2207 Twins
“Thank you for your concern, Director Tian. Old Pan is already waiting for us. Let’s go in.”
Hearing Old Pan’s name, Tian Guang stopped being arrogant and followed Lin Heng into the private room.
When they arrived at the private room, Old Madam Qiao and Qiao Jierou stood up in unison. “Hello, Director Tian. I’ve heard a lot about you. We’re really lucky to be able to see you in person today.”
Only Old Pan did not stand up. He was still sitting and drinking tea.
Tian Guang exchanged a few pleasantries with Old Madam Qiao and Qiao Jierou. When he walked up to Old Pan, his attitude was much more respectful. “Old Pan, I’ve been rude! I was going to come early, but I didn’t expect to be stuck in a traffic jam. I really shouldn’t have made you wait! I’ll punish myself by drinking three glasses later!”
Seeing that he had given him enough face, Old Pan kindly said, “Have a seat.”
Tian Guang sat down and looked around before realizing that the person involved had not arrived.
His face fell slightly. “Where’s Qiao Weiyang?”
“Oh, she’s in a traffic jam. She hasn’t arrived yet,” Lin Heng said.
“Hehe.” Tian Guang was immediately displeased.
She’s the party who’s supposed to be apologizing, yet she actually put on airs and was the last to arrive.
Lin Heng tried to smooth things over. “Weiyang left home early, but who knew that the traffic jam would be so bad? It’s always like this in Jingdu City.”
Tian Guang couldn’t say anything else, but his expression didn’t soften.
“I’ll drink three glasses on behalf of Weiyang.” Lin Heng raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.
When Qiao Jierou heard him mention Qiao Weiyang, she was displeased. However, someone needed to mediate tonight and take the blame for Qiao Weiyang. It could only be Lin Heng.
She was filled with resentment and thought to herself, ‘She clearly knows that it’s an important day today. Couldn’t she have come earlier? She’s always like this. She always has to get someone to clean up her mess!’
After Lin Heng drank three glasses in a row, Old Pan and Tian Guang could not criticize Qiao Weiyang anymore.
Besides, Qiao Weiyang was not here yet, so no one could get down to business immediately.
Lin Heng poured the two of them some good wine to maintain the liveliness of the scene.
Old Madam Qiao’s opinion of Qiao Weiyang grew worse.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone got a little impatient. Then, there was a knock on the door of the private room.
The waiter quickly opened the private room, and they saw Qiao Weiyang at the door.
She was wearing a denim jacket with a white T-shirt underneath. She looked simple and refreshing. There was nothing good or bad about her attire, but compared to how Qiao Jierou had dressed tonight, it could be seen how casual she was.
Not only did Qiao Jierou put on light makeup, but she was also wearing a very formal black dress. This meant that she respected and valued the people here.
Old Pan and Tian Guang glanced at Qiao Weiyang unhappily.
“Weiyang, you’re finally here! The traffic jam was very bad, right?” Lin Heng pulled out a chair for her.
“There was no traffic jam today.”
Qiao Weiyang said casually.
Everyone: “…”
If not for Old Pan, Tian Guang would have left on the spot.
On account of the Qiao and Lin families, Old Pan did not think of leaving and endured Qiao Weiyang.
“It’s good that you’re here. Director Tian, let’s talk about today’s business,” Old Pan said. “It’s not easy to film a movie. As for the movie theaters, we can’t be too stuck in our ways. People should leave a way out for each other. What do you think?”
Tian Guang shook his head and said, “It’s not that I’m insisting on doing this. Ask Qiao Weiyang. Previously, my daughter was an endorser of GK. In the end, she found out that there was something wrong with GK. But was there really something wrong with GK? Someone clearly reported it on purpose and framed my daughter! This matter blew up so much that it affected my daughter and the brand. This matter is really too big! Otherwise, even if I wanted to do something to Qiao Weiyang, it would be impossible with my strength. She has offended too many people!”
His words attributed all his ambitions to Qiao Weiyang’s mistake.
“Yes, yes, yes. It’s indeed Weiyang’s fault. Weiyang, you heard it too. Director Tian isn’t making things difficult for you on purpose. You’re the one who did something wrong first. Tonight, I’ll be a witness and give you a chance to bury the hatchet. What do you think?” Old Pan said with a smile.
Qiao Weiyang asked calmly, “Must this matter end with my apology?”
“You’re in the wrong here. Naturally, you have to apologize,” Old Madam Qiao said immediately.
“So if I don’t apologize, my movie will only be released at that time and there won’t be any extra screenings?”
Tian Guang sneered and did not say anything.
With the success of his previous movies, he was now very ostentatious in the industry. The investors behind him were also dedicated to supporting him.
Otherwise, Old Pan wouldn’t be showing him some respect.
In this industry, results were everything.
“What are you talking about?” Old Madam Qiao said unhappily. “There’s only one good release date for the entire summer vacation. If you postpone the movie’s release and miss Qixi Festival, who will come to watch your movie?”
“What if the movie is released early?” Qiao Weiyang asked.
These words stumped everyone present.
If it was released early, it would be in July, which was still summer vacation.
Summer vacation was not a particularly good time, but it was one of the few good periods in a year. People wanted to watch movies when they were in a leisurely mood. It was easier to achieve results during such periods.
Otherwise, everyone would not be fighting so hard for the same screening period.
“This…” Old Madam Qiao was stumped and glanced at Tian Guang.
If the movie was really released in advance, it would not clash with Tian Guang’s movie, right?
The movie theater managers were willing to arrange more than 70% of the screenings for Tian Guang and ignore other movies. However, it was impossible for them to disrupt the rest of their screening schedule for Tian Guang.
The movie theaters also had to earn money. Of course, whoever sold the most tickets during the summer vacation would be the one who earned the most.
Tian Guang sneered. “It’s not impossible to release your movie in advance. But let me ask you, are you ready? Are you done with the post-production?”
Old Madam Qiao didn’t know much about this industry. When she heard Tian Guang’s words, she understood why the movie couldn’t be put out in advance.
It turned out that the post-production of the movie was not completed.
She had heard from Qiao Jierou that this was a historical movie. It would be much more difficult to edit it in the later stages.
In other words, Tian Guang was considered lucky. The release of White Fox could not be brought forward and had no choice but to be released on Qixi Festival, which meant that he could suppress it.
Otherwise, even if he wanted to suppress the movie, there wouldn’t be so many people cooperating with him.
He had used the right time, place, and people to subdue Qiao Weiyang.
Old Madam Qiao hurriedly said, “Weiyang, you definitely can’t bring it forward, and it’s not feasible to postpone it.”