Chapter 412 Career Line
Ever since schedules became a regular part of the entertainment industry, the end of each month has become a date eagerly anticipated by fans. This is especially true for fans of actors who recently wrapped filming, as today is the day to decide whether or not they'll be able to join the set.
On this day, the lucky ones get to see specially-taken photos of their artists. Less fortunate can also see new, previously unreleased photos of their artists in their makeup. Those who use old photos to fill in the gaps are bound to be criticized.
Although it is the most important itinerary, if you can have a new map that you can show off, and then match it with this agency, you will be able to firmly grasp the traffic on the last day of the month.
As a member of Ding Congrong's fan club, Lianrong is ready to charge at any time according to the itinerary that the studio is about to release today.
As fans, no one had much of a favorable impression of the company. As far as Lianrong knew, the two women who controlled the fan club often privately complained with the others about the company's stinginess, inefficiency, and lack of quality among its staff, among other issues.
As for why they can hang out with fans, it's because those fans who can join the fan club are all big fans who have been gradually bribed by the company. The main reason why they can do so openly is because Ding Congrong's fan circle is not a traffic-oriented one.
Lian Rong's relationship with these two women was one of mutual benefit. But she also had her own standards. She could let the women make excuses for the company for minor matters, deflecting tensions. However, if matters of principle became a matter of principle, she would simply join forces with others to undermine them.
When it comes to the company's plans for Ding Congrong, most of her fans, led by Lianrong, are extremely dissatisfied. For example, during an offline event mid-month, Ding Congrong was criticized by netizens for her poor aesthetics and "unrefined elegance."
Because of the controversy caused by the styling, along with the links to black fans, a list of stylists, makeup artists and photographers collected by fans was also sent to the docking station.
Even though the on-site photos were not ideal, the studio still dragged their feet and waited until the end of the event before releasing them, which directly ignited the fans who were already full of anger.
"One, two..." she muttered silently, saving each of the posts she was about to take the front row of the discussion to her clipboard. Lianrong then set the comment permissions so that only people she followed could reply to her before concluding the process. This last point was crucial, primarily to ensure her own influence wasn't dragged down by those who shared the responsibility.
After everything was ready, Lianrong set her alarm for 11:00 AM. At the end of every month, Ding Congrong's studio would generally release their schedule at this time; it had become a tacit understanding between the two sides. With half an hour left until 11:00, she stealthily picked up her other phone...
On the screen, a video was being edited for Ji Shao by a woman called Scissorhands. Speaking of Scissorhands, Lianrong couldn't help but admire her new fan base's ability to attract followers. After all, the editing skills of this woman she followed, Mrs. Walnut, were even better than those of a professional editor.
Ding Congrong's minor fame on a certain website was thanks to a video featuring a couple from this woman named Walnut that garnered over a million views. This attracted a lot of fans who bought her shares and also increased the public's favorability towards her.
Looking at this lady's homepage now, it's all Ji Shao's videos. But looking at the videos that have broken through one million views, and even two that have broken through ten million and have been included in a certain website's weekly must-see collection, you can see that this is a complete mutual achievement.
As the saying goes, there is no competition between flowers and life, and the circle has been hard-pressed to find outstanding young actors for a long time! Lianrong is a little proud of this, as she is also a part of the three-in-one here!
Just as she was about to relax with her new video, another phone on the desk suddenly rang. Ji Shao's version of "Ancient Meaning" rang out in the office, and the next second, Lian Rong quickly answered the call.
On the other end of the line was a fellow comrade, Miaoji, unable to suppress his rage. Lianrong was about to offer some comfort, but the next moment, after hearing what he was saying, she shot up from her seat with a thud.
The wooden floor made a long "chi" sound due to the large movement of the office chair, attracting the attention of other people who were slacking off at their workstations.
Ignoring her colleagues' gazes, Lianrong hurriedly announced an emergency and headed for the fire escape, two phones in hand. After leaning over the railing and observing that no one was going up or down, she gritted her teeth and said, "Zhou Xiao took Zuo Sha's itinerary for this month?"
"Yeah, their fans are jumping for joy right now," Miaoji was equally furious. "Could it be that Sheng Yao used the photographer we recommended for Zuo Sha? That's disgusting!"
Ever since Zhou Xiao became a household name in the industry, his name has always been on their list of recommended photographers. Even as the list changes over and over again, Zhou Xiao always remains at the top of their priority list.
"How are the pictures? Let's go to the forum and post a few negative posts to let Sheng Yao know that we are not easy to bully." Lian Rong said this and was about to open the forum to see the comments of netizens.
Netizens' comments are always toxic, which is why marketing accounts love to plagiarize and copy. Not only are they toxic, but their words are also full of witty remarks. Anyone who has been criticized knows how "painful" it is.
"This..." Miaoji's arrogant attitude somehow weakened, and she said in a soft voice, "Sister Lianrong, why don't you go look for it yourself? I have something else to do here."
Shengyao Entertainment internally adheres to a "nurturing" strategy. Just like the agencies of boy bands and girl groups, they tend to suppress the more popular artists and promote the less popular ones.
Because the downtrodden artists become popular, their fans become more combative and more likely to attract fans. The existence of the Royal Family opens the door to a vast number of fans who love resources. After all, when the daily battles get tired, one needs to find a stable place to rest and relax.
What Zhou Xiao didn't know was that the four artists she was photographing were among the most frequent quarrelsome families within Shengyao. Even the youngest, Wuguyue's family, had joined in the fray because of her potential for winning an award.
For Miaoji, even though Ding Congrong and Zuo Sha were rivals, after seeing the unwatermarked photo, she had to admit it was a truly beautiful shot. Even if she hated the other person, it couldn't overshadow this objective beauty.
In the photo, a natural rattan chair is casually placed in the living room, sunlight streaming in through the half-open transparent glass door. Sitting on the natural wood floor, Zuo Sha holds up a half-cut lemon, her gaze locked with the camera.
Clean and fresh, with a faint scent of lemon lingering on the nose. If there is anything worth remembering in this early summer, this picture will surely be collected by countless people.
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The other end.
When Zuo Sha's fans, who had been actively or on the road to defending their rights, saw their studio release a schedule, they were stunned. At this moment, the fans quickly deleted the defense rhetoric on the keyboard one by one, and then screamed at the screen!
When the studio quickly posted the watermark-free photos in the comments section, it finally ushered in the most peaceful and happiest period in recent days. There was no blame, no insults, only loving nicknames like "Kiss the baby".
When the first fan to discover that the itinerary photos were taken by Zhou Xiao posted a screenshot of the studio's latest follow-up on the super topic, all of Zuo Sha's fans' questions were answered. The studio actually listened to their feedback and hired Zhou Xiao to shoot!
Zuo Sha's big fan group.
Sarah sent the submission terms she had edited to the group one by one, and instructed the big fans who were connected to marketing accounts and KOLs to submit their submissions with the watermark-free picture taken by Zhou Xiao.
But this is not the end. Sarah thought about the forum and organized a few fans who are good at using the forum to rush in together. As for what to do, to post Amway posts?
Of course not! What they are doing now is switching accounts to play the role of anti-fans, nitpicking about this photo, causing netizens to be disgusted with the "anti-fans" and spontaneously defend Zuo Sha.
The tricks are simple and not very sophisticated, but they still fool so many people! Of course, the most important thing to do is to make the photos look really good and not overdo it! Otherwise, if you hype them up, they will become a real black post!
As the first of the four to be exposed, Zuo Sha and her agent were watching the current buzz with satisfaction. They knew this was just the beginning; Sheng Yao's hype was still ongoing.
After Zuosha's studio released its itinerary, Ding Congrong's studio also released its long-awaited "nuclear bomb" at 11:00 a.m. Besides being hailed as a masterpiece, this key piece, also shot by Zhou Xiao, quickly caught the attention of others. But it wasn't over yet!
At 12:00 PM, Jiang Xinyuan's studio followed suit, releasing their July schedule. At 1:00 PM, Wuguyue's studio also released a schedule for the entire month, with no other plans. However, by this point, no one paid any attention to the text on the schedule.
All morning, four of Shengyao Entertainment's artist studio accounts followed Zhou Xiao's account one after another. This led to onlookers not only enjoying the beautiful pictures but also speculating whether Zhou Xiao had been recruited by their company.
——【Entertainment Forum】——[Noon, June 30]
[Subject] Damn! Sister Zhou won’t take a schedule map for every artist at Shengyao, right?
[Main Post] Beautiful, love it, please take more photos! I couldn’t remember what Jiang Xinyuan looked like before, I only knew she was a resourceful person, I didn’t expect her to be so beautiful under my lens! It immediately caught my attention, it’s so amazing!
1L
This is the first time I know that Ding Congrong, Jiang Xinyuan, Zuo Sha and Wu Guyue are all from Shengyao Entertainment. Shengyao’s talent scouts are really good at selecting people. I love every one of them [starry eyes]
16L
Reply to 1L: Whoever suggested asking Sister Zhou to take pictures of them is truly a genius... She is able to bring out each person's characteristics and charm through the photos. Big points to her!
48L
Teacher Zhou Xiao is holding back a fierce move! According to the super talk, the studio will release more photos one after another. I can’t imagine how much work she will have 23333
But I have only one request: Please step up your game! These four photos aren't enough for me to change my profile picture in a week!
75L
Did you notice the sequence? 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00 PM, and then it's all the way to 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM? If that's the case, only Zhou Xiao would have the energy to become Sheng Yao's exclusive photographer, right? It can't be a one-time job, right?
100L
Now, every time I see a marketing account posting a travel map, I have to go to the comment section to see if anyone mentioned Teacher Zhou. But in fact, there is a very simple way to tell whether it was taken by Teacher Zhou, that is to see if you have the idea of saving the picture hahahaha
132L
Out of boredom, I followed all the artist studios under Shengyao, waiting for updates!
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When no new artist schedules appeared at 2 p.m., the crowd watching didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or feel a bit disappointed. But for Shengyao Entertainment, who had dominated the hype for most of the day, it was a complete win!
The company hadn't even bought trending searches for the four members, but the square was already abuzz. Fans, usually smeared with venom, were now showering the studio's blog posts with compliments like they were free. Not to mention the passersby, who were all praising the studio's aesthetic.
However, amidst this joy, there was a subtle landmine. Fans of other artists from the same company who had been holding out for the event were devastated when they learned from the contactor that their artists had not been invited.
Shengyao Entertainment's internal affairs became a matter of buying trending searches for their artists and hiring online influencers to hype them up. But even in this rush, they still found time to pay Zhou Xiao an additional fee (also known as a recognition fee) as a token of their satisfaction with the finished film and their desire to maintain their relationship.
Even faster than the phone call was the arrival of the money. When Jiang Langli rushed to Zhou Xiao's office and told her that Shengyao Entertainment had transferred an additional sum of money, Zhou Xiao was still watching the excitement of the day.
"Boss, I just talked to the finance department," Jiang Langli said, looking at Zhou Xiao with a twinkle in her eye. "The finance department said Shengyao is very satisfied with our film. This is an extra bonus, so we must accept it! We hope to continue working together in the future!"
The money has been deposited into the account... Zhou Xiao pondered for a moment, asked Jiang Langli to deposit the money, and then raised her mobile phone to send a message to the person in charge at Sheng Yao who was in contact with her.
How about returning the favor and checking back first?
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