Chapter 368: I’ll Arrange the Best Screening Times

"They share the surname Chen, could they be relatives of General Manager Chen?" Wang Bin stroked his chin and pondered.

"Not sure." Luo Xiao shook his head and continued.

"Whether they are General Manager Chen's relatives or not, we need to meet them. I've scheduled it for this evening; you're coming with me."

"I have to go too?"

"Yes. Don't forget, you're not just an actor for Lanpian Film and Television; you're also the Vice General Manager of Lanpian Film and Television."

"Alright then." Wang Bin nodded.

If Luo Xiao hadn't brought it up, he almost would have forgotten.

"Alright, I'll go arrange the crew members, pack up the filming equipment, and we'll move out of Film City today to stay at a hotel."

"Everyone will rest tonight, and the celebration banquet will start tomorrow."

After a while, the crew members packed their equipment, left Film City, boarded the pre-booked vehicles, and headed straight for the hotel.

…

At the hotel entrance, Luo Xiao and Wang Bin had both changed into clean clothes, hailed a taxi, and headed straight to the agreed-upon location.

In the capital, the taxi slowly pulled up in front of a high-end restaurant.

Luo Xiao and Wang Bin opened the doors and got out. Looking at the restaurant's name, they confirmed they hadn't come to the wrong place.

"Welcome, is there anything I can help you with?" As soon as they walked through the door, the receptionist standing at the entrance called out with a smile.

"Yes, how do we get to the Jinghai Room?" Luo Xiao asked slowly upon hearing this.

When he was on the phone with Chen Cong, the other party had mentioned this name and said that once they arrived, they just needed to give this name.

"Ah, you must be General Manager Luo and General Manager Wang. Please come with me." The receptionist at the door became even more respectful after hearing the name Luo Xiao gave.

Soon, the two were taken upstairs and finally stopped in front of a private room.

Luo Xiao took a look around. This floor of the restaurant consisted entirely of private rooms, and the one they were brought to was clearly in the most central and prestigious position among all of them.

Clearly, this private room was the most prestigious spot in the entire restaurant.

Luo Xiao couldn't help but feel curious about Chen Cong. Even if he wasn't related to General Manager Chen, his status was definitely extraordinary.

After all, this was already a very high-end restaurant, and on top of that, they were in the most prestigious room. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to afford dining here.

While he was thinking, the receptionist who had led them there knocked on the door of the private room and then slowly pushed it open.

"Young Master Chen, the two distinguished guests have arrived."

Hearing the receptionist's words, Luo Xiao was just about to step into the private room when he saw two figures step out from inside first.

"General Manager Luo, General Manager Wang, welcome, welcome." Chen Cong looked at the two at the door and said with a smile.

"Let's go inside the room to chat." As he said this, he led the way into the private room. When passing by the receptionist, he added a reminder: "Tell the staff downstairs that they can start preparing the dishes."

Luo Xiao and Wang Bin followed him into the private room. Inside, the four of them introduced themselves to each other, which counted as getting acquainted.

"I'm not sure what General Manager Chen wanted to see us about." After the introductions, Luo Xiao looked at Chen Cong and Du Ziteng sitting opposite them and asked curiously.

After the brief introduction just now, it seemed these two only had some connection to Snowy Sky Games, which was under General Manager Chen.

"Oh, we found out a few days ago that General Manager Chen had also invested in a film company, and that the movie had already started filming. I was just curious and wanted to ask how the filming was going." Chen Cong asked with a look of curiosity.

He had only learned from Fang Chang yesterday, while discussing some game-related matters with him at Snowy Sky Games, that General Manager Chen had invested in another film company and that the movie was already being filmed. This made him unable to suppress his curiosity.

You have to know, his family owned a chain of cinemas, and he was aware of General Manager Chen's rise to power; in the beginning, he hadn't even established a Group. From what Fang Chang and Wei Yan had said, he knew that General Manager Chen had a very far-sighted vision. Therefore, a movie invested in by someone with such vision must be quite good.

In that case, as long as he gathered information about the movie, once General Manager Chen released it, he could notify his family's cinemas to schedule Chen Mo's movie during the best time slots.

If the resulting film turned out to be very good, his family's cinemas could capitalize on this trend and make a small profit.

Of course, another reason was that they wanted to use this move to show goodwill toward General Manager Chen. Not for anything else, but for the exclusive rights to host events for Extreme Survival.

Now, Extreme Survival had officially surpassed ten million players and had become a hit game. Since they held the exclusive rights to host these events, every competition they held served as great publicity for their club. As long as their club's reputation was big enough, they wouldn't have to worry about income. Moreover, during the process of hosting the events, they could also take the opportunity to make a large profit. After all, now that the game was a hit, a lot of people would definitely watch the next event. By then, advertising revenue would be a significant sum.

"The movie? Filming finished today. We'll be wrapping up and heading back to Jiang City in about two days." Luo Xiao said with a smile. He didn't hide anything regarding this, nor was there any reason to.

"Oh, filming is already done? Then when will it be released?" Chen Cong was stunned for a moment. He had learned from Fang Chang that General Manager Chen's film company had started filming, but he hadn't expected it to be finished so quickly.

"As for the release, it will probably be around early to mid-August." Luo Xiao calculated. Now that filming was finished, they still needed to return to the company for editing and special effects. After the final film was produced, it still needed to go through censorship. Completing this entire series of steps would take about a month or more. So, the earliest it could be released was early August.

Early August, huh.

Chen Cong murmured to himself and noted down the time.

After a simple conversation and a few drinks, the Group quickly became familiar with each other.

"Don't worry, my family's cinemas are a nationwide chain. When the movie is released, I will definitely arrange for your movie to be shown during the best time slots."

"Brother Chen, you're a good brother. Let me toast you."

"…"

…

In a basement in Jiang City, Zhang Lan looked at Li Xiaoxiao, Wu Jie, and Xu Lei opposite her. She was silent for a long time before slowly speaking.

"Do we really have to do this? Although our club hasn't been established for long, everything is developing in a good direction. I believe that as long as we work together, we can definitely make the studio grow."

"Joining the Entertainment Company might give you resources, but it will also restrict you."

Looking at the people in front of her, she never expected that they, who had sworn to establish a studio together and fulfill their musical dreams, would now be falling apart because of an invitation from an Entertainment Company.

"Zhang Lan, be realistic, okay? Join the Entertainment Company with us, and our songs can quickly become number one on the new song charts!" Li Xiaoxiao looked at Zhang Lan and tried to persuade her.