Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 762: Sky-high sponsorship fee, trying to steal my girl?
"My Stage", as the first professional singing stage in China, has aroused constant heated discussions across the Internet since its announcement.

Every social media platform was inundated with discussion about it, with speculation, anticipation, and excitement spreading across the internet.

Netizens have expressed their opinions on this first-of-its-kind music promotion stage in China, and made various predictions, and the topic continues to gain popularity.

As the premiere date approaches, in order to further ignite the enthusiasm of netizens, Nanxun Culture has adopted the method of announcing one or a group of singers every day in the last 10 days, gradually unveiling the mystery of the singers or groups participating in the first episode.

Every official announcement is like a bombshell, causing uproar on the Internet. Fans excitedly leave messages in the comment section to express their support, and passers-by can't help but be infected by the warm atmosphere and join in the discussion.

The first group announced on the first day was the much-anticipated new idol group NINE PERCENT. Once the news was released, it immediately topped the Weibo hot search list, and the number of readings of related topics quickly exceeded 100 million times.

NINE PERCENT’s fans spontaneously organized support activities to cheer for their idols, while other netizens were guessing what surprises would be waiting for them next.

As time goes by, new names are revealed every day. There are both powerful singers who have already established a foothold in the Chinese music scene, such as Hu Yanbin, Zhang Bichen, etc., as well as emerging stars, such as Shan Yichun, who first showed her talent through the program "I Want to Sing with You".

On May 5, the day before "My Stage" officially started broadcasting, Nanxun Culture announced the ninth singing group, which was the Rocket Girls who have always been highly sought after.

As soon as the news was released, it immediately caused heated discussion. As an extremely popular talent show group, Rocket Girls has the most fans among domestic groups. However, the number of times the group has reunited since the end of the show has become less and less. Yang Chaoyue, who is leading in popularity, has devoted herself to film and television dramas. Fans are excited to see Rocket Girls reunite this time.

Fans are enthusiastically discussing what kind of wonderful performances their favorite singers will bring on stage, the level of their new songs, and who the unannounced mystery guest will be?
Especially when it came to May 5th, when the countdown entered the last day and the identity of the only remaining artist was about to be revealed, the entire network seemed to hold its breath.

Countless pairs of eyes were staring at the screen, waiting for ten o'clock to arrive, wanting to know who the last singer would be.

As everyone was eagerly waiting, the official Weibo account of "My Stage" revealed the identity of the last singer to be promoted at 10 a.m. - Cheng Xiao.

After seeing Cheng Xiao’s official announcement poster, netizens were surprised, but also expected it.

After all, it had been rumored for a long time that the reason why the show "My Stage" came into being was that Lin Li created it specifically for Cheng Xiao.

Now that she has made the official announcement, it seems that the authenticity of the rumor has been confirmed.

What a favorite!
No wonder so many female stars are willing to have an ambiguous relationship with our teacher Nan Xun, they are really willing to put in the effort to support him!

If you are an actor, I will give you a role. If a singer doesn’t have a stage to showcase himself in the country, then I will create one for you!
My goodness, who wouldn’t be confused?

With the entire lineup confirmed, "My Stage" has become a hot topic of national concern.

Both veteran music lovers and ordinary audiences are looking forward to the arrival of this audio-visual feast.

It not only represents a rallying cry for love of music, but also symbolizes another important milestone in the diversified development of the domestic music market.

At this time, those advertisers who were originally thinking of lowering the price began to panic. Looking at the current popularity, "My Stage" is likely to become a big hit.

However, now when they gathered at Nanxun Culture again and wanted to sign a cooperation agreement at the previous price, the person in charge of the advertising department of Nanxun Culture gave a unified reply that everything had to wait until the first episode was broadcast.

Just when these advertising representatives were wondering why "My Stage" had not yet confirmed a single advertiser when the show was about to start tonight, a sudden piece of news became a hot topic, leaving them all dumbfounded.

In the Nanxun Culture conference room, the aroma of coffee was still wafting in the air, but the representatives from seventeen advertisers seemed to be under a spell. They were all staring at their phone screens in silence, with each expression uglier than the last.

The muscles on the face of Xu Ming, the representative of Yili, kept twitching, and he felt that the carefully prepared price-cutting plan in his hand suddenly became extremely hot.

"Five...five hundred million?"

There was the sound of a coffee cup being knocked over in the corner, and the dark brown liquid flowed along the lines of the conference table into a twisted river.

Xu Ming saw that the female representative of Wahaha wearing glasses was frantically refreshing her Weibo. In the reflection of the phone screen, the entry #JD.com pays a sky-high price to sponsor my stage# had exploded into blood red!

His temples were throbbing as he recalled the conversation he had with "My Stage" producer Li Jie in the revolving restaurant three days ago.

Under the crystal chandelier, Li Jie shook his goblet and chuckled, "They say you advertising people understand people's hearts best, but you may be wrong this time. When will our CEO Lin do something he is not sure of?"

At that time, he thought that this was just Li Jie's bluffing negotiation tactics, but now it seems that he already had it all planned out!

Yup!

How could he forget!

How come he ignored the relationship between Lin Li and the guy from JD.com!

But this is 5 million!

Is the guy from JD so confident about Lin Li’s program?

You're not treating money as money, right?

Now that the exclusive sponsorship is gone, the only options left are special broadcasts, full sponsorships and other advertising spots with much less exposure.

Looking at the current situation, the attention to "My Stage" has been maximized. As long as the live performances in the evening remain above the standard, with the current popularity, the number of views will definitely not be bad!
Failed!

At the same time, the Weibo real-time square exploded with millions of exclamations like goldfish blowing bubbles.

"I just counted zeros three times. Did Jing Dad move the pre-sale money from Double Eleven here?"

"This is definitely one of the top ten highest sponsorship fees in the history of variety shows!"

"I remember that the title sponsorship fee for Running Man was only 5 million. Now the title sponsorship fee for a music show whose broadcast effect is not even known is million?"

"I can only say that this wave is all about favors. Everyone knows the relationship between Nanda and Dadongzi. This is the rhythm of full support!"

"I am now looking forward to seeing what this music show will be like."

“Looking forward to Rocket Girls’ new song!”

“Looking forward to NINE PERCENT’s performance!”

"What the hell is this Five Poisons group? But this one named Jiang Zhenyu is pretty."

"The person above may not know this, but Jiang Zhenyu won first place in both the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Dance Academy in 14. He is very talented."

"Oh, it's so amazing!"

"How good is Cheng Xiao's singing ability? Is she going to sing and dance alone?"

"I think Cheng Xiao's main focus is dancing, and her singing is just okay."

"No matter what! I look forward to seeing the human Barbie Cheng Xiao!"

At this time, Weibo suddenly displayed a screenshot of an electronic contract posted by the program producer Li Jie. Under the "JD" logo with gold-plated special effects, the string of zeros for the payment amount was so long that one had to swipe left or right to read it.

The comment section was instantly filled with comments, and all the netizens who were just watching the show couldn't sit still and started expressing their thoughts.

When the elevator number jumped to the 1st floor, Xu Ming heard the sound of folders being thrown outside the elevator.

"They are breaking the rules. How can they sign the contract without going through the formalities?"

The roar of a representative of a mobile phone brand mixed with the hum of the central air-conditioning. The advertising representatives in the elevator all looked straight ahead, pretending not to hear anything.

"We are still discussing reducing the exclusive sponsorship fee to less than 300 million. This is simply a joke!"

Hearing this, Xu Ming couldn't help but curl his lips.

Why are you still talking nonsense now?

It would be better to think about how to get the advertising space in the future. Looking at the current situation, we can only wait for the first episode to be over. At 7:30 pm, the recording site of "My Stage" was held.

When the countdown on the big screen in the center of the stage jumped to 00:29:47, the sound of a script being thrown suddenly came from the director's room.

“JD’s logistics drone is still blocking Exit 2!”

Veins bulged on the back of the executive director's hand as he gripped the intercom. On the monitor screen, three six-rotor aircraft with red logos were stuck in the entrance passage.

Fans holding light signs in the audience noticed something was wrong, and whispers spread through the five hundred seats like electricity.

Chief Director Ma Yankun unbuttoned two shirt buttons. The blue light from the LCD screen burned two balls of fire on his lenses: "Let the lift start Plan B first!"

He turned around and ran into the technical team and Li Jie who were holding the holographic projection host. The corner of the metal box drew a silver line on his suit jacket.

"Producer Li, when you said you wanted to create this AR stage..."

"It's better to go and worship the Buddha than to say this now."

Li Jie put the broken phone in front of him, and the third most searched topic on Weibo was #My stage opened with a car crash? # followed by an exploding flame emoji.

There is also a hot search term "Will 500 million sponsorship fees be wasted?", and the number of people in the comment area is soaring at a rate of hundreds per second.

For fans who paid to enter, the program team did not forbid them from bringing mobile phones, so the videos and photos they took on the spot are being uploaded to the Internet continuously.

"Forget it, deal with it quickly!"

Ma Yankun held his forehead and turned to shout to the technician beside him.

Backstage.

Wang Yijin, the leader of the female team from Jiaxing, was having her eye makeup applied with loose powder by a makeup artist. She looked very similar to Yang Mi and attracted a lot of attention backstage.

Hu Yanbin turned up the volume of his earphones to the maximum, and the hot search term #过气歌手返锅肉# was clearly displayed on his mobile phone screen.

His face showed an extremely focused expression.

Shan Yichun was patting her face gently in front of the makeup mirror, and her expression was visibly nervous.

As for the boy group NINE PERCENT, members led by Cai Xukun are doing their final dance rehearsal.

This is a live broadcast, no one wants to make a fool of themselves.

Jiang Zhenyu and the other three members of the group are also rehearsing songs. Their strength is dancing, but singing is a problem.

It is easy to get out of breath during the performance, which affects the singing, so they need to pay special attention.

At this moment, Jiang Zhenyu glanced at Cheng Xiao who was having her hair adjusted by a stylist not far away. When she saw her sexy outfit in a sequined high-slit long skirt, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Glancing at the situation on the scene, a hint of hesitation flashed across her face, but she still couldn't resist the temptation. After telling her teammates to let them practice on their own for a while, she walked lightly towards Cheng Xiao.

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At the scene, the worker who was debugging the laser array froze in mid-air, and the giant metal wings specially customized by Nanxun Culture cast a jagged shadow on the dome.

The stage manager suddenly discovered that the infrared sensor of the central lift platform was malfunctioning, which was a disaster!

"Use the backup magnetic device!"

Kim Jae-hoon, a South Korean technical consultant wearing a headset, suddenly squeezed into the crowd, the smart watch on his wrist counting down.

"Give me three minutes to reshape the track."

As he spoke, he tore open the control box and began to rewire the wires. Flashing sparks splashed on the tool rack that was converted from a JD Logistics box.

At this time, Zhang Bichen's long skirt swept across the prop box converted from an express cabinet with the words "JD Express" written on it, and her delicately made-up face looked extremely serious.

When the intern came running over with the revised motion diagram, she suddenly held her chest and said, "Wait, is the chorus of the song raised half a key?"

"what?"

The intern was confused and stared at her with wide eyes.

The director's room suddenly fell silent. The "My Stage" logo flashed on the seven monitors on the main console at the same time, and a strange metallic scraping sound was heard in the audio track.

Ma Yankun grabbed the thermos and took a big gulp; the wolfberries stuck to his trembling lips.

"Solve the problem for me within ten minutes!"

"Yes!"

The shouts of response rang out in unison.

……

The countdown reached 00:07:33, and all the lights in the venue suddenly went out.

Before the five hundred screams landed, thirty ring lasers suddenly cut the stage into a dazzling lattice.

The electronic voice of JD Logistics Robot came from all directions: "We are delivering it to you at the highest speed!"

The dome cracked open with a waterfall-like blue data stream, and holographic images of ten groups of singers gradually emerged in the void.

The “My Stage” Weibo super topic was instantly refreshed with tens of thousands of “WTF!” comments, followed by an overwhelming amount of “Nanxun Culture is awesome” and “JD.com is awesome!”.

In the corner of the director's room, Kim Jae-hoon wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and deleted the alarm record on his mobile phone that said "there is a 0.03 second delay in the AR system". The hum of the backup generator could be faintly heard from under the stage.

Above the stage, ten holographic projections appear like a dream.

The colorful lights are like lively elves, leaping and dancing happily on the stage.

The lights interweave, blend and complement each other, making the entire stage as beautiful as a fairyland.

The entire stage seemed to have transformed into a mysterious entrance to a fantasy world, causing the audience to exclaim in amazement.

In the director's room, Li Jie and Ma Yankun looked at each other and both breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Lin Li, dressed in black sports casual clothes, came to the backstage leisurely.

He planned to cheer up Xiaoxiao and show some care.

After taking a quick look at the entrance, he quickly locked onto his target.

After seeing the interaction between her and the person next to her, Lin Li narrowed his eyes slightly.

This is……

Want to steal my girl?

(End of this chapter)