Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh when she heard Secretary Zhao report on the situation of the M platform.

"A sci-fi blockbuster, two billion, hahaha, the other side finally fell for it."

Lin Xiaoxiao never expected that historical tactics would be so effective. The strategy that one country used to cripple another country could also work on the M platform. It just goes to show that the world is indeed cyclical.

"Mr. Lin called to ask about the remaining money from the previous investment?"

Lin Xiaoxiao was taken aback for a moment, "Which President Lin? Lin Ruizhe?"

"Um."

Secretary Zhao was also helpless. Originally, it was fine for Lin Ruizhe to ask everyone to call him President Lin, but after Lin Tianyang and Lin Tianxue returned, they heard that everyone at headquarters was suffering, but since everyone was called President Lin, they dared not offend any of them. As a result, many assigned tasks were left unattended, with no one knowing which President Lin was responsible.

Those struggling in the middle are all working-class people. Secretary Zhao is also glad that she works with Lin Xiaoxiao at Feiyang Entertainment, otherwise she might accidentally call the wrong person "President Lin" one day and then be punished.

When Secretary Zhao recalled how others at headquarters had started inquiring about his treatment at Feiyang Entertainment, he unconsciously straightened his back and held his head high. He couldn't help but think that Lin Xiaoxiao, the CEO, was the best.

"He's so stingy! He's already spent the money, and he still wants it back?"

Lin Xiaoxiao complained, but still had Secretary Zhao send the bill to Lin Ruizhe.

She had meticulously calculated every single expense, but since all these outsourced projects ended up in her Feiyang Entertainment account, it didn't matter who earned the money, so why couldn't she earn it too?

Moreover, since she failed to successfully trap the other party and instead made them continue to fill the hole, Lin Ruizhe should be secretly happy.

Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly realized something crucial: "How could he be short of money?"

Secretary Zhao looked slightly embarrassed. "He happens to be in charge of the gaming industry. As you know, Mr. Lin, the He Group behind the M platform started out in the gaming industry."

"Oh dear, we've ended up on someone else's turf."

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh gleefully.

Lin Xiaoxiao thought that the company's screenwriters were writing the later seasons of "Chinese Horror" and usually took turns taking vacations. Adding a science fiction movie on top of that would probably be very tiring, so she asked Secretary Zhao to find an existing science fiction novel to adapt.

Of course, the budget is not high, capped at 300,000.

Secretary Zhao had gotten used to Lin Xiaoxiao's pace, and even if she had objections, she would just assume that she didn't understand President Lin's approach.

What good works can you buy for 300,000? Lin Xiaoxiao is just trying to cripple the M platform, not really making a big splash.

Therefore, the overall budget for this science fiction film was less than one million.

"By the way, let's hire some more people for the special effects department. We can still use them for the next few seasons of 'Chinese Horror,' so we don't need to be too frugal, and we shouldn't limit the number of people too much."

Lin Xiaoxiao quickly calculated that she could save money on special effects. Although the foreign companies were treating her very well now, they might overcharge her later. It would be better to find some domestic people to do it.

Anyway, if the movie is bad, everyone will just criticize her, and all she does is kneel down and apologize.

As long as we bring down the M platform, what does it matter if we get a few scoldings?

Mr. He from the M platform said, "How's it going? You've bought all the copyrights, haven't you?"

The staff member nodded and handed over the documents. "Mr. He has already bought all the popular and well-regarded products online. Some writers, upon hearing that Feiyang Entertainment is also making a science fiction film, have raised their prices, so the price is a bit beyond our budget."

Young Master He frowned slightly. "These opportunists don't know their place. They think they can just get all the copyrights. They're just a few small-time writers. If there's a platform that the He Group invests in, we can put in a word and reduce their promotional traffic. Do they think my money is so easy to take? Check if they have any game platform accounts and make sure they display more ads for card games."

The staff member hadn't expected that after acquiring the copyright, Mr. He would go so far as to completely destroy it. They regretted saying anything earlier. The staff member couldn't help but shudder.

"What's wrong? You have a cold?! Get away from me! Let someone else come in to report."

Mr. He seemed to be keeping his distance from any virus, covering his nose and staying far away.

"Remember, the novel platforms we've invested in cannot be sold to Feiyang Entertainment, regardless of whether the authors sell them or not."

On the other side, Secretary Zhao looked at the budget of 300,000 yuan for the online launch and found the screenwriters of Feiyang Entertainment to select suitable science fiction IPs.

While eating, Zhang the Second Generation complained, "Wait, 300,000? What can you buy with that?!"

Wang Li nodded, "A good suspense script costs more than this."

Although He Yue didn't understand science fiction, she thought about it and nodded, "A good romance novel will also cost more than 300,000."

Zhang Fan ate his meal in silence, lost in thought.

Secretary Zhao also took advantage of the crew's lunch break to eat while asking for other people's opinions.

Surprisingly, there aren't any sci-fi IPs that are this cheap, but I'll still have to look for them.

Zhang Erdai still habitually addressed Lin Xiaoxiao as Director Lin. "No, what's Director Lin thinking? The crew of 'Chinese Horror' spent so much money, but now they're being stingy with money for a sci-fi film that requires even more investment. Could it be that the company is short of cash flow lately?"

Zhang Erdai's words caused the other screenwriters to stop what they were doing.

"No way?!"

"Is the 'Ten Thousand Yuan Household' project spending money every day?! I wonder if they can open the park early and start charging admission fees; that should recoup a lot of their losses."

"How about we cut back a bit in the later seasons? We have experience with 'Chinese Horror,' so we should be able to squeeze out some budget."

Zhang Erdai retorted irritably, "Seriously? This isn't enough to fill a sci-fi movie!"

Secretary Zhao hurriedly interrupted everyone's discussion, "There's money in the account, so you can film with peace of mind. Don't try to squeeze money out of 'Chinese Horror'."

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