sly smile: "Zhang Jun, you're not looking at the whole picture. Theaters will choose to remove movies that are not of good quality. Many times, they don't remove them because of the investors' face. Do you think this scoundrel Li Gang can make any good movies after entering the film industry?"
Zhang Zhen thought it made sense, but also felt there was something wrong with it: "Poor quality is one thing, but at most the theaters will squeeze out screenings. Wanxia will definitely spend money to buy screenings later."
Noda laughed and said, "It will be released in theaters nationwide at noon on the last day of the month. My suggestion is to let the movie run for a few hours first. If the box office shows signs of being dismal, then we can make our move. I think the theaters will give our three groups some face."
Let the theaters see the film's quality and box office data first before discussing taking it off the shelves; this will achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Zhang Zhen: "My Yau Group will only contribute 2 million."
Watanabe: "I can offer 3 million yen from Rizhao."
Noda: "Then I'll contribute another 3 million or 8 million US dollars from Shikai, which is enough to completely remove that 'cheap bastard Lee' movie from theaters if it does poorly at the box office."
Chang Chen: "Six days from now, it will be time to finally hold our heads high. Just wait and see, and then we'll be able to get a good night's sleep."
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