Negotiation, remuneration

“I wonder, Director Yu, what kind of role do you want Wang Qiang to play?”

After they were seated, Luo Xiao’s gaze fell directly on Yu Zheng, and he spoke straightforwardly.

Coming here was to discuss this matter; he disliked polite pleasantries and preferred to get straight to business.

“This is my script; you can take a look. As for the role, he will play the migrant worker in the script.”

Yu Zheng said, handing the prepared script to Luo Xiao.

Luo Xiao reached out, took the script, and began to read it carefully.

Soon after, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He had originally thought that even if the other party valued Wang Qiang, at most he would be arranged a role with similar screen time.

But when he saw the migrant worker in the script, he realized he had been mistaken.

That migrant worker was clearly the lead actor!

This greatly surprised him. Wang Qiang had only filmed one movie, and his screen time in that movie wasn’t very much.

He couldn’t understand why Director Yu would dare to make Wang Qiang the lead actor.

Was he not afraid that Wang Qiang’s acting skills weren’t enough and would ruin his movie?

However,

he quickly thought of General Manager Chen. General Manager Chen’s actions were even bolder than Yu Zheng’s, directly using an amateur with no acting experience.

Thinking of this,

Luo Xiao sighed inwardly and handed the script in his hand to Wang Qiang, who was sitting beside him.

“You take a look.”

“Okay!”

Wang Qiang nodded, took the script from Luo Xiao, and began to read it seriously.

Soon after,

Wang Qiang also finished reading the script.

Yu Zheng saw this and quickly asked,

“How are you two? Are you satisfied with the role in this script?”

“Director Yu, you jest. How could we not be satisfied with a lead role? However, whether or not to join Director Yu’s film crew still depends on Wang Qiang’s own decision.”

Luo Xiao said with a smile.

A lead role in a movie was enough to show Director Yu’s重视 for Wang Qiang.

As Luo Xiao’s words fell, Yu Zheng and Li Tianyang’s gazes all fell on Wang Qiang.

Wang Qiang noticed their gazes, felt slightly nervous, and turned to look at Luo Xiao.

“General Manager Luo, should I join or not?”

“What are your thoughts?”

Luo Xiao did not answer but asked in return.

Wang Qiang hesitated upon hearing this, then slowly spoke.

“Based on the script, the role in the script is quite suitable for me. However, our Lanpian Film and Television is also preparing a new movie, so if possible, I would still like to play a role in our own movie, even if the screen time isn’t much.”

He did not lower his voice, and Yu Zheng and the other person sitting opposite heard him clearly.

Yu Zheng’s originally calm heart instantly became anxious.

He had thought that by offering a lead role, the other party would excitedly accept.

But he never expected that Wang Qiang’s words would be that he would rather have less screen time than join his film crew.

This made him a little uneasy. He had finally found a suitable actor, and if he didn’t want to join his film crew, that would be troublesome.

Luo Xiao heard Wang Qiang’s words and secretly nodded.

Wang Qiang being able to say this was enough to show that Wang Qiang already had a certain sense of belonging to Lanpian Film and Television.

However, the new script has not yet been revised, and even if it were, there are no suitable roles for Wang Qiang.

Since that’s the case,

it’s better to let Wang Qiang go to Director Yu’s film crew. A lead role is very rare.

Even Lanpian Film and Television’s future movies may not have a suitable lead role for Wang Qiang.

There was also an important point: the actors under Lanpian Film and Television could not always act in movies produced by their own company.

One day they would have to go out and play roles in other film crews.

Luo Xiao was thinking when he suddenly noticed several gazes on him. He looked up.

He saw Yu Zheng, Li Tianyang, and Wang Qiang all looking at him.

He smiled helplessly and then slowly spoke to Wang Qiang.

“The new script has not yet been revised, and there are no suitable roles for you. I think it’s better for you to join Director Yu’s film crew.”

“I’ll listen to General Manager Luo.”

Wang Qiang heard Luo Xiao’s words and did not continue to decline.

“Exactly, General Manager Luo, don’t worry. Wang Qiang joining our film crew, we won’t treat him badly, and I am very confident in this script.”

Yu Zheng heard Wang Qiang’s final reply and spoke impatiently.

As if afraid he would change his mind.

Luo Xiao saw Yu Zheng’s anxious look and smiled slightly.

“Director Yu, joining your film crew is no problem, but there is one more thing that needs to be discussed thoroughly.”

“I wonder, what is General Manager Luo talking about?”

Yu Zheng asked subconsciously.

“Remuneration!”

Luo Xiao spoke softly.

“Oh, it’s about that. Easy, easy. I wonder, General Manager Luo, how much remuneration do you want?”

Yu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He had thought it was something else.

“Then Director Yu, how much remuneration do you plan to give? Although my Wang Qiang is filming a movie for the first time, you have seen the journey of subduing demons. Although there wasn’t much screen time, his acting skills are still good.”

Luo Xiao looked at Yu Zheng sitting opposite him and spoke seriously.

He had heard Wei Yan say in the cafeteria before that the party who quotes first often falls into a passive position when discussing prices.

However, he also had a certain limit for Wang Qiang’s remuneration.

When filming the demon subduing record, Wang Qiang’s remuneration was already 100,000.

So this time, having gained some filming experience and with his acting skills being very much on point, this time’s remuneration must be higher than before.

His expectation was in the range of 500,000 to 1,000,000.

Yu Zheng saw Luo Xiao’s counter-question and fell into thought.

Before coming,

his expected remuneration was 2,000,000. Although he thought highly of Wang Qiang and felt that he was very suitable for the role in his movie, he was not a popular celebrity or an experienced actor after all.

And he had just debuted, starring in his first movie.

So the remuneration would definitely not be too high. 2,000,000 was already a very high remuneration for a movie with not much screen time.

But just now, when he heard Wang Qiang say that he would rather play a role with less screen time in his own company’s movie than join his film crew, he felt a little shaken.

He was now a little worried that if he offered 2,000,000 remuneration, the other party would not be satisfied with the price and directly refuse to join his film crew, which would be troublesome.

He had finally found an actor who met the casting requirements, and he didn’t want to miss out because of remuneration.

He thought for a moment and then looked up at Luo Xiao.