"Boss, you finally remembered you still have a company under your control!"

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, the assistant looked surprised, not expecting that Lu Ming would still remember that he had such a company. She said with a wronged expression.

As Lü Ming's assistant, she never imagined things would turn out this way when she left Huayue with him.

At the time, she simply followed Lü Ming because she had no other options.

However, the assistant herself did not expect that after leaving Huayue, Lü Ming's development would enter a fast track and leap forward at a rapid pace.

Not only did Lü Ming himself become a top star in the Chinese entertainment industry, but his studio also gained some fame for releasing the series "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer". Especially after the news spread that he co-invested in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" with iQiyi and Tencent Video, he has become a rising star in the Chinese entertainment studio circle.

After all, compared to other celebrities' studios that mainly focus on their personal businesses, Lü Ming's studio has already ventured into film and television production and has achieved some success, resembling an entertainment company.

As Lü Ming's assistant, she has risen to prominence, becoming a rising star in the agent and assistant circle. She also serves as the person in charge of the artists under Lü Ming's studio, although besides Lü Ming, there are only Han Dongjun and Wang Yanlin.

"I'm busy!"

Hearing his assistant's aggrieved voice, Lü Ming couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Although the studio belonged to him, Lü Ming never actually managed it. Whether it was the artists under his management or other business of the studio, it was all handled by his assistant.

Seeing Lü Ming's somewhat embarrassed expression, the assistant didn't say much, but instead explained the situation of the studio and the situations of Han Dongjun and Wang Yanlin.

As for the studio, due to the current collaboration with iQiyi and Tencent Video to film "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City", the studio is constantly expanding and has recruited a lot of logistics and production staff. From just a few people at the beginning, it now has nearly twenty or thirty people.

Moreover, according to the assistant, as Lü Ming's studio gained recognition, coupled with Lü Ming's fame and popularity, many investment companies have recently contacted the assistant, hoping to invest in Lü Ming's studio.

After all, given the current situation, the future prospects of Lü Ming Studio are very bright, and investing in it would definitely be a great way to make a fortune.

However, after the assistant briefly explained the requests from these investment companies to Lü Ming, Lü Ming rejected them without hesitation.

For Lü Ming, the conditions offered by these investment companies were completely unattractive to him.

All these investment companies could offer Lü Ming was money.

But for Lü Ming, he is not short of money at all right now.

Leaving aside Lü Ming himself, although he doesn't take on as many endorsements and sponsorships as other artists, the appearance fees he received for participating in Hunan TV's "Asian King" program and this time's "Running Man" program have already filled his pockets, so he doesn't have to worry about money at all.

To put it bluntly, if Lu Ming were short of money, he could easily earn several million by taking on some endorsements and sponsorships.

This demonstrates the earning power of Lü Ming, a top celebrity in the entertainment industry.

As for Lü Ming's studio, it is also not short of money.

Putting aside the collaboration with iQiyi and Tencent Video on "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," the investment they provided to Lü Ming's studio was already a substantial sum, enough to keep the studio running for several years.

Not to mention that the money earned from the previous series "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" by Lü Ming Studio has not yet been spent. They still have a considerable income every month, and a large sum of money is still in their bank account.

The assistant had just told Lü Ming that their studio had too much money in its accounts and asked him to find a way to spend some of it.

With more money than he could spend in his own account, Lü Ming naturally had no interest in the money from those investment institutions.

As for the entertainment industry resources that these investment institutions can provide.

This held even less appeal for Lü Ming.

It's worth noting that Lü Ming currently has a fairly good relationship with Kiwi and Tencent Video, and he also has the ability to create resources. The conditions offered by these investment institutions are simply not attractive at all.

An investment firm once offered to help Lü Ming and his studio enter the film industry, hoping to persuade Lü Ming to comply.

In their view, Lü Ming will inevitably want to enter the film industry in the future.

However, it was slightly different from what they had imagined. Lu Ming did have the idea of ​​entering the film industry, but he didn't need their help to make connections at all.

Putting aside the fact that Lü Mingru could have many film offers to choose from if he wanted to, even Zhang Yimou wouldn't be without opportunities to collaborate.

Most importantly, even after entering the film industry, Lü Ming never had the idea of ​​working for someone else.

For Lü Ming, even if it's about making a movie, he can do it himself!
After explaining the situation of the studio, the assistant then talked about the artists signed to the studio, Han Dongjun and Wang Yanlin.

Both Han Dongjun and Wang Yanlin are very satisfied with the current situation.

As the first group of people to join Lü Ming, they received very good treatment from him. Not only did they receive all the benefits they were entitled to, but their commission was also much lower than that of other entertainment companies.

As one of the lead actors in the wildly popular drama "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," the two of them benefited from the show's popularity, rising to become well-known rising stars in the industry, and naturally had no shortage of offers for roles.

Although he didn't get to participate in Lü Ming's highly anticipated "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," he has still landed many significant roles in web series and TV dramas invested in by iQiyi and Tencent Video.

According to the assistant's plan, they should continue to hone their acting skills and not rush into developing in other industries. The two of them had absolutely no objections to the studio's arrangements.

They both knew perfectly well how they had achieved their current fame. As newcomers to the industry, without Lü Ming's support, they would probably still be like their old friends, playing unknown extras in unknown productions, unsure when they would get another job, or perhaps doing odd jobs backstage.

How could things be like this now, where there's no worry about not having film offers?

"That's good!"

After hearing what his assistant said, Lü Ming gained a basic understanding of his own studio and the situation of Han Dongjun and his two employees.

That afternoon, Lü Ming appeared on the filming set of "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" in Xinjiang Province.

"You're finally back!"

Looking at Lü Ming standing in front of her, and thinking about how almost all the news online these past two days has been about the couple Lü Ming and Dilraba, Nazha couldn't help but say with a hint of jealousy on her face.

However, her jealousy didn't last long. After being "educated" by Lü Ming, Nazha obediently gave in.

Over the next few days, Lü Ming declined numerous interview invitations and instead focused on filming on the set of "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City".

However, while Lü Ming was diligently filming "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," after some editing by the "Running Man" program team, the final product was finally broadcast on Zhejiang TV's prime-time weekend variety show slot at 8 PM.

These days, news about the show has spread widely, and many viewers and netizens who haven't watched the live broadcast are already looking forward to this episode of "Running Man!"

Not only ordinary viewers, but also some people in the industry are very concerned about Lü Ming's situation.

Li Yan, the head of variety shows at Hunan TV, turned down his social engagements for the day and waited in front of the TV early for the show to start.

Although he had watched part of the live broadcast beforehand, as a professional, Li Yan knew that the effect of the live broadcast was completely different from the effect after the program team edited and optimized it.

Soon, with the appearance of the unique logo of "Running Man," this episode of "Running Man" officially began.

Just as Li Yan had guessed, the pacing of the footage after editing by the production team was much better than that of the live broadcast.

Lü Ming's performance on the show, coupled with the professional editing by the production team, created a compelling narrative.
Seeing his wife, who never paid much attention to variety shows, staring intently at the TV screen, Li Yan knew that this episode of "Running Man" on Zhejiang TV would definitely perform well.

As the TV program aired the scene where Lü Ming voluntarily asked Dilraba to tear off his name tag, Li Yan's wife couldn't help but look on with a hint of reminiscence and asked Li Yan, "When will Hunan TV invite him to your variety show again?"

Upon hearing his wife's words, Li Yan's expression faltered slightly, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.

If we're talking about Lü Ming's first time on a variety show, it was on Hunan TV's "Back to Field".

It was after Lü Ming fed Teacher Huang and Wu Qian a meal of original braised pork intestines on the show "Back to Field" that he gradually came into the public eye.

However, due to the influence of the show "Back to Field", Hunan TV did not immediately build a good relationship with Lü Ming. Instead, variety shows such as "Running Man" and "Go Fighting!" stole the limelight. By the time Hunan TV realized this, Lü Ming was no longer the unknown nobody he once was, but had become a top celebrity in the entertainment industry.

Even though it took a lot of personal connections to invite Lü Ming to participate in their Hunan TV program "Asian King", it was only with great difficulty that they managed to get him invited.

Although Hunan TV is the leading variety show channel among local TV stations, with its programs such as "Happy Camp" and "Day Day Up" being nationally renowned, Lü Ming has never participated in any of them, which is somewhat regrettable.

It would be a lie to say that Hunan TV didn't want to invite Lü Ming to participate in their variety shows.

The exaggerated impact of Lü Ming's appearance on Hunan TV's "Asian King" program last time made Hunan TV realize just how influential Lü Ming is now. The episode featuring Lü Ming directly broke the ratings record for mainland variety shows, which was already a ratings explosion.

The problem is that it's not easy for Hunan TV to invite Lü Ming back now. Firstly, some of their current variety shows are not suitable. Neither "Happy Camp" nor "Day Day Up" holds much appeal for Lü Ming.

Secondly, there are just too many programs outside that want to invite Lü Ming, and some programs are even offering higher prices than Hunan TV can offer.

Just as Li Yan was wondering how to answer his wife, his phone suddenly rang. Seeing this, Li Yan quickly made up a casual laugh and went outside with his phone.

It was a call from a staff member of Hunan TV, calling to inform Li Yan of the results of this episode of "Running Man!"

According to the information they received, this episode of "Running Man" outperformed all other programs airing at the same time in China. Even Hunan TV's flagship program, "Happy Camp," couldn't beat it, with its ratings falling far behind.

This episode of "Running Man" on Zhejiang TV not only topped the ratings among all variety shows on major TV stations during the same period, but also broke the best ratings record set by the previous season of "Running Man," setting another record.

We absolutely have to find a way to invite him!
Li Yan could easily imagine how happy the leaders of Blue TV must be right now. Faced with the constant pressure from their competitors, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

As the leading local television station in China, Hunan TV is under considerable pressure right now.

Not only are the ratings of their own programs sluggish, but some programs have even seen a decline in ratings. On the other hand, local TV stations like Zhejiang TV and Shanghai TV are also eyeing Hunan TV, constantly eroding their ratings with their flagship variety shows.

If Hunan TV doesn't react, its current leading position as a local television station probably won't last much longer.

If Hunan TV wants to revive its position as the leading variety show network, then Lü Ming, currently the most popular and influential figure in the entertainment industry, is someone they absolutely cannot ignore. (End of Chapter)

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