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Chapter 113 Yan Li: Go and ask around. I’m famous for my deep affection.

The Sky-Swallowing Rat didn't have many scenes, and Yan Li's time on the set of "Fortune Star Pig Bajie" ended after less than ten days.

But he didn't leave immediately.

Although the actors and directors have been finalized, there are still some things that need to be discussed with director Meng Ji.

Yan Li decided to stay for a few more days and took the opportunity to talk to Meng Ji face to face about the situation of "The Seven Fairies".

At that time, if Meng Ji has any good ideas, he can arrange them.

At the same time, let Meng Ji learn more about "The Seven Fairies". Once he has a clear idea, the subsequent crew can communicate with him at any time.

However, Meng Ji usually has to film, so Yan Li has nothing to do, so he goes to visit Dali.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Lijiang and Dali in Yunnan Province considered developing tourism because of their superior geographical conditions and scenery.

After 2000, with the development of the economy, the domestic tourism market emerged. Lijiang and Dali took the lead and soon became relatively well-known tourist cities.

It was Yan Li’s first time here and he had a lot of fun. He also took a lot of photos of the local scenery and planned to send them to his parents when he got back.

I also bought a lot of local specialties!
There are Pu'er tea, flower cakes, preserved fruits and other delicacies, carvings, batik, embroidery, silverware and other handicrafts, and so on. I even bought an extra suitcase to carry all these things.

Fan Xiaopang had already negotiated with the company and came to Yan Li to sign the contract. He was stunned when he saw so many specialties in the room.

"Are you selling goods?"

"It's a rare opportunity to come here, so buy some and take some home. Keep some for yourself and give the rest away."

Yan Li is not a shopaholic with money to burn, he just thinks these specialties are really good and can be used as gifts.

In his current business, he needs to maintain a lot of personal relationships. In addition to the normal gifts, giving some small specialties from time to time can show closeness and sincerity.

Fan Xiaopang is confused and naive. Although she is good at socializing, she is mainly within the film and television circle and is not very familiar with the interpersonal relationships in business.

So he didn't dwell on it too much, instead he picked up the local products and laughed: "They are all given away as gifts, so I might as well take advantage of it."

"You're already in Dali, so why don't you go out and buy some?"

Fatty Fan tilted his oval face upwards and said pitifully, "I'm not as carefree as you. My schedule is full every day. When I finally get a break, I still have so much to do. How can I have time to go out and hang out?"

Yan Li shook his head: "Just pick whatever you want."

Fatty Fan was delighted, but then he turned alert again: "Are you sure you're really sending me this? Don't come back and find fault with me and deduct my pay."

Yan Li's face darkened slightly: "It was just a joke, but you took it seriously. Am I that stingy?"

“Of course not.”

Although Fan Xiaopang denied it, he still felt that Yan Li was not only stingy but also narrow-minded.

But it’s better this way. It’s a rare opportunity to make a killing. I feel so sorry for him.

Fat Fan was not polite at all. He just looked at the big and pretty ones and pulled them into his arms.

Yan Li let her go. After all, it was a gift to someone, so it didn't matter who it was given to. He would need the gift in the future, so he might as well give her some benefits.

However, when Fan Xiaopang touched a silver lock, Yan Li spoke up to stop him.

"I can't give this to you. It's already taken."

"girlfriend?"

The meaning of the love lock was not difficult to guess, and Yan Li had no intention of hiding it, so he nodded, and Fat Fan readily returned the silver lock to him.

"I didn't realize you were such a homesick guy. I thought you were such a smooth talker, you must be a playboy..."

Yan Li put the silver lock away and said, "You are too prejudiced against me. Go back to Beijing Film Academy and ask around. I am well-known for my deep affection..."

Before he finished speaking, Fat Fan touched with his little hand and turned over another concentric silver lock that was exactly the same as the previous one.

Fan Xiaopang: "..."

Yan Li: “…”

"Ahem, I'm afraid it might break, so I bought a spare."

Fat Fan didn't say anything, clicked his tongue twice, handed him the other silver lock, and looked at the embroidery again.

"I want to pick out an embroidery. Please tell me in advance which one I can't choose."

Yan Li wiped his mouth slightly in embarrassment, then walked forward and flipped through the pile of embroidery products, first picking out an embroidery with an orchid pattern, and then picking out a daylily flower embroidery.

After thinking about it, I picked out the embroidery with ice crystals, snowflakes, tulip patterns and one with red as the main color.

"Well, you can pick whatever you want from the rest."

Yan Li withdrew his hand and gestured. Fatty Fan looked at him with some disdain and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Is this what you call affectionate?"

Yan Li's expression was calm: "Yes."

There's nothing wrong with being affectionate. He didn't say how deep...

Fat Fan was shocked by someone's shamelessness, but it had nothing to do with her.

There are many people in the entertainment industry who are more hypocritical than Yan Li. Compared with them, Yan Li is considered a real person and is not surprised by anything.

Fan Xiaopang didn’t worry about whether Yan Li was fickle or not. She was more concerned about the ice crystal embroidery.

"Didn't you say it had nothing to do with her?"

"It doesn't matter. There's nothing wrong with giving two local specialties to each other. Don't you have one too? We're also in a relationship, right?"

Fan Xiaopang didn't argue with Yan Li, but picked up the ice crystal embroidery and stuffed it into his arms.

"This one is for me."

Yan Li glanced at her speechlessly: "There are still a lot of them, why do you have to steal others'?"

"The meaning is different."

Fatty Fan shook his head and said firmly, "I want this one."

"Okay, you can take it."

Yan Li agreed without arguing. Looking at Fan Xiaopang's smug look, as if he had won a great victory, he shook his head secretly.

It's not out of print. He can just ask someone to buy another one later.

Fan Xiaopang had almost finished the robbery when he started to get down to business. The contract was negotiated and Yan Li also printed it out.

Fan Xiaopang starred in 25 episodes of "The Seven Fairies", and his pay was 1.8 yuan per episode, totaling 45 yuan.

Don’t think it’s too little. This is the current pay for actors. It’s more profitable than ordinary people, but not that exaggerated.

Many female stars, after becoming famous, do not think about expanding their careers, but instead want to find a rich man to marry. This is because actors' income is not high and their peak period is too short.

Although Fan Xiaopang is quite famous now, he is still a long way from being a first-tier star, so the market price of his TV series is probably in the range of 1 to 3 per episode.

Of course, for example, for a female lead in a film like "Ping Zong Xia Ying", the film company will pay her a higher salary, but it is also possible that the actress will perform at a low price for the sake of resources.

Concrete situation, specific analysis.

The salary given to Fan Xiaopang in "The Seven Fairies" was not high, it was a bit lower, but she was not treated unfairly.

Fan Xiaopang was quite satisfied with the price, and then he started asking about Li Bingbing.

Yan Li knew what she wanted to hear: "Not as much as you."

In terms of popularity, Li Bingbing is definitely more popular, with a single-episode salary of about 2 to 5 yuan. If "Cell Phone" is released, it may be even higher. However, Li Bingbing is doing a favor this time, and since his role is relatively small, he received a friendship price -

30 million!
Among the Seven Fairies, Shuang Bing has the highest pay, followed by the relatively famous Li Lin. Jiang Xin, Yang Xue, and Dong Xuan are either of limited fame or simply newcomers, so they are basically paid very little.

Because Huo Siyan took the title of the female lead, Yan Li also forced her to pay a low price.

There is also Liu Xiaoqing who plays the Queen Mother. She is very famous, but she got into trouble and her price is also not high.

She played eight roles as mother and daughter, but Yan Li kept her final remuneration at around 150 million, which can be described as exposing Yan's reputation.

Yan Li had no choice. Funds were limited. He didn't want to save on the quality of costumes and props, but he also had to leave enough money for special effects, so he could only ask the actors for money.

Not only did Yan Li expose the truth about others, but he also received little pay himself.

He received a symbolic salary of 5 yuan, which is less than 2000 yuan per episode on average. He is also one of the lowest paid actors in the entire "The Seven Fairies" crew.

Of course, in addition to the meager salary, Yan Li also received the producer's salary and was entitled to reimbursement of the crew's public expenses, as well as a share of several tens of percent of the entire project's profits, which was another matter...

After signing the contract, Fatty Fan stretched out his white little hand and said, "Boss Yan, please take care of me in the future."

"Easy to say."

Yan Li shook Fan Xiaopang's hand and said, "I wish our cooperation will be successful, the TV series will have high ratings, I will become rich, and you will become famous."

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In late October, Yan Li returned to the capital, and the weather was getting colder.

I gave Lin Jiachuan a vacation, put most of his things in Jimenli, and then carried one of the suitcases back to Guanghuali.

Qin Lan, who had already learned that Yan Li had returned, opened the door for him. Yan Li, who had slept alone in a cold bed on the grassland and in Yunnan Province for a month or so, threw his luggage on the ground and hugged Qin Lan and kissed her.

Just as the cold hand was about to reach into Qin Lan's clothes to warm up, Qin Lan broke free from Yan Li's bite and stopped the restless man with a red face.

"Someone at home."

"Who?"

Yan Li's eyes were red. Don't you know that a couple who have been apart for a short time are better than a newlywed? The bombs are already loaded, but he still comes to act as a light bulb.

"Ahem, it's me."

Ma Yili, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room and didn't dare to move when she heard the noise at the door, only spoke up after hearing Yan Li's words.

Yan Li didn't recognize who it was, so he asked silently. Qin Lan leaned over with her legs crossed and whispered the name into his ear.

"Why is she here?"

"I don't know. He showed up unexpectedly today and only stayed for 10 minutes. I couldn't kick him out."

After understanding the situation in a few words, Yan Li and Qin Lan came to the living room, and Ma Yili stood up to apologize.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming back today. I'm sorry to disturb your reunion. How about I leave first?"

Yan Li really wanted to nod in agreement, but he didn't do it and waved his hand.

"It's okay. Qin Lan doesn't have many friends in the capital. It's rare for you to come see her. Stay a while and have dinner before leaving."

Qin Lan also said: "Yes, it has been several months since the last time we separated from the Hunan Province propaganda. I miss you so much."

This little girl is really good at telling lies with her eyes open!

Yan Li felt emotional. Others might not know, but Qin Lan didn't know.

When filming "My Fair Princess 3", Qin Lan was a newcomer and the role she played was not likable. Her relationship with the two female protagonists Huang Yi and Ma Yili was only okay, not very good.

Later, because of the relationship between Yan Li and Nie Yuan, Huang Yi and Qin Lan became closer because of their love for each other.

But Qin Lan and Ma Yili are still just ordinary friends. It would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that they are friends. They are just colleagues and acquaintances who get along well with each other.

Because of this, Yan Li was quite curious about why Ma Yili suddenly came to his house.

Want to be on "The Seven Fairies"?
It's a bit late. The casting has been going on for several months. Anyone who is not stupid knows that the roles have been almost decided.

Ma Yili was in a difficult situation at the moment. She came to see Qin Lan for no reason. Of course, she had something to ask for.

However, the person he was asking for help from was not Qin Lan, but Yan Li, who was a well-known figure in the circle behind Qin Lan.

Yan Li has been famous for too short a time, and others cannot figure out his ways, and cannot get in touch with him privately for a while. However, Ma Yili has met Yan Li in Hengdian and knows his relationship with Qin Lan, so she plans to use this as a breakthrough.

Originally, Ma Yili's plan was to take it step by step. It would be best if she could make friends with Qin Lan, but if that didn't work, she would have a way to prepare herself.

Unexpectedly, the first time she visited Yan Li, he suddenly came home, catching her off guard.

Now I have become a third wheel for the couple who have reunited after a long separation. I don’t know whether to leave or sit.

Ma Yili was in a dilemma. Fearing that something unexpected might happen, she made up her mind and directly stated her purpose.

"Boss Yan, actually I came here this time because I have something I want to ask you for help with."

Yan Li was not surprised at all. He took the hot water Qin Lan poured for him and said, "You say."

"To be honest, I have a boyfriend who is a TV drama director. He once directed 'Black Hole' and was quite popular a couple of years ago."

Yan Li paused and asked, "The protagonist of Chen Daoming's Black Hole is Nie... Nie Mingyu."

"Correct."

Yan Li understood: "Go on."

Ma Yili then introduced the situation. Her boyfriend Guan Hunai was a film director and his father was an actor at the Beijing Film Studio. He had acted in dramas such as "The Bao Family" and "Little Soldier Zhang Ga".

This is also why he, a little-known film director, directed "Black Hole" starring Chen Daoming.

This person is the second generation of the Beijing Film Studio and a direct descendant of the Beijing circle!

"Black Hole" became a hit, and director Guan Hu also became well-known in the industry, but the performance of the dramas he filmed later was not ideal, and the momentum he had just started was suppressed again.

Now Guan Hu wants to transform himself from a police and criminal crime drama to a realistic film with migrant workers as the protagonists.

Not to mention that Guan Hu is in a bad situation now, even if he makes another "Black Hole", the subject matter is enough to make many investors shake their heads.

Therefore, it is very difficult to attract investment for this project, and it is really worrying.

Ma Yili naturally wanted to help her boyfriend. She heard that Yan Li had made a lot of money in "Conquer" before, so she wanted to try her luck with him to see if she could raise some funds.

"Migrant workers?"

When Yan Li heard these two words, his interest immediately disappeared.

He himself comes from a peasant family, and his uncle was also a migrant worker. He himself has no discrimination or disrespect towards this group.

But as a film and television company owner and producer, Yan Li knew very well that this subject matter had almost no market prospects.

The probability of losing money is high, and even if it can make money, it is not profitable. It is an art film in the TV drama industry.

Some film and television bosses who have a passion for art may invest, but Yan Li, who is now obsessed with money, is really not interested in this project.

But since the other party came to him for help, Yan Li couldn't refuse directly, so he asked Ma Yili to leave a synopsis of the script and said he would reply after reading it.

Seeing Yan Li left the script, Ma Yili did not stay any longer and said goodbye and left after Yan and Qin's perfunctory attempts to persuade her to stay.

As soon as the door was closed, Qin Lan kissed Yan Li before he even started moving.

It’s strange that missing Ma Yili is just a cliché, but missing Yan Li is real.

The dry wood met the raging fire, crackling and burning until the entire rental house felt faintly hot...

(End of this chapter)