The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 83 This is a chance for her to be equal

After Hou Minghao debuted last year, the company helped him market the character "Little Lu Han", but it still didn't make any splash.

It's really so confusing that Sister Luwei is scolding him just to add to his popularity.

Having suffered a loss at the hands of Xu Xing, I won’t be fooled again this time.

Throughout the whole year, Hou Minghao's Baidu Index was the highest when he was involved in the battlefield when Xu Xing debuted last year.

However, although Xu Xing said that he came here to pursue his dream of being on stage, he still wanted to let Hou Minghao train for a few years, put him in the 2.0 of "The Untamed", and let him help the company make money.

Someone has to be arranged to grab this wave of traffic and make money from ancient idol dramas. It would be better to take the opportunity to pull him out of that deep pit company.

After all, the two of them had been trainees together for two years and he had called him "brother" for three years. Before Xu Xing signed the contract last year, he even wanted to help Xu Xing find a job in his company.

Moreover, in his previous life, Hou Minghao had been in the industry for so many years and nothing messy had happened to him, although that might also be the reason why he has always been obscure.

However, even if he doesn't want to act in the short term, a trainee like him who has trained in South Korea is also needed by Qu Mingzhen's trainee company.

After all, Hou Minghao is only 18 years old this year. He is really young and it would be fine for him to pursue his dream of being on stage for another two years.

The production of The Untamed will not be launched for another two or three years.

Of course, there is a prerequisite, that is, his termination fee should not be too high.

[…I’ll think about it.]

Hou Minghao replied after a long time.

……

"That's the situation. Contact him again. If the termination fee is not high, sign it."

The next day, Liu Cheng happened to come to visit the set with producer Fang Ying, and Xu Xing told him what had happened.

Liu Cheng had previously told Xu Xing that he was signing other artists for the studio.

Qu Mingzhen was about to get a big project, so he took the opportunity to fill the position. Chen Yuqi was not enough, after all, Xu Xing didn't like the role and wouldn't act.

"Okay," Liu Cheng nodded, "but you actually recommended that I sign a male artist?"

"..."

Xu Xing really wanted to complain.

"I've almost negotiated two recently."

Liu Cheng smiled.

After being commanded by Xu Xing for a year, he has now mastered the technique of making Xu Xing feel less painful.

"Oh."

Xu Xing waited for him to continue.

"You've heard of Meng Ziyi, right? She's also a marketing girl from Beijing Film Academy, a gorgeous type."

"..."

"There is another one called Zhang Ruonan, who may be less famous. Although she is not a top student, she is also a pure school beauty who has become popular on the Internet. She is also still in school. Take a look at their photos and videos. Do they both match the development potential in your mind?"

Liu Cheng took out his cell phone seriously and showed it to Xu Xing.

"..."

Xu Xing heard that he was complaining about sleeping with Nazha and Chen Dulin.

"Originally, they were still hesitant after I offered them the conditions, but after the broadcast of "The Beginning", in the past two days, they basically all agreed. They must have a good impression of you.

"After Tangren found out about you and Nazha, he complained to me several times. Last time, Reba's assistant took the photos secretly, and Jiaxing also wanted to use you for publicity.

"So in fact, it is still less troublesome and safer to have our own company."

After complaining, Liu Cheng spoke very directly: if you want to play, play at the company.

For him, protecting Xu Xing, the God of Wealth, is the most important thing. As long as there is no major accident, Xu Xing's current momentum will surely last for decades.

Solving all problems for such top artists is what a management company should do most. As long as there is a brand, there will be no shortage of high-quality artists and good seedlings to join them.

Solving problems with the same company is a proven experience in the industry. In recent years, the paparazzi led by Fengxing Studio have become more and more rampant. If Xu Xing fails, he will have to waste money to deal with the paparazzi.

It would be better to give some resources to suitable female artists. It would be best if they can become popular.

"No, you only sign people who can make money for the studio."

Xu Xing was convinced. "You think neither of these two is acceptable? You won't sign?"

Liu Cheng asked.

He chose these two after considering Xu Xing's taste and felt that they had development prospects.

Meng Ziyi is very ambitious and knows what she wants, so her development in the entertainment industry will not be too bad.

It seems that Zhang Ruonan is popular with the audience, and this kind of pure style has always been very popular in the market.

"..." Xu Xing looked up at the sky, "Sign if you think there's potential."

With so many people entering the entertainment industry every year, it’s good enough if you can have a name and the resource output efficiency is not negative.

Liu Cheng smiled.

"Then sign."

"Why are you here with Producer Fang?"

Xu Xing changed the subject.

"It's still because of the drama Three Lives Three Worlds. Yang Mi is not satisfied with the current male lead, so she still wants you to play the role. After The Beginning was broadcast, she wanted you even more. Fang Ying came to persuade you personally."

After Liu Cheng finished his introduction, he gave another advice.

"There will be more people in the studio soon, and we can bring other artists to this kind of big project. Wu Jing's movie will basically not start shooting so hastily in the first half of next year. If we decide on it earlier, we can finish shooting in the first few months of the year without any delay."

"Lucky Star Gift Pack?" Xu Xing laughed and complained, "Can Yang Mi accept an equal number?"

"...She will be starring in a movie with Lu Han soon and will also be starring in a movie with Li Yifeng at the end of the year. There's no need for you to snatch this away!"

Liu Cheng was really helpless.

If Xu Xing gives Fang Ying face this time and gets along well with her, Liu Cheng will be able to get many artists into Ke Dun's dramas without having to involve Xu Xing in the future.

We can't just rely on Qu Mingzhen's projects that haven't started yet.

"But in the movie that Chris Wu starred in with Liu Yifei, he was the lead actor."

Xu Xing sighed.

"..."

Liu Cheng really wanted to say that the two of them haven't figured out the dispute yet.

"Yang Mi's reputation is not good right now. With my current image as an artist, I must be getting something out of working with her. She really wanted me to act, and that's the main reason."

Xu Xing still has a good point.

Although "Gu Jian Qi Tan" was very popular last year, its reputation was just so-so, and Yang Mi failed to restore the impression that "Tiny Times" left on the audience, so the previous life "Eternal Love" also started out very mediocre and only became popular later.

There is really no need for Xu Xing to keep restricting himself with highly acclaimed works. It would be most economical in the era of traffic if he could consume them appropriately, explore the lower-tier markets, and satisfy increasingly segmented audiences.

But there are also rules for when and how to consume reputation.

If Yang Mi wants Xu Xing's reputation to help her, she has to make some efforts to help Xu Xing get promoted.

And to put it bluntly, this was actually an opportunity for Xu Xing to give her equal status.

After "Detective Chinatown 85" and "Love OO" are finished, any -star one will be second!
"You didn't tell Fang Ying too much, did you?"

Xu Xing asked.

"Of course not. I told her that there are several movies that have invited you to act in them, such as "The Monkey King: Legend of Wukong" and "Blade Master 2". It is indeed difficult to schedule."

Liu Cheng really had a headache.

These invitations did exist, but Xu Xing refused to take any of them.

"That's good. Let's just put it off until I come back from the Golden Horse Awards. What if I win an award?"

Xu Xing smiled.

Although it's impossible.

But by that time, the release date of "Wolf Warrior 2" should have been announced.

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