Opportunity to cooperate

"Director Yu, the first movie hasn't even finished filming yet, and you're already here to discuss the second one? Isn't that a bit too early?"

Luo Xiao led Director Yu Zheng and his companion to the guest area of the Room, and at this moment, Wang Bin brought over a pot of freshly brewed tea, pouring a cup for each of them.

Director Yu Zheng smiled upon hearing this and took a sip of the tea.

"It's not too early. I'm just worried that by the time I want to start filming, Wang Qiang's schedule will already be fully booked."

He valued Wang Qiang highly right now; if he hadn't known that Wang Qiang had already signed with Lanpian Film and Television, he would have wanted Wang Qiang to work with him.

"But if that's the case, the salary and such would be hard to determine!"

Luo Xiao hesitated a little. Besides appearing in [demon subduing record], Wang Qiang hadn't played any other roles at all.

Moreover, in [demon subduing record], he only played a minor role.

If not for the Director Yu before him, it would have been impossible for Wang Qiang to receive a salary of 4 million for his second movie role.

If only considering this point, he still had to thank the Director Yu before him.

It would have been easy to just agree that Wang Qiang would participate in the next movie.

However, for the sake of the company's interests, he naturally couldn't just agree like that.

After all, Wang Qiang was currently starring in Director Yu Zheng's movie, and as the lead; if the movie became a massive hit, Wang Qiang would definitely accumulate a certain amount of popularity from this role.

Just like the leads of [demon subduing record], Wang Bin and Su Tang, who each gained over 100,000 fans after the movie was pulled from theaters.

Before the new script was finalized for filming, several production crews had already contacted them, wanting to invite Wang Bin and Su Tang to join their projects.

However, since he had already scheduled Wang Bin and the others for the next movie, he had rejected those offers directly.

Therefore, until Director Yu Zheng's new movie had finished its theatrical run, there was no way to define Wang Qiang's future market value.

If it didn't become a hit, Wang Qiang wouldn't lose anything.

But if it did become a hit, as Wang Qiang's fan count increased, his salary would certainly have to increase.

"I know that. Here's what I'm thinking: I have a lot of confidence in this movie. I've already paid Wang Qiang a salary of 4 million for this film, but considering future uncertainties, I'm prepared to offer a 0.5% share of the box office."

"And for the next movie, I will pay a 2% share of the box office. As for the rest of the salary, we can discuss it after the first movie finishes its theatrical run."

Director Yu Zheng turned to look at Wang Qiang; he thought very highly of him.

The reason he offered a box office share wasn't just because of the next movie.

He had many other scripts in the works, and Wang Qiang was very well-suited for some of the characters in them.

In order to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Wang Qiang, or rather, with Lanpian Film and Television.

He felt he should show his sincerity.

A box office share! Hearing the compensation offered by Director Yu Zheng, Luo Xiao was startled; he hadn't expected Director Yu to offer a share of the box office.

This was already a great sign of sincerity.

Although it was only a 0.5% share of the box office, if the movie became a massive hit, the earnings would certainly not be a small amount.

Just like with [demon subduing record], with over 3 billion in box office revenue, even 0.5% would result in a very substantial payout.

Thinking of this, Luo Xiao smiled slightly, looking at Director Yu Zheng sitting opposite him with a friendly expression.

"Since Director Yu is so sincere, I'll be straightforward too. I will let Wang Qiang participate in Director Yu's next movie."

"Also, if Director Yu has other film projects in the future and needs Wang Qiang, we will definitely prioritize Director Yu's side."

"Then that's settled. Another day, I'll have someone come over to sign the contract with you."

Director Yu Zheng smiled upon hearing this; what he needed was exactly what Luo Xiao had just said.

As for the contract, it was the one for the script currently being filmed; since there was now an additional 0.5% box office share, it naturally needed to be amended.

"There's no rush for that."

Luo Xiao waved his hand nonchalantly. Since Director Yu Zheng had come in person to discuss this, he naturally wasn't worried about the other party reneging on the deal later.

However, even if they did renege, it wouldn't have any impact on them, and instead, it would just show that the other party was unreliable.

They definitely wouldn't be able to work together or have contact in the future.

"Happy to cooperate!"

"Happy to cooperate!"

Director Yu Zheng looked up and surveyed the Room, his eyes filled with emotion.

"You guys are really extravagant, having the entire production crew stay in this hotel."

He had never seen such a display of spending in the film industry before.

After all, filming itself was not an easy task, one could even say it was very exhausting, so no one usually paid much attention to the filming environment and conditions.

Basically, if the funds were sufficient, they would make it a bit better. If there wasn't that much money, then everyone would just endure the hardship.

For people like Luo Xiao and his team to stay in a hotel, it was usually only for very famous or very capable actors.

"This was an order from our General Manager Chen. In our Group, our General Manager Chen is famous for being good to his employees."

Luo Xiao couldn't help but lift his head. Their crew had already been filming here for a while, and the fact that the entire crew was staying in the hotel had long since spread throughout Film City.

Now when members of the crew went out, some people who saw them would all show expressions of envy.

Now their [wandering blue star] crew was famous here in Film City.

"Your General Manager Chen is indeed a person with many ideas."

Director Yu Zheng couldn't help but nod in admiration. He had learned about that General Manager Chen from Wang Qiang.

He had also heard about some of the internal policies of that General Manager Chen's Group, and he admired him in his heart.

In today's society, it was truly rare for a boss to be willing to sacrifice their own interests to share with their employees.

After chatting for a few more sentences in the Room, they gradually became more familiar with each other.

"Director Yu, you are truly a straightforward person."

"General Manager Luo is not bad either."

"Hahahaha, we will definitely have a chance to collaborate in the future!!"

The next day, at the Mingri Group, in the Presidents Office, Chen Mo turned off his computer game in a good mood. After experiencing a settlement failure, he finally saw some good news today.

That was the song Zhang Lan had released yesterday; he had checked it this morning.

It had already appeared on the music platform's new song chart. Although the ranking didn't look very high at the moment, he had been monitoring it, and the song's popularity was steadily climbing.

He hadn't checked it for just over half an hour, and he discovered that the song's ranking had risen by several spots.

At this rate of growth, the song would sooner or later reach the top of the charts, or even number one.

This was undoubtedly a piece of good news for him amidst many bad ones.

And it was a huge piece of good news at that.

He had a 70% share of the revenue from this song.

And this income was counted towards his personal assets.

How could this not make him happy.