Chapter 404: Chapter 383 Ye Hongyu_1
And so, three days passed.
The day had come for Starlight to arrange a screening of “Hachiko”.
City center of Su City.
Inside the lavishly decorated Earth Cinema.
The director Ol’ Zhou and the senior executives of Starlight’s film department stood at the entrance of the theater with the best effects, welcoming the arrival of representatives from various major cinema chains.
“Welcome, please come in.”
“It’s been a long time, Manager Wang.”
“Oh, Manager Zhou is here too.”
“You’re the representative of the three-gold cinema chain, aren’t you?”
“…”
As the representatives of the major cinema chains arrived one after another, Ol’ Zhou and the senior executives of Starlight’s film department shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with the newcomers. The atmosphere was quite lively.
At this moment.
A tall woman in a red coat, wearing sunglasses, appeared, walking in high heels that tapped rhythmically on the floor.
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She exuded a strong aura.
Instantly, all eyes were on this woman. The expressions in their eyes varied, and some people were whispering, their tones full of playfulness:
“Ye Hongyu has arrived.”
“Starlight really has some clout.”
“No wonder they chose this theater for the screening, it turns out they’re cozying up to the Earth Cinema chain, but Ye Hongyu’s presence isn’t necessarily a good thing.”
“Who doesn’t know that Ye Hongyu has extremely high standards for movie contracts.”
“She’s the renowned ‘Iron Lady’ of the Earth Cinema chain. This is not a joking matter.”
“…”
Everyone’s attention was on Ye Hongyu, not because she was beautiful.
These representatives of the cinema chains are all influential individuals within society. If they wished, they would not lack for beautiful women in their lives.
Despite the fact Ye Hongyu was indeed quite beautiful. Her heavy makeup, paired with her sunglasses, gave her an heroic appearance. It was as if she was walking against the wind, yet she also projected a strong feminine flavour that felt overwhelmingly domineering but endlessly charming.
But…
The most notable thing about this woman was the cinema chain she represented – Earth Cinema!
Cinema chains also had various tiers.
The large cinema chains controlled a huge number of theaters, something the smaller chains couldn’t compare with. And the Earth Cinema that Manager Ye represented was one of the top cinema chains with the largest scale in Blue Star!
Therefore, Ye Hongyu was the most significant representative invited today!
If she agreed to sign “Hachiko” on behalf of Earth Cinema, the contract provided by this one company alone would match the scale of several other cinema chains combined!
So in the face of this woman, even Ol’ Zhou was a tad more enthusiastic than before:
“Manager Ye, you’re here!”
He shook hands with Ye Hongyu: “Thanks to the Earth Cinema for providing the venue for the screening. I hope you will have a favorable impression of our movie!”
The corner of his mouth hooking up into a slight smile.
Ye Hongyu removed her sunglasses, revealing her beautiful face. Despite her bold makeup, she didn’t look vulgar:
“Director Zhou is too polite.”
She shook hands with Ol’ Zhou and smiled: “I have high expectations for Starlight’s movies.”
“That’s what we hope for as well. This movie also happens to be Xian Yu’s new film, and Manager Ye’s name also contains the character ‘Yu’, which translates to ‘Fish’. In a way, you could say that you are of the same origin. We hope that you will take care of Starlight and Teacher Xian Yu in the future.”
“Director Zhou, you have quite the sense of humor.”
Ye Hongyu’s smile remained: “But my expectations are sincere.”
“…”
Ol’ Zhou also laughed, but inwardly he was unruffled.
He, of course, knew that Ye Hongyu’s “expectations” were nothing more than pleasantries.
She had most likely said similar things at every screening she had attended.
But if she was ultimately dissatisfied with the movie, even if the movie was made by her father, she would never agree to sign the contract.
Because she is Ye Hongyu!
The ‘Iron Lady’ of Earth Cinema!
There was also a rumor about this woman in the industry: during the screening process, nobody could ever guess her attitude towards the movie based on her reactions!
This woman wouldn’t laugh at comedies, cry at tragedies, nor furrow her brow at horror films.
No one would know her opinion on a movie until the very end.
This is why Ye Hongyu was known as the “Iron Lady”.
“I’ll go in first.”
Ye Hongyu said with a slight smile, taking her two sidekicks into the theatre.
When not watching a movie, Ye Hongyu was rather expressive. However, once in ‘movie-watching mode’, she would seem expressionless.
Ye Hongyu was just a sideshow.
The remaining theater representatives arrived one after another and entered the theater.
At this time,
Some theater representatives who had entered the theater noticed that besides Starlight’s arranged drinks and popcorn next to each seat, there were also individual packs of tissues.
“Why have they put out so many tissues?”
One of the theater representatives asked Ol’ Zhou, looking puzzled.
Is this movie gonna be that intense?
What’s the deal that could pass censorship?
And it’s public, isn’t that inappropriate?
Not to mention, there are ladies present here!
Ignoring the guy’s imaginative rant, Ol’ Zhou mysteriously said, “It would be terrible if your sleeves got wet.”
The theater representative was startled.
Meanwhile, after everyone settled down, another high-ranking member of the film department next to Ol’ Zhou was chatting with a familiar theater representative. He suddenly pulled out a cigarette mid-conversation:
“Want a cigarette?”
“Thanks, but I don’t smoke, and we’re in a theater, we can’t smoke.”
“I didn’t mean for you to smoke it now.”
“I won’t smoke it even after the movie.”
“Trust me, brother, keeping it won’t do you any harm.”
“…”
The theatre representative had no choice but to place the cigarette behind his ear, feeling strange about what Starlight was up to.
Row eight in the theater.
Ye Hongyu didn’t touch her drinks or popcorn; she just crossed her legs slightly and waited for the movie to start in the most comfortable position.
It was clear
that Starlight had special treatment for major theater representatives, especially Earth Cinema, so this was one of the best viewing positions.
The people sitting to the left and right of Ye Hongyu were her entourage.
The one on the left whispered, “Sister Red Fish, may I ask a question?”
“Ask.”
Ye Hongyu responded indifferently.
The young follower was named Yang An, a newcomer being cultivated by the company.
Yang An would represent the theater at some screening meetings in the future, so Ye Hongyu brought him out to groom him.
As for the other follower, he was Ye Hongyu’s assistant.
Yang An respectfully asked, “Why do you keep reminding us to manage our expressions while watching a movie?”
Ye Hongyu replied in a low voice, “As theater representatives, if we show a lot of psychological activity during the screening, the film company will seize the opportunity to lower the price when identifying our preferences for the film. So no matter how much emotion you feel, you must hide it. Only by doing so can help us keep our thoughts unclear and maintain the initiative when signing the contract even if we really like the movie.”
“I see!”
Yang An firmly nodded, “Sister Hongyu, rest assured, I will control my emotions. I won’t let people figure out my preferences, regardless of whether the movie is good or bad!”
Ye Hongyu didn’t say much.
At this point, the big screen had gone completely dark. There were no commercial slots; after Ol’ Zhou went on stage to remind everyone that the film was about to start, he quickly went back to his seat.
It’s worth mentioning that…
Ol’ Zhou’s seat was in the ninth row, a position from which he could see many people’s reactions, which he chose specifically in order to negotiate the final contract with the theater representatives.
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