Actor: Thank you.

“This movie…”

Inside the CCTV office building.

Zhang Yuan sat opposite Editor-in-Chief Liu, who had been to his home before.

There was only a disposable cup in front of me and some drinking water in it.

There is not even a piece of tea leaves.

You guys are really stingy here... Zhang Yuan complained in his heart.

The editor-in-chief looked at the TV drama agency contract he brought and after a little thought, he spoke.

"I'll go find out the situation first."

"I'll contact you later."

"No problem, you go ahead."

Zhang Yuan left readily.

After all, there's no point in staying here.

After all, this movie was produced by another platform and people are not familiar with it.

Although Zhang Yuan said when he "proposed conditions" to the other party that he would bring a TV series to CCTV and hoped to be given a broadcast time and a relatively reasonable purchase price.

People from this kind of place are always at a loss when it comes to what to do at critical moments, but they always speak in a nonsensical way.

He didn't make it clear whether he agreed or not, he just said that he would give it priority.

People also need to investigate what kind of movie this is.

If the content is anti-social, it must not be broadcast.

To give the other party time to do research, he returned to the courtyard.

They were not idle and just waiting, but soon welcomed a large number of customers.

It wasn't the same group that played cards before, but a bunch of new customers.

Only a few of them are familiar faces.

For example, director Lin Cong and teacher Song Xinxin.

"You seem to have become stronger after not seeing you for a few days." Teacher Dandan walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.

"You can just tell me that I gained weight during the Chinese New Year."

"Hehehe..."

The people he invited today are the main creative team of "Home with Kids"!

Of course it is impossible for all of them to come.

But the chief producer, chief cameraman, chief screenwriter and two main screenwriters, the post-production guy, the props supervisor, and the five main actors, two major and three minor, were all there.

Most of these people were looking around the house, and also observing Zhang Yuan.

Judging from the house, this person should be quite rich.

If he has money, then those salary increase conditions he mentioned are probably not nonsense.

And watch his actions.

Song Xinxin spoke to Lin Cong and was kind and friendly.

He is not as arrogant as those young artists who suddenly become rich and famous.

This creates an emotional connection and a basis for cooperation.

"Come, everyone, let's go to the restaurant first. It's noon, let's have a simple meal." Zhang Yuan greeted everyone one by one.

Then he took them to the restaurant for dinner.

Of course we have to entertain them, after all, we are doing something big.

Looking for a professional chef team.

Soon, these people saw what Zhang Yuan mentioned as a "easy meal".

Even if the adults didn’t say anything, those two kids would have gotten what they wanted!
The two brothers Zhang Yishan and You Haoran were almost lying on the table to eat.

After all, Yang Zi is a girl, a little taller and relatively elegant.

Hey.

However, when Zhang Yuan looked at her carefully face to face, he found that the girl's natural conditions were indeed average.

She looks a bit like Guan Ling, who played Jia Yuanyuan in "I Love My Family".

Because the character structure of this film was partly based on this classic masterpiece, it was also used as a reference when casting.

But Yang Zi's appearance is not as good as Guan Ling's.

As a child star, Guan Xiaotong’s appearance is actually not that eye-catching.

But she has long legs!

If you have characteristics, you have advantages.

Okay, wait until it grows up and matures, then I'll spruce it up.

Anyway, as long as it can make me money, it's fine.

We ate and drank and chatted a little, just the simplest greetings and getting to know each other.

After the table was cleared and we sat down in the main reception room, we started talking about business.

"Everyone, I think Director Lin should have told you what exactly happened."

Zhang Yuan was very calm because there is a truth in this world.

Even this principle can be said to be half truth.

The wages of avarice is death!
Since these people came today, it means they accepted my conditions.

As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there is resistance.

He increased Lin Cong's salary to 400 million, the highest salary in the industry.

It took her five years to make one movie.

Song Xunxuan's pay has also increased from the original 8000 per episode... and this is even a raise. At the beginning, it was only 3000 per episode.

The price has tripled, and now there are 100 episodes, and the total salary has increased to 240 million.

Song Xunxun is quite famous and a frequent guest on the Spring Festival Gala.

But my income, especially my commercial value, is actually not high.

240 million is a lot for her these days.

Gao Yalin's salary was even less than Song Xinxin's, but after the increase, his total salary has reached nearly 200 million.

Before "A Family with Kids", his most famous role was Lao Ai in "The Legend of Lu Buwei".

As it turns out, this person is probably playing himself.

Ambitious, greedy for money and lustful.

Teacher Gao doesn't just want to be an actor.

After becoming famous with "Home with Kids", he has registered several companies and also wants to get involved in film and television production.

The pay for the three young actors was originally going to increase according to their age.

You Haoran earns the least, only 1500 per episode.

Zhang Yishan’s is 2500.

Yang Zi earns the most, 3000 yuan per episode.

Now it is also tripled.

The total pay for these three people also reached 45, 75 and 90.

You have to know that these three young actors are not from poor families like Shu Chang.

But they are just ordinary people.

A teenager can earn hundreds of thousands for just one play.

Even if the children are not interested, the parents must be interested too!
After all, before they reach adulthood, the child’s income belongs to the guardian.

Yes, all parents want the best for their children.

But I also hope I can live a good life.

If you have money, you can live a good life.

The remaining main creators also received significant salary increases.

That's why these people are willing to listen to Zhang Yuan obediently.

Don't look at the face of the monk, look at the face of the Buddha. You don't look at the face of the monk or Buddha, you have to look at the face of the money.

"Everyone in the team is familiar with each other. We are the same team."

“But it’s not the same play after all.”

"So the character names and background settings need to be slightly changed."

"To avoid copyright issues."

"I'll take care of this!" Chief screenwriter Li Jianhong raised his hand to express his opinion.

She was miserable. She filmed two movies but her salary didn't increase at all.

The same treatment was received by the chief producer Li Hong.

So these two were the ones who led the rebellion, and they had previously planned to go to Guangdong Satellite TV to restart a sitcom.

Because of this, when they heard that someone here was willing to gather the original team, they were the first to respond.

"I've decided on a new title for the film, called 'Troublesome Family'."

"Okay, you decide."

Hearing that he had no objection, the chief screenwriter smiled with relief.

Finally, no one is interfering with me anymore.

"Everything is left to you."

“Everyone just needs to create a work that is no less than the previous one.”

"I'll take care of the rest." Zhang Yuan said confidently.

We will adjourn the meeting now and let everyone have some tea and chat.

He winked at Lin Cong.

Director Lin understood and took Yang Zi and her mother to a small reception room nearby.

“Here, this is the agency contract.”

Zhang Yuan personally handed the pen over to Yang Zi.

The little girl smiled, but handed the pen back to her mother.

She was a minor and could not sign.

But she was already very happy to see that this popular artist gave her the power to sign.

Not to mention the others, Yang Zi had originally been kicked out.

So it’s very easy to increase the pay for starring in a movie now.

Sign a contract to sell yourself.

She wasn't even qualified to negotiate terms.

Don’t shoot if you don’t sign.

I've spent so much money, so I must sit facing south and I won't argue with you anymore.

The total production cost of the first season of "Home with Kids" was just over 5 million.

His current salary and film remuneration alone exceeds 10 million!
This is a sitcom, the type that relies on small investments to achieve big results.

The TV station’s price for purchasing films will not be too high.

But this is no longer about money.

He just wants to avoid losses, it doesn't matter whether he makes a profit or not.

When he set the budget, Yang Siwei was shocked. How could the company have so much money?

The company doesn’t have it, but he does!
I collected the debt during the Chinese New Year and gave him a huge payback.

Tangren and Duowan, two companies in which he invested large amounts of money, have basically made no profit.

Tang Ren is still waiting for Hu Ge to get better before filming again.

Duowan is looking for investment all day long, let alone dividends.

Apart from these two, other companies still made money to some extent.

Those who earned less, such as Happy Twist and the catering company, also received dividends of more than 3 million.

Yu Zheng's situation is a little better. He made a lot of money from the dramas this year and last year. If he gets a share of the profits, he'll get four or five million.

My own agency has added a lot of new colleagues this year.

The old employees have also risen to prominence and have received a lot of business endorsements.

After the settlement, there will be a dividend of 6 to 7 million.

The key point is that although Cheng Hao earns a lot, the company does not take any money from her.

Zhang Yuan was afraid that if he took her money, she would take him back.

The crosstalk club gave itself nearly 700 million yuan, and its business was booming.

When Deyuan Society was at its most popular, there were not enough seats in the audience, so the stage was filled with standing audiences.

A venue with 150 seats can accommodate 500 people!
The firefighters almost doubted their lives after seeing this.

And the ticket price is very cheap now, the lowest is only 10 yuan.

If the popularity continues like this, price increases are inevitable.

The income could have been even higher, but it cost a lot to open branches and storytelling halls.

But the one that made the most money was the seemingly inconspicuous animation company!

There is no way, I made a lot of money on Mango TV!
That’s 1800 million a year.

The company’s actual operating costs are less than 500 million a year.

After giving a lot of employee incentives, he still received more than 700 million.

In addition, the box office share of "Big Movie: Billions" also received more than 600 million.

By the end of this year, his revenue from peripheral products alone was nearly 4000 million!

Zhang Yuan dares to boast that among actors of the same age, no one is better at making money than him!
That's why he had the courage to invest so much money to make the movie.

But money can't be wasted.

That's why he thought of using "The Ming Dynasty 1566" to make up for his losses.

The emperor has no problem with hungry soldiers, I hope the other side understands this too.

"Welcome Xiao Zi to join our company."

After Yang Zi's mother signed the contract on behalf of her daughter, Zhang Yuan stood up and shook hands with the girl.

When they shook hands, the other person blushed.

Zhang Yuan: …

You are so popular as a bubble teapot!

What did I do to you?

Zhang Yuan was also inconsiderate.

She is barely 16, just the age of puberty.

The school is full of silly boys with new hair growing on their lips.

When I arrived at the set, I was surrounded by a lively monkey like Zhang Yishan.

Suddenly, a man as good-looking and polite as Zhang Yuan appeared, so she would definitely have some thoughts.

Girls of this age love to have secret crushes the most.

"Well...you will follow Manager Yang from now on. She will arrange a job for you."

"You must remember to answer her call at any time."

Zhang Yuan quickly pushed this person to the fat woman.

The contract she signed was for 5 years, and she received the highest fixed commission in the company, 4%.

Even though it seems like a lot, Yang's mother had already inquired about it in advance.

For child stars, this share is already very generous!

Some unscrupulous people out there even take 7% of the money!

"Boss, there happens to be a business opportunity for the Wenquxing electronic dictionary." Yang Siwei walked into the room holding documents.

Actually, I got it a long time ago and kept it for two weeks.

"Just give it to her."

Hit the target with a stick and you will be rewarded with a sweet date.

After signing the contract forcefully, give a meeting gift and that's it.

The mother and daughter were so happy that their mouths were almost hanging down to their ears.

Yang Zi even glanced at him with a red face.

Zhang Yuan: …

Subordinates are not allowed to talk back to their superiors, so I'd better leave quickly!
The crew of "Troublesome Family" started to prepare for it.

However, he did not just sit there and do nothing.

"Hey, Brother Long!"

He called his old acquaintance Huang Julong, the one who played the Sword God Zhuo Bufan.

The reason for looking for him is simple.

You have to be prepared to deal with it!
This shoot wasn't destined to go smoothly.

This guy is not only a professional bodyguard himself, but also knows many professional bodyguards.

"You lead a team."

"Everything must be in spirit."

"Help me watch the place."

"Are you going to open a bar?" Brother Long asked.

"It's not a bar, it's a film crew."

"I know!" he agreed immediately.

The bar has its own opinions, the crew has its own opinions, and this person is a professional.

Moreover, when the crew of "The Little Fish and the Flowerless" asked him to do something, he paid him a lot.

It was also he who helped introduce him to his idol Liang Xiaolong.

So this guy is trustworthy.

This end has been arranged.

The crew began to look for new locations, rent houses, and set up the scenes.

After all, it has been completely renovated, so the previous place definitely cannot be used.

While he was busy here, he received a call from CCTV.

"Come here, I have something to tell you."

Seeing that the other party's tone was low but still steady, Zhang Yuan guessed that it was neither good nor bad.

Sit back in the other person's office again.

Still using disposable paper cups, still using drinking water, and still not even a single tea leaf.

"I have researched this film." Chief Editor Liu looked a little solemn.

“It’s a big problem.”

“The ratings on local stations are so bad.”

Even though Mango TV is now a leader among local satellite TV stations, it is still a local TV station in people's eyes.

Because in the eyes of CCTV, there are only two types of TV stations in China.

CCTV and others.

"The results were not good, or not good in both broadcasts."

"With an ugly foundation, you make it very difficult for me to do it."

After hearing this, Zhang Yuan did not show any anxiety.

Because he knew that if the other party flatly refused, he would not have called him here.

Now that you've been called, there's room for improvement.

And the current situation was within his expectations.

The other party was also observing him.

Seeing that he looked normal, I smiled secretly in my heart.

He is quite open-minded and not panicky at all.

“I believe in the quality of this film.”

"You can tell from the cast that this is not a shoddy, mass-produced product," Zhang Yuan replied steadily.

Editor-in-Chief Liu was quite surprised.

Because Zhang Yuan didn’t say “we had an agreement”.

Nonsense like "Why don't you abide by the agreed terms?"

“I don’t know whether the quality is good or not.”

“My personal judgment may not be accurate.”

This person first shirked his own responsibility.

“And there are quite a few big historical dramas now.”

"There is a drama called Qin Shi Huang that is currently being broadcast."

Zhang Yuan nodded, this play is indeed quite big.

Zhang Fengyi, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Jingchu, and Song Jia.

“And this film wasn’t shot recently.”

"It was finished in 01, and it was kept in reserve until now before it was shown on one of our TV sets."

In this movie, Fan Xiaopang and Zhang Jingchu still look a bit childish.

It is not uncommon for a play to be shelved for five or six years.

Many companies collapsed before the film was even released.

As a result, many people have emerged who make a living by "picking up corpses".

“People have been waiting for several years.”

"But you want to broadcast it as soon as you come."

"At least you have to give me a reason, right?"

“Why is this play being broadcast?”

Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows. This should be the reason why the other party came to him.

I can do the work.

It’s okay to go through the back door.

But you have to give a reason.

And he had already prepared a reason that the other party could not refuse... (End of this chapter)