Chapter 288 Change of Mind
As soon as Xu Youyou left the company, she ran into He Zhilan.
What a coincidence, she was also talking about the trip to Hong Kong.
"You all seem to attach great importance to this trip to Hong Kong. I thought it was just an ordinary art exchange meeting." Xu Youyou said.
When He Zhilan heard this, a strange look appeared on his face, and he said, "Miss Xu, there has never been an ordinary art exchange meeting."
Xu Youyou was stunned.
He Zhilan explained softly, "To some extent, antiques don't actually have much practical significance. At most, they carry some historical significance. But since this circle has existed for thousands of years, there must be a reason why it has been circulated."
"Every exchange meeting like this is both an exchange and a confrontation. From the moment it starts, changes have already begun. There are always people who build tall buildings from flat ground, and there are always people whose tall buildings collapse overnight."
Xu Youyou understood what she said.
"So what do you think my current condition is?" Xu Youyou asked with a smile.
He Zhilan said: "You are building a tall building, a tall building that I dare not imagine. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in us. The He family has never failed in choosing a master."
Xu Youyou quickly said, "Don't say that. We are all partners. There is no such thing as who is in charge."
Although He Zhilan did not refute this, her actions and expression still showed that Xu Youyou was completely put first.
In a blink of an eye, the day of departure arrived, and this time they traveled again on Xu Youyou's private plane.
But because Xu Youyou had too many people accompanying her, some of them had to board Lu Jingyao's plane, and Lu Jingyao still squeezed on Xu Youyou's plane.
There is another person on this trip that Lu Jingyao does not want to travel with, and that is Song Zhibai.
Ouyang Ouyang faced Lu Jingyao's particularly wary eyes and explained awkwardly: "We have a scene to shoot in Hong Kong... After the Hong Kong scene is finished, Xiao Song will have his head shaved. This scene must be shot in advance. In addition, we also have to participate in the Asian TV Drama Awards Ceremony."
Lu Jingyao frowned slightly and asked, "In just one month, the filming preparations can be completed? So fast?"
He had heard many stories about a certain famous director taking several years to shoot a movie, so he had such concerns.
Ouyang Ouyang hurriedly said: "Mr. Lu, you don't know that our company has a very low turnover rate. Most people who join the company are unwilling to change jobs to other places. Most of the staff are experienced. Even some of the mobile field staff we cooperate with are old people who have cooperated many times. They are familiar with each other, so the preparation work will be very fast."
Lu Jingyao nodded.
When Xu Youyou heard about the TV drama awards ceremony, she pulled Ouyang Yang aside and asked, "TV drama awards ceremony? Xie Ran doesn't seem to be planning to publicize the award for Xiao Song. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to come all the way here? I'm afraid Xiao Song's fans will scold him again."
For top celebrity artists, participating in film and television dramas is very particular. They will participate in top awards even if they are just runners-up, or serve as award presenters. As for some less big-name awards, many big-name celebrities will only participate after they are sure that they will win the award.
This so-called Asian TV Drama Awards Ceremony sounds very impressive, but in fact it is just an awards ceremony organized by a non-governmental organization and is not considered to be a big name.
Ouyang Ouyang lowered his voice and said, "Boss, the organizer hinted that Xiao Song would win the prize, so we made this trip."
Xu Youyou nodded after hearing this. As long as she could win the award, her fans would not make a fuss.
"Xiao Song has won the Best Actor award less than three years after his debut. We've made a profit from this. His agent has made all the preparations and even had someone write the press release in advance, just waiting for Xiao Song to win the award." Ouyang Ouyang said.
Xu Youyou frowned slightly after hearing this: "Have you bought the press release in advance?"
Ouyang Ouyang didn't notice anything wrong. After all, this is the way things are done in the entertainment industry. Nowadays, there are people pushing people behind the scenes for all the celebrities.
Basically, as soon as a celebrity achieves a little success, he or she will immediately become a hot topic, in order to expand the influence and enhance the celebrity’s personal brand power.
As a top-tier superstar, Song Zhibai's traffic is relatively easy to obtain, so the people behind the scenes just need to go with the flow most of the time, and they don't need to rack their brains to come up with a hot topic like other star teams.
Many celebrities even bought annual packages for hot searches. Today they were on the hot searches for wearing a hat, and tomorrow they were on the hot searches for a cut on their hand. Song Zhibai is not the celebrity with the most hot searches in the circle, but he is the celebrity with the highest proportion of real hot searches.
Xu Youyou's heart skipped a beat and she said, "I rarely interfere with your work directly, but this time I feel something is wrong. Don't buy the press release in advance. Song Zhibai doesn't need to go the black-and-red route like other popular stars. What he needs to do now is to be stable."
"He is already a top star, and a rare high-quality traffic star whose works speak for themselves. He has already distanced himself from other traffic stars. Now as long as he maintains stability, he will win. There is no need to expand blindly."
Xu Youyou defined Song Zhibai's agent's behavior of buying the press release in advance as "blind expansion". Ouyang Ouyang was stunned when he heard it. He was originally happy for his good brother, but his rationality gradually returned.
"Boss, you are right. Caution is always the most important thing." Ouyang Ouyang said.
After getting off the plane, Xu Youyou and Lu Jingyao took the same car to check into the Lu family's house in Gangcheng, while Ouyang Ouyang, Song Zhibai and others checked into a luxury hotel in Gangcheng.
Ouyang Ouyang paid special attention to Xu Youyou's instructions and immediately found Song Zhibai's agent as soon as he entered the hotel.
The agent frowned slightly: "The boss is too cautious. Basically, he got the hint from the organizer that the award is almost certain. He bought the press release in advance to avoid cramming at the last minute and missing out on the first wave of popularity."
Ouyang Ouyang's expression was extremely serious. He said, "Our boss started out as a bargain hunter. Her vision and decisiveness are one in a million. I suggest you trust her."
The agent still felt that it was unnecessary, but said helplessly: "She is the boss. Since she has spoken, I can only obey. It's just a pity that the deposits paid to various self-media studios will not be returned. I don't know if the company will reimburse it."
Ouyang Ouyang said: "Don't worry, since it's the boss who asked you to cancel it, just tell Mr. Xie and he will inform the finance department in advance. You can't go against the boss on such a small matter. If you really make a fool of yourself, the boss will doubt your ability to work."
The agent turned around and called his assistant, who was a young man in his early twenties. After hearing his instructions, he immediately disagreed: "Brother Wang, we have already agreed on this. How can you change your mind at the last minute?"
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