The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 657 Termination of Contract
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"Deng Chao!" Cheng Er raised his glass and shook it gently in front of his eyes, trying to attract his attention.

Deng Chao's gaze finally shifted away from Liu Shishi and turned to Cheng Er. A smile quickly broke out on his face and he clinked his glass with him.

"Director Cheng."

"Why are you so absent-minded? What are you thinking about?"

Deng Chao pointed to the direction of the host desk and said, "When we met before, she was always inseparable from Mr. Lu. But today, she has a strong aura and seems like a different person."

Cheng Er took a sip of champagne with a smile on his face, but did not express any opinion.

With Lu Yuan's status and wealth, the two of them have been able to get to where they are now. This is definitely not something that can be achieved by just having good looks. It's unrealistic.

But as an outsider, it is not convenient for him to comment too much on this matter.

The great success of "Border Storm" made him officially sign a contract with the Star Project. The company will still invest in his next work.

If the company invests in the projects he introduces from outside, he can get dividends in proportion to the profits after the release, just like Ning Hao.

The operating logic of Project Constellation is simple.

Discover new directors, find projects, have everyone evaluate them, invest if the projects are feasible, share the money after the films are released, and invite the new directors to join their ranks.

At present, the Star Project has signed contracts with: Wen Muye, Ning Hao, Xue Xiaolu and Cheng Er.

Han Han, Juno Mak, Kwok Fan and others are in reserve, and whether they can officially join after their works are released depends on the situation.

The pattern of banding together for warmth is not complicated or unusual. It is just that the Star Project is more willing to make concessions.

Cheng Er carefully observed Deng Chao's expression, shook his head, and asked, "I don't think it's because of this reason?"

Deng Chao's professional ability is indeed quite outstanding, which he discovered during the filming of "Border".

In his opinion, Deng Chao's acting skills may be inferior to Lu Yuan's, but among those born in the 70s, he is definitely at the top level.

Moreover, he has a wide range of acting skills. Although he has the face of a serious actor, he has an irrepressible playboy spirit in his bones.

In simple terms, it's a bit cheap.

Deng Chao smiled and said, "A good friend of mine staged a play before. After discussing it with each other, we thought we could give it a try on the big screen."

"Oh?" Cheng Er looked surprised: "You want to be a director too?"

He secretly guessed that Deng Chao might have been stimulated by the success of Xu Zheng, Zhao Yanzi and others after their transformation, and also wanted to try his hand at directing.

Deng Chao did not deny it and turned his gaze to the podium again.

He was well aware of the limitations of an actor and his lack of voice in the industry, so he was particularly envious of Lu Yuan.

Deng Chao looked at Liu Shishi who was drinking her second glass of wine on the stage and couldn't help but sigh at the fickleness of fate.

Back then, he had already become popular before Lu Yuan made his debut. He was recognized in the industry as a talented young actor with a bright future, and was on par with Huang Xiaoming.

The two represent the new generation of forces of the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy respectively.

At that time, Huayi was actively developing its own popular young actors, such as Lu Yuan and Li Chen, while also contacting him and Huang Xiaoming.

After he signed the contract with Huayi, Lu Yuan began to show his talent with the support of Huayi's resources.

Although he and Lu Yuan are fellow villagers and from the same city, he is obviously not as good as Huang Xiaoming in winning people's hearts.

During the time at Huayi, Lu Yuan and Huang Xiaoming, the two brothers, became closer and secretly put obstacles in his way.

In 08, Lu Yuan was banned by Huayi for refusing to renew his contract with the company, and he felt a little gloating at the time.

After all, there are too many people and too little meat, and the competition is fierce.

However, Lu Yuan's subsequent development surprised him.

With the help of "The Hidden Corner", he soared to fame and broke through the shackles set by Huayi. From then on, the sky is high and the bird is free to fly.

He then made great strides on the small screen, and later announced his relationship with Liu Shishi, which paralyzed his Weibo account.

The following year, he moved to the big screen and collaborated with Liu Shishi to star in the fantasy romance film "Out of Time", which directly pushed the box office ceiling of domestic films at that time from 6 million to nearly 9 million.

In fact, in his opinion, the timing of the two people's official announcement was not appropriate.

If the official announcement was made on the eve of the release of "Out of Time", perhaps the box office would have exceeded 1 billion.

Lu Yuan's subsequent development made him extremely envious, and he gave up the idea of ​​comparing himself with him.

However, in recent years, crossing over to become a director has become a trend.

The directorial debuts of Xu Zheng and Zhao Yanzi became darlings of the market and sold well at the box office, and they became popular and powerful directors overnight.

His old rival Huang Xiaoming has also invested in and produced many movies. In comparison, he is still standing still.

Even Han Han and Guo Jingming, two book writers, have switched careers to become directors.

During the filming of "Border", he thought a lot and could no longer hold back, so he pulled Yu Baimei to make a buck.

The goal is to create the hottest comedy film in the current market!

The script is now basically finished, and the only thing left is to find investment.

Magic city, Tang people.

Liu Shishi walked into the company and happened to see Jiang Jinfuru assaulting a sandbag in the rest area.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Jinfu, what about boxing?"

"Hey, Sister Shishi, you're back."

Jiang Jinfu put on boxing gloves on both hands and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his forearm, explaining: "I stayed at the company these days, didn't control my diet, didn't exercise much, and my weight increased. I just did some exercise casually."

"Very good, just take your time." Liu Shishi gave a thumbs up handsomely. Jiang Jinfu is quite good at boxing.

"By the way, Sister Shishi, Lao Hu came back last night."

"Old Hu? He came back from picking up trash." Liu Shishi was surprised.

As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Chuan's voice came from the office: "What are you talking about? I'm doing charity work. What about picking up trash? That's really ugly. I'll take you to pick up some trash when I have time."

Last year, Hu Can, as the "Bar-headed Goose Protection Ambassador" of Green Rivers 2013, went to Golmud, Qinghai for a week-long environmental protection charity trip.

At the sparsely populated source of the Yangtze River, crawling under the snow-capped mountains, you can feel the magnificence and vastness of nature.

Hu Chuan then became deeply involved in it, clamoring to go to the northwest every year to participate in environmental protection activities.

"Forget it, I'm not going to pick up trash with you, go find Yuan Hong, or Chen Long will do."

Liu Shishi started by making fun of him, then curiously circled around him twice, saying disdainfully, "Tsk tsk, a white complexion can hide a hundred uglinesses, it's really true. Old Hu, you've become uglier."

"Yes, yes, yes, who is as handsome as your Lu Yuan." Hu Quan was holding a teacup, looking like a veteran cadre.

"Hmph, of course, my teacher Lu is the most handsome in the world." Liu Shishi raised his chin proudly.

"I don't want to bother with you." Hu Chuan turned around and was about to leave, but then stopped and added, "Old K is waiting for you inside."

"it is good!"

Liu Shishi suppressed her smile and knocked on Cai Yinong's office door.

"Dong dong dong."

"Enter!"

"Sister K." Liu Shishi greeted her.

"You're here." Cai Yinong sat behind the desk and hurriedly stood up: "Hurry up and sit down."

Liu Shishi sat down on the sofa. Cai Yinong came over with a document and sat opposite her, feeling full of emotion: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you have been in the company for six years. I still remember when you first signed the contract, you didn't know anything."

"Oh, Sister K." Seeing her start to reminisce about the past, Liu Shishi quickly stood up, stood behind her and massaged her shoulders.

"I just didn't sign my agency contract with the company, but I'm not leaving. I'm still a shareholder of Tangren."

Liu Shishi's agency contract with Tangren has expired. She signed a six-year contract with Tangren in February 2007, ending in February 2.

It's just that she has been busy filming during this period and is a little hesitant about whether to renew the contract, and both parties tacitly did not mention this matter.

Regarding the question of whether to renew the contract, Lu Yuan let her make her own decision.

In fact, Cai Yinong had already adjusted her agency contract to the highest level. She is free to take on any role she wants and do whatever she wants, without charging a penny for film remuneration or endorsement fees.

Whatever she earns, after paying taxes, becomes hers.

But after careful consideration, she decided not to renew her contract with Tangren.

She and Lu Yuan are already engaged and will get married in the future. If she wants to represent one party when attending events in the future, it can only be Yuanfang Media, not Tangren.

The Tang people treated her well, but she could only be ranked second.

Cai Yinong naturally hoped that Liu Shishi could continue to stay in Tangren.

Because to some extent, Liu Shishi is the link between Tangren and Yuanfang Media.

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Over the years, Cai Yinong gradually realized the limitations faced by the Tang people.

On the one hand, it is related to her own decisions in the capital market.

She entered the industry in her early years because she wanted to be a screenwriter and never expected to run a company.

The founding of the Tang Dynasty was actually a forced act.

She is very emotional and also averse to capital, which makes Tangren's atmosphere more studio-oriented, focused on filming dramas, and committed to becoming a content creator.

However, the market was changing rapidly, and Tangren gradually felt overwhelmed, and the employees' mentality became increasingly impetuous.

On the other hand, Tangren’s genes and his early actions were actually rejected by the mainland film and television circles.

"Shi Shi, do you think the company should go public?"

Liu Shishi sat down again. This matter had troubled Cai Yinong for many years and had made her entangled for many years. It was a cliché topic.

“Sister K, I don’t know much about this, but Teacher Lu often says that judging from the current development trend of the domestic TV drama market, the continued increase in actor pay and TV drama production costs is inevitable.

The company chose not to go public in order to maintain creative freedom and avoid being controlled by capital. This is a good intention. But when the cost of shooting a drama is as high as hundreds of millions, how should it deal with it? "

Cai Yinong sighed. She understood the reason, which was also the reason why she didn't want Liu Shishi to leave Tangren.

She originally planned to continue her cooperation with Yuanfang Media in a similar form to that of "Three Lives Three Worlds", with Tangren producing the script and the funding being shared by both parties.

Although Yuanfang Media is not listed, its financial strength is extremely strong.

Someone has calculated that Lu Yuan earned more than one billion yuan by investing in movies, and his cash flow is more than that of most listed companies.

Liu Shishi hesitated for a moment and said, "If Tangren insists on not going public, then it should at least find a strong partner."

"A powerful partner?" Cai Yinong glanced at her calmly, secretly wondering whether Yuanfang Media intended to acquire Tangren and become the next Zhouyi.

"Like who?" she asked tentatively.

"PPS!"

Cai Yinong was stunned when she heard this. This answer was completely beyond her expectations.

"I will think about it."

June was a busy month for Liu Shishi.

Lu Yuan was currently in Northeast China, fully absorbed in the filming of "The Cliff", and was oblivious to what was happening outside.

As her boyfriend's representative, she attended various events for the first time as the boss lady of Yuanfang Media.

The first stop was the premiere of “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains” in Beijing.

Last year, the dispute between theaters and distributors, the box office impact of "New World" and "Chinese Zodiac", and multiple factors combined to force many films to change their release dates.

"Fuchun Mountain" is one of them.

There are actually only three domestic films released in June this year, and they are the most popular and the most anticipated.

On June 6, "Fuchun Mountain" starring Liu Dehua was released, and at the end of June, the debut works of two post-9s writers, "See You Tomorrow" and "Tiny Times", were released.

"Fuchun Mountain" was jointly invested by China Film Group, Media Asia and other film companies. New director Sun Jianjun devoted three years of hard work to carefully polish this debut film.

The film cost 1.6 million yuan, making it a huge production.

The grand scale of the premiere was astonishing.

On the red carpet, the entire cast including Liu Dehua, Zhang Jingchu, Lin Chilin and Tong Dawei appeared.

In addition, many big names in the industry also came to support the event, including Feng Xiaogang and his wife, Liu Huan, Liang Jing and other celebrities.

As an emerging force in the industry that cannot be ignored, Yuanfang Media was naturally also among the invited guests.

Liu Shishi attended the event with her good friend Liu Xinyu.

"See You Tomorrow" will be released at the end of the month. Han Han is taking the main creators to promote it across the country. With such a grand scale and exposure of "Fuchun Mountain", they naturally don't want to miss the opportunity to ride on the popularity, so they sent the leading actress Liu Xinyuo to show her face.

"Liu Shishi, why didn't Lu Yuan come this time?"

"He's filming."

"Yang Mi is pregnant, is it true?"

"Uh, keep it a secret."

"So when do you and Lu Yuan plan to have a baby?"

"Wait for our notification."

"Liu Xinyou, when will My Love from the Star be aired?"

"almost."

"Liu Xinyou, do you have the confidence that the box office of See You Tomorrow will surpass that of Tiny Times?"

"Of course, Director Han Han is full of confidence."

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Only after entering the backstage did the two get rid of the reporters' harassment.

As a senior, Liu Dehua did not put on airs at all and greeted the two of them politely.

Liu Shishi was actually not familiar with him and had only met him a few times in Hong Kong. She knew that the other party was doing this for Lu Yuan's sake, but she still dealt with him seriously.

"Brother Hua, it's a big hit at the box office."

"Thank you, and I hope See You Tomorrow will be a big hit."

During this period, many actors approached and tried to get close to the two.

The focus is on Liu Shishi, who is so worldly-wise.

Liu Xinyou went from being a small third-tier actress to appearing on both the big and small screens this year. First, "See You Tomorrow" was released at the end of the month, and then "My Love from the Star" was aired. She is definitely a reserve first-tier actress.

It goes without saying who is behind this.

Liu Xinyou had big wavy hair and was dressed like a queen, so she teased, "Oh, Teacher Liu, I didn't realize you were so proud."

Liu Shishi snorted unhappily: "Now you know how powerful my man is."

"Great, great! Teacher Lu is the best in the world. You have no shame." Liu Xinyou smiled and said, looking at the many big-name artists in the venue, "I don't know how good the quality of this movie is."

"It should be good." Liu Shishi analyzed.

"Look at the movies that Liu Dehua has invested in, from Crazy Stone to A Simple Life, it doesn't look like he doesn't know how to choose movies."

"That's right."

(End of this chapter)