New Age Artists

Chapter 198 The Contempt Chain of the Two-Living and Three-Living People (23)

Chinese films cannot do without Shen Santong!

Shen Santong can only say that with him around, at least the structure of the film industry will not be as unbalanced as in his previous life.

Moreover, he set an example by taking the lead in having China Film Group check the accounts of its investments in blockbuster films, and large investments will surely continue in the future.

This is how state-owned enterprises are. Once the rules are set, they generally won’t change.

Those Hong Kong directors will suffer then.

Busy until two in the afternoon.

The assistant reminded: "Miss Fan Bingbing said she has a date with you today."

Shen Santong stretched and almost forgot.

Fat Bingbing has something to ask him.

Meet at her new home: "Arrange a car, old rules, don't let the paparazzi catch you."

For this kind of trip, Shen Santong would change to an ordinary car.

The business car stays at the company and leaves at the end of get off work time.

The paparazzi are too rampant, they dare to leak anything including addresses and phone numbers, so Shen Santong is very careful about this.

Fan Bingbing’s new home is in Galaxy Bay.

The property was launched in July this year, and Shen Santong bought two units first.

He established friendship with Fan Bingbing and advised her to buy a house as soon as she had money.

Buy early so you can pay the tax later.

Maybe it was fate. He had seen news in his previous life that Fan Bingbing sold most of his properties to pay the tax arrears, but he did not sell the one in Galaxy Bay.

Fan Bingbing has taken a fancy to Galaxy Bay, but she doesn’t have much money now.

Shen Santong borrowed some money and combined it with her own money, and the two of them started living together.

After entering the community, Shen Santong first made a phone call. Fan Bingbing's parents and brother would also be staying here: "Is your family here?"

Fan Bingbing smiled and said, "They are all here, waiting for you. They said they wanted to see their son-in-law."

Shen Santong knew he was not there when he heard it. Was he joking? "Oh, I quickly asked my assistant to buy some gifts. You didn't remind me. Do you think I can go home empty-handed for the first time?"

Fan Bingbing was talking on the phone while checking his battle uniform in the mirror.

Even though I knew it was a joke, I still felt something strange: "I'm kidding, there's no one here, come up quickly."

Shen Santong thought about it and wondered if innocent people would be affected during the fight. "Why don't you go to my place downstairs? If you scream too loudly, your parents will be scared when they come back."

Fan Bingbing blushed and his heart fluttered: "Who is shouting louder? What nonsense are you talking about! Are you sure I'm going downstairs? I'm free!"

Shen Santong straightened his body slightly to show his respect: "Just come over, but I'll make it clear that I won't agree to your album launch."

He wrote a song called "Red High Heels" for Fan Bingbing.

Fan Bingbing invited him to attend the album launch conference.

However, Shen Santong was principled and refused outright.

Apart from movies, he never makes public appearances.

Of course, he also wanted to see what tricks Fan Bingbing could play.

He will not yield in the face of torture!

Open the door.

Shen Santong saw Fan Bingbing wrapped in a windbreaker and exclaimed: "What a cool look! Your high heels are too high!"

Fan Bingbing took off his coat and complained, "What's going on between you and Hua Yi? Wang Zhongjun is trying to please me. It's so scary."

Her life is too good now, making her a little proud, and all kinds of resources are rushing to her.

That is to say, the project of "Night Banquet" was launched early, and she didn't want to make any contribution at that time.

If I had come a little later, I would definitely have had a role.

Shen Santong said: "It's just a little conflict, it has nothing to do with you, just do what you want."

Fan Bingbing didn't ask any more questions and sat on his lap.

She pressed one hand on his chest, stared into his eyes, and said with a smile: "You wrote songs for me, and I released my album. If you don't go, isn't that unreasonable?"

Shen Santong shook his head: "I don't participate in any activities other than movies."

As he said this, he began to teach Fan Bingbing a lesson: "Double-living and triple-living are actually a funeral in disguise, do you understand?"

Fan Bingbing provided emotional value, staring at him with his big eyes: "I am a little girl, I don't understand. You, as a real man, please be kind and tell me." He emphasized the "big" in real man and put his hand on his brother.

Shen Santong is three years younger than her and is her younger brother.

Of course, I also want to hear what Shen Santong has to say.

I have to say that this man has some very good insights into movies and the industry.

Shen Santong explained: "Hong Kong and Taiwan are engaged in both film and television, and singing, film and television. The reason is that the places are small and cannot support artists."

"Take singers as an example. For an album, it takes a month to promote, publicize and perform in Hong Kong. For Taiwan, it takes a little longer, but it can be done in two months."

"Hong Kong singers need to release three or four albums a year, plus one or two greatest hits, to fill their schedules."

“Wandao is a little better, but they still need to release two albums a year, usually at the beginning and middle of the year.”

"And releasing albums in succession is a privilege only enjoyed by popular singers."

"The Hong Kong and Taiwan markets are small, and most singers don't sell enough copies to cover the cost of bottling."

"Let me ask you, an average singer can only sell one or two thousand records, with low income, and only have work for one or two months. How do you think he can support himself the rest of the time?"

Fan Bingbing, who was originally careless, couldn't help but sit up straight.

This analytical approach is very novel.

Consider from the perspective of industry and market.

Fan Bingbing looked at Shen Santong in admiration: "So in order to support yourself, you can only live in two or three places?"

Shen Santong shook his head: "No, it shouldn't be called dual-living, it should be called part-time, or part-time job when there is no other choice!"

"Artists can't support themselves through their jobs, so they can only do odd jobs here and there. Singers become actors, and actors become singers."

"It's a kind of helplessness. I tell you, because the market is small, Hong Kong and Taiwan have very strict control over artists."

"It's not just Hong Kong and Taiwan. South Korea is equivalent to one of our provinces, and the same is true."

"The market is small, which results in the companies that control the channels being in a high position, while the status of artists is very low."

Listen, listen.

Fan Bingbing felt as if everything had suddenly become clear.

She understood that Huayi had previously used the same tricks learned from Hong Kong and Taiwan, manipulating and controlling the artists.

Shen Santong: "We are different. The market is big. Our artists don't need to work part-time or odd jobs, and they won't have time to work part-time in the future."

“Take the singer as an example.”

"For an album, assuming he is not the composer, we don't count the creation time, but only the collection, production, and practice of songs, which would take him one month."

"For publicity, you have to travel to first-tier cities. Appearing on TV shows, signing sessions, meet-and-greets, business orders, and going through the process in each city will take at least a week."

“I’ve finished running through all the first-tier cities, and it only took a month or two.”

“There are more second- and third-tier cities than first-tier cities, and it will take another two or three months to complete the tour.”

"It's a good album. Making money from the album is only part of it. The biggest part is making money from concerts. It will take another three to four months to go through the first-, second- and third-tier cities again."

"Every year, there are festivals, such as the Spring Festival, New Year's Day, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, evening parties, and private invitations. Add all these holidays together, and another month is gone."

"If a singer with a masterpiece wants to make money, he can make money from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, all year round."

"So mainland singers don't need to work part-time, they can support themselves with their main job."

Shen Santong continued, "A large market will also bring fairness. A singer with representative works cannot be banned by a company."

"At worst, I can just go offline and settle in cash. I can do a few commercial performances a month and earn quite a bit of money."

Shen Santong concluded: "Being dual- or triple-role is actually very miserable for Hong Kong and Taiwan artists. They have to work multiple jobs to make a living."

"It's only because of the spineless people in our media and industry that they turned a funeral into a kind of glory."

"It seems that if a star doesn't have two or three roles, he or she is not really a star."

Shen Santong was also convinced.

It's obviously a bad thing happening outside.

But because of the evil media, the funeral was turned into a celebration.

The key is that there are quite a few ways to play this way.

If you really believe it, you will be in trouble.

(End of this chapter)