Let Down

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A constant practice for any corporation is an assessment of performance. In the entertainment industry, meetings are held after the showing of movies to discuss the plus and minuses. The obvious gauge of a movie’s success is the box-office return, as a movie is, after all, an investment.

When the creative team and the heads of an industry player came for a meeting, they were happy that a Production Talent (PT) was present. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the dismal performance of the project of PT, which was very disappointing for the management. The participants raised their observations over the outcome.

Someone pointed out that the timing of the opening was not well-thought out. Admittedly, the movie seemed to have a wrong playdate, as the screening was scheduled after the opening of a hit movie. The team underestimated the hit movie and realized they were very wrong. As the discussion continued, a staff could not longer contain the disappointment as well and said that PT was uncooperative in the promotions. Hearing that the point was being made about her, PT spoke up and defended herself. She cited that she did her best, but the rest of the cast comprised nobodies and her lead actor was not a box-office draw. Further, PT said that her next project should pair her with Box-Office Leads 1 and 2 (BL1 and BL2, respectively) or someone who can attract people to watch their movie.

At that point, the same staff asked if PT was informed that the idea of partnering with BL1 was already dismissed, as his loveteam partner would rather have peace of mind. Besides, BL1 might be too young for her. The same goes for BL2. Sensing the heat in the room, PT opted to walk out until things cooled down.

Meanwhile, the frustrations were high as the returns showed that the project of PT hardly hit the million mark. That earning would still be divided between the company and theatre owners. Worse, the cheap comedy film the company produced earned more than PT’s project.

‘The only way I know to get out of disappointment is to work hard, keep doing the right things, and don't make any rash decisions.’ - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

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