That was two hundred thousand yuan worth of remuneration and a hundred thousand yuan for props. To Lin Chang, that was not a lot of money, but it was enough to make a splash.
Pei Qian knew that this was destined to fail. However, it did not matter. As long as Pei Qian showed that he did not really need the money and was just playing so that Lin Chang would not be suspicious of him, that would be enough.
Although the money was remuneration, Pei Qian did not really intend to shoot short videos or small movies.
The reason was simple: the cost was not enough.
Pei Qian was doing this to earn remuneration. He only asked for a hundred thousand yuan for props. That was not enough to pay the director, actors, and post-production. It was not even enough to buy camera equipment.
Fei Huang Workspace had ready-made equipment, but the problem was that Pei Qian did not want to have anything to do with it.
After all, to Huang Sibo and the others, why did Boss Pei want to shoot short videos himself? That did not make sense.
Thus, Pei Qian planned to do everything himself. He wanted to make sure that no one apart from Lin Chang knew about it.
He would shoot it with his cell phone. He did not know how to do complicated post-production editing. All he had to do was cut out some unnecessary scenes and put them together.
He would shoot everything in one shot. Whether it was good or bad, he would just hang it on Aili Island.
As for whether anyone would watch it …
It would be best if no one watched it.
What's more, Pei Qian did not intend to show his face. He would wear a mask or just half his face. If the video became popular, he would not be recognized by his employees.
His only goal in shooting this video was to earn the two hundred thousand yuan.
If Lin Chang really asked where the three hundred thousand had gone, Pei Qian could show him the series of videos to prove that he had indeed been serious about filming.
As for why the video did not become popular …
That could not be helped. Everyone made mistakes. Boss Pei's performance art was too profound. The current society was too impetuous. No one could understand it. Boss Pei could not be blamed for that.
Lin Chang would definitely not look too deeply into it then. He would not be suspicious.
At that thought, Pei Qian packed his things. He took the delivery that had just arrived today, left the office, and returned to his rented apartment.
Let's get the first episode of the show out tonight!
Although there was no deadline, Pei Qian had to film twenty episodes. Even if he filmed two episodes a week from now on, that would take more than two months. He had to finish as soon as possible.
The sooner he finished filming, the more he would feel comfortable spending the two hundred thousand yuan!
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The first thing Pei Qian did was fix his cell phone and place the new package on the table.
This was a new cell phone that had just been released overseas for more than a month. It was called the Pineapple 4, and it was priced at 4,999 yuan, just enough to meet the budget of 5,000 yuan.
At the moment, Shenhua's flagship phones could only be considered second-tier among the more popular cell phone brands in the country. The highest-end cell phone brand was still Pineapple. Its status was similar to Apple's in Pei Qian's memory, or maybe it was slightly worse.
In short, the sales volume of this cell phone was very high, and the response was not bad. It was very suitable to use it as an example for the first episode.
Pei Qian had thought about it. In fact, the content of the short videos did not matter. Success or failure did not matter either. The key was to make Lin Chang feel that this was in line with Boss Pei's character.
Pei Qian had told Lin Chang before that he wanted to use the money to conduct an experiment. That experiment had to be unique.
He had to be unconventional!
It was just like how Pei Qian acted as' Boss Pei 'previously. He might have been acting as himself, but he had followed the script after all. It was reasonable for him to be paid.
It was the same this time.
Pei Qian intended to act as a 'professional' digital reviewer.
First, he took out a piece of paper and wrote down the flow of the program. Then, he officially started filming.
In order not to reveal his face, Pei Qian took out a piece of white paper and wrote the words' Hardcore Reviews' on it.
He took out the spectacles frame that he had spent a lot of money to buy and put it on through the white paper. Then, he successfully used the paper as a mask.
After that, Pei Qian changed into a more ordinary set of clothes. After thinking for a few minutes, he finished writing the script for the beginning of the video.
"Hardcore Reviews.
"Non-independent review, day one.
"Hardcore Reviews is a non-independent review organization. The results of our reviews depend on how much the manufacturer pays us. Any products that appear in the video might have received public relations fees from the manufacturer. Please close the video immediately. If any manufacturer is willing to work with us, please contact us in private. "
He would make a purely subtitled version and put it at the beginning of the video to dissuade a group of viewers.
Once everything was ready, Pei Qian turned on the video recording function on his cell phone and started recording.
"Welcome to the most professional and rigorous unboxing program in the country. I am a professional digital reviewer, Digging Lotus.
"Today, we will be unboxing Pineapple 4. Next, let us carefully unbox it."
Pei Qian purposely used an emotionless tone to prevent others from noticing.
After that, he took a knife from the side and poked a few holes in the box. Then, he dug out the cell phone from inside.
He used a very careless method to tear off the film and purposely rolled it into a ball before putting it aside. Then, he covered the box with the charging cable, the charging head, the non-readable series, and the like and threw it aside.
"First, we'll test its waterproof performance."
Pei Qian took a small basin of water from the side and switched on the Pineapple 4 before throwing it inside.
A few minutes later, he took it out. It was very waterproof and did not let any water in.
"Next, we'll test its resistance."
Pei Qian held his cell phone in his left hand and used his right hand to drop the Pineapple 4 from different heights and angles onto the ground.
First, the corners fell down, then the back cover fell down, and finally the screen fell down. They fell from a height of one meter, two meters, and three meters respectively.
After he was done, he used the camera to take a close-up shot.
After falling from a height of three meters, the entire cell phone was in a terrible state. Although it could still be turned on, the screen was broken, the corners were dented, and the paint on the back cover was peeling.
"Third, we'll test its resistance."
Pei Qian took the knife again and made a few cuts on the back cover.
At first, he did not use much strength. However, as he increased his strength, obvious cracks appeared and became clearer.
"Fourth, we'll dismantle it.
"Everyone knows that dismantling the cell phone's internal structure and materials are the best way to show whether the cell phone's internal structure and materials are good. Next, let's use a very professional method to dismantle the cell phone."
Pei Qian took a screwdriver and lifted the entire back cover along the cracks. Then, he removed the battery, camera, and the components of the back cover.
After dismantling the cell phone until there was no place to start, it became unrecognizable.
"Alright, this is the internal structure of the Pineapple 4 cell phone. Everyone can take a look at its workmanship and materials. Everyone should know what each part of the cell phone does, so I won't go into detail.
"Next, let's restore it."
Pei Qian did not do this step. In any case, he could just play it backwards.
Finally, he had to record a closing statement.
"This is the content of the Pineapple 4 cell phone's review. I'd like to remind Pineapple to quickly transfer the remaining payment to my personal account.
"This is Hardcore Reviews. See you in the next episode!"
After recording everything, Pei Qian found an editing software and edited the footage slightly. He added the opening paragraph and the rewind content.
He took a look at the film after it was rendered.
There were many problems, and Boss Pei was very satisfied.
Pei Qian went to Aili Island's website and registered a new account called 'Hardcore Reviews'. Then, he uploaded the video.
"Alright, let's pack up!"
Pei Qian kept the piece of paper and glasses. After all, he had to keep them for the next episode.
There were 19 episodes left. He would unbox a digital product for each episode. He would follow the steps he had just taken and easily finish 20 episodes. Then, he would be able to spend two hundred thousand yuan without any qualms!
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