Chapter Twenty-Four: The Production Team 'Goes Bankrupt'
The uncle's route for herding the geese was to circle around the village and then let the flock swim in the river for a while.
With Xu Wang acting as the suppressor, the flock of geese became exceptionally obedient, with some goslings following quietly beside the adults.
Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan leisurely followed behind the flock of geese.
And so a strange sight appeared in the village. The geese, which the adults in the village would avoid like the plague, were actually walking along the road very obediently with their flock. The group of geese waddling along the road was actually quite cute.
Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan were herding a flock of geese when they passed by Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan's mission location.
Qin Huai was sweeping the yard, while Gu Yunlan was clearing weeds from the corner of the wall.
The two looked at Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan with envy.
"Their reward for this mission must be quite substantial, right?" Gu Yunlan straightened up and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
“2300.” Qin Huai adjusted his glasses with his right hand. When he first saw that list, he had roughly memorized the pay amounts for some of the jobs.
"So many? How many is our job again?" Gu Yunlan asked in surprise.
"500," Qin Huai calmly announced a number.
"Honey, are we earning a little too little? Should we switch to a job of moderate difficulty after we finish this one?" Gu Yunlan asked Qin Huai with a big smile.
[Haha, Actor Gu is like a clingy golden retriever.]
[Gu Yingdi (a jealous actor): Why do they earn more than four times what we do?]
[Sister-in-law, you've worked hard (bitter smile).]
[Qin Huai: Without me, this family will be left with nothing but their underwear sooner or later. (sighs)]
[Hahaha……]
[I don't know why, but I always feel like I underestimated Xu Wang.]
[The person upstairs isn't mistaken. Let's list Xu's achievements: 1. He guessed the show's rules incredibly quickly; 2. The two village bullies were afraid of him; 3. He quickly seized the initiative against Zhong Ran's smooth talk; 4. He opened a soda bottle with one hand using a mineral water bottle…]
[Wow! Looking at it this way, my wife was pretending to be weak to actually do something big!!!]
As expected, Qin Huai slapped the big head off his shoulder: "Do you think I can't see something so simple?"
"We're using strategy." Qin Huai's glasses reflected the sunlight.
"Strategy?" Gu Yunlan's eyes widened.
"We need to maximize our profits." Qin Huai nodded.
"My dear wife, what do you mean by that?"
“I took a look. Three-star jobs pay well, but they are also risky and it’s easy to lose money. Two-star jobs pay neither well nor badly, but they take a very long time. For example, helping villagers go out to buy supplies. I asked the assistant director, and the production team doesn’t provide any vehicle assistance. That means we have to walk there and drag ourselves back. Half a day is gone in one round trip.”
“He needs to pick five full baskets of peaches, which isn’t easy. It’ll probably take him half a day. The only good option is the one-star mission we’ve chosen. It pays less, but it’s quick. We can finish it in half a day. Little by little, we can accumulate more. This afternoon, we’ll choose two more star missions. Based on my prediction, we should be able to secure second place.” Qin Huai looked at Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan’s retreating figures with a shrewd smile on his face.
[Oh My God! ! ! ]
Is this still a dating reality show? Are you sure it's not a workplace reality show?
[My sister-in-law's trick is brilliant! They finished all the one-star tasks in half a day, and then there weren't any more one-star tasks available for other groups.]
[I did a quick calculation, and the total pay for all the one-star jobs is 3000.]
[I originally thought this would just be a physically demanding part, but I didn't expect it to also require mental effort!]
………………
On the other side, Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan herded their flock of geese into the orchard.
Large, red peaches hung from the peach branches in the orchard.
As Xu Wang approached, he discovered that not only Zhong Ran and Leng Yifan had taken on the task of picking peaches, but also Yun Xi.
Because Yunxi is a tour guide, she can join any group without paying the same amount.
Yunxi originally wanted to choose Xu Wang's group, but before he could speak, he felt a cold gaze.
Yunxi shuddered and, with a strong survival instinct, switched to another group. Sure enough, she disappeared from sight the next second after making her choice.
Where Yunxi couldn't see, Pei Yanchuan's eyebrows relaxed.
When Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan drove the geese to the foot of the tree, Zhong Ran and Leng Yifan took a step back.
This was the first time Yunxi had ever seen a goose in real life, so she curiously walked up to it and wanted to touch the goose king's head.
The Goose King looked at the hand extended in front of him with a fierce expression.
"Gah!" Take this!
Yunxi's sixth sense was incredibly sharp, and she quickly withdrew her hand.
"That goose is so fierce!" Yunxi looked at the goose with its neck outstretched in front of her and patted her chest with a look of relief.
Xu Wang glanced at Zhong Ran not far away. The other person's expression was very complicated and conflicted, but in the end, he chose to stay where he was.
Xu Wang raised an eyebrow. Is that all?
Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan didn't stay in one place for long. They drove the geese to the river and quickly finished their task.
The uncle looked at his spirited flock of geese and stamped the seals on the two men's documents with satisfaction.
Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan then removed a few more work signs.
The day passed quickly, and it was evening when the production team settled the wages.
Exhausted from a long day, Xia Yu leaned against Hou Yunqi's chest.
Hou Yunqi placed the two stamped work badges on the table.
The assistant director readily paid the two 3,000 yuan.
Because Leng Yifan and Zhong Ran were too focused on the show's effect, their work efficiency was extremely low, and they only had one stamped work badge.
After calculating, the assistant director deducted the 100 yuan that Zhong Ran owed the production team and settled 1200 yuan for the two of them.
Yunxi earned a huge sum of 2,000 yuan on her own.
Next up is Gu Yingdi's group.
Qin Huai pulled a bunch of badges out of his pocket.
The assistant director was a little confused looking at the stack of name tags in front of him, but when he saw that almost all of them were one-star tasks, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The computer on the table started clicking, and the assistant director's eyes widened slightly as he looked at the final calculation.
It actually costs 4,500 yuan.
The assistant director took a deep breath.
Finally, it was Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan's turn.
Pei Yanchuan led Xu Wang to the table.
The assistant director looked at the three lonely name tags in front of him and was about to laugh, but the next second he saw the amount on the tags, which added up to 6,900 yuan!
The assistant director took out the last of the money from the envelope in his hand, counted it, and then looked at the envelope again, still not believing it. It was empty; there wasn't a single coin left.
Director! Help! The production team is going bankrupt!
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