My wife is in my arms

Chapter 864 Important Seventeen
According to normal negotiations.

The agent should have spoken with the production team first. That way, even if the talks broke down, there would still be room for maneuver for both sides. But Zhang You doesn't have an agent. Maybe last time, someone rashly helped him get an interview with Li Liping, and he said a few things to her. Just now, when Han Hui saw Liu Ling come over to call Zhang You to the office, she just pretended not to see her.

Older women also have self-respect.

I didn't earn a single penny, I did work for others, and I even got criticized. Who wouldn't feel good about that?

"Then how much will you say?!"

Xu Hanwen was somewhat displeased.

Two hundred and fifty million

Zhang You directly gave a number.

"..."

Xu Hanwen stood there dumbfounded. After a long while, he suppressed his anger and said, "Teacher Zhang, you should know that singer Liu Fei's appearance fee is only 120 million. Yours is more than double that. Do you think that's appropriate?!"

"Whether it's suitable or not is determined by the market. Besides, you and Director Ning know better than I do that if I'm not important, you can find other singers to participate. Ms. Xu, you were right about something earlier. Everyone wants to make money first, and I'm no exception."

Zhang You said, "With 'Special Voice' being so popular, it's impossible for the production team to make so much money and not let others make more. You're materialistic, and so am I.

"Mr. Zhang, I admit you are very important to 'Special Voice,' but your asking price... You know, the reason your songs sold so well on this show is because it gave them a lot of exposure."

I admit that.

Zhang You didn't refute, he nodded and said, "But as you probably know, my relationship with 'Special Voice' is complementary. Of course, if you think my price is too high and unacceptable, I will finish recording the second season as usual, and then we will stop working together."

"Teacher Zhang, please don't say that."

Upon realizing the magnitude of Zhang You's offer, Director Ning quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Two hundred and fifty million is indeed too high. Not only can 'Special Voice' not accept such an appearance fee, but other variety shows certainly cannot. Mr. Zhang, we are discussing this with you in good faith."

“I was sincere, otherwise I wouldn’t have even quoted a price and would have refused to participate directly. Last year, it was my wife, Jiang Yiren, who negotiated with the program team. At the time, I thought it was for a host role, so I accepted the 70 million yuan offer. But later I found out that I was actually participating as a singer. If I hadn’t been unable to pay the penalty for breach of contract, I definitely wouldn’t have participated.”

Zhang You said seriously, "Moreover... ever since I participated in the second season of 'Special Voice,' I haven't even had time to go fishing, and the album production has been postponed again and again. Not to mention that I wrote two movie scripts, and I had to find other actors to star in them."

"Teacher Zhang, I won't lie to you. We've discussed it with the station, and the maximum appearance fee we can offer you is 150 million. Anything more... the station won't agree to."

Upon hearing Zhang You say this...

Xu Hanwen then remembered that besides being a singer, this guy had also invested in two movies and planned a music variety show for Tianyu Entertainment, similar to "Special Voice".

This means that, just as Zhang You himself said, once the recording of the second season of "Special Voice" is over, even if he doesn't participate in the third season, he will not only not lose his job, but will also be able to find time to complete more work.

With this realization, his tone was no longer as angry as before. He hesitated slightly before saying, "Even if Director Ning and I try to negotiate for you, we can only get a couple of tens of millions more than 150 million."

"clear"

Zhang You nodded in understanding.

"Special Voice" has made a lot of money, but whether they are willing to pay such high appearance fees is another matter. It's like how, if an employee helps a company generate 100 million in profit, how much the company ultimately gives the employee as a bonus depends entirely on the company's decision.

If the score is too low, then Zhang You has no reason to participate.

Not only was it tiring, but it also took up so much of his time. Moreover, Zhang You was quite open-minded; his current earning power was already very strong, so there was no need for him to work so hard anymore.

The purpose of making money is to improve one's life. Now that things are better, it's time to relax a bit. Life is long, and money can be earned slowly. Being too hasty can lead to sudden death.

"Teacher Zhang, is it really impossible to talk about this?!"

Director Ning said, still somewhat unwilling to give up.

“I understand you and Teacher Xu, but you also have to understand me. We're all here to make money. If there's an opportunity to earn more, then I'll work harder. If it's less... I might as well find something else to do.”

Zhang You smiled and said, "The fact that we can't agree on the appearance fee doesn't affect our relationship. We can always sit down together for tea and a chat in the future."

After Director Ning and Xu Hanwen stood up, Zhang You and the two shook hands and then turned and left.

"No one can ask for such an outrageous amount."

Xu Hanwen said.

"Pull him down!"

Director Ning rubbed his head and said, "What they said is very clear. We're all here to make money. If there's an opportunity to make a fortune, why would we let it pass us by? Besides, we invited them here because we think they're important. Since they're important, it's only reasonable for them to ask for more."

Director Ning had a fairly clear understanding of this matter. He said, "Besides, by stating their appearance fee in advance, they are giving us time to consider. This is practically handing over the initiative to us. To criticize them further would be going too far."

Director Ning felt that even if Zhang You quoted an appearance fee of 250 million, he must have intended to negotiate with the production team. However, even if they negotiated further, he estimated that they could only reduce the price by 10 or 20 million, and the station would still not agree.

Hearing what Director Ning said, Xu Hanwen didn't say anything more. But after a while, he couldn't help but ask, "I don't believe that the ratings for the third season of 'Special Voice' will drop much further without him?"

"It hasn't even started yet, and you already have a feeling the price will drop? Why shouldn't they ask for a higher price?!"

Director Ning smiled and asked a question in return, then said, "Let's submit the report first and let the station's leaders make the decision. Such a high appearance fee is beyond our authority to decide."

"If this doesn't work, I'll contact Liu Fei later. We have to keep one of them on our toes first, no matter what."

Xu Hanwen thought for a moment and then spoke.

“They didn’t quote a price at the time. After we gave them our price, Liu Fei signed it immediately, which means they weren’t after the money…”

At this point, Director Ning paused for a moment, then said, "However, you might as well have someone contact Liu Fei's agent. If Zhang You doesn't participate, Liu Fei's participation will at least maintain the buzz."

The two left the office.

The two will then attend a discussion session, mainly to select a singer to replace Wang Lei.

Although many agents had contacted the program team earlier, some even offering to lower their appearance fees to secure the opportunity.

Even so, the production team still has to carefully consider whether the contestant can adapt to the pace of the second season of "Special Voice" and whether the singer's popularity and influence meet the standards for competing with the other singers on the same stage.

(End of this chapter)