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"Who? Liu Taile!"

Guo Xiaosi's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "Is that Liu Taile, the one who won the silver medal in the men's 100-meter event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?!"

"This name shouldn't be very common."

Yang Mi smiled and said, "It's that Liu Taile."

"Honey, is he going to join the entertainment industry?"

I had heard the gossip about Liu Taile pursuing Yang Mi before, and Guo Xiaosi knew that the two had a very good relationship in private.

"Everyone knows about what happened to Xiao Le at the London Olympics a while ago."

Yang Mi said slowly, "Although he is still very young and has a good recovery ability, he was seriously injured after all. It is estimated that it will be difficult for him to achieve his previous results after recovery, so we need to consider his work after retirement."

Everyone else understood what Yang Mi meant.

Retirement due to injuries is the fate of most athletes.

Liu Taile's arrival was simply brought forward by an unexpected event.

In recent years, there have been many examples of former athletes transitioning into the film and television industry after retiring.

Many of them had never studied acting before.

In recent years, Tian Liang has become quite famous.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Liu Taile entered the film and television industry after retiring from the military.

"Very good!"

Guo Xiaosi was overjoyed to hear this good news.

Putting everything else aside, Liu Taile's handsome face alone makes him a natural-born star.

In Guo Jingming's eyes, who has always been a sucker for good looks, this is a huge plus.

As for acting skills?

He didn't care.

In his view, he was good enough to direct actors, and idol stars only needed a good-looking face.

"Yes, that's certainly a good candidate."

Zhang Zhao was also satisfied with Yang Mi's suggestion.

LeEco Pictures was established late, making it a relative newcomer to the industry, and Zhang Zhao didn't have any moral fastidiousness.

You could even say he's a film and television businessman, and his ideas are inherently different from those of media executives like Wang Changtian, who have a certain artistic sensibility.

This is why Zhang Zhaohui left Enlight Media, which he founded, to join LeEco and establish LeEco Pictures.

He and Jia Yueting are more compatible; they are both pure businessmen.

Therefore, their production philosophy is to disregard reputation and focus solely on project profitability.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the "Tiny Times" project is destined for a bad reputation.

However, it is clearly a fan-driven film, and as long as the fans are satisfied, the future revenue of the project will be considerable.

This is similar to the Twilight series from Hollywood, USA.

Both are fan-oriented films, and upon closer examination, there's really no difference in quality between them.

Of course, Zhang Zhao was still fooled by Jia Yueting.

Because he was at least a businessman, while Accountant Jia was just a complete conman and a swindler!

It's truly remarkable that a conman could go to such lengths as Jia Yueting.

LeEco Pictures invested in the live-action "Tiny Times" film series with the sole aim of making money.

Therefore, the more famous the project is, the better.

So if the role of Gu Yuan is to be recast, it has to be someone with a bigger and higher profile, someone who will definitely satisfy the audience.

And Liu Taile perfectly meets these requirements.

Putting everything else aside, just in terms of fame, even the entire cast of "Tiny Times" combined doesn't compare to him!

After all, the silver medal in the men's 100-meter event at the Olympics is truly the only outstanding achievement by a person of Asian descent in the more than 100-year history of the Olympic Games.

Things are valued because they are rare!

Therefore, his fame is on par with that of Liu Xiang, the Olympic champion, worldwide.

Because their gold content is absolutely top-notch!

Now that he has chosen to retire and enter the film and television industry as an artist, he is generating a lot of buzz and attracting a huge following.

If even a small percentage of viewers choose to watch the movie, it will boost the box office of "Tiny Times" to new heights!

How could Guo Xiaosi and Zhang Zhaoneng not be satisfied?

As for Chai Zhiping, she was not satisfied with this, feeling that their roles as Taiwanese artists had been taken away.

But when she thought about how the role she was going to get belonged to Liu Taile, the men's 100-meter runner-up, she didn't dare to say much.

Compared to Liu Tai-le, even the most famous Heavenly Banquet in Taiwan is nothing.

It was a complete and utter crushing defeat in terms of popularity!

"But would Liu Tai-le agree to act in our movie?"

After his initial excitement, Guo Xiaosi asked Yang Mi with a hint of uncertainty.

After all, people know their own business best. Many people actually look down on the "Tiny Times" project.

The director is a crossover artist; he used to be a novelist. He seems unreliable no matter how you look at it, with too many uncertainties!

In fact, if Yang Mi weren't currently unable to secure other film roles, she wouldn't be interested in this project.

Liu Taile is so famous that if he announces his intention to enter the entertainment industry, he will probably receive numerous scripts and invitations.

When Tian Liang entered the entertainment industry, it was directly through CCTV's project "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl".

Regardless of the script, CCTV's reputation speaks for itself, making it sound prestigious.

Therefore, Liu Taile has many choices and doesn't necessarily have to favor their movie.

I just heard Yang Mi suggest this person, and the other person kept calling him "Xiao Le," which shows that Yang Mi and Liu Tai Le have a really good relationship, so it's still up to her to coordinate.

"Well……"

Yang Mi thought for a moment, then asked a question in return, "President Zhang, Director Guo, if Xiao Le really agrees to participate in this film, how do you plan to determine his salary?"

"Well……"

Upon hearing this, Guo Xiaosi turned to look at Zhang Zhao.

He can't make that decision.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Zhao made up his mind and said, "Give him two films with a total of 500 million yuan in remuneration."

This salary isn't low. It's said that Wang Baoqiang only received 200 million yuan for filming "Lost in Thailand".

Of course, the director of that movie was Xu Zheng, and Bao Qiang got a discounted price to help his friend.

According to normal market prices, Wang Baoqiang, as a top-tier male actor in the industry, should be paid at least 4 to 500 million yuan for commercial films.

Even if Liu Taile enters the industry, he will still be a newcomer, and a newcomer who has never acted before.

Normally, he shouldn't be paid such a high salary.

However, his situation is indeed different.

Putting aside everything else, Liu Taile's annual commercial endorsements are currently priced at over ten million per deal!

With this level of earning power, he certainly can't be considered an ordinary newcomer.

So Zhang Zhao went all out and offered a high price.

It's worth noting that Yang Mi, as the lead actress in the "Tiny Times" film series, only received five million yuan for filming two movies back-to-back.

It was thanks to the two consecutive films that she was filmed; otherwise, her market value would only be around 300 million.

The actor who played Gu Yuan before was so famous, but he only earned one million yuan for both of his roles.

Since they were new to the mainland market, LeEco Pictures also lowered the price.

It is clear that Zhang Zhao went to great lengths to win Liu Taile's heart.

However, Chai Zhiping, who was standing to the side, turned even paler upon hearing this.

Because this money needs to be provided by Taiwanese capital...

"Furthermore, if Tai Le is willing to come, I will adjust the role of Gu Yuan accordingly."

Guo Xiaosi then added a sentence at the opportune moment.

It turns out that Gu Yuan in the script was designed to fit Ko Ching-teng's image, just to ride the wave of popularity of the movie "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

Now we need to change the actor; the character's image was going to be adjusted anyway.

If we choose Liu Taile, then we definitely need to make him more like his real-life image.

He's currently the only Asian male Olympic silver medalist in the 100 meters, so we definitely need to capitalize on this popularity!

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, Director Guo, I understand."

Yang Mi was very satisfied with the attitude given by Zhang Zhao and Guo Xiaosi.

"I'll talk to Xiao Le properly. You guys wait for my good news."

Yang Mi was somewhat confident that Liu Taile could take on the project.

In fact, she guessed correctly.

Liu Taile is indeed very interested in this project.

However, he still made his own request.

"Sister Mimi, I don't lack money, so I don't want to ask for payment directly."

Liu Taile said this.

"If you don't want the pay, what do you want?"

Yang Mi asked curiously.

"Box office revenue sharing!"

On the other end of the phone, Liu Taile licked his lips slightly and chuckled, "The total investment for the two 'Tiny Times' films is 4700 million, right? My 500 yuan salary, converted into an investment, means I want 10% of the investment!"