Why is it so difficult to make the movie we want to make?

Seeing Xu Ning agree so quickly, Driver Wang's mood was somewhat complex, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Giving up this portion of the profit might allow him to work more securely at Lis Private Kitchen, right?

After all, for a restaurant like this, the income from being a resident designated driver is much higher and more stable than taking orders on a designated driving platform.

But losing a few hundred yuan this month still made him feel a little pained.

At this moment, Xu Ning had already gone to find Manager Liu and immediately arranged, "Don't take a commission from Driver Wang's designated driving fees anymore."

Manager Liu wasn't sure what had happened, but since the boss had spoken, what else was there to say?

If it were a very unreasonable arrangement, as a frontline manager, he would naturally raise objections.

But waiving the commission for a resident designated driver, such a small matter was insignificant; he would be a fool to contradict his boss.

Manager Liu quickly called Driver Wang and explained the situation to him.

Driver Wang was immediately surprised and delighted, not expecting such an unexpected bonus!

He could still understand such simple accounts.

What he gained must be more than what he lost.

Needless to say, this must have been Xiao Xu's special instruction!

Indeed, his guess was correct; Xu Ning really had a deep connection with the restaurant.

Otherwise, how would he be qualified to waive his designated driving fee!

Returning to the vicinity of the cashier, Driver Wang excitedly shook Xu Ning's hand, conveying his gratitude with his eyes and expression, but he didn't say anything.

After all, there was a new designated driver, and he might not have had his designated driving commission waived, so it was better not to let it slip.

Xu Ning smiled and nodded, saying, "It's a small matter, don't take it to heart."

Just then, a customer called for a designated driver, allowing Xu Ning to pull his hand away, no longer being squeezed painfully by the excited Driver Wang.

"Hello, sir, at your service."

The first order was surprisingly smooth, so smooth it was like a textbook example.

[Congratulations to the host for working hard and earning 50 yuan; a 100,000-fold increase rewards 5 million yuan.]

He couldn't help but sigh, wishing every order could be this smooth.

However, Xu Ning knew very well that this was impossible.

He was already able to make money frantically; if there weren't any small obstacles, how could he explain it?

Anyway, he had gradually gotten used to it.

The more bizarre things he saw, the more normal they became!

After returning to the restaurant, perhaps because business was good today, the other two designated drivers had gone out to work.

After waiting for a short while, Xu Ning received his second order of the day.

Looking at the time, it was almost an hour earlier than when he usually received his second order.

After a series of service procedures, Xu Ning was already driving an Audi A6 steadily on the road.

As a designated driver, one of the service requirements on the Didi platform is that, apart from polite service language, you should not speak proactively unless the customer speaks to you.

Although there was no such restriction as a resident designated driver, Xu Ning still followed this rule, trying not to speak proactively.

Of course, this was already the second order, and bizarre incidents could easily occur, so he still tried to be as honest as possible to avoid trouble.

The car owner was a man around 40 years old, sitting in the back, not in good condition.

Xu Ning now had some tricks and experience as a designated driver; he had just asked the waiter in the private room where the man had eaten, and the man had drunk quite a lot.

In this society, to gain something, one probably has to pay something.

Who doesn't want to drink slowly with three or five close friends according to their own wishes?

But at business dinners, especially when you're asking for a favor, how you drink is no longer up to you.

"Come, I toast you, I'll drink it all, you can do as you please!"

"Thank you for your care, I toast you, I'll drink three consecutive cups!"

Drinking like this is truly helpless and humble.

This man was like that, so he drank too much.

If it weren't for this crazy money-making system, Xu Ning would probably have had similar experiences and encounters in the future.

He might even not have had the chance to be so humble!

Fortunately, with the system, he had the confidence to say no to many things.

Just then, the car owner's phone rang.

The car owner answered the phone groggily, his tone helpless and dejected.

"Manager Wu still didn't budge!"

"In his words, their company has a basic principle for film investment, which is that the producer and director must have successful projects under their belt."

"Neither of us has a track record of independently managing projects; not to mention Manager Wu wouldn't help, even if he did, his company probably wouldn't agree."

"Sigh, why is it so hard to make a movie we want to make?"

"No, no, no!"

"No, you must be the director!"

"This is the ideal and pursuit of us brothers; if you're replaced, what's the point of me being a producer?"

"Don't worry about it, just refine the script well."

"Tomorrow I'll arrange to meet with Manager Zhang of Huahua Entertainment again to have a good chat!"

"Don't worry, we'll definitely get this project off the ground!"

After he hung up the phone, Xu Ning could clearly see the sense of powerlessness under his recent pretense through the rearview mirror.

However, he had heard the general gist.

The car owner was a producer, and his friend was a director; the two were preparing to put together a movie and were currently raising investments... Although he didn't understand the various rules of the Entertainment industry, Xu Ning knew that big directors had people lining up to ask them to make movies, while small directors had to beg and plead but still found it hard to get opportunities.

There was nothing unfair about it; after all, not everyone had a stage to showcase themselves.

But at this moment, Xu Ning became interested.

At least the car owner genuinely wanted to make a good movie, and wasn't the kind of producer who only wanted to raise investments, then line his own pockets within the crew, and completely disregard the quality of the film.

However, just as he was about to speak, the car owner suddenly said urgently, "Stop the car!"

Xu Ning immediately slowed down and pulled over, stopping the car safely.

Normally, a car owner wouldn't yell to stop for no reason; most likely, he wanted to vomit or use the restroom.

Sure enough, after the car stopped, the car owner immediately got out, bent over, and held onto a roadside tree, vomiting profusely and very uncomfortably.

Xu Ning took out a bottle of mineral water from his bag, got out of the car, and patted the car owner's back, handing him the water only after the car owner stopped vomiting.

"Rinse your mouth, wash up."

The car owner was not polite; he unscrewed the water and took a big gulp, rinsed once and spat it out, then poured water to thoroughly wash his hands and face.

"Thank you!"

"I really drank too much; my stomach is churning."

"I truly envy you for being so young; when I was your age, this amount of alcohol was nothing at all."

"But now that I'm in middle age, some things really don't work anymore!"

The car owner thanked him while sighing.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt something was off and quickly tried to clarify.

"Hey, hey, I'm talking about drinking, not anything else, okay!"

Xu Ning hadn't initially misinterpreted it, but with the car owner's explanation, he actually did.

Yes, yes, yes!

He was talking about drinking!

Not anything else!