Chen Kaige originally didn't want to give the role of Gao Lishi.

The morning audition included the role of Gao Lishi.

Among the many actors who came to audition, there was one who had been acting in supporting roles for many years and fit his casting criteria very well.

If Lin Shu can perform 90% of Li Bai's charm, then he can perform almost 60% of it.

Putting such an actor in a movie is naturally a plus.

But Chen Kaige had already rejected Cao Yi once because of Lin Shu, and it was really hard to refuse again.

"I just hope that the actors recommended by Cao Yi won't have too bad acting skills!"

After muttering something in his mind, Chen Kaige put down his phone and picked up Kuaizi again.

But when he saw the delicious food in front of him again, he completely lost his appetite.

Yanjing!

Headquarters of Xinlidu Media Company.

In a place like Yanjing, where land is at a premium, there is still a building with more than thirty floors in a central area, which is enough to illustrate the company's strong strength.

But Cao Yi, who was sitting on a soft office chair, didn't know what was worrying him, and his brows never relaxed.

"Let Teacher Tian Yu come for a visit!"

Putting down the phone, he walked to the window and slowly chanted: "Lin Shu!"

"How could an actor with no background be chosen by so many directors?"

Yes!

In the phone call with Chen Kaige just now, he learned that the character of Li Bai has been confirmed to be Lin Shu.

So he asked the people below to collect some information about Lin Shu.

In this information age, it is not difficult to check a person, especially the chairman of a large entertainment company.

But after he read all Lin Shu's information, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Originally, he thought that the reason why Lin Shu got the role of Li Bai was because he had a relationship with a certain senior person in "Cross Era".

The results show that Lin Shu’s family background is quite simple.

Even after graduating from high school, because her family could not afford the tuition for a private undergraduate degree, Lin Shu went directly to Hengdian.

A small group of performers was able to collaborate with several major directors in just a few months.

It didn't make sense no matter how he looked at it, so he planned to let someone get in touch with Lin Shu.

Three o'clock in the afternoon!

Lin Shu, who was practicing Russian pronunciation in the room, was called to the company by Chen Manni.

"Sister Chen, why are you calling me to the company in such a hurry?"

"The "Legend of the Demon Cat" just contacted me and said that the role you auditioned for has been passed!" Chen Manni's tone was a little excited.

As a top domestic director, Chen Kaige has always had a great influence in the film and television industry.

Being able to star in one of his movies not only increases your fame, but also proves that your acting skills have been recognized by him.

With such a resume, maybe I can use this halo to get some better roles in the future.

"Okay! Great!"

Although Lin Shu was already prepared, he was still somewhat excited!

There is no way, even if Chen Kaige has not had any particularly good works in recent years, with "Farewell My Concubine", his status in the film and television industry is as stable as Mount Tai.

It is the dream of countless people to be able to film in one of his movies.

Lin Shu had imagined such a scene when he was just a group performer, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

"By the way, when does the crew want me to come over for filming?" Lin Shu then asked.

"The crew is scheduled to start shooting on the 5th, but you don't have to go there so quickly. The time given is to show up on the set on the 10th!"

The crew started filming a little earlier than Lin Shu knew.

However, it is understandable that as the director of "Legend of the Demon Cat", Chen Kaige has no say in his decision about when to start filming.

Seeing Lin Shu nodding, Chen Manni looked at her phone and spoke again: "One more thing, your salary has been negotiated, but this time..."

"It doesn't matter, just use less!" Lin Shu interrupted Chen Manni nonchalantly.

"Can you please let me finish my words first?" Chen Manni rolled her eyes at Lin Shu, and her voice rose unconsciously: "I mean, your salary is one million!"

"Wait a minute, how much do you want to say?"

Lin Shu's face was filled with doubts, and he once suspected that he had heard wrongly.

Are you kidding? He only played a small supporting role in "The Legend of the Demon Cat", and he is not well-known now. How could the crew give him such a high salary?

"Yes! You heard it right, I just offered one million, and they didn't even discuss it, so they just agreed!"

In fact, not only Lin Shu, but also Chen Manni still didn't understand what was going on.

It stands to reason that usually both parties make quotations to each other and then haggle.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she quoted the price, the other party agreed directly and even sent the electronic contract, as if she was afraid that Lin Shu would regret it.

"This is wrong!"

Lin Shu sat on the sofa, still puzzled.

Chen Kaige and Chen Hong have been in the film and television industry for so many years, so they should know a lot about actors' salaries.

With his current status as a celebrity, he is completely unworthy of this million dollar salary.

After a long silence, Lin Shu was no longer confused.

Chen Kaige was willing to offer a high salary for the film, and it was also investors' money, so Lin Shu didn't feel hot when picking it up.

But what Lin Shu didn't know was that the person who contacted Chen Manni in the afternoon was Chen Kaige himself.

Lin Shu's current celebrity position is naturally not worthy of a salary of one million, but his acting skills are really nothing to say.

Thinking that there might be the possibility of cooperation in the future, Chen Kaige didn't pay too much attention to this kind of salary, which was not too high.

certainly!

The real reason is that he is afraid that if he doesn't finalize the role, Cao Yi will insist on it.

After Lin Shu signed the contract, he naturally had no worries in this regard.

Not long after, Lin Shu began to browse the terms of the electronic contract under the explanation of the company lawyer.

But he saw another very unexpected clause in the contract.

"Is there really no problem with this clause?" Lin Shu pointed to the liquidated damages in the contract and asked with some concern.

Upon hearing this, the lawyer sitting next to him immediately explained:

"Maybe I didn't explain it clearly enough, but this is what it says.

During the contract period, if the other party replaces you with another actor without us violating the contract, it will need to pay you 50 million yuan in compensation."

"To be honest, this is the first time I have seen this kind of contract since I started working in the industry. I can only say that Director Chen is indeed a top director in the country!" The lawyer raised the glasses on his nose and couldn't help but sigh.

After hearing his explanation, Lin Shu was stunned.

First it was the salary, and now it's this outrageous contract.

Something's wrong!

Something is very wrong!

After repeatedly asking the lawyer to make sure there were no problems with the contract, Lin Shu started to deal with it.

It was already eight o'clock in the evening to finish the contract matters.
Chapter completed!