The request note looked harmless because old people had written it politely.
Yang Ruoqian knew better.
Polite requests were the sharpest kind inside Xplendi. Rude demands could be rejected. Greedy demands could be priced. Polite requests stood at the door, lowered their voices, and forced everyone to become reasonable.
Three retirees had asked whether the old cinema could arrange a few old films in the same week, if it was not troublesome.
If it was not troublesome.
Yang Ruoqian almost admired the cruelty of that phrase. The old cinema itself was troublesome. The morning screenings were troublesome. The second hall was troublesome. The paper materials were troublesome. Xplendi was already standing in a swamp of trouble, and now someone had politely asked him to step only one inch farther.
"Do not accept customer programming requests," he said.
Director Chen nodded. "So we keep independent scheduling."
"Yes."
"No special treatment for retirees."
"Correct."
