The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 238: Past events exposed, the film boycotted

"Correct."

"Just because of this?"

Han Sanping frowned. He had thought of many reasons, but he never thought that it was the fact that Wang Jinghua took the Chenguang artists away that led to Huayi Film being targeted by Chenguang Cinemas.

"Please don't talk nonsense, Mr. Han. I just think that some people's ideology and morality do not suit the taste of our Chenguang Group."

It is impossible to admit it; if I admit it I will be criticized.

However, by using an ambiguous reason and asking others to guess, they can roughly guess what Zhang Chen meant by this sentence.

What ideology and morality?

It's nothing more than the behavior of a traitor.

"Zhang Chen, this is not in line with business rules, right?" Han Sanping tried to persuade him patiently, "If you don't show such a good movie, won't your Chenguang Cinema Line lose a lot of money? How will you deal with the rent, staff salaries, and equipment maintenance costs?"

"Heroes of Heaven and Earth" is a classic example of co-production between the mainland and Hong Kong, and with the existence of Columbia, a global distribution company, it can be said to be one of the most popular movies in September.

The amount of filming for this movie when it is first released will definitely not be low.

If Morning Light Cinemas does not show this film, first of all, its interests will be directly damaged. According to the current 2000% of screens occupied by Morning Light Cinemas, if this movie has a box office of million, then million of the total box office revenue will go to Morning Light Cinemas, or even higher.

Because the theaters of Morning Glory Cinemas basically occupy the best roads in each city, according to this calculation, Morning Glory Cinemas can contribute 30%-40% of the box office data.

According to the current profit-sharing method, if Morning Light Cinemas does this, it will directly lose nearly 2000 million in profits. Adding the sales of drinks and snacks, the loss is definitely around 2000 million.

In Han Sanping's opinion, Zhang Chen's behavior was completely unreasonable.

"Boss Han, do you think I'm short of money?"

Zhang Chen pointed at his nose and looked at Han Sanping in confusion.

This look was as if he had heard a huge joke and was in disbelief.

And if Zhang Chen remembered correctly, the box office of the movie "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" should be around 4000 million.

Even with the addition of Morning Glory Cinemas, which has increased the number of screens in the mainland at this time, this figure will not exceed 5000 million in box office data.

So at most the loss to Morning Glory Cinemas will be around 1000 million.

"But aren't you worried that if your theaters don't show the most popular movies, it will cause many moviegoers to doubt the operation of your theater chain?"

What Han Sanping said is the most crucial issue.

If your cinema doesn’t even show the most popular movies of the moment, how can many movie fans form the habit of coming to this cinema to watch movies?

You must know that consumption habits need to be constantly cultivated and accumulated over time.

If Cinema A can satisfy the requirements of more than 60% of moviegoers, and Cinema B can only satisfy about % of moviegoers, then over time, most moviegoers will unconsciously choose Cinema A as their first choice when buying tickets, and will only choose B when Cinema A has no tickets.

This is the same as for supermarkets. A large supermarket with a full range of merchandise will definitely have higher customer flow than a supermarket with a less complete range of merchandise.

Even if the location is different, many people will list supermarkets with a full range of goods as their first choice.

The same is true for cinemas. Only a complete range of films can meet the needs of the vast majority of movie fans, not to mention that "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" is one of the most anticipated films in September.

This is equivalent to a supermarket not selling drinks, let alone mineral water. How can movie fans choose a cinema?

"What if all theaters across the country have to remove this movie? Or, what if everyone spontaneously boycotts this movie?"

"How can this be?!"

When Han Sanping heard Zhang Chen's words, he jumped up from his chair.

He couldn't think of any way to prevent a movie that had already passed review and been given a release permit from being released.

Even if the Morning Glory Group controlled nearly 20% of the screens in the country, it would not be possible.

Even China Film Group, which has more cinema brands, cannot do this.

"Boss Han, it's getting late. I have a performance tomorrow, so I won't keep you here any longer."

Zhang Chen didn't say anything either, and just wanted to end today's simple communication.

As for whether Han Sanping will believe it, that depends on how things develop later.

"Zhang Chen, you have to think it over carefully. This matter is not as simple as you think."

"Boss Han, I know."

Zhang Chen smiled slightly. He certainly knew what he was doing.

This is undermining the market rules that everyone takes for granted.

If one is not good, it will be boycotted by the entire industry, and it will be difficult for any production company to cooperate with Morning Light Entertainment in the future.

If this situation is not handled properly, Chenguang Entertainment will be cut off from the film industry.

Just as the two of them stared at each other in silence, there was a knock on the door of the room: "Brother, I'm coming in~"

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Liu Yifei opened the door with the key without getting Zhang Chen's answer, and knocked on the door just to give him a reminder.

She always entered Zhang Chen's room so casually.

"Hey, Uncle Han?"

After Liu Yifei opened the door, she saw Han Sanping who was standing at the door and about to leave.

This made Liu Yifei, who had just raised her foot and wanted to run to Zhang Chen's room, put it back.

"It's Yifei, you guys go ahead and chat, Uncle Han is leaving first."

Han Sanping said goodbye to Liu Yifei with a smile, but when he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and said to Zhang Chen in the room: "You guys, be careful of the impact."

"Mr. Han, take care." Zhang Chen rolled his eyes and ignored the person who had the wrong idea.

Liu Yifei stood at the door and watched Han Sanping leave. As she closed the door, she asked curiously, "Brother, what is Uncle Han doing here?"

Han Sanping's unit is in the capital, and their crew is in Jinyun, Zhejiang Province, so the distance between them is not far.

What's more, he came to see Zhang Chen so late at night, which made it even more unusual.

"Didn't you hear what he just said? He came to remind me not to let certain underage girls into my room at night."

Zhang Chen lied to the little girl in all seriousness.

Some things are difficult to explain to Liu Yifei, and even if they are explained, Liu Yifei may not understand clearly.

Then just don't explain it.

"Some?" Liu Yifei tilted her head and suddenly realized what was happening. She pointed at her nose with a surprised look on her face, "Me?"

"Are there any other underage girls here?"

"Sing it."

"I..." Zhang Chen was speechless. He opened his mouth and said viciously, "Practice singing!"

As for what Han Sanping reminded him of, Zhang Chen was also prepared.

Because the heroine of the movie "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" is Zhao Junqi.

The night Han Sanping left Zhejiang Province, some news reports from two years ago began to appear on the Internet, especially on Weibo:
[Why was she, a national idol, reviled by the entire internet two years ago? ]

[Digging into the "Vogue" magazine incident two years ago]

[How can a Japanese elite be worthy of the millions of Jinling people? ]

Netizens who saw these reports for the first time rushed to Zhao Zhetian’s Weibo and started to criticize him:
"Fuck you, you with your thick eyebrows and big eyes are actually this kind of person?"

"As a Jinling native, I will be the first to boycott this kind of star." "This kind of person should be banned completely."

"I saw on the news that she has a movie starring her in a month called Heroes of Heaven and Earth. I urge everyone to boycott this movie!"

"You won't know until you see it. It's really shocking. This movie actually has a little day?"

"Yes! I will never pay for any of her movies! Let her live with the chicken in the basin."

Numerous news reports and pictures about Zhao Zhatian spread across the Internet overnight.

Previously, due to the current development of the Internet, many people had only a vague understanding of this matter, or were even unaware of it.

But today, two years later, the number of Internet users in the mainland has increased significantly, and after a year of development, Weibo has become the second thing mainland Internet users do after logging into their computers, and the first thing is to open Penguin.

Coincidentally, the moment users log in to Penguin, a pop-up window in the lower right corner brings them this hottest topic of the day.

At the same time, NetEase, one of the top portal websites in mainland China, also reported on this incident.

It can be said that overnight, Zhao Zhatian suddenly became the focus of public opinion.

"What on earth is going on!?"

Zhao Zhatian, who was in Shanghai, was on his way to a date with Mr. Wang San, but was disrupted by a sudden call from his agent.

When she opened Weibo, she found that her post promoting the movie "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" had gathered millions of comments in just one hour.

The sharp wording of the comments from netizens enabled her, who had limited education to begin with, to learn a lot of new usages of idioms.

The private messages in the background are the hardest hit, and they are all words that cannot be broadcast.

"Someone must be messing with us. Weibo, Penguin, and NetEase all suddenly posted these news at almost the same time."

"Who do you think it could be?"

"Have you offended anyone recently?"

The agent had some guesses in his mind, but he was not sure and was unwilling to believe it.

If it is really as he thought, then Zhao Zhetian will really be doomed this time.

Even if he could hold a press conference to apologize like he did last time, he would not be accepted by the majority of people.

The tricks that worked two years ago don’t work so well today.

"How could I possibly offend others?" Zhao Zhetian refuted her agent's words without even thinking about it, but then she added, "At least, I know who I shouldn't offend."

"Let's call the Third Young Master first and ask him if he has any solution."

"Can it be done?"

When Zhao Zhetian was struggling, her cell phone rang, and the caller ID showed it was the Third Young Master.

"Swallow, let's break up."

After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Zhao Zhetian to react.

Zhao Zhetian was about to speak when she heard a busy tone on her phone, which made her stand there in a daze. She didn't react until her agent pushed her.

The great guy she had chosen with great difficulty just left her like that?
"Zhang Chen must have a way, right?"

Zhao Zhatian suddenly thought of Zhang Chen. She felt that the only person who could help her out of the predicament was Zhang Chen, with whom she had once worked briefly.

Although Zhao Zhatian never met Zhang Chen in private again after filming the TV series in which Zhang Chen had a stake, even in some public occasions, Zhang Chen ignored her.

However, when she thought about the close relationship between Zhang Chen and Internet companies and that Weibo was a subsidiary of M&G, she felt that Zhang Chen was the most suitable person to find.

"Have you ever thought about what if it was Zhang Chen who ordered this?"

The agent's words were like a bolt of thunder that struck Zhao Zhetian, leaving her stunned on the spot.

“Weibo, Penguin, NetEase.”

What a coincidence, several companies have close ties with Zhang Chen.

She didn't dare to think about it just now, but her agent's reminder shattered her fantasy.

What the actor Zhao Zhetian can figure out, some old foxes can naturally guess.

A unit in the capital, Han Sanping, who had just got off the plane, hurriedly found this place.

"Director Tong, isn't Zhang Chen just kidding? How can you do things like this? How can those movies that cost a lot of money to invest be released?"

Han Sanping was very anxious. With only a month left, "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" would be released, but the leading actor was exposed for such a vicious incident, causing the reputation of the movie to plummet before it was even released.

Although it has not yet reached the point of nationwide boycott, it is impossible for this movie to have a high box office, and it is even very likely to lose money.

As Han Sanping is shouldering the heavy responsibility of developing the mainland film industry, he is naturally anxious.

"Do you have evidence?"

"I" Han Sanping was about to say that he did, but he couldn't come up with any direct evidence.

Although further investigation can still reveal some clues.

But this is something illegal and criminal.

After all, all the reports on the Internet now are facts.

And the reactions of netizens are also real.

If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the movie for choosing the actor Zhao Zhetian.

"If this is the case, who would dare to use Zhao Zhatian in the future?"

"Is the mainland short of an actress like her?"

Director Tong was able to sit still. He calmly drank a sip of tea and said, "I'm just afraid that this matter is not over yet."

"How to say?"

After receiving the reminder from his boss, Han Sanping calmed down.

Although it is a bit sad that this year's mainland box office data will be affected, the thing has already happened and someone is not spreading rumors or slandering others.

Besides, this person has contributed countless taxes to the country over the years, and the slight loss from this movie is really not something that can be tolerated.

"The movie was produced by Huayi, and didn't Huayi just poach a group of people from that guy a few days ago?"

"You mean, he might target the entire Huayi?"

"It's hard to say, maybe it's Wang Jinghua's gang?"

"He shouldn't be so petty, right?"

"You forget that he just became an adult on September 9 this year."

"I"

All of Han Sanping's words were blocked.

In some parts of the capital, lights were on all night long.

In a house somewhere in the mountains of Zhejiang Province, there were also people staying up all night.

"Speak louder, haven't you eaten?"

　Chapter 4000 words are here

　　
　
(End of this chapter)