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Two or three days after Zeng Xiyue’s visit, Yan Xin went to Starlight Film and Television Investment Company again.

It was Zeng Yan who called him and asked him to come over, saying that there was a project that had been confirmed to be invested in and he needed to come over to discuss it.

It was a TV drama project. Yan Xin had never watched that TV drama in his previous life, but he had heard of the name and knew that it was a TV drama that made a lot of money.

And he made several newcomers into second-tier stars.

So, when people came to him for investment, he readily agreed.

And also gave a relatively large investment amount.

What he seeks is not only to make money, but also to promote the artists signed to his own company.

One of the additional requirements for the investment is that artists signed by Starlight Films must play important roles.

This time, the purpose is to finalize the investment and secure a role for the company's artists.

Although he had never watched that TV series in his previous life, he knew that it was an idol drama and the artists who were made famous by the TV series did not have any acting skills to speak of.

It's just that she looks good.

The young people signed by their company are all good-looking, and their main attraction is their appearance.

Moreover, they have all received acting training and have basically played minor roles in film and television productions, so they are not completely inexperienced.

If others can do it, he thinks it is also possible for his own artists to have this opportunity.

I went to Starlight Film and Television and met the person in charge of the project in the general manager's office. We exchanged a few pleasantries and then got down to business.

Normally, Zeng Yan would be in charge of this kind of work. Yan Xin, a big boss, doesn't have time to engage in such wrangling. He is only responsible for the final review and signature.

But now he is in Beijing, and Zeng Yan's negotiations with the other party were not going well. The two sides had major differences on the actors, so Zeng Yan simply called Yan Xin over.

The only one who can make concessions is the boss Yan Xin.

She is just a worker and does not have such qualifications.

Yan Xin is not a good negotiator, but he knows one thing - investing in this project will make money, and a lot of money.

Investment is definitely necessary, the only thing is to see if you can get more additional benefits.

After talking to the other party for half an hour, I basically understood his bottom line.

The role that Starlight Films wants most is the leading male role.

This is not because Yan Xin discriminates against female artists, but because he knows that male stars are more likely to make money and become traffic stars.

Because they attract female fans, and female fans are more willing to consume.

The biggest market for this idol drama is also female audiences.

Of course female celebrities can also have traffic, but relatively speaking, their economic value is much lower.

If I could choose, of course I would choose the male lead.

However, the other party also expressed an opinion very clearly - the male lead role is impossible, and this project is mainly put together to promote the newcomer who will play the male lead role. If this role is given away, then this project will have no meaning to exist.

Although they need investment, they will not abandon the original purpose of launching this project just to attract investment.

The greatest sincerity they can show is to give up the second male lead or the first female lead.

That was all decided at the beginning.

This is the biggest concession they have made.

It can be seen that they really want to get investment from Starlight Pictures.

But it can also be seen that they must protect the role of the male lead.

Yan Xin considered it for a long time and finally compromised and chose the second male lead.

No female lead was chosen.

It’s not that the position of the female lead is not as important as the second male lead, but that the original actress for the female lead was a female star.

The male lead who has been confirmed is a newcomer. If the female lead is also a newcomer, it will give people the feeling that this is a small-budget TV series and there is nothing interesting to watch.

It would be better to just take down the role of the second male lead.

However, he also put forward a request to arrange for several artists from his own company to play more supporting roles.

You can't become a star, but at least you can become a familiar face and hone your acting skills by working with the crew.

As for the remuneration, I didn't make any requirements. It's just about enough according to the standards for newcomers.

This request was not too outrageous, and the other party really needed this investment, so they finally agreed.

After more than an hour of negotiation and more than an hour of drafting the contract, they signed the investment contract that morning.

The total investment of this TV series is about 60 million, and Starlight Film and Television has promised to invest 25 million, making it the largest investor.

At that time, the pay of those idol stars had not yet reached the astronomical figures of hundreds of millions in later generations, and there were not many stars invited to this TV series, most of whom were newcomers, so the production cost was not that high.

This is an approximate number and may not be accurate.

Many times, production costs will exceed the budget and additional investment will be required.

At that time, either new investors will be introduced, or the original investors will make additional investments according to their share ratio.

According to the current share, Starlight Pictures is the largest investor.

However, they are not the leading party of this project.

The initiator of this project invested less than 20 million yuan, but they attracted four or five investors, and the current gap is 25 million yuan.

What they hope to get is 1 to 000 million yuan of investment from Starlight Films, and they can attract other investors for the rest.

But Yan Xin thought that this project would make money, and there was money in the company's account, so he generously made up the remaining investment gap.

This is also the main reason why the other party is willing to make concessions.

Although many coal bosses have entered the industry with huge amounts of capital, there are also many new projects launched for the hot money. In comparison, the number of coal bosses is still insufficient.

After this project was launched, we have been trying to attract investment for two or three months, and we have encountered many setbacks.

If there is someone willing to invest, of course I don’t want to miss it.

During the negotiations, everyone was talking at cross-purposes.

But after signing the agreement, everyone became family again, got along harmoniously, and were full of hope for the future.

In addition to the second male lead, this TV series also has a third female lead who will be given to a contracted artist from Starlight Film and Television Company, and there are also several supporting roles with more screen time.

After sending them away, Zeng Yan discussed with Yan Xin who should play the second male lead.

This is a very important matter that determines the star career of the company's artists.

Whoever gets such an opportunity will have the potential to soar to fame from an amateur in the film and television industry to a nationally renowned idol star.

Zeng Yan didn't dare to make a decision herself.

But Yan Xin didn't care about this - he didn't know much about the male artists in the company, he just knew that they were all good-looking, some were handsome guys, and some were pretty boys.

He doesn't know what it's like specifically or whether he has acting skills.

Don't care at all.

On the contrary, he knows more about female artists.

As for the selection, he delegated the power to Zeng Yan:

"I don't know any of this. You're the general manager, so you know better than me. My opinion is, find someone who's obedient, has signed a long-term contract, is good-looking, and whose acting skills aren't too bad. You decide who it will be."

Zeng Yan thought to herself: "These few conditions will be able to screen out a lot of people." Of course she had to follow the conditions proposed by her boss.

After a little screening, there are only two or three targets left in my mind.

Then we filter out those who are currently filming.

There's only one left.

He then introduced his own candidate to Yan Xin.

Yan Xin nodded: "Then it's him. You talk to him and ask him to seize this opportunity. Let him know that there is only one chance like this. If he wastes it, he will never have another chance in the future."

For such a large project, the company will not invest too much in a year.

Not every signed artist has such an opportunity.

Most of the contracted artists can only play minor roles - even though the company's resources are getting better and better.

It’s a dream to think that everyone can play the leading role.

Starlight Film and Television Investment Company is not yet that arrogant.

After talking about the candidate for the second male lead, we moved on to the third female lead.

Yan Xin asked Zeng Yan:
"Xiyue has already finished filming that TV series and has no new dramas to shoot. Do you think we should let her play this role?"

Zeng Yan frowned inadvertently, thinking:

"Didn't we agree that she would play the leading female role in the future? He slept with her two days ago, so logically he shouldn't regret it. Why is he giving her the third female role now? Could it be that she has no experience and doesn't cooperate well in bed, so she offended him?"

I don't know what the boss is thinking, so I said cautiously:

"She will definitely be very happy to have such an opportunity. But she just finished filming the TV series and it seems like she hasn't gotten over it yet. I don't know what she thinks now. I have to ask her first to find out."

"Then you can go and ask." Yan Xin said.

Speaking of Zeng Xiyue, I couldn't help but think of what happened with that girl two days ago.

Some images come to mind.

Gentle and graceful, very pitiful.

After that day, the two never met again, and they didn't even have any contact.

I couldn't help but ask again: "What is she doing now? How is she doing?"

"Maybe I was too tired from filming some time ago. I have been resting at home these two days, sometimes reading books on acting, and adjusting my state of mind. In a few days, I will go to the company's acting training class to study." Zeng Yan said.

The boss took the initiative to ask about Zeng Xiyue's situation, which showed that he still cared about this girl and made her uneasiness disappear.

After saying this, he smiled and asked:
"Boss, do you want to see her? How about I give her a call and ask her to come over?"

"No need for that..." Yan Xin's old face turned red.

I always feel that I am a little bit hateful, as if I am summoning the women under my command to serve me.

Like a bully.

He checked the time and said, "It's almost twelve o'clock. It's time for lunch. Wouldn't it be a hassle for her if I called her over?"

Although I do have the urge to torment others, it is not this kind of torment.

Zeng Yan's eyes flashed:
"How about this, I'll give her a call and ask her to prepare lunch for the whole afternoon. Then the boss can come to my house for lunch, and I can also go and ask her in person if she's interested in the role."

She personally did not want Zeng Xiyue to take on that role, but she hoped to invite the boss to her home for dinner so that she could get closer to him.

The world is big and the boss is the biggest.

Only the boss can make her dream come true.

Compared to this, everything else is trivial and can be ignored.

Yan Xin hesitated for a while, and finally decided to follow his heart and said, "Okay, let's do this."

Zeng Yan then called Zeng Xiyue.

At this time, Yan Xin also took out his mobile phone and sent a QQ message to Feng Xi:

"I'm discussing a film and television investment project today. I won't be going back for lunch."

Strictly speaking, he wasn't lying.

We did discuss a film and television investment project today.

He just concealed the fact that the project had already been negotiated and even the contract had been signed.

Feng Xi quickly replied, "I see. Then I won't go back home at noon. I'll order takeout at the company and take a nap in the office to avoid the trouble of running around."

Yan Xin breathed a sigh of relief and sent another message:
"Takeout is not healthy. I suggest you go home to eat. It's only a short walk away."

Feng Xi: "Okay then, I won't go to work this afternoon."

Yan Xin: "It's better not to attend this crappy class."

After Zeng Yan finished the call, it was almost twelve o'clock and the two left the company.

Yan Xin drove here himself, but he didn't drive his own car. Instead, he took Zeng Yan's car to her house.

Zeng Yan gave the car she had driven for more than ten years to her brother, Zeng Xiyue's father. Now she drives a luxury car worth more than 100 million yuan.

But she didn't buy this car with her own money, she didn't have that much money.

The company paid for the purchase and the car is also an asset of the company, it's just that she is driving it.

As the general manager of a film and television investment company, he is still driving an old car that has been driven for more than ten years. It is really a bit embarrassing. He must get a luxury car.

She has replaced her car with a luxury car worth over one million dollars, but the house she lives in is still the same 2-bedroom, 1-living-room house.

Buying this house was something she had done her best at that time.

Now I still have a mortgage of more than 100,000 yuan.

After arriving at this old and dilapidated community, Yan Xin couldn't help but ask Zeng Yan:

"This house is so old and not very big. Don't you want to consider changing to another one?"

"The housing prices are a bit high now. I want to wait until they drop a bit before changing them." Zeng Yan said somewhat embarrassedly.

Who doesn’t want to live in a beautiful big house?
But I don’t have that much money!

The salary Yan Xin offered her was initially 500,000 yuan per year, which was increased to 1 million yuan this year.

After deducting personal income tax and daily expenses, there is not much left.

To get along in this circle, a set of clothes costs a lot. If they are too cheap, people will look down on you.

She only has a balance of a few hundred thousand yuan in her account now.

Housing prices in Beijing are so expensive now.

Her idea is to wait until the housing prices drop a little more, sell the old and dilapidated house she lives in now, and then she can save up for a down payment and buy a luxury house of over 100 square meters in a high-end community.

——The house Yan Xin lives in now is over 100 square meters. He thinks it is too small and uncomfortable, so he is planning to buy a larger flat. But in Zeng Yan's mind, a house of 100 square meters in Beijing is a luxury house.

The wealth you possess is different, and the standards are also different.

Yan Xin smiled and said, "Don't even think about house prices falling. At least in the next seven or eight years, house prices will only go up, not down. If you want to buy a house, you'd better do it early."

(End of this chapter)