Chapter 1249 Loyalty

Ning Hao took out a prepared agreement template from his backpack, handed it to Liu Ye and said, "Look at this contract, we hope to sign a five-year brokerage contract with you, within five years, you All theater films that you participate in must be films invested or participated in by Makino Impression. You are also obliged to participate in other commercial performing arts activities arranged by us, as well as commercial endorsements arranged for you. We do not participate in the production of TV dramas Before filming, in principle, we do not restrict you to act in TV dramas invested by other companies, but the prerequisite is that the script and related conditions of the TV drama must be reviewed by us. If we clearly express that we do not want you to act, you need to abide by .”

Liu Ye nodded slightly after listening, and said, "In other words, Makino Impression signed my film performances and commercial activities. In principle, I still have independent rights for TV dramas and stage plays."

"That's right." Ning Hao said with a smile: "And we will not restrict your development in music. If a record company is willing to sign you and release records for you, we will not interfere."

Liu Ye originally thought that Makino Impression would definitely sign a full contract when signing a contract with an artist, that is, whether it is a film and television drama, a commercial, or even a music album, as long as it is making money, the company is solely responsible for it. There are many such companies in the industry, and they are Artists who have signed a full contract generally don't have much freedom to speak of, they are desperately arranged to accept various performances and activities, and become the company's cash cow and old scalper.

However, looking at the contract of Muye Technology now, it is much more relaxed than he expected on the whole, which made Liu Ye feel a lot more relaxed. He was also faintly worried before that he wanted to play "Flying Tigers" wholeheartedly. Makino Impression took this opportunity to propose a very harsh contract request, so I could only grit my teeth and accept it, but from the current point of view, I can completely accept the contract with Makino Technology.

Xie Yu had a question in her mind, she wanted to say it but she didn't say it out, this contract was in Liu Ye's hands, Liu Ye didn't open it, and she was too embarrassed to take it and open it to take a closer look, but she was worried that what Ning Hao gave was a pure contract. Although the 50-50% ratio is relatively generous for actors, the company can't just ask for a multi-year sharing contract without paying any cost or making any promises, which is too insecure. up.

This is the case for many artists who have just debuted. They have been signed by big companies for several years in one go, and the cooperation model is purely divided. In this way, if the company does not take care of the artist's growth, he will not be popular all the time. Then his income will not be guaranteed. Don't look at many artists who earn millions and tens of millions a year, but there are so many artists who have just debuted that they can barely eat their stomachs in Yanjing.

Moreover, in this case, the artist's right to speak is extremely low. If the brokerage company is not satisfied, they can directly hide the artist. The so-called "freezing" means that all your contracts are in my hands, but I just won't let you Take any job, let alone acting in movies and TV shows, even if the barber shop in front of your door opens and invites you to cut the ribbon and sing a song, I will not let you go, and your stardom and income will be completely cut off. If you dare to come , I will sue you, and at the same time, I will block you with all the resources in the circle, so that you will completely cut off your acting career.

In fact, Liu Ye was somewhat worried. For him, dreams are very important, but income is also very important. He is willing to sign himself to Muye Impression for the next five years, but his income must be guaranteed.

Xie Yu communicated with Liu Ye with veiled eyes. Liu Ye's eyes also showed this worry, but Liu Ye was more concerned about this movie and this cooperation. He felt that the other party's sincerity was so sufficient. , if he is still struggling with the issue of money at this time, it is really unreasonable, so he turned his heart and blurted out: "Brother Hao, I signed this contract!"

Seeing Liu Ye suddenly make a decision, Xie Yu had a flash of surprise in his eyes, but soon he was relieved. Before he made the decision, he was also worrying about gains and losses for him, but when he made the decision,

I also suddenly had a kind of relief.

Although Liu Ye resolutely agreed to sign the contract, Ning Hao could still see the worry in their hearts. He shook hands with Liu Ye first and said, "Welcome to Muye Yingxiang." Liu Ye didn't have an open contract in his hand, and said with a slight smile: "Actually, before I came, our President Li deliberately explained to me that in this contract, we have determined an incremental guaranteed minimum income for you. The minimum guaranteed income is 300 yuan in the first year. 10,000, 5 million in the second year, 7.5 million in the third year, 10 million in the fourth year and 15 million in the fifth year. That is to say, as long as you sign this contract, in the next five years, we will guarantee the payment I will give you an income of 40.5 million, if your income from working in Makino Impression for the past five years is lower than this amount, then we will make up for you according to this amount, if it is higher than this amount, then we will pay you according to your actual income."

"Forty million in five years?!" Liu Ye was dumbfounded. In 2003, domestic first-line film actors were paid in the millions. Even Hong Kong's first-line celebrities paid around tens of millions in RMB, yet Li Mu was so generous. He gave himself a guaranteed income of 40 million for five years, which is really an unimaginable wealth! If you want to earn 40 million, you must at least earn 80 million before sharing! Even if I can make ten movies in five years, the salary for one movie will reach 8 million, which is very scary!

In fact, Li Mu is also very aware of the value of actors these years, and also knows that according to normal historical development, it will take at least another ten or eight years for the value of mainland actors to skyrocket, because the value of actors complements the size of the market. In an era when it is easy to exceed 100 million, it is only logical for an actor to be worth 10 million or even tens of millions. Otherwise, the film itself would not earn 18 million through hard work, so how could it be worth tens of millions to a star? remuneration.

However, having said that, now Li Mu has started to cultivate the domestic film and television box office market. The Muying ticketing system is a great weapon to increase the box office, and "Flying Tigers" will be the beginning of the take-off of China's movie box office. Next year, "Flying Tigers" "Team" is released, if it can reach a box office of more than one billion, then China's film industry will start to recover at least five years in advance and enter a period of rapid growth. At that time, Liu Ye's worth may also skyrocket. If he pushes up his net worth with another movie or reality show, the 40 million guarantee will definitely earn him back.

At this moment, Liu Ye has dispelled all worries, and excitedly said to Ning Hao: "Brother Hao, thank you and Mr. Li for your appreciation, I am willing to sign with Muye Impression, but the amount of this guaranteed contract is too high I'm really not sure that I can help the company earn so much money in the next five years, so for the sake of the company, can I get a 50% discount on this amount, even a 30% discount is fine!"

Liu Ye was very sincere. He felt that the other party was willing to give a guarantee of 40 million yuan. I know how many catties and taels I am, forty million. Although he doesn't want to take any responsibility, he really doesn't have the confidence to earn so much. He doesn't want to need the company's subsidy money to make up for himself when his ability is insufficient. Insufficient ability.

At this time, Ning Hao smiled and said: "I am not in charge of the amount, it is determined by Mr. Li. He is generally a man of one mind, and I have no ability to persuade him, so I don't think you should think too much. Sign the contract first, then calm down and act well in every movie of yours in the future, in five years, you will definitely be able to earn the money."

Liu Ye still wanted to insist, but Ning Hao hurriedly said: "Look at the details of the contract, if there is no problem, we can sign the contract directly."

Liu Ye nodded, thinking of his manager, hesitated again and again, and asked very cautiously: "Brother Hao, I have a small request, I wonder if you can agree to it."

Ning Hao smiled and said, "Just tell me, I will promise if I can do it, and I will say it directly if I can't."

Liu Ye quickly said, "I want my current manager to also sign up to Muye Technology. He is very capable and has a lot of resources. I believe he will be able to create value for the company."

Ning Hao asked: "Then does he have an appointment?"

Liu Ye shook his head and said, "He doesn't have an artist contract, just a labor contract. He can just resign at any time. To him, changing companies means changing jobs."

Speaking of this, Liu Ye added another sentence: "Brother Hao, I have a heartfelt request, I hope you will definitely agree!"

Ning Hao said, "Say it."

Liu Ye said: "Brother Lan can get 20% of the company's share from me, and I have 46 points with the company. Calculated, he can get 12% of my salary. If he is willing to come to Muye Technology, his commission must be paid by the company. I'll pay for it myself! If you don't agree to this, I won't let him come."

Ning Hao thought about it for a while, then nodded and said: "OK, since you recognize him so much and believe that he is indeed very capable, I have no objection if you insist on paying his commission yourself."

Liu Ye said excitedly: "Then I'll call him now!"

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At this moment, Wang Lan is eating with his wife and children at home. At the dinner table, he is still talking about Liu Ye with his wife. Wang Lan thinks that Liu Ye has great potential, but he has never been able to find a commercial film that suits him. , so that he is always a little bit away from the real big red, it seems to be a bottleneck, and he can't break through it. This makes Wang Lan very frustrated, and always feels that he has an inescapable responsibility because of his lack of ability.

His wife persuaded him, "Don't be too demanding of yourself. It's already pretty good for Liu Ye to get to where he is today. Look at how many actors at his age can be as good as he is today?"

Wang Lan said with a fiery look in his eyes: "Believe me, he can still do better! Just miss a good chance!"

In fact, Liu Ye has always been short of such a good opportunity in his last life. He is a first-line player, but he is still a little far from those very commercial first-line players. No one would have thought that the one who finally made him break through this bottleneck was actually A variety show and his son and daughter.

After finishing speaking, Wang Lan sighed, her eyes dimmed again, and said: "The company is too short-sighted, all they want is to let Liu Ye take more roles and win more awards, but they never thought of creating a real commercial film for him. Movies always want to do business without money, and the structure is too small."

At this moment, Liu Ye's phone call came. Wang Lan answered the phone, turned on the loudspeaker, and said with a smile, "I'm talking about your business with your sister-in-law."

Wang Lan's wife also smiled and said, "Yezi, when will you be free and come over for dinner."

"Okay, sister-in-law." Liu Ye agreed with a smile, and then said, "Brother Lan, I'm calling to tell you something."

Wang Lan said casually, "Speak."

Liu Ye hesitated and said, "That's right, I'm going to sign with Makino Impressions, because they want me to play a more important role in "Flying Tigers."

The first half of Liu Ye's sentence made Wang Lan almost jump up in surprise. An anger of being betrayed by his brother was about to be released, but when he heard the second half of his sentence, that anger was completely extinguished by a basin of water.

""Flying Tigers"? Is what you said true?!" Wang Lan asked in disbelief.

Liu Ye said, "It's true."

"Congratulations!" Wang Lan said from the bottom of her heart: "This is an excellent opportunity for you! You must take good care of it. I will find a way to mediate for you about the company's contract."

"Thank you, Brother Lan!" Liu Ye didn't expect Wang Lan to be so interesting, and was touched, and said, "Brother Lan, don't worry, Mr. Ning from Muye Impression has promised to help me solve all the contract issues. If the company sues me , they'll fix it for me."

"That's great!" Although Wang Lan felt a sense of loss and frustration in her heart, she still breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yezi, this is a good opportunity, you must seize it!"

"Hmm..." Liu Ye was silent for a moment, and then said: "Brother Lan, I want you to sign up for Muye Impression too. Mr. Ning has already agreed, so it's up to you..."

"Me?!" Wang Lan was speechless in surprise.

"That's right!" Liu Ye said, "I know that you are not doing well in the company, why don't we go to Muye Impressions together, you will still be my agent, and I will just act in a down-to-earth manner. All my labor As for the remuneration, you can raise 15 points, and President Ning said that they will give me a guarantee of 40 million for five years..."

40 million in five years, for Wang Lan, it is 6 million in five years, which is about three times higher than his current income level!

Wang Lan couldn't believe it, and blurted out: "Yezi, are you kidding me?! Muye Technology will give you a guarantee of 40 million for five years?!"

"Yes!" Liu Ye said with a smile: "Brother Lan, 40 million in five years, come and take me with you, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it alone!"