Qing Shan Qu Zui
Chapter 87 President Pei's Hint!
Pei Qian had wanted to say that this was a bit of an overreaction.
But on second thought, following procedures strictly wasn't a bad thing.
Huang Sibao receiving this million yuan definitely meant every expense had to be crystal clear, and signing contracts and setting salaries for actors was perfectly reasonable.
But…
Pei Qian hadn't expected Zhu Xiaoce to arrive with contracts right away.
Company Name: Flying Huang Studio.
Huang Sibao and Zhu Xiaoce had come up with the name; clearly, the studio's name contained Huang Sibao's surname and paid tribute to Tengda Group.
Pei Qian almost wanted to slap his thigh and shout, "Good!"
This name was truly…
To my liking!
Flying Huang Studio was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd., and theoretically, all profits should be handed over, but the specific profit distribution hadn't been discussed yet, and Pei Qian didn't care.
He hoped this subsidiary would lose money every month!
Flipping open the contract, Pei Qian's gaze quickly searched, first finding the name of this series of short videos!
*Pei Zong's Daily Life*.
Pei Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
Phew, at least it wasn't *Wan Wan Mei Xiang Dao*…
The script's content wasn't described above; after all, Zhu Xiaoce and Huang Sibao hadn't decided how to film it yet, and the script hadn't been written.
The contract stipulated that the director had complete creative freedom, and the actors had to unconditionally cooperate and fulfill the director's requests.
Of course, the director couldn't make overly unreasonable demands.
The pay was 1,000 yuan per episode, divided into 3 seasons, totaling 30 episodes.
Finally, the liability for breach of contract was determined: if either the director or the actor breached the contract, they would compensate three times the salary.
The penalty for breach of contract was a normal clause in general contracts, and all actors' contracts followed this.
Pei Qian didn't pay much attention to it; he didn't plan to breach the contract, and this short video was only 1 minute per episode, totaling only 30 minutes for 30 episodes. What was there to breach the contract for with so little work?
Signature completed.
"Alright, then we won't disturb President Pei's work. We'll go back and immediately start on the script, and we'll come back when filming officially starts!"
Zhu Xiaoce and Huang Sibao left the meeting room to continue signing contracts with others.
Many people in the entire company had to appear on camera, and if suitable roles couldn't be found, they'd have to find passerby actors outside. They'd all be paid and sign contracts.
Pei Qian drank tea in the meeting room and suddenly felt that life was beautiful.
The system was still taking care of me!
Taking a side job that immediately resulted in an income of 30,000 yuan, and the system didn't care!
Of course, Pei Qian's behavior could be said to be exploiting the system's loopholes to some extent, but in another way, it could be seen as the system giving him a break, not completely cutting him off!
Although the salary of 30,000 yuan wasn't much, it was still very important extra money!
Pei Qian had desperately spent money last cycle and only managed to convert it into 20,000 yuan, so this 30,000 yuan was still very attractive!
Moreover, now that he had started this, could Pei Qian continue this kind of operation next time?
Could he one day enjoy a sky-high salary?
Well… of course, the premise was that it was within the system's rules.
Pei Qian couldn't help but start dreaming.
…
…
Leaving Shenhua Haoyuan, Huang Sibao and Zhu Xiaoce went to Huang Sibao's residence.
Although he had received a million yuan in investment, Huang Sibao still planned to be frugal and spend the money wisely, and certainly wouldn't be so extravagant as to rent office space.
In fact, he planned to just set up two or three computers in the living room of his rented apartment for editing and publishing. He could completely make do with that in the initial stages.
He'd consider office space after the videos became popular and he received advertising deals.
"With President Pei's strong support, I think this will definitely work out. But… we need to finalize the script," Zhu Xiaoce said.
Huang Sibao nodded, "Yeah, we need to finalize the script."
…
The two originally didn't have any special ideas. It was just that the investment was limited, and they didn't have the connections or resources to do a big production, so they could only limit themselves to short videos.
There were many subjects that could be filmed in short videos, but after thinking about it, they couldn't think of anything particularly outstanding.
Finally, Huang Sibao suddenly slapped his forehead and thought of an idea.
Film President Pei!
As the saying goes, art comes from life and is higher than life. If you want a good work, you still have to draw from life.
Huang Sibao naturally thought of President Pei!
President Pei's success was too legendary. Filming it as a short video, even if it didn't become popular, could at least let netizens know that there was such a great boss in the world!
Huang Sibao told Zhu Xiaoce about this idea, and Zhu Xiaoce immediately agreed.
He felt that it had potential!
What does the daily work of a game producer look like?
What is the daily life of a big boss who earns millions a month like?
And if he happens to be very generous to his employees and is a peerless good boss?
The audience will definitely want to watch!
So the two hit it off and decided to film President Pei!
But now, when it came to writing the script, the two were scratching their heads again.
As Zhu Xiaoce said, filming short videos also required skill.
Describing things plainly and filming completely according to the actual situation, ending up with a documentary-like result, would definitely be meaningless.
Moreover, the audience would treat it as a hard advertisement filmed by Tengda, and the effect would definitely be poor, and they might even be scolded.
How to find an entry point and a highlight for the short video was the most important thing!
The two frowned, racking their brains.
After thinking for two hours, they came up with several solutions, but they were all rejected.
Not outstanding!
No innovation!
Definitely won't work.
Huang Sibao considered again and again.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to his mind!
Before, President Pei had called him and asked if the name of the video was "xxxxx."
Five words; Huang Sibao had forgotten what exactly.
Why did President Pei specifically ask this question?
Could it be… some kind of hint?
But… what exactly did President Pei ask…
Huang Sibao paced back and forth in the room, trying to remember.
"I remember now; President Pei said *Wan Wan Mei Xiang Dao*!" Huang Sibao shouted excitedly.
Zhu Xiaoce was a little confused, " *Wan Wan Mei Xiang Dao*?"
"Yes, that was the name President Pei said at the time, absolutely right!" Huang Sibao said with certainty.
Zhu Xiaoce stroked his barely-there beard, "But, the name of our video has already been decided."
"It doesn't matter; the name can still be the current one. The key is the idea! The idea is the most important thing!" Huang Sibao felt enlightened!
Zhu Xiaoce thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "So that's it. I was wondering what was missing from the subject we originally thought of; it was a reversal!"
"Describing things plainly and filming it as a documentary is simply impossible to bring out the advantages of short videos."
"In just one minute, to make a lasting impression on the audience, it must be unexpected; it must be a reversal!"
"In that case, we have a general direction, and the next step is to polish it! Write copy, add jokes, highlight President Pei's image, and at the same time, do a good job of reversing it!"
"And add some satire and black humor!"
Zhu Xiaoce was instantly inspired; the entire short video's concept was completely straightened out!
Even the first episode's script came out naturally!