Chapter 567 Ma Guoliang Terminates the Contract

Jianjiang, Hengdian Film and Television City.

The crew of "Night Palace", in a makeshift lounge.

Jiang Bei, who had just finished filming a scene, returned to the lounge, picked up his teacup, and drank it.

Although the weather was not hot, he was busy filming all the time, which made him sweat and dry his mouth.

But the effect was quite gratifying.

The original story of "Night Palace" is one after another, which is very exciting. Coupled with his strict control of quality, Jiang Bei is full of expectations and confidence in this drama!

Sitting on the chair, Jiang Bei picked up his mobile phone, opened the album, and looked at the beautiful photos he had accumulated.

Every day when he was free, he either studied the script or looked at these photos, thinking in his mind how to shoot these beautiful scenes completely and show them on the TV screen.

While looking at the album, the mobile phone suddenly received several messages.

Jiang Bei opened the message, which was sent by the deputy director of the department.

"Director Jiang, the new drama of Brilliant Entertainment Company has come out, and Tan Yue is still the screenwriter. I have received some news that Tan Yue will also serve as the assistant director in the new drama."

"This is a summary of some information about Tan Yue's new drama. You can take a look when you have time."

Below is a file sent by the deputy director.

Jiang Bei replied, then clicked on the file and started reading.

Jiang Bei now has a very high status in the director circle. The TV series he has shot can be said to be at the top in terms of quality and ratings.

But for Tan Yue, Jiang Bei really can't be careless at all.

This young man who has just entered the TV drama circle and has only shot two dramas has forced Jiang Bei, who has been shooting for nearly 20 years, to correct his attitude.

Because those two dramas are both popular dramas!

Jiang Bei carefully browsed the information sent by the deputy director and frowned.

"Tan Yue's new drama is also a palace drama?"

"The male lead is Jiao Cheng, and the female lead is Xin Zhi. This cast is pretty good, much better than when "The Lotus Lantern" was made."

"It's just the audition process, and the start time has not been set yet."

Jiang Bei analyzed in his mind while looking at the information.

"According to common sense, there should be no conflict in the schedule, but it's not certain." Jiang Bei thought.

He has studied Tan Yue's dramas. Whether it is "The Lotus Lantern" or "Underground Traffic Station", the shooting time is relatively short.

Especially "Underground Traffic Station", which was only filmed for more than two months, and was criticized by many people on the Internet at the beginning.

"Night Palace" has been filmed in the middle stage, and it is estimated that it will be completed in another half a year.

If the shooting speed of Tan Yue's new drama is the same as that of "The Lotus Lantern" and "Underground Traffic Station", then there is really a possibility of conflict in the schedule.

Thinking of this, Jiang Bei couldn't help but frown.

Jiang Bei is looking forward to and nervous about the conflict in the schedule with Tan Yue's new drama.

What he was looking forward to was that he really wanted to fight with Tan Yue. He lost to Tan Yue last time, and this time he started over again. He felt that the performance of "Night Palace" would be better than "Palace Temple", and he looked forward to getting back in Tan Yue's hands.

But he was also nervous, because Tan Yue's strength was really strong, and the performance of the new drama would probably be very good.

Jiang Bei really had no idea whether he could beat Tan Yue.

After reading these materials, Jiang Bei put down his mobile phone, and a solemn look flashed in his eyes.

This news made his originally relaxed mood heavy.

If Tan Yue's new drama is still filmed as fast as "Underground Traffic Station", then Tan Yue's new drama and his "Night Palace"

are likely to have a collision schedule.

After reading the information sent by the deputy director, Jiang Bei was no longer in the mood to look at the photos to accumulate for himself.

He found the deputy director's phone number and dialed it.

The phone rang twice and was connected.

"Hello, Lao Xu, pack a copy of the previous films and send it to me. I will check it a few more times."

On the phone, the assistant director asked in confusion: "Director, didn't you review those films? Why do you want to review them again?"

Jiang Bei naturally didn't tell the assistant director about his heavy heart and worries. He just said: "It's okay. I just want to take another look to make sure that there are no problems with every plot."

"Director, you are worthy of being a well-known director. This rigorous attitude exceeds that of most directors." The assistant director sincerely admired, "Director, I will sort it out now and send it to you later."

"Okay, Lao Xu, thank you for your hard work." Jiang Bei said and hung up the phone.

Jiang Bei felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders, so he had to ensure that the plot of "Night Palace" was foolproof.

The accumulated things can be put aside.

It's better to review the film now.

That afternoon, Qin Tao, director of the artist management department of Brilliant Entertainment Company, was looking at a document sent by his subordinates in the office when he suddenly received a call.

After taking a look at the caller ID, Qin Tao pressed the answer button and said with a smile, "Hello, Teacher Ma."

The caller was Ma Guoliang.

Ma Guoliang had played important roles in the two major dramas "The Lotus Lantern" and "Underground Traffic Station", especially playing one of the protagonists in "Underground Traffic Station".

During that time, Ma Guoliang also received Qin Tao's phone number.

Ma Guoliang's voice came from the phone, "Mr. Qin, I want to talk to you about the contract."

Qin Tao raised her eyebrows and asked, "Teacher Ma, have you settled the matter?"

"Well, the contract has been terminated." Ma Guoliang said.

Qin Tao was delighted to hear this and said, "Okay, when you have time, come to the company to find me and we can talk about signing."

Ma Guoliang had previously told Qin Tao that he wanted to terminate the contract with the original agency and sign with Brilliant Entertainment.

Qin Tao was also very concerned about this matter.

Ma Guoliang's acting skills are excellent, and more importantly, Mr. Tan is very optimistic about him. If he can sign with the company, it will be a great thing.

It's just that "Underground Traffic Station" has just been broadcast for a while. I thought that even if Ma Guoliang wanted to terminate the contract with the original company, he would have to wait for a while. I didn't expect the news of the termination to come so soon.

"It's a bit late today. Do you have time tomorrow morning?" Ma Guoliang asked.

Qin Tao smiled and said, "If I have time, I will be in the company tomorrow."

"Okay, Mr. Qin, I will go to Brilliant Entertainment to find you tomorrow morning." Ma Guoliang said.

"Haha, okay, then I will wait for Mr. Ma in the company." Qin Tao said with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Tao thought for a while and felt that she still had to talk to Mr. Tan about this matter.

According to the normal process, if Ma Guoliang signed with Brilliant Entertainment, he would sign a Class B contract.

Class B contracts are generally signed to second-tier stars or third-tier stars with great potential.

However, Ma Guoliang has a good development prospect and is likely to become a first-tier star in the future. He is now at the forefront of second-tier public figures.

The key is that Ma Guoliang has a good relationship with Mr. Tan. If Mr. Tan thinks it is appropriate, it is also possible to sign a higher-level Class A contract with Ma Guoliang now.

The main thing is to see what Mr. Tan says.

Qin Tao did not rush to let the secretary prepare, but after sorting out his thoughts, he got up and left and went to Tan Yue's office.

Time goes back to this morning.

Beijing, North City District.

Spark Media Entertainment Company.

Spark Media Company is a third-rate entertainment company in the circle, and it has developed well.

In the office of Zhang Hong, director of the artist management department.

Zhang Hong sat behind the desk with a bad look on her face, and opposite her was Ma Guoliang, who looked calm.

Zhang Hong took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Ma, you should think about it again. There is no need to terminate the contract. If you think the company has done something wrong, the company can change it, and on behalf of the company, I apologize to you for some of the bad things we did before."

"No need to apologize, Mr. Zhang, let's terminate the contract. I will transfer the liquidated damages directly to the company." Ma Guoliang said.

Looking at Ma Guoliang who was determined to terminate the contract, Zhang Hong was also quite depressed and annoyed.

After all, Xinghuo Entertainment Company is only a third-rate entertainment company, and the company's high-quality resources are limited.

In this case, these high-quality resources will definitely be given priority to the company's top brother and sister and some other potential artists that the company is very optimistic about.

Artists like Ma Guoliang who have no appearance, no background, and no characteristics are not worth the company to spend so many high-quality resources to cultivate.

Ma Guoliang does have good acting skills, but are there few actors with good acting skills in the entertainment industry?

If there is no good opportunity to fall from the sky, Ma Guoliang will probably be an ordinary second-tier actor for his whole life.

But who could have thought that this opportunity of pie in the sky really appeared and fell directly on Ma Guoliang's head.

Many people were not optimistic about "The Lotus Lantern" at the beginning, but Ma Guoliang signed up for the audition, and then he really succeeded in the audition and played the role of Xiaotian Dog in "The Lotus Lantern".

After the broadcast of "The Lotus Lantern", it quickly became a hit, and Ma Guoliang, who played Xiaotian Dog in the play, also became popular because of his many scenes and superb acting skills.

With the achievements and popularity of "The Lotus Lantern", Ma Guoliang's ranking on the second-tier public figures list soared rapidly, directly from the lower middle of the second-tier public figures to the top 100.

Even in the few months after the broadcast of "The Lotus Lantern", Ma Guoliang's ranking on the second-tier public figures list still rose quickly, far exceeding others.

Because "The Lotus Lantern" is so good, it is regarded as a classic by many people, many people re-watch it, and many people come to watch it.

Ma Guoliang's rise also attracted the attention of the company's top management.

Just when Ma Guoliang's rising momentum was gradually slowing down, "Underground Traffic Station", in which he was one of the leading actors, became popular again.

And the popularity of "Underground Traffic Station" is even higher than "The Lotus Lantern"!

Compared with "The Lotus Lantern", "Underground Traffic Station" has another very important advantage, that is, this kind of situation comedy is easy for people to look it up when they think of it.

So many viewers have watched it three or five times, and even more terrifyingly, there are ten times.

This situation can be said to be too terrifying.

How good does a TV series have to be to make the audience watch it ten times?

Even the recognized classic TV series shot in the earliest years can't reach this level.

For many people on the Internet who say that they have watched it seven, eight or even more than ten times, Tan Yue also knows about this situation, but he just smiled and didn't care much. What seems incredible in the eyes of others is understandable to Tan Yue.

After all, in Tan Yue's previous life, there were a few situation comedies, such as "The Story of So-and-so", "Children of So-and-so", and "So-and-so Apartment", which were watched in units of "years".

For example, "The Legend of So-and-so" has been watched by many netizens for more than ten years. They watch it several times every year or even once or twice every month. Over the past ten years, some have watched it dozens or even hundreds of times.

This is the unique charm of sitcoms.

At present, some people in the film and television circles have discovered this and started to study the type of sitcoms.

But Tan Yue is too far ahead after all, and there is still a long way to go to reach Tan Yue's level.

The explosion of "Underground Traffic Station" has made Ma Guoliang leap forward on the road to fame.

Up to now, Ma Guoliang has ranked 23rd on the list of second-tier public figures.

It can be said that in the eyes of many people, Ma Guoliang is a miracle.

The number one brother of Xinghuo Entertainment is also a second-tier actor, ranking 11th on the list of second-tier public figures.

Although Ma Guoliang's current ranking is not as good as the number one brother of the company, sometimes, the status of an artist is not only based on the ranking of the public figure list.

Of course, the most important reference factor is still the public figure list.

It's just that in addition to the public figure list, there are other factors for evaluating stars.

And now, Ma Guoliang's popularity and traffic on the Internet, and even his future development potential, are far beyond the number one brother of the company.

With Ma Guoliang's popularity in "The Lotus Lantern" and "Underground Traffic Station", he also received olive branches from many big directors and invitations from several TV stations' ace variety shows.

These resources are difficult to obtain even for Spark Entertainment.

And Ma Guoliang got them by himself. Someone in the company evaluated Ma Guoliang. Through these resources, he is likely to enter the list of first-line public figures.

You know, among all the contracted artists of Spark Media, there has not been a first-line big star.

It can be said that Ma Guoliang is now really valued by the company's boss and senior management, and can even be cultivated as the company's top brother.

But at this time, Ma Guoliang asked to terminate the contract with the company.

This news is really like a heavy bomb, which made many company leaders dizzy.

Spark Entertainment Company certainly disagrees with the termination of the contract.

But there is no way to disagree. Ma Guoliang is willing to pay the company a penalty for breach of contract.

At the beginning, the company did not value Ma Guoliang, so it signed a low-level contract with him. This low-level contract provides fewer resources and lower benefits, but at the same time, the liquidated damages are much less than higher-level contracts, only more than 3 million.

For ordinary people, more than 3 million is not a small number.

But for Ma Guoliang now, more than 3 million is really affordable.

Now, Ma Guoliang came to terminate the contract with the company with more than 3 million liquidated damages.

Ma Guoliang insisted so much that Xinghuo Entertainment Company had no choice but to agree to terminate the contract.

"Mr. Ma, have you really decided?" Zhang Hong still did not give up and asked again.

Ma Guoliang nodded, his tone firm, "I've decided!"