My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 57: Not a Penny Less (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Not a Penny Less (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

Phoenix’s train of thought opened a window for Chen Yan.

Originally, he had been pondering how to justify spending another 100,000 yuan on Yu Qiao Qiao!

Now... isn’t appearance fee the simplest way?

After all, the salary he gave to Yu Qiao Qiao yesterday counted towards her wealth value, so the appearance fee couldn’t possibly not count.

Thinking this, Chen Yan looked at Phoenix discreetly and asked, "Would Qiao Qiao agree to act in the game?"

Phoenix hesitated briefly before responding, "From my interactions with Qiao Qiao, it seems like she doesn’t really like to be in the spotlight."

"So if we try to persuade her to act, it’s probably going to be very difficult."

"But..."

At this point, Phoenix’s voice trailed off.

Chen Yan asked, "But what?"

Phoenix replied, "But if you, President Chen, also participate. She might agree."

Chen Yan frowned.

He mulled over Phoenix’s words...

At first glance, his participation and Yu Qiao Qiao’s participation didn’t seem directly connected.

But thinking about Yu Qiao Qiao’s personality, maybe this was really important.

Yu Qiao Qiao was a very sensitive and self-conscious girl.

If only she was asked to act in the game, she would likely think about many strange things.

Such as... why ask her to act, is it another underhanded way to give her money?

And... as a girl without professional training, could she do a good job? Would she mess it up for Chen Yan?

And so on...

So... maybe participating in the shooting himself was indeed necessary for Yu Qiao Qiao to feel reassured.

Thinking this, Chen Yan also wavered somewhat.

He said, "Alright, Phoenix. I understand what you’re saying. I’ll think it over and give you an answer tomorrow. Continue casting the other roles for now."

Phoenix smiled, "Alright, President Chen."

With that, she scooted away on her chair...

Time flew, and a day passed in a blink. Yu Qiao Qiao was busy with classes all day and had to write a paper in the evening, so she didn’t come to the office.

Thus, Chen Yan walked home alone.

Back home, Chen Yan sat in front of his computer and pulled out his "game strategy" notebook, starting to calculate the total cost of the game.

For the first month: labor + rent + Lu Man’s advance payment, estimated cost: 350,000 yuan.

For the second month: labor + rent + Lu Man’s fees + half of the other actors’ fees + location, labor, etc., estimated cost: 930,000 yuan.

By the third month, when all filming was completed: labor + rent + settling remaining expenses, estimated cost: 1,060,000 yuan.

"It’s a big deficit...," Chen Yan remarked.

That’s more than 1.3 million yuan.

He twiddled his pen, thought for a moment, then crossed off one of the female actor’s fees.

That saved 80,000 yuan.

Chen Yan pondered and silently crossed off a male actor’s fee.

He could just take on the role himself, since money was tight... freewёbnoνel.com

That saved another 300,000 yuan.

Now the deficit was only 960,000 yuan.

Chen Yan reviewed the entire process again, confirmed there was no other way to make up for it, and quietly wrote on it: Yu Qiao Qiao’s appearance fee: 100,000 yuan.

Done! The deficit was completely covered! The remaining tens of thousands, Qiao Qiao’s salary added to occasional spending could cover it!

It was just that simple!

Thanks to Boss Qiao Qiao’s hard work! It made his game production smooth once again!

If he ever got on the awards podium, he would definitely sincerely thank her for her contributions to the company!

The next day, as soon as Chen Yan arrived at the office, he pulled Phoenix aside for a brief meeting.

The purpose of the meeting was to inform Phoenix that he had decided to play the male lead, and to have Phoenix try to persuade Yu Qiao Qiao to agree to participate in the game’s shooting.

Upon hearing that Chen Yan was willing to act, Phoenix immediately guaranteed, "Don’t worry, President Chen, I will definitely persuade Qiao Qiao to take part in the shooting! This way, we can save money for post-production."

Chen Yan waved his hand, "No. Don’t cut costs."

"Calculate it as it should be calculated. But... let’s give Qiao Qiao 100,000 yuan for the appearance fee."

Phoenix was stunned.

She exclaimed in surprise, "100,000?"

She urged, "President Chen, do you want to think it over carefully? You can hire a professionally trained actor from outside for only 80,000 yuan."

Chen Yan looked into the distance, speaking earnestly, "Qiao Qiao is part of our company, she is one of us. We give outsiders 80,000 yuan, how can we give her less!"

At this he continued more solemnly, "Actually, I’ve never told you guys. Qiao Qiao’s family isn’t well-off. She’s really short of money. She even has to earn her own living expenses."

"It pains me to exploit such a good girl."

"So..."

"It’s settled at 100,000 yuan. Not a penny less. This is the task I’m giving you."

Hearing Chen Yan’s honorable words, and seeing his eyes shining with the light of righteousness, Phoenix’s eyes slowly brightened, and she felt deeply moved!

What is a good boss!

This is a good boss!

So many bosses are "foreign monks who can recite the scriptures" hiring outsiders, poaching from others, all on a high salary. But when it comes to their own company’s people they skimp and scrounge, it’s just inhumane!

Then look at their own President Chen!

This is a truly good boss who treats his employees like family!

Thinking of this, Phoenix felt moved that Yu Qiao Qiao had such a boss and was happy to have such a good boss herself.

She said, "Rest assured, President Chen! I will definitely complete the task you’ve given me!"

Chen Yan nodded earnestly, "That’s good, thank you for your efforts."

Phoenix shook her head, "It’s no trouble!"

How could it be trouble? With such a great boss, she felt fully energized!

Watching Phoenix, moved by his words and as if injected with a dose of adrenaline, Chen Yan felt... not taking up acting really was his loss.

It seemed that Lu Man really did have an eye for talent...

Returning to his desk, Chen Yan started contacting the voice acting studio again, began listening to auditions.

At this time, voice acting rates weren’t very expensive. With Yu Qiao Qiao joining, Chen Yan’s budget had some leeway, so he quickly selected a few suitable voice actors and provided feedback.

He only needed to filter them again in a few days to roughly make a decision.

Nowadays, voice acting studios usually have their own sound studios. Apart from dry voice recording, they also mix in environmental sounds, so there was no need to find others to do that...

...

While Chen Yan was working hard on the game, Yu Qiao Qiao was also attentively listening to the lecture in class, learning earnestly.

These days, Yu Qiao Qiao was very happy.

Work was easy and smooth, and her salary was somewhat higher than before.

Thinking about it, she should be able to save quite a bit and buy some small gifts for her younger siblings.

Xiao Qi’s birthday was coming up, she would definitely love a beautiful new dress when the time came.

Xiao Liu’s shoes seemed to be wearing out, she could also go to the small market and buy her a pair of cloth shoes. She would certainly be thrilled.

And also the housekeeper grandma...

She had once said that she particularly liked eating the local sweet osmanthus cake. But for all these years, in order to provide for them, she had never indulged in even a slice.

If she secretly bought her some, she would definitely love it!

Hmm... and perhaps then she could introduce Chen Yan to her, she would surely like him just as much as she liked the sweet osmanthus cake...

...

Ever since meeting Chen Yan, Yu Qiao Qiao felt her life was becoming increasingly beautiful.

So, she cherished the present moments all the more...

...

After class, Yu Qiao Qiao happily packed her books and notes into her bag, turned to the person next to her, Yang Nuannuan, and asked, "Sister Nuan, wanna grab some food together after this?"

Yang Nuannuan adjusted her glasses on her nose, smiled gently, and replied, "I have to go home today, you go eat with Lu Lu and Nana."

As she spoke, the little ones each tilted their heads, "We~ have time~."