Of course Gareth would not know about this little episode that happened on the other side of the blue planet.
He is still worrying about how to deal with the follow-up of "Harry Potter".
Needless to say, "Respect Mountains and Rivers" and "Madhouse" are almost useless now. Although subsequent films can be arranged, Yunsu himself will have to pay a greater price to convince those film and television companies. Those film and television companies that are still arguing with him, aren't they just trying to take advantage of the situation and ask for higher compensation
Thinking of this, Gareth felt annoyed.
If it weren't for the current special situation, how could other companies come to negotiate with him? Just this once, when this matter is over...
He thought bitterly while picking up the landline on the table, preparing to have a good talk with several other film and television companies. Unexpectedly, before he could dial the number, the door of the office on the other end was pushed open with a bang, and then collided heavily with the wall, making a loud noise, attracting the attention of all the employees in the entire corridor.
Gareth was already very annoyed at the moment, but when his eyes met the face of the visitor, he was stunned - the middle-aged man standing by the door, with an extremely ugly expression on his face and rage still dancing in his eyes, who else could it be but President Yunsu
Before he could ask, the man slapped a picture on his desk and cursed him, "Gareth, look at what you have done!"
Gareth's heart sank.
He had worked with this person for many years and thought he knew his temper very well. If something serious had not happened, he would not have done this. Thinking of this, he could no longer care about being angry at the other party for not giving him face in front of so many employees, and quickly lowered his head to look at the notice on the desk.
Is this... an official notice? What happened? Did the authorities introduce some policy that will have a huge impact on Yunsu
He was thinking anxiously, but when he looked down, he was stunned.
In this notice sent to all companies and individuals in the entertainment industry, the official announced three things.
One is a purge list of nearly a hundred items, which lists all the companies that have played dirty in recent years and the punishment that each company will face. Finally, it hopes that other companies will take it as a warning, not to stick to routines in their creations, and to do their part to strengthen the country's spiritual civilization.
The second is a notice to the public, in which the official said that after review by relevant departments, "The Old Man and the Sea" has reached the standard for admission to the Blue Star Masterpiece Hall and will be included in the teaching of relevant majors at Blue Star. The production team of "The Old Man and the Sea" is hereby commended for its contribution to the Blue Star Art Festival.
When Gareth saw the first one, his expression didn't change.
As a large conglomerate on Blue Star, Yunsu Group knows exactly what it can and cannot touch, so it is naturally impossible for them to make such a principled mistake. Most of the companies mentioned in this purge list are companies that have solid evidence of defrauding national funds or laundering money in the name of producing animations and movies.
It is worth mentioning that the producer who recently turned against Huaying Animation, saying that Huaying Animation had snatched away his animation subsidy, is also on this list.
This is not surprising.
There is always a second time for defrauding funds. I think the independent producer has done this more than once. He jumped so high when he bit Huaying, it was hard not to attract attention. It is reasonable that he was found out.
After confirming that Yunsu Group’s name was not on the purge list, Gareth breathed a sigh of relief and continued reading.
The second one praises the production team of "The Old Man and the Sea"... That's okay, as things in the art world have nothing to do with them.
Gareth thought disapprovingly, and quickly skipped the second item and looked at the third item. Usually, the last item of this kind of notice is the notice of the review results of the movies released in the second half of the year, which should have nothing to do with Yunsu Group...
Just as this thought popped up in his mind, the next second, the clear black and white words in front of him made him freeze in place.
It only says:
"After review, the film "Witch" produced by Yunsu Films has scenes involving bloody violence, which are too large in scale. In order to avoid adverse effects on the audience, it will not be approved."
It was just a simple line of words, but it made Gareth feel cold all over.
He knew about the movie.
Although he was not in charge of the project of "Witch", it was a big project that Yunsu Group invested a lot of money in. As the vice president of Yunsu Group, he naturally heard about it. Not to mention the most expensive CG special effects, Yunsu didn't know how much real money he spent on the star lineup alone!
If "The Witch" was rejected at the beginning of the project, it would be fine, after all, the project has not officially started. Although the losses are not small, for Yunsu, it is just a drop in the bucket. But the problem is that the shooting progress of "The Witch" has been completed for more than half, and it is just waiting to be released in this summer!
Now, the higher-ups tell him that the film doesn’t meet the censorship standards and therefore won’t be released
Are you kidding me?!
If there is really a problem with "The Witch", what has the censorship department been doing? Why didn't they reject it earlier, but at this juncture? Besides, he has also read the script of "The Witch". There is no bloody or violent plot in the whole script. How can bloody and violent plots affect the audience
Gareth's eyes turned red with anger. Now looking at the two previous notifications that seemed to have nothing to do with Yunsu, what else did he not understand
So that's how it is.
It turns out to be like this...
The delay of "The Witch" will certainly cause certain losses to Yunsu Group, but for Yunsu Group with huge assets, it is not a serious blow. It can only be said to be painful. However, with the huge profitability of Yunsu Group, it can be earned back in other industries.
What he couldn't accept was the official attitude on this matter!
First, a long list of purges was announced, then all the members of the production team of "The Old Man and the Sea" were praised, and finally, a list of recent film reviews was announced in a casual manner.
what does that mean
Thinking of this, Gareth's body swayed and he almost couldn't stand. Looking at his boss opposite, facing his loss of composure, the CEO of Yunsu, who was furious when he just came in, now had a calm expression on his face: "The matter of Huaying ends here, you don't have to worry about it."
"Also," the man stopped before leaving and said without looking back, "The Yunsu branches that are developing in other regions are in urgent need of a leader. After discussion by the board of directors, they all agreed that you are the most suitable candidate. Pack up your things today and prepare for the assignment."
Not just cloud speed.
As soon as President Yunsu left, Gareth's phone and personal cell phone started ringing. Most of them were from the film and television companies that had discussed with Gareth to jointly suppress Harry Potter. Those with bad tempers simply cursed on the phone, while those with good tempers were too lazy to talk nonsense with him and simply expressed their position in one sentence.
"This is the end of our cooperation. We don't need to contact each other anymore."
As the saying goes, one can understand the elegant meaning by listening to the music.
All film and television companies that can develop safely in the entertainment industry are basically not fools. They don't need more obvious hints. As soon as the official announcement came out, the battle-hardened companies instantly understood the meaning and responded immediately.
Less than ten minutes after the official notice was released, several film and television companies that had originally been expected to suppress "Harry Potter" held press conferences and announced that their own films would be withdrawn.
When reporters asked about the reasons for the withdrawal, the representatives of these famous Blue Star film and television companies said calmly: "The company's senior management discussed and believed that it was not a wise move to compete with Harry Potter for the release date. In order to avoid the movie colliding with the iceberg of Harry Potter and being completely destroyed, this was the last resort."
At the end of the press conference, the host also expressed his blessing to "Harry Potter", hoping that the box office of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" would continue to rise and set a new record for Blue Star Box Office.
He said it with such sincerity that everyone was stunned.
Although, these are all the top entertainment companies in the Blue Star Entertainment Circle! Even if they want to withdraw the film, they should find other plausible reasons, right? What's the difference between saying that their own film is not as good as "Harry Potter" and directly showing weakness to Huaying Animation
Isn’t this too cowardly
"Fuck, this drama, I am stunned."
"This... Didn't they want to suppress Huaying before? Why did they suddenly withdraw the film? And they are so humble. Is this development real?"
"Friends who don't understand what happened, go read the latest official notice, and you'll understand. I used to say that the official review was blind, but now I want to give the official review department a thumbs up for a job well done! I almost laughed to death when this review was rejected, it was so satisfying! Yunsu was so arrogant, he deserved it, now he's in trouble, right?"
"I'm back after watching it, and I feel it's actually okay? After all, Yunsu was only banned from making a big production. With Yunsu's background, although the loss is not small, it is still within the acceptable range? It's just that Huaying is fine."
"It's normal. Yunsu pays a lot of taxes every year. You're dreaming if you expect the government to really deal with Yunsu. Yunsu gets a lesson, and Huaying gets away with it. To be honest, I'm already very happy that this matter can end in this way."
"+1, it's good to end like this. I don't dare to think of more. My requirements are not high. I just hope Huaying is okay."
…
When Mu Suxing came out of the office building of the Blue Star Ministry of Education, he saw Gareth opposite him at a glance.
Unlike Muxuxing who was sent out with laughter and chatter, Gareth, who also left from the Culture Department on the opposite side, looked haggard. It was obvious that he was exhausted from running back and forth because of the jam of "Witch", and he suffered a lot of humiliation and the cold shoulder from others.
It has to be said that in this incident, Yunsu Group was undoubtedly the one that suffered the heaviest losses.
Other film and television companies had the opportunity to see the official intention and protect themselves in time. Although the losses of "Respecting Mountains and Rivers" and "Madhouse" were also not small, they had contracts with Yunsu Group, so Yunsu Group would naturally bear part of the lost assets for them.
But Yunsu himself is different.
If we only look at the losses caused by the stuck review of "The Witch", that is of course an acceptable part. But if we add the failure of the encirclement and suppression plan that Gareth strongly advocated, the losses that must be compensated to other film and television companies, and the stock fluctuations caused by it, that will be enough to hurt Yunsu Group for a while.
But the pain only lasted for a while.
In the brief moment when Muxuxing was distracted, Gareth also saw him.
As if he didn't see the undisguised resentment in the other's eyes, Mu Suxing smiled silently at him, then turned around, without even looking at him, and walked straight in the opposite direction without looking back.
Ending like this
The young man, with his back to the pedestrians, slightly curved his eyebrows. He kept walking and looked a little nonchalant, but in his eyes, which were looking straight into the distance, there was a smile that was hard to explain.
No kidding—
The game has just begun.