Chapter 139: Rivalry

The details in the contract were actually quite similar to those with Anta.

However, there were differences.

Aside from filming promotional videos, print advertisements, and press conferences, he also needed to attend three store opening ceremonies to assist with promotion.

Of course!

Seven Wolves was also particular about how they did things.

For every such opening ceremony he attended, there would be a corresponding appearance fee provided.

Li Luo readily agreed.

This was common practice.

An endorsement is an endorsement, but if he had to attend additional commercial events,

he had to be paid extra!

As for the time for filming the commercials, it was scheduled for mid-August.

After all, *Legend of the Sui and Tang Heroes* was currently entering the urgent final stages; the only reason he had these two days free was because the crew needed to do a massive amount of preparation work for changing filming locations, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to spare the time.

Looking at the six-million-yuan endorsement figure above,

he smiled until his eyes narrowed.

My bad, my bad.

By accident, he had made a huge profit again.

Once he finished reviewing the contract again, the vehicle arrived downstairs at Changhong Film and Television Company.

The two moved to the elevator.

They went straight up.

"Ding~"

The elevator doors opened, and a familiar figure appeared before his eyes.

"Brother Long!"

Li Luo laughed heartily and stepped forward to greet him: "Please don't tell me you were waiting here specifically for me; I really can't handle that."

"Haven't seen you in a few months."

Zhang Long bumped fists with him and shook his head, saying: "How did you become such a smooth talker, kid?"

"Hello, Manager Zhang."

Wu Yu brought her hands together in front of her and greeted him respectfully.

If it weren't for the other party's recommendation,

she wouldn't have been able to get such a good job opportunity, so she was naturally grateful.

"Hello, Little Yu."

Zhang Long looked over his former subordinate and nodded with satisfaction: "You've tanned a bit, but your complexion is good. Has Li Luo been bullying you? If he has, tell Brother Long, and I'll help you deal with him."

"No, no."

Wu Yu waved her hands and said quickly: "The boss treats me very well. Thank you for your concern, Brother Long."

Just kidding.

She had only been working for a few months, and her salary had already doubled compared to before.

She couldn't be more satisfied with her current situation.

"With your build,"

Li Luo wrapped an arm around Zhang Long and squeezed his shoulder hard with his fingers: "You still want to deal with me? I could let you use one hand and it wouldn't be a problem!"

They were old acquaintances.

There is no need to be so polite when speaking.

The two glared at each other, then laughed heartily as they walked toward Wu Dun's office.

Wu Yu, following behind, knew they had things to discuss and that it wasn't convenient for her to follow at this time. She swung her legs and headed toward her old office; she hadn't seen her old colleagues in months and had plenty of catching up to do.

"Wu Zong."

The office door was pushed open, and Zhang Long walked in first: "Li Luo is here."

This shout made the hand holding the golf club tremble.

The golf ball rolled crookedly off the fairway.

In the corner of the office, Wu Dun was holding his head secretary and swinging his club, enjoying his busy workday.

This old brother was quite the player.

If he remembered correctly, this should be the third secretary he had changed; each one had a fantastic figure, and he didn't know if he could handle it at his age.

"Wu Ge."

Li Luo followed him into the office.

"Smack~"

Wu Dun slapped the head secretary's buttocks and walked toward the guest area with a smile: "I called Si Lin two days ago to ask about the filming situation. You look quite a bit darker than before."

"Thank you for your concern, Wu Ge."

Sitting down on the sofa, Li Luo took the cigar handed to him: "Yangcheng has been like a furnace lately. I'm doing alright; some people have been tanned to a crisp."

He had come here for this trip

to discuss the next new drama.

If he remembered correctly, Wu Dun had originally said it would be based on the story of *Chunyu Tiying Saving Her Father*, so it was another period drama.

The time had come to the Western Han Dynasty.

The dramas he had filmed were getting older and older in setting.

"It's good to be tanned."

Wu Dun cut the cigar and lit it, then picked up a thick script from the side and handed it over: "You are also going to play an ancient general next. I think your current temperament is quite suitable."

"You didn't have time before, so take a look at the script now."

"Thank you."

Taking the script, Li Luo quickly flipped through it.

The name was a bit clever.

*Divine Physician and Heroic Couple*.

It was indeed based on *Chunyu Tiying Saving Her Father*, but it wasn't a serious historical drama. It took the history of Lu Hou's dictatorship and mixed in some romance; it was the kind of ancient idol drama the other party was extremely good at.

Film investment was just like that.

As long as there was one successful case, they would keep replicating it.

Simply put, it was just chasing easy money.

*Young and Dangerous* exploded in popularity, and within just two or three years, over a dozen movies based on the background of gangsters emerged, with people "showing off their blades" everywhere in the tiny Hong Kong, making it even livelier than real gangsters.

Hollywood couldn't avoid the custom either.

As long as a movie could make money, sequels would be filmed again and again until the plate was smashed.

The content in the script left Li Luo somewhat bewildered.

Good heavens.

Even an elixir of immortality had appeared!

The protagonist was named Liu Huo Xuan, a fictional character, a member of the Liu clan, but he was the sharpest blade in Lu Hou's hands. The main plot revolved around the struggle for the elixir of immortality.

This led to a series of chaotic romantic stories.

There were too many elements.

Period, martial arts, fantasy, romance.

A hodgepodge of a drama.

"I'm Liu Huo Xuan, right?"

After understanding the general story, Li Luo looked up at Wu Dun.

"That's right."

The latter puffed out a cloud of smoke and tapped his fingers on the sofa armrest: "Jia Jia Jingwen is Chunyu Chunyu Tiying, Gao Gao Yuanyuan is Qin Zi. It's similar to *Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre*; both of these people have romantic entanglements with you."

"In the end, you and Chunyu Chunyu Tiying end up together, the same happy ending."

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to keep two female roles?"

Wu Dun pointed at the script, biting his cigar as he said: "It's best to decide in these two days. I need to hurry up and get the cast together. Filming starts at the end of August at the earliest, and early September at the latest."

"You're going to have to work hard."

Li Luo's expression was slightly stunned, and he shook his head with a laugh.

It was indeed going to be hard work.

He estimated that as soon as *Legend of the Sui and Tang Heroes* wrapped up, he would have to report to the *Divine Physician and Heroic Couple* crew.

But there was no other way.

*Legend of the Sui and Tang Heroes* had frequent accidents, which led to such a tight schedule.

"One is enough."

Closing the script, Li Luo patted it lightly: "I'll give you an answer regarding the specific role by tomorrow at the latest."

Huang Huang Shengyi was filming *Kung Fu*.

He had sent a text message to ask before, and the other party indicated she didn't need it anymore.

It wasn't that she didn't want more opportunities to film, but the girl from Shanghai was now signed to Starry Convergence, and she had to listen to the company's arrangements regarding taking on roles. As the female lead in Zhou Zhou Xingchi's new movie, her schedule definitely had to be locked down.

Just like Li Luo before.

She would rather give up some work opportunities and wait for the movie to be released to sell herself at a higher price.

A very normal business tactic.

"Good."

Wu Dun didn't ask further and took out another document: "This is the contract. Take a look. If there are no problems, sign it."

Opening the contract,

Li Luo was surprised to find that the salary was clearly written as 50,000 per episode.

If he were taking on roles outside,

at this price, he definitely wouldn't take it if the script wasn't good.

Times had changed; with the explosion of *Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre*, the quotes for people wanting to find him to ride the wave of popularity were basically around 60,000.

But he had promised to appear at a "friendship price," and he felt 50,000 was on the high side.

Wu Dun had given him a lot of help.

One had to have a conscience in life and couldn't just follow the market rate.

Even one's teeth had to be treated like gold!

"There's a problem."

Closing the contract, Li Luo shook his head and threw the document back onto the table: "Let someone draft a new one. This price isn't appropriate."

Wu Dun looked at Zhang Long calmly.

The two exchanged glances quickly.

The latter shook his head slightly.

"Don't go by the number of episodes either," Li Luo waved his hand and said straightforwardly: "Just give me a total price. 1.2 million is fine."

The cigar shook, and he almost couldn't hold it steady.

Actually, Wu Dun had just thought Li Luo wanted to raise the price; he didn't expect this guy to slash a knife into his own pay.

With a simple movement of his lips, the salary dropped by hundreds of thousands.

If the current pay was calculated by the number of episodes,

compared to the contracts of Ma Ma Zhongjun and Li Si Lin, the price per episode was a full 10,000 less.

"No."

Feeling a sense of relief in his heart, Wu Dun said firmly: "Little Luo, your current market price is far more than 50,000. At this price, Wu Ge is already taking advantage of you. Sign it quickly."

"I won't sign."

Li Luo leaned back, smoking his cigar in a relaxed manner: "If you don't change the salary, I won't sign!"

"Hey!!!"

Wu Dun pointed at him, speechless for a moment.

Having negotiated salaries for nearly twenty years, this was the first time he had encountered someone negotiating in reverse.

Zhang Long adjusted his glasses, a strange smile appearing on his face.

"Just listen to Wu Ge."

Wu Dun puffed out a cloud of smoke and tapped the table hard: "*Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre* made me quite a bit of money; I should have given you a big red envelope anyway. Don't nag, sign the contract quickly!"

"How much you can make is your own ability."

Li Luo looked at him with a smile and spread his hands: "If Wu Ge insists on giving me this salary, then I won't act in it!"

"Hahaha."

Seeing his boss choked into silence, Zhang Long couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The female secretary in the corner.

looked over with the eyes of someone looking at a lunatic.

One was desperately trying to push the price down.

The other was holding back and trying to raise the price.

The most critical thing was that what they were discussing was wealth she would find hard to earn in a lifetime. The female secretary looked at Li Luo like he was a fool; she had the urge to go and sign her own name.

That was over a million!!!

Even if she cramped her thighs, she couldn't earn that much money.

"What are you laughing at?"

Wu Dun kicked Zhang Long and said irritably: "Why aren't you changing the contract yet!"

The latter laughed heartily, picked up the contract, and walked quickly toward the outside.

They had been through thick and thin for over twenty years.

Being kicked was nothing.

The new contract was drafted quickly. This time, Li Luo signed his name very decisively. Within just one day, he had confirmed a remuneration of 7.2 million. His little heart was thumping.

His originally shrinking wallet was about to expand rapidly again.

"Thank you, Wu Zong."

Putting away the contract copy, Li Luo said with emotion: "Happy to cooperate again, everyone."

"Hehe."

Wu Dun smiled without warmth.

"Dinner tonight?"

Zhang Long looked at his watch and issued an invitation to him.

"No problem."

Old friends meeting naturally required celebration. Li Luo agreed immediately: "Then I'll head back first. Send me the time and location via text message later."

He didn't stay long.

He took the contract and the script and waved goodbye.

"A-Long."

Watching the office door close, Wu Dun tapped the sofa armrest and said with an unhappy face: "Go help me find a large piece of red paper. He doesn't want the salary, right? I'll give him a big, big red envelope!!!"

Zhang Long burst into loud laughter.

Alright then.

The old one and the young one were really locked in a rivalry!

Leaving Changhong Film and Television,

Li Luo sent Wu Yu home first. Having worked continuously for two months, the other party also needed to take a break.

Returning to the Beiying residential area,

he locked the two contracts into the safe.

He then put on his mask, picked up the script, and walked leisurely toward the Huangtingzi residential area.

He knocked on the door lightly.

Rapid footsteps sounded from inside.

Before Li Luo could even greet her, he was tightly hugged by the person who rushed out from inside. Even her voice carried a hint of a tremor: "I've been waiting for you for half a day, why did you only just come?"

In this woman's tone, there was a deep longing.

In terms of emotions,

it was particularly intense!

"I just went to discuss some things." Li Luo patted the other party's back and soothed her in a low voice: "Why are you so excited? Didn't I come back?"

Having spent so long together, how could there not be some feelings?

How should he put it?

He had long since stopped taking the other party's past actions to heart.

People can change. At the very least, the Bian Bian Xiaoxiao he knew now was quite obedient and well-behaved toward him.

Having this point was enough!

"You all left one by one." Bian Bian Xiaoxiao rubbed her head against his chest and said in a muffled voice: "Now I'm the only one here. I was even afraid to sleep at night a while ago."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Soon, Li Luo's clothes were soaked.

It wasn't that there weren't familiar friends in the class, but they all happened to receive work during this period, either filming some small commercials or running extras in crews to experience roles.

Now living outside alone,

Bian Bian Xiaoxiao felt that she was filled with loneliness every day.

It was fine when she didn't see anyone, but now that Li Luo was in front of her, she couldn't help but break down in tears as her emotions exploded.

Her shoulders shook.

Tears streamed down.

This situation was something else; he had just come back and was already helping her wash her clothes.

Li Luo really wasn't very good at comforting people, but he knew there were two ways to quickly help a woman shift her focus. The first way was to take her shopping; the more she bought, the better her mood would become!

As for the second way!

"Bang~"

The door was slammed shut.

He wrapped his arms around this very tall girl and walked straight into the room, with rustling sounds constantly arising.

T-shirt, skirt.

Bra.

They were thrown flying everywhere.

Although Bian Bian Xiaoxiao was teary-eyed at this moment, she used her feet to hook Li Luo's back tightly.

"Fxxk, me!"

A muffled voice roared from her throat: "Harder!!!"

Half an hour passed.

She wasn't crying anymore.

And she didn't dare to shout "harder" anymore!

Bian Bian Xiaoxiao lay prone, drenched in sweat, as well-behaved as a kitten. Tears left some traces on her face, but more than that, she was completely satisfied.

"Smack~"

Another sound rang out.

Her eyes moved slightly, focusing her attention on the thing thrown beside her.

That was a script.

White background, black text, *Divine Physician and Heroic Couple*.

Goosebumps broke out all over her body. She raised her head blankly and looked at Li Luo, who was walking in from the living room. The guy was holding a can of Coke and winking at her: "Why are you still dazed?"

"Choose the role you like!"

"Ah!!!"

She didn't know where the strength came from, but Bian Bian Xiaoxiao screamed and sprang up from the bed.

She flew toward Li Luo. ===== CHAPTER 140 =====