Little newbie breaks into the entertainment industry

After Jian Xia left the dubbing studio, she and He Xin went to the restaurant where Yan Ning had made an appointment.

In the box, the assistant director had already arrived and was talking about something with Yan Ning.

The two were talking and laughing, and when they saw Jian Xia come in, they immediately turned around and looked at her.

"Hello, Director!" Jian Xia nodded with a smile, then walked over and sat down next to Yan Ning.

The assistant director was stunned for a while before he reacted: "Hey, hello, hello, I didn't expect that Jian Xia is more beautiful in person than on TV!"

Yan Ning coughed lightly and smiled as he poured wine for Assistant Director Sun: "Well, Jian Xia doesn't look photogenic, let me introduce you, this is He Xin, Jian Xia's executive agent. She will mostly follow Jian Xia around the crew and be responsible for Jian Xia's work and business."

"Hello, Director Sun. It's our first meeting. I'd like to offer you a glass." He Xin immediately filled his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Jian Xia was so surprised! Is Sister Xin so fierce?

Director Sun smiled, stood up, picked up his glass and drank it all!

"Boss Yan is really amazing. The company is full of talented people! I have met Tianyu before. He is very capable. I didn't expect that you have such a beautiful and capable person like Miss He under you. Lemon Brokerage will be amazing in the future!"

"Hahaha~ I hope it brings you good luck! Come on, come on, we are all here, let's eat first and chat while we eat!"

They were half full, and when Assistant Director Sun saw Yan Ning not mentioning the signing of the drama, he could not help but ask: "Boss Yan, our drama "Like Cold Light Meets Scorching Sun" is a TV series that is broadcast on Star TV. The theme is different from ordinary love stories. It not only shows the love and marriage views of contemporary young people, but also the dilemma of choosing between career and love. The script is also very good, and all the veteran actors have joined. The ratings will definitely explode after the broadcast. The male lead is Wei Zihao, who is an acquaintance of Jian Xia. The role he gave to Jian Xia is also very likable and very suitable for Jian Xia."

Listening to what Deputy Director Sun said, Yan Ning nodded: "Jian Xia is my only seedling. With her current popularity, I must choose a role and script that is beneficial to her and has a bonus."

When Deputy Director Sun heard this, he immediately put down his chopsticks, looked at Yan Ning and said seriously: "You are right, it's a coincidence, the role of Wang Lu itself is a bonus for the actor, very likable, you have read the script, the lines are not small, before I came, Director Lu specifically told me to let Jian Xia use her original voice and dub herself. Now the actors' original voices and lines are poor, everyone knows that Jian Xia dubbed herself, and the audience will definitely buy it when it is broadcast in the future, this bonus will be huge."

Yan Ning smiled calmly: "Director Lu, this is not giving Jian Xia a bonus, he is probably saving money for the investors, right?"

"Hahaha~, just kidding. Saving money is the producer's job. The director spends money. So, you asked me to have this meal today, so you must have considered something. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Yan Ning nodded and asked casually: "There is another character in this play, the female lead's best friend. I heard that she is from the investor. During the filming, the script will not be changed temporarily, right?"

Deputy Director Sun's heart skipped a beat, his eyes twinkled and he smiled: "Boss Yan is worthy of being Boss Yan. You know all this gossip? But don't worry, she is the fourth female lead, and her role will not surpass our Jian Xia. I can guarantee you this!"

Yan Ning smiled, put down his chopsticks, took another sip of tea and said, "What about the pay? How is it calculated? It's written in the letter of intent that based on the number of episodes in which Wang Lu appears for more than ten minutes, her pay for one episode is only 2. This amount is even lower than the pay for newcomers who have no fame or popularity at all!"

According to the information she had heard privately during this period, the fourth female lead who was brought in by the investors was paid 4 yuan per episode!

Jian Xia is much more popular than her. Strictly speaking, Jian Xia's acting in this drama adds to the drama, but whether the drama adds to Jian Xia's popularity is another matter.

But the pay is not even as much as that of a fourth female role, so there is no need to take this role!

Deputy Director Sun immediately turned around, took out a new contract from his backpack, opened it and handed it to Yan Ning: "Please take a look at this contract. There are two options. Mr. Yan, you and Jian Xia can choose one. The one is 5 per episode, calculated based on more than three minutes of screen time per episode. The other one is the total price of the whole film, including publicity fees, 200 million."

Jian Xia listened silently, and quickly calculated in her mind, the preliminary number of episodes for this drama is 38, and as the third female lead, she can only play 100 episodes at most, which is only million? It seems that this calculation of the total salary is more appropriate!

However, isn’t there a big difference between this film pay and the endorsement fee?

Yan Ning carefully looked through the new contract: "Publicity, what's going on?"

"At that time, we will be guests on some of the programs of our cooperative TV stations for publicity. Jian Xia will need to appear and participate. In addition, some interviews will be arranged, but this will definitely be based on Jian Xia's time and schedule, and it will not be forced." Assistant Director Sun has already lowered his attitude very much.

But Yan Ning didn't say anything for a long time. The feeling of oppression was too strong. Coach Lu told him before coming that Yan Ning would be difficult to deal with, but he didn't take it seriously. Now he has a deep understanding of it.

Just as Director Sun was sweating on his back and thinking about what else he could say to convince Yan Ning, Yan Ning finally spoke:

"It's calculated based on the total price, but the price has to be 300 million. Also, write into the contract what you said before, that you will not make any changes or cut Jian Xia's scenes, or you will have to pay a penalty of 500 million!"

Deputy Director Sun was stunned!!! :“…”

Yan Ning smiled and picked up some food for him: "Although Jian Xia has never acted in a drama and is a newcomer in the film and television drama market, her current popularity is so high that as soon as the information about her participation is officially announced, your crew will get real high popularity and high attention. This is the bonus and effective result that Jian Xia can immediately bring to your drama. So this fee is at least worthy of Jian Xia's high popularity and popularity."

"Let's talk about the clause I asked you to add. There are countless examples of characters being modified and deleted. What's more, you have people from the financing side, which is very dangerous to Jian Xia. I can't take this risk. With Jian Xia's current popularity, you should have known that there are many scripts delivered to our door. There is no need for us to waste time on a drama that will not add much to us, but will bring great risks."

Now, Deputy Director Sun really couldn't find any words to refute. After all, the situation Yan Ning described did exist, and it was even commonplace in the circle.

The same goes for Du Lingling this time. She was pushed in by the investors, who said they wanted to give her a likable role so that she could gain favor with the audience!

Let’s test the waters first and see how the audience responds. If it’s good, I guess they will give a lot of support to Du Lingling!

Then adding more scenes is definitely inevitable! As for the impact on Jian Xia, it is hard to say. The material that has been approved is 38 episodes. If the content cannot fit in this number of episodes, some scenes will be deleted. Unless there are special circumstances, the main character's scenes will definitely not be deleted, so they can only be deleted from other characters.

"Mr. Yan, I can't make a decision on any of the two points you mentioned. Can we have a discussion? We don't need to include the latter point in the contract, but the director and I assure you that there will be no major changes to Jian Xia's scene without affecting the series." This was all Deputy Director Sun could say in the end.

Yan Ning smiled nonchalantly: "Eat, eat, the food is cold! Eat more, it's hard to book a private room here."

She changed the subject and ignored Deputy Director Sun's words, and just asked him to eat. From the tone of her voice, it seemed as if she wanted him to get out right after eating!

But the sentence that the private room was difficult to book seemed to remind him that he only had one chance and reminded him to seize it.