Chapter 85
Qin Xiao is the editor of Yunmei Entertainment Magazine, a well-known domestic entertainment magazine. As a graduate of a journalism program, her original dream was to join a local television station and become a journalist.
It was not until she actually entered this major that she realized how difficult it was for college graduates from ordinary media colleges to get a job working in journalism at a local TV station.
Most people who graduate from journalism majors rarely work in journalism after graduation.
However, she has many senior colleagues in various entertainment magazines, business magazines, and education magazines.
I got into the company where I am currently working, Yunmei Entertainment Magazine, through the help of a senior schoolmate, and started as an intern assistant.
Entertainment magazines might not sound that serious, but this magazine is quite famous and a must-buy for many fans and entertainment enthusiasts. Qin Xiao himself even read quite a few of them in the dormitory before.
It was only after she actually joined the company that she realized that this entertainment magazine was indeed quite large. It was also because of the introduction by her senior sister and her good professional grades that she was able to get in so easily.
After convincing his family, and seeing that the salary was good, the career prospects were promising, and it could train one's abilities and accumulate connections and resources, Qin Xiao finally settled down at the magazine and planned to continue working in the entertainment industry.
Working at an entertainment magazine has its pros and cons.
The advantage is that you can get in touch with many artists and entertainment companies, which can satisfy your curiosity.
Not to mention the artist's own works, peripherals and signatures, you can also often get various products endorsed by the artist and various event tickets and gift certificates from entertainment companies for free.
The disadvantage is that it can easily disillusion people, and even if they know all kinds of secrets and truths, they still have to keep their mouths shut and not tell anyone else.
Although the work is not as rigorous and stressful as that of a regular journalist, the pressure is also quite high. It is easy to get upset when encountering difficult artists.
"Yunmei Entertainment Magazine" can be regarded as the earliest entertainment magazine to cooperate with Yuexiang Entertainment Company.
When Moonlight Boys first became popular, the editor-in-chief of her magazine was very interested in this kind of young idol who fully shared the artists' pre-debut training life and was extremely approachable, as if witnessing their growth.
Before Moonlight Boys debuted, and although they had gained fame but were not yet completely popular, they conducted a brief interview with several boys who were still trainees at the time and published it in the inside pages of one of the magazine's issues that year.
At that time, Qin Xiao was still a college student and had no idea that the entertainment magazines that everyone was passing around in the dormitory would become his workplace in the future.
Afterward, Moonlight Boys officially debuted. They quickly became popular and amassed a large and solid fan base. Yunmei Entertainment Magazine also collaborated with Yuexiang Entertainment for a second interview.
But this time, the six members of Moonlight Boys were no longer restricted to the inside pages, but appeared on the cover of the issue, and this issue of the magazine was an instant hit.
According to the magazine, although Yuexiang Entertainment Company does not give out particularly expensive gifts like some other entertainment companies, it did ask everyone to name their top three favorite companies to work with.
The staff of Yuexiang Entertainment Company who were in contact with the magazine were highly professional and responsible. They were able to clearly and comprehensively explain what both parties wanted and what points to pay attention to in advance, making the work before the interview and filming very easy.
Furthermore, no matter how famous or popular their artists are, there's never any instances of them acting like big shots. The entire company is extremely punctual and contract-abiding.
From the artists to the staff, everyone was very friendly and easy to talk to. He was very respectful to all the staff who were interviewing and filming, and didn't make any weird requests.
It's not just superficial work. Some artists appear to be very nice and approachable, but they can be incredibly frustrating to interview. Random answers, excessive hypocrisy, and incoherent speech are all too common. I've encountered plenty of seniors at other agencies who have no idea what they're about to cover beforehand. Some artists even lie so completely in their answers that people wouldn't dare publish them directly.
So what they like about Yuexiang Entertainment is that their artists are obviously well prepared before the interviews, and what they say during the interviews is meaningful, everyone is satisfied, and the efficiency is very high.
These practitioners who have interviewed countless artists can see from their contact that Yuexiang Entertainment Company has indeed taught these young people very well, with high quality, high emotional intelligence and good professional ethics.
In every interview, although the artist's answers have certainly been reviewed and improved by the company, they are not completely official statements written and memorized by the company, and they don't like that either.
What they like is this kind of answer that reflects their own real thoughts and may sound a little immature but is also meaningful and sincere.
After the interview, the gifts given by Yuexiang Entertainment Company, in addition to the group album for promotion, were mostly exquisite and practical gifts, and they were also quite thoughtful.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Yuexiang Entertainment has become one of the most reputable entertainment companies in the industry.
What's more, its artists are really popular! They have absolute popularity and popularity. Who wouldn't want to work with them and get some traffic?
Su Yin knew she had no connections or connections in this world. All her relationships and resources were accumulated bit by bit by Joyful Entertainment, built one by one through the hard work of all the staff and artists.
Therefore, Su Yin also pays special attention to this aspect. As long as the professionalism and reputation are good and there is no problem with them, and they have had good cooperation, Yuexiang Entertainment Company will give them more favors and conveniences.
For media and magazines like these, Yuexiang Entertainment is mostly willing to give face to old friends and give them priority when they have any interview needs.
In just a few years, Yuexiang Entertainment Company has grown from a little-known small workshop company to a large company with many fixed partners in various circles.
Most of those who have worked with Yuexiang Entertainment also praised Yuexiang Entertainment and Su Yin.
While the two companies previously had a decent cooperative relationship, it was only after the Zuo Jiashi fraud incident that Yuexiang Entertainment and Yunmei Entertainment Weekly became closer partners.
This fraudulent incident caused a huge uproar at the time and attracted huge public attention.
When the incident was first exposed, except for some media outlets that had been bribed, other media outlets were unable to determine what the truth was. Many media outlets just wanted to share the attention and even wanted to see Yuexiang Entertainment fail.
Su Yin personally called several media outlets that had a good reputation in the industry and had friendly cooperation with Yuexiang Entertainment, and sincerely explained the situation and the severity of the matter to them.
The reputation and promises of Yuexiang Entertainment Company were brought up, and the doubts about the incident were explained one by one, pointing out the problems.
Zuo Jiashi's identity as a college entrance examination candidate has indeed led many media outlets to believe that they should not make malicious speculations about him before the matter is clear.
After trying her best, Su Yin directly provided them with the follow-up treatment plan, all the first-hand information, and interview opportunities, and successfully obtained positive reports from many media.
"Yunmei Entertainment Weekly" was also among them at the time and got the best and most detailed information.
Afterwards, thanks to the in-depth follow-up reports on the incident, it gained a lot of discussion and sales in that six months.
Afterwards, Su Yin and Yuexiang Entertainment Company also reciprocated the favor many times and truly won good friendships with these media.
It was only after Qin Xiao joined the magazine that he realized that Yuexiang Entertainment Company had such a good reputation and that there were so many people in the circle who were fans or admirers of Mysterious Girl and Moonlight Boys Group.
This time, Yuexiang Entertainment is about to launch a new group, and their magazine was the first to receive a call from Yuexiang Entertainment, hoping to schedule a magazine cover and interview with them after their debut.
Mysterious Girls just finished promoting their winter mini-album, and Joy Entertainment has launched a series of new activities. News of their upcoming new group spread quickly throughout the entertainment industry.
Not to mention the outside world, even people inside the entertainment industry are looking forward to their third group. They want to see what this group will be like and whether it can reach the heights of the previous two groups again, or even go further?
The editor-in-chief happily made the decision. The month the new group debuted, they would be on the cover of Yunmei Entertainment Magazine!
After hanging up the phone with editor-in-chief Yunmei, Miao Bei, the newly appointed agent, couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Without ever meeting the real person or even knowing any specific information, their entire team had already secured several magazines, fashion, and business resources for "Jingzhou."
It feels so good to succeed at everything you do and have everyone's attention and expectations. No wonder there's so much competition for the new group's manager position.
Once they debut, the overwhelming publicity and abundant resources from major brands and platforms will surely make their names known to the public overnight! The seven of them will quickly become familiar faces on the streets.
Thinking about the music video being recorded these past few days, which she had watched for two days, Miao Bei felt an incomparably strong sense of confidence and a hidden desire. With such a top-tier combination of looks and talent, her goal had gone beyond simply making them famous.
Even though there was a group from the same company firmly in the top spot, she couldn't help but think about taking "Jingzhou" to challenge for the position of the most popular idol boy group.
On this side, Miao Bei has already negotiated with several TV shows and video websites that originally cooperated with Yuexiang Entertainment Company. They have also generously given performance opportunities in several subsequent evening parties and several subsequent interviews and variety shows.
After dealing with these things, Miao Bei was busy using her connections to contact a well-known fashion clothing brand, hoping to add another layer of resources to the new group.
Miao Bei found Xiang Yaxuan, her schoolmate who was studying abroad and was now in charge of the brand's publicity. She took the new group's information, other data, analysis, and other already determined resources to the other company to fight for it.
Some time ago, the company's spokesperson contract expired, and the brand was looking for a new face to endorse it. Although they considered Moonlight Boys, they had already accepted the endorsement of their competitor's brand, so there was no contact between the two sides.
Miao Bei was not only a close schoolmate of the head of the publicity department, but also had some family connections with the brand manager. So, after hearing this news, she immediately had an idea - to directly secure the position of their new spokesperson!
Despite becoming the new group's spokesperson, Miao Bei still felt a strong sense of crisis. She knew that if she couldn't achieve results and bring more to the group than Yuexiang Entertainment's own resources, her position wouldn't be secure.
She had to go all out, truly demonstrate something to everyone, and secure her position as the new group's manager. Furthermore, she had to win over the hearts of the seven new group members and establish her own authority within the new team in order to stay in the game long-term.
Let’s go back to “Yunmei Entertainment Magazine”. On this day, the editor-in-chief Xiang Yun suddenly received a call from an industrial boss he knew before. After chatting for a while, the other party made a request to him.
This industrial boss has a daughter who graduated with a degree in media. After working at a TV station for two years, she didn't want to stay there anymore and suddenly told her family that she wanted to work in an entertainment company.
Moreover, as a young lady, she had to work for a big company or a company with popular artists. On the other hand, she didn't want others to really support her, so she made a lot of requests and wanted her family to help her.
The old friend had no choice but to ask Xiang Yun, who worked at an entertainment magazine, for help. He figured Xiang Yun must be familiar with the larger entertainment companies, so he decided to ask him for help. Although Xiang Yun was a wealthy and powerful man, he had no previous experience in the entertainment industry, and he didn't feel comfortable asking someone else.
He had heard that the entertainment industry was still a bit chaotic, and he was worried that his daughter would go to work in an entertainment company. It would be terrible if she was bullied or developed some bad habits.
So, he asked Xiang Yun to find his daughter an entertainment company that would meet her requirements, provide her with opportunities to learn, and act in a respectable manner. He would then provide the company with appropriate compensation and a thank-you gift.
After hearing the conditions from his old friend, Xiang Yun's first reaction was to think of Yuexiang Entertainment Company.
There's really no other entertainment company in the industry with a better atmosphere, more honest practices, and a brighter future than Yuexiang Entertainment. Furthermore, Yuexiang Entertainment's appeal and influence among young people is undoubtedly significant.
But this old friend's daughter seems to have a bit of a temper. If they introduce her to him and things go wrong, he'd be the bad guy for nothing...
But this boss, who had been in business for decades and had made his industry a national leader, though not very good at managing his daughter, was also a shrewd man. He directly assured Xiang Yun that as long as it met the common needs of him and his daughter, he would give the other party a promise and do his best to help in any way he could.
If his daughter disobeyed the company's management or made a mistake, the company wouldn't have to worry about their relationship and would punish her accordingly. He wouldn't bear a grudge. Although he was only fulfilling his daughter's wishes, he also hoped that she could find a job she loved and work hard at it.
Finally, the boss of this industrial enterprise asked Xiang Yun to help.
Xiang Yun had no choice but to agree. If he didn't agree after hearing what the other party said, he would really offend him.
If it were an ordinary entertainment company, they would have been eager to hire the daughter of a national industrial tycoon, and they could have easily assigned her a leisurely and undemanding position. But Xiang Yun thought about it and decided to call Su Yin first.
Su Yin answered the phone and was actually a little speechless when she heard what the other party said. She looked up through the transparent glass next to her and saw a young man. She couldn't help but feel a little confused. Why did these rich young masters and princesses want to join her company?
But Xiang Yun also made it very clear that the boss who was engaged in industry had extremely strong financial resources and connections, and his circle was completely different from the one Su Yin had been in before, and he could bring her a lot of unexpected help.
Moreover, the other party was an honest person, so she treated the young girl normally as he said and just looked after her a little. Overall, this would definitely be a profitable deal.
Su Yin agreed.
Seeing Su Yin hang up the phone, the young man, who was three years younger than Su Yin, immediately stood up. Half a minute later, he knocked on the door and came in with a cup of coffee, staring at Su Yin intensely: "Mr. Su, are you thirsty? Do you want some coffee?"
Her new secretary assistant, Xi Zian, is the younger brother of the CEO of a domestic Internet giant. More than a year ago, when he saw that Yuexiang Entertainment's Moonlight Boys and Mysterious Girls had so many fans, he inexplicably also had the idea of becoming an idol.
But he is already 27 years old and has never practiced dancing or singing. Even though he looks handsome and has many strange talents, it is impossible for Yuexiang Entertainment to use the company's reputation and quality to help him debut.
Who knew that after Su Yin directly rejected him, this young man came directly to Yuexiang Entertainment Company, first got autographed photos of the two groups and took a photo together. Then he suddenly said that if he couldn't be an idol, he would also come to see what kind of training those idols had to go through before they could debut.
I originally thought that this young master would stay for a few days and leave after he got tired of the fun, but who knew that he was actually quite happy while doing it.
Only a few senior executives and secretaries in Yuexiang Entertainment Company knew his identity, and everyone else treated him as an ordinary employee.
Although the company's management was strict, the atmosphere was great. There were many young people, all full of ideas and ambitions. The feeling of healthy competition and shared effort really struck a chord with this young man! He told his family straight away that he wanted to continue working here!
Although this young master was a bit childish, he was indeed quite well-behaved and sweet-talking. He worked as a secretary assistant in the company, a relatively idle job. He passed messages, ran errands, and delivered documents, and he actually felt like a fish in water.
Su Yin no longer focused her attention on these two people. She had already greeted their families before, and it was not difficult to talk to the CEOs of these big companies.
If they affected the normal work of the company, she would ruthlessly send the "young master" or "princess" home.
Now, what Su Yin and the company attach the most importance to is the debut of the new group.
The new album has been fully prepared, all debut promotions and related resources have been negotiated, and the new group's debut documentary has been edited and is waiting for the subsequent broadcast.
Yuexiang Entertainment Company has finally begun to officially announce the debut of its new group!
As soon as this news was released, it certainly attracted a lot of attention. What will Yuexiang Entertainment, the company behind the most popular boy and girl groups, do with their next group? Can they continue the immense popularity of their predecessors and become the next super group?
As expected by people in the industry, Yuexiang Entertainment Company once again made a fuss about the announcement of the new group members, introducing the concept of each member's personality color, and slowly releasing each member's personal information and sporadic clips of the entire group's new album, MV and poster silhouettes, whetting people's appetite.
More and more people began to learn about the news that Yuexiang Entertainment was going to launch a new group through various discussions.
When Yuexiang Entertainment Company finally disclosed the information of all members, it was announced that the "Jingzhou" group had finally officially debuted!
No matter where you go, whether at subway stations, bus stops, or large shopping malls, you can see Yuexiang Entertainment's new group, Jingzhou. And if you turn on your computer, TV, or radio, you can also watch and listen to the seven members' newly released GG, new album songs, and music videos.
The seven members' handsome looks, beautiful singing voices, and explosive dance performances instantly captured the hearts of countless people through various large screens, posters, promotional photos, GG signs and other channels.
Starting that same day, widespread publicity across various regions and fields, along with a string of GG endorsements, opened the eyes of many in the entertainment industry. Has Yuexiang Entertainment's resources and influence reached such a formidable level?
On the day of her debut, she announced eight endorsements, including some high-end and fashion brands!
It has been a long time since we have seen such a strong group in the circle, and we have not seen a group that can become the focus of the whole nation overnight.
The previous one was probably the mysterious girl.
This time, "Jingzhou" has brought an even greater impact to the fan base of idols than ever before! They are truly the youngest, most explosive, and top-level idol boy group to come out of the strongest idol company.
Jingzhou is completely different from the Moonlight Boys who brought people a long-lasting good impression. Instead, they immediately became the most discussed idol group with their super high looks, advanced makeup and top resources!
After their debut, they not only had a series of promotional photos and GG endorsements, but also appeared on the covers of two popular magazines and recorded the domestic veteran variety show "Happy Journey". In addition, a series of interviews, fan meetings, and new album promotion activities allowed them to maintain a very high exposure.
Every day, they can be seen on major entertainment websites and magazines, showing the different surprises this group presents and the huge popularity brought by their non-stop pace.
In just one week, the number of fans of Jingzhou, a newly debuted group, on social media has exceeded 10 million, and sales of their new album have also been climbing steadily.
What people recognize is not only the extreme attractiveness of their appearance, but also their personal strength and past performance.
The songwriting and production team of Yuexiang Entertainment is becoming increasingly powerful, and they have also demonstrated top-notch standards in the industry on this album.
The songs in the entire album are very avant-garde and catchy, inheriting the previous addictiveness of Yuexiang Entertainment while further enhancing the listenability of the music itself.
Many music critics also pointed out that the quality of the albums and songs released by Yuexiang Entertainment in recent years has been continuously improving, and it has been ahead of many entertainment companies in terms of balancing the market and music.
While I haven't heard the group's live performances yet, the songs on the album are quite challenging, with many high notes and short rhythmic phrasing. The recorded versions suggest the members have a solid foundation, their voices are clear and powerful, and their technique is evident.
Several of the members have a wide vocal range and high vocal variability.
Warm, hoarse, low, high-pitched... different types of voices come together in one song, like a symphony of multiple instruments, blending together to create a wonderful chapter.
Fans who were already looking forward to the performance of Yuexiang Entertainment's new group were also feasted their eyes and full of expectations after watching the latest album MV of "Jingzhou" and their debut documentary.
It is worthy of being the new group of Yuexiang Entertainment!
The group dance of seven people was so exciting! The impressive shoulder-shaking dance, overwhelming power and masculine hormones instantly attracted thousands of fans!
These seven members are only around 19 or 20 years old, how can they be so handsome!
Many dance enthusiasts and fans immediately started learning their theme song dance, and the multiple versions uploaded once again verified the extraordinary nature of these members.
The movements may seem easy, but they actually involve all the limbs of the body. One more twist would make it feel awkward, and one less would make it feel dull. It was only when studying their MVs that people discovered that these members had just debuted, but each of them already had amazing dance control.
The whole dance is simply sophisticated and captivating.
Jingzhou has once again created a star-making myth for Yuexiang Entertainment, and directly jumped to become one of the top boy groups!
In just a few months, the number of fans, popularity and heat have surpassed all other boy groups on the market and directly competed with the Moonlight Year Group!
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