Lin Xiaoxiao went to the company that night and was relieved to find that no one was there. At least Juan Wang wasn't in the company.
However, on the other hand, as she looked at the text message on her phone that 100 million yuan had been deposited into her account, she seriously considered how she could possibly get all 100 million yuan at once.
The movie is a large-scale production; I estimate 100 million wouldn't be enough.
The filming of the TV series takes a long time, and she has to spend time monitoring it every day to prevent anyone from disrupting her plans. It's exhausting.
Are there any other large projects that are convenient, allow you to spend such a large sum of money, and keep quiet about the process?
Lin Xiaoxiao barely slept a wink all night, gathering material online.
Qian Miao, the receptionist at Feiyang Entertainment, is usually the one who opens the main gate for the company. After all, there are only a handful of people working in the company, so everyone usually arrives at the company around the same time, has breakfast, and then deals with their work.
However, when Qian Miao arrived that morning, she found the company gate open. To her even greater surprise, she discovered that General Manager Lin had arrived. In a flustered state, she sent a message to the colleagues in the group chat, where the boss was not present, to notify everyone.
Although General Manager Lin hasn't stipulated strict clocking in yet, I still felt a little uneasy when I arrived at the company and found that the boss had arrived before me.
Although Qian Miao was still wondering when President Lin would arrive, she still knocked on the door of President Lin's office.
Lin Xiaoxiao was awakened by the knocking on the door and realized that a night had passed. So she asked Qian Miao to order breakfast for her and then went to the lounge to wash up.
After Qian Miao finished ordering, she looked at her colleagues at the front desk, who seemed different from their usual nonchalant demeanor when they came to work, and couldn't help but laugh.
Zhao Ting, a newly hired finance employee, asked, "Did General Manager Lin check the attendance records?"
Qian Miao shook his head, "President Lin didn't ask, so don't worry."
Zhao Ting felt relieved. "Why did you come so early today, Mr. Lin?"
Qian Miao looked around and whispered, "I guess President Lin is thinking about a new project. When I brought her breakfast, her notebook was full of notes. She's probably waiting for the other managers to come for a meeting."
Just as Qian Miao had guessed, after Secretary Zhao, the screenwriter, and the crew all arrived, Lin Xiaoxiao called a meeting.
Feiyang Entertainment established its foundation from its very first film, offering a complete package of services including bonuses, holidays, and rest.
Then, about half a month or a month later, work began, so everyone else roughly knew that this meeting was about the next project, and they all took out their notebooks.
Previously, everyone held their hands empty-handed during meetings, but later it was discovered that General Manager Lin was using a notebook to write by hand, so gradually everyone started using notebooks as well.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at everyone with a serious expression. "This time, we're going to do a big project with a budget of 100 million."
Hearing the amount, everyone was shocked. The company's first three works were all low-budget productions. Now they were going to do a big investment project. They could feel that Lin Xiaoxiao's mood had become much more serious.
"We're going to make an escape reality show next."
As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, everyone who had been writing with their heads down suddenly looked up. A variety show? A survival show?
Seeing that they didn't react, Lin Xiaoxiao repeated, "Our next project is filming a variety show."
Zhang, the crew leader, couldn't contain himself and said, "Director Lin, we've never filmed a variety show before."
He Yue, Wang Li, and Zhang Fan also chimed in, "Do variety shows need scriptwriters?"
Secretary Zhao, standing to the side, was even more confused. He knew that the Lin Group had invested in Lin Xiaoxiao, but he did not expect that President Lin would invest all of her money in a project she had never been involved in before.
Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao's expression wasn't joking, Boss Zhang sighed and said, "But Director Lin, a variety show shouldn't cost 100 million, right? Indoor variety shows are only a few million per episode, and that includes the artists' salaries. Even a top-tier variety show on M platform only has a total production cost of 50 million, and the guests are all top-tier celebrities. That's already considered very high. 100 million..."
Lin Xiaoxiao had a general understanding of the situation and knew that no variety show had yet grossed over 100 million yuan, but she had racked her brains to come up with this great idea.
"Half of the 100 million yuan is for production costs, and the other half is the prize money for the final winner of the escape reality show."
Everyone else in the conference room gasped in shock. A 50 million yuan bonus!
Secretary Zhao's brow twitched slightly, but he quickly realized it was quite feasible, so he reassured the others, "We can find the prize winner..."
Lin Xiaoxiao interrupted directly, "No company personnel are allowed to participate, nor are their relatives and friends. The prize money will be given to the final winner."
After a series of swallowing sounds, Lin Xiaoxiao continued, "The competition consists of two preliminary rounds and a final showdown."
Secretary Zhao frowned. "If there are only two events, the budget shouldn't be less than 50 million."
Lin Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment, then said, "Secretary Zhao, select an island and lease the entire island. We'll also hire some support staff, and Boss Zhang will add some more personnel. We'll also recruit people for the medical team. The budget will be set at the highest standard."
Secretary Zhao could only nod and write it down.
Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and felt that it was still not enough. "After leasing the island, we will build a large maze and accommodation buildings for the staff. We will also station a medical team on the island, and the activity areas will be covered with cameras. Any remaining funds will be used as prize money for netizens who guess the final winner on the official website, and everyone will split it equally. You screenwriters will design the game rules, and it would be best to complete them as soon as possible so that the construction of the island can be faster later on."
After assigning the task, Lin Xiaoxiao left the meeting room.
The others exchanged bewildered glances, and Boss Zhang asked with a troubled expression, "Secretary Zhao, what does Director Lin mean by this? We've never filmed a variety show before."
Despite the stares of everyone and her doubts no less than theirs, Secretary Zhao braced herself and said, "Director Lin has her reasons. Just do as she says and start hiring."
Zhang Laoda couldn't help but complain, "But the market response to escape reality shows isn't good, and the audience is very small. Most reality shows are watched while eating. There was one called 'Following Master Ke on a Trip,' where they ate live insects and drank urine. It made me feel nauseous, and I couldn't even eat for days. Director Lin wants to make an escape competition, a competition to see who can eat the most insects? Or a competition to see who can drink the most urine? It's terrifying just thinking about it."
Zhang's assistant, Xiao Wang, trembled as he listened. "No way, is it that perverted?"
The two met Secretary Zhao's gaze and fell silent.
Secretary Zhao was also full of doubts. He had spent so little time with President Lin and thought he had grasped some of President Lin's thoughts, but now he was really proven wrong. He realized that he did not understand President Lin's thoughts at all.
Escape reality shows are nothing new; many TV stations have done them before, some with significant investments and promotions, but the results have all been consistently poor, failing to even recoup costs.
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