Huayu: Live a carefree life

Chapter 79 Zhang Xincheng's Future (Seeking First Subscription)

"Xiao Tian, ​​I've told you since I met you that I have a girlfriend." Lu Jie smiled and took out a business card. "Do you still remember this business card?"

"I remember, you gave me one. At the entrance of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. I—"

Lu Jie quickly recounted how the two met: "You were dressed like a delinquent girl, skateboarding, when a young punk on a bicycle bumped into you, almost splitting your butt in four pieces and scratching my bike too~"

"You remember so clearly!" Xiao Tian was delighted that Lu Jie's description was spot-on. "So, you were attracted to me at first sight?"

"At first, I just thought you were a feisty little devil, especially the way you swear in the Chongqing dialect, it was so cute."

Tian Xi blinked her big eyes. "I don't think I swore at anyone that day!"

"I cursed, but that's not important. What mattered was that you didn't try to shirk responsibility, but instead asked if my car was damaged, and then said that even though that bastard ran away, you were willing to pay for it, remember?"

Tian Xiwei pursed her lips and nodded.

"So you made a very good first impression on me, otherwise I wouldn't have given you my personal business card." Lu Jie looked into Xiao Tian's big eyes and smiled. "So, our relationship is mutual."

"Being rich is just the least noticeable of my many strengths, and being a womanizer is just one of my few minor weaknesses."

Tian Xi's eyes widened, and she grimaced as she processed this shameless fallacy. "Lu Jie, you are truly, truly shameless!"

"You flatter me~"

I wasn't complimenting you!

"Thanks!"

'

Speechless to the point of absurdity, Tian Xi smiled, then burst into laughter and punched Lu Jie lightly. "Lu Jie, you idiot, you win!"

"President Lin! You can't do this. Even if there's going to be further cooperation to discuss, shouldn't I, as your agent, be present?"

Lu Jie heard this sentence as soon as she approached the hotel private room, and she could tell from the somewhat embarrassed Zhang Xincheng beside her—

the reason.

Zhang Xincheng's agent's surname is Pan. She was very happy when she first joined the crew. The production team had very high standards and it looked like a potential hit drama.

But she soon sensed something was wrong. The CEO of the other company would chat with her artist from time to time, and each time it was behind her back. Could it be that they were trying to poach her?

So even though she wasn't invited to the dinner party today, she still mustered up her courage and came along, which led to what just happened.

Lin Zixian, who had been keeping a cold expression, was about to speak when he saw Lu Jie and immediately greeted him with a smile, "President Lu."

Lu Jie smiled back and was very polite to Zhang Xincheng, but he ignored the disgruntled Agent Pan.

"Lu—" Pan's agent had just opened his mouth when Lu Jie put his arm around Zhang Xincheng's shoulder. "Xiao Zhang, let's go in first. We can leave this guy to Zixian."

"Xiao Zhang, did you sign a contract with EE-Media that essentially sold you into servitude? Why does your manager have to keep an eye on you even when you go out to eat?"

Zhang Xincheng smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything, nor did he look at his manager who dared not speak out.

Once the group went inside, Lin Zixian's expression turned cold again. "Just like our CEO Lu said, you, as Tianyu's agent, have to interfere with the main creative team's dinner?"

"You! Don't think I don't know you're trying to poach my Zhang Xincheng! Let me tell you, no way! We at Tianyu Media aren't pushovers!"

Lin Zixian dismissively dusted off the corner of his clothes. "Fine, I know your Tianyu Entertainment loves meat. Anything else?"

"If you don't have a seat, please leave. There really isn't one reserved for you inside." After saying that, he gestured to the security guard at the door and then turned and went into the private room.

Inside the private room, Hu Lianxin, dressed casually, sat down next to Lu Jie like a little bird. Tian Xiwei readily sat on his other side, prompting Hu Lianxin, who had anticipated this, to pinch Lu Jie's soft flesh hard.

Long Ni sat next to Lin Zixian, with director Yuan Shuang, screenwriter Jian Qifeng, producer Qin Lu, Yang Yangjin, Zhang Xincheng, Ye Zuxin, and Fu Weilun seated in order.

Actually, today was just a dinner gathering of the main cast and crew. Lin Zixian and Yangyang Jin did have contact with Zhang Xincheng, but that was all.

Just as Lu Jie said, how can you do something like this so openly?

It's all because that agent, Pan, was so incompetent; he immediately escalated the conflict, and Zhang Xincheng swallowed back the words he was about to say to explain.

As Lu Jie said, he didn't sign a contract to sell himself into servitude. The success of "Hello, Old Times" wasn't due to Tianyu Media's greatness; it was just a small production that got lucky.

He was only given the lead role in the self-produced drama "Young Blood" after he became somewhat popular. Similarly, if he hadn't succeeded in the previous drama, he wouldn't have gotten the role.

Is he ungrateful? The 90/10 revenue-sharing contract doesn't even include taxes. Aside from sending an agent to keep an eye on him, even his personal assistant was arranged by the production team. How dare he talk about being grateful?

Therefore, as soon as Lin Zixian probed, he decisively expressed his willingness to transfer and even thoughtfully informed several colleagues of the range of termination fees recently.

If you don't get the resources and want to terminate the contract, the remaining contract is 10 per year plus a training fee of 20.

For actors like him who have dramas airing, the price is slightly higher, around 100 million to 150 million per year, plus a termination fee of 100 million to 300 million.

After he said that, Lin Zixian and Yangyang Jin understood what was going on. They planned to take advantage of the boss's visit tonight to report to the boss's wife after dinner, but then this happened.

Apart from Zhang Xincheng, who was rather aggrieved, no one else took what had just happened to heart, and the atmosphere was lively with toasts and laughter.

Tian Xiwei, this little firecracker, was not afraid of trouble. She openly took turns serving food to Lu Jie with Hu Lianxin, while Long Ni and Ye Zuxin on the side watched with twitching eyelids.

"Brother, the one that Sister Tian put on your plate is really delicious, try it!" Xiao Hu showed no jealousy towards Tian Xiwei, but instead displayed the demeanor of a domineering wife.

Long Ni whispered in her boyfriend's ear, "Honey, shouldn't you remind the boss that publicly dating two people might be a bit too much—"

Lin Zixian stroked and patted her long legs gently. "Don't worry, the boss knows what he's doing. I don't need to worry about this kind of thing for him."

Upon hearing this, Long Ni said no more.

Ye Zuxin inwardly exclaimed how awesome it was and secretly envied it. Being a capitalist is so great! These two girls are both so beautiful and they're eating so well.

Fu Weilun, aside from toasting, never forgot to look this way. He had already been signed by Yangyang Gold. Although there was no promise of a male lead role, he was guaranteed at least one major or supporting role per year.

It also showcased the fashion resources that Lingjie Entertainment possesses, while implying that he has a modeling background and that cover appearances do not guarantee a lack of opportunities for individual magazine pages.

So to put it bluntly, even without Lu Jie, if Lin Zixian were to hint at homosexuality, he would willingly and obediently submit.

Seeing Lu Jie's left hand constantly groping Hu Lianxin's beautiful legs, Tian Xiwei pouted and nudged him, whispering, "My legs are great too, why don't you touch mine?"

"Xiao Hu is wearing stockings, but you're not~"

"Pervert~" Tian Xi rolled her eyes at him and muttered a curse under her breath, then leaned closer again, "I'll wear it next time too!"

Hmm~

Lu Jie casually caressed her beautiful legs. "I'm looking forward to it!"