Although he had some doubts, Xu Chen maintained a professional attitude when facing Fu Chi.
Xu Chen: " President Fu, I was originally planning to try out an A-level contract first, do you think we should switch?"
Tianhuan Entertainment currently has several contract levels prepared for its signed artists, namely S-level, A-level, B-level, and C-level.
These contracts don't simply categorize artists into different tiers; instead, they define the collaboration model and depth based on the artist's level.
The S-level contract is currently kept confidential, and the only collaborator is Fu Yunyi. In fact, it could be said that the existence of the S-level contract is solely due to Fu Yunyi's entry into the entertainment industry.
On the surface, A-level is the highest contract offered by Tianhuan Entertainment.
The higher the rank, the more resources and benefits the company provides, but the higher the penalty for breach of contract.
Another point worth mentioning is that Tianhuan Entertainment provides a base salary contract. This means that even if the signed artist has no gigs, as long as they do not violate any rules within the contract period, the company will provide a fixed base salary to ensure that the artist will not starve due to a lack of gigs.
Xu Chen raised this question at this time to ask Fu Chi, Xia Zhiyi... if they wanted to use connections?
Fu Chi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let's do it the same way."
His affair with Xia Zhiyi was a private matter, while Xia Zhiyi's contract with the company was a business matter; the two should not be confused.
Tianhuan Entertainment is considered quite generous in its commission rates for artists. At least many other entertainment companies in the industry still take a 1:9 or 2:8 commission from lower-level artists.
The artist takes one or two percent, while the company takes the majority of the rest.
Because of Fu Chi, a business tycoon, Tianhuan is very wealthy. Even for the lowest-level C-level contracts, the revenue is split 60/40 with the artists. The company also provides food, accommodation, and a base salary, pays social insurance and housing fund contributions, and offers company benefits on holidays. It's safe to say that they are a company with a conscience in the industry.
However, Tianhuan Entertainment's penalty for breach of contract is the highest tier they've set.
Even Fu Yunyi's contract included a penalty for breach of contract. If Fu Yunyi ever decided to run away from his uncle's company, the penalty might wipe out his entire savings.
Fu Chi, don't do stupid things that show you have too much money and are foolish.
Even your own nephew shouldn't try to get something for nothing.
After receiving Fu Chi's reply, Xu Chen understood and nodded with a smile, thinking, "That's good. This way, the contract I prepared earlier can still be used. Otherwise, I would have had to ask Director Gong if there's a print shop nearby that can reprint a copy for me."
As for Xia Zhiyi is worth an A grade...
Anyway, even if Xia Zhiyi can't make money for the company, the money the company spends on Xia Zhiyi will ultimately come from Fu Chi's side, and has nothing to do with Xu Chen, so there's nothing to worry about.
With Fu Yunyi backing him up, Xu Chen wasn't worried at all that having another idle person would prevent him from earning enough to eat; he was perfectly confident.
While Xu Chen and Fu Chi confirmed Xia Zhiyi's whereabouts, Xia Zhiyi was questioned by Wang Chengran and the others.
Wang Chengran: " Teacher Xia, why did you take so long? Did something happen?"
Xia Zhiyi shook her head slightly. "No, I ran into an acquaintance and chatted for a bit."
Wang Chengran assumed he was referring to the villagers. In the past few days, because of their woodworking activities, people of all ages from the village had come to watch out of curiosity, and he had become quite familiar with the guests.
Xia Zhiyi, being the youngest among the guests, possesses a delicate and well-behaved appearance that appeals to elders, making her popular with all ages and having the best interpersonal relationships.
In addition, Xia Zhiyi has a good personality; she always greets everyone with a smile and is very helpful, which has won the hearts of everyone in the village.
Now, Xia Zhiyi can go anywhere in the village and be recognized from afar, with people calling out " Xiao Xia ".
Wang Chengran felt that his master, Xia Zhiyi, was just so likable. The moment he saw Xia Zhiyi, he felt that they were destined to be together, and he subconsciously felt close to her. So he was not surprised at all by this change.
Xue Ranran and Wang Chengran had similar attitudes; once they realized that Xia Zhiyi hadn't been delayed by anything, their attention returned to the stage.
Fu Yunyi, who was sitting on the other side, could vaguely smell a faint men's cologne on Xia Zhiyi. The scent was strangely familiar, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Fu Yunyi felt something was off and couldn't help but glance at Xia Zhiyi a few more times, thinking to himself, " Xia Zhiyi doesn't wear perfume or anything, at most she just smells of laundry detergent. She didn't have it when she went out, but she did when she came back. This acquaintance shouldn't be from the village, right?"
The villagers are all simple, honest farmers; they don't wear perfume.
It was only because Fu Yunyi had a keen sense of smell and was also familiar with this due to his profession that he might not have noticed it.
Xia Zhiyi wasn't oblivious to the stares; after being looked at several times, she turned to Fu Yunyi and asked, " Brother Fu, what's wrong? You've looked at me so many times, just say what's on your mind."
Fu Yunyi hesitated for a moment, glanced at the group of people intently watching the auction, then leaned over and whispered in Xia Zhiyi's ear, "Who did you just run into? You smelled strongly of perfume on you."
Xia Zhiyi hadn't expected that Fu Yunyi would notice the information he had just hidden because of this. She raised her hand and sniffed her sleeve, and indeed smelled some of it. Her expression became subtle.
When he was talking to Fu Chi just now, the distance between them was normal for interpersonal communication; he didn't deliberately close the distance, so he shouldn't have left a noticeable smell on his body.
Only after he finished talking with Fu Chi did the two of them leave the house together and walk a short distance side by side. It was probably then that he picked up Fu Chi's scent.
Xia Zhiyi: "Hmm... you'll find out after the auction."
He hadn't asked Fu Chi if he would stay for another meal with the guests, nor had he asked if Fu Chi had greeted Fu Yunyi this time, so he couldn't directly mention the other person's name.
We had no choice but to leave it at that for now.
Fu Yunyi looked at him suspiciously, but when Xia Zhiyi looked up at him, her expression was innocent, and he didn't see anything unusual.
Fu Yunyi thought about it and figured that the production team might have arranged something strange again, and Xia Zhiyi, as a guest, was asked to keep it a secret.
So Fu Yunyi naturally gave up asking questions, saying that he wanted to see what good things Director Gong was up to this time.
Director Gong: "Achoo!"
Xia Zhiyi, realizing he had misunderstood something. "..."
Smile.
Just smile.
Anyway, if Fu Chi is still around then, let Fu Chi talk to his nephew himself; he doesn't care.
The auction proceeded smoothly until the eleventh item was brought to the stage.
The things Xia Zhiyi made haven't been used yet.
As they watched, the guests began to find something strange.
Fu Yunyi asked, "What... exactly did you set the price for?"
Xia Zhiyi: "... I didn't set a price."
Everyone: "?"