This director lacks vision.

Chapter 245: Who wants the basic version when the top-of-the-line version is available?

On the morning of September 17th, filming for Pacific Rim was suspended for a day, and Jiang Yifeng came to the company to handle some work.

While I was reading an email, Mu Di knocked on the door and came in.

She handed the documents in her hand to Jiang Yifeng and said, "Mr. Jiang, the guests for the second season of Sisters Who Make Waves have been confirmed. There are 20 guests in total."

The lineup is very strong, and there are many things to watch.

Jiang Yifeng took the document and began to read it.

"Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Li Wen, Xiao Yaxuan, Yuan Li, Huang Yi, Huo Siyan, Li Xiaoran, Qin Lan, Wang Ou, Liu Yan, Sun Yanzi, Wan Qian, Rong Zuer, Na Ying, Tian Zhen, Gong Linna, Hou Peichen."

Some of the people here are connected through connections, like Qin Lan.

Some of them are deliberately invited to cause trouble.

For example, Huo Siyan and Huang Yi.

Huang Yi has always believed that Huo Siyan was a homewrecker who stole her rich boyfriend, and the two are now bitter enemies.
For example, the pairing of Tian Zhen and Na Ying is quite a dramatic one.

There are also guests who performed very well in the previous season, such as Yuan Li.

On September 1st, Fengxing Media announced that the second season of "Sisters Who Make Waves" had been approved and had entered the stage of inviting guests.

The company launched a poll on Weibo to select the sister that netizens wanted to see.

Yuan Li, that crazy woman, received the most votes.

It's clear that everyone enjoys watching entertainment.

Some guests were there for promotional purposes, such as Li Xiaoran.

She was the female lead in "Lost in Thailand," and her return to "Sisters Who Make Waves" was also to promote the movie.

After reviewing the list, Jiang Yifeng said with satisfaction, "Great, this guest lineup is excellent."

You can invite the remaining ten sisters as you see fit. I only have one request: please conduct thorough background checks.

Jiang Yifeng's words meant that he was delegating power to Mu Di.

The second season of Sisters Who Make Waves is different from the first season.

The second season has garnered immense attention; it's safe to say that even before it started, it was already highly anticipated.

Every day, a large number of netizens flock to Jiang Yifeng and Fengxing Media's Weibo accounts, urging him to quickly produce the second season of Sisters Who Make Waves.

It's just that the first season of Sisters Who Make Waves was too well done, with plenty of drama and gossip to entertain, as well as many wonderful stage performances.

In the words of netizens, "Without Sisters Who Make Waves, there's no point in gossiping about the entertainment industry."

The popularity of "Sisters Who Make Waves" has led to a large number of people wanting to appear on the show.

Appearing on "Sisters Who Make Waves" has become a highly sought-after resource for female celebrities in the industry, inevitably involving some shady dealings.

As the head of the variety show department at Fengxing Media, Mu Di also received a lot of flattery and gifts from people trying to curry favor with him.

Jiang Yifeng did not impose strict requirements on this situation.

After all, a person who is too pure will have no followers.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Mu Di was not very happy. She said, "President Jiang, you should decide the list. I feel a lot of pressure for this season of the show."

"If I don't do a good job and it affects the company's IPO, then I'll be the one to blame."

"You're overthinking it. Everything's been arranged for the company's IPO. The impact of 'Sisters Who Make Waves' won't be that big. Just continue with the show as normal," Jiang Yifeng said. "The guest lineup you've finalized is excellent."

After receiving Jiang Yifeng's praise, Mu Di finally smiled and said, "We just released the news the day before yesterday that Sun Yanzi might participate in Sisters Who Make Waves."

Yesterday, a news report came out that Jolin Tsai's agent told the media that our Sisters Who Make Waves invited Jolin Tsai to be a guest, but she declined, so we then approached Sun Yanzi.

This matter has been reported by many Taiwanese media outlets and became a trending topic on Weibo today.

Should we respond directly?

Jiang Yifeng took out his phone and opened Weibo.

Indeed, the relevant topics were trending on the hot search list, and there was more than one.

"Is Sun Yanzi Jolin Tsai's backup plan?"

"After being rejected by Jolin Tsai, Sisters Who Make Waves turned to Sun Yanzi as a replacement."

Jolin Tsai: I'm famous enough, I don't need to go on Sisters Who Make Waves to revive my career.

The comments under these entries are filled with Jolin Tsai's die-hard fans.

"That's ridiculous. How can Sun Yanzi, a washed-up and obscure singer, compare to Jolin Tsai?"

"Our Jolin is an Asian diva, a stunning beauty who was selected as one of the top ten goddesses of Japanese otaku. How could she possibly participate in a second-rate program like Sisters Who Make Waves?"

"The Sisters Who Make Waves production team doesn't understand the situation at all. They actually dared to invite Jolin. She deserved to be rejected."

"I think it's not just Sun Yanzi who's a backup option, Li Wen and Xiao Yaxuan are too. When it comes to singing and dancing, Jolin will always be number one!"

……

These fans are mocking both Sun Yanzi and the Sisters Who Make Waves program team.

In their eyes, Jolin Tsai is an absolute Asian diva, a top-tier superstar, and a top beauty that even Jay Chou wouldn't look up to.

It's impossible for me to participate in any "Sisters Who Make Waves" competition.

Jolin Tsai's refusal of "Sisters Who Make Waves" makes her seem superior, with the highest status and prestige.

Jiang Yifeng put down his phone and asked, "Have you invited Jolin Tsai?"

Mu Di shook his head and said, "No, as per your request, we have conducted background checks on all the guests."

Jolin Tsai participated in certain events in Taiwan and was therefore directly excluded.

Jiang Yifeng took a sip of tea and said, "Then this is Cai Yilin's publicity stunt, probably related to her feud with Sun Yanzi."

The producer behind Jolin Tsai is Chen Zeshan, president of Warner Music's Chinese region, who is very good at creating hype.

Back then, he frequently spent money to boost his rankings, determined to outdo Zhou Jielun, which drove Zhou Jielun to the point of breaking down and directly criticizing him in front of the media.

This forced Zhou Jielun to form an anti-ranking alliance with Wang Lihong and others.

One of Chen Zeshan's most infamous incidents was fabricating the rumor that Sun Yanzi had been kidnapped in Egypt, which caused quite a stir back then.

Because of this incident, Sun Yanzi became disheartened and, disregarding her contract with Warner, declared, "I'm quitting!" and announced her retirement from the entertainment industry.

This year, Sun Yanzi's contract with Warner expired, and she signed with another company to make a comeback, releasing a new album.

Although the album "It's Time" didn't sell very well, compared to other albums, Sun Yanzi's album sold 8 copies in Taiwan, making her the number one female singer and surpassing Jolin Tsai.

Chen Zeshan already had a grudge against Sun Yanzi, and now they're competitors. So he fabricated this fake news to both disgust Sun Yanzi and boost Cai Yilin's image. This trending topic was clearly bought; the comment control was excellent, all unfavorable comments were deleted, and it was all from brainless fans.

Of course, this topic still attracted a lot of attention.

After all, Sisters Who Make Waves is very popular, and Jolin Tsai and Sun Yanzi are both very famous singers.

Even a little hype will attract a crowd of onlookers.

Jiang Yifeng said with a smile, "Isn't this just generating buzz? Of course we have to respond."

Just post a sarcastic Weibo post to really disgust Jolin Tsai.

Jolin Tsai's team has already used too many disgusting marketing tactics, and now they're trying to take advantage of the Sisters Who Make Waves program.

Following her approach, wouldn't her fame and status surpass those of other "Sisters Who Make Waves" guests like Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Bingbing, Zhou Xun, and Li Wen?

If we don't retaliate fiercely, all the prestige that Sisters Who Make Waves have worked so hard to build will be gone.

Mu Di nodded and was about to make arrangements for the statement when Jiang Yifeng said, "Wait, let me confirm something first. We'll talk about the response later."

After Mu Di left, Jiang Yifeng made a phone call.

About forty minutes later, Fukuda Ryoki, the head of Avex Records' China branch, arrived at Fengxing Media.

After exchanging polite greetings, he asked, "President Jiang, do you mean you want Ayumi Hamasaki to participate in your company's variety show, 'Sisters Who Make Waves'?"

Jiang Yifeng nodded and said, "That's right. Our company hasn't taken any action since we signed the agency agreement for Ayumi Hamasaki."

I suggest starting with "Sisters Who Make Waves" to boost Ayumi Hamasaki's popularity in China, and then arranging a concert tour and various commercial performances for her.

If Jiang Yifeng hadn't been reborn, Avex China would have dissolved this year.

At that time, the domestic market for legitimate albums was severely impacted by piracy.

Even Zhou Jielun's albums don't sell many copies, let alone others.

In contrast, Japan's copyright market is better. Although it has also been impacted by piracy, the sales of legitimate albums remain relatively strong.

The emergence of Fengxing Media led Avex to sign agency agreements with the 101 girl group and Crown Entertainment. Avex still made a considerable amount of money from the Japanese business of these two girl groups.

Therefore, at this time, Avex China's branch only streamlined its personnel and was not completely dissolved. It mainly cooperated with Fengxing Media on business.

Furthermore, Avex was inspired by the Crown group.

Avex has some understanding of how much money Crown Group has made in the Chinese market.

Although the legitimate album market in China doesn't make money, concerts and commercial performances do.

A single commercial performance can earn you hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan; it's like picking up money from a sack.

Therefore, after negotiations between the two parties, Fengxing Media obtained the business agency for Ayumi Hamasaki in the Chinese market.

Despite her high status, Ayumi Hamasaki was undoubtedly a top Asian superstar at her peak.

However, in the past two years, her appeal in the Japanese market has diminished, and her albums have not sold well.

Moreover, her voice started to deteriorate, her singing level declined, and she became very controversial. Many Japanese people believed that she should retire.

The Japanese music scene is an inward-looking market; local singers generally stay rooted in the Japanese market and rarely expand into overseas markets.

This has resulted in even a monster-level singer like Utada Hikaru not being very famous in China.

Now that Ayumi Hamasaki's popularity in China has waned, Avex wants her to make money in the Chinese market, which is a perfectly normal strategy.

In fact, Ayumi Hamasaki held a concert in China in 08, but she did not cultivate the market further.

She is very famous in China and has a group of fans.

Leaving aside singing, just consider nail art, colored contact lenses, and ripped jeans—these are all trends started by Ayumi Hamasaki.

You can make money just by packaging and exaggerating a little.

Jiang Yifeng didn't intend to invite Ayumi Hamasaki to Sisters Who Make Waves, but Jolin Tsai's hype gave him inspiration.

Jolin Tsai is an artist created by imitating Ayumi Hamasaki in the Taiwanese entertainment industry, and has been embroiled in plagiarism controversies multiple times.

Jiang Yifeng invited Ayumi Hamasaki to Sisters Who Make Waves, which can both increase the show's popularity and prestige, and also mock Jolin Tsai.

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's arrangements, Fukuda Ryoki contacted his superiors at headquarters and also had a discussion with Hamasaki Ayumi.

He told Ayumi Hamasaki that Sisters Who Make Waves is the most popular show in China, with a bunch of popular female artists chasing their dreams on stage. The theme is "Youth Without Limits, Sisters Also Chase Dreams," which is a very meaningful show.

Upon hearing this, Ayumi Hamasaki, reflecting on her own age and how she had been overshadowed by newly emerging female singers in China, felt a deep connection to the situation. She readily accepted the invitation and arranged a time to come to China, completely unaware of the intense competition surrounding the "Sisters Who Make Waves" program.

At 2 p.m. that day, Jiang Yifeng posted a Weibo post.

"Ms. Tsai from Taiwan Island must be dreaming that our Sisters Who Make Waves program team extended an invitation to her."

In fact, we never contacted her at all.

A simple truth: if you have the top-of-the-line version, why would you want the base model?

This Weibo post quickly sparked even greater controversy.

Those who support Jiang Yifeng believe that Jolin Tsai is creating hype and mock Jolin Tsai and her fans for their narcissism;

Those who support Jolin Tsai believe that Chiang Yi-feng is lying and that Sun Yen-tzu is definitely not the top-tier Jolin Tsai.

Clearly, these people misunderstood and thought Jiang Yifeng was comparing Sun Yanzi to Cai Yilin.

Furthermore, Jolin Tsai's side insisted that someone called her manager, inviting Jolin to participate in "Sisters Who Make Waves," and even presented so-called call records.

The truth of this matter cannot be verified, and it is destined to be a war of words.

That's what Chen Zeshan thought, which is why he responded to Jiang Yifeng on Weibo.

"It's not that I'm arrogant, but there's no such thing as a top-tier Jolin Tsai in this world. Jiang Yifeng should go and wash his eyes."

This statement sparked even more discussion on Weibo.

A netizen named "It's better to enjoy myself than to enjoy it alone" expressed the sentiments of most onlookers.

"This is what Sisters Who Make Waves is all about! The show hasn't even aired yet, and it's already causing a stir!"

The online arguments made the show "Sisters Who Make Waves" even more popular, and also brought more people to know about the controversies surrounding Jolin Tsai, the show, and Sun Yanzi.

This is the effect Jiang Yifeng wanted.

Since they hold the trump card, they should naturally escalate the incident to a greater extent, and then reveal their true colors at the end, leaving the other side utterly defeated.

Jiang Yifeng won't go easy on problematic artists like Cai.

(End of this chapter)