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by UntamedSAfter finishing filming at night and returning to the rental house, Jiang Fanxing received three contracts from those wrongdoers, as well as the first “resource” that was supposed to be given away upon signing the contract.
The best resources given by the three companies were the male lead number two of an A-grade drama, the male lead number one of a multi-million drama, and the male lead number one of a network film.
The company that offered the second male lead in an A-level drama also gave a contract that was quite disrespectful to national laws.
All salaries were divided into three parts: artist three, company seven, and after tax. The signing period was ten years, and the penalty for breach of contract was as high as hundreds of millions.
The only clause that could be discussed was that after the artist became popular and earned the company five million yuan in compensation, they could apply for an annual increase in the profit sharing ratio, but whether the application was successful depended on the artist’s various data.
This was simply treating him as an ingrate.
Jiang Fanxing studied the contract and couldn’t help but sigh that these three companies had spent money to hire lawyers. This contract almost closed many loopholes, and if one wanted to file a lawsuit, they needed to collect a lot of evidence, which showed that they were habitual offenders.
This couldn’t be.
He came to the entertainment industry to make money, not to make money for others.
He would work hard just to end up giving his boss a house, a car, and a villa.
No way.
Jiang Fanxing politely rejected these three companies that cheated him like a fool, and in his heart, he was also curious. His CV and the photo of his admission notice were sent to them, they all knew that he was a professional law student, so how could they still give him a contract for that kind of cheating?
“This is probably what the paragraph means: the arrogance of capitalists. It’s a pity that I, a proletariat, won’t fall for this!’ Jiang Fanxing muttered to himself and ignored these three companies for the time being, waiting for them to come back with a better contract for him at some point.
Next, two more studios sent him contracts.
One was a star studio, the boss was now a popular young man, and the other party was a small agent willing to provide him with a ‘bundle’ of three resources.
These three resources were a TV drama, a variety show, and a brand new film.
All were the boss’s own resources; the boss, as a male lead, would bundle him into the crew as male lead number four or five or something; if he was lucky, he could even get male lead number three; it depended on how much power the boss had in the production team.
Jiang Fanxing also deliberately went to look at the latest work of this popular young man and some news about him.
Er, he wished him good luck. It felt like his career was going to collapse at any time. It had been almost more than a year since he had entered a film group, and he was mainly shooting variety shows.
Delete Delete.
It was hard to get a breakthrough for an artist who’d just been filming variety shows; it was basically downhill from there.
There was another one that was more or less the same but not as good as the previous ones.
It was around 10 p.m. when the last contract arrived.
The last one, called ‘Nian Nian’ studio, sent him resources that were a bit too good to be true.
Jiang Fanxing looked at it, and, oh, it was that wrongdoer number six.
“Not only will they give me a B-grade web drama, but after signing the contract, they’ll also send me to a three-month acting training course and singing and dancing training course, and they also guarantee that I’ll enter the A class of the Idol Selection 505? The pay share is actually 50/50, and after a year, if the artist’s fame rises, it will directly increase by one percent, and the maximum can reach 80/30?’ Jiang Fanxing read the contract before and after, including the hidden clauses, and still didn’t find anything wrong.
The first thought in Jiang Fanxing’s mind wasn’t that this studio had a conscience, but rather, ‘Was their brain filled with water?’
There couldn’t be a free lunch under the sky, and if there was, he shouldn’t be the one to eat it.
Jiang Fanxing immediately went to Enterprise Search to check out this studio.
To be honest, he was worried that this studio was cheating on taxes or was simply a fraudulent company.
As a result, the news that appeared made Jiang Fanxing silent.
What could he say about this studio? It was true; the news about it was too broad.
At its peak, there was a popular little flower and a popular male star under its command, and their cash flow was amazing. They even produced an ancient drama that scored 8 points in a certain group, which could be said to be quite brilliant. They directly drank the first bowl of chicken soup in the era of traffic.
[TN: chicken soup — feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don’t really effect change in people’s lives)]
But they had both success and failure in traffic.
It was just that the popular little flower was exposed for having a hidden marriage and child. The key was that the ex-wife of the wealthy businessman angrily came out, firmly exposing the matter of the third party actress intruding on her marriage and secretly having a child.
The other popular young man became a legal expert, not only evading taxes, but he was also suspected of illegal fundraising in his fan circle. In the end, one of his assistants was directly imprisoned.
It could be said that they were VIP stars on various platforms, and he didn’t know how many KPIs they had contributed to these platforms. It was to the extent that the operation teams of certain platforms like Lang, Yin, and Hu had to come up and give gifts to this studio.
[TN: KPI — key performance indicator: a way of measure a company’s progress towards the goals it is trying to achieve]
Now, the other artists in the studio were terminating their contracts and leaving. It seemed that there were only two or three trainees left; they were completely in a state of shortage. And the resources that this studio could provide may have to be greatly discounted, so it was basically almost bankrupt.
As for this B-level web drama, it was originally an S-level drama designed for their popular young actors. However, after the actors’ scandals, investors withdrew their investment, and the director left before filming began, so it was downgraded to B-level. But it could still be used; after all, the early stage scenery had been set up, and if they didn’t use it, they’d lose even more. Moreover, there would definitely be a lot of trouble regarding the subsequent compensation for the two artists mentioned earlier. If they didn’t want to go bankrupt and be liquidated, they could only generate another stream of traffic in a short period of time.
Obviously, this contract was the best contract for this studio at the moment.
Jiang Fanxing thought about it and sent a sentence over on WeChat: ‘Is it convenient to have a video chat?’
‘Sure.’ The other party directly replied in seconds.
Soon after, Jiang Fanxing placed his mobile phone on the stand and chatted with the other person.
The other person in the camera, undoubtedly the man who had added him to WeChat during the day, now looked a bit more relaxed and less disheveled, and by the looks of it, he should be in the office.
“Agent Shen Tianqing, is it?” Jiang Fanxing had done his homework and knew who this agent, who originally had ambition and strength but had been smashed over the head with bad luck, was.
“It’s me.” Shen Tianqing nodded. “I’ve finished reading your CV, and to be honest, it’s excellent. Your education, your major, and yourself can be marketed very quickly. And I’ve checked, you had a picture that broke 100,000 likes when you were enrolled in school, and there were agencies that approached you at that time, but you rejected them.”
A good seedling like Jiang Fanxing couldn’t be missed.
But he hadn’t signed until now, partly because he scoffed at those contracts and partly because he was still bent on becoming a lawyer at that time.
“Those company people are a bit less educated; I breathlessly named several loopholes in the signing contract, and they weren’t willing to answer me positively, so of course I wouldn’t be stupid enough to fall for it.” Jiang Fanxing replied, “I read the contract you sent me; it’s very sincere. If I didn’t know that your studio had problems recently, I would have suspected that you were a fraud.”
“Although our studio has had problems, that’s with the other two artists; it has nothing to do with the newly signed artists, and if our studio really goes bankrupt, I will transfer the artists’ contracts to a company with a better reputation and won’t arbitrarily sell your contracts off.” Shen Tianqing raised his spirit; he knew that this Jiang Fanxing in front of him was very difficult to deal with. Not only did he have a high education, but he also had a very good plan for his future; it was very hard to fool him.
But it was because of this that Shen Tianqing instead had the firm determination to sign Jiang Fanxing.
He had had enough of those vases with empty beauty and no brains.
If it wasn’t for them, how would he be dragged down like this?
“I’m curious; how did those two artists of yours manage to hide their work from the world to the point that you couldn’t figure it out at all? The one who stole and evaded taxes and the one who went for a underground relationship, obviously weren’t in your hands anymore, or else you should have been blocked by now as well.’
‘He had already planned for his parents to be his agents two years ago, and I only had a share of the profits. I couldn’t control anything else about him, and his contract was about to expire. The other had already made it clear that she wouldn’t renew it, so naturally I didn’t put in much effort.” Shen Tianqing’s eyes were a bit scary, but at least he maintained his composure. “The two of them joined forces to deceive me, and I didn’t guard against them. I thought their minds wouldn’t be able to do these things.’
At the end of the day, it was because he was careless and didn’t expect these two people to be so foolish; they thought that such a big event could be easily passed by. If they had told him in advance, maybe he could have saved one or both of them.
Now it was likethis; not only did it ruin his own career, but it also implicated his studio.
“This B-rated online drama, when will it start?” Jiang Fanxing asked rhetorically.
“I’ll try to pull in a little more investment and streamline the script a little more. Previously, in order to be able to sell at a higher price, the script was shot at 50 episodes, but now it can be shortened to 30 episodes. To start the film, it’s estimated that we’ll have to wait half a year. But after you’ve trained, I’ll try my best to let you make a splash in an S-rated drama, you’ll a special appearance, and get some early hype.” Shen Tianqing was very sincere, and now that Jiang Fanxing hadn’t signed yet, he naturally had to speak in a good light.
“I can sign, but I have to add another clause in the contract. My personal account has to be operated by me, and I don’t need the so-called persona; I just want to be myself.” Jiang Fanxing smiled, “But you guys can also add a clause: if I do something that violates the laws and regulations during the contract period that causes a hit to my career, I will pay all the liquidated damages that I should pay, and I will also give the studio the corresponding compensation. Of course, if you guys unilaterally violate the contract, the amount will be filled in at thirty million.”
This compensation wasn’t a small amount; any higher, and the court wouldn’t recognize it.
Shen Tianqing didn’t agree immediately; instead, he thought for a while before saying, “Are you sure that people will like the real you?”
“Of course, I’m popular, law-abiding, highly educated, highly intelligent, and a triple threat, so why would they not like me? I like myself very much.”
Just this narcissistic energy was very much the style of a big star. What was interesting was that they were such greasy words, but when Jiang Fanxing said them, it didn’t sound greasy at all; instead, they made people find him interesting.
Perhaps it was because he was handsome and had audience appeal?
Shen Tianqing realized that this artist in front of him was different from the ones he had brought up before; at least his mental capacity was higher than the average star.
This person would definitely be a hit; he had to be signed!
Seeing that the other party was silent, Jiang Fanxing was a bit worried that the other party could see his real nature and took the initiative to say, “If you accept, I can sign the electronic copy now, and you can bring the paper contract to me tomorrow.’
“No need; I’m near Hengdian; I’ll print out the contract for you.” Shen Tianqing said immediately; he knew that many people had approached Jiang Fanxing, lest they be directly cut off at that time.
Jiang Fanxing sent the address over.
In less than an hour, Shen Tianqing drove over directly in his car, with a small assistant beside him.
Jiang Fanxing took out his ID copy as well and cheerfully signed his name on the contract, while Shen Tianqing also directly stamped the official seal, which meant that the contract was officially in effect.
“Brother Jiang, I’ll clean it up.” The little assistant had the eyesight to help pack up after the contract was signed.
“Well, Brother Shen, don’t be idle either; make me a pot of tea; let’s discuss my first theater debut.” Jiang Fanxing leaned back in his chair and spoke slowly.
Shen Tianqing and the little assistant both froze there.
Shouldn’t it be Jiang Fanxing making them tea? Shen Tianqing was the studio’s boss and Jiang Fanxing’s boss.
“Brother Shen, it’s written in the contract that if your studio unilaterally wants to terminate the contract with me, you’ll have to compensate me with thirty million.” Jiang Fanxing shook the contract in his hand and smiled, revealing his true nature. “So don’t expect me to respect you like a boss; from now on, please, Brother Shen, you guys will take care of me as if I’m a money tree.”
After all, even if this boss could offer such good treatment to him, he still didn’t deserve much respect.
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Updates has resumed.
Sorry for randomly disappearing.
I was sick on and off for a month, but I’m better now and I managed to get ahead by seven chapters.
So see ya tomorrow.
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