Boss Pei's words were akin to ten years of studying for nothing.
Hao Yun felt as if all the HR management knowledge she had learned previously had been fed to the dogs. It was completely incompatible with Boss Pei's requirements!
However, this was Tengda and Boss Pei!
Boss Pei had always been a maverick. Obviously, he had his own unique theory on talent management.
Hao Yun nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll leave these matters to the HR department. We'll do it properly!"
Hao Yun received a long-term Epic Challenge Quest from a new NPC. Filled with fighting spirit, she left.
Pei Qian rested for a while before continuing to work on the movie's script.
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November 2nd, Tuesday …
Pei Qian arrived at the office punctually at 10: 30 AM. He switched on his computer, opened a document, and made the final changes to the script.
He wanted to finish editing the script today and send it to Huang Sibo and the others.
He had no choice. Boss Pei had always been swift and decisive in his work.
Pei Qian had to perfect some details based on the previous structure of the story.
The more details there were, the lower the chances of Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce misinterpreting his intentions.
First, he had to add some sci-fi elements.
After some thought, Pei Qian decided that it would be best not to add too complicated and conventional sci-fi elements.
Things like space battleships and space-time travel should not be included.
Why?
That was because Pei Qian intended to spend a lot of money on special effects. What if the special effects were too good and the audience felt that the special effects were worth the price? What would he do then?
He had to burn the special effects without letting the audience see the big scenes. That was Boss Pei's ultimate goal.
Elements like space-time travel should not be included as well. That was because Pei Qian's script was not complete. He was afraid that Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce, the two brainiacs, would change the script beyond recognition.
Space-Time travel was very suitable for brainiacs. Pei Qian could not rest easy.
He didn't want a script where "I cuckolded myself, I slept with myself, I killed myself, and I married myself" would be the only one in the movie from beginning to end.
Thus, after some thought, Pei Qian decided that it would be best to just put on a false front and give a sci-fi look. However, he would not film any sci-fi scenes but only some very boring daily life.
When it was time to announce it, they would do their best to promote the "domestically-produced sci-fi masterpiece", "moving plot", "gorgeous special effects", and so on to raise the audience's expectations.
When the audience entered the cinema, there were no gorgeous special effects, no cool scenes, and even very few sci-fi elements. It was just a modern story wrapped in sci-fi.
Not only that, but the plot was also madly feeding poison to people.
How infuriating!
The angry audience would definitely shout for a refund, right?
As for how to poison people in the plot, that was something that Pei Qian had to consider carefully.
The male protagonist was a bootlicker and ended up with nothing. This general framework could not be changed, but how exactly did he bootlick and how exactly did he end up with nothing?
This required Pei Qian to unleash his own intelligence.
If the strength was small, the effect of feeding poison would not be obvious, and the effect of dissuading would not be very prominent.
Therefore, he had to increase his strength!
Now that he had the framework of the story, Pei Qian felt like his thoughts were flowing. He quickly typed on the keyboard and wrote down all his thoughts.
…
…
In the future, technology would be highly developed.
Robots replaced humans and took on the vast majority of manual work. A large number of manual workers in society lost their jobs and became extremely poor.
The good thing was that there were basic social benefits for them to live and survive.
As for the male protagonist, he had no job and could only rely on the most basic social benefits and relief to survive.
He lived in a capsule-like living space and could only sleep with his legs curled up. If he sat on the bed, he would hit his head if he was not careful.
Every day, he could receive a fast food relief meal. It looked like a grayish-white batter that could be brewed with hot water to provide the necessary nutrients for survival.
There was a television in the capsule that the male protagonist lived in. That was his only entertainment at the moment.
The television program was filled with all sorts of advertisements. He could not skip the advertisements because he had no money.
He could also play games and chat online. However, all of these had to be paid. The male protagonist did not even have the money to skip the advertisements; naturally, he did not have the money to enjoy other entertainment.
The male protagonist's daily life was watching advertisements and television. He could only leave the capsule for three hours a day to walk outside.
That was because not everyone could enjoy the space in the city as they pleased.
The rich could enjoy the outside world from 6 AM to 6 PM. The commoners could enjoy the outside world from 6 PM to 12 PM. The poor like the male protagonist could only enjoy the outside world from 12 PM to 3 AM.
From 3 AM to 6 AM, the outside world had to be cleaned to ensure that when the rich left the house at 6 AM, the whole world was clean and tidy.
For the poor who left the house at the wrong time or stayed behind, there was a very serious punishment.
Most of the poor's biological clocks were completely reversed. They cherished the opportunity to "relax" in the outside world. For them, this was the most important time of the day.
Of course, strictly speaking, the poor like the male protagonist were not completely jobless.
They could choose the programs they liked to watch on television and vote for them.
Depending on how long they watched, the poor would receive a small amount of virtual currency. This money could be used to buy some consumer goods, such as nice clothes, delicious food, delicious drinks or alcohol, and so on.
Every television program would have a quiz. These virtual currencies were used to complete the quiz. As long as they won, they could earn more virtual currency.
Some programs would even invite the poor who had earned a lot of money through the quiz. They became commoners or even rich to share their experiences on stage.
The male protagonist was also passionate about this. He won and lost, but he was quite talented. He often earned a small sum and rewarded himself with a can of beer.
One day, the male protagonist went to the outside world again.
Here, he met the female protagonist, who was also poor.
Although the female protagonist was not particularly beautiful, nor was she very charming, she was very pure and cute. For the male protagonist, she had a unique charm that made him sink deeply.
The male protagonist used his natural sense of humor to strike up a conversation. He defeated a few other competitors and won the female protagonist's heart.
From that day onwards, they would meet during these three hours every day. They would eat delicious food together or spend money on some cheap entertainment.
The two of them quickly established a relationship.
The male protagonist began to save money and carefully carry out each quiz. He was afraid that he would lose everything if he was not careful.
He wanted to save money to buy a living space that could be shared by two people.
The male protagonist was so focused on saving money that he did not buy a gift for the girl for a long time. He also did not eat with her for a long time.
The girl did not get angry because of this. On the contrary, she was very tolerant. She expressed understanding and support for the male protagonist's behavior.
Until one day, the male protagonist finally saved enough money to buy a capsule for the two of them.
However, at this time, the girl suggested that it was too slow to earn money. She would never be able to become a commoner. She hoped that she could participate in a television talent show. If she could get some time on the show, she would earn money much faster than now.
The male protagonist was unwilling. The two of them had their first argument.
However, the next day, the male protagonist fell into deep self-blame. After much consideration, he transferred the money he had saved to the girl and let her pursue her dream.
On the day that the girl participated in the talent show, the male protagonist, as a relative of the contestant, was given the privilege of free advertising for a day. He could watch the whole episode of the talent show in front of the television.
On stage, the girl tried her best to show off her talent. She sang and danced. The male protagonist watched carefully. He had never thought that a television program could be so interesting.
The female protagonist finished her performance. However, only one of the four judges nodded.
According to the rules of the show, the talent show would only be considered successful if three or more judges approved it.
The other judges pointed out the girl's problems mercilessly. She danced stiffly like a clumsy bear. Her vocal skills were wrong. Her breathing was unstable. She was obviously out of tune. She was too nervous on stage. She did not have stage appeal.
The only male judge who nodded only thought that the girl's dress looked good. It was rented for a lot of money before she went on the show. It made the girl look very innocent and girl-next-door.
The girl left the talent show very disappointed.
The male protagonist felt a little relieved. He knew that if the girl really passed the talent show, the two of them would only drift apart.
Now that the girl's dream was shattered, the two of them still had hope of living together.
When they met again, the male protagonist comforted the girl. He continued to work hard to save money to buy a capsule for the two of them.
The male protagonist spent more time watching different television programs. He studied the tricks in them and carefully participated in the quiz activities.
He had to make sure that every quiz he participated in would be profitable.
After that, the girl became a little absent-minded. She often couldn't hear what the male protagonist said. She just nodded blankly.
The male protagonist didn't think too much about it. He just felt that the female protagonist's dream was shattered. She was temporarily hurt and would pull herself together.
Finally, the male protagonist saved enough money to buy a capsule for the two of them. He happily told the girl that the two of them could finally live together.
However, the female protagonist lost her temper for the first time. She hysterically shouted at the male protagonist, "You don't know anything." Then, she proposed to break up with him.
Amidst his confusion and mental breakdown, the male protagonist noticed the girl's slightly bulging belly.
The girl confessed everything to the male protagonist. She had been with the judge all this time.
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