Hearing Representative Mays' words, the security guards who had been holding Zhang Xincheng and Gou Yingjun relaxed a little, but not completely.
It seems they know Representative Mays.
“Mei…Mei’s representative… Waaah…” Gou Yingjun directly revealed his true feelings.
Representative Mays sighed, rubbing his forehead. He had an extremely bad impression of the two, but he still maintained a very polite demeanor: "Let them go..."
"Representative Mayes... Waaah, if it really is a quality issue, we definitely wouldn't dare to keep begging you!" Zhang Xincheng resumed his performance.
The assistant stepped forward promptly and asked, "If it's not a matter of scheduling, then what are you doing here?"
Even the assistants were clearly unhappy with the two men's forced entry.
Zhang Xincheng first sighed, then forced out a look of worry, which, surprisingly, felt completely natural, giving the impression that he had aged ten years overnight: "I already told you, Representative Mays, that we have some minor grudges with the heads of Rizhao, Sihai, and Hanya Group, and we're worried they might interfere with the film scheduling..."
The assistant interrupted, "I've already notified the heads of several film studios. There's no possibility of them manipulating the scheduling, unless the quality of your film is..."
He has made his point very clear.
Zhang Xincheng: "Yes... There's no problem with the scheduling, and the movie quality is fine, but I don't know why, our movie was inexplicably taken down by major cinema companies. Moreover, after the first round of ticket sales, sales stopped, and then it was directly taken down!"
Zhang Xincheng looked old and was practically kneeling down.
"It's been taken down?" Representative Mays was very sensitive to this topic: "Did you film sensitive subjects?"
“Absolutely not, I swear, absolutely not!” Zhang Xincheng almost shouted, giving the impression that he was eager to prove it: “If it were really a problem on our side, how could we have the face to ask Mays to represent you? So now we just want you to ask the movie theater to find out what’s going on. We just need an answer. Even if the movie is directly released online, we will have no complaints.”
A tear slid down Zhang Xincheng's left eye.
Gou Yingjun began his silent performance, his eyes vacant and lifeless.
It really seemed like two middle-aged men had no other choice but to come here.
Mays hesitated, seeing that what they said didn't seem like a lie.
The two female members of the film and television team were very good at reading the room and said in unison, "Representative Mays, we have completed the handover of our work. You can go ahead with your business. We still need to go back and continue to coordinate the next round of the list."
"Okay." After watching the two members leave, Representative Mays turned to them and said, "Let's talk in a different setting."
"Thank you, Representative Mays!" Gou Yingjun and Zhang Xincheng bowed deeply.
"The representative isn't buying it, hurry up and follow us." The assistant led the two of them behind the representative.
After the group left, the cinema lobby returned to its original state, and people went about their business as usual.
Inside the office.
Representative Mays pushed open the door and entered, getting straight to the point before even pouring tea: "Tell me, what's going on? The movie really doesn't involve any sensitive topics?"
"Absolutely not," Zhang Xincheng assured, patting his chest.
Representative Mays nodded and looked at his assistant: "Call the heads of those cinemas and ask what's going on."
It's easy to see from this that this representative is indeed a person who gets things done; he solves problems when they arise, rather than just giving perfunctory answers.
Gou Yingjun made his judgment the first time he met Representative Mays.
"Okay." The assistant also wanted to know whether these Sunset Company executives were staging the whole thing themselves.
There's only one reason why a film might be pulled from theaters on the same day it's released: it's due to numerous complaints from viewers, specifically because the film contained very negative storylines.
A few minutes later, the assistant dialed the phone number of Wang Chang, the general manager of Dadi Cinema.
Wang Chang had anticipated that his assistant would call to inquire, so he said what he had prepared in advance: "Assistant Zhang, I have carried out the instructions you gave me very seriously. The movie has a very high screening share after its release, ranking fourth in the entire theater."
The assistant hadn't expected such a quick answer, but that wasn't the question she'd asked, so she quickly moved on and changed the subject: "Why was that movie taken down? Was it against the rules?"
Wang Chang smiled and said, "This... involves trade secrets, so it's not convenient to answer. Assistant Zhang, you should understand."
Wang Chang thought that after answering, his assistant wouldn't ask any more questions.
Unexpectedly, the other party was very inquisitive: "I need to know the reason."
Wang Chang: "This... Assistant Zhang, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate. You're Representative Mays' assistant, you should know some of the rules of the film and television industry."
The assistant raised an eyebrow, realizing there was definitely a problem: "I need to know why!"
His tone suddenly turned cold.
Wang Chang felt embarrassed and then said, "Assistant Zhang, if Representative Mays finds out that you are asking about other people's business secrets, she will probably be very unhappy with your way of working, right?"
The assistant put down the landline receiver, covered the microphone with one hand, and said, "Representative Mays, there's a problem."
Mays walked over and was about to answer the phone.
Zhang Xincheng and Gou Yingjun straightened their backs, their eyes brightened, and their energy returned instantly.
Here it comes, the real show is about to begin.
"Hello, this is Mays' representative."
Wang Chang assumed that his assistant had remained silent for a while, weighed the pros and cons, and then stopped worrying about it.
Unexpectedly, he heard Representative Mays introduce himself, leaving Wang Chang speechless: "You... Assistant Zhang, what are you doing?"
“I am a representative of Mayes,” she repeated. “I want to know why the film 'Sunset' was taken off the shelves.”
If it's truly due to the sensitive subject matter, Mays definitely won't care. At worst, they'll just take it off the shelves, revise it, and release it online.
Wang Chang paused for two seconds, then began to tense up.
How come... Assistant Zhang told Representative Mays about this directly?
That doesn't make sense. How could Assistant Zhang dare to say that under these circumstances?
Isn't this a problem with the film scheduling arranged by her personally?
Did Mays' representative know about this?
That's impossible. Representative Mays is known for being incorruptible and would never do anything like this through back channels.
So now...?
Wang Chang tensed for two seconds, his brain racing as he tried to think of a solution.
"Speak!" Representative Mays realized there might really be a problem, and his attitude immediately became stern.
Startled, Wang Chang blurted out, "No... there are no sensitive issues with the subject matter."
Mays: "Is there a problem with the plot?"
Wang Chang wiped away a bead of cold sweat: "The plot is fine too..."
Mays's face turned cold: "So the overall story is being negatively impacted?"
Wang Chang's tone was already starting to sound guilty: "Well... not really."
Mays: "Then please give me a reason why the movie 'Sunset Glow' was taken off the screens."
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