Gan Wenshan met with several major colleagues in a club, and the atmosphere became reserved.
"Boss Gan, you are a person who sees the beginning but never the end of a dragon. Why do you have time to meet us now?"
Zong Hongguang, the owner of Ada Cinema, crossed his legs and looked at him with a smile.
Gan Wenshan naturally knew that the other party was making fun of him, but now he didn't have the confidence to speak.
The movie market in Hong Kong City, the bosses behind several major theaters that are now famous, gathered together today.
Gan Wenshan, the owner of Menglong Cinema, is considered the smallest, and Zong Hongguang's Ada Cinema has a head start with 13 branches.
But the most powerful one is naturally Cha Junzhe, the owner of Victoria Cinema.
With 30 branches in Hong Kong, it covers almost all large shopping malls.
Because Cha Junzhe entered the industry early, he alone explored the current cinema model that meets the consumption habits of Hong Kong people.
It can be said that the remaining areas were deliberately set aside by Zha Junzhe.
As for the reason, Zha Junzhe has never made it clear, and it is difficult for outsiders to guess.
Outsiders think that the three giants often compete with each other. In fact, that is what Zha Junzhe meant.
He told the two juniors who entered the industry early on that it might not be a good thing if the theater giants in the Hong Kong film and television industry were just them.
If you want a pool of living water, you must have fresh blood injected into it.
That's why the three giants show a sense of competition with each other on weekdays. In fact, it's all for outsiders to see.
Today, Gan Wenshan just wanted to come to Zha Junzhe to complain and hope to get help.
"Boss Cha, you said at the beginning that there should be enough space for new blood."
"It's good now, but I was bitten by those new fish. We really can't go on like this."
Seeing Gan Wenshan's depressed look, Zha Junzhe smiled and shook his head.
"Boss Gan, you just lost a shopping mall cinema, why do you seem to be dying?"
"Can't you even overcome this difficulty?"
Zha Junzhe obviously wanted to see Gan Wenshan's statement, and he was smart enough to understand this meaning.
"Having said that, Boss Cha, you have to understand that the person who defeats me now is not a colleague at all, but an outsider. Where do you want me to put my old face!"
The more Gan Wenshan talked, the more excited he became, and finally it was Zong Hongguang who spoke.
"Lao Gan, you are a little too anxious."
"I've learned a lot from boss Cha recently."
"You can't really fight for a movie theater, right?"
Gan Wenshan stopped talking now and just looked down at Zha Junzhe.
He knew that he would make mistakes if he spoke too much, but he couldn't just forget about today's loss.
"Don't look at me like that, I understand what you mean."
"Why do you feel like the world is about to collapse?
Isn’t it hard to find a decent opponent?”
After Zha Junzhe finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Zong Hongguang, and the two smiled at each other.
Gan Wenshan seemed to gradually understand the meaning, and then Zha Junzhe spoke again.
"Don't worry, it's a blessing in disguise."
"But this Chu Tianyao, we have our eyes on him."
With these words, Gan Wenshan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Later, the three of them got together and discussed the next plan and countermeasures.
It wasn't until after a detailed discussion that Gan Wenshan understood why Cha Junzhe was able to sit firmly on Diaoyutai today.
It turns out that Cha Junzhe's ambition is much greater than he imagined.
Previously, Cha Junzhe believed that their industry should leave a certain amount of living space for future peers.
Originally, I wanted to bring more fresh blood into the industry, but I didn't expect that this new blood was actually Zou Wenhuai.
So Zha Junzhe began to draw ideas from him.
"He Zou Wenhuai didn't delve deep into the field he knew well, but came to our territory to dominate."
"If we don't make a bigger game and kill him hard, we'll be sorry for all our years of experience, right?"
Seeing the greedy smile on Zha Junzhe's face, Gan Wenshan also fell into the blueprint he outlined.
Zou Wenhuai is a pivotal figure in the entire Hong Kong city with his company Jiahe Film Company.
If the other party really enters the game, it will be an unprecedented big fat sheep.
As long as he is killed, the profit that everyone can share is simply unimaginable.
"Then what exactly do you want to do?"
"It's very simple. Since you have been targeted, you have to continue to be a bait."
"We will decide the follow-up plan based on their attitude towards you."
Zha Junzhe told Gan Wenshan that if he wanted to fish for big fish in the long run, he had to let Zou Wenhuai and others who had just entered the industry taste the benefits.
After hearing this, Gan Wenshan nodded seriously and assured everyone.
"No problem. Anyway, I have lost one branch now. It doesn't matter if I lose a little more."
"But we have to agree in advance. Since I have become the bait, I must get the most dividends in the end."
Zha Junzhe raised his wine glass at this time, and Zong Hongguang next to him followed suit.
"Of course, the alliance between the three of us will be unbreakable!"
“Wish us success!”
After the three people clinked their glasses, they drank the wine in one gulp.
The next day, the area near Xintiandi in the port city was bustling with people.
Just because a new cinema is about to open here, a lot of activities have been done in advance.
So on the opening day, almost all nearby residents came to support it.
Chu Tianyao has been patiently watching the scene here, and finally waited until Zou Wenhuai appeared in person.
"What's going on now?"
"Boss Zou, it seems that everything is pretty much what we imagined."
"We have already seen a prosperous scene through media advertising."
Chu Tianyao stretched out his hand and pointed to the side, and Zou Wenhuai looked to the side. There was a lively scene of huge crowds of people both upstairs and downstairs.
"It's almost time, let's prepare for the ribbon-cutting ceremony!"
After Zou Wenhuai finished speaking, Chu Tianyao nodded and took him upstairs. Everything was ready before that.
Compared with Chu Tianyao, Zou Wenhuai's reputation is obviously much greater.
Before the ribbon-cutting ceremony began, many wealthy businessmen and tycoons from the Hong Kong city business community came to celebrate.
Zou Wenhuai thanked them all, but then he saw an uninvited guest.
"Boss Zou, I didn't expect you to find a way to survive in this situation!"
"Our boss admires you very much, so he made a special trip to give you a big gift!"
The visitor's name is Xiang Yan, and he is the right-hand man of the boss behind Yongsheng Film Company.
Behind him were two men, carrying a large item and placing it on the ground.
After the red cloth on the cover was lifted, Zou Wenhuai discovered that there was a bell inside.
"How about it, Boss Zou? This gift is very precious."
"You won't give my boss face, right?"
Zou Wenhuai's expression changed on the spot. Everyone knew what this guy meant by coming forward to deliver the bell at this juncture.
But as the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face, and behind Xiang Yan were Yongsheng Film Company and Xiang Jia.
If Zou Wenhuai could lose his temper, he wouldn't have waited until now.
However, if he wanted Zou Wenhuai to take over this thing with his own hands, he would never agree.
The atmosphere suddenly reached a deadlock, and everyone was waiting for Zou Wenhuai to make a decision.
Just when Zou Wenhuai didn't know what to do, Chu Tianyao stood up.
He walked over with Long Si with a smile on his face and reached out to catch the bell.
"Thank you to Boss Xiang for taking the time to arrange for someone to come over despite your busy schedule. I really appreciate it!"
"We will arrange for this great gift to be hung at the entrance of this cinema. It will look impressive!"
After Chu Tianyao finished speaking, Long Si immediately moved the ladder and found the rope.
Seeing that Chu Tianyao was really planning to hang the clock, the assistant next to Zou Wenhuai became a little anxious.
"Isn't he slapping himself in the face?"
Although Zou Wenhuai didn't know what Chu Tianyao was doing, he chose to believe him from the bottom of his heart.
"Don't worry, let's talk after reading it."
Xiang Yan himself was dumbfounded. In fact, he came with a mission today.
Before leaving, the boss told Xiang Yanlai to make a scene at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
So Xiang Yan thought of giving Zou Wenhuai a bell, which would make him angry.
As long as there is a verbal conflict between the two parties, today's ribbon-cutting ceremony will be considered a failure!
Xiang Yan was already waiting to see Zou Wenhuai's furious look, but he didn't expect that the other party wouldn't say anything.
"Um?
What card is he trying to play?"
Xiang Yan was also dumbfounded, but later he saw with his own eyes the bell hanging from high in the sky, falling to pieces, and smashing into pieces with a snap.
"Oops, I'm sorry that I ruined the gift I gave to my boss."
"Boss Xiang is so generous, shouldn't he blame us?"
"you……"
Xiang Yan was so angry that he couldn't speak because he could clearly see that Chu Tianyao let go on purpose.
But seeing the smiling face of Chu Tianyao now, Xiang Yan was naturally not in a good mood.
"Forget it, etiquette is less important than affection, just show your feelings to the boss."
"Please come in quickly, every guest today has a seat."
Only then did Zou Wenhuai realize that Chu Tianyao was deliberately helping him out.
That's why Zou Wenhuai hurried over and invited Xiang Yan away.
Xiang Yan felt as if he had punched cotton hard.
He could only look at Zou Wenhuai and others fiercely and said.
"You guys have the guts!"
After saying that, Xiang Yan went straight to the theater.
Zou Wenhuai then looked at Chu Tianyao and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks to you being here today, otherwise I really don't know how to solve this problem."
"Boss Zou, if you are here, since you have chosen to cooperate, we are a family."
Chu Tianyao smiled and waved his hands. He understood that it was difficult for Zou Wenhuai to express his position in the situation just now.
Only people outside of their own industry can stand up.
It was this time that he stepped forward that allowed Zou Wenhuai to truly confirm his cooperative relationship with Chu Tianyao.
Subsequently, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was successfully held without anyone causing trouble.
But after that, Chu Tianyao saw a familiar old friend.