Huayu: Reborn in 97, transferring to the Central Academy of Drama's star-studded class

Jiang Lai has been having a lot of headaches lately, mainly due to three things.

The first thing was that Fan Bingbing's case was resolved. Without waiting for the court hearing, a private settlement was reached through the court's mediation, with the final compensation being 200,000 yuan.

The girl obviously couldn't afford this money, and her parents were even prepared to use their savings for their funerals to pay for it. Yingjie couldn't bear to see this, so she paid for it herself.

Fan Bingbing said she would definitely repay the other party, but Sister Ying said there was no need for that, and she could pay them back later when she made money.

The young girl was still not giving up, so she went directly to Jiang Lai.

"Mr. Jiang, I hope to sign a contract with your company. Please believe me, I can definitely make the company profitable!"

Jiang Lai felt that the other party's words were sincere and heartfelt, but...

I don't even have a company!

The most amazing thing is that Fan Bingbing was accompanied by Wang Jinghua.

Jiang Lai is known to the mainland as the future top agent, and even now he still holds a lot of celebrity resources.

The other person was dressed in a well-fitting women's suit, with neat short hair, and exuded a capable and efficient aura.

"Mr. Jiang, I apologize for bothering you. I originally wanted to sign Bingbing, but she absolutely refused and insisted on working with you. After this girl's fuss, I suddenly realized something. I think our two families can join forces, so I'm here today to discuss cooperation with you," Wang Jinghua said confidently.

"Uh...actually, I..."

"Mr. Jiang, please don't rush to refuse," Wang Jinghua interrupted Jiang Lai. "Let me analyze it first before you make a decision."

"You have the backing of the Central Academy of Drama, you know directors from all walks of life, you have resources, connections, and funds, and your company's development prospects are indeed very promising. However, there is one drawback, which is that you do not have a team."

"As for me, I have a mature team and readily available channels. I am also very familiar with artist management. More importantly, I currently have a large number of artist resources at my disposal. For example, Chen Daoming, Hu Jun, and Xia Yu are all my signed artists."

"They are all graduates of the Central Academy of Drama. You can ask me about Wang Jinghua's character. If you cooperate with me, Mr. Wang, you can definitely take your career to the next level."

After saying that, Wang Jinghua calmly took a sip of water.

She was confident that her words would pique Jiang Lai's interest, and that if he inquired about the details of the collaboration, presenting her proposal would guarantee a successful partnership.

She had originally intended to collaborate with the Wang brothers from Huayi Brothers, but now that she's found a better partner, who cares about the brothers anymore?

Jiang Lai has the connections that the brothers have, and he also has connections that the brothers don't. Not to mention his backing from the Central Academy of Drama, he has connections with leading figures in the Northwest film circle like Zhang Yimou, as well as emerging directors who have risen to prominence in recent years. Now he has also connected with Li An, who can make it in Hollywood. These are things that the brothers don't have.

Therefore, she was quite confident.

"Hmm... Sister Hua, what you said sounds very tempting, but..."

"Is there anything you don't understand? I can explain it in detail."

"No, it's because I don't even have a company!"

Wang Jinghua was stunned. Her hand, which was about to take out the proposal, stopped. She had thought of all sorts of reasons to refuse, but she never thought that the other party did not have a company!

She couldn't help but ask, "So, when you invested in movies before, did you pay for everything yourself?"

"Okay." Jiang Lai nodded.

Wang Jinghua fell silent. How come this is different from what she expected?

Fan Bingbing blinked blankly beside her; she couldn't understand.

Jiang dismissed the two with a few words, and then the second headache came.

"Senior Jiang Lai, I'm graduating this year."

The person who came was Zhang Jingchu. This girl was wearing a floral dress, her hair was loose over her shoulders, and she sat quietly, like a little white flower.

"Weren't you from the class of '97? You're only a sophomore this year, right?" Jiang Lai asked, puzzled.

"I'm in a two-year associate's degree program," Zhang Jingchu said with a slight smile, revealing her deep dimples. "So, I wanted to ask, senior, do you need any more people?"

Jiang Lai was taken aback. "Who is it?"

Zhang Jingchu looked up, her eyes full of anticipation, "It's about signing a contract. I want to sign with you."

"Wait, wait," Jiang Lai interrupted her. "Where am I? I don't have a company!"

Zhang Jingchu was also stunned.

He dismissed the girl with just a few words.

Jiang Lai felt something was wrong and called Sister Ying directly.

"Yes, we have a company, *smack smack*." Sister Ying seemed to be eating something, making smacking noises with her lips.

Jiang Lai was dumbfounded. "How come I didn't know?"

"You're so busy every day, how can you find the time to care about this? Hehe, don't worry, we have a company, it's registered under your dad's name."

"Why start this company?"

The smacking sound stopped, and Jiang Lai could even guess the speechless expression on Ying Jie's face on the other end of the phone.

"I really think too highly of you. I thought you'd finally started caring about profit sharing. Come on, let me give you a good talking to!"

"First, since you're investing personally, you have unlimited liability under the law. If the project goes wrong, you'll have nowhere to turn for help."

"Secondly, with so many film projects we have now, if you invest in them personally, how will you account for the personnel, finances, and materials when it comes to profit sharing? If you invest in them under a company name, they can use the company's accounts, and you can also deduct costs. Do you believe that you can save enough for a house every year?"

"third......"

Sister Ying gave Jiang Lai a one-hour-long "knowledge lecture," leaving Jiang Lai completely exhausted. Seeing that Sister Ying was about to continue, he quickly interrupted, "So everyone knows I own a company?"

"No, that's not it. We've always said it's your personal investment. This is just for the convenience of accounting."

Jiang Lai Ran said that even he and Third Master didn't know about the company, so how could others know? Obviously, they were all guessing. No one would think that someone would not establish a company but would just casually spend millions to invest in movies.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Lai asked, "Then can I transfer the company out of my dad's, or start my own?"

"Okay, then you can name the company."

"Let's call it Yibao."

Sorry, [name of mineral water brand].

Yingjie was silent for a moment, then said, "Could you be any more obvious?"

"We'll stick with this name, no changing it!"

After that, Jiang Lai, along with Sister Ying, brought Wang Jinghua, Fan Bingbing, and Zhang Jingchu over again.

Wang Jinghua was surprised that Jiang Lai brought up the cooperation again, but she had already approached the Wang brothers, but they hadn't reached an agreement yet. After thinking for a long time, she proposed that the three families jointly invest in establishing a brokerage company.

The model is that Wang Jinghua is responsible for managing artists and negotiating projects, while Jiang Lai and the Wang brothers are responsible for investment and resource coordination. Profits are distributed according to the proportion of investment, and the artists' management contracts are registered under the company's name.

Jiang Lai didn't care about any of this; he just did it casually and handed it over to Sister Ying.

Soon, Yingjie reached an agreement with the other two parties: Jiang Lai would contribute 40% of the investment, and the other two parties would each contribute the remaining half.

Yingjie reported to Jiang: "There are no problems with the initial cooperation intentions. It's just that there are advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that we can save time and effort. Wang Jinghua's side has professionals doing professional things. The disadvantage is that if Wang Jinghua becomes too powerful and runs away with the artists, we will lose money. But that's how this industry is. It relies on trust. If you trust her, then do it. If you don't trust her, then forget it."

Jiang Lai thought for a moment, "It's okay, let's cooperate. Fan Bingbing and Zhang Jingchu's management contracts will be signed under your name."

Yingjie pursed her lips, turned around and went back to her work. There were still many details to be negotiated and finalized for this level of cooperation, and it couldn't be done in a short time.

With that matter settled, Jiang Lai's third headache began.

Zhang Ziyi also needs to find an agent.