At 3 AM sharp, Liang Qianqiu and Xiao Yuanyang came in.
Seeing everyone standing up to welcome them, Liang Qianqiu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't be so polite, everyone. Please take a seat."
After everyone sat down again, Liang Qianqiu said, "Dear Bosses, representatives from various governments in charge of the entertainment industry came here this morning. They're very concerned about the recent dispute between the producers and the cinema chain. However, the Chief didn't give them a clear answer and only said that Hua Xia's matter would be solved by Hua Xia herself. It's been a month now, and both sides have suffered losses. If this continues, it's likely to cause strong dissatisfaction among the film fans and affect the stability of society. Deputy Director Xiao and I have invited you all here to discuss what we should do next. "
Li Rongguang took the lead and said, "Director Liang, Deputy Director Xiao, the competition in the film industry is too fierce. The attendance rate is 50% lower than before. Take our Huafeng International Cinema as an example. To outsiders, we seem to have a big business and earn a lot of money every day. But in fact, the money we earn is basically used to pay the salaries of the staff and the maintenance of the cinema. If the box office of the first week is reduced by 12%, we're likely to be unable to make ends meet. "
Chu Heng, who had always been at odds with Li Rongguang, snorted and sneered, "Director Li, you don't need to cry poor here. We're very clear about the situation of the cinema chain. Last year, your Huafeng International Cinema's profits alone reached 13 billion Hua Xia yuan, while our Brilliant Film Company's annual income is less than a quarter of your cinema chain's taxes. If you're considered poor, then we should really be beggars. "
Li Rongguang was blocked by Chu Heng and couldn't say a word. His face was ugly to the extreme. The facts were in front of him. The tax situation was announced to the public by the government every year. There was really no way to argue.
Chu Heng continued to beat a drowning dog and said, "Director Li, your Huafeng International Cinema's annual turnover is more than 100 billion yuan. As long as the cinema doesn't undergo major renovations, your expenses will definitely not exceed 5 billion yuan. May I ask where all that money went? "
"Director Li, I'm begging you on behalf of all the film companies in Hua Xia. Since you've eaten the meat, please give us some soup to drink. Otherwise, we really won't be able to continue. "
Shen Le said, "All the movie companies in Hua Xia have already made up their minds. If we don't change the box office quota, we won't invest in movies in the future. In the worst case scenario, we'll just keep shooting TV series. Although the profits aren't great, the risks are small. At the very least, you can still eat. "
As soon as the meeting began, Hua Xia's film company drew the bottom line. It was as if they would flip the table if they couldn't reach an agreement.
Wang Lu of Hundred Flowers Cinema said angrily, "Mr. Shen, Mr. Chu, are you threatening us by not shooting the movie?"
Zhang Huafeng, who had a grudge with Wang Lu, sneered, "You're being too serious, President Wang. We just want to survive. If this continues, our film company will starve to death sooner or later. If that was the case, he might as well change his method. Perhaps he would be able to survive. After all, a bad life is better than a good death. "
The film company had obviously come up with a strategy beforehand. No matter which CEO of the cinema chain spoke up, everyone would send someone who was not on good terms with him. Since it was impossible for them to work together in the future, he naturally didn't care if he offended them.
Wang Lu snorted and said, "I'm afraid the government won't agree to what you're doing, right?"
Zhang Huafeng said, "We don't have the money. The government can't force us to make movies."
Starlight Cinema's Ren Jiwen said, "I think it's not impossible for the cinema chain to reduce the quota."
Li Rongguang and Wang Lu looked at him at the same time and said in unison, "President Ren, how can you do this?"
Ren Jiwen said, "President Li, President Wang, things have come to this point. There's no point in stubbornly continuing. It will only result in a lose-lose situation. It will have a very negative impact on the development of Hua Xia's film industry. Whether it's public or private, it's harmful. However, the quota has been reduced too much. I think 50: 50 for the first week is quite reasonable. "
"No." Zhao Mingsheng looked at Ren Jiwen and said, "Either you raise the quota to 55%, or we stop shooting movies and focus on TV series. There's no third option. This is a unanimous decision made by our film company. "
Ren Jiwen frowned and said, "President Zhao, we've already reduced the quota from 57% to 50%, and you still don't agree. Isn't this a little too much?"
Zhao Mingsheng was Xiao Yunhai's father-in-law and was in-laws with the Xiao family. His status was special. Even if Ren Jiwen was angry, he still spoke with propriety.
Zhao Mingsheng said, "President Zhao, I'm not targeting you. In fact, whether the box office quota system is changed or not doesn't affect me much. If it's changed, it will even be very disadvantageous to me. Because my son-in-law is a shareholder of the new Hua Xia cinema chain and North American cinema chain. After the quota is changed to 55%, his losses will far exceed mine. But I still did it because I'm in the situation and I'm very clear about the harm of the current quota system. Not to mention 43%, even if it's 50%, the current situation will still happen in a few years. It's better to do it in one go. Yunhai, don't blame me. I'm also doing it for Hua Xia. "
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and smiled. "Dad, I understand."
On the question of the quota, both sides engaged in a fierce argument that lasted for half an hour.
In the end, Liang Qianqiu knocked on the table and said, "President Xiao, President Yu, President Hu, your new Hua Xia cinema chain is the largest cinema chain in the country with more than 18,000 screens. What do you think?"
Everyone looked at the three of them.
Yu Hai sighed and said, "Forget it. I've decided to accept the new quota system. President Hu, President Xiao, what do you think? "
Hu Yaoting smiled bitterly and said, "I support your decision."
Xiao Yunhai spread his hands and said, "I've never been in charge of the cinema chain. I'll do whatever you say."
"No." Li Rongguang slammed the table and said angrily, "The three of you, do you know what this means?"
Yu Hai nodded and said, "Of course we do. President Hu and I are not only shareholders of the new Hua Xia cinema chain, but also shareholders of the Yanhuang cinema chain. Once the box office drops to 45% in the first week, we will lose tens of billions every year. "
Wang Lu said, "Since you know, why do you still agree?"
Yu Hai said, "What can you do if I don't agree? Our new Hua Xia cinema chain will soon face a situation where we have no more films to release. When that time comes, the daily expenses will be astronomical. Who will pay for us? "
Li Rongguang said, "But you can't destroy everyone's interests because of this."
Yu Hai said expressionlessly, "President Li, among the four cinemas, only your Hua Feng International still has sufficient film sources. I'm not very clear about President Wang's side. President Ren has already started to add money. What do you want us to do? I said that if the matter is not resolved in a month, then our new Hua Xia cinema chain will have to compromise. "
Yu Hai's words had already expressed his attitude. This made the movie company boss on the opposite side happy.
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