Chapter 99: Fried hair, 100,000 yuan salary
In the morning, before dawn, Qin Chuan got up from the hotel.
What Jin Lian meant was that he would stay in the magic city for a few days before leaving until there was definite news about the immortal sword.
With nothing to do, he brought over his morning exercise routine.
As soon as I got off the elevator and arrived at the hotel lobby, a familiar figure was already there.
Jin Lian, wearing sportswear and a peaked cap, is sitting in the rest area drinking coffee.
"Sister Jin, did you get up so early?"
Jin Lian put down her coffee, got up and walked over: "Intermittent hyperactivity syndrome, there are always a few days every month, just get used to it, do you also do morning exercises? Let's go together."
"OK."
The two of them started jogging after leaving the hotel. Jin Lian said as he ran, "I know there is a good running route nearby. It is five kilometers in total. Do you want to try it?"
"I'm fine."
It was only five kilometers, but Qin Chuan didn't take it seriously at all. It was not difficult for him.
While jogging, he saw her walking through the trails and driving on familiar roads. Qin Chuan said, "Sister Jin, are you familiar with this area?"
"I studied in Shanghai for four years in college, and worked here for seven years after graduation. I can't even think about it even if I'm not familiar with it."
"I used to rent a house here and work, with a salary of 1,800 yuan. Apart from daily social activities such as food, water, electricity, rent, and rent, I could save 1,000 yuan every month."
Jin Lian turned around and said with a smile: "Not a lot, right?"
Qin Chuan nodded. With prices in the 1990s, a salary of RMB 1,800 was not low. With the current market conditions, most Beipiao people in front of the Beijing Film Studio could not earn more than RMB 500 a month.
"But my parents in my hometown asked me to pay 800 yuan a month, saying they were helping me save." Jin Lian wrote lightly: "A few years later, I was sick and asked for money, and they said they didn't have it."
Qin Chuan sighed. Every family has a hard time reciting sutras. He originally wanted to offer some words of comfort, but before he could speak, Jin Lian continued: "I didn't know until we had a fight that all the money was given to my brother. I want to help him find a wife.”
"Then I changed my mobile phone number and cut off contact with my family. I haven't gone back since."
six!
He is a ruthless person.
Jinlian once again refreshed Qin Chuan's understanding of her.
Having said that, Qin Chuan probably would have done something similar to her when it came to this kind of thing.
"The company held a meeting last night and your role was decided."
One second Jin Lian was talking about the sad past, and the next second she was talking about the results of the audition. This big jump caught Qin Chuan off guard.
"Really?"
"Keep it true!" Jin Lian slowed down and tried to breathe evenly: "I have said before, as long as you perform steadily, your role cannot escape."
Qin Chuan was curious: "Sister Jin, listen to this, is there a story in it?"
"There's no story. Sister Wang did a lot of work. When the storm is over, I'll go back and thank them. But you don't have to worry about it. I'll be responsible for this."
No matter how stupid he was, Qin Chuan could tell that there was indeed something he didn't know about: "Sister Jin, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Jin Lian turned her head and looked at him and said seriously: "I said, we are one, and helping you is helping me. I will try my best to get a good script for you. Your acting well is the greatest reward for me."
She said earlier that as long as Qin Chuan performs normally, this role will not escape.
This is not because she is arrogant, but comes from analysis.
Hu Ge's agent also has connections and connections in the company, so he will naturally help canvass votes.
But it's useless.
The outcome of this game of chess is never on the chessboard.
The reason is very simple. Dandelion has not yet been broadcast. Who can be 100% sure that Hu Ge will be popular and the company can successfully transform?
Give him the fairy sword. If both dramas fall into Hu Ge's hands, who can bear this responsibility?
It's better to bet on both sides, one person plays a role, and the popular one is considered successful.
Not to mention that Qin Chuan is better than Hu Ge in all aspects, even if he is weak in all aspects, Jin Lian can still help him get the role.
"If nothing else happens, Mr. Cai will have an interview with you in the next two days. The content will be nothing more than remuneration and treatment. You can just sign with your eyes closed. We have no bargaining capital now."
Qin Chuan nodded: "I understand."
Jin Lian continued to ask: "There is one more thing. Mr. Cai is very concerned about your blog and email. Please take it easy."
Qin Chuan's heart skipped a beat: "You're not going to close my account, are you?"
If Cai Yinong blackmailed him with the script of Sword Fairy No. 1 and asked him to hand over his account, there was really nothing he could do.
The lesser of the two powers is to hand over the account first.
"That's not a big deal. I guess the most I can do is change the company's email address." Jin Lian said casually, "You don't have any concerns anyway, just hand it over. It's not a big deal."
"OK, I'll follow the company's arrangements."
Qin Chuan continued: "Sister Jin, if the mailbox is changed, you will still be the manager, right?"
"Of course, you are my artist, I handle all your business, and I naturally manage your email."
"That's good. If it's convenient later, send me your new email password. There's no other meaning. I just want to help you share some of the work. Don't worry, the final decision-making power is still yours."
Many people say that domestic entertainment will reach its peak in one or four years. In the traffic era, all kinds of blockbusters will gather together, with billions of dollars in box office at every turn.
The investment in TV dramas is also frighteningly large. The combined remuneration of the male and female protagonists alone easily exceeds 100 million.
But Qin Chuan believes that domestic entertainment was the peak of TV dramas in the past few years.
In this era, tens of millions of dollars are invested in top-notch productions, and actors' salaries are not that high. The most for first-line stars is only 100,000 yuan per episode, and one drama can last up to 5 million yuan.
The crew is poor, the actors are not well paid, and the special effects are not gorgeous. This combination has produced too many good dramas.
The audience can't see it.
There are seven or eight hit dramas almost every year.
Qin Chuan has the memory of later generations and knows which dramas are popular and which roles can be played, but Jin Lian does not know.
He was worried that he would miss out on good roles, and he would not be at ease if he did not personally check them.
Jin Lian chuckled and said, "Since you are so considerate, why don't you take my seat?"
Qin Chuan said sarcastically: "I didn't mean that."
Jin Lian said: "Okay, I will give you a copy of the password, but you can just take a look for yourself and don't tell others. In addition, you can raise your opinions, but if you have made a decision, don't talk too much or get emotional."
"I see!"
After getting down to business, the two continued their long run along the tree-lined path.
The road ahead was long, so Jin Lian stopped talking in order to save her energy.
Seeing that she was petite and frail, Qin Chuan thought she couldn't hold on, but he didn't expect that she actually ran five kilometers in the end.
After taking a taxi back, the two of them took a shower and had breakfast together at the hotel.
At nine o'clock, Jin Lian received a call from Cai Yinong, asking Qin Chuan to go to the company.
After simply packing up, Qin Chuan took a taxi to Sugarman's headquarters.
The girl at the front desk led him all the way to Cai Yinong's office and knocked on the door.
"Mr. Cai, Qin Chuan is here." "Come in and make a cup of tea."
Cai Yinong's office is different from that of ordinary bosses. There is no large solid wood bookcase in the color of liver.
Some are just white casual wall cabinets with a few pots of green plants, some award-winning trophies, photos of several celebrities, and figures.
Next to the bright floor-to-ceiling windows is a black sofa for guests. Cai Yinong stood up from the cream-white desk.
"Qin Chuan, sit down, don't be restrained, it's just like coming home."
"Okay Mr. Cai."
"There are no outsiders here, call me sister."
"Okay sister."
After the two sat down, they talked about daily life. Cai Yinong also asked about the pressure at work, whether he was satisfied with his agent, etc.
Qin Chuan dealt with it very cleverly.
After half an hour, Cai Yinong got down to business: "I have some good news for you. The audition results for Legend of Sword and Fairy are out, and Li Xiaoyao will give it to you."
"Thank you, sister. I will definitely try my best to play this role well."
"You are calmer than I thought. I thought you would be ecstatic and overwhelmed."
Qin Chuan said sheepishly: "When Sister Jin told me this morning that the male lead might be me, I was indeed the same as you described."
“It’s much more natural now that I’m mentally prepared, but I’m still very excited inside.”
There was no way that the leading male figure who made the decision at the meeting last night had not spread at all. It would be too false for Qin Chuan to say that he was not aware of it at all.
It is inevitable that people will think that he is pretending and insincere.
It's better to be selective and tell the truth.
Cai Yinong said with great interest: "What else did Jin Lian tell you?"
"There is nothing else. By the way, she said that the company might need to change my blog email address, so that I could understand and cooperate well."
"I don't have any objection. Although the account is my personal one, the work belongs to the company. I believe Mr. Cai and Sister Jin will not harm me."
Cai Yinong was very satisfied with Qin Chuan's performance. After all, he was a young man in his twenties, sincere, magnanimous, and not so thoughtful.
"The company really wants to change your email address, because recently, all the work has gone to you. Your colleagues at the headquarters have nothing to do, so you can't fire them, right?"
After making a joke, Cai Yinong added: "This is your private email now. It is not suitable for work. Jin Lian has no right to invade your privacy."
"It would be better to switch to the company's mailbox. There will be dedicated people to sort and process the emails. After they are collected, the agent will screen and report them..."
Qin Chuan slapped his thigh: "Sister, it should have been like this a long time ago. I originally said to change it to the company's email address, but Sister Jin said it was inappropriate. After all, it is a private account."
“As a result, I don’t even dare to use email to send messages to my friends and classmates, for fear that my privacy will be seen by the company.”
Singing and harmonizing, the two of them were in tune, and it was easy to settle the matter.
Finally, Cai Yinong said: "This account of yours has been done well and is of great reference value. I plan to promote it throughout the company and open an account and add an email address to each artist."
Oh wow, Barbie is Qing.
Qin Chuan can already think of the fate of other artists. Is the account opened by the company still your private account?
If Sugarman does this, other companies will definitely follow suit.
Unexpectedly, due to his influence, capital squeezed artists much faster.
Fortunately, I'm fine.
Qin Chuan grinned.
After talking about the mailbox, Cai Yinong took out the Fairy Sword contract, along with Li Xiaoyao's script.
Similar to Jin Lian's guess, Cai Yinong said that the company is developing and it is more difficult, and the remuneration for the roles should be less, so that he can understand.
Then he drew a big picture and said that if there was a big production in the future, he would be given the male lead.
Qin Chuan had known for a long time that the salary for filming his own drama would not be much high, but when he actually saw the salary column, he almost cursed.
Damn it!
One hundred thousand yuan!
Qin Chuan still didn't believe it when he heard that Hu Ge was paid 68,080 yuan when he played the role of Immortal Sword One in later generations.
In the end, he wasn't much better.
One hundred thousand, if the company takes another commission, I will still have a hair left.
Noticing the change in Qin Chuan's face, Cai Yinong explained: "Considering that it's not easy for you, and you need to live in daily life, I won't take out this 100,000 yuan."
The male lead's salary of RMB 100,000 is indeed not much. In fact, it is just a token amount, so as not to be labeled as a free prostitute.
This is the current market situation.
How can your own children help clean the house and the adults still pay you?
This is the leading male role, and many people can’t get it. The company is giving opportunities to artists and praising them.
All entertainment companies in the world are the same. I will provide you with a platform to make you famous, but if you want to make money, make it elsewhere.
"Sister, it doesn't matter whether it's money or not. I can distinguish the importance." Qin Chuan quickly calmed down and said calmly: "If this role is released, no matter how many artists pay for it, it won't be possible."
"I just saw the number of scenes played by Li Xiaoyao, and I was shocked. I still acted in so many scenes at once. I was scared, surprised, and nervous at the same time."
Damn it, the agency really doesn’t treat artists as human beings.
Such a big company invests tens of millions in a movie, so it's not less than three to five million.
If you give more, you will die.
Inexplicably, he thought of a cross talk club.
The senior brother ran away from home and had a falling out with his master because he wanted a salary increase of several thousand dollars.
Because I don’t make any money in my own business.
The same performance can easily be performed ten times outside.
The leader may have leadership ideas. Qin Chuan has never run a company and doesn't understand, but he feels that his talents should be given more preferential treatment.
If you do this, the artist will have strong wings in the future, but he will not be able to run away immediately.
Just like now, Qin Chuan has acted in two dramas: A Chinese Ghost Story and Kung Fu, and he will star in Sword and Sword One next, but Lao Cai has no intention of upgrading his contract.
It’s still the original share, it’s still the original treatment.
I guess they want to wait until Fairy Sword is aired before bringing up the contract based on market feedback.
That's fine, Qin Chuan wished she wouldn't mention it so he could run away at any time.
"It's normal. It's the first time you play a leading role. You just get used to it." Cai Yinong said with concern: "I remember you are a professional singer. I plan to let you sing two interludes in this drama. Are you confident?"
Qin Chuan felt more balanced. Although one or two episodes of Immortal Sword were mediocre, it was better than nothing.
Immediately, he said gratefully: "Sister, I will do a good job in the future! Do it seriously!"
(End of chapter)