Chapter 356 - 357: Finalizing the Cooperation

Chapter 356: Chapter 357: Finalizing the Cooperation

Everyone had arrived by the time dinner started.

Qin Susu had been invited over by Li Yang and looked utterly confused.

Director Wen from Ningzhou was a man in his fifties who looked very refined.

"I’ll get straight to the point, Director Wen. We’ve been looking for a location for a while... To be honest, the delay is because we haven’t been able to find a suitable outdoor set. Now, we have a fantastic opportunity. Cold Lake Ice Spring is willing to be the title sponsor, and we can set up the show in Bishui Village, in Gaodi Town. It’s a perfect fit. Bishui Lake is very wide and can be used for a natural, water-based obstacle course."

Director Wen glanced at Li Yang before saying with a smile, "Well, about that..."

"Director Wen, we can’t afford any more delays!" Director Song said bluntly. "We’ve been held up for so long already. Look, the new school year is just around the corner. Once the weather gets cold, we’ll have to shut down production. If we keep putting this off, all our work this year will be for nothing."

Director Wen nodded. "That’s true, but..."

"Cold Lake Ice Spring is willing to pay one million to each!" Li Yang announced. "Title sponsorship for both television stations, one million each."

At this, Director Wen’s eyes lit up. He slapped the table and said, "Alright! It’s a deal."

Director Song found this amusing and nodded. "Okay, it’s settled then. We’ll go to the village tomorrow for a site survey. We’ll bring our engineers to see what modifications are needed. After that, we’ll install the course as quickly as possible, and then we can start filming."

"No problem!" Li Yang said. "Once the contract is signed, Cold Lake Ice Spring will wire the payment."

"Excellent, excellent!" Director Wen laughed as well. "Then it’s settled. How about this: we’ll go to your village tomorrow for the survey, and then we’ll find a time to sign the contract."

"Deal!"

...

After dinner, Director Wen and Director Song left, leaving only Li Yang and Qin Susu.

"Two million!" Qin Susu said, dumbfounded. "Are you sure you want to pay that much money?"

"How is business right now?" Li Yang asked.

"Business is pretty good..." Qin Susu said. "Are you sure you want to make this kind of investment?"

"It’s the right move!" Li Yang said seriously. "This is a fast-moving consumer good. Our first step is to firmly establish the brand in the public consciousness. Once we’ve put down deep roots here, we can start expanding outward. Two million—does the company have that much capital right now?"

"We do!" Qin Susu nodded, her face filled with pride. "You have no idea, but that Ren Jing is a true sales prodigy. We’ve already captured the third-largest market share in the city, and we’re closing in on second. We’re catching up like crazy."

Li Yang looked astonished.

’The brand has only been around for such a short time, yet it’s already third in market share,’ he thought. ’That’s truly impressive.’

"That’s great!" Li Yang said with a grin. "My hope is that this show will let us seize the number one market share in one fell swoop."

Qin Susu clapped him on the shoulder. "Fine. But if we don’t hit number one, I’ll be coming for you."

Li Yang laughed. "Don’t worry. With Miss Qin’s business acumen, we can definitely do it."

The flattery clearly worked on Qin Susu. "You bet we can. Just you wait."

The next day, Director Song and Director Wen arrived together at Bishui Village.

Once he saw Bishui Lake and Li Yang’s resort, Director Wen no longer had any objections.

He had previously harbored selfish intentions, hoping to find a place in Ningzhou to promote his own city, but now he had let them go. This place was just fine.

The engineers didn’t waste any time, either. They immediately began taking measurements and figuring out how to set up the course.

When Gao Xin Xue saw them, she approached Li Yang. "What’s going on?"

Li Yang explained the situation to her.

Gao Xin Xue was completely floored. "Are you serious?"

"Of course it’s true!" Li Yang said with a beaming smile. "So? Pretty good move on my part, right?"

"It’s incredible!" Gao Xin Xue’s face flushed with excitement. "If this really happens, our village could see a huge surge in popularity!"

Li Yang chuckled. "Exactly. So, as manager, you’d better hurry and get the resort ready. We’re definitely going to have a lot of visitors."

"Okay, you can count on me!" Gao Xin Xue said, then excitedly rushed off to get to work.

That evening, Director Wen and Director Song got ready to leave.

As they were about to go, Director Song said with a smile, "We have no further objections, but there’s just one more thing. When our crew comes out to film, the matter of food and lodging..."

"I’ll take care of it!" Li Yang said with a smile. "Our resort will cover everyone, from the contestants to your staff."

"Excellent!" Director Song didn’t refuse. "Then it’s settled. Our engineers will have the course components brought over soon. Once it’s all installed, we’ll pick a date and start recording. You should get everything ready on your end as well."

"Great!" Li Yang said happily. "Absolutely!"