I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 51 The super shocking news in the future!
Chen Jin really didn't expect that the so-called Zhang Yimou Studio was actually in such an inconspicuous community.

If he hadn't met Pang Liwei a few times, he probably wouldn't have dared to go up.

"..."

Su Wanyu next to her stared at the sign of "Zhang Yimou Studio" in disbelief for several times before she was sure that this was where the great Director Zhang worked.

Even if he was the national teacher, Su Wanyu felt that if it were her, she probably wouldn't be able to do the same.

I can talk about this with Chen Xianqi when I get back.

"Come in, it's a bit messy!"

“No need to change shoes…”

Pang Liwei spoke to Chen Jin and Su Wanyu.

Although Pang Liwei's external identity is just an assistant to Zhang Yimou, she actually has a lot of work to do.

From diplomacy, finance, personnel, logistics to even the most minute nano-level issues, she was in charge of everything; she even had to take care of Zhang Yimou's eldest daughter Zhang Mo's return to China and her studies and love life.

Otherwise, he would not have become the general manager of Zhang Yimou Studio in the future, and even held the titles of supervisor, producer and producer of many of Zhang Yimou's directorial works, such as "Coming Home", "Above the Cliff", "Sniper", "Man Jiang Hong", etc.

She is also the chief producer of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

But now, the two Zhangs have not separated yet, and she is Zhang Yimou's right-hand man and a housekeeper-like confidant.

"Director Zhang went to the company for something!"

"He was very pleased with your audition, so he asked me to call you and ask if you wanted to play this role?"

Pang Liwei is about the same age as Su Wanyu, but looks more capable, younger, and quite elegant. She is wearing a well-tailored suit and sitting opposite Chen Jin and Su Wanyu with one leg resting on her lap.

After she finished speaking with a calm expression, she looked at the mother and son in front of her.

"..."

Su Wanyu glanced at Chen Jin. She was actually a little excited. From what she heard, it seemed like her son could star in Zhang Yimou's movie?!

“I want to act!”

Chen Jin smiled, actually he wasn't that surprised by the result.

The system had reminded him, so he thought he had to give it one last try.

But now it seems that it is no longer necessary. The last 1% may be... signing a contract?!

In future autobiographical films, whether it is the male and female leading actors of "Under the Hawthorn Tree" Dou Xiao and Zhou Dongyu, or Ni Ni of "The Flowers of War", they are all signed under Zhang Yimou Studio.

The two Zhangs broke up two years later. Zhou Dongyu and Ni Ni had other companies to help them, but Dou Xiao was stuck in a contract termination incident that lasted for more than a year.

In the end, he lost 300 million yuan and successfully separated from Zhang Weiping's New Picture and became a free artist.

These 300 million are not termination or breach of contract fees, but additional income.

Including participating in 59 performing arts activities without authorization during the contract period, and not paying remuneration to New Picture Company; as for the 500 million yuan for termination of the contract and the 2000 million yuan for breach of contract, the court did not accept the case, the reason is of course because -

Dou Xiao signed with Zhang Yimou Studio, not New Picture Company.

The two broke up, and the studio was gone in an instant.

Without a studio, the artists are of course free.

It was indeed not very fair to perform the commercial performance without permission and not share the profits with the new footage, so the 300 million yuan award was very correct.

However, some artists paid Zhang Weiping a sky-high penalty for breach of contract.

The reason was very simple. After a while, Zhang Weiping turned against his company, obtained the agency rights, and transferred all the contracts to his company's name.

After that, all artists who sign contracts can only go with New Pictures.

Chen Jin is in the future autobiographical movie, and these days he has been checking some news about Dou Xiao. Although there are only screenshots, he has a general idea of it; the most important thing is that he has gotten a super shocking piece of news about the future.

It turns out that Zhang Yimou has illegitimate children, and not just one, but three. This matter was finally exposed in 3, and it was also the biggest conflict that led to the complete breakup of the two Zhangs.

Another thing is that Zhang Yimou married for the second time and married Chen Ting, who was 31 years younger than him.

Met at 18, got pregnant at 19... It turns out that it’s the same for both men and women, the age they love the most is always 18!
Don’t talk about young women flying in the clouds, that’s because you don’t know the lethality of an 18-year-old white moonlight.

Zhang Yimou, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, has seen all kinds of beauties, but he finally chose a wife who worked hard and gave birth to a child for him at the age of 18 without asking for any status.

It was precisely because of these incidents that Zhang Weiping was able to completely grasp the leverage over Zhang Yimou, so that even though the two have been working together until now, Zhang Yimou has never received any dividends or remuneration for so many films.

Finally, the case was brought to court, and Zhang Weiping paid the money to the other party.

Chen Jin sometimes thinks that Zhang Yimou is indeed quite miserable.

But then he slapped himself twice. He has a beautiful daughter and two children in a luxurious house, what do you have?
Is it necessary for you to cry here?
……

"If you want to agree, take a look at this contract!"

"Sign it, and the role is yours!"

Pang Liwei handed two thick contracts that had been prepared long ago to Chen Jin.

"Performing Arts Agency Contract", "Performing Arts Service Contract"!
One is for the company, and the other is for the role.

"Okay, let me take a look!" Chen Jin took it casually. Su Wanyu next to him was about to speak when Chen Jin stopped her with his eyes.

At this time, the less you talk, the better.

In fact, Chen Jin is not averse to signing with an agency. Before she becomes more mature, finding a good backer is actually much better than fighting alone.

In fact, the key signing period is less than 2 years. By that time, when you have become famous, it will be better to be independent.

Nowadays, if you have no connections and no fame, at least you have to understand some of the rules of this circle, otherwise you won’t even have the opportunity to buy copyrights for investment.

"The pay for Under the Hawthorn Tree is 10 yuan... For future performances and commercial performances... we will split it in half!"

“It does not involve the artist’s own investment… the contract is for 8 years!”

"..."

Chen Jin was looking at the key points. Even in the entertainment industry, many people would probably fight to sign this agency contract.

Especially for newcomers, basically no parent or artist will refuse.

Compared to the possibility of becoming famous overnight by starring in Zhang Yimou's new film, eight years of selling oneself and getting a 8% share of the profits is really nothing.

Especially Chen Jin, who knew that the two Zhangs would split, actually knew that these 8 years were a joke.

2 years, at most.

And these two years happened to be the best opportunity for Chen Jin to rise with the help of Zhang Yimou.

"Under the Hawthorn Tree", "The Flowers of War", and if he can also take on "Love Is Not Blind" and make another hit TV series, then in two years I will at least be a first-tier star.

In addition, the system's mission can still be completed.

This is what Chen Jin values most.

It can be said that he was chosen by Zhang Yimou thanks to the character card rewarded by the system.

Thinking of this, Chen Jin signed his name on the "Performing Arts Service Contract" after reading all the terms word by word.

In other words, get the role first and talk about it later.

Swah——

100%!

Get the task progress bar of the important character and complete it instantly.

It was just as Chen Jin thought.

Ding!
The system's rewards are also timely.

[Task]: Successfully obtained an important role! (Completed)

[Congratulations to the host, you have received a reward - a specific character experience card! ]

Ding!
[At 40, you finally get an important milestone role. This is the first step towards fame, and fame is of course inseparable from the operation of an agency! ]

[Task]: Sign a contract with a well-known brokerage company in the industry. The contract is a normal brokerage contract, without any fraud, various hidden terms, etc.!
"???"

Are you kidding me?

Chen Jin was somewhat amused when he saw the new tasks popping up in the system.

Haven’t I signed a contract with an agency?

Isn't this task equivalent to buy one get one free?
Of course, the premise is that there is no problem with the contract.

"Oh, you haven't signed yet?"

"So it's not finished?!"

Sure enough, the progress reached 99% in an instant!

Same as the role mission just now.

I have to admit that this old system is really considerate and also has the function of avoiding risks.

By the way, I acted as a lawyer and identified the problems in this contract, otherwise it would not have soared to 99% directly!

Thinking of this, Chen Jin felt a lot more relieved.

He looked at another "Performing Arts Agency Contract" in front of him and was about to sign his name, but Su Wanyu next to him desperately winked at him.

Chen Jin knew what her mother was worried about, but she had her own system, and everything was written on it, and only a normal brokerage contract could complete the task.

It cannot be completed abnormally.

Swish swish!
Chen Jin wrote down his name.

Ding!
Sure enough, the next second the familiar voice of the system rang again.

[Task]: Sign a contract with a well-known brokerage company in the industry. The contract is a normal brokerage contract, without any fraud, various hidden clauses, etc.! (Completed)

(End of this chapter)