Laiyang’s current situation is just like the rainy season in Shanghai, with uncertain weather.
It was supposed to be a smooth day, but this news suddenly made me feel depressed.
Hu Zi also seemed to have lost confidence. Until he left, he kept asking Lai Yang to think of more solutions and see what to do in the next few months.
…
Lai Yang walked alone along the road in front of the school gate for a long distance and entered an unknown street. The walls here were painted vermilion and there were many shops on both sides of the street.
Sitting down in front of a Mixue Ice City store, he fell into a trance as he looked at the passers-by passing by from time to time.
Lai Yang guessed that someone must have informed Yu Bo when Tian Jing asked someone to compile the club's two-year rental reports.
That's why he directly asked Guangxun to support Tudou Comedy, wanting to completely defeat himself.
This is just the beginning. I can’t think of what other tricks will come next.
What Lai Yang fears most is that in the end, Tian Jing's trust in him will be completely dashed. Just thinking about such an ending is enough to break one's heart.
At this time, a puddle of water in a depression on the ground was gently blown by the wind, which reminded Lai Yang of the cake stuck on the ground, and then of Tian Jing's beautiful face.
Lai Yang clenched his fists and stood up.
Just for Tian Jing's trust, I have to grit my teeth and win this battle.
Damn it, at worst I’ll lose everything and start over again!
…
Lai Yang took a taxi to Li Dian's house. As soon as he entered the house, he saw a pile of A4 papers on the coffee table, on which were scribbled plans related to the theater, as well as theater schedules, cost budgets, etc.
Li Dian poured him a glass of water, asked him to sit down, and then asked about the situation at school.
After Lai Yang finished explaining the situation, he found that Li Dian was a little depressed.
"Why are you like this today? Are you all wilted by the rain?"
"Is there anyone else like this?" Li Dian was a little surprised.
"… beard."
This answer seemed to be beyond Li Dian's expectations. He pushed his glasses and asked what was wrong with Hu Zi
Lai Yang took out a cigarette and held it in his hand without lighting it. He told Li Dian about the cooperation between Guang Xun and Tu Dou Comedy, and the cooperation between Yun Bin, his eyes fixed on Li Dian.
What he didn't expect was that Li Dian sighed, took off his glasses and put them on the table.
Low.
"Laiyang, there are some things I don't know how to tell you..."
"Can you please not be exactly like him? Just say what you want to say!"
"OK."
Li Dian agreed readily, but after saying one word, he looked at the coffee table in silence for a long time before speaking.
"I thought about things carefully this afternoon, and I feel like we're a little off track."
Lai Yang was stunned.
"Now we have Song Wen and Yun Lu as shareholders, accounting for 20%. If President Tian also calculates the share, how much will you give? According to the funds, it should be at least 30%. Have you considered how much the cinema will get after the cooperation with the theater? How much will Hu Zi get?"
"Hu Zi gets the commission from the theater's performances, not the club's shares."
"I know that according to your plan, the cinema takes 50%, Hu Zi takes 10%, and we are left with 40%. Yun Bin takes 10%, and the remaining 30% is divided among the four shareholders. 10% is considered a lot for each person. So for a 68 ticket, you will only have 6.8 yuan left. Even with this, we still have to consider the actors' salaries."
Li Dian took a breath and continued.
"But in fact, this is not the most important thing. As long as the traffic is large enough, our profits will be fine. But the key is that now Guangxun and Tudou Comedy have cooperated, so will our traffic still be large in the future?"
Lai Yang leaned forward and explained, "The resources that Guangxun can provide them have nothing to do with the cinema. We are different channels."
“But the audience in Shanghai is always the same group of people, right? Given the same ticket price, would they prefer to go to the theater to watch the shows promoted by Guangxun, or would they prefer to come to the cinema to watch us?”
The room suddenly became quiet.
It was so quiet that apart from breathing, Lai Yang could only hear the faint hum of the refrigerator. It was not until the sound of flushing in the toilet was heard upstairs that Lai Yang spoke in a low voice.
"So, what do you want to say?"
"I think... this is a bit too radical. In fact, I felt it was too radical when you started working with the school."
"Brother! Others may say this, but don't you understand why I do this? Don't you know what our situation is? If we don't move forward, we will die? Do you think the market is still in its infancy like it was two years ago? Growing wildly?"
Li Dian touched his face heavily with his hand. It was obvious that he didn't have any tricks. He just stated the current situation.
"I understand you, but I'm really worried now...
…Because there are more and more people tied up on this boat now, I am really worried that we will be powerless to save the boat after it capsizes, and no one will be able to explain themselves then!”
"Then can't we be more confident? Wasn't it successful last time with a thousand people?"
"It's different Laiyang! This time you are facing the entire Shanghai counterparts, plus Guangxun, plus Yu Bo!"
"… "
Li Dian also knew that he was too emotional, so he picked up the glass of water for Lai Yang, took a big sip himself, put on his glasses and said.
"We can't easily deal with any of these three parties. Now they have merged into one. So, honestly, what do we have behind us?"
Here's the question again.
Lai Yang really wanted to shout that there was Tian Jing behind him, but he just couldn't say it.
I really didn't expect that Li Dian would turn away from me at such a critical moment.
But Lai Yang was not angry with him, he knew that this was Li Dian's character.
To put it nicely, it means being meticulous; to put it bluntly, it means being indecisive.
Lai Yang just couldn't understand why he suddenly became so pessimistic today
After they calmed down for a while, Lai Yang asked him what he thought.
"Oh, I don't have any idea... I may have said something harsh just now. I understand that if we don't do this now, we will really be on the verge of bankruptcy, but I am worried that if we do this, then... If we go bankrupt again, I will be completely sorry to many people, and if we don't do it well, we will really be in debt, so I am very anxious."
Lai Yang had nothing to say. After another period of silence, Li Dian suddenly looked up.
"I've also heard about what happened in the Sheng family. I think she might have to quit. You should think about this too."
Lai Yang's fingertips trembled. No wonder Li Dian became so negative tonight. Could it be because of Yuan Shengda
It seems to be true!
He, I and Yuan Shengda were like the three legs of a tripod. They were the three who stood up together from the beginning of the theater.
Once Yuan Shengda was gone, could he and Li Dian continue as before? Lai Yang didn't know.
But at the same time, a thought flashed through his mind again.
What kind of feelings does Li Dian have for Yuan Shengda
Why would her staying or leaving directly lead to a drastic change in Li Dian's temperament