It is necessary to focus on career and expand business scope
Wen Zichuan suddenly remembered that Chen Yilan seemed to have said that Brother Ji used to go to Beijing to make music, but because his career didn't develop well, he left the capital and returned to Dengyuan.
"Brother Ji, you're very familiar with the dubbing scene in the capital, so you're even more familiar with the music scene, right?"
"Although I'm no longer in the martial arts world, my legend still lingers in the world." Pei Dongdong laughed, "Just ask whatever you want."
"Do you know a man named Liu Shixing in the imperial capital?" Wen Zichuan's voice sank. He had never asked about others behind their backs for any reason, but he felt a little uneasy when he said this.
"Liu Shixing?" Pei Dongdong frowned. "...I think I've heard of him. Wait for me."
He lowered his head to fiddle with his phone and found a group photo from a friend's WeChat Moments. He pointed at one person and asked, "Is this the one?"
Wen Zichuan took a look and said, "Yes."
"He's a singer. We heard from a friend that he sings well, but he has a terrible temper."
"It's normal for talented people to have a bit of temper."
"Hey! There are so many talented musicians in the capital's music scene! It's incredibly difficult to make a name for yourself in the music industry. Even after ten years of hard work, you might still not be as good as a talented fledgling. Who wouldn't be humble just trying to make a living? He has a temper, not because he's talented, but because of the money he's backing."
"Financial sponsor? Who?"
"Xingyu Feiyu, it's one of the top five entertainment companies in the capital. They have actors and singers under their umbrella, and they've even collaborated with us at Second Voice."
In the past, when he was at YaYaYiYu, all the work Wen Zichuan did was assigned to him by the studio. As for the producers, distributors, and promoters behind the projects, the forces behind them were complicated and he sometimes didn't bother to ask.
Flying fish in the universe.
He typed the name into the search bar and browsed through several pages. "Brother Ji, look, there's no artist named Liu Shixing under his management."
"This photo was posted half a year ago. Look at the watch on his wrist," Pei Dongdong said, his tone changing to one of envy and jealousy. "I heard that all the artists at Xingyu Feiyu like to wear this watch. It seems to be a gift from the boss, and it's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Maybe the big stars don't like it, but the younger actors and actresses still wear it to show off."
"Is that so?" Wen Zichuan felt a little disappointed after hearing this. A watch by Liu Shixing cost hundreds of thousands of yuan. When would he be able to save up 100,000 yuan to reduce the burden on his family?
The entertainment industry in the capital is full of cunning people, and you can easily offend them if you are not careful.
Pei Dongdong knew this very well. When he was drifting in Beijing, he would keep silent if possible and would never bring himself into trouble due to unintentional mistakes.
Now he's retired from the entertainment industry, and his career has shifted to behind-the-scenes work, but he can't help but feel resentful when he thinks back on how frustrated he was back then. It was all just hearsay, so why shouldn't he be allowed to speak out?
"I heard that the boss of Xingyu Feiyu is a gay." I finally said it, so cool!
"Ah?" Wen Zichuan didn't react for a moment.
"That's right, he's gay." Even though they were the only two people in the studio, Pei Dongdong still whispered, "Liu Shixing used to be a resident singer at a gay bar. He was good-looking and had a nice voice, so many people went to support him. With his fame, he naturally attracted attention. Later, Boss Wei from Xingyu Feiyu went to the bar and signed him."
"He wouldn't..." Wen Zichuan recalled the scene in the mutton hotpot restaurant and tried to see from Liu Shixing whether he might be kept by a wealthy sponsor. However, he had no experience in this kind of thing.
"Although homosexuality is very common in the circle, everyone knows it and keeps it secret if possible. After all, if it becomes known to everyone, it will affect other people's future." Pei Dongdong's words almost implied that Liu Shixing was having an affair with his boss in secret.
"Yeah, it's a personal choice." Wen Zichuan said it easily, but he was a little angry inside. Isn't Liu Shixing doing well? People praise him, people like him, he has money and face. Why should he say something like "If you have any difficulties, go back to Dengyuan and find Cheng Sizhou"?
"Hey, hey, hey, my friend replied!" Pei Dongdong's gossiping spirit surged, and he couldn't stop for a while. "The contract was terminated two months ago."
He typed furiously, "What's the reason? Doesn't President Wei like him very much?"
His friend: "Are you stupid? Can someone of Mr. Wei's rank truly like him? If you're tired of him, just dump him. Why are you asking this? Don't reply. I'm busy."
Wen Zichuan placed his hands on the table, pinching his left hand with his right hand and his right hand with his left hand.
The contract was terminated two months ago, and without the financial sponsor, he was having a hard time? So when Brother Zhou was in the capital, he eagerly came to see him, hoping to get back together with Brother Zhou?
After thinking and pondering over it again and again, Wen Zichuan was almost driven crazy by the feeling of anxiety.
After returning home, he asked Cheng Sizhou about his university affairs in a roundabout way. Whenever it was related to Liu Shixing, Cheng Sizhou became very impatient and almost told him not to ask anymore.
Wen Zichuan didn't want to bring his tangled emotions into work, so he took the initiative to ask Su Zhuo if there was any other work besides the scheduled recording of "Xiao Chongshan".
Su Zhuo laughed at him and said, "No one is like you, looking forward to more work."
As he was speaking, Huang Yun suddenly appeared: "Teacher Wen, I want to solemnly remind you of something."
Wen Zichuan couldn't understand his expression: "What?"
“Don’t chat with fans in your backstage private messages.”
“…”
Wen Zichuan remembered that when he logged into his account during the holidays, he found that a fan named "Sugar-coated Porridge" had left him a message saying that the monthly exam was finally over and she could finally go online. The intensity of high school study was really too great, but fortunately, the dramas of Teacher An and Teacher Wen helped to refresh her mind.
Sugar-coated porridge, Zhou to Tang.
He didn't consider Zhou Yitang as a fan. After all, Zhou Yitang "made an indelible contribution" to his being able to be with Cheng Sizhou.
"Teacher Wen, you have hundreds of thousands of fans now. Get used to the feeling of being an idol, okay? You have to keep a distance from your fans. Do you understand? Even if you want to create a brother-next-door persona, that's just a persona. I'm not really asking you to be their brother-next-door."
Huang Yun is always monitoring the traffic and data. Among the three idol groups, Wen Zichuan's data is much better than the other two. If there is a chance to become famous, Wen Zichuan's probability is greater.
Out of respect for the "cash cow", Huang wrote the word "tolerance" on his face.
"I understand. I won't do it again." Wen Zichuan apologized in a gentle voice.
"Okay," Huang Yun said, not afraid of stubborn people but only of obedient ones. "Oh, yes, Mr. Jin has contacted a few projects. Su Zhuo, you call Yan Dantong, Teacher Wen and the other two to go to the conference room together."
Su Zhuo replied "Okay" and said to Wen Zichuan with a sad face: "Teacher Wen, you really mean what I say."
Wen Zichuan was also helpless and could only comfort him: "It's better to be busy. The busier you are, the more money you will get at the end of the year."
Ever since signing three voice actors to form a voice actor idol group, President Jin's mood has improved.
Think about the original Second Sound, which was just an online platform without the ability to produce content. It had a mutually beneficial and prosperous relationship with various sound studios, but also to a certain extent, it restricted each other.
Later, the Second Sound established a product department, which was able to buy copyrights for adaptation and also create its own plays. When President Jin faced the owners of various troupes again, he felt much more confident when speaking.
Now that we have signed an artist, it’s different.
He often goes into the circle to make some moves, accompanies the big bosses in eating, drinking, and having fun, and builds good relationships with them. Then more and larger film and television production companies and IP incubation projects come to him to discuss cooperation.
For example, right now, there is a web drama project that requires dubbing. The producer first contacted Zheng Tu Studio, but after a lot of auditions, the producer was not satisfied with any of them. He said that except Zheng Tu himself, the investors didn’t like anyone else.
This was a good idea, and Zheng Tu had no reason not to accept it, so he decided to do it himself.
As a result, the investor said that although Zheng Tu’s voice was nice, it sounded old-fashioned because of his age. The male lead in the web drama was only eighteen years old, so they needed to find a voice that was similar to Zheng Tu’s but younger.
A few months ago, the offline voice actor drama "Hao Xue Xing Ge" created by Di Er Sheng was staged. The format of letting the voice actors show their faces in the performance really shocked the circle. After that, Wen Zichuan's popularity soared, and he was occasionally compared with An Jie.
The producer suddenly slapped his head. When Zheng Tu gave up the performance, the person who was ordered to take Zheng Tu's place on stage was Wen Zichuan, right?
He contacted Mr. Jin and asked Wen Zichuan to audition the sound before sending it to the investor. After listening to it, the investor replied with two concise words: Him.
The consensus in the industry is that dubbing for film and television dramas, although not as profitable as actors' sky-high salaries, earns much more than radio dramas, audiobooks, or animation and games produced by small companies.
If Wen Zichuan wants to pay off his debts and live a good life, he can't just do radio dramas, he has to expand his business scope. Fortunately, President Jin wants them to go out and earn money. The more projects they take on, the more money the company will make.
In this way, within two months, Wen Zichuan got roles in film and television dramas one after another, and also met many directors and producers in the film and television industry.
In the long run, this is a win-win situation with no downsides.
Dubbing is a craft, and crafts require reputation. He dubbed each role conscientiously and left a good impression on the other party. Even if he is no longer a dubbing artist in the future, he will not be without food.
"Hey, Brother Zhou, shall we go out for dinner tonight?"
"Why did you think of going out to eat? I've already bought the food."
They haven't had much money recently, so it's cheaper to cook at home. Cheng Sizhou goes shopping early after get off work, then goes home to cook and waits for Wen Zichuan to come back and eat.
"I've received my salary now, how about I treat you?"
"...Where have you been?"
"I'm getting out of the subway and walking towards the residential complex. If you come out, I won't go upstairs."
"Or, you can come back first..."
Wen Zichuan heard that his tone was awkward. Could it be his parents, or his master and his mistress coming over?
If so, just say they were roommates. His "two sets of parents" were both educated people and would not do anything extreme. If not, then he couldn't guess.
They had been living together for nearly half a year, and no matter what happened, they faced it together. If Brother Zhou encountered any difficulties, he would definitely want her to be by his side.
Thinking of this, Wen Zichuan quickened his pace and walked towards the willow bank.
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