Xiao Liu Film Studio.

"Boss, it's great. The number of views has reached a new high this time!"

Liu Bi stared at the backstage of his account intently and nodded gently: "No one expected that the movie of Shelter Company could be produced so quickly... Fortunately, we worked overtime to get the manuscript out."

"Speed ​​is secondary. The key is that they can take advantage of other people's publicity. The publicity team of Pacific Rim 2 must have been exhausted. They spent a lot of money, but ended up promoting someone else's movie."

"They released a promotional video and trailer to promote the movie, but the Shelter Company took advantage of this opportunity to shoot a knockoff version. It's funny."

"A bunch of people who don't know the truth were so stupid to watch this crappy movie, and they were wondering why it could be so bad and why it was in Chinese, hahahaha..."

At this point, everyone couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere in the entire studio was filled with a happy atmosphere.

The same joyful atmosphere was present when the three of them huddled together to watch Atlantic Rim a few days ago.

This movie... the pictures can't be said to be bad, they are simply unbearable to watch.

It was so disgusting that it made people laugh.

A monster that hadn't even been cut out in the corners of the picture rushed out stiffly from a fake sea, rampaging among a bunch of plastic buildings - even those with sharp eyes could see a zipper on the monster's back! After the city was destroyed for a while, a bunch of giant "mechas" made of cardboard glue fell from the sky, trampled several "buildings", and then wrestled with the monster. The scene was so fierce that it was comparable to a fight between elementary school students.

No matter if it was monsters hitting mechas or mechas hitting monsters, all the movements were so soft and weak that sometimes just a slight touch would cause them to fly hundreds of meters away, which was hilarious to watch.

As for the sound when the two sides collided, it was just a recording of pots and pans smashing to the ground. Liu Bi was too lazy to complain about this minor flaw.

But... no matter what the quality of the movie is, its popularity is there, and the videos using it as material are also there.

Liu Bi shook his head and said with emotion: "Since we followed the Kuiguang Group, our income has skyrocketed..."

"Yes, given their film production speed and profitability, not only do the grassroots entertainment practitioners benefit, but even us film review UP hosts also benefit."

"From the number of views, we can tell that the audience really likes this kind of movie review video with a good program effect."

"us……"

Ding-a-ling…

The three people were chatting happily when an old-fashioned mobile phone on the table next to them suddenly rang with a shrill tone.

"Someone called? Was it work?"

Liu Bi stood up with some confusion, picked up the phone and took a look. It was a very unfamiliar number.

After thinking for a while, he pressed the answer button and clicked the hands-free function.

"Hello? This is Xiao Liu's film studio."

A very sweet voice came from the other end of the receiver, which was obviously a professional customer service voice: "Hello, Mr. Liu, we are from the headquarters of Kuiguang Group. Do you have time now?"

Hearing this voice, Liu Bi subconsciously wanted to hang up the phone.

Either they were selling insurance or they were promoting financial products! But... after the words "Kuiguang Group" appeared, Liu Bi stopped his finger from hanging up.

Kuiguang Group's phone number? But doesn't the boss of Kuiguang Group have his own personal contact information? Why would he call the work number? As soon as this doubt arose, Liu Bi had the answer himself.

A large group like this must be divided into many departments and have many different businesses. The person who came to us this time is most likely just one of the departments of the group.

Of course they wouldn't bother their boss over such a small matter...

After all, he was a big boss who rewarded him with food, so Liu Bi's tone immediately became polite: "Oh! You are from Kuiguang Group, no problem, no problem. What can I do for you?"

"It's like this. The group would like to invite the three of you to Jinhai City to discuss deeper value-added cooperation between the two parties in the future. Do we have the honor to do so?"

The three people in the studio looked at each other, and all of them saw surprise in their eyes.

Deeper value-added cooperation? !

Was he recruited by Kuiguang Group? Although the two sides had a certain degree of cooperation before, it was limited to one project and one movie, and there was no long-term relationship between the two sides.

After adding Yang Ruoqian’s WeChat, Liu Bi never contacted him on his own initiative - as someone who has been working in society for so long, he understands best the value of such connections.

It is definitely a super rare resource of life-saving level.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, never use it.

Now... the Kuiguang officials actually came directly to us?

Liu Bi felt like money was raining from the sky. He grabbed the phone excitedly and said, "You are so polite. We are free. We are free! Just tell us a time!"

The girl at the front desk glanced at the script Yang Ruoqian sent her, and continued to read it with a smile, "How about tomorrow? We will cover your food, clothing, housing and transportation for the next few days. All you have to do is come over."

"Tomorrow, huh? No problem. We'll get ready when we're free!"

"Okay, I look forward to meeting you. So what are you doing?"

"You are so polite, so polite..."

“…”

Beep, beep, beep…

After making sure he had hung up the phone, Liu Bi clenched his fists excitedly, turned around and said to his colleague, "What a surprise!"

Another colleague also nodded excitedly: "The official contacted us directly, what kind of treatment is this? Will we be able to eat the rice of Kuiguang Group directly in the future?"

Even though they are doing well as film reviewers now, they actually rely on the platform for their livelihood. Any small change can easily cost them their jobs.

Moreover, the wind direction in the entertainment industry changes very quickly. If you fail to seize the opportunity, it is easy to collapse completely.

Once you get close to the wealthy Kuiguang Group, will you still be afraid of not being able to control the direction of the entertainment industry in the future?

Even if he couldn't control the direction of the entire entertainment industry, he could at least control the direction of the resources under the Kuiguang Group.

"But... Boss, we have a video to make soon. How are we going to make it in Jinhai?"

"What are you afraid of? Let's do it over there! If it doesn't work out, the three of us can show up first, and then you can continue in the hotel. You two don't like to go out anyway."

"OK!"

"Should we post an update? We were invited by Kuiguang to be their guest. It would be so prestigious if we could share it with others."

Liu Bi cursed: "Fuck... Look at our background, how many up-loaders have contacted us and asked us to help connect with Kuiguang Group and say good things. Do you think I dare to agree to anything?"

"We pretended to be dead backstage, and the front desk posted a message that Kuiguang Group invited us to dinner. Aren't you afraid of being attacked by everyone?"

"If you want to pretend to be dead, just pretend to be dead. Why post any updates? This matter must be covered up to death!"

“That’s right…”

…

"Boss Yang, Liu Bi has agreed and will be here tomorrow. How are the food, lodging, transportation and travel all arranged?"

Yang Ruoqian, who had been staring at his phone all the time, finally let go of the worry in his heart.

In the past, he would definitely not care about one or two days and would have asked others to come here in a hurry.

But the Shelter Company was making movies too fast. Yang Ruoqian was afraid that if he wasted a few more days, they would release a new movie and make a few million, and Liu Bi would spread rumors again...

Just thinking about it seems too outrageous.

When did stopping making money also involve life and death? Yang Ruoqian thought for a moment and replied, "Food, clothing, housing and transportation... Didn't we receive a group of reporters last time? The way they were treated is the same as the way Liu Bi and his gang were treated."

It is imperative that Liu Bi and the other two experience again the pain that others have experienced.

"Okay, Mr. Yang. What about the schedule of activities?"

As soon as the question was asked, Yang Ruoqian's mind flashed with the scene where Liu Bi made videos overnight for bad movies like "Titanic 2" and "Atlantic Rim".

Don’t you like watching bad movies? Then I’ll let you watch as much as you want!

Yang Ruoqian gritted his teeth and smiled, "It's very simple to arrange the itinerary... As fellow creators, we always need to share inspiration with each other. Find a few dozen crappy movies, find a luxurious little dark room, lock them in, and let them immerse themselves in how we find inspiration."

"Of course, we won't waste their time. As long as Liu Bi and his team insist on watching bad movies at double the speed in the small dark room every day, we will give them 1,000 yuan a day as compensation."

"You have to watch it in a small dark room every day! You can't speed up, sleep, or leave in the middle of the show!"

Just set up a Hongmen Banquet for Liu Bi and let him feel the same pain as Mr. Yang.

After this wave of bad movie bombardment is over, let’s see how Liu Bi can post videos and praise those bad movies in the future.

What kind of purifier of the entertainment industry, what kind of way out for all low-level artists...

I just want to make a bad movie, please stop messing with me!

We must let these people who don't know the truth see Kui Guang's true face! The young lady took notes quickly, and then asked, "Okay, Mr. Yang, do you have any other arrangements?"

"That's all for now. I'll let you know when I think of something. Any other questions?"

Generally speaking, when Yang Ruoqian asked this kind of question, it meant the call was over, and he would just say a polite "that's all" and hang up.

Then the front desk will convey the information to the operation department, who will be responsible for the specific arrangements...

But this time, the lady at the front desk hesitated and did not answer immediately.

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Yang Ruoqian was quick to notice this change, and before the receptionist could say anything, he immediately asked, "Why aren't you talking? Is there anything else?"

The lady at the front desk hesitated for a long time before she said weakly, "Boss Yang... I, I have a suggestion, but I don't know if I should say it?"

"Just tell me, Kuiguang Group doesn't have so many weird rules."

"That is... you can actually find an assistant to help you make the connections in this regard. You just need to tell the assistant what you want to do."

When saying this, the girl at the front desk seemed to have used up all her courage - if it were before, she would definitely not have the guts to talk to her leader about this personnel arrangement that was slightly beyond the line.

Yang Ruoqian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled happily and asked teasingly, "What's wrong? Do you want a promotion and a raise? Is your salary not enough?"

The girl at the front desk denied it after hearing this: "No, no, Mr. Yang, you misunderstood... I don't have that ability! I just always see you answering the phone and arranging tasks in person, and it feels a little different from what you do in TV dramas, so I just gave you a suggestion! You just think I'm being nosy!"

Although she envied those secretaries or assistants who earned high salaries and could work directly with their bosses, she also knew that this job was by no means as easy as it seemed.

I have to properly handle a lot of things, make sure the boss's arrangements are in order, contact all parties, help the boss make the most efficient schedule, etc.

It is definitely not just a vase beauty like in TV dramas where you just stick your head there.

This kind of work requires extremely high skills, and a small mistake can easily cause huge chaos. By then, I'm afraid I'll be directly fired and held accountable, and I won't even be able to keep my current job as a front desk clerk.

Unless you are trying to climb into your boss' bed, no sane person would take on a job that they are not capable of doing.

But the Kuiguang Group... does not have such unhealthy tendencies.

Yang Ruoqian nodded gently: "What you said makes sense. I'll think about it when I have time. You can continue with your work."

"Okay, Mr. Yang!"

After saying this, the front desk clerk hung up the phone in a hurry.

Yang Ruoqian had thought about the assistant secretary position, but since there wasn't much work in the company before, he just let Chang Zhiqing take on the role.

Later, as the group grew bigger, Chang Zhiqing had more and more work on hand, and gradually she was unable to take care of so many tasks.

Yang Ruoqian was always busy with big projects. In his previous life, he was used to being a boss without a secretary or an assistant, so he had forgotten about it.

Now that I think about it, it is indeed a bit inappropriate for the boss of such a large group to do everything personally.

"Well... now that Liu Bi has agreed to come to Kuiguang Group, we can publicize this matter well."

"Send a signal to the outside world that Liu Bi Films has been acquired by Kuiguang Group, so that his future videos will be less persuasive..."

When the time comes, ask the operation department to arrange some people to take a few photos, and post them to the company's official Weibo and Bilibili accounts, with a high-profile text.

This is equivalent to "officially announcing" the relationship between the two parties.

Yang Ruoqian himself is a surfing expert and has his own personal Weibo account, Bilibili account, etc., but he has never done any official certification, and no one knows that the person behind this account is the boss of Kuiguang Group.

After all, Yang Ruoqian had no intention of becoming an internet celebrity...

He still understood the principle that fame brings trouble - look at Shang Qianyu, who used to go out for a stroll casually and even found time to watch a movie with him.

What about now? You have to wear a mask even when you go out. Otherwise, passers-by will stare at you, take pictures of you, and chase you around asking you questions, making it difficult to walk.

Not to mention things like watching a movie with the boss of your own company, scandals would fly around in no time.

The paparazzi didn't care whether Wen Ruoxiu was there or not, or how far apart the two were. They just started with a picture and made up the content.

Although what Yang Ruoqian looks like is no secret and anyone who wants to can easily find out, there is basically no news leaked about him.

The popularity is not high, so it’s no big deal even if some photos are leaked.

Yang Ruoqian had no interest in a life where he couldn't do anything as he pleased and where someone was watching his every word and action.

"It's almost time to get off work... Let's go home and think about how to torture Liu Bi and the other two tomorrow!"

…

Dozens of minutes later, Yang Ruoqian and Chang Zhiqing returned home together.

After eating casually and clearing away the dishes, Yang Ruoqian picked up his mobile phone and began to search through the vast ocean of movies for the rubbish he would throw to Liu Bi to watch tomorrow.

For such an important matter, Yang Ruoqian had to screen it personally, otherwise he would feel uneasy.

"What are you watching?" Chang Zhiqing came over and glanced at Yang Ruoqian's phone. "Looking for a movie?"

Yang Ruoqian tilted his phone a little and nodded: "Yes... do you want to watch it together?"

“Why are the ratings so low?”

"Low ratings are not a problem." Yang Ruoqian scrolled down the list of movies. "None of the movies produced by Shelter Company have high ratings, but they still make money, don't they?"

Chang Zhiqing squeezed Yang Ruoqian's shoulder hard: "Are you still thinking about work after returning home? At this stage of the group, some things can be handed over to your subordinates."

"Watching bad movies is not all work." Yang Ruoqian dodged to the side and said defensively, "Were you not also there at our last class reunion's bad movie challenge? How joyful was that?"

Chang Zhiqing thought about it for a moment and felt that this was indeed the case, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then choose a bad movie and we'll watch it together tonight."

It’s not impossible to watch it together...

It just so happened that Yang Ruoqian was not at all interested in those covers that were crudely made, of poor quality, and that no one wanted to click on at first glance.

Asking Chang Zhiqing to help choose a movie would not only make her happy, but also allow her to pass the job on to him. It was a great move that killed two birds with one stone.

Alas, after being together for a long time, people become naughty!

This is what it feels like to be childhood sweethearts, college classmates, and old married couples...

Yang Ruoqian pushed the phone over and said, "Why don't you choose? See which movie you are interested in?"

"Let me choose?" Chang Zhiqing took the phone and frowned slightly, "I'm not very interested in any of these..."

Yang Ruoqian, who didn't want to work, immediately encouraged him: "It's okay, you should watch bad movies with the mentality of watching them for fun, just pick one that you like."

Chang Zhiqing lowered her head in silence, slowly flipping through the list of bad movies.

A few minutes later, she pointed to a horror movie and asked, "What do you think of this one?"

Yang Ruoqian took a look and said perfunctorily, "It's okay. Does this cover suit your taste? Or do you want to watch a suspense movie?"

Chang Zhiqing scratched the legs of the actress on the movie cover with her fingernails and exclaimed: "No, this ghost girl has long legs. I quite like it!"

"...Old Chang, you are a little disappointed!"

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P.S.: Stop doubting that I will quit writing! I am still updating very steadily! Why are there so many comments that are worried that I will quit writing... (End of this chapter)