Chapter 343: Mayfly (2) (Teaser)
Haru's appearance fee for Master of Mukbang had been 2.5 million won per episode. I multiplied that by exactly 20 and quoted 50 million won per episode for the sequel.
Jo Eung-Cheon swallowed hard and responded, "T-Team Lead Jung, isn't 50 million won a bit too much?"
However, I had no intention of lowering Haru's fee. This was the perfect time to raise Haru's value with all the buzz around his next project.
"My apologies, but we've already received numerous offers to cast Haru, so..."
Yoo Hyun-Ji blinked and gave me a pitiful look. "Can you please lower Haru's fee just a bit? He's still young and there will be plenty of opportunities to raise it in the future."
"I'm sorry, but Haru's current market value is much higher than what you two are estimating."
Seeing that I wasn't going to budge, Yoo Hyun-Ji played her last card. "If we increase Haru's fee, we'll have to cut back on the staff. You know how tough things are right now, don't you? It would be a shame if all those people from the outsourced production company lost their jobs, wouldn't it?"
It was a predictable negotiation tactic, but not something I could simply dismiss. It was true that freelancers could lose their jobs if the negotiations fell through.
However, according to my calculations, TVM could definitely afford Haru's fee.
"I know that the ad rates for slots before and after shows featuring Haru have been hitting record highs. Even the rerun viewership...
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