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Chapter 96 Tangren: I want him too (third update)

Fuzhou Road.

After Lu Yuan said goodbye to Kangni Liang, he rushed to a relatively private cafe without stopping.

Lu Yuan, who was fully armed, followed the waiter to a private room.

As soon as the box door opened, a woman in her 30s with an oval face and a black skirt immediately stood up from the sofa.

"Hello, Lu Yuan."

Lu Yuan took off his hat and mask, smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Hello, President Cai."

The woman in front of me is none other than Cai Yinong, the man who founded Tang Dynasty.

Cai Yinong's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw Lu Yuan's real person offline.

This face is so plastic.

However, it was true that it was difficult for Lu Yuan to date. He started dating at the end of October, and as November passed, the two met for the first time.

After sitting down and exchanging a few pleasantries, Lu Yuan took the lead in raising the topic.

"Sister Cai, I heard from people in the company that the Tang Dynasty wants me to star in Sword and Sword III?"

"Correct."

The success of Fairy Sword 1 brought great success to Tang Dynasty, and Cai Yinong started to develop the idea of ​​adapting the Fairy Sword series. Since Hu Ge's comeback in the middle of the year, the filming of Fairy Sword 3 has been put on the schedule.

The story of Fairy Sword 3 takes place 1 years before Fairy Sword 50. The theme of the story is "reincarnation". It revolves around two swords and tells the entanglement between the protagonist's previous life and this life.

The male lead Jing Tian will definitely be played by Hu Ge, the first brother of Tang Dynasty. The second female lead Long Kui is also a member of his family and will be played by Liu Shishi.

As for the third female lead, Zixuan, and the second male lead, Xu Changqing, they have not yet decided.

Among the group of protagonists that have been determined, except for Hu Ge who is more attractive, the others are not very famous.

Therefore, the second male lead must choose a very popular actor.

At first, Cai Yinong planned to choose between Hong Kong and Taiwan, but the sudden rise of Lu Yuan made her change her mind.

Lu Yuan, it’s so popular!

The original album has sold 160 million copies, and there are countless pirated copies. If Lu Yuan can be invited, and coupled with Hu Ge's popularity, the ratings will definitely not be bad.

It's a pity that Lu Yuan doesn't seem to be interested.

"Xiao Yuan, have you ever played the Fairy Sword series of games?"

"Uh, no."

In his past life, Lu Yuan had never played any game in the Fairy Sword series, but he had watched the TV series Fairy Sword 1 and Fairy Sword 3.

Upon hearing this answer, Cai Yinong was stunned for a moment, and then briefly told the story of Sword and Sword 3.

"Sword of Sword 3 is..."

"The above is the general outline of the story."

"Chinese Sword 3 is the prequel to Sword and Sword 1. In 05, Sword and Sword 1 was released. The ratings on local channels were as high as 11.3%. In the first round of stardom, the average ratings were 3.8% and the highest was 5.7%."

"We in Tang Dynasty are very confident about the Fairy Sword series. Fairy Sword 3 will definitely continue the glory of Fairy Sword 1..."

While Cai Yinong kept introducing the achievements of Sword and Sword 1, he also praised Tangren's production team from time to time.

The attitude seems a little humble.

In fact, there is nothing that can be done about it. The person sitting opposite her is not an ordinary little actor, but the hottest celebrity in recent times.

Money is the real thing.

Lu Yuan's price for an ordinary commercial performance is RMB 5 to RMB 60. He only does two shows a week, and earns more than RMB 2 million in a month.

It usually takes 1-2 months to film a TV series. With this time, if Lu Yuan works harder, it will not be a problem to earn tens of millions of dollars.

However, it is obviously impossible for Tang Ren to offer such a high salary.

"In addition, although the original work of Sword and Sword 3 has the core protagonist Jingtian, after the adaptation, this drama has a dual-male protagonist setting, with Xu Changqing and Jingtian both male protagonists."

In order to invite Lu Yuan to join, Tangren gritted his teeth and changed the script from a single male protagonist to a double male protagonist.Even if fans scolded them after it aired, they didn't care.

Everything is to invite the popular king Lu Yuan to join.

Seeing Cai Yinong finish his speech, Lu Yuan apologized.

"Sister Cai, first of all, I am very grateful to Tang Ren for your attention. However, my schedule next year is really full."

"Next year, I will release two albums. Counting the dramas I am filming now, I have a TV series to be broadcast next year and a movie to be shot."

Suddenly hearing the news, Cai Yinong asked subconsciously.

"Two albums?"

"Yes, in addition to a Chinese album, there is also an English album." Lu Yuan smiled sheepishly: "About this, I hope Sister Cai will not disclose it to the outside world for the time being."

Hearing this, Cai Yinong was silent for a while. Although Tangren is not a record company, its first brother Hu Ge has released an album.

For a serious album, the preparation period is at least half a year, and for a longer one, a year is normal.

With two albums, including an English album, Lu Yuan will indeed be very busy next year.

However, Cai Yinong did not give up completely.

"Actually, we Tang people can cooperate with you regarding the schedule."

As he spoke, Cai Yinong paused slightly.

"In addition, in terms of remuneration, we can give you 12 per episode. However, this part of the remuneration is composed of two parts. The actual payment is 5, and the remaining remuneration of 7 per episode is converted into the investment amount."

When this plan was proposed, Cai Yinong's heart was bleeding.

Hu Ge's salary was only [-] yuan per episode, and Lu Yuan's actual salary was only [-] yuan, but the remaining money was converted into investment, and he would have to pay for it in the future.

This alone will cost 200 million yuan, which converted into an investment share is expected to be about 8%.

Converted into investment?
Hearing this proposal, Lu Yuan was a little moved.

The popularity of Sword and Sword 3 after its broadcast was probably not expected by the Tang Dynasty itself. This TV series became a hit in three 3s.

The salaries of two male actors, Hu Ge and Huo Jianhua, have skyrocketed, more than quadrupling.

In fact, Lu Yuan doesn't pay much attention to the issue of whether he is popular or not. Even if he does not film Fairy Sword 3, it will not affect his popularity.

His joining is not to support others, but to support others.

Otherwise, Cai Yinong would not have offered such generous terms.

On the other side, seeing that Lu Yuan did not refuse immediately, Cai Yinong was heartened.

Have a show?

"Well, Sister Cai, can I take the liberty to ask about the production cost of Sword of Sword 3?"

Cai Yinong was silent for a while and said truthfully: "The shooting hasn't started yet, but it will probably be between 2000 million and 3000 million."

"Well."

After a while, Lu Yuan made a suggestion.

"Sister Cai, do you think this will work?"

"The remuneration will be as you mentioned, but Star Media, my company, will also participate in the production."

"Of course, in exchange, Xingchen Media will also invest 800 million in funds. This part of the funds is additional and will be used for service and special effects."

Although the Douban score of Sword and Sword 3 was as high as 9.0 in later generations, when it was broadcast, its reputation was not good and it was once labeled as a "Thunder Drama".

After all, the mainstream audience at this time liked serious dramas such as "Soldier Assault", "Golden Wedding", and "Enter Guandong".

Lu Yuan himself doesn't care much about the thunder drama label.

After "Star You" is aired, it will probably be labeled as a "thunder drama".

What alien?

so funny!
However, since he is preparing to star, he must strive for excellence in terms of set decoration, costumes and special effects.

(End of this chapter)