This star’s style is wrong

The place where Liu Shijie asked Wang Kai to meet was a Huaxi noodle restaurant outside the film and television base.

Before Wang Kai arrived, he ordered two bowls of noodles.

Actors filming in film and television bases, if they are not big names, eat lunch from the crew.

Even for S-level film and television projects, the lunch boxes prepared for the extras are not very good.

Add a chicken drumstick and it's already quite filling.

After all, for a large crew with hundreds of people working a day, the lunch boxes can guarantee freshness, and the combination of meat and vegetables is already very good.

Therefore, when the crew starts working, many people will want to take a bite of soup.

The Huaxi Noodle House outside the Donghai Film and Television Base has a very good business and is a place where many young actors go to improve their meals.

It is close to the film and television base and the price is affordable.

The noodle soup tastes great.

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When Wang Kai arrived, two portions of beef noodles were already on the table, one with coriander and one without.

This detail made Wang Kai's expression stiffen slightly.

Because the beef noodles placed in front of him did not add coriander.

In fact, he doesn’t object to eating coriander.

He can eat coriander, but he is worried that his breath will affect other actors during filming, so he specially picks out the coriander when eating noodles.

What surprised him was that two years later, Liu Shijie could remember such details.

"Remember this noodle shop?"

Liu Shijie looked up and glanced around the noodle shop, sighing: "It's still the same as before."

"Remember, this is where Mr. Liu said he wanted to sign me." Of course Wang Kai remembered, after all, that was the starting point for his career to take off.

At first.

Wang Kai was just a young actor who once lived in a six-person hotel near a film and television base.

Later, after becoming a guest actor, he finally received some roles with lines, and he rented a single room nearby.

He still remembers that at that time, special actors were paid 500 yuan a day.

Compared to the group performers who earn 100 a day, his income is already high.

It's just that the special actors registered in the Screen Actors Guild are like crucian carp crossing the river. If they can't fit into the role, they will have no income.

During that time, his income from working as a guest actor, excluding rent and daily expenses, was not much left.

In order to play more roles with lines, he would audition for various production crews whenever he had time, auditioning for hundreds of production crews a year.

At that time, he was not qualified to choose scripts at all.

As long as the crew wants him, he will work hard to act, even if it is just a corpse.

In fact.

Acting as a corpse can get you an extra red envelope, which is a very popular job.

At that time, he was confused.

Because I don’t know where the road ahead is going, if I continue like this, will I ever get ahead one day?

Until one day two years ago, the crew got off work and he was going to go back to his residence to rest.

When leaving the film and television base, a person stopped him. This person was Liu Shijie.

then.

Liu Shijie invited him to have a bowl of beef noodles at Huaxi Noodle House.

At that time, both bowls of beef noodles were served with coriander.

Wang Kai used chopsticks to pick out the coriander one by one.

While eating noodles, Liu Shijie talked a lot with him. He said that he had seen him acting on the set and was very optimistic about him. He wanted to sign him into the company and gave him a business card.

It was that time that he felt that there was someone in this world who understood him and recognized him.

So, he signed with Huahuo Media.

When he first signed with Huahuo Media, his life didn't change much.

I still go to the set for auditions every day.

Sometimes Liu Shijie would take him to audition with larger production crews, but whether he could get the role in the end depended on whether the crew could use him.

It was not until later that the audition for "The Pretender" was successful.

He finally became famous.

Although he became famous through "The Pretender", it was indeed after Liu Shijie signed him that he got this opportunity.

Therefore, he is still very grateful to Liu Shijie.

Liu Shijie looked emotional and said, "Do you still remember what I said two years ago? I said I would definitely make you famous. Do you believe it now?"

Wang Kai could only nod his head and replied: "I believe it, I believe it."

Liu Shijie then said: "I want to change my words now. I can make you more popular than you are now. Do you believe it?"

When Wang Kai heard this, he was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer the question.

Liu Shijie started gushing: "When I first signed you, Huahuo Media had nothing, but it's different now, we have everything.

“I have contacted several investors, and together we are leaving Hanabi and starting a new company.

“Hanabi’s team will also come with me.

"Don't worry, as long as you come, I don't need you to invest. I guarantee that the new company will have 30% of your shares."

Wang Kai had a troubled expression on his face, his lips moved, and he wanted to speak, but he hesitated.

Seeing that he didn't nod, Liu Shijie continued to lobby: "And, I guarantee that your shares in the new company will never be diluted.

"Not only that, I still have the resources for "Spring Night in the Lotus Tent" and you are still the second male lead.

“After the new company is established, you will be the absolute protagonist of the company, and all resources will be given to you in the future.

"I promise to help you get to the front line as quickly as possible."

Wang Kai became more and more embarrassed.

Today's meeting, the location, and the content of the conversation were obviously specially arranged by Liu Shijie.

Especially the place where we met was the noodle shop two years ago.

This is already playing the emotional card.

It is impossible to say that Wang Kai was not touched at all.

After all, this was the starting point for him to go from a penniless little actor to a popular actor with a salary of tens of millions.

After Liu Shijie finished stating all the prepared conditions, he stared into Wang Kai's eyes and asked:

"Ah Kai, you have to believe me, I can make you famous once, I can make you famous twice.

"Before coming, I had already spoken with Mr. Chen on the phone.

"I agreed to many of his conditions, and that's why I helped you retain the role of the second male lead in "Furong"."

Wang Kai frowned, looked up at him, and then quickly lowered his head.

He didn't dare to look into Liu Shijie's eyes.

Because he felt guilty towards Liu Shijie.

Liu Shijie lowered his body, looked at Wang Kai's expression, and asked: "How about it? Work hard with me in your career. You don't have to worry about liquidated damages. I have made preparations for the contract you signed before.

"So, you don't need to pay attention to the contract with Hanabi. Just follow me and I will take care of the contract."

Wang Kai was really embarrassed. After holding it in for a long time, he exhaled and said, "Mr. Liu, I'm really... sorry."

When Liu Shijie heard this, he frowned and quickly added: "Are you still dissatisfied with the conditions I offered?

"30% of the shares is already a lot. Opening a new company requires investment, and investors hold more than 60% of the shares. The shares I gave myself were less than 10%.

"I do this all for you.

"Come with me, I am the one who really understands you. I can spot you among thousands of special actors, and I will definitely put you on the front line in the future. It is not impossible that you will even be the best actor or best actor. "

Wang Kai exhaled and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Liu. In fact, I have already joined the team. I asked for leave from the director today."

Liu Shijie was stunned and asked in confusion: "Join the group? Which group?"

He asked this question, and before Wang Kai could answer, he already guessed the answer: "Are you talking about the crew of "Nirvana in Fire"?"

Wang Kai nodded and admitted: "Yes, I joined the crew yesterday. I asked the director for two hours of leave today. When the time is up, I have to return to the crew."

Liu Shijie was stunned.

He didn't expect things to develop so quickly.

"Wait a minute, wasn't Hanabi just acquired yesterday morning? Why did he join the group yesterday?" Liu Shijie felt that this action was a bit ridiculously fast.

Wang Kai explained: "Yes, I was also surprised yesterday. After you left, Sister Hong...that is, Mr. Qiao, told me that it would take some time for the handover of Huahuo work. During this time, there was no way for me to arrange work. She suggested that I Report directly into the team, so I joined the team yesterday afternoon.”

Liu Shijie's voice raised an octave as he asked, "Where's the contract? You joined the team yesterday and didn't sign the contract, right? "Nirvana in Fire" hasn't started filming yet."

It is true that "Nirvana in Fire" has not officially started production yet.

However, the preliminary preparations have been completed and the director team has begun discussing the shooting plan.

At this time, if the leading actor has time, he can already join the crew and participate in the crew discussion.

Of course, most celebrities will not join the group in advance, because one extra day of business activities costs tens or millions of dollars.

Wang Kai replied: "I signed it after joining the group yesterday."

He did not disclose the details of the signing.

In fact, after successfully acquiring Huahuo Media yesterday morning, Fang Xing did not go to Huahuo headquarters at all, but asked Qiao Yinghong to lead the team to take over Huahuo Media.

Fang Xing was on the set, discussing the shooting plan with Zhang Yigao and other director teams.

In the afternoon, Wang Kai joined the team. Fang Xing chatted with him and signed the film contract directly.

There is no official filming this morning, but Fang Xing is planning to take some of the leading actors to walk around the set and talk about the core of the characters.

Wang Kai received a call from Liu Shijie. As someone who had taken him under his wing, it was difficult to refuse.

Therefore, Wang Kai and Fang Xing took two hours of leave and came out to meet Liu Shijie.

After Liu Shijie heard his explanation, he was stunned.

He had originally prepared a complete lobbying plan to lure Wang Kai away from Huahuo.

However, he did not expect that Huahuo Media was acquired just yesterday, and Wang Kai joined the group and signed a contract that afternoon.

The speed was so fast that he couldn't even react.

Liu Shijie was a little angry and said angrily: "Why did you sign the contract? Why are you so anxious? What if there is a trap in the contract?"

He thought for a while and asked: "Do you have the contract with you? Take it out and let me have a look to see if there is any room for redemption."

For Liu Shijie now, the most important card in his hand is Wang Kai.

Wang Kai is the only artist who has become famous since the establishment of Huahuo Media.

If Huahuo Media is worth 50 million, Wang Kai accounts for at least 30 million.

The only chance for a comeback that Liu Shijie can think of now is to poach Wang Kai, raise an investment, and open another "Huahuo Media".

In that case, with the project "Warm Spring Evening in the Furong Tent", the first project of the new company will be S-class, and it will be able to establish a firm foothold immediately.

However, these plans have a major premise, that is, Wang Kai must be taken away.

"Mr. Liu, I don't have the contract with me, and I don't need to read it. Director Fang won't cheat me." After Wang Kai explained the matter, his mentality slowly calmed down.

Liu Shijie angrily scolded: "What do you know? You sign the contract without even looking at it. How many celebrities do you know who have been cheated by contracts?

"You go back and get the contract now, and we can work out a way together to see if we can terminate the contract.

"This contract has not been signed for long, so there may be a way to terminate it."

Wang Kai shook his head and said, "Mr. Liu, actually I really want to act in "Nirvana in Fire", really."

Liu Shijie didn't want to hear what he was thinking now, he just wanted to find a chance to turn the situation around: "Stop talking so much, I'll go back with you to get the contract."

Wang Kai sighed and said: "Mr. Liu, the time is coming, I have to return to the crew. I am really grateful to you for signing me into Huahuo.

"However, I just want to act seriously and accept good scripts, rather than making money beyond my ability through other means."

It's not that he doesn't like money, but he wants to earn the money an actor deserves through filming.

Instead of using all kinds of tricks to make money that does not belong to you.

Everyone's personality is different.

He has been able to persist in the acting industry for so many years just because he likes the profession of acting.

If he wanted to use those means to make money, he would not have chosen to be an actor in the first place. It would be more appropriate to go into business directly.

He is a contracted actor of Huahuo Media. Although he does not usually participate in company management, he still knows something about what Liu Shijie does.

Therefore, he actually did not agree with some of Liu Shijie's practices.

Liu Shijie felt that the meeting was going to collapse. He reached out and grabbed Wang Kai's arm and said emotionally: "Ah Kai, I am your boss, don't you want to show some kindness?"

Wang Kai exhaled and said: "Mr. Liu, I am very grateful to you. If you need my help in the future, I will do my best.

“It’s true that you signed me into Hanabi, but do you really understand?

"I also have my own pursuits. I have wanted to act in "Nirvana in Fire" from the beginning.

"I mentioned it many times during company meetings, but you never cared about my opinion.

"I am an actor signed by the company, so I have to work according to the company's arrangements.

"Whatever script you give me, I will join the crew.

"I do my job seriously, but please don't kidnap me with morality."

After saying this, Wang Kai dug into his trouser pocket, put down a hundred-yuan bill, stood up and walked out of the noodle shop.

From the time I came in to the time I left, the beef noodles on the table were not touched.

Therefore, all the time was spent talking and there was no time for eating noodles.

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After leaving the noodle shop, Wang Kai returned directly to the crew.

The crew's morning meeting has ended, and Fang Xing is taking the script to make notes and make some modifications to the lines.

Wang Kai returned to the studio and said, "Director, I'm back. Did I miss important content?"

"Have you seen anyone?" Fang Xingxing continued to mark the script with a pen without raising his eyes.

"seen……"

Wang Kai hesitated several times before asking: "Is the handover of Hua Huo going smoothly?"

In fact, he originally wanted to say that Liu Shijie wanted to poach Hua Huo's team.

However, he felt that it was inappropriate to sue the former agency director, so he finally asked if Hanabi's handover was going smoothly.

Fang Xing put down his pen, raised his head and said, "Leave professional matters to professionals. We just need to finish filming "Nirvana in Fire"."

When Wang Kai heard this, he understood that he was overthinking.

Since Ark Culture has acquired Huahuo Media, the team of Ark Culture will naturally be responsible for taking over the company.

This is not his responsibility as an actor.

If professionals do something bad and unprofessional people get involved, it will only make things worse.

Fang Xing has never worried about Huahuo Media's reception.

Ark Culture is such a big company. If it can't do this well, how can the company continue to operate?

"The director is right, let's just concentrate on filming the drama." Wang Kai had a smile on his face, feeling relaxed.