Production Schedule Meltdown
You're the Executive Producer facing a nightmare scenario: $12M in specialized camera equipment is stuck in customs at Shanghai International, with conflicting paperwork claims. Meanwhile, your A-list talent's contracts are burning $175,000 per day, and your insurance won't cover bureaucratic delays. You have 30 minutes to negotiate with an uncompromising customs official before your investors pull the plug.
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Survivors
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Executive Producer of 'Rising Dawn' - $80M International Feature Film
Conversation Partner
Senior Customs Inspector Chen Wei
Setting
Fluorescent-lit customs office, 3 AM, walls lined with intimidating regulatory posters in Mandarin and English
Location
Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Customs Detention Center
Learning Objectives
Navigate the bureaucratic maze while maintaining professional composure
Discover the Shanghai Film Bureau's role without direct prompting
Secure equipment release without damaging future relationships with customs
About This Scenario
You're the Executive Producer facing a nightmare scenario: $12M in specialized camera equipment is stuck in customs at Shanghai International, with conflicting paperwork claims. Meanwhile, your A-list talent's contracts are burning $175,000 per day, and your insurance won't cover bureaucratic delays. You have 30 minutes to negotiate with an uncompromising customs official before your investors pull the plug.
How It Starts
“Mr. Producer, your Form I-782 lists these ARRI cameras as 'temporary production equipment,' but your carnet documentation classifies them as 'permanent export items.' This is a serious discrepancy. Perhaps we should hold them for the standard 40-day investigation period?”
This is how Senior Customs Inspector Chen Wei's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#511
Category
General
Location Tag
Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Customs Detention Center
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