Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 6: Salary, New Announcement
The next morning, Wu Zhuo received a call from Chen Huiying.

The crew of "KO One" has officially confirmed that he will play the role of Ding Xiaoyu, and asked him to sign the contract with Chen Yiru, Wang Dongcheng and others in the afternoon.

Upon hearing the news, Wu Zhuo rushed to Tianxi Entertainment Company as soon as possible.

When he arrived, Chen Yiru and Jiro Wang had already arrived.

Today, Jiro Wang seemed very excited, or even thrilled.

Last night, "It Started with a Kiss" premiered jointly on CTS and GTV. The premiere was very successful, becoming the ratings champion in the same time period with a 3.1 rating.

Although Jiro Wang has not become a big star yet because of this, but if he continues with this viewership performance, he will definitely gain a large number of fans as the second male lead.

When he came to the company in the morning, some passers-by who had watched TV last night even recognized him and asked for his autograph.

This sign of impending popularity was confirmed when Jiro Wang came to the company and seemed extremely excited.

He even treated everyone he knew in the company to a cup of bubble milk tea.

Wu Zhuo was also honored to be given a glass by him.

"Congratulations, Brother Dong. I watched the TV show and your performance will definitely win you a lot of fans!"

Wu Chao didn't watch "It Started with a Kiss" last night. With memories of his past life, he looked back at the idol dramas of this era and always felt that they were too melodramatic.

So he never turned on the TV.

However, even if he hadn't seen it, he probably knew the plot, so he wasn't embarrassed at all when he talked about panicking.

"Thank you, you're very polite. I'm just the second male lead, and it's good enough if I can make myself familiar to passers-by."

Although Jiro Wang said this, the joy on his face became more and more obvious.

He actually hoped so himself.

As an artist, who doesn’t want to become famous?

When you become famous, you will get higher pay, more advertisements, and more money.

For Jiro Wang, earning an extra hundred yuan would be something to be happy about.

His biggest hope is to be able to pay off his debts by being an artist like Wu Qilong.

"I'm so envious! I just heard a few people in the company talking about how Dong's drama might be a big hit.

His character in the drama is very likable.

Maybe after a few more episodes, he will become a big star.”

While sipping his milk tea, Chen Yiru stared at Wang Dongcheng's back with envy.

“The entertainment industry is like this. You may be an amateur today, but tomorrow you may become a big star because of a drama or a song.

All we have to do is be prepared and seize the opportunity.

This time, "KO One" is a good opportunity.

Maybe after the show airs, we’ll become big stars too.”

Wu Zhuo smiled and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Chen Yiru glanced at the hand on his shoulder speechlessly, "Are you five years older than me or am I five years older than you?"

"If you don't mind, you can actually call me Brother Zhuo."

"Damn it, you're crazy about being my brother!"

……

In the afternoon, Chen Huiying brought the actor contracts for Wu Chao and others to star in KO One.

Wu Chao checked the contract carefully as usual, and after finding no problems, he signed his name on it.

Because he is a newcomer and the drama is invested by Komi, it is basically Tianxi's own drama.

According to the contract between Wu Zhuo and Tianxi, the pay for actors starring in Tianxi's own dramas needs to be reduced.

So even though he played the leading role, his pay was not high. Calculated based on the number of episodes he appeared in, it was NT$10,000 per episode.

The plan is to shoot 40 episodes of "KO One", and he will appear in 35 episodes. After deducting the company's commission, Wu Chao can get NT$70,000.

There's nothing to negotiate about this pay.

It is a blessing for a newcomer to be able to play the leading role. Expecting a higher pay is undoubtedly wishful thinking.

The entertainment industry is a place where fame matters.

If you are famous and have fans paying for you, then your pay will naturally be high. If you are not famous and are a newcomer, then the pay you get is actually no different from that of ordinary white-collar workers.

Chen Yiru's pay is relatively higher than Wu Chao's.

He joined the company last year and shot some magazines during that time. He is definitely not famous and no one would know him if he walked on the street.

But no matter what, he is still better than Wu Zhuo, a mere passerby.

Therefore, his pay is NT$1.2 per episode.

Jiro Wang's salary is a bit higher. "It Started with a Kiss" has already aired, and he already earned NT$1.2 for that drama. For this drama, his salary has increased a lot, and he now earns NT$1.6 per episode.

After signing the contract, Wu Chao and others officially joined the crew of "KO One".

This also made Wu Zhuo feel a little relieved.

He was afraid that something unexpected might happen during this period.

Fortunately, he has now firmly secured the role of Ding Xiaoyu.

As long as he doesn't perform too badly, after filming this drama, when Komi plans to create Fahrenheit, he will definitely be one of the candidates.

After signing the contract, the next step is shooting.

However, Komi and GTV are still making final preparations for this project, so the shooting time is scheduled for October.

The specific date has not been decided yet, we need to wait for notification from the crew.

However, even though they don’t have to join the group immediately, it doesn’t mean that Wu Zhuo and others can be free and easy on their own.

Since Tianxi wants to support Wu Zhuo and others, it is naturally impossible for him to let them sit idle.

Chen Huiying arranged two announcements for Wu Chao.

One was to audition for the MV of sweetheart queen Cyndi Wang, who recently renewed her contract with Avex Records.

The other is to shoot a set of debut magazine photos.

"It's not fair. It's not fair at all! How can you get so many announcements when you've only been in the company for a few days?
Tell me, did you bribe Sister Huiying? "

When leaving the company with Chen Yiru, Chen Yiru learned that the company had arranged two announcements for Wu Chao.

After being given the opportunity to star in the MV of sweetheart queen Cyndi Wang, Chen Yiru was completely jealous.

Considering that he was the champion of the Canadian Sunshine Boyz competition, it took him several months to get his first notice after joining Komi, and it was a fringe-level crappy one at that.

As a result, it’s been less than a week since Wu Zhuo joined the company!

First, he was recommended to star in a TV series in which the company was involved.

Then he collaborated with famous singers to shoot music videos and released his own photo albums.

What the hell...

The more Chen Yiru thought about it, the more he felt like he was raised by a stepmother.

"It's not certain that I will be starring in the MV. I still need to audition, and whether I can act in it is another matter."

Wu Zhuo himself was also quite satisfied.

Judging from the current situation, Chen Huiying is indeed investing resources to support him as she said when signing the contract.

"Damn it, you still look dissatisfied, you..."

When Chen Yiru saw Wu Zhuo's appearance, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Is this in Versailles?

Are you pretending?

Wu Zhuo looked at him speechlessly, "Is it necessary to do this? You won't be able to bear it if you do this.

There are many people who become the leading roles as soon as they sign the contract with the company.

Compared to them, I am nothing."

"I don't know why, I don't envy them, but when I heard that you were treated so well, I felt a little unbalanced."

Chen Yiru touched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Wu Zhuo: “…”

(End of this chapter)