China Entertainment: I just want to give my child a home

Chapter 293 There is a traitor, stop the transaction (please subscribe!)
When Chen Dong arrived at the gate of the General Administration, he ran into Ye Ning who came representing Wanda Cinema Line, and naturally he was scolded.

"Boss Ye, this is an ideological conflict between two industries. I can't be a 'traitor'."

"Well, that's true, but Director Chen, considering our friendship, I might as well tell you in advance about our theater's attitude this time."

"What's the attitude?" Chen Dong pricked up his ears.

"Never compromise." Although Ye Ning's voice was not loud, these four words were spoken with great force.

But Chen Dong was not surprised, and even laughed after hearing it.

Ye Ning was surprised: "What are you laughing at, Director Chen? Do you think we are just joking?"

"No, no, no." Chen Dong shook his head: "I'm not doubting your determination... I just think that since this incident has caused such a big fuss, it means that the old rules must no longer apply to the current market environment. So even if you theaters completely reject the new distribution ratio proposed by Zhang Weiying, it will be difficult for both parties to reach a compromise, unless..."

"Unless what?"

“Unless we find a new balance.”

After saying that, Chen Dong had already walked into the conference room. Ye Ning paused for a moment, showing a thoughtful expression, and then followed Chen Dong into the conference room in front of him.

Before the two of them walked into the conference room, there were already quite a few people sitting in the room, but they were clearly divided into two groups: representatives from the production company sat on one side, and representatives from theater chains sat on the other.

Chen Dong naturally walked towards the production company camp, and Ye Ning, who came in behind him, sat opposite him.

Zhang Weiying was not qualified to preside over this meeting, and even Han Shanping was only sitting in the deputy position.

When the time was about to come, Director Tong hurried in and went straight to the C position at the top.

"There is no conflict that cannot be resolved through communication. This is the purpose of calling both of you here today."

The Director Tong was very direct and got straight to the point right away: "Okay, if you have any opinions, you can now speak freely face to face."

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for Chen Dong to imagine that a group of high-level executives who were either presidents or general managers were 'arguing' in the same way as the uncles and aunts in the vegetable market. They would also get red in the ears and thick in the neck when they were excited, and would also compete with each other in terms of the loudness of their voices...

However, the husband has his own reasons and the wife has her own reasons, and no one can really convince anyone else anyway.

Director Tong must have had a headache from all the noise, so after calling a halt to the first wave of fighting, he gave both sides a lash of the cane and then started the second round of negotiations.

If the attitude shown by both parties in the first round of negotiations was offensive, then in the second round of negotiations everyone began to test each other's bottom line.

"Director Chen won't speak?"

Ye Ning had been thinking about the balance point that Chen Dong mentioned. He had no idea what it was just a matter of imagination, but when he saw that Chen Dong hadn't said a word from beginning to end, he finally couldn't help but ask.

Chen Dong was still not in a hurry and shook his head at Ye Ning.

Just then, the turning point occurred.

On the film company's side, Zhang Weiying, the main force, suddenly changed the subject and did not ask the cinema chain to increase their box office revenue share, but instead changed his demand to increasing the minimum ticket price.

As soon as this request was made, the atmosphere on the field suddenly became quiet.

The film producers looked at Zhang Weiying with anger and astonishment, while the theater representatives looked at him with shock and surprise.

"Yes, on behalf of New Film Alliance, I can consider Mr. Zhang's request."

The words of the representative of New Film Alliance not only broke the silence in the venue, but also seemed to have taken the lead. Then, representatives of major theater chains followed suit. The reason why they agreed to Zhang Weiying's request so readily was that besides the increase in the minimum ticket price would not reduce the pie of their theater chain, they also wanted to put other film producers except Zhang Weiying in a very passive position.

All of a sudden, everyone on the film crew looked unhappy, and a hot-tempered boss pointed at Zhang Weiying's nose and started scolding him.

However, Zhang Weiying is a pure businessman. He admitted that he took advantage of the film producers present, but he did not think there was anything wrong with his behavior. This is business.

He even defended himself by saying, "I have fought for the interests of our film company. Although I did not achieve the original goal, I was able to raise the minimum ticket price, which shows that what I did is still meaningful. Some people should not blame me for what they did not want. If you are not satisfied, you can talk to me yourself. The representatives of the theaters are here."

"you……"

In the past, Chen Dong had only heard that Zhang Weiying was very arrogant, but because he had Zhang Yimou in his hands, he felt that he had the capital to be arrogant.

But today it seems that this guy is not just arrogant, he is a bit insolent.

First he offended the entire cinema chain, and now he has offended all the film producers. No wonder he found it difficult to make a move in the entertainment industry as soon as Zhang Yimou left him in his previous life.

For the representatives of the theaters, they would not comment on Zhang Weiying's character for the time being, but they were still very satisfied with the excitement of him backstabbing the film's producers.

"Mr. Han, representatives from the film companies, do we still need to continue this negotiation?" Fang Bing, the general manager of Dadi Cinemas, asked with a smile.

Han Shanping glared at Zhang Weiping hatefully. He really didn't expect that Zhang Weiping, the initiator, would actually act as a traitor at the critical moment.

Right now the morale of the film producers is completely gone. Even if many people are unhappy, they know that it is no longer possible to force theaters to increase their share of the box office revenue.

Moreover, most people were forced to participate. Seeing the current situation, many of them must have backed out in their hearts.

"Since your production company has no other requests, Director Tong, how about we end this meeting here?"

A theater representative looked at Director Tong, who was also preparing to make a closing statement.

But at this moment, Chen Dong, who had been silently acting as a transparent man since he came in, suddenly spoke.

"and many more."

Chen Dong's voice was not very loud, but in the quiet conference room everyone could hear it clearly.

"Director Chen, do you have anything else to say?"

Director Tong stopped thinking and looked towards Chen Dong with a bit of curiosity and confusion.

The others were the same, all looking at Chen Dong...

"I do have an idea, and I'd like to take this opportunity today to talk to all the theater representatives about it."

"Director Chen, why don't you just tell me what you think?"

None of the theater representatives present wanted to offend Chen Dong, a high-grossing director.

"I think all the theater representatives should know that Hollywood movies have always had a tiered revenue sharing formula in the European and American markets..."

As soon as Chen Dong said this, everyone in the conference room knew what he was planning.

The film company representatives who had originally lost hope suddenly brightened up, while in contrast, the theater chain representatives all thought things were not good in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)