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"Lots and lots of money!"

Seeing Yang Chaoyue's greedy look, Yu Ya kept her in suspense, "Chaoyue, guess what yours is."

Yang Chaoyue looked at Jiang Yuan in the passenger seat.

"Let's guess, just like a game," Jiang Yuan said to her with a smile.

"Yes, treat it all as a game."

Yu Ya clapped her hands. "Everyone, guess your salary, except for your boss."

Yu Ya thought that was more interesting.

Only by involving a few people can she show them how amazing she is.

Negotiating salaries is exhausting!

"Ah, why don't you use it?"

Tian Xiwei gently poked Jiang Yuan's arm with her finger, still remembering how the rascal had teased her during dinner.

"Because he's my boss, and he already knows."

Before Jiang Yuan could speak, Xiao Yu spoke first.

"I know everything, what's there to guess?"

Jiang Yuan told Xiao Yu about his salary as soon as Xiao Yu returned after seeing Nazha off.

Five million, the same as Zhang Danfeng's.

This price is considered average in the current situation where there is no salary cap in the Chinese entertainment industry.

After all, Dongfang Yuqing's role is present from beginning to end, second only to the male and female leads.

The production cost of the original "The Journey of Flower" was over 100 million yuan, with actors' salaries accounting for more than 60%.

Of course, Zhao Liying and Huo Jianhua make up the majority of them...

"Alright, Chaoyue, guess quickly," Yu Ya urged.

Yang Chaoyue plays the third female lead, Qingshui, and has a significant amount of screen time.

Unfortunately, the girl had absolutely no idea about this industry.

She could only guess at the possibilities that seemed most plausible:

"Sister Yu, do you have 50,000?"

Yu Ya said speechlessly, "Chaoyue, what's holding back your imagination? Is it because of my professional skills?"

"Chaoyue has no doubts about your abilities."

Jiang Yuan stood up for her, saying, "For her, 50,000 is already a lot."

He had heard Chaoyue say that when she was at her worst, she didn't even have fifty yuan left.

"Yes, yes, I didn't question you, Sister Fish."

Yang Chaoyue nodded quickly, "Fifty thousand is a lot. Before I went to work in a factory, I worked as a waitress in Yancheng. It took me a long time to save up two thousand yuan for travel expenses to come to Zhejiang."

If my family had 50,000 yuan, I could renovate my dad's house in our hometown.

"Alright then."

Yu Ya understood Chao Yue's situation and looked at Tian Xiwei, "Xiao Tian, ​​it's your turn."

Tian Xi bit the back of her hand. She had only heard Jiang Yuan say that there should be quite a lot of money, which was why she had her parents fly over to visit.

But I don't know the specifics.

However, she's only the fourth female lead, so there probably aren't many.

Thinking of this, Tian Xiwei boldly guessed her parents' salary for two years:

"Sixteen thousand?!"

Tian Xiwei comes from a working-class family in Tongliang. Her father is a worker and her mother is a teacher. Unlike Yang Chaoyue's family, they are not poor.

Although it is from Chongqing, a municipality directly under the central government, Chongqing is very large. Tongliang, where she lives, is only so-so in terms of development. It is not even among the top districts and counties under Chongqing.

The parents' annual income is around 80,000 yuan.

"I hope you really don't doubt my abilities."

Yu Ya felt saddened by the two little girls' impoverished imagination.

Mencius rubbed his slightly sore legs, eager to try: "Is it my turn?"

"Sister Meng, you go ahead."

Yu Ya felt that Sister Meng was reliable.

Mencius shouted loudly, "Ten million!"

Yu Ya's smile vanished instantly: "Ten million?! Sister Meng, are you daydreaming?"

"Didn't you tell us to let our imaginations run wild, Xiaoyu?" Sister Meng asked innocently.

"I told you to use your imagination, not to make things difficult for me, Xiong Er!"

Yu Ya complained, "You may be the second female lead, but ten million? Do you think you're Zhao Liying or Huo Jianhua?"

Or is it that your family has already treated tens of millions as a drop in the bucket, Sister Meng?

Xiao Yu wondered if he had underestimated Sister Meng's family background.

Her family is wealthy, but not to the point where they casually mention tens of millions.

Sister Meng stuck out her tongue: "No, my family isn't even as well-off as yours, Xiaoyu. It's only a few tens of millions."

Yang Chaoyue, Tian Xiwei, Li Yitong: ...

"I just thought that if one day I could earn tens of millions from a single film, my parents would definitely be amazed at how successful I am," Sister Meng explained.

Li Yitong listened intently and sighed:

"So they only got ten million in salary? That's a lot. I can't even imagine earning that much from making a movie."

"That's a lot of money!" Yang Chaoyue and Tian Xiwei, the two young girls, exclaimed in amazement, having never seen anything like it before.

Yu Ya shook her head: "No, that's not it."

"So there wasn't that much money before."

Yang Chaoyue patted her chest, "I knew money couldn't come so easily."

Jiang Yuan, who had already heard Xiao Yu mention everyone's fees, chuckled: "What Xiao Yu means is, we can't afford to hire those two for ten million."

"Ten million isn't enough," Tian Xi clicked her tongue slightly.

"Sister Tong, wanna guess?"

Yu Ya pinned her last hope on Li Yitong.

Li Yitong pondered for a moment and said, "My character doesn't have that many scenes. Although that scoundrel said he might add more scenes later, it's uncertain now."

I'll guess around 400,000. I've heard actors make a lot of money.

"OK, now that everyone has guessed, it's time for me to announce the results." Yu Ya was about to show off.

Actually, she was quite excited. Her first time as an agent went so smoothly. Was she really a genius at being an agent?

Yueyue: You better be!

"Sister Meng Ni Mantian's salary is 120 million, Chao Yue Qing Shui's salary is 105 million, Xiao Tian Tang Bao's salary is 100 million, and Sister Tong Xia Zi Xun's salary is 70."

Xiao Yu announced in one go the exact amount of money he had negotiated for the role.

"Boss, am I qualified?" Xiao Yu asked Jiang Yuan while the girls were still stunned.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

Jiang Yuan acknowledged this, saying that the remuneration was actually just like that.

The actors who played these roles in my previous life were also newcomers, and their salaries were roughly the same.

Compared to the female lead, Hua Qiangu, it's safe to say that four of them tied up wouldn't be worth as much as one of her legs...

No, it should be half a leg.

Even one leg has boosted their value.

Well, thinking about it that way, he doesn't seem to be doing so much better...

The only area where it's slightly stronger.

It means you don't need to be tied to anyone; one person is as strong as two of Wallace Huo's hands...

"Did we really make that much money?"

Yang Chaoyue and Tian Xiwei still couldn't believe they had earned a million.

Meng Ziyi happily told Jiang Yuan, "Brother, I feel like I'm going to become a star. There aren't many people in our school who earn this much money."

Seeing her smug expression, Li Yitong couldn't help but tease, "Where's Gulnazar?"

"She's an exception, and besides, Sister Tong, she wouldn't tell me about making money."

Meng Ziyi gave Li Yitong a resentful look, then pointed at Jiang Yuan, "I feel like my brother is the only one who knows."

Tian Xiwei and Yang Chaoyue couldn't help but look at Jiang Yuan.

"It should be more," Jiang Yuan said after thinking for a moment.

Naza told him that she is a rising starlet who is currently gaining popularity rapidly, with an annual income of about 20 million, and more in the future.

Li Yitong and Meng Ziyi didn't press for the exact amount, but instead encouraged themselves:

"We can do that in the future too."

After that, the girls excitedly planned how to spend the money.

But most of them are trying to improve their living environment at home.

Even Meng Ziyi used it to buy things for Sister Qian and her father, even though she didn't use it to improve her living conditions.

Tian Xiwei's big eyes kept darting around, wanting to give Li Yitong more money so they could split it equally.

In her opinion, Tong Jie could have auditioned for this role as well.

She gave 150,000 to Li Yitong, so that they would both have 850,000 each, which would be more balanced.

The girl whispered something in Li Yitong's ear.

Li Yitong turned her head and glared at him angrily, saying, "Xiao Tian, ​​what are you thinking? Do you think I care about these things? I don't care."

"But I think this is the right way."

Tian Xiwei wasn't as gentle as her sweet appearance suggested; she was quite stubborn, thinking, "I can't let my sister suffer."

The two's unusual outburst drew the attention of the others.

Jiang Yuan was even more amazed.

After learning the truth, Meng Ziyi and Yang Chaoyue felt somewhat ashamed; they had been so happy that they hadn't thought of this.

If everyone's roles were obtained through Jiang Yuan's influence and from Yueyue.

Then there's no point in talking about one's own strength.

Besides, they didn't think they had any ability.

I didn't know anything, and somehow I got the role.

Everything went smoothly, as if divinely ordained.

Several roles were truly decided by whoever auditioned.

In such a situation, unequal pay is indeed problematic.

"Xiaotian is right. It would be better if we all got together and divided into four groups," Yang Chaoyue suggested.

"Yes, that's fair." Mencius nodded.

"If you keep doing this, then we can't even be sisters anymore."

Li Yitong narrowed her eyes, "Everyone got their roles based on their own abilities, with the help of those scoundrels."

This is not the result of joint efforts; to suggest dividing it equally would be merciful to me.

For a moment, the atmosphere among the four of them froze.

Yu Ya shrank her neck; this definitely had nothing to do with her.

The roles have different screen time, so how can you expect the same pay?

Moreover, she noticed that the relationship between these four girls and the boss was unusual.

If you can be so generous with money now, will you be just as generous with men when you're fighting over them?

Yu Ya didn't think so.

She felt it was more likely that the more fairly the money was divided now, the fiercer the fighting would be later when people were vying for men.

But it doesn't matter, they might all be losers anyway.

Unlike me, who can always be the boss's good partner and stay by his side.

Despite the tense atmosphere, Jiang Yuan burst out laughing.

This immediately drew the sympathetic gazes of the girls.

"Brother, what time is it? Why are you still laughing?" Meng Ziyi pouted her red lips.

"Please help persuade Sister Tong," Yang Chaoyue said, shaking Jiang Yuan's hand.

Tian Xiwei turned her head and walked away with Li Yitong, each to one side, sulking.

It gives the impression that Tong Xinwei is about to fall apart tonight.

In fact, Jiang Yuan could understand their feelings.

Tian Xiwei is in a sensitive teenage period, the kind of age where she would overthink things if she didn't ask someone to go to the bathroom with her after class.

She probably didn't have many close friends at school, but now that she has, she's clumsily trying to take care of everyone.

Li Yitong usually appears sweet and gentle and likes to do abstract things, but sometimes she has a strong sense of self-esteem and doesn't want to be taken care of by her younger sister.

Seeing that Sister Meng and Chaoyue were looking to her for help, she realized that Sister Meng and Chaoyue were looking to her for help.

Jiang Yuan cleared her throat: "Well, actually I have exclusive news. Mo Tong's character will have more screen time later on, and her salary will also increase."

"How much will it go up?" Tian Xi asked with concern.

"It's definitely no less than the number of you guys, maybe even more," Jiang Yuan affirmed.

Xiao Tian, ​​Chao Yue, and Sister Meng were all delighted to hear this.

Breaking the ice in a relationship requires someone to take the initiative.

Tian Xiwei turned around and hugged Li Yitong's hand, apologizing, "Sister, let's still be good sisters."

Li Yitong sighed helplessly:

"Don't mention this kind of fairness anymore; it's meaningless."

If we want to establish ourselves in this circle, we must abandon this kind of womanly compassion.

Roles are determined by suitability and effort; getting one is a testament to one's ability.

If we always have to consider other people's feelings, we'll only be eliminated from the entertainment industry.

I certainly don't want the rest of us who entered the industry together to eventually disappear without a trace, becoming stepping stones for other actresses.

As she spoke, Li Yitong glanced at Meng Ziyi and Yang Chaoyue:

"In the future, if there are roles that everyone wants, don't hesitate to take it out on each other."

Giving it our all is the best way to honor our friendship.

Finally, she gave Tian Xiwei one last deep look:

"If I am fortunate enough to become your defeated opponent on your path to becoming a famous actress, then..."

Even if I have to keep a cold face to avoid suspicion, I will still applaud and cheer for you in my heart.

Sister Meng thought it was cruel: "It can't be that serious, can it?"

"Yes, it's definitely more serious than I'm making it out to be."

Li Yitong calmly said, "Sister Meng, you're from a professional institution, you should know more about this than I do."

Meng Ziyi opened her mouth, but then fell silent, thinking of how several of her fellow actresses from the Beijing Film Academy had gone their separate ways and become famous stars.

Yang Chaoyue pursed her lips, thinking that she probably didn't have much talent for performing and didn't need to compete.

She thought it was good enough to be with her brother.

Yu Ya looked at Li Yitong thoughtfully, and she agreed with what Li Yitong said.

However, since the boss is a male actor, there is no resource conflict between him and the female actors.

"Exactly, with my salary, I've never thought of splitting it equally with you guys."

A voice broke the mood, and Jiang Yuan, while drinking water, agreed.

The atmosphere that Li Yitong had just created vanished instantly, and she glared at Jiang Yuan:

"Is that a lot?"

When asked about the boss, Xiao Yu nodded: "It's more than all of you combined."

Sister Meng moved closer to Jiang Yuan, her beautiful eyes fixed on him:

"Brother, can you tell me? I promise I'll keep it a secret!"

"Sure," Jiang Yuan said, raising one hand.

"Five million? I knew my brother would be amazing at anything."

Yang Chaoyue was even happier than Jiang Yuan herself.

Meng Ziyi asked curiously, "Brother, you have five million, how much do Huo Jianhua and Zhao Liying have?"

I can have anything you want to say.

Jiang Yuan glanced at Sister Meng. If it were someone else, unaware of Sister Meng's straightforward nature, they might have thought she was being provocative.

Sister Meng has been scolded quite a bit for being so straightforward.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, all of us combined probably don't cost half as much as Huo Jianhua, and Huo Jianhua is cheaper than Zhao Liying."

The rumored 40 million yuan salary for Zhao Liying's role in "The Journey of Flower" is outrageous.

Her team denied that, only saying it was a normal salary level.

It's roughly around twenty or thirty million.

Wallace Huo is worth a few million less.

Tian Xiwei couldn't help but ask, "Are they that expensive?"

"Yes, it's that expensive," Jiang Yuan said. "Xiao Yu should know better than I do."

Seeing everyone looking at her, Yu Ya nodded: "Their salaries alone accounted for nearly half of the production cost, roughly forty to fifty million."

The other actors outside the production crew combined only account for a little over ten percent.

Li Yitong exclaimed in surprise: "Forty or fifty million for the two of them?"

"This is just my estimate, but it will definitely be over forty million," Yu Ya affirmed.

"That adds up to about 60%, right? All of that goes to hiring actors, leaving only 40% for production costs?"

Yang Chaoyue worriedly said, "What if the production team runs out of money halfway through filming and asks us for a refund?"

Jiang Yuan patted her head: "This is nothing. The actors' salaries alone account for more than 80% of the budget, leaving only 10% or 20% for the production."

In shows like "God of War Zhao Yun" starring Meng Jie and Gulnazar, the actors' salaries were split around 81%.

Lin Hexin spent 80 million and Lin Yoona spent 70 million, directly spending more than half of the money.

It's because of the outrageous and unreasonable spending on actor salaries in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Coupled with the tax evasion scandal, a salary cap will be introduced in 17.

The actors' salaries will be set at no more than 40% of the production cost.

But there are still experts who dare to risk their lives.

Shuangzi had a dual contract; the labor budget for "A Chinese Ghost Story" was 2.1 million yuan, and Shuangzi alone pocketed 1.6 million yuan...

This directly created the legend of earning 208 million per day during 77 days of filming...

"More than 80%?" Tian Xiwei cupped her face in her hands and complained, "Outrageous."

"Don't be ridiculous. Xiaotian, aren't your parents coming tomorrow? And Chaoyue's dad too."

Jiang Yuan patted Li Yitong on the shoulder, "Go get the car and go home to rest early."

Li Yitong pursed her lips but didn't object. She simply said, "You sit in the passenger seat, and we'll take turns driving."

"Alright."

……

After work in the evening.

After a long day of work, Wang Yue finally left the workshop and retrieved her cell phone, which she was not allowed to bring into the workshop.

She couldn't wait to see which nobody had replaced Zhang Danfeng as Dongfang Yuqing.

I just opened Weibo.

She was completely stunned.