About half an hour later, Mr. Wu showed up at the hotel as scheduled. Before arriving, Mr. Wu asked Yan Sujing to reserve a private tea room for discussing the contract with Yue Longtian.
According to Mr. Wu's self-introduction, his name is Wu Zongbin. He doesn't look too old. He looks like he is in his early forties. He is very tall and has a burly physique. He has a bit of the charm of Chow Yun-fat when he was young.
Moreover, Wu Zongbin loved to laugh and always had a smile on his face, but even so, Yan Sujing did not dare to speak casually in front of him. Yue Longtian expected that she should be a smiling tiger character.
After a cup of tea, even if Wu Zongbin was washed away, the negotiation got down to business. Wu Zongbin took out a contract directly from the briefcase and put it in front of Yue Longtian, "Master Yue, before we talk about the contract, please read it first
Look at this contract!"
After Yue Longtian picked up the contract and looked at it for a few times, he put it aside and asked Wu Zongbin, "Mr. Wu, since we are talking, we need to have a good talk. Why did you even write the contract as soon as we met? How come you have already written it?"
What do you want to talk to me about? Isn’t it the overlord clause? I have only two choices, either to sign or not to sign?”
Wu Zongbin was shocked at first when he heard this, and then smiled at Yue Longtian and said, "Master Yue, you can't say that. This is how contracts are usually negotiated in our circle, because the contents of the contract are basically the same, so I prepared one in advance.
Of course, we still have to talk. If I show Master Yue the contract and you are dissatisfied with any of it, we can discuss it!"
After hearing what Wu Zongbin said, Yue Longtian picked up the contract again and read it carefully. Unexpectedly, as soon as he saw the first page, he immediately put down the contract and said to Wu Zongbin, "This is not a contract. I
It feels like a complete contract to sell yourself out!”
Upon hearing this, Wu Zongbin glanced at the contract on the table and asked Yue Long Tiandao, "I don't know which terms Master Yue is dissatisfied with. Tell me and we can discuss it!"
"I just read the first three items!" Yue Longtian immediately said to Wu Zongbin, "None of them are satisfactory to me. Look at the first item. It says that the contract period is five years, and I cannot switch to other companies within five years. That's fine, but
You stipulated that within five years, I must take on at least seven film and television dramas. If there is any breach of contract, I must be responsible for all losses!"
"We signed contracts like this with other stars!" Wu Zongbin immediately explained to Yue Longtian, "Master Yue hasn't finished reading it yet. If you look at it, you will know that seven movies are not too many. In the past five years, our company will
Paying you a remuneration of 10 million yuan is equivalent to an income of 2 million yuan a year, which Master Yue can't earn even if you open a martial arts gym and recruit many apprentices!"
"Ten million is very tempting!" Yue Longtian smiled at Wu Zongbin after hearing this, "But should this be the salary for one drama, not five dramas?"
"A drama?" When Wu Zongbin heard this, the smile that had been hanging on his face disappeared, showing a trace of disdain, "Master Yue, you are not an insider of our industry. You may not understand the market conditions of our film and television industry. Generally speaking,
As a new actor, a one million remuneration for a play is already considered a high price...Ten million? That's the price of the Four Heavenly Kings..."
When Yue Longtian heard this, he smiled at Wu Zongbin and said, "If you calculate it this way, I do seem to have taken a big advantage, but if you calculate it according to the proportion of box office, I'm afraid my salary is not as good as that of an ordinary actor?"
"It's hard to talk about box office!" Wu Zongbin immediately said to Yue Longtian after hearing this, "Although we are from the film and television industry, making movies and TV shows is also a business investment. Since it is a business, there must be risks.
We have to calculate the risk factor. If the film sells well, of course everyone will be happy. If it is sold out, all the losses will be borne by our company, and Master Yue, we will definitely still get a dime of the money you deserve.
There won’t be any less!”
Yue Longtian nodded when he heard this and said to Wu Zongbin, "What Mr. Wu said seems to make sense, but you should also know how many film and television companies want to sign me now? I think other companies will definitely not ask for two hundred
What if it’s one year?”
Upon hearing this, Wu Zongbin immediately said to Yue Longtian, "If you say that, Master Yue, I have nothing to say, but I can guarantee that no company will ever offer such a high price again! Master Yue, you should know,
Our company values you very much, otherwise I would never have flown here from Hong Kong in person for this contract!"
"Of course I know that your company attaches great importance to me!" Yue Longtian immediately smiled at Wu Zongbin after hearing this, "But I won't shed tears of gratitude. As you said, you are businessmen. If I have no value, Mr. Wu will not do this either.
I did it, so for me, this is what I deserve!”
When Wu Zongbin heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited. That Yue Longtian was not well-known, but his tone was quite good. He had led many newcomers in the past, but when they heard that they had a chance to become famous, they were already very excited. How could they care about it?
How much salary should be given to him? There are even some who are willing to sign the contract for no money, just to be famous. There are even some talent show contestants who pay their own money to be famous!
It is not that Wu Zongbin has never encountered people like Yue Longtian, but generally those who dare to speak like this are basically already successful and famous people.
Thinking about Wu Zongbin, he couldn't help but said to Yue Longtian, "Master Yue, we can still discuss the price, but the fluctuation will not be very big. At most, we can only mention 15 million for you. If you still can't accept this price,
,I can only say that I am very sorry..."
"No problem!" Yue Longtian said without hesitation this time, "Since Mr. Wu has made a concession, I, Yue Longtian, am not ungrateful. Fifteen million, just fifteen million!"
When Wu Zongbin heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Did Yue Longtian regard this negotiation as buying vegetables at the market entrance? Just ask for more?
However, thinking of the value of Yue Longtian, Wu Zongbin secretly thought, spending an extra five million would be five million. By then, as long as one of the seven dramas becomes popular, not only will all the money be returned, but he will also be able to earn more profits!
Thinking of this, Wu Zongbin smiled again and said to Yue Longtian, "Then what Master Yue means is that you agree to sign a contract with our company!"
Yue Longtian shook his head and said, "There is no problem in terms of money, but there are too many film appointments. Mr. Wu is an insider in the industry. He should know that most film and television companies now accept all kinds of films in order to make money. An actor
Within a year, I can appear in five or six film and television dramas at the same time..."
"This is actually the strategy of the actor's agent!" Wu Zongbin said to Yue Longtian, "To put it simply, if you become familiar with each other, once you become famous, the number of film appointments will naturally gradually decrease. This is the case in the actor industry.
, when you are not famous at the beginning, you are choosing dramas, but when you become famous, people are choosing dramas!"
Yue Longtian said to Wu Zongbin, "Mr. Wu, you are an insider in the film and television industry, and I am an insider in the martial arts industry. You should know that even if I sign a contract with you, I still have a lot of things to do in the martial arts industry. In this way, five years and seven years
I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle this drama!”
Upon hearing this, Wu Zongbin quickly said to Yue Longtian, "Master Yue, if you sign a contract with our company, you will be a full-time artist of our company. I am afraid that your martial arts affairs will be put on hold for the time being..."
"Oh?" When Yue Longtian heard this, he immediately stood up and said to Wu Zongbin, "As a human being, you must not forget your roots. I am a person in the martial arts world. I used to make movies and TV shows, which is a bit unprofessional. If you still let me put aside my career in the martial arts world,
So I'm sorry, even if there is another person in the contract, I can't agree to it!"
Wu Zongbin's face changed when he heard this, and he quickly stood up and stopped Yue Long Tiandao, "Master Yue, I have something to talk about. Please sit down first and we can discuss it!"
Only then did Yue Longtian sit down, but he heard Wu Zongbin say, "Master Yue, we also know that it would be very difficult for you to give up the martial arts world. Otherwise, we can change the seven plays into five plays.
Only one movie is released a year, so besides filming, the rest of your time can be devoted to your own career!"
Yue Longtian shook his head and said, "Five movies are too many. Five years is too much time. I won't tell you anything more. Fifteen million is enough to make one movie. In this case, this movie
If it becomes popular, it has nothing to do with me how much you make. If it doesn’t become popular, I won’t let you continue to lose money. It will do no harm to you or me!”
"A drama?" Wu Zongbin's face darkened when he heard this, and after a long time he said, "Master Yue, you should know how much manpower and material resources it takes for a company to make a person famous. If you only sign a contract with us for one drama
, this drama is popular again, so there will definitely be more people poaching you for the next drama. By then, won’t we be making wedding clothes for others?”
"Mr. Wu, you can rest assured on this!" Yue Longtian immediately said to Wu Zongbin, "I don't know about you people in the film and television industry, but we people in the martial arts industry have always said the same thing. I can promise you now, as long as this drama becomes popular.
, I will either stop filming, and if I do, I will definitely sign with your company, and I will never raise the price, and the salary will still be 15 million!"
Wu Zongbin pondered for a long time after hearing the words, and couldn't make up his mind for a moment. Yue Longtian stood up again and said to Wu Zongbin, "There is another condition. My agent is Yan Sujing. These are the conditions for me.
If Mr. Wu agrees, we will sign the contract immediately. If he doesn’t agree, I, Yue Longtian, will be wasting Mr. Wu’s precious time. I will reimburse you for your air tickets to and from the Yellow Sea!"
When Wu Zongbin heard what Yue Longtian said, he was immediately shocked. He was so generous that he wanted to reimburse himself for the round-trip air ticket? His heart suddenly moved. So, this Yue Longtian is not short of money?
Thinking about it, Wu Zongbin also stood up and said to Yue Longtian, "The conditions proposed by Mr. Yue are something our company is not prepared for. I need to discuss it with the president and I will definitely give you an answer tonight at the latest!"
Yue Longtian nodded and said to Wu Zongbin, "Then I will wait for news from you, Mr. Wu, at the Guoshu Hall!" He turned around and left the private room.
At this time, Mr. Wu picked up the contract that had been drawn up on the table and couldn't help but murmured, "The overlord clause, who is giving the overlord clause to whom now?"