Chapter 811: The Faded Actress (21)
The final box office reached an astonishing 2.1 billion yuan. As an art film, and an art film with a niche subject, it was a great success. When it came time for the awards, this film certainly won't be empty-handed.
Gu Yuan's future will only be smooth sailing.
Wen Wan's mission is also nearing completion.
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Lin Wei, Ou Bo, Li Qi, and the nine winners from the talent show formed a boy band and quickly started activities, holding concerts and releasing a new album. The group became an instant hit, and to everyone's surprise, Lin Wei and Ou Bo were the most popular among the nine members.
Even Yao Mingyu, who was in the center position, couldn't match the popularity of these two.
The former's abilities have been rising rapidly, and he even went back to school to study, publishing an impressive paper that fans read several times. Moreover, he can even conduct his academic research while participating in group activities, which is unique in an environment where idols don't have much education. His academic genius aura is shining brightly, attracting many fans from outside his circle.
As for Aubo, he's just a face.
It has to be admitted that in the entertainment industry, good looks can solve everything; if not, then it's because you're not good-looking enough.
Moreover, Oubo also has his own personal charm. Although he can't sing and dance as well as others, he has successfully broken into the mainstream and gained fans in several variety shows.
Both of them took different paths as idols, and although Li Qi's development was not as great as theirs, he still fulfilled his dream and became a popular idol, standing on a large stage.
Wen Wan was very satisfied with the three students' results.
No one expected that Li Qi would suddenly get injured.
The group's manager kept it from Wen Wan. If Lin Wei and Ou Bo hadn't told Wen Wan, she wouldn't have known about it.
Upon further investigation, it turned out to be an internal team attack.
Yao Mingyu conspired with two of his friends to put nails in Li Qi's shoes and spread rumors about Lin Wei's academic fraud. As for Ou Bo, he bribed staff members to do certain things when Ou Bo participated in a variety show.
However, none of them caused serious harm.
However, Wen Wan was very angry. Even though the group's manager told her that the group was still in the development stage and the concert was still in progress, if the discord within the group were exposed, it would be a serious blow to the group.
Therefore, Wen Wan should choose reconciliation.
This is also why Li Qi didn't talk about it; compared to his injuries, his career and concerts were obviously more important.
Wen Wan sneered.
She doesn't want to stop the upcoming concerts, but she won't give up either.
Wen Wan didn't target Yao Mingyu directly, but instead directed her criticism at the capital behind him, Shengtai Entertainment.
Shengtai Entertainment had always disliked Qiwen and frequently targeted him both secretly and openly. Wen Wan had long wanted to get rid of him.
Anyway, she has the ability.
Wen Wan and Qi Ming discussed countermeasures, and Qi Ming was very supportive of them. After all, if Qi Wen wanted to develop, it would have to acquire other entertainment industry resources, which would inevitably lead to conflicts sooner or later.
Wen Wan began to put pressure on Shengtai.
The Fire Phoenix duo's concert is still ongoing. Wen Wan has hired the best doctor to treat Li Qi's injuries, and Yao Mingyu is clearly no longer able to target the three of them; the capital behind them will warn him.
As soon as the group's activities ended, Wen Wan immediately started tearing each other apart.
First, they poached Shengtai's agents and artists with high prices. Wen Wan naturally didn't just take anyone; she wanted those with potential or ability, and most importantly, those with clean methods. This screening revealed that Shengtai was rotten to the core, with countless unspoken rules, and the young artists were suffering terribly, but the high compensation fees made it impossible for them to escape.
Wen Wan paid them the penalty for breach of contract directly and signed all the contracts with her company.
After that, they began to release a lot of dirt on Shengtai's artists. Netizens were so busy eating gossip that they felt they would miss out on a lot of gossip if they spent less time online. All sorts of things came out, such as marital infidelity, cheating, surrogacy, and tax evasion.
The entertainment industry was rocked.
Later, there were allegations of corruption and bribery among senior executives of Shengtai, involving illegal sex transactions.
In just six months, this behemoth vanished from the entertainment industry, leaving behind a notorious reputation.
Meanwhile, Qiwen and other entertainment companies quickly devoured Shengtai, with Qiwen profiting the most and rapidly expanding its scale.
Wen Wan then asked her older brother for a lot of management talent to help her manage things, because relying on Qi Ming alone would be exhausting for him.
Wen Wan always felt that the company needed professional talent to manage it, and that as an outsider, she only needed to be good at utilizing talent.
Before Yao Mingyu could do anything to Wen Wan after the group activity ended, his company went bankrupt, and no entertainment company was willing to take him on. Only then did he begin to regret why he had targeted Lin Wei and the others. Who would have thought that Lin Xi, that woman, would actually go so crazy for a few shrimps?
Gu Yuan won the Best Actor award at the prestigious Jinli Awards, becoming the youngest Best Actor winner in history, and also garnered numerous other awards.
Each subsequent film made Gu Yuan's path in the entertainment industry even smoother.
Wen Wan gave her the best resources, and he did his best, constantly breaking through in his acting skills, becoming more mature, and constantly surprising the audience.
Previously, the audience labeled him as Boss Lin, who doted on him exclusively.
Now, he has become the label itself, and also Qiwen's living advertisement, the most profitable artist. Those who invested in him have earned back tenfold or even a hundredfold, successfully rising from a small-time artist to the pinnacle of the entertainment industry.
After the team activities ended, Lin Wei focused on academic research and produced numerous results. He would only occasionally participate in some activities with Li Qi and Ou Bo.
As for Aubo, he finally waited until the team activities ended and then switched careers to become an actor.
His acting skills are so-so, but his face has made him a top star. He attracts fans with his looks and has a great sense of variety, which has allowed him to reap huge benefits and become one of Qiwen's cash cows.
As for Li Qi, Wen Wan did not restrict his path as he continued on his idol journey; in fact, she encouraged his development. Since there were few opportunities on domestic stages, he went directly to the international stage. Later, he lived up to Wen Wan's expectations and became a top idol who became popular all over the world.
Meng Yuan and Qin Cheng's duo was also very popular. Besides them, Wen Wan gave the company's artists the greatest help and freedom, and the rewards were considerable. In just a few years, Qi Wen became a senior figure in the entertainment industry, overshadowing other entertainment companies.
Moreover, compared to other entertainment companies, Qiwen has a stronger sense of ownership over its artists.
Li Mingxuan was filled with regret. He watched as Qiwen's artists rose to prominence one by one, many of whom were once obscure nobodys whom he had looked down upon and never paid any attention to. Now, they had all surpassed him and become dazzling superstars.
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