I turned down N10 million for a movie role and eventually got the N20 million I bargained for – Chinwetalu Agu

Veteran Actor, Chinwetalu Agu, has shared a story of how he declined a N10 million proposal from billionaire business tycoon Mike Adenuga to participate in a film.

He revealed that when the wealthy entrepreneur extended the offer, he had not yet earned N1 million, but he firmly negotiated for N20 million. Agu, an iconic figure in the acting realm, revealed that Adenuga eventually relented and agreed to pay him the requested N20 million after he indicated his intention to reject the offer.

He made this known during a conversation with the well-known media personality Chude Jideonwo.

He said, “Chief Mike Adenuga said, ‘what I have for you in this contract is N10 million.’ I have not seen N1 million before when he was pricing me N10 million but I refused. I said, ‘if it’s not N20 million, forget it.’

“He insisted, I insisted. So, I pretend to rise up and said, ‘give me money to go back to Enugu. If there’s any available flight, book it for me let me just quietly go back.’

“They regarded me to now being serious when I rose up. Chief Mike Adenuga said ‘sit down.’ He ordered them to bring documents for signing. They brought and I signed.

“From that moment uhuru dance started. I did it diplomatically in the office. I didn’t want them to know that N20m was a big deal [to me]. But it was the most wonderful thing [to me] at the moment.”