Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

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The sense of honor that has been newly integrated into the bones of the Chinese people in the last hundred years, and even in the eyes of some people, if any of their younger relatives achieve this glorious achievement, they should be given a separate page in the family genealogy!

My uncle, Wang Jianshe, is this kind of person.

Upon hearing Wang Xiaozhou's arrogant boast about the renovation, the group of people in the living room didn't laugh as loudly as before. Instead, Wang Jianshe took the lead and had his eldest daughter, Wang Xiaoyue, search for news online.

After Wang Xiaoyue showed the latest issue of China Daily on her phone via Weibo, there was absolute silence in the room, which then suddenly erupted.

"Awesome, bro!"

Cheng Yuan started the event, and the relatives chimed in with their praises.

Wang Jianguo took out the dried fruit he had prepared for the New Year from the refrigerator and put it out. Ma Xiaoping ran back to her room and held onto the phone tightly.

Starting at 10:30 p.m., Wang Xiaozhou's phone kept ringing. It was from Teacher Wang Feng, Yingzi, and even other contestants from The Voice of China who wanted to pay for his songs, but Wang Xiaozhou turned them all down.

After this season of The Voice of China, Meng Ziyi has become incredibly popular.

Even the next morning, Wang Xiaozhou's career progress was still quietly increasing. It was too easy to ride the coattails of the official's popularity. Meng Ziyi's Weibo followers had now reached 3.2 million.

Overnight, Meng Ziyi gained a staggering two million followers. Apart from the Errenzhuan performer on the Spring Festival Gala, Wang Xiaozhou couldn't think of anyone else who became famous faster than Meng Ziyi.

The aftermath of the sudden popularity came quickly. At eight o'clock in the morning, before Wang Xiaozhou had even gotten out of bed, he received a call from Director Jin of The Voice of China.

The specific content was that Wang Xiaozhou could bring Meng Ziyi to the provincial capital, and the semi-finals would be recorded in Shanghai. The contestants would first gather in the provincial capital and then set off together for Shanghai.

Wang Xiaozhou's answer was naturally...withdrawal from the competition!

You've already decided who the champion will be, and now you want to ride on Meng Ziyi's coattails? You can't have all the good things, can you?

Before Director Jin could finish speaking, Wang Xiaozhou hung up the phone, and the entire production team of The Voice of China was in an uproar.

It's no exaggeration to say that Meng Ziyi deserves the majority of the credit for this season of The Voice of China surpassing the peak ratings of the first season during the blind auditions.

The backstage effect is obvious: whenever Meng Ziyi appears on stage, the viewership ratings increase exponentially.

Even on online platforms, Meng Ziyi's stage performances received many times more views than other contestants; people were skipping ahead to watch her performances.

The semifinals haven't even started recording yet, and Meng Ziyi is just having a phenomenal performance, with her popularity and attention skyrocketing, and this cash cow is withdrawing from the competition?!

Under pressure from several investors who had gotten wind of the situation, Director Jin used all his connections and frantically called Wang Xiaozhou.

Everyone knows that Wang Xiaozhou is the one who really makes the decisions in this group, and no one bothers to contact Meng Ziyi. As a result, without Meng Ziyi's knowledge, Wang Xiaozhou helped her reject several million-dollar contracts.

Later, Yingzi even called and promised to take Meng Ziyi as her last disciple, saying that she could choose any commercial gigs she wanted, as long as Wang Xiaozhou finished recording this episode as soon as he returned.

Wang Xiaozhou rejected even these conditions.

That's just how he is. Since you took advantage of your power to manipulate us in the early stages, don't blame me for giving you a hard time once I'm in power.

Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, it wouldn't matter. Meng Ziyi absolutely has to record "Singer" next time!

We have to record this on the day of your semi-finals; this match is definitely happening!

Just before noon, Wang Xiaozhou received a call from Director Hong, the chief director of this season's Singer, and the two had a very pleasant conversation on the phone.

Ganwei and Xingcan are old rivals, as are Director Jin and Director Hong. Wang Xiaozhou dislikes the entire cast and crew of The Voice of China.

Both shows are filled with feuds from top to bottom, so how could everyone not have a good time chatting about them?

They agreed to leave for Linzhou City the next day to prepare for the recording, which coincided with the recording of the semi-finals of The Voice of China, and the release date was also the same. The two of them happily hung up the phone.

After sending a text message to Meng Ziyi, Wang Xiaozhou got up and reported to his parents.

My dad was alright; he said a real man should go out and make his own way in the world.

My mom was a little reluctant to let me go, saying that it's almost the New Year and I'm still going out. I'm not a big star, and I can't really film the Spring Festival Gala.

The old man took a puff of his cigarette: "You don't understand, do you? This is called the Spring Festival release schedule. They put this movie after the Spring Festival Gala, right, Xiao Zhou?"

Wang Xiaozhou suppressed a laugh: "Yes, yes, yes, hurry up and stew some pork ribs for me tonight, lest I miss my chance to come home for Chinese New Year."

Before leaving, Wang Jianguo had another meal of ribs at home. The next day, Wang Jianguo drove Wang Xiaozhou and his companion all the way to the provincial capital airport.

It was Meng Ziyi's first time on an airplane, and she was a little nervous, so she lay back on the seat and dared not move.

Wang Xiaozhou would ask the flight attendants for a blanket one minute and a cup of coffee the next. Since he had bought a first-class ticket, the flight attendants didn't seem to mind and kept serving him.

"Are you sick? Why are you always bothering people?"

"I paid for it, and besides, her white cheongsam and flesh-colored stockings are so eye-catching, what's wrong with me looking at them a little longer?"

Meng Ziyi rolled his eyes, furious.

Wang Xiaozhou leaned closer with a cheeky grin: "You have long legs, I think you'll look better in this outfit than them. I'll buy it for you when we get home."

Meng Ziyi was no longer nervous and reached her little hand towards Wang Xiaozhou's waist.

The plane landed smoothly, and the moment Wang Xiaozhou stepped onto Linzhou Airport, he felt as if he had returned to a modern metropolis.

Someone was there to pick her up when she landed; the agent who had been in contact with Meng Ziyi through Ganwei Entertainment was already waiting there.

Upon seeing a woman in her thirties, dressed in a black business suit and flesh-colored stockings, holding a sign to welcome Meng Ziyi, Wang Xiaozhou couldn't help but sigh, "It's so nice that Linzhou City's winter isn't cold."

"We've finally met. My name is Xia Fanxing, your personal agent."

Xia Fanxing extended her right hand to Meng Ziyi, who went over to greet her in a generous manner. Wang Xiaozhou stood aside, silently observing the agent personally appointed by the "Princess of the Entertainment Industry" for Meng Ziyi.

Sensing Wang Xiaozhou's gaze, Xia Fanxing took the two people's suitcases and led them out, talking incessantly.

"Let me introduce myself. I am 32 years old this year. I entered the industry at the age of 24. In three years, I have brought out two top-tier celebrities. I am good at making precise positioning and targeted expansion for artists."

You don't need to worry about future monetization and public relations.

Now I need your complete trust. Tell me the type and quality of the songs you've chosen for this season of "Singer," so I can plan ahead and guide the show's popularity.

The group boarded a minivan. Meeting Meng Ziyi's questioning gaze, Wang Xiaozhou nodded slightly, letting her tell Xia Fanxing the truth herself.

This agent really seems very professional. I know nothing about resource planning, but having someone like this to help is much better than the two of us randomly playing classic songs.

After listening to Meng Ziyi's description of her new song, Xia Fanxing spoke up again, making arrangements:

"Now I'm going to take you to the hotel booked by the production team. We'll keep the new song a secret for now. There happens to be a traditional Chinese style endorsement in the company's business list, and I hope we can secure it after this song."

Furthermore, you not only need to be careful of rival companies on the show, but also your own company's competitors. The entertainment industry is very different from your school; you never know who might stab you in the back.

"For example?" Wang Xiaozhou asked.

Xia Fanxing replied, "For example, another A-list celebrity in the company who participated in the singing competition, his manager and I have always been competitors. He is also a strong contender for that ancient style endorsement."

Our income is all tied to the tier of your business deals, so if you're here to dare to compete, start fighting! Those ethereal fairies who don't care about worldly matters are destined to starve to death on dew.

Wang Xiaozhou was a little excited; it seemed like he had really entered the entertainment industry.