The Quiet Rise of Entertainment Superstars

Art Book Library

"Editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief, something bad has happened..."

Editor Ruirui hurriedly rushed into the office of editor-in-chief Tao Shurui.

"Ruirui, what's the matter?" Tao Shurui looked at his reckless niece, unable to vent his anger.

"We got news from Xiaoshuo.com that the People's Library contacted Lou Zhongyue and offered a contract that's three percentage points more than ours."

Ruirui looked very anxious, but Tao Shurui was skeptical about the news, because he knew the content of the contract that the People's Book Library gave to Lou Zhongyue last time, so how could he make such a big concession?

"Is the news reliable?"

"It's absolutely reliable. This time it was the editor-in-chief of the People's Library, Lao Jin, who personally went to find Lao Xing. Many people saw it..."

Tao Shurui secretly clenched his fists. It seemed that his original sure-fire method of exchanging 5% of the shares for long-term cooperation with Lou Zhongyue was no longer feasible.

"Giving 73% of the royalties, the People's Library is very generous this time."

"Yes, I heard that Old Xing has already contacted Lou Zhongyue. It seems that Lou Zhongyue is more inclined to the People's Library. We are no longer in an advantageous position."

Tao Shurui took out a computer, calculated for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Raise the stake to 8%, and see what they say..."

"Hey, I'll go right away."

When Xiaoyue received the art library contract sent by Lao Xing, she hesitated again. She felt that she had fallen into a misunderstanding. That is, why did she always passively let others propose conditions? Couldn't she draft a contract herself?

The company seems to have a legal department now? Call and ask.

"Hello, Ma Li, hello, I'm Cheng Xingyue. Is Yuexiang currently hiring a legal officer?"

"Yes, Mr. Cheng, do you need legal help now?"

"Uh, yes, I want him to help me draft a contract. Is it convenient now?"

"It's convenient. Are you still in the film and television city? I'll send someone over."

"Okay, tell him to call me when he gets there."

After hanging up the phone, Xiaoyue started writing and drawing on paper to see how to maximize profits. She originally thought she was very rich, but if she invested all her money in filming "Avatar" next year, it would obviously not be enough. If she added the income from this collection of fables, it would only be about right.

Now that Yue Xiang Entertainment has been established and the staff is almost complete, the staff and makeup team from Tianyu can no longer be used. When filming "Avatar 2", we have to use our own team, which is a good opportunity to hone our skills and we don't have to ask others for help in the future.

The legal officer arrived quickly. He was a middle-aged man in his thirties named Jiang Pingsheng.

After greeting each other, Jiang Pingsheng took out his laptop, opened it, looked at Xiaoyue and asked, "Hello, Mr. Cheng, what contract do you want to draft?"

"Don't worry, I want to ask, what kind of labor contract did you sign with Yuexiang Entertainment?"

Xiaoyue is a little hesitant now. She feels that she was too hasty. She only thought about hiring people, but forgot that the contract was for Lou Zhongyue, not Cheng Xingyue.

Jiang Pingsheng smiled slightly, and immediately understood what Xiaoyue meant. He said, "I used to be a professional lawyer and have ten years of experience working in a law firm. In fact, I joined Yuexiang Entertainment because I owed Teacher Ma a favor and Ma Li happened to need help. I signed a three-year legal contract, which means I must serve Yuexiang Entertainment for the next three years."

"That means you are very capable and you came to Yuexiang because of a favor. You have signed a three-year contract. Then let me ask you, how much salary did Ma Li give you?"

"Monthly salary: 30,000."

"How much was your monthly salary before?"

"It's not fixed, the average monthly salary is 50,000."

"Does Mary know that she has underpaid you?"

"I don't know. I asked for the thirty thousand myself."

Xiaoyue immediately understood that a high-paid talent coming to Yuexiang Entertainment was considered to have lowered his status just to repay a favor. If Xiaoyue wanted to employ this person with confidence, she had to hire him with a high salary.

"How much salary would allow you to serve Jin Yuexiang Entertainment forever, or to be more precise, to serve me?" Xiao Yue looked at Jiang Pingsheng with interest, really wanting to know how this man would make his choice.

Jiang Pingsheng smiled and said, "Boss Cheng, I have a family to support, and it's impossible for me to do anything illegal just for money."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyue wanted to curse, "Fuck, this is a huge misunderstanding. Do I look like someone who would do anything illegal?"

"You think too much. I am a law-abiding citizen. Because it involves a lot of my privacy, I want to hire you for a long time. Do you understand now?"

Jiang Pingsheng was embarrassed, it turned out that he was overthinking.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cheng. Long-term employment is of course possible. The monthly salary is 50,000, and it can be adjusted in the future based on commodity prices and other conditions."

"Sixty thousand a month from now on, with a five percent increase every year. Sign a long-term contract. Is that ok?"

Jiang Pingsheng was overjoyed when he heard this. This treatment was really good, and he immediately agreed: "Sure, Mr. Cheng, what position do I hold?"

"You can be considered my personal legal assistant. After all, there are some contracts in the company that I still need to trouble you with."

Xiaoyue is in this good position, so I will have someone I can use by my side.

"No problem, I'll draft our contract right away."

Jiang Pingsheng acted quickly. He made some minor changes to the previous contract, printed it out, and the two of them happily signed the contract.

"Then Mr. Cheng, can you tell me what contract you want to draft now?"

Xiao Yue sent the contract that Lao Xing sent to Jiang Pingsheng and said, "Assistant Jiang, please take a look at this contract. I want to draft a similar one, but I am the Party A and the other party is Party B."

Jiang Pingsheng opened the contract and started reading it. The more he read, the more shocked he became. The terms of this contract were too generous, right? For this kind of royalty sharing, giving the author 50% of the royalties was considered very good. Only big lawyers could get 70% of the royalties.

"Boss Cheng, you want to publish the book to the library, and you want 70% of the royalties, right?"

Mr. Cheng, what kind of book are you going to publish? You actually want 70% of the royalties. Isn't that a huge ask?

"No, it's 73% of the royalties, and it's not just given to one library."

Xiaoyue corrected calmly, saying that she didn't want to cooperate with only one library now, and any library could sign the contract as long as they were willing to accept her conditions.

Jiang Pingsheng took a breath and said, "Mr. Cheng, are you sure anyone will sign this contract?"

However, he didn't say much. Whatever Mr. Cheng said was what it was, and he just had to do it.

Xiao Yue took a look at the drafted contract and was very satisfied. She told Jiang Pingsheng Lao Xing's contact information and said, "You contact Lao Xing of Xiaoshuo.com. He will show the contract to several bookstores. You will be responsible for contacting him in the future."

"Okay, Mr. Cheng."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, my online name for novels is Lou Zhongyue, and what I'm going to publish is 'Lou Zhongyue Fables Collection'."

Jiang Pingsheng's voice suddenly rose: "Are you Lou Zhongyue?"

Xiaoyue smiled: "I can't?"

"No, no, President Cheng, I'm just too surprised! You are my idol!"

It was rare for Jiang Pingsheng to lose his composure. He, who was usually articulate, actually stuttered.

Who wouldn’t stutter in this situation?

His idol, Lou Zhongyue, is actually his boss. Isn’t this too unbelievable?

No wonder, no wonder she wanted to sign a lifetime service contract with me, now it makes sense!

Mr. Cheng, she must be afraid that Lou Zhongyue's identity will be exposed, so she wants to find a reliable person to work for her. She can't keep changing people, otherwise her identity will be easily leaked.

Maybe, Jiang Pingsheng couldn't be 100% reliable in the past, but for the sake of his idol Lou Zhongyue, he had to be reliable, 100% reliable.

Xiaoyue knew Jiang Pingsheng would be surprised, but she didn't expect that he was a fan of her books.

"Boss Cheng, don't worry, I will do my job well. You won't be able to drive me away even if you want to."

"Okay, I believe you."

Don't use people with suspicion, don't use people who are suspicious.

Xiaoyue was speechless when she saw Jiang Pingsheng, dressed in a suit and tie, leaving happily like a child.

It’s no wonder that Xiaoyue can’t understand Jiang Pingsheng’s excitement, because she doesn’t have an idol at all, so how can she possibly understand Jiang Pingsheng’s excitement and excitement when he meets his idol?

Jiang Pingsheng became more and more excited as he walked on the road. He was the only one who knew Lou Zhongyue's true identity, and this secret must be kept to himself.

By the way, it seems that Cheng is also a very famous arranger. She was the composer of last month’s hit movie “Phone Booth”. She is so talented. She is still so young. Is she really a favored one by God?

No, it should be the heroine of this era.

When Jiang Pingsheng arrived at the Holiday Inn, he met Ma Li on the way to his temporary office.

"Uncle Jiang, does President Cheng have any instructions?"

Ma Li is indeed a junior to Jiang Pingsheng. After all, he has some friendship with Ma Li's father.

Jiang Pingsheng smiled and said, "No, I will be Mr. Cheng's assistant in the future, but I will continue to be in charge of the company's contracts."

Ma Li was stunned. This was not called no instructions. This change was too big. He became Mr. Cheng's assistant. What about her? What position was that?

"Haha, congratulations Uncle Jiang."

Ma Li smiled reluctantly and hurried back to her office to make a phone call.