This top celebrity got drunk and acted crazy, and everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry bur

For the next period of time, "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" swept through the entire film and television industry like a hungry wolf that had broken into a sheepfold.

Even some netizens who have never been interested in web dramas have become interested in Lü Ming and "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" because of various clips and comments online.

As a result, when the latest two episodes of "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" were released by iQiyi in the second week, the popularity value directly broke the record of Tencent Video, and it took the top spot in the domestic popularity value chart.

After seeing this situation, people in the industry could already tell.

Lu Ming's side has already gained the upper hand!
It's important to understand that the criticism leveled against Lü Ming has never been like that of other popular young male celebrities, with their various scandals and controversies. After all, Lü Ming's past has been thoroughly investigated and exposed. Even the money he used to be a sycophant was borrowed by himself, and he didn't profit from his fans.

His only criticism is that he lacks talent and only has a perfect face.

For many people in the entertainment industry, it's not so easy to get them to invest just because of their looks.

The entertainment industry is never short of handsome men and beautiful women!
But things are different now. Lü Ming's previous performances on various variety shows have made him a true focus of attention, the kind of person who brings countless fans with him.

Even the criticisms of his lack of talent and foundation have been dispelled, as he first proved his singing ability on a singing variety show.

Now, with the drama "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," he has proven that his acting skills are also top-notch.

In just over ten days, Lü Ming's reputation was completely reversed.

Before "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" aired, although Lü Ming had some fans, most netizens were just there for fun and wanted to see what Lü Ming would do. They didn't actually have much affection for Lü Ming as a person.

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a nationwide outcry against Lü Ming after Huang Yingdi and Hong Lei posted that short essay online.

This was because Lü Ming at the time lacked his own base and foundation.

Everyone just sees him as a popular young idol and doesn't think he has any real talent.

But things are different now. Through "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," everyone clearly understands...
Lü Ming is not the talentless, resource-driven actor that Hong Lei and Huang Yingdi claimed he was; on the contrary, his acting skills are even better than some veteran actors.

Many people who were initially indifferent to Lü Ming were captivated by his performance in "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" and became his fans.

This led to another surge in the number of followers on Lü Ming's Weibo account in just over ten days.

The number of fans has skyrocketed from over 20 million to nearly 40 million.

Those investors and resource providers weren't fools either; they naturally saw this situation as well.

These days, Lü Ming's assistant's phone keeps receiving invitations and endorsement offers, keeping him so busy that he hasn't been getting much sleep.

However, the assistant showed no dissatisfaction in the face of this situation; on the contrary, she was full of fighting spirit.

For Xiaoya, as Lü Ming's assistant, she was originally a nobody in the entire entertainment industry.

Even when Lü Ming's popularity was at its peak, not many people paid her any attention, let alone fawn over her like they do now.

You should know that the people you can't call her now are all big shots who used to be someone your junior assistant had to look up to.

Now, these important figures, because of Lü Ming, need to curry favor with her and hope she will say some nice things about them.

"Bro, another endorsement deal!"

"It's a call from Armani!"

After finishing the call, the assistant looked at Lü Ming lying on the sofa and excitedly walked over to talk to him.

It's worth noting that Armani, as a top international luxury brand, has almost never used brand ambassadors in the country.

This time, for some reason, perhaps they saw potential in Lü Ming and called his assistant, hoping to invite Lü Ming to be their brand ambassador in China.

The assistant naturally understood what it meant to be a spokesperson for a top luxury brand like Armani.

"how much is it?"

Upon hearing his assistant's words, Lü Ming raised his head and asked without much expression on his face.

"one million!"

The assistant quickly told Lü Ming the price offered.

"Rejected!"

Upon hearing the price quoted, Lü Ming refused without hesitation.

What the hell?
One million is enough to get Lü Ming to be the spokesperson. You should know that the current price for Lü Ming to be the spokesperson starts at tens of millions, and some companies even offer a sky-high price of twenty million a year.

"Brother, how about you reconsider?"

Upon hearing Lü Ming's words, the assistant looked somewhat taken aback and cautiously offered some words of advice.

You should know that for top-tier luxury brands like them, endorsement fees are completely irrelevant.

Even without endorsement fees, many celebrities are eager to become brand ambassadors, and they are even willing to pay for it themselves if possible.

"Don't think about it!"

"I have no connection with them!"

Lu Ming sighed, then instructed his assistant to accept an endorsement deal with a domestic menswear brand.

Of course, Lü Ming wouldn't tell anyone that the reason he chose to endorse this domestic menswear brand was simply because the other party was more 'reputable' and offered an endorsement price of 15 million yuan per year.

"Ok!"

After hearing Lu Ming's decision, the assistant felt a little regretful, but didn't say anything more.

Things are different now compared to when they were both at Huayue. Back then, Lu Ming and she were both employees of Huayue, and they had no say in things like endorsements.

But things are different now. Lü Ming is now a free agent and has his own studio.

As an excellent employee, the assistant naturally wouldn't contradict his boss.

"Take a look at those invitations and stuff!"

Seeing that his assistant was about to say something, Lü Ming quickly stood up, picked up the script of "Ghost Blows Out the Light - The Ancient City of Jingjue" from the table, and said to the assistant, "I have to go out for a bit!"

These days, because of the popularity of "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer", Hu Tao would call Lu Ming from time to time to exchange pleasantries.

Especially after the popularity of "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" surpassed the record for popularity on Tencent's platform, they became even more enthusiastic, making four or five phone calls a day to maintain their relationship, and never forgetting to invite Lü Ming over to discuss cooperation.

Fortunately, Lü Ming had some free time today, so he arranged to meet with Hu Tao to discuss the cooperation.

"No need for further words, we at Tencent have voted!"

After seeing the script for "Ghost Blows Out the Light - The Ancient City of Jingjue", Hu Tao immediately made the decision without hesitation and spoke enthusiastically to Lü Ming in front of him.

Even Hu Tao, who isn't very familiar with the film and television industry, could see the excellence of this script. This script is certainly no worse than "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," which currently dominates the domestic popularity charts, and in Hu Tao's opinion, it might even be better.

If they could broadcast "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" on Tencent Video, it would definitely reverse Tencent Video's recent decline, and more importantly, it would also strike a blow against their competitor, Kiwi.

"Mr. Hu, I hope that I can take the lead in making the bulk of the investment!"

"You know I don't need the money right now!"

After hearing Hu Tao's promise, Lü Ming, just like last time, declined and did not agree.

With the popularity of "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer", things are not what they used to be.

It was Lu Ming who begged them to invest, and even tricked Gangzi into investing 10 million yuan, which is how they managed to raise 40 million yuan to finish filming "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer".

However, if Lü Ming were to say he wanted "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue" now, the number of people willing to offer him money would probably be enough to overwhelm the threshold of his studio.

Even without using the investors' money, Lü Ming himself could raise enough funds.

According to Lü Ming's calculations, a budget of around 100 million yuan is needed to make a good film of "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City".

In the past, Lü Ming might not have been able to produce it immediately.

However, as "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" has been gaining traction in the film and television industry, in just over ten days, Kiwi Fruit transferred the first payment of nearly 100 million yuan to Lü Ming's studio account in accordance with the previous cooperation agreement.

Normally, according to the industry's standard procedures, it would take at least three months before the platform would gradually settle payments with Lu Ming and the other producers.

However, considering the popularity of "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," Kiwi Fruit naturally wouldn't want to cause trouble with Lü Ming over such a small amount of money.

You know, kiwifruit has been making headlines lately.

Not only did they rake in huge advertising revenue from the web series "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," but they also made a fortune from various advertisements.

Most importantly, in just over ten days, the number of users on the kiwifruit platform increased by 10-20%, and even the number of members increased by several million.

Compared to all of this, the 100 million yuan settlement paid to Lü Ming is really insignificant.

"I know!"

Hu Tao actually knew that Kiwi Fruit had just settled 100 million yuan with Lü Ming, otherwise he wouldn't have been contacting Lü Ming so frequently recently. He was afraid that Lü Ming would be deeply bound to Kiwi Fruit.

That wouldn't be good news for the penguins.

"How about this: you name your investment share, and we'll take whatever amount you offer!"

"But we hope that it can be exclusively broadcast on Tencent's platform in the end. For this, we can offer the highest single-episode purchase price in China and give you a certain share of the advertising revenue!"

Hearing what Hu Tao said, even Lü Ming had to admit that he was somewhat tempted by the conditions Hu Tao offered.

It's important to understand that, generally speaking, for video platforms like these, releasing web series is a one-off deal.

The other party pays for the broadcasting rights and pays the production company a certain amount per episode; any further revenue is no longer the production company's responsibility.

Now, Hu Tao has even offered Lü Ming and the other production companies a share of the advertising revenue, which is definitely the most generous offer.

"I'll think about it!"

Such a big matter certainly cannot be decided in just one meeting.

After hearing what Lü Ming said, Hu Tao didn't say anything more.

In Hu Tao's view, the conditions offered by Tencent were absolutely the best in China at the moment, and unless Lü Ming was a fool, he would definitely not refuse.

Meanwhile, on the kiwi fruit side...

Gangzi had just finished reviewing the latest data from "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" when he received a piece of news that struck him like a bolt from the blue.

According to a rumor Gangzi received, Lü Ming is reportedly in talks with Tencent Video about collaborating on the next web series.

I rely on!

The house was robbed!

When Gangzi heard the news, his first reaction was to find a knife and chop Hu Tao, the thief, to pieces.

Gangzi naturally understood what had enabled their kiwi fruit business to recently take a big bite out of Tencent Video.

If it weren't for Lü Ming and his TV series "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," Kiwi would probably still be stuck in the same situation, helplessly watching Tencent crush them.

Although Gangzi's decisiveness and keen eye for talent played a part, the real reason was Lü Ming.

Gangzi originally planned to talk to Lü Ming's side in a while to discuss the details of the collaboration, and ideally, to have Lü Ming's future works broadcast on their Kiwi TV channel.

Based on Gangzi's understanding of Lü Ming, any work produced by Lü Ming is guaranteed to be of high quality.

As long as Lü Ming can occasionally bring one or two hit shows to their Kiwi platform, Gangzi is confident that he can dethrone Tencent Video from its position as the leading video platform in China.

But Gangzi never expected that before he could even make a move, Tencent Video would take action first.

Moreover, their first move was aimed directly at the vital point of their kiwi fruit business.

If Lü Ming is poached by Tencent Video, it will be a huge blow to Kiwi Fruit.

Thinking of this, Gangzi didn't dare to hesitate for a moment and quickly picked up his phone to call Lü Ming.

"Brother!"

"You can't just abandon your brother like this!"

When Lü Ming returned home, he saw the call from Gangzi. After answering, he heard a plaintive voice on the other end of the phone, sounding like a wronged woman crying. He couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Dude, speak properly!"

Lu Ming quickly swayed his body and spoke to Gangzi on the other end of the phone.

"Hey bro, did Tencent Video contact you?"

"Ok!"

After hearing Gangzi's words, Lü Ming did not offer any explanation, after all, it wasn't something that couldn't be discussed.

Even if Lu Ming hadn't finished negotiating with Tencent Video, there wouldn't be any problems even if he had already signed a contract.

Lu Ming was surprised that Gangzi found out so quickly. He had just returned home when Gangzi received the news.

It's all a spy thriller! (End of Chapter)