After coming out of the office, Fang Jing walked to the Publicity Department while making phone calls, found an empty computer and started searching for Ying Haoming's information.
I was born in 1986 and am twenty-nine this year. No, I am thirty. I turned two months ago.
I graduated from junior high school at the age of 16 and entered an acting school. I am considered a semi-professional student. I joined Chaoyang Culture in Shanghai ten years ago. In these years, I have only played small supporting roles, and I have never been a leading actor.
My contract expired two years ago and I still have no agency.
A 30-year-old supporting actor is not well-known and cannot be considered a third-tier actor. He is neither too old nor too young. He is too young to play middle-aged and too old to play a young man. No wonder no agency wants him.
On the other side, Xu Shi knew that Fang Jing was thinking and did not urge him. After a few minutes, he said: "What do you think about it? Sign it or not?"
"What do you think?" Fang Jing asked.
"I think he has potential. There are so many young talents nowadays, and sooner or later the audience will get tired of it. After all, the actor's acting skills speak for themselves."
"I'll do as you say, but let's change the signing method. If we don't follow the traditional one, we won't be able to retain people, and we can't tell you clearly on the phone. I'll discuss the specific issues with you in a few days."
At the annual online drama ceremony held by iQi Video, Tomb Raiders won the award with more than 2 billion views. Li Yifeng was shortlisted for Best Popular Actor, and Fang Jing was shortlisted for Best Popular Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer.
I don’t know if I can win the prize, I won’t know until I go there.
Although this award is very important and has very little authority, don't take it for granted. It is an award after all, and something is better than nothing.
After winning the award, the next appearance fee will be hundreds of thousands higher.
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Three days later, Fang Jing, Xiao Wenjing and Yang Ning came to Nanjing Entertainment together. In addition to discussing the contract, Fang Jing also wanted to attend the iQi Video online drama ceremony.
Xiao Wenjing came over to work and started her first day as an agent. Yang Ning was a little worried about her and came over to take a look.
Downstairs in the office, Lu Xing and the two of them were still going back and forth, constantly trying to figure out tricks. There were computers and cameras next to them, recording their results.
Not far away, I saw them playing wonderfully. Several children imitated the skills and competed with each other after a while. However, after a few moments they burst into tears and sat on the ground wiping their tears.
Another friend was at a loss and stood nearby to comfort her. Finally, he took out a dollar for medical expenses to settle the matter.
"Mr. Fang!!"
"Thank you for your hard work, how is the progress?"
"It's okay. It will be completed in another half month. It's all according to your requirements."
"Do a good job, I'll go up first." Fang Jing patted Lu Xing on the shoulder and entered the elevator upstairs.
"What do they do?" Yang Ning asked curiously.
"The crew's martial arts director is designing routines."
After getting out of the elevator and entering the Nanjing gate, Xiao Wenjing, who was here for the first time, beamed, "Wow! It's so big here! It's several times bigger than ours."
"Here!" Xu Shi waved when he saw them from a distance.
Others drew pictures, discussed scripts, and occasionally a few people turned their heads to take a look.
"Hello, Mr. Xu, I am Yang Ning."
"I'm Xiao Wenjing, please give me your advice in the future!"
Shaking hands with each other, Xu Shi took them to the office, "Come sit here, what do you want to drink?"
"No, thank you." Xiao Wenjing shook her head.
"I want water!"
"I want milk tea."
Ignoring Fang Jing's request for milk tea, Xu Shi poured a glass of water for Yang Ning.
Seeing that Xiao Wenjing was a little reserved, Fang Jing said: "We will all be colleagues from now on, and we will work together for a long time. Relax, just think of him as a fat guy."
"Fang Jing, are there any people who are so good at burying people like you? Do you know how to use metaphors?" Xu Shi said with a black face, "I would also look handsome if I dress up, okay?"
"Before you say this, get rid of your beer belly. If you don't lose weight, someone will give you your seat on the bus. They are afraid that your tire pressure will cause trouble."
"Pfft! Hahaha!" Xiao Wenjing turned her head and snickered.
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Fang Jing said with a smile: "In addition to sending someone here for you, there is also the matter of discussing the signing method last time."
"Go on, I'm listening!"
Yang Ning stood up and said, "You guys chat, I'll go out for a while."
She does not belong to Nanjing now, and there are some occasions where it is inappropriate to appear. She needs to avoid Fang Jing and others when they are talking.
"It's okay, Sister Ning, please sit down and listen. I won't bother to repeat it later."
Clearing his throat, Fang Jing said seriously: "The old signing method cannot retain people. Everyone knows what has happened over the years."
"The brokerage company squeezes too much, with 19% or 28% being the most common. Unless they offer sky-high liquidated damages, there will be few artists who won't run away after they become famous."
Xu Shi frowned, "But if you don't do this, you will still run away after becoming famous, and you will lose more at that time."
"No, no one ran away." Fang Jing shook his head. "People from Wang Jinhua's management company don't use traditional contract signing methods and work with artists equally. We haven't seen many people running away. Sister Ning knows this, and she should have a say."
"You think it's too simple. It's different." Yang Ning said, "Sister Hua's ability to control those people is not only partly a matter of favor, but also because of her strong strength and endless resources."
"As long as you follow her, you won't have to worry about filming. Other agencies can't provide you with this kind of conditions."
"And she takes the elite route. There are no mediocre people who can join her. Both parties can get the maximum benefit from strong alliances."
"The conditions here are so different that there is no comparison. If you follow the same rules and move here, haha! When you can't give them a script, the people will be gone. By then, you will be in vain, and you will spend money to help others support them."
son."
This metaphor! Fang Jing and Xu Shi looked at each other.
"Ahem! Lao Xu, show your skills!" Fang nodded, "How many copyrights do we have now?"
"Fourteen!" Xu Shi said proudly, "I spent nearly 10 million when I bought it. During this period, people came to me one after another to buy it. Now I can make four times the profit."
"With your Zhu Xian and Xiao Ao, my series of Tomb Raiders will be seventeen. There is no shortage of directors and screenwriters. As long as the funds are in place, filming can begin at any time."
In fact, Xu Shi even said that his tomb robbing notes can be split into multiple parts, and a series of them can support a company.
Seventeen! Yang Ning was shocked. Ever since the adaptation of the web novel was adapted for the screen and became very popular, more and more companies have set their sights on it.
Especially after the success of Tomb Raiders Notes, there was a trend of adapting online novels. There were more than 100 groups in Hengdian, and one-third of them were making online novels.
Nowadays, a high-quality and popular online article has been sold for more than 3 to 4 million yuan, and it is still expensive but not marketable.
Fang Jing and the others were able to acquire copyrights in advance without any notice. It seems that they didn't start recently.
"Mr. Xu is awesome. He doesn't show his real face. I'm blind. I want to know how you received so many copyrights?"
Pointing at Fang Jing, Xu Shi smiled and said: "We both come from the Internet literature industry, and we know many great platinum authors, so acquisitions are easier and faster than ordinary companies."
"At the end of last year, I went to Huanrui for the first time to sell the copyright of Tomb Raider Notes. When I came out of the gate, Fang Jing approached me for cooperation. At that time, he proposed to acquire the copyright."
"If Fang Jing hadn't been short of money, there wouldn't be more than a dozen films now."