Pei Qian paced frantically in his office.
Something was wrong, and it was a huge problem!
He was very clear that Unexpectedly! and Zhu Yidan's Boring Life were both outstanding short videos, the kind that were very successful!
Now, Zhu Xiaoce's Boss Pei's Daily Life was very similar to these two. It was probably going to be popular as well!
What to do?
"System, I want to withdraw my investment! Then I won't give the one million to Huang Sibo, okay? "
A line of words appeared on the system screen.
[You must have a valid reason to withdraw your investment. Otherwise, it will be considered a violation of the rules.]
"…"
Legitimate reasons?
No!
He couldn't possibly say that he withdrew his investment because he felt that the project might be profitable, right?
Other reasons?
Huang Sibo was stuffing his own pockets? Not working hard? I don't like Zhu Xiaoce and think he's too ugly? There was no reason. Was he simply not interested in investing?
This couldn't even be considered a legitimate reason!
Pei Qian racked his brains.
There was no other way!
He could not convince the system!
He had to think of another way.
"Calm down. There should be other ways besides divestment. "
"I won't shoot anymore, okay?"
"I don't want to be the lead anymore! They can look for whoever they want! "
"At least this project can make less money …"
Pei Qian had decided that he would use his busy schedule as an excuse to turn down this job!
At that time, it would be very difficult for Zhu Xiaoce and the others to find other actors to act out this kind of feeling. Even if they could find them, they would be able to delay the release of the video!
Maybe it wouldn't be so popular if the lead actor was changed?
After making up his mind, Pei Qian prepared to reject the offer.
Although he could not bear to part with the thirty thousand yuan, he felt that he could not lose the big picture for the small!
As long as they made a loss during the settlement, it wouldn't be a problem to lose 600,000 to 700,000 yuan. There was no need to haggle over a small profit of 30,000 yuan.
He was about to give Huang Sibo a call to reject the job.
But just as he picked up his phone, he suddenly realized another problem.
The contract had already been signed!
It was written in the contract that the penalty for breaching the contract was three times the pay!
Ninety thousand yuan!
Pei Qian's hands trembled as he realized that something was amiss.
"System, can I use the System Funds for breaching the contract?"
[The contract is a personal contract signed by the Host, and all profits will belong to the Host. The Host will also have to pay for the breach of contract.]
"Pa!"
Pei Qian's cell phone fell onto the table.
It's over!
Where the f * ck am I going to get 90,000 yuan to pay the penalty!
They couldn't withdraw their investments, nor could they not act!
Pei Qian's heart turned cold.
There was no other way! He could only film it!
Pei Qian slowly regained his senses after being in a daze for five minutes.
"Calm down and think on the bright side. Short videos probably won't make much money …"
"Hmm, that's the only way to think about it …"
Pei Qian felt a little dazed.
Now, he could only comfort himself that things were not that bad.
Even if a low-cost video became popular and received some sponsored partnerships, it would be difficult to recoup the millions invested.
Even if he could break even, he probably wouldn't make much money.
At that time, the gaming project and the physical store project would incur more losses, which would ensure that they would incur losses during settlement!
"Phew, fortunately, I made three preparations."
"We almost flipped over again!"
"I will go and inform Lu Mingliang to increase the intensity of his voice-overs in the game and mock the players more!"
…
…
The next day.
Zhu Xiaoce was back.
"Boss Pei! Yesterday's video is almost done, and we're still thinking about when to post it online. "
"That's because we have to discuss working with video websites to see if they can give us a better position to advertise. We might have to spend money and negotiate the price.
"However, don't worry, I have a senior working at Potato Web. We should be able to get good advertising resources!
"Our work won't be delayed. We'll film another episode today. We'll be busier before the Chinese New Year so that we can release it during the Chinese New Year. We'll be more productive, and it'll be easier to gain attention.
"Boss Pei, you don't look too good. Is it because you're working too hard?"
Pei Qian's face was indeed black.
Of course, it wasn't because he was working too hard!
There were no classes in school now. Other than rolling around on the sofa, he would be surfing the web and playing games in his office. Other people would be doing all the work. It wasn't hard at all.
He was mentally tired!
"It's alright. Continue filming."
Pei Qian felt weak.
He couldn't withdraw his investment and couldn't breach the contract. He had to finish filming these thirty episodes.
Of course, Pei Qian didn't give up.
He was still trying hard to think of other ways.
Soon, everyone was in position.
The theme of the second episode was' Nine Consecutive Awards to Hardworking Employees'.
Seeing this title, Pei Qian's heart turned colder.
Indeed, the previous script was not a coincidence!
This Director Zhu Xiaoce was really something. He was very talented!
If this episode was as he expected, millions of views would be a piece of cake.
If he could, Pei Qian wanted to get rid of him right now!
What should he do now?
Pei Qian was terrified.
At this rate of updates, one video every two days. How bad would it be after three seasons?
No, he had to save it!
All of a sudden, Pei Qian's eyes lit up as he thought of a good idea.
He was going to slack off!
He was going to use his sh * tty acting skills to destroy the reputation of this short video!
The moment this genius idea appeared, those young hunks who had no acting skills at all seemed to have been possessed by their souls!
Pei Qian tried hard to recall their amazing acting skills.
For example, the Stare Faction, the Pout Faction, the Poker Faction, the Laugh Is Worse Than Cry Faction, the Self-Flattering Faction, the What Do You Faction …
Yes, he was going to use his acting skills to bring down the quality of this season's short video!
Although the profits of this video would be hard to stop, it was better to earn as little as possible …
Pei Qian tried his best to adjust his facial features, prepared to let Director Zhu Xiaoce down!
After all, he wasn't a professional actor. Zhu Xiaoce wouldn't blame him if his acting skills were rubbish!
The plan worked!
Zhu Xiaoce set up the DSLR camera and officially started filming.
Pei Qian was prepared.
He was going to wait for a crucial moment to present his worst acting skills in history!
However, Zhu Xiaoce knew nothing about this. He was still directing the filming like he did yesterday.
"Alright, Boss Pei, do it expressionlessly.
"Do it expressionlessly.
"Even if you don't smile, you can do it expressionlessly.
"Do it expressionlessly with a hint of doubt.
"Pat him on the shoulder expressionlessly.
"Pass him a name card expressionlessly.
"Expressionlessly …"
He finished filming at the speed of light.
Pei Qian was still waiting to show off his fresh hunk-level acting skills, but he had already finished filming for the day.
Zhu Xiaoce gave Pei Qian a thumbs-up as he packed his equipment.
"Boss Pei, your acting skills are superb! You're indeed acting as yourself!
"Compared to yesterday's performance, you've improved tremendously!
"You're actually able to put on such a good performance despite being expressionless on the surface. You're really beyond my expectations!
"Every pore on your body seems to be filled with drama!
"I'll make a move first, Boss Pei. We'll film the last episode before Chinese New Year tomorrow!
"With Boss Pei's superb acting skills, the video will definitely become popular!"
Zhu Xiaoce left in high spirits, not forgetting to thank Pei Qian profusely before he left.
Pei Qian was left alone, thinking about life in silence.
Did I … show off any acting skills?
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