Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 317: What should I do if I have a senior sister named Cha Cha?
"What? That's too abstract!"

"Can't you just say it directly~"

Zhou Ye hummed in dissatisfaction, his delicate eyebrows furrowed.

Zhang Jingyi stared at Lin Li, and suddenly a bold guess came to her mind, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear that she had thought wrongly.

She recalled the first time she met Lin Li at a book signing event and the book she brought for Lin Li to sign.

The heroine of that book was jokingly called a princess by the hero. When the heroine asked the hero what kind of person could be called a princess, the hero told her, "First of all, she must have a pair of noble eyes."

She herself really liked the book, which was called "Lighters and Princess Dresses."

She suddenly remembered the look Lin Li gave her before Beijing Film Academy announced that it would film Wind Dog, and then she thought of the time she brought the book "Lighter and Princess Dress" to ask Lin Li to sign it, as well as the look just now.

Is it...

Is he doing this for himself?

But he clearly has Oda!
Zhang Jingyi felt her mind was a little confused and she didn't dare to think about it any further.

"So you see, even if I give you a hint, you still can't guess it."

"Don't let your imagination run wild. Just perform your current role well first."

"Your performance as Wei Lai is good, but don't forget, you still have the most important scene to shoot."

Lin Li looked at Zhou Ye, who was pouting with displeasure, and reminded her with a smile.

"Oh, I know, I know."

"Don't worry, I'm ready!"

Zhou Ye's fair little face was full of a confident expression, and he was very self-assured.

"Are you sure you don't need a substitute?"

Lin Li confirmed with her again.

"Of course! If Zifeng can do it, so can I."

"Your stairs are much steeper and longer than hers."

"Don't worry, the crew has done experiments before. I have also learned a lot of self-protection moves from the action instructor, and I will wear protective gear when the time comes. There will be no problem."

"Okay, anyway, be careful when filming. Learn more from the action instructor when you have nothing to do these two days and be fully prepared."

"I know. I will."

Zhou Ye smiled and answered crisply.

"Ah."

Seeing that she was confident, Lin Li felt relieved.

What they were discussing was the scene where Wei Lai was pushed down the stairs by Chen Nian. The stairs were very long and there was still some danger.

"Jingyi, after filming this drama, you can be considered to have your own masterpiece and have completed a complete work."

"When I return to school after the New Year, I will calm down and settle myself down."

"You know this well. Wind Dog's statistics won't be bad. Having a good start is important, but whether it can be maintained in the future is more important."

"I suggest that you stay quietly in school next semester to hone your acting skills, and then cooperate with the promotion period for the launch of Fengquan."

"For your next work, if a company gives you a script or wants to sign you, please tell me and I'll take a look at it for you."

"Yeah, you too."

Lin Li first looked at Zhang Jingyi's careful instructions, and then turned to Zhou Ye to add.

"Oh, I see."

Zhang Jingyi didn't ask what she was thinking, but just responded obediently.

"Ali, speaking of this, I'm a little curious. Why don't you become an artist manager? I was thinking of signing with your company."

Zhou Ye leaned his arms on the table, holding up his face which was a little flushed after drinking, and asked curiously.

Zhang Jingyi also sat up straight after hearing that, pricked up her ears and stared at Lin Li seriously.

Of course, she was also very curious about this.

"Want to know?"

Lin Li picked up the black glutinous rice wine on the table and took a sip, then raised his eyes to glance at the two curious little faces and asked with a smile.

"Ok!"

The two girls responded in sync, a rare moment.

"Okay, tell me then."

Lin Li placed his right hand on the edge of the table, tapping the tabletop unconsciously with his slender fingers, and began to explain to the two girls.

“Faced with increasingly stringent market demands and audience expectations, companies need to devote more or even all their energy to content creation.”

"As for artists who are in the rising stage of their careers, they need more professional personal planning and long-term strategic layout."

"Nanxun Culture's competitiveness lies not in its artists but in its content production, and the revenue from film and television production should be much higher than that from artist management."

"For example, if our company has 20 artists, it would be too time-consuming to manage nearly 20 artists. Canceling the artist management business is a way to stop losses in time and focus on strengths."

After saying this in one breath, Lin Li picked up the glass again and took a sip of wine.

I've talked too much and I'm a little thirsty.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingyi picked up the wine jar on the table and leaned forward to fill Lin Li's glass with wine.

"Thank you Jingyi."

Lin Li looked at Zhang Jingyi who sat back down again and gave her a gentle smile.

"You're welcome."

Zhang Jingyi curved her eyebrows and responded softly.

"But now all film and television companies have their own artists. Your Nanxun Culture has so many hit works, and with you here, there will be more good works and products produced in the future. It would be a pity not to be an artist agent!"

Zhou Ye curled his lips as he watched the interaction between the two and raised his question again. "Yezi, let me give you an example."

Lin Li turned his gaze to Zhou Ye, ready to explain it to her in detail.

In fact, he could see that the two girls actually wanted to go to his company, but whether from the company's perspective or his personal perspective, he didn't want them to go to Nanxun Culture.

After all, if there is the first one, there will be the second one. He didn't even dare to imagine how lively it would be if all the women who had relationships with him came to his company!
Not to mention anything else, the two girls in front of him are enough to give him a headache.

"You tell me, I'm listening."

Zhou Ye kept his hands on his face, urging Lin Li.

Lin Li glanced at her and smiled.

"You all should know that since its establishment, Noon Sunshine has starred in many big dramas, which have made their artists famous enough and their value has skyrocketed."

"For example, Jin Dong's pay has increased from 300 million to 1500 million. He and Wang Kai have also become first-tier stars. Young artists such as Qiao Xin have also begun to emerge and have received many film offers."

"But the composition of Noon Sunshine's management team means that artist management is not their strongest point."

"During the management process, there was also a situation where Wang Kai's fans club 'tear up Hou Hongliang'."

"And for the sake of the company's performance, these artists have to reduce their own pay when they appear in their own company's works, and the artists also have complaints in their hearts."

"So it's no surprise that sooner or later they will divest themselves from artist management and focus on content creation."

Lin Li paused here and waited for the two girls to react.

"So what you're saying is that artist management will distract the company's attention and be detrimental to content creation?"

Zhang Jingyi analyzed Lin Li's words and stared at him with clear eyes.

“Is there still a question of profit distribution?”

Zhou Ye glanced at Zhang Jingyi and added.

"You two are both right."

"In fact, the situation of Nanxun Culture has many similarities with that of Zhengwu."

Lin Li looked at the two girls leisurely, with a faint smile on his lips.

“Unlike most companies that rely on artists to support their works, we at Nanxun Culture have always followed the model of using works to support artists.

"To put it simply, as everyone knows, our company's dramas are all adapted from my works and have a mass base."

"Combined with the outstanding performance of my previous adaptations and the feedback from several works produced by Nanxun Culture, the quality of our self-produced dramas is extremely high."

At a time when good domestic dramas and films are rare, all actors will take the initiative to strive to participate in our Nanxun Culture's works, and all film and television companies will first think of cooperating with us rather than competing with us."

"In this case, we at Nanxun Culture do not need to maintain a large team of artists and artist management."

"After all, with our appeal, the company doesn't need such a department."

“In fact, the relationship between a production company and its own artist management is just like the relationship between a theater and its own production company. It is always a paradox.”

“The performance of one party may come at the expense of the other.”

"As long as Nanxun Culture can continue to produce high-quality works, we can become a platform-based company and become a popular partner for major companies and the three major platforms in the industry to cooperate with."

“So artist management is not necessary for us at Nanxun Culture.”

Lin Li's voice was steady and powerful, and Zhou Ye and the other man nodded repeatedly after hearing it.

"So Director Lin, please take better care of me in the future. I will be there whenever you call."

"Well...but I have to pay for the film, hehe."

Zhou Ye thought of the joke from the Starlight Awards some time ago and made a playful joke, but he couldn't help but covered his mouth and laughed as soon as he finished speaking.

"You want a paycheck? I'll have to think about it."

Lin Li raised his hand and stroked his chin, as if thinking about something.

"Evil capitalists! Humph!"

Seeing this, Zhou Ye clasped his hands in front of him, raised his little face, and looked like an unhappy baby.

"I don't know when I can work with you, Ali, like Senior Sister Zhou Ye next time."

Zhang Jingyi thought of the guess in her mind about leaving first and stared straight at Lin Li.

"There will be a chance."

Lin Li met her gaze with a smile, and there was something in his eyes that she couldn't understand.

"Well, I will definitely listen to you and concentrate on honing my acting skills in school."

"Looking forward to your performance."

"By the way, I wish you a happy new year in advance."

"You too, happy new year."

Along with the early New Year's greetings, the two smiled at each other, their eyes tightly intertwined, as if they wanted to engrave each other's appearance deeply in their minds, as a consolation for the time when they could not meet in the future.

"Then I would like to wish Jingyi a happy new year in advance!"

Seeing that Lin Li and the other person were looking at each other again, Zhou Ye rolled his eyes and interrupted again.

Zhang Jingyi retracted her gaze and looked at her, suppressing her unhappiness: "Thank you, senior sister. Senior sister too, happy new year."

"Come to think of it, it will be very quick. We will be able to meet at school again soon."

"But it's a very novel experience to be able to spend the New Year with Ali this year. It's the first time I'm not with my family during the New Year."

Zhou Ye's crystal clear eyes were filled with smiles, and although he seemed nonchalant, the corners of his mouth were almost reaching the sky.

"Good."

Zhang Jingyi tried hard to keep smiling and rolled her eyes silently in her heart.

Question: What should I do if I have a Cha Cha senior?
In the end, Zhang Jingyi paid for the meal, and Lin Li couldn't persuade her, so he had to go along with her.

At the same time, what Lin Li didn't know was that Zhao Lusi, who had recovered, had already boarded a flight to Shanghai.

(End of this chapter)