Tan Yawen is the boss of Gem Entertainment Company.
This entertainment company has a history of over thirty years. It started in Hong Kong and later moved to the mainland.
When it was in Hong Kong, many movie stars were made by Gem Entertainment Company.
It can be said that over these thirty-plus years, Gem Entertainment Company has produced no less than a hundred A-list stars.
This is already a terrifyingly large number.
Gem Entertainment Company was not founded by him. It was established by his father and uncle. After his father and uncle passed away, Tan Yawen took complete control of the company, then shifted focus to the mainland and moved the headquarters to Yanjing.
Admittedly, Tan Yawen's foresight was excellent. When he first came to the mainland, the entertainment industry was not yet popular. Gem Entertainment quickly carved out its territory.
Even now, Gem Entertainment is known as one of Xia Guo's four major entertainment companies.
However, with the establishment of Fenglin Entertainment last year, Gem Entertainment Company instantly dropped a tier.
Tan Yawen had arranged to have lunch with a department director. Nowadays, his life consists of accompanying leaders to meals and playing golf. As long as he maintains good relationships, he doesn't need to worry about other issues.
No matter how hard he tries, it cannot compare to having connections.
This is the reality of society, and Tan Yawen understands this deeply.
Therefore, when he has free time, he invites leaders for food and entertainment. They are all men, and isn't this what they enjoy?
However, the leader he invited to lunch today holds a rather high position, so Tan Yawen dared not act rashly. He only invited two young secretaries to accompany them.
As soon as Tan Yawen drove out, he made a call to the intermediary who introduced him to the important leader.
"Brother Liu, I'm on my way. I'll head to the hotel to make arrangements first," Tan Yawen called out after dialing.
"Okay, I'll go pick up Director Zhang shortly. And let me remind you, Director Zhang doesn't like to mess around. Just as we discussed yesterday, bringing two young secretaries to pour drinks and serve is enough," Brother Liu reminded him over the phone.
"Understood, I'm acting according to your instructions," Tan Yawen nodded, indicating he understood.
"Alright, see you in a bit." Brother Liu hung up the phone.
Looking at the disconnected phone, Tan Yawen was unfazed, thinking to himself: the higher the position, the more they fear death. He never believed that no man would be interested in women.
It's just that they haven't encountered the right opportunity. As for Director Zhang not liking female attention, he simply didn't believe it.
Tan Yawen drove to the hotel, made all the necessary arrangements, and waited for Brother Liu to bring Director Zhang over.
He had barely sat down when Tan Yawen received a call from the company's vice president.
"President Tan, something has happened! All the movies and TV shows currently released by the company have been taken down. Also, all movies or TV shows in production have been ordered to halt filming and had their permits revoked," the vice president explained anxiously. Tan Yawen felt his head buzzing.
How could such a thing happen?
Movies that had already been released were being taken down. This either meant they involved certain issues, or a leading actor had made a major mistake that would cause negative social impact, otherwise, they wouldn't be removed.
More importantly, the permits for movies and TV shows still in production were revoked. How could they be released in the future?
If they couldn't be released, all the invested money would be lost.
Tan Yawen fell silent for three seconds, then quickly analyzed the situation in his mind.
This was clearly malicious targeting by someone with ulterior motives.
"Don't panic, I'll make a call to find out," Tan Yawen said before hanging up.
He needed to ask industry insiders about the company's movies being taken down.
There must be a reason for the removal, right?
Tan Yawen hadn't been slacking off all these years. After all, he spent his days building connections, so his network was extensive. A few phone calls were enough to quickly find out the reason.
The reason for the takedown was simple: they were sent back for review.
You're telling me movies from over a decade ago need to be sent back for review?
It's like someone is relentlessly bullying me!
Tan Yawen was utterly speechless.
However, someone leaked information to him, revealing that he was being targeted.
Suddenly, he thought of the influential figure known as "Guo Ming Xiao Wang."
Liu Dong had offended him yesterday afternoon. Could it be that the company was being implicated because of Liu Dong's matter?
Tan Yawen was both suspicious and uncertain.
Because, logically, Guo Ming Xiao Wang would just deal with Liu Dong, and there would be no need to target his entire company.
That would require an enormous cost.
Tan Yawen could confirm for now that he was being targeted, but he couldn't figure out who it was.
The important leader he was treating to lunch today was a director from the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television. Matters related to movies all fell under their purview.
This was truly a stroke of luck. With Director Zhang present, what was there to fear from other petty individuals causing trouble in the shadows?
With this thought, Tan Yawen felt his confidence boost considerably. He immediately called the company's vice president again.
"President Tan, what's the situation?"
The vice president on the other end had been waiting for Tan Yawen's reply, so as soon as the call was made, he answered immediately.
Tan Yawen sighed, "Tall trees attract wind. We've been targeted by someone with intentions, and they've invested quite a bit this time."
"Then what should we do?" the vice president exclaimed.
If this wasn't handled properly, the company could be ruined.
Tan Yawen smiled, a hint of confidence appearing on his face, and said faintly:
"If it were a few days ago, I might have panicked. But now it's different. I'm having lunch with Director Zhang from the General Administration today. With Director Zhang present, everyone else is just a bunch of minor characters, nothing to worry about."
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(PS: I'm not feeling well, so I only wrote one chapter last night. If I feel better this afternoon, I'll add more. o(╥﹏╥)o)