Unless everyone in the country gives her one yuan, it will be difficult to resolve the trust crisis between Lin Xiaoxiao and her brother.
Oh right, if everyone in the country gives her one yuan, and then she loses it all, perfect! She's finally figured out a way to raise 100 million and still lose it all!
"A variety show is starting filming at the end of the month?! Director Lin, isn't the schedule a bit too tight? Boss Zhang and the others just got off vacation..."
Secretary Zhao asked with a hint of surprise.
Lin Xiaoxiao remained expressionless. She was joking; she had waited until everyone in the company was on vacation before revealing the plan. She didn't want to be betrayed by her team again.
"The vacation plan remains unchanged. We'll find a new team. Feiyang Entertainment can't rely on just one filming team forever."
Secretary Zhao nodded. Indeed, Feiyang Entertainment has now officially entered the public eye, and there will definitely be more projects in the future. It certainly can't just have one team. This time, we're recruiting a team that has filmed variety shows before, which will allow them to have a division of labor with Boss Zhang and his team.
“You know about talent shows on other big platforms, right? We’re going to make a talent show this time too.”
After listening, Secretary Zhao hurriedly responded, "But M platform and Y platform are competing with each other in talent shows this year, so we probably won't accept what we produce."
Lin Xiaoxiao had also thought of that. M and Y platforms had been rumored to be hosting a large-scale talent show since last year, and it was expected to officially launch this year.
"Let's hire a small team to build a film and television platform. It's time for Feiyang Entertainment to have its own film and television platform. We can't always rely on other platforms."
Secretary Zhao stood there stunned. "The Lin Group has previously invested in the M platform. Do we need to create another platform?"
Lin Xiaoxiao is trying to get 100 million yuan through fan votes, and then lose 100 million yuan. How can she let her dear brother get involved in such a tasteless thing? So she can only create another platform and shut it down once it's done.
"Go and recruit people."
Lin Xiaoxiao's words made Secretary Zhao immediately sense Lin Xiaoxiao's ambition, though of course, his perception was skewed.
"By the way, for this talent show, all contestants must not show their skin or face, including during the preliminary rounds. Registration must be done online, and priority will be given to those who cannot show any personal photos or information on social media. That's about it. The filming location will be on the island (to save some money)."
Secretary Zhao's newly ignited fighting spirit suddenly fizzled out. What did he mean by not showing skin and face? Wasn't the appeal of a talent show precisely the contestants' appearance? He was a little confused by Director Lin's actions.
Secretary Zhao asked with some uncertainty, "What about the selection process?"
Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, "Let's stick with the usual stuff." After all, what if she came up with something new and exciting, and the audience got tired of watching it? She only wanted the money; she didn't care about reputation or popularity at all.
At this moment, Lin Xiaoxiao was unaware that the gifts of fate always come with a price tag; there is no such thing as wanting or not wanting something.
"So, regarding the song's copyright, are you still working with the previous studio?"
Lin Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "This would become a huge expense, which won't do. I'm here to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, not to actually hold a talent show."
“Let’s acquire a small, nearly bankrupt music studio and merge it directly into Feiyang Entertainment. By the way, let this studio handle all the songs and dance tracks for the talent shows.”
Lin Xiaoxiao almost couldn't hold back her laughter. This was going to be incredibly frustrating for her. She really knew how to do things. By taking over a small studio, the quality of the songs and dance tracks would definitely be terrible, and then she would use all the studio's work. That would be the worst possible outcome.
Just make a quick buck, spend it all, and the mission is accomplished.
After all, in her previous life she had always heard that talent shows were incredibly lucrative, practically money-printing machines. A small idol could attract tens of millions in votes. If she had a hundred of them, and they were all terrible, there would definitely be fewer people voting for them. So she didn't need much, just one hundred million would be fine.
"Should we send invitations to other entertainment companies?"
Lin Xiaoxiao frowned, "Didn't you say we wanted someone who hadn't publicly appeared online at all? Of course, we also didn't want trainees from other entertainment companies; everyone had to be unsigned. As for the final champion, we could sign with Feiyang Entertainment, and they'd guarantee at least one album."
Lin Xiaoxiao thought that if this person signed a contract, they would definitely have a hard time making a living in the future. So she made a portfolio for this person. Feiyang Entertainment went bankrupt, and they would definitely be able to find another company in the future. Everyone got what they wanted. It was perfect.
"Do we need to find partners for voting?"
Lin Xiaoxiao knew that most talent shows would increase votes by charging membership fees or purchasing specific products from partners, so she definitely didn't want to be a middleman and make a profit.
"No need to look for it, just vote on the platform we're about to build. Let's also open a membership, tentatively 9.9. Others will need to answer questions or watch videos to get extra votes. We'll put our company's dramas on the platform first, and we can also put some other free resources on it."
Lin Xiaoxiao's mind raced, and she suddenly thought of another problem: how would this money for voting be lost? "The total amount raised from voting for all the contestants participating in the talent show is capped at 100 million. In the end, after deducting a share for our back-end and company, the rest will be distributed to the contestants as bonuses."
Secretary Zhao was completely numb, recording every instruction from President Lin like a robot.
The voting cap is 100 million yuan. In the end, after deducting project bonuses for company employees, all the money will be given to the contestants. Isn't this just a waste of money and publicity? Secretary Zhao himself wants to participate in this talent show. Just thinking about how, as long as someone votes and deducts various percentages, the money he gets will be quite substantial.
Unfortunately, as always, Director Lin did not allow company employees or their relatives to participate, so they could only watch others count their money in silence.
Secretary Zhao is indeed highly efficient; he assembled Feiyang Entertainment's film and television platform, music department, and talent show production team in less than a week.
Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but add three bonuses to the other party's payout.
The selection process for contestants is also very fast. Registration is done on the official website, with an age range of 18 years and above. There are no other restrictions. As long as it's not common knowledge that you're participating, you can register. If the news leaks after registration, you will be eliminated and replaced by the next substitute.
Once a total of 101 people had been gathered, they were all dressed in black bodysuits that covered them completely, with no part of their bodies exposed, and wore facekinis marked with numbers. They were then taken directly to the island.
Since the budget had to come from her own pocket, Lin Xiaoxiao decisively chose to be a judge herself. As for the other two, she naturally brought along Sheng Yiyi from her own company and Zhang Nan, who had just signed a contract.
This hastily assembled judging panel was formed just like that. Lin Xiaoxiao didn't care much, since in the end, the online voting would determine who stayed and who left. The judges were just there for decoration and were dispensable, so she thought it was incredibly wise to save this money.
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