Song Jing made a phone call, and the person on the other end became immediately polite upon hearing it was Sister Song.
"Don't worry, Sister Song, I'll contact him right away, I'll go for the audition."
Soon, someone named Zhao Renlong added his WeChat.
"I'll go for the audition tomorrow morning, send me the address."
Lin Chudong sent the company's location.
This Zhao Renlong was very polite when speaking to Sister Song, using honorifics in every sentence, but he was very cold when speaking to him. Lin Chudong didn't take it to heart; perhaps that's just how people are when texting. He'd see what the situation was like when they met.
After leaving the recording studio, Lin Chudong returned to the company to pick up Liang Yin, and then headed straight for the Hongyun Group headquarters.
Liang Yin said, "Are we going to get sponsorship?"
"Yeah, Hongyun Group's mineral water used my advertising slogan before and gave me 500,000 yuan. There shouldn't be a problem getting sponsorship from them."
Lin Chudong's 9 million yuan was enough for the filming costs, but he still needed a slightly more well-known actor. This sponsorship fee would be his cost for hiring the actor.
The impact of only one advertisement on the whole drama would be minimal. Many TV dramas have more than a dozen product placements. To build a good reputation, one sponsor was enough for Lin Chudong.
Liang Yin nodded, "Are they still working so late?"
"It's okay. If they're not there, we'll make an appointment."
Mainly, Lin Chudong didn't have Wu Siping's contact information. To show sincerity, it was better to visit in person.
They arrived at the company entrance, the security room.
"Hey, Mr. Security Guard, I need to see President Wu."
The security guard was taken aback. "Da Fei? Is that you, Da Fei?"
Lin Chudong chuckled. "It's me. You know me too?"
"Of course I do, haha! I saw your magic show at the Mid-Autumn Festival gala. Everyone in our unit knows you. You're looking for President Wu, right? Let me give him a call!"
Liang Yin whispered, "It's great being a celebrity; you get a free pass everywhere."
Lin Chudong also whispered, "To be honest, this kind of treatment is a first for me too."
Five minutes later, Lin Chudong and Liang Yin were seated in Wu Siping's reception room.
Sitting beside Wu Siping was a middle-aged man.
Wu Siping said, "Da Fei, we meet again. Let me introduce you, this is Wang Pengtao, the CEO of Mongolian Milk. He's just here to have a little get-together with me."
Wang Pengtao shook hands with Lin Chudong, a smile appearing on his face.
"Da Fei is very talented. CEO Wu told me about you, we all admire you."
Wang Pengtao had a very good impression of Lin Chudong. Since Grassland Milk had been taken down by Lin Chudong, the biggest beneficiary was Mongolian Milk, so he was naturally friendly to Lin Chudong.
Wu Siping said, "Da Fei, do you need something from me?"
"CEO Wu, I have a script..."
Lin Chudong introduced his web drama, and the two CEOs listened patiently. However, Wang Pengtao soon lost interest, his eyes wandering, clearly already distracted.
Wu Siping patiently listened and then said, "Da Fei, I should support you in filming, but... can't you make a romance film? Those stories about tearing apart mistresses and cheating scumbags, or the relationship between a daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law after marriage, those are the mainstream."
Lin Chudong smiled, "Those are too cliché. My drama has a fresh theme, focusing on imagination, with a plot that's intricately linked. The effect will definitely be outstanding."
Wu Siping thought for a moment and said,
"How much money do you want?"
Lin Chudong held up four fingers, "Four million. I guarantee ads in every episode, and they'll be natural, not forced."
Wu Siping glanced at Wang Pengtao and said,
"Mr. Wang, why don't you sponsor some too?"
Wang Pengtao smiled, "I'll pass. I don't like doing web dramas."
Wang Pengtao clearly didn't have high hopes for this drama. A sci-fi suspense theme with only fifteen episodes, it was likely that the money would just go down the drain.
Wu Siping thought for a moment and said,
"Three million. To be honest, I'm not optimistic about filming a sci-fi suspense web series, but I have faith in your, Da Fei's, reputation."
Just the song "Devotion" had already proven Lin Chudong's ability. Even if the drama wasn't great, he believed Da Fei could still produce some amazing opening and ending theme songs.
Plus, Da Fei's line, 'We don't produce water, we're just transporters of nature', had been an excellent advertisement, bringing them considerable revenue. So, Wu Siping considered this a form of reciprocation to Da Fei.
"Great, thank you, President Wu. The advertising effect definitely won't disappoint you."
As expected of a large enterprise CEO, he had the finance department transfer the money on the spot and signed the contract.
The company's account now held twelve million.
Wu Siping said, "Besides money, is there anything else you need?"
Lin Chudong said, "Director Wu, I see your company has a few old buses. Can I borrow them?"
Wu Siping was stunned. "Those broken things? Take them. I've been meaning to get rid of them."
"Great, thanks a lot, Director Wu!"
On the way back to the company, Liang Yin was ecstatic.
"Da Fei, our company's assets are over ten million!"
Lin Chudong smiled. "Boss Lady, don't get too excited. I can spend that ten million in just a couple of weeks. Then we'll be back to zero."
Liang Yin said, "It's okay, I believe in you. You'll definitely make money."
"Well, you're going to be very busy these few days. You don't need to worry about the things in the crew. I'll contact a friend later to provide a one-stop service."
"What you need to do now is rent a bus and apply for the relevant procedures at the radio and television bureau. Leave the rest to me."
"Okay! I'll go with you to see the male actors first!"
The two returned to the company. It was around half past nine in the evening when Zhao Renlong finally arrived.
He was already more than twenty minutes late.
Zhao Renlong pushed the door open and immediately frowned.
"What kind of company is this, a band?"
Lin Chudong stood up. "Hello, I'm Da Fei, and this is our general manager, Liang Yin."
Zhao Renlong nodded without greeting them, sat directly across from them, and placed a contract on the table, saying,
"I heard from Song Jing that you have a total of fifteen episodes, a web drama, a small production."
"My demands aren't high. Six million for my fee. I want my scenes filmed consecutively, and then I'm out."
These two sentences immediately made Liang Yin frown.
Six million? Are you trying to pull a fast one?
She had previously looked up Zhao Renlong. His usual fee was around two million. Although their drama was a small production without fame, it only had fifteen episodes in total, so it wouldn't take him long.
He was the leading man. How could his scenes possibly be filmed consecutively? Would the rest of the cast just act with thin air?
Lin Chudong said, "You usually get two million. Song Jing introduced you, and you want six million from me. Does that mean Song Jing's face actually made you add four million?"
Zhao Renlong snorted. "Don't try to use Sister Song to pressure me. My price increase has nothing to do with her."
"It's just that your drama is too ordinary. Without my fame, it'll probably sink without a trace after filming. You're only making a production worth tens of millions, so it's normal to spend half the money on me, right?"
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