Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

Want to buy out eight years of investment for 30% of the price? He didn't even smile.

"Thirty million, we can't give up any more," she said.

"Pay whatever the contract says. If you don't pay, you stay and leave when the contract expires." Lin Quan pushed the documents back in front of her. "There's no other way."

"Their golden age is in these few years."

"Without the help of celebrities who paid for auditions, invested resources, delayed release dates, and fought against public opinion, they are still playing minor roles."

She didn't say anything more, took out her phone and dialed a number.

The next morning, lawyer Zhang Qiang was present to witness the signing of the papers by Lin Quan.

All 21 artists have left the company.

In the following days, resignation letters came one after another from the planning department, publicity department, talent agency department, production department, etc.

Lin Quan signed every document without objection or discussion of compensation. His wages were settled in full, and he even received an extra half-month's salary.

"Now, the entire Mingyang Film and Entertainment Company consists of Zhang Qiang, thirty security guards, sixteen cleaners, and me."

In the deserted thirteenth-floor corridor of the Mingyang Building, footsteps echoed. Lin Quan glanced at the floor plan, crossed out the thirteenth floor... and put it up for rent.

Having over 150 million in the account sounds substantial, but the initial filing for an A-list movie alone costs over 80 million; a certain popular male star's per-episode salary is reported at 25 million; the current cash in the account won't last more than six months.

The only way to break the deadlock is to stabilize the fundamentals.

All three of its production crews have been transferred to a new owner; all departments have been emptied of staff, leaving only the legal department and logistics staff. Forty-eight people are currently on the full list.

Floors 14 to 16 will be retained for office work, meetings, and document storage. Further expansion can be discussed later.

He drove to Haicheng First Hospital.

Hu Xin was peeling an apple at the door of the ward when she saw him come in. She paused for a moment and said, "A-Quan."

"Did Dad wake up today?"

"Director Wang said during rounds that the vital signs hadn't changed." She cut the fruit into small pieces and stuck toothpicks in them.

Lin Quan talked with his father for a while, then turned to his mother and said, "Go back and get some sleep. I'll stay here and keep watch."

Hu Xin nodded, but didn't leave. Instead, she folded her apron in two places: "Mom has always remembered that you didn't go to university back then."

Lin Jiancheng's daily medical expenses, special care, equipment monitoring, and nutritional support total 2,980 yuan, not a penny less. As long as the monitor is still ticking, they will not leave.

He sat in the hospital for more than two hours, and when he came out, the sky was gray-blue.

Go home, cook noodles, take a shower, lie down. Set the alarm for 8 a.m.

In less than half a month, all thirteen floors were rented out.

"The daily rent is six yuan, the floor is 3,000 square meters, and the monthly income is a little over seven million two hundred thousand yuan."

The contract is for a minimum of one year, and the rent is paid monthly. This amount directly covers the principal and interest paid to the bank for the current period.

Unless the market crashes, the probability of existing tenants moving out before the five-year lease expires is extremely low.

The salaries for 48 people total 695,000 yuan per month, with little fluctuation.

"If they hadn't left, their salaries alone would have been twelve million." He flipped through the payroll. "But then again... paying artists is to earn revenue from box office splits, GG endorsements, and livestreaming revenue. Now that they're gone, we've saved money, and the books are clean."

At nineteen, he took over the company his father had run for seventeen years.

The once-renowned film and entertainment company, which had produced three winners of the National Television Actor award and launched the careers of seven A-list actresses, boasted an average of six projects approved annually. Now, however, the studio lights are off, the workstations are empty, and the inbox is overflowing with termination notices.

He didn't want to turn the tide; he just wanted to hold on.

Guard this building, guard the ticking sound of the monitor by my father's bedside.

For the next three years, no projects will be initiated, no investments will be made, and no new employees will be signed.

Pay off the loan first, then catch your breath.

He didn't touch a single penny of the more than 150 million yuan penalty for breach of contract.

Moving is like letting go at the edge of a cliff.

What banks want is not the stock itself, but the principal plus interest.

If it really comes down to the auction, the listed price for Mingyang Building is 1.2 billion, but the transaction price is reduced to 280 million. If someone is willing to sign, someone will be willing to take over.

He was looking down at the financial statements when his palm suddenly felt a warmth.

A ball of light floated in mid-air, instantly solidifying into a ring, which silently slipped onto the ring finger of his left hand.

Lin Quan was stunned.

The next second, a piece of information jumped into my mind:

[Dragon Ring Activated]

[Daily Blind Box x1]

Exchange rate: 100 million Huabi/time

[Note: This is a bound cheat code; it is non-transferable and cannot be uninstalled.]

The ring is decorated with a lifelike dragon, and is called the Dragon Ring. Its interior is a self-contained space, measuring ten meters in length, width, and height.

"I can clearly sense every inch of the Dragon Ring."

As soon as Lin Quan had a thought, the wooden box in his ring appeared before his eyes.

"What's in the box?"

He took a deep breath and lifted the sky-blue box lid.

A smaller, hinged metal box was also embedded in the bottom of the box.

Lifting the case, a watch lies quietly on a velvet cushion... The case is black, the dial is simple, the hands are still, yet they gleam with a cold light.

He fastened the watch to his wrist, and an electronic voice immediately sounded in his ear:

Lin Quan tried it repeatedly and became more and more satisfied with it. After a while, he simply gave up the idea of ​​buying the blind box.

A single blind box costs one million RMB, and the amount I have won't last more than a few rounds. If I'm unlucky, my account balance will be gone in the blink of an eye.

This watch comes with an intelligent system that can learn and continuously iterate.

He paused briefly, then immediately decided on the name: "Starry Sea".

"From now on, we won't need to outsource special effects for filming."

"One free blind box every day... at this rate, they can really stay afloat."

With his mind cleared, he sat back down at the computer and began typing.

He was a transmigrator. Although he was just an ordinary office worker in his previous life, all the songs he had heard, the dramas he had watched, and the novels he had read were stored in his mind.

The company currently has over 150 million yuan in its accounts, which is far from enough to make a movie. It's too risky – burning through cash quickly, slow to recoup costs, and high-risk – making it unrealistic right now.

Top-tier celebrities often command salaries of hundreds of millions of yuan, which is enough to cover the wages of even the extras.

The original film crews had long since disbanded, so the crew had to be reassembled from scratch.

Even the best script and the strongest production cannot guarantee box office success.

He remembered a movie called "Hi, Mom" ​​in his previous life. The story wasn't new, and the acting wasn't top-notch, but it got tons of screenings and generated a lot of buzz, managing to gross billions at the box office.

Many people go to the movies not for the plot, but for dating, checking in, or posting on social media.

He glanced down at the first three chapters of "Swallowing the Stars," which he had just finished writing, and frowned.

"Xinghai, rewrite it."

"Yes, Master."

The words flashed by, and the paragraphs on the screen had already subtly changed.

"With you here, earning millions a year just by writing is no problem."

After reading it through once, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"From now on, you'll be in charge of all the company's personnel, payroll, and tax filing matters."

"Yes, Master."

谷磞

Logical flaws and common-sense errors are automatically filtered and corrected by Xinghai.

He plays video games all year round and types very fast.

"Twenty thousand words per hour, that's about right."

After optimizing the content, he logged onto the Origin Chinese website and registered an author account.

The ID was filled in as "famous throughout the world".