"Well, you renew the contract with him, and the new contract is only for 2 years, or 2+2. You can take care of the rest of the terms. Liquidated damages, just 150 million. One and a half years later, I paid liquidated damages to poach him. Du Caige gave the conditions.

This amount was calculated by him repeatedly.

In his last life, he worked in the entertainment industry for several years, and he still has a certain understanding of the liquidated damages of first-line stars.

There is less than 100 million, and more than 300 million or 400 million.

What seven or eight billion, billion or billion, that's bluffing.

On the Azure Star side, 150 million Dahua Yuan is equivalent to more than 400 million, close to 500 million soft sister coins, and this liquidated damages are worthy of Jiang Youxi's worth, and they are not ridiculously high.

The higher part is the compensation for Huayu Entertainment.

With Jiang Youxi's current 4-year contract, if Huayu Entertainment is determined to make money on him, it will not be difficult to earn back 400 million in 4 years.

It's just that Huayu Entertainment is a humane company and won't do that.

At the beginning, Jiang Youxi wanted to calm down to train and improve, but he didn't accept commercial performances and didn't go to the notice, and Huayu Entertainment also tolerated him.

So even if Du Caige wants to dig Jiang Youxi away, he has to take care of this bit of incense.

Although he can poach Jiang Youxi for only 50 million now, this will be too offensive, and it will make it difficult for Jiang Youxi to face Huayu Entertainment in the future.

And the reason why he promised to dig Jiang Youxi after a year and a half is to let Huayu Entertainment make some money.

After all, Huayu Entertainment spent so much money to cultivate Jiang Youxi - although it didn't cost much on Jiang Youxi.

But it was only among dozens or hundreds of trainees that Jiang Youxi who could make a lot of money was cultivated.

The money spent on cultivating these dozens or hundreds of people is actually a cost.

If Du Caige only spends 50 million to poach Jiang Youxi, although Huayu Entertainment will not lose money, it will also be a few years of time cost, and it will definitely be very uncomfortable.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Du Caige gave this condition.

After Du Caige finished speaking, Tang Yezhi smoked the unlit cigarette and kept silent.

Li Xiaoqiong also looked calm, and her expression did not show any clues.

"What do you say?" asked Du Caige.

"What is there to say," Tang Yezhi glanced at him and said with a full heart, "You said it yourself, this is a trivial matter." Since it's a trivial matter, there's nothing to say, just say whatever you say. Will the paralyzed Lao Tzu still deal with you for this little thing?"

Li Xiaoqiong also smiled and said gently: "I only hope that I can have the opportunity to cooperate with Mr. Hemingway in the future." ”

"Let me translate: whether it's making movies or making music in the future, remember to take us to play!" Tang Yezhi said.

"Then it doesn't matter. If you feel that you have lost in the future, just ask me for other compensation. ”

"I feel like I'm losing right now," Tang Yezhi laughed, "Take 10 songs to compensate for my fragile heart!"

"My songs are never given to people casually. Du Caige's tone was light.

Li Xiaoqiong's pupils shrank, and although she didn't show a displeased expression, the smile on her face was obviously stiff.

Tang Yezhi slapped the table with a smile: "Okay! I'll give it to you when I turn around." ”

Li Xiaoqiong quickly turned her head to look at him and asked with her eyes: What to give him?

Tang Yezhi shook his head: Don't care.

Tang Yezhi knows too well the character of this year-old friend.

Whether it was when he was called Lin Ke before, or now he has changed his name to Hemingway, his songs are indeed never given to people casually.

It's not that you don't give to others, but you must give it to the right people.

Therefore, if you want to praise anyone, record a good music and let Du Caige listen to it, and Du Caige will naturally be able to come up with a suitable song.

And if the person who pushed himself to the front desk really can't get on the stage, Du Caige would rather offend his friends than give in.

When it comes to this, things are basically in order.

The rest of the time is small talk.

When it was close to noon, Du Caige got up to say goodbye and asked Fan Yuhong to take him to the vicinity of the magic opera and invite several teachers of the magic opera to dinner.

Of course, Du Caige is a person who doesn't know magic opera, but Xu Qingya has been a bridge before.

In addition, he himself is the boss of dream-chasing mutual entertainment - yes, the other party values his identity as a capital more than the identity of a director - so it is not difficult to make friends with a teacher of magic play.

The point is, he didn't ask anyone to do anything, he just made a friend.

So these teachers didn't resist either.

Du Caige's purpose, on the one hand, is to take into account that his sister wants to come to the magic opera to study, and on the other hand, he also wants to establish a certain cooperative relationship with the magic opera on behalf of Dream Chasing Mutual Entertainment and the magic opera, so that suitable screenwriters, actors, and other related practitioners can be recruited from the magic opera in the future.

The former reason is more important.

After all, the cooperation between Dream Chasing Entertainment and Magic Opera can be negotiated by other high-level executives.

He's an artist who doesn't like to socialize.

If it weren't for Du Yuanqi, he wouldn't have bothered to do this.

At present, the magic drama teachers he has contacted are not of high level, and the highest is senior professors and middle-level administrators.

Higher-level people, such as department heads and vice presidents, can only be contacted slowly and step by step.

The meal went well, and I recognized my face with these teachers.

After eating, Fan Yuhong sent him to meet Meng Zhaolong again.

On the way, Du Caige said: "Brother Fan, your son is a capable man, and he can make a lot of money, and you yourself are not short of money now." I need your help, but I really don't want you to affect my body. If you don't look at this, you can help me build a team, and in the future, you will only be responsible for some things, and the specific affairs will be arranged for others to do, and you can be a little more leisurely. ”

Fan Yuhong smiled: "I have been thinking about this for a long time, and I am waiting for you to ask." Don't worry, I won't be stubborn, and I want to live a few more years to enjoy happiness. ”

"Don't just say it. ”

"I've got to put together a good team for you, and I can't fool you with some crooked melons and cracked dates. You also know that I was not very satisfied with the team I led before, and I definitely can't use it to trick you. ”

Du Caige really cares about him, "How can things be as good as they should be, it's almost enough." ”

Fan Yuhong gave him a quasi-letter: "Some people are still observing, wait for the New Year, and after the New Year, I will start to bring people to you one after another to run in." ”

sent Du Caige to the ground, and Fan Yuhong left first.

He was actually very busy, Du Caige spread the stall too big, although the most tired was Du Caige himself, and he was no better.

The copyright of "Ghost Blows the Lantern" alone, including the physical publishing copyright, overseas (Southeast Asia and other Chinese-speaking regions and Sakurajima and other Chinese cultural radiation areas), audiobook copyright, film and television copyright, etc., the total time he spent with people in meetings, dinners, and private talks was no less than 300 hours.

And Du Caige's other books, those fairy tales, music, and comics, each of which involves most of his energy.

And his current team is actually not effective, it was hastily formed in order to support his family, some of them he can't trust at all, and he has to do many things himself.

So busy, he really feels that his body is a little unbearable.

Therefore, even if Du Caige does not say it, he plans to form a new team to take over, and he will retire - not to enjoy happiness, but to recuperate.

Otherwise, let alone 5 years, it will be difficult for him to live even 3 years.

......

In fact, after the last audition for the actor of "Tang Detective 1" failed, Du Caige once had a fantasy.

Thinking of the episodes on the Internet that he had seen before, he once imagined that he would find a young talent in a certain drama troupe, and he also thought that he would meet a bad artist who had an accident.

However, none of these episodes happened.

After the audition for a group of second-tier actors failed, although Meng Zhaolong did not conduct auditions with great fanfare, he successively issued several announcements, and also asked acquaintances and acquaintances in the industry if there were suitable candidates.

This time, he has got more than 200 resumes, all of which are fourth- and fifth-tier, or even eighteenth-tier young actors. Some resumes also come with a video.

After passing layers of screening again, this time he and Du Caige circled more than 20 people, sent messages to these people, and organized an audition.

One two, three five......

Actors walk into the audition room, and when they enter, they are either nervous, or trying to be calm, or confident, or nervous, or imminent, or have an attitude of giving it a try......

After another actor thanked him, he walked out of the room and closed the door considerately.

"Director Du, in fact, that Tan Quanxiong was quite good just now, don't think about it anymore?"

Du Caige shook his head: "It's just the tallest of the short." The protagonist of this drama will never compromise, and he must find the right one. ”

"I think it's appropriate......" Meng Zhaolong muttered.

Du Caige was a little shaken for a while.

If you think about it carefully, the director of "Tang Detective 1" is not him, but Meng Zhaolong.

Should Meng Zhaolong be the master and decide on the actor candidate?

After all, it is Meng Zhaolong who wants to cooperate with this actor.

But soon Du Caige shook his head, his movements were slow, but very resolute.

Although he is also a director himself, he can understand Meng Zhaolong very well.

But he is now participating in the audition casting as an employer. What I have to consider is how to ensure that a good script like "Tang Detective 1" can be filmed as well as possible and get enough word-of-mouth and box office feedback.

Meng Zhaolong's feelings are the least thing to consider.

Meng Zhaolong hasn't proven himself yet, can he make a good commercial film?

It's something that can't be determined.

Therefore, Du Caige can only try his best to meet the various conditions for filming "Tang Detective 1".

For example, he had an in-depth discussion with Meng Zhaolong to help Meng Zhaolong form a shooting idea.

For example, bring in good actors.

Also, hire a skilled crew.

Even if Meng Zhaolong is used as a marionette, it is necessary to ensure that the box office and reputation of this movie are not too bad.

Meng Zhaolong also understands this, he is also evolving from a literary film director to a commercial director, and understands that in such a commercial production, it is inevitable that the director will be wronged.

"Call the next one in. Du Caige said.