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Chapter 183 Astounding Income!
The fireworks outside the window were still incredibly dazzling.

The distant sky was as bright as day.

On the computer screen.

That financial statement was so detailed!
So...

amazing!

Xu Chao stared intently at the "shares" of "Martial Soul Guan Yu" and "Martial Soul Zhao Zilong": 316 million RMB!

The shares include a share of box office revenue, a share of toy and merchandise sales, and a share of subsequent profits!
In the past few months, the "Martial Spirit Guan Yu" toys and related merchandise have sold nearly 6000 million RMB, with a gross profit of nearly 4000 million RMB. Che Xiao received a share of 160 million RMB.

And below it, in small print, is a note: "[4% permanent profit share from merchandise sales!]"

The sales of "The Spirit of Zhao Zilong" exceeded 170 million units in fourteen days, with a total sales revenue of an astonishing 3400 million RMB and a gross profit of 2400 million RMB. Che Xiao received 156 million RMB!

The small print below reads: "[6.5% permanent sales commission!]"

Upon seeing this data!

Xu Chao's heart skipped a beat!
My first thought was, are toy profits really that high?

My second thought was, how could a director actually receive a share of the film's profits?

But 316 million!
It's not just about movie revenue sharing!

In addition, the box office revenue plus DVD sales revenue will total around 200 million RMB!

In total, 516 million RMB!

516 million RMB, this is the profit-sharing bonus, plus the basic director's salary of 25 RMB!
In addition, there's a year-end bonus of 100 million!

A total of 641!
641 million!
Half a year, damn it, no, less than half a year's worth of income!

Upon seeing this set of data, Xu Chao's eyes immediately turned red!

An indescribable emotion welled up in my heart instantly!

"Is it really true?!"

He took out his phone and, somewhat out of control, made a call to Che Xiao on the other end of the line.

On the other end of the phone, Che Xiao suppressed her excitement, seemingly trying hard to remain calm!

“I initially thought it was fake. After all, I gambled everything when filming ‘The Spirit of Zhao Zilong,’ and I was about to lose everything. But I never dreamed that Mr. Zhou would not only invest all his money… but also, after the film did quite well, Mr. Zhou specifically contacted me this morning, gave me a bonus, and even took the initiative to discuss the contract and the possibility of increasing my share of the profits…”

"so!"

"I'm the one who's really shocked!"

"I've already received a million-dollar bonus, so why would a big company like Tianyu only give you a four hundred thousand-dollar bonus?"

On the other end of the phone, Che Xiao's incredulous voice made Xu Chao tremble slightly, and then he suddenly lost control of his emotions: "Damn it, I don't even have 400,000, I only have 30,000!"

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone!
Then I was shocked!

"Damn it, only 30,000? Senior, are you kidding me?"

"Under our prop master Liu Fang, even newcomers who have just started working receive a bonus of 5 yuan!"

"..."

Upon hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Xu Chao completely lost his composure. He didn't even realize when his phone had fallen to the ground!

....................................

"My name is Sun Liqi..."

"It's 'King of Beasts,' and one of the screenwriters of 'The Spirit of Guan Yu' and 'The Spirit of Zhao Zilong'..."

"Last September..."

"I didn't even have money for internet access, and I was drifting through life in a daze when I suddenly received a call from President Zhou. Then, inexplicably, I joined [Xuan Shi Entertainment]..."

"Then, I participated in the screenwriting of the film..."

"President Zhou gave me a base salary of 5,000 yuan a month, plus a 1% share of the copyright and other royalties..."

"At the time, I didn't understand what 1% copyright revenue meant. All I knew was a salary of 5,000. Damn, that was like my ancestors' graves emitting auspicious smoke!"

"Until today, when I received a call from the company and found 64 yuan in copyright revenue suddenly in my bank account, I was shocked... President Zhou not only gave me the revenue share, but also a bonus of 20 yuan! I'm currently on my way to buy a house in Yanjing..."

"..."

[Movie House]

Countless people are staring intently at the exposed bills of [Xuanshi Entertainment]!
They saw that Che Xiao earned an astonishing 641 million yuan in just a few months!

In 2004, 641 million was a huge sum of money, even for a director who had been famous for a long time. Not to mention that just a few months earlier, Che Xiao was still unknown!
They saw actor Chen Jianfeng's total income from July of last year to January of this year, including box office revenue, DVD revenue, acting fees, and endorsement fees, which had exceeded ten million yuan...

They saw Ding Rong, who used to be an ordinary stagehand, but now, with his income and bonuses, he was close to 600 million!
They saw Xu Yunyi, the film's cinematographer and special effects artist, whose income over the past six months was close to 590 million RMB...

They also saw Liu Fang, Zhou Yang's go-to prop master, whose salary and bonuses over the past six months exceeded 450 million RMB!
……

Of course, what shocked them the most was not those who had followed Zhou Yang from the beginning, or those who had made movies that generated box office revenue!
Instead, it's ordinary screenwriters like Sun Liqi...

After Sun Liqi posted his income and several photos of himself looking at houses in Yanjing, he was shocked to discover that he had been looking at houses in Yanjing.
The entire internet was instantly thrown into an uproar!

Countless netizens, shocked, incredulous, questioning, envious, and jealous, frantically searched for information about Sun Liqi.

Then, the very next day, Sun Liqi's information quickly spread throughout the entire [Movie House] and even the entire Internet!
What shocked them was that this was a high school dropout who spent his days hanging out in internet cafes playing games and was called a "scumbag" by the internet cafe managers...

More and more netizens who know Sun Liqi are sharing his information online. Some are his colleagues at internet cafes, some are internet cafe managers, some are landlords, and some are small shop owners...

"Yes, he suddenly disappeared for a while!" "When I saw him again, he was driving a different car, wearing a suit, and looked like a completely different person!"

"He suddenly and very generously paid back all the debts he had incurred, and even gave me an extra three hundred, telling me not to bother with the change. His arrogant expression made me want to slap him!"

"..."

Countless people who have confirmed Sun Liqi's identity have exposed his unpleasant past!
Especially after that bastard Sun Liqi ostentatiously posted his "purchase agreement" along with a photo of the sales office!
More and more netizens watched with bloodshot eyes, as if they had eaten shit and were furious!
Oh shit!

People like that can succeed!

This is worse than killing them!

What upset them even more was...

They saw more and more employees of [XuanShi Entertainment] posting their income from last year!

Anyone who's even slightly involved in film production earns over 100,000 yuan in just six months!
And those marginalized figures...

Zhang Shun, the production assistant, logistics and security captain of [Xuan Shi Entertainment], also posted his income of 30 yuan and took a selfie holding a walkie-talkie to maintain order on set!
Do you think this is the most outrageous thing?

Do not!
The most outrageous thing is that even the cleaning staff got a year-end bonus of 5000 yuan!

The cleaning lady doesn't know how to use the internet...

However, when interviewed by reporters, he became extremely excited and stammered out a series of words!
To know!
This is!

2004 years!
The era when the average annual salary in China was 1 yuan!
……

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month!

Lantern Festival!
The fireworks are becoming more and more dazzling and magnificent!
On the internet, the news that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has surpassed 2 million yuan at the box office has long been overshadowed!
As more and more employees of [XuanShi Entertainment] proactively reveal information or are passively "confirmed" it!
The entire internet exploded!
[Movie Fans' Home], [Movie House], [Wandou Movie Network]...

this moment!
My feed is completely dominated by all sorts of news from [XuanShi Entertainment]!

The news about "Zhou Yang", "Xuan Shi Entertainment", and "bonus" has already broken through the trending topics!

In the trending searches on Baidu Tieba, Zhou Yang topped the list, with a staggering 700 million searches overnight!
Various entrepreneurial stories and news about Zhou Yang and the employees of [Xuanshi Entertainment] have gone viral across the internet!
In this world!
There's nothing there!
It's more motivating than money!

Nothing is more appealing than the rise of the grassroots!
……

evening!

The sun sets!

After receiving a call from the company's board of directors, Xu Haibo was jolted awake from his sleep and rushed into the company in a panic.

"President Xu, something terrible has happened! It's a major disaster!"

After leaving the boardroom, he was pale and felt like slapping himself hard!

Immediately afterwards, I saw my assistant rushing over!
On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!
[Tianyu Media] also made it to the trending searches!
It was also about the "year-end bonus," but instead, it was ridiculed and became a trending topic!
More and more people are coming forward to expose the scam of [Tianyu]'s year-end bonus!

"Xu Chao, the executive director of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes,' just announced his resignation!"

"Not only did he resign, but he also took several of the core art teams from 'The World of Jianghu' with him..."

"Director Li is discussing with Xu Chao about increasing his bonus, but this time Xu Chao seems determined to leave..."

"In addition, several managers in the company's film department just submitted their resignations! A lot of employees, who seem to have appeared out of nowhere, are accusing us of withholding wages!"

"..."

When I heard this news!
Xu Haibo's eyes widened!

"Quickly, suppress the public opinion! Suppress it! Suppress it immediately!"

"Several people have also left the public relations department..."

"what!"

Xu Haibo's eyes widened!

Upon seeing some of the names on the list, his face turned ashen. Even though none of these people were important, but…

Oh shit!

At this crucial juncture of its IPO, it suddenly ran away!
This is going to be a really big mess!
"Suppress public opinion; they have confidentiality agreements, it's okay!"

"Okay, we're pressing now!"

"Row!"

"We've just learned something..."

"whats the matter?"

"Ever since Chen Liang stole Zhou Yang's role in 'Love Ferris Wheel'... that bastard Zhou Yang has been secretly contacting our company's employees. Not only him, he also instructed his directors, like Che Xiao, and other employees to poach our people everywhere. In fact, Zhou Yang even rewarded them with bonuses ranging from 1000 to 3 yuan, as long as they poached useful employees..."

"..."

When Xu Haibo heard this!
My whole body trembled instantly!
Suddenly, the world spun around!

Zhou Yang, I'll fuck your grandpa!

Damn it, all I did was steal one of your roles!

You bastard!
Is it really necessary to hold a grudge like this?

You're determined to fight to the death, aren't you?

(End of this chapter)