I was rebellious by nature, but I ended up becoming a top influencer.

Guan Lu locked himself in his office and didn't go out all day.

He originally intended to teach Qi Tian a lesson yesterday afternoon, but the bastard ended up following Wang Jingjing to see the director instead.

He thought it was just the screenwriter and director discussing the script, but who would have thought that after just one night, the other person would become the male lead!

Last night, Guan Lu prepared all the words he wanted to say to Qi Tian today, but they all stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.

What else is there to say?

How do you play the game when you go from being an employee to a partner you have to treat well?

Moreover, the company still has to pay him an internship salary, because he is nominally still an intern at the company.

If everything goes smoothly, within two months at most, this newcomer, who has been constantly manipulated by himself, can earn at least several hundred thousand yuan, including internship salary, screenwriter's share, film salary, and investment dividends.

This is no less than my annual salary.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

……

The screenwriters submitted their co-investment amounts to Wang Jingjing this morning.

They usually keep a low profile, but these people are suddenly throwing around tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan. Even Sun Jing, the receptionist, somehow managed to get 5 yuan.

The screenwriting department alone raised 200 million yuan.

This doesn't even include myself.

Everyone's investing now, and if you don't, you'll seem out of place. Besides, with such a big pie in front of you, it's impossible not to be tempted.

But the thought that his investment was essentially providing resources to Qi Tian, ​​that old rascal who was giving him a hard time, and Wang Jingjing, his biggest rival, made him grit his teeth.

What troubled him most was not the screenwriters who were somewhat estranged from him, but whether investing in the project would be considered as him bowing down to Wang Jingjing.

What will people think of me? Will President Li Tianming think that I'm not on his side anymore?

Furthermore, if this deal goes through, it will mean that Wang Jingjing has firmly established herself in Tianhua's branch office. Therefore, from a long-term perspective, I shouldn't invest in this project.

……

dong dong!

A message flashed in the group: "The deadline for employee co-investment is today at the end of the workday. Please ensure your funds are in your account as soon as possible, or you will miss the deadline."

Seeing Wang Jingjing's message, Guan Lu became even angrier: "All you do is rush, rush, rush! Such a big project, and you're blindly launching it without proper market analysis? Aren't you afraid of wasting so much money?"

Looking at his watch, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Guan Lu couldn't care less about being angry anymore. He went out and found the finance department, wanting to ask Li Tianming and Wang Jingjing how much they had each invested.

He didn't dare to directly ask Li Tianming whether he had co-invested, or how much he had co-invested, since it was a matter of personal privacy.

The screenwriters found out how many votes they submitted because they discussed it in a small group chat.

He was determined that if Li Tianming invested, he would definitely invest as well. And if Wang Jingjing invested more, he would also increase his investment.

"Manager Guan, this is against the rules, and I cannot disclose it to you."

Finances are managed by the group company, and the finance department here doesn't give Guan Lu any face at all.

Feeling rebuffed, he returned to his office in a huff. Seeing Wang Jingjing urging him again in the group chat, he simply turned off his phone and stopped looking.

"I'm not surrendering. I'm going to stand up to you head-on. I bet you'll all lose everything this time!"

"You, Wang Jingjing, have suffered a major setback. The position of director will definitely be mine."

……

By the end of the workday, the total investment amount of all employees in the Tianhua branch was 800 million yuan.

Wang Jingjing picked up the report handed to her by the finance department and saw that Li Tianming had invested 200 million yuan, while Guan Lu had not invested a single penny. She couldn't help but smile.

Sure enough, experience is the best teacher.

Although Li Tianming knew that following his lead meant bowing down to him, he wouldn't turn down money. Guan Lu, this foolish pawn, refused to invest a single penny just to show his stance, which gave him leverage to deal with him.

Approaching forty years old, he still can't see through the gains and losses; no wonder he's only a manager now.

"Submit the report to the group and send me a copy. I will personally liaise with the president."

Once the short drama project started, the entire company entered a high-speed operation phase, with everyone working non-stop, even those doing only logistical work.

The finance department and the group's capital center began raising all available working capital, aiming to have all funds in place within a month.

The estimated investment was 5000 million in revenue, but we actually prepared for 8000 million, because no one knows if there will be a huge surge in business, and there are always delays in the settlement process on the mini-program payment platform.

Once a short drama becomes a huge hit, waiting for the platform to settle accounts and recoup funds is too late; by then, it's too late.

The legal department has begun signing performance contracts with all the actors and handling all the approval procedures for filming and online release. This time, some junior artists from the group company will participate, but some roles will still need to be filled externally.

There aren't many characters overall, but every step of the process is essential.

The scriptwriting department began reviewing and adjusting the script and character dialogues to cater to the latest trends.

It was said that the entire scriptwriting department was busy with this, but in reality, only Qi Tian was truly busy adjusting the script. The others were just standing on the sidelines, waving flags, cheering, and pointing fingers.

This is also why Qi Tian directly rejected the client's proposed modifications.

Last time he could refuse, but this time Qi Tian obediently sat in front of the computer and revised the manuscript.

There was no other way; last time I could be a hands-off manager, but this time I had to invest the money myself.

This is the difference between the mindset of employees and the mindset of bosses.

With his basic screenwriting skills activated, Qi Tian immediately discovered some illogical plot points and dialogues in the script and began to revise them one by one.

Fortunately, the script isn't long; 100 episodes only amount to tens of thousands of words. Qi Tian can revise it all in two days, without even having to work overtime.

The trends in short dramas are quite peculiar; no new memes can be used, not even those from the last ten years. So-called internet jokes are not allowed. The plots and dialogues must be from outdated, cheesy novels from over a decade ago, featuring things like son-in-laws, domineering CEOs, and face-slapping plot twists.

Shocking scenes need to be vividly portrayed, and the sense of exhilaration needs to be heightened effectively. Emotions need to be constantly tugged, ideally with moments of near-death experiences. Only short dramas like this will entice viewers to pay to continue watching.

……

Just as Qi Tian was busy revising the script, his Kuaishou account suddenly started ringing incessantly. When he picked up his phone, Qi Tian realized that it was the streams from those girls that were having an effect.

The total cost of 800 yuan for traffic acquisition may seem low, but it brought Qitian nearly 40,000 basic traffic visits.

Unless you spend a lot of money, the traffic generated by advertising on Kuaishou (a Chinese short video platform) is generally used to filter user profiles for the main account, making the account's fan profiles more accurate.

So while 30,000 to 40,000 views may seem like a lot, in reality it only increased Qi Tian's fan count by a little over 500.

Fortunately, with tens of thousands of views and the help of hundreds of fans, the song "Unavoidable Love" has become known to more and more people.

The spread of short videos has begun to take off.

The first short video garnered 4 views, over 2000 likes, over 400 comments, and the music was used by over 4000 people.

This figure is already considered very good in the short video field.

His second short video is about cooking with seafood. This unconventional hot pot-eating video has also garnered over 5000 views due to the influence of the streaming service.

At the same time, many of Guan Gege's fans, who have 5.8 followers, were redirected to Qi Tian's account that day, which also brought a wave of traffic to Qi Tian's account.

However, none of this can compare to the traffic that the two trending topics brought to Qi Tian.