My wife is in my arms

Chapter 947 The Battle for Second Place
Inside an entertainment company.

Occasionally, a script that receives an A rating is already quite good, but this script is not only of high quality, but more importantly, Zhang You also managed to get the renowned director Han Dong to come out of retirement.

A good script.

A good director.

This means that if "The Vanished" were a person, it already possesses a good framework and soul. All that's left is to select good actors to portray it, and it would be a perfect combination of form, spirit, and body.

Box office... no one knows much about that before the film is released, but with this combination, the risk has been minimized.

Moreover, although the production cost of this film has not yet been finalized, after reading the script, it can be roughly estimated that it will not exceed 100 million yuan.

So, faced with such a project, both Feitian and Tianyu Entertainment hoped that their own artists would play the male and female leads, as well as the second female lead. As for the third female lead... it was no longer possible to compete for it, because the biggest investor, Zhang You, had already reserved the role for an artist from Tianyu Entertainment who had debuted some time ago but had not yet achieved widespread popularity.

But that doesn't matter.

After all, Zhang You only got one role, and the rest were distributed between the two companies, which is already quite good news for entertainment companies.

Han Dong sat in the main seat, but he did not participate in the discussion.

The main problem is that at his age, he's barely escaped death. If he were to get involved, and things escalated from discussion to violence, his old bones wouldn't be enough to break him apart.

He picked up his teacup, took two sips with an air of nonchalance, then put it down and continued watching the argument that was taking place between his company, led by Chairman Tian Xiaobo, and the other side, led by Lin Bao'er, the head of Tianyu Entertainment.

He hadn't seen such a good show in many years.

To be honest, it looks quite festive, reminiscent of the private lives of entertainment companies during the peak of the film industry.

"Chairman Tian, ​​I respect you as an elder, so I only asked for the male and female leads, plus a second female lead. The remaining roles will all be played by artists from Feitian Entertainment. Don't be ungrateful."

Lin Baoer said coldly.

"My dear niece, please don't treat me like an elder. If you did, you wouldn't have taken on all three of the most important roles."

Tian Xiaobo retorted directly.

He is in his forties, much younger than Lin Bao'er's father, and has watched Lin Bao'er grow up. But as he watched her grow up, Tian Xiaobo realized that the child had gone astray.

She looks just like she did when she was a child, and she's still very pretty, but her greedy nature is really unlikable.

He already said that the male and female leads would be one from each family, and the choice of who to cast would be left to the renowned director Han Dong. As for the other roles, the two families would distribute them according to the proportion of their lines, which was both reasonable and logical.

But Lin Shirong's eldest daughter absolutely refused, insisting that Zhang You was the music director of Tianyu Entertainment, so he was a member of the company, and Tianyu Entertainment had to take the lion's share of the scripts he wrote.

Lin Shirong was an old bandit, and even his daughter was a bandit; he was completely unreasonable.

"Then I'll treat you as an equal. Anyway, there's no room for negotiation. Tianyu Entertainment is determined to have the three main characters, and no one else can change that."

As she spoke, Lin Bao'er turned to look at the renowned director Han Dong and said, "Senior Han, this afternoon I will have someone provide you with the company's talent roster. You can choose whatever you like. No matter who you pick, I will have their agents make their schedules available."

Han Dong neither nodded nor shook his head. He was waiting for his company's chairman to speak. With his seniority and status at Feitian Entertainment, there was no need for him to do so.

Tian Xiaobo, the current chairman of Feitian Entertainment, also succeeded his father. Unlike Lin Bao'er of Tianyu Entertainment, Tian Xiaobo has only been in charge of the company for a few years. This is mainly because his father refused to retire until he was admitted to the intensive care unit, at which point he finally handed the company over to him. Han Dong was the director when his father was in charge of the company. In terms of seniority, Tian Xiaobo should address him as "Uncle Han." However, etiquette is one thing, business is another. If Tian Xiaobo does something wrong in private, Han Dong can say a few words to him, and he has to listen obediently. But since he is now making films, Han Dong has to give Tian Xiaobo sufficient respect.

"Baby, let me tell you straight, that's absolutely impossible."

Seeing Han Dong's expression, Tian Xiaobo felt a surge of emotion.

He was genuinely worried that if this person spoke up, and he, as the chairman, couldn't secure resources for the company's artists, it would inevitably cause resentment among the staff. His father, on his deathbed, had specifically instructed him: "If you encounter anything you can't understand, ask your Uncle Han for his opinion."

Nothing is impossible.

Lin Bao'er retorted directly.

When these two spoke, neither the senior executives of Feitian nor Tianyu Entertainment interrupted. They were simply not qualified enough. No matter how much the two big shots argued, as long as they eventually reached a cooperation agreement, the unpleasantness caused by their current argument would be quickly forgotten.

They won't do it... If they interrupt, not only will they leave a bad impression on the other company's boss, but even after the two parties reach a cooperation agreement, their own boss will turn around and punish them.

Especially since Chairman Lin and Chairman Tian of Feitian are related as uncle and niece, even though they are not related by blood or kinship, the meaning is still different just by calling each other.

At least before Chairman Lin's father, Lin Shirong, was alive, Tianyu Entertainment and Feitian Entertainment, even when they argued over artist resources, kept it within limits and, simply put, didn't cause any major trouble.

Han Dong glanced at his watch, then stood up and said, "You guys talk first, and let me know the result when you're done."

Seeing Han Dong about to leave, Tian Xiaobo suddenly spoke up, "Uncle Han, what's your opinion?! If you have any good solutions, please feel free to suggest them. It's already mid-June, and if we drag this out any longer, we definitely won't make it to the Spring Festival release schedule."

"Do you two even listen to me?!"

Han Dong asked.

"Please tell me first, sir."

Lin Bao'er quickly smiled and spoke.

"Then let me say this: instead of arguing endlessly about the actors, why don't you argue about the box office? After all, a big box office hit is what makes an actor famous. If the movie doesn't do well, even if you two argue like crazy now, not only will you not become famous, but it will also affect the actors' career development."

After Han Dong finished explaining his thoughts, he turned to Tian Xiaobo and said, "Chairman Tian, ​​the investors and screenwriter of 'The Vanished She' are, after all, people from Tianyu Entertainment. We don't need to concern ourselves with Zhang You's contract with Tianyu Entertainment, so it's really not appropriate for the company to share the main role equally with Chairman Lin. After all, if she really brings Zhang You in, you'll have to back down if you want to participate in the investment of 'The Vanished She'."

"You are indeed insightful."

Lin Baoer smiled.

Han Dong chuckled twice and continued, "But if you want to share an important role equally with Chairman Lin, then why not show some sincerity and sign a guaranteed performance agreement with Chairman Lin? If the box office is less than 500 million, Feitian will make up the 15% of the profits that Tianyu Entertainment's investment should have generated..."

"Uncle Han..."

Tian Xiaobo frowned, somewhat dissatisfied. He was about to say something more when Han Dong gestured for him to listen.

Then Han Dong looked at Lin Bao'er and said, "Chairwoman Lin, since Feitian has guaranteed profits for your company, if the profits exceed 15% of your investment, you will have to give Feitian 15% of the profits. For example, if the total box office reaches 600 million, you will only get 14% of the profits, and the remaining 1% will have to go to Feitian. If it reaches 700 million, Feitian will get an extra 1%, and so on."

(End of this chapter)