Chapter 693: Salary Increase

Chapter 693: Salary Increase

Chapter 693: Salary Increase
Many celebrities who are familiar to the public did not look very good when they were young.

When Liu Shishi was first signed, she looked far less refined than she is now, and her temperament seemed particularly immature. Not to mention Yang Mi, whose old photos were often leaked by black fans.

On the contrary, Ling Ling, whom Fan Wumian met in Shang K, and Xue Shiyun, who came to him some time ago, are both very beautiful girls from wealthy families. They have been spoiled since childhood and know how to dress themselves up. They are so beautiful that they can make their debut on the spot even without surgery.

From this we can see that there is no absolute correlation between good looks and popularity; luck, resources and connections are the most important.

Unlike South Korea, which has only a small piece of land but has recruited almost all the beautiful girls in the country to become idol artists, there are too many beautiful girls in China. Di Lieba is not bad looking, but many good seedlings have emerged in this Penguin Cup National School Beauty Contest.

Fan Wumian looked through the profiles of the top 100 campus beauties in the country who were shortlisted, and also discovered three or four newcomers, including Milk Tea Sister. He sent people to interview them and they will have the opportunity to be added as fresh blood to the company.

The ceiling of domestic entertainment and Hong Kong entertainment is too low, and the pie is only a little big for now. He just threw some money into incubating it for a period of time, and it has already extended its tentacles to all aspects, to the point where others will have no chance of survival if he continues to grab market share.

There are limited resources every year, such as good schedules in the film market, top advertising endorsement opportunities, and leading male and female actors in big productions. If Fan Wumian and his artists snatch them all up, others will lose the opportunity to make money.

In order to prevent public outrage, he has stopped letting Shenghuo Miaomiao Agency poach people from other places since investing in the agency founded by Wang Jinghua. It happens that the number of actors and singers under his command is enough for the time being. After the pie is made bigger in two or three years, it will not be too late to expand further.

At this moment.

Let Dilireba find a chair and sit down. Fan Wumian drank his cocktail by himself and asked the waiter to pour her a glass of orange juice.

Two top female stars known for their sexiness and beauty were sitting in front of him, but he was calm and secretly sighed that people really can't eat too much, otherwise it would be hard to cheer up.

Making small talk, Fan Wumian looked at Dilireba and asked with a smile:

"Is everything going well lately? What major are you studying in school?"

Dilireba experienced the initial shock. Although she still couldn't let go, she was no longer so nervous and replied:
"I studied dance. Fortunately, Sister Wang took care of me, otherwise I wouldn't know anything. She helped me with the plane tickets and passport."

Hear the words.

Sister Wang, the agent assigned to her by the company, was very pleased. Although she was called "sister", the female agent surnamed Wang was only 26 years old. She was previously responsible for assisting Huang Shengyi's agent. This was her first time to manage a newcomer independently, and she was also very nervous when she saw Fan Wumian.

After all, although Fan Wumian is the big boss, he usually doesn't manage things very well. The middle and lower-level employees have no chance to deal with him, for fear that they might make something wrong by accident and affect their future promotions and salary increases.

After listening to this, Fan Wumian said to Liu Shishi:

"It's the same major as yours. There are so many girls learning to dance, but unfortunately there are too few job opportunities. Many people are unemployed right after graduation and can't find a suitable job."

Liu Shishi nodded and said:

"Well, some of my classmates are married and have children. They post photos of their babies on QQ. In addition to taking care of the family full-time, most of them can only learn some other skills to make a living."

After years of hard work in stretching the legs, bending the waist, and practicing the splits, the flexibility that has been developed can ultimately only be used in the bedroom.

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed frustrating because the market does not need too many dance graduates.

Dilireba is young and wants to show her ability. She said with a smile on her face:
"I learned to dance because of the influence of my father. He is a first-class actor and sang in a dance troupe. He also taught me piano, violin, guitar and other things. I was originally planning to work in a dance troupe after graduation, but then I signed a contract with your company. I am very grateful."

She mainly speaks Uyghur in her hometown, and her Mandarin still has a strong accent, but the younger generation has basically no problem communicating after learning. Dilireba added:
"But compared to those old songs sung by my dad, I actually like your songs more. My friends around me like your songs too and have bought your albums."

Fan Wumian said:
"You are still young and have an exotic look. Compared to other stars, you have a head start. Next, follow your agent and learn from him. You must not slack off in everything from speaking and doing to dressing. You should know the Allure Girls Group, right? Even though they are so successful now, they were also cultivated step by step."

Dilireba said seriously:
"I will try my best. Sister Wang has shown me the upcoming courses. I didn't expect that I could get paid so much while learning body shape, makeup, and acting."

Fan Wumian looked at her agent and asked curiously, "How much is the salary?"

Sister Wang explained:
".It's not that high, 3000 yuan a month, which is not considered salary, but living expenses arranged by the company."

Upon hearing this, Dilireba said, "It's already a lot, higher than my dad's salary."

Fan Wumian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and replied:
"Once you become a real star, as long as you are popular and have enough fans supporting you, your annual income can be 300 times higher than this figure. Shi Shi made more than million last year, right? I think I saw it in a document."

Liu Shishi replied, "Well, a lot of taxes were deducted. Apart from you, the boss, the one who makes the most money in the company seems to be Zhuang Muxi. Liu Yifei is famous, and last month she took on a jewelry endorsement deal, and it seems the total price is 1200 million for two years."

Fan Wumian said helplessly:

"It's not my fault. Usually the sponsor nominates someone and that person takes the job. After your latest TV series and movies are aired, your advertising endorsement price should go up quite a bit."

We chatted about a lot of random things.

Dilireba couldn't get a word in and was busy eating slowly. Every time Fan Wumian asked her about something, she only answered a few words.

Before I finished my dinner, I heard someone shouting:
"Mr. Fan! I'm Huang Baiming! Sorry to bother you. I was just taking a ride on the boat and heard that you were here too, so I came to visit you!"

Hear the words.

Fan Wumian stood up and walked to the stern. He looked over at the dock and saw that it was indeed Huang Baiming, the male protagonist of the "Happy Ghost" and "All's Well, Ends Well" series. He said enthusiastically:

"Mr. Huang! What a coincidence, come up and have a drink?"

"Okay!"

Hong Kong entertainment has declined, but Huang Baiming has some money. As his own boss, he has launched works such as "Best Partner", "Dragon Tiger Gate", and "Seven Swords". He is not to the point where he has no work to do. Previously, Fan Wumian's works were released in Hong Kong, and he has cooperated with Huang Baiming's distribution company twice.

After boarding the ship.

After Fan Wumian introduced Liu Shishi, Dilireba and the others, Huang Baiming thought he was trying to pick up girls late at night, but since he had something serious to talk to him about, he sat down and poured himself a glass of wine.

After chatting for a while, Huang Baiming began to complain:

"Mr. Fan, do you still remember the Ip Man project launched by my company? It raised HK$2500 million from Bandit King Media and held a 40% stake."

".Of course I remember."

"Just remember. I've been worried about the lead actor recently. I went to Jet Li first, but he asked for 1 million Hong Kong dollars. Jack Long's offer was lower, only 3000 million Hong Kong dollars, but he also wanted 30% of the box office share. It made it impossible to shoot this movie."

Huang Baiming turned the cup and sighed:
"If we pay 1 million yuan before filming begins, even if the box office in Chinese-speaking regions reaches 3 million yuan, it will only be enough to break even. Will the entire crew end up working for the actors? Their appetites have been inflated, and it's simply impossible to do business. Mr. Fan, do you have any suitable actors to recommend? They just need to be cheap and have good acting skills."

If you want to know why those first-line actors dare to ask for such sky-high prices, it is simply because Chinese-language films have been selling better in the international market in the past two years. Even if they cannot make money in the Chinese-language market alone, there is still a chance to make a fortune by selling overseas distribution rights.

Fan Wumian also has to take part of the responsibility for this, but he either starred in the film himself or used his own cost-effective actors, and he did not encounter the problem of actors' over-high pay.

However, many companies that do not have big-name artists are in a more difficult situation. Apart from using actors with little box office appeal, they can only be slaughtered by first-line actors.

The previous version of "Ip Man" did not invite Jet Li and Jack Lung, which did affect the sales of overseas distribution rights. It was only well-known in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and the overseas box office was mediocre.

Fan Wumian thought for a while, and a name popped up in his mind. He said:
"What do you think of Sing Tsai? His Kung Fu is very popular, and he also likes this type of work. The most important thing is that he is very short of money recently, and he wants to develop a mansion next to my house. If I give him 70 or 80 million and sign three films at once, Sing Tsai might nod and agree."

Huang Baiming took a deep breath:

"He is a very difficult person to deal with. When I was filming All's Well, Ends Well 97, Andy Lau's salary was only two or three million, but he cheated me out of 800 million."

Fan Wumian happened to have heard about this incident and said with a smile:
"I guess he wanted to scare Mr. Huang off by offering a high price. I didn't expect you to really agree to it. Although it's a little more expensive and difficult to get, Sing Tsai's box office appeal is really strong. And he has become less and less funny in recent years. It's quite suitable for him to play a serious and steady grandmaster. With the foundation laid by Kung Fu, the audience won't feel out of place."

Huang Baiming heard that Xingzai was short of money, and the more he thought about it, the more he thought it was a good idea, so he asked:
"Mr. Fan has acquired the copyright for Kung Fu. When will the second part be shot? Wouldn't it conflict with Ip Man if he were to act in it? Signing for three parts at once is a bit too risky."

Fan Wumian said:
"For the second Kung Fu movie, I want to shoot the prequel first, which will not affect the Ip Man project. I am very optimistic about the script of Ip Man. The box office market in mainland China has been rising year by year, and it will definitely not be much worse in the future. If the first movie is a hit, it will be difficult to negotiate the salary later. Sing Zai will definitely increase the salary significantly. It will be troublesome if he asks us for box office dividends."

Huang Baiming is also very optimistic about "Ip Man". After thinking about it, he said:
"Okay, I'll think about it for two days. Actually, it seems that Hua Zai can also be used. However, after starring in "Wushuang" with Mr. Fan, Hua Zai's salary should have increased. He doesn't seem to be very good at acting in kung fu movies. When a decision is made, please help Mr. Fan to match us up. I'll treat you to a meal."

"no problem"

(End of this chapter)