Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 516 I'm helping him broaden his acting range (13)

Uh… Zeng Jia and Yang Mi parted on bad terms!

Agents, especially those who have created amazing artists, often believe it's because of their exceptional eye for talent…

Treat luck as skill!
Zeng Jia believes that Yang Mi's success today is entirely due to her efforts in making her famous.

This includes signing a five-film contract with Spark Studios.

Yes, she signed the contract at a very low price at the time, but Xinghuo Studio, or rather Shen Yan, did not treat Yang Mi badly. They gave her several roles, which received good reviews and were very successful at the box office!

This directly propelled Yang Mi to become a box office queen.

Its commercial value skyrocketed!
Although... Zeng Jia did not agree to Yang Mi taking on the role in "Goodbye Mr. Loser"—after all, Qiu Ya is a gold digger with a bad image, which greatly affects her ability to get endorsements.

But "Goodbye Mr. Loser" was a huge hit, and it's highly likely to become the highest-grossing film of all time...

Zeng Jia subconsciously ignored her past actions in preventing Yang Mi from starring in the film, instead thinking, 'If I hadn't helped you sign a five-film contract, how would you have gotten the chance to act in Shen Yan's movie?'

Now they're saying 'the profit-sharing ratio was signed by me personally'?
Where did you come from?

Even without me, you'd still be at Rongxinda!

In addition, Zeng Jia had previously mentioned that she planned to set up a company and wanted to take Yang Mi with her, but she would only give her about 10% of the shares…

Yang Mi immediately said 80%—even more ruthless than Shen Yan!

The two of them seemed to be parting on bad terms.

Yang Mi didn't care. Shen Yan told her to get in touch with Yang Siwei, and if it didn't work out, they could just change agents!
And she was busy comforting Yang Tianbao—the latter was really unlucky. Last year, "Tai Chi" clashed with "The Big Shot," and this year, "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon" clashed with "Goodbye Mr. Loser." Both big productions suffered huge losses!

Yang Mi comforted her, "But didn't you act in 'Fame and Fortune' before?"

"I wasn't the female lead in that movie... the female lead was Nini!"

"But you're also a lead actor."

"...What's the use?"

Uh… okay, in "Fame and Fortune," Yang Tianbao plays Nightingale, but he doesn't have a single line…

There's really nothing memorable about it!
"That's not entirely true... the box office results are yours."

Yang Tianbao immediately replied, "I haven't congratulated you yet, the newly crowned box office queen!"

"...Don't talk nonsense, Shishi also has a movie called 'Northeast Lover' coming out in December!"

"Shi Shi is almost two billion behind you, she can't catch up with you."

"Architecture 1.86 million", "Our Times" 5.82 million; "Telephone" 3.8 million, "Blind Witness" 4.37 million...

Then there's the 2.7 million from "Badges of Fury," adding it all up...

Less than 20 billion!
Yang Tianbao then added, "She's not even as good as Jing Tian. Jing Tian has 'Police Story 2013' in the Lunar New Year season, and 'From Vegas to Macau' in next year's Spring Festival season..."

Yang Mi... was secretly pleased, but still replied to the message: "She's Shen Yan's official girlfriend, she can get any movie she wants with just a word..."

"Then... why didn't Brother Yan cast her in 'Goodbye Mr. Loser'?"

"...Perhaps, you dislike her size?"

"A is out of reach!"

"Not quite that small... but about that!"

The two began to make various slanders against Shi Shi's figure.

It's not exactly slander, but in terms of figure alone, Shi Shi does pale in comparison...

Quite by chance, Shishi came to the set of "The Martian"...

She didn't come alone; she brought Zhao Liying with her!

……

"You came to visit the set...and brought your girlfriends?"

"Liying is on break recently, so I invited her to come over together!"

Shen Yan looked at Zhao Liying in surprise: "You actually gave yourself a break?" Zhao Liying rolled her eyes: "Why wouldn't I? I... work so hard just to enjoy life!"

"...How many films and TV series did you shoot in Hengdian this year?"

"Three... 'The Wife's Secret,' 'Reunion Dinner,' and 'Go, Intern!'..."

"Reunion Dinner?"

Zhao Liying immediately replied, "Director Xu Jizhou contacted me... how could I possibly refuse?"

"Oh...Director Xu..."

"By the way, Director Xu also arranged another film with me, called 'The Scholar Meets the Soldier'!"

Shen Yan nodded: "Not bad, your efficiency in accepting roles is almost catching up with my grandma's."

Zhao Liying was taken aback for a moment, but Liu Shishi asked, "Huh?"

"I meant you accept roles very quickly, that's a compliment..."

"Your grandma?"

Shen Yan said very seriously, "My grandma is a very famous special effects artist in Hengdian... You can find her in any anti-Japanese war drama, and she charges eight thousand yuan a day for filming..."

"Oh? Grandma's acting too? Where's Grandpa?"

"Grandpa came too, of course. He's the old man who splashed water all over Ma Dongmei in 'Charlotte'!"

"...That's your grandfather?" Zhao Liying was stunned. "Didn't you say you just picked some random old man?"

"Can just any random old man have such superb acting skills? It's all marketing!" Shen Yan waved his hand and casually added, "In a couple of days, my grandfather will also be playing an old man in 'The Martian.' I'm going to make him the only box office lucky charm in the Chinese entertainment industry... Movies with him are guaranteed to be huge hits!"

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan asked Shi Shi, "Ask her if Auntie is interested... If she is, I can arrange a role for her. If she does a few more movies, she'll be a billion-dollar box office auntie!"

Shishi shook her head decisively: "My mom is busy, she has to take care of my dad!"

"It's not free; the actor gets paid 50,000 yuan per film!"

Zhao Liying couldn't help but exclaim, "Fifty thousand? Just three lines of lyrics? You got fifty thousand?"

"This is called wishing for good luck... Shishi, are you really not going to consider it?"

"Forget it..." Shi Shi shook her head, "My mom doesn't like this..."

Zhao Liying interjected: "Speaking of salary, I heard that Yang Mi received 5% of the box office revenue, which is at least 2500 million!"

Shi Shi also asked, "...Why did you give her such a high salary?"

"Her portrayal of Qiuya... wasn't great, and she was only a supporting character, so she definitely needs to be compensated financially..."

"Isn't that a bit much?"

"Is 5% of the box office revenue a lot? You can't think it's a lot just because the movie is a hit... What if it made 80 million? You have to know that Yang Mi didn't get paid for this movie; it's included in her five-movie contract!"

Zhao Liying was surprised: "...You really won't give her a single penny of her salary?"

"She initially signed a contract for five films, and we consistently paid her 250 million..."

"You really know how to exploit labor!"

"What do you mean by exploitation? This is because we believe in her! We wouldn't normally sign five films at once; currently, only Yang Mi and Brother Hu have received this kind of treatment!"

"...Brother Hu too?"

"Yes, he has already completed two films, 'Blind Witness' and 'Northeast Folk Tales'... After that, we plan to create several crime films for him... We have already confirmed 'The Devotion of Suspect X', 'Saving Suspect X', and 'Door Lock'... Except for 'The Devotion of Suspect X', he will play villains in the other two films, either a perverted stalker or a perverted sex maniac!"

Shi Shi said with a hint of disdain, "Why does he always have to play the villain?"

“Help him broaden his acting range… He feels that the path of playing a young male lead in period dramas is limiting him…” After a pause, Shen Yan looked at Zhao Liying: “Sister Zhao, would you be interested in signing a five-film contract?”

"Ah I?"

"Yes…"

(End of this chapter)