Framing

"I'll take care of this. Aren't you leading a team out for location scouting tomorrow?" Wang Bin accepted the task directly and turned to look at Luo Xiao.

"Yes! So, I'll leave matters here at the Film City to you." Luo Xiao nodded. There were many things in filmmaking that couldn't be completed at the Film City.

Some natural landscapes required location scouting outside. And the script for [wandering blue star] indeed had many shots that required shooting on location.

Of course, one could also use props to construct the scenery. However, scenery built with props was definitely not as natural as real landscapes, especially when it came to magnificent natural vistas.

Therefore, to ensure the quality of the movie, his decision was that if he could avoid using props to build scenery, he would not use them.

"Don't worry, Brother Xiao. During the few days you're away, the scenes the crew will be shooting are all for actors with minor roles. I'll have absolutely no problems."

"If it really doesn't work out, I'll send you the footage after filming." Wang Bin patted his chest in assurance.

"That's good!" Luo Xiao nodded. He was quite at ease regarding Wang Bin.

…

The next day, Mingri Group, Presidents Office.

Chen Mo leaned back in his boss chair, flipping through the documents sent over by the investment company. These recorded the investment proposals collected over the past few days.

Ever since he increased the channels for obtaining investment methods last time, the number of investment proposals collected had indeed increased. All sorts of varied proposals were countless.

However, what made him helpless was that although there were many more investment proposals, they basically exhibited a polarized state.

The first was that the investment proposals obtained through the original channels didn't have any obvious money-losing schemes. As for the second type, there were indeed many money-losing proposals that he was very tempted by, but the key was that the system didn't allow it.

For example: installing an elevator on Mount Everest. What a magnificent proposal this was! As long as it was successfully implemented, climbing to the summit of Mount Everest would no longer be a dream. Everyone could reach the summit via elevator.

When he saw this proposal, he instantly saw a huge money-burning machine. But when he had this thought, the system directly voiced its opposition, stating that this project would not be supported.

Of course, besides the matter of installing an elevator on Mount Everest, there were other investment proposals. These proposals were primarily unreliable, making him tempted, but he couldn't take action. What a pity!

This proposal was also quite good; building a doomsday ark, what a great proposal this was! But it was directly rejected by the system.

After a while, Chen Mo rubbed his temples and casually set those investment proposals aside. He had flipped through them all morning and hadn't encountered a single 'reliable' proposal.

"President Chen, this is the news transmitted from Lanpian Film and Television, please take a look." Shen Rou came to the desk and handed the documents in her hand to President Chen.

Lanpian Film and Television? Luo Xiao had been out filming a new movie all this time, why was he reporting suddenly? What on earth was the matter!

He then took the documents, flipped open the first page, and looked at it casually. But soon, his brows furrowed tightly, and his palm holding the documents turned slightly pale from the excessive force.

On October 15th, [demon subduing record] was released on Banana TV, and the revenue for a single day of release reached 90 million.

90 million was already a very high income, and this was only the first day. Afterward, there would be the second day, the third day… even the Nth day. The total accumulated revenue would definitely not be a small amount.

Furthermore, this income would be a long-term sustainable revenue. Although it might gradually decrease over time and not be like it was now—with tens of millions in revenue per month—

but as long as there was income, he needed to spend it. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he felt. Those two guys, Luo Xiao and Wang Bin, not only brought him over 3 billion in box office revenue with one [demon subduing record], but also brought him a continuous stream of income. They were really something!

No, wait, there was also music. Now that Zhang Lan had joined Lanpian Film and Television, the three songs he gave out had been released on the Ku Mao music platform. Coupled with the platform's promotional traffic, those three songs had already completely exploded in popularity.

The current income was also not low. Although he could also receive one percent, every time he saw the amount entering his personal capital account, and then looked at the amount entering the System Funds, it was a spiritual blow to him. If it weren't for those few sneaky guys causing trouble behind his back, that money could clearly have been his! It was heartbreaking!

"President Chen!" Shen Rou, standing in front of the desk, saw that President Chen's expression was a bit off and called out worriedly.

"Hmm, I'm fine, you can go back first." Hearing the call, Chen Mo quickly snapped back to reality and waved his hand slightly at Shen Rou.

Shen Rou looked at President Chen with some concern, but thinking that she was just an assistant, she finally nodded.

"Alright, President Chen." She turned and walked towards her office. Before entering her office, she couldn't help but look back once, and only then did she return to her own office.

Seeing Shen Rou enter her office, Chen Mo finally stopped suppressing his inner feelings, directly crumpled the documents in his hand into a paper ball, and threw it into the trash can nearby. He collapsed directly onto his boss chair, and it took a long while for him to recover.

He constantly comforted himself in his heart; with so much income appearing now, there was still a long time before the settlement, and he still had time to spend it. If such a large sum of income came to him at the time of settlement, it would probably cause his settlement to fail again.

After constantly brainwashing himself, Chen Mo finally felt a bit better inside. He reached out and took out a notebook, flipped to the newest page, and wrote down the names of Shen Rou and Zhang Lan.

After finishing writing, looking at Shen Rou's name above, Chen Mo couldn't help but feel a bit desperate. She was his assistant, and could be considered the closest person in the Group. Even the closest person was backstabbing him. In the vast Group, was there really no one who could understand him!

He sighed helplessly, finally picked up the pen, and drew an 'X' behind the two names. Afterward, he flipped forward again and finally stopped at the page where Wang Bin and Luo Xiao's names were written.

Looking at these two people's names, the suppressed anger in his heart almost burst out again. He fiercely drew a big 'X' behind the two of them. He absolutely could not let these two have an easy time; when they returned, he would have them go pick up impoverished elderly people.

No, Chen Mo thought about it, and had another idea. Picking up impoverished elderly wasn't enough; then you all will go and conduct inspections for a period of time, and then go pick up the impoverished elderly. Yes, that's it.