My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 156: Earn 40 Million in Seconds (Subscribe!)

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Earn 40 Million in Seconds (Subscribe!)

Lu Man looked toward Shasha skeptically and furrowed her brows as she asked, "Does this really work?"

She always felt it was somewhat unreliable.

And Shasha indeed appeared hesitant as she said, "It should work... anyway, back when I was in university, I had a friend who got over a breakup just like this."

Lu Man asked in surprise, "So she just forgot about that guy because the problems were too difficult?"

Shasha said, "Sort of..."

Lu Man: ?

Shasha, "Um... She was doing the problems and found that math problems were way more interesting than men. So she just forgot about that guy and threw herself into the sea of knowledge."

"Later on, she even minored in mathematics. For her master’s, she simply gave up her original major and switched to mathematics. Now she’s working with her advisor on some function topic."

"Um... She’s still unmarried."

Lu Man: .....

Why did every method Shasha mentioned seem so risky?

I’m already unreliable enough; how can she... be even more unreliable than me!

Perhaps sensing Lu Man’s worry, Shasha said, "Sister Man, if you feel solving math problems is too boring, I’ve actually got other methods here."

Lu Man, "Like what...?"

Shasha, "Like memorizing Tang poetry, English vocabulary, learning geography. Whatever you’re interested in, I have the books for it."

"There’s definitely one that you’ll like."

Lu Man: ....

Shasha truly deserves to be called a "teacher." Even if she’s just an acting coach, the idea of educating others is deeply ingrained in her.

Cultivating the flowers of the motherland, building the Four Modernizations—it takes people like you!

However... what a pity I’m just a commoner...

Having received no useful methods from Shasha, Lu Man had no solution for her strange symptoms.

She could only comfort herself: Anyway, I’m perfectly suited for acting in this current state. It’s not a bad thing.

As long as... that annoying ghost Chen Yan doesn’t keep showing up in front of me, I can actually accept it!

If he keeps showing up, then don’t blame me for being impolite!

Believe it or not, I’ll directly hug your legs in public and cry out, saying you led me on and then abandoned me!

Hmph Hmph Hmph!

Although I can’t lie on the tracks with you, I can still be socially dead with you!

....

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Since all potential candidates were supposed to have available schedules and the locations had all been rented in advance, once all actors and production staff had signed their contracts, "Dumped in Twenty-Three Days" officially went into production.

Since the company was in Qin Island, and Qin Island hosts one of the biggest film shooting bases in the country, all of the scenes for the drama were shot in Eastern Film City and Qin Island.

On that day, Chenlu held a grand opening ceremony at Eastern Film City.

Chen Yan, Yang Rou, Mei Li, and Lu Man all attended the ceremony, and other members of the production crew were present as well.

Since it was an urban drama with a relatively simple storyline and plot, the filming schedule wasn’t long—just about a month and a half.

Yang Rou even thoughtfully reserved an additional half month for them, giving everyone some time to get in sync and also... leaving some time for the female lead Lu Man to adjust her state.

After the press conference for the start of production ended, Director Teng Yufei found Chen Yan backstage and shook his hand excitedly.

"President Chen! Thank you for pushing through the objections and letting me direct!"

Chen Yan was just about to instruct Xiao Wen before returning to the company.

Then, suddenly, Director Teng came up to express his gratitude, Chen Yan was momentarily stunned, signaled Xiao Wen to wait a moment, then smiled at Director Teng and said, "Director Teng, you’re too kind; I just trust Director Teng’s abilities."

"I carefully compared all directors and felt that your directing style fits our movie the best."

Director Teng’s excitement was obviously not feigned; he was gripping Chen Yan’s hand slightly too hard.

He said sentimentally, "Thank you for the opportunity, President Chen. You have no idea. These past two years, I’ve wanted to transition into directing commercial films, but none of the studios were willing to give me a chance."

"I really believe in my own strength. I think I can direct great art films as well as great commercial films."

"So, rest assured. For this movie, I will strive for excellence and make sure you are satisfied."

Chen Yan encouraged him with a few words, "Keep it up."

Afterwards, Chen Yan finally revealed the reason for his pleasantries with Director Teng. He subtly asked, "By the way, how did you find out about me recommending you for the director’s role?"

Director Teng was clearly an honest person and simply said, "The news has already spread throughout the industry."

"There are no secrets in the entertainment business."

"Any little movement in any company, it typically doesn’t take many days before everyone knows."

Chen Yan: ...

Is this circle really that gossipy?

No wonder so many celebrity rumors are widely circulated even before any tangible evidence comes out.

Thinking this, Chen Yan once again encouraged Director Teng with a few words, then said goodbye to this man who was a decade his senior.

Afterward, following Xiao Wen to the roadside, Chen Yan approached a sedan prepared by the company.

Xiao Wen proactively stepped forward to open the car door for Chen Yan, who got in the car.

The moment he sat down inside the car, Chen Yan looked back at the crew of hundreds of people, his gaze lingered on Director Teng, who had already taken on the director’s airs, and on Xiao Wen, who had opened the door for him, for a brief moment.

Sitting in the backseat, closing the door, with the driver starting the car, Chen Yan leaned back in his seat, feeling somewhat reflective.

It turns out I’ve grown up so much without realizing it.

Gradually, from the home-bound guy worried over by his parents, I’ve become someone who can easily influence the fate of others.

Whether it’s a director a dozen years older than me, or corporate executives, business elites, all now show me great respect.

And my single word can now decide the jobs and work for hundreds of people, gradually gaining my own influence...

This sense of being able to control one’s own fate and influence the fate of others... is truly wonderful.

....

Meanwhile, at the same time as the "Dumped in Twenty-Three Days" crew started filming.

In Tiandu.

At Director Zhang’s home.

Xu Zhaoqing and Director Zhang were also sitting in the yard, drinking tea and chatting about Chen Yan.

Xu Zhaoqing, "Have you heard? Before Lu Man’s new company began filming, there was already a bit of chaos."

Director Zhang said with a smile, "I’ve heard. It’s said that Chen Yan took back the final say on personnel from Yang Rou’s team, which led to some disturbance within the company."

Xu Zhaoqing nodded, "Yeah."

Taking a sip of his tea, he said, "However, the solution was quite interesting. Their internal statement is: the list was chosen by Chen Yan, Yang Rou is very optimistic about it, even thinks it’s better than her own choices."

"What do you think about this?"

Director Zhang chuckled, "Do you believe it?"

"With that list, if it wasn’t for a seasoned producer who understands all the positions in the industry, could it have been selected?"

"If Chen Yan has that level of capability, then why hire Yang Rou?"

"Why not just do it himself?"

Xu Zhaoqing laughed heartily, "You’re really straightforward."

"But I have the same thought; I also don’t think that list was chosen by Chen Yan."

"I feel like it’s more likely that the two of them compromised. Yang Rou’s choices were the main ones, with Chen Yan selecting a few personal picks."

"Like... Teng Yufei."

At the mention of Teng Yufei, Director Zhang also laughed, "Indeed. Choosing such an art film director for this kind of project is something only an outsider would do."

"That’s definitely Chen Yan’s decision."

"I heard that initially, Yang Rou was leaning towards Yuan Fei."

Xu Zhaoqing thought for a moment upon hearing the name Yuan Fei, then nodded, "Yuan Fei is indeed good. Much more reliable than Teng Yufei."

Director Zhang nodded, took a sip of tea, "I feel that this movie will fail because of the director."

"It’s possible that without us taking action, they’ll fall flat on their own."

Xu Zhaoqing agreed, "Makes sense."

"However..."

His tone changed slightly, "Even so, we still can’t take it lightly, can’t give them a chance."

"After all, this is a battle regarding our image."

Director Zhang asked, "You have a plan?"

Xu Zhaoqing nodded, "My brother plans to pressure and cooperate with those big distribution companies. To prevent them from picking up Chenlu Film Company’s movie."

Saying this, he couldn’t help but laugh,

"Imagine... if Chenlu Film Company’s first movie is produced but then finds out it can’t be distributed or screened."

"Or even if it’s distributed and screened, but they’re unable to secure good showtimes."

"Wouldn’t that be interesting?"

Hearing Xu Zhaoqing’s words, Director Zhang was taken aback.

Then they looked at each other and laughed heartily.

...

After returning to the company, Chen Yan operated his own account and transferred the second installment of 20 million for the film company.

This was something he and Yang Rou had agreed on a few days back. frёeωebɳovel.com

The film company’s initial 10 million had already been invested in the company’s operations and early preparations for the crew.

There wasn’t much money left.

The entire movie would cost around 30 million to produce, minus the money for the early preparations, they were short 20 million.

Chen Yan had just withdrawn 20 million recently.

So without any hesitation, he transferred the money.

As this operating capital was transferred, Chen Yan picked up his phone to check; he also successfully received 20 million in his Virtual Girlfriend Simulator’s "Profession Wealth."

Chen Yan had actually looked into this "Profession Wealth" judgment in the game.

"Profession Wealth" and "Wealth Value" were similar. The spending had to be reasonable, not meaningless, and the virtual girlfriend must acknowledge it for the judgment to take effect.

That is, only if Lu Man thinks the company is short of cash can Chen Yan put money in.

If he did it on his own, it would not be effective.

So, the only certain earnings Chen Yan could get from Chenlu Film Company were the initial three billion.

This was the initial capital he had negotiated with Sister Man and Lu Man.

After that, he would have to make an effort on his own to get Lu Man’s celebrity studio or Chenlu Film Company to need more funds, to continue earning money!

However...

That was a future concern. At least this time, the money he transferred earned him another 20 million!

Clicking on the withdraw function.

Following the system’s prompts, after a series of operations, he received a cashback of 40 million—double the amount!

Making money is just this easy and exhilarating!