1RomanceEB Chapter 58 Challenge 6
Chapter 58 Challenge 6
The summer heat starts in the morning.
The streets were filled with the chirping of cicadas, and birds flew across the sky into the distance. The door to the office on the top fifteenth floor of the commercial office building at No. 2, Jia, Guangning South Road, was pushed open.
First to step out was a very composed middle-aged man, Han Cheng, the boss of Changkong Media. Following closely behind him was his secretary, Gao Chengyan, who was still holding the notebook from the meeting.
The morning meeting has ended.
Han Cheng returned to his office, and soon his secretary, Gao Chengyan, made him a cup of tea using the teacup he had left in his office and placed it on the table.
Han Cheng picked up the glass and took a sip; his expression was quite unpleasant.
On July 1st, the company collaborated with Director Zhang on a crime film. As of yesterday, three days after its release, the cumulative box office has not yet exceeded 200 million yuan, even though the film boasts a very impressive cast.
The female lead is played by Zhao Ying, one of the most popular young actresses of the new generation, and the male lead is played by Wu Tian, a top star. Other important supporting roles are also played by the company's powerful actors. As a result, this movie, on which the company had high hopes, cost 130 million yuan just for the actors' salaries. In addition to production costs, the total investment exceeded 400 million yuan.
Based on the current box office revenue sharing, the company needs to earn at least one billion yuan in total box office revenue for this movie to make a profit. However, the current situation is that it has only earned a little over 130 million yuan in three days. Because of this, he was furious during the meeting just now.
They even developed many complaints about Director Zhang.
As a fifth-generation director, Director Zhang's filming skills are undeniable, and he usually works exceptionally well. However, this time he failed. Sensing that his secretary seemed to want to say something, Han Cheng suppressed his anger and asked, "What is it?!"
"Chairman Han"
After thinking for a moment, Gao Chengyan finally spoke up, "I've received some news."
"Oh"
Han Cheng glanced at him sideways.
That's how it is.
Gao Chang replied, "I heard that the movie Huang Min directed was of very high quality. After watching it, Zhang Jianhua, the distribution manager of Huatian Entertainment, asked Huang Min for 20% of the revenue share, without taking responsibility for publicity and promotion. Huang Min immediately broke up with him. Zhang Jianhua was worried that other entertainment companies would act as distribution agents for Huang Min's movie, so he deliberately slandered the movie Huang Min directed and Huang Min himself."
"You mean Zhang Jianhua has seen Huang Min's movie!?"
Han Cheng was somewhat speechless.
"Although Zhang Jianhua doesn't admit it, he must have seen it. He just felt that Huang Min had so many scandals and was not popular with the audience. In addition, he felt that Huang Min was under a lot of pressure since this was his first time making a movie, so he wanted to take advantage of him."
Gao Chengyan said earnestly, "If the quality is really that bad, Zhang Jianhua could just refuse it directly. After all, distribution also involves taking risks."
Seeing that Chairman Han was deep in thought, Gao Chengyan quickly said, "Chairman Han, I have to go now," and left the office.
Once outside, she took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to her, and immediately took out her phone to send a message: "I have said what I was told."
The other party did not reply to the message.
But then, her chat account beeped, and when she saw the transfer notification for 20,000 yuan, Gao Chengyan's face lit up with joy. She had only said a few words, and the other party had actually given her so much money.
Just as she was about to put her phone in her pocket, the other party suddenly sent her a message: "Here's a chance for you to show your face to the boss," followed by a video link appearing on her phone.
When Gao Chengyan clicked on it, she saw a short clip from a movie.
in the office.
After sitting in the chair for a while, Han Cheng took out his phone and made a call. After the call was connected, Han Cheng asked directly, "Has your company's distribution manager, Zhang Jianhua, seen the movie directed by Huang Min called 'The Terror Live'?"
He's in my office right now.
A strong voice came from the other end of the phone: "He said he never saw it; he was set up by Huang Min."
"so……"
Han Cheng frowned, about to say something more, when his secretary, who had just left his office, returned. Gao Chengyan handed Han Cheng her phone and whispered, "I saw this on a short video platform. It must be Huang Min's advertisement on the platform."
Han Cheng looked down at the screen.
A man leans against the wall and then presses the detonator. Low-frequency rumbling background music starts at this moment. In the dust and smoke of the explosion, the camera zooms in on the man's eyes, which are filled with despair yet determination. His gaze is fixed on the screen.
Han Cheng seemed not to hear what the boss of Huatian Entertainment said.
The short video is still playing on a loop.
Han Cheng remained silent for a long time.
"Hanged up"
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for the boss of Huatian Entertainment to say anything more. Han Cheng then looked at the video content again and instructed Gao Chengyan, "Notify Huang Min that the company can arrange an internal screening for him. If there are no problems, Changkong Media will be his distribution agent for this movie."
"I'll take care of it right away."
Gao Chengyan took the phone from Chairman Han and began contacting people.
In the office of Huatian Entertainment.
Wang Lei looked at Zhang Jianhua standing across from his desk and asked again, "I'll ask you one more time, are you sure you haven't seen that movie Huang Zhenhua directed called 'The Terror Live'?!"
"No, really."
Zhang Jianhua said with a frustrated expression.
These past few days, some rumors have been circulating, and they seem quite detailed, claiming that he not only watched the movie directed by Huang Min, but also took a liking to it.
However, feeling that Huang Min's current situation was not optimistic, they demanded a 20% agency fee, not including advertising and promotion. Although the latter was indeed true, the former was simply nonsense.
Especially after being rejected by Huang Min, in order to force Huang Min to comply, they directly imposed a second ban on him, and wanted to use a 20% agency fee to acquire his movie.
Zhang Jianhua felt more wronged than Dou E. Since yesterday, not only have people in the industry called him to inquire about him, but even his boss called him to his office early this morning to ask questions.
What's even stranger is that the chairman of Changkong Media also found out. Zhang Jianhua is now full of grievances he can't express. He wanted to take advantage of Huang Min, but he didn't get any and Huang Min splashed wine in his face and hit him with his tie. The key point is that he paid for the meal out of his own pocket.
"So, you don't even know the quality of the movie, and you're asking Huang Min for a 20% agency fee without wanting the company to pay for publicity and promotion?!"
Wang Lei stared intently at Zhang Jianhua.
"Chairman Wang, I'm doing this for the company's sake. Who knows what the quality of Huang Min's new film will be like? It's good enough that the company is just acting as his distribution agent."
Zhang Jianhua quickly explained.
"You can go out now!"
Wang Lei waved his hand, and after Zhang Jianhua left, Wang Lei turned to his assistant and said, "Call Huang Min's agent. Huatian Entertainment can give him an opportunity for an internal screening."