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There is one thing that Zhang Yuanjun wants to tell Liu Yifei recently.

It’s about whose house I’m going to celebrate the New Year this year.

Neither of them will join the group at the end of the year. According to Zhang Yuanjun's idea, Liu Yifei will definitely be brought back to Luling.

Liu Yifei is a new daughter-in-law, and her parents have repeatedly told her to bring Liu Yifei back to celebrate the New Year this year.

Zhang Yuanjun would think that it is natural for his daughter-in-law to go home with him for the New Year, but Liu Yifei's family situation is rather special. Her mother-in-law is alone, and Liu Yifei is the only one living under her knees. When Liu Yifei leaves during the New Year, it seems a bit pitiful to leave her mother-in-law alone.

But he couldn’t take Liu Xiaoli with him, so there was no point in celebrating the New Year with his in-laws.

In addition, the eldest brother and sister-in-law quarreled over whose home they went to during the Chinese New Year every year. Zhang Yuanjun became a little sensitive to this after getting married.

Many couples survive the storms, but they get into a lot of trouble over trivial matters in life, such as whose house they go to celebrate the New Year and how many gifts they give to whom.

In order to take care of Liu Yifei's emotions, Zhang Yuanjun carefully asked her during lunch at home: "Sissi, where will your mother go to celebrate the New Year this year?"

"My mother is back in Jiangcheng. The new house in Jiangcheng has been renovated. She will spend the first year in the new house this year."

Zhang Yuanjun thought to himself that he had forgotten about moving to a new house in Jiangcheng. What if Liu Yifei wanted to go back with her mother?

"What about you?" Liu Yifei asked her husband, "Where are you going to celebrate the New Year this year?"

Zhang Yuanjun said: "I'm going back to Luling. The capital is too dry. I have to go back to Luling to repair my energy."

Liu Yifei knew that her husband was testing her thoughts, and she was very pleased that Zhang Yuanjun was still so considerate and respectful of her emotions after marriage.

A few days ago, Liu Yifei also mentioned this issue when she went to accompany her mother. Liu Yifei was very ambitious and wanted to take her husband and accompany her mother back to Jiangcheng for the New Year.

But Liu Xiaoli is someone who has been there after all. Even if she wants her daughter and son-in-law to come to Jiangcheng to accompany her, she still needs to teach her some things: "Yuanjun will definitely not agree to go to Jiangcheng to celebrate the New Year this year."

Liu Yifei was puzzled. Liu Xiaoli said: "You are stupid. This is your first year of marriage. If you celebrate the New Year in Jiangcheng in the first year, his parents will definitely not agree. You go back to Luling with him this year and come to Jiangcheng before noon on the second day of the lunar month." ." The two of them were bumpy on the road, which was a little troublesome, but Liu Xiaoli didn't care. Her daughter and son-in-law, who was in the second grade of junior high school, had to come to Jiangcheng.

Liu Yifei immediately asked him: "What are you doing in Luling to eat and enjoy during the Chinese New Year?"

Zhang Yuanjun thought for a while and said with a smile: "It seems that there is really nothing special worth introducing. You will know when you come back with me." Zhang Yuanjun assumed that Liu Yifei agreed to go home with him for the New Year.

Liu Yifei asked: "Aren't you going to your mother-in-law's house on the second day of junior high school? Can you make it in time?"

"You can make it in time!" Zhang Yuanjun patted his chest and said, "Many of us married wives from Hubei Province and drove to Hubei Province early in the morning on the second day of the Lunar New Year." I'm sorry that the earliest train from Luling to Jiangcheng can't make it in time for lunch. Son-in-laws from Hubei Province can only get up at five or six o'clock and drive to Hubei Province.

Zhang Yuanjun had long been mentally prepared for this.

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "It's hard work."

The New Year celebrations were happily discussed.

Zhang Yuanjun doesn't have a particularly busy job outside. He reads the scripts handed over to him at home and is happy and relaxed.

There are also many film producers in Hollywood who are interested in the domestic appeal of their three-time Best Actor winner, and they have also submitted scripts, most of which are co-productions.

Since returning after winning the award, Wanda has been actively promoting cooperation with Zhang Yuanjun.

Zhang Yuanjun is very interested in Wanda's books. Although "The Master of Hypnosis" is low-cost, the story is very creative and worthy of starring in it; "The Secret of the Dragon" is still being written as a script, but Zhang Yuanjun was fascinated by the novel and felt that this Adventure movies are worth trying.

Now I am stuck in the payment process.

"Searching for the Dragon" will be put aside for now, it will still be a long time before it is launched. "The Hypnotist" has been confirmed to start shooting in the middle of next year. Although Wanda is willing to pay for Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei, based on their market salary quotations, the "Hypnotist" crew's upfront budget cannot even afford to hire Liu Yifei.

The two people's agents have reduced the salary to a friendly price, but the crew of "The Hypnotist" still said it was too expensive.

"It really can't be lowered. The two of them are packaged for 3700 million. Please ask me if asking two people to film a movie together at this price is considered affectionate."

According to the normal quotation, Zhang Yuanjun's salary alone is more than 5000 million.

"I know this remuneration is very fair, but our crew is small and the budget is limited. Even if the boss approved an extra sum of money to hire Yuanjun and Yifei, we really can't come up with 3700 million." The crew is responsible for negotiating the execution system of the remuneration. The movie was almost driven crazy.

On the one hand, the crew asked him to negotiate a deal between Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei as soon as possible, but they were unwilling to pay more. On the other hand, Zhang and Liu's agents were stubborn about their remuneration.

Finally, the executive producer proposed a bold plan: "How about the two teachers get a share?"

The agent rejected this plan without even thinking about it. Currently, the mainstream in the Chinese film industry is to receive a fixed salary, and few actors are willing to take investment risks and receive a share.

"The Hypnotist" is not their own project. Zhang and Liu are just filming a movie for Wanda, and they can just get their own share of the money.

Today's negotiation ended unhappily.

The agent went back to report to the boss. Liu Yifei felt that it was normal to refuse. She just took a job and received a fixed amount of money. She had no reason and did not want to bear the risk of the film studio.

But Zhang Yuanjun didn't think so: "Actually, we can try it and convert the remuneration into investment and get a share of it."

Naturally, his agent advised him not to do this. That's what Zhang Yuanjun said. It was up to his agent to help him negotiate the details, but he also gave his bottom line: "Not counting Yifei's, our minimum fixed salary is 2000 million, if you want to get a share, the most you can share is 1000 million, and the proportion should be at least 15%, which is probably reasonable."

The boss is convinced, and the agent is easier to negotiate with.

After the agent left, Liu Yifei asked Zhang Yuanjun: "Are you optimistic about "The Master of Hypnosis"?" She knew her husband's investment habits and would dare to invest money if he was 3% sure of making a profit. In comparison, she and Liu Xiaoli Investments are very conservative and prudent.

"It's okay, mainly because the idea is good, and isn't there a fairy sister who can handle the box office? It should be able to make some money."

"With you, a triple-gold best actor, it's not my turn to handle the box office."

"Tell me again, what am I?" Zhang Yuanjun said.

"You are so shameless." Liu Yifei laughed angrily, "You like hearing such kind words, right? Then I will record a piece on my phone and play it in your ears every day." Liu Yifei pushed Zhang Yuanjun down and hammered him.

In fact, "The Master of Hypnosis" does not necessarily require Zhang and Liu, so why is Wanda willing to invest additional money to hire two people for the crew?

The box office appeal of the two is second to none.

What Wanda bought was the high popularity of the two of them. Wanda needed two superstars to join the company to build a name for Wanda Pictures in the production field.

Zhang Yuanjun's first film after becoming emperor with three gold medals.

Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei's first film together after their wedding.

Wanda Pictures bought these two ads.

Therefore, even though "The Master of Hypnosis" could obviously be cast by others at a lower price, Wanda had to overturn the previous budget and increase the money to hire Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei.

Of course, it would be better if the two of them were willing to receive less remuneration and convert it into investment to bear the risk together. (End of chapter)