From Composer to Entertainment Superstar

As soon as the news of the remake of "The Masked Singer" came out, countless people were stunned.

"Reform? Why do we need to reform?"

"I don't understand what the show crew of "The King of Masked Singer" is doing. Why does it need to be reformed?"

"Inexplicable." Many people were confused.

Even many people in the industry couldn't figure out why "The King of Masked Singer" needed to be remade. Until a well-known program planner in the industry answered the question, everyone understood.

"Don't you understand? This wave of reforms is obviously aimed at Bai Hu. Bai Hu is too invincible, his creative ability is too strong, and he is too targeted. Who can win Bai Hu in 1v1? But it's different in multi-player melee. Bai Hu loses the single

Depending on how targeted you are, any outcome is possible." Lin Meng said, he is the well-known planner.

"But the ratings of the first two episodes of "The Masked Singer" were so good and have been soaring. If it continues like this, it may become a phenomenon-level program. Now that the show is suddenly undergoing a restructuring, aren't the program staff afraid that the ratings will be affected?"

Some people in the industry wondered.

"No, the ratings will be affected only if the system is not reformed. The ratings of the first two episodes are indeed good. If the system is not reformed, the ratings of the third and even fourth episodes are expected to soar, but the fifth episode may not be the same, because

The current ratings are actually pathological and unhealthy. They are the ratings driven up by the White Tiger. I call it a bubble boom.

As the saying goes, success is a white tiger and failure is a white tiger.

Bai Hu is too strong, strong enough to raise the ratings by himself, but because he is too strong, he is also strong enough to destroy the ratings of "The King of Masked Singer". Once the game loses its suspense, the audience loses their sense of expectation.

This was the beginning of the destruction of the ratings of "The Masked Singer".

And if there is no restructuring, Bai Hu will undoubtedly be the contestant who can make the game lose suspense. The previous two programs have proven that Bai Hu has such ability. Unless the "King of Masked Singer" program team removes Bai Hu from the show and allows the competition to remain

Suspense, otherwise restructuring is inevitable.

But the program team will definitely be reluctant to kick Bai Hu out of the show. As mentioned before, a Bai Hu can increase the ratings a lot. Such players are usually not invited, so how can the program team be willing to kick Bai Hu out?

?So we had to restructure it.

The restructuring puts certain restrictions on the White Tiger to keep the game suspenseful. This is the healthiest and best plan.

In fact, based on my many years of experience in program planning, this kind of restructuring is more effective. The contestants compete with several people at the same time. The song selection will be more diverse, the programs presented will be more exciting, and the audience's expectations will be greater.

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Let’s put it this way, if I were asked to rate “The Masked Singer”, before the reformation, I would give it at most 9 points, but after the reformation, I would at least give it 9.5 points.” Lin Meng explained.

"That's it." Many people in the industry nodded.

Lin Meng is really well-known in the program planning world. He has planned several very good programs before, including variety shows, talent shows, reality shows, interviews, etc., so his analytical insights are very convincing, and there are many

People still want to believe it.

And many melon-eating people got excited after reading Lin Meng’s analysis.

"So the remake of "The King of Masked Singer" is to restrict Bai Hu? Isn't this too risqué?"

"The White Tiger is so awesome! A man who is so strong that the program team specially formulated rules and restrictions is really powerful."

"Don't tell me, if we don't change the rules, I really don't think anyone can defeat Bai Hu. Bai Hu is too strong. He hasn't lost a single time in the two shows."

"Being alone and seeking defeat is so terrible."

"White Tiger yyds! No explanation."

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In fact, before issuing the announcement, the "King of Masked Singer" program team specially sent information about the reform to all contestants. In addition to receiving the information, Wang Xuan also received a call from Zhang Zheng.

"Teacher Wang Xuan, have you read the news about the program team's restructuring?"

"Looked at it."

"I'm sorry, Teacher Wang Xuan. I want to apologize to you first. In fact, this restructuring is mainly for you. You are too strong. Others don't know that Baihu is you, but we do. Mr. Su and I agree that,

If we don't change the system and give you some restrictions, no one can defeat you in 1v1. It's okay for three or two periods, but in the long run..." Zhang Zheng stopped talking.

But Wang Xuan understood what he meant and said with a smile: "It's okay, you can do whatever you think is appropriate. As long as all players follow this rule, I have no objection."

"That's for sure. We changed the rules just to add some restrictions to you, not to create an unfair environment for you. The rules must apply to all contestants."

"That'll be fine."

"Because three contestants will be replaced directly this time, the program team would like to organize a meeting for everyone on the 3rd of next month and start recording the program on the 4th. Is it convenient for you to come over on the 3rd?" Zhang Zheng asked again.

"No problem." Wang Xuan said.

"Then see you on the 3rd of next month."

"Um."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. As Lin Meng said, the program team's restructuring was actually a last resort. It was done to restrict Wang Xuan, so they were afraid of Wang Xuan's resistance.

But now it seems that Wang Xuan is still easy to talk to.

On the other hand, Wang Xuan didn't think so much.

For him, there is not much difference whether the system is changed or not. It is just whether he can advance as the top player. For example, in the first round of promotion, 6 players were selected from 10 players to advance. Wang Xuan could still exclude

Can't it be outside of the six?

In the same way, three players were selected to advance to the finals in the semi-finals. Unless Wang Xuan didn't want to advance, he still didn't believe he couldn't advance. Three players is much easier than two players.

As for the finals, what is the difference between three-person PK and two-person PK? Anyway, we have to sing three songs.

Another thing, in fact, after winning the Singing King for two consecutive periods, Wang Xuan doesn’t have that much demand for the Singing King in the regular season. He is bound to win the Singing King in the finals. In the regular season, he will probably be the one in the future.

Paddling, maybe even taking three or two shows off.

Anyway, that's what Wang Xuan planned.

There are eight episodes of King of Songs in the regular season. Wang Xuan cannot participate in every episode. That would be too boring.

Of course, judging from the income, participating in "The Masked Singer" is still feasible.

This show is very popular, and the songs he sings on the show can get very good downloads without spending manpower and material resources to promote it.

For example, on the 26th, the song "Red Sun" that Wang Xuan sang at the beginning of the month has already received 54 million downloads. It is expected that it will have 61 million downloads by the end of the month. This song was not uploaded until the 4th, otherwise the downloads would be

Definitely higher.

The three songs "Rainbow", "The Rain Keeps Falling" and "Cao Cao" were uploaded on the 11th and received 45 million, 45.9 million and 43 million downloads respectively.

In terms of song quality and popularity, "Cao Cao" is actually still far behind "Rainbow" and "The Rain Keeps Falling", so it is normal for the download volume to be different from the former.

"Rainbow" and "Rain Keeps Falling" are almost the same. In fact, Wang Xuan prefers "Rainbow", but judging from the number of downloads, the audience prefers "Rain Keeps Falling", which may be related to "Rainbow" being too sad.

The three final songs, "Can't Learn", "Liang Liang", and "Lake Baikal" were only uploaded on the 18th, so the number of downloads was relatively small. They received 30 million, 34 million, and 32 million downloads respectively.

This download volume is actually normal.

Of these three songs, if we do not consider that Wang Xuan plays the role of two people singing "Liangliang", in terms of song difficulty, "Can't Learn" is the most difficult, which is a test of singing skills and lung capacity; in terms of singing ability, "Liangliang"

"Cool" is easier to sing, and giving you "Cool" is not just a talk. "Border of Lake Baikal" is more beautiful, like the sound of nature...

Therefore, "Can't Learn", which tests singing skills, has the lowest downloads, "Liangliang", which is easiest to sing, has the highest downloads, and "Lake Baikal" is in the middle.

The songs that Wang Xuan sang on the "King of Masked Singer" program last month, especially the three final songs "Decent", "The Past You", and "Listen to Mom", also have a number of downloads that cannot be underestimated.

, adding up to 150 million downloads by the end of the month will definitely not be a problem.

The total number of downloads of all songs is estimated to be 500 million. For one download, Wang Xuan can get 30%. Rounding off, another 200 million will be recorded.

Look, is this income leveraged?

Anyway, it’s really like robbing money. Of course, the premise is that like Wang Xuan, all the songs he sings are his own original creations, and the lyrics, music, composition, and arrangement are all done by him alone. Otherwise, he won’t be able to make much money.

For example, Phoenix, who made it to the finals this month, sang 7 songs in one episode. The total number of downloads is estimated to be around 250 million, which is very high. However, since the copyright of the songs does not belong to her, she only has the right to dividends as a singer, which is probably only

You can receive 25 million yuan in dividends before tax. If you receive after-tax income, you can only receive 17 million yuan. Because singers need to pay 40% tax on their singing income.

And this is the income of Phoenix who made it to the finals. For a player like Erha who fails in the semi-finals every time, after one episode of the show, it is good to have an income of about 7 million.

In fact, Wang Xuan's income is also pre-tax, but the tax he has to pay is much better than that of Fenghuang and others. Because two-thirds of Wang Xuan's income belongs to the income of songwriters, and the income of songwriters only needs

Just pay 14% tax on your income. The remaining one-third is the singer's income, and you need to pay 40% tax.

Take Wang Xuan's rounded income of 200 million as an example. Of this 200 million income, two-thirds belong to the income of the songwriters, which is roughly 133 million, and a tax of 14% is required, which is about 18.6 million. One-third

The singer's income is about 67 million yuan. After deducting the 20% labor remuneration tax rate, the remaining 53 million yuan is taxable income and needs to pay 40% tax, which is roughly 21.4 million yuan. In total, 4,000 yuan needs to be paid

With a tax of around 10,000 yuan, Wang Xuan could only get 160 million yuan after tax.

The taxes of singers are like this, no, or the taxes of celebrities are like this. The personal tax is very high, as high as 40%, because celebrities make money so quickly, and they can easily earn tens of millions of dollars in salary, tens of millions of song dividends, and millions

Wan's business performance...

Why are there so many yin and yang contracts in the entertainment industry? Why do so many stars set up private studios? Why do so many stars rack their brains to come up with ideas such as "registering companies in tax-preferential areas", "replacing remuneration with equity", and "changing nationality"?

"Only taking after-tax remuneration", "registering a third-party company to enter the project as an investor"... and other such tricks are actually to facilitate tax evasion and avoid paying up to 40% of the tax.

Take Fan Haomen’s 60 million yin and yang contract as an example.

Normally, she needs to pay nearly 20 million in taxes, but she used the "big and small yin and yang contracts" to evade tax, and the amount of tax payable became 80% of the 10 million in the "small contract", which is 8 million. The final tax paid

It was only 3,193,000 yuan, nearly 3.2 million yuan. In other words, with this contract, Fan Haomen escaped nearly 16.8 million yuan in taxes!

Look, how comfortable it is?

Wang Xuan answered Zhang Zheng's call on the subway. After hanging up, Wang Xuan received a WeChat message from Chen Xueqi: "Are you here?"

"The subway is on." Wang Xuan replied.

"Yeah. I'm near the subway entrance. Let me know when you get out of the subway." Chen Xueqi sent another message.

"...Isn't it necessary? What if your identity is discovered?"

"It's okay. The windows of my car are opaque. You can see the outside from the inside, but you can't see the inside clearly from the outside. Besides, I'm wrapped very tightly, so others won't be able to recognize me."

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