Chapter 803 The Power of Idols
Chang Jihong originally studied fine arts and worked as an artist, script supervisor, and assistant director on a film crew. In 1991, she met Jiang Wenli on the crew. The two got along very well on the crew, and later Jiang Wenli asked her to be her agent.
At that time, the concept of agents had just been introduced to China, and few actors used agents. Most of them were singers in the music industry, and there were also specialized agencies.
Chang Jihong became Jiang Wenli's agent. At first, she didn't think about making money, but did it all to preserve the sisterhood.
This year marks Chang Jihong’s fifth year as an agent.
The two of them jointly opened a company to specifically handle Jiang Wenli's performance management affairs.
Although it is called an agency, in reality the company does not make much money. Chang Jihong's salary income mainly comes from the share of Jiang Wenli's performances.
In the second half of the year, Haiyan suddenly found her and said that he wanted to invite her to join Wencheng Film and Television as the head of the performance agency department.
Chang Jihong ran her small company and never thought that one day she would be poached.
Haiyan invited Chang Jihong to join Wencheng Film and Television, with one condition that she and Jiang Wenli close the small company they jointly opened, and Jiang Wenli could sign the agency contract with Wencheng. She discussed it with Jiang Wenli and finally decided to join Wencheng Film and Television.
The reason is very simple. Wencheng Film and Television was established not long ago, but it has an advantage, that is, it is backed by the Guowen Society and has a strong background. Since its establishment, it has only produced two TV series, but both were broadcast on CCTV and achieved remarkable results.
There are not many private companies in the field of TV drama production in China today, and most of them have only entered the field in the past one or two years. However, companies with background and capabilities like Wencheng Film and Television are rare. If Jiang Wenli signs a contract with Wencheng, it may be beneficial to her future development.
Chang Jihong came to Wencheng Film and Television and was in charge of the performing arts agency department. In addition to Jiang Wenli, who was originally an actor she was leading, there were also a group of young actors in "Season of Flowers and Rain". During this period, Haiyan used both soft and hard tactics to sign the performance agency contracts of these young actors to Wencheng. Chang Jihong was responsible for six or seven green hands as soon as she arrived, and she was very busy for a while.
But before she could worry, "Season of Youth" was broadcast, the ratings exploded, and the young actors under her also became popular!
Today, Chang Jihong brought this group of young actors to the meeting.
Some of these little ones are still in high school and have not participated much in TV drama promotions. It was only during the recent winter vacation that she was able to get them together.
The young actors stayed together for several months during the filming, and separated after the filming. When they met again, everyone was very happy and chatted non-stop when they got together.
For these young actors, participating in the filming of "Season of Flowers and Rain" was an unforgettable experience. The TV series has only been popular for a short time, and their names and faces have just become known to the public. They have not yet realized that they have become stars, and everyone is still laughing when they meet again.
When Hai Yan entered the meeting room, Chang Jihong stood up and called out "Mr. Hai", and the voices of the little guys became lowered.
Haiyan followed the crew for a while during the filming of the TV series, so everyone knew his face.
Haiyan called this group of actors together today, firstly to let Chang Jihong introduce these young actors to the group, and secondly to discuss arrangements for them with Chang Jihong.
Wencheng is already writing the script for his next youth idol drama, which is based on Lin's advice and is themed on college students' life and love.
"Season of Flowers and Rain" tells the story of a group of high school students. The new drama is based on college life and the actors are the same as the original cast. It will make the audience feel like they are watching a sequel, and will have a good bonus effect on the promotion and broadcast of the next drama.
In addition, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao and others are already senior high school students and will face the college entrance examination next year. They have signed contracts with Wencheng Film and Television. If they want to be actors in the future, it is necessary for them to be admitted to an art college.
Haiyan took great pains for these young actors and specially found teachers from Yanying and the Central Academy of Drama to train them during this winter vacation.
The meeting lasted for nearly an hour. After it ended, Haiyan was the first to leave the meeting room, but was shocked by the scene in front of him.
The office of Wencheng Film and Television was crowded with people. Haiyan looked carefully and found that they were all colleagues from the surrounding offices. Some of the faces looked familiar, probably the family members of the employees of Guowen Press. The family building was upstairs.
The young actors following behind Haiyan were also startled by the scene before them, but they quickly returned to normal.
This is not the first time they have faced this kind of situation since the TV series "Season of Flowers and Rain" was broadcast.
Huang Xiaoming, who played Zhang Chao, was blocked in the toilet by female classmates twice. In the end, it was the dean of studies and the class teacher who rescued him.
There is also Jiang Qinqin, who starred in the two TV series "A Romantic Affair" and "The Flower Season and Rainy Season". Although she is only a sophomore this year, she is already a popular female TV star in China. Wherever she goes in the school, she attracts countless eyeballs, and she has caused a sensation several times when she goes shopping.
On the 11th, she and her classmates went shopping in Wangfujing. They were blocked by the audience who recognized them in the mall. Finally, she escaped from the siege of the enthusiastic audience with the help of the police.
When they saw the actors coming out of the conference room, the people in the office became restless like boiling water.
"Go in first, go in first!"
As an agent, Chang Jihong is very sensitive. When he saw the crowds in the office, he immediately drove his artists back to the meeting room like a hen chasing her chicks.
Haiyan called someone and asked, "What's going on?"
"Boss Hai, someone outside saw the actors coming in and ran over. They are all from our brother units, so we can't chase them away."
After understanding the situation, Haiyan whispered a few words to Chang Jihong. Those who came were all from sister units, so it would be difficult to chase them away. It would be better to guide them than to block them.
The two men discussed it and decided to first ask someone to maintain order, then ask someone to fetch a camera to take a photo of the actors and these enthusiastic audiences, and then ask for autographs.
This went on for more than half an hour, and the order of the crowd in the office was good, but the number of people did not decrease at all, but instead increased.
Haiyan and Chang Jihong just wanted to send that group of people away, but they forgot the strong communication ability of the Chinese Literature Society. In just a short while, even the door was crowded with people.
At this time, outside the company, a black Peugeot stopped downstairs. Ge You got out of the car first, followed by Liu Bei, Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan.
Today, a few people went to the place where Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang were in seclusion and talked with them about the new movie script. Liu Bei said she wanted to visit Wenhua Film and Television, so Ge You drove a few people here.
"Oh, what's going on? Are they distributing benefits?" Liu Bei asked curiously.
A few people walked into Wenhua's office while chatting. The office was empty. Tong Zhonggui finally found Sister Xu who was "left behind" in the finance office.
"Sister Xu, what's going on? Where are all the people?"
"Didn't you see the line next door? The actors from 'Season of Youth' are here. They're all here to see the stars!"
So that's how it is. After solving their doubts, they came to Yu Dong's office.
In fact, Liu Bei insisted on coming here today, mainly because she wanted to meet Yu Dong.
She is the heroine of "Party A and Party B". Now that the movie is a success, Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang are studying the script of the second movie. Of course, she wants to continue the cooperation.
But to get this female lead, not only the support of Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang is needed, the opinions of the producers are also of paramount importance.
Wenhua Films wants to create the concept of the Lunar New Year period and Lunar New Year films. With the success of "Party A and Party B", this is a good start. Yu Dong, as the person in charge of the production, actually wants to continue the previous cooperation. The audience has the inertia of watching movies, and the original team will play a significant role in attracting the audience to the cinema.
After chatting in the office for a short time, Liu Bei got the promise she wanted. She was in a good mood and called Ge You to prepare to leave Wenhua.
When I went out, I saw that the entrance of Wencheng Film and Television was still surrounded by enthusiastic audiences, and the scene was noisy and lively.
Liu Bei looked at the scene and felt a little uncomfortable. She said to Ge You, "Youzi, if I shout now, 'Ge You is here,' do you think these people will come over and surround you?"
Ge You smiled with his two rabbit teeth showing, "Please try harder, I'm a comedian. Let me shout, I'll shout: Zhou Beiyan is here, hurry up, don't let her run away!"
Liu Bei rolled her eyes at him and said, "What a shame!"
"Haha, she's an idol, what are you trying to compare with her! Look back ten years, and you can still be compared to an idol."
She glared at Ge You and said, "You won't be able to find it even if you search for twenty years."
"Aren't you going to say it anymore? I'm a comedian!" Ge You laughed.
The celebrity meeting at Wencheng Film and Television finally ended after half a day. During this time, the news had already reached Lin Weimin's ears.
He is very satisfied with the star-making ability of "Season of Youth".
In the afternoon, he received a call from Wan Fang, asking him to come out and meet a friend. Lin Weimin knew that she must have something to discuss with him.
After get off work in the evening, Lin Weimin came to a restaurant. When he saw Wan Fang, he smiled and said, "Senior sister, if you have something to say, just tell me directly. Why are you still doing this?"
"I'm asking you for help this time, so I must be asking for help!"
Wan Fang said with a smile, and then introduced a gentle-looking woman beside her to Lin Weimin, "This is Yang Yang, a director of CCTV."
"I don't need to introduce him, you must know him."
Yang Yang shook hands with Lin Weimin, "Hello, Writer Lin!"
"You're welcome."
After they exchanged pleasantries and sat down, they chatted for a while. Lin Weimin asked, "What do you want to talk to me about today?"
Yang Yang glanced at Wan Fang, and Wan Fang said, "Then I'll be frank. I wrote a script before, called "Niu Yuqin's Tree", which was directed by Yang Yang. She has a lot of ideas in directing, and "Niu Yuqin's Tree" has a good reputation. But it was a short play after all, only two episodes.
Recently, she got a script that was well written and wanted to make it into a TV series. However, she was relatively young in the TV series center and had never made a long TV series, so her boss was not very confident in her..."
Lin Weimin understood that this person was looking for him to attract investment.
Lin Weimin was not unfamiliar with the name Yang Yang.
She is one of the few talented female directors in the Chinese TV drama industry in later generations. Her famous work "Hand in Hand" made Jiang Wenli and Wu Ruofu famous. She has since directed TV dramas with good reputations such as "Proof of Memory", "Norman Bethune", "Ever Night" and "Dreams of Splendor".
When Wan Fang had finished explaining the situation, Lin Weimin asked, "Director Yang, I'd like to ask, are you planning to change jobs? Or do you want to get investment from me?"
Yang Yang was stunned for a moment. She was from CCTV TV Drama Center, and naturally she wanted to find Lin Weimin to get investment. Unexpectedly, Lin Weimin gave her two options, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Wan Fang at the side asked for her: "Are you still recruiting directors?"
"Of course, without a director, how can we make a TV series?" Lin Weimin replied to Wan Fang, and then said to Yang Yang: "The treatment of directors here is very generous."
He gave another example, "Have you watched "The Season of Flowers and Rains"?
Wan Fang and Yang Yang nodded.
Lin Weimin said: "The show sold well, and now it has exceeded 40 million. After deducting the cost, we gave the creative team a 5% dividend, which is about 1.4 million. The director of the show is Zhao Baogang, and he can get at least 400,000 yuan from this show."
Lin Weimin's tone was somewhat bewitching. Before coming, he had never thought that the person Wan Fang was going to introduce to him was Yang Yang.
This is a talented female director. Wencheng Film and Television is now facing great development and is in urgent need of talents. If we can dig her to Wencheng, it would be a good choice.
His words made Yang Yang hesitate, and the words he had prepared to attract investment were no longer useful.
(End of this chapter)
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