Chapter 49
I want to be a superstar and a boss
Ling Suisui later found out that Chi Jia had seen the original frame clips of "Ding Feng Bo" earlier than her.
"Ding Feng Bo" is a copyrighted drama produced by Antenna United, and the platform recommended Chi Jia to sing the opening theme song. Chi Jia was willing to take the job, but he expressed the hope that he could write the lyrics and compose the music independently.
Speaking of which, this somewhat subverts Ling Sui's stereotype of him. She thought idols all sang fast-paced pop songs that were suitable for singing and dancing and had strong drum beats, but she didn't expect Chi Jia could also compose ancient style songs?
After checking the information, she found out that the scout had seen Chi Jia's singing video and recruited him to be a trainee. He positioned himself as a vocal, but because of his good looks he became the face of the group. Later, after his dance clip went viral, the company arranged for him to be the main dancer of the group.
After Chi Jia debuted on the show, the albums that Antenna Video arranged for the boy band were all pop songs that fit Ling Suisui's "idol impression", and Chi Jia had almost no chance to sing seriously.
It was not until the limited boy band disbanded and Chi Jia finally had time to tinker with his own work that the company remembered that they had originally been attracted by his vocal conditions.
However, there are many people who separate "idol" and "singer" in their hearts. Although Xile Film and Television accepted Chi Jialai to record the opening song, they did not trust his music creation ability very much.
In fact, according to Xile's plan, the reason they agreed to let him sing was just to attract traffic. As for how well this guy would sing, they didn't have high expectations.
Chi Jia was very depressed when being questioned. Although he is now a top star, the fact that he has no representative works always bothers him.
He asked the Ding Feng Bo crew for some original frame clips, trying to get a feel for it. As a result, when he saw the scenes of Qin Xian's appearance and Qin Xian's exit, he was really inspired and wrote a good song.
Therefore, Chi Jia's favorability towards Ling Suisui has been rising rapidly.
About this story, half comes from the message that Chi Jia expressed his gratitude to Ling Suisui, and the other half comes from the gossip shared by Ji Zhaoying.
Ling Suisui pieced the two together and restored the actual process.
In fact, she also listened to the song written by Chi Jia.
Well... I can only say that the melody is pretty good, but the lyrics are not well written. The producer's opinion is similar.
But even if this version is rejected, the fact that "I get inspiration when I see her" itself is enough for Ling Suisui to occupy a special place in Chi Jia's heart.
Ling Suisui didn't care much about how much Chi Jia's favorability towards her was. Anyway, as long as it was less than a hundred, zero and ninety-nine were almost the same. Favorability that couldn't add points was useless.
As for what kind of affection and liking Chi Jia had for her, she didn't care at all. That's his business and has nothing to do with her.
She was thinking of another thing. Since Xile could show Chi Jia this kind of clip, then was "Ding Feng Bo" about to be submitted for review, and should the dubbing be put on the agenda?
Although Ling Suisui was always concerned about this matter, he was not in a hurry and just waited patiently for notification from the crew.
She still attends classes at school regularly, participates seriously in monthly group performances, and takes time to go to the horse farm and martial arts gym on weekends.
After all, her English level could be explained by self-study, but her horsemanship and swordsmanship still required a verifiable learning experience.
As for her learning faster than others, it is because she is talented, which makes sense.
When the semester was almost halfway through, she received a meeting invitation from Tong Xiaoman.
Counting the days, it has been about five months since they last met.
Although Ling Suisui did not take the initiative to contact Tong Xiaoman, he was also inquiring about the contract dispute between her and Dashu Media.
She sent the invitation before the legal procedures of the case were completed. It seems that Ling Suisui won in this psychological game.
This time, the meeting place for the two was still in the cafe. Ling Suisui walked in at 2:57, and Tong Xiaoman waved at her from her seat.
She walked over, sat down, scanned the code and ordered a soe iced Americano.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two got down to business.
The time of both parties was very valuable. This meeting had already expressed their intentions. Tong Xiaoman saved herself the trouble of probing and asked directly:
"What kind of cooperation model do you think we should adopt?"
Ling Sui must have thought about this problem in advance.
She replied: "If you want to join, I will first cancel the original studio and re-register under the name of the company. I am the only artist in this company at present, but other new artists will be developed in the future. This will not only add a layer of security to the company's operating income, but also provide a career advancement path for my team members."
"In addition to signing newcomers, our company will also produce and distribute film and television projects in the future, and strive to open up the employment ecosystem for actors. I hope you can be more than just my agent, but also my partner."
Tong Xiaoman wanted to laugh. She was used to being the one making empty promises, but now it was the young people who were making empty promises for her. It was really strange.
She said: "I didn't expect you to be so ambitious. You want to be a superstar and a boss. I thought you chose the self-employed route because you wanted to focus on acting and not pay attention to other things."
Ling Suisui said seriously: "I don't want to sign the agency contract with a big company, indeed, in order not to be restricted in my right to speak in career planning. But in the entertainment industry, does it mean that if I don't cause trouble, trouble won't come to me?"
——Obviously not. Ling Sui can live a peaceful life now only because she is not famous.
Once she emerges in the entertainment industry, no matter what she does, she will face fierce attacks from her competitors.
Grabbing resources, throwing dirty water, and making up black material... Based on Ling Sui's experience, it would take three days and three nights to talk about these despicable methods.
After all, good resources in the entertainment industry are limited. If one more female star moves up, it will squeeze the existing share of the pie for others.
Since interests cannot coexist, fighting is inevitable.
Ling Suisui never had the idea of lying down and hoping for good luck to come to him. If she wants to go further, she needs to make more preparations and have stronger strength.
Others have big companies with professional marketing, legal, and crisis public relations teams. Even when facing a cold winter in the film and television industry, they still have their own dramas to support them. They don’t have to look at the faces of other companies or video platforms, but she also has that.
Only in this way will she have the qualifications to sit at the table and negotiate on an equal footing, rather than being at the mercy of others in the entertainment industry and being stepped on by anyone.
Ling Suisui: "Even if an actor has the highest traffic, popularity and awards, he is just the most important chess piece in the chess game."
"You should know very well how to become a chess player."
Tong Xiaoman sat in her seat, and after a while, she regained her composure.
She shook her head and said, "I've met you twice and there have been new surprises. Now that you say that, I'm going to reconsider it."
"Okay, you should think about it carefully. I'm not in a hurry."
Ling Suisui took a sip of coffee leisurely: "I am only a sophomore this year. Teacher Tang has always advised me to focus on my studies. Even the photo of me passing the imperial examination was taken during the summer vacation."
Tong Xiaoman: …
Other newcomers were almost going crazy trying to curry favor with her, but the girl in front of her was calm and composed, as if she didn't take her seriously at all.
However, she does have the capital to remain calm.
In fact, as early as the first meeting, Tong Xiaoman had decided to sign Ling Suisui.
She admired the young man's straightforward ambition and saw his potential to soar to great heights.
She said she would wait a little longer. On the one hand, there was a genuine contract dispute that had not been completed, and on the other hand, she also wanted to see the situation of other newcomers.
It wasn't for selection, but to put pressure on Ling Suisui and get better agent contract terms for herself.
The result after watching for a few more months is... I won’t tell you.
First of all, there are very few people who can act better than her.
As for other conditions, those who can compete with her in beauty are far inferior to her in intelligence; those who have greater ambitions than her are just daydreaming of getting something for nothing, and have not seen any concrete actions to achieve their goals.
Tong Xiaoman sighed: "Should I talk to you directly about the profit sharing?"
Her saying this basically means she agrees with everything Ling Suisui just said.
Ling Suisui smiled at her: "It's not me, my parents will do it."
Hao Ren and Ling Fei are both senior executives of Fortune 500 companies, with management levels at M5, and both have extensive experience in business negotiations.
Although they have never been involved in entertainment-related businesses, when it comes to money sharing, just leave it to them.
Looking at Ling Suisui's confident eyes, Tong Xiaoman shuddered inexplicably.
I always feel that there will be a tough battle to fight next...
**
In late November, Ling Sui appeared in the recording studio, ready to dub Qin Xian.
This is also the first time she has dubbed a film or TV character since her time travel. For this purpose, Ling Suisui specially brought Kang Le with her and asked her to take a few photos through the glass, which could be kept as a souvenir and could also be used as business photos after the show was broadcast.
While dubbing, Ling Suisui simultaneously watched clips of his own performance.
This version is not necessarily the final cut and may be adjusted at any time before being submitted for review. However, judging from the current results, it is still within Director Ge's normal performance range, which is already very good.
The most important thing is that her role is basically still there, and the parts where she performed well were not cut by the director.
Ling Sui breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more at ease.
Although she had never offended the director, it was normal for her scenes to be cut, and it could happen to any actor.
Sometimes it’s due to the length and rhythm of each episode, sometimes the director suddenly has a different idea, or there may be a technical failure in a good movie. If this scene cannot be "saved", it would be really unlucky.
Qin Xian's lines were very simple, and Ling Sui only got two pages of paper, printed on one side.
She speaks softly, gently and with a bit of dignity, and her speaking speed is 0.8 times the average speed of modern people. The tone, which sounds a bit artificial when used in daily speech, is just right for a noble lady from an aristocratic family.
The only difficult part is when Qin Xian is about to go offline. The feeling of being on the verge of death and gasping for breath is not easy to grasp. Ling Sui was not very satisfied with the first few times. When others thought it was good enough, she insisted on recording it again.
The actor was willing to work on it, and the assistant director agreed when he saw that she was efficient in the beginning and had plenty of time left.
The results were indeed better after trying a few more times. The assistant director joked, "You dubbed it so well that Zhao Jing's dubbing actor should be sweating profusely."
He was talking about the voice actor of Zhao Jing, not Ying Nian.
——Considering his ability in delivering lines and for the sake of the audience’s ears, it is better not to use the original voice.
Ling Suisui said modestly: "No, no, you are too kind, I am a professional."
She asked the assistant director by the way: "Do you know when Ding Feng Bo will be broadcast?"
Assistant Director: "I don't know the exact time, but it should be soon. A few days ago, I heard that Ying Nian's leading actors were recording a variety show and doing publicity."
Ling Suisui thought, that means it will be really soon.
She looked at the screen with the pause button pressed, and saw a picture of a woman in green playing the piano under a tree.
Qin Xian, I look forward to meeting you soon.
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