My beautiful CEO wife
Chapter 782: A Hundred Million Remuneration

Chapter 782: Chapter 782: A Hundred Million Remuneration

Xiao Zheng frowned upon hearing this.

It was indeed an unavoidable issue.

Since Leng Ruobing was the initiator of this project, Qianqiu Group had made a substantial investment in Qianqiu Entertainment!

And precisely because the investment was sizeable, those company executives would definitely not tolerate any losses. For their own interests, they would interfere in various ways.

Ma Hulai had recently risen in the domestic entertainment industry as a young actor with great talent and superb acting skills. However, his fame was far less than those little fresh meat idols, and he couldn’t bring in the same level of traffic.

If the higher-ups at Qianqiu Group found out, they would surely oppose it fiercely, and might even immediately call a board meeting to cancel the Qianqiu Entertainment project! By then, not even Leng Ruobing would have a say.

Wen Cheng said, "If it doesn’t work out, it’s not a big deal. The male lead’s role in the script isn’t too significant; the focus is all on the female lead. Even if his acting is not good, it won’t greatly affect the script’s brilliance."

Xiao Zheng pondered for a while upon hearing this, and finally said, "Since that’s the case, let’s go with Park Eun-si. After all, we need to give an explanation to the company’s board of directors. Ah Bai, you take care of contacting him."

In fact, when Xiao Zheng had decided on Wen Cheng as the director, it had already caused a great stir at the Qianqiu Group’s board meeting, where nearly all the directors objected. If not for Leng Ruobing suppressing those objections, it might have been impossible to sign Wen Cheng.

If they selected another unknown like Ma Hulai, the board would surely go insane.

Therefore, weighing the options, Xiao Zheng decided to go with Park Eun-si.

After all, the most important person in a movie is the director. As long as the director is competent, even if the actors are subpar, the movie can still be watchable. A truly good director knows how to train actors.

After that, Xiao Zheng ended the meeting.

Ah Bai, taking the order, went to contact Park Eun-si.

A day later, Ah Bai rushed into Xiao Zheng’s office, excitedly saying, "I’ve made contact! Park Eun-si has agreed to take the role."

"Oh, is that so?"

Xiao Zheng was also pleased for a moment, after all, because recruiting an actor from South Korea was uncertain as to whether they would agree.

"Just that, their demands are a bit high," Ah Bai said, showing a somewhat troubled expression.

"Let’s hear them out."

Xiao Zheng was quite calm. How demanding could one actor be?

"First is the salary," Ah Bai said. "Park Eun-si is asking for a hundred million!"

"What?" Xiao Zheng was astonished, "A hundred million? That much? Why doesn’t he just rob a bank?"

Even as the Evil God, he was shocked this time.

Which actor had such a frightful asking price? Even the top-tier Hollywood stars didn’t get more than twenty or thirty million US dollars, which after conversion to Hua Country currency, was around a hundred million. This Park Eun-si was so bold as to demand a hundred million right off the bat?

"Mr. Xiao, you don’t know, this is the current trend in the entertainment industry. Basically, every one of these little fresh meat types of stars, when acting, start with sky-high demands. It often runs into the tens of millions. Those from South Korea are even more aggressive," Ah Bai said with a wry smile.

"Don’t understand, don’t understand," Xiao Zheng commented. "This entertainment industry’s ecosystem is indeed formidable. Alright, let’s set that aside for now. He’s quoting a price; we can negotiate. Does he have any other demands?"

"Yes, first is accommodations. He insists it must be a five-star hotel, and he wants the entire hotel to be booked out. During the filming, he, along with his agent and various assistants, must all stay there."

"Then, he also has requirements for transportation. He wants at least a Rolls-Royce Phantom-level vehicle provided for him."

"Lastly, he insists on organizing his fans to receive him. He says this trip to Hua Country is his first, and the spectacle must be significant, or else it won’t generate enough buzz, affecting the traffic."

Ah Bai listed many conditions in one breath.

Xiao Zheng nodded after listening and said, "These demands seem steep, but they’re within the realm of our capabilities. Qianqiu Group also owns a five-star hotel. We can arrange for them to stay there. Just don’t tell them that the hotel management is part of Qianqiu Group."

"As for the car, casually renting one won’t cost much. And organizing fans is a win-win situation. It boosts his popularity and increases the topic of our movie. No problem there."

Xiao Zheng waved his hand, "Alright, you go and make the arrangements now. Don’t agree to the salary in one go. Get them to Hua Country first. Then, try to press the price a bit, otherwise, there won’t be enough budget for the film production."

"Okay."

Ah Bai nodded and then followed Xiao Zheng’s orders to make the arrangements.

While handling the male lead’s affairs, Xiao Zheng also prepared a bit for the movie. Of course, the main responsibility lay with Mu Yiqing and director Wen Cheng. Xiao Zheng mainly played an advisory role.

Chu Xiaoran was undergoing rigorous training during this process. Because the female lead in the script "My Wife is the Beautiful CEO" was a dancer, Chu Xiaoran also had to learn to dance.

Wen Cheng was an extremely strict director, and he had been supervising Chu Xiaoran’s learning the whole time, very sternly. Several times, the young girl had snuck complaints to Xiao Zheng.

Yet Xiao Zheng just laughed it off every time, not minding it. Three minutes on stage, ten years of work off stage—if she wanted to achieve high success, she had to endure hardship.

Xiao Zheng even specifically asked Wen Cheng how Chu Xiaoran was performing. Wen Cheng couldn’t stop praising her, saying the girl was very hardworking and also had talent!

"Hehe, I’ve really struck gold this time. Even if the male lead doesn’t meet my expectations, it doesn’t matter. Xiao Ran alone is enough to carry the movie!"

Wen Cheng said excitedly to Xiao Zheng. This director was the kind who only wanted to make good movies, and he was overjoyed at having found a good actor.

After all, even the best movies require actors to perform.

...

Three days later, Ah Bai finished negotiating everything, so he reported back to Xiao Zheng, saying that Park Eun-si would be arriving in Hua Country today and asked whether they should go to the airport to pick him up.

Since Qianqiu Entertainment had just started, many areas were understaffed. Thus, although Ah Bai was Xiao Ran’s agent, he was also drafted into service and was currently responsible for contacting Park Eun-si and preparing all reception matters.

As an agent, handling these matters was naturally effortless.

"That would be no problem," Xiao Zheng readily agreed and immediately followed Ah Bai towards the airport.