My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1377 Barbecue Part 1
"Zhang You, tell your Uncle Bai the truth, do you have any extra scripts left?!"

Bai Jing, sporting a large belly, sat in his boss's chair. Before Zhang You could answer, he said directly, "If you have one, name your price, and I'll buy it from you."

"..."

Zhang You picked up his teacup and took two sips.

He really didn't want to get on this topic; it wasn't very meaningful. Every movie script he could remember had high box office and high ratings. He was just worried that he was making money too fast... 10 billion was a watershed moment.

Once you cross that line, it's easy for others to take notice. Otherwise, Zhang You wouldn't need to write songs; he could just focus on writing scripts, making films, and selling them for money.

There is a time limit to accumulating wealth. There are people in the entertainment industry with net worths of billions or even tens of billions, but these people have accumulated their wealth over a long period of time. During this period, the connections and background they built have reached a level that matches their wealth.

In this respect, Zhang You is relatively weaker.

Zhang You dares to guarantee that... if it weren't for his father-in-law being the founder of Phantom Entertainment, and the fact that he's practically on the same side as Tianyu Entertainment now, someone would have already tried to squeeze some money out of his pocket.

Zhang You knew very well what this circle was like.

For this reason, Zhang Youcai plans to wait a few years after completing the three projects, "The Spy," "The Vanished," and "If Love Has a Destiny."

Without a comparable background and status, the more wealth one possesses, the more one is merely managing it for others. When the time is right, others can simply take it away.

Unless his influence rises to another level, reaching the point where a single word he utters is eagerly reported by the world's media.

But since the boss of Xiaowan Entertainment had asked, Zhang You couldn't pretend to be clueless, so he shook his head and said, "Really, no. I've written several since last year, and I'm also working on an idol drama next. I simply don't have the time or the inspiration."

"I do not believe"

Bai Jing laughed and said, "Besides knowing that the script for 'The Spy' is finished and your company is working on the production costs, I also know that the two idol dramas you mentioned are just setting up the framework and then finding screenwriters to fill in the content. The only thing left is the script for the one you're working on with director Han Wei. At your speed, you can finish it in a month at most. Write one for Xiaowan Entertainment too. Your Uncle Bai isn't one to take advantage of others. I'll give you 50 million for a movie script, and if it's a comedy, I'll give you 100 million."

"I'm really out of inspiration."

Zhang You replied, "I don't have time either. I have a concert at the end of March, and I'll be busy rehearsing afterwards."

As he spoke, Zhang You couldn't help but laugh and say, "This is my first ever concert, it's very significant, and I don't want anything to go wrong."

Fifty million...one hundred million for a script, that's certainly a high price, but if he just wrote a script for any random person and gave it to Xiaowan Entertainment, they definitely wouldn't want it.

But Zhang You was reluctant to part with high-quality scripts.

"If the script isn't good, surely selling a few songs from you shouldn't be a problem!"

Seeing that Zhang You refused, Bai Jing immediately chose to settle for second best.

"Uncle Bai, if you do this, I'll never dare to come to your company again."

Zhang You made a joke.

At this time.

Director Zheng walked in from outside, and Zhang You stood up to greet him with a smile. He then explained the situation, and after listening to Zhang You, Director Zheng laughed and said, "A role as Prince Dun, no problem."

After saying that, Director Zheng tentatively asked, "Mr. Zhang, regarding the assistant director's matter... I think it was just an unintentional mistake, what do you think..."

"Let's replace the assistant director! Keeping someone like that on set will cause problems sooner or later. Also, I'll replace the producer from EE-Media with someone else."

Zhang You spoke directly.

"Director Zheng, since Zhang You has already spoken, let's find someone else! I'll transfer Bai Cheng to be your assistant, and I'll also change the producer for you."

Bai Jing said.

"Mr. Zhang, is there no room for negotiation?!"

Director Zheng looked at Zhang You and asked.

Zhang You shook his head and said, "Besides him being removed, Director Zheng, let me remind you, 'The Palace Chronicles' requires many beautiful actresses. If I find anything wrong during filming, I'll immediately withdraw my investment. If you go over budget, I won't say anything; as long as the quality of the drama is good, I can add more investment no matter how much you exceed the budget, until you finish filming. But certain things are absolutely not allowed to happen." He continued...

Zhang You frowned and continued, "Also... all the main actors need to sign compensation clauses. If any problems arise during filming or during the broadcast phase after filming, they must compensate the production team for reputational damages and the cost of reshoots."

The drama "The Legend of the Imperial Harem" requires many young actors.

When handsome men and beautiful women film together, it's fine for a day or two, but over time, things are bound to get heated. If the man is unmarried and the woman is single, everything is fine, but some actors are definitely married.

If this gets photographed and exposed by reporters... it will cause significant losses to the production team. Zhang You doesn't want to have to spend money to reshoot the film just because an actor has been exposed.

Even if a reshoot is necessary, the actors will have to pay for it themselves.

With the constraints of contracts, actors have to restrain themselves from doing whatever they want. There are many cases on Earth where investors have been ruined by the scandals involving the main actors, the most famous of which is the academic credentials scandal.

With a total investment of 600 to 700 million yuan, the film was originally scheduled for release, and a considerable amount of publicity expenses had been invested. However, due to personal issues of the main actors, the initial publicity expenses were wasted. When Zhang You came over, the film had not yet been released.

It's estimated that it won't be easy to recoup the production costs after the film's release.

under night.

The snow was still falling heavily, and the forecast of sleet only lasted for a while before it snowed all the time. After dinner, Xiao Zishan and Li Ran ran to Xu Qingya's house.

About an hour and a half later, the two girls returned home.

"Mom, why hasn't Dad come home yet tonight?!"

Xiao Zishan asked.

" Went to Xiaowan Entertainment"

Sitting on the sofa, Jiang Yiren replied while feeding her youngest son with a bottle.

As her two sons gained weight, their appetites also increased, and as a mother, she could no longer supply them with food. So, starting after the Lunar New Year, she began feeding them formula along with their food.

At first, her two sons refused to drink, but after she deliberately let them go hungry for a while, they started eating obediently. As for her husband going to Xiaowan Entertainment to watch the audition in the afternoon, Jiang Yiren thought it was quite normal. After all, so much money had been invested, how could she not care at all?

"Did you say when you're coming back?!"

Xiao Zishan asked.

"I was invited to stay for dinner by the boss of Xiaowan Entertainment..."

Before Jiang Yiren could finish speaking, they heard footsteps downstairs, followed by a figure walking up. Xiao Zishan, seeing her father return, immediately rushed over with a smile, saying, "Dad, you're finally back! I missed you so much!"

"Your longing came on a bit too strong."

Zhang You laughed and said, "It's only been twelve or thirteen hours. Tell me! Why did you miss me?!"

"Brother Ayou, I am amazed by your wisdom."

Xiao Zishan grinned and said, "Take me to eat barbecue! School starts tomorrow, and your little apprentice really wants some too, Li Ran, don't you agree?!"

"..."

Li Ran glanced at Xiao Zishan, and when she saw Xiao Zishan wink at her, Li Ran quickly nodded, reached out and took Zhang You's hand, saying, "Master, please take us there!"

"Dad, you see! It doesn't really matter whether I eat it or not, the main thing is that Li Ran wants to eat it, so I'll reluctantly eat it with her."

Xiaozi Shan laughed.

"Then I won't eat it."

Li Ran replied directly.

(End of this chapter)