EFB Chapter 27 Hesitation 5
Chapter 27 Hesitation 5
I had lunch at home.
Huang Min then arrived at the film set.
Lin Wan poached the entire lighting team. Under these circumstances, even though Su Qing had taken emergency measures beforehand, she could only find four people. After all, the time was too short, and no matter how well prepared, it was impossible to solve the problem perfectly in just over ten hours.
The fact that Su Qing was able to find four people so quickly already shows that she is very capable. If she hadn't left the contact information of the other lighting technicians when she found the lighting team for Huang Min, "The Terror Live" would have had to be suspended for at least a week, or even longer.
Once a contingency plan is in place.
Even if something happens suddenly, it shouldn't catch someone off guard.
Filming continued in the afternoon.
Due to a shortage of lighting technicians, Huang Min directly selected some scenes that did not have such strict lighting requirements to shoot. The good thing about the "Terror Live" crew was that 90% of the scenes were completed in the built soundstage, which allowed Huang Min to adjust the shooting plan at will. Otherwise, even if Lin Wan's move could not bring a fatal blow to the "Terror Live" crew, it could still cause a heavy blow.
After all, Huang Min was short of funds.
Without capital backing, it wouldn't be long before Huang Min couldn't take it anymore, even if it dragged on for half a month. The total cost of filming for a day was nearly 200,000 yuan. Due to the production crew's own problems, the production was suspended, but the rental of the equipment and the salaries of the crew members still had to be paid.
That's over three million for half a month, an extra three million in production costs. So, if "The Terror Live" succeeds, he succeeds; if "The Terror Live" fails, he goes completely bankrupt.
The filming lasted until after 3 p.m.
Su Qing led two people into the film set. Under Huang Min's questioning gaze, the two people looked around the studio and then began to install the camera.
Huang Min instantly understood Su Qing's meaning. She was worried that Lin Wan would deliberately sabotage the filming equipment. Huang Min did not stop her, partly because there were people guarding the area at night, and partly because he didn't think Lin Wan would do such a thing.
This woman may be ruthless, but
However, her methods and logic are common in the entertainment industry, such as accusations, slander, poaching, and so on. If she really wanted to have someone sabotage the filming equipment, that would be illegal.
If this is done and discovered, it won't be as simple as an industry ban; it could very well lead to a national-level ban, which would be the end of everything.
So even if she wanted to cause trouble, she wouldn't dare to do it.
However, since Su Qing had chosen to do this, Huang Min didn't say anything. After another take, Zhou Nian came over and greeted Su Qing with a smile. Su Qing responded politely, took out a contract, and handed it to Zhou Nian under his questioning gaze: "Words are not enough. Let's stick to the contract. This is the contract for the male lead in Dong Sheng Film Industry's next film."
"Director Huang..."
The anniversary left me speechless.
"Sign it!"
Huang Min glanced at Su Qing.
In the morning, Huang Min thought that Su Qing had just given him a rosy picture after analyzing the pros and cons for the anniversary, but he didn't expect that a contract would be drafted and delivered to him in the afternoon.
This way of doing things... is really reassuring.
He reached out and patted Zhou Nian on the shoulder: "There are additional clauses in it! You only get the lead role in your next film if 'The Terror Live' recoups its production costs. If not, this contract has no legal effect whatsoever. Anyway, everything is based on the film you're currently filming. If it works out, I'll successfully transition and break out of my current predicament, and you'll have the opportunity to play the lead role again. But let's make it clear first, I can only decide how much I can pay you based on the revenue from 'The Terror Live.' If you become famous because of this film and the pay is too high..."
Before Huang Min could finish speaking, Su Qing pointed to a clause at the bottom of the first page of the contract and said, "The issue of remuneration is here. If 'The Terror Live' recoups its production costs and makes a net profit of ten million, Dong Sheng Company can offer you a remuneration of one million for their next film. If there is one hundred million, we will directly offer you a remuneration of ten million. Of course, you can also choose the second option, where you will receive a remuneration of five hundred thousand for ten million, and the remaining five hundred thousand can be converted into three percent of the box office revenue."
"Huang Min, your agent is really amazing."
Even though the contract would only take effect after "The Terror Live" made money, it still moved Anniversary. After all, a contract is more reassuring than empty promises.
After calming down, Zhou Nian gave Su Qing a thumbs up: "I feel sorry for your former boss. It's just that my manager is my own sister. Otherwise, I would definitely invite you to be my manager."
"OK"
To everyone's surprise, Su Qing nodded directly: "I know about your situation, Mr. Zhou. Your agency contract expired a few years ago, and your original company didn't renew it. You've been basically unemployed for the past few years. If possible, after 'The Terror Live' is released and does well at the box office, you can sign your agency contract with Dongsheng Pictures and become their first signed artist. We can't afford to give you a high signing fee, but we can make concessions on the profit sharing. How about 40/60? Dongsheng Pictures gets 40%, and you get 60%. That way, I can help you arrange your work, and it won't conflict with your sister's work scope."
"..."
Anniversary stared blankly at Su Qing.
Even Huang Min's expression became extremely strange.
This woman... her work ability is exceptionally strong. She wants to capture Zhou Nian with nothing but her bare hands. That's quite a clever idea.
If Huang Min is not mistaken, Su Qing's mention of this matter now certainly does not imply that she intends to sign the anniversary agreement immediately.
It's just about instilling some preconceived notions for the anniversary.
This also paved the way for the development of Dong Sheng Film Industry after the success of "The Terror Live" at the box office. The stronger a person's management skills, the more they understand the importance of having a backup plan.
Su Qing is probably making two preparations.
the first.
Before the failure of "The Terror Live", she had to find a new job in advance.
second.
With "The Terror Live" doing well at the box office, she needed to start planning the development of Dong Sheng Films.
After a while, Zhou Nian finally realized what was happening. He gave a wry smile and said, "I just complimented you, and you want to sign me without even paying a signing fee. Are all entertainment companies this ruthless these days?!"
"It's not that we won't give it, it's just a symbolic amount."
Su Qing corrected him.
Su Qing pulled a pen from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Nian: "You can take a look at the contract. Under normal circumstances, I would advise you to take it back and have a professional lawyer review it to prevent any traps in the contract, but at this stage... it's still hard to say how 'The Terror Live' will turn out, so Dong Sheng Pictures doesn't need to do this."
After taking the document on anniversary, he casually flipped through a few pages.
Seeing that it wasn't a loan or mortgage contract, he signed his name directly. After signing, Zhou Nian looked at Su Qing and then said to Huang Min, "You might really be about to have a change of fortune."