Peninsula: You've been chosen here for producing girl groups.

hotel room.

Zhang Jiao was holding her laptop, browsing the Beijing Film Academy's online forum.

I occasionally interact with other forum members and exchange a few words.

She is preparing for the entrance exam for the Beijing Film Academy's training program.

Talk to these students beforehand, get to know them, and when you become a student in the training program, it will be natural for you to interact with them.

Don't underestimate these people just because they are students; their current energy is very limited.

But even a casual remark from someone can benefit her greatly.

She was able to participate in the filming of this short film thanks to the connections she made while preparing for the entrance exam for the Beijing Film Academy's training program.

"what?"

A popular post was pushed to the top:

Han Seok's first live performance of his self-composed English song "Insomnia".

Wow~

She was filming in South Korea and only knew about news in China by occasionally browsing online forums and chatting with friends there. She hadn't really realized how popular Han Suo was in China before.

Now, posts about Han Shuo have appeared on the Beijing Film Academy's online forum, and the posts are pinned by the administrator in less than five minutes.

This made her realize firsthand that Han Shuo was becoming increasingly popular.

The hotel's network is mediocre; videos load very slowly.

She could only browse the comments for now.

"Wow, this guy gets to interact with Song Hye-kyo and Son Ye-jin, who is he?"

"Chae Yeon, Jeon Hye Bin, Bae Seul Ki, Han Hyo Joo... they are all familiar faces, they are all female guests from previous episodes of 'Love Letter'."

"Did this guy bring in half of the Korean entertainment industry?"

"The guy upstairs is exaggerating. Looking around, all you see are actresses. There isn't a single actor from Chungmuro. What do you mean by 'half the country'?"

"Hmm... let's talk about whether it's possible that they mainly hired actresses."

"He's quite handsome and stylish, without any artificiality. Which agency's newcomer is he?"

She was able to answer the question perfectly: "He is Chinese. He was a trainee at SM Entertainment in South Korea when he was very young. He is fluent in four languages ​​and is good at songwriting."

"He even independently wrote the lyrics, composed the music, and choreographed the dance for this song."

"Holy crap, that's awesome?!"

"Isn't it said that foreign celebrities face discrimination in South Korea?"

"I heard that our domestically produced dramas will be broadcast in late-night slots in order to reduce the reach of popular domestically produced dramas in South Korea."

Zhang Jiao has a deep understanding of South Korea's tendency to stick together and its xenophobic tendencies.

However, Han Seok was an exception. Not only did he not suffer from the usual exclusion, but he was also very popular in South Korea.

"He's one of the few exceptions; he's very popular here, dominating the trending topics list for half a day."

Someone noticed a small detail: "Are you in South Korea?"

This is the question she's been waiting for: "I received a recommendation from a senior student when I was attending a preparatory course for the Beijing Film Academy entrance exam, and I'm currently filming a short film in Seoul."

"That's great, junior sister, you're already getting acting roles before even enrolling in school."

Some people urged her to introduce Han Shuo more, but there was no need for that anymore. Another popular post was pinned by the administrator, which summarized Han Shuo's relevant information in detail.

During his trainee period, he had a sudden inspiration and contacted his cousin to create "Farm," which is now expected to generate over 2 billion RMB in monthly revenue.

He was a trainee at SM Entertainment for four years, during which time he studied music at Seoul Arts High School and Arts High School.

She founded a subsidiary to promote her debut and independently completed the lyrics, music, choreography, and dance creation for the entire album.

They launched a vertical video community for anime and music, focusing on "official" content. They have already purchased thousands of episodes of Korean music shows and many new and old dramas, and their anime content system is under construction at the same time.

"With a few revisions, this could easily be made into an inspirational movie."

As this comment says, Han Shuo's debut experience is too bizarre, sparking rounds of heated discussions among students of Beijing Film Academy.

During this time, Zhang Jiao received many private messages, all asking her to bring back an album.

Those who can get into the Beijing Film Academy are mostly from wealthy families, and they all generously offered to pay extra. If they could get an autographed album, they would pay even more.

"It seems feasible."

She consulted with her friends in China.

One person was responsible for collecting and transferring money, while the other was responsible for buying and promoting products.

As for the price, the standard edition album is 150 yuan more than the original price, and the autographed album is 250 yuan more than the original price. The latter will be charged separately after returning to China.

It's twice or even three times more expensive than the original album.

Both of them were a little nervous, worried that buyers would think it was too expensive.

Unexpectedly, in just one night, they managed to gather 35 orders through two channels: Baidu Tieba and QQ.

After daybreak, another dozen or so orders came in.

"Won't we end up becoming the sole distributor in Beijing if things continue like this?"

The two agreed to split the profits 50/50, meaning each person would receive 75 yuan per album, and the current orders alone would bring in 3900 yuan!

This is just the number of orders placed in about half a day. How many will there be in a week?

She didn't even dare to think about it.

For a fleeting moment, she even considered whether she should just become a personal shopper.

It was her friend who promptly poured cold water on her enthusiasm: "Han Shuo has a company in China and even runs a dedicated music community. Do you think we'll keep taking advantage of him?"

As my friend said, this is not a long-term business.

She focused on filming diligently.

Strangely enough, the entire crew was very friendly to her today, and even a few locals who seemed to be subtly ostracizing her took the initiative to chat with her during breaks.

It turns out that Han Shuo was the one helping her.

These people were very curious about Han Shuo's popularity in China and kept asking her to introduce the domestic media's evaluation of Han Shuo.

Some people even invited her to pre-order albums at physical stores: "Let's go place an order together during our lunch break."

Her plan was to compile all the orders for the day, wait for her friend to send the money, and then place several more orders at once. If she could get a spot for the autograph session, she could earn an extra hundred yuan.

"Can we go after the afternoon shoot?"

"sure."

She truly understood the Korean girl's favoritism towards Han Shuo.

It seems that disliking Han Shuo is considered outdated and antisocial, while liking Han Shuo makes you a friend and family.

Even popular Korean actresses personally went offline to queue up and place orders.

That refers to Han Ye-seul.

What kind of situation would make a popular actress personally go to a physical store to place an order? Does she not have an assistant with her?

This also led to rumors that Han Ye-seul was infatuated with Han Seok.

"Ugh, this old lady is almost thirty, right? She's nine years older than our oppa and she still has the nerve to throw herself at him?"

However, by the afternoon, celebrities like Song Yoon-ah, Song Hye-kyo, and Son Ye-jin, who had participated in yesterday's press conference, practically checked in at the physical stores to place orders.

Some media outlets have described Han Shuo as "a star among stars".

Amid such fervent enthusiasm for buying the album, pre-orders reached 1.14 on the first day of sales.

The number of orders doubled on the second day, reaching 2.3.

By the third day, the album's total pre-orders had surpassed 60,000 copies.

5 p.m.

Physical stores across the country have suspended sales, stating that they received notification from relevant authorities that only 60,000 copies of Han Shuo's first album were ordered from the factory, and they have now sold out.

Zhang Jiao: Ah, no, my grand plan to get rich...