Inside the Fresh Flowers Rendezvous box, there was also a side hall less than forty square meters, set up by Cui Yu's String specifically for guests who needed a small area for discussions.
"Huh? Why are you the only one here? Where are the Director and Anna?"
The decoration style inside the side hall was consistent with the main hall, but it had an extra small coffee table and two dark brown sofas.
At this moment, only Crane-Roland was sitting alone on the sofa, head lowered, fiddling with a parchment scroll in his hand.
"Something happened with the troupe's performance. The Director and Anna just left through the small door to 'put out the fire'."
Seeing Jia Na and David-Berg enter, Crane-Roland also stood up with a smile, gentlemanly inviting Jia Na to sit directly opposite him.
"Is it serious? Do I need to go back?"
"Not serious, they two can handle it... Right now, your most important task is to stay here with me, with Miss Jia Na."
Pulling David-Berg onto the sofa beside him, Crane-Roland got up, closed the side hall door, and sat back down opposite Jia Na, looking at her with a smile.
"Miss Jia Na, may I be so bold as to ask, are you also a student of White Coral Academy... Don't misunderstand, I just want to get to know you better."
Glancing at David-Berg who was sitting next to Crane-Roland, and seeing that he just shrugged, Jia Na also smiled and replied:
"That's right, I am a first-year apprentice at White Coral Academy, and I suppose Senior David's junior."
Upon hearing this, David-Berg, who had already graduated from White Coral Academy, said to Jia Na:
"Regarding your information, I didn't reveal too much to the people in the troupe before this... After all, I have great faith in my own judgment, and I wanted to give them a little surprise."
"This surprise is indeed significant."
Following David-Berg's words, Crane-Roland also pushed the contract scroll on the coffee table towards Jia Na.
"To be frank, Miss Jia Na, you are indeed the most talented opera actor I have seen so far. Even though you are not yet fully skilled in some areas of experience and technique, I believe in David's judgment, and at the same time, I believe in my father's and my own judgment..."
"His father is Director Roman-Roland, you know that, right?"
Hearing David-Berg's addition from the side, Jia Na nodded.
"Thank you for your appreciation, and thank you, Senior David, for giving me this opportunity."
Looking at the contract scroll pushed in front of her, Jia Na naturally knew that the negotiation stage had now begun. But the more it reached this point, the more she needed to be calm and not express too much.
"Your excellence is something everyone present can feel, so I won't elaborate further. The reason I asked David to hold you back this time is also hoping to finalize the contract details with you in advance... Of course, this is also the result of my prior discussion with my father."
Since they had reached the main topic, Jia Na also picked up the contract scroll on the coffee table and carefully examined each clause of the contract.
"Contract period five years, fixed monthly remuneration one thousand jin sule, year-end profit sharing three percent..."
Silently reciting the clauses on the contract, Jia Na's eyelids couldn't help but twitch when she saw the salary terms, but when she noticed that the contract period was actually as long as five years, Jia Na's brows also couldn't help but furrow.
"Required to cooperate in ten performances per week, for work hours exceeding eight hours, an additional subsidy of ten jin sule per hour will be calculated..."
As Jia Na finished browsing the entire contract, her expression returned to calm.
"I'm sorry, Director Kelan, I'm afraid I cannot agree to this contract."
Hearing Jia Na's reply, Crane-Roland, who was accustomed to negotiation games, was not surprised.
"It's alright, if Miss Jia Na thinks there are areas that need modification, please feel free to mention them. After all, to maintain long-term cooperation, the details inside must be made clear."
Seeing that Crane-Roland was not angered by her rejection, the smile on Jia Na's face became a little more genuine.
"Then I'll be honest. I hope the contract period can be changed to one year at a time, and also, as you know, I am currently an apprentice at White Coral Academy, and my weekly classes are very demanding. Therefore, I can only cooperate with performances on the two weekend days, and no more than two performances at most... At the same time, if I need to take leave due to special circumstances, I also ask that the troupe can approve it."
Having stated her requests, although Jia Na's face remained calm at this moment, she was actually very anxious inside.
After all, for a large troupe like Nightingale Opera Troupe, offering a newcomer like herself a benefit like "three percent year-end profit sharing" was already considered very generous.
"Tick-tock—tick-tock—"
The pendulum on the wall clock swung continuously, the ticking sound of the hour hand turning made the room extremely quiet.
After listening to Jia Na's requests, Crane-Roland kept his head down and did not respond immediately. Seeing this, Jia Na and David-Berg beside her also tacitly remained silent, not speaking.
"Okay, I can agree to your requests... But accordingly, the fixed monthly salary will be reduced to five hundred jin sule, and the year-end profit sharing will also be reduced to two percent. At the same time, when signing the contract the following year, you need to prioritize Nightingale Opera Troupe, otherwise, only seventy percent of the year-end profit sharing can be issued... Can you accept this?"
"No problem."
Although the salary was sharply reduced, five hundred jin sule per month and two percent year-end bonus were already quite substantial income for Jia Na, who currently only received a monthly apprentice subsidy of ten jin sule.
Moreover, the contract clause limiting work to only weekends was also very suitable for Jia Na's apprentice schedule. The workload was not only not large, but it also did not interfere with Jia Na's daily Wizard cultivation.
Overall, Crane-Roland was already being very considerate towards Jia Na.
"I hope you can also understand that it is not easy for Nightingale Opera Troupe to train a newcomer. The upfront investment of resources is a sunk cost... After all, no one wants the new star they've painstakingly trained to be poached by a competitor in the second year, right?"
Crane-Roland was young after all, and every word he said was very practical.
"Since both parties have reached an agreement, let's sign the contract."
Seeing that the negotiation had ended smoothly, David-Berg beside them also let out a long sigh of relief and began urging both parties to sign the contract.
As Jia Na's scout, if this negotiation had not succeeded, losing talent was one aspect for Nightingale Opera Troupe, but for him, no commission meant he had worked for nothing.
"Swish—"
Words twisted. As the contract issuer re-edited the contract content, the text on the magic scroll also changed according to the terms negotiated by Crane-Roland and Jia Na.
Light and shadow flickered. Under the witness of the Law of Contract, the magic scroll signed by both parties split into two, with Party A, Crane-Roland, and Party B, Jia Na-Luo Lan, each holding a copy...