Chapter 385 Youth Series: The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years
In Yanjing, in the big villa where MENG lived, the twelve girls sat on the sofa, staring at their agent with eager eyes.
Manager Liu Yan beamed. Thirty-four-year-old Liu Yan boasts impressive experience. After MENG formed, Liu Yan became the group's manager, becoming both the girls' manager and their nanny.
Liu Yan was very happy to see the twelve girls looking expectant.
"Ahem, let me make an important announcement. Here are the 24-hour global sales figures for our MENG's debut original album, 'OH.' 2.32 million copies sold in Korea, 1.97 million in Japan, 1.69 million in Southeast Asia, 1.89 million in Europe and the US, and 8.42 million in China..."
"Total global sales in 24 hours reached 17.42 million copies..."
When Liu Yan announced this data, cheers erupted from the villa. The twelve girls were as excited as children having their hair let loose.
In 24 hours, the album sold over 17 million copies worldwide, which is an excellent result. Although it can't be compared with the album from the Dream Era, the girls are very happy and satisfied.
After all, the sales of the Dream Era album were legendary. As a debut album, achieving such sales in just 24 hours was truly remarkable.
In the future, the album's sales will continue to rise. At this rate, it shouldn't be a problem for it to eventually sell over 20 million copies.
An album sold 20 million copies, who would dare to say this is a bad result?
In the next 24 hours, MENG's first album became a global bestseller, and his fame took off thanks to this album.
In the past, many people thought that MENG was just a stand-in for DreamWorks. Although she was pretty, she ultimately didn't produce any good works.
Now, with the release of the album, MENG has begun to slowly break away from the shadow of the Dream Era and usher in an era that truly belongs to MENG.
"Okay, girls. The sales of your first album are very good. This is your victory. From now on, everyone may be busy. Are you ready?"
Liu Yan asked with a smile, and the girls nodded. They had already made preparations long ago. It's better to be busy. The busier you are, the more money you can make.
"Okay, let me announce our upcoming work schedule. First up is Japan, where we'll be holding five concerts..."
Liu Yan started arranging work. Busy, MENG was about to start being busy, with concerts, commercial performances, variety shows, fan meetings, etc.
The first stop was Japan, where they would stay for about two weeks. They would hold five concerts and appear on several variety shows. Dream Era was already very famous in Japan, and MENG is still very well-known there. So, Japan was the first stop.
After Japan, I will go to some Southeast Asian countries, then to Europe and the United States to participate in some activities, and finally return to China to try to hold a few concerts.
As for the Korean market, Su Yang wanted to go there, but the situation there was still unclear, so he didn't consider it for the time being.
It’s quite funny to think about it, a Korean girl group promoted by a Chinese entertainment company holds various activities but has nothing to do with Korea.
As MENG's fame grows, Korean netizens are likely to feel a surge of anxiety and confusion. What's going on? They're a Korean girl group, yet Korean fans can't see them in person, can't watch their concerts, and can't even see them on their own variety shows.
On the contrary, foreigners can often see it, and this feeling is really confusing.
However, Qingyao Media clearly won't consider their intentions, and even if they knew, they would continue to do so. They just have to hold back like this. With enough time, things will turn around. In another year or two, when MENG becomes a top girl group globally, they'll return to Korea for a concert. There will undoubtedly be a surge in retaliatory spending, and that's when the real profiteering will begin.
"OH's 24-hour sales figures released: 17.42 million copies sold worldwide..."
"MENG's first original album has sold over 17 million copies in 24 hours. It's a huge hit..."
"Hand of miracles, Su Yang once again creates miracles. The road to becoming the Godfather is officially open..."
"MENG's schedule has been revealed, and his Japan concert is highly anticipated..."
"MENG has started their tour, but there are no plans for the Korean market yet..."
News about MENG has been increasing, including on the Korean internet. Seeing MENG's achievements, many Korean netizens couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.
But the following news made them feel upset again. What the hell is this? It was clearly the achievement of the Korean girl group, but many people directly put the credit on Su Yang. Although this is true, it is still uncomfortable to watch.
MENG's schedule made them even more uncomfortable. They were touring the world and even had plans to tour some small countries in Southeast Asia, but they had no plans for Universe Country.
This arrangement once again broke the fragile hearts of Korean netizens. Many anti-fans shouted that they would never return to Korea, and at the same time called for a ban on MENG and the removal of his album from the shelves.
Obviously, their demands were unmet. MENG's albums were selling well in the Korean market. With such strong sales, the music platforms were making a lot of money. Plus, with MENG's popularity, only a fool would remove his albums from the platform. Who would want to go against money? Besides, MENG hadn't violated any Korean laws, so who would dare demand their albums be removed?
MENG started to get busy, and Su Yang also started to get busy.
Now Su Yang goes to the set every day, and the filming of the movie tailored for Qin Zimo is progressing very quickly. It is originally a youth movie, with no special effects and no big scenes.
In addition, the actors had been working together for more than half a year, and everyone was very familiar with the lines and scenes. After filming started, the strength displayed by these actors surprised Su Yang.
"Cut, this scene is over. Take a ten-minute break and prepare for the next one..."
On the set, another scene was over. Hearing Su Yang's voice, the young actors all laughed, and Su Yang also smiled.
Surprised, Su Yang was a little surprised by the abilities shown by these young actors.
People in the circle have always said that young actors are not good enough, they are all spoiled, they all like to play cards, and none of them can be helped.
But now it's completely different. On the set, the young actors in this drama are very dedicated and hardworking. Although there is still a lot of room for improvement in their acting skills, they are really not squeamish.
"You can't generalize about anything. There are young people who are hardworking and motivated, and there are also very dedicated people."
Su Yang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Young actors are not all about traffic, and not all of them are spoiled.
What young artists look like often depends on how the company trains and selects them. In the past, capital selected effeminate actors, and each one was selected according to the standards of a little girl. How can the actors selected in this way not be spoiled?
But when Qingyao Media selects artists, they always choose those who can endure hardships. Those who are spoiled, can't endure hardships, are not motivated, and have tempers will be kicked out.
Who dares to act like a big shot and throw a tantrum in front of Su Yang? Even Qin Shumo, Su Yang's legitimate brother-in-law and Qin Shuyao's younger brother, becomes dwarfed in front of Su Yang and dares not to speak big words.
It must be said that Qin Shumo really played a leading role. The former devil in the world, now is definitely the representative of hardworking children, and Su Yang has made him particularly obedient and hardworking.
Seeing Qin Shumo working so hard, other young artists naturally didn't dare to slack off. Joining Qingyao Media was a huge opportunity for them. If such an opportunity slipped away, they would probably never forgive themselves in their lifetime.
This situation made the filming progress much faster than expected. Su Yang originally thought that it would take more than two months to complete the filming of this movie.
But with the current progress, I'm afraid the filming can be completed in about 40 days.
Forty days to make a movie is an incredible pace. And since all the actors use their original voices, post-production will be very fast.
Time passed quietly, and the entertainment industry did not see any major changes after Su Yang's return. Qingyao Media and Su Yang also seemed to be much more low-key.
Aside from MENG releasing a new album recently, there haven't been any other major developments. Operation Mekong is progressing steadily. After the casting was finalized, a large number of actors went straight to training. This is a major production, featuring not only Chinese actors but also some from Myanmar.
"Cut, passed..."
It was late May and the weather was already very hot, but everyone on the set was very happy today.
As the last shot was shot, everyone cheered. The filming was complete. After forty-eight days, Su Yang finally finished filming the movie.
Qin Shumo's face was also full of smiles. This period of time was really very hard. Su Yang worked as if he had been injected with chicken blood. The pace of work almost made the group of colleagues collapse.
Now the entire crew has a completely new understanding of Su Yang. Damn it, if anyone says that Su Yang is lazy and prefers to win by doing nothing, he will be slapped to death in the face.
This is called laziness. I start working at 5 o'clock in the morning, work until 1 o'clock in the morning, and then take a four-hour nap and still start working at 5 o'clock the next morning. This is called laziness.
Fortunately, Su Yang didn't do this often, only coming on a special day. Most of the time, the working hours depended on everyone's efficiency. If the shoot went smoothly, sometimes we'd call it a day early.
"I now declare that 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' has officially wrapped filming. Let's have fun tonight, and Brother Yang will pay for everything."
Su Yang said loudly. "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" was the movie Su Yang had been busy with recently, and now the film had finally finished filming.
This film was made on a very low budget, with less than 30 million spent, even less than the budget of "Big Shot." Another low-budget film, this time, is going to conquer the summer season!
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