Shen Yao listened and raised an eyebrow, "Have you mentioned this to your maternal grandfather?"
After Shen Ge's private kitchen gained traction, the family's farm stay was returned to Shen Baba by Shen Ge.
Therefore, Shen Baba was now the true owner of the farm stay.
Mo Xuan: "I told him. Grandfather said to ask Mother for her ideas."
"How much money? For how long? What are the conditions?..."
Shen Yao asked a string of questions. Fortunately, Mo Xuan's agent was by his side, which prevented Mo Xuan from being overwhelmed.
"Auntie, hello, are you Mo Xuan's mother? Yes, it's like this, I'm handling the contract for this variety show. This program is currently very popular in our country, and Mo Xuan is a new talent who needs to appear in front of the public as much as possible..."
The agent rambled on for quite a while before finally discussing the specifics of the program crew wanting to rent the farm stay.
What Mo Xuan had said earlier was not wrong, but the reason the program crew thought of Shen's family farm stay was proposed by his agent.
On one hand, it was to ensure the variety show could proceed, and on the other hand, they wanted to gain favor with the director of the show.
"Ms. Shen, please rest assured. The program crew has already informed us that this program will require a rather long recording period. During this time, for any losses incurred to the property, our program crew will fully compensate.
Because the recording period is not short, the site fee offered by the program crew is two million, for a rental period of only one and a half months."
After listening to the agent's words, she started calculating in her mind. She figured that the price offered was indeed very high!
"If you want to rent it, that's fine. I have a few requirements," Shen Yao said unceremoniously.
The agent, having seen many situations, replied calmly, "Please state them. As long as the requirements are not too excessive, the program crew said they will agree to them."
After hearing the agent's words, Shen Yao nodded and stated her requirements.
"First, this farm stay is private property, and nothing inside is allowed to be damaged.
Second, this is a farm stay, and it's quite spacious. The program crew may not have enough rooms for everyone. Therefore, I may consider allowing other tenants to stay in the remaining rooms. However, we agree to temporarily close online booking channels, only allowing offline reservations.
Third, and most importantly, no one can be forced to be on camera."
Upon hearing Shen Yao's requirements, the agent stated that these were minor issues as long as they agreed to rent the venue.
Thus, they arranged with the program crew to finalize the contract in a couple of days.
Upon receiving the confirmed news, the program crew jubilantly notified all departments to be ready at any time.
The next morning, several guests arrived at the Shen family's courtyard.
"Hello, I am the chief director of 'Returning to a Simple Life'. Your brother's agent has already informed me of your requirements. We understand your requests. I have brought the contracts today, and as long as you confirm them, we can sign the contract immediately."
After speaking, the director immediately placed the contract in front of Shen Yao, asking her to review it for any issues.
It had to be said that the director of this program crew was indeed skilled. The conditions he offered were not particularly high, but they always managed to hit her sweet spot.
After confirming that the contract had no issues, Shen Yabin signed it.
The program crew, having achieved their goal, left with cheerful steps.
At the same time, Shen Yao also learned who would be participating in this variety show.
Firstly, Zhong Sheng, the elder brother among the guests. This elder brother was very capable. Although he looked old now, in his youth, he had captivated many!
Another was the popular young actress (Tang Li), who had recently starred in a small web drama where she played a sweet and naive character.
Although there were no standout moments, she was still considered commendable.
The third was a young man, very handsome, a rising singer. His songs were much better than many songs nowadays that you listen to for half a day and still can't figure out the meaning. Too many indeed.
Moreover, his singing was really pleasant to listen to. The other two were Mo Xuan and Mo Ji Jun.
Looking at the names, she couldn't help but rub her forehead.
Would these two guys get along without arguing when put together?
She wondered if the program crew would cut out any arguments during post-production...
During this time, Shen Yao took the opportunity to start planning the room arrangements.
Because many customers spent their New Year at Shen's farm stay, everyone knew that people nowadays liked to post a few things on their social media.
So, those guests were no exception, and they all shared how they celebrated the New Year at the farm stay.
As soon as these videos were released, they were instantly loved by everyone, and they all expressed that they would definitely go there to celebrate the Spring Festival when the next New Year came!
How to subtly free up two more rooms each day, and rent out two more rooms each day, so as to solve the accommodation needs for all the program staff.
However, she had to admit, Shen Yao actually managed to squeeze them out!
The moment they were made available, Shen Yao immediately contacted the program crew.
Upon hearing that the rooms were ready, they immediately arranged for personnel to set up several cameras at the farm stay, with the aim of making post-production editing more convenient.
Shen Yao did not voice any opinion about this move by the program crew, only hoping that the cameras installed would avoid certain areas as much as possible.
The program crew naturally did not take this minor matter seriously and followed all the cost-saving requirements.
With the cameras installed, the program was ready to begin filming.
Before filming began, Shen Yao informed the guests at the farm stay that the program would be filmed at the farm stay.
After inquiring if they minded being on camera, the formal filming commenced.
On the day of the formal shoot, the weather was very good. The program crew's vehicles were constantly coming and going.
The first group of guests to arrive were Mo Xuan and Xiao Jun.
They arrived in the same car, precisely because they were from the same school and had also acted in the same play.