I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 361 359. Common things

"Liu Zhishi is looking for you?"

"Yes, you just sent me the message."

Looking at the text messages on her phone, Yang Mi thought for a while and said:

"Are you asking me to talk about this game again?"

"...Tang people?"

"right."

After Yang Mi responded, her eyes flickered slightly.

moment……

"Okay, Sister Hua. I'll call Shishi back first to see what's going on. Will I contact you then?"

"also."

Wang Jinghua responded:

"But... you have to be careful, Mimi. The reason why the Tang Dynasty can now hold the endorsement of "Dream Zhu Xian" in its hands and prevent others from sharing the popularity of the book "Zhu Xian" is largely because Cai Yinong's husband is the general manager of the game department in "Perfect World". However, his right to speak in "Fantasy Zhu Xian" is limited, and is personally responsible for the president Zhu Qi. Similarly, it can operate independently, but in the final analysis, it cannot be bypassed I want to be Cai Yinong’s husband. You have to measure this."

She revealed another "secret story".

After hearing this, Yang Mi responded:

"Yes, I understand, Sister Hua."

After hanging up the phone, she replied to Liu Zhishi:

"Give me five minutes."

After sending it, she put the phone on the table and she fell silent.

In these five minutes, all the pros and cons have been weighed in my mind.

Then, she dialed Liu Zhishi's phone number.

"Dudu~ Hello, Mimi."

"Shishi, what's wrong? Do you have anything to do with me?"

"Hehehe~ Are my niece and nephew next to you? Let them listen to my aunt and sleep with her from now on~"

"Haha~"

When Yang Mi thought about her size, she couldn't help laughing.

My heart says that I am afraid that my daughter and son will starve to death in your arms...

"The two of them are at the nurse's station, waiting for me to give birth. You can see it when you come home. Isn't your filming over there finished? Have you read the book I gave you? You will audition when the time comes. I call you."

"Yeah. I've been watching~"

Liu Zhishi responded first and then said:

"As for the drama, the filming has been completed, but recently the company has started asking me to participate in commercial promotions, so I can't go back for the time being."

"Yeah, have you started taking over the acupuncture work? Okay, sisters, you will become famous all over the country soon~"

"Hey hey hey..."

Hearing this, Liu Zhishi also burst into laughter.

However, she smiled, thinking back to what her manager had just explained, and asked:

"Mimi, my agent asked me to tell you something...I didn't want to call you originally, for fear of affecting your decision-making, but my agent just asked me to call..."

"Li Min Nian?... Just tell me, what's the matter?"

Yang Mi's voice was full of curiosity:

"What else can I do to please you?"

"It's about the game endorsement of "Fantasy Zhu Xian"."

""Fantasy Zhu Xian"?...What happened to the game? Your company approached me two days ago and asked me to endorse it, but I refused."

"...???"

Liu Zhishi, who was holding the phone, was suddenly stunned.

"You refused?"

And as she asked this question, Yang Mi's eyes suddenly narrowed.

What does this mean?

After thinking for a while, she said:

"Yes, I refused."

"Well……"

"...What's wrong? Shishi, is there something wrong?"

"Have you... made a quote?"

"Quotation? What price did you quote? Your company did give me a quotation, but I was in confinement and still had a lot of things to do, so I rejected it."

"How much did I pay you?"

"Three million."

When Liu Zhishi heard this number, the corners of his mouth twitched.

After thinking for a while, he asked:

"Mimi, are you dissatisfied with the price?"

But after Yang Mi heard this, she asked:

"Do you think I am missing those three million people?"

"..."

While Liu Zhishi was speechless, Yang Mi said:

"It doesn't matter whether it's money or not, Shishi. The original intention of my refusal has nothing to do with money. Let alone three million, even if the manufacturer quoted me thirty million, I wouldn't accept it. Do you know why?"

"……Why?"

"Brand value! Little fool!"

Yang Mi's tone was full of doting:

"Don't even look at who are the people who are endorsing online games now. Sister Feng, Sister Furong, Sora Kurai, and all kinds of ridiculous things are put into it. There are also some naked bodies and all kinds of sideline activities. If you don't mention anything else, just think of Lao Xu's temper. If he knew that all the activities I participate in are wearing a bikini and stockings, and then posing in various poses... I don't want a husband? "

"Uh... It's not that exaggerated. You didn't become famous by selling meat. It's impossible~"

"That won't work either... What's more, Shishi, each stage of commercial value has its own operating model. At my current stage, I have to target those first-tier brands for advertising endorsements. If I take this Games, or some commercial activities that cannot yet be incorporated into mainstream aesthetics, would lower my worth.

So some money cannot be earned, no matter how easy it is. Not just me, but you too. You can still go this way at this stage, but after you pass a certain stage, you will also have to abandon some of these things. Because that will pollute your business value! "

"..."

Liu Zhishi listened to these words very seriously.

Because these are true words from a good friend.

Although these were not the things she wanted to talk about on the phone, after learning about these business plans from her friends who were already more than one level above her, she had to be clearer about her own plans.

At the very least, she has a reference when her agent helps her find some activities or how to make money.

This is what Mimi said from the bottom of her heart.

So she listened very carefully.

However, after listening, she also said sincerely:

"Mimi, my manager asked me to make the call today."

"Hmm, didn't you just say that?...Why are you looking for me?"

"He said it was a reminder... I thought it made sense, so I wanted to call you. But now that you said that, I suddenly felt something was wrong."

Liu Zhishi's words made Yang Mi frown instantly:

"remind?"

"right."

"What did you say?"

"Is such that……"

Go back half an hour.

"Shishi, there is something I need to tell you."

After Li Minnian walked into Liu Zhishi's room, closed the door, and said something.

At the same time, a hint of flattery flashed in his eyes.

But most people can't see it, and Liu Zhishi's short-sightedness can't see it clearly.

Even if she saw it, she probably couldn't figure out why the agent had a flattering look on his face.

For yourself?

It's not necessary.

After Liu Zhishi heard this, he nodded, closed the "Hawthorn Tree Love" in his hand, and asked:

"Brother Li, what's wrong? Just tell me."

"You still remember what the company said a few days ago that it would endorse the game that you, Hu Zai, and Tang Yan made, right?"

"Remember, "Fantasy Zhu Xian". Is it about to start? Where will it be filmed?"

Looking at Liu Zhishi who seemed to be clueless, Li Minian shook his head slightly, sat on the sofa next to him, and whispered:

"Ji Rujing called me just now... mainly talking about this matter."

"...?"

Liu Zhishi was still confused.

Seeing this, Li Minnian said directly:

"She...is a little dissatisfied because the price our company gave her is too low. She feels that it has damaged Tang Yan's commercial value. Then ask me how much the company will give you."

"……"Fantasy Zhu Xian"?"

"right."

"...How much do you want to give me?"

"right."

"No, I mean, how much will the company give me?"

"That's why I came to you."

Li Minnian's eyes looked a little strange:

"It was only 150,000 for Tang Yan. I heard that the price was quite strange. Ji Rujing asked me, and I told her the truth. I said that the company hadn't told me about this yet, so I didn't know. She didn't believe it at first. But after all, we have known each other for many years, and what I said is still somewhat credible.

When she saw that I really didn’t know your quotation, she asked me to ask... After all, Tang Yan’s current cost for a print advertisement is between 300,000 and 400,000. At 150,000, even for "Zhu Xian" There is a lot of traffic, but the money is too little. "

"Hmm, what next?"

"I didn't call Mr. Cai, but asked the people at the Ministry of Commerce... Your price is only so much."

"Well……"

Hearing this, Liu Zhishi was a little dissatisfied at first.

But soon this dissatisfaction seemed to be relieved as I was relieved.

"Perfect is a big company after all. And the company seems to attach great importance to the novel "Zhu Xian". The price... it's just advertising anyway. I can just listen to your arrangements, Brother Li."

Regardless of whether it was true or false, at least Li Minian felt comfortable listening to these words.

but……

"What I want to say is not this, but the news I got. The reason why the price is so low this time is because the budget given by Perfect is limited, and Yang Mi's price is very high. The person from Perfect hired " The team of "Sword of Immortality" comes to represent her, and if her asking price goes up, then Hu Shi will definitely have to raise it too. Do you understand this truth?"

Liu Zhishi's brows instantly wrinkled.

She can definitely understand the reason.

To put it bluntly, if they hired the cast of "Sword and Sword III", the actor Jingtian and the heroine Xuejian would be in the same line. Please pay two people, for example, one million per person. So, if Mimi’s side is worth 1.1 million and Hustu’s side is worth 1 million, that’s okay.

Because the difference is not obvious.

But if Mimi’s price is 1.5 million, and Hustu’s price is 500,000.

Then the quotation for stubble must be raised.

Because the two are the protagonists, no matter what happens outside the scene, let’s just talk about the two in the scene. Their values ​​must be equal.

So that wasn't the reason for her frown.

What made her frown was...

"Brother Li, do you mean that Mimi Lion opened his mouth?"

"I didn't say that."

Li Minnian quickly shook his head.

It seems that he is afraid that others will misunderstand something if he answers late.

Then he said:

"Mr. Cai has always been in charge of this kind of business matters. I don't know the specific situation. I'm not saying that Mimi is talking loudly, but I want to express an idea... Shishi, you and Mi Mi and Director Xu have a good relationship. I think you need to talk to Mimi about this matter. I know that your friendship is not measured by money...

But if the news of this incident spreads out without being suppressed, Mimi will be hated for nothing. She is the Golden Rooster Queen, and her movies are selling so well. When your career is going smoothly, when the news is grasped by the media... doesn't that make your relationship with her particularly embarrassing? "

There was a hint of flattery in his tone again:

"What's more, isn't Director Xu's "Hawthorn Tree" opening soon? I think your temperament matches that of "Jingqiu". Don't let these trivial matters affect the relationship then, right?"

Liu Zhishi was stunned after hearing this, and asked subconsciously:

"You mean... I'll call Mimi and ask her to lower the price?"

"No no no."

Li Minnian quickly shook his head:

"It's not about lowering the price, just tell her the news. You are friends, and friends help each other. If she lowers the price, the price will definitely drop, and then both Tang Yan and you will get more. But if it doesn't lower, , we also gave a reminder, so that she won’t even have time to react. That’s what it means.”

…

"You wait a moment, I'll take care of it."

As Liu Zhishi retells, Yang Mi frowns:

"First of all, it is the perfect invitation to the cast of "Sword and Sword III" to be the game spokesperson."

"right."

"Then, I received a quotation from your company. The quotation given to me was three million, one year, and eight business activities."

"..."

Liu Zhishi had nothing to say.

After all, it is our own company.

And Yang Mi didn't need her to say anything, just minding her own business:

"As for me, I refused. Because I didn't want to take the game. The main reason was that it didn't match my business plan. I refused directly. There was no such thing as a lion's mouth. Tang Ren reported three million, but I refused. This is The only thing I have had contact with Tang people recently is."

"Then... I don't know how your company negotiated, but when it came to you and Tang Yan, the money was pitifully small. Let's not talk about the amount of Hu Stubble's endorsement fee for the time being. You and Tang Yan One hundred and fifty thousand is obviously a cabbage price."

"Ji Rujing was a little dissatisfied and asked Li Minnian. Li Minnian then asked about his relationship with your company. What he found out was that I opened my mouth and deliberately raised the price. And the perfect budget is limited. I raised the price. , Hustubble will also follow suit, and then squeeze your profit margins?"

"Then, Li Min Nian knew about our relationship and asked you to come over and give me a heads up. It's easy for someone to catch you in this matter, so let me pay attention in advance... That's probably the truth, right?"

Following her words, there was a response from Liu Zhishi:

"Yeah. But you directly rejected the offer. This matter has nothing to do with you... Then why does this kind of news appear in the company now? And it is very detrimental to you."

"..."

Yang Mi's eyes had completely narrowed.

He muttered:

"You're really good at killing first and playing later, aren't you?"

"What?"

Liu Zhishi didn't hear clearly.

"...It's okay, Shishi, I know the news. So, where are you now?"

"I'm here in Jiangsu. "Sword and Sword III" is about to be released. Come here to participate in an event."

"Okay. In this case, can you come on the day when I am serving wine during my confinement period?"

"Sure, how can we miss the little one's full moon."

"Then let's talk then. I'll first think about how I should deal with this matter..."

But after hearing this, Liu Zhishi said:

"How about I ask Mr. Cai directly? If there is really a misunderstanding from the people below, I can just explain it to her."

"Don't."

Yang Mi stopped her without even thinking:

"Just don't move, just pretend you don't know anything...including Li Minnian, please tell me, do you understand what I mean?"

"……Why?"

Obviously, she doesn't understand.

"Because you are also a direct or indirect beneficiary of interests, and you may become a loser at any time. No boss will allow his subordinates to communicate with him because of outsiders' matters. Even if we are friends. So. , if you say it, it will be difficult for you to do it if you are caught in the middle.”

"But...you obviously haven't done it..."

"It doesn't matter. This matter can be easily handled~ All you have to do is pretend it never happened and pretend not to know. Also, just tell Li Minian, just say what I said, Mimi this time Thank you for reminding him, we will have a chance to have dinner together in the future... Just leave the rest to me, do you understand? Baby, just stay still and leave the rest to me."

"Ah!!! What are you talking about!...Wow! How can you, a woman, be so scary..."

Liu Zhishi couldn't help but let out a scream.

Goosebumps instantly appeared.

"Hey, beauty, who makes you so popular with me~ Wait, when I come back from the confinement center, I will treat you well~"

"ah!!!!"

"Hey Hey……"

After teasing Liu Zhishi quite a bit, the two of them hung up the phone.

Before hanging up, Yang Mi reminded her repeatedly that she must pretend not to know about it.

And after getting Liu Zhishi's answer of "Okay, then I'll listen to you", I felt relieved.

After hanging up the phone, the smile on Yang Mi's face slowly faded again.

She allowed herself to calm down for another five minutes.

Then he dialed Wang Jinghua’s phone number again:

"Hey, Sister Hua."

"Mimi, what were we talking about with you over there?"

After Yang Mi repeated what she had said to Liu Zhishi, she only heard Wang Jinghua on the other end of the phone say:

"Do the people of the Tang Dynasty want to divert trouble to the east?"

"I'm afraid so."

Yang Mi sneered:

"Sister Hua, do you know how I agreed to "Sword and Sword III"?"

"Hmm... I remember that it seemed that you were selected through postal voting. Then Tangren approached you and was rejected by you several times, right?"

"You know this as well?"

"Ha~"

Wang Jinghua chuckled:

"Mimi, as an agent, for every valuable piece of cake in domestic entertainment, I have to check whether it is suitable for our family. If it is suitable, I will definitely come and fight for it. Although Tangren's Work is notoriously difficult in the industry... They don't dare to cooperate with people who are too famous because they are afraid of losing control. No matter what they have, they want to digest it internally. But it doesn't mean that I don't know everything."

After hearing this, Yang Mi was not angry, but asked:

"Then who did you choose to audition for "Sword and Sword III", Sister Hua?"

"Huo Yiyan and An Yixuan are both on the ranking list voted by netizens."

"...Tsk."

Yang Mi sighed with emotion, and then said:

"At the beginning, they came up with a strategy of killing first and then showing off, trying to use public opinion to frame me. Later we had a lot of arguments..."

After telling what had happened before, Yang Mi continued:

"Now you are taking advantage of me again? Do you really think I have no temper?"

"This is the style of the Tang people. It's not surprising. If they are not one of our own, they are strangers. They have developed really well in recent years, and they have positioned themselves quite accurately. Unlike Huayi and Chengtian, the Tang people There is no particularly strong capital involvement behind it.

And their choices are all focused on TV series. From the establishment of the company to now, in more than ten years, it has only tried three movies in total. And the investment is not big either. So far, in the field of TV dramas, there are really not many people who can compete with them. Zhou Yi could do it before, but since the management fell into chaos, it can't fight with them.

The main reason is that they are on the right track. Since the beginning of the year 2000, they have been uniting with the director team in Xiangjiang, and using their excellent positioning and model of low-cost TV series, they have quickly established half of the TV series..."

"Sister Hua."

Hearing this, Yang Mi interrupted her:

"Do you know what my husband said?"

"……What?"

"The decline of the Hong Kong circle is inevitable. In fact, these two years may be the last glory of the Hong Kong circle."

"Well……"

Wang Jinghua thought for a while and nodded in agreement:

"As far as movies are concerned, this is really the case. Xiangjiang movies have been lingering on the theme of police and gangsters and gun battles for too long. "Infernal Affairs" is like their last glory..."

"The same goes for TV shows."

"...Do you think the Tang people will also decline?"

"I don't know whether it will decline, but I know that no one has any grievances. Since they are playing this way, I am very unhappy."

"..."

Wang Jinghua was silent for a moment, her tone softened, and she comforted her:

"Mimi, this kind of thing is very common in the circle. Intrigues and calculations are normal things. It is rare for you to be good to me and everyone to be good... You have just started here. For now, it is still You can't compete with the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, it can be seen with the naked eye that in the future, celebrities will open personal studios and companies will invest in and control more and more things. At that time, everyone will have to put their resources on the table to compete. By then... ...It will become more common to throw dirty water and buy hype...There are only so many cakes in this circle..."

"If I don't establish my authority, does she really think I'm easy to bully?"

Yang Mi sneered:

"Everyone has to compete for resources according to their abilities. But if you step on me... I'm spoiling her bad habits?"

This time, Wang Jinghua was silent again.

After about a few seconds, she said:

"Should I ask about Tang Ren's next move? "Immortal Sword", "Zhu Xian"... After this set of operations, their main attack direction is pretty easy to judge. Give me some time?"

"Hmm... Also, just pretend not to know about this matter. Please contact Perfect for me and see what they have to say about the endorsement. Let's kill this hidden danger first. I'll ask Shishi to pretend not to know. , don’t let the news leak out here. Just contact us normally.”

"Okay, then I will send another contact to Tang Ren to discuss the news of the game endorsement. If they refuse, I will contact Perfect. If they agree..."

"I agree, then give me a suitable price. Just take it~ No one will give in to the popularity of "Sword and Sword III" Xuejian."

"Then let's stir up the heat of nightshade and Xuejian, how about that?"

"Okay, let's get Shishi's attention up too... Oh yes, Huo Jianhua! Get him back. I'm famous for my loyalty. If the Tang people want to cooperate, let the news out, including Huo Jianhua, tell everyone, The bottom line for Yang Mi is that none of the main characters in "Sword and Sword III" can be missing."

"...Haha, beautiful."

Hearing her words, Wang Jinghua sincerely praised her.

This sense of smell...

So sharp.

"Now, Tangren can't push anyone else if he wants to. As long as your price is the same as Hu Shi, sincerity is here, they have to use you...wonderful, Mimi."

"Ha~"

Yang Mi chuckled:

"Sister Hua, thank you for your hard work."

"This is what I should do... Okay, then let's let this matter be settled. Seeing the heat between Xue Jian and Long Kui, call Huo Jianhua back, and inquire about Tang Ren's next move... But, Mimi, You have to be clear about one thing. Liu Yifei is on your side now, and you have to take care of her emotions. Liu Zhishi’s side..."

"..."

Yang Mi was silent for a moment and then said:

"Don't worry, I know."

"Well, that's it, you have a good rest. Once the matter is settled, don't think so much and wait for my news. During the confinement period, the most important thing is to protect your body, let Xu Xin spend more time with you, and keep your mood Happy, you are not only the boss, you are also the mother of your children and someone else's wife. It is not easy to sit in any of these three positions, so don't be so burdened."

"Thank you, Sister Hua, it's great to have you, hehe~"

"Ha~ I'll hang up then."

"Uh-huh."

The phone hangs up.

After checking the time on her phone, she leaned on the bed and fell into thinking again.

after awhile……

A sneer came from the room:

"Haha~ did you really crush me like dirt?"

As she spoke, she picked up the phone again and dialed a number.

"Dudu... hello, Mimi?"

Hearing the unexpected voice on the phone, Yang Mi smiled and said:

"Hey, Director Lin, long time no see."

"Ha, yeah, yeah."

Lin Yufen on the other end of the phone smiled and responded:

“I haven’t seen you since the end of “Sword and Sword III”~ But the tea is delicious~”

"Then I will send more this year... I originally wanted to send it to Director Lin in person, but last year I was preparing to get a marriage certificate..."

"Haha~"

The names on the gift list that are never missed every year during the Chinese New Year have saved Yang Mi from the embarrassing period of "employing people to go forward and not using people to go after."

Quickly entered the greeting stage.

Finally, the phone call ended with the laughter of "Director Lin, be sure to show off on the 26th."

After it was over, Yang Mi sent a message to Sun Ting:

"The names of all the gifts given by Tang people during the Chinese New Year and festivals in the past two years have been given to me."

"Okay, sister, please wait a moment."

Sun Ting replied instantly.

And Yang Mi finally put down the phone.

While waiting, she murmured:

"Do you really think I'm made of clay?"