Chapter 14: Tang People Refusal to Cooperate
In the face of Zheng’s plagiarism, it seems that the only option is to take legal action.

But taking legal action, with the first instance, the second instance and the final instance, it would be easy to drag on for two or three years. In his previous life, Yu Zheng had been fighting a lawsuit with someone else for several years, and in the end he only lost a few hundred thousand. Although he lost the lawsuit, it was like he had won. The winner of the lawsuit seemed like a joke.

Yang Hao also thought about producing it himself, but he really had no money. This kind of large-scale costume drama would require 20 to 30 million yuan in production costs, not counting the actors' salaries.

But how could a large-scale costume drama not invite some famous stars?

At this point in 2012, actors' pay has shown signs of increasing.

For first-tier stars like Da Mimi and Sun Li, the quoted price for a TV series is around 50 yuan, but in reality, if the script is good and the production team is good, the pay can be negotiated down, but no matter how much it is negotiated down, it will not be less than 30 yuan.

Let's calculate based on 30 yuan. Now a TV series basically has 60 or 80 episodes, which means to hire a first-tier star, it would cost about million yuan. If you hire some second- or third-tier artists, the production cost of a costume drama will not be less than million yuan.

"Oh!" The amount of capital needed to make a TV series is so huge that Yang Hao couldn't help but sigh.

"If I want to cooperate, I still have to find someone to cooperate with." After thinking it over, Yang Hao still felt that he needed to find someone to cooperate with.

Because "Legend of Lu Zhen" and Yu Zheng's current "Wei Jin Fengyun" are very similar, once filming starts, the two dramas will inevitably be compared together.

When two dramas compete, whoever is uglier will be the most embarrassed.

At this point in time, there are not many production companies that can compete with Yu Zheng's dramas. After much thought, Yang Hao decided that Tangren was the only option.

I vaguely remember that Tangren's "Startling by Each Step" and "Palace" caused a big scandal and there was a lot of controversy on the Internet at that time.

Just when Yang Hao made up his mind to seek cooperation with Tangren, Yang Hao's cell phone rang.

"Hello, Mr. Yang, we have found the outstanding talent you asked our company to find a few days ago. Can you please arrange a time to meet us when you are free?"

"Just now"

After all, he had signed a contract with Zhao Liying, and a few days ago he commissioned a headhunting company to help him find a capable agent. Until today, he finally received news from the headhunting company.
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In the afternoon, I met the interviewee in the meeting room of the headhunting company.

"Hello, my name is Yu Li. I worked as Ms. K's assistant at Tangren for two years, then became an executive agent for three years, and then coached several newcomers for a year."

The interviewer was a woman in her early thirties, wearing light makeup, with fair skin, average looks, and a professional suit. She looked energetic and capable, with something of the air of a strong woman.

Hearing that the other party had been Ms. K's assistant and executive agent, Yang Hao's eyes lit up. He had just wanted to cooperate with Tangren, and Ms. K's assistant jumped to his side. Was this God's will?
Yang Hao was quite satisfied with the other party's work experience, but after thinking for a while, he still asked a question.

"What do you think about personal life, marriage and family?" Yang Hao still felt guilty when asked this question, after all, he had been taught by the laws of later generations.

But then I thought, it's 2012 now, and there are no laws or regulations requiring companies not to ask women whether they are married or have children during recruitment. When companies recruit for important positions, asking women whether they are married or have children is a normal thing. What's wrong with asking? Thinking of this, the last bit of guilt in my heart disappeared.

"I'm married and have a child. I'm now fully focused on my work." The other party was also very tactful and knew what he wanted to ask. Before his rebirth, Yang Hao often saw in short videos that someone got pregnant right after starting work and resigned after taking maternity leave. At the time, it was just for fun, but when he started his own company, he really didn't dare to take the risk.

Especially now that there are only two people in his personal studio, if he hires a nobody, it seems that this studio can be disbanded immediately and a new one can be opened.

"Very good, I am still very satisfied with your personal work experience"

Yang Hao paused, and then said: "Let me first talk about the current company, that is, the situation of my personal studio. Currently, there are two artists in the studio, one is me, and the other is a girl named Zhao Liying. I will arrange for you to meet them later."

"However, the most important thing for the studio right now is not the agency business, but a live-action interactive film and game that the studio has just invested in. It has already been completed and still needs to be done in post-production. You must continue to follow up."

"Also, the company has a script called "Legend of Lu Zhen" and plans to cooperate with Tangren. We need you to run this matter."

"So you should have figured it out. The studio is not just looking for an agent, but a general manager. Are you qualified for this?"

Yang Hao finished in one breath listing the things that Yu Li needed to be responsible for immediately after taking office.

"Okay, no problem, I can do all of these." After hearing Yang Hao's requests, Yu Li not only did not feel it was difficult, but was very excited. If she could accomplish all these things, she would become famous in the entertainment industry. From a small agent to the general manager of a studio, this would be a brand new beginning in her career.

"Do you have any other requirements for salary, living expenses and accommodation? You can raise any of these," Yang Hao asked casually.

“I am very satisfied with all these and have no special requirements.”

"Okay, let's start working right away!" Yang Hao stood up, shook hands with Yu Li, and let her start working.

Honestly speaking, with Yu Li's work experience, she would have no problem being an agent, but if she were to be the general manager of a studio, I'm afraid she would be overqualified and would be overdoing it.

After all, Yang Hao's personal studio is a small one and cannot offer too high a salary. Those outstanding talents simply would not be interested in his little piece of land. Even if they are willing to come, they would demand a high share of the studio. Yang Hao is definitely unwilling to sell his shares.

After all, he had the memory of future lives and the system to rely on. This studio would surely prosper in the future. No matter how outstanding the talent was, it would not be worth this price.
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Ten days later, July was over and Yu Li came to report.

"The Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky produced by Tangren is currently being broadcast on TV platforms. Their funds have not yet been fully recovered, so they are not very willing to start a new series."

“The post-production and gamification of “It’s Over, I’m Surrounded by Beauties” will be carried out together and will be completed by the end of August. There shouldn’t be any problems.”

When Yang Hao heard that the Tang people refused to cooperate, he had no good solution.

"Forget it. I don't have any spare money anyway, and I don't have the dominant power in the cooperation with Tangren. I might as well wait until "It's Over! I'm Surrounded by Beauties" is on sale and the funds are recovered. It won't be too late to produce it then." Yang Hao had no choice but to comfort himself in this way so as not to feel too bad.

(End of this chapter)