Chapter 233: Contract Renewal
"Come in."
As a low, hoarse voice sounded, Julie-Ann gently pushed the door open and motioned for Jia Na to enter with her eyes.
"Good afternoon, Commander Roman."
Looking at Roman-Roland, who was half-reclining on the sofa, Jia Na, with a smile, was the first to greet him.
"Good afternoon, Jia Na—you look very well today."
Seeing Jia Na enter, Roman-Roland actually stood up directly. After smiling and complimenting Jia Na, he invited her to sit on the sofa directly opposite him.
"Thank you for the compliment... Commander, you look a bit tired today. Is it because you've been too busy lately?"
Roman-Roland, who was always known for his low-pressure demeanor and lack of smiles, completely shed his usual airs when facing Jia Na in private and was extremely approachable.
"Perhaps I've been quite busy these past few days, so I forgot to groom."
Touching the somewhat long beard on both sides of his chin, Roman-Roland, who usually groomed himself, had indeed been too busy to look in the mirror these past two days.
"However, you still look very young."
"Haha, many people do say that—but I definitely can't compare with you young people."
Roman-Roland is almost sixty this year, but judging solely from his appearance, he looks only in his early forties, and his overall attire and style are very refined.
"Jia Na, I believe you already know the reason I asked you to come here this time. In the past year, you have contributed greatly to the Nightingale Opera Troupe, and it is precisely because of your joining that the Nightingale Opera Troupe's influence in the industry has reached a new height—so, on behalf of the Nightingale Opera Troupe, I would like to thank you."
"Commander, please don't say that. Meeting the Nightingale Opera Troupe is also the luckiest thing that has happened to me..."
Roman-Roland's low posture was within Jia Na's expectations.
After all, as Jia Na's popularity grew, many things about her had already spread like wildfire among other troupes.
Among them, this included the inside information that Jia Na had only signed a one-year contract with the Nightingale Opera Troupe, and that the fixed salary and profit-sharing ratio Jia Na received in the past year were not considered high.
Therefore, in the past few weeks, Jia Na's dormitory mailbox had received a large number of visit invitations.
In addition to several opera troupes in Turin, it also included invitations from the Saint Laurent Opera House and the Morning Light Opera House, two theaters where Jia Na had previously collaborated on tours.
Moreover, their attitude was so sincere and their words so earnest. If it weren't for the barrier of White Coral Academy,
these people would have already blocked the place where Jia Na lived, making it impossible to pass.
Therefore, Jia Na now uses Psychological Invisibility when she goes out; otherwise, it would truly be impossible to move. It is against this backdrop that the Nightingale Opera Troupe, which had long learned this information from various sources, also began to secretly gather strength and constantly devise ways to keep Jia Na.
"Then let's get straight to the point. This is the renewal contract unilaterally drawn up by the Nightingale Opera Troupe. I believe it should be sincere enough."
Hearing this, Jia Na also smiled and accepted the contract handed over by Roman-Roland, and began to carefully read through each clause.
"Only required to perform on weekends, with extra compensation calculated at one hundred jin sule per hour for work exceeding eight hours—contract duration one year, fixed monthly salary of two thousand jin sule, and seven percent of year-end profits—"
Looking at the renewal contract, Jia Na's face showed no expression, but she was constantly evaluating the contract's content in her mind.
Previously, when Jarvis Roland tried to poach Jia Na, he offered a fixed monthly salary of five thousand jin sule and a five percent share of year-end profits—compared to Jia Na's situation at the time, which was five hundred jin sule per month and a two percent share of year-end profits, it was simply much better.
And now, looking at the terms offered by the Nightingale Opera Troupe, although the fixed salary is not as high as what Jarvis Roland offered, the year-end profit share is a full two percentage points higher—
"They really are determined to keep me."
What made Jia Na feel the most sincerity from the other party was that the condition of only performing on weekends was directly written into the contract this time.
Moreover, overtime pay was also increased from the original ten jin sule per hour to one hundred.
This also means that if she needs to work overtime again, such as during the winter break, the extra compensation Jia Na receives will be more generous—
"Commander Roman, I agree to this renewal contract."
Hearing this, Roman-Roland, who had been tense about Jia Na's contract renewal during this time, finally relaxed upon hearing her formal reply.
Although the content of this contract is not extensive, in order to finalize the terms, Roman-Roland held several meetings with his sons Crane-Roland and David-Berg, who was just promoted to senior management last year.
After all, initially, the Nightingale Opera Troupe only wanted to offer Jia Na five percent.
However, Jia Na's reputation was simply too dazzling, coupled with the severe involution among other competitors who repeatedly broke the bottom line with their offers, forcing the Nightingale Opera Troupe to reluctantly raise the profit-sharing percentage to seven percent.
In the end, they had prepared for the worst-case scenario: if Jia Na did not agree to these terms, they would make further concessions and increase the fixed monthly salary by a few hundred jin sule.
Although this level of concession may not seem large, it was already the Nightingale Opera Troupe's bottom line. Regardless of the outcome, their ultimate goal was to secure Jia Na and absolutely not let her leave!
"Very well, since there are no objections, let's sign the contract."
Roman-Roland, a seasoned veteran, would not easily show his excitement in front of others, no matter how thrilled he was inside.
Therefore, aside from his breathing becoming slightly heavier when Jia Na was looking through the contract, Roman-Roland showed no other signs of abnormality at other times.
"Swish—"
The moment Jia Na and Roman-Roland officially signed their names on the contract's title page with a quill pen, light and shadow flickered. Under the witness of the Law of Contract, the contract was divided into two, with Party A Roman-Roland and Party B Jia Na-Luo Lan each holding a copy, completing the contract verification.
"Jia Na, now that the main business is finished, how about we continue to discuss the future direction of cooperation?"
"Of course, no problem."
After putting the renewal contract into her thorn bracelet, Jia Na, who thought the matter was over, found that the focus of today's meeting, besides contract negotiation, actually included future planning.
"Commander, the time for the restaurant reservation is almost here. Shall we leave now?"
Just as Jia Na was waiting for the other party to continue, Crane-Roland directly pushed the door open and entered the meeting room, looking nervously at the two of them.