Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

People who now wanted to film a Tengying movie could line up all the way from outside Capital City to the Great Imperial Palace.

Even a star as high-profile as the Fairy needed to inquire about the price.

The highest price she could offer was to do a movie for Tengying without a payment.

To lead in a Tengying film for no salary.

As long as it proved her worth to the market, that was fine.

Chen Pingsheng was somewhat embarrassed, as he himself couldn't magically produce a good script for her.

It was difficult even to think about collaborating.

"On our side, artists or directors usually pick their own scripts and show them to me, then I decide whether or not to invest."

The implication was clear, even the Fairy needed to bring her own scripts.

They simply did not produce scripts.

"Moreover, you might have some misunderstandings about us, Tengying's projects don't require any payment, provided that you can bring a good project."

The meaning was even clearer. There were no under-the-table deals here.

Not to mention exploiting artists' incomes.

Artists like Liying, they kept ninety percent of their earnings from acting.

Tengying only earned from its investments.

They basically didn't extract income from the artists.

That was also the main reason Yang Mi had initially agreed to sign with Tengying.

She had been exploited for many years and it was the first time she had heard of an entertainment group that didn't skim off artists' incomes.

For example, when they took on endorsements, previously they would at most receive thirty percent of the total pay.

Even a star of her status would get, at most, forty percent.

After coming here, it directly became ninety percent, and how you distributed that ninety percent was all up to you.

Tengying wouldn't interfere anymore.

With a significant increase in income, the freedom was the same.

Over time, this led to most artists wanting to switch to Tengying Entertainment.

But Tengying was very selective when it came to recruiting artists.

Liu Yifei would definitely want to sign if she came over. She was the perfect spokesperson for Antler Coffee, which was shown by the market research department's data.

Yang Mi ranked behind her.

With Liu Yifei's transcendently elegant demeanor, she perfectly matched Antler Coffee.

The problem with Liu Yifei was that she didn't know how to choose scripts, which led her to act in many bad movies.

"I don't have a script, but I still have quite a few projects seeking me out," Liu Yifei thought for a moment then said.

She was quite straightforward, not one for undue pleasantries or sycophancy.

"If you have something suitable, bring it to me. If it fits, we can fully fund it."

After a pause, Chen Pingsheng added, "If you can, I hope you will consider becoming one of our signed artists."

Chen Pingsheng asked Bai Xin to show her a Tengying artist contract.

Liu Yifei, who had always been without a talent agency, was a lone warrior.

It was somewhat surprising that she had remained popular for so many years.

Now, Tengying wanted to sign her with terms similar to those offered to Yang Mi.

Over here, she would be her own boss.

With a project, Tengying would provide the funds; without a project, she was free to do whatever she wanted.

The most lucrative aspects for an artist—film salary, endorsements, business activities—

Tengying would only take a ten percent cut.

The lion's share would be hers. Who wouldn't be confused by such a proposition?

Liu Yifei expressed that she would go back and think about it, perhaps to discuss with her mother!

Chen Pingsheng let her be, and after they talked for half an hour, she left.

Chen Pingsheng, being a typical straightforward guy, wouldn't invite female artists to dinner alone.

To avoid giving them the wrong impression.

Anyone who could make it to a certain level in the entertainment industry was no fool.

Those kinds of naive women would have been ruthlessly crushed during their early phases by various power struggles.

Those who made it up had to possess some unique qualities.

After she left, Secretary Bai Xin came over and asked, "Uncle, do you think she will join Tengying Entertainment?"

"Who knows?"

Chen Pingsheng replied, "Don't overthink it. No matter when, Tengying will never rely on just one artist to sustain and thrive."

Alright… Bai Xin arranged for a male artist who had booked in advance to come over.

This guy used to act in TV dramas before, and later went to Xiangjiang to play the villain in quite a few action films.

He was extremely popular.

This year, he had directed a military action movie himself, and it was released with decent box office results.

The reviews were also quite good, and now he wanted to shoot the second installment of this military action film series.

He even planned to shoot it abroad.

The investment was substantial, and the script had been under press at Tengying for a while.

The main issue was that the uncle just didn't have much time to read it.

Today, he had finally arranged for him to come and meet the boss himself.

One reason was to seek investment, and the other was that Tengying had never invested in a project that lost money.

He wasn't very confident, given his limited family resources.

If he could secure an investment from Tengying, he guessed he could go ahead with the filming confidently and boldly.

Originally, he was scheduled to review his War Wolf 2 series today.

But the TV drama invested by Zhao Liying had jumped the queue, although he still needed to meet the person.

Chen Pingsheng quite liked this type of tough male star, as he particularly despised effeminate men.

He wouldn't even watch dramas starring effeminate men.

This also let him directly avoid a bunch of terrible dramas.

When Chen Pingsheng heard that the project he wanted to shoot was still a patriotic military theme, he decided to invest in it even without Golden Finger.

After the group expanded, it was essential to uphold political correctness.

This was very crucial.

To produce patriotic films promoting patriotic sentiments.

This was absolutely an obligation.

Moreover, the script was adapted from real events.

Considering his very favorable impression of this male actor, he decided to invest.

"How much money do you need?"

"Two hundred million."

"Okay," Chen Pingsheng said, "I'll give you eighty million first, come back to me if you need more later."

Chen Pingsheng had Bai Xin note down his financial account.

Here, a contract was prepared, stipulating Tengying's initial investment of eighty million.

Which would account for 40% of the total movie revenue.

Whether to invest more later would depend on the situation.

Eighty million, Wu Jing took it very easily.

It always felt like he had met a kindred spirit in life, as they both disliked effeminate men.

And both were interested in patriotic themes.

It seemed like this boss wasn't short on money at all.

A few hundred million, and he didn't need to go through much of an auditing process.

Nor did he have to find a bunch of inexplicable people to judge and just hand you the money easily.

This was extremely exaggerated.

Truly, there was no more straightforward entertainment industry boss than him.

Back home, after drinking two sips of Guojiao 1573, Chen Pingsheng felt he might have been a bit impulsive.

How could he invest without consulting Golden Finger Grandpa?

It really was the arrogance of wealth.

Although eighty million was merely a drop in the bucket,

it was still money.

At midnight, as the calendar showed it was the start of a new day,

Chen Pingsheng immediately got up and used Golden Finger Grandpa to check out War Wolf 2.

The result shocked him so much that he accidentally kicked his wife, Song Yanxi, off the bed.

Song Yanxi, utterly confused, looked around, completely baffled.

How did she end up under the bed?

She stood up only to discover that her husband was having a fit.

Without saying a word, she grabbed a large red pillow and started hitting him.

"What craziness are you pulling in the middle of the night?"