boom!
Wang Chang's brain felt like it was about to explode.
What happened?
Why did Representative Mays get involved in this matter?
The assistant told the representative?
No... impossible. Even if we told Representative Mays, they shouldn't be able to get involved.
Was it Mays's intention from the very beginning?
Wang Chang shuddered: "Representative Mayes...it's like this, I...I definitely can't make a decision on such a big matter..."
He didn't say it was the order from above, which was tantamount to shirking responsibility, so he simply distanced himself from the matter.
Representative Mays should know that as the person in charge, how could he, a person in charge, have the authority to make such a major decision as taking a movie off the shelves on the day of its premiere?
Mays: "Let the person who can make the decision answer the phone."
Wang Chang: "Representative Mays, I will report this matter immediately."
Mays: "Twenty minutes."
"Beep beep beep~"
The call ended.
Representative Mays glanced to the side and said, "Assistant, pour some tea."
Suddenly.
The gaze of the Mays representative towards the two people in charge of the evening glow softened considerably, and the previous aversion was gone.
Sigh, now that I think about it, those two people in charge were just working hard. If the movie doesn't do well at the box office, they probably won't have an easy time either.
"Gentlemen, I apologize. It was my oversight." Representative Mays was no longer concerned about the quality issue. The content had no sensitive problems, yet it was taken down. It was her fault as the representative who hadn't handled it properly: "I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation within half an hour."
"Thank you, Representative Mays."
...
"Your conscience is absolutely wonderful!"
Inside the club, which was filled with laughter and cheerful conversation, Watanabe's hearty laughter could be heard.
The vice presidents of several large cinemas, including Watanabe No, Noda, Zhang Zhen, and Dadi Cinema, were all invited by these managers to have massages and foot baths.
There were even beautiful women with delicate features lying in his arms.
"Haha, the higher-ups are happy to have established a good partnership with your groups." The vice president of Emperor Cinema has achieved a win-win situation this time.
Although these groups' films will be available at Emperor Cinema, due to the existing channel partnerships, the cooperation hasn't gone any deeper.
After the removal from shelves, a deep cooperative relationship was formed with these three groups.
With this relationship established, future collaborations will be much easier.
"Brother Zhang," the vice president of Dadi Cinema said with a smile, "the board of directors said that if any of the films of the Crow are shown in our cinema in the future, we will give you special treatment in terms of scheduling and will also help with the promotion."
Zhang Zhen's eyes lit up: "If that's the case, we can discuss this again under the company's name, and we can also share some of the box office revenue with you."
The main source of revenue for the cinema is a share of the box office revenue.
Generally, film and television companies take the lion's share.
If there is a good cooperative relationship, film companies will share some of their box office revenue in exchange for more screenings and promotional opportunities.
"It's settled, hahaha..." The vice president of Dadi Cinema felt that this was a great deal, as taking down a film by a new director would bring such a valuable cooperation opportunity.
Zhang Zhen, Watanabe, and Noda's eyes flashed with a sharp light; their hearts, which had been depressed for some time, could finally relax.
I'll find an opportunity these next couple of days to go and annoy that scumbag Li.
"Beep beep beep~"
The deputy general manager of Dadi Cinema smiled and patted his pocket: "I need to take this call..."
Because he was sitting there soaking his feet, the vice president answered the phone without getting up.
On the other end of the phone, Wang Chang's anxious voice urged, "Vice President, something's happened. The Truman Show has been taken down. Representative Mays has intervened."
The vice president sat up abruptly: "What? Explain yourself!"
Wang Chang: "We made a mistake. This matter was not handled by Representative Mays' assistant. If it were really this assistant who instructed on the film scheduling, Representative Mays would never have gotten involved. There is only one reason why she got involved: it was Representative Mays's idea to instruct on the film scheduling in the first place!"
The vice president looked incredulous: "Nonsense, Representative Mays is known for being incorruptible. How could she possibly personally assign tasks related to scheduling?"
This has happened before.
A film company approached Mays' representative, wanting to offer some preferential treatment in terms of scheduling.
But Mays refused outright.
The response was: If the film's quality is above average, I don't need to arrange the screenings.
That's why many film and television companies that want to bribe officials will directly contact other representatives and will never go to Mays again.
Wang Chang: "Representative Mays just received a call and asked us to reply within twenty minutes. Vice President... I can't handle this myself, you'll have to step in personally!"
Vice President: "Twenty minutes?"
Hearing that Wang Chang's tone didn't sound like he was joking, the vice president gradually became serious.
Judging from the expressions of the several managers and the cinema manager standing nearby, it seemed that something had happened.
Zhang Zhen suddenly had a bad feeling.
Damn, could something have gone wrong somewhere?
That can't be right.
That's impossible!
Wang Chang: "Vice President, what do we do now? Mays should still be waiting for our reply."
The vice president raised an eyebrow: "Damn it, Mays represents that bastard..."
Realizing this wasn't the office, the vice president forcibly suppressed a curse and snapped, "Why should Mays care about this? What does Sunset have to do with Mays?"
Wang Chang simply keeps quiet now, believing that silence will prevent him from making mistakes.
The vice president stopped talking to Wang Chang, hung up, and turned to the person in charge next to him to inform him of the situation.
"Mays got involved?" Zhang Zhen's right eyelid twitched uncontrollably.
“It’s alright.” However, Watanabe laughed out loud like a stubborn child: “So what if it’s taken off the shelves? Can Mays question us?”
Noda also spoke up: "Isn't it easy to find problems with the movie? Which movie these days doesn't have some plot issues? Isn't the movie that scumbag Lee made terrible? Just tell Representative Mays directly that the quality is really bad. Start from that point, and Representative Mays won't be able to continue to interfere."
The vice president of the Emperor Cinema suddenly felt uneasy. The words of the film producer echoed in his mind at this moment, refusing to leave.
Vice President, this movie is really excellent, are you really going to take it down?
The deputy general manager of Dadi Cinema shrank back: "I'm afraid there's no way to get involved in this aspect. I haven't seen this movie, but the quality won't be too bad."
If a film receives a high rating from a producer, it's definitely a high-scoring film, so there's no way to criticize it based on its quality.
"How do you know the quality won't be too bad if you haven't even seen it?" Watanabe and Noda didn't believe that a new director could produce a good movie.
The newcomer probably hasn't even learned the basic film and television routines.
Before the vice president could speak further, a phone call came in.
I initially thought it was Wang Chang's number, but when I picked it up, I realized it was the official landline number for the film and television industry.
Oh my god...
The vice president was silent for a few seconds before answering.
A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Are you the Vice President of Marketing at Dadi Cinema?"
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