Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 935 The Idol Industry? (33)

Shen Yan didn't talk to Zhao Liying in detail...

After all, we're not in the same circle.

Xiao Zhao didn't seem inclined to continue, and after finishing their meal, they each left.

By the way, Zhao Liying is here to attend the Directors Guild Annual Awards Ceremony…

According to the press release, this awards ceremony brought together the most active, creative, and productive directors, screenwriters, producers, and actors in the country, whose expertise extends beyond films to include television dramas…

It's mostly BJ's film and television industry!
Fifth and sixth generation directors are rarely absent...

But Shen Yan never participates—to this day, he has not applied to join the Directors Guild…

Furthermore, the Directors Guild of China has never nominated him for any awards…

Including "Burning", "The Martian"...

That year, he wanted to join, and he needed two members to recommend him…

Let's just drop Jβ!

Too lazy to do these things.

Later, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for "La La Land"...

The Directors Guild sent an invitation…

However, by then, he had completely lost interest!
The Directors Guild... doesn't care about Shen Yan alone...

Anyway, they have fifth and sixth generations, including Feng Xiaogang…

But as Shen Yan's fame grew and his circle expanded, the Directors Guild's annual awards ceremony became rather awkward.

Because the most influential directors and producers in the Chinese entertainment industry are not members of the association.

……

Idol Producer is really popular lately, and Kun Ge has debuted!
This show launched the careers of many artists, including Cai Xukun, Chen Linong, Fan Chengcheng, Huang Minghao, Lin Yanjun, Zhu Zhengting, Wang Ziyi, Xiao Gui (Wang Linkai), and You Zhangjing, all of whom gained fans through the show and embarked on their idol careers...

The emergence of shows like "Idol Producer" and "Produce 101" was extremely important...

It gave another shot in the arm to the then chilly entertainment industry.

Why are these two programs so significant?

Because 2018 was the most anxious and thirsty time for the entire entertainment industry!
The fan economy and the model of big IPs + young idols are clearly no longer viable, and coincidentally, this year has seen a tightening of policies.

The game of capital has come to an end. The wealth in the entertainment industry has receded rapidly like a huge wave, leaving a large number of entertainment companies stranded on the beach. Practitioners and celebrities alike have collectively switched to a mode of crying poverty and playing the victim.

Just then, "Idol Producer" and "Produce 101" emerged, setting multiple records in terms of viewership, influence, and sponsorship, which greatly encouraged the entire industry.

After all, the story of big IPs and young heartthrobs is no longer effective, so let's switch to the story of "the rise of China's idol industry".

In any case, we cannot allow hot money to actually leave...

That's right, idol training has become a trend recently...

It's true that all sorts of weirdos are flocking to the idol industry.

Companies with resources enter the market glittering with capital, while those without have to bite the bullet and get on board first and pay later. In short, no matter what, they must seize this opportunity. Whoever gets on first gets to ride the wave first, and we'll see which pig can fly.

Many people who never worked in this industry before are now crossing over to make a living, making the scene quite surreal.

For example, the boss of a girl group company in Shanghai is a Taiwanese man in his fifties. His previous job was selling shoes, but the shoe factory went bankrupt, so he started his own business and created a girl group.

This girl group isn't NH48, but the model is similar. It recruits a large group of teenage and twenty-something girls who have dropped out of school to work for the company. They are provided with food and lodging, practice dancing every day, and regularly perform at the theater, where they receive cheers, handshakes, and hugs from a group of unfamiliar male otaku.

These girl groups may appear glamorous on the surface, but the members' salaries are actually very low.

The girls typically earn only four or five thousand yuan a month, and it's uncertain whether they even have social insurance and housing fund benefits. Most of their dormitories are in the suburbs, where conditions might be slightly better than at Foxconn, but not by much. Aside from being in the middle of nowhere, the main problem is that their agents have to keep a close eye on them, preventing them from socializing freely, and dating is absolutely forbidden.

She's practically a high-end version of a factory worker.

Actually, if you think about it for a moment, you'll realize that this kind of thing can't last...

If your 16-year-old daughter wanted to drop out of school to join a girl group, would you allow it?
Even if you let your daughter participate and she practices diligently for many years, but she doesn't make it in the end, who will be responsible for her wasted youth?

Are you going to pay for the future of these dozens or even hundreds of young girls?
The bosses clearly couldn't answer that question. It wasn't something they were even considering. So, with their eyes fixed on the lucrative idol industries of South Korea and Japan, they raced forward, dreaming and comparing themselves to them.

Everyone was captivated by this new and dreamlike business narrative. A large group of trainees, brimming with youthful dreams, flocked to the event, pouring their youth and sweat into it, hoping to become the next Cai Xukun or the next Yang Chaoyue.

For the sake of this dream, many children sign contracts that last for more than a decade.

But reality is just that absurd.

In just over three years, numerous irregularities have emerged in the industry, and a single official document has stirred up a storm!
—All idol-training online variety shows have been suspended!

It doesn't matter to the audience...

I just feel sorry for those children.

If there are no disputes over the contract, they can regain their freedom, which is fine; at most, they have just taken a detour in their lives.
However, if you encounter contract disputes and your boss is particularly unpleasant, the cost of this growth can be really too high!

However, it's not 2021 yet...

Industry insiders believe the idol industry is a hot trend...

Even Ji Xiang came over to discuss with Shen Yan whether they should recruit a few artists with idol potential and train them...

Shen Yan scolded him: "Are you out of your mind? To be an idol? All the signed ones are minors, don't you understand?"

"Trainees, huh..." Ji Xiang scratched his head: "Learning from the Korean model..."

"What's so great about the South Korean model? A bunch of underage girls dressed provocatively and flaunting their sex appeal? If you dared to do that in China... I doubt you'd dare!"

Ji Xiang was stunned for a moment…

Almost forgot!

"Then I can become a male idol!"

Shen Yan rolled his eyes: "Taihe Wheatfield used to work with boy bands too, MIC!"

Taihe Wheatfield went to art schools and held a talent search with 30,000 people, selecting 20 trainees who received military-style training for four years.

It was genuine military-style training, like giving them formal military training. The dance instructors for the singing and dancing training were all well-known, and in the end, five people were selected.

These are all sunny and handsome young men, each with a muscular physique, and all of them have their own songwriting abilities. 90% of their albums are written by members.

Bloodshed.

By the way, MIC boy band produced a member named Tan Jianci, who became famous for acting, not for singing and dancing!

Ji Xiang shook his head, expressing a different opinion: "But TF-boys can become popular... and this year's 'Idol Producer' was a huge hit!"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "That's an exception!"

After a pause, Shen Yan added, "If you like him, why don't you sign Yi Yangqianxi?"

"You won't do it yourself?"

"Come on... If you want to do it, do it yourself, start your own new company, and don't get involved with me!"

"Ah..." Ji Xiang thought for a moment, then told the truth, "It was Sister Lianhua who suggested it..."

"Sister Lotus? Li Lianhua?"

(End of this chapter)