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Chapter 153, "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2," is released.

During the time that Tanglou was making free novels, the popularity and influence of "The Rap of China" continued to rise, especially the two rappers in it who became completely popular.

One of them is GAI, who was signed by Tanglou's entertainment company early on, and the other is PGONE, whom Tanglou never thought highly of and never signed.

PGONE is very ambitious, young, and acts in a free and unrestrained manner.

He was somewhat resentful that Tanglou hadn't signed him. After these few episodes, his popularity was no less than GAI's, and in terms of looks and physique, he was far superior.

PGONE is an idol-type handsome guy, and he actually looks down on ugly people like GAI. Since Tang Lou is blind, he certainly won't beg to sign him.

Coincidentally, during Wajijiwa Entertainment's last "The Coming One" program, Tang Lou signed the most anticipated contestant, Mao Buyi.

This time, seeing that "The Rap of China" has a very popular PG, Long Danni doesn't quite understand why Tang Lou would give up PG, who clearly has a better image, higher looks, and greater potential.

In Longdanni's opinion, PG must have offended Tang Lou in some way, which is why he gave up on him.

This is a great opportunity for Longdanni. She missed out on Mao Buyi last time, but this time she can sign PG and continue to train him, making Tang Lou regret it.

Out of respect and courtesy, Longdanni spoke to Tanglou beforehand and asked him about PG's contract.

Tang Lou is also one of Wajijiwa's shareholders. He gave a negative suggestion regarding Longdanni's idea and did not want to sign PG. However, he could not say directly about the future, but only vaguely expressed his pessimism about PG.

As the godmother of talent shows, Longdanni has seen too many famous singers. In her opinion, PG has all the conditions to become a phenomenon.

Unless PG does something outrageous that damages his image and forces him to retire from the industry, I can't imagine that someone with PG's basic qualities could not become popular after spending money on marketing.

As a strong woman, Long Danni is naturally very competitive. Last time she made a mistake and messed up Mao Buyi, so this time she's going to make a bet with Tang Lou.

"Mr. Tang, although I respect you very much, based on my professional judgment, I still believe that PG has enormous potential and is worth signing and developing."

"Since Mr. Tang doesn't think it's a good idea, then I'll sign it."

Longdanni still has absolute decision-making power over Wajijiwa Entertainment; Tanglou only has shares and can receive dividends.

Tang Lou did not stop Long Danni from going her own way. Although signing PG would cause Wajijiwa some losses, it was still within his acceptable range as a shareholder.

Wajijiwa still has a lot of room for appreciation, so these minor issues are insignificant.

This also taught Longdanni a lesson, making her realize her own unique insight.

Longdanni, feeling somewhat unconvinced, went to find PG. When she saw PG in person, Longdanni's eyes lit up. What a handsome and dashing young man!

This is the kind of hip-hop artist worth nurturing. GAI's songwriting ability and talent are good, but his face is disgusting, especially his crooked mouth expression, which looks like he's about to have a stroke.

PG was naturally delighted by Gentian's offer to recruit him, as excited as a peacock spreading its tail feathers, fawning and flattering her.

PG has had his share of wealthy female fans before, and he knows how to handle older women. He's not stingy with the price to pay.

This time, with Gianni signing with him, PG might be willing to offer himself to the new boss in exchange for more resources and opportunities.

However, PG hasn't figured out Gianfranco's personality and bottom line yet, and is still very careful about his boundaries.

Longdanni was in a good mood because of PG's deliberate flattery. She also took a lot of interest in this new artist and planned to use the company's resources to give PG a good marketing push.

Within Tanglou Entertainment, especially the production team of "The Rap of China," there was some regret that PG had signed Longdanni's Wajijiwa.

This is clearly an artist they made famous through their own efforts. It would be so much better to sign them and let them work for the company. Why let them go? Isn't this just giving Wajijiwa a free ride?

"The Rap of China" is already a phenomenal variety show, and hip-hop culture has become well-known to the public. As a leading artist in this show and even in the hip-hop culture community, PG's future status and commercial value are self-evident.

"I really don't know what President Tang was thinking. This was a golden egg, what a pity."

"Yes, but President Tang has always been very good at judging people. Could there really be some truth to it?"

"Who knows? Anyway, it's President Tang who will suffer the loss, and it doesn't really affect our interests."

Amidst the discussions, Tang Lou remained busy with his work, focusing most of his energy on the free novel market. He still had many tough battles to fight ahead.

As time went by, the 2018 New Year's Day holiday arrived quickly, and the pre-sale period for "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2" also began.

"Sheep Without a Shepherd 2" still features the original cast of Qin Hao and Xin Shuang, and they all have high hopes for this series.

The competition for films released during this year's New Year's Day holiday was extremely fierce.

Tang Lou's secretary came over to report on the pre-sale box office statistics for the New Year's Day holiday: "Mr. Tang, these are the pre-sale statistics for the movie as of 8:00 AM today. Our pre-sale results are not very ideal."

Tang Lou carefully examined his watch:

Top five in pre-sale box office for the 2018 New Year's Day holiday:

"The Ex-Files 3: The Return of the Exes" (Huayi Brothers) - 1.27 million yuan; "Legend of the Demon Cat" (directed by Cheng Kaige) - 0.86 million yuan; "Miracles of the Namiya General Store" (Wanda Pictures) - 0.71 million yuan; "Hanson and the Beast" (Kung Fu Pictures) - 0.52 million yuan; "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2" (Kooyang Entertainment) - 0.49 million yuan. The secretary is already a little anxious about this ranking. Generally speaking, in a film season, the top two or three films usually take up most of the market, while the remaining films basically only account for a small fraction.

Based on the current pre-sale situation, there is no doubt that the situation for "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2" is not optimistic.

However, unlike the secretary's nervousness, Tang Lou remained calm and composed. With these films being shown together, Huayi Brothers and Cheng Kaige, among others, certainly had more appeal.

In terms of investment, these films far exceeded "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2", so it's normal that their pre-sale results were not ideal.

However, when it comes to movies, word of mouth is the ultimate measure.

Just like when "Sheep Without a Shepherd 1" was released, "See You Tomorrow" initially took the lead due to the appeal of its director and cast, but later it flopped in terms of word-of-mouth, allowing "Tang Lou" to eventually overtake it.

Tang Lou is well aware of the critical reception of these films, and he has confidence in "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2".

As for this ranking, it will change dramatically in 24 hours.