Chapter 3838: Chapter 3826: Tian Yan’s Phone Call

"Yesterday when I was in the restroom, I happened to run into Wang Minji and overheard them talking." Chu Hao said:

"From what I gathered, they plan to use us as a stepping stone to highlight their show. They’ve even arranged for those gossip marketing accounts. This morning, I saw their promotional video; they’ve already started creating buzz for the show."

"It’s obvious they’re picking a fight with us." Ma Guotao sighed:

"I was quite happy when we got the celebrity we wanted, but looking at it now, it seems I was happy too soon."

"This show is definitely a test for us, so we can’t afford to make any mistakes."

Zhao Jing stated seriously:

"I plan to hold a sponsorship meeting in three days. If we can secure a 50 million naming fee, it would be a success."

"I think 50 million might be a stretch. After all, our show’s budget is only 8 million; getting 30 million would already be a pass."

"30 million is too little. Let’s set the goal at 50 million and strive toward it. Otherwise, we won’t be able to hold our heads high in the station afterwards."

"Yeah."

During the meal, the group focused on discussing this matter, but Lin Yi remained silent.

Given Lingyun Group’s financial strength, throwing in tens of millions for exclusive naming would be easy.

But the group’s money doesn’t come freely; they need to be prudent and avoid spending blindly.

After finishing the meal, it was already past two when Lin Yi returned.

After gathering some material for a while, it was time to clock out.

After clocking out, the two first contacted Feng Zhengxiang, and then went to the property office together.

This time, Zhou Li and the others didn’t arrive late; rather, they showed up quite early.

When they arrived at the meeting room, they had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing the group come in, they all stood up in unison, their expressions laced with tension.

"Journalist comrades, you’ve come. In this matter, we indeed have some oversight. We’ve discussed in advance and decided to gather 200,000 yuan to compensate him."

"Yes, yes, we’ve all agreed to it. Each of us will contribute 33,000 yuan to cover their car repair costs, and we can pay right now."

The group chattered, eager to take out the money immediately to compensate Feng Zhengxiang.

Just as Feng Zhengxiang was about to speak, Lin Yi interrupted him.

"The court ordered you to pay 448,000 yuan; 200,000 yuan seems insufficient."

"Ah?!"

The group was dumbfounded.

"You all should have received the judgment, and you’re aware of the specific compensation amount. Paying 200,000 yuan definitely won’t cut it; we must follow the regulations."

"Journalist comrades, you can’t handle it this way. If Feng Zhengxiang agrees to 200,000 yuan, there’s no need for us to follow the court’s decision, right?" Zhou Li said:

"This matter is considered settled privately; there’s no need to go through the formalities."

"It’s your fault. Originally, 200,000 yuan would have sufficed. Now, we have to pay 400,000 yuan!" someone accused Zhou Li.

"What do you mean, I was also trying to be fair for everyone’s sake. Who knew we had to pay that much?!"

"Stop saying pointless things! It’s all your fault!"

"Don’t falsely accuse me; I was also..."

"Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing." Lin Yi halted the argument, saying:

"How to handle it specifically is up to your communication with Feng Zhengxiang. He will have the final say on the compensation amount."

After speaking, Lin Yi and Zhao Yuhuan stepped aside, leaving Feng Zhengxiang and the others to handle the matter themselves.

The negotiation process lasted for over half an hour.

Zhou Li and the others pleaded desperately, and their attitude did a complete 180 compared to the day before.

In the end, the agreement was reached when Feng Zhengxiang made a concession; he didn’t require them to pay according to the court’s ruling. Instead, each person needed to contribute 40,000 yuan, which turned out to be a satisfactory solution.

Once the results were negotiated, Lin Yi recorded an epilogue, and the matter was settled.

Lin Yi drove Zhao Yuhuan back home before heading home himself.

However, no system prompt appeared in his mind, indicating that this civil dispute hadn’t been fully resolved.

The task progress shown on the task panel was still (2/3).

"What’s going on?"

[The compensation hasn’t been fully paid.]

Seeing the system prompt, Lin Yi understood the situation.

The agreement was for each person to pay 40,000 yuan, but some might have only prepared 33,000 yuan, leaving 7,000 yuan in deficit.

While this was a trivial amount for him, it wasn’t a small sum for ordinary families, requiring some time for preparation.

Nonetheless, this stage of the system task was considered complete, and he just needed to wait.

What to do next would depend on the system task.

The next morning, Lin Yi went to work as usual.

Apart from sourcing material, there was also a new task assigned by Zhao Jing: finding sponsors and advertisers.

But this task proved a bit challenging for Lin Yi.

All the renowned enterprises in the industry basically knew him, and calling to request a few million wouldn’t be a problem.

But doing so would lack meaning and might seem like forcibly asking for money.

Ultimately, Lin Yi sent a message to Qi Xianzhao, asking him to arrange for someone to evaluate this show before investing and advertising a mobile brand under the group.

"Lin Bro, I found some material that seems pretty interesting."

Just as Lin Yi was pondering over these matters, Zhao Yuhuan came over and said.

"What’s up?"

"In a residential area, many people own dogs, but they walk them without leashes. Not only do they poop everywhere, but they also often pee under cars, causing the residents a lot of distress. A car owner sent me a direct message, asking us to help address this issue."

"This matter indeed seems worthwhile, but there’s no rush. It’s not our own business, right?"

"Hehe, then let’s slack off."

Lin Yi wasn’t genuinely trying to slack off. He just wanted to wait until this stage of the system task was complete before moving on to the next hot issue.

Initially, Lin Yi thought there would be results today, but even after waiting until the end of the day, there was still no update.

Another day passed without any change in task progress.

Lin Yi thought about calling to check the status but decided to hold back and give them some more time.

Buzz buzz buzz——

At that moment, Lin Yi’s phone rang. It was a call from Tian Yan.

"Director Lin, are you busy?"

"Just slacking off, what’s up?"

"I’m right downstairs at the TV station," Tian Yan said with a smile.

"Huh? How come you’re here?"

"You’re doing a program, right? I’m in charge of the group’s investment projects, so I naturally need to come and take a look."

"Such a minor affair, you’re putting them on a pedestal by coming personally."

"I happen to be free today, so I stopped by," Yan Ci said with a smile:

"Shall I come up to find you now?"

"No, wait for me."

After saying this, Lin Yi ended the call and got up to head to Zhao Jing’s office.

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