My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 192: Four New Special Items!

Having worked with his boss for over half a month, Song Chuang actually already knew that he was someone who wasn’t short on money.

But... Raising the box office guarantee wasn’t something that could just be raised on a whim.

To raise it by two billion, the corresponding guaranteed payment would have to increase by over sixty million.

This was several times higher than the cost to produce the film.

Normally speaking, the production cost for "Love Struggle for 23 Days" was only about ten million (when Chen Yan was filming, he offered 2-3 times the regular salary to recruit from the entire industry); with sixty million, six more "Love Struggle for 23 Days" could be made.

Moreover, a box office of five hundred million...

Song Chuang genuinely felt it was a tough goal to reach.

Thus, he advised, "President Chen, isn’t this guarantee a bit too high?"

Sitting on the bed and still yawning, Chen Yan said indifferently, "It’s not high. Just do as I said."

After saying that, possibly fearing Song Chuang was under company performance pressure, he added another line, "Don’t worry, if we don’t reach it, I’ll pay out from the head office, and it won’t be recorded on the distribution company’s accounts."

Hearing Chen Yan say this, Song Chuang instantly felt at ease.

He said, "Okay, President Chen. Then I’ll handle it as you instructed."

Although he didn’t have shares in the company, he had been in the industry for many years and cared greatly about his professional reputation and the company’s performance. novelbuddy.cσ๓

If the company lost money due to this inflated guarantee, it would be embarrassing for him too.

Now that Chen Yan was willing to shift this risk to the head office, it released him from his worries...

After hanging up the phone with Song Chuang, Chen Yan wasn’t concerned with this little episode of the morning.

He lay back down in bed, wanting to get some more sleep.

But sleep is not so easily reclaimed. After tossing and turning for half an hour, he could only resign himself to the fact that his attempt at sleep had failed.

Getting up from the bed, Chen Yan freshened up, then came to the computer and took out his phone.

He hadn’t forgotten about the most important task of the day: the happiness points and the store product refresh.

Opening the Virtual Girlfriend Simulator, Chen Yan went straight to the [Shop].

Sure enough, with a new month, Chen Yan’s happiness points were already credited.

As of last night, Yu Qiao Qiao’s favorability was 146, and Lu Man’s was 171, contributing 14 and 17 happiness points to Chen Yan respectively.

So, this month Chen Yan’s happiness points exceeded thirty for the first time.

After checking the happiness points, Chen Yan’s gaze fell on the three rows of shelves in the shop.

Then he was surprised to find that the second row of shelves was actually lit up!

Knowing that the bunch of props and cards he had bought before were all from the first row of shelves, while the two rows behind had always been empty, this was Chen Yan’s first time seeing them light up.

Chen Yan first clicked on the second row of shelves to take a look.

He realised there were two small bottles of potion on the second row of shelves.

"Potion? What’s this for?" Chen Yan was somewhat puzzled.

He clicked on the first bottle of potion.

The explanation for the potion immediately popped up.

[Imagination Potion (Disposable)]

Effect: After drinking this potion, your imagination will permanently increase by +1. Whether it’s drawing, creating, or other forms of artistic creation, your imagination will advance a level.

Side effect: In the 24 hours after you drink this potion, your ideas will become wild and unbridled, as though even ten horses couldn’t hold you back.

Note: Perhaps you’re only one potion away from being the next Beethoven. Or perhaps... even ten potions couldn’t save your barren brain.

Looking at this potion, Chen Yan’s mouth slowly gaped open.

What was this?

A potion that can improve imagination?

You have to understand that imagination is crucial for a game designer.

A designer with imagination and one without can make the same game drastically different.

But imagination truly is a matter of talent.

Some people see a flower as just a flower, while others see a flower and envision an entire world.

And the new game "Clayman Elimination" is one that requires imagination because it needs over 20 fun levels designed, each one must be interesting to attract players.

So, if this potion truly enhances imagination, it would be a divine artifact for Chen Yan!

Chen Yan couldn’t help but to look forward to its effects.

After checking the first potion, Chen Yan turned to the second one.

[Growth Potion (Disposable)]

Effect: After drinking this potion, you can permanently increase the size of a body part of your choice by 1 centimeter.

Side effect: You may need to change your clothes.

A brief two-liner description, but it once again surprised Chen Yan.

Another potion that affects oneself?

And it directly affects the body?

At this moment, Chen Yan couldn’t help but speculate.

Could it be... that the second set of shelves contained such potions or items that affect one’s own body?

If so, then the products in this shelf would be precious!

After all, looking at the descriptions of the potions, there were no restrictions that only Chen Yan could use them.

This means that Chen Yan could totally let Yu Qiao Qiao or Lu Man drink them.

Right now, these two potions might not mean much for them, but what if the random items next time were "Acting Potion," "Health Potion," "Intelligence Potion," and the like?

They would all be extremely useful!

Not to mention Boss Qiao Qiao, just take Lu Man for example.

In her [Instant Film] review, her potential was abysmal, making it almost impossible for her to achieve her dream: becoming a superstar.

But if there was an [Acting Potion], one sip could improve her acting...

Then with Chen Yan’s help, she might genuinely have the chance to become a globally renowned celebrity!

With this thought, Chen Yan couldn’t help looking at the price tags of the two potions.

The price of [Imagination Potion] was 8 coins each. The price of [Growth Potion] was 3 coins each.

Chen Yan didn’t hesitate, he bought them all.

No matter if they were useful or not, Chen Yan had only one goal: better to buy and be wrong than miss out!

After clearing out the second row of shelves, Chen Yan clicked on the first shelf again.

Just like last month, there were still two cards on the first shelf.

Chen Yan took a look, and the first product was the [Xiao Ha’s Instant Camera Film (a pack)] he wanted. A pack was 10 sheets. The price was 2 coins.

Chen Yan bought it straight away.

Shortly, a thick pack of film appeared on Chen Yan’s desk.

Chen Yan looked at the second product.

It was one he had never seen before.

[Single Day God Card (Disposable)]

Price: 2 coins

Effect: After using this card, all your expenses for the day will be refunded. The limit is 50 million.

A straight-to-the-point single line that clearly laid out the function of the card.

Having previously encountered the [Luxury Car Dream Card], Chen Yan knew... his time to flaunt... pah. His time to spend freely had come again!

Actually, ever since he got the game, Chen Yan realised... he had become stingier.

Logically, with more money, he should be more generous with spending.

But... not really.

Perhaps because he gets a 10 times cashback every time he spends money on Lu Man or Yu Qiao Qiao. Therefore, every time Chen Yan spends money on himself, he feels a... sense of guilt.

For every penny Chen Yan spends, he feels like he’s losing ten. For every dollar, he feels like he’s losing ten dollars!

This made him agonise every time he had to spend money on himself!

But now, he has randomly come upon one such card that lets him splurge for himself again.

Chen Yan could finally spend money on himself "legitimately" and "lavishly"!

And it’s 50 million no less!

Chen Yan felt he needed to plan well how he could spend all this money in one day and make a grand purchase for himself!

Hmm... If he could also spend it alongside Yu Qiao Qiao and Lu Man. Not only would it be on the house, but he could also get a 10 times cashback. How wonderful that would be!

Thinking this, Chen Yan mused on while dreaming...

...

Nothing significant happened in the following days.

Song Chuang followed Chen Yan’s instructions and talked to the major cinema chains and platforms about the five hundred million box office guarantee.

He directly clamped down the chains and platforms that had been ready to "rebel"!

A guarantee for a five hundred million box office, who wouldn’t be envious!

Although, to prevent them from slacking off or deliberately lowering the box office, Song Chuang added a condition: compensation would be based on the proportion of each chain’s box office revenue.

For example, if "Lost Love for 23 Days" had a total box office revenue of three billion, Wanwei Cinema Chain had a revenue of one billion, Hengdian Cinema Line had fifty million, and other cinemas had one and a half billion.

Their sale ratios were 2:1:3.

According to the contract, Tiandu Distribution should compensate the cinema chains for a box office shortfall of two billion, which is sixty million.

Therefore, the compensation would be divided up to twenty million, ten million, and thirty million respectively for each cinema chain.

This kind of healthy competition effectively prevented any sneaky business by the cinemas.

After all, even if they deliberately dragged down the box office to prevent the movie from reaching five hundred million, if their own chain’s revenue was low, they wouldn’t get much of a share either.

They might as well cooperate with Chenlu Film Company and Tiandu Distribution to ensure a good launch for the movie.

And just like that, under the methods of Song Chuang and Chen Yan, the cinemas were locked into "Love Struggle for 23 Days."

However, the cinemas and platforms were not fools. After confirming their cooperation with Tiandu Distribution, they immediately informed Xu Brothers Film Company about the guaranteed box office share of "Lost Love for 23 Days."

They had their own agendas in doing so.

Firstly, it would prevent Xu Brothers from thinking they had actively chosen Chenlu Film Company, and secondly... what if Xu Brothers followed suit? They could earn even more.

Upon learning of this news, Xu Zhaoqing and Director Zhang were thrilled.

They thought Song Chuang, Yang Rou, Lu Man, and Chen Yan must have gone mad to dare engage in such a high-stakes gamble.

Five hundred million in box office, all on a little girl’s movie?

Was that possible?

Had they lost their minds?

The two were convinced that Chen Yan and Song Chuang were acting on impulse and immediately relayed this joyful tidbit to Xu Zhaorong, the helmsman of Xu Brothers Film Company.

But when Xu Zhaorong received this message, he was silent for a long time...