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or Zhou left with a woebegone face.
Not a few people at the music composing department on the ninth floor noticed that there was something wrong with Ol* Zhouâs demeanor as he left.
What was going on?
He had merely had a chat with Mr. Lin, so why did it feel like the big boss Zhou was about to break into tears?
Of course, no one understood the reasons behind it.
Instead of returning to his office, 01â² Zhou went directly to the top floor and knocked on the Chairmanâs door.
âCome in.â
A commanding voice came from inside.
After stepping inside, 01â² Zhou took a deep breath and said, âThereâs a
problem.â
âWhat happened?â
Li Songhua furrowed his brows: âIs there a problem in the film department?â
01â² Zhou shook his head: âXian Yu wants to make a movieâ¦â
Li Songhua arched an eyebrow: âYou didnât refuse?
âI couldnât refuse. When Thunderbolt Entertainment called Xian Yu, I was sitting right across from him. Even though the odds are that Xian Yu probably wonât switch companies, I really didnât dare to gamble!â 01â² Zhou felt his blood pressure rising.
Of course, part of it was an act.
If he didnât act agitated, how would his boss understand his predicament?
Li Songhua kept silent for three seconds and then said: âLet him have his fun.â With these words from Li Songhua, 01â Zhou felt a little better: âShall I keep the budget a little tight? I didnât quite understand the content of the script, but I think the investment should be minimal. The film department canâ¦â
âIâll take care of it.â
Li Songhua, feeling somewhat exasperated, said: âConsider it as them tutoring the Crown Prince. Let Xian Yu use the idle staff. If he wants to make a fuss, let him do it. Our work focus canât be disrupted. âThunderstormâ is our companyâs first movie. If this movie is successful, let him tinker around the edges as he pleases.â
Youâve got a way of seeing the big picture.â
01â² Zhou gave a thumbs up.
Since the companyâs top leader had given a nod, it was not 01â² Zhouâs responsibility to bear the consequences of this matter.
He only needed to try his best to minimize Lin Yuanâs expenses.
Moreover, Lin Yuan shouldnât be able to create too much of a havoc in reality. Because the company has planned a movie named âThunderstormâ, which is about to enter the shooting stage.
The investment cost of this movie is in the hundreds of millions, which may even increase later.
Almost half of the film department at Starlight is revolving around this movie.
The remaining resources, both money and manpower, are quite limited.
At most they could barely put together a small crew to let Lin Yuan play around with.
Let him enjoy himself.
âI got to leave now. This kid is spoiled these daysâ¦â 01â² Zhou mumbled as he left.
Li Songhua glanced at his retreating figure: âStop acting, I am not going to give you a bonus.â
01â² Zhou paused in his tracks, coughed once, and quickly took his leave.
From a distance, Li Songhua reminded: âKeep the costs within ten million.â
âGot it.â
OF Zhou quickly agreed.
in simple terms, the company intended to spend several million, or even ten million, to make Xian Yu happy. If little Maestro was happy, he would naturally not go to other companies.
The market was quite turbulent recently.
Sand Sea was an example of what could go wrong.
Someone like Maestro could up and leave just like that.
What if Xian Yu got upset and went to other companies?
That loss wouldnât just be a matter of several hundred or thousand grand. The company was very clear about this part.
So, 01â² Zhou let Xian Yu have his fun.
After all, Li Songhua was prepared for any investment to be a sunk cost.
just because 01â² Zhou was clear about it, doesnât mean everyone else was.
As soon as the directors in the film department heard that a certain representative from the music composition department wanted to make a film, the majority of them objected vehemently!
âAre you kidding me?â
âPeople from the composition department want to make a movie?
âIsnât this leap a little too big for someone switching to another field?â
âOur companyâs film department has just been established and cannot stand such a toss.â
âThe entire film department is revolving around the âThunderstormâ project right now. How are we going to manage another project in addition to that?â
01â² Zhou said solemnly: âThe Chairman has agreed.â
These words shut everyone up instantly.
Everyone wisely closed their mouths.
This is why 01â² Zhou first went to talk to the chairman. As long as the chairman approves, there wonât be any obstacles.
A middle-level executive lamented, âWe would shoot, the problem is, everyone now wants to join Director Du and Author Zhang s teamâ¦.
Director Du is Du An, and Author Zhang is Zhang Yu.
The former is a top-tier director in Qi Continent, and the latter is a top-tier screenplay writer.
Both of them are heavyweights in the film and television industry, poached with great difficulty by Starlight. âThunderstormâ is the collaborative work of these two core team members.
On the film side, anyone with a bit of ability wants to join their team.
Over this issue, the newly formed film department has been almost at each otherâs throats recently. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
At this point, establishing another team for Lin Yuan might not be welcomed by many.
âNo problem.â
01â² Zhou said, âLet the two big shots pick first, and cram the leftover people into Lin Yuanâs team. Weâve brought so many people over, at least their basic professional skills are there.â
Someone said, âIâm afraid they wouldnât want toâ¦â
01â² Zhou glared, âWhoever dares to refuse, I will have a talk with them!
No one spoke again.
After a while, someone finally said, âWhat about the investmentâ¦â
or Zhou waved his hand, âLet me make a call.â
He went to another room and called Lin Yuan: âWe can shoot your script, but the investment might not be very high.â
âHow much could it be?â
âProbably several million.â
âWhat about nine million?â
âThisâ¦â
Lin Yuan said, âIsnât it several million?â
Old Zhou:ââ¦â
Two million can also be considered several million.
Nine million can also be considered several million.
You are directly asking for the maximum limit in one breath?
He tried hard to remain calm, after all, he had already asked the chairman: âOkay, I will try, nine million, but there wonât be more money later. The company will not give you additional investment!
âOh.â
Lin Yuan was satisfied with nine million.
Although he wasnât very familiar with the market, he could roughly estimate the cost of âFlirting Scholar.â
âThen thatâs it.â
âWait, thereâs one more thing.â
01â² Zhouâs heart skipped a beat: âWhat?â
Lin Yuan replied: âDonât change my script.â
Olâ Zhou forced a smile: âWe wonât change it. Who dares to want to change such a world-shaking masterpiece, they have to pass me first!â
âThank you.â
âYouâre welcome.â
After 01â² Zhou hung up the phone, he wiped the sweat from his forehead like heâd just fought a battle, and then he adjusted his mood before returning to the conference room: âWeâve agreed on an investment of nine million for this project.â
The group sighed in relief.
Everyone understood the reality.
To put it bluntly, this project is clearly just for the representative of the music department to toy with, which shows that this representative has quite a high status in the company.
However, nine million is not muchâ¦
Compared to âThunderstorm,â which could potentially cost hundreds of millions, nine million is but a drop in the bucket, nearly negligible.
âJust let him play with it.â
The deputy director of the film department said helplessly: âWhen will the script be delivered? Although itâs fooling around, we should also do our part.â
âThe script can not be changed.â
01â² Zhou said, âItâs set.â
Everyone looked at 01â² Zhou together, with complicated expressions. Finally, a mid-level executive who was quite familiar with 01â² Zhou quietly asked: âIs this representative from the music department the son of the chairman?â
Most of these people donât understand music, so naturally they donât understand the significance of Xian Yu to Starlight.
01â² Zhou understood everyoneâs thoughts.
He waved his hand again and said, âJust treat him as the prince of Starlight, serve him well. Itâs the nature of children to love to play, I wouldnât want to catch anyone speaking nonsense behind his back.â
Everyone smirked.
Even if they wanted to talk, they wouldnât dare. At most, theyâd make a few snide comments privately.
The chairman even let this guy fool around, which shows his position in the company. He is definitely not someone ordinary people can afford to mess with
Seems like weâre just accompanying the prince in reading.