As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 353 Traffic Stars

As time entered the 1930s of the 21st century, everyone involved could clearly feel the turbulence of social change.

In the past ten years, capital has created many traffic stars.

There are not many works, but whether it is Weibo comments or likes, the data is more exaggerated than the other.

Their fans are rarely seen in real life, but on the Internet they seem to be able to call the wind and rain and do whatever they want.

A popular star named C recently encountered sweet troubles.

This star named C became famous in a similar way to other stars with the same surname as him ten years ago. He was promoted by capital and then became a hot topic among netizens.

But today, both the capital and the traffic stars themselves are very clear about one thing: being black and popular is also popular. They are not afraid of being blackened, but they are afraid of not being popular.

Even their fans know that it is better to have haters than no one caring.

Capital will coerce self-media, and by the way, follow these fans to turn black into white and reverse the role, which is the so-called emotion out of black.

I was the one who blackmailed from my youth to middle age. What do you little brats know? Only we can blackmail!

Similar remarks emerged one after another. At first, most of these remarks were made by fans, and later some brainless haters also followed suit.

Slowly, black turns to white.

In fact, netizens are indifferent to traffic stars, but the capitals force these traffic stars on you.

If you want to get entertainment, you must see these popular stars in various variety shows, TV dramas and movies.

Netizens criticize traffic stars simply because there are too many carriers of capital, so they can only find iconic figures among them to deconstruct and try to make their own voices heard.

In this age of entertainment to death, netizens who are unwilling to be manipulated by capital express their protest through the deconstruction of pan-entertainment.

But since you are using pan-entertainment deconstruction to fight back, I will also use pan-entertainment to make your protest disappear in the wind.

Generation after generation of popular stars are still active on the screen, and the targets of netizens' various memes and criticisms have also changed generation after generation.

Traffic star C is the number one target of criticism in this generation, who is regarded as a banner of capital by netizens.

This popular star named C made his debut through a talent show and has filmed many costume idol dramas.

He has always been criticized by netizens for his poor acting skills, to put it bluntly, he has no acting skills.

He sat in his mansion in Shenhai, watching himself appear on TV. His acting skills were so rich that no one would doubt that he was a veteran actor.

In just a short shot of more than ten seconds, there are a variety of emotional changes, from happiness to silence, to red eyes and finally to holding back tears.

Although there are many actors in China who can achieve this kind of acting skills, it is simply a fantasy for this popular star.

He himself has some understanding of his acting skills, after all, he also watches the TV series he starred in.

Regardless of his own professional background or the various directors he met along the way, he knew very well that he had neither talent nor effort in acting.

As a result, in this TV series, the popular star named C felt that his acting skills were at least what a talented actor could only achieve after ten years of immersion in the field.

"Shit, is this me? Kechuang Biotechnology's technology is terrifying."

It was the fact that he had never acted in the play that troubled him.

Even if he is a popular star who scored around 400 points in the college entrance examination and has little thinking ability, his innate instinct tells him that this is not a good thing for him.

Now Tencent still needs his popularity to bring some heat to this TV series, but in the future when virtual idols have their own traffic, they will be swept into the garbage dump like the dust of history.

He couldn't think of this point, but he knew something was wrong.

"Hey, Sister Wang, when will my salary for this drama be paid? It's already the 15th."

After watching the latest episode, celebrity C remembered that he had not yet been paid for the TV series.

He quickly called his agent.

Traffic stars earn a lot, but they are also exploited by their agencies.

Most of them require signing a contract of more than ten years, and the share of the profit they can get in the contract will not exceed 30%.

But this is also a kind of investment, and the agency invests resources in traffic stars.

Stars who become famous because of capital will naturally be swept up by capital.

Just like when Goryeo's economy was rising rapidly, it relied on overseas capital, so most of their profits had to be shared with overseas capital.

It's the same reasoning.

Sister Wang on the other end of the phone sneered, "I think I'll call you in the next few days. I'll go and ask the finance department."

She hung up the phone right after she finished speaking.

In the past, there may have been traffic stars who, after becoming popular, used money to buy back their contracts and break free from the constraints of capital.

In this era, for traffic stars, the constraints of the contract will be strengthened according to your popularity.

In name, you will be given a studio, equipped with assistants, drivers, nannies, etc., but in reality, these people's salaries are all supported by traffic stars. In fact, it is equivalent to a department in an agency.

It’s completely different from the studio concept of ten years ago.

After Wang hung up the phone, the agent said, "Mr. Zhao, Xiao C asked us when we will settle the money for the drama "Dragon Tribe" with him."

Mr. Zhao was equally disdainful: “He didn’t act in this drama at all.

Why does he get the money?
Just to show your face, do you deserve to take this money?
You can fool him first, just drag it out.

Our contract also clearly states that the other party needs to work in order to get paid.

It's just an image, it's not considered labor at all.

He won’t win the lawsuit.”

Manager Wang said with a worried look on his face: "What if the other party posts on Weibo to accuse us?
The other party still has a lot of fans.

Especially at this critical moment.

The Dragon Clan is gaining momentum, why don't we give them some?"

Mr. Zhao sneered: "Give what?
I didn't force him to sign the contract; he signed it voluntarily.

There were clear restrictions in the contract, and he authorized his personal image to us.

At the same time, as for labor remuneration, if there is no labor certificate, you cannot get remuneration.

This is clearly written in the contract.

Can he produce any evidence that he participated in the filming of Dragon Tribe?
There is no evidence that he was wearing a headgear and performing fake movements in front of a green screen like before.

Why give it to him?
Moreover, our company has invested huge amounts in Dragon Clan, so we shouldn’t spend this unnecessary money.

How is Chu Zihang's virtual idol business going?"

Agent Wang got excited when talking about this moment: "Because we have a work, and we are also working with our operations team to build momentum, we send out some photos from time to time.

It has received a warm response from the female community.

At the same time, the response among the male group is also very good.

Everyone agreed that the actor who played Chu Zihang perfectly met their expectations of the novel.

The popularity is currently rising steadily.

Ranked first among all entertainment companies' virtual idols."

Mr. Zhao smiled, and he was proud of his choice: "I said, the most important thing now is to create a virtual idol that can leave a deep impression and popularity in the hearts of the audience.

C will soon be eliminated by the times.

He is still getting paid because we still need him to attract traffic for the virtual idol, otherwise he would have been hidden long ago. And if he dares to post a complaint on Weibo, we can completely rely on the contract to make him pay a huge penalty.

Don't you remember that it was clearly written in our contract that if the other party takes any action that damages the positive reputation of the work during the release of the work, compensation must be paid.

I remember that this amount was related to the work.

Dragon Tribe is the most popular TV series in China right now, can he afford the compensation?"

At this point in time, the agencies should stop being greedy; what they need to do is to survive first.

"Besides, if he dares to sue us, how long can his fans maintain their cohesion when there are countless TV shows to choose from?"

The agent surnamed Wang showed a knowing look, and then flattered: "Boss Zhao, you are far-sighted.

You can see the potential of the show Dragon Clan at first glance.

Even if we have to pay money, we have to put the number one virtual idol in there."

China has clear certification of the ownership of virtual idols, including the scientific and technological innovation and biological aspects.

Therefore, various entertainment companies are now promoting their own virtual idols.

Compared with virtual idols, young idols are still a little slow in making money.

Relying on real idols, virtual idols can shoot ten dramas a day, and the output speed depends only on the output capacity of the screenwriters.

The young and handsome actors can only make two films a year at most.

At the same time, these young talents also face various uncontrollable risks, such as PC, CF and so on.

Virtual idols will never collapse.

Not to mention that the acting skills of virtual idols are far better than those of young handsome guys.

The most important thing is that virtual idols do not have to share profits with the company.

As for the creation of virtual idols, all you need is a few employees with good aesthetic tastes.

The difficulty of operating a real idol is almost zero, and any adult who has received compulsory education can learn it.

A few employees, and they are only used when creating virtual idols. The cost is insignificant compared to distributing the income to real people.

Among them, "Dragon Tribe" is the most popular TV series produced by real idols during this period.

Except for Lu Mingfei, played by a young actor named C, all other roles, from the protagonist to the supporting characters, are played by virtual idols.

Mr. Zhao waved his hand and said, “After all, I am much older than you, and I know very well the influence of the Dragon Clan among the post-90s and post-00s groups.

This is definitely a hit.

Do you know why the previous Dragon Tribe TV series was unanimously considered a bad movie, but this one received rave reviews? "

Whether Wang knew or not, he had to answer: "I don't know. Please give me some advice, Mr. Zhao."

She was able to rise from an agent to the position of head of the agent department. What she is best at is making others feel comfortable.

Mr. Zhao continued, “Because when we filmed Dragon Tribe five years ago, the casting had to be both good-looking and popular, so the cost was very high.

Therefore, the investment in special effects and background locations is insufficient.

It just so happens that the scenes involving the dragon clan span many cities, and Kassel College is an old aristocratic school.

The school background is similar to the aristocratic school in Let’s Go See Meteor Shower, with a group of actors who only have good looks but no acting skills, and the plot is changed to pieces.

The special effects were just average, and there was nothing redeeming about it except that the actors were all top-tier celebrities at the time.

In fact, the emotional drama from the protagonist to the supporting characters in Dragon Tribe is still very rich, just like the emotional change of Lu Mingfei in the scene where Chen Wenwen confessed her love to him.

Is this something Xiao C can act out well?
As for now, the virtual idols’ acting skills are as good as those of movie stars, and the overall texture has improved from special effects to venues.

Coupled with the fact that the original content is very good and has great influence among the group, it is hard not to be popular.

Our business is no different from any other industry. If you can think further than others, you will succeed.

Creating the number one virtual idol is our most important goal for the next three years.

We must get this done well.

At the same time, don't rush to get him advertising, just leave them alone for now.

In addition, we will strive to obtain the "Three-Body" project from Tencent.

It would be best if we could win over Luo Ji."

Agent Wang nodded quickly: "Okay."

Dragon Clan had failed before, and other agencies were not very interested in this remake.

At the same time, compared with other brokerage companies that want to make money from Tencent, the entertainment company headed by Mr. Zhao took the initiative to give money to Tencent to let their virtual idol play the role of Chu Zihang.

At the same time, Tencent’s project has also sent quotations to various entertainment companies, hoping to use the virtual images of their popular stars.

Mr. Zhao and his team also offered the lowest price.

That's why they got the role successfully.

In Mr. Zhao’s opinion, Chu Zihang is the character that is most likely to attract fans in the entire original novel of Dragon Clan.

From acting to appearance, virtual idols will never disappoint.

Plus the quality of the show itself.

It's hard not to think about fire.

As for why "The Three-Body Problem" has not been released yet, it is because everyone knows that this project will be successful and everyone wants to get people involved.

Everyone hopes that their virtual idols can participate in the performance, and the distribution of benefits needs to be done well at this time.

So the progress will not be as expected.

After remembering this, agent Wang whispered, "Boss Zhao, I also heard that Tencent is going to shoot Infinite Horror.

I heard that the film and television adaptation rights involved in "Infinite Horror" have almost been negotiated.

The adaptation rights are very difficult to negotiate, so one can either pay a higher price or ask the original author zhttty to modify the original work.

Find a film or TV work that you can buy the copyright for, and use it as the world experienced by the protagonist, instead of the film or TV work that does not have the copyright.

And I heard from insiders that "Infinite Horror" is Tencent's biggest project this year and will be launched globally.

Also launched simultaneously is their overseas film and television app.

This means Tencent will definitely give Infinite Horror the most promotional resources.”

Mr. Zhao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is this news reliable?"

Agent Wang nodded seriously and said, "About 80 percent. My friend is very reliable, and he has access to the most core information at Tencent.

It’s just that Tencent has done a better job of keeping secrets.

Moreover, nowadays, filming TV series does not require behind-the-scenes staff such as directors, screenwriters, and production staff, so it has become easier to keep the news confidential.

I suspect we are all a little bit behind in getting the news.”

"Okay, I get it. You may not be able to negotiate this project. I will go to Tencent to discuss it myself.

Our number one virtual idol played Chu Zihang, and then played Chu Xuan, isn't it very suitable?"

(End of this chapter)