488 I'sve Been Waiting for Her for So Long

Lu Man turned towards the source of the sound and called out in surprise, "Teacher Ji for visiting.

"Oh, Lu Qi, hi." After Ji Cheng greeted her, he didn't say anything else.

Lu Qi refused to believe that Ji Cheng didn't know the reason for the call. How dare he still play dumb in front of her!

Thus, Lu Qi simply decided to be straightforward and confront him. "Regarding the problem, I've already discussed with you about the pay for the film, have you been thinking about it? You must be waiting urgently to start shooting your movie, right? The earlier we settle this, the earlier I can join the crew."

Ji Cheng held onto his phone and scoffed sarcastically. Even until now, she was still dreaming of a pay hike and joining the crew?

Wasn't she just threatening him with her words?

How shameless!

"Yes, I haven't started filming yet. The entire crew is still waiting for the female lead. Truth be told, I really couldn't find anyone else. I was really happy and earnest when I found you. However, your requested pay of 3 million yuan is really too much. You can't compare it to your pay when you're filming a drama. A female celebrity that earns around 100,000 per episode would only earn about 2 million yuan for a movie too. Based on what I know, you don't even earn 100,000 yuan per episode, right?"

Let alone 100,000 yuan, she wasn't even earning 10,000 yuan.

"Moreover, my budget really can't handle it, I've already put the funds that I can move onto the production," Ji Cheng said in remorseful, helpless tone, "Miss Lu, I did genuinely and sincerely invite you. How about this, why don't we settle your pay at 1.5 million yuan then? This is already the highest pay an A-list budding starlet would earn when they switch to filming a movie."

The corner of Lu Qi's mouth curled up in glee and delight. Originally, Xia Qingyang had just randomly asked for 3 million yuan.

Even at the peak of career, she wouldn't even earn this amount.

Even back then, it was already a lot for her to have a pay of one million yuan, let alone this amount.

Although Ji Cheng had already halved her requested pay, it was already much more than what she had expected. In China, some people are referred to as "Teachers" even though it might not be their actual profession as a form of respect because they are very experienced.