What the woman said actually proved that there was still room for bargaining over the pay.
The pay for this role is much higher than that of the stewardess played by Jiang Se in "Fake It Comes True", which means that the role that Jiang Se will play in "The 99th Love Letter" is very important and occupies an important part in the drama.
It is very likely that the crew asked her to do more than just shoot a video of her playing the piano from behind.
According to Li Yi, the script supervisor who introduced Jiang Se's audition to the crew of "Fake It Comes True", many major brokerage companies in the circle had pushed stars other than their third-tier stars to audition for this role, but Zhao Rang did not choose them.
In other words, the crew of "The 99th Love Letter" originally planned to pay this character the same salary as a third-tier star.
Jiang Se didn't know how much a third-tier star was worth. She thought about it for a moment and didn't ask for an increase in pay:
"Besides asking me to film the plot that Director Zhao said, is there anything else the crew needs my cooperation with?"
The woman heard the hidden meaning behind her words and sighed:
"Ms. Jiang, you are really smart." She closed the contract and pushed it aside:
"You are the one chosen by Director Zhao to play the role of the 'piano girl' in the play. I won't hide it from you. This role is very important. You are the 'goddess' that Li Qingyang, played by Xingge in the play, falls in love with at first sight. So after the filming is finished, there will be a promotion period." She took a pen and made a 'four' gesture on the coffee table. "During the promotion period of the film, if you can cooperate with us in the promotion, the salary can be appropriately increased to this amount."
At this point, the woman turned her head and looked at Jiang Se, then smiled and said:
"In fact, it would be beneficial for both parties if Director Zhao brought you along during the promotion period."
The movie can use Jiang Se's beauty as a gimmick, and Jiang Se can follow Zhao Rang around to promote the movie, which will also greatly increase her popularity.
In addition, the crew also did publicity for the drama along with Cui Xing, a first-line star in the circle, and Zhu Pan, who played the female lead, which was also helpful for Jiang Se to make friends, and the benefits were self-evident.
Her so-called "benefits" did not attract Jiang Se, but the increased salary of 10,000 after tax was really attractive.
Jiang Se has a lot of places to spend money now, and an increase in her pay can solve her current predicament.
Jiang Se no longer expressed dissatisfaction with the number. The woman had already mentioned 40,000, proving that this should be the highest salary the crew would give to her as a newcomer.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Se asked:
"I wonder when the post-production promotion for the film will be?" She smiled. "I'm still a student. It's OK during holidays, but if it's during school hours, I may not be able to spare the time."
She tactfully agreed to the amount of the pay, which made the woman have a much better impression of her, and her tone of voice changed immediately:
"The film has been shot for nearly two months. Your scenes will probably be confirmed in the next few days. There won't be much left after the filming is finished. After the post-production is submitted for review, the promotion period will be around January. You can just set aside a few days of free time by then."
After the woman said this, perhaps because Jiang Se did not ask for more money, she took a step back:
"I also know that my schedule may conflict with yours. So, if the promotion period is not on the weekend and the crew has important promotions, please try to take a leave. Is that a problem?"
This request was not too demanding, and Jiang Se nodded.
The two parties reached a consensus. The woman took the contract, returned to her desk, made a phone call, and asked someone to draft two more contracts before chatting with Jiang Se:
"The Film and Television Academy has very strict management on students' acceptance of roles. Will you start your freshman year in the second half of the year?"
The admission requirements of the Imperial Capital Film and Television Academy are very strict, but Jiang Se has good looks. According to the staff on the set yesterday, she played another piano piece, proving that she is talented. It will not be difficult for her to be noticed by the picky Zhao Rang at first sight and be admitted to the Film and Television Academy.
Almost all those who want to enter the entertainment industry go to film and television academies. In addition to learning acting, they also consider the connections they will make in the future.
But to the woman's surprise, Jiang Se shook his head:
“I didn’t apply to film and television school.”
"You're not going to a film and television academy?" The woman looked at her in surprise. "You have good qualifications. I heard you even played a role in Director Gu's film. If you get into a film and television academy and sign a contract with an agency in the future, your career will be much smoother."
Jiang Se was silent for a while. Her rebirth disrupted her views and judgments on many things. In the future, she might just be Jiang Se. As for which industry she would enter, she had not yet decided.
The outside staff brought in a reprinted contract and filled in the work content that the two had previously agreed upon.
After Jiang Se confirmed that there were no errors in the bank card number and other information, both parties signed.
After signing the contract, 30% of the agreed remuneration for "The 99th Love Letter" was transferred to Jiang Se's bank card two days later.
The moment he received the text message, he saw that the balance in his bank card had suddenly increased to 15,000 yuan. The tuition for his freshman year was finally collected. Together with the final payments from the two film crews that had not yet been received, Jiang Se finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The shooting time is scheduled for the end of July, and the address is located in the New World Shopping Mall in Sheung Wan, the imperial capital.
The crew communicated with the person in charge of Steinay Music Store in advance and decided to shoot the scene inside the store.
New World Shopping Centre is located on the most prosperous shopping street in Sheung Wan, the imperial capital. The mall is extremely large, connecting the Sheung Wan West District to the South Plaza. The first floor is home to major luxury brand stores.
It was still early when Jiang Se arrived, and many of the brand stores on the first floor had not yet opened. She looked at the bags and accessories displayed inside through the glass windows. When Feng Nan's cousins from Hong Kong came to the capital, they would definitely ask her to go shopping around.
She touched the old cell phone in her pocket and found that the balance in it was not enough to buy a wallet here.
Jiang Se vaguely felt that if she had listened to the arrangements of her elders in the past and lived a life worse than pigs and dogs, then her life in the Du family now was just like that of a pig and dog.
After receiving her call, the crew of "The 99th Love Letter" came out from the mall employee passage to pick her up. They were obviously a little surprised that Jiang Se came so early.
The crew was setting up the set at the piano store. Jiang Se came over to take a look. Director Zhao Rang and lead actor Cui Xing had not arrived yet. Only the executive director was in charge of the work on the set. Seeing Jiang Se coming so early, the executive director was stunned for a moment, then waved for her to come over.
"Director Zhao saw you playing a piece that day. You must have learned piano, so he specially borrowed the piano from the piano store." The executive director's surname is Zheng. He has an artist's long hair, is tall, and wears a plaid shirt.
He was obviously very appreciative of Jiang Se's coming to the set early, and he did not hide the satisfaction in his eyes when he spoke:
"That piano is the signature piano of the Steinay piano store in the imperial capital. It is handmade and flown from Germany. It is very precious. If Director Zhao hadn't asked to borrow it personally, and the act of making a movie would also be beneficial to his brand, even if the person in charge of Ruihe called the piano store personally, they would not be willing to lend it, so you should be more careful later." (To be continued)