I became famous after I didn't grow tall

Being able to become an S-level contracted actor with a long-established entertainment giant like Wei's Pictures naturally plays a very important role in the entertainment industry. All of them are in the A-list, and those who hold the title of Best Actor and Best Actress are even above the A-list.

Cultivating such actors requires no less time, money and connections than the aborted "Starship Troopers".

Weishi Pictures, which was originally hit hard by "Starship Troopers", if the craze of "Sword and Blade 4" has made the group's reputation and popularity somewhat revived, then the collective change of companies by the S-lot actors will directly be equivalent to removing salary from the bottom of the cauldron.

And all these celebrities speak the same language. Given their status in the entertainment industry, just saying that they do not agree with Wei's ideas and are willing to pay liquidated damages is enough to stop a lot of talking points.

If only one star changes jobs, others may think that this star wants to climb the ladder. But if all the mainstay stars change jobs at the same time, the public will wonder, is there something wrong with your company?

This collective job-hopping incident has been planned for a long time. Even if Wei is the victim, the high ground of public opinion has been occupied first, and Wei can only suffer the loss of silence.

The atmosphere in Wei's conference room was gloomy.

Originally, this meeting was used to discuss the resource allocation plan for the next quarter. To put it simply, rewards are based on merit. With the popularity of "Sword and Sword 4", Daystar TV will receive more resources in the next quarter. The sequel "Sword and Sword 5" has also been approved, and then there is Wei Lan's contract.

Because of the success of "Sword and Sword 4", Wei Mingjie secured a special A-level director contract for Wei Lan. Her call was put through at the meeting to discuss the details of the contract.

At this moment, the secretary hurriedly delivered the news.

It was like a bomb that hit the entire board of directors. There was silence for a full three minutes before the conference room regained its voice.

Even Lu Kaiming, who had always wanted to compete with Wei Mingjie for the right to speak in the group, looked ugly at this time. He couldn't be happy now that Wei Mingjie suffered. The job-hopping affected the entire Wei family. My net worth is shrinking every second.

"Why is there no sign of this matter?!"

The head of the department where the actor was hired kept his head down and did not dare to raise his head. It was not his responsibility for the actor to change jobs, but he had not found any signs before and he had a lot of responsibility.

"Chen Yuanhang." A director put down his mobile phone. He had already seen Chen Yuanhang's Weibo post.

"The original starring actors of "Starship Troopers" were them. Now he has made a Star Wars sequel and poached all the actors. They have to pay a lot of liquidated damages. Chengguang is really generous."

Although there was liquidated damages, none of the directors present looked good.

The value of a superstar cannot be compensated by simple liquidated damages, especially in the entertainment industry. The audience recognizes the star, not a certain company. Generally, superstars maintain a good relationship with their economic companies. After all, they are supported by the company. Red, as long as there is no problem with the distribution of benefits, it is basically rare for superstars to change jobs.

Wei's contract is considered kind. Even if the average liquidated damages for these five S-signed actors are as high as 100 million yuan, compared with other superstars in the entertainment industry, their liquidated damages are not high. After all, The betrayal would undoubtedly be a huge blow to the Wei family, both in terms of reputation and financial losses.

"Like Chen Yuanhang, they are a bunch of white-eyed wolves." Wei Mingjie said with a gloomy expression and gritted teeth.

It was okay that Wei Mingjie didn't say anything, but when he spoke, Lu Kaiming directly pointed the finger at him.

"Director Wei, you should think carefully about the way you treat artist directors." Lu Kaiming said fiercely: "The special treatment and generous treatment given to these people by the company are all under your control, especially Chen Yuanhang, who has been contaminated in the company With too much power, no company’s contracted director has such a high degree of freedom, allowing him to use Wei’s data flow and finally go to Chengguang to make Star Wars!”

Wei Mingjie's face turned red with anger: "What do you mean? When "Under the Wind God" won the award, everyone voted for the big investment you proposed, but now it is my sole responsibility?"

Lu Kaiming was blocked for a moment and avoided Wei Mingjie's gaze. He just happened to see the phone on the table that was still connected. He remembered something and said: "Forget what happened before, but we must carefully consider your behavior in the future. Today’s incident cannot happen again. I voted not to pass the director’s contract you negotiated before. If you want to sign a new director, the highest level is a B-level director’s contract. What do you think?”

He said and looked at the other board members.

When most shareholders heard what he said, they showed approval. That's why Wei Mingjie wanted to ask for special terms for Wei Lan, but he would definitely not be able to get votes.

"Director Wei, what Director Lu said makes sense, don't worry yet."

"Yeah, let's see how this new director performs in his next work. If it's good, we'll make adjustments. I promise I won't have any second thoughts at that time."

Even people from Wei Mingjie's group are trying to persuade him.

Wei Mingjie looked at the phone with an ugly face. Wei Lan on the other end didn't say anything. He clenched his fist and said, "Wei Lan's next work..."

"Hey, Director Wei." Zhou Wei, another shareholder who didn't deal with Wei Mingjie, interrupted him and said: "The sequel of "Sword 5" is already a mature IP. This time we are planning to do a big scene. The new director has no For the ability to control large investments, I think it’s better to let Director Peng Haobo do it. After all, he is our A-level director. He has worked hard at Wei for so many years, and he has nothing to say about his qualifications or his loyalty to the company.”

Even though he had known before that Wei Lan did not want to film "Sword and Sword 5", Wei Mingjie was furious when he heard this. The other party was obviously seizing this opportunity to pick peaches!

Wei Lan single-handedly revitalized the "Sword" series that was about to be cancelled, and made it into a phenomenal TV series. When this IP became popular, she was not allowed to film the next one. What's the reason?

Wei Mingjie laughed angrily: "Dr. Jay Chou has a lofty vision. Haven't you ever thought that if you burn bridges like this, other directors who are interested in joining the Wei family will be disappointed? Who will be willing to join the Wei family in the future?"

Seeing this, Lu Kaiming gave Zhou Wei some advice: "Everything must be done according to the rules. Without rules, there will be no success... Director Wei, you have to consider a problem. Now that all the S-level actors have left, the only S-level director is Chen Yuanhang. Now the director The department is supported by two A-signed directors. It is true that the company needs new blood, but now it needs people who can take the lead. If we don’t find people from A-signed directors, are we going to bet on a person who has only filmed one TV series? Is it a new director?”

After Wei's experience with this incident, he needs to cultivate a new business card. Whether it is directors or actors, he needs talents with sufficient status. Otherwise, other companies will mention that they have such and such a superstar and such a famous director. You There are only a few top players here, and in the eyes of the outside world, their status is outshined by other giants.

As a listed group, if it loses its reputation, it will lose real money.

At this time, other shareholders heard Lu Kaiming's analysis and felt that it was very reasonable and nodded repeatedly.

The entertainment industry is a place that pays great attention to seniority. Unless you have absolute strength, it is difficult to break through this shackles.

In the eyes of these shareholders, the sequel to "Sword and Sword" has now become the most popular IP, and they have already mastered the code of wealth. As long as they apply the format of "Sword and Sword 4" that incorporates funny content and replace it with a more qualified director, there will be no problem. Will the filming be worse than that of a new director?

Peng Haobo is the director of Zhou Wei's faction. When he saw this, he naturally took advantage of the situation and said, "I suggest that this matter be put to a vote."

Needless to say, Wei Mingjie lost completely in a show of hands.

"So, are you all going to kill the donkey?" Wei Mingjie looked at everyone coldly.

"What are you talking about, Director Wei?" At this time, Zhou Wei smiled and took the initiative to give up some resources: "Just like Director Lu said, give a B-level director a contract. Director Wei Lan has a lot of experience in filming TV series. In this way, in addition to " "Sword 5", I can film it for you in any drama you like."

He said the last words to Wei Lan on the other end of the phone.

"Can I make a movie?"

A young female voice came from the other end of the phone. It was a bit mechanical, the effect of a voice changer, but it was not very obvious on the phone.

As soon as these words came out, the entire conference room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

After a while——

"Pfft!" Someone chuckled, breaking the silence.

For a director who has only filmed one TV series to dare to say that he wants to get involved in movies is an absolute joke in the industry.

"For such a bold decision, I cannot agree to be funded by the company unless you find investment yourself." Zhou Wei shook his head.

Lu Kaiming immediately supported: "Me too."

Wei Mingjie was silent for a while, and then said: "There is no investment discussion, but it will be filmed in the company and distributed by Wei's. The issue price will be bought out and calculated according to internal costs."

To make a movie, it needs to be distributed, which involves the distribution share. Usually, if Wei's is chosen as the distributor for an externally invested movie, it will be calculated according to the final box office ratio, which is often referred to as the distribution share.

And if it is a movie produced by Wei's own company, it is all in the same pot. Naturally, there is no distribution share, but the final net profit is calculated based on the distribution cost.

Wei Mingjie's statement is equivalent to letting Wei Lan's film be produced and distributed in Wei's, but the investment funds will not come from Wei's. Wei's is only responsible for providing shooting locations and distribution, and the final profit and loss of the film has nothing to do with Wei's public accounts. .

If they give in to this point, their interests will not be harmed even if the movie is successful or not. Of course, the shareholders present have no objection to this request. After all, Wei Lan has a hit drama on her hands. No matter how extreme it is, she cannot be completely abandoned. Stay aside, otherwise other directors will be disappointed.

Zhou Wei asked: "Then...contract?"

Wei Mingjie only said: "It's still the conditions for signing A as mentioned before, otherwise I won't sign."

As the person with the largest shareholding in the Wei Group, he refused to let his daughter accept such grievances, and would rather not sign if the conditions were poor.

At this time, Wei Lan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "Are you interested in signing a betting agreement with me?"

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