My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1425 Invitation Five
Birds flew past outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Lin Bao'er had only recently returned to the company. She went out to discuss a business deal that morning, mainly about "Crazy Stone." Last year, after "Goodbye Mr. Loser" and "The Truman Show" were released for free on movie websites, the company only received a small share of the revenue, which was pitifully small, but better than nothing.

But she can't take that approach again for "Crazy Stone".

Whether the movie website is free or charges a few dollars for the first month of viewing is beyond Tianyu Entertainment's control. However, once the movie is no longer in theaters, viewers must pay Tianyu Entertainment a buyout fee to access the movie website.

The entire morning was spent negotiating these matters with the movie website company, and the results were quite good. The website offered 40 million to buy out the rights, but there was an additional condition: after "Crazy Stone" is no longer in theaters, the movie website will have independent streaming rights.

Lin Bao'er had no objection to this.

After all, since they're willing to spend so much money, they naturally wouldn't let other movie websites get a share of the pie. It's just that the DVD market has ended now; otherwise, with just these three movies, the company could have earned another two or three hundred million from this market alone.

Lin Bao'er opened a document and had only been looking at it for a short while.

Her assistant, Song Lan, rushed in and said, "Chairman Lin, the company's business department received an invitation from CB TV abroad. CB TV wants to invite Director Zhang to participate in the second season of 'Special Voice' overseas. The appearance fee is quite high; Director Zhang will receive five million US dollars for each level he advances."

"..."

Lin Baoer was stunned.

Her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Song Lan's voice continued in her ear, "Based on a season of twelve episodes, if Director Zhang completes all twelve episodes and enters the finals, he can receive an appearance fee of sixty million US dollars."

After saying that, Song Lan couldn't help but exclaim, "If Director Zhang can really win the championship in the international version of 'Special Voice,' he'll be a world superstar!"

Song Lan recently watched the international version of "Special Voice," where every contestant is at least a second-tier singer from abroad. Because the show is very popular, there might be top-tier singers participating in the second season.

Once Director Zhang manages to surpass top international singers and win the championship, he will undoubtedly be the number one in the country, and this honor... will be just like that of the two action stars, making him a national icon.

With this halo, even if his affair with Chairman Lin is discovered, he will at most be criticized by the audience for a few years, but he will not be blacklisted. Just like one of the two action stars, who would have been blacklisted long ago, but he is still alive and kicking, completely unaffected.

This is the benefit of being mentored by international superstars.

As long as he doesn't do anything to smear or maliciously incite others, even if someone wants to mess with him, they won't dare to. That's the deterrent power of an international superstar.

Especially this appearance fee... once it gets out, it will shock the industry. The other two action stars didn't even receive such high salaries when they first went abroad to develop their careers.

"Chairman Lin, shall we call Director Zhang now?!"

Seeing that Chairman Lin hadn't recovered for a while, Song Lan thought he was shocked and quickly reminded him.

"What are you fighting for!?"

Lin Bao'er retorted irritably.

"Call and tell Director Zhang about this."

Song Lan had a vague feeling that something was wrong. The main problem was that Chairman Lin's tone didn't sound like he was happy for Director Zhang. Instead, it sounded like he was impatient and unhappy, which made her reply a little softer.

She doesn't understand... she really doesn't understand.

Why is Chairman Lin unhappy about something that's clearly a good thing?

Even as a woman herself, Song Lan felt that women could sometimes be truly unreasonable and unpredictable. "He's going to compete abroad, are you going to manage the music department?!"

Lin Bao'er said angrily, "And who do we ask for the company's singers to record songs?"

After saying that, Lin Bao'er waved her hand and said, "Alright, notify the Ministry of Commerce to cancel it directly. Also, remind the people in the Ministry of Commerce not to tell Zhang Xiaoyou and Han Hui about this. It would be great if he went to participate and achieved a good ranking, but what if he was eliminated in the last episode? Then he wouldn't even be able to keep his position as the king of the country. If he doesn't go, he will always be the king."

"..."

Song Lan's expression turned strange.

Chairman Lin's reason sounded reasonable, but it couldn't stand up to any scrutiny. Whether or not to go, he should at least have asked Director Zhang's opinion, but Chairman Lin directly declined on his behalf.

Immediately, as if she had thought of something, Song Lan nodded quickly and said, "I'll go and explain right now."

After Song Lan left the office, Lin Bao'er put down the documents in her hand and muttered under her breath, "You're not smart enough." She wasn't cursing Song Lan, but rather the foreign CB TV station, for inviting Zhang Xiaoyou instead of so many other foreign singers.

And if she really wanted to invite him, she should have done so in the first season. Now... Anyway, she would never let Zhang Xiaoyou go. The rules and number of episodes for "Special Voices" are the same in foreign countries as in China.

One episode per week.

Four episodes a month, that'll take at least three months, and then there's the finale, which will take at least three and a half months.

Others may not know Zhang Xiaoyou's abilities, but she certainly does... With his releases of "Kiss Goodbye" and "Fairy Tale" right there, even if he doesn't win the championship, he should be able to get through seven or eight episodes without any problem.

She used to make a bet with Zhang Xiaoyou that included world-class superstars, but now... he doesn't need to prove himself anymore; he can just stay in China quietly.

She would be gone for three to five months at a time, which she couldn't bear to leave or endure.

As for participating in the competition, he can come back. It would only take two days round trip. Given Zhang Xiaoyou's lazy personality, he definitely won't make the trip. If things go wrong, he might not come back at all. If that happens, all her efforts will be wasted.

Therefore, Lin Bao'er resolutely refused to allow such a thing to happen.

What kind of bullshit world superstar is this? There's no need for him at all. Zhang Xiaoyou can stay in China, and she won't care about him.

It's still too cold to go fishing now. She doesn't care if he doesn't want to go fishing at the company when the weather gets warmer. The important thing is that he has to stay under her watchful eye.

Besides, she wasn't just thinking about herself; she was also considering the company's development. If Zhang Xiaoyou really went, who would handle all the things in the music department? And... if he went abroad, Zhang You wouldn't have a good creative environment, and who knows if he would be able to write as many good scripts as he has recently.

It's a shame that Song Lan bought a lot of company stock.

If someone can't even figure this out, their intelligence and ability are truly worrying.

She bought company stock and then sold it to another company. Her assistant would have lost a fortune. For some reason, she felt uneasy after hearing the news. In the past, even when the biggest things happened, she could control her emotions and quickly get back to work.

But it's different now.

I was extremely panicked.

Even Lin Bao'er couldn't figure out if she was reluctant to part with Zhang Xiaoyou, or what!

Maybe both.

(End of this chapter)