Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 99: Exploding Hair, Yuan Remuneration
In the morning, before dawn, Qin Chuan got up from the hotel.

Jinlian meant that they would stay in the Magic City for a few days and only leave after getting the exact news about the Immortal Sword.

With nothing else to do, he brought the habit of morning exercises with him.

As soon as I got off the elevator and arrived at the hotel lobby, a familiar figure was already there.

Jinlian, wearing sportswear and a baseball cap, was sitting in the rest area drinking coffee.

"Sister Jin, you got up so early?"

Jinlian put down her coffee, stood up and walked over: "Intermittent diligence syndrome, there are always a few days every month, you will get used to it, do you also do morning exercises, let's do it together."

"Okay."

The two of them started jogging after leaving the hotel. Jinlian said as she ran, "I know there's a good jogging route nearby, it's five kilometers long, do you want to try it?"

"I'm OK."

It was just five kilometers, Qin Chuan didn't take it seriously at all, it was not difficult for him.

While jogging, Qin Chuan saw her walking through the small paths with ease, and asked, "Sister Jin, are you familiar with this area?"

"I studied in Shanghai for four years, and worked here for seven years after graduation. It's impossible not to be familiar with it."

"I used to work in this area renting a house, earning 1,800 yuan. After paying for food, water, electricity, rent and daily social activities, I could save 1,000 yuan every month."

Jinlian turned around and smiled, "Not a few, right?"

Qin Chuan nodded. Considering the prices in the 1990s, a salary of 1,800 yuan was not low. Given the current market conditions, most of the people working in front of the Beijing Film Studio make less than 500 yuan a month.

"But my parents asked me to pay 800 yuan every month, saying it was for my savings." Jinlian said lightly: "A few years later, I was sick and asked for money, but they said they had no money."

Qin Chuan sighed. Every family has its own problems. He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but before he could say anything, Jin Lian continued:
"After a quarrel, I realized that the money was given to my younger brother to help him find a wife."

"Then I changed my mobile phone number, cut off contact with my family, and have not returned since then."

six!
He is a ruthless person.

Jinlian once again refreshed Qin Chuan's understanding of her.

Having said that, if faced with something like this, Qin Chuan probably would have done something similar to her.

"We held a meeting at the company last night and your role was decided."

Jinlian was talking about sad things in the past one second, and mentioned the audition results the next second. This big jump caught Qin Chuan off guard.

"really?"

"Guarantee your loyalty!" Jinlian slowed down her pace and tried to even out her breathing. "I've said before, as long as you perform steadily, your role will stay with you."

Qin Chuan was curious: "Sister Jin, from what I heard, there is a story behind this?"

"It's not a big story. Sister Wang did a lot of work. When the storm is over, I'll thank her later. But you don't have to worry about it. I'll take care of it."

No matter how dumb Qin Chuan was, he could tell that there was something he didn't know: "Sister Jin, thank you for your help."

Jinlian turned her head and looked at him seriously, "I said before, we are one. Helping you is helping me. I will try my best to get you a good script. If you perform well, it will be the greatest reward for me."

She said earlier that as long as Qin Chuan performed normally, he would be able to get the role.

She didn't say this out of arrogance, but rather the result of analysis.

Hu Ge's agent also has connections and relationships in the company, so he will naturally help to canvass votes.

But it didn't work.

The victory or defeat of this game of chess is never on the chessboard.

The reason is very simple. Dandelion has not been aired yet. Who can be 100% sure that Hu Ge will be popular and the company can successfully transform?

If we give the Fairy Sword to him, who will be able to take the responsibility if both dramas fail in Hu Ge's hands?

It would be better to bet on both sides, one movie per person, and if one of them becomes popular, it's considered a success.

Not to mention that Qin Chuan is stronger than Hu Ge in all aspects, even if he is weaker in all aspects, Jin Lian has a way to help him get the role.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Mr. Cai will meet with you in the next two days. The content is nothing more than the film remuneration and treatment. You just need to close your eyes and sign. We don't have the capital to bargain now."

Qin Chuan nodded: "I understand."

Jinlian continued to instruct, "There is one more thing. Mr. Cai is very concerned about your blog and email address. Please take it easy."

Qin Chuan's heart skipped a beat: "Are they going to take over my account?"

If Cai Yinong threatened him with the script of the male lead in Sword Fairy and asked him to hand over his account, he really would have no choice.

Between two evils, choose the lesser of two evils and hand over the account first.

"That's not the case. I think the most I can do is change the company's email address." Jinlian said nonchalantly, "You don't have any second thoughts anyway, just hand it in. It's not a big deal."

"OK, I'll follow the company's arrangements."

Qin Chuan continued: "Sister Jin, if the email address is changed, you are still the administrator, right?"

"Of course, you are my artist, I handle all your business, and I manage your email."

"That's good. If it's convenient for you, please send me a copy of your new email password. I don't mean any harm. I just want to help you share some of the work. Don't worry, the final decision is still yours."

Many people say that the peak of domestic entertainment will be after 2014 or 2025. In this era of traffic, there will be many blockbusters, with box office revenues of tens of billions.

The investment in the TV series is also incredibly huge; the combined pay of the male and female leads alone easily exceeds 100 million yuan.

But Qin Chuan feels that domestic TV dramas reached their peak in the 2000s.

In this era, an investment of tens of millions is considered a top-notch production, and the actors' pay is not that high. The highest that a first-line star makes is 100,000 yuan per episode, and a maximum of 5 million yuan for a single drama.

The crew is poor, the actors' pay is not high, and the special effects are not fancy. It is with this combination that so many good dramas have been produced.

The audience couldn't keep up.

There are seven or eight hit dramas almost every year.

Qin Chuan has memories of later life and knows which dramas are popular and which roles he can play, but Jin Lian doesn't know.

He was worried that he would miss out on good roles and would feel uneasy if he didn't personally check them.

Jinlian laughed and said, "Since you are so considerate, why don't you take my seat?"

Qin Chuan said awkwardly: "I don't mean that."

Jinlian said, "Okay, I'll give you a copy of the password, but you can just look at it yourself and don't tell anyone else. Also, you can give your opinions, but if the decision has been made, don't say anything or get upset."

"I see!"

After finishing their business, the two continued their long run along the tree-lined path.

The road ahead was very long, so Jinlian stopped talking in order to save energy.

Seeing that she was petite and weak, 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 took a shower and had breakfast together in the hotel.

At nine o'clock, Jinlian received a call from Cai Yinong, asking Qin Chuan to go to the company.

After packing up briefly, Qin Chuan took a taxi to Tangren headquarters.

The girl at the front desk led him all the way to Cai Yinong's office and knocked on the door.

"Boss Cai, Qin Chuan is here." "Come in and make a cup of tea."

Cai Yinong’s office is different from that of ordinary bosses. It does not have a large liver-colored solid wood bookcase.

There were only white leisure wall cabinets with a few potted green plants, some award-winning trophies, photos of several big names, and figurines on them.

Next to the bright floor-to-ceiling window is a black guest sofa. Cai Yinong stood up from the cream-colored desk.

"Qin Chuan, sit down. Don't be shy. Coming here is like being at home."

"Okay, Mr. Cai."

"There's no outsider here, call me sister."

"Okay lady."

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 and so on.

Qin Chuan dealt with it very skillfully.

Half an hour later, Cai Yinong got down to business: "I have good news for you. The audition result for The Legend of Sword and Fairy is out. Li Xiaoyao is for you."

"Thank you, sis. I will 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 embarrassedly: "When Sister Jin told me this morning that the male lead might be me, I was exactly as you described."

"Now that I'm mentally prepared, it feels much more natural, but I'm still very excited inside."

It is impossible that the leading male role decided at the meeting last night had not been leaked at all. It would be a lie for Qin Chuan to say that he had no idea about it.

It's inevitable that people will think he's pretentious and insincere.

It's better to tell the truth selectively.

Cai Yinong asked with great interest: "What else did Jinlian tell you?"

"Nothing else. By the way, she said the company might need to change my blog email address, and asked me to understand and cooperate."

"I don't have any objection. Although the account is my personal one, the work is for 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. He was sincere, open-minded and not that deep-minded.

"The company does need to change your email address because you haven't received any work lately. Your colleagues at the headquarters have nothing to do. We can't just fire them, can we?"

After joking, Cai Yinong added: "This is your private email now, not suitable for work, and Jinlian has no right to infringe on your privacy."

"It's better to use the company's mailbox. There are special people to sort and process the emails. After they are collected, the agent will screen and report them..."

Qin Chuan slapped his thigh and said, "Sister, this should have been done a long time ago. I said at the beginning that I should change to the company's email address, but Sister Jin said it was inappropriate because it was a private account after all."

"I don't even dare to use email to send messages to friends and classmates now, for fear that my privacy will be seen by the company."

The two of them worked in unison and easily finalized the matter.

Finally, Cai Yinong said: "Your account is well done and very meaningful. I plan to promote it throughout the company and open an account for every artist and add an email address."

Oh wow, Barbie is cute.

Qin Chuan can already imagine the fate of other artists. Is this an account opened by the company or your personal account?

If Tangren does this, other companies will definitely follow suit.

I didn't expect that because of my influence, the speed at which capital exploits artists would be greatly accelerated.

Fortunately, I am fine.

Qin Chuan grinned.

After discussing the email issue, Cai Yinong took out the Legend of Sword and Fairy contract, along with the Li Xiaoyao script.

Similar to Jinlian's guess, Cai Yinong said that the company was in the process of development and it was quite difficult, so the pay for the role would be lower, and he asked her to understand.

Then they made big promises, saying that there would be a big production in the future and he would be given the leading male role.

Qin Chuan had long known that the pay for filming his own drama would not be that high, but when he actually saw the pay column, he almost cursed out loud.

Damn it!
One hundred thousand dollars!

When Qin Chuan heard that Hu Ge was paid 68,000 yuan for his role in The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1, he was a little bit unconvinced.

In the end, I wasn't much better.

One hundred thousand, after the company takes its cut, I'm left with nothing.

Noticing the change in Qin Chuan's expression, Cai Yinong explained: "Considering that it's not easy for you and you need to make a living, I won't take the 100,000 yuan."

The lead actor's salary of 100,000 yuan is indeed not much. In fact, it is just a symbolic pay so that he won't be accused of freeloading.

This is the current market situation.

How can adults still pay their own children for helping with cleaning at home?

This is the leading male role, a role many people want but cannot get. The company is giving the artists opportunities and promoting them.

All entertainment companies in the world are the same. I provide you with a platform to make you famous, but if you want to make money, go make it somewhere else.

"Sister, money is not important. I know what is important and what is not." Qin Chuan quickly calmed down and said calmly, "If this role is released, many artists will not be able to play it even if they pay money."

"I was just shocked when I saw the number of scenes Li Xiaoyao had. It was the first time for me to play so many scenes at once. I felt terrified, surprised, and nervous."

Damn it, the agency really doesn’t treat the artists as human beings.

Such a big company invests tens of millions in a play, so they can afford to spend three or five hundred thousand.

If you give more, you will die.

For some reason, he thought of a crosstalk club.

The eldest brother ran away from home and broke up with his master, all because of a salary increase of several thousand yuan.

Because I don’t make money at my own place.

The same performance can easily be made ten times more outside.

The leader may have his own ideas. Qin Chuan has never run a company so he doesn’t understand, but he feels that talented people like himself should be given more preferential treatment.

If you do this, when the artist becomes powerful enough in the future, he will run away at the first opportunity.

Just like now, Qin Chuan has starred in two dramas, A Chinese Ghost Story and Kung Fu, and will star in The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1 next, but Lao Cai has no intention of upgrading his contract.

It’s still the same share and the same treatment.

I guess they want to wait until "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is broadcast and then bring up the contract based on market feedback.

This is good. Qin Chuan hopes she won’t mention it so that he can run away at any time.

"It's normal. It's like this for the first time playing the leading male role. You'll get used to it slowly." Cai Yinong asked with concern: "I remember you are a professional singer. I plan to let you sing the two interludes of this drama. Do you have confidence?"

Qin Chuan felt a little more balanced. Although one or two interludes of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" were average, it was better to have them than nothing.

Immediately, he expressed his gratitude: "Sister, I will definitely work hard in the future! Work hard!"

(End of this chapter)