2212 Twins
“Director Tian, I did promise you before. But White Fox’s box office results are very good now. I can’t find a reason to convince the team to reduce its screenings. Everyone has seen its box office results. If I reduce its screenings, I won’t be able to write the quarterly report and annual report.” Manager Zhao’s tone was helpless.
“Can’t you think of something else?”
Manager Zhao said, “I can reduce the number of screenings for other movies that are showing in the same period as your movie, but I really can’t reduce the screenings for White Fox. There are so many pairs of eyes watching.”
After hanging up, Tian Guang slammed his phone on the ground.
The other managers also seemed to have colluded with each other to give their statements. All their responses were the same.
Previously, when they were having fun with those beautiful women, they weren’t like that.
“Dad, don’t be angry.” Tian Jingyao walked over and picked up his phone for him. “Calm down.”
“How can I calm down? They’ve all changed their minds!”
“Dad, we have at least 30% of the screenings. This screening rate is the same as when White Fox first started showing. If Qiao Weiyang can do it, why can’t we?” Tian Jingyao said confidently.
She continued to comfort him, saying, “You’re a big director. You’re much more experienced than Director Cao. Are you afraid that you won’t be able to defeat them?”
Her words sounded very reasonable, but Tian Guang did not feel comforted.
The two situations were completely incomparable.
Qiao Weiyang didn’t put in any extra effort. She had earned what she needed to earn.
On his side, it was a fierce operation, but the outcome might not be profitable.
“Dad, have you forgotten? Three days after our work is released, it’ll be the Eagle Film Awards. Our previous work is very likely to win an award. At that time, our old work will drive our new work. We don’t have to worry that nobody will watch our movie.”
Tian Jingyao’s words finally made Tian Guang move on from his anger.
It did make sense. As long as he won the Eagle Film Awards, nothing would be a problem.
…
As the box office sales of White Fox rose, Qiao Weiyang finally settled a portion of the movie theaters’ profits.
The first part of the settlement was just 600 million yuan, which was the cost she had invested previously.
“Sister-in-law, please tell the screenwriter Man Tianxing that it’ll take a while for the rest to be recorded.” Lu Mingjue was in charge of this matter. “Speaking of which, doesn’t Man Tianxing have his own team? Why do you have to do everything for him?”
“Because Man Tianxing is me.”
Lu Mingjue was speechless on the other end of the line. Then, he smiled and said, “You’re so funny. Alright, I have to go do something now.”
Qiao Weiyang smiled. It was no wonder that Lu Mingjue didn’t believe her. Man Tianxing became a famous screenwriter even before Qiao Weiyang debuted. No one would have thought that such good scripts were written by Qiao Weiyang, who was still underage back then.
Soon, Lu Mingjue arranged for someone to send the check over.
Qiao Weiyang took the package from the butler. After opening it and seeing that there was no mistake, she walked toward Su Zhuoqian’s study.
Su Zhuoqian was wearing a black shirt today. He was reserved and mature. When he saw her walk in, he stood up. His figure was even taller than usual.
Qiao Weiyang glanced at him and did not look away.
She never expected that she would be so fascinated by a man one day.
“Sit down first.” Su Zhuoqian pushed the chair in front of her.
Qiao Weiyang sat down. His hands were on the back of the chair as if he was surrounding Qiao Weiyang.
“Why are you looking for me?” he asked in a low voice, his breath right above her head.
It was rare for Qiao Weiyang to be like this. She didn’t know what to say.
This man’s every move was charming. He clearly looked cold and abstinent, but he was like the ultimate temptation.
She rubbed her face and said, “I’m here to return the 600 million yuan you invested last time.”
She picked up the check and handed it to Su Zhuoqian.
Only then did Su Zhuoqian straighten his back and casually pick up the check.
“I’ll give you the rest of the profits after the movie theaters settle the payment.”
“There’s no hurry.”
Hearing his low and powerful voice, Qiao Weiyang’s throat was a little dry. She took out a mint from her bag and put it in her mouth.
“As for the interest…” Qiao Weiyang hadn’t thought of how to pay for it yet.
When they signed the contract, although the money was given by Su Zhuoqian according to the investment process and he would have a share of the future profits, it would take some time for the movie theater chains to give Qiao Weiyang the money.
It would take some time to return Su Zhuoqian’s profits.
How was the interest going to be calculated?
Qiao Weiyang had her head lowered in deep thought when her lips suddenly became slightly cold. Su Zhuoqian’s breath was already between her lips and teeth.
He took away her mint, and her mouth was empty, filled with his scent and taste.
“Take this as interest.” The man’s eyes were on her.
…
It was Qixi Festival.
Although it was not a holiday, the streets were filled with couples holding hands.
As Tian Guang’s new work, Love Under the Starry Sky was released on this day and had many screenings, it became the top choice for many couples.
However, White Fox was still showing. Although the number of screenings had decreased a lot, the box office results were still good.
Qiao Weiyang was obviously not paying attention to anything about Tian Guang.
The quality of his movie had nothing to do with her.
However, Tao Huan wanted to keep herself updated. She hugged her cell phone and kept scrolling through the data.
“Sister Weiyang, what do you think the box office results of Love Under the Starry Sky will be like?”
“I can’t be bothered to guess. Will his box office results affect my livelihood tonight?”
“I think his movie will do okay!” Tao Huan took the phone and waved it in front of her. “Look, 50 million yuan for the entire day today! There are still three hours until midnight. Maybe it’ll increase by another 20 million yuan. That’s a total of 70 million yuan!”
Qiao Weiyang smiled helplessly. “Then my livelihood is secured for another day.”
Tao Huan couldn’t help but say, “Although his results are indeed not bad, they’re far inferior to ours. It’s all because he was so arrogant back then! He can’t even beat the box office results of our movie that’s been released for more than a month. It’s really funny!”
“If his movie can continue to rise, the movie theaters will probably give him more screenings. But now, it seems that it’ll be a little difficult. Our movie has already eaten up a lot of potential audiences. It’s not like his movie is so high-quality that one has to watch it. With the rise and fall, such a situation will naturally arise.”