Chapter 88 - Filming of ‘Boss Peis Daily Life’ Begin! (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Boss Pei’s Daily Life’s first season’s first episode’s script:
“I looked at my Rolex, not to look at the time, but to subconsciously let you know that I’m a whale.
“Today, I am going out on a whim. I want to make a new game; a game that would make all the players pay as much as they can.
“I casually sold off a Rolex and had an initial two hundred thousand yuan in the development fund.
“One hour later… when this task was handed to the new intern, this amount shrunk by three-quarters. Looking at the website for resources and the prices listed, I was quite happy. My subordinates were quite honest. Like that, fifty thousand yuan was left out of the funds I had given the intern.
“Hearing that he was supposed to develop a game with fifty thousand yuan, his expression changed from shock to doubt, to surprise, to anguish… and finally, resignation to his fate. Looking at his expression changing was rather amusing.
“I grew quite happy. The me that had come to conquer this industry was finally going to taste defeat.
“Never did I expect that a game had managed to be produced; one that made gamers go crazy. The intern had made a boring eight-hour drive game that had actually grown in popularity. Within a mere two weeks, sales had broken through two hundred thousand.
“As such, I was so happy that I gave him a month of paid leave, for him to take in all the sights in the country and to continue to gain inspiration for future game designs.
“Looking at a future star designer rising, I was satisfied and comforted. I had once again achieved one of my little, inconsequential targets.
“Sigh, the life of a master game designer was also this simple… and boring.”
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Like the wind that puffed away the clouds in one short, Zhu Xiaoce had completed the script for the first episode; he still had much left to write.
“Brother Huang, what do you think?”
Huang Sibo read it once, “Not bad! There’s a story, a twist, and dark humor as well. This script is feasible! Furthermore, anecdotes from Boss Pei’s real life had been used as well!”
“We can film directly in the office, and the actors and the setting are all ready-made. At most, we would need half an hour or a full one for one episode. When we reach the later stage, we can release one episode every two days; it would be more than enough.
“However… the only problem is… this game’s success had been within Boss Pei’s plans. If we made it seem like something unexpected, would that be appropriate?
“Would it actually damage Boss Pei’s image?”
Zhu Xiaoce shook his head. “Aye, the arts originate from life but surpass life! The arts is something that has to be worked on or manipulated. I believe that Boss Pei would not care about this as he is so magnanimous.”
1Huang Sibo thought about it and said, “En, that’s right!”
The two grew excited instantly.
Zhu Xiaoce continued to write the next episode’s script as he occasionally asked Huang Sibo details about Boss Pei’s daily life at work, as well as some interesting trivia while developing games.
Huang Sibo also started to purchase equipment and to hire producers, editors, etc. for the late-stage production.
Following this pace, within two to three days, they could start filming officially!
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February 9th…
Three days till the spring holidays…
Pei Qian was actually slightly busy these days.
Game Designer’s final design manuscript had to be finalized. Once the new-year holidays were over, development would officially start.
As for the internet cafe, some preliminary preparations had to be made as well. Decoration and refurbishment works were going to start once the holidays ended. The idea was for the renovations to be complete in one month, for the setup to be ready and for the place to be officially launched.
As for the internet cafe’s name, Pei Qian had already decided on one.
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe!
Basically, he hoped that all the employees in this internet cafe would skive daily, so that he can incur losses sooner. Just like ‘Tengda’, this name carried Pei Qian’s desire and wishes.
The last thing he had to settle was the ‘Boss Pei’s Daily Life’ short videos.
Director Zhu Xiaoce had told Pei Qian that they were going to finish filming the first episode today; they wanted to release it during the holidays.
To express his sincerity, Zhu Xiaoce had already credited a lump sum of the remuneration for all three seasons’ worth of work into Pei Qian’s bank card; it was thirty thousand yuan in total!
Pei Qian’s Personal Wealth that he could use as he pleased instantly reached fifty thousand yuan!
For Boss Pei—who had never been so rich before, this feeling was very good!
As the saying went… if one took the money, one had to be ready to step up.
Boss Pei had already prepared himself to appear in front of the camera. In the afternoon, Zhu Xiaoce, Huang Sibo, and two other underlings arrived punctually.