Chapter 1340 1442. Negotiation stalemate

Chapter 1340 1442. Negotiation stalemate

"This is impossible!" Xu Jing was also at the negotiation site. When she heard that the agent was going to interfere with the trailer, she immediately objected angrily.

He didn't care about publicity, ranking, poster content, or even pay, because he was just an employee. His essence was to make this TV series well, and those messy things could be left to the producer Fanxing to solve.

But the trailer was different. This was his job within his essence. Now this agent wanted to take away his rights. How could he agree to this?

The agent had long expected the director's reaction and had already thought of a way to deal with it.

She was not in a hurry and advised in a gentle tone: "Director Xu Jing, we don't want to interfere. We just check the content of the trailer. This is responsible for the image of our artists, so please understand our difficulties."

"Humph." Xu Jing snorted coldly, and her attitude clearly showed that she was very unhappy.

"Ms. Li, look at the salary you proposed. Should we discuss it again?" The person in charge of negotiations on Fanxing's side held the other party's condition book and asked in a negotiating manner.

"Is it unreasonable? Our Yang Zi's salary for the last TV series was 350,000. The TV series is currently on the air. Our Yang Zi's popularity has reached a new level. The salary will naturally increase. 500,000 per episode. I think with our Yang Zi's current popularity level, you can't find an artist with a better cost-effectiveness than her." Manager Li replied proudly.

She was not bragging. With the broadcast of Yang Zi's several popular TV series, this little flower is also very popular. In addition to the popularity brought by child stars, she is definitely one of the hottest little flowers in the circle.

And compared with other popular little flowers, Yang Zi also has an advantage in acting, so it is not an excessive thing to increase the price. 500,000 per episode is also a very fair market price.

But there is a big premise for all this, that is, this price is the price of the heroine.

What is a heroine? It is the absolute number one female lead in the entire TV series. She is the one who supports the popularity and exposure of the entire TV series, but "Gentleman's Dignity" is different.

Let alone those big-name male stars, just the female actors, Liu Tao, Jiang Xin and even Wan Qian, all of them have more experience than her. They may not be as popular, but they are more famous.

The most important thing is, if Yang Zi gets paid 500,000 per episode, then how much do the other female leads get paid? Wan Qian is the number one female lead, so she must not get less than Yang Zi. Jiang Xin has a lot of experience and is also popular, so she must not get less than Yang Zi. Not to mention Liu Tao, a first-line actress, can she get less than Yang Zi?

You should know that when discussing the contract with Wan Qian, the other party only asked for 250,000 per episode. If Fanxing agreed to Yang Zi's 500,000, wouldn't it be too disrespectful to Wan Qian, the heroine? Even if the other party does not complain publicly and is willing to swallow this loss, Fanxing also has to worry about the impact on its reputation.

"Ms. Li, "Gentleman's Dignity" is a TV series with multiple leading actors. We don't need Miss Yang Zi to bear the pressure of ratings for us, and our budget is limited. This price is beyond our budget."

"So, how much are you going to offer?" Agent Li asked with a smile.

"Two hundred thousand."

"This price is too insincere." When Agent Li heard that it was only two hundred thousand, his brows knitted instantly, and he said very dissatisfiedly: "This is far lower than the value of our artists. Even if this is a TV series written by Mr. Nie Wei, you can't lower the price so much."

Xu Jing rolled his eyes on the side. He hated the words of this agent Li.

"I can tell you a little bit. We have already drafted a preliminary contract with the actress Wan Qian, who plays the leading female role. The salary she received is very close to the price we offered. We have already given you a fair offer. You should know that this is not a TV series with only one female lead, and your artists do not need to undertake the huge filming work like other TV series, so I think 200,000 is a very sincere offer." The person in charge of the negotiations on the side of Fanxing answered calmly.

His budget for Yang Zi's salary must not exceed Wan Qian's.

The total salary budget was only 100 million yuan. The price of male actors is generally higher than that of female actors, so the 100 million yuan is basically 60% for male actors and 40% for female actors.

With a budget of 40 million yuan, it is more reasonable that the salary of the four female leads should be around 10 million yuan, that is, 200,000 to 300,000 yuan per episode, so that the cost can be controlled.

If the salary is 500,000 yuan per episode like the lion's salary offered by agent Li, Yang Zi alone will account for nearly half of the total salary, and Fanxing will definitely not agree.

"450,000, this is our bottom line." Manager Li thought for a moment and quoted another price.

It was 50,000 less than the 500,000 pay, but it was still far from Fanxing's bottom line. The two sides obviously couldn't reach an agreement on this issue for a while.

Half an hour later, Yang Zi's manager walked out of the Fanxing building with a gloomy face.

"Well, the negotiation went quite smoothly. Don't worry, leave it to me, I will definitely help you get the best treatment." Manager Li hung up the phone, and the fake smile disappeared instantly.

"Sister, what if Fanxing doesn't give in?" An assistant who came with him asked in a low voice.

During the negotiation just now, she secretly looked at the expression of the person in charge of the negotiation of Fanxing, and found that the other party did not seem to be testing when he quoted the price. Moreover, after several discussions, Manager Li reduced the salary to 400,000, but the other party was holding on to 200,000. You know, generally speaking, negotiations should not be mutually concessionary?

"I didn't expect Fanxing to be so difficult. If it really doesn't work, we can only quote 350,000. It must not be lower than this price, otherwise we will have to drink the northwest wind in the second half of the year." Manager Li answered while scratching his hair in annoyance.

She didn't expect that her expected salary would be so different from Fanxing. If it were another TV series, Manager Li really wanted to quit directly, but this was a work written by Nie Wei, which was almost destined to be a big hit. It would be a pity to give up such a work.

But in terms of salary, she really couldn't give in much.

You should know that Yang Zi had participated in a movie for almost zero pay in order to enter the big screen. If this TV series does not get a high pay, then Yang Zi's income in terms of pay in the second half of the year can only be described as horrible.

And those who followed Yang Zi to eat will definitely have a hard time together.

"Sister, I think we can't even negotiate 350,000. We may be prepared to reduce it to 300,000." The assistant reminded.

Manager Li was actually worried, and she also felt the persistence of Fanxing.

"No matter, let's continue to talk. I heard that Fanxing is in a hurry to start filming. I don't believe they are willing to drag it out like this. We can try to make connections later. I really admire these people. It's not their money. Do they need to be so careful?"

"Okay then."

Manager Li didn't know that as soon as she left Fanxing Building, the person who negotiated with her immediately called Nie Wei.

"They should know that this is a multi-starring drama, right?" Nie Wei was a little surprised to hear that Yang Zi wanted 400,000 per episode.

"I've said it before." The person in charge of the negotiation explained, "It was only reduced to 400,000 after I said it. At first, they offered 500,000 per episode."

Nie Wei was speechless. It felt like 400,000 had been reduced in price.

"I'll give you 250,000 authority. You can't exceed this standard. Just negotiate at this price. If the other party doesn't agree..." Nie Wei thought for a while and said, "We'll talk about it then."

The total investment in the TV series "Gentleman's Dignity" is 200 million, and the salary accounts for 50%. This is also the TV series with the largest salary among the TV series invested and produced by Fanxing so far.

After all, it is a gathering of stars, so the salary expenditure has become high.

But this 50% is already the limit. Any more is not appropriate. You must know that the salary of TV series produced normally accounts for about 30%.

After all, to ensure the excellent production of TV series, sufficient production costs are necessary.

Of course, the budget of the TV series can also be increased, but in Nie Wei's opinion, this is unnecessary, because the salary required by Yang Zi is beyond the standard. How can he make an exception for her? And if he really agrees, it will leave a hidden danger.

Look at how those football clubs control salaries. If one player raises his salary, the other players will follow suit. This is a chain reaction. After all, it is not the lack of salary that is worrying, but the inequality of salary.

A week passed unknowingly. Most of the actors selected in the interview have signed contracts, except for Yang Zi, who could not negotiate after the salary was reduced to 350,000.

Fanxing was only willing to give 250,000, while Yang Zi's agent insisted on negotiating 350,000.

A price of 100,000 may not seem like much, but if it is put into a 40-episode TV series, it is a difference of 4 million.

Xu Jing was also anxious. In the end, he could not negotiate with such a leading actor, and he could not even hold a reading meeting. In the middle, he also talked to the person in charge of Fanxing, hoping that he would relax. Unfortunately, how could the person in charge who was instructed by Nie Wei dare to disobey the order of the big boss?

As for Yang Zi, after talking about it, the agent Li was not anxious anymore.

In the last negotiation this week, she lowered the price by 10,000 yuan and quoted 340,000 yuan per episode, saying that she was giving Nie Wei a face, and then she looked like she was sure of winning.

Because she privately heard that Xu Jing was anxious about the actor's issue, she felt that she was about to win, and Fanxing should be restless.

When Nie Wei received the call and learned the news, he was still holding the cookies made by Mao Tongtong in his hand.

During this week, Mao's mother waited for Nie Wei every morning on the road that must be passed by the shooting site. She didn't ask for anything, just sent all kinds of food. Nie Wei refused twice in the middle, but unfortunately Mao's mother was unmoved and still went to the scene every day to wait.

She didn't know whether it would make sense for her to do this, but she still insisted on doing it, hoping to win a glimmer of hope for her daughter.

Her efforts were not without results. After listening to the phone call, Nie Wei looked at the cookie box in his hand, thought about it, called the assistant next to him, and asked the other party to call Mao Tongtong to go to Fanxing Company at nine o'clock tomorrow morning to discuss something.

After giving the order, Nie Wei called the staff member who was in charge of the negotiation with Yang Zi and told him to arrange for Yang Zi's management team to come to Fanxing Company to discuss the contract at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, and clearly stated that this was the last negotiation.

Nie Wei's idea was very simple. Now the people on Yang Zi's side were obviously waiting for a good price, and what Nie Wei did was to let the other party know that Yang Zi was not his only choice.

Nie Wei is obviously using Mao Tongtong by doing this, but for Mao Tongtong, this is an opportunity.

If Fanxing and Yang Zi fail to reach an agreement tomorrow, then Mao Tongtong will naturally become the first choice.

It doesn't matter if Mao Tongtong is unwilling. Nie Wei still has many alternatives. Maybe they are not as good as these two actors, but they can be polished as much as possible. In the overall situation, it is worse than destroying the salary balance of the crew.

On the other side, Mao Tongtong was watching TV at home. The door was suddenly opened, and Mao's mother came in with two large bags of ingredients with a tired face.

Mao Tongtong hurriedly got off the ground and ran forward to take the ingredients.

"Mom, why don't you just forget it." Mao Tongtong advised. In the past few days, her mother has been painstakingly preparing food for Nie Wei to send over. She felt distressed when she saw it.

"What are you talking about? You've persisted for so many days. A few days won't make a difference." Mao's mother glared at her daughter and said, "If you want to give up, why don't you come to the kitchen to help? The cookies you made last time were good, and Teacher Nie Wei has accepted them."

"I made them for you." Mao Tongtong pouted and said unhappily.

She made a birthday gift for her mother, but her mother gave it to Nie Wei. Naturally, she was in a bad mood.

"Teacher Nie Wei accepted it, and I'm happier than if I ate it myself." Mao's mother stretched out her hand and pinched Mao Tongtong's pouting mouth, and smiled.

"Mom, why are you working so hard? It's been a week, and maybe Fanxing has already agreed on the contract. Isn't it a waste of effort?" Mao Tongtong said coquettishly, and then asked in confusion.

"You are already a 30-year-old girl, and you can't even see the human relations clearly. Even if we fail this time, if we can build a good relationship with Nie Wei, there may be a chance next time. Your mother can think of such a good idea. It's fine if you don't praise me, but why do you always hinder me?"

"Go, wash these green leafy vegetables for me. I'm going to fry some vegetable meatballs and send them to Teacher Nie Wei tomorrow."

As soon as she finished speaking, the phone in her pocket suddenly rang. She didn't care about scolding her daughter, she quickly took out her mobile phone and answered the call.

Ten seconds later, Mao's mother's face showed an uncontrollable surprise, and her voice was trembling slightly.

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