Huayu: The Best Actor starts with obtaining the role entry

Chapter 177 - About to reach 10 million followers, let's do some promotion!
"You can't bear to part with it?!"

In the car, Lu Zheng drove and glanced at Jing Tian in the passenger seat.

Even after leaving the film set, he could sense that Jing Tian seemed to be in a bad mood.

It seems she must be somewhat reluctant to part with Bai Ye.

It's really strange, considering I spent so much time on set.

Logically speaking, Jing Tian should have taken the initiative, right?
Lu Zheng wasn't stupid; how could he not see Jing Tian's feelings for Bai Ye?

She wasn't someone who would just sit and wait to die.

"Yeah, but he has a girlfriend."

"It's quite spacious."

Lu Zheng was somewhat surprised, but he still added a sentence afterward.

It refers to White Night.

He also knew that Bai Ye had probably told Jing Tian.

Otherwise, if Bai Ye didn't want to tell, Jing Tian probably wouldn't have found out, right?

This guy looks pretty good.

He knows very well that many people in the industry have partners, but they always say they are single and no matter who asks.

Anyway, I have no exes online.

"Uncle Lu, all I want to do right now is focus on my career. Didn't he say before that I should find a teacher to learn from? I want to be a talented actor next time I appear, not someone who relies on resources to succeed!"

A serious and determined look flashed in Jing Tian's eyes.

She knew that, emotionally, she still found it difficult to let go of Bai Ye.

After all, we've been eyeing the best of them.

I originally thought that living together in another time would finally break the ice between us.

But what awaited them was the news that Bai Ye already had a boyfriend.

"I've found you a teacher. Study hard from now on, and I'll keep in touch with Bai Ye. I'll try my best to get you any collaborations!"

Lu Zheng's current idea is to prioritize accessing Bai Ye's resources.

If Bai Ye has something, he'll take it. He'll give any investment or other things he can provide. He only has one request: Jing Tian as the female lead and Bai Ye as the male lead!
It's that simple!
Lu Zheng didn't ask about anything else.

Since he didn't have Bai Ye's resources, he first had Jing Tian learn acting skills.

I will study systematically for a period of time.

After returning, Lu Zheng did indeed seriously consider what Bai Ye had said.

He felt that Bai Ye was right.

Copying Liu Yifei's path is not wrong, but sticking to one path to the end is problematic.

Liu Yifei was much luckier; those projects made her incredibly wealthy.

But Jing Tian wasn't so lucky.

But Liu Yifei's current situation isn't actually that great, is it?
The title of "vase" has been stuck with her for a long time.

Therefore, Jing Tian can learn from Liu Yifei, but she cannot learn everything from her.

At least Bai Ye is right; acting skills are the foundation of an actor.

First, improve her acting skills, and then collaborate more with Bai Ye. This will not only maintain Jing Tian's popularity and elevate her status, but also prevent her reputation from collapsing.

This is the right path for Jing Tian.

Thinking of this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little emotional, realizing that cooperating with Bai Ye was the best decision he had ever made.

If it weren't for Jing Tian back then...

Where is the present?
Lu Zheng glanced at Jing Tian without making it obvious, thinking that sometimes it might be good to listen to Jing Tian's opinion.
However, seeing Jing Tian fall into thought again...

He didn't say anything more. It sounds simple, but the process was actually quite painful.

"Boss, we're here."

Underground Parking Lot.

The assistant glanced at Bai Ye sitting in the back row, then called out softly.

After leaving the film set, the two immediately returned to their studio.

I haven't had a break recently because the filming schedule has been changed. Filming for "Brotherhood of Blades" has started ahead of schedule, and "White Night" needs to join the crew.

Otherwise, Yang Mi wouldn't have enough time either.

"Well, let's go."

Bai Ye opened his eyes, and the two of them went up from the underground parking lot together.

studio.

After Lin Wan finished dealing with Sun Yizhou's business matters, she heard the voice from the receptionist outside and got up to go outside as well. Bai Ye had returned.

She heard it.

Lin Wan went to the office with Bai Ye and showed him some recent documents.

"Sister Lin, has the studio suddenly made so much money lately?!"

He was somewhat surprised when he saw the financial statements that Lin Wan handed him.

I never imagined that the studio would have so much money without me even realizing it.

“Your projects have never failed. The best version of us, ‘Want to See You,’ has sold another round of broadcasting rights, and we’ve also received a portion of the revenue sharing from those years.”

Lin Wan laid out the details one by one in front of Bai Ye, explaining clearly what each stroke represented.

Thanks to these three projects by White Night.

The broadcasting rights for TV dramas have never been interrupted; there are always people buying them.

Then, the box office hits were huge in those years, and now the studio has a lot of money in its accounts.

"By the way, isn't your Pinocchio show about to premiere? Why don't you go on a show to promote it? I've talked to Tang Yan, and she hopes you can participate in a variety show together."

Time is currently quite tight for Baiye.

Logically speaking, Pinocchio is about to be released, but Bai Ye doesn't seem to care much about the promotion.

He doesn't care, but Tang Yan doesn't!
I'm waiting to see if this drama can help me shed the "naive and innocent" image.

So Ji Rujing approached Lin Wan to ask if Bai Ye had any ideas about promoting the project together.

If not, then she'll let Tang Yan promote it herself.

"Okay, but it has to be tomorrow, otherwise it will definitely delay my joining the crew."

Bai Ye promoted almost all of his previous works that could be promoted. The only one he didn't promote was because of Zhao Liying, so he gave up on promoting it.

Pinocchio has indeed been busy filming and hasn't done any promotion.

"Then I'll talk to Tang Yan about it."

"Okay." Bai Ye nodded, then asked, "Sister Lin, what do you think about turning the studio into a company?!"

The transition from studio to company.

After Yang Mi told him about this, Bai Ye kept thinking about it.

He also looked into it and found that if the studio grew too big, it could indeed be set up as a company. However, he needed to understand the methods of capital to avoid ending up doing all the work for someone else.

"Convert into a company?! Have you thought it through?"

"No, it's just an idea for now."

Hearing Lin Wan's words, Bai Ye shook his head. After hearing his words, Lin Wan pushed up her glasses and slowly said, "Actually, this is something we can definitely consider."

As your business expands and your capital needs increase, you also need to improve your legal standing, separate personal assets from corporate debts, and attract external investment through corporatization.

However, I still suggest you register as a sole proprietorship and later expand it into a complete company structure that includes departments for production, advertising, and distribution. This way, you won't lose any power, and I know you definitely want complete control of the company.

Then, by leveraging celebrity resources, the company's performance can be boosted, driving up the stock price. If it goes public, it can earn much more money than making movies and TV series.

Furthermore, establishing a company can elevate your status within the industry. Here, resources are king, but capital is the king of kings!

Having resources is amazing!
But capital is the boss in this industry!
If you have resources and capital, you can do whatever you want in the industry.

In fact, Baiye's studio is already doing very well.

However, in Lin Wan's opinion, if Bai Ye wants to take things further, he probably has no choice but to start a company.

It was Bai Ye who brought it up.

Celebrities use their personal networks and industry influence to reduce project risks.

At the same time, it's also about networking with capital. Ultimately, it's a circle. If you have resources and connections, you can naturally thrive in this circle.

Isn't this exactly what Baiye is like now?!

This thing has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the studio assumes unlimited joint and several liability, and the debt may be repaid with personal assets, while the company is only liable to the extent of the shareholders' investment, effectively isolating personal asset risks.

Furthermore, it is easier to obtain funds through equity financing, bank loans, and other means to support business expansion.

Of course, the downside is the industry-specific risk, such as the impact of negative news about celebrities.

Moreover, if you're not careful with taxes, you might end up in trouble.

Fortunately, Bai Ye hasn't shown any major problems yet.

Even if he was in a relationship, it was one relationship after another, he wasn't messing around, and he was very proactive in paying taxes, so there was no tax evasion.

This is something that makes Lin Wan feel at ease about Bai Ye.

"Sister Lin, I'm planning to convert my studio into a company, but I'm still hesitant because I want to see how things go this year. If my dramas do well this year..."

"Then next year I'll transform my personal studio into a company. My current employees are already quite familiar with company operations, and we can expand based on that."

He can get a clear understanding of the methods of capital after a period of time.

He's not in a hurry to start a company. On the one hand, he wants to wait and see how things go this year, and on the other hand, he wants to learn more about this field to avoid being scammed.

"That's fine too. You're the boss, so you can decide!"

Lin Wan actually favored establishing a company.

However, since Bai Ye is the boss, the specifics are up to Bai Ye himself.

The studio is still too small. If you want to make money, you have to become a company and then go public.

Becoming a tycoon in the financial world, isn't that better than being a celebrity?

That's what Lin Wan thinks anyway.

Lin Wan also felt a bit emotional, back when she became Bai Ye's agent, he wasn't a big star yet.

I never imagined that so little time would pass before we were about to start a company.

"Since we can put company matters aside for now, your Weibo account is about to surpass ten million followers. How about we organize an event?!"

Basically, if Pinocchio becomes a minor hit after it airs, you'll probably surpass ten million followers. Your follower growth rate is truly astonishing!

Lin Wan didn't continue talking about company matters; that was Bai Ye's own decision.

However, his Weibo followers are about to reach ten million.

Should we celebrate?!

Or perhaps we could organize some activities or give away gifts to our fans?

This way, we can also maintain our relationship with our fans.

"Weibo?"

Listening to Lin Wan's words, Bai Ye suddenly realized that he hadn't paid attention to Weibo for a long time.

They've already asked for ten million?!
He genuinely hadn't been paying much attention to his Weibo follower count. If he did, wouldn't that mean he could unlock another achievement chest?!

After completing his previous task, he was given the task of gaining over ten million Weibo followers.

"Hmm, don't you spend a lot of time online yourself?! How could you not know that?!"

"I haven't really looked at that."

Bai Ye shook his head, and Lin Wan found it somewhat amusing to see him like that.

He then took out his phone and placed it in front of Bai Ye; it had 908 million Weibo followers.
"Look at your own followers, you already have 908 million. Basically, you only need one small hit drama to reach that number. Do you know that there's a topic on Weibo that's currently discussing you?"

Lin Wan kept everyone in suspense.

However, seeing Bai Ye shaking his head like that, she didn't mince words and said directly, "Many netizens on Weibo are betting on who will break through ten million followers first, you or Yao Cheng."

The two of you have roughly the same number of followers right now. Actually, I suggest you interact more with your fans. Being the first celebrity to surpass ten million Weibo followers—that's quite an achievement, isn't it?!

In terms of Weibo followers, Bai Ye currently holds a slight advantage.

Yao Cheng's popularity soared after her breakout role in "My Own Swordsman," and her subsequent role in "Lurking" in 09 further boosted her fame. Coupled with her active engagement on Weibo, she is arguably one of the most popular celebrities with a large fan base.

As for Bai Ye, he relies more on the reputation brought by his roles, and he rarely interacts on Weibo.

"You're right, I really need to take action!"

"Really?"

"Sister Lin, is it possible that there are fakes?"

Hearing Lin Wan's words, Bai Ye's lips twitched, and he felt somewhat helpless.

If he said it himself, how could it be false?

However, Lin Wan felt that Bai Ye had changed his personality; he used to not like interacting much on Weibo.

He enjoys intense online surfing but rarely interacts with others, except for promotional purposes.

"Okay, shall I do this or you?"

"Let me do it."

Bai Ye still prefers to post on Weibo herself.

Lin Wan didn't say anything. She was going to contact Ji Rujing to discuss the publicity. Bai Ye turned on his computer.

He was thinking about what he should post next.

How about promoting Pinocchio?

After that, you can promote it, but the key is to interact with your fans.

I browsed through other people's Weibo posts, and many of them were sharing their lives or posting photos of themselves.

[I heard today is Weibo Elopement Day, sounds so romantic! I wonder if anyone will invite me to elope with them? *covers mouth and laughs* I'm looking forward to it~~~]

puff
I just opened Yang Mi's Weibo and saw her latest post.

The post included a picture taken on an airplane, revealing a glimpse of her fair thighs.

He subconsciously clicked "like," but then suddenly felt it wasn't right, so he immediately unliked it.

After leaving Yang Mi's Weibo account, Bai Ye pondered for a moment and then posted a relatively formal Weibo post.

I heard that quite a few people are interested in who will be the first to reach 10 million Weibo followers. Well, if I'm the first, I'll give away some small gifts! I want to be number one!

To unlock the treasure chest.

Besides, she hasn't been active in the industry for years. Lin Wan is right; many of her fans are still leaving comments and interacting with her on a Weibo post from a long time ago.

Now that we're almost at ten million, there's no reason not to strive for more, right?!
Besides, I'm about to run out of scripts, so I should open an achievement chest.
If I guarantee myself one or two scripts, then I'll have some next year too.

After glancing at it and finding no typos and no issues with the content, Bai Ye clicked send.

(End of this chapter)