Huayu: Brother, I'm having such a great time!

Chapter 32 Reencounter with Liu Shishi

While we waited inside, Li Liang brought out several forms and gave one to each person. The forms listed each person's personal information and bank account details.

After Xu Jingxing finished filling out the form carefully, a person claiming to be Han Xiaoming's assistant called him to another office.

Han Xiaoming was sitting in the room, holding a newly printed contract in his hand. When he saw Xu Jingxing come in, he warmly extended his hand to him.

"Mr. Xu, we meet again."

"Director Han, hello."

Xu Jingxing quickly reached out his hand.

Han Xiaoming handed the contract to Xu Jingxing, "Take a look."

He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of water, and continued, "The role of Boyi Kao mainly focuses on the first half of the film. He is a key supporting character in the early stages. The filming time is about 20 to 25 days. Apart from the lead actor, the salaries of the other actors are calculated as a package deal. Your total salary is 120,000 yuan after tax."

Xu Jingxing took the contract and began to read it carefully.

He had suffered losses in contracts in his previous life, and later the school even hired a professional lawyer to teach courses on the subject.

Therefore, he is quite clear about which clauses are traps and which are standard operating procedures.

As a production co-produced with CCTV, "Investiture of the Gods" wouldn't have any issues with the contract, so the contract was clean and without any pitfalls.

Xu Jingxing looked up at Han Xiaoming. "Director Han, can we just sign it directly?"

"Yes." Han Xiaoming nodded. "You've acted before, so you should know that the payment is made in installments according to the stage and progress."

Seeing Xu Jingxing nod, Han Xiaoming continued:

"The first deposit, which is the signing fee, is 20%. Subsequent payments of 20% will be made for the start-up and progress payments, and the final payment of 30% will be made upon completion of filming."

"As for the remaining ten percent, the final payment will be settled after filming is completed and before the first run of the series. You need to know this beforehand. Of course, all of this is written in detail in the contract."

That's reasonable enough.

The final payment is to ensure that the actor fulfills all contractual obligations before making supplementary payments, such as for reshoots or promotional activities.

Ten percent is actually a very reasonable price.

For the film "Qin Shi Huang" that was filmed previously, the final payment was 50%. However, due to the delayed release of the film and the fact that all of Xu Jingxing's scenes were cut, he has not received the final payment until now.

"Okay, Director Han, I have no problem."

Xu Jingxing picked up the pen and signed his name on the contract.

Two copies of the contract, along with a confidentiality agreement, were signed and handed to Han Xiaoming.

Han Xiaoming nodded, took the contract, and said, "The money will be transferred to your bank card by 5 p.m. at the latest."

"Thank you, Director Han."

After getting up and shaking hands again, Xu Jingxing left the room.

Holding the signed contract and the script I received from Li Liang while waiting, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I walked out of the film and television base.

Xu Jingxing calculated that his first payment was 24,000 yuan.

Although it's worlds apart from the salaries of leading actresses like Fan Bingbing and Zhou Jie, it's already a great start for someone who has just been reborn.

Money is not the key point; the key point is resources.

Just as he was about to take out his phone and call Tang Yan to celebrate together, a large hand suddenly appeared on Xu Jingxing's shoulder and rested on it.

"I was just looking for you, how come you left without a word?"

Han Dong took out his phone. "Let's exchange contact information. We're both at Hengdian, so we can look out for each other in the future."

Xu Jingxing took the phone, entered his own phone number, and saved Han Dong's contact information when his phone rang.

"Okay, saved. Let's grab a bite sometime."

Xu Jingxing exchanged a few polite words, patted Han Dong on the shoulder, and was about to leave when Han Dong excitedly grabbed his hand.

"Why bother looking for a time? Let's do it today."

"what?"

"What do you mean 'huh'? Come with me!"

Han Dong grabbed Xu Jingxing's hand, hailed a taxi, and pulled him into the car without saying a word.

"Where are we going?"

Han Dong had a strong grip, and Xu Jingxing struggled a few times but couldn't break free, so he had to give up.

I'm going to eat anyway, so it's good to make another friend.

"While I was waiting inside to sign the contract, I organized a get-together. We're going to go out for a bite to eat at 5 p.m. tonight to catch up and get to know each other better, since we'll be working on the same set in the future."

While speaking, Han Dong took a moment to say to the driver, "Driver, Dongyang Local Cuisine Restaurant."

"Okay."

The driver responded and started driving towards the destination.

Upon arrival, Han Dong went in first to reserve a private room, while Xu Jingxing took out his phone, intending to call Tang Yan over as well.

Since everyone is splitting the bill anyway, we can just pay an extra amount later.

The call went unanswered. Xu Jingxing opened his text messages and discovered that Tang Yan had left him a message at noon.

She joined the film crew at 3 PM and filming will likely continue until around 8 PM.

Xu Jingxing checked the time; it was just the right time to end the dinner party. He would then order some more food to take back for Tang Yan.

Upon entering the restaurant, Han Dong had booked a private room that could accommodate fifteen people. When Xu Jingxing went inside, he found that several actors from the same production crew had already arrived.

After exchanging greetings, Xu Jingxing sat down next to Han Dong.

At the same time, a taxi stopped in front of the restaurant.

The car door opened, and Liu Shishi got out of the passenger seat.

She turned to look at the girl who had just gotten off the bus behind her and said somewhat shyly:

"Baiya, your crew is having a get-together. Is it appropriate for me to come with you?"

"It's okay, we've already agreed beforehand that we'll split the bill, and we'll include you in the bill too."

"But... I don't know the people inside very well." Liu Shishi hesitated.

"It's alright, just get to know me, Eberya."

Ebo Ya pulled Liu Shishi up and walked towards the restaurant.

Inside the private room, Han Dong was talking about how Mei Youji pinched his butt during the makeup trial.

Just as they were getting into the conversation, the door to the private room was pushed open, and Eboya walked in.

When Xu Jingxing saw Liu Shishi holding hands behind Eboya, he couldn't help but sigh:

Who said China is big? This China is so small, how could we encounter this again...?

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it.

"You're not late, are you?" Eboya asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"I wasn't late, the timing was perfect."

Han Dong quickly stood up, but his gaze remained fixed on Liu Shishi behind her.

"And who is this?" He looked at Eboya and asked with a smile.

"Let me introduce you. This is my fellow townsman, and she is also an actress named Liu Shishi."

"Hello everyone."

Liu Shishi smiled and nodded, greeting everyone in the room. But when her gaze fell on Xu Jingxing, she froze on the spot, as if struck by lightning.

He didn't even notice Han Dong's outstretched hand.

"Shishi?"

Ebo Ya whispered a reminder to Liu Shishi.

She then realized what was happening, and lightly grasped Han Dong's hand, giving it a brief squeeze.

"Come on, there are still empty seats here, please sit down."

Han Dong pointed to the empty seat next to Xu Jingxing.

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