Chapter 104
Magazine sales exceeded 10,000 in 24 hours
Because Ling Sui was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress for her role as Qin Xian, she walked the red carpet at the Golden Eagle Awards with the crew of "Ding Feng Bo".
"Ding Feng Bo" was also shortlisted for the best TV series of the year. It's a bit uncertain whether it will be named the best, but it should not be a problem to win a group award for outstanding TV series.
The only thing that surprised Ling Suisui was that Ying Nian, the leading male actor, did not attend the red carpet ceremony.
The official reply from the crew was that he had other arrangements. When Ling Sui arrived backstage and saw Ji Zhaoying, he found out where Ying Nian had been during this time.
It turned out that he found Pei Xuehai after the filming of his previous drama was completed, and sincerely expressed that he really wanted to improve his acting skills and asked his grandfather to help him.
Pei Xuehai was not one to play tricks with his grandson. After confirming that Ying Nian could really endure hardships and would not give up halfway, Director Pei arranged very strict closed-door acting training for Ying Nian, and the instructors he found were all his students and friends.
At present, Yingnian has been in there for almost three months, but has not yet come out.
Ji Zhaoying: "He promised at the time that he would follow Director Pei's arrangements. So when he could pass the exam was entirely up to Director Pei."
According to Pei Xuehai’s standards... Ji Zhaoying could only say that she didn’t know, but it would take at least half a year.
She said with a bit of gloating: "I heard that he is having a miserable life now. He can only look at his phone for one hour a day, and is not allowed to touch tablets or computers. If he feels bored, he can only watch movies and TV series on the projector, and the physical books that Director Pei prepared for him."
"Director Pei said, who told him to slack off before? Now he is just trying to catch up on the lessons he missed."
Ling Suisui smiled along, but she didn’t think Ying Nian was having a miserable time at all.
Not to mention anything else, just the mentor that Pei Xuehai was able to find for Ying Nian is something that many celebrities, let alone ordinary people, cannot get.
So many industry leaders gave him n-on-1 lectures to help him improve. Who else would dare to think of doing this?
Also, not all actors can turn down all work and focus on honing their professional skills like he does.
It’s not that other people don’t want to, but that objective conditions don’t allow it - who knows if the audience will still remember you after you come out, and whether there will be film crews willing to have you act in a movie?
People with rich resources like Yingnian naturally have more opportunities to make mistakes than ordinary people.
He can make mistakes countless times and then correct them and start over, but for Ling Sui, just one mistake will be a major blow to his career development.
But it doesn’t matter. Just because he was born in Rome doesn’t mean her final destination can only be Rome.
Ling Suisui and Ji Zhaoying continued chatting, and their topic soon expanded to their respective careers.
Ji Zhaoying: "I heard that you and Zhong Yao teamed up to buy IPs?"
"Yes, I plan to buy the IPs of this era and stockpile them first." Ling Suisui nodded, "But we just registered the company and raised the money, and we are still in the process of negotiating the price."
Once the contract is finalized and various formalities and processes are completed, it may take until early next year before the copyright is acquired.
The matter of period literature is still a long way off, and Ji Zhaoying is more concerned about "The Game is Online".
Being well-informed, she already knew for whom Ai Tianming was organizing the party, and showed strong interest in it.
She said: "I can invest a few million, and with the help of my friends around me, I can at least make up eight figures."
Ling Suisui didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Thank you for your kindness, but we are not at the point where we need to ask for money everywhere."
"Don't say that. I am bringing them to invest together."
Ji Zhaoying said proudly: "Don't think that I am the one who is pulling people in to help you now. When your drama takes off and makes money, they will all thank me for helping to connect them."
After all, there are many money-making projects where a lot of people are waving money but have no way to participate.
Investing in Ling Sui now is like burning a cold stove in advance. Wait until she really makes money before trying to build a relationship with her. Who will look down on you then?
As for saying that investment is risky - isn't this normal? There is no business in the world that only makes money and no losses. The interest rate on bank deposits cannot keep up with inflation.
Ling Suisui thought about it, and seeing that the other party did not seem to be joking, he accepted her kindness.
On the one hand, bringing in more co-producers can ease the financial pressure in the early stages; on the other hand, more investors means more backers, and if they encounter any difficulties, they certainly don't want their investment to go to waste.
Compared with these benefits, the little profit to be distributed seems insignificant.
"Besides," Ji Zhaoying leaned close to her ear and said, "If we give a little more, Ai Tianming will have to ask his family for less."
"Those so-called wealthy families all look down on us female stars. Why? You and he are business partners, and you are not trying to climb his ladder. It's not certain who will lead whom."
Ling Suisui could understand her indignation. Female artists are always particularly able to empathize when being viewed with tinted glasses by others.
The money they contributed was not much for the entire project, but it was a thoughtful gesture and Ling Suisui was very touched.
"I can't make any promises," she said carefully. "I can only say that I will try my best."
Ji Zhaoying patted her shoulder and said, "Why should I worry if you personally come here?"
If it was just a drama starring Ling Suisui, she might not dare to bring in friends to invest, after all, there are many aspects that the actors cannot interfere with;
But as it is now, she has a bigger say in the project, so Ji Zhaoying feels stable.
In the industry, no one cares about his reputation and fame more than Ling Suisui. Moreover, she really has the ability to get things done.
The award ceremony began soon and Ling Suisui sat back in his seat.
Coincidentally, the person sitting next to her was Ms. Qi Xuan.
Qi Xuan looked at her and asked, "Are you confident that you can win the award?"
Ling Suisui calmly replied: "The nomination is already a recognition of me by the organizing committee. If I am lucky enough to win the award, it may be because of you."
Qi Xuan sneered, what a smooth-talking female star.
There was no suspense about this year's Golden Eagle Awards. As soon as the nomination list came out, netizens roughly predicted the results.
Ling Suisui did run for a place in the competition, and the Best Supporting Actress award was given to a senior who debuted fifteen years earlier than her. When the camera swept over her, she was smiling and the congratulations in her eyes looked very sincere.
Many marketing accounts sighed that Ling Sui's expression management was so flawless that they didn't give them any chance to judge frame by frame.
However, no one made a post to mock her for being a runner-up - it was already impressive that she was nominated and won two major mainstream awards within a year. Who else among the 2000 flowers can show such achievements in the field of TV dramas?
On the contrary, Prada was very happy and felt that it was a right decision to buy shares in Ling Suisui in advance. It hasn't been long since it received a new nomination. Let's see who dares to say that its brand is unlucky.
Some people have made a statistical table for Ling Suisui. At present, the TV series and movies in which Ling Suisui has starred have a 100% broadcast rate on TV (Ding Feng Bo and Freedom House were broadcast online first and then on TV), a 100% original voice rate, and a 50% nomination rate for mainstream awards for their roles. This is really impressive.
Some people have questioned the “100% original sound” claim, saying that isn’t “Ding Feng Bo” dubbing used? Later, a fan posted evidence that no matter whether other actors used dubbing or not, Ling Suisui’s voice was the original.
Following this line of thought, some people also found out that Ling Sui's Mandarin is Grade A... What a devastating blow to an actor who brags about his "original voice" but is criticized by the audience for his accent.
What? It turns out that good lines are not just for veteran actors, young actors can do it too.
Then why are the actors active on the screen either face-study actors or leave people speechless the moment they open their mouths?
It can be said that Ling Suisui has single-handedly raised the audience's expectations for young actors in the domestic entertainment industry and their overall impression of professional actors.
——Of course, here we are referring to the academic people who study hard and attend classes. Famous stars who are registered as students but have never spent a few days in school do not count.
The most amazing thing is that she only had a special appearance in "Wind and Thunder" with less than ten minutes of screen time, which actually doesn't need to be counted.
"Freedom House" is this year's drama and has not yet entered the awards period. Judging from its current reputation and long tail, it may have a chance to be nominated for Best Actress?
Ling Suisui ignores these posts that appear to be praises but are actually flattery.
She was very busy - she had to deal with the filming of the crew, communicate with Ai Tianming about the specific matters of the game project, and take advantage of the crew's rest day to shoot a magazine.
As for those new business collaborations, I can only cooperate with them after she finishes filming.
Ling Suisui shot the cover for the annual issue of Figaro, which was recommended by Prada. This is also her first cover of the "Five Big and Two Small" magazines since her debut, and it is a regular issue.
She had shot for Bazaar before, but those were the inside pages. The value of the cover is still much higher.
Tong Xiaoman told her, "There will be a fashion magazine next month, and LV will be advertising on the cover."
After shooting these two, she has finally collected all the “two little ones”, and December and January are both very good months.
Tong Xiaoman is already very popular in the fashion circle, and Ling Sui has won awards and is very popular among the public, so this level is not an exaggeration.
If she wants to make it into the top five, she needs to reach a higher level of fame.
Tong Xiaoman joked: "If you work hard and get a nomination for Best Actress, then when your contract expires, these two brands can upgrade your title."
Now that he is an ambassador, it wouldn't be too much to promote him to spokesperson for the Greater China region or even the entire Asia-Pacific region, right?
As for the ultimate goal, it is definitely to go global.
Ling Suisui quickly shook her head: "Sister Tong, please don't be so mean to me. The award is not something we can decide."
"I know, I'm just saying it. LV may not agree, but Prada will most likely renew the contract with you. They like you very much."
"There will be several events at the beginning of next year. Although they don't have haute couture, they have discussed with us about a few specially customized dresses."
Because of the cooperation with Prada's ready-to-wear line, Ling Suisui can only wear its clothes or choose high-end custom-made ones.
"Sure." Ling Suisui nodded, "I'm not at the level where I need to compete with others for high-end orders."
It is not just an empty statement that it is difficult for female celebrities to rise to the top. At present, the only drama in which she has starred as the female lead is "Freedom House", not to mention that this drama involves an ensemble cast.
Ling Sui shot three covers for Figaro. There were no excessive techniques, they were just fashion photos taken to show off the clothes.
But in front of her fighting facial features, all atmosphere and artistic conception are nothing but clouds. The most intuitive impression her face brings to people is two words: beautiful.
This is Ling Sui’s first “Five Big and Two Small” cover, and it’s given such a good month for the year-end issue. Many people in the entertainment group have posted predictions for sales, one hundred, or two hundred?
After all, in everyone's mind, Ling Sui is no longer pursuing the traffic route, and it is a recognized fact that Huafen's ability to spend money is far less than that of Shengfen.
Anyway, the bulk of magazine profits come from brand advertising. Except for e-magazines that try to make money from sales, almost no magazines make money from sales.
But beyond most people's expectations, including Ling Suisui and Suisi, the pre-sales of the closing issue of Figaro were very good.
Two thousand books were cut in seconds, four thousand in an hour, and over ten thousand in twenty-four hours.
Ling Sui found it unbelievable. Apart from "Ding Feng Bo", she had never filmed an idol drama, but how could it attract so many paying fans?
Sui Si was even more surprised. What? It turns out that our purchasing power is so strong?
There is no urging to buy in the super topic. Everyone advocates buying within one's means. One copy is also love, and it is even more impossible to buy three copies at one cost. The rich ladies did not post super large orders, but they were able to buy 10,000 copies...
In the final analysis, everyone underestimated the number of active fans who paid money to play the game.
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