Chapter 53

In addition to the enthusiastic response from fans, this new album has been a huge hit in terms of sales and streaming data.

Along with the news of Glory's new album, Su Ning received a notice from his lawyer that the old General Su's estate had been paid into his account, both in terms of money and shares.

So at the recent board meeting held by Guangying Entertainment, he officially took the position of chairman.

It was a legitimate move, and no one raised any objections. Su Ning's achievements during this transition period were enough to prove that he had the ability to hold this position securely.

As for Qilin Liang Xiaoliang, who has become the major shareholder of Guangying Entertainment, he is even more determined to follow Su Ning.

The attitudes of Su Hongda and Qilin are very clear, and the result of the vote is obvious: it was passed unanimously.

This time point is the autumn and winter season of late November and early December. Generally speaking, the competition in the idol circle is not so crowded. However, due to the joining of Glory, after the whole promotion process became fierce, there was no internal consumption. On the contrary, because the overall quality was good, it became a "hot autumn and winter" in the idol circle.

Song promotions on TV stations and music promotion programs launched by video platforms in recent years have all reached small peaks one after another, streaming media data continues to be hot, and there is even a trend of expanding overseas.

But this is just the beginning.

Not only did the group become popular, but each member of the group also had a brilliant performance. As Su Ning said before, a truly excellent idol can change the entire industry and expand the entire pie. Once the industry pie is bigger, how to divide it in the future will depend on each person's ability.

So when the decision of this young president to officially take over was announced at the meeting, everyone present stood up and applauded.

The real future that is promising is in the field of light and shadow entertainment. The company is thriving and that is something that everyone can see.

So when Su Ning walked out of the conference room and went downstairs after the meeting, the employees along the way greeted him with respect, including some new faces.

Because of the huge success of Glory, Li Chu is still the C position of Guangying Entertainment. Even though it is a limited combination of one and a half years, many people still submitted their resumes, and Guangying Entertainment was able to poach people from other places more smoothly.

Shen's Films also benefited a lot from this incident. Mr. Shen put so much effort into the production of this album, and it can be said that it has paid off.

Previously, both companies faced the problem of losing popularity, but now it is much easier to attract talent, especially Shen Mingzheng, who seems to have been prepared for this.

For this album, Shen Mingzheng has already recruited many behind-the-scenes personnel, and has established stable cooperation with long-established bands like Blue Hat, and many well-known behind-the-scenes teams have also gradually been put online.

Su Ning received a lot of resumes, which were also screened by Shen Mingzheng one by one. There was nothing special about some of the resumes, and some were almost eliminated in the initial screening of the Human Resources Department, without even the opportunity for an interview. However, he took them back and told Su Ning to meet them and give them a try. Later, after seeing the actual working status of those people selected by Shen Mingzheng, it was found that they were indeed good and worthy of serious training.

Now Glory's brokerage team has added a lot of people. In addition to Zhou Chunqing, more capable people are gradually emerging on this platform. Su Ning has previously led them around, and some newcomers in the team have also gotten the hang of it. In the future, some ordinary cooperation can be handed over to them for negotiation, and Su Ning doesn't have to run around everywhere.

When he got downstairs, the small TV in the elevator was still playing Glory's latest interview clip.

This is a nationally famous studio variety show. It is rare to have a special show for the group for an entire episode. During the interview, the previous group variety show incident was inevitably mentioned. The host asked: "So the director team really doesn't care about the sudden shaking of people by you guys?"

"Of course I did. I didn't say anything at the time. I was waiting behind," Qu Shoubai said. "They said it was a punishment for violating the rules, so I had to practice extra every day, at least two hours."

Bai Ruoyi was also quite helpless about this matter in advance: "And they said we ate too many snacks. Later, they gave us slimming meals. We ate a little bit every day without any appetite, and we had to weigh ourselves every day."

Although Su Ning has consulted a nutritionist, but after eating too much healthy food, no matter how I adjust the food, it still tastes the same. There is nothing I can do.

When these people mentioned this matter, they always felt like they had encountered a vicious stepmother. After all, since the last group review, Su Ning had traveled all over the country to personally negotiate for the tour and resources, while Shen Mingzheng stayed at the base camp and was in charge of many matters concerning the album.

"On the day we filmed the music video, they gave us some extra food, a sugar-free chocolate as a snack, and told us that we needed to dance vigorously, fearing that we wouldn't have enough energy," Lin sighed. "They were really strict."

The host asked again: "Do you have anything delicious to eat here today?"

The seven people looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

Because their expressions were indescribable and their movements were perfectly synchronized, the hosts couldn't help but laugh.

"It's okay, have something to eat on the stage, we have ice cream here," the host said, "I'm here, your team won't dare to interfere."

Having said that, the young idols who were stuffing their mouths at the variety show recording site couldn't help but look at the executive agent's face in the audience, fearing that he would go back and complain.

They also know in their hearts that they are not deliberately making things difficult, and that this strictness is effective. It is autumn and winter now, and it is inevitable to wear more clothes when going out. Even if the clothes are online, they will look fatter in the camera if they add more clothes.

There is no way around it in the idol industry. In order to stand up to the camera, they have to be thin. And the title song is based on the "Sun God" concept, so many outfits are based on white with other colors used as embellishments, which means they have to be thinner to look good.

Su Ning watched this part in the elevator, walked to the door, and then got into the car where Shen Mingzheng was waiting. After looking at the person in the driver's seat, he asked, "Are we too strict with them?"

He had received messages from Li Chu before, saying that Shen Mingzheng was a beast who trained them to death and didn't even give them food. It seemed like he was taking revenge, and he felt very wronged after reading the messages.

But Shen Mingzheng was also one of the legitimate persons in charge. Su Ning also knew that he was doing it for the sake of the group and could not dismantle his stage at this time. He had to comfort them by saying that he would go over and cook a delicious meal for them after he was done with this busy period. He also told them a lot of good news and finally comforted these kids, especially Li Chuan.

"A little bit," Shen Mingzheng knew what he meant, "but they are suffering so much, the audience and fans will naturally feel sorry for them when they see the result, there is no need for me to feel sorry for them."

Su Ning also agrees with this point.

If he were in charge, his attitude might be a little better, but he would still have to do what he should do.

As he was talking, Shen Mingzheng had already driven away.

Today there was news that Su Ning would take over, so the two of them planned to celebrate. They booked a banquet in the evening and invited acquaintances to congratulate him. Director Chen Yuan, President Liang, and some people from the company were all coming. Naturally, all the Glory employees, who hadn't eaten anything decent and tasty for a long time, also came.

Noon is their own time. Shen Mingzheng said he would cook by himself, and Su Ning was looking forward to it.

Mr. Shen had cooked before, and he had helped Su Ning when he had time to stew soup, but he had never seen one prepare a whole table of dishes by himself, as both of them had been too busy recently.

As soon as I entered the house, I could see that Shen Mingzheng had made careful preparations, including flowers for the restaurant and the rooms. I didn't know how he managed to bring the sunset-colored roses he bought in Su Ning last time, and he also bought other colorful roses to match. It seemed like he really put a lot of thought into it.

Su Ning walked around the house, looked at him and said with a smile: "Today at noon, we will..."

Before he finished speaking, a phone call came in.

Why at this time? Tsk, who is it?

I felt a little disappointed when I heard the ringtone, and I became even more disappointed when Su Ning picked up the phone and saw the name.

——Allen.

This guy has been quiet for a while since he suffered a loss in Su Ning last time. Jian Feng has also been quiet and honest recently. He called me at this time.

Su Ning thought about it and finally answered the call.

The first thing they said was a warm greeting, and they congratulated Su Ning on becoming the chairman at such a young age, as if what had happened before had never happened and as if they were old friends.

"Don't tell me all that. Just tell me the truth," Su Ning didn't have the patience to listen to his compliments. "I have something to do here. If you don't tell me, I'll hang up."

Allen: "Hold on, don't hang on. I really have something important to do."

To Su Ning's surprise, he came to seek peace.

"Boss Su, there's no point in us continuing to quarrel like this. We are all members of the Shen family, so why not unite together? There's no need to fight to the death in this circle of Haicheng, don't you agree?"

He actually learned the trick of turning around like the wind from his old man. Last time when "Cha Yue" changed its endorsement, Liao Yuansi was unwilling to give in and made a scene with his fans behind his back. Why is he willing to bow his head and make peace now? After listening carefully, I realized that this is not making peace at all. He just wanted to take advantage of the popularity of Glory and come over to take advantage of it.

Jianfeng has a big project next - "Wushuangtu", a costume fantasy movie with big investment, starring Liao Yuansi.

Allen has been paying so much attention to him recently because Sharp also invested in this movie and invested a lot of money.

Jianfeng does not directly participate in the production, and the investment follows the artists under its umbrella. This movie has a lot of special effects, and the total investment is over 500 million. Jianfeng invested more than 200 million, and will have to continue spending money on promotion later, which is no small amount.

Moreover, this is the biggest investment in Liao Yuansi's career. If it doesn't go up, the reputation of Jianfeng will be greatly discounted. The internal competition among young talents in the circle has always been fierce.

But the special effects alone for this fantasy film took more than two years to make. This year's film market is no longer the same as when Liao Yuansi won the Best Actor award three years ago. An award cannot guarantee him a lifetime of wealth and glory. This film cost 500 million yuan to make, and based on the profit ratio, it will take at least 1.5 billion yuan to recover the cost.

When the investment was made, Liao Yuansi was at the height of his popularity, and the film market was also doing well at that time. There were more than a dozen films with annual box office revenues of over 2 billion yuan, and the highest had a box office miracle of 6 billion yuan. However, the film market has been somewhat sluggish so far this year. "Wushuangtu" was squeezed into the New Year's Day period at the end of December, and it collided with many blockbuster films, making publicity and competing for screenings even more difficult.

Liao Yuansi's luck was not good this year. He only made two movies and one TV series in three years. His reputation in the industry was no longer that high. His career was already on a downward slope, and the disappearance of the "Cha Yue" endorsement made things even worse.

Losing the endorsement at this critical juncture was just a matter of Lu Fei's gesture, but it was a very bad signal for the industry, so even though he felt very embarrassed last time, he still had to fight for it himself.

In "Wushuangtu", Liao Yuansi is the male lead. The second male lead was a popular actor three years ago, but his development was not smooth. He is not that popular this year. The female characters do not have many roles. The charismatic actress invited is just a special one, but does not have many roles. It is impossible for her to carry the box office. The young female actress who has more shots is the invisible female lead and is a top newcomer.

All these people combined are not enough. In order to build momentum, Allen can only turn his attention to Glory, which has become very popular recently.

"I just want to invite them to come and sing the theme song for the movie. The song is really nice," Allen said. "You can name your price. The Shen family also invested in this movie. If it succeeds, it will be a win-win for both of us."

"Boss Su, please think about this."

Su Ning thought about it, then replied: "No."

Few words but firm.

"This is a movie invested by the Shen family!" The other party emphasized again, as if forcibly suppressing his anger, "President Su, don't be angry for a moment. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. You have to think about Mingzheng. After all, he is also a member of the Shen family."

Su Ning looked up at Shen Mingzheng, and then said, "Well, for Mingzheng's sake, I'll give you a piece of advice."

The other side said: "...You say."

Su Ning said seriously: "I advise you not to watch this movie."

Su Ning felt that Ji Xue would never let Liao Yuansi go.

This was the most sincere thing he said to Allen, but the other party was very angry and hung up the phone.

Shen Mingzheng had been listening to the noise in the kitchen. He knew who the other party was. He brought the pot of stewed food over and said, "If he doesn't want to listen to good words, let him die."

Liao Yuansi is not one of their artists, so he deserves it if the other party retaliates against him. Su Ning is not worried about him. He is concerned about Ji Xue, but now he can't see her.

Su Ning sighed, and didn't think about it anymore. He put down his phone, stretched out his chopsticks to taste Shen Mingzheng's cooking, and then his eyes lit up and praised, "Very good."

He sat there and ate a few more bites, then thought about what had just happened and wondered, "Should I eat less too?"

Shen Mingzheng: ...What weird things is this person saying?

He placed the next dish on the table, then naturally put one hand around his waist, as if measuring something seriously, and said, "Eat it with confidence. You've lost weight."

He and Su Ning both have the habit of exercising, and they don't eat like this every day. Sometimes they are so busy that they don't even think about eating all day. They just eat a few bites during the office. It would be strange if they could gain weight with this kind of lifestyle.

However, this is not good for the body. The two of them also kept an eye on each other and reminded each other to eat properly. However, Su Ning was on business trips frequently recently and was busy and tired. Shen Mingzheng saw that his face had become thinner, so he had to take good care of himself.

As a result, Su Ning was full until the evening dinner. They booked a large private room, and many people he and Shen Mingzheng knew had already arrived and were sitting there chatting.

Not long after, Glory arrived in the box as a hero. Li Chu had just gone to Su Ning to congratulate him and received a big red envelope from Su Ning. He was very happy when he turned around and saw Shen Mingzheng.

Li Chu: ...

silence.

"Please take a seat," Shen Mingzheng glanced at him and took the initiative to greet him. "I've opened a separate table for you and ordered the dishes you like, but you still need to control yourself a little. Remember, there are performances tomorrow."