The lunch was chosen by Micheal himself, at a three-Michelin-starred restaurant, which He Lushen said was particularly difficult to make a reservation for, and he had only been there twice. The focus of this meal is on deliberations rather than eating, but it is enough to see the sincerity of Micheal's desire to cooperate with Liu Yan.

Liu Yan and He Lushen arrived early, and the two waited for about half an hour before Micheal came. As soon as he saw Liu Yan, he smiled, "I'm very happy, we meet again." ”

From Micheal's eyes, it is not difficult to see his liking for Liu Yan, He Lushen felt that last time he had to bring Liu Yan over by himself, I am afraid that he just wanted to take the opportunity to see if Liu Yan was worthy of his name, which was equivalent to interviewing her.

Fortunately, Liu Yan passed this interview, so she had today's dinner.

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity," Liu Yan first expressed her gratitude, whether she could successfully participate in the crew of "Future Heroes" in the end, she would like to thank Micheal for her appreciation.

"You don't have to say thank you in a hurry, after all, we haven't officially cooperated, have we?" Micheal smiled, "I'm here for today's meal, and when you sign a contract with the crew of "Future Heroes 5", you invite me to dinner again, so that the thank you can be sincere." ”

Indeed, it is too early to say anything.

The three of them sat down, Liu Yan and He Lushen had already ordered the dishes they wanted to eat in advance, Micheal only needed to order his own, he added another bottle of wine, and when the waiter took away the menu and left, Micheal took a sip of cold water on the table and asked Liu Yan, "First of all, I want to determine your own wishes, do you want to act?"

Liu Yan nodded, "If you don't want to, I won't ask you to meet today." ”

"That's good, I don't want you to agree to ...... for the sake of face and favors" Micheal said this, glanced at He Lushen, in his opinion, He Lushen is Liu Yan's "boss", Liu Yan has to obey his orders, "What do you not know about starring in our movies? Or do you have any other requirements? I want to hear your opinion first," he deliberately threw this question to test Liu Yan, if she and He Lushen discussed it privately, then she would definitely propose to add "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" Sessions and other requirements.

Liu Yanke didn't think in this direction at all, she remembered what He Lushen told her last night, and she asked Micheal, "How long can I have the camera?"

This is a common question, and it is a question that all actors will be concerned about, Micheal replied, "It is about five minutes, and there may be adjustments during the specific shooting, and it is up to the director to decide, and I can't pack the ticket." ”

Sure enough, He Lushen said it well, a five-minute role, a total of a few shots, a few lines, Liu Yan's first time making a movie, in "Listen, the Sound of the Wind" is also a five-minute appearance. The selection of unknown actors, both at home and abroad, investors and directors are the same conservative style.

Liu Yan is not too short for five minutes, but she has other plans, "If I participate in the filming, will the final release version be the same as the global version? Will my footage be deleted in the global version?"

As soon as these words came out, Micheal and He Lushen were stunned.

He Lushen immediately gave Liu Yan a look, God, how could she put the discrimination and differential treatment he told her in private to put it on the surface, her emotional intelligence shouldn't be so low!

"The theory is the same, but in practice, it may be different according to the market demand and national conditions of each country, and appropriate deletions may be made - but not necessarily, the movie has not started filming yet, and everything is unknown," Micheal still replied ambiguously, he didn't understand why Liu Yan cared about this kind of thing, he and his peers have been in contact with many Chinese actors, and the issues they are most concerned about are usually publicity and exposure, as long as there is their own role in the version screened in China, they don't even care about how much they are paid, they would rather pay upside down, just for one shot.

Liu Yan's thoughts are very different, she asked about the salary again, Micheal said, 600,000 US dollars, which is about the same as Liu Yan's salary for playing a supporting role in China, this price should not be what He Lushen told him, it is estimated that they have eyeliner in the Chinese entertainment industry, and they know exactly which actor is paid.

"If you think it's okay, let's sign the contract as soon as possible, and after signing the contract, I'll send you the script, and you can prepare in advance when you return to China," Micheal is not in a hurry, he just wants to solve this matter quickly, he has a lot of work, and he can't always waste time on this.

He thought that he had given Liu Yan enough preferential treatment, and Liu Yan must have been eager to agree. However, she looked at Micheal and said word by word, "You can sign a contract, but I have one condition, you have to ensure that the final version of the movie is the same across the globe, even if it can't be guaranteed globally, the American version and the Chinese version must be the same." ”

He Lushen was taken aback, he didn't care about etiquette and avoiding suspicion, he pulled Liu Yan by the hand, and whispered, "How can you make such an excessive request!" He Lushen felt that this request might as well be a direct rejection of Micheal, Liu Yan said it as a bargaining chip, not humiliating herself, but humiliating Micheal!

Liu Yan was unmoved, staring at Micheal's eyes, insisting on her own conditions. Now that she is in the negotiation stage, she has the right to fight for her own interests, and if she can't negotiate, it's a big deal not to act.

She has her own self-esteem and bottom line, she is frank and serious in filming, and there is nothing where no one is visible, why should she delete the scenes? Foreign filmmakers hate her face so much? Since she knows that others discriminate against her, she still sends it away, just for the vanity of 600,000 US dollars and "having participated in Hollywood blockbuster movies", there is no need! She doesn't have to break into Hollywood.

Micheal looked at her, his brow furrowed slightly, and he quickly returned to his smile, only to fade a lot.

In fact, the other shareholders of Mike Films believe that it makes no difference who is looking to play this Asian role, Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese...... Anyway, it's just a small supporting role, the scenes are all for the protagonist, and in the end, in order to save the protagonist, hang up, and the American audience won't care much. The reason why Micheal recommended Liu Yan to them was, first, that he recognized Liu Yan's acting skills; second, the "Han Dynasty Princess" was very popular abroad during this time, and the topic was strong enough; third, he wanted to rely on Liu Yan to earn the box office of Chinese.

But no matter how many reasons there are, he doesn't have to be Liu Yan, there are many replacements behind Liu Yan.

At this time, Liu Yan put forward such a condition, which disappointed him, and he persuaded several opponents in order to put Liu Yan on the throne, including Ron Newell, the director of the "Future Heroes" series.

Ron was very opposed to having a Chinese influencer participate in his film, and he got into a heated argument with Micheal over it. Micheal would certainly not be able to meet Liu's request, because film editing is a director-led job, and he can be sure that Ron will remove Liu's role from the global version.