Chapter 404: Step to the Top: Jenny Becomes Famous
Even when she returned to her rented apartment, Jenny still felt like she was dreaming.
She had never thought that such a lucky thing would happen to her. Just by drinking a few drinks and chatting briefly, such a lucky thing happened.
Signed a contract, and signed a contract with Qingyao Media. After becoming a signed singer of Qingyao Media, not only will Qingyao Media be responsible for promoting her, but she will also receive a basic salary every year. This basic salary alone is enough to make Jenny feel like she has been blessed by the Buddha.
After signing the contract, Jenny's monthly base salary was 500,000 Thai baht. This salary was too high, and for Jenny, it was like a step up to heaven.
"Mom, I have good news for you."
Inside the apartment, Jenny called her mother. After she told her the good news, her mother burst into tears of joy.
For Jenny, this was a life-changing opportunity.
But for Su Yang, this was just a piece of cake. It could even be considered a bad taste. By signing Jenny, Su Yang was naturally confident that he would not lose money.
The Thai branch officially took action and started filming its first work. This work has a small investment of 100 million Thai baht, which is 20 million RMB. This is much smaller than the investment of "Those Years" and "Big Shot".
However, in Thailand, this investment is not small. After all, the actors here are relatively cheap, and labor costs are also relatively low. A photographer of the same level might need a monthly salary of 100,000 RMB in China, but here it might only cost 100,000 Thai baht.
With low labor costs and low actor costs, the shooting costs are naturally low.
But by the same token, the market is relatively small. If it were only for the Thai market, Su Yang wouldn't have dared to invest so much. But now, Su Yang plans to release this film in China. With his own fame, the Chinese box office alone can easily make back the cost.
Su Yang started to get busy, and Jenny also came to the company soon. Under the company's arrangement, she began to record the song that Su Yang wrote for her.
At the same time, the company also arranged for Jenny to shoot a MV, and the whole operation is progressing steadily.
In China, Su Yang's live broadcast sparked heated discussions, and Jenny became an overnight sensation on the Chinese internet.
After Jenny signed with Qingyao Media, the company also registered a social media account for her in the country.
"Hi, everyone. I'm Jenny, and hello to all the Chinese netizens. I'm now officially on Douyin. I have good news for you: I've become a signed artist with Qingyao Media..."
After registering an account on TikTok, Jenny posted a video in which she introduced herself in halting Chinese.
"Wow, it's Jenny..."
"Fuck, he really signed with Qingyao Media! Brother Yang is so good at playing..."
"Brother Yang, do you want to change your taste?"
"I think Yang Ge looks even prettier than Jenny in women's clothing..."
"Brother Yang, I suspect you have some psychological problems. Before it was the Dream Age, now it's Jenny..."
"Jenny, I love you..."
"Wow, Jenny looks so beautiful today. It must be a modified car, it can't be fake."
In the video, Jenny is dressed very beautifully, and the white dress looks very pure. Netizens also want to see something new, and coupled with Su Yang's incident, Jenny's fans have increased rapidly since joining Douyin.
In just half a day, the number of fans exceeded three million, which made other netizens envious. Damn, Jenny's luck is too good.
Su Yang's ability to create stars is undeniable. Just by appearing in a live broadcast, this special girl, Jenny, has become an internet celebrity in China. Furthermore, she signed a contract with Qingyao Media's Thai branch, becoming a signed singer for Qingyao Media. This can be described as a sudden ascent to fame.
While Su Yang was messing around in Thailand, things were also very lively in China. With the arrival of the winter vacation, the entertainment industry was also bustling.
This winter holiday season, the major streaming platforms were the first to take action. They not only produced their own online variety shows, but also began producing TV series and movies. This is because they have gradually cultivated the paid market.
Currently, the best paid on-demand work on the entire network is the animation "Qin's Moon" produced by Qingyao Media, which is available on paid on-demand across the entire network.
After the release of this anime, the number of paid on-demand views has continued to soar. Currently, the average number of paid on-demand views per episode of this anime has exceeded 60 million, and the amount of paid on-demand views of this anime has exceeded 800 million RMB.
Qingyao Media's share of the revenue exceeded RMB 560 million. The animation cost RMB 180 million to produce, so after deducting the production costs, the animation earned Qingyao Media RMB 380 million in the paid market alone.
As an animation, Qin's Moon also has a lot of money to make from its surrounding IP. If this animation is well managed, the entire IP can make a lot of money.
Such profitability has also made major domestic animation companies jealous. They have never seen such a game before. Now that "Qin's Moon" has set an example for them, it has given them courage.
Isn't it just burning money? There are many investors in the industry who are willing to spend money. Especially the giant Penguin. Recently, Penguin has continuously launched several animations adapted from major IPs. Despite the large-scale spending, the paid on-demand data is surprisingly good.
The market has slowly developed, but competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Competition in the paid era is even more intense than in the free era because audiences are more discerning.
Just like offering trial listening for paid songs, paid works also offer a few episodes for free viewing. The quality of these free episodes is directly related to the subsequent paid on-demand data.
Even if the first few episodes are good, if the later ones are not good, the first audiences who tried it will spread word of mouth, and then the paid on-demand data will drop sharply.
Just like movies, if word of mouth drops, paid viewership figures will plummet. Once word of mouth drops, there's a high probability of significant losses. This is because productions in the paywall era often require significant investment. It's no longer like the past, when films could be packaged and sold directly to streaming platforms and TV stations, shifting the risk.
Now, as if by agreement, domestic streaming platforms no longer buy dramas. Alternatively, you can directly receive dividends from the platform, perhaps 70% or even 50% or so.
Or you can sell it to a TV station, we don't want it. Capitalists have reached a consensus to directly transfer the risk to the producers. The risks on major streaming platforms are really getting smaller and smaller these days. The profit-sharing model is so cool. There's no risk or cost involved, and even if the box office takes a dollar, they still get a cut.
So, during this period, people in the Chinese film and television industry have discovered that while the money seems to be easier to make, in actual operation, they find that the internal competition has become even more serious. The polarization is so severe that good works are making a lot of money, while bad works are losing a lot of money.
The set of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has been very lively since the filming of this drama started.
The crew was also very busy, often shooting from morning to night. After such a long period of running-in, the entire crew was quite smooth and the shooting progress was very fast.
Most of the actors who participated in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" this time are veteran actors. The acting skills of this group of people were so outstanding that even the director was almost stunned.
This time, there is basically no so-called traffic in "The Legend of Zhen Huan". The remaining people in Datang Entertainment are all veteran actors, plus actors from Qingyao Media.
Although these actors are not well-known, their acting skills are very strong. This group of people gathered together, discussed together, and acted together. No one was willing to give in to the other, and everyone wanted to perform better.
This is a healthy competition, and it also represents everyone's recognition of the show. The budget of this show is actually not that big, and many people who participated in this show even lowered their own prices.
Although the budget was 300 million, the show was to be shot for 100 episodes, with each episode having a budget of only 3 million. Furthermore, Qingyao Media strictly controlled the proportion of the film remuneration in the budget.
Even so, everyone still came because this was the script written by Su Yang and everyone was full of confidence in this script.
"Cut, passed..."
On the set, Zheng Xiao shouted loudly. Qin Shuyao smiled slightly when she heard Zheng Xiao's voice. Qin Shuyao's scenes were concentrated in this period of time. This kind of treatment was only given to super stars in the future. It was like the entire crew was revolving around her.
But no one said Qin Shuyao was a big shot. Just kidding, does Qin Shuyao still need to act like a big shot? Now Qin Shuyao is a super big shot, because Qin Shuyao is not only an actor, but also one of the investors of this play. Because Qingyao Media is Qin Shuyao's company, everyone knows what Qingyao Media represents.
Even if we ignore these things and just talk about fame, Qin Shuyao is not bad at all. Right now, Qin Shuyao is the most famous diva in the industry. She releases a single every once in a while, and each one is of high quality. Coupled with Su Yang's constant attention, Qin Shuyao is now a superstar.
"Shuyao, are you okay? Do you want to take a rest..."
Zheng Xiao came to Qin Shuyao and said with a smile.
"Director Zheng, I'm fine. I'm just sorry to bother you..."
Qin Shuyao smiled and said that if we were to ask who had the worst acting skills in the entire crew, she would probably be ranked last. So, when Qin Shuyao was filming, Zheng Xiao knew that she needed careful guidance. However, Qin Shuyao was also very humble. During a recent trip to Thailand, Su Yang personally guided her on how to play the role.
Playing the role of Concubine Hua was a real challenge for Qin Shuyao. Many actors also liked the role, but when they learned that it was reserved for Qin Shuyao, they all tactfully stopped talking. Forget Concubine Hua, even if it was the role of Zhen Huan that Qin Shuyao had reserved, no one would say anything. Everyone understands that in the entertainment industry, sometimes connections outweigh strength, and no one can avoid suspicion.
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