Chapter 199 Is Yu Qingyun worth so much money? (Please subscribe! Please give me a monthly ticket!)
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Wang Bin felt that Zhang Hongbo's evaluation of Xu Kai was a bit too high.
yes.
Now people outside are praising Xu Kai to the skies, saying that Xu Kai is the hope of Chinese action stars, that Xu Kai is a better fighter than Zhen Yuzhou, and that Xu Kai is an action superstar who can go global.
But no matter what, up to now, Xu Kai has only filmed this movie "Escape". Who knows whether Xu Kai can still perform like this in the future, and whether the audience can continue to recognize Xu Kai.
After all, there are too many stars in the entertainment industry who are short-lived.
But then again, Xu Kai is being promoted everywhere. In this case, if Xu Kai joins "Get Out 2", it will surely attract more attention to the show, which will definitely be helpful for the show.
Moreover, Xu Kai is indeed a very good actor. Both his kung fu and acting skills are first-rate. Using Xu Kai is definitely better than using other actors.
In addition, Wang Bin felt that Xu Kai's salary would definitely increase, but after all, Xu Kai had only made one movie. Even if Xu Kai was asked to increase his salary as much as possible, how much could it increase? 5 million would definitely be enough to get rid of Xu Kai, and the cost-effectiveness was still very high.
All in all, although Wang Bin does not think Xu Kai is an action superstar, because Xu Kai is very good in all aspects and has a very high cost-effectiveness, Wang Bin is still willing to continue to cooperate with Xu Kai.
So Wang Bin came to Happy Maizi with a respectful attitude, wanting to invite Xu Kai in person.
But what made Wang Bin very unhappy was that Xu Kai did not come out to meet him in person, but sent Yang Xinchun to greet him.
"Qingyun is really busy now." Wang Bin said with a hint of meaning.
Who would have thought that Yang Xinchun didn't seem to hear Wang Bin's hidden meaning, but nodded: "He is very busy now. The filming of "The Empress" will be almost until October, which takes up a lot of his energy. "Ten Miles of Foreign Land" is about to be released in the summer, and he has to shoot it within a month and do post-production. The second season of "Singer" wants to invite him to compete, and "The Voice of China" wants to invite him to be a mentor. There are also many films that want him to be the leading actor. Now he is almost busy. Otherwise, he would have to come to see you in person, Mr. Wang."
After hearing what Yang Xinchun said, Wang Bin suddenly realized that 5 million might not be enough to hire Xu Kai.
Don't get me wrong.
It’s not that Wang Bin thinks Xu Kai deserves a higher salary.
It’s because Xu Kai’s side business is too strong.
If Xu Kai was paid too little, there would be no need for him to spend several months to earn the 5 million yuan in hard work.
With this time, Xu Kai could make more money by just writing some songs or participating in music variety shows.
Moreover, because Xu Kai is so popular now, those people in the market who like to blindly follow the trend are all scrambling for Xu Kai, which will definitely lead to an inflated pay for Xu Kai.
Wang Bin had a headache - he missed the time when he could ask Xu Kai to help him act in a movie for more than 1 million yuan.
After calming down, Wang Bin got straight to the point and said, "Qingyun should have told you that I intend to invite him to star in "Escape 2" to play Yu Lianying's younger brother Yu Liansheng. Um... Yu Liansheng can be the protagonist or the villain. The script hasn't come out yet, so we can sit down and discuss it together."
Yang Xinchun didn't think about it and said, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Wang, his schedule for the second half of the year is already full, so he really can't take over our "Escape 2"."
Wang Bin thought Yang Xinchun was asking for a high price, so he smiled and said, "I know Qingyun's worth is different now, and it's impossible to pay him 1 million per film. How about 5 million per film? Well...if you are not satisfied, we can discuss the details."
Who would have thought that Yang Xinchun would still be very decisive: "Qingyun really doesn't have time."
This time Wang Bin was really unhappy. He said calmly, "Qing Yun is where he is today because he is excellent, but he also cannot do without the cultivation of our crew. Don't you think so?"
What Wang Bin meant was that the reason why Xu Kai is where he is today is because our "Escape" crew gave Xu Kai the opportunity. If Xu Kai doesn't want to be called ungrateful, he should come to film "Escape 2", even though the pay I, Wang Bin, pay Xu Kai is not high.
After hearing what Wang Bin said, Yang Xinchun smiled and said, "He is a person who values feelings too much, so he is so busy that he has no time to rest in the second half of the year."
As he spoke, Yang Xinchun took out two contracts and placed them on the table, then added, "I believe in your character, Mr. Wang. After reading this, you will definitely not spread rumors."
Wang Bin frowned, then picked up a contract.
Wang Bin's heart skipped a beat just by looking at the name! Contract name: "The Manhunt" Partner Equity Agreement.
As they were all in this circle, how could Wang Bin not know that Lin Da was preparing to shoot "The Chase"? But Wang Bin never expected that in order to get Xu Kai to star in "The Chase", Lin Da would actually give Xu Kai the equity of "The Chase".
Wang Bin hurried to see the specific content.
Then something happened that Wang Bin did not expect. Lin Da actually gave Xu Kai 10 million plus 15% of the production company's shares as Xu Kai's remuneration for starring in "The Chase".
Wang Bin was stunned by the salary of 10 million yuan alone, because this was already the salary for a first-tier star and it was above average among first-tier stars.
The key is the 15% stake of the producer.
This can be more or less. If "The Chase" can also make at least 100 million like "The Get Out", then Xu Kai's total salary will be at least 25 million, which is definitely the salary of a top star.
"Is Linda crazy? Is Yu Qingyun worth so much money?"
After reading it carefully several times, Wang Bin was completely sure that Lin Da really gave Xu Kai 10 million plus 15% of the producer's equity as Xu Kai's salary just because Xu Kai was the male lead of "The Chase"! The "Escape" crew was grateful to Xu Kai for his help.
But this favor came more from Linda rather than from Wang Bin - everyone in the inside knew that if Wang Bin's intention had been followed, it would have been impossible to spend 1 million to invite Xu Kai, a supporting actor, to be the villain in "Escape".
Now, with Lin Da's attitude towards Xu Kai and the super high salary that the "Chasing" crew gave Xu Kai, no one will say that Xu Kai is ungrateful anymore. In other words, they will definitely say that Wang Bin, who wanted to force Xu Kai to help him act in a movie for only 5 million yuan, was too greedy.
With deep confusion, Wang Bin picked up another contract.
Contract name: "Grandmaster" Partner Equity Agreement.
"The Grandmaster? What kind of movie is this?"
Soon, Wang Bin found a familiar name on the contract - Yuan Xiaoliang. Director: Yuan Xiaoliang! "Is Yuan Xiaoliang going to be a director himself?"
Although surprised, Wang Bin didn't feel surprised - many directors started out as martial artists, and Yuan Xiaoliang was a leader among them. He had abilities and connections, so it was normal for him to switch careers and become a director.
Then, Wang Bin looked at the column of film remuneration, and his eyes almost popped out!
Film remuneration: 15 million plus 20% of the producer’s equity!
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(End of this chapter)
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