Chapter 196: Er Gou Flag! Lunar New Year!

Xia Xi summoned Li Zhongtian on a rare occasion.

This local dog seemed very nervous. He didn't feel nervous at all in front of Lin Xiao and was very relaxed. But in front of Xia Xi, he felt like he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

"This time, SoftBank Group's investment in Jiayuan.com has made Taozi and the others each worth tens of millions, and even Bai Xiaoping has tens of millions. And you are still doing the most basic part-time job, earning a few thousand yuan a month. Do you feel unbalanced?" Xia Xi asked.

Li Zhongtian thought for a while and said, "It's okay. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have even realized that Sister Taozi and the others are already worth tens of millions."

Xia Xi: "Do you know why? You are obviously Lin Xiao's best friend."

Li Zhongtian: "He probably doesn't want to force things to happen."

Xia Xi: "Yes, he has high expectations for you. And he doesn't want you to take a completely technical position, so he lets you start from the bottom, and even lets you organize and manage your own team, and gives you the basic advertising model. This will be very important to Facebook in the future, and it may even be the second largest operating income for the entire group after games."

"So how high your future ceiling is depends entirely on your own ability."

"But whether it's Lin Xiao or I, we all have very high expectations for you and Zhu Hongbin."

Li Zhongtian: "I understand. Thank you, Sister Xia Xi."

"Well, I'll go back to work then."

Xia Xi: "Well, go ahead."

In fact, Xia Xi did not explain it clearly. Now Su Tao and Huang Yan'er both have tens of millions of dollars in assets. But when Lin Xiao asked Feng Xian, Cheng Hai, and even Li Chengzhu to take charge of Jiayuan.com, they were unwilling to go because they knew that Facebook was the huge future and the sea of ​​stars. And now these people are indeed the top executives of Facebook.

However, the upper limits of even these people are limited, while Li Zhongtian and Zhu Hongbin are still at the grassroots level, fighting with a group of stupid and clear-headed college students and shrewd small bosses, but the upper limits of these two people are the highest.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Su Tao is worth tens of millions now. In the future, as long as Li Zhongtian and Zhu Hongbin do well, their net worth may be many times more than this number.

Xia Xi was worried that Li Zhongtian would be mentally unbalanced, so she grabbed him and tried to comfort him. Unexpectedly, Li Zhongtian was a typical local dog with a loud mind, great inner wisdom, and a strong and upright inner foundation.

When Li Zhongtian left the company, he met three women: Jiang Lir, Zeng Yuxiu and Li Duanduan.

He instinctively moved away.

For a country boy like him, these three women were too charming and sexy.

"Li Zhongtian, Li Tugou, come here..." Jiang Li'er waved.

Li Zhongtian cursed in his heart: "Damn it, it's all your fault, Lin Xiao. The local dogs bark every day, causing them to shout like that too."

"What's the matter?" Li Zhongtian asked.

Jiang Li'er said: "To make a long story short, the three of us came to Lightning Entertainment, but we were all kicked out."

Li Duanduan: "Nonsense, I was not kicked out, I successfully interned at Shuanglin Productions."

Jiang Lier: "Boss Li said that we should be sent to the grassroots level for training for a few months to help us get closer to the ground and avoid becoming just a vase."

"You are at the grassroots level here, right? I heard that you have been battling with the small bosses around Tongji University recently, and it was very difficult to deal with them. So we are going to help you."

Li Zhongtian thought about it for a while and found that it was indeed suitable.

As for Zhu Hongbin, he has a flirty girlfriend, Lin Rui, who has made all the small bosses around him crazy.

At Aurora University, Lian Yi and Xiao Lin were also making smooth progress.

Only at Tongji University, when doing data statistics before, Li Zhongtian's team ranked first, not only surpassing Zhu Hongbin's team, but even surpassing Lian Yi's team, because they are willing to endure hardships and are particularly down-to-earth.

But now, when negotiating with these small bosses and wanting them to place advertisements, Li Zhongtian's straight male team is not going smoothly and directly becomes the last one. He is also very anxious.

At this time, he discovered that girls did have an advantage, because the small business owners doing business near the university were both lustful and timid.

Li Zhongtian said: "Okay, since it is arranged by Mr. Li, I very much welcome you to join."

"But I have to make one thing clear. It doesn't matter if you call me a dog or something in private, but once you start working, you must obey my command. Otherwise, I will go directly to General Manager Li and ask her to transfer you back."

"Another thing, you are too beautiful. Most of my team members are boys. You should be more restrained and don't seduce them."

"In short, our work must be serious."

Jiang Li'er was surprised to find that although Li Zhongtian, this country boy, only made a few thousand yuan a month, he did have the airs of a small leader.

Jiang Li'er: "Don't worry, Li Duanduan is a bitch who only wants to be Lin Xiao's mistress. Zeng Yuxiu also has high standards. As for me... I just came here to accompany them."

Before he could finish his words, Li Duanduan punched him.

Li Zhongtian: "Okay, come to my place to handle the formalities before tomorrow."

Then he hurriedly left the company and returned to Tongji University.

He is really busy now. He cannot miss important classes, cannot fail exams, and also has to lead a team of more than 20 people to complete complicated tasks.

Jiang Li'er was not in a hurry to go back, but wanted to have a meal in the cafeteria of Lightning Group.

In the cafeteria, she was pleasantly surprised to find Li Ning from the Philosophy Department.

She sat there eating alone, and many men around her looked at her secretly but did not dare to sit over to her.

Jiang Li'er and others were not polite and sat directly next to Li Ning.

Suddenly... Li Ning felt very uneasy, and even his eating movements became distorted.

This is a super social phobia.

"Li Ning, you've gained weight." Jiang Li'er said.

"Thank you..." Li Ning whispered.

Jiang Lier was surprised. What was there to thank for?

"Are you also interning at Lightning Group?"

Li Ning: "No, I'm officially employed."

Jiang Lier: "What are you doing?"

Li Ning: “Art design.”

Jiang Li'er and the other two girls were immediately ashamed. They were from the art department, but none of them could become art designers for Lightning Group. Lin Xiao once thought they were pretty good. When they were working on Plants vs. Zombies, he asked them to do art design, but before they had finished half of the work, he unceremoniously kicked them out and hired professional art designers.

And now, Li Ning from the Department of Philosophy has become the art designer of Lightning Games.

Even Li Ning, a talented artist, has become a treasure of Lightning Group. Although he joined Lightning Games, he is often loaned to other departments to complete tasks.

She was completely immersed in it, and her previous depression was completely relieved. Although she still had social phobia and was unwilling to deal with people, she felt very happy immersed in the world she liked and being needed by so many people.

So, I gained a little weight.

She is really happy in Lightning Group and can’t wait to create every day.

In fact, the current Lightning Group has already accepted many elites from Aurora University.

Now the company has expanded to more than 500 people, and more than 200 of them are from Aurora University.

Zeng Yuxiu suddenly said, "Li Duanduan, Liao Feng seems to have arranged two jobs for you, one in Lingxi Island and one at a TV station. Both positions are very good. Why don't you go? Why do you come here and intern with Li Zhongtian for several months?"

Li Duanduan: "I don't know why, if you all come here, I will come with you."

Jiang Lier: "If Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi broke up, would you return to Liao Feng's arms?"

Li Duanduan: "I, I don't know either."

Jiang Li'er: "How come you don't know anything? Can you have some independent ideas and make some achievements?"

Li Duanduan complained in a low voice: "Does it mean that being arranged by you to be someone's mistress is a promising career?"

Jiang Lier: "What did you say?"

Li Duanduan quickly whispered, "Nothing."

However, in Li Shuang's eyes, Li Duanduan is a very good seedling.

She has a temperament, a little bit coquettish, a little bit charming, a little bit weak, and most importantly, she has a particularly good appearance, and her IQ and EQ are very high.

She and Ling Zhuo are completely opposite types, but both can be trained to become the leading hosts of Shuanglin Productions.

So even though Jiang Li'er bullied Li Duanduan every day, she spared no effort to recommend Li Duanduan to Li Shuang, even though she was a little afraid of Li Shuang.

……………………

Jiangnan TV!

"Director, the ratings for If You Are the One episode 8 are out, 3.1%!"

The whole audience fell into a brief silence.

This is... too fierce!

It directly broke 3%.

For Jiangnan TV before, breaking 2% seemed extremely difficult and unattainable.

And now, it has directly broken 3, and it has broken 3 in just the eighth issue.

Director Zhou asked, "What about Mango TV's "Rose Date"?"

Zhang Yan: “0.8%.”

Too bad! Before If You Are the One came out, Rose Date barely managed to get a 1.3% viewership rating.

Just one month after If You Are the One was released, its ratings dragged down that of Rose Date, and it has been falling ever since and there is no way it can be stopped.

Suddenly, the assistant director said, "Director, we have to redo some of our work, such as the advertising bidding plan for next year. We have to start all over again."

Isn’t it?

3.1% of the viewership, and it’s only been on the air for a month, what does this mean? A phenomenal program was born.

The effect of this kind of program is terrifying, and it will directly increase the ratings of other programs on the entire station.

Therefore, it is not just the advertising fees of If You Are the One that will increase, but the advertising fees of the entire station will increase.

The advertising bidding plan for next year was roughly finalized before "If You Are the One" was broadcast, and the overall advertising revenue for next year was estimated to be around 260 million yuan.

But now...it seems like this number is a joke.

But...how much should it be set?

Nobody knows anymore.

"Double?" asked the advertising center director.

Zhang Yan: "How can it be doubled? How much money would it be worth if it doubled? Only 500 million!"

"Next year's advertising expenses for If You Are the One alone may exceed 500 million yuan."

"The audience of this program includes a large number of white-collar elites, and the advertising value is very high."

Director Zhou was completely immersed in great happiness. In the past half month, she had no idea how many times she had been called by her leader.

When I was called in before, it was always with the intention of admonishing you.

During this period, when I was called by my leader, I received only praises.

Even the leader took her to meet a higher-ranking leader. The entire propaganda department, all the honors that originally did not belong to him or her, also fell on her head, and she became a big celebrity in the entire Jiangnan propaganda department.

Just because of one program, the income of the entire station will double, or even more than double.

That's crazy.

"Zhang Yan, go and urge Lightning Entertainment to send us the refined trailer of Crazy Stone as soon as possible. It will be released soon, and our TV station here needs to rush to launch an advertising campaign."

"Well, let's go to Shanghai and urge them to do something."

Everyone was shocked.

ah?!

You, isn’t it a bit too ridiculous that you use this reason to go to Shanghai to meet Leader Ergou?

Because you were in a hurry to give someone free advertising, and the other party's commercial hadn't been produced yet, so you went to Shanghai in person to urge them?

………………

That evening, Lin Xiao, Li Shuang, Gao Changhe and others invited Director Zhou and his group to dinner.

Director Zhou really said that she came here this time just to urge the release of the trailer for "Crazy Stone".

Gao Changhe said: "There is still some time before the release. Isn't it too early to start advertising now?"

Director Zhou: "How is it early? Not early, not early."

"By the way, next month we will be bidding for the next season's advertising for If You Are the One. Mr. Lin, Mr. Gao, Mr. Li, how much do you think the advertising fee should increase?"

Lin Xiao has also held many meetings to discuss this issue.

If you really want to maximize profits, you can sell it at three times the original price.

However, several people felt that it would be better to proceed step by step and leave room for maneuver.

Just double it, that’s about it.

Originally it was around 60 million per quarter, but now it has increased to around 130 million per quarter.

Because this does not rely solely on ratings, but also on the return on investment from advertisers and brands.

Only by making others profitable can the business last long.

Li Shuang expressed her views on behalf of Shuanglin Entertainment.

"What a coincidence, what a coincidence!"

Then, Director Zhou and Zhang Yan looked at Lin Xiao and Li Shuang with anticipation.

What about the new show?

Are there any new programs? Li Shuang glanced at Lin Xiao, then took out a thick plan and said, "This is the new program plan produced by Shuang Lin. Director Zhou, Director Zhang, please take a look!"

It's finally here!

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he couldn't wait to take it and took a quick look at it.

“Good, good, this show is great!”

“We will do our best to cooperate with each other and work together to create greater success.”

"Next, we will immediately start preparing for the new program."

Well?!

You probably haven't seen it yet.

But this is exactly the effect the other party wants. We absolutely trust Master Ergou and even admire his abilities.

I didn't even look at his plan. I just said it was good and awesome, and then I gave it my all.

I signed with my eyes closed and did it with my eyes closed.

Otherwise, how can I express my attitude?

Li Shuang said, "Director, you should take a look. This program was planned by the leader himself, and it will really improve the quality of Jiangnan TV. It can greatly improve the style of Jiangnan TV, and it is completely different from If You Are the One. It can enrich the temperament of the entire TV station and make it three-dimensional."

After hearing this, Director Zhou and Director Zhang Yan immediately looked over the entire plan carefully.

Crazy Brain! Wow! This… this is really awesome.

At first glance, there is a strong gimmick.

And, it does have style.

It was not an IQ quiz at all; it was a collision of true geniuses.

A genius performance beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

If this program is done well, it will really make the entire Jiangnan TV stand out.

"If You Are the One" shows human nature, and "Crazy Brain" shows IQ.

If it were before, Director Zhou and Zhang Yan would not be so amazing, but now because of the extreme success of If You Are the One, the two of them have a halo effect on Leader Ergou.

It feels like every one of his plans is full of mysterious techniques.

Instinctively raise the level and instinctively use your imagination to supplement.

The more you look at it, the more awesome it gets.

After watching the program carefully, Director Zhou asked, "Master, do you think that after this program comes out, can our Jiangnan TV be promoted from a second-tier TV station to a first-tier TV station?"

Lin Xiao: “Yes!”

Director Zhou picked up a glass of white wine and drank it in one gulp.

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"I can't thank you enough for your kindness!"

"Join hands and make progress together!"

……………………

The next day, Li Shuang received a call directly from Wang Shiqing, the production director of Shanghai TV.

Lin Xiao also received a call from Director Chen of Shanghai TV.

"I am very honored to be invited by Mr. Lin. I will definitely attend!" Director Chen did not leave any room for ambiguity and did not say anything like "if I have time" etc.

I said with certainty that I would definitely participate.

Wang Shiqing also called Li Shuang to congratulate her.

"Congratulations, Mr. Li. The ratings of If You Are the One have reached a new peak. It's incredible."

"Thank you very much for sending me the invitation. I will definitely attend."

"By the way, your movie Crazy Stone is about to be released. Do you want to cut a simple trailer? I'll have the station promote it."

Li Shuang said, "Okay, thank you Director Wang, please send me a quote."

Wang Shiqing should have said that it was free and that this was also a way to support Shanghai Film, but he did not do so. Instead, he said, "Okay, I will ask them to make a quotation and send it to your email."

If nothing goes wrong, they'll quote a price for a junk ad slot and air it during prime time.

The cheapest advertising price to achieve the best results.

They didn't directly ask for cooperation, but just asked if Shuanglin Production had any new programs and wanted to broadcast them on our Shanghai Satellite TV.

Because of some minor unpleasantness before, Lin Xiao initially proposed to cooperate with Shanghai TV, but Director Wang refused.

Now, they just keep doing favors and wait until the time is right before talking about cooperation.

………………

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiao received another call.

Director Zhong of Zhijiang TV.

"Hello, Mr. Lin!"

"Mayor Lian and I just had dinner together not long ago. I wanted to ask him to introduce me to you, but I don't think it's necessary. We are both from Zhijiang, so we are from the same hometown."

"The success of If You Are the One is very inspiring. It has completely brought a new trend and new ideas to the entire satellite TV industry."

"I have organized several meetings and I want to learn from my fellow stations."

“Facebook Night, I will definitely attend.”

"Also, your company's new movie is about to be released, and we at Zhijiang TV can also do our part to support it."

Lin Xiao also behaved very humbly and said that he would ask someone from the company to contact the advertising department of Zhijiang TV immediately.

This was just a small matter, and then Director Zhong warmly invited Lin Xiao to be a guest at Zhijiang TV and in Hangzhou. He would be the host, and he would also invite Lian Zheng, who was very busy, to join them.

Lin Xiao agreed very happily.

In this world, you can't fight alone, you have to form factions.

According to Lin Xiao's plan, "If You Are the One" and "Crazy Brain" will be broadcast on Jiangnan Satellite TV.

"China's Got Talent" is broadcast on Shanghai TV.

So a hit TV series will either be broadcast on Mango TV or Zhijiang TV. It depends on which TV station is more enthusiastic and has a greater willingness to cooperate.

So far, Zhijiang TV is more proactive.

The ratings of If You Are the One broke 3, which shocked the entire satellite TV industry tremendously.

The ratings of Mango Channel's flagship program "Happy Camp" in 2003 were only around 1%.

For a variety show on a local satellite TV station, it is simply unbelievable that the ratings exceeded 3%.

TV dramas are still the mainstream these days, and variety shows haven't been very popular yet.

Director Ouyang of Mango TV received the invitation and became hesitant.

In his hand was the ratings report of "Rose Date", which had fallen precipitously and could not be stopped at all, and the reputation was getting worse and worse.

It was actually okay before, but after "If You Are the One" came out, the gap between the two programs was really too big.

The station has held a meeting and is preparing to cancel this program.

After the latest ratings of "If You Are the One" came out, Mango TV suffered the most.

3.1% is so horrible, it’s really hard to imagine.

So, do you want to join this Facebook night?

A not-so-powerful entertainment company is actually forcing all the TV stations to take sides? This does seem a bit absurd.

This year's "Super Boy" was considered a failure, and Mango TV has completely focused on next year's "Super Girl".

This requires collaboration with a large number of stars and singers.

Moreover, Mango TV will become more entertaining and youthful, and it will rely on a large number of stars.

Lightning Entertainment is, after all, a small force.

There is no need to offend a large number of people for a small poke.

So, after a little hesitation, Director Ouyang immediately called back and declined the invitation from Lightning Entertainment, saying that he was too busy to attend the second Facebook Night.

Then...

Beijing TV and Tianjin TV also called back directly and refused to participate in Facebook Night.

Later, Liaodong TV also expressed its refusal.

Lin Xiao could understand all of this because several satellite TV stations in the north had very close relations with the Beijing circle.

But Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised by Ludong TV's rejection.

I also want to cooperate with you on TV dramas. After all, Shanying is pretty awesome.

Then Gao Chenghe gave the reason.

"They are leaders, and we are a private enterprise. In the eyes of their leaders, we are nothing!"

"You are a small private enterprise and you want to invite leaders to attend the party and ask them to take sides. What a joke!"

"You just don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is."

Gao Changhe imitated the leader's tone, and then Lin Xiao understood.

After all, it's a province with a big system. Our Lightning Entertainment is indeed a little bit arrogant, haha.

But it is enough. Jiangnan TV, Modou TV and Zhijiang TV are standing behind Lightning Entertainment, which is completely enough.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but it’s a free shipping area in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

Next, Shuanglin Production, backed by three first-tier satellite TV stations, can continuously produce variety shows and TV dramas. If you give me a peach, I will give you a Qiong Yao in return.

One hit after another appears.

Not only will it make the company a ton of money, it will also enable the three major satellite TV stations to rise steadily and achieve great ratings.

Imagine the future, in the national satellite TV rankings, the three major TV stations supported and cooperated by Lightning Entertainment occupy the top three. What a grand scene! They complement and develop each other.

……………………

As more and more invitations were sent out, people in the entertainment industry gradually smelled something.

This...is this asking everyone to take sides?

Why are they sending out invitations so widely?

Is your Facebook too arrogant? Is Lightning Entertainment too arrogant?

You are currently just a very small force in the entertainment industry.

Although several grassroots albums have sold astronomical sales, and although your "If You Are the One" has achieved astonishing ratings.

But...what does this have to do with us? Don't you know how expensive our appearance fee is? Let us attend for free? Do you think you are the Golden Rooster Award? Huabiao Award? Hundred Flowers Award?

Your first movie hasn't even been released yet, why are you so overbearing? "The singers who have agreed to attend Facebook Night are Lin Junjie and Adu!"

Since these two people are from Ocean Butterflies Music, they will definitely come to support us.

"Li Wen's agent said it depends on the schedule."

She is currently the most popular female singer. In 2001, she attended the Academy Awards ceremony and performed, becoming the first Asian singer to perform on the Oscar stage.

Of course, her current contract is with Columbia, and so far the cooperation between Columbia and Lightning Entertainment is unknown, but the president of Columbia has expressed interest, so the artists under its banner will also express the same attitude.

"Zhou Xingchi's agent said that Mr. Zhou will be very busy during that time and may not be able to make time. So he is unlikely to come, but he did not say anything definite."

"Cheng Long's agent declined."

"Li contacted the agency and declined."

"Zhang Xueyou, Deputy Guo Cheng, and Li Min's agency all refused."

"Zhen Zhidan's agent said that he needs time to consider."

When Lin Xiao heard the result, he couldn't help but be stunned. Isn't this person quite domineering? How could he possibly participate for free?

"Zhang Yi replied that he was very busy during that period and could not spare the time."

……………………

At a gathering in Beijing circle.

"Is this guy crazy? He doesn't have the fate of a giant, but has the disease of a giant?"

"You are just a little kid. You have only made a few dollars and have achieved a few results. Why are you so proud?"

“No matter how great our shows ‘Desire’ and ‘Beijingers in New York’ were, we never dared to hold a gala and invite a bunch of celebrities to come and support us for free.”

"Last year when this guy organized the first Facebook Night, he took the money and begged for favors everywhere. This year, he made a little money, and now he's acting like this?"

"The son of a Zhongshan wolf will become rampant when he succeeds."

"Why doesn't anyone scold him to his face?"

"How much is his wealth?" Wang Shuo couldn't help but ask.

Someone nearby answered: "Who knows, but it is estimated to be more than one billion."

"grass!"

Many people present were so jealous that they wanted to vomit blood.

In his early twenties, he started a business two or three years ago and has a net worth of 1 billion. Is it so easy to make money on the Internet? Is it a money grab? "But these are all valuations, they are all fake."

"If we really ask him to pay, he won't be able to come up with much."

"Besides, he is just an outsider in the entertainment industry, a small shrimp, so don't act like a big shot."

"The Lunar New Year movie season is about to begin. This time it's different from the past. Not only must Cell Phone take first place, but it must also crush that fellow Er Gou. We absolutely cannot allow his movie to take the top spot!"

"Everyone needs to work hard."

"After his first movie flopped, he didn't dare to be so arrogant anymore. Columbia completely stopped wanting to work with him, and his Facebook Night became a joke."

"We must especially exert our strength in the cinema industry, even if it means giving up some profits, we must crush our competitors!"

……………………

Time flies, and soon it is December.

Although it is not the Lunar New Year holiday yet, both movies have not been released yet.

However, the secret struggle has already begun and is surging.

Television stations and media outlets across the north began to heavily promote "Cell Phone."

Jiangnan TV, Zhijiang TV, and Modou TV began to vigorously promote "Crazy Stone", even though these three TV stations are in complete competition with each other.

People from Bona and Huayi went directly to various cinema chains, or even to specific theaters to compete for screening schedules.

At this time, some cinemas were still separated from the theater chain system. Even within the theater chains, they were somewhat loose and had only just been established. There were a total of 32 theater chains, large and small, in the country.

Although the provincial radio and television systems do not have direct control over cinema chains, they still have some influence.

Overall, Cell Phone has a clear advantage in the film scheduling in the north.

In the south, especially Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, "Crazy Stone" has a huge advantage.

Of course, these are just advance scheduling trends. After the films are released, they will be adjusted based on actual box office results.

This is much more awesome than in history. In history, "Crazy Stone" was just a small shrimp and managed to make it through relying on its own strength.

The three major radio and television groups stand behind Lin Xiao.

A situation of war between the North and the South actually emerged!

Before, Ning Hao was very worried that his movie had too little investment and too little fanfare, so it would be difficult to succeed in the beginning and he would need to rely on word of mouth to make a comeback.

And now...

It hasn't even been released yet, but it's already gaining such momentum.

This flag of Leader Ergou is really awesome.

It was obviously just a small-budget movie, but it turned into a factional fight between the North and the South.

Therefore, as long as the quality of the movie is good enough, the box office will definitely be a hit, and there will definitely be no need to go through any difficult climb.

December 16! Huayi's "Cell Phone" is officially released.

The 2003 Lunar New Year movie season has officially begun! ……………………

Note: I finally finished writing it. I'm going out to eat! If you have monthly tickets, please give me some sweet cakes. I'll be so grateful!

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