Chapter 142: Broken Defense

Watching Cheng Yu and the others talking to each other, Yang Ruoqian sat there woodenly, not saying a word.

Just now, he searched on his phone and found that the comments on the Internet were all one-sided, with comments such as "addictive", "fun", and "fast updates keep me awake at night".

Everyone seems to be indifferent to the extremely toxic plot, illogical story development and paper-like characters in the story, as if all this is taken for granted.

Netizens who are usually very picky and can magnify even the smallest flaws, are they taking the wrong medicine today?

Looking at all the comments, Yang Ruoqian finally couldn't bear the confusion and anger in his heart, so he opened a small account and personally expressed his opinions amid the praise, and launched a fierce attack on his own bad movie.

"Does no one think this plot is too stupid? Isn't it out of character?"

Among the many positive reviews, Yang Ruoqian's negative reviews were too conspicuous, and in just a few minutes, he received countless attacks.

"Looking for reality in comedy films?"

"The main purpose of their show is to be funny, but you insist on making it real? Can real things be funny?"

"Why don't you criticize fantasy movies for being unrealistic? Teleporting something faster than the speed of light violates the theory of relativity."

"You have to be so serious just for fun, right? Why don't you just go watch a documentary?"

"There are already so many 10,000-word analyses of this film online, and even the core content that the screenwriter wants to express has been made by the uploader. Can you please go and take a look first?"

"It uses absurd methods to make people laugh and think deeply at the same time, and it also incorporates elements of contemporary online novels. Do you understand what a work of art is?"

"Who are you? Do you know more about "The Dragon Son-in-law" than those bloggers? Are you the screenwriter?"

“It’s true that this host doesn’t know anything.”

"Before you question someone else's screenwriting, look at your own situation first."

“…”

Looking at the red dots that kept popping up in the message bar on his phone and the various sarcasm from the audience, Yang Ruoqian fell into deep self-doubt.

So I was making a comedy film?

This drama actually has so many deep inner meanings, and is actually a contemporary work of art? Do I really not understand "The Dragon Son-in-law"? No, I am the screenwriter of this drama! What are you analyzing here? It's all rumors!

"Boss Yang, why don't you eat anymore?" Director An Zhou was enjoying the food with gusto, and called out to Yang Ruoqian who was standing there in front of him, "The food is cold."

If An Zhou's treatment of Yang Ruoqian was merely admiration, then the attitude of screenwriter Xu Lenian could be described as flattery.

"Boss Yang is very happy. Come on, have a drink! I'll toast you and pour you a glass."

Of course he was very happy, but at the same time he felt a little guilty - he clearly did not participate in the scriptwriting, but his name still ranked first among all the screenwriters, even more eye-catching than the original author and Yang Ruoqian.

I, a person who did almost nothing throughout the whole process, actually took the position of chief screenwriter in such a popular online drama.

The popularity of "Dragon Son-in-law" exceeds any drama he has filmed before!

If Yang Ruoqian was his subordinate, it would be easy to deal with. At most he could just give him a bigger bonus next month to appease him.

But he is a big boss. Although he is not as good as Chengyu, he is still much better than himself as a screenwriter.

Mr. Yang is willing to give me face, but I can't be shameless.

Looking at the wine glass handed to him, Yang Ruoqian felt like crying but had no tears, not knowing whether to take it or not.

Now I don’t even have an appetite to eat, why should I drink wine?

But now is a time of great joy, I can't make a sad face...

Cheng Fei coughed lightly, and reached out to help Yang Ruoqian block the wine glass. Her voice was still as demeanor as always, "Boss Yang drove today, what kind of wine do you want to drink?"

Of course you can hire a designated driver to drink, but she can clearly see that Yang Ruoqian doesn't really want to drink this glass of wine.

With Xu Lenian's experience in dealing with things, he generally wouldn't make such a mistake, that is, he was too happy and too guilty...

"Oh oh oh, sorry, sorry." Xu Lenian woke up as if from a dream and apologized quickly.

"Okay, okay, just be happy for a while." Cheng Fei was no stranger to these high-end ingredients. She ate some and then focused on her work again. "Although the web series has become a big hit, we have to know that this kind of hit is different from the normal hit. It will be difficult to develop the IP later."

An Zhou also nodded and agreed: "After all, it is limited by the subject matter and the popularity of the actors. Although it is quite popular at present, the income is still limited to advertising and member clicks."

"We must find a way to grab this wave of traffic, and the subsequent IP development plan must be implemented as soon as possible." Cheng Fei turned her eyes to Yang Ruoqian, "From the current estimated income, Mr. Yang has fulfilled his promise. We will fulfill the contract as soon as possible and increase the pay per episode to 2.5 million."

The content of the previous gambling agreement was that if the online drama lost money, Kui Guang would bear all the losses, but if the money earned exceeded a certain amount, Cheng Yu would have to increase his pay.

Because Yang Ruoqian had never thought about the possibility of making money from this crappy script, he didn't pay much attention to the terms and signed it directly.

Looking at it now, Mr. Yang felt a chill down his spine - because the agreed remuneration before was that Yu would give Kui Guang 1 million per episode, and Kui Guang would use this 1 million to form a cast, and he would make up the shortfall himself, and the extra would be profit.

Now it has risen to 2.5 million per episode, what does that mean...

After 24 episodes, they earned an extra 36 million.

Before, Kuiguang suffered losses all over the place and finally lost more than 7 million. Taking into account the continued losses in the past few days and the cost of today's meal, the loss may be 9 million.

Everything was going steadily downwards.

Then 36 million came in.

【Artist Training System 2.0】

[Currently, all artist-related businesses of Kuiguang Company have been integrated, and the current overall profit situation is: 20678924.84. The company's profit situation is very healthy. The host has reversed the company's loss situation with his hard work and extraordinary intelligence! Congratulations to the host, as long as the development trend is maintained, a large amount of profit commission will be received by the host! ]

Congratulations……

Congratulations! When Yang Ruoqian was losing money before, he could still receive a subsidy of 9 million from the system. Now that he is profitable, he only has 20678.92 in commission left! This is still a quarterly commission. If it is changed to monthly, it has to be divided by 3, which means a commission of 6892 per month...

Including the 2,000 salary that the system generously allowed him to pay, Yang Ruoqian’s monthly income was 8,892!

Yang Ruoqian now has a house, a bus, and can eat in the staff cafeteria. His quality of life is very good. However, after working so hard for so long and making so many plans, the result is that his monthly income is only 8,892, ranking last in the entire company. He really can't swallow this!

Who can swallow this? No... Absolutely not. There is still some time before the settlement date. I must find a way to save myself.

Or why not just start making money directly, earning the commission from the system, and not think about subsidies anymore?

No, that won’t work. The crappy projects in Kuiguang Company are more abstract than each other. How can they make profits in such a short time?

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

And even if the profit is 10 or 20 million, the commission is only tens of thousands of yuan, which is not enough to fill the gaps in the teeth of a certain place.

We must think of some way to make up for the loss...

As long as he can lose more than 20,000 yuan after losing the 20 million yuan in profits, he will be considered a winner.

Yang Ruoqian picked up the tablecloth and wiped his mouth, forcing an awkward but polite smile: "The guests and hosts had a great time today, but I suddenly remembered that there are still some things to deal with at the company, so I have to excuse myself first."

Cheng Fei raised her eyes and asked curiously, "Boss Yang doesn't allow employees to work overtime, but he has to work overtime himself. It's really strange. Boss Yang, won't you sit down and discuss the subsequent IP development?"

Damn it, Shao Yiqi, you damn guy, you really told everyone the truth... You are the traitor of Kui Guang, right?

"Didn't the previous contract state that all IP income belongs to you, and Kui Guang will not get involved."

Yang Ruoqian said with an unchanged smile, at this moment he was extremely grateful for his wise decision to not take the IP income.

He is already making a lot of money just from the income from online dramas. If he adds an IP incubation project, he can’t even imagine how wonderful the scene will be.

After greeting several senior executives of Chengyu Group in the private room, Yang Ruoqian quickly walked out of the restaurant and announced to the crew members: "I have good news for you now!"

The crew members who were enjoying the meal turned their puzzled looks towards him.

What else is good news?

At this time, they had already learned through various channels that their drama had become popular, but except for a few leading actors who often appeared in the drama and seemed more excited, everyone else's emotions were very stable.

Because whether the drama is popular or not doesn’t matter to these extras.

They have already received their pay, and the roles they played cannot allow them to regard this experience as a glorious resume.

Yang Ruoqian looked at the actors who were drooling over their performances and announced with a smile, "Because our film 'The Dragon Son-in-law' was a huge success, Chengyu Media has decided to increase everyone's pay by 2.5 times!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the restaurant fell silent for a moment.

Randomly, bursts of cheers broke out.

“Wow!”

"Fuck, President Cheng is so generous, President Yang is so generous!"

"2.5 times? Is that true?"

"I've never been paid so much for a film..."

Looking at the happy faces of the actors, Yang Ruoqian held his head high, walked out of the restaurant, and drove away.

Very good, isn’t this a direct loss of nearly ten million?

…

Inside the box, the leaders of Chengyu Media also heard the noise outside. They looked at each other, not understanding what Mr. Yang was thinking.

The agreement sounded nice, saying it would increase the film's pay, but in fact, everyone knew that it was simply a kickback to Kuiguang Company.

Chengyu Media signed a contract with Kuiguang Group and received the film remuneration, and Kuiguang Group then signed contracts with the actors and paid the remuneration.

Now the contract between Chengyu and Kui Guang has changed. Does it have anything to do with the contract between Kui Guang and the actors?

Yang Ruoqian would just swallow the money, and no one would say anything to him... and no one would say anything to him.

The actors didn't even know the bet existed.

But, he just gave the money to these actors.

"Boss Yang... is such a strange man."

(End of this chapter)