Script for Season 1, Episode 1 of “Mr. Pei’s Daily Life”:

I glanced at my Rorex watch, not to check the time, but to casually let you know that I’m loaded.

That day, on a whim, I decided to make a game that would make players spend money like crazy.

I casually sold one of my Rorex watches to gather the initial development fund of 200,000 yuan.

An hour later, when this task was handed over to the new intern, the money had shrunk by three-quarters.

Looking at the resource pricing on the resource platform, I felt slightly relieved—at least the people below me were being honest.

Now, the development funds left for the intern amounted to 50,000 yuan.

When he heard he had to develop a game with 50,000 yuan, his expression changed from confusion to doubt, to surprise, then to pleading, and finally to resignation. It was particularly amusing.

I couldn’t help feeling pleased. It seemed that I, who had dominated the business world, was finally going to taste failure.

Never expected that I would end up creating a game that made players spend money like crazy.

The intern made a boring game about driving for eight hours, which surprisingly became popular among players. In just two weeks, sales exceeded 200,000 copies.

So, I happily gave him a month of paid vacation, allowing him to seek inspiration for game design while enjoying the famous mountains and rivers of our motherland.

Watching a future star designer rise, I felt fulfilled and gratified, having accomplished another small goal.

Ah, the daily life of a game design master is often this plain and boring.

…

After writing the script for the first episode like a whirlwind, Zhu Xiaocai was almost reluctant to stop.

“Brother Huang, how is it!”

Huang Sibo read it once: “Great! It has punchlines, twists, and dark humor. This script works!”

“And all of this is based on Mr. Pei’s real experiences!”

“We can film directly at the company, with ready-made actors and settings. Completing one episode would take at most half an hour or an hour. Including post-production time, producing one episode every two days would be more than enough.”

“However… the only issue is that the game’s success was actually within Mr. Pei’s plans, but we’re presenting it as something unexpected. Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”

“Are we diminishing Mr. Pei’s image?”

Zhu Xiaocai shook his head and said, “Hey, art originates from life but rises above it! It’s supposed to undergo artistic reprocessing. I believe with Mr. Pei’s magnanimity, he definitely won’t mind this.”

Huang Sibo thought for a moment: “Yes, you’re right!”

The two instantly became excited.

Zhu Xiaocai continued working on the script for the next episode, occasionally asking Huang Sibo about some details of Mr. Pei’s daily work, as well as interesting stories from game development.

Meanwhile, Huang Sibo began purchasing equipment, recruiting post-production staff, and so on.

At this pace, they could officially start filming within two or three days!

…

February 9th.

There were still 3 days left before the Spring Festival holiday.

During these 3 days, Pei Qian was still slightly busy.

The final design draft for the game “Game Producer” needed to be written and finalized. After the New Year holiday ended, formal development would begin.

Then there was the internet café, which also needed preliminary preparations. After the New Year, decoration would begin, aiming to complete the renovation and setup within one month and officially open for business.

As for the name of the internet café, Pei Qian had already decided.

Slacking Off Internet Café!

In short, he hoped all staff at this internet café would slack off every day and lose money soon.

Just like “Tenda,” this name embodied Pei Qian’s beautiful wishes.

Finally, there was the short video “Mr. Pei’s Daily Life.”

Director Zhu Xiaocai had agreed with Pei Qian to shoot the first episode today, aiming to release it during the Spring Festival period.

And to show sincerity, they had already transferred all three seasons’ performance fees at once to Pei Qian’s personal bank account, totaling 30,000 yuan!

Pei Qian’s funds that he could freely dispose of instantly reached 50,000 yuan!

Having never been so wealthy, Mr. Pei felt great!

As the saying goes, “Take one’s money, bear one’s burden.”

Mr. Pei was ready to appear on camera.

In the afternoon, Zhu Xiaocai and Huang Sibo, along with two other assistants, arrived on time.

The most expensive equipment they had was a DSLR camera worth more than 50,000 yuan. Other items such as tripods, light shields, etc., added up to less than 10,000 yuan.

Seeing Huang Sibo being so economical, Pei Qian instinctively felt a bit unhappy.

Not at all like a Tenda employee!

However, since Zhu Xiaocai had said that all of the 1 million yuan would be spent, Pei Qian naturally had no reason to question it.

“Mr. Pei, this episode is particularly simple, just a matter of a few shots. You don’t even need to look at the script, as there are no lines to say—everything will be dubbed in post-production.”

Zhu Xiaocai had thought very considerately, fearing that asking Mr. Pei to memorize lines would waste his valuable work time, so he handled everything.

“For the first shot, you lie on the couch in the reception room and raise your hand to look at your Rorex watch.”

“For the second shot, you hold this gaming magazine, flip to the new game introduction poster, and point at it with your finger.”

“For the third shot, you smile slightly, gazing into the distance, with a somewhat meaningful expression…”

Pei Qian didn’t have many scenes. In the one-minute video, although Pei Qian had the most screen time, it was at most about twenty seconds.

Pei Qian casually struck a few poses, and it took less than ten minutes in total before the shooting was finished.

“Very good, Mr. Pei, the shooting is complete! You can continue with your work.”

Zhu Xiaocai packed up the equipment, preparing to film scenes with other people.

That’s it???

Pei Qian was bewildered.

What did they just film?

A short video made like this, without even a specific plot, could this work?

Indeed, this video was going to lose money!

Pei Qian returned to his office, feeling much more at ease.

His eye for talent hadn’t failed him; Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaocai hadn’t let him down!

Although losing the entire 1 million yuan wouldn’t help him too much, even a tiny gain was still a gain—it was still a happy thing.

Pei Qian looked at his Rorex watch, thinking that these two were quite frugal, even borrowing his watch as a prop. They were truly economical.

Hmm?

Wait…

Pei Qian suddenly realized a blind spot.

The Rorex watch!

Why did I need to look at a Rorex watch in the first shot?

Was this a coincidence?

No, there were other blind spots!

For instance… why lie on the couch looking at the Rorex watch!

Why show a meaningful smile…

These shots, why did they seem somewhat familiar??

Pei Qian suddenly realized that the situation wasn’t good!

This was going to cause trouble!

He hurriedly jumped up from his office chair and left his office.

By this time, Zhu Xiaocai and Huang Sibo had completed their filming work and were packing up tripods, light shields, and other equipment, preparing to leave.

“Director Zhu! Wait!” Pei Qian quickly called out to Zhu Xiaocai.

Zhu Xiaocai was startled: “What is it, Mr. Pei? Is there something else?”

“Um, could I take a look at the script for this short video?” Pei Qian pretended to be casual, as if he was just asking out of mild curiosity.

Zhu Xiaocai nodded, casually handing over a script: “Of course, here you go.”

Pei Qian reached out to take it.

“If there’s nothing else, we’ll be leaving now, Mr. Pei. We need to start editing.”

Everyone said goodbye to Pei Qian and left separately.

Pei Qian took the script back to his office.

The script wasn’t long; he finished reading it with just a glance.

After reading it, Pei Qian collapsed into his chair.

“I… I must be seeing ghosts!”

“This is a combination of ‘Zhu Yidan’s Boring Life’ and ‘Never Expected’!!!”

“What happened to the promise of not filming ‘Never Expected’???”