It's said that the news of Feiyang Entertainment and M platform's upcoming collaboration on a martial arts drama had already been released by M platform. On the one hand, it was to cover up the scandal of "Xiaoyao", and on the other hand, it was to suppress the social scandal of the person in charge of the talent show who had been investigated and taken away.
Lin Xiaoxiao, who submitted the evidence, kept her merits hidden. Y platform won't be happy for long. Let them taste the counterattack brought by a nobody who was arbitrarily crushed and banned.
Lin Xiaoxiao knew that the M platform had been experiencing a large cash flow recently, after all, it was trying to cover up such a huge scandal, and as a partner, she naturally wanted to add fuel to the fire.
"Isn't a 100-episode martial arts drama a bit too long?!"
Hearing the other party's hesitant bargaining, Lin Xiaoxiao naturally refused, "Brother Jiang, other martial arts dramas are at most a dozen or several dozen episodes, but think about it, with our strong collaboration, can we be like those vulgar martial arts dramas? Of course not!"
Lin Xiaoxiao almost burst out laughing. She didn't dare to pause for long while asking and answering her own questions, for fear that the other party would interrupt.
"However, the budget might be reduced for 100 episodes..."
Lin Xiaoxiao immediately interrupted the other party's spellcasting, "That will definitely be a bigger investment than 'Xiaoyao'! Brother Jiang, I'm not trying to be mean, but this is a great opportunity to clean up the reputation of the M platform. We can't be stingy with money! And with me here, I'll make sure every penny is well spent (yeah right). I assure you, it will definitely be spent wisely."
Jiang Yun hesitated on the other end of the phone, pondering Lin Xiaoxiao's words. Instead of spending time suppressing the news, it would be better to create a big news story to divert the audience's attention. Moreover, if this news were combined with the recent "Xiaoyao" incident, and the blame were placed on the two popular lead actors, the M platform would suddenly become a foolish rich person who had been deceived by popular stars.
What did M platform do wrong? They were all fooled by popular celebrities. They invested so much money because they wanted to give the audience good shows. They never mention how much of that investment money was actually skimmed off by the group, reaching M platform, and finally ending up in the hands of the directors and producers.
"Director Lin, what is your initial budget expectation?"
Lin Xiaoxiao raised the corner of her mouth, "Then the more the merrier. One hundred episodes, and I expect several big scenes, we can't skimp on this money. At least five hundred million, and if that's not enough, we'll add more later."
Five hundred million?! Jiang Yun was a little stunned. The group's daily turnover was indeed quite large, but the group had many branches and was involved in many fields. The turnover in the film and television sector was only one billion yuan a year.
"Xiaoyao" has already cost two or three hundred million yuan, and we need to keep one or two hundred million yuan in reserve. We also need to allocate some money to other smaller filming projects. Now Lin Xiaoxiao is asking for half of it, and she wants more later. If we agree, M platform will have to tighten its belt this year.
"Mr. Lin, isn't 500 million a bit too much?"
Lin Xiaoxiao, however, was not going to budge. "Five hundred million is not a lot. My brother, there are actors' salaries, props, venues, post-production, music promotion, and so on. Everywhere costs money. My brother and I hit it off immediately. I haven't even factored in my salary. Five hundred million is really tight."
After meeting Lin Xiaoxiao last time, Jiang Yun felt that Lin Xiaoxiao was a naive newcomer who had just entered the industry, so he did not suspect that the other party would dare to cheat him. However, Jiang Yun did not know that free things are the most expensive.
Lin Xiaoxiao's "brother" earned her a 500 million yuan investment. Lin Xiaoxiao then gave a wicked smile and said, "I call you brother, and you respond? Don't you even know how much money the last person I called brother spent?"
Jiang Yun agreed to invest and agreed on a timeframe for the injection of funds. "Can this project be completed in a month? Is the script finished? Send me a copy."
"The script? The script isn't finished yet. Brother Jiang, don't worry. We trust those we employ, and we don't employ those we don't trust. Feiyang Entertainment still needs to survive in this industry, how could we possibly cheat you? You can't hide your business forever! I'm not cheating you, you can ask around in the industry and you'll know. At Feiyang Entertainment, we always release the script before filming starts, and sometimes we even write it while filming. Brother Jiang, you're making me sad!"
Jiang Yun's initial apprehension subsided. Feiyang Entertainment had indeed produced the script later, and some actors had been approached before the script was even available. "How could I doubt you? President Lin is overthinking it. There's no need to save money. We can afford President Lin's salary. Spend with confidence. If it's not enough, we'll add more."
"Brother Jiang, I'm relieved to hear that. Just wait for my good news, I promise I'll finish filming in a month."
Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's assurance, Jiang Yun hesitated for a moment, "There's no need to rush. Just follow your usual pace. As long as the progress isn't too slow, quality is the most important thing."
"Brother Jiang, you're really my brother! Everyone else only sees how fast I work, but you care about the quality of the dramas I make. I won't say more, I'll prove myself with my actions."
Lin Xiaoxiao hung up the phone, her face showing no emotion whatsoever. "Heh heh heh," she thought, "M platform likes to use capital to pressure people and create blockades, huh? Let me show you what it means to invest with risk and to be cautious before entering the industry."
Lin Xiaoxiao received the investment and was busy managing every penny, while also trying to extract compensation for the emotional distress she and the company had suffered recently.
Although it took several rounds of negotiation with the He Group behind the M platform to get the full 500 million, thankfully, in the end, the money arrived in full.
Lin Xiaoxiao's situation went very smoothly, but Zhang Fan, who was in charge of the script, was worried that his hard-won hair growth was about to cause him to go bald again.
"Tell me, the assassin has to live to old age and die, and it'll take a hundred episodes?! What kind of nonsense is this?!"
Zhang Fan couldn't think of anything, but the other two screenwriters were on vacation, so he had to ask for help by phone.
Ever since Lin Xiaoxiao discovered their clandestine activities, she's increased the "punishment" for coming to the company during vacation. If they're caught coming to the company during vacation, their vacation time is extended by a month.
Feiyang Entertainment was on the rise, and these employees had discovered the advantages of the new company. They were eager to dedicate themselves to it and could not accept being forced to take a month's leave.
So, after racking his brains, Zhang Fan could only call others for help from his dormitory after get off work.
Zhang Erdai reappeared in the group's joint voice conference.
"Didn't you go abroad? How come you're here again?"
Zhang Erdai complained, "That all happened at the end of last year, okay? The ban on M platform has been lifted, so of course I came back. Besides, we're all old partners, there's no need to be so harsh. If Director Lin had agreed to let me join, I wouldn't have paid my own way to come and give advice to Feiyang Entertainment."
At this moment, Zhang Fan spoke up, "Director Lin said we could ask Zhang Erdai, so I brought her in as well."
The others fell silent, but Zhang Erdai's voice rose, "Listen to this, listen to this, Director Lin agreed. So, can I go to the island to eat the staff meals? I can pay for my own accommodation."
"Tch, you just complain that our dorm isn't as nice as a resort hotel, but it's not bad either."
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