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Chapter 173: The New Project That Looks Very Reliable

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: The New Project That Looks Very Reliable

Wu Mu was contacted by Yang Rongfa for their new TV project involving song composition.

They had already met once and this time there were no disagreements about who should sing the song.

However, new disagreements emerged regarding song licensing and singing fees.

"You’re charging 800,000 for singing fees and 1.2 million for licensing fees!?"

Yang Rongfa was undoubtedly a bit stunned.

His ideal price was 500,000 per song for singing fees and 600,000 per song for song licensing.

This price was slightly lower than the market rate, mainly because Wu Mu had never sung for film OSTs before and there was no precedent. Moreover, this was Wang Ren’s first drama series, which naturally brought heat and fame, so he pressed down the price a bit.

But it was only a slight pressure!

Yet Wu Mu’s prices were almost double!

Why on earth?

Those who approached Wu Mu for work generally had this thought.

In their eyes, no matter how one looked at it, Wu Mu, having had setbacks before, shouldn’t have popularity recovered even slightly above his previous levels.

But Wu Mu really could charge more than before...

Why?

Of course, because your project isn’t bringing me many extra points.

Wu Mu muttered to himself.

For normal variety shows, with compensatory program shots, charging lower prices for the points of appearing on the show didn’t matter to him.

But for Wang Ren’s project, he would essentially be paying points. Therefore, not charging a higher price would be unfair to himself.

Although this money was only a small amount compared to the Performance Card’s quota, there was no reason not to take the money he deserved.

However, his pricing inevitably made Yang Rongfa frown. If it was just for one song, he could reluctantly accept the higher price; it was not something unaffordable.

But with a drama series needing at least three to five songs, the difference would amount to a substantial sum.

Could hiring Wu Mu for singing and songwriting be worth these millions? Could it bring millions in returns?

Yang Rongfa was hesitant and said that he needed some time to think before he could give Wu Mu an answer.

Wu Mu didn’t mind—it was common for projects in the circle to involve prolonged bargaining.

He had thought that this would drag on for several days, but unexpectedly, Yang Rongfa responded that very evening.

They agreed to his price.

After signing the contract, he officially took up the job.

His task was to create TV compositions, specifically composing openings, endings, theme songs, character songs, or climax insert songs, and he didn’t have to handle the regular scoring. So, he didn’t need to stay with the crew.

He just needed to write the appropriate songs according to the script and the final cut when it was available.

Since the project was still in the preparatory stage and filming wasn’t starting anytime soon, even though he took the job, he didn’t need to do anything immediately.

After signing the contract, they proactively sent him the drama script, so he could understand the story and have a clear context for songwriting.

"Disappeared?"

Wu Mu looked at the name of the script, piqued with curiosity.

It sounded like the popular suspense crime films of recent years. With Wang Ren’s style of favoring experimental art films, could he pull off a suspense crime film?

He opened the script to check.

Indeed, as he thought, it was a suspense crime film.

The rough story is set in a small northeastern town called Anfeng in the 1990s, where a dismemberment murder took place. A steelworker named Wang An, hardworking all his life, was about to be laid off. In order to keep his job at the factory, he actively helped the police investigate this case but neglected his son Wang Chuan’s unusual behavior, failing to realize that Wang Chuan was also involved in this murder...

After spending nearly half an hour reading, Wu Mu pondered for a moment.

The story of this script is actually quite good.

It’s not a particularly novel or shocking story, but it has a complete structure, and the style is more realistic and melancholic, which is exactly the kind of thing directors like Wang Ren excel in.

This was undoubtedly good news. The better their film turned out, the more points the system could add.

Just a few days after Wu Mu took on the new job, Wang Ren’s new project also started its promotional push.

One after another, major news items were released.

About a total investment of 1.6 billion yuan, aiming to create a high-quality series where every frame is cinematic.

About an all-star cast joining, with the lead male role Wang An played by the veteran actor Cui Fu, who had won Golden Horse and Golden Image awards, Wang An’s son Wang Chuan played by the popular young actor Zhou Yu, known for both his popularity and acting skills, and the lead female role played by the most popular rising star Sun Yueqing...

Wu Mu’s name was also put out there.

Then...

"Are you there? Not playing games, taking private jobs here?"

"When is the game coming out, when is the game coming out, when is the game coming out!"

"This jerk is definitely planning to scam us and run away, everyone come boycott him!"

"Wu, stop being a celebrity and go make games!"

The gamers, who had reached a consensus, were not pampering him at all and started cursing right away.

But regardless, it brought quite a bit of heat to Wang Ren’s new project, which seemed to have a lot of buzz even before filming had started.

It looked very promising.

But soon, Wu Mu learned that not everything at Wang Ren’s company was as reliable.

There were some shabby elements behind the scenes.

After the official announcement of the cast, Wang Ren’s company organized a creative team meeting.

Wu Mu, being part of the creative team, also attended.

Then...

He looked at the main seat at the dining table, where a man was sitting accompanied by Yang Rongfa, broad and husky, with a gold chain around his neck and a woman in his arms, all the while exuding the aura of a gang leader; Wu Mu was slightly taken aback.

What is this situation?

Everyone around was dressed in proper suits, exuding an upper-class society vibe, so why suddenly a misfit gang leader appeared?

Someone noticed his confusion and whispered to him, "That guy is Li Hu, the biggest investor in the film. It’s said that he alone contributed more than a third of the 1.6 billion."

Wu Mu wasn’t concerned about how much was invested, but he was curious, "What’s the background of this guy?"

The person beside him glanced around and lowered his voice more, "He runs a peer-to-peer lending company... a financial firm, has been investing in various projects in the circle for a while, I’m not sure if he is trying to launder his image or genuinely likes making TV and movies."

A financial firm owner?

Wu Mu slightly frowned. Was Wang Ren’s project so short of money that they even needed to take funds from such companies?

Money from such companies could tarnish their reputation.

However, it might also be possible that they thought such outsiders were easy to fool, considering the old stories of fooling coal tycoons into investing.

Anyway, it didn’t involve him.

After understanding the man’s background, Wu Mu didn’t care much.

He directed his gaze to the person beside him who was responding and smiled, "Xiao Yue, long time no see."

The person beside him, Xiao Yue, also known as the leading lady of the film, top popular rising star Sun Yueqing, looked him up and down with a somewhat astonished expression, "You really have changed a lot from before."

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