This Star Doesn’t Work Overtime

  Chapter 354 352. The taller the cooler, the more fans like it? An invitation from a major international director?

  Ma Guiqiang, Tang Ping, and Zou Bing tried to talk to Wang Cheng several times.

  However, as soon as they saw Wang Cheng sitting there quietly reading a book, they couldn't speak anymore.

  Especially Tang Ping, seeing Wang Cheng's peerless profile and demeanor as quiet as years, she couldn't bear to open her mouth to break the tranquility.

   But Ma Guiqiang and Zou Bing had scruples in their hearts. They were afraid of making Wang Cheng unhappy, so they didn't dare to speak!

  One time...

  When the car arrived at the hotel, it was very quiet inside the car, only the phones of Shen Shenghui and Ma Guiqiang kept vibrating and ringing.

  However, none of them answered the phone in the car. When the car arrived at the hotel, the door opened and Wang Cheng got out of the car with his backpack on his back, the few people in the car breathed a sigh of relief!

  Ma Guiqiang immediately said to Shen Shenghui: "Director Shen, when shall we sign the contract?"

   Now, although Wang Cheng has come to the capital, Ma Guiqiang is still very nervous because he has not signed the contract after all. If Wang Cheng and Mofang Entertainment are unhappy and leave directly, and are poached by other TV stations, then he will really cry to death, and the whole TV station will be happy for nothing.

   Signing the contract immediately is the focus of his pick-up today.

  Shen Shenghui's cell phone rang again, and he was hesitating whether to answer it.

  Because, what was displayed on the phone was a big shot in the industry, a big shot that Rubik's Cube Entertainment didn't dare to offend easily.

  Shen Shenghui said casually: "I can sign a contract anytime!"

   Ma Guiqiang immediately said excitedly: "Okay, I brought the contract. As soon as the contract is signed, we will directly pay the full amount of the announcement fee, and we will not wait for the recording of the program to end. Wang Cheng's dedication to work is well-known in the circle!"

  Beside Tang Ping immediately took out a stack of contracts from her bag and handed them to Shen Shenghui with both hands.

  Shen Shenghui was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Ma Guiqiang to be so anxious, and he didn't refuse immediately. He accepted the contract, ran two steps to catch up with Wang Cheng, and said to Wang Cheng, "Wang Cheng, the contract of Beijing Satellite TV, do you want to see it?"

  Every time, as long as it involves Wang Cheng's contract, Wang Cheng has to go through it himself. Shen Shenghui and others dare not violate this point.

   This is also one of the reasons why Shen Shenghui respects and takes Wang Cheng extremely seriously.

  Because, from this, it can be seen that Wang Cheng is not so easy to fool, he knows how to protect himself, but he just doesn't bother to pay attention to ordinary things.

   That is to say, Wang Cheng's bottom line of protecting himself is different from that of other celebrities.

  Wang Cheng hummed lightly, took over the contract and read it.

   This contract is also a simple standard contract, just like the contracts signed by most celebrities in the circle. Wang Cheng has seen several of them before.

   It's just that Beijing Satellite TV has the largest amount of money involved.

   After looking at some detailed rules and regulations, Wang Cheng handed it to Shen Shenghui, and then walked into the elevator, and the three assistants quickly followed.

  Shen Shenghui did not follow, turned around and said to Ma Guiqiang and the others: "Master Ma, you can sign the contract!"

  Ma Guiqiang, Tang Ping, and Zou Bing all confirmed one thing in their hearts, that is, Wang Cheng was not controlled by Rubik's Cube Entertainment. Some rumors said that Wang Cheng was too young to understand anything, and had already been turned into a money-making puppet by Rubik's Cube Entertainment.

   Obviously, this rumor is definitely a rumor!

  They believed that if Wang Cheng objected just now, the contract might not be signed.

   Moreover, Wang Cheng's indifferent appearance along the way made Shen Shenghui dare not even answer the phone, which also proved Wang Cheng's status in Mofang Entertainment Company.

  Ma Guiqiang said with a smile: "Okay, let's sign the contract. After I sign the contract, I will bring the contract back to the Taili leader for confirmation, and the notification fee will be transferred to your company's account immediately. Our Taili has already raised funds last night!"

   Tang Ping also said: "Our program team has been discussing cooperation with Wang Cheng. This is the first time we have produced a live program!"

  Shen Shenghui was slightly surprised: "Live broadcast?"

  Shen Shenghui just noticed that the live broadcast time was written on the contract!

  Tang Ping nodded and said: "Yes, we discussed it. Wang Cheng just performed very well in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV's live broadcast at 5 pm, and we plan to live broadcast at 5 pm tomorrow."

  Shen Shenghui was a little speechless.

   Each TV station has made continuous concessions to Wang Cheng. From Tomorrow's Idol to I am an actor, and now to Beijing Satellite TV's midnight ring, all of them have been changed to live broadcast at 5 pm.

   The time period from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, which was never watched before, is almost turned into a prime time period.

  However, Shen Shenghui will not stop it, as long as it is not the prime time at eight o'clock, it doesn't matter.

and…

  He doesn't care too much about the ratings now.

  What he wants is to suppress Wang Cheng's image and reduce Wang Cheng's fan base.

   Or, it can also be said that he wants to knock Wang Cheng down from the sky, so that Wang Cheng's perfectionist obsessive-compulsive disorder can't persist, then he can persuade Wang Cheng step by step to extinguish his thoughts of quitting the industry, and persuade Wang Cheng to stay in the entertainment circle before he can find a way to persuade Wang Cheng to renew his contract!

  Shen Shenghui felt helpless, feeling that he was working for the entire entertainment circle.

  Before, he was just trying to get Wang Cheng to renew his contract, but now he wants to keep Wang Cheng in the entertainment industry first, but he can't be sure to persuade Wang Cheng to stay in the entertainment industry and then stay in Rubik's Cube Entertainment. At that time, he will have to face the scramble and competition of the entire entertainment industry.

   Isn’t this contributing to other entertainment companies?

   Several people did not follow Wang Cheng upstairs, but went to the conference room of the hotel. After reconfirming that there was no problem with the contract, they formally signed the contract. After the contract was signed, several people from Beijing Satellite TV were completely relieved. Now they can finally concentrate all their resources and strength on this program. They said goodbye and left immediately, and returned to Beijing Satellite TV to prepare with all their strength.

  When Shen Shenghui returned to the hotel, he picked up the phone and called Qin Yuhai back to report the situation here.

  However, Qin Yuhai said: "I contacted Qin Mo. She said she wanted to reorganize a crew, and I gave her another three million!"

  Shen Shenghui was surprised: "Eh...why do you want to reorganize a crew?"

  Qin Yuhai also said in a helpless tone: "She said that the previous script was not good, so she found a new script, added some online elements, and the original actors have to be replaced! I contacted the producer who followed her. The producer said that this young lady has too many ideas, and no one can control her, so she can do whatever she wants. She often scolds the actors.

  Shen Shenghui was silent, he had nothing to say about this, he could only say that he was a rich second generation, and he could play however he wanted.

  Of course, he knows that the most important thing is that this year, because of Wang Cheng's relationship, Mofang Entertainment's financial situation is very good, and its status in the circle is also rising. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most influential, so Qin Mo can have money and resources.

   Anyway, it's just a few million investments, and the offenders are also some unknown young actors, and the other party will definitely not care about a young lady like Qin Mo.

only…

  Shen Shenghui said again: "President Qin, isn't this kind of crew just right for Wang Cheng?"

  Qin Yuhai: "Qin Mo is tossing around like this, what if he offends Wang Cheng?"

  Shen Shenghui: "Boss Qin is too worried. Qin Mo is a loyal fan of Wang Cheng. She will scold other actors, but she will definitely not scold Wang Cheng. On the contrary, she may follow Wang Cheng in everything. Of course, this is not the point. The point is that Qin Mo is going around like this, and the filming looks like, Boss Qin can definitely think about it."

   "At that time, no matter what Qin Mo and Wang Cheng shoot, we will use our company's channels to distribute it with all our strength, so that more people can see it! The box office may not be low. After all, Wang Cheng's popularity and fan base are terrible, but the actor image that Wang Cheng has just established in me as an actor may collapse."

  Qin Yuhai hesitated. He had greater expectations for Wang Cheng, and he didn't want to ruin Wang Cheng's actor base with a bad movie.

after all…

  Compared to variety shows and the like, film and television dramas are the foundation and head of the entertainment industry.

   No big-name actor can refuse the temptation of the big screen.

  And a big-selling movie is a golden mountain in the current era, and it can serve as the foundation of a large entertainment group.

  Qin Yuhai hopes to rely on Wang Cheng's talent in acting to produce blockbuster works step by step in the future, and then continue to launch sequels and continue to harvest box office, so that the copyright library of Rubik's Cube Entertainment will become the most valuable and profitable copyright library in China!

   And the premise of all this is to let Wang Cheng renew his contract!

  This is very contradictory...

  After a few seconds of silence, Qin Yuhai said, "Don't be in a hurry, let's take a look. You are in the capital, there will definitely be many people contacting you, you have to handle the relationship well."

  When Qin Yuhai founded Rubik’s Cube Entertainment, he also wanted to create it in the capital, because ten or twenty years ago, the Beijing circle was almost synonymous with the entertainment circle, and the Beijing circle had almost all the resources of the entertainment circle.

  However, the power in the Beijing circle is deeply rooted. It is too difficult for him as an outsider to develop here. In the end, he had to go back to the Magic City to establish Rubik’s Cube Entertainment. Relying on the resources of the Delta and the resources he accumulated in the early years of the capital, he has developed step by step. But the development has reached the limit now, and it is impossible to move forward.

  Because the Beijing circle is also exclusive, he can't get high-quality resources in the Beijing circle, that's the most.

  Now, he has the most high-quality resource in the country—Wang Cheng.

   It was his opportunity to use Wang Cheng to attract high-quality resources in the Beijing circle.

  So, he told Shen Shenghui to handle the relationship in the Beijing circle well.

  Shen Shenghui immediately agreed: "Mr. Qin, don't worry, I know, I came from the capital, I know. Director Zhang Ge and Mr. Fei called me just now, because I didn't answer Wang Cheng, and I was planning to go back to them!"

  Qin Yuhai nodded: "As long as you know what's in your heart, but you have to be careful. Now they are asking us."

  Now the entertainment circles across the country are vying for Wang Cheng...

  Shen Shenghui: "Okay, Mr. Qin, I understand!"

  Qin Yuhai skipped the topic and asked, "How is Wang Cheng?"

  Shen Shenghui: "Wang Cheng hasn't changed much. Thousands of people picked him up when he got off the plane. This is the result of control. Fans came to pick up Wang Cheng everywhere along the way. I estimate that there may be tens of thousands of people! However, Wang Cheng is the same as in Xihu City, the magic capital. I didn't even look at it. I read the public opinion on the Internet. Many fans have already expressed dissatisfaction with this, and many media are hyping Wang Cheng's attitude."

   "But... Wang Cheng's fan base is too large, and many of them are still diehard fans, so negative public opinion has little influence, and is suppressed by many loyal fans."

   Seeing that most of the fans on the Internet said that they prefer such aloof Wang Cheng, Shen Shenghui said that he couldn't understand it.

  Many other traffic giegies have set up people-friendly personalities in various operations, and many big-name stars have also established an approachable image. If the attitude is slightly wrong, many fans will be dissatisfied and complain, and various crisis public relations will follow!

but…

   Fans like Wang Cheng, the colder Wang Cheng is, the more they like him.

   Who are these people?

  Qin Yuhai is obviously also paying attention to the public opinion about Wang Cheng on the Internet all the time, and said with a wry smile: "This may be the charm!"

  Shen Shenghui could only say: "Perhaps it is, the image of aloofness, there is a certain bonus to Wang Cheng's appearance and temperament..."

  The two hung up the phone.

  Shen Shenghui's phone rang again, it was from Xie Xingfeng. Just after getting off the plane, the chief director of Yangma's Spring Festival Gala had already called more than a dozen times.

  However, Shen Shenghui still didn't answer, because he needed to call back the great director Zhang Ge.

  Although Xie Xingfeng is the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala and is also the leader of the new generation of directors, he is still a head short in front of the older generation of great director Zhang Ge. Xie Xingfeng was Zhang Ge's assistant director when he first debuted, and he learned a lot from Zhang Ge.

   Moreover, Zhang Ge is also the only director in China who has won an international film award. Although the box office is relatively mediocre and maintains a small profit, every film can achieve relatively high artistic achievements. Except for the Oscar, almost all other domestic and foreign film awards have been won.

   Therefore, Zhang Ge's status in the domestic film field is definitely one of the best. He is the director that every aspiring actor most wants to work with, not even one of them. Every step of Zhang Heping's movies can be a big hit.

   And Rubik’s Cube Entertainment had always wanted to cooperate with Zhang Ge and recommended its actors to Zhang Ge, but they didn’t get the chance.

  Shen Shenghui didn't dare to neglect at all, and immediately found Zhang Ge's phone number and called back.

  The phone was connected quickly, and Zhang Ge's voice came: "Director Shen, it's very difficult to contact you!"

  Hearing a little question from Zhang Ge, Shen Shenghui hurriedly smiled and said: "Director Zhang, you are serious. I just arrived in Beijing and was busy talking with Beijing Satellite TV, so I didn't see the phone call. I will call you back soon when I see your phone number."

   Zhang Ge asked: "Is the cooperation with Beijing Satellite TV going well?"

  Shen Shenghui: "Signed!"

  Zhang Ge: "I heard that your company's Wang Cheng is cooperating with Beijing Satellite TV this time. The single announcement fee is more than 400 million?"

  Shen Shenghui: "Well, just passed 400 million!"

   Zhang Ge on the other end of the phone was silent for a while. Zhang Ge, who was nearly sixty years old and used to the world, was obviously shocked by this number.

   Zhang Ge said softly: "Yesterday I had a call with Steve from Hollywood. He just won the Oscar for Best Actor last year. However, he just signed a big production, and the salary is 28 million US dollars. This is already the limit that a personal film salary can achieve. More income needs to be obtained from the box office. But even if the movie is a big hit and gets the box office share, his income will not exceed 40 million US dollars!"

   "I didn't expect that young people in our country can already get more than 400 million in remuneration by relying on variety shows, which is as high as 60 million U.S. dollars! The salary is higher than the Oscar's best actor, and it takes less time."

   Obviously, Zhang Ge was somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Cheng's high salary.

  It only takes a few days to complete a variety show announcement, and you can get 60 million US dollars!

  And how long does it take for Oscar Best Actor to shoot a big production? It can be as short as half a year, or as long as one or two years. The money he gets is not as much as Wang Cheng earned in a few days.

  Shen Shenghui smiled dryly and said, "Director Zhang, there is no way. This is the market now!"

   Zhang Ge was silent for a while, and then said: "I want to invite Wang Cheng to shoot a movie. What are your conditions? His performance on Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV is amazing. I called Zhang Xiao and Guan Sheng to find out, and I think he is very suitable for the protagonist of my next movie."

  An invitation from Zhang Ge?

  Shen Shenghui's heartbeat accelerated for a moment. If it was before, he would definitely agree to it without saying a word, and would not mention any salary schedule.

   Pay? Take as much as the other party gives.

  Schedule? Push them all down and go directly to the crew to report!

   But now...

  Shen Shenghui really didn't dare to agree to this to Wang Cheng, so he asked tentatively: "Director Zhang, Wang Cheng is only nineteen years old, isn't it suitable for the protagonist of your film? Besides, didn't you like to use unpopular rookie actors before? Wang Cheng's popularity is too high now. How about I recommend some other actors from our company? You will definitely be satisfied!"

  Zhang Ge said seriously: "Director Shen, I can tell you something in advance. I want to cooperate with Hollywood this time to shoot a big investment commercial film. I need Wang Cheng's popularity and acting skills. If Wang Cheng can come to play the leading role, then I can give your company a few actors..."

   "At present, the project is already in preparation, the investment will not be less than 200 million US dollars, and Hollywood superstars will be invited to join. My goal is not only the domestic market, but also the world film market!"

  $200 million investment?

   This is definitely an unprecedented large investment in China.

  Shen Shenghui's eyes rolled, and he was very excited. If he can cooperate, he can let Rubik's Cube Entertainment enter the venue with capital and become one of the producers. This way, he can get more benefits in the later stage, and even enjoy the bonus of the sequel.

But…

  Will Wang Cheng agree?

  Shen Shenghui said softly: "Director Zhang, I personally and the company absolutely want to cooperate with you. However, since you have already talked with Zhang Xiao and Guan Sheng, you should know Wang Cheng's temper, and I can't be his master. So, after I have talked with him, I will answer you, how about it?"

  Zhang Ge: "Okay, reply me as soon as possible! My condition is that he is the protagonist, and acting with a Hollywood superstar is definitely a rare opportunity to exercise. I have already contacted the distributors in Hollywood. When the time comes, I will definitely be able to show my face internationally. This is an opportunity to become an international superstar."

   "The remuneration may be a little low. Our total investment is only about 200 million U.S. dollars, and the remuneration of Hollywood superstars will not be low. We can only give Wang Cheng's remuneration a maximum of 10 million, Huaxia currency! However, I can give your company a few important supporting roles."

   Ten million, Huaxia coins?

  Shen Shenghui almost couldn't help complaining about the salary.

  However, he also knows that the film remuneration given by a big director like Zhang Ge is indeed relatively low, far below the market price that an actor should have.

  Because everyone is vying to perform, naturally the price can be lowered.

  Many actors in blockbuster movies don’t care about the salary at all, they get as much as Zhang Ge gives.

  So, Shen Shenghui can also understand that Zhang Ge only gave Wang Cheng 10 million Huaxia coins...

  Although, according to some information that Shen Shenghui knows, the ten million Huaxia coins is already the highest salary paid by Zhang Ge in recent movies. Before that, Zhang Ge only gave a few million symbolic salary to some big-name actors in China!

  However, compared with the 430 million announcement fee that Wang Cheng just received from Beijing Satellite TV, it is still so small that it can be ignored.

  However, for the sake of the overall development of the company, Shen Shenghui endured it and asked, "Director Zhang, can we invest some money in our company?"

   Zhang Ge was silent for a while, thinking that Rubik's Cube Entertainment is the leader of the magic city, he agreed: "I can help you fight for it, but the premise is to let Wang Cheng join!"

  Shen Shenghui: "Okay, I will try my best!"

hang up the phone.

  Shen Shenghui walked back and forth hesitantly in the room, thinking about how to persuade Wang Cheng, then left the room and walked towards Wang Cheng's room.

  (end of this chapter)