Huayu became famous overnight

Chapter 16: Sohu's Second Invitation

Wait until the master leaves.

A group of fellow disciples gathered around.

"Are you okay, Mingzi? If Huayi really dares to cause trouble for you, we brothers will definitely stand on your side."

You want to lean on others, but will they want you?

"Mingzi is now a big shot and has started talking about movie investment. If there is a suitable role in the future, don't forget me. I don't even need money."

Brother, I have to consider even if you pay for it.

"No more words to say. Brother Bao is here if you need me."

Song Xiaobao patted Xu Ming's shoulder and said, "Although I really can't help much."

This is a true brother. He can even talk about incompetence so confidently.

"Thank you very much, it's really nothing. Even if the sky falls, I have Master as tall as you to hold it up."

Xu Ming's hilarious words made all his fellow disciples laugh.

They often do bad things and ask the master to clean up the mess.

Regardless of whether it was fake concern or sincere concern, he thanked them one by one.

After that, a senior brother with a long hooked nose came up to him and said, "Mingzi, how much investment do you still need for your movie? If it's just a few million, I can help you out."

Who the hell is bragging when he has nothing better to do? There is a rich guy among my fellow apprentices...

After seeing who was coming, Xu Ming swallowed the word "ma" back.

It’s true. This guy is the only one in Benshan Media who is from a rich second-generation family.

His family is in real estate. He previously played Da Zhuang in "Marshal Ma". His words "We'll see how things turn out" made Xu Ming worry about Marshal Ma for several episodes.

When Wolf Warrior 2 was short of funds for filming, it was this guy who generously donated part of the money.

"Brother Fei, we don't need any help for now. I appreciate your kindness. If you really need help, I will definitely let you know." Xu Ming said.

"That's fine. I can't help you with anything else, but I have some money at home." Wu Yunfei said.

When can we make fun of ourselves like this? Unfortunately, Xu Ming's family really only has a few acres of land and a few pigs, and at most a Chinese pastoral dog.

Time passed day by day during the rehearsal.

Huayi’s ban on Xu Ming was not without effect. Many announcements for film and television dramas were quietly cancelled.

But overall, it didn't affect the latter at all.

He simply didn't have the time to attend these announcements in a short period of time. On the contrary, many TV stations and advertisers were eager to invite him to attend their events.

Huayi has temporarily stopped its actions, but everyone knows that with the ambitions of those two brothers, this matter will probably not end there.

The entertainment industry was relatively calm in February. Actress Gigi Lai quit the industry and got married, while another actress Dong Jie and her husband Pan Yueming had a baby boy. It is hard to imagine that they were regarded as a golden couple by the public, but they ended up in such a mess many years later.

In this calm, "Diaosi Man 2" was launched on the Internet.

Xu Ming, who has rarely appeared in public since the Spring Festival Gala, has a rare work released.

Even if it is just an online video, it is enough to divert the attention of the media and the public who have long been bored.

So cliché!

Low level!

Exaggerated!

All kinds of comments came flooding in, and people naturally had a sense of superiority towards online videos.

Especially the professional media, in their reports, Xu Ming's performance in this kind of thing is simply self-degradation. But none of this affects the rising data of "Diaosi Nanren 2".

The first episode had over 24 million views in 2 hours, and the cumulative views of the ten episodes exceeded million. The term "Diaosi Nanzi " topped Baidu's search rankings for three consecutive days.

This made other Internet companies extremely envious. Sohu's market value fluctuated slightly upward just because of the popularity of this web drama.

You have to know that Sohu’s market value is billions of dollars, and no matter how small the fluctuation is, it is calculated in US dollars.

At one time, countless interview requests were sent to Benshan Media.

The people in the agency department were extremely anxious. Their previous jobs were very easy and everyone wanted to take jobs secretly and pay less to the company.

Who would have thought that the workload brought by Xu Ming alone exceeded that of all the artists in the entire company.

"I smiled triumphantly..."

The ringtone rang and Xu Ming took out his cell phone. He had changed his SIM card after the Chinese New Year.

Those who can call in are all people around me or important partners.

"Is Teacher Xu busy right now?"

"If you don't get down to business, I might be busy soon."

"Ahem, it's like this, our company hopes that you can still appear in the next season of "Diaosi Men Season 3", and the specific remuneration can be negotiated."

Obviously, the number of views of "Diaosi Nanzi 2" has really made Sohu Entertainment very satisfied. One meal is not enough and they are already thinking about the next meal.

"Didn't I tell you? I won't be acting in the series anymore. I've sold the rights to all the series to you." Xu Ming responded casually.

He can still say that this one was filmed before he appeared on the Spring Festival Gala. If he shoots another one, both the TV stations and advertisers will think he is not cool enough.

It’s like the gap between internet celebrities and stars. Before the advent of live streaming to sell goods, any star who made money from live streaming would be considered a symbol of being out of date.

"Just a guest appearance will be fine. Without you, the series will be missing its soul. In addition, our company has reconsidered the investment in the movie project of Love Is Not Blind, and we think we can work together again." said a Sohu staff member.

Large companies often cooperate in-depth with an artist if the collaboration goes smoothly.

Of course, what is more important is that the winner always wins.

As long as Xu Ming can continue to bring them benefits, they will always support Xu Ming. When they lose this ability, they will be the ones who run away the fastest.

"Then this guest appearance can be considered."

Xu Ming changed the subject quickly and said.

"But I heard that the talks with Huayi broke down with you. Do you have any alternative choice for the new party?" the other party asked.

Sohu Entertainment has certain distribution capabilities, but they are not enough to support the entire movie and are more of a supplement.

So the company that owns the distribution channels is very important.

The reason why Huayi is not short of it is because of the foundation laid by Feng Xiaogang, the field of Lunar New Year films, which has been successful time and again.

In particular, "If You Are the One" released this year, despite being sandwiched between three blockbusters, "Red Cliff", "Ip Man" and "Mei Lanfang", it grossed over 3 million yuan at the box office.

This achievement is enough to make a number of theaters allocate resources to Huayi.

But later, Huayi offended Wanda, which owns the cinema chain, and the consequences are clear.

Even Xiao Wang dared to mock Feng Xiaogang on Weibo, and the latter could only make a few mild criticisms.

Xu Ming was thinking. There were not many entertainment companies in China that had distribution channels. Excluding those involved with Huayi, an option instantly popped up in his mind.

"How is Orange Sky Entertainment?"

(End of this chapter)