Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 46: White Moonlight, Vermillion Mole, and Unresolved Feelings

"So, what you're saying is that after you got in, you were afraid they would lower the price too much, so you asked for two million?"

Su Yingxia nodded: "Yes."

"And they gave me an extra million?"

Su Yingxia nodded again: "Yes."

"And then you came out?"

Su Yingxia: "That's right."

"So, they lowered the price, but then they added an extra million on top of the one million you inflated?"

"That's it."

Zhou Le couldn't help but cover his forehead.

For a moment I didn't know what to say.

Although he didn't have much experience in this area, it was obvious that the negotiation process for film remuneration should not be like this.

"So what else did you say to them?"

"I didn't say anything. I was afraid that if I said too much, I'd make a lot of mistakes. From the beginning to the end, I just told them my name, mentioned two million, and finally said yes."

Zhou Le sighed.

"That's fine, let's just leave it at that. It's pretty good. I'll get 30% of the three million, which leaves me with 700,000 or 800,000 after tax. That's pretty good."

Zhou Le looked at Su Yingxia again: "How much share does the company give you?"

"Five percent."

Su Yingxia was also shocked after she said this.

"So that means I can get 150,000 out of the 3 million?"

"This should be."

Su Yingxia was stunned.

She felt like she hadn't done anything, yet 150,000 yuan had already arrived in her account?
"From what I know, your 5% is relatively small. Some agents can even get 10 or even 20%."

Su Yingxia waved her hands quickly, "It's a lot, a lot. It's 150,000 yuan a year, which is a lot for us! And if you make 150,000 yuan per movie, that's 300,000 yuan for two. If you make ten movies a year, wouldn't I make 1.5 million yuan?"

Zhou Le: "???"

"No, you're treating me like an animal. Even the donkey in the production team wouldn't dare do that!"

"Hehe." Su Yingxia smiled, "I was just saying it casually."

Su Yingxia finally felt the speed at which money could be made in the entertainment industry.

If a little kid like me can earn this kind of income, aren’t those celebrities even more impressive?
No wonder many people ask their parents to be their agents, as they can earn a lot more money that way.

But Zhou Le was not jealous.

After all, this is the rule. Only when everyone can make money will others be willing to work for you.

Otherwise, if you are only paid three to five thousand a month, only a fool would keep doing this.

However, he also thought of what Xu Zheng had said to him after he came out.

In addition to chatting with myself about filming, I also talked about my agent.

"Zhou Le, do you know why your company arranged this agent for you?" These were Xu Zheng's exact words at the time.

Zhou Le’s answer at the time was: “I’m a newcomer, so the company arranged another newcomer to work with me.”

"That's right, but that's only one of the reasons. After all, you're a new artist, and there aren't many of your works on the market right now, so we're assigning you a new agent as a transition. But there's another, more important reason. Have you noticed that her temperament is a bit like Guli Nazha's? Although they look different, and their personalities are probably different, their figures are very similar, or perhaps even better than Nazha's."

When Zhou Le heard this, it seemed to be the case.

"So, this is the young white flower your company has assigned to you. She's capable enough, but not very experienced. The way you've behaved before might suit her. If you prefer interacting with older people, perhaps the agent next to you will become a woman in her thirties."

Zhou Le suddenly understood.

Perhaps this is also a way for the company to implicitly control its artists.

Of course, it is not control in the literal sense. After all, there is no need to play Infernal Affairs now. But if I can really create sparks with the other party, I will definitely think twice if I want to leave in the future.

In other words, if you are not satisfied with the share in the future, you will definitely talk to the company first for this reason, and then look outside if the negotiation fails.

And for the company, this even requires lower costs.

You have to know that as mentioned before, if you find a mature agent outside, the commission will be higher, which means the company will earn less.

But the next step in signing the contract still needs to go through the company.

We also need to ask the company's legal department to take another look. After that, Zhou Le and Su Yingxia left first.

And in the office.

Xu Zheng was also chatting with the other two.

"I found Zhou Le to be a very interesting person."

Ning Hao became interested: "How is it interesting?"

"Do you know what white moonlight means?"

Wen Mu also said at this time: "Isn't that from Zhang Ailing's book? It's about love that cannot be obtained."

Xu Zheng shook his head: "Zhou Le said Bai Yueguang just didn't get to sleep with him."

Then he asked, "Do you know about the cinnabar mole?"

"It's also a book by Eileen Chang. I own it but don't cherish it."

Xu Zheng shook his head again: "Zhou Le said he didn't get enough sleep."

But before Xu Zheng could ask, Wen Mu said directly: "Just tell me how Zhou Le explained his frustrations."

Xu Zheng "didn't perform well."

"Hahahaha, it's quite interesting. This kid is quite good at making things round. It seems that our filming won't be boring then."

Ning Hao suddenly thought of something: "Oh, right, I saw on his resume that he's also from Taiyuan, Shanxi, right?"

"Correct."

"That's perfect. We're from the same hometown. I'll see if he's interested in continuing to work with me."

"Why, Director Ning has a new idea?"

Ning Hao smiled and said, "What new ideas do I have? It's just me and my motherland."

Xu Zheng took a deep breath and said, "What are you doing? I want to take that picture too. Besides, Zhou Le and I talk the most. He should be the one talking to me."

Wen Mu couldn't get a word in either. After all, although he had made some films and won some awards before, he was still far behind the two in front of him.

It was Ning Hao who recommended me to be the director this time.

Because Wen Mu also joined Ning Hao's Bad Monkey 72 Transformations film project last year and was one of the first thirteen young directors to sign contracts. In addition, the screenwriter Han Jianu, who owned the copyright of "Dying to Survive" at the time, sold the copyright to Ning Hao, so Wen Mu was also brought over by Ning Hao.

And this is just one of four films expected to be completed this year.

Therefore, Wen Mu did not participate in the competition between the two.

Because he knew that "My Country, My Parents" had nothing to do with him, but for other movies, the two of them would most likely serve as producers, and the director would probably be either Lu Yang, Shen Ao, or himself.

Because they had planned a total of 48 films at that time.

He and Lu Yang were the first batch of commercial film directors to get the two best projects.

The film that Lu Yang filmed was the second part of The Blade of the Assassin, which he filmed three years ago.

So the next film of this type will most likely be made by myself.

So I just watched quietly.

On the other side, after Zhou Le returned, he received a call from Wu Jing. Wu Jing planned to pay Zhou Le's salary as soon as possible. After all, he knew that Zhou Le was quite poor now.

"You'll need to go out and buy clothes during the New Year, so you'll definitely be short of money. Although I don't have much money now, I still have a few hundred thousand."

"Thank you, Brother Jing. I'll bring it back and come drink with you. Just the two of us. Don't tell my sister-in-law."

"Haha, that's fine."

So, two days later, Zhou Le's card had nearly 400,000 more.

At the same time, Han Han also signed a contract for the movie "Sisters Who Make Waves". Although this was not paid for by the company, the company's legal department also helped to review the contract, and the final salary was two million.

Originally, Han Han planned to give one hundred.

But later I heard that Zhou Le had received three million from Xu Zheng and others, and after thinking about it, he raised it another hundred, bringing it to two million.

And this money is real.

And it will be paid in four normal installments, that is, 30% will be paid within seven working days of signing the contract, 30% will be paid within seven working days after joining the crew and 30% will be paid each time when half of the filming is completed, and the final 10% will be received three days before the end of filming.

After signing the contract.

Zhou Le calculated that he could become a millionaire before the Chinese New Year this year!
"A few days ago, I couldn't even afford five thousand dollars with all my money."

"Sure enough, this business is all about making money. It's faster than robbing people!"

(End of this chapter)