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Chapter 175 Telephone
  This is also the reason why Wang Shu doesn’t want to be an artist manager.

Because, as time goes by, artists who have benefited from the era's dividends and received high salaries have withdrawn from the stage, and artists from the new era have become the mainstay.

Conflicts between artists and companies that are both producers and agents are bound to break out.

Wang Shu knew that in the future, the domineering terms between artists and management companies could be 9.5:0.5.

The brokerage company gets 9.5%, and the artist gets 0.5%. Moreover, the artist does not have a basic salary. When he has no work to do, he pays for food, drink, housing, and other expenses out of his own pocket.

For example, if it is a company that is both a producer and an artist agent, and requires its artists to star in a low-paying film, and its artists only receive 0.5% of the film's salary, it cannot refuse.

Exploitation is outrageous.

Even worse than Zhou Papi.

In the future, wait until the conflict becomes out of control.

Relevant policies will inevitably be benchmarked against Hollywood in the United States, which separates artist management from producers, and introduces policies to protect the rights of artists.

It is undeniable that some artists can earn 100 million from one job.

But if his contract is open at 9, the brokerage company will get 1%, and he will get 9%.

In other words, he has an income of 100 million, and the brokerage company can have an income of 900 million.

This is definitely not equitable for a huge market.

Therefore, when conflicts accumulate, relevant departments will sort them out.

After all, it’s not like there are no stones to cross the river in Hollywood.

And Wang Shu is now working on clothing, accessories, and milk tea brands. Once these are completed, he can get involved in other industries.

There is no need to do relatively thankless things for the sake of artist management.

There must be a pattern.

Of course, if the brand is not established, it does not mean that you cannot become an artist manager.

As long as the contract is more generous, even if the limelight changes in the future, the reputation will not be damaged.

Of course, if you get to the level of Zhang Yimou and Zhou Xingxing, you can also get involved.

When Jiang Wenli saw that Wang Shu didn't seem to be cheating, she immediately said, "It's okay not to be an artist manager."

"In this way, other artist management companies will only welcome you with a smile instead of being resentful and hostile."

Wang Shu smiled faintly and followed Jiang Wenli's thoughts without further explanation.

Jiang Wenli turned her head to look at Wang Shu and said softly: "That's it for today. After returning to the capital, we will meet again next time we have the opportunity."

"Then I'll have to treat Sister Wen Li to dinner next time." Wang Shu joked.

Jiang Wenli glanced at Wang Shu after hearing this, and said with an obviously good mood, "Okay, I'll treat you to dinner next time."

"Then I'll be waiting." Wang Shu said with a smile, not caring about Jiang Wenli's unhappy gaze.

"Haha." Jiang Wenli smiled lightly, and then said, "Don't worry."

Then he waved his hand and said, "Let's go."

"Be careful on the road." Wang Shu shouted with concern.

When Jiang Wenli heard this, she smiled knowingly and separated from Wang Shu.

The hotels where the two of them stayed were not in the same place, and Jiang Wenli had a car to pick her up, so she did not go with Wang Shu.

Wang Shu watched Jiang Wenli leave, turned around and returned to the hotel.

The hotel he stayed in was the same hotel as Sun Li and Liu Yan. Because Sun Li and Liu Yan were called by China Film to promote "Space Traveler", they were responsible for related matters.

Wang Shu returned to the hotel and took a shower. He lay on the bed and took out his cell phone to send a text message to Sun Li, "Are you asleep?"

After a while, Sun Li's text message came back, "Sleeping."

Seeing this, Wang Shu dialed Sun Li's mobile phone number.

After the call was connected, Sun Li pretended to be angry and said: "You said you were asleep, why are you still calling me?"

"Asleep? Then, who is talking to me?" Wang Shu said with a smile.

"Hmph." Sun Li snorted coldly and said, "Why are you calling me so late?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask if you are tired?" Wang Shu said softly.

When Sun Li heard this, her tone softened and she replied: "Take care of yourself."

Then he added, "Is the dinner over?"

"Well, I've returned to the hotel." Wang Shu responded.

"Then why don't you go to bed early? Aren't you going to rush back to the set tomorrow?" Sun Li said angrily.

Wang Shu responded in a low voice: "I'm getting ready to rest. I just wanted to call you when I got back to the hotel to ask about your situation."

When Sun Li heard this, her heart warmed up, but she kept in mind what she had said to Wang Shu last time. From that time on, the two of them were just ordinary friends and would never cross the red line again, so she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll sleep with you." , what do I, a living person, have to worry about?"

"Okay." Wang Shu smiled and said, "See you tomorrow."

"Yes." Sun Li responded softly and hung up the phone.

Sun Li, who had just hung up the phone, suddenly thought of something and dialed Wang Shu's number again.

Wang Shu was a little confused when he saw Sun Li calling again.

"I forgot to ask you just now, how was the award ceremony? Did you win any awards?" Sun Li asked after answering the phone.

"I got it, I got the Golden Deer Award." Wang Shu said with a smile.

"Congratulations, haha, stop talking and go to bed early." Sun Li said with a smile after hearing this, and then hung up the phone.

Wang Shu shook his head helplessly.

After ending the call with Sun Li, Wang Shu was just about to go to bed when his cell phone rang again. He thought it was a text message from Sun Li, but when he picked it up and looked at it, he found that it was from Liu Yan.

"Has Director Wang returned to the hotel?" Liu Yan asked.

"I'm back. I just took a shower and got ready to go to bed." Wang Shu replied.

"Are you tired?" Liu Yan asked with concern.

"It's okay." Wang Shu replied with a smile.

"Director Wang, did you win any award during the award ceremony?" Liu Yan sent a text message to ask.

"I got it, the Best Chinese Feature Film Award." Wang Shu replied.

"Ah! Golden Deer Award! Congratulations to Director Wang." Liu Yan has done his homework and knows that the Best Chinese Feature Film Award is the Golden Deer Award, the highest honor at the Changchun Film Festival.

"Haha, thanks." Wang Shu replied with a smile.

"Director Wang, can our "Love Traveler" participate in domestic film festivals in the future?" Liu Yan couldn't help but ask.

This was a good question, and Wang Shu was suddenly stunned.

He suddenly discovered that the film festival he didn't want to deal with was a rare opportunity for other actors in the film to win awards.

Whether it is a starring role, a supporting role, a camera, etc., it is a rare opportunity for them.

Then he replied: "It should be possible."

He doesn't have to go to domestic film festivals, but he can let the crew go there on their own with the film.

"Really? Can I go to the award ceremony with Director Wang in the future?" Liu Yan asked immediately.

"Yes." Regardless of whether it was possible or not, Wang Shu replied first.

The two continued to chat for a while, and Wang Shu expressed the need to rest early, citing the need to rush back to the crew in the capital tomorrow.

Liu Yan suddenly realized that Wang Shu was very busy, and immediately replied: "Yeah, Director Wang, take a rest early. See you tomorrow."

She, Wang Shu, and Sun Li all had tickets to fly back to the capital at the same time.

"Well, see you tomorrow." Wang Shu replied, ending the exchange of text messages with Liu Yan.

Wang Shu was lying on the bed. He hadn't slept for a while when his cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was a text message from Zhou Xun.

"Congratulations on winning the Golden Deer Award." Zhou Xun.

Wang Shu immediately dialed the other party's phone number and asked softly: "Are you still asleep?"

"I'm going to sleep soon." Zhou Xun said softly.

Her voice was hoarse and sounded different.

"Well, I'm going to sleep soon too." Wang Shu said with a smile.

"Haha, congratulations on winning the Golden Deer Award." Zhou Xun dictated the previous text message again.

"It's a pity that you didn't win the Best Actress Award." Wang Shu sighed.

When Zhou Xun heard this, he said speechlessly: "With Sister Wen Li here, it's impossible for me to win the Best Actress, okay?"

If Jiang Wenli stars in other dramas, maybe she can compete.

However, Jiang Wenli won the Best Actress at Cannes through "The Tuner".

Zhou Xun doesn't think Jiang Wenli has a chance of winning the award after she was nominated for Best Actress at the Changchun Film Festival for this role.

"Why do you sound like you are blaming me?" Wang Shu teased with a smile.

"Isn't it?" Zhou Xun said angrily.

"Haha." Wang Shu chuckled softly, knowing that Zhou Xun was joking, and then changed the subject and asked: "When will you go back?"

"Tomorrow." Zhou Xun gave an affirmative answer.

"I will rush back to the set tomorrow too," Wang Shu said.

Hearing what Wang Shu said, Zhou Xun had something to say. She said, "Why did you choose Fan Binbin as the heroine of the new drama?"

"What? Are you jealous?" Wang Shu teased with a smile.

"Who is jealous of you? Can you please stop being so narcissistic?" Zhou Xun snorted with a heated expression.

"Haha." Wang Shu laughed twice, a little relieved from the embarrassment, and then explained, "When I shoot idol dramas, the first thing I look for for the heroine is a famous actress."

"Moreover, we need them to be willing to star in idol dramas."

"Fan Binbin, just right."

After saying that, he joked again, "It's not like someone who has to be offered a movie role before he is willing to star in it."

In fact, Wang Shu originally planned to choose Zhou Xun as the heroine of that movie.

Coincidentally, when an idol drama changed its heroine, he took this opportunity to increase the value of the script.

"What? You feel like you've suffered a loss and want to regret it?" Zhou Xun said angrily when he heard this.

"How can you not?" Wang Shu responded with a smile, and then said, "If I told you that I originally wanted you to star in the heroine of that movie, how would you feel now?"

"." Zhou Xun was a little angry at first, but he was suddenly stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly felt a huge loss.

She opened her mouth and said, "You want to tell me that you originally wanted me to play the heroine in that movie script, and then you used the movie script you originally wanted me to star in to trick me into starring in your idol drama?"

"So smart!" Wang Shu said with a smile.

Zhou Xun's face turned dark when he heard this, and he said, "I only have one idea now."

"What do you think?" Wang Shu asked pretending to be confused.

"I want to strangle you to death." Zhou Xun snorted angrily.

(End of this chapter)