Gu Xian pursed his lips hard, trying to make his lips appear less red after the long kiss, but this only made his lips more obviously red.
He clicked his tongue in annoyance, but could only curse the culprit who had already escaped in his heart. He had to pretend to be calm and walked into the company gate.
Gu Xian was worried about the mischievous looks from others, but when Yu Le entered the office, he paid no attention to his annoyance. He said with a cheerful expression, "Boss Gu, the ratings for the premiere of 'Songshan' are out: 2.02%!"
Gu Xian's expression brightened, and without caring about anything else, he hurriedly confirmed: "Are you sure you didn't over-count?"
Yu Le was in high spirits: "This is already a very conservative statistic. It will definitely be higher once the exact data comes out!"
"Boss Gu!" Yu Le couldn't contain his excitement. "'Songshan' is going to be a hit!"
It was Yu Le who decided to buy the copyright of "Legend of Songshan" in the beginning. In the meantime, Yu Le experienced being kicked out of Guangyao, the copyright of "Songshan" being sold, and giving up a bright future to return to Guangyao for "Legend of Songshan". I am afraid that his expectation for making the drama "Legend of Songshan" well is stronger than anyone else.
Gu Xian was of course happy, but as the boss, he still had to remain calm.
"Don't be too confident. This is just the premiere. We can't be sure what will happen next."
Of course Yu Le knew that Gu Xian was reminding him to keep calm and not be complacent too early.
"Mr. Gu is right." He responded quickly. Although he still couldn't hide the joy on his face, he had at least regained some composure.
Gu Xian asked, "What about 'Leshan Legend'? How was the premiere last night?"
Speaking of this, Yu Le's expression grew serious, yet at the same time, he felt a bit gloating: "Their ratings were only around 0.32, and because they hyped it up a lot before it was released, it didn't meet the audience's expectations after it aired - especially when compared to our "Songshan", it was completely on a different level. This caused netizens to rebel and criticize it quite harshly online."
Yu Le couldn't help but laugh: "Fengxing's previous marketing hype was like shooting itself in the foot. Now the popularity and reputation are all ruined!"
Even though he was not surprised by the result, Gu Xian couldn't help but feel happy.
He coughed twice, maintaining his calm and reliable CEO image. "Don't be too happy. Fengxing will definitely not accept this result. They will definitely take action against Songshan next."
Yu Le immediately understood: "Understood, I will ask everyone in the company to keep a close eye on it."
"By the way, Mr. Gu." Yu Le, feeling happy, flipped through a few pages of the document in his hand before handing it to Gu Xian. "Nori and Lan Yun's people contacted us early this morning, saying they wanted to work with us. Nori wanted Xu Jia to shoot a commercial, while Lan Yun thought Lin Fei had a good image and wanted her to endorse their new cosmetics line."
Although the Xie family is wealthy and powerful, it is not a problem for Gu Xian to arrange some advertising endorsements for Guangyao artists, but the main industries of the Xie family are industry, IT and real estate after all. It is possible to let celebrities from the entertainment industry endorse them, but it is not necessary.
The two companies that have come to us now are Nori, a well-known international fashion brand, and Lanyun, a time-honored domestic cosmetics brand. These are the companies that are suitable for the entertainment industry and can achieve mutually beneficial cooperation with artists.
As Gu Xian was looking through the documents, Yu Le added, "Based on the intentions revealed by the other party, if the first round of cooperation is successful, we can continue to have in-depth cooperation."
Deep collaboration means aiming for a brand spokesperson, or at the very least, a brand ambassador. Being a brand spokesperson for Nori and Lanyun, even if it's just an ambassador, is already a highly sought-after resource in the entertainment industry.
The development of an entertainment company and its artists complement each other. If the artists have good resources, it will be of great benefit to the company.
Yu Le paid attention to the pages Gu Xian was flipping through. Seeing that he had almost finished, he added, "Besides Nori and Lan Yun, there are several other companies that have similar intentions."
While these companies' brands are certainly impressive, they still lag behind Nori and Lanyun. Both Nori and Lanyun are high-end brands, and therefore have strict requirements for the image of their spokespeople. If you want to deeply collaborate with these two brands, you have to give up the benefits of working with other companies, lest you lower the artist's profile.
"These companies..." Gu Xian rubbed his chin, "Ask them if Xu Jia and Lin Fei weren't there, would they still be willing to cooperate."
Yu Le was stunned: "Isn't this a bit disrespectful?"
We can’t cooperate with the male and female protagonists. Isn’t this clearly telling others that we think your brand is not high enough?
Gu Xian smiled nonchalantly, "Of course it's not that we don't give them face. We refused them the opportunity to work with Xu Jia and Lin Fei because Nori and Lan Yun had already signed them."
"Ah?" Yu Le was a little confused.
Isn't this just putting the blame on Nori and Lan Yun?
"Assistant Yu, wake up," Gu Xian said helplessly. "We're here to make money, not to do charity. Compared to Nori and Lanyun, these brands are indeed a bit inferior. Since our male and female protagonists have better resources, why would they lower their status?"
"Moreover, 'Songshan' has just premiered, and these companies are already rushing to come here. They are optimistic about the development of 'Songshan' and want to seize the opportunity and take advantage of us."
The 2.02% viewership rating for the first broadcast almost made it certain that "Legend of Songshan" would be a hit. As the producers of this TV series, they also knew that the quality of subsequent episodes would never let the ratings and popularity of this show collapse midway.
After "Legend of Songshan" becomes completely popular, the prices that various brands will pay if they want to cooperate with their artists will not be the same as they are now.
"Let's finalize the cooperation with Nori and Lan Yun first." Gu Xian turned the document back to Nori's page. "As for other brands, if they are willing to cooperate with artists other than the male and female protagonists, then sign them. If they are not willing, then leave them alone."
If the popularity of "Songshan" can maintain the momentum of its premiere and become completely popular, not to mention being able to sign only the second male and second female roles, even if the price is several times higher than now, there will be many brands wanting to sign them to take advantage of the popularity.
If these brands don’t sign now, it will depend on whether they will regret it later.
"I still need to look at Nori and Lan Yun's contract. Once I'm done, you can take it to negotiate with the two companies." Gu Xian looked through Nori's information again and said to Yu Le, "You can go out now and keep an eye on Feng Xing."
"Okay, Mr. Gu."
Yu Le was about to leave when Gu Xian stopped him.
"Wait a minute." Gu Xian looked up and smiled, "Contact the crew and ask them when they are free. We can find a time to hold a celebration party."
Gu Xian tied Xie Yunjing's tie and patted his chest: "I told you, it's you who has an appointment tonight and can't go to the celebration party."
When the crew of "Songshan" celebrated their success, they certainly couldn't leave out their biggest sponsor. Gu Xian sincerely invited Xie Yunjing, but Xie Yunjing was unable to spare the time.
Xie Yunjing pinched Gu Xian's face resentfully: "Just bully me."
Gu Xian burst out laughing: "Is this called bullying you?"
"Alright." He patted Xie Yunjing's arm that was wrapped around him. "It's just a meal, Third Young Master Xie, can you please stop being so childish?"
Xie Yunjing still had a face full of resentment: "No drinking. Last time you had dinner with the crew and drank too much, you were almost dragged to a hotel."
Gu Xian was helpless: "Isn't this all explained? Li Yuqiu was busy vomiting, so she asked Xu Jia to help me get a room to rest. Besides, now that I'm surrounded by so many bodyguards you arranged, how could I cheat in front of them?"
"Anyway, you're not allowed to drink." Xie Yunjing lowered his head and bit Gu Xian's lip. "If any scandal breaks out, I'll shut down your company and lock you up. You won't be allowed to go anywhere."
"Bah." Gu Xian spat, but his eyes were smiling. He dodged for a moment, then raised his chin and grabbed Xie Yunjing's tie domineeringly. "Same to you. If I hear that you're having an affair with someone..."
Before Gu Xian could say anything, Xie Yunjing interrupted him: "I will lock myself at the head of the bed. Unless you allow me, I can't go anywhere."
Xie Yunjing's eyes were full of anticipation, and he obviously didn't regard this as a punishment at all.
"Get lost!" Gu Xian rolled his eyes at him, blushing slightly. "Do you think everyone is a pervert like you?"
Xie Yunjing put away his joking expression, lowered his head and kissed Gu Xian stickily, and said seriously: "Even if you really want to drink, don't drink too much, okay?"
"Got it." Gu Xian stuffed the tie he had pulled out back into Xie Yunjing's pocket and smoothed it down, then raised his head and said, "Go home early."
Xie Yunjing curled his lips: "You should go home early too."
The ratings for the first broadcast of "Legend of Songshan" broke records, and the entire crew was very happy and excited. After all, not to mention the fame, the red envelope given by their General Manager Gu alone was very generous.
The atmosphere of the celebration banquet was very warm and high-spirited. Not to mention Minglang, who had not drunk a single drink during the entire filming schedule, but now he drank freely, even the girls who usually didn't drink much and the elderly screenwriter Wang Xue happily drank several glasses.
However, this time Gu Xian did not compete in drinking with Ming Lang. After toasting at each table, he switched to juice and drank it slowly, which made Shengyi and Han Rui look surprised.
"You're being controlled now?"
Gu Xian glanced at them and said, "I did this on my own accord."
They wanted to make a few more jokes, but saw He Xinchen smilingly take the wine glass from Han Rui's hand and replace it with a glass of milk.
Han Rui changed sides instantly, holding the milk and drinking it like a treasure, and began to look at Sheng Yi and Li Yuqiu with pity: "Single dogs——"
Gu Xian looked at the furious Sheng Yi and Li Yuqiu and laughed. Yu Le suddenly came over and leaned over to whisper in his ear: "Boss Gu, Feng Xing has made a move!"
When everyone was happy, Gu Xian certainly didn't want to spoil the fun, so he immediately stood up and motioned Yu Le to talk to him alone.
As they passed by other members of the crew, both of them had smiles on their faces. However, when they reached a secluded place where no one was around, Yu Le's face immediately fell and he looked anxious.
He took out his phone and showed it to Gu Xian: "Boss Gu, Fengxing is now pushing spoilers for "Legend of Songshan" on the Internet!"
Although "Legend of Songshan" is adapted from a novel, the original novel's popularity has long since faded, and the audience for the novel and the TV series do not overlap. Spoilers can ruin the screenwriter's painstakingly set suspense and hooks, and can also reduce audience interest in the TV series. Extensive spoilers can seriously affect a TV series' subsequent audience retention rate.
Gu Xian's face darkened.
Although with Wang Xue's profound adaptation skills, even the core content of the novel "Legend of Songshan" has different interpretations, which can greatly alleviate the impact of spoilers, but anyone would be very angry when encountering such an unethical practice that is completely aimed at killing a drama.
"Just keep doing what you need to do. As for Feng Xing..." Gu Xian patted Yu Le's shoulder and sneered, "Let's see whether it's more serious for us to be spoiled or for their shameful deeds to be exposed."
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