Although he has been a little shaken, the termination of the contract is not a trivial matter, Yun Hao still did not make a decision immediately. Seeing his hesitation, Shu Zimu couldn't help persuading him: "The difference in ideas is the most difficult to get through. Your manager is still stubborn, and this incident happened again. If you want the other party to agree with your ideas, you can make your words possible." The sex is not great anymore. It’s better to terminate the contract peacefully as soon as possible, so as to leave a good impression on each other. Otherwise, you will have a bigger impact on your career if you have problems later. Besides, Yuemei’s scale is not good, and it will affect your future The development of Xingyue is somewhat limited. But Xingyue has a lot of resources, and it lacks a potential stock worth cultivating."
Yun Hao was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and said: "Actually, the company has tried its best in terms of resources to help me win, and the second male lead of 'More Leaky' is about to be taken down, if the contract can be confirmed , it would be inappropriate to terminate the contract now."
"More Leaky Cold" is exactly the big-budget movie that Yun Hao mentioned before. The director Dai Heng belongs to the top batch of the pyramid in China, and the starring role is the actor Ying Ran who is not bad at the popularity awards. It is said that the initial investment is two More than 100 million, and other configurations are not bad, it can be said that it is one of the best resources in the entertainment industry. It is obviously not easy for such a resource, Yuemei, to connect him. Yun Hao also had great expectations, and he was not willing to give up just like that.
Shu Zimu blinked when he heard the words, but hesitated to say something. In her previous life, Shu Zimu had also heard of the film "Genger Lehan Han". Because it was a big investment and big production, it was very popular in the early stage and there was a lot of publicity. After the release, there were a lot of gossip, news, and film reviews, but the trend has changed from a good outlook for various situations to an afterthought of rational analysis, disappointment and lamentation, or schadenfreude. Although Shu Zimu hadn't watched it by himself, he knew from the wind direction on the Internet that the result of this film was not satisfactory.
According to Shu Zimu's memory, the last big investment and big production barely paid off, and the film's reputation was mediocre. Director Dai Heng seemed to be out of order, and he didn't even get nominated for a relatively heavyweight award. flutter.
For this kind of film, although a young actor like Yun Hao can appear very compelling in the early stage, but after the quality of the film is not good enough to hit the market in the later stage, it is easy to become the target of blame, and heizi makes a big deal out of it, as if It's the fault of a young supporting actor that a film with hundreds of people participated in it was badly shot. On the whole, it is estimated that it will not help Yun Hao much, but it will just waste a few months.
The only problem now is that Shu Zimu knows that this film is not good, but others don't know it. At least until Geng Lehan's release, all kinds of capital and media are optimistic. After all, such a good team and there is no shortage of investment. It is hard to imagine such a failure. So now Shu Zimu can say that he can't find any reason to convince Yun Hao of this.
In desperation, Shu Zimu could only say: "What if you can't get the second male lead?" In his impression, the second male lead who was "more insidious" in his previous life was indeed not Yun Hao.
Yun Hao said: "At present, it seems that there is great hope, so I want to try to communicate more with the company first. It would be best if we can understand each other. If I can't get this role... then I can feel more at ease when I terminate the contract. a little."
Hearing this, Shu Zimu understood what Yun Hao meant, and couldn't help looking at Xu Chi who was on the side. The other party should want Yun Hao to terminate the contract and transfer to the company, and Shu Zimu feels that Yun Hao should also attach great importance to Xu Chi's opinion. Although it has not been broken, the relationship between the two has indeed reached the stage of mutual trust and even mutual dependence. If Xu Chi persuaded him, Yun Hao might change his mind.
However, after Xu Chi received Shu Zimu's eye signal, he looked at Yun Hao and said: "If you want to terminate the contract, Xingyue will help you with liquidated damages and related work. If you don't want to terminate the contract yet, Whether it's out of gratitude to Yuemei, the old club, or because I don't want to miss the opportunity to participate in 'Genger Lehan', I respect your decision."
Although it was for Yun Hao's good, Xu Chi didn't want to impose his own ideas on the other party, otherwise wouldn't he be doing the same thing as Yuemei's executives and managers did? Even if Yun Hao will take more detours because of this, Xu Chi believes that he has the ability to ensure that Yun Hao has the capital to make a comeback after making a mistake, and this is enough. After all, Yun Hao is still very young and has the capital to make more attempts; at the same time, he also needs to mature slowly, be responsible for his own decisions and his future life, instead of always relying on other people's opinions to make decisions.
Yun Hao was startled when he heard the words, and then his tense face suddenly eased a lot, showing a gentle smile. Yun Hao felt that Xu Chi's unconditional support was very useful. This kind of pure concern and unconditional tolerance was something he had never felt before, not even given to his closest relatives, but now he got it from Xu Chi.
For this reason, even if Xu Chi didn't deliberately persuade him, Yun Hao's heart was still unknowingly biased, thinking that if there was a chance, it would be the best choice to terminate the contract with Yuemei peacefully and then transfer to Xingyue.
But so far, he still doesn't want to give up the "more leaky" male second for the time being.
Yun Hao had made up his mind, and after that Shu Zimu didn't persuade him any more, instead he asked some "more insidious" questions, and asked him to read the script more and not be too superstitious about big productions and big directors. Yun Hao saw that Shu Zimu was not very optimistic about "Genger Lehan", but he didn't take it too seriously, and was still waiting for the reply after the audition given there.
Because the audition went well at the time, and the director, producer, and investors present all seemed satisfied, Yun Hao felt that he was quite confident. After getting together with Shu Zimu and the others, Yun Hao tried his best to communicate with Manager Yang while waiting for the news anxiously and expectantly.
However, the news came very slowly, and there was no reply after more than a week, so the agent took the initiative to inquire about it, but the answer he got was that it hadn't been decided yet. Although this answer is not bad news, it is definitely not good news. Yun Hao felt that he had a lot of confidence based on the audition situation. If he only watched the audition, he didn't need to weigh it for so long. The crew has not made a decision until now, which means that there must be other factors interfering with the casting, and in this way, Yun Hao's confidence is suddenly much smaller.
Because of this slightly bad news, Yun Hao was a little anxious, and Manager Yang was even worse, and his attitude towards Yun Hao became more impatient and domineering. Yun Hao's thoughts about terminating the contract can't help gradually accumulating bit by bit in this state, and he has already overwhelmed his gratitude for Yuemei's kindness.
After another week or two of delay, Yun Hao was finally notified of the audition results. He lost.
Although he already had a premonition due to the long reply time, Yun Hao was still very disappointed about it after all. After all, he was really looking forward to the role of "Genger Lehan" the male second, and he had done a lot of homework before. Now all the time and energy spent trying to figure out the script and understand the characters are all in vain. Although actors have experienced this kind of thing more or less, the feeling of loss and disappointment will not be reduced.
However, Yun Hao's mentality is not bad, after being disappointed, he didn't worry too much, and instead considered other books and the issue of contract termination. In contrast, his manager seemed to be much more concerned about this loss, and he didn't give up immediately. Instead, he tried hard to find out who the actor was finally chosen, and the reason why he would choose the other party. Operate, build relationships, and want to snatch the role over. It seemed that it was the same as "Geng Lehan", but Manager Yang neglected to contact Yun Hao with other resources.
This made Yun Hao further realize the disagreement between them, and gradually finally made up his mind to terminate the contract with Yuemei. Yun Hao didn't want to cause too much trouble with his old club because of the termination of the contract, so he planned to have a thorough investigation with the agent and the company's senior management first, and it was best to terminate the contract peacefully without leaving any quarrels.
However, just when Yun Hao was about to talk to his agent and high-level executives, the other party excitedly told him a piece of news: "I got in touch with a dinner, with the investor of 'Greater Leaky', tomorrow In the evening, you have to seize the opportunity! I found out that according to what Director Dai Heng meant, he planned to set you up, but the investor got stuck, and finally changed someone. It stands to reason that your acting skills and popularity are better than that person. , even if it’s for box office revenue, I should choose you. Others rely on their relationship with the investor. But the investor also wants to make money. Let’s go to the relationship and perform better. There is another one from Director Dai Heng. It shouldn't take much effort to get the role back. It just so happens that the contract has not been signed yet, and there is still a chance."
Yun Hao was very stunned when he heard the words. He didn't expect that there would be a chance for the summit to turn things around. However, his enthusiasm for "Genger Lehan" has diminished a lot. Although he didn't pay attention to Shu Zimu's reminder before, he still cares a little bit now. He thought that director Dai Heng would strictly control his own play, but in the end he still had to compromise the investor in the choice of roles, and he was still the male second. important role. If you can compromise on this point, you are likely to continue to compromise on other places. If the investor wants to change the script on a whim in the future, add scenes to the actors you value, and dictate the shooting, once the director continues to have to compromise, this film The movie may be just like what Shu Zimu said, completely contrary to expectations, and become a bad movie.
However, since the manager managed to win the opportunity, it would be too reckless for Yun Hao to refuse because of this suspicion, so he went to the dinner on time the next day. However, Yun Hao felt that there was little hope, so he was still ready, and after the end, he would find an opportunity to ask his agent to terminate the contract.
At dinner time, the Royal Court Hotel was full of guests. The decoration here is as luxurious and rich as its name, and the service is as considerate and thoughtful as that enjoyed by royal nobles. Of course, the price is also very worthy of the name.
After Yun Hao arrived, he followed his manager to a box. They arrived early, and the real protagonist hadn't come yet. The person who helped Manager Yang match up was also there, and Yun Hao naturally had some politeness with him. After the other party praised him politely, he started to mention Yun Hao under the inquiry of Manager Yang, telling him the investor's preferences.
"To tell you the truth, that investor is not an ordinary investor. The money is second to none. The key is that he has a strong background! He is actually the third generation of power! To tell you the truth, there was no such investor among the investors at the beginning, Director Dai I don’t want to have too many investors pointing fingers, and many people want to invest. But this one wanted to invest, let alone Director Dai, and other investors couldn’t refuse. He came to invest in movies purely for fun, and he didn’t care whether he made money or not. Make money. Your role was replaced by this young master. Director Dai can disagree with other investors, and this director can't afford to offend you, understand?"
"However," the person emphasized that this person is not easy to mess with, then changed his voice, and said, "This young master is casual, in case you are pleasing to the eye, you can talk about any role resources, and now I will guide you all." When it's over, we'll see if you wink at this relationship and cheer him up."
The other party's eyebrows were beaming, and his eyes conveyed a wealth of information, but Yun Hao smiled lightly when he saw this. He probably already knew what this person meant by pulling ties.
Yun Hao immediately lost interest in this meal, but they are already sitting here, and it is impossible to get up and leave at this time, and try their best later. Yun Hao thought, and became perfunctory to the other party's hot words.
After a while, the investor arrived late, but obviously neither he nor the other people who were waiting felt any problem, and no one even mentioned the common drinking habit of punishing himself for being late. Instead, he was smiling flatteringly and asking the other party to take a seat. The other party was also polite, sat down directly, and sent the two bodyguards to the door, and the dinner was officially started.
Yun Hao had already made up his mind, and if he wasn't going to offend him, he wouldn't appear too warm, and the other party was even more like a master, and he ignored him. For a while, there were only the slightly obsequious voices of the middleman and Manager Yang.
"Yun Hao, why don't you give us a toast to Young Master Sheng!" Seeing his lukewarm performance, the manager reminded him out of breath.
Yun Hao had no choice but to stand up, held his wine glass and said, "Thank you, Young Master Sheng, for making this trip in such a busy schedule. I'll do it first as a respect."
Yun Hao finished his glass of wine, but he was muttering in his heart, could this young master Sheng be the one in the rumors? After all, Yun Hao is also a popular front-line person, and naturally knows a thing or two about the rumors of the big shots in the circle, and there is a young master Sheng in the rumors, who has a strong background and often takes turns to support the little stars. This Sheng Shaohua is well-known, but very mysterious. He belongs to the kind of person that few people actually see, but there are always legends about him. Yun Hao never thought that he would meet one day.
Young Master Sheng watched Yun Hao drink a glass of wine and didn't say a word. Seeing this, the manager quickly wanted to talk to cheer up the atmosphere, but Young Master Sheng showed an impatient look and said, "Okay, let me drink with you, you guys It doesn’t have that much weight yet. What do you want to do today, let’s just get straight to the point.”
The agent couldn't help but froze when he heard the words, smirked, and glanced at Yun Hao. Seeing that he still didn't have any positive intentions, his heart became more and more dissatisfied, but he could only take the initiative to say: "That's it, about the more indifferent male second, I heard that you are dissatisfied with Yun Hao's performance, so we wondered if we could have a face-to-face chat. Maybe there was some misunderstanding, and we could solve it by talking? To be honest, Yun Hao spent a lot of time on this role. You've put in a lot of effort and put in a lot of effort. At the last minute, you've been in vain, so you'll be a little bit unconvinced. Of course, I don't mean to blame you, but I still want to fight for it. If it works, I'll pay more. It's nothing. I don't know if you can give me a chance, Young Master Sheng?"
"Give me a chance?" Sheng Shao raised his eyes and looked at Yun Hao, as if he was looking at something that was up for grabs, and there was lewdness in his evaluation. Yun Hao frowned indistinctly, and resisted not turning his head away.
Young Master Sheng nodded, "It's not impossible."
The manager was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly urged Yun Hao to say: "Did you hear that, thank you, Young Master Sheng!"
Sheng Shao picked up the wine glass, shook it lightly, and said, "Since he wants this role, let him say it himself, you all go out."
The manager was stunned for a moment. In fact, when he deliberately found someone to arrange for this dinner, he roughly guessed what Sheng Shao's request would be. Under normal circumstances, he would not let Yun Hao do such a thing, but One is that there is a rare opportunity to "get more cold", and there will be no such shop after passing this village; the other is that Sheng Shao is not an ordinary financial backer. I heard that because of his powerful background, the paparazzi dare not disclose information related to him. In this way, it can be said that there is basically no worries. Because of these, the manager wanted Yun Hao to give it a try. It's just that Young Master Sheng is too impatient, he still wants to have a meal first, and then do Yun Hao's ideological work later.
Seeing him not moving, Sheng Shao raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, you don't want to?"
At this time, the middleman quickly pulled the manager up, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, of course! It's just that we are not as young and strong as you, Young Master Sheng. You have old arms and legs, and your reaction is a little slow when you don't eat. Don't be surprised. We're going out now."
The manager also came back to his senses at this time, and quickly comforted and warned Yun Hao, so he had to go out too.
Yun Hao couldn't help frowning, feeling that this Young Master Sheng was a bit baffled, and his self-confidence was a bit too high.
Over there, Young Master Sheng didn't notice it, and offered to pour him a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Those two people are too noisy, but they are still so clean. But since he said that it's okay for you to pay more, then let's do it , as long as you can drink me, that role will belong to you. How about it?"
Yun Hao raised his head in surprise, and the other party toasted him calmly. Yun Hao was silent for a moment, but still picked up the wine glass.
Even if you don't want this role anymore, it's impossible to just slam the door and leave, don't drink too much, give the other party a face with the first drink, and then explain the matter clearly.
When Yun Hao swallowed the wine in the glass, Shu Zimu was also toasting on the wine table. With him are Qi Yan and Xu Chi, who are attending the wrap-up banquet of the crew of "Blood War Dawn".
After the production team of "Blood War Dawn" received new investment and the addition of Che Jingyuan, a powerful foreign aid, the filming progress was very fast, and now it has been successfully completed in less than three months. Because it was the first investment project after the acquisition of Xingyue, and it was wholly-owned, Qi Yan also specially allocated funds for the finale banquet to make them a grander one. When the production team wrapped up, the director suddenly stopped being stubborn, and felt that he was rich and powerful, so he finally chose the wrap-up banquet at the "affordable" Huangting Hotel.
For Qi Yan, Shu Zimu, and even Xu Chi, the crew members are sincerely grateful. After all, if it weren’t for them, this project might have died, and they probably wouldn’t be able to get their salary and salary, let alone now. It is still possible to hold a wrap-up banquet in such a luxurious hotel. Therefore, the people who toasted Qi Yan and Shu Zimu one after another, the other small supporting roles and the small scene affairs were afraid to speak, but the director, screenwriter and leading actors at the main table raised their glasses to them again and again. Fortunately, they didn't dare to really pour wine to Qi Yan and the others, so they all meant "I did what you want", and they didn't continue after a round of toasts.
Shu Zimu just drank a few glasses of beer, but he didn't feel drunk, but he still went to the bathroom halfway. After coming out of the bathroom, he walked back directly, but at this time he heard a strange noise. He didn't want to join in the fun, but just casually glanced in that direction, but it was this glance that immediately stopped Shu Zimu's steps.
Someone seemed to be very drunk, and ran forward staggeringly. As a result, he knocked down a lot of decorations placed on both sides of the hotel corridor, making a mess of noises. It was nothing at first, but this person's actions were said to be drunk, but it was a little different. Shu Zimu took a little extra look, and then he was surprised to find that this person actually looked a bit like Yun Hao!
Shu Zimu thought about it immediately to figure out what was going on. Yun Hao's state didn't look right. Unexpectedly, in the next second, he saw two bodyguards in black coming out of a room, chasing Yun Hao directly and followed. Seeing this, Shu Zimu couldn't help but take a breath, and quickly looked away temporarily and walked forward, pretending to be just passing by, and at the same time quickly took out his mobile phone to notify Qi Yan.
Qi Yan was a little strange when he received Shu Zimu's call, and his face sank when he heard the other party's quick words. After telling 1 Shu Zimu not to hang up, he looked at Xu Chi and said, "Yun Hao seems to be in trouble, and he is in this hotel."
Xu Chi's face changed, and the wine in the glass he was holding spilled all of a sudden.