4003 A Perfect Match (199)

"It's paid for by the company."

"Well then…" Liang Yin was worried. "What if I can't earn it back?"

Qin Zhou smiled. "The artistes I manage only complain about making too much money. None of them complain about not making enough. Usually, packaging a newcomer from debut to fame costs at least a few million dollars. What we're spending on you is not a big deal, you don't have to worry about it."

Liang Yin vowed, "I will definitely do a good job and not let you down."

"The most important thing is not to let yourself down."

"Uh huh!"

…

A week after signing the contract, the signing on bonus was wired into Liang Yin's bank account.

It was early in the morning, and Liang Yin had just woken up when she heard an alert coming from her cell phone.

She picked up her phone and saw a credit message. She clicked it open and let out an audible gasp. "So … much … money …"

She had once thought that a million dollars was an exorbitant amount. She did not expect Qin Zhou to be so generous. Just the signing fee alone was a hefty five million!

Five million for a newbie!

What was that?!

Hua Jin had only signed a contract for 100,000 yuan back then, and this was clearly because he had good qualifications and would definitely be a good return on investment. Most newcomers would not even be able to sign a contract with a company like Huanyu. To be offered a contract, most of them would have been firmly backed by an investor. Furthermore, they would give Huanyu a huge sum of money to package their artistes.

Liang Yin was the only exception who had debuted with no such conditions and even received a contract fee of five million yuan.

She was stunned. Ecstatic, she called Hua Jin and exclaimed, "Hua Jin! I've struck it rich!"

"…"

…

"Five million!?"

When the actor learned that she had received a five-million-yuan signing fee, he was filled with envy and jealousy. He said indignantly, "Why should a newbie like you have a contract fee of five million yuan!"

Ahhhhh! Jealousy makes one ugly!

Liang Yin said with a grin, "Aren't you envious!?"

"It's really strange, though. Qin Zhou didn't open the back door, did he!"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because…" Qin Zhou said incredulously, "Back when Gu Xingze signed with Huanyu, it was only ten million. You've got half of what he had."

"But he was newly-debuted at that time. In that era, ten million yuan was far more valuable than ten million yuan now, right?"

"That's true too." After a pause, Hua Jin continued, "However, in the current market, almost no newcomer will be offered such a sum of signing fee!"

He said with some suspicion, "Don't tell me Qin Zhou slept with…"

"Don't be ridiculous!" Liang Yin snorted. "Is that jealousy you're displaying?"

"Don't tell me, Qin Zhou is interested in you?"

Liang Yin turned red at once. "How is that possible?"

"Why wouldn't it be? Then I can't imagine why Qin Zhou would give you such a hefty contract signing fee."