Lin Xiaoxiao woke up at 11 or 12 every day, played games and ate barbecue at night, and couldn't be happier. But she received a call from the station director before a week had passed.
"Is there something you need, Director?"
"Xiao Lin, the popularity of 'Unify the World' is indeed quite good, and the response is also very positive, but aren't the aftereffects a bit too significant?"
Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. "Unify the World" ended almost a week ago, right?! How could there be such a big aftereffect? Aren't netizens usually pretty good at making memes? Didn't the top performers like Ji Rong and Hou Mengmeng receive offers from big companies? Even Zhang Ertian was reportedly taken to the military for testing, so how could there be such a big aftereffect?!
"The background material is a bit too somber... Nowadays, life is stressful, and we need to pay attention to the inner feelings of the people..."
After listening for a while, Lin Xiaoxiao roughly realized that the subject matter was too heavy! Weren't the netizens' reactions all okay?! How come the aftereffects were so severe?!
Then she saw several videos from bloggers that the station director had sent her.
"Director Lin is very skilled at using metaphors. This background actually refers to the XXX incident, where a staff member's misreporting ultimately led to the deaths of XXX people..."
Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes nearly popped out of her head. No way! This wasn't some kind of metaphor! This was blatant framing! Help! She was going to call the police! Someone was falsely accusing the people!
"Xiaolin, of course I know you don't mean it that way, but some themes are easily misinterpreted. But there are also themes that audiences find interesting, like family dramas, where a whole family's misunderstandings are resolved in the end, and everyone is happily reunited... isn't that wonderful?"
Lin Xiaoxiao finally understood why so many famous directors ended up making family dramas. The station director on the other end of the phone was earnestly explaining, almost as if he was going to personally teach Lin Xiaoxiao how to do it.
"Of course, you young people will definitely have some different perspectives and entry points. These topics are all things that happen around every household, so it's easy to find material. I believe you can definitely bring something new to the film, Kobayashi."
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and declined, saying that she was still on vacation and the project might not be confirmed until she returned to work.
She hung up the phone and gulped down a mouthful of ice-cold cola. What kind of mess is this?! A family drama, didn't she film it?! Sure enough, it didn't flop big enough, and the audience didn't criticize it harsh enough, which led the station manager to always have expectations of her, thinking that she could save family dramas.
This is truly heavens! In that case, she'll have to make a dumpling-making drama, preferably one that completely defies all audience expectations, and then she'll refuse to do this kind of subject matter again.
Just kidding! If the station director had suggested she film this subject in the first place, she would have rushed in headfirst. What does losing money and reputation matter? She knows so many tropes of mother-in-law/daughter-in-law dramas; she wouldn't be afraid of losing money!
But now, asking her to spend her own hard-earned money to lose it is something she's really reluctant to do!
After considering her current business, it seems she can only make period dramas; at least that would save on location fees. But right now, she doesn't want to think about it at all; she just wants to get through the weekend.
Mr. He is the CEO of Miaomiao Shopping Platform. He had heard about the recent troubles with Li Yishan's Orange Platform, but he didn't expect that Li Yishan would actually manage to protect it in the end.
Mr. He felt something was wrong; someone must have helped Li Yishan behind the scenes. He even had a suspect in mind—Feiyang Entertainment, though he wasn't entirely sure.
However, Li Yishan, that cunning old fox, still slipped up. Sure enough, the powerful backer who helped stabilize the Orange platform was none other than Lin Xiaoxiao, a rising star in the business world in recent years.
Hmph, now that he knows who's behind Li Yishan, of course he's going to try and steal Li Yishan's coattails.
Hello, who is this?
"Wait a moment, let me see if Mr. Lin is available right now."
After hanging up the phone, Secretary Zhao reported to Lin Xiaoxiao inside the room, "Mr. He from Miaomiao Shopping Platform wants to collaborate with Feiyang on a TV series."
Lin Xiaoxiao was having a really tough time. Her withdrawal symptoms from the holiday were too obvious. Every day, she just didn't want to go to work and only wanted to go home. As a result, she kept postponing the work of making dumplings for the period drama script.
"A shopping platform?!"
Is crossing over into other fields a trend these days?! That's quite unexpected.
Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes suddenly lit up. Wasn't someone offering her money and reputation to lose? "Of course, but Feiyang Entertainment will have full control and will bear all the losses."
Mr. He was quite happy to hear Lin Xiaoxiao agree. As for any other losses that might occur later, he didn't think there would be any. After all, every film Lin Xiaoxiao made was a hit, so how could she not make money? If she didn't make money, would Li Yishan continue to work with Lin Xiaoxiao?
"What?! Five hundred million?! What TV series costs five hundred million?!"
Mr. He felt a cold sweat break out on his brow. Feiyang Entertainment was really asking for an outrageous sum! Five hundred million! Lin Xiaoxiao really dared to ask for that too!
Lin Xiaoxiao was puzzled. "Really? Isn't Miaomiao Shopping Platform one of the e-commerce giants?! How can it be even stingier than Li Yishan?!"
"What? Mr. He has doubts about this amount? No way. The projects that Orange Platform has worked on with Feiyang Entertainment before were all over a billion. Your project is only 500 million, which is already very cheap. If you are not willing, I will find another company."
Mr. He had just considered backing out when he heard the words "Orange Platform" and immediately called a halt. He could indeed come up with 500 million yuan, but he just didn't expect that investing in a TV series would cost so much money. He had invested before, and at most, it was only tens of millions of yuan.
Suddenly, a thought struck him: perhaps this was Lin Xiaoxiao testing him. If he was willing, they might be able to cooperate long-term, whether in the gaming industry or other fields.
It's only 500 million, I gave it to them!
Lin Xiaoxiao was quite surprised that the other party agreed. After all, she had already planned to fleece Li Yishan, but she encountered a wild lamb on the way. It was just a matter of convenience, so whether she agreed or not was not a big problem.
However, if we agree, it seems we can temporarily put aside Li Yishan, this fat sheep, and it's time to sustain our operations and let Li Yishan save up some more money so we can fleece him more next time.
Li Yishan suddenly sneezed. Was the weather getting cooler? Why did he feel a chill down his back? He'd been in a good mood lately, after all, he'd already sent Lin Xiaoxiao away, and to his old rival no less. Once Lin Xiaoxiao had worn down his opponent, he might be able to pick up some loose ends.
He Youfu dares to fight Li Yishan? Dream on! He really thinks he can show Li Yishan a big move? How naive! Once he has completely dealt with his internal affairs, it will be time for him to reap the rewards. The e-commerce platform battle is far from over; it's just a temporary period of Li Yishan biding his time!
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