Legal

Well, we finally get to meet. Nice to meet you in person!

Oh yes, I heard about your research, of course I did. News travel fast in our little universe. And you’re not the first, you know? And it’s always the same timing, too.

At the peak of the season, someone goes: “Hey, this Campetition thing is hot. What’s going on? Let’s have a peak behind the curtain. There must be some scandal, something evil going on. We need to look into this”. Ver popular, especially with left wing media.

They come, they do interviews, they find out that we do exactly what it says on the label, no more, no less. Everything that happens backstage corresponds to what we broadcast day-in, day-out. We’re not the first reality show, and they all work in the same way.

Some of this stuff published, and it’s a little additional publicity for us. The audience might go a little further up, because some people discover us. We like getting talked about, like all reality shows. But most of this stuff doesn’t get published. Too little news. Their editors don’t see the point. They go like: “Oh, the reality show is a reality show? Well, who’d have guessed. Go find some news!”

How we can provide people with visas? Honestly, do you really want to waste your fifteen minutes on stuff we clearly explain in our FAQ?

Of course it’s perfectly legal! With a sponsor, pretty much anything is possible. “With a sponsor” is the important part here. Most refugees don’t have OECD sponsors, that’s what turns them into UNHCR clients. By the way, feel free to sponsor as many refugees as your wallet allows. With or without stupid tasks there will be takers.

Why my role, if everything is perfectly legal? Now, this is a funny one! Have you any idea how many contracts need to be agreed, signed and enforced to keep this size of company rolling?

No, I’m not talking about the contracts with the participants, or staff in a more general sense. That part is easy. Our AI does most of it, supervised by a very talented young colleague.

I’m talking about the contracts for the hardware, like the venue, catering, technical support, everything we need to make this happen. We keep our own headcount low, work a lot with contractors and subcontractors, and this means lots of contracts.

There’s also the software, like intellectual property. You wouldn’t believe who many people want to take advantage of our success, without ever having contributed anything. In entertainment, like everywhere else if it flops, you’re on your own. If it flies, the whole world was on board, and wants a share. Literally everyone who ever thought about anything remotely related to what we do wants some of our hard earned cash.

No, I’m not talking about the refugees. No hardship for them, they get the cushy-cushy paradise, all of them. When I talk about working hard, I’m talking about Campetition management. Making this happen is challenging. We love doing it, we love good entertainment, but for people to have something to relax over, we have to go the extra mile.