New Era Art Park, Lu Chen's Studio.

Compared with the original place, the new studio has not only expanded several times in area, but also far from being able to compare with the original office building.

He paid 500,000 yuan for the design fee alone - which is still a friendship price.

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and the new studio, which has invested heavily in renovation, has the style and temperament of an art company, with an overall simple and bright decoration style with exquisite details.

And Lu Chen finally has his own independent office, and he also has a private place to receive friends and guests.

As for the original leased place, it is not vacant or subleased, but has become the office of Chenfei Charitable Foundation, which is currently being renovated.

Now in Lu Chen's office, there is a guest.

The other party is in his forties, wearing a suit and tie, his figure is slightly thin, his cheekbones are a little high, his eyes are small, he is probably a little short-sighted but without glasses, and he always squints intentionally or unintentionally.

The atmosphere in the room was a little dull, Lu Chen looked intently at a contract document in his hand, and the index finger of his right hand resting on the table tapped lightly twice, somewhat revealing his inner emotions at the moment.

This middle-aged man in his forties is called Fang Jun, he is Fang Hui's agent and the latter's cousin.

The contract in Lu Chen's hand was brought over by Fang Jun.

The content of the contract is mainly the treatment clause of Fang Hui, as the director, in Lu Chen's new drama.

"Blue Life and Death Love" was directed by Fang Hui, and she signed a contract directly with Lu Chen's studio at that time, so after the filming was completed, it was also the remuneration paid to her by the studio.

Lu Chen's cooperation with Fang Hui was very pleasant, and the drama "Blue" was a big hit, and later he and Chen Feier specially wrapped two big red envelopes and sent them over.

Because of the success of "Blue Life and Death Love", a large part of it is due to Fang Hui, she has a strong grasp of the plot, and appropriately shows the artistic conception of the story, according to the layman's words, it is very "beautiful".

Therefore, Lu Chen intended to hand over the new drama "Full House of Romance" to Fang Huilai to direct, and it was also recognized for cooperation.

But it's not that simple.

Fang Hui's agent brought Lu Chen a contract, a bit of a contract, a bit too much.

In this contract, Fang Hui's director's salary has increased by 20 times compared with when he filmed the "Blue" drama, reaching 5 million, and he also has to enjoy a number of benefit shares, including a part of the copyright share!

Just a salary of 5 million, Lu Chen can still accept it, Fang Hui's salary for filming the "Blue" drama is 250,000, which is not low in terms of her worth at the time, but there is no additional share of income.

To say that she owes her, so she later stuffed a red envelope - this is the truth of being a man and doing things.

Now that a new drama is going to be filmed, it is inevitable to improve the treatment of directors.

In today's film and television industry, it is very common for high-status directors to take a share in addition to a fixed salary, and the specific contract terms involve specific situations, and top directors make a blockbuster or a long drama and earn tens of millions.

It is also normal for Fang Hui to ask for a share.

But when it comes to copyright sharing, Lu Chen can't keep his normal heart.

He has always attached great importance to copyright, such as his own works, all of which were registered at the first time, and now he still retains part of the copyright when selling songs to others, such as "Blue Life and Death Love" and "Full House of Romance", which will definitely be a hit, and the copyright must be firmly in his hands, and others cannot covet it.

The benefits of IP are the greatest and lasting, and it is easy to be exploited when shared.

So although Lu Chen has a lot of partners in the preparation of the new drama, and many parties invest and share the benefits, but in the copyright area, he has not let go of anyone - this is the golden hen that lays eggs!

Lu Chen inevitably felt strange, in his impression, Fang Hui was not the kind of person who was overly greedy, the salary she asked for was not outrageous and in line with her value, but it was a bit incredible to get involved in copyright achievements.

Lu Chen's long silence made Fang Jun a little uneasy, he moved his buttocks, and asked tentatively, "Teacher Lu, if you have any comments or ideas about this contract, you can tell me now." ”

Lu Chen glanced at the other party silently.

In the entertainment industry, celebrity artists, including directors, are very common to use their own relatives as agents, for example, his own agent is his own sister.

The biggest advantage of using a loved one as an agent is that you don't have to worry about being betrayed or stabbed in the back.

Fang Hui accepted Lu Chen's invitation and was willing to continue directing his new drama, and then it was normal for his agent to come forward to talk to him about treatment, and there was no problem of not being able to wipe off face.

But it's not without problems.

He thought for a while and said, "Originally, our studio was talking about the contract, and our manager was talking about it, but today my sister happened to go out."

Lu Chen changed his words and said: "I have read this contract, and everything else can be discussed, but I am afraid that the copyright is not negotiable, and I feel that the proportion of shares you ask for is too high!"

In the last few words, Lu Chen said categorically, with unshakable firmness.

This is the advantage of facing a broker, otherwise if it is the other party's wisdom, some things will be difficult to say.

Fang Jun's face changed, and he immediately smiled: "This can be discussed, the issue of copyright can be put aside first, but we can actually inject capital into the sharing ratio." ”

Capital injection, that is, more requirements are required, and Lu Chen's new drama is not short of investment at all!

Lu Chen suddenly understood that the copyright request put forward by the other party was just a pretense, and the real purpose was to divide this piece, and he had a considerable appetite.

He suspected that nine times out of ten this was Fang Jun's own thoughts.

It is not uncommon for the agent of a celebrity artist to make his own claim when negotiating a contract.

Fang Hui may not know.

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then shook his head and put the contract on the table and pushed it back to Fang Jun.

That's what rejection means!

Fang Jun obviously didn't expect Lu Chen's attitude to be so tough and refused so resolutely, he thought that there would be a bit of a verbal fight, but Lu Chen didn't give him a chance to show his eloquence at all.

This made Fang Jun a little annoyed.

He came prepared today, not only carefully concocted this contract, but also deliberately inquired and knew that Lu Xi was not there, so he chose to interview Lu Chen, trying to open the gap from Lu Chen.

Lu Chen is very young, has a good relationship with Fang Hui, and has a good reputation in the circle, so Fang Jun wants to use his ability to convince him and win the best contract.

However, Lu Chen was far more difficult to deal with than he thought.

He couldn't help but say: "Teacher Lu, there are a lot of people from our family Fang Hui who come to invite now, and the treatment is not low."

Fang Jun is not talking about it, "Blue Life and Death Love" has successfully made a group of newcomers popular, and has also promoted Fang Hui, who was only slightly famous in the circle, to the position of first-line TV drama director.

Around the Chinese New Year, a number of film and television companies approached Fang Hui and invited her to shoot the same type of TV series.

The prices are quite high!

Otherwise, where would Fang Jun have the confidence to come up with such a contract.

Lu Chen smiled faintly and said: "Mr. Fang, I am friends with Sister Fang Hui, and I think she can understand in business, and I also hope that her career can get better and better." ”

Saying that, Lu Chen also sighed secretly in his heart.

Originally, these words should be the most suitable for Lu Xi, and the agent is blackface many times.

It's just that there are some words that Lu Chen doesn't vomit and is unhappy.

In fact, before Fang Jun, Lu Xi also rejected several contracts on behalf of Lu Chen's studio, including Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang, two newcomers who became popular because of the "Blue" drama.

Both of them want to play roles in Lu Chen's new drama, but their agents have high requirements.

If Lu Chen's studio fully meets their requirements, the budget for the new drama is bound to be greatly overrun.

Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang are also very sincere, but their current net worth is far from being comparable to when they were filming the "Blue" drama, and what the agent asks for is first-line treatment, in addition to the salary, there are also specific conditions such as food, clothing, housing and transportation for going out to shoot.

Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang may be willing to reduce their salaries, but the corresponding treatment is not enough, and they will be laughed at.

And the two now have a lot of film appointments and endorsements.

So after contact, Lu Chen still gave up these original cast, "Full House of Romance" is a new drama, not a sequel to "Blue Life and Death Love", there are more artists who want roles, and there is a lot of room to choose.

Fang Hui is the same on her side, she is not irreplaceable.

Lu Chen's words were all about this, Fang Jun couldn't negotiate even if he wanted to continue talking, he could only put away the contract stupidly, and tried to save it at the end: "Teacher Lu, actually"

Lu Chen interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "You can make an appointment with our manager to talk about it later." ”

Having said that, in fact, Lu Chen has given up the idea of letting Fang Hui continue to direct, there are many directors in the circle who can shoot the same type of work, and there are also choices.

Fang Jun was very unwilling.

Lu Chen became more and more sure that this contract was drafted by him on his own initiative and was not approved by Fang Hui.

But so what? Lu Chen can't just call Fang Hui to complain, right?

If he did, he would be too immature.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Chen called Sister Li.

To be honest, he is also a little depressed in his heart, no wonder others say that the entertainment industry is too complicated, many things are not as good as you want, and people's hearts will change.

In this circle, there are really not many people who can always stick to their hearts.

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