Huayu: Starting from an Unemployed Male Model

"Then I'll choose Yang Chaoyue as my partner." Wei Jun directly designated his future filming partner.

Wei Jun appears on screen as a singer, and there's a little bit of a storyline involved.

A short, simple, and heartwarming story about the relationship between a boy and a girl on campus.

"Then I'll talk to Director Shen," Yang Hua said after reporting on the music video, then brought up another matter, "I'm planning to hire an assistant for you."

"Huh?" Wei Jun tilted his head and looked at Yang Hua. "I don't think I'm so busy that I need to hire an assistant."

We will definitely need to hire assistants, and not only assistants, but also stylists, makeup artists, drivers, bodyguards, cameramen, operations staff, etc. We will wait until the studio is on the right track and our own work is stable before hiring.

Hiring too early and then having to provide them with social insurance and housing fund benefits is a burden.

The studio has made some money, but recently we have too much money to spend.

Asking Mao Yu to arrange and guide the music for "The Wind Rises" requires payment for mastering and recording the song at his studio. It's not free just because Lu Han introduced him; the "friendship price" is 2 RMB.

The total cost for the Shen'ao photography team, actors, venue/equipment rental, makeup and styling, post-production, meals, and transportation is approximately 15.

微博製造话题，上话题榜，殭尸粉(1万)、机转(2千)、机评(2千)、人工评(1百)、基础套餐价格1.5W。

10 views on Bilibili, 50 yuan per 1 views, totaling 5K.

On Baidu Tieba, posting 20 posts in relevant forums and maintaining their popularity costs 10-15 yuan per post, approximately 1 posts.

There were also promotional expenses on platforms such as Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu, Penguin Video, iQiyi, Mango TV, and Kuzi, totaling approximately 1.8 RMB.

This is still a low-end promotion; the high-end ones are even more expensive.

If you include the cost of 70,000 RMB for online trolls, and the cost of business banquets in Shanghai (dining/gifts to executives of video platforms, music platforms, and social media platforms), each banquet would cost approximately 4,000 - 10,000 RMB.

The restaurants we go to are definitely high-end, such as those with views of the Bund, featuring exquisite dishes, Moutai liquor, imported wines, and a 15% service charge, easily costing tens of thousands of yuan.

There are also some miscellaneous expenses, such as copyright fees, totaling over 50 RMB.

It doesn't seem like a lot. Compared to Xue Zhiqian's EP "Half" which cost 100 million yuan and Milk Tea Lun's "Son of the Sun" music video which cost 2000 million yuan, Wei Jun's money is just a drop in the ocean.

Wei Jun requested that the music video be simple, rough, and without too many frills; the most important thing was authenticity.

The promotional expenses will start at the lowest tier and will continue to increase thereafter.

This is just the cost of one song. If it were an album, a decent one could cost millions.

Fortunately, Yang Hua did all the work himself, without hiring any third parties or middlemen to take a cut, so the costs could be controlled, but he was also busier.

Yang Hua retorted irritably, "You think I did this for you?"

"Wasn't it for me?" Wei Jun didn't believe it.

"I'm doing this for myself. I don't want to travel all that way to talk to you about work every time, especially not to this run-down coffee shop."

"I'm old, I don't need much sleep to begin with, and I drink coffee too. Do I not need to sleep? Am I made of iron?"

"Having an assistant by my side means I can delegate all the odd jobs and trivial matters to her, freeing up my hands to help you secure more resources."

Yang Hua stood up, hands on her hips, fanning herself with a newspaper from the side because of the heat.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say."

Yang Hua has indeed worked very hard. Since the establishment of his studio, he has handled various projects such as variety shows, TV dramas, commercial performances, and GG (Girls' Love). Wei Jun has basically not needed to show his face; it is Yang Hua who talks and socializes with the producers and bosses.

Wei Jun only needs to go to the interview or make a brief appearance. It is precisely because Yang Hua handles everything that Wei Jun is so relaxed.

Work when there's work to do, rest when there isn't.

I'll give her a raise when I have more money.

"That's more like it." Yang Hua raised his head proudly.

"By the way, Li Lin told me yesterday that Ciwen Media is preparing a big production, adapted from Xiao Xiang Dong Er's novel '11 Chu Special Agent Princess'."

"The male and female leads have been cast as Lin Gengxin and Zhao Liying respectively. There are still some supporting roles to be decided, such as the second male and female leads. Can you do some networking to get me the second male lead role, or at least let me audition first?"

"We need to hurry. I heard from Li Lin that Zhao Liying is preparing to recommend Dou Xiao for the second male lead, but she's still trying to persuade him."

Wei Jun revealed a piece of news.

"Princess Agents" is a huge hit. If Wei Jun plays the second male lead, he could really take off.

"Let me think about it, I'll get on it right away." Yang Hua frowned; this matter was quite difficult.

Yang Hua herself has no connection with Tzu Chi Media. The highest position she ever held was as the director of talent agency, and her former company had never done business with Tzu Chi. But she has a way: she has a good cousin, Yang Xiaopei.

My cousin Yang Xiaopei and Bai Yicong are members of the TV Drama Association. As producers, they often exchange ideas.

Bai Yicong is the general manager of Shanghai Shili Film & Television, which belongs to Ciwen Media, and is also the producer of "The Mystic Nine".

Bai Yicong can act as an intermediary so that Wei Jun can attend the interview.

Even if that doesn't work, my cousin Yang Xiaopei knows Ma Zhongjun, the founder of Ciwen, and the two had talked at a dinner for senior executives of Tencent Video.

Thinking about it this way, my cousin Yang Xiaopei is really awesome.

Having figured out these key points, Yang Hua immediately calmed down and explained the connections between them to Wei Jun, telling him to stay calm and that there would definitely be an opportunity.

It's just that he might have to compete with Dou Xiao, who is a "Zhang Yimou's leading man" and has a good image and acting skills, making him a very strong opponent.

It's alright. Yang Hua has confidence in Wei Jun. She visited the set of "Fighter of the Destiny" and found that Wei Jun's acting skills improved rapidly, especially in the later stages, where he didn't seem like a newcomer at all.

I have more confidence in my cousin's network of connections; in this society, connections are very important.

"Sister Hua, I feel at ease with you here," Wei Jun said, feeling very fortunate that Yang Hua had chosen him and that he had chosen to trust her. "Li Qin will also help recommend me, so you won't feel so much pressure."

Yang Hua looked at Wei Jun with a half-smile: "Your girlfriend is quite something. Sure enough, older sisters know how to dote on their younger brothers."

Wei Jun's expression turned serious: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm single, I'm only focused on my career."

"Tch," Yang Hua said with disdain, "Do you think I'm blind? When you two performed together at a commercial event, Li Lin's eyes were always lecherous when she looked at you, and she was constantly making dirty moves behind your back."

Wei Jun retorted, "We're both actors, so of course we need to maintain professional ethics when we're creating a CP (couple pairing)."

"You can't fool me, my eyes are my ruler."

Wei Jun was about to continue his sophistry when Yang Hua interrupted him, saying, "Logically speaking, I'm very happy that you're dating properly and not doing the old things anymore. But there's one thing you need to know."

"You're still young. In this industry, dating too early will harm your career. Women will only slow down how fast you make money."

Wei Jun was speechless for a moment, then frankly admitted, "Sis, actually I'm a scumbag."

Yang Hua tilted his head and scrutinized Wei Jun, thinking of his past experiences, and sighed: "If you can avoid it, then don't. If you do, that's fine, but don't go too far. I don't want to see you on the front page of the news."

Wei Jun nodded; Sister Hua still loved him.

"You brat, get back to the MV script, we're filming tomorrow."

"Received, Sister Hua."

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