Destined Entwining: Capturing My Devoted Beau-Chapter 617 - 331: True Love Cannot Be Hidden (Second Update)

The producer Zhou was anxious, "No! I’m not being unfair!"

"Producer Zhou, whether you’re fair or not isn’t up to you to decide, it’s up to others." Lawrence Winters smiled knowingly, stirring the pot, "You just tried to disqualify AI Vision Promise from bidding based on non-existent tender rules, doesn’t that say a lot? — Is it fair? It doesn’t exist, right, Producer Zhou?"

Producer Zhou felt flustered and glanced at the director for help.

Although the director acknowledged the sample AI Vision Promise produced, he still believed AI Vision Promise would certainly bid high.

The director got the hint and laughed, saying, "Let’s not talk about credentials, but isn’t AI Vision Promise way too expensive? Look at the hourly rate on the bid proposal, it’s almost on par with the top overseas special effects companies like Micro Tower Company."

"If this is the case, then why are we looking for domestic companies? It’s so expensive, we might as well directly hire Micro Tower Company, don’t you guys think?"

Producer Zhou seemed to grasp this last straw, nodding repeatedly, "Right, right, right! That’s exactly the point! It’s too expensive, we can’t afford it!"

Marilyn watched these two singing in harmony and calmly said, "Are you only looking at the unit price and not at the total working time?"

"Our AI Vision Promise’s hourly rate matches the top overseas special effects companies because we have the capability, and it’s worth the price."

"Moreover, our technology actually far surpasses the top overseas special effects companies."

Marilyn said this as she picked up the proposal and shook it, "Look, given the length of this project, it would take overseas companies two months to complete the production, whereas for us, two weeks."

"With the same hourly rate, which is more expensive, two months’ total or two weeks’ total?"

"This is third-grade multiplication, surely you can at least do this?"

"That’s impossible!" The director and producer shouted simultaneously, even Director Hong from Four Seasons Company followed, "It’s truly impossible."

"This TV series is at least forty episodes, maybe edited into eighty, how could post-production special effects be done in just two weeks? Wouldn’t that be shoddy work? How would it even look?" The director glanced at the proposal’s total time limit, further solidifying his thoughts.

This AI Vision Promise definitely intends to cut corners.

"Just because you can’t, doesn’t mean others can’t. Ms. Marilyn mentioned earlier that technology doesn’t lie, can’t you accept reality?" Lawrence Winters couldn’t help rolling his eyes.

Edward Foster found it amusing in his heart, thinking that Aunt Marilyn bidding overseas is commonplace, so it’s like child’s play for her, isn’t it? Yet, certainly, until AI Vision Promise officially completes the entire series, these people will find it hard to believe.

He thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Four Seasons Company is also good, why not collaborate with AI Vision Promise? They have advanced technology, and you have rich experience, you could complement each other?"

"How would the contract amount be distributed?" Director Hong of Four Seasons Company felt uneasy, watching the duck in his mouth fly away just like that, he was indeed unwilling.

"AI Vision Promise takes eighty percent, you take twenty percent, and the entire production will be coordinated by AI Vision Promise. You follow the arrangements of AI Vision Promise’s engineers, how about it?" Edward Foster made a compromise, mainly to prevent Kenneth Osborne from being too proud.

Lawrence Winters, however, did not agree, because she knew how Kenneth Osborne would handle the post-production effects for the entire project and didn’t need cooperation.

Cooperating would only slow things down and affect the project timeline.

Lawrence Winters calmly said, "If that’s the case, there’s no way it can be done in two weeks. Just dealing with the back-and-forth would waste an unknown amount of time, I don’t agree to splitting the contract. The entire series is in production, what can Four Seasons Company do? Subtitles?"

Director Hong felt awkward due to Lawrence Winters’ tone, pulling at the corners of his mouth, "A forty-episode series, completed in two weeks, with such tight time, at least we can help with a few episodes? We could also lighten AI Vision Promise’s load."

"...But then the style wouldn’t be unified! Besides, your level is quite far off; if things end up uneven, the audience will surely notice." Lawrence Winters spread her hands with a knowing smile.

Edward Foster noticed Lawrence Winters’ dissatisfaction and had to set aside his little calculations, bashfully saying, "Ms. Lawrence also makes a point, I forgot about the issue of consistent style. How about this, the whole contract goes to AI Vision Promise, but if AI Vision Promise needs help from industry professionals, they can only look to Four Seasons Company."