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The end of April.

At the international airport of a small country, a luxurious business jet took off smoothly from the airport.

Rumble…

Just like when they departed from China, there were only four people on the plane, Yang Ruoqian and his wife, an interpreter and a porter.

But no one would think this configuration is shabby.

In other words, as long as Yang Ruoqian is there, no matter what the environment is, it will not be associated with the word "shabby".

"Ah, after a few months of crazy fun, I suddenly want to be quiet for a while." Chang Zhiqing came to the back room, put away her things, and stretched slightly. "Before, I always thought that I had to travel around to have fun in order to be financially free, but I got tired before even a year of fun."

"Normal." Yang Ruoqian lay down on the bed. "We used to be homebodies, but we were able to play for so long this time... To be honest, I'm a little tired. Now I feel like vomiting when I mention the word 'going out'."

While chatting, Yang Ruoqian also used the machine at hand to call the flight attendants and told them not to deliver meals for two hours.

Since the journey back home is too long and exceeds the maximum range of the business jet, we have to land once to refuel.

Since the time is long, Yang Ruoqian plans to take a break first and then get up to enjoy the food and service after "Aveda" is released.

To be honest, the different natural climates and cultures around the world give rise to huge differences in diet. Even in places known as food deserts, one can barely pick out one or two dishes that will amaze Mr. Yang.

There is no need to say more about other places - people in different places interpret the word "delicious" in different ways.

But... after so many years, Mr. Yang is still more accustomed to Chinese food.

It is not easy to eat relatively authentic Chinese food abroad.

For example, the Panda Restaurant, which is very popular abroad and specializes in Chinese food, has become a must-visit restaurant for almost all local residents once a week. The taste cannot be said to be bad, but to call it Chinese food is really a bit of a stretch.

Of course... we can't blame others for not making authentic food. If foreign cuisines want to take root in places with different food cultures, localized improvements are a must. Chinese cuisine is already very successful.

"I never thought that I would have authentic Chinese food on a plane for the first time." Chang Zhiqing also sighed, "I can't wait."

It was impossible to store a large amount of food on the plane, so everything had to be reserved in advance. The two of them felt a little hungry just while choosing the dishes.

I lay in bed and browsed my phone for a while. After three hours of sleepy rest, the alarm clock rang on time.

After a few minutes, the flight attendant also rang the doorbell.

"Mr. Yang, Ms. Chang, good morning. Should I leave breakfast at the door or bring it in?"

Yang Ruoqian yawned and said, "Let's put it outside. We'll go out to eat later. Just help us prepare the movie."

"Aveda" is about to be released simultaneously around the world, and airplanes are no exception.

It's a good time to watch a movie while eating breakfast.

Chang Zhiqing had also changed her clothes at this time: "Many foreign institutions are predicting that the box office of this movie will be cold in several important markets, and even the survey data has been released. Are you nervous?"

"This kind of survey is the same as asking people on the train if they have bought tickets." Although Mr. Yang doesn't expect the box office to sell well, he can't bear to see those evil people succeed. "If you say something wrong, you will be accused of all kinds of things. Of course, this will help to create a favorable public opinion battlefield for them."

"But the downside is that they often can't research the true state of the market."

"I still don't think that Cthulhu-style dressing and hundreds or thousands of strange genders can really be accepted by the public."

Moreover, the two of them followed the crew all the way, and they had some idea of ​​the quality of the movie.

Having been the president of an entertainment group for such a long time, even though I was a rookie when I first entered the industry, I have indeed accomplished many things by accident.

Chang Zhiqing nodded in agreement: "I even wonder if the people in these companies would curse the movie in the office during the day and then buy a movie ticket when they get home?"

"Well, it shouldn't be that serious, right?"

"…It's hard to say. I'm hungry. Let's go to the movies."

The two of them came to the screening room on the plane, one in front of the other.

On the big screen, several pioneer spacecraft loaded with exploration instruments and weapons slowly entered the planet's orbit from outer space, and then quickly fell towards the planet's surface.

……

On the other hand, executives of some companies are beginning to feel overwhelmed.

As the party that is directly competing against the Kuiguang Group and the Mag Gang and has a huge advantage in public opinion, they are naturally extremely concerned about the box office data of "Aveda".

Based on popularity and research, cinemas will also adjust the screening schedule of a movie.

In fact, many film companies are experienced, so they will not easily believe a survey conducted by a bunch of crazy groups. But after all, the public opinion is there, and most theaters still arrange a screening plan for standard blockbuster movies.

Who would have thought that the movie only released two rounds of trailers, and even before official reviews and rumors were released, the first screenings in all theaters were fully booked!

Even the ticket refund ratio is far lower than that of other movies!

Tickets for other shows, even the midnight shows, were quickly sold out.

According to the screening ratio of general hit movies, it is impossible to meet such a large demand for tickets!
The comments online were that the movie would definitely not be bought, that it would be boycotted, and that it supported diversity. However, the film’s market performance on the first day was completely the opposite of the online comments.

Now it seems that everyone is buying it more happily than anyone else.

"Something is wrong!" The leader, who had been waiting for Kuiguang Group to make a fool of itself, was furious. He turned to look at his strange-looking secretary and said, "Call those people back and ask them to explain why there is such a big gap between the estimate and the reality?!"

Didn't everyone before pat their chests and assure them that there would be no problems in the end?
Aren’t the survey data provided very beautiful?

Even if these data are inflated, they shouldn't be completely contrary to the actual situation, right?
The secretary said carefully: "Those people have asked for leave these two days and cannot come to the company."

The boss got even angrier: "If they asked for leave, then let them come back! If they can't come back, then never come back and wait for the notice of resignation."

"I think that may not work..." the secretary reminded in a low voice, "Our diverse employees are well protected at the legal level. If we fire them for things like this, they can easily win the case. And if we lose, we may have to pay a huge amount of compensation." There was once a company that was caught by an employee for some trivial matters, which eventually escalated to prejudice and discrimination. With a lawsuit, the company was awarded tens of millions of dollars in compensation!

If the company was not big enough to afford the compensation, if it was a smaller company or one with more difficulties in turnover, this fine would be enough to drive them bankrupt completely.

Companies like theirs are equivalent to the pluralistic church that collects indulgences. The income is not always so stable, and if they have to pay out tens of millions of cash at one time, it can be really fatal.

What's more, in order to compete with the strong capital of Kuiguang Group in public opinion, several similar companies have to unite together to be able to afford the high publicity costs.

The amount of money spent on a lawsuit is not a small amount.

I heard that Kuiguang Group also has an extremely strong legal team...

The huge box office success of the movie itself is a huge blow to them. If any unexpected event occurs at this time, bankruptcy may not be impossible.

Even though these employees of yours are very good at biting others online, if you make them unhappy and they turn around and bite you, it will be very uncomfortable.

The leader, feeling that he was being backfired, suppressed his rage and asked, "Then what should we do?!"

"I think the most urgent thing is to find someone to watch the movie and write down all the details of the movie to see if there are any points that can be attacked." The secretary suggested, "If there are, attack them online. If it is particularly serious, maybe we can go through legal procedures... Of course, this is when our funds are not so tight."

The leader was silent for a moment, and there was a hint of humiliation in his voice: "So what you mean is that we still have to spend money to buy their movie tickets, right?"

Their original goal was to severely rip off the Kuiguang Group and make a few million dollars, so that everyone involved in the entire profit chain could get rich.

Later, no one expected that the people of Kuiguang Group would be so crazy that they would choose to spend dozens or hundreds of times more and would not be willing to pay the "consultation fee". No one expected that Mag, who had always cooperated with them, would choose to turn his back on them this time. As a result, their company's goal was forced to become to make money from the well-funded group.

Not for profit, just to retain their intimidation over other production companies.

If other production companies realize that their so-called "diversity" threats are just paper tigers, it will be much more difficult for them to continue collecting "consulting fees" in the future.

Therefore, we have to go ahead even if it means losing money.

Now that the plan is about to fail, and that the box office of "Avatar", which they have tried their best to discredit, is showing signs of breaking into the top 5 in the global box office, their only counterattack plan is to organize a large number of employees to watch the movie and record possible points of attack in the movie?
And then continue to exchange insults with the financially powerful Kuiguang Group in the battlefield of public opinion?

They have countless industries, countless fans, and countless works all over the world... The daily music playback volume, video download volume, various surrounding boat tickets and travel projects, etc., will provide a steady stream of cash support.

What about your own side?
"Aveda" has largely destroyed the deterrent power of these companies. Many production companies may not be willing to pay "consulting fees" anymore, or may no longer be willing to pay such high consulting fees.

With this increase in one thing and the decrease in the other, can you still make money?

Who is really free to fight to the death with Kuiguang Group?

Moreover, although buying movie tickets is not expensive, it is too insulting.

Finally, the leader made a decision after gritting his teeth: "We will make other plans after the pirated resources are released!"

"Also, it's fine for those employees to take leave today, but they must return to the company as quickly as possible to deal with the mess they left behind."

After saying that, the leader walked out of the office angrily.

Before leaving, he cursed: "I must be crazy to do this business..."

……

While his boss was furious, the company employee who had taken leave was bringing his wife and son to the cinema ticket office to buy snacks for the movie.

"There are so many people here, are they all here to see Aveda?" the employee muttered. "It's just as I guessed. Although people say what they want to do, their bodies are very honest."

Just as he was looking around comfortably, a very familiar yet very frightening voice suddenly came to his ears!
"Tom, why are you here?!"

This voice... belongs to my colleague, and a familiar one at that!
What a coincidence, I actually ran into a familiar colleague?!
If it was a colleague he didn't know very well, Tom would be confident that they wouldn't be able to recognize him from a distance...

If my colleagues found out that I took my family to see a competitor's movie and reported it to my boss, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Just as Tom was racking his brains to think of how to get away with it, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

That’s not right. What are my colleagues doing in the cinema?
Tom quickly turned around and found that his colleague also came with his wife and daughter, wearing regular sportswear, holding a large bucket of popcorn and Coke in their hands, and looked at him half-awkwardly.

In my impression, my colleague is very radical in his dressing style...

Now when I looked at him at first glance, I almost failed to recognize him.

How come…it turns out I’m not the only one in the company who says one thing and does another?

Excluding coincidence, the fact that Tom met someone he knew while watching a movie can only mean that there were too many acquaintances who came to watch the movie!

With movie tickets selling so well, the early efforts of these diversified consulting companies can be declared a complete failure. Embarrassment is the least of their worries. Who will spend so much money to seek consulting services from them in the future?
I'm afraid there will be a wave of layoffs soon.

But Tom is not too worried about the job issue... After the business expansion of Kuiguang Group and Mag, they provided a lot of jobs to the local area.

As long as he throws away this layer of diverse skin and interviews normally, Tom believes that it will not be difficult to find a job with his qualifications and abilities.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and finally Tom spoke first: "Haha... What a coincidence, you are here too, are you here to watch a movie?"

If you come to the cinema with popcorn, are you not here to watch a movie or to eat?

My colleague also laughed awkwardly: "Haha, I brought my family out to play during the holiday. Are you here to watch a movie too?"

"Yes Yes……"

"Then you go ahead and do your work first, and we can talk later?"

"Yeah, yeah, let's talk later!"

ps: How did everyone spend the Chinese Valentine's Day? (End of this chapter)