God knows how important it is for an actor to find the right role.
If someone else had said this, Ye Xiaohe might not have taken it seriously.
But with Wang Yi saying it, she had to believe it!
He founded Meiyou at eighteen, with initial sales exceeding ten million in 12 hours!
The vision, scope, insight, and courage of such a genius entrepreneur are definitely ten, even a hundred times beyond ordinary people!
Perhaps a single piece of advice from Wang Yi would be enough to benefit her for life!
Wang Yi smiled slightly:
"No problem, I'm still very optimistic about you."
"Thank you, Boss Wang, for your appreciation. It's Xiaohe's honor."
Ye Xiaohe beamed with joy, bowed slightly, subtly revealing her ample assets.
Lin Zixuan, who was nearby, couldn't stay calm.
She extended her hand and walked over:
"Boss Wang, thank you for your support. I'm Lin Zixuan, a dedicated model for Rayli magazine. I particularly love the pure yet alluring style dresses you created; they're truly beautiful!"
"And thank you for taking promotional photos for Meiyou; they've generated a lot of income for us,"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
Lin Zixuan started as a professional model with a very hot figure, but unfortunately, she later developed into an internet celebrity, becoming a complete internet celebrity...
However, Ye Xiaohe, four years later, became the 9 billion box office queen.
Lin Zixuan still wanted to say something, but Wang Yi looked at An Ke next to him:
"This time, your salary as the associate director of costume and makeup, has it been settled?"
"Yes, yes, thank you so much."
An Ke was overwhelmed with gratitude.
Wang Yi walked past several celebrities and came directly to her!
"Let's not be so formal with each other,"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
Because of Xiao Anqing, Wang Yi also treated An Ke as a friend!
Yesterday, Xiao Anqing also sent Wang Yi a message: the front-page headline for the Jizhou Evening News has been set for tomorrow!
It's easy to add flowers to the brocade, but difficult to send charcoal in the snow!
Xiao Anqing provided interviews and front-page headlines during Wang Yi's initial stage.
Even the traffic for 'Love is Not Blind' was because of Xiao Anqing!
Wang Yi naturally remembered this favor.
Therefore, he treated Xiao Anqing as a friend, and Xiao Anqing's best friend was also a friend!
Afterward, Wang Yi shook hands with the others one by one.
After some pleasantries, everyone entered the hotel.
The other lead actors were very enthusiastic towards Wang Yi, but only the male lead, Liu Zhang, was a bit arrogant.
Indeed, thanks to the recent hit 'Naked Marriage Era', he had just shot to fame and was unrivaled in popularity, so he naturally didn't take a small entrepreneur like Wang Yi seriously.
Wang Yi didn't care about this at all, but sighed in his heart:
"Bro, you've taken a narrow path!"
The group took their seats, with guests and hosts separated.
Ye Xiaohe and Lin Zixuan, without any hesitation, sat on either side of Wang Yi.
This left An Ke speechless; she had met Wang Yi first.
But neither of the two actresses would give up such an opportunity, and there was even an air of vying for attention.
No sooner had Ye Xiaohe peeled a shrimp for Wang Yi than Lin Zixuan immediately offered a peeled hairy crab!
Wang Yi was filled with emotion by the feeling of being served.
Sure enough, in front of capital, celebrities are just performers.
Now Meiyou is just starting, so only third-tier minor celebrities treat him like this.
Once Meiyou grows bigger, perhaps even first-tier major celebrities will bend this way.
The superstars, who are high above in the eyes of ordinary people, are nothing more than playthings for capital tycoons.
After three rounds of drinks, Du Tianhua laughed:
"Boss Wang, thanks to your investment, otherwise our crew would truly have no money! You don't know, Liu Zhang is starring for zero remuneration, and after the release, he'll get 10% of the box office profit! He's entirely supporting my work!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yi's heart skipped a beat, as if he remembered something.
In his previous life, the 'Love is Not Blind' crew was short on money, and Liu Zhang starred for zero remuneration.
After the movie became a massive hit, he received tens of millions, making a huge profit all at once!
Before 'Naked Marriage Era', Liu Zhang's remuneration was only 200,000.
After 'Naked Marriage Era' became a huge hit, Liu Zhang's remuneration doubled!
He didn't take the 400,000 remuneration, but instead received tens of millions in dividends!
This round, Liu Zhang truly won big!
But Wang Yi was not happy about it.
If Liu Zhang gets tens of millions more, Wang Yi gets tens of millions less! How can that be?
Besides, isn't this guy arrogant?
How can I let him get this advantage for free?
Wang Yi smiled:
"Director Du, what you're doing isn't right. How can you let him take such a big risk? How about this, whatever Liu Zhang's remuneration is, I'll add more! We can't let him act for free!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhang's face lit up with joy.
Like everyone else, he wasn't optimistic about 'Love is Not Blind'!
Whether it could break even was already a question; as for profit sharing, that was nonsense.
However, the director was his benefactor for his rise to fame, so he had no choice but to agree to star for zero remuneration.
Now that Wang Yi was willing to give remuneration, Liu Zhang was overjoyed:
"Boss Wang is generous. I'll still go by my previous remuneration, a friendly price will do!"
Wang Yi looked at Du Tianhua, who quickly said:
"Before 'Naked Marriage Era' became a hit, Liu Zhang's remuneration was 200,000."
"We can't use that price. Now that Liu Zhang is popular, give him 400,000, and I'll add another 400,000 in investment!"
Wang Yi said generously.
The more he invested, the more he would earn if the box office sold well after release!
Liu Zhang was incredibly excited.
He stood up directly and raised his glass:
"Boss Wang is generous, and you honor me. I can't be ungrateful. So, let's compromise, 300,000 remuneration will be fine!"
"Then let's do as you say."
Wang Yi didn't insist.
You chose it yourself, so don't blame me.
When the box office explodes later, you'll cry when you miss out on tens of millions in dividends!
"Boss Wang, I'll down this glass; you can do as you please!"
With that, Liu Zhang picked up the Wuliangye and chugged it down!
Just as Wang Yi was about to pick up his glass, Ye Xiaohe blocked him:
"Boss Wang is tired from traveling; I'll drink this glass for you!"
With that, she poured Wang Yi's drink into her own glass and chugged it down!
"Little girl, you're taking a wider path!"
Wang Yi thought to himself.
Seeing Wang Yi's approving gaze, Ye Xiaohe was overjoyed in her heart, but Lin Zixuan next to her was filled with regret:
"This damn girl, I just thought of getting up, and she beat me to it!"
"She's always one step ahead of me in everything!"
"It's so infuriating!"
With 300,000 remuneration in hand, Liu Zhang was in a great mood, and the way he looked at Wang Yi was like looking at the God of Wealth.
And Wang Yi's gaze towards him also became much more pleasant.
300,000 for 10 million, how could it not be pleasant?
"There's one more thing,"
Du Tianhua said again:
"Boss Wang, once the funds are in place, filming will progress quickly, and a September release shouldn't be a problem. However, there's a slight issue with promotion."
"We originally planned to release it on 11.11, leveraging Singles' Day for promotion. Now that it's moved to September, promotion is a bit... but with the added traffic from the National Day Golden Week, it's not a big problem."
With one aspect diminishing and another growing, it's hard to say what the final box office will be.
Everyone who has experienced the power of the National Day holiday slot says it's good.
Wang Yi thought for a moment:
"Promotion is also easy to discuss. Without the Singles' Day gimmick on November 11th, we can create a marketing campaign around graduation season and breakup season!"
"Brilliant!" Du Tianhua's face lit up with joy:
"During graduation season, 70% of college students break up!"
"A relationship of just a few years isn't something that can be completely ended all at once."
"Most propose breaking up in June or July, stay in touch in August, and only truly give up and separate completely when they can't see each other long-distance in September!"
"We will focus on the graduation and breakup season. Those who want to break up or are in the midst of a breakup will come to see our movie."
"Those who broke up a while ago, coincidentally experiencing 'Love is Not Blind', whether they've moved on or not, will also come to see our movie."
"They might even call their exes to the cinema to cry and bid farewell to the past together!"
"This marketing is even more brilliant than Singles' Day. Boss Wang, you are a true talent!"
(End of Chapter)
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