Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes
Chapter 229: Breakup and New Officials Take Office
Chapter 229: Breakup and New Officials Take Office
Faced with the sudden reversal of the situation, Zhang Qi decisively called a halt to today's negotiations.
Meng Bai didn't leave in a hurry, but strolled to Liu Jun's office.
As he walked to the door, he glanced at the Homemade Drama Center.
There were a few people sitting scattered throughout the work area, and it didn't look like a core department of a large company at all.
"Why doesn't Mr. Meng come in and sit down?"
Liu Jun's secretary, Sister Su, came over and greeted him familiarly.
"There are a lot fewer people." Meng Bai gestured.
The smile on Sister Su's face faded a little: "Since the end of last year, the Copyright Operation Center has transferred a lot of people there on the grounds of lack of manpower. Those who are still here either don't want to leave or are not wanted by others."
Meng Bai was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't expect that Liu Jun's situation had become so bad.
But this is not a bad thing, as it saves me the trouble of convincing him to leave Leshi.com.
After sitting in the office for a long time, Liu Jun finally came back.
"How to say?"
"Oh, what else can you ask me how I got this contract approved in the first place?"
Liu Jun leaned back in his office chair and said nonchalantly, "MD, it was the plan that was passed at the fucking meeting. It wasn't decided by me alone. Are you blaming me now?"
Meng Bai took a bottle of water from the small refrigerator in his office and handed it over: "Who is this Zhang? I don't think I've seen him before."
"I just came here at the end of last year. I used to be from Leshi Films."
No wonder then.
After taking a sip of water, Liu Jun looked at Meng Bai and said, "I want to ask you something. Have you already decided not to cooperate with Leshi.com?"
"If I had to say it, it would be Brother Jun, you understand me."
Meng Bai said cheerfully: "Indeed, I have been waiting for this opportunity for a while."
From the very beginning, he was not aiming for payment and settlement.
I just want to take this opportunity to take back the adaptation rights of the "Green Ivy Series" and then leave Leshi.com, a big ship that has already started to take on water.
So in fact, whether Zhang Qi’s attitude is good or bad, the result is the same.
"That's right, there's no need for the Arclights to continue being tied together."
Liu Jun nodded and asked, "So what are we going to do next?"
"We don't have any leverage right now, but they are the ones who have concerns." Meng Bai smiled knowingly, "I guess we should still play the emotional card."
……
As he expected, Meng Bai received the invitation the next day.
"Long time no see, Mr. Jia."
Meng Bai smiled and said, "I originally thought it would be Sister Weiwei who was looking for me."
"There's no need to bother her with business matters." Boss Jia also smiled and said, "Besides, I don't think you, Meng Bai, are the kind of person who would give up an idea just because of friendship."
"As expected, President Jia sees things clearly."
The two sat down and did not rush to talk about the dispute, but instead started by exchanging pleasantries.
“I heard that Arclight invested in a movie some time ago?”
“Yes, we are already filming.”
"When is the release date? I hope it doesn't conflict with our project, haha."
"During the summer season, there shouldn't be any conflicts."
"..."
Meng Bai didn't quite understand if all these big bosses liked it this way. Instead of saying something directly, they had to be roundabout and tactful to make themselves appear to be indifferent.
But he didn't say it out loud. If you want to go around, then I'll go with you. Anyway, I'm not the one who is anxious.
Sure enough, seeing that Meng Bai was neither arrogant nor impatient, Boss Jia sighed in his heart and took the initiative to bring up the topic.
"The people below said that there seemed to be some misunderstandings in our cooperation."
"I don't think this is a misunderstanding." Meng Bai said.
Boss Jia smiled and said, "Really? But in my opinion, isn't this a rare opportunity for Arc Light to get rid of Leshi.com?"
Meng Bai's mind moved.
Sure enough, my plan was discovered.
He did not deny it and nodded in acknowledgement: "Indeed."
Boss Jia sighed: "You seem to have always been pessimistic about Leshi.com."
"Boss Jia, I have no interest in your company's development plans. Why do you insist on asking me to tell you the truth that no one likes to hear?"
Meng Bai’s meaning was very clear. Everyone knew what the situation was with Leshi.com and what your situation was, so there was no need to speculate any further.
"It seems that our misunderstanding is indeed quite deep."
Boss Jia insisted on saying this, but he did not persuade him any further: "Well, since Arc Light has no intention of continuing the cooperation, there is no need to force it. Let's part ways in peace."
He put extra emphasis on the last half of the sentence.
Meng Bai naturally understood the other party's subtext - we agree with your request, but you should not do anything weird to the outside world. The progress was smoother than he expected. He thought they would have to fight for a few more rounds.
What he didn't know was that as soon as they met today, Boss Jia had already determined that he could not convince him.
In this case, we might as well save time and discuss a solution that everyone can accept.
"Leshi.com will settle all revenue sharing before next month. At the same time, Arclight will take back the film and television adaptation rights of the 'Green Ivy Series' and subsequent projects."
Meng Bai looked normal, this was all as expected.
Boss Jia continued, "At the same time, all rights of the previous cooperative project except for online broadcasting will be returned to Arclight Films."
Hearing this, Meng Bai raised his eyebrows - this was indeed a pleasant surprise.
The so-called "other rights" is a very broad category, including film and television adaptations, overseas copyrights, peripheral development, etc.
In short, except for this drama which is still being broadcast on Leshi.com, all others can be dealt with at will.
"However, we at Leshi.com also have conditions," Boss Jia continued.
Since they gave me such a big gift, there is no reason for me to refuse.
Meng Bai nodded, indicating that the other party could say whatever he wanted.
"I hope the details of ArcLight and Leshi.com's termination of cooperation will not be made public for the time being."
"temporary?"
"At least until the end of June."
Looking at Boss Jia's expression, Meng Bai roughly understood what was going on.
The most important thing for Leshi.com now is the "merger and acquisition" with Leshi Pictures.
At this time, any disturbance may trigger a chain reaction.
As the most important content partner of Leshi.com in the past two years, ArcLight's sudden announcement of the end of cooperation is bound to attract a wave of attention and suspicion.
Meng Bai thought about it and decided that if he didn't announce the news "temporarily", it would mean that Arc Light would not be able to openly look for new cooperation platforms.
The development of the next project in the "Green Vine Series" will be suspended for a while.
There are still four months left until the end of June, which is not too long.
Even if there is no way to find a new platform, ArcLight can still start the project and prepare for it. It won’t be too late to find a cooperative platform after the deadline.
If you think about it this way, it’s quite a bargain.
"make a deal!"
Meng Bai stood up and stretched out his hand.
Boss Jia also stood up, shook hands with him and said, "Then I wish our last cooperation a success."
After walking out of the Leshi.com building, Meng Bai looked back.
More than two years ago, I took my first step here.
I don’t know if I will have the chance to come again in the future.
-
Due to the silence of both parties, the termination of cooperation between Arclight Films and Leshi.com was not known to the outside world except for the senior executives of both parties.
However, there are also some special circumstances.
In early March, Leshi.com’s intranet released information about personnel changes.
[Liu Jun, former deputy general manager of the entertainment department and director of the self-produced drama center, resigned, and the relevant work was taken over by the copyright operation center]
On the other side, in the office building of Arclight Films, Meng Bai prepared a grand welcome ceremony.
"Everyone, let us welcome the new general manager of Arclight Films, Mr. Liu Jun, to his new position!"
"Clap clap clap..."
A round of applause broke out, and the already crowded office suddenly became even noisier.
"thank you all."
Liu Jun waved to everyone and said, "Actually, I'm not a complete newcomer. Many people in Arc Light should know me. This time I finally return to the team."
There were several cheers from the audience.
Indeed, it was like Meng Bai going to Leshi.com and it was like going home. Although Liu Jun was not that familiar with Arclight, he was not completely unfamiliar with it.
After a few more words to encourage morale and some rosy pictures for everyone, the Welcome to Film and Television show came to an end.
“I didn’t expect that we have grown to such a large scale.”
Liu Jun wiped his sweat and sighed.
The last time he came was before the New Year. There were already quite a few people here then, and now there are a few more.
"There aren't usually so many people here. We just called everyone who is in Beijing North today to come here."
Meng Bai said with a smile that he was very satisfied with Liu Jun's address of "we".
"What do you need me to do?"
"No rush. I happen to be filming a project there. You can get familiar with the situation during this time."
Meng Bai thought for a moment and said, "Oh, by the way, there is one thing I can take responsibility for first."
"No problem. What's up?"
"move place."
(End of this chapter)
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