Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 640 My stage, what do we have?
After leaving the set of Chow Sang-yu, Lin Li headed straight to the airport.

Then I took a flight back to Beijing and landed at less than nine o'clock.

Lin Li did not return to the villa halfway up the mountain, nor did he go to No. 8 Xiaoyun Road. Instead, he went straight back to the dormitory.

Xiao Zhang took on a new endorsement and went to Shanghai to participate in a brand event. Dudu guessed that his cooking skills had improved greatly, so he accepted CCTV's invitation to participate in the recording of the second season of National Treasure.

National Treasure is a cultural exploration program produced by CCTV, which is mainly recorded in major museums and cultural heritage sites in the country.

Like this time, Dudu went to Min Province to record the program.

Lin Li was not idle either. After arriving at the dormitory, he and Chen Chao started a video conference with Xu Fei and other company executives.

The first topic of discussion was the progress of the first stage variety show project independently created by Nanxun Culture.

The inspection team that went to South Korea has all returned and started preparing for the new program under the leadership of Li Jie. After communicating with Penguin, Nanxun Culture officially named this program "My Stage".

The program plans to invite at least ten singers or groups to perform on live stage in each episode, and only new songs released within two months will be accepted.

During this process, each episode will also feature stage performances by well-known singers or groups, bringing surprise stages to the audience.

At the same time, 500 audience members on site will give real-time scores while watching the stage. These 500 audience members will use the online real-name ticketing system to ensure that they are paying audience members.

One vote from the audience on site will be counted as ten votes. At the same time, limited online voting will be opened during the live broadcast of the program, with one episode per week, and each episode will determine one or a group of champions.

The same song can only participate in the program for three consecutive weeks at most. If it wins the championship for three consecutive weeks, it will have the opportunity to be invited to participate in the "My Stage Year-end Concert" at the end of the year.

The program plans to arrange three fixed hosts, who will be rotated every ten episodes. The tentative plan is to run the program non-stop for one year, with live broadcasts at a fixed time every week.

This is the current framework of the program. After Li Jie finished his introduction, Lin Li supported his chin and pondered for a moment, while Li Jie waited nervously for Lin Li's opinion. Seeing that Lin Li was thinking, Xu Fei and others slowed down their movements and waited for Lin Li to respond.

After about ten seconds, Lin Li looked up at the screen. Li Jie immediately sat up straight, and Xu Fei and others also pretended to listen attentively.

"Over the past 18 years, variety shows have occupied half of the variety show market."

“How to break the old and create the new has become a question that many variety show crews are thinking about.”

"Everyone is familiar with me now, and I know them all very well. I can tell you frankly that I have selfish motives for participating in this unprecedented music program in the domestic entertainment industry."

At this point, Lin Li paused and glanced at everyone's reactions.

Seeing Xu Fei and the others smile in understanding, he also smiled and continued:
"Selfishness may be selfishness, but in my opinion, a professional music performance stage is something that is lacking in the domestic entertainment industry, and it is also an indispensable stage."

"Moreover, it is also the missing piece of the domestic variety show puzzle, a blue ocean."

"Through the music shows in Japan and South Korea, we can easily find that they have become very mature in stage camera movements, stage effects, stage atmosphere, and the operation of stage peripheral products. They can even gain huge profits just by relying on stage peripherals."

"At present, the lack of professional music performance stages for Chinese musicians and the fact that new songs are not well-known have also attracted widespread attention from many mainland entertainment companies."

"From a sentimental perspective, every era has its own songs and performance methods that carry the significance of the era, and promoting songs is also a sentiment, and it is also the passion of generations of music fans."

"The music show we are doing now was born out of the multiple demands of the market, musicians and the public."

"We will pick up the passion for promoting songs, gather new and old singers, and present the elegance of Chinese musicians on a small stage. We hope to promote the development of the mainland music industry, let more good works be known to the public, and increase the enthusiasm of musicians to create."

"Of course, as an entertainment company, we naturally have to make money. This is a realistic thing. Good profits can bring motivation to our staff and enthusiasm for other singers to participate in the program."

"And I believe that as long as we do a good job on the stage and the show is popular and discussed enough, there will be brands willing to wave their money and enter the market."

"In the early stages of the show we need to invite singers, and what I hope is that in the future those singers, groups, and musicians will compete to be on our show, and even be proud to be on our show."

"We want to make the public feel that singers who can perform on our stage are talented singers. To achieve this, singers who have participated in our program before must have demonstrated their abilities through the program and put on amazing performances."

"Therefore, we need to use concert-level stage and sound equipment to serve the performance, using the stage as a carrier to strive to maximize the charm of the music itself."

“We will spare no expense to create a stage effect that surpasses any music stage in Japan or Korea.”

"They have rich experience, but we also have our own advantages."

Lin Li's voice was low and powerful, his tone was steady and smooth, and every word seemed to be carefully considered.

The speech was clear and logical, and every point was carefully considered.

When explaining his own views, he was able to explain complex issues in simple and easy-to-understand language, which made Xu Fei and others nod their heads in approval.

Those who can participate in this video conference are the heads of various departments of Nanxun Culture and the core personnel of Nanxun Culture.

In order to express his importance to this music show, Lin Li specially set up a variety show department, with Li Jie as the person in charge.

This action also shows his determination to make the show a good one.

"Um... Mr. Lin, can I ask you a question?"

In the video, Li Jie raised his hand with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Manager Li, why are you still being so shy? If you have something to say, just speak up."

Seeing this, Lin Li teased with a smile.

Chen Chao and other executives in the video also started laughing.

"Well, this is what I want to ask, Mr. Lin. We have no experience in producing related programs, and we are still crossing the river by feeling the stones, so..."

"I would like to ask what are the specific advantages you mentioned?"

After a little hesitation, Li Jie still asked the question in his mind.

"I would like to ask first, what do you think our advantages are, Director Li?"

Lin Li showed an interested expression and asked him with a smile.

"Perhaps it's because of your popularity, Mr. Lin?"

Li Jie asked tentatively with a cautious expression. "It is a certain factor, but it is not accurate enough."

Lin Li smiled.

"Maybe it's because there has never been a music show like this in China, and the audience is curious?"

Li Jie continued to guess.

“That’s one thing, but it still doesn’t get to the point.”

Lin Li replied with a smile, then raised his hand to signal him to continue.

"Boss Lin, please give me some advice. I can't think of any more reasons for now."

Li Jie in the video scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly.

"Actually, there is nothing wrong with what Manager Li said, but there is a crucial point that you didn't mention."

"Let me tell you what our greatest advantage is."

Lin Li first affirmed Li Jie's answer, and then said seriously.

Hearing this, all the senior executives of Nanxun Culture held their breath and looked at Lin Li seriously.

Lin Li did not keep the audience in suspense and revealed the answer directly.

"What do we have?"

“What is our greatest strength?”

"We have money!"

Lin Li's voice was decisive and extremely confident.

In the video, a group of Nanxun Culture executives were stunned for a moment after hearing Lin Li's answer. They didn't expect this to be the answer.

then……

"Wow..."

As Chen Chao was the first to applaud, all the executives began to applaud.

They gradually came to their senses and realized that what they said was true!
We have such a large population base in the country, such a big brand as Linli, a program format that has never appeared in the country, and we are cooperating with Penguin, which is undoubtedly the number one video platform.

The right time, the right place, and the right people were all in place.

The most important thing is that Mr. Lin is right, we have money!

We at Nanxun Culture have plenty of money!

The performance of many film and television companies in the industry has been poor, marking the film and television industry’s cold winter period.

Nanxun Culture’s films and TV series have progressed in tandem, producing a number of hits in succession and making a ton of money. We are so rich!

Having money means that we can create the best stage, present the best effects, and continue to do so.

Combined with the previous points, how could we not succeed?

We will definitely succeed!
It’s not that the senior executives of Nanxun Culture are blindly arrogant, but their continuous success has made them full of confidence in Lin Li!
"Okay, that concludes the first topic. Let's move on to the second topic, which is the release date of Ignite."

“If you have any ideas, please bring them up.”

After taking in everyone's reactions, Lin Li lowered his hands, signaling them to stop clapping, and chuckled.

"Mr. Lin, I want to talk about Ignite. Is it possible for us to complete the entire process of setting the release date, finalizing the trailer, and officially launching it within a week?"

As soon as Lin Li finished speaking, Xu Fei raised his hand to signal.

"Please continue, Mr. Xu."

Lin Li was not surprised that Xu Fei would take the initiative to speak, and nodded.

"Okay, Mr. Lin, it's like this. I think Ignite doesn't need to worry about the attention because of your participation. Even if you parachute in, it won't make any difference."

"After the last incident, your reputation has been somewhat affected. If nothing unexpected happens, you will be a huge success in the field of acting after Ignite is broadcast. Then the previous impact will almost completely dissipate, and it is likely that your influence will be further expanded."

"This is what I think. Please correct me, Mr. Lin and everyone else."

Xu Fei's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he gave a well-reasoned analysis.

While he was narrating, many senior executives of Nanxun Culture nodded in approval.

"Well, Mr. Xu said it very well. Does anyone else have any different opinions?"

Lin Li looked at the executives on the video interface and asked.

Everyone glanced at the interface and shook their heads slightly.

"Since no one has any objections, let's do as Mr. Xu wishes. We will announce the release date tomorrow morning at 12 o'clock as usual. Let's choose December 7th."

“On December 12, the day before the official launch, the final trailer will be released.”

Lin Li waved his hand and made the decision.

"understand!"

A group of Nanxun Culture executives responded in unison.

(End of this chapter)