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Chapter 223: Termination of contract, where will Ji Qinglian end up? (6K subscription required)
Ji Qinglian walked into one of the private rooms in the tea room. Zhang Ziqiang was already waiting inside with a serious expression.

If it were a younger person, he would probably be scared seeing him like this. When Zhang Ziqiang gets serious, he looks quite ferocious.

But Ji Qinglian had worked with him for a long time and was used to it. He sat down calmly and poured himself a cup of tea first.

Zhang Ziqiang said, "I remembered that you like jasmine tea, so I ordered a pot for you."

Ji Qinglian smiled and said, "Brother Qiang, that was my taste three years ago. Now I drink Pu'er instead."

Zhang Ziqiang was silent for a moment, then said, "Then I'll give you Pu'er."

Ji Qinglian shook her head: "The tea has already been poured. There's no point in changing it now. Just drink it as it is."

Zhang Ziqiang's heart sank, feeling that Ji Qinglian was hinting at something.

Since Ji Qinglian appeared on the final of "I'm a Singer" as a guest singer with her former teammate Xi Mengze, her announcements have improved a lot.

Some advertisers contacted her directly instead of going through him, so Zhang Ziqiang sometimes didn't know what announcements Ji Qinglian was running.

Of course, he didn't dare to easily help her make the announcement, especially when she didn't know about it.

After three months of stumbling, it is finally January and it is time to talk about contract renewal.

Based on his previous practices, he would not be so gentle to the artists, and he would not tolerate the artists accepting notices privately.

But firstly, Ji Qinglian is not an ordinary artist, and secondly, she is the only one with the highest status among him. Zhang Ziqiang does not want to have a conflict with her, so he just tolerates it.

But when renegotiating the contract this time, Zhang Ziqiang thought that the rules should be established in advance, otherwise it would be detrimental to future planning.

Seeing that Zhang Ziqiang didn't take the initiative to bring it up, Ji Qinglian said, "Brother Qiang, I don't know why you called me here this time. I have an announcement in an hour and can't stay here too long."

Zhang Ziqiang took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I called you here this time because I want to talk to you about the contract renewal."

Ji Qinglian said decisively: "If you want me to renew my LP, then there is no need to talk about it. I will not sign it!"

Zhang Ziqiang smiled and said, "No, you don't have to renew your LP contract. I also plan to leave LP. Now that LP is empty, I believe no rational person will choose to stay."

The reason why they didn't leave early was that they were afraid that their LP would get angry and sue them, and then, in desperation, accuse them of breach of contract in advance and demand a sky-high penalty for breach of contract.

In fact, those celebrities who announced the termination of their contracts on the Internet are already in litigation with their LPs. Due to the lawsuits, their announcements have been weakened to varying degrees.

The impact on first-tier stars may be smaller, but second- and third-tier stars will have a hard time.

After all, there are so many second- and third-tier stars. Why must the party announcing the event find the artists who are suing their LP? A lot of clauses in the signed contract need to be modified. What a hassle!
Zhang Ziqiang paused and said, "After I terminate my contract with LP, I plan to set up my own studio and sign a group of artists to lead me. Qinglian, you have been working with me for so long and you know my ability to do things. I invite you to join my studio."

Ji Qinglian was a little surprised: "I thought you would choose to switch jobs and join another company. After all, with your rank, it would be easy for you to be a middle-level manager in some second-tier entertainment company."

Zhang Ziqiang did not deny it, but only said: "But I used to be a middle-level manager in a first-tier company LP. Jumping to a second-tier company as a middle-level manager is a step backward for me.

But because of the LP's corporate style, other first-tier companies were unwilling to hire me, fearing that internal competition would be too intense."

Ji Qinglian nodded and said softly, "LPs can hardly protect themselves now. Artists trained by LPs are suspected of having stains. I don't know how long it will take to clear them. When I was looking for a company, I suffered a lot because I worked for LPs."

Zhang Ziqiang's smile froze, "Looking for a company?"

Ji Qinglian said as a matter of course: "Brother Qiang, as an agent, you can open a studio. As a first-line star, I can open a studio even more. But do you know why I don't open one?"

Without waiting for Zhang Ziqiang to answer, Ji Qinglian continued, "I don't think my connections and qualifications support me opening a studio. My position in the entertainment industry is a senior worker. When I go from being a worker to a partner, I will dare to open a studio.

If you decide to open a studio, I fully support you in starting a business. You have more connections and experience than I do, and you are also familiar with the rules of the entertainment industry. But for me, I still want to find a big company to rely on."

The smile on Zhang Ziqiang's face disappeared.

"Qinglian, you have been in LP for so long and have been exploited so much by LP. Do you still think it is comfortable to work in a first-tier company?
Because you are not trained by them, you basically cannot get in touch with the core business announcements. They will only give you some similar ones to participate in. You have to continue to endure for five years, and when the next five years come, you can get a good contract. "

He said sincerely and practically: "How many five years do you have left? Female stars are on the decline after they turn 30. They can still play the roles of people in their twenties when they are in their thirties, but they can never play the roles of people in their forties.

Even if you choose the variety show route, there are so many new people emerging in the entertainment industry every day, and the audience also needs to see fresh faces. Do you think you can be the one who is irreplaceable forever? "

Now Huan Ji Qing Lian was silent.

She looked down at her jasmine teacup. At the bottom of the cup was a pure white jasmine flower, floating up and down with the yellow tea liquid, like a flower that would never fade.

Ji Qinglian saw her own reflection in the water from the tea. It was a blurry outline and her face could not be seen clearly. It seemed to be her, but it could also be someone else.

Ji Qinglian heard herself answer: "I'm not sure, but I want to give it a try."

When Pink Girls disbanded, she did not choose to sign with a small company to retire, but instead joined a large company as an LP to continue working hard.

Although she was very busy and often had no control over her work in LP, she did not regret it because LP was the best company among many options at the time.

Now she has left LP and switched to another company to start over, even if it takes another five years, but she has no regrets.

Her blood is still hot, she is not yet thirty, and the golden period of a person's life has just begun. Why not choose to fight?
It’s not that she doesn’t want to open a studio, but the power she has accumulated is too small.

Zhang Ziqiang saw that she had made up her mind and knew that he couldn't stop her, so he simply didn't try to stop her. He just said, "If you need any help in the future, just let me know. Have you decided on a company you want to switch to? I have some connections in other first-tier companies and can recommend them to you."

If someone who didn't know the truth was in his place, he would think that Zhang Ziqiang was very good to Ji Qinglian.

On the contrary, after failing to win over Ji Qinglian, he had been thinking about how to use this matter to maximize his own interests.

Ji Qinglian is a trump card in his hand and also in the hands of others. If he wants to set up a studio to promote other artists, he will inevitably have to compete with Ji Qinglian in the future.

Zhang Ziqiang thought that his relationship with Ji Qinglian was just average, and Ji Qinglian might not help him at that time, so he could only find an opportunity to bring her down first.

Just as he was secretly thinking of Ji Qinglian's handle, Ji Qinglian suddenly said: "No need, several first-tier companies are contacting me."

Zhang Ziqiang's heart trembled, but he asked with a smile, "Who? Chenxi Entertainment? Xinrui Entertainment? Or Tianding? Jiligulu?"

The first two are second-tier companies that have been in the spotlight recently, one has Jinli and the other has strong film and television resources.

The latter two, one is an old first-tier brand with the ace team Marchday, and the other is a new first-tier brand that has emerged recently with a good girl group and many first-tier variety show stars.

Ji Qinglian looked at him with a half-smile: "Tianding Entertainment has been contacting me quite frequently recently."

Zhang Ziqiang said quickly: "It would be great if you could join Tianding Entertainment. My studio is hoping to have some relationship with you!"

Just the name of "Tian Ding Entertainment" was enough to wipe out all the thoughts in his mind.

He doesn't care about ordinary first-tier and second-tier companies, but Tianding Entertainment is an old and powerful company. This company is very protective of its shortcomings. If other companies dare to do something with the artists he likes, they will not hesitate to confront them.

Ji Qinglian: "Brother Qiang, what about the termination statement?"

Zhang Ziqiang said without hesitation: "I will contact you tomorrow, and we will find a time at noon to send it out together."

Ji Qinglian smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank Brother Qiang first."

Zhang Ziqiang also had a smile on his face, "I wish you a bright future."

After Ji Qinglian walked out, the smile on Zhang Ziqiang's face quickly disappeared. He flipped through his address book and found the paparazzi number "Zhou Pa Pi".

But after much hesitation, I finally exited the address book interface. It’s not a good idea!

If Ji Qinglian really wants to join Tianding Entertainment... Zhang Ziqiang hesitated for a moment, not daring to confront such an old and powerful person.

Ji Qinglian walked out of the tea room and saw the neon lights in the distance. Her heart felt particularly open, as if she had broken free from the shackles of old illness and welcomed a new life.

She took out her cell phone and made a call.

"Brother Guang, I'm at Anya Tea House on Qingfeng Road. Would it be convenient for you to come over and talk?"

Zhang Guang replied: "Okay, I'll come pick you up and I'll book a place."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Guang turned to the driver and said, "Turn to Anya Tea House on Qingfeng Road first and pick someone up."

Then he turned to Gu Cheng and said, "We will meet Ji Qinglian later. She is a senior in the circle. Don't lose your manners."

Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Ji Qinglian?"

He quickly thought of something, "Her contract has been terminated. Does she want to join Tian Ding?"

Zhang Guang: "Well, they contacted me last year to discuss it. We only discussed half of it, but it wasn't in-depth enough. Now that the contract has been terminated, we can discuss the other half."

Gu Cheng asked: "Is Tianding willing to hire an artist from LP?"

Zhang Guang shook his head: “Unless the trainee is trained by LP, has a good figure, quality and appearance, and has never been made public, Tianding is willing to take over.

Tianding would not accept other first-, second-, and third-tier artists, but Ji Qinglian is different. She was not cultivated by LP locally.”

Gu Cheng thought about Ji Qinglian's personality and suddenly felt that it was normal for her to choose Tianding. The nursing home company was not suitable for her. She needed a company with more aggressiveness.

Among the first-tier companies, Tianding is currently the one that treats artists better.

Gu Cheng took out his cell phone and subconsciously opened Jinli's profile picture, wanting to say something to her.

But after typing a line of words, I felt that I shouldn’t say that, so I deleted the line and typed a new one.

Gu Cheng: [Are you there? Are you free?]

Jinli replied quickly, [Yes, I am free]

Gu Cheng: [Come and learn] Jinli: [Come! ]

She is very enthusiastic about studying recently!!!
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20 minutes later, Zhang Guang picked up Ji Qinglian, and they were riding in a nanny car.

After Ji Qinglian got into the car, she was surprised to find that Gu Cheng was also inside.

The two greeted each other and chatted casually. Not long after, they arrived at Gu Cheng's dormitory. He greeted Ji Qinglian and Zhang Guang, then got off the car.

Only Ji Qinglian and Zhang Guang were left in the car, and they began a more private conversation, mainly discussing the contents of the contract.

If Ji Qinglian joins Tianding Entertainment, the company will need to arrange an S-level variety show for her as a guest every six months, perhaps as a flying guest or a permanent guest. In addition, they will arrange an A+-level TV series for her every year, and a movie for her within two years...

These duties were very cumbersome, but both Ji Qinglian and Zhang Guang recorded them very carefully.

Zhang Guang didn't know what he was thinking of, and said, "Have you seen "Leisure Slow Life"? If you want to join, I can discuss it with Marchday and they will have a say. This will not be included in the company's notice to you."

Ji Qinglian asked: "Isn't this variety show produced by your company? Why do you still want to ask Marchday for their opinion?"

Zhang Guang smiled and said, "You should ask. Although it is recorded by the company, the main organizer is Marchday. The fans are here for them. If they are not happy recording the show, the fans will not be happy watching it either."

Ji Qinglian thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it later. I don't want to record a variety show right now."

After talking about the resources that the company must provide to Ji Qinglian, we have to talk about Ji Qinglian’s obligations to the company. The most important point is the profit sharing ratio.

Zhang Guang didn’t know how much share Ji Qinglian got from LP. This was a very private matter, and LP would not reveal it unless the star revealed it himself.

He combined Ji Qinglian's qualifications, status, influence in the circle, the fan cohesion from many years of activeness on the screen, public favorability, etc., and came up with a number.

"40% to 60% split, 40% for the company and 60% for you." This was his first round offer.

Ji Qinglian was stunned.

Seeing that she was silent, Zhang Guang thought that she was not satisfied with the distribution ratio, so he explained:

"Based on your qualifications, a 40% to 60% split is a bit low, but since you have no cooperation foundation with Tianding and you just switched jobs here, this is the maximum share ratio I can secure for you within my authority."

He changed the subject and said, "But even so, it's not fair to a veteran first-tier player like you who has accumulated experience for a long time, so I got you a step-by-step contract."

Ji Qinglian's eyes flickered: "Ladder contract?"

Zhang Guang smiled and said: "Tianding Entertainment is very willing to cooperate with celebrities. As long as you can bring great benefits to the company, the company does not mind giving up some of the profit sharing ratio.

If your annual income is less than 30 million, the company will split it 40% to 60%. But if your annual income exceeds 30 million, the company will split it 30% to 70%, with the company taking 30% and you taking 70%.

The more capable you are, the more you work. The more you earn, the more you get.

Income, of course, refers to the money that celebrities can get, and that is after the profits are divided.

But even without calculation, Ji Qinglian knew that she would definitely earn more than LP Entertainment. After all, she only gets 3% of LP's share, which is the lowest share ratio in the industry.

Ji Qinglian was so happy that she used all her acting skills to remain calm and composed, and said, "I need to think about it."

Zhang Guang nodded: "Give me an answer within a week, and I will try my best to get you more resources."

Ji Qinglian said sincerely, "Thank you, Brother Guang."

Zhang Guang personally took her back to the apartment.

As soon as she returned to the dormitory, she threw herself on the bed, rolled around excitedly, and then took out her cell phone.

【Pink Girls Group】

Lotus: [Brothers and sisters, I am awesome. I finally terminated my contract with my LP, and the negotiations with the new company went smoothly. They are willing to give me 40% to 60%. I am 60%!]
NANA: [Look how happy the child is... We have been so poor these years]
Pearl: [Job-hopping to a new company? If it’s a first-tier entertainment company, this percentage is still somewhat sincere, but not much]
Lotus: [According to the tiered profit sharing, after the income exceeds 30 million, it will be divided into 30% and 70%!]
Pearl: [I take back what I said above. This company is not bad.]
Tongtong: [Which first-tier company is so generous?]
Meng Meng: [Anyway, it’s not Chenxi Entertainment. In order to keep us, they won’t do a tiered profit sharing. It’s 70% for all.]
Carp: [I guess it's Tianding?]
Lotus: [Tian Ding!!!]
NANA: [Wow, a veteran first-tier powerhouse, our Lotus finally made it big!]
Pearl: [Tian Ding is indeed very sincere in offering such a profit-sharing ratio. After all, the resources that the company can provide are different.]
Lotus: [@Carp, I was driving Zhang Guang’s car today and saw Gu Cheng. He was also in the car, but he was staring at his phone. Don’t tell me he was chatting with you (eating melon)]
Carp: [No]
Jinli denied it quickly.

She glanced at the mobile phone placed beside her, and the screen was completely occupied by Gu Cheng's lowered face.

There was indeed no chatting, we were just studying together.

……

At noon the next day, Zhang Ziqiang's blog account and Ji Qinglian's blog account jointly posted a message that they had terminated the contract with LP, and also terminated the cooperative relationship between Ji Qinglian/Zhang Ziqiang. Both of them wished each other a bright future.

As soon as this announcement appeared, it rushed into the top ten hot searches, and reached the top of the hot searches half an hour later: #Ji Qinglian has terminated the contract with LP#.

The second most searched topic was: #Ji Qinglian terminated contract with her agent#.

The tenth most searched is: #Ji Qinglian regains her freedom#
At the same time, there are many hot searches related to her, all discussing where she is going and whether the Pink Girl and her boyfriend can get back together.

[Congratulations on terminating the contract with LP. I am finally free from this crappy company. I am so happy! ]

[I've wanted to criticize LP for a long time. What kind of announcements did they arrange for Qinglian? The agency is not good enough, and the agent is not good enough either. They often arrange good announcements for other first-line stars. The fans saw it, but they just didn't say anything.]

[So have you found a new employer, or are you setting up your own studio? ]

Zhang Ziqiang, taking advantage of the popularity, has announced on his blog that he is going to set up his own studio, and welcomes those who are interested to come to the studio for an interview.

Some netizens asked him, [Is it possible for Ji Qinglian to join your studio? ]

Zhang Ziqiang replied ambiguously: [Everything is possible, my studio will always welcome her]

This made many netizens think that Zhang Ziqiang and Ji Qinglian had a good personal relationship, and this was also Zhang Ziqiang's purpose.

Since you can't get rid of her, then try to get along well with her.

Ji Qinglian didn't care much about this.

She knew Zhang Ziqiang's character well. If he was really determined to have a good relationship with her, he would definitely reveal some information to her.

Just for this reason, Ji Qinglian didn't really want to fall out with Zhang Ziqiang, even though she knew that this agent was only interested in profit.

The entertainment industry is full of ups and downs. Today you are an enemy, but tomorrow you can shake hands and make peace due to certain interests. There are no real enemies, only common interests.

But soon, Ji Qinglian also replied to fans in the comment section:

[I will not join a studio, nor will I set up a studio. I am in talks with several companies and will announce it as soon as it is finalized.]

So the fans, with motherly concerns, began to tag the first-tier entertainment companies one by one, asking them to quickly win over Ji Qinglian.

[The pie has fallen in front of you, hurry up and pick it up! @XXX Company]

Not long after Ji Qinglian announced the termination of the contract, Sui Lingfang called Jinli and asked directly: "Do we have a chance to win Qinglian?"

Jinli's reply was simple and straightforward: "No chance."

Sui Lingfang continued to ask, "Really? In terms of profit sharing ratio and contract, Chenxi Entertainment can make great concessions!"

If she could win over Ji Qinglian and have the Pink Girls join together again, it would give Chenxi Entertainment a great opportunity. She couldn't afford not to fight for it. Perhaps the ladder to a first-tier company would lie here.

Jinli: "It's impossible, Sister Fang."

Her voice was very calm. "Lotus has different requirements from us. She is very motivated, otherwise she would not have chosen LP in the first place and accepted their extremely demanding contract in the industry. Chenxi Entertainment cannot provide her with high-quality resources."

Sui Lingfang: "But when she reaches this position, the company can only play a very small role. Good notices come to her on their own initiative."

For example, Jinli and Xi Mengze, they all took the initiative to find them.

Jinli smiled softly: "Sister Fang, that's because Mengmeng and I don't have much ambition, so we can wait for others to find us. But Lianhua's personality, if she also waits for others to find her like us, then why did she join the company? Can't she open her own studio?"

Sui Lingfang was speechless. What she said was true.

She asked, "Do you know what company she's interested in?"

Jinli said: "Do you know that it has nothing to do with us anymore."

Sui Lingfang had completely given up on this idea.

She knew Jinli's personality well. If it was a company that Chenxi Entertainment could compare with, Jinli would still speak out.

If not a single word is revealed now, it means that Chenxi Entertainment is not qualified enough to stand at the negotiating table with that company.

Sui Lingfang hung up the phone and sighed heavily: "The company's hard power..."

same moment.

Gong Jiajia poked He Yixuan and chatted with her privately to discuss the matter of where Ji Qinglian would end up.

Gong Jiajia said excitedly: "I hope to come to Chenxi Entertainment. I will be so happy if I can see all the pink girls gather in my lifetime!"

He Yixuan had just finished filming and was taking a break. When she heard the voice message and news sent by Gong Jiajia, she was stunned at first, then frowned and looked solemn.

She doesn't have as good a mentality as Gong Jiajia.

If Ji Qinglian joins Chenxi Entertainment, the competition for resources will only become more intense, although it may bring more middle and lower-level resources at that time.

But if these second-tier stars want to move up, they need high-quality resources from the upper-middle level, or even the upper level.

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