Huayu: The Best Actor starts with obtaining the role entry

Chapter 154 - Bai Ye's Endorsement Price + New Movie

Yang Mi wasn't in such a hurry, but Liu Shishi's success made it impossible for her to hold back any longer.

Why go to the Hong Kong entertainment circle?!
Isn't it just because I want to make movies?
If I stay in the Chinese entertainment industry, I'll have very few opportunities.

So even though she felt that Bai Ye's words made some sense at that time.

But in the end, he went without hesitation.

Although she regrets it now, Yang Mi felt that she had made the right decision at the time.

Then came the explosive popularity of "Palace".

If Liu Shishi's film achievements weren't so dazzling, Yang Mi could have tolerated it and not thought about it.

After all, among the actresses born in 85, she is basically one of the most popular.

Although she doesn't have access to many top-tier resources, the quality of her resources has improved significantly since the show became popular.

"Palace" truly propelled Yang Mi to the top tier of stardom; she was the lead actress in that drama.

The show itself had high ratings and a high market share, and with both of these factors combined, Yang Mi rose to the top tier of stardom.

This looks like a great start.

But to Yang Mi's surprise, Liu Shishi's movie became a hit, and she couldn't sit still.

So they set their sights on Bai Ye.

In Yang Mi's opinion, the reason why "Those Years" was so popular was partly because of its excellent script.

I heard that Bai Ye made quite a few revisions.

Then there's the good marketing. This was a joint marketing effort between Baiye Studio and Tangren Media, essentially bringing Liu Yifei along for the marketing.

Bai Ye is indispensable, but Liu Shishi can be replaced.

The movie "You Are the Apple of My Eye" has already been released, so there's no point in wallowing in self-pity anymore.

However, I can focus my attention on another movie.

Weren't we supposed to be collaborating with Jing Tian?!

The same principle applies.

Bai Ye is indispensable, but Jing Tian is replaceable.

"Sister Honey, in this industry, being a person who doesn't keep their word... cough... I won't kick Jing Tian out."

Bai Ye originally wanted to say that it's not good to be untrustworthy and ungrateful in the industry.

But then I thought about it, and realized there's already someone in the picture here!
They took the resources and ran away. Although Yang Mi had only exchanged glances with Cai Yinong before, she had not actually agreed to join Tangren Media.

However, judging from the signals released, Cai Yinong feels that she can sign Yang Mi.

As a result, Yang Mi not only took the resources but also ran away, which completely offended Cai Yinong.

Hearing Bai Ye's words, Yang Mi opened her mouth, then said helplessly, "Bai Ye, do you think my way of doing things is a bit wrong?!"

Although she changed her words, she still knew what Bai Ye was about to say.

That's why he changed his tune; otherwise, wasn't Bai Ye talking about himself?!

"Sister Honey, I actually think that if you take someone's resources and then run away, it's really not a good thing. I won't say anything to you, but you're likely to make enemies by doing that."

of course
Actually, doing this when you don't have resources is quite normal. If I didn't have many resources, I probably would have done the same thing as you.

Of course, Bai Ye couldn't possibly stand on the moral high ground to condemn Yang Mi.

In other words, it means having your own system to create resources for yourself.

Otherwise, I might end up on the same path as Yang Mi.
Of course, it's also possible that they might honestly find a company to sign a contract with.

Having connections within the industry is very important. Generally speaking, you can fool people once or twice, but if you fool them too many times, others will naturally stop believing you.

Unless your status and popularity rise.

There's no need to lie anymore.

Just like myself now, I have popularity, acting skills, and box office appeal.

That's enough to prove that I have the ability, so naturally many directors will want to cast me in movies.

That movie set a good precedent for White Night.

"Actually, I think you're doing pretty well now. If you were like me, well, sometimes I might turn on people without a second thought, but sometimes that's the only way to protect myself."

So what if I offend people? At least once I climb up the ladder, there will be opportunities for cooperation. But if they find something wrong with me, I'm in big trouble.

Having been in this industry for so long, I know what to do. Not everyone is as lucky as you.

Yang Mi leaned on Bai Ye's shoulder, her eyes flickering, and then said, "You don't actually think some male celebrities in the industry are just there to keep rich women company, do you?!"

"Sister Honey, of course I know some of that. If you put it that way, then I really am quite lucky!"

If you're just accompanying a rich woman, even if she's ugly, she's still a woman.

But sometimes...
Bai Ye felt that she was indeed very lucky. After all, she had met benefactors since her debut, which could be considered as a blessing from a born lucky charm.

After Chinese Paladin 3 came New Three Kingdoms, and although he played supporting roles in all of them, it still boosted his popularity considerably.

Afterwards, she used the money she earned from this popularity to open a studio, and then when the script needed investment, Jing Tian came with money.

The show "The Best of Us" became a huge hit, and the money earned was directly invested in "Someday or One Day," followed by collaborations with Cai Yinong over the years.

Along the way, Bai Ye felt that things had gone quite smoothly for him.

He was ashamed of the speed at which he was promoted to a high position.

And most importantly, I still have the script, so the subsequent results might not be so bad.

"So what you just said was actually quite funny to me. I originally thought you would stand on some high ground and say that I was wrong. Thank you."

Yang Mi whispered in Bai Ye's ear, then continued, "Are you free?! Let's go back?"

"Cough~ Sister Honey, you've recovered?"

"It's nothing, I've just been thinking about it a bit."

Yang Mi didn't want to do it just now, after all, she's been taking care of her health recently.

However, Bai Ye's previous attitude did make Yang Mi feel somewhat better.

She admitted that she took the resources and ran away, and also admitted that she betrayed Liu Shishi.

Anyway, she did all of these things.

But isn't it normal in this industry to use any means necessary to obtain resources?!
In this industry, there are never permanent enemies or friends, only interests.

So Yang Mi was even prepared that if Bai Ye decided to blame her, she wouldn't say anything, since that's what she did.

However, Yang Mi also knew that if she broke up with Bai Ye later, this relationship would be completely over.

But now that Bai Ye hasn't blamed him, it means that even if they break up, he and Bai Ye can still go back to their previous relationship.

It's true that only by spending time with Bai Ye can I truly relax.

"Sister Honey, no one from the studio will be coming for the time being. Why don't you just come to my office?"

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She had never tried that before.

Yang Mi opened her mouth slightly, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

An office it is.

Even if you haven't tried it, you can always give it a shot.

It's evening now, and the receptionist has left for the day. Lin Wan is probably starting to work on other gigs, while Bai Ye is currently focusing on the scripts for her own studio.

However, he still needs to take on some external commercial orders.

As for Sun Yizhou, he's already off doing commercial performances.

After all, Bai Ye is the only one in the studio who is currently active. Although he is famous, he doesn't like to be active.

However, Bai Ye is truly capable of carrying a drama; at least so far, she has never failed.

Anyway, Lin Wan really felt both love and pain.

The frustrating thing is that Bai Ye has absolutely no interest in these things; they're all money!

Bai Ye's asking price for commercial performances is more than three times that of Sun Yizhou.

However, since Bai Ye didn't want to go, Lin Wan couldn't do anything about it.

So Bai Ye has become the most idle person in the studio.

in the office.

Yang Mi lowered her head, thinking to herself, "I must say, this really is different."

But the next second, she came to her senses and turned her head to look at Bai Ye with a resentful expression.

She had originally planned to say a few words, but then she realized that the more she talked, the more excited Bai Ye would get, so she gave up.

He then asked a direct question: "Bai Ye, by the way, hasn't anyone approached you for endorsements?! With your current popularity, I haven't seen you accept any endorsements."

Yang Mi found it a bit strange.

Her popularity is slightly lower than Bai Ye's, but she already has quite a few advertisements, although some of them are not particularly high quality.

But I have money!
But Bai Ye is different. Does Bai Ye not have any endorsements at all?!

How come I haven't seen a single ad?
"I didn't accept it. I didn't have time before, and I wasn't short of money at the time, so I didn't think about it. Of course, wouldn't it have been a loss if I had signed it back then?!"

Indeed, Lin Wan had mentioned this to Bai Ye before.

Bai Ye was actually a little hesitant, but in the end she didn't accept the business order.

On the one hand, he was basically filming last year, and on the other hand, he felt he could wait, since there's still The Best of Us and Someday or One Day.

Bai Ye is very close to becoming a top-tier celebrity, especially after "Want to See You," his popularity has soared very quickly, and it won't be long before he steps into the top tier.

At that time, the contracts were definitely signed based on second-tier status, so it was bound to be a loss.

"You're quite confident, aren't you?"

Yang Mi's lips twitched. She really hadn't expected Bai Ye to be so confident.

Looking back now, Bai Ye was definitely right not to sign the contract.

But he was also overconfident.

"Honey, you should have some confidence in yourself, right? Maybe you'll see my ads later?"

It seems that Lin Wan has also been in contact with him recently.

Bai Ye wasn't entirely sure, but he decided to let Lin Wan make the initial contact, and if it seemed suitable, he would probably start filming.

"Um"

Yang Mi's tone trailed off, clearly indicating that her mind wasn't on that matter right now.

In the end, Yang Mi still left.

He left with the words, "If I recover well in the future, I'll teach Bai Ye a lesson," and then ran away in a sorry state.

"Sister Jia, let's go."

Zeng Jia was waiting for Yang Mi downstairs. She had been there for a while, but Yang Mi had just said that she had some things to do, so she waited in the underground parking lot.

Seeing Yang Mi return, especially with those two red blushes on her face, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. "I say, aren't you getting a little bolder now?!"

She's been through it all, how could she not know what Yang Mi's behavior really meant?

"Jia-jie, don't overthink it. I just talked about something. The heating upstairs is on pretty high."

"Oh~" Zeng Jia nodded, not calling out Yang Mi's words, and then asked, "So? Did you talk about the movie?"

Zeng Jia was aware of Yang Mi's purpose for this trip.

She's actually quite complicated. If Yang Mi can go further, it would be best for her to be her manager.

However, Yang Mi is not the kind of person who can be easily controlled. If she becomes a wild horse, then she will lose everything.

Moreover, the closer Yang Mi and Bai Ye got, the more threatened she felt.

But you can't stop it; you can't prevent Yang Mi and Bai Ye from working together, can you?!

Then am I out of my mind?

He's a master at taking girls out!

After the movie became a hit, wouldn't the nickname "White Night" become even more famous?

"No, he's almost finished talking with Jing Tian, ​​so I guess he won't change it. We'll wait until later. I still have a TV series to work on with him."

"You're already popular enough on TV. If you want to act in another TV series, it will be very, very difficult to get on screen again."

Zeng Jia offered a reminder.

If it's just a collaboration on a TV series, before "Palace," it would indeed be quite attractive.

However, after the broadcast of "Palace," the drama series could no longer provide much of a boost to Yang Mi's popularity.

"I know what I'm doing, Jiajie will be fine."

"Row."

Zeng Jia didn't say much. She just told Yang Mi to act, since she didn't have many film opportunities to begin with.

She was well aware that it was good to have a TV show role, especially with Bai Ye, as it would at least increase her popularity. Why give it to someone else and create another rival for Yang Mi?

White Night Studio.

Lin Wan rushed back in a hurry. When she saw Bai Ye still in the studio, she was a little surprised, but a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes the next second.

"If you're still in the studio, then I'll just tell you directly. I have a movie script that contacted me, hoping to get our investment. I read the script and it was pretty good, so I brought it back."

"By the way, I also talked to you about endorsements."

There are issues with the script and endorsements.

Lin Wan has been approached by many endorsement deals, and the offers she has received are quite good.

Bai Ye's current endorsement fee is 700 million to 800 million yuan for a two-year contract.

Mainland celebrities naturally receive lower endorsement fees compared to their counterparts in Hong Kong.

Currently, the highest-paid brand ambassadors in mainland China are Fan Shuangbing and Huang Xiaoming.

Even Fan Shuangbing's endorsement deals are for two years, worth about 800 million to 1000 million yuan.

For example, Li Shuangbing's earnings are only over 700 million, and Zhou Xun's are roughly between 700 million and 1000 million.

This is arguably the highest advertising fee in the Chinese entertainment industry to date.

Bai Ye, a star who has only recently risen to the top tier, has already secured endorsement fees comparable to those of Bingbing and Fan Bingbing.

Even Lin Wan was somewhat surprised.

But considering Bai Ye's current popularity in China, it is indeed very high.

Moreover, the results were impressive; all the TV dramas that aired were excellent, and the movies that were released broke records for youth films, reaching 600 million yuan.

Moreover, White Night has proven that it also has box office appeal overseas.

This is why Bai Ye's endorsement fee this time is so high.

If you land a few endorsements, your business will take off!
With the studio's money secured, there's no way they'll ever be short of cash again!

(End of this chapter)