For an actor like Huang Bo, who was good at acting, Li Mu had no doubt about his ability, talent in comedy and box office appeal. Huang Bo had not yet had the chance to become a professional actor. If he could sign him under Makino Image now, the benefits would go without saying. Most importantly, he and Ning Hao were born to be partners. With the two of them together, it would not be a problem for them to make a few comedy movies that were popular at the box office.
For Huang Bo, his whole life was still in a difficult period. His singing career had not made a breakthrough because of his appearance, and his acting career had not really started. Except for a low-budget production that his good friend Gao Huo took care of him and acted in, he had only played supporting roles in a few TV series. He had almost no scenes, so he had no chance to show his talent.
For Huang Bo, he was ready to give up his acting career temporarily and try to go into business, but he was not willing to give up his dream so easily. At the critical moment, Ning Hao suddenly appeared and invited him to shoot a big movie, and he was going to play the male lead. It was like a dream for him, and he was very excited.
"Crazy Stone" was an exclusive film invested by Makino Image. Although Makino Image had not made any achievements in the film and television industry, Huang Bo had heard of the famous Makino Technology for a long time. He was so excited that he even thought he was in a dream.
In the eyes of the actors, "Crazy Stone" was not as bad as it had been in his previous life. In his previous life, the crew of "Crazy Stone" had a poor budget, and Ning Hao had gathered a bunch of actors with good acting skills but extremely low net worth. The whole crew felt like a ragtag militia. When all the actors accepted the film, they did not expect the film to be popular. Most of them just wanted to make a living by making a meager salary. Even Ning Hao did not expect the film to be released and make tens of millions of yuan at the box office. Therefore, at that time, Huang Bo joined the crew of "Crazy Stone" with a relatively equal mentality. Now, the crew of "Crazy Stone" gave him a clear sense of superiority.
What's more, as a billionaire, Li Mu was going to sign him under Makino Image, he was overjoyed.
Without asking about the salary or anything else, Huang Bo agreed to Li Mu's offer without hesitation. "Li Zong, thank you for your appreciation. As long as you think I can do it, I will sign it."
Li Mu smiled. "Then let Ning Hao sign the contract with you. Five films for five years, with a guaranteed salary of 100,000 yuan for each film. We can talk about the details before each film starts. Ning Hao also signed a long-term contract with Makino Image. I think you two will be good partners in the future if you get along with each other."
Five movies for five years and a minimum salary of 500,000 yuan. Huang Bo almost burst into tears when he heard that. In his opinion, he was not worthy of such a high salary. Even if it was 20,000 or 10,000 yuan, he would not hesitate to agree to it, let alone 100,000 yuan.
Seeing that Huang Bo was silent, Li Mu couldn't help but ask him, "Are you dissatisfied with the conditions of the contract? If not, you can tell me directly. "
Huang Bo hurriedly said, "Isn't the salary too high? I'm afraid..."
Li Mu waved his hand and said with a smile, "The salary is not high. We don't care about your current net worth. At least in the eyes of me and Ning Hao, you are worth the price."
Ning Hao did have a certain sense of identity with Huang Bo, but it was only based on the film "Crazy Stone". He didn't want to cooperate with Huang Bo for a long time yet. Besides, he thought it was a bit thoughtless to pay Huang Bo a guaranteed salary of 500,000 yuan for five films. However, since Li Mu said so, he would not object. He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Huang Bo. If we can cooperate well with each other in this film, there will be many opportunities for us to cooperate in the future."
Huang Bo was so excited that he felt uneasy. To him, this contract was something that he had never dared to dream of.
At this time, he was very humble. For some reason, Li Mu felt a little sad in his heart. This future Best Actor was also a standard late bloomer. When he became famous with "Crazy Stone", he was already 32 years old. This time, he hoped that through Ning Hao's and his own efforts, he could usher in the spring of his career as soon as possible.
While the three of them were chatting, a bald middle-aged man came in accompanied by a dignified woman. Li Mu recognized them. They were the actor Xu Zheng and his wife, Tao Hong. He didn't know if they were married.
Ning Hao waved at him with a smile and called him Brother Xu. Then he whispered to Li Mu, "Li Zong, you should know Brother Xu, right? The one who acted in "Spring Sunshine". "Zhu Bajie."
Li Mu nodded. "Of course I know him."
Ning Hao said, "Let me introduce him to you. Brother Xu is a very good person and his acting skills are also very good."
Li Mu sighed in his heart. Some destinies were easy to change, such as Chen Wan. Since the day he was reborn, the trajectory of her life had changed. But some destinies were not so easy to change. For example, the iron triangle relationship between Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, and Huang Bo. He forcibly dragged something that should have happened in 2006 to 2002, but in the end, Ning Hao still managed to form this iron triangle that affected the acting careers of these three people.
Xu Zheng's current situation was naturally much better than Huang Bo's. Although he had never been very popular, he had played the male lead in a few TV dramas and was considered a second-tier actor. However, although people all over the country knew him, he was not very popular with the audience. He could not leave a deep impression on the audience, so his value had not been rising. In fact, he was already going downhill. This time, he did not want to take Crazy Stone. After all, Ning Hao was a new director, and this time, he was only given a supporting role, and it was not very outstanding. However, Tao Hong still persuaded him to take it. On one hand, it was because she was very optimistic about the script, and on the other hand, it was not only Liu Tianwang who was involved in this movie, but also Makino Image. Even Liu Tianwang was interested in a supporting role, so there was no reason for him to hesitate.
It was because of Tao Hong's persuasion that Xu Zheng took the role. After chatting with Ning Hao in private a few times, he found that although the two of them were several years apart in age, they had similar interests. It could be said that they felt like old friends at first sight.
Ning Hao called Xu Zheng and Tao Hong over and introduced them to Li Mu and Huang Bo. Xu Zheng was very talkative. The four of them chatted for a while and felt that they were getting along well.
While chatting, Xu Zheng remembered some rumors and asked Li Mu, "Li Zong, I heard from someone in the film and television industry that you are going to buy the two cinema chains, Huaying and New Cinema Alliance?"
Li Mu said with a smile, "Brother Xu, you are really well-informed."
Xu Zheng scratched his head and smiled. He pointed to Tao Hong beside him and said, "She told me."
Li Mu said with a smile, "So the well-informed person is sister-in-law."
Tao Hong said with a smile, "Li Zong and I are not married yet..."
Li Mu said seriously, "Even if you are not married, it doesn't stop you from calling me sister-in-law."
Everyone laughed. Ning Hao said to Li Mu jokingly, "Li Zong, why didn't you tell me that you were going to buy the cinema chains? Are you treating me like an outsider?"
Li Mu said, "You didn't let me see you during this period of time. The matter of buying the cinema chains was a spur of the moment idea. Because of that, Director Chen and the others invited Zhang Guorong to dinner, and I went to join in the fun. At the dinner table, Director Chen talked about the awkward situation of these two cinema chains, so I thought that if the price was right, we might as well buy these two cinema chains, and then invest in the renovation and operation again. Not to mention other things, with a cinema chain in my hands, even if your movie fails, I can at least guarantee that I will have a channel to sell tickets for you!"
Ning Hao immediately gave him a thumbs up. "Li Zong, to be honest, working for you is really more comfortable than being my own boss. Everything is arranged by you, and it always exceeds my expectations."
After that, Ning Hao said to Huang Bo, "Look, after signing with Makino Image, not only will there be movies every year, but every movie can also be released in the cinema chain. This long-term contract is not a loss..."
Xu Zheng asked him with a smile, "Why? Have you both signed a long-term contract with Makino Image? "
Ning Hao nodded and said, "I have signed a contract long ago. Huang Bo just agreed today, so I will sign the contract with him on behalf of the company tomorrow."
Xu Zheng said to Li Mu jokingly, "Li Zong, why don't you sign me as well?"
Although he sounded like he was joking, Xu Zheng was indeed serious in his heart. He had already started to go downhill, and his accumulation was basically in the field of TV series. In the film field, he only had experience in a few minor roles. Therefore, he had no connections or experience in the film field. If he could sign a long-term contract with Muye Image, it would be really beneficial to him. His TV series would not be affected, and even a little bit of benefit in the film field would be a good thing for him.
Seeing that Xu Zheng was interested, Li Mu immediately said very happily, "Brother Xu, if you are interested, you can sign it at any time. Five films in five years, with a guaranteed salary of 100,000 yuan for each film."
Xu Zheng did not expect that Li Mu would agree so quickly, and he did not hesitate to offer a guaranteed salary. Xu Zheng was really sincere, so he nodded without hesitation. "No problem, I'll sign it!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "You can sign it, but you have already signed the contract, so it is not counted as five films in five years. A long-term contract will be calculated separately!"
Tao Hong was full of joy. This was the real reason why she had been persuading Xu Zheng to accept this film. If he could build a relationship with Makino Image and Makino Technology through this film, it would be really worthwhile. Tao Hong had a unique vision. She had long seen the ambition of Makino Image in the cultural and entertainment industry, and also its development prospects. In her view, it was absolutely a rare opportunity to have a chance to be on the car of Makino Image.
What Tao Hong did not expect was that Xu Zheng would meet the boss of Makino Technology, Li Mu, here, and Li Mu very readily signed a five-year contract with Xu Zheng, which was really beyond her own best expectations.
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