Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 153 151. I’ll give you a 15% discount, fellow!

On the bustling streets, pedestrians come and go in a hurry, and most people wear gray, white and black professional attire.

This is a city with a strong commercial atmosphere, and everyone seems to be pursuing only one word: making money!

Such a city makes Chen Li'an feel a bit cold and indifferent, and the cultural atmosphere is too weak. It is difficult for such a city to breed a strong artistic atmosphere.

How can people who are busy surviving have time to ponder useless art.

Xiangjiang also has its own cultural and arts festival, but it mainly supports drama, music, dance, etc. The most embarrassing thing is that this arts festival is not famous either in Asia or internationally.

However, there are many financial backers behind this art festival. Although we are not good at it, we can't let people see it, so on the surface we are still very powerful.

Xiangjiang once competed with Tokyo in terms of art, but it has become so lonely in recent years that it has been left behind in both music and drama, let alone fine arts.

To put it bluntly, the place is too small and has a strong local consciousness, so it will be difficult for it to develop.

Walking on the streets of this small city, it was difficult for Chen Li'an to find the inspiration to create his own desire. The melody of this city was too monotonous.

If you want to see the humanities of a place, just watch their movies. Through the movies in Xiangjiang, you will easily find that there is no humanities here.

So let’s talk about business matters. With Leslie Cheung’s help, Chen Li’an obtained Jet Li’s contact information and successfully made an appointment with this Hong Kong-based filmmaker.

At this time, Jet Li was at the height of his popularity in Hong Kong and was in a period of high productivity. Two movies had been released this year, and another one was in preparation.

When Chen Li'an saw him, he was reading the script at home, and he was very enthusiastic about Chen Li'an, a fellow countryman, coming to him.

"Hello, you are very popular in Xiangjiang recently. I saw your news in the newspaper." Li Lianjie smiled and greeted Chen Li'an, asked him to sit down, and then asked curiously: "I heard that you asked me to shoot an advertisement. ?You are an artist and still have a business?"

Chen Li'an took a look at Li Lianjie, who was only in his thirties and still in his prime, and said with a smile: "Artists also need to eat."

Li Lianjie smiled, then crossed his legs and asked, "You are also from the capital, right? I wonder what kind of business you are doing?"

"Yes, I'm from Beijing, but I don't have any business talent. My uncle is doing it." Chen Li'an said directly without mincing words: "My uncle has made a VCD brand and wants you to endorse it. I wonder if you are interested?"

Li Lianjie pondered for a moment and said: "This kind of thing is usually handled by my agent for me, and I don't really participate in the specific communication."

Chen Li'an nodded and said, "Of course, professional matters should be handled by professionals. I wonder when I can meet with your agent?"

"He will come over later." Li Lianjie said, and then took the initiative to change the subject and talk about other things. He looked at Chen Li'an and asked: "You are still an actor. Have you ever thought about coming to Xiangjiang to develop?"

Chen Li'an shook his head and said: "Being an actor is just a hobby. I have no intention of coming to Hong Kong to develop. This place is not suitable for me."

"There are a lot of opportunities in Xiangjiang, but domestic film development is still stuck in the 1980s." Li Lianjie laughed, and then said: "But you are engaged in art, so this place is really not suitable for you."

Chen Li'an smiled and did not dwell on the topic, and chatted casually with Li Lianjie for a few words. After Li Lianjie's agent arrived, Li Lianjie went upstairs on the pretext that he still had things to deal with.

Watching Li Lianjie leave, Chen Li'an also knew what he was thinking, but he didn't care about his attitude. Anyway, it was just a business cooperation. It would be best if it succeeded. If not, just replace it. There are more stars.

If it doesn't work, just look for a big nose. Although the price is a bit more expensive, the effect is not bad, as long as you are not superstitious.

"Mr. Chen, can you tell me about your company?" Li Lianjie's agent asked with a smile.

Chen Li'an withdrew his gaze and looked at the agent, took out a document and briefly introduced the company's situation to him, and then waited for him to make an assessment and decision.

The agent looked at it for a while and asked Chen Li'an a few questions. After thinking for a while, he said: "We can accept this advertisement. The endorsement fee is four million."

four million? Chen Li'an frowned. He didn't have that much money on hand now. He was still short of nearly one million. He had previously bought a house and a car and invested two million in the company, but now he only had a little over three million in hand.

And this price obviously treats him as a hero. Li Lianjie's current endorsement fee is not worth the price, which is more than 3 million.

Big Nose was so popular that he only paid 4.6 million for accepting a commercial for Aiduo VCD in 1996. At this time, Li Lianjie was a bit inferior to Big Nose who entered Hollywood in 1996.

If he paid four million for Big Nose, Chen Li'an wouldn't say anything, but paying Jet Li for this price is a bit outrageous.

Seeing Chen Li'an frowning and saying nothing, Li Lianjie's agent said: "This price has been discounted because you and Brother Jie are fellow villagers."

Discount? It’s 15% off, right? Simply outrageous!

Chen Li'an looked at the smile on the agent's face and said directly: "Three million and two million, this is the highest price I can pay. If it doesn't work, forget it."

Hearing that Chen Li'an suddenly cut off the price of 800,000 yuan, the agent's expression froze for a moment, then he quickly shook his head and said: "This price is impossible, Mr. Chen, this is not a bargain at the wet market, 3.2 million yuan Totally impossible."

Chen Li'an looked at his manager who didn't want to give in at all, and said, "I'm not a local boss who doesn't know anything. I know a lot of celebrities in Hong Kong, and I know a lot about many things."

"If Mr. Chen really understands, then he should know that with Brother Jie's current status, four million is definitely not expensive, and Brother Jie's popularity in the mainland is not comparable to that of other celebrities." The agent will insist on it. , as if Chen Li'an was determined.

Chen Li'an was most annoyed by this kind of grinding and pulling, and said directly: "I will add another 200,000 at most. If it doesn't work, I can only express regret."

When the agent saw Chen Li'an adding another 200,000, he squinted and smiled, then shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, it's absolutely impossible without 4 million."

"Then forget it." Chen Li'an was too lazy to continue talking. With the money, he might as well hire Big Nose, so he stood up and said to him: "Then I'll say goodbye. Could you please tell Brother Jie for me and let's meet again next time? cooperate."

After saying that, Chen Li'an turned around and left. The agent was stunned. How could a negotiation be like this? Are all mainlanders so direct?

Li Lianjie, who had been paying attention upstairs, heard that Chen Li'an was leaving and hesitated whether to stay for a while, but when he made up his mind, Chen Li'an's figure had disappeared into the living room.

Li Lianjie stood on the stairs looking at the agent who was still in a daze and asked: "Where are the others? Are they leaving so fast?"

The agent came back to his senses and turned to look at Li Lianjie with a wry smile and said, "You, a fellow countryman, are too impatient. You don't look like a businessman at all. I'll try to contact you later."

Li Lianjie: "." No wonder Chen Li'an said that he has no talent for business. This means that he has no talent, he simply knows nothing!

After coming out of Li Lianjie's house, Chen Li'an felt something floating in his mouth, couldn't help but spit it, and then left without looking back.

Li Lianjie's price was so outrageous that Chen Li'an thought about it and had to choose another person. There were so many celebrities in Hong Kong, and Li Lianjie was not the only one famous in the mainland.

Chen Li'an, who was feeling a little depressed, called Zhang Guorong to see if he would change his mind.

"Why are you calling me? Aren't you with Zu Xian?" Zhang Guorong's hoarse voice came from the phone.

Chen Li'an smiled and said, "No, she is resting at home. Where are you now? I will go find you."

"Come to my house. I'll catch up on my sleep first. Let's play mahjong together in the evening. We haven't played for a long time." Zhang Guorong yawned a little sleepily. Then he remembered what Chen Li'an said before about asking Jet Li to shoot an advertisement, so he asked with concern. Said: "Have you gone to see Li Lianjie and have the talks been concluded?"

Hearing Zhang Guorong's tired voice, Chen Li'an didn't say that much, and simply replied: "No, you go to sleep first, and we'll talk about it later when we meet in the evening."

"Okay, I'll see you in the evening." Zhang Guorong replied, hung up the phone and went to catch up on his sleep.

Chen Li'an hung up the phone and took a taxi to Wang Zuxian's house. Li Lianjie did not intend to continue the negotiation. He had no sincerity at all and made an arbitrary price. There was nothing to talk about.

If it doesn't work, just ask Joey Wong to shoot the commercial. What's the worst, plus Gong Li and Chen Meiren, three popular female stars can't compare to one Jet Li?

I don’t believe this evil!

If that doesn't work, Chen Li'an will immediately fly to Paris to find Sophie Marceau, plus an international actress, the advertising effect will be unbelievable!

Of course, this is just a last resort. Chen Li'an doesn't want to owe his good friends too many favors. The relationship will be impure, and he will be embarrassed to say scumbag quotes in the future.

In the evening, Chen Li'an and Wang Zuxian went to Zhang Guorong's house together. They arrived a bit early. Zhang Guorong had just gotten up and the other partner hadn't arrived yet.

Chen Li'an looked at Leslie Cheung with messy hair, made him a cup of coffee and asked, "Are you very busy recently? You look quite haggard."

Leslie Cheung took the coffee and yawned and said, "I'm very busy. There are album releases and movie releases all piled up together. There are endless announcements every day."

"You have quit the music scene for several years, why do you think of releasing an album again?" Chen Li'an asked curiously while sitting on the sofa.

Zhang Guorong took a sip of coffee and said: "It's hard to refuse a friend's invitation, and besides, I can't stay idle."

"Brother's album this time is very good. I support my brother to continue to release albums!" Wang Zuxian said with a smile next to her, like a little fangirl.

"You should also pay attention to your own rest." Chen Li'an expressed concern, and then asked curiously: "Who else did you invite to play cards?"

"I originally called Jia Ling, but she didn't have time, so she called Jing Wen. She should be here soon." Zhang Guorong glanced at the time and said.

princess?

Chen Li'an was stunned for a moment, thinking of the last time the princess took the initiative to express her feelings, and subconsciously glanced at Wang Zuxian, feeling that the mahjong game at night would probably be uneasy.

Wang Zuxian noticed Chen Li'an's eyes and felt something was wrong. She took his arm and asked in a low voice: "Why did your expression look so strange just now? Is there something going on between you and the princess?"

"No, how could it be!" Chen Li'an immediately denied it.

"There's something wrong with you! I heard a few months ago that the princess and Dou Wei broke up because of you?!" Wang Zuxian pinched Chen Li'an's waist and asked.

Zhang Guorong also noticed it. He put down the coffee cup in his hand and looked at Chen Li'an's expression. He thought of the character of Chen Li'an and the princess, and said: "He and Jing Wen should have nothing to do with each other. Neither Jing Wen nor his character can hide the truth." Covered up.”

Chen Li'an immediately said gratefully: "Brother is right!"

(There are still three chapters today, and there are still two chapters. I will post them later, and I will continue to post thousands of chapters every day!)