Chapter 877: 873. Cinema Chain Suspension (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

PS: Oh, chapter 871 has also been banned and is currently being revised.......

Zhang Ran and the leader Li reached a consensus, so they did not say anything more.

Sometimes, being too kind is not a good thing.

Although Zhang Ran had made many big moves since returning, most of them were internal actions and rarely involved outsiders.

Generally speaking, Zhang Ran was also very friendly toward outsiders, maintaining a "you're good, I'm good, everyone's good" attitude.

However, it seems now that perhaps precisely because of this, people have underestimated him a little.

Therefore, Zhang Ran did not say much to Wang Xianbin and took action directly.

The next day, Zhang Ran contacted some old friends, such as Wan Youliang, who started out with commercial complexes.

"Old Wan, do me a favor."

"Speak if you have something to say."

"Have all the cinema chains under your name stop showing Huaying's films."

"No problem."

The matter was just that simple; Zhang Ran had helped Wan Youliang a lot when he was starting out, especially since the concept of the commercial complex was something Zhang Ran had told him about.

Therefore, Wan Youliang felt very grateful and respectful toward Zhang Ran in his heart.

Now that Zhang Ran had something he needed help with, although it would damage some of the company's interests, it was just that.

Moreover, Zhang Ran's intention was also very clear: it was just to give Huaying a taste of trouble, not to truly sever cooperation completely.

Furthermore, doing this actually had certain benefits for them; at the very least, it could make Huaying truly recognize their capabilities, and they would also hold some sovereignty in future cooperation negotiations.

Not only that, Wan Youliang also helped contact some other cinemas.

Added to Zhang Ran's connections, in just three days, fifty percent of the cinema chains in the Huaxia market had reached an agreement.

Such terrifying connections made many people feel incomparably astonished.

As for Wang Xianbin, he was already overwhelmed at this moment.

Wan Youliang and these people did not announce anything, nor did they use any public notices; they simply took action.

Therefore, this matter did not cause any stir in the outside world.

Even if some films were affected in their release, Wan Youliang could just brush it off with technical or other reasons.

But the impact this brought to the Huaying company was incomparably huge; at this time, Wang Xianbin was suffering from the questioning of shareholders while quickly contacting people.

"Chairman Wang, what exactly is going on? Why would Wan Youliang do this?"

"Chairman Wang, you offended someone, don't drag the company down with you."

"These are all your own mistakes; I hope it won't affect the company."

Facing such blunt questioning, Wang Xianbin could only offer polite advice; although Huaying had always been managed by his family.

But after so many years, Huaying's shareholders had changed many times, and his family was only one of Huaying's shareholders.

Although they were the largest shareholder in name, their total stake was only twenty-one percent, which was far from truly controlling the company.

It was not that there were no shareholders who found them unpleasant, it was just that they hadn't found an opportunity before, and they also had their own supporters.

So the company had always been able to remain in their hands.

But now it was different; this just happened to give these people an excuse, especially those who supported him—they didn't know what news they had received, but they had fallen silent at this time.

After finishing dealing with these people, Wang Xianbin let out a deep breath; he knew the reason, but he hadn't expected Zhang Ran to have such great energy.

How long had it even been?

And Zhang Ran hadn't even started directly from the entertainment industry, knowing that if he started from the entertainment industry, the effect probably wouldn't be great.

But he could start from the cinema chain side; there was more than one way to solve many things.

"President Wan, hello." Wang Xianbin composed himself and called Wan Youliang.

He hadn't been able to get through to Wan Youliang's phone for the past two days, knowing that Wan Youliang was avoiding him, and only today did he finally get through.

"Chairman Wang, hello, is there something?" Wan Youliang pretended not to know anything.

Wang Xianbin cursed inwardly, but he didn't want to play games, so he said directly: "President Wan, what is going on with your cinema chains? Why refuse to show our company's films?

You are violating the contract."

Wang Xianbin used the contract to make his point.

But who would have thought, Wan Youliang just said with a chuckle: "Is that so? I don't know about that, but I estimate it's because the company's cinema side needs some repairs somewhere.

Chairman Wang, don't be anxious, it will be fine soon. Of course, if Chairman Wang feels it's not good, you can also sue us; we will also act according to the contract and the law."

The meaning was very clear: sue if you want to, at worst we'll pay the money; they were already prepared.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xianbin's heart went cold.

Previously, he still held some wishful thinking, but now it seemed this was entirely him comforting himself.

He simply let go and said directly: "President Wan, if I have offended you in any way, please tell me directly; I will definitely come to apologize in person."

At this point, he still kept his posture very low.

Wan Youliang said with a chuckle: "Chairman Wang, what are you saying? There is no conflict between us."

"Then President Wan, you...?"

Seeing that Wang Xianbin was still playing dumb, Wan Youliang simply pointed it out directly: "Your previous actions made things very difficult for Mr. Zhang."

Wang Xianbin of course knew this was Zhang Ran's doing, but he thought if he could get Wan Youliang to voluntarily lift the ban, that would be best.

In this way, he wouldn't need to compromise with Zhang Ran.

Because once he compromised with Zhang Ran, the losses would be even greater.

"President Wan, there is something I don't know if I should say or not." After a moment of silence, Wang Xianbin said.

"Chairman Wang, please speak, I am all ears," Wan Youliang said.

"Although President Wan is in real estate, you are also considered half an insider in this industry. You doing this is a bit inappropriate, and Zhang Ran is just an outsider..."

Wang Xianbin had not finished speaking before he was directly interrupted by Wan Youliang.

"Director Wang, there are many things you do not know, and even less that you understand, but I can tell you bluntly: I might not accompany Mr. Zhang in his madness, but in situations that do not concern major company affairs, I will stand on Mr. Zhang's side no matter what.

And I am certainly not the only one who thinks this way; I have said all I can, so Director Wang can ponder it himself." After saying this, Wan Youliang hung up the phone.

Listening to the busy signal coming from the mobile phone, Wang Xianbin's eyes held a hint of anger, but the next moment, he felt a sense of helplessness welling up in his heart.

He knew that he had lost this time, and not only had he lost, but he had lost very, very miserably.

This time he had been suppressed by an outsider, and this top-tier company in the industry could only choose to endure it.

It could be said that for their company, this was also an extremely unsightly matter, and it would cause quite a few people to look down upon their company.

Do not look at this as a small point that seems to have no losses; in reality, the effect of reputation on a company far exceeds what many people imagine.