After hearing this, Lao Li was even more shocked than Zhang Feng.
"I never expected that Lao Lei would do such a thing."
"Isn't this a thousand losses to oneself and eight hundred injuries to the enemy?" he questioned.
Even if the skin-changing crew has to lose money, they are still a team and cannot move their muscles. But he, Lao Lei, works alone, and his foundation is in Pearl and not in domestic entertainment.
When he came to the domestic entertainment department to film a movie, he not only hugged everyone, but actually turned his elbows outward. Didn't he know that if his colleagues knew about this, he would die in an ugly way?
He must have been so angry that he lost his head.
"What he thinks is his business, but Wu Di's words are definitely not groundless. When you come into contact with Ni's team in the future, you must be more cautious."
"We must treat others as one thing and do another thing as others."
Lao Li said calmly: "I understand, director, don't worry."
"I'm going to check my voice tonight."
"There's no need to be so anxious. It's okay to hire a lawyer first and then talk about it."
Although Zhang Feng said so, Lao Li still followed his own steps.
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"Old Lin, you are finally here, hurry up!"
"Please take a seat!"
In the VIP private room on the second floor of the Qianhao Hotel, Li Kuan, the film's production director, sincerely invited Lao Lin to dinner, and Lao Lin was the agent of the popular niche Ni Yifeng.
"If you have anything to do, please tell me quickly. I came from Hangzhou temporarily and won't be here for long. Ni Yifeng will have an event tomorrow and I must attend."
Although the person came, his attitude was not very good. Since entering, although Lao Li has been smiling, Lao Lin has been very cold.
Now he is still showing off his attitude, urging Lao Li to speak quickly if he has something to say, and to let go of farts if he has anything to say.
"Old Lin, let's calm down. Let's have a drink first and let's talk slowly." As he spoke, Lao Lin's wine glass was filled.
You don’t have time, I do!
It's most convenient to discuss things at the wine table. Even if you don't do it for the sake of favors, you still have to do it for the sake of good food and good food.
Lao Lin stared at the wine glass, thought for a while, and finally picked it up.
As long as he is willing to hold the wine glass, we can have a chat today.
"Old Lin, we have received the lawyer's letter, what are your thoughts?"
"What else can you think of?" Lao Lin's face turned even darker when he mentioned this matter.
"Isn't this all forced by you?"
"You still have the nerve to ask me?"
"In short, don't try to get anything out of me. Just prepare for the lawsuit!"
"Why are you so angry?" Lao Li was unhappy.
After all, he has status in the industry, and is he a senior with status?
You have to show some respect.
"It's not me who is causing trouble behind your back, and it's not me who wants Ni Yirong to terminate his contract."
It seems reasonable.
Lao Lin thought for a while and finally picked up the chopsticks.
"Although I say that, now that we have reached this point, there is no better solution other than understanding and negotiating for compensation."
"It's been half a month since your movie started shooting. I see that the extra actor has already filmed a lot of scenes. It's unrealistic to ask the crew to change people now."
"You can't expect us to suffer the consequences of being dumb!" Lao Lin said clearly, and it sounded reasonable at first glance.
But did he forget a major premise?
"Old Lin, there are many things that you don't say and I don't say to leave room for each other. Let's not make it too ugly."
When he said this, Lao Lin became angry.
"What does it mean to make it look ugly?"
"What can our team do to the crew?"
Staring eyes and blushing, I don’t know, but I really think that Ni Yifeng’s team is so innocent.
"Old Lin, is it possible that we want to terminate the contract with Ni for no reason?"
"How many days has he been here since the filming of the movie started?"
"Either asking for leave or trying to fish on the set. He is determined that our crew has no other choice but to tolerate it."
"Tell me objectively, if you were a director, what do you think of Ni's performance?"
This is a question about professionalism. When it comes to this question, Lao Lin becomes speechless.
No one knows better than him what kind of performance Ni Yiheng is. Even if Ni can perform like that, he, the agent who is waiting for a price, is also responsible.
"He is just young and ignorant. If you really use his words and train him for a period of time, he will not be like this."
Haha, that’s nice to say.
Lao Li also took a few bites of the food and shook his head disdainfully.
"Lao Li, we are the crew responsible for making movies and training the artists. That is your responsibility as an agent."
"You are also an old man in the industry. You have led so many artists in the past. It's not like you don't understand this rule."
"I think you did it on purpose!"
I won’t say whether Lao Lin is the mastermind of the frequent play-offs with the crew, but he is definitely conniving. Otherwise, with his qualifications, he would never dare to play tricks on the crew like this.
"Honestly, during the previous period, Ni always let the crew down. Is it because he was interested in other dramas and wanted to give up the project?"
Afterwards, after thinking about it, Lao Li only had this one possibility.
"It's not that he has other movies. He has just become famous and has many commercial activities. No one wants to give up. I originally thought of taking advantage of the fact that the movie had just started shooting and the role was not so heavy to get a few votes, and then start making movies seriously.
I really didn’t expect that although Director Zhang is young, he doesn’t give me any face.”
Not only Ni Yiheng didn't expect that, but even a veteran like Lao Lin didn't expect that Zhang Feng would act so resolutely.
Lao Li nodded, understanding.
"You just think Director Zhang is a woman and young, so you bully her, thinking she will tolerate it."
"I didn't expect Director Zhang to be so tough."
That's right, this is a story about cleverness being mistaken for cleverness.
Lao Lin was left speechless by this summary.
Lao Li added: "Just now it was a question of professionalism or not. What we want to talk about now is how much advantage you took of the crew."
"Although the remuneration was set at 2 million, you only filmed the scenes for about 10 days, including 3 days of unexcused absences. You have already been paid 500,000 in advance. You can't deny this."
Lao Lin looked like he suddenly realized it, as if he had just remembered this matter.
"That 500,000 yuan is a deposit. It was negotiated a long time ago. It's clearly written in the contract. Do you still want to regret it?"
"Repentance is out of the question. I just hope that your team will also consider it carefully. If Ni Yiheng is discerning enough, he will take 500,000, terminate the contract and leave, and neither party will cause trouble to the other party. If not, then be serious
Accept the mediation and take a step back to terminate the contract."
"Mediation?"
"Can Director Zhang accept it?"
Zhang Feng's stubborn face appeared in front of Lao Lin's eyes, and he shook his head regretfully.
"Of course."
"Avoiding going to court is the goal that every crew wants to achieve, and Director Zhang is no exception. But whether you can go to mediation first depends on your attitude."