While Ning Luoxia was pacing back and forth at home, she mentally asked Lin Yuan to answer the phone quickly.
In her opinion, if the salary is not starting with 1, then it is starting with 2. The salary of more than 20 million is definitely a big improvement for Lin Yuan. It is no exaggeration to say that if he takes this movie,
This is a disguised way of raising my net worth. If other producers come over and want to book a movie in the future, they will definitely not be much worse than this.
Of course, except for those movies by big directors, such as Mr. Xing.
After a few seconds, the call finally got through.
Lin Yuan's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, Sister Xia, I was in the bedroom just now and didn't hear the phone ring. Is there something wrong?"
"Are you free tomorrow?"
"What, invite me out to dinner?"
"Half guessed right."
"Invite me?" Lin Yuan said deliberately pretending to be surprised.
Ning Luoxia rolled her eyes at Lin Yuan angrily on the other end of the phone.
Even though he is such a big star, he is still as rude as when he first joined her.
"Have a meal!"
Speaking of this, Ning Luoxia also added: "There is a big-budget movie that lacks a leading actor, so we just made an appointment to have a dinner to talk about it."
After hearing the words "big production", Lin Yuan directly agreed.
Anyway, he only has a Mermaid movie scheduled next, so he can definitely take on another movie.
In addition to the schedule, the word "big production" also made his heart beat. Big production means high pay.
Don't forget, his wallet is still in a shrinking state. After buying a villa, there is not much left.
Under such circumstances, he could only quickly take on two more dramas to support his family.
Moreover, Sister Xia said that it is a large-scale production, and generally it can be called a large-production movie, and the quality is basically no problem.
The reason why I am so sure that the quality is not bad is very simple, because it can be called a big-budget movie, and its cast is relatively luxurious. The cast is luxurious, which means that the script is not too bad.
After all, no actor is willing to act in a bad movie. Of course, there are two exceptions. One is that the film studio offers too much, which is too much for the actor to refuse, and the other is that the film company invites all popular stars.
However, in Lin Yuan's opinion, since the other party has come to him, they must value his acting skills, and presumably he will not encounter the latter situation.
After analyzing the current situation, Lin Yuan started to look forward to it. Who doesn't want to make money? As for the specific movie, we can only know it after tomorrow.
With this expectation, time flies by quickly.
The next morning, Sister Xia came over personally and picked Lin Yuan up in the car.
On the way to the dinner, Lin Yuan couldn't help but inquire: "Sister Xia, do you know what movie it is?"
Sister Xia shook her head.
She didn't know what movie it was, but she got some information from her friend in the industry: "Do you usually read novels?"
"novel?"
"I read it before, but then I changed to read the script." Lin Yuan replied.
When I was in Hengdian, I would read novels in my spare time. After all, wherever the extras went, the play would end.
But now he can no longer do it. He has to spend his time memorizing the script and pondering the role.
Sister Xia was also afraid that Lin Yuan would dislike the movie after hearing that it was adapted from a novel, so she helped by saying a few words: "I only know that the movie seems to be adapted from a novel, and it is also very popular among young people. I want to come."
It shouldn't be bad if adapted into a movie."
But for Lin Yuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat and thinking, it didn't really matter whether it was an adaptation of the novel or not. What mattered was how effective the adaptation was.
After all, the adaptation is not random editing, and the play is not nonsense. There is still some truth in this statement.
The car was "speeding" all the way. After half an hour's journey and nearly 25 minutes of traffic jam, we finally arrived at this high-end restaurant that looked very grand.
Lin Yuan put on a mask and got out of the car to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Sister Xia's friend had been waiting at the door of the restaurant for a long time. When she saw Ning Luoxia and Lin Yuan appear, she immediately came forward to greet them.
While saying hello, his eyes were almost on Lin Yuan: "Luoxia, long time no see, this is the artist you brought, Lin Yuan, right? What a talent, much better than the two unsatisfactory artists I have.
It’s really hard to support it even if we don’t have the resources.”
Sister Xia didn't take it seriously. She said a few polite words and followed her friend all the way into the box.
Before they came in, there were already four people sitting in the box.
One of them looked familiar to Lin Yuan, Xiaosi, in the words of their film and television industry, perhaps he should be called Director Guo.
As for the other three people, Lin Yuan had never seen them before.
After seeing Lin Yuan and others pushing the door open, Director Guo and the other two stood up and greeted enthusiastically: "Teacher Lin Yuan, I have seen you on the big screen in the theater before, but I didn't expect to see you in person this time."
Come on, come on, let’s sit down and talk.”
Lin Yuan also shook hands with Director Guo out of politeness: "Hello, Director Guo, who are these?"
After hearing what Lin Yuan said, Xiao Si also quickly introduced: "This is Manager Zhang from LeTV Pictures. Zhang Ying is also an investor in our film, and the other two are my assistants."
Upon seeing this, Zhang Ying also stood up and shook hands with Lin Yuan as a sign of goodwill.
But he was sitting next to Xiaosi, and when he stood up, Xiaosi suddenly became half a head shorter.
After a few brief chats, Xiaosi quickly brought the topic to the main topic.
"Teacher Lin Yuan, I am going to adapt one of my novels into a movie. I am still short of a starring role. I wonder if you are interested."
As if he was afraid that Lin Yuan would not be tempted, Xiao Si did not forget to add: "You can rest assured in terms of film production. With the investment of LeTV Film and Television, we guarantee that this film will definitely have the highest production level among films in recent years, and I will give
You tell me a piece of news: I also invited a top-notch actress, Mr. Fan, to this movie."
I have to say, what Xiaosi said is quite tempting.
LeTV Pictures just completed Series B financing last year, and is also vigorously developing its resources in Hollywood. It can be said that it has deep pockets and broad development prospects.
With the investment of LeTV Pictures, it will take a lot of advantage in all aspects of publicity and distribution of the movie. In addition, this is an adaptation of Xiaosi's novel and it also has a certain fan base, which guarantees that the box office of this movie will definitely not be
Too low.
What Lin Yuan didn't expect was that Xiaosi actually invited Fan Ye. From this look, the other leading actors must also have great backgrounds.
No matter which aspect you look at, the quality and box office of this movie seem to be guaranteed.
However, Lin Yuan was not in a hurry to agree.
Instead, he asked about the most realistic thing: "Director Guo, what about the salary?"
As Lin Yuan finished speaking, a smile immediately appeared on Xiaosi's face. He was afraid that Lin Yuan was unwilling to talk, so he refused directly. Since Lin Yuan was willing to talk, he was sure that Lin Yuan would be tempted.
"Don't worry, I have discussed this with Manager Zhang before. With your current popularity, Mr. Lin Yuan, what do you think of a salary of 20 million?"
It is undeniable that the salary proposed by Xiao Si is really very attractive.
With Lin Yuan's current popularity as an A-list star, his salary is generally around 15 million. As a result, he directly raised his salary to 20 million. Even if he split it 50-50 with the company, he would still have 10 million in his own hands.
The salary is almost the same as starring in a TV series. To say that you are not interested would be speaking out of conscience.
Even Sister Xia, who was sitting next to Lin Yuan, cast her eyes directly on Lin Yuan after hearing Xiaosi finish talking about the salary.
Seeing that Lin Yuan didn't answer for a long time, he coughed twice, hinting that Lin Yuan agreed.
But Lin Yuan noticed something was wrong.
The reason is very simple. Logically speaking, if a star is invited to star in such a big-budget movie, let alone a premium, even if it is one or two million less than the average market price, there are probably many actors who are willing to do so.
Moreover, Xiaosi also invited top celebrities like Fan Ye.
You don't need to think about it to know that Fan Ye's salary is at least double that of him. After spending so much money to hire Fan Ye, he can still offer him a salary of 20 million yuan to invite him. Unless the other leading actors are all friendly actors, they don't care at all.
Remuneration, otherwise Lin Yuan would not be able to think of the reason why the remuneration is so high.
With this doubt in mind, Lin Yuan asked directly: "Director Guo, I am indeed very satisfied with the pay, but can I read the script first?"
Just after Lin Yuan said he wanted to read the script, the smile on Xiaosi's face suddenly disappeared.
However, after seeing Zhang Ying wink at him, Xiao Si still took out the prepared script.
There is a reason why they came to Lin Yuan.
One is because Lin Yuan is currently very popular on the Internet, even more popular than some traffic stars.
Secondly, he took a fancy to Lin Yuan's title as a powerful faction.
Their scene was actually halfway through filming, but many problems were discovered during the filming process.
It is obviously impossible to ask other actors to wait for the script to be revised before reshooting.
Then there is only one other way, selling sheep's head as dog's meat.
Lure Lin Yuan, a powerful actor, into the crew. It wouldn't take much time to fill in a few scenes for Lin Yuan anyway, and then use Lin Yuan as a promotional selling point for the movie.
When the audience sees that Lin Yuan, a talented actor, has starred in this movie, they will definitely think that the quality of this movie is not bad.
By that time, Lin Yuan has received a high salary of 20 million, and they have won the market box office. Isn't this a win-win situation good?
It's just that Lin Yuan now wants to read the script, which makes Xiaosi a little unhappy.
You were paid so much for the film, but you still chose the script?
But at this point, he couldn't justify his refusal, so in the end he had no choice but to hand over the script.
After taking the script handed over by Xiaosi, Lin Yuan read it carefully.
The name of the movie is "Grand Trail", which is adapted from Xiaosi's novel of the same name.
In addition to the role he is going to play, the script also briefly tells the specific story of the movie.
When he first read the script, Lin Yuan thought there was nothing wrong with it.
I even feel that the world view of this movie is a bit grand, and the effects may be pretty good.
But when he saw the back, the expression on his face gradually froze.
It can be seen from the script alone that, let alone the box office performance of this movie, its reputation will definitely collapse completely. To put it bluntly, this movie is a bad movie. You can tell just by reading the script, so Lin Yuan immediately
Don't want to take it anymore.
"Director Guo, I took a look and found that there are a lot of scenes. I still have a schedule next time, so I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in this movie." Lin Yuan declined very tactfully.
Although he usually doesn't have much contact with Xiao Si, he is still in the same circle now. Naturally, it is difficult to explain some things too straightforwardly.
Moreover, as soon as he opens his mouth, he will get a box office of 20 million. Especially since he still doesn’t know what the other person’s intentions are, he still has to save some face for others no matter how much he says.
After Lin Yuan refused, Xiao Si stood up. He guessed that the other party probably saw something wrong from the script, but to be honest, he didn't care. He knew the script well and he knew that this movie was half-paid.
Movie, therefore, he did not waste time, looked directly into Lin Yuan's eyes and said: "How about twenty-five million?"
After Xiao Si offered a salary of 25 million, Sister Xia quickly tugged on Lin Yuan's sleeve to signal him to agree.
After Lin Yuan refused at the beginning, Sister Xia guessed the reason. There must be something wrong with the script.
But in the face of a salary of 25 million, what are you afraid of even if there are problems with the script?
Which star hasn't made a few bad movies?
Even if I lose my reputation by making this movie, the salary is real!
But Lin Yuan and Sister Xia have different ideas.
It's not that he values his reputation very seriously, but that he doesn't want to destroy the reputation he has accumulated from so many previous films just for the extra five million in salary.
The reputation I have gained with great difficulty is also valuable.
It is no exaggeration to say that if he continues to make high-quality movies, almost every movie will have a box office of at least tens of millions, just because of his reputation.
But once he accepts this movie, it means that the reputation he has accumulated before will disappear in front of the audience.
It's just like trust. Once it's lost, it's not that easy to restore.
However, if Xiaosi offered him a salary of 40 to 50 million yuan, he might consider it. After all, he is also a realistic person and may not be able to resist such temptation.
But obviously, they would not offer such a high price, so with this thought in mind, he continued to refuse.
"I'm sorry, Director Guo, this script really doesn't suit me."
Lin Yuan had made his words very clear this time, but he still saved a little face for the other party without saying it clearly, so he just muddle along.
However, giving face to him does not mean that others do not give face to him. A "Tiny Times" made Xiaosi a well-known director, from a novelist to a film and television director. This kind of improvement also made him expand a lot. In recent years
It is even more beautiful. Whether it is capital, directors or actors around him, who is not trying to coax him? But now that the other party doesn't give him any face, he doesn't intend to give him any face. A trace of disdain suddenly appeared on his face.
"Teacher Lin Yuan, do you mean there is something wrong with my script?"
Without waiting for Lin Yuan to explain, Xiaosi continued to say aggressively: "In this case, just point out the problems in the script to me!"
After feeling the tone of the other party, Lin Yuan wanted to put an end to the matter, but seeing everyone around him with dissatisfied tone, he simply didn't think so much anymore. If he didn't point it out today, others would still say it was him.
He was so arrogant, so he had no intention of continuing to be so polite, and immediately followed the other party's words and pointed out the problems with the script.
"Director Guo, I can see from the script that your original story may be grand, but the effect after adapting it to the script is really confusing. What about seven kings and seven apostles? These people still need
Corresponding to the seven talents, how much time do you think is left in a two-hour movie after introducing these?"
"Secondly, the combat power system inside is so chaotic that I even doubt whether the seven princes are at the same level of strength. Since the strength of the three princes is so strong, why not just take action?"
"The conspiracy theory between the Silver Priest and Wang Jue at the end also made me feel embarrassed. It buried the suspense of the entire movie, and ended up using the last scene to explain it hastily. I really doubt that the person who adapted this script had no idea at the time.
wake."
As Lin Yuan pointed out all the problems in the script one by one, Xiao Si's face suddenly became embarrassed.
He didn't think so much when adapting the script, and he even felt that he could adapt such a grand story into a movie, which shows how outstanding his talent in filmmaking is.
As a result, it was only when the actors started filming that they discovered that there were so many problems in the script.
Unfortunately, it was too late by this time, and it was too late to modify the script.
He can only promote through CG special effects, popular stars, nudity and selling sex, etc. Anyway, he has no intention of making money from all the viewers. The purpose of dragging Lin Yuan into the crew is to use Lin Yuan's reputation to help him get more viewers for this movie.
Attract some viewers.
If it weren't for this reason, he would have spent the 20 million yuan in salary on inviting popular celebrities. Who would be willing to invite Lin Yuan?
In this situation, after Lin Yuan pointed out the problems in the script in public, Xiaosi looked gloomy and didn't say a word.
On the contrary, Zhang Ying next to him was ready to continue discussing the price with Lin Yuan: "Teacher Lin Yuan, how about we each take a step back. In this way, we will revise the script and pay you 30 million for the film. Do you want to re-write it?"
Think about it."
Whether it's the popularity of "Charlotte's Troubles" or the movie promotion power of "One Man's Martial Arts", they have long taken a fancy to Lin Yuan's value.
Moreover, they also heard some news that Lin Yuan is about to star in Xing Ye's new movie.
If they now add Lin Yuan to the starring list of "The Legend", even if they pay Lin Yuan 10 million more in salary, they can get this money back from Lin Yuan's fans later.
In a word, as long as Lin Yuan joins the crew, it will be a profitable business.
As for modifying the script, don't you agree to it first and then just deal with it casually after signing the contract?
With this idea in mind, Zhang Ying also reminded Lin Yuan specifically: "Teacher Lin Yuan, a salary of 30 million yuan is enough for three movies."
If it were an ordinary A-list celebrity, he would have stood up when he heard this price, toasted a glass of wine without saying a word, and then shouted, "You guys are really good at judging people."
But Lin Yuan is different. As I said before, if his reputation has collapsed, it will be difficult to get it back in the future.
His dream is to become an actor, not a lackey of capital.
So, without thinking, without any hesitation, without saving any face for them, he directly refused: "Sorry, I won't star in this movie."
Seeing Lin Yuan's answer so affirmative, Xiaosi and Zhang Ying also understood Lin Yuan's thoughts.
Xiao Si had a very hot temper. If the other party didn't give him face, then he wouldn't give Lin Yuan face either. He immediately sneered.
"Since you don't like it, forget it. Don't make it seem like the movie can't work without you. The mountains and rivers will change. I hope you can continue to be popular like this and don't fall off!"
After saying the cruel words, Xiao Si finally made a grudge against Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan didn't care and asked him to trade his career for a so-called friendship. He would rather not trade it.
No matter what happens in the future, he will never regret today's decision.
Watching Xiaosi leave, everyone present became embarrassed, the atmosphere became even more tense, and Sister Xia was speechless.
She really wanted to say something to Lin Yuan. After all, this is 30 million, 30 million, why do people have trouble with money?
But after thinking for a while, she felt that Lin Yuan was not wrong.
Everyone's pursuit is different. Lin Yuan's pursuit is to become an unparalleled actor, and her pursuit is to create a superstar. Under this life goal, Lin Yuan has done nothing wrong.
You just shouldn't accept bad movies, no matter how much you pay, but people like Lin Yuan can be said to be very few in the entire entertainment industry, so few!
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[On the last day, I beg for monthly tickets, not too many, just a hundred will be enough, to stabilize the second position, I beg you on my knees!]