After filming Cesare's "Redemption of God", Jiang Se's fame will play a big role in the company's future development. She has squeezed into the European and American film production team. Her fame will make Century Galaxy in a leading position in the industry. Many men and women with excellent conditions who want to enter the industry will take her as a role model, and those who want to emulate the European and American film market will give priority to Century Galaxy.
Not to mention the tangible benefits that Jiang Se brings to Century Galaxy from filming and endorsements every year, just the fact that she is an actress of Century Galaxy can bring Century Galaxy far more fame than other brokerage companies. Luo Yin knows very well what kind of benefits this will bring to the development of Century Galaxy.
"I met Sister Yuhu for tea a few days ago. When she talked about the past, I felt ashamed of her trust. You have been in the company for so many years, and you finally have the opportunity to sit down and have a cup of tea and chat."
The two of them exchanged a few pleasantries but were slow to get to the point. Xia Chaoqun crossed his legs and looked at the time on his wrist, reminding the two not to waste their feelings any further.
She didn't have any extra free time, and later made an appointment to discuss something with someone from Federer's company. Jiang Se's watch contract with Federer was originally supposed to expire in March this year. Since she had no works released this year and her exposure was not as good as Tao Cen's, her contract renewal conditions with the Federer brand were a bit weaker.
Fortunately, Jiang Se was very lucky. She seized the opportunity of "God's Redemption" and replaced Laura as the heroine. With this advantage, she successfully renewed her contract with Federer for one year.
Xia Chaoqun is going to discuss next year's contract with Federer's people, and there will also be a dinner party in the evening.
Luo Yin should have known about her schedule, and after noticing her little action, he quickly brought the conversation back to the point:
"I remember that Xiao Jiang's contract with the company has expired, right?"
Jiang Se's contract with Century Galaxy has indeed expired, but the issue of her contract time has been kept strictly secret internally. The reason why it was delayed until now is also related to Jiang Se's filming of a movie.
Currently, her work is still being followed up by Xia Chaoqun of Century Galaxy. There are also some agencies that have tried to poach her, but according to Xia Chaoqun, Jiang Se almost never pays attention to these messages.
Some subsequent matters also indicated that Jiang Se was interested in renewing his contract with Century Galaxy, which was the reason why Luo Yin had remained stable.
He was not afraid of Jiang Se making conditions, but he was afraid that Jiang Se did not have the ability to meet the conditions.
Regarding the contract renewal, Jiang Se did have her own plans in mind. She did intend to stay in Century Galaxy, but the initiative of signing the contract was in her hands at the moment, not on the side of Century Galaxy. Naturally, Luo Ao could not come forward like in the previous two signings.
I believe Luo Yin also had this in mind, so this time he did not send Luo Ao to discuss the contract, but came to talk to her in person.
Knowing Jiang Se's character, Luo Yin did not mention the term of the contract, but increased Jiang Se's share by 15%.
The profits between Jiang Se and Century Galaxy have always been split 50-50. Now, with her increasing fame and status, such a split is naturally no longer suitable for Jiang Se.
Apart from the profit sharing conditions, some other terms remained unchanged, but Luo Yin promised to give Jiang Se more resources than before. When he finished stating the conditions, Jiang Se laughed:
"Mr. Luo, you should also know that I haven't produced many works since I entered the industry."
She is not a prolific artist. After so many years in the industry, she has participated in a large number of films. Jiang Se has no intention of changing the status quo and desperately taking on roles. Moreover, with her own value, she will not have to worry about these resources even if she does not sign with Century Galaxy. Therefore, a large amount of resources cannot be an important condition to convince her to sign the contract.
"I can extend the contract to five years, and some of the previous terms remain unchanged," Jiang Se paused, and Luo Yin nodded, waiting for her to finish the second half of the sentence:
"The profit sharing is as you said, but I want Century Galaxy's shares."
She expressed her ambition, and Luo Yin was not surprised. It seemed as if he had expected it.
In fact, as early as when he chose Century Galaxy, Jiang Se had already planned to take shares of Century Galaxy.
The share of the profits would be taken from her remuneration, which could not be used as a condition to attract her. If Luo Yin wanted to keep her, he had to offer more sincere conditions.
He was able to retain Xia Chaoqun, a talented person, by offering him 0.1% of the shares, making Xia Chaoqun leap from an employee to a small shareholder who receives dividends. Jiang Se would naturally value this.
Both parties put forward their own conditions, and the detailed contract will be finalized slowly. The fact that Luo Yin did not refuse is already the best result. How many shares he will eventually offer to retain Jiang Se requires discussion and negotiation by both parties.
After coming down from the 29th floor of Century Galaxy, Xia Chaoqun and Jiang Se returned to the office. Mo Anqi was already waiting in the office, holding a stack of information, and looking at Jiang Se carefully.
She could guess the reason why Luo Yin summoned Jiang Se, but she was also curious about the outcome of the discussion. However, she could not tell from Xia Chaoqun and Jiang Se's faces. She was Jiang Se's assistant signed privately, and her salary and bonus were paid by Jiang Se. Jiang Se was her boss.
Whether Jiang Se would sign a contract with Century Galaxy again would not affect her, so when she saw that Xia Chaoqun and Jiang Se did not want to talk more about it, she suppressed her curiosity.
"As for film materials, the company has previously provided several scripts for Sese to choose from."
These scripts were selected by the company and they were all very good, but Jiang Se shook his head:
"Put it away first."
Mo Anqi was a little surprised and misunderstood Jiang Se's meaning:
"Is Se Se worried that after accepting the script, she will miss the promotion of "A Silver Lining" at the beginning of the year?"
"A Glimmer of Hope" is expected to be released in March. Zhang Jing'an intends to use this film to impact the French Film Festival and also wants to win an award. As the male and female protagonists in the film, Liu Ye and Jiang Se must go abroad together. After winning the award, they have to promote it everywhere, and there is indeed no time to shoot the film.
Xia Chaoqun glanced at her, Jiang Se shook his head and explained:
"Before I signed on for 'God's Redemption', director Lin Xiwen asked me to meet him and gave me the script information."
Taking on a movie does not conflict with her publicity. She can finalize the script first and then start filming after promoting "A Glimmer of Hope".
When she said this, Mo Anqi understood.
"After accepting "God's Redemption", I met with Director Lin for a talk." At that time, he originally wanted to turn down the script, but Lin Xiwen insisted on waiting for her to read the script and decide whether she was willing to shoot before contacting other actresses, so the script has always been with Jiang Se.
After finishing filming "God's Redemption", Jiang Se returned to China and contacted Lin Xiwen. He had been waiting for Jiang Se's reply, and this drama did not contact other actors.
So no matter what, Jiang Se decided to finish reading Lin Xiwen's script first before considering other aspects.
Xia Chaoqun nodded, "Then read it first. If you are interested, Lin Xiwen should contact the company."
This script has been in Jiang Se's home for more than a year and has never been opened.
It took Mo Anqi some time to find the document with the name "Lin Xiwen" from the cabinet. Jiang Se picked up the script, unsealed it, and poured out the script, character outlines, and story synopsis inside.
Mo Anqi sat over and saw the words "Xianyuan" on the script at a glance. She couldn't help but shook her head:
"Is Lin Xiwen arguing with gods and immortals?"
After "Beijing Grand Event", several of his films were related to mythology. His last film "Erlang Shen", which suffered a double failure in word of mouth and box office, was also based on Chinese mythology and legends. It was thought that he would be more restrained after suffering a loss, but I didn't expect that the next film he was preparing to shoot would be related to "immortals".
Mo Anqi was not very optimistic about the script, but she was not the one who made the decision. Jiang Se picked up the story document of "Xianyuan" and said calmly:
"Whether it's good or not, it's hard to say now. You have to see it to know."
Having worked with Lin Xiwen before, Jiang Se has a general understanding of his character.
This person may have a business side, but he also has his own characteristics. He has a very good grasp of emotions and is very good at shooting romantic scenes.
Jiang Se didn't know how he shot some movies that were purely for box office, but when filming "Beijing Events", he was a very serious director. He was meticulous about some tiny details and had his own persistence.
The movie "Xianyuan" helped him find himself, and he insisted on waiting until he had watched the movie before making a decision. He must have had some confidence. He didn't dare to take out bad things easily, and he waited for himself for two years.
After hearing what she said, Mo Anqi felt that her opinion was too one-sided. She nodded a little embarrassedly, boiled water and made tea for Jiang Se, leaving her space to read the script quietly.
The name of the script is "Xianyuan", which easily reminds people of the illusory opportunity that the ancients have always pursued.
During the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a family surnamed Jin in Heyang County. It was a well-known family for its charity. The head of the family, Jin Shan, was kind and generous, and had an open-minded and calm personality. Whenever someone came to him for help, he would always donate generously without hesitation to help others.
He had a son who was very well educated at a young age. He married Wang, a descendant of a famous local family. He passed the imperial examination before he was even twenty.
Two years after Wang got married, she became pregnant. When she was about to give birth, she dreamed that an immortal entered her womb. That night, she gave birth to a son. At that time, strange visions appeared in the sky and a strange fragrance wafted out of the room. When the child was born, there was a blood mole on his forehead, and the Jin family believed that this child was extraordinary.
Jin Shizhen was lovely and smart at a young age. He had a photographic memory and soon became famous in Kaiyang County.
The Wang couple treated their son like the apple of their eye and loved him deeply. When Jin Shizhen was eleven or twelve years old, they arranged a marriage for him.
When he was fifteen or sixteen years old, he was already quite handsome and was a famous beautiful man in Heyang County. However, Jin Shizhen had no interest in the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, nor did he want to take the imperial examination. Instead, he was very interested in seeking immortality and often dreamed of obtaining immortality and becoming a god.
The Jin family would never tolerate such rebellious thoughts of his and forced him to study hard so that he could pass the imperial examination and become an official in the future to bring honor to the Jin family.
After Jin Shizhen's father passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he failed to pass the imperial examination for many years. He was quite dissatisfied with his son who was naturally intelligent but did not work hard.
In the eyes of Jin's father, there are no such things as gods in the world, nor is there any so-called immortal fate. Therefore, the relationship between father and son is tense, and the Jin family is constantly quarreling.
In order to dispel Jin Shizhen's ridiculous idea, as the imperial examination was approaching, the Jin family built a villa for Jin Shizhen in a deep mountain outside Heyang County, and let servants and book boys live with Jin Shizhen, hoping that he would focus on his studies and find a way out for himself instead of practicing alchemy and Taoism.
Jin Shizhen felt very depressed about his parents' lack of understanding, and he firmly believed that there were ghosts and gods in the world, but people without immortal fate could not reach the high nine heavens.
Deep in the mountains, Jin Shizhen soon ran into trouble. He was captured by the monsters in the mountains. The monsters thought that Jin Shizhen had immortal spirit and prepared to give him as a gift to "Miss Mei" for her 1,000th birthday.
After being captured inexplicably, Jin Shizhen saw a series of hideous and terrifying monsters and demons. He also learned that the so-called "Miss Mei" was a spirit who had lived in this mountain thousands of years ago. Because of her great strength, she became the leader of all monsters. On her 100th birthday, all the monsters would go to congratulate her.
Before even meeting 'Miss Mei', Jin Shizhen had already developed a dislike for her.
He wholeheartedly yearns for immortality and the righteous path, and dislikes demons and monsters. Just the fact that this 'Miss Mei' is the leader of all demons, able to make them bow down to his orders, and even makes the demons capture him as a birthday gift for her birthday, shows how bad this 'Miss Mei' is.
On Miss Mei's birthday, he was tied up, but his handsome appearance was not diminished.
The 'Miss Mei' who appeared before him was not hideous but rather extremely beautiful. For thousands of years, she had never accepted any other gifts. However, to the surprise of all the monsters, the moment she saw Jin Shizhen, tears welled up in her beautiful eyes and she accepted the 'gift' from Jin Shizhen with tears in her eyes.
Jin Shizhen felt quite uncomfortable in the residence of "Miss Mei". This enchantress was beautiful and amorous. She seemed quite docile to him and looked at him with infatuation in her eyes, as if he had seen her before somewhere.
But whenever this thought came to his mind, Jin Shizhen would remind himself that this was a monster who had done all kinds of bad things.
Therefore, whenever "Miss Mei" was kind to him, he would always speak harshly to her, not accepting the good intentions of the witch, warning her to let him go back home, and even vowing to find someone to take her away.
As time went by, Miss Mei's eyes gradually dimmed, and she finally released him back to the Wang family.
After returning to the Wang family and experiencing this incident, Jin Shizhen became more determined to seek out immortals. He wanted to gain access to immortality, cultivate immortal skills, and eliminate these demons and monsters to bring peace to the world.
In order to win back their son's heart from seeking immortality, the elders of the Jin family discussed the matter and took great pains to invite his fiancée Liu to visit their home.
Liu was extremely beautiful, and somehow, she looked somewhat similar to "Miss Mei" in her eyes and eyebrows. When Jin Shizhen saw her, he recalled the time when he was imprisoned in the mountains by "Miss Mei". He had no love for Liu, and in order to avoid his parents' kindness, he once again returned to his house in the mountains.
But one night, Liu shamelessly followed him. (To be continued)