Xu Anqi returned to the company, but her mood still did not calm down. Instead, she became more depressed the more she thought about it.
Assistant Pingping asked cautiously: "Anqi, let's touch up our makeup. There is another announcement later..."
However, Xu Anqi's response was to sweep everything on the table to the ground. Pingping was startled and dared not speak again.
At this time, the door was pushed open and a gentle female voice asked.
"What's going on? Who made our little princess angry again?"
Pingping raised her head and stammered: "Sister Hua."
The person's name was Huarong, a gold medal agent of Menghe Entertainment. She was fair and slightly plump, always smiling, and looked good-tempered, but Menghe knew very well how terrible this woman was.
She was able to rise from a celebrity assistant to a top agent of Menghe in just five years. She was definitely not a good person.
Even someone as willful as Xu Anqi would calm down when facing her: "Sister Hua."
Huarong picked up the things on the ground with a smile: "I know you've been under a lot of pressure recently. It's okay to lose your temper in the company, but you must control it outside, so as not to destroy your fairy-like personality."
Xu Anqi pursed her lips and responded reluctantly.
Huarong didn't ask her why she was angry. She raised the script in her hand and changed the subject casually: "There are several new scripts recently. Do you want to take a look?"
Xu Anqi nodded, took the script and sat on the sofa to read it.
Hua Rong was sitting opposite her, looking at her with a gentle expression, but the words she said were not warm: "Ping Ping, I think An Qi seems to have gained a little weight. Has she been lax in weight management recently?"
Xu An Qi frowned: "Sister Hua..."
Hua Rong waved her hands: "You are going to participate in Milan Fashion Week soon, which is related to your status in the fashion industry. You don't want to be criticized for a pound of fat, right?"
"Also, I plan to get you a real high-end luxury endorsement this year, so that your position as a first-line actress can be truly stable. You can't let me down, do you hear me?"
Xu An Qi responded in a low voice, and then lowered her head to flip through the script.
Hua Rong didn't care about her impolite attitude. In her eyes, there are only two kinds of artists, valuable and worthless. She would tolerate the former like Xu An Qi no matter what they did, but she wouldn't even look at the latter.
After a while, Xu Anqi finished reading the script, but her expression did not improve: "Sister Hua, what kind of scripts are these! Why are they still idol dramas and costume dramas? Aren't there better scripts?"
Hua Rong said patiently: "Among TV dramas, these are considered good. In the film industry, most of the roles you are offered are supporting roles, or some low-budget comedies that are not good enough to help your career, so I rejected them all."
"It's like this again!" Xu Anqi stood up suddenly and said impatiently, "Sister Hua, I've been in Menghe for three years, but in these three years, the company has not given me any decent resources. I'm still living off the capital I made three years ago! That's not what you promised me!"
Huarong's eyes flashed with displeasure, but she quickly regained her smile: "Anqi, that's not what I said. In the past three years, I have brought you to your current status as a popular young actress. Which of your endorsements and variety shows are not top-notch among actresses of the same age? You can't pretend not to see these, can you?"
Xu Anqi was speechless for a moment.
"As for good scripts, it's not that there aren't any. Director Li has a new script. The script is good and has great potential to win awards."
Xu Anqi's eyes lit up, but Hua Rong just chuckled and said, "However, the story takes place in the rural northeast, and all the actors must stay in the countryside for a month to truly experience rural life before filming can begin. No makeup or skin care, farming and feeding chickens during the day, sleeping on a big kang at night, and the toilet is still the kind of earthen thatched house with two boards. Can you endure this hardship?"
Xu Anqi's face turned pale.
Huarong said earnestly, "Anqi, look at you now, you are so glamorous, you make money easily, you don't need to accompany investors to drink and laugh for roles, you live in a big house, and seven or eight people surround you. How many people envy you, don't not cherish it."
Huarong's words completely made Xu Anqi obedient, and told her to rest well in the room, and then walked out of the lounge and returned to her office.
After a while, Pingping knocked on the door and walked in.
Huarong was busy with her work and asked casually, "What happened?"
"Anqi is still a little unhappy, but she has calmed down now."
Huarong sneered, "What is she thinking about? It's inappropriate for a comfortable little princess to be like this. What kind of love potion did Shen Huai give her before?"
She thought of something and asked, "By the way, I think she is a little strange today. What happened?"
Pingping hesitated before telling her about Xu Anqi going to find Chu Meibo.
Hua Rong frowned: "Why would she bother to cause trouble for a newcomer? If she is discovered by the paparazzi, wouldn't she be a stepping stone for others? - No, Xu Anqi has a bad temper, but she never takes the initiative to cause trouble. What is the identity of this newcomer?"
Ping Ping whispered: "I heard that he is an actor newly signed by Mr. Shen..."
"Shen Huai again?" Hua Rong's brows frowned even more tightly, "Find the information for me to see."
Ping Ping immediately took out Chu Meibo's information, including the video of Kui Ji that had been popular on the hot search before.
Huarong watched the video intently and said with a complicated expression: "Where did Shen Huai find this person? If I had her, I could make her the most popular female star in China!" Huarong
watched the video again and asked: "You met her today, what is her personality like?"
Pingping thought of what happened at that time and her expression suddenly became distorted.
"It seems that she is not easy to deal with?" Huarong frowned slightly, "Okay, I know, when I have time, I will go to meet her in person."
Pingping hesitated.
"Sister Hua, if you sign her, what about Anqi?"
Huarong smiled: "Xu Anqi's temper is getting worse and worse now, and it's time to let her have a sense of crisis. You know what to do?"
Pingping's face turned pale, but under Huarong's pressing gaze, she could only grit her teeth and nod.
——Chu
Meibo did not tell Shen Huai about the trouble Xu Anqi was causing. First, she thought it was not a big deal. Second, Shen Huai was too busy recently. Even if she wanted to tell him, she would not have the chance.
It has been the second week since Ye Cang released his new album. Starting this week, his digital album titled "Rebirth" has also been launched on major music platforms. Just after it was launched, the sales have reached a terrifying number.
Originally, everyone thought that after the digital album was launched, the sales of the physical album would slowly decrease, but who knew that not only did it not decrease, but the sales have even been increasing.
In the first week, more than 60,000 records were sold, including 20,000 pre-sold copies, but by noon on Tuesday of the second week, the sales had exceeded 100,000 copies.
At a time when the physical market is extremely shrinking, the performance of physical sales is of great value.
Last year, the entire Chinese music industry only released four physical albums with sales of more than 100,000 copies. This year, only Bai Weijia and a well-known pop singer have exceeded this number. The entire market is extremely depressed.
Ye Cang's album is enough to be called a dark horse. Even Morning Star, the company behind him, was shocked.
What does this mean? !
This means that Ye Cang's position as the best new artist is stable. If his album sales continue to increase at this rate, he can even impact the Golden Melody Award for Best Album! !
This is a result that Morning Star has never had before. After all, most of the Golden Melody Awards in previous years fell into the pocket of Huayu Music, and companies like Morning Star were mostly runners-up.
Regardless of who wins the award, Bai Weijia or Ye Cang, Morning Star's position in the industry will be greatly improved.
It is said that during this period, the CEO of Morning Star was walking in a trance.
On the contrary, the person involved, Ye Cang, seemed much calmer.
It was no wonder that he was not calm. After all, thirty years ago, every one of his records had sold platinum copies, not to mention that his cumulative record sales over the years had reached tens of millions. In comparison, the current record sales are only a fraction of his previous lifetime.
But the people around him were much more excited. Xue Chengge had already set the poster celebrating the 100,000 sales as his mobile phone screen, and even the Star Art Studio took the initiative to propose a celebration.
Ye Cang had no objection, so Shen Huai agreed.
On the day of the celebration, Ye Cang was a little late because he had an announcement, so Shen Huai asked Chu Meibo and others to go first, and they would go later.
The two arrived a little late, and as soon as they entered the door, several staff members sprayed fireworks at them.
"Congratulations!"
Shen Huai and Ye Cang were both startled by the sudden attack. Caught off guard, both were sprayed with colored paper.
Yan Xiangming came out from inside: "Boss, Xiao Ye, come in quickly, we have prepared a cake!"
Several people walked in with the two of them laughing.
Ye Cang shook off the colored paper flying on his body and said with a smile: "Who came up with this idea, spraying fireworks and congratulations, I thought you were going to wish us a happy wedding next!"
Shen Huai: "..."
Ye Cang's attitude was natural, and no one took his words seriously. They came forward to congratulate him on his record sales exceeding 100,000.
Even Fang Jiqing came over, but compared to the other staff members who were simply happy, Fang Jiqing's mood was much more complicated. He originally thought that Ye Cang would never be able to beat him, but after hearing about this album, he panicked.
According to the current terrifying growth rate and the quality of this album, there might be a chance for him to surpass him. Fang Jiqing regretted it in the past, but it was he who proposed this bet, and now he feels depressed when he thinks about it.
Recently, everyone who sees him will ask him about the streaking incident with concern. Even a good man like Yan Xiangming sincerely suggested that he start exercising from now on, because it is said that this winter will be very cold and he is afraid that he will get sick from freezing.
Fang Jiqing was very angry at first, but now he has given up.
Everyone laughed and shared the cake, and opened champagne to celebrate.
Xue Chengge drank some wine, his face flushed, and asked: "I checked the streaming media playback volume online today. If this trend continues, Brother Ye should have no problem getting a platinum record, right?"
In the past, album sales were calculated based on physical sales, but starting from 2017, streaming media playback volume can also be converted into album sales. Ye Cang's album is now on a good upward trend, and it is only a matter of time before he gets a platinum record.
"I think it will be more than platinum, double platinum is no problem!" A staff member said excitedly.
"Eh? If Brother Ye gets double platinum, will Teacher Fang be naked?"
Fang Jiqing: "..." Another stab in the heart.
He was so angry that he said, "Get lost!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
"If we can get double platinum, this year's Golden Melody Award will also be in our brother Ye's pocket."
"Best New Artist and Best Record at the same time, my God! That's awesome!"
"And Best Song! If we get all three at the same time, this should be the first time since the Golden Melody Awards were established, right?"
"Fuck! You must be dreaming!"
At this moment, Yan Xiangming, who had not spoken for a long time, spoke up, "It's not impossible."
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Yan Xiangming.
Yan Xiangming's face was a little red, his eyes seemed to be glowing, and his voice was even a little unclear because of excitement: "If the physical album sales can reach platinum records, we can definitely win these three awards!"
The staff were stunned. After a long time, someone asked cautiously: "Brother Yan, are you drunk?"
"I'm not drunk!" Yan Xiangming became more and more excited as he spoke. He stood up and walked around in the studio. "I just looked at the sales performance of the physical album. It's already 150,000 copies, and the sales speed is still increasing. At this rate, it may reach one million copies! ”
"Look at those platinum records in the past. The quality of "Rebirth" is no less than them! No! It's even better than them!!"
Although Xue Chengge has great confidence in Ye Cang, he didn't dare to set such a flag at this time. He hesitated and said, "But... Brother Yan, you are talking about things before 2000. It is more difficult for physical sales to reach platinum than for the entire album to reach diamond!"
"No!" Yan Xiangming was unexpectedly stubborn about this matter, "I think this album can do it. Moreover, if Ye Cang's physical sales can reach platinum, then he will be the youngest singer in Chinese history to achieve platinum physical album sales! Compared with this honor, the Golden Melody Award is nothing!"
Xue Chengge couldn't help but think about the future he talked about, and then thought about the current record holder, and immediately cried and said: "Brother Yan, don't make me laugh, the person who holds the record now is Lu Yang!!"
Yan Xiangming: "What's wrong with Lu Yang! Is there no one who can break Lu Yang's record? I think Xiao Ye can do it! Xiao Ye, right!"
Ye Cang: "..."
At this time, Ye Cang didn't know what to say.
In the end, Shen Huai spoke up to help Ye Cang out.
Yan Xiangming sobered up for a moment, and seemed to feel that he had gone too far. He said to everyone with some embarrassment: "I was just talking nonsense just now, just pretend you didn't hear it..."
"Don't." Chu Meibo said with a smile, "Xiao Ye, show your strength and defeat that guy Lu Yang! I'm counting on you~"
Ye Cang: "..."