Chapter 10 Suddenly Figured It Out
If Gu Qingge didn't have the system, she might have signed a contract with a top entertainment group for the so-called resources, but now that she has the system, does she still need to worry about resources?
For an artist, the most important resource is always his or her work.
Some traffic stars may be able to rely on publicity and hype to become popular for a while, but they may become obscured at any time, while some artists can rely on one song to make a living for a lifetime.
Then again, if Gu Qingge didn't have a system, she wouldn't bother to become a star.
With her current appearance and gaming skills, she can support herself as a female gaming anchor or up-host.
In her previous life, Gu Qingge lost her parents at an early age and had only her grandmother to depend on. However, she became an up-host in college, and her income gradually increased, enough for her and her grandmother to live well.
When Gu Qingge traveled through time and space and became the game character she created, her grandmother had been dead for more than a year.
So she was free of worries and quickly entered the strategy mode.
In this parallel world, China is the world's number one country, and the four multinational entertainment groups at the top of the entertainment industry are very powerful when facing artists.
No matter how talented or good-looking an artist is, once he or she signs a contract with the Big Four, he or she has to fulfill the ten-year contract. If he or she wants to terminate the contract during the period, he or she will have to pay a huge price.
Only the real top-tier superstars can become independent and cooperate with the Big Four in the form of a studio.
The entertainers in this world's entertainment industry are even strictly divided into several levels by the top capital, from super first-line, first-line, second-line to fifth-line, and the treatment each level can get is clearly arranged.
Of course, the capital has publicized that the artist level has been strictly considered comprehensively, and the level is confirmed from various aspects such as the number of fans, endorsement level, influence of works, and evaluation by industry experts.
There is no doubt that in the eyes of top-level capital, celebrities are nothing more than tools for them to reap fans' money.
This is also why capital prefers traffic stars and idol groups, because they are easy to control and can be mass-produced.
You can only become famous if they are willing to support you and give you resources. This is the ideal state of an entertainment company. Then of course the company has more reason to lower your share.
Artists outside the fifth tier are collectively referred to as public figures, internet celebrities, etc.
Now these scouts are surrounding Gu Qingge, and when they make big promises to her, they say that she will at least become a second-tier star within three years.
Of course, Gu Qingge was unmoved. She just thought that this kind of artist level classification was nonsense. However, many people in the circle who had already debuted were very pursuing this evaluation.
In this way, you will naturally fall into the trap of capital. If you want to improve your level, you have to be obedient. If you are willing to accept the unspoken rules of the big guys, then your path will naturally become wider. Even if you don’t have many fans and your works have little influence, don’t you still have the evaluation of industry experts?
So, ordinary people are sometimes puzzled: Hey, this so-and-so is actually a third-tier artist? Who is he? What songs has he sung? What dramas has he acted in? Why is he trending on the Internet?
Without further ado, after Gu Qingge rejected all the scouts in one breath, the scouts from other ordinary entertainment companies were fine as they were mentally prepared.
However, Xu Hongbin from "Qingtian Entertainment" looked unhappy. He thought his conditions were already generous enough, at least the treatment of a third-tier artist. As a result, Gu Qingge refused without even thinking about it.
Xu Hongbin thought Gu Qingge was being ungrateful, so he said coldly, "Gu Qingge, do you know what it means to reject our Qingtian? You want to learn acting, and you've always dreamed of participating in a big production and appearing on the big screen. Now you're turning down such a great opportunity. How foolish!"
After Xu Hongbin scolded Gu Qingge condescendingly and bluntly like a storm, he softened his tone and advised again, "Gu Qingge, when you enter Huaxia Arts University, you can ask around and see how many students in your acting department are willing to risk their lives to join Qingtian. They wouldn't hesitate even if it meant signing a 190% profit share contract. Our Huayi is not one of those scam entertainment companies. The contract comes with a base salary, various bonuses, subsidies, five social insurances and one housing fund, and food and accommodation are all provided. Anyway, as long as you sign the contract, we will train and package you well and make you a big star that everyone will pay attention to."
If it were an ordinary little girl, she would probably be scared by Xu Hongbin's soft and hard tactics.
Unfortunately, Gu Qingge, who possessed god-level lie detection skills, didn't buy his tricks at all. This time, she didn't even bother to say no, and simply walked around Xu Hongbin and left in style.
Xu Hongbin's face was gloomy. He thought to himself that if you, Gu Qingge, have the ability, you must never deal with Qingtian after entering the entertainment industry, otherwise he will definitely do something bad. He was able to enter Qingtian as a scout because he had a background.
In fact, being a scout in the Big Four is definitely a job with extremely high hidden benefits. Often they are the only ones who reject others, rather than being rejected. They can even use unspoken rules against ordinary people. After all, there are so many people who want to join the Big Four. Under similar conditions, they will of course choose the more sensible one.
"Ding Dong, the hatred value from Xu Hongbin increased by 5, and 500 cultivation jades were harvested."
When Gu Qingge heard the system's prompt, she immediately became happy. If the big company's star probe hadn't been used, she would have almost been killed. If she had the chance again in the future, she might as well take the initiative to offend him. It was quite rare to find such a guy who hated people at every turn.
Gu Qingge looked at the number of cultivation jades she had now, which was 3274, enough for her to draw five times.
She has now discovered that it's not that easy to quickly accumulate jade by making others envious, jealous, and hate you. The main reason is that most ordinary people are very real. No matter how beautiful and talented you are, Gu Qingge, it's none of my business! Just enjoy your performance!
On the contrary, it is easier for her classmates, competitors (peers), and stakeholders to produce cultured jade.
Thinking about it this way, Gu Qingge realized that he had to participate in more programs with PK elements. If he acted pretentiously, slapped others in the face, and stepped on others, he would naturally be hated.
Gu Qingge suddenly realized that she was going to take the black-and-red route. So why was she still worried about the media? She might as well criticize the media when she had the chance. This would definitely make the media hate her and discredit her, and make ordinary people hate her as well.
Gu Qingge immediately regretted not saying a word when the reporter asked her questions. It felt like she had lost 100,000 cultivation jades! She was heartbroken!
Gu Qingge felt that she had been too cautious and conservative before, and she needed to do more things and try some cool moves.
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