Global Film Emperor

Chapter 273 Signing a Contract
"Good afternoon, Brother Lu."

"good afternoon."

Although Qian Shijia has changed owners and the senior executives in charge of managing artists have all left, Lu Ze's position in the company has not changed. A large part of the company's development still revolves around Lu Ze, because Lu Ze has created huge profits for the company, and he, as a veteran, is not going to be ostracized.

After greeting the two women at the front desk, Lu Ze walked inside. He wasn't in the mood for jokes, because he could already sense that the company no longer had that harmonious atmosphere. The current corporate culture was more like a high-speed machine.

I heard that one of the company's newly launched trainees has made some progress. The first batch of artists launched after the company changed owners have started to generate profits, which has led to the company's commercial packaging and planning department and online publicity department working overtime every night. Not only are these employees exhausted, but even those less busy departments have been affected by this serious atmosphere, and there are fewer people slacking off.

Previously, Lu Ze had seen many employees sneaking away from work to play web games at the company. Now, these people have either toned down their playfulness or been fired. In short, the work atmosphere at Qian Shijia is now more like that of a foreign company?

Liu Ying hadn't arrived yet, so Lu Ze wasn't in a hurry. He filled a glass of water at the water dispenser in the corridor and had just taken a sip when the office door was pushed open, and Meng Nixin came out carrying some documents.

Lu Ze was extremely annoyed by this bastard. He turned to leave with his water glass, but Meng Nixin seemed unaware that Lu Ze disliked her and waved to him.

"Good afternoon, Lu Ze. It's been a long time since I've seen you at the company. Long time no see."

"Yeah, long time no see. I have to go now."

"No, it's just that we ran into each other today. There's something I want to talk to you about, and I'd also like to introduce you to someone. Do you have time?"

Since there was important business to attend to, what else could Lu Ze do? He smoothed out the frown that had been furrowing his brows behind his back, turned around, and looked Meng Nixin up and down. Meng Nixin still had a smug look on his face, and you could smell his swagger from a distance. He asked a question without any expression.

"You have time, so what is it?"

"Here's the thing, the company recently signed a new film director, and he's here today to sign the contract. He's in the conference room right now. If you have time, why don't you come with me to meet him?"

Mentioning a film director immediately brings to mind one's own profession, so Lu Ze had to take it seriously and see who this new director was.

And what is Qian Shijia's purpose in signing film directors? It's definitely to make their own movies. Qian Shijia has the qualifications and the confidence to do so, after all, Rongchuang Cinemas has expanded again and has now become the largest cinema chain in China, accounting for nearly 40% of the national market, and it is still growing.

That's why Lu Ze's movie screenings at Rongchuang Cinema are honestly a bit inflated, as he's received a lot of preferential treatment from the group. With this resource, Qian Shijia should have made a movie long ago, so it's not surprising at all that Lu Ze was signed as a movie director.

What Lu Ze is interested in now is when the company will invest in making this new director's movie, and what genre it will be.

"Okay, then let's go over and get acquainted. What's up? Is your company planning to enter the film industry now?"

"Although it's a trade secret, I won't keep your position a secret, Lu Ze. President Li does have this idea now. As for when to start filming before the new year, it's probably impossible. We'll start preparations after the new year."

If you find someone annoying, you'll feel that no matter what they do, they're incredibly pretentious and disgusting. Lu Ze is like that now; when he sees Meng Nixin's face, he feels like punching him in the face.

Nodding without speaking, but also without showing any impatience, he simply followed Meng Nixin with a somewhat aloof air until they reached the office door. He watched Meng knock on the door and then followed him into the conference room.

Inside sat a new department head from another department, chatting and laughing with a man whose back was to Lu Ze. When he saw Lu Ze, he was taken aback, then smiled and got up to walk towards Lu Ze.

After shaking hands with the ministers, Lu Ze noticed the man who had stood up with them. He wasn't tall, probably only about 1.7 meters, or even shorter. He was in his early thirties, with shoulder-length hair and a rather distinctive W-shaped mustache.

His skin was very delicate and exceptionally fair, clearly the kind of person who was involved in the arts. However, compared to a director, he seemed more like someone who worked in fine arts, writing, or music, quite different from directors with rough skin and tanned like mudfish. When he saw Lu Ze, he was first taken aback, then suddenly became somewhat excited. Because his complexion was very fair, the color came on quickly, and Lu Ze could clearly see the redness gradually rising from his neck until it covered the top of his head.

Don't get me wrong, he's not gay. As a director, and a new one at that, he has a strong desire for Lu Ze. No new director doesn't want an excellent actor working under their guidance. Some even fantasize about leading a group of big names to conquer the world.

So Lu Ze could understand why the man was so emotional when he saw him, but he never expected that he was the actor this man most wanted to work with, without a doubt.

"Mr. Lu, I didn't expect to meet you so soon after I arrived at the company. I'm really excited. In my heart, you have always been the most outstanding young and middle-aged male actor of our time. I really don't know what to say."

The man grasped Lu Ze's right hand with both hands and gave it a gentle shake, making his feelings seem particularly sincere. Even if he hadn't shaken it, Lu Ze could still see the genuine emotion in his eyes.

Perhaps this director is very talented, but he is currently unknown, so his talent is useless. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with using a respectful title for Lu Ze, and Lu Ze has nothing to object to.

But since the other man was giving him face, he had to reciprocate. Besides, they were about the same age and might collaborate in the future, so Lu Ze didn't dare to be presumptuous. He placed his left hand on the other man's left hand. However, due to the height difference, the other man had to raise his hand to chest level, making it look to onlookers like Lu Ze was pulling on the front leg of a large dog.
"You flatter me. May I ask your surname?"

"Oh, right, I'm so sorry, look at my memory, I got so excited to see you that I forgot my surname. My surname is Bai, Bai Xiqun."

"Director Bai, it's a pleasure to meet you too. I came here today to get to know you. We'll be family from now on, and we'll have plenty of time to meet. Maybe I'll even be filming under your direction, then we'll have plenty of opportunities to get to know each other. Um... I'm sorry, I have some things to take care of at the company today, so I won't stay any longer. You can continue your discussion with the department heads. I won't disturb you any longer, so I'll be leaving now."

Just now, his phone suddenly beeped. Without a doubt, it must have been a text message from Shen Jinghan. So, Lu Ze had to leave less than three minutes after entering the room. After exchanging phone numbers with Bai Xiqun at the urging of the department heads, he waved goodbye to everyone, turned around and left for Shen Jinghan's office.

As soon as Lu Ze entered the house, he saw Liu Ying and Shen Jinghan chatting. The two had a very good relationship, and even their families had a very good relationship. Shen Jinghan's daughter and Liu Ying's daughter were best friends. So how could their relationship be bad? Therefore, it was quite normal for Shen Jinghan, a woman with a somewhat cold and strong personality, to chat with Liu Ying.

"You're here? What's up?"

"It's nothing, it's just that a new director came to the company. I just wanted to say hello and get to know him. That's why I'm late. Sorry, Director Liu, it's been a long time."

Lu Ze explained to Shen Jinghan, then hugged Liu Ying with a big smile. The two had a good relationship, so Liu Ying naturally wouldn't criticize Lu Ze and patted him on the back with a smile.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Let's get down to business first and then we can talk about other things. It's a mission, so don't mind the lower pay. Everyone's pay has dropped to some extent. I'm not trying to lower the price through connections."

"Look at what you're saying, how could I not know what's going on? Let me see and we'll talk about it later. The pay is negotiable."

Opening the contract, Lu Ze's eyes fell on the salary section: six million before tax. This price wasn't just a slight decrease; it was a direct drop of almost half.

Lu Ze's salary is really high now, basically starting at ten million. If the film is good, he will deliberately give a little less, but not too much. The other party is offering half of his salary now, which is a bit much. But there's nothing he can do. After all, it's a mission. If you're selected, you have to film it even if you're not paid if you want to get away with it.

However, they wouldn't do something like not paying, so they would give some money. This price was actually within Lu Ze's expectations. Moreover, there were too many big names in this film. If they were to pay them according to their individual salaries, they would probably give them a hundred million and that would all go to their salaries. This is not how you squander money.

After glancing at the other terms, Lu Ze handed the contract to Shen Jinghan, who was knowledgeable about law and contracts. Half an hour later, after receiving her confirmation, Lu Ze smiled and shook hands with Liu Ying. He then picked up a pen from Shen Jinghan's desk and signed his name on the contract.

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(End of this chapter)