Chapter 86
The barriers of the circle are very difficult to break down, just like liberal arts students don't understand scientific research and can't get interested in it. The carnival of star chasers is like a world of noise reduction to outsiders. They know that they are lively there, but they just don't want to join.
But the emergence of random entertainment seems to have loosened the wall, and the sound from there can also penetrate a little.
Even people who don't care about the entertainment circle know who the popular company is in the circle now, and they also know that their company has launched two variety shows that are very popular on the Internet. They even have some impression of the names and appearances of several popular members.
All of this completely broke through the barriers after the end of the third public performance. The story line of Group C, which is said to be an extreme twist, adds to the viewing experience of the stage. When the efforts behind it are shown, the lyrics sung also become vivid.
In particular, the two protagonists, Chen Wu and Gao Xiayu, gained huge popularity after the end of the third public performance. The most direct manifestation is the Circlecenter-themed pop-up store, where the two people's special peripherals are sold out and replenished every day.
A simple sell-out can be on the hot search, which shows how big the current fan circle is.
With the signboard of trainees in front, the preparation and construction of film and television dramas should be smooth, but the opposite is true. It is a little better than before, but not much better.
"I was too naive. I took the compliments from people at the dinner party seriously." Jiang Juyou held her forehead while sitting at her desk, looking at the documents on the table in distress.
The successful operation of the trainee made Jiang Juyou temporarily lose her self-awareness. She thought that people in the film and television industry would give her face, but in reality, the older actors with bigger status would give her some face.
The entertainment industry is deep, and the film and television industry is even deeper. There are nepotism and friendships everywhere. Some old actors with poor acting skills can always get roles because of the friendships accumulated at dinner parties over the years.
Jiang Juyou had heard from Jiang Tang that she had worked with a well-known veteran actor when she was filming a drama. That scene was a big scene in the palace. She was a background board in that scene and had no lines. The veteran actor had a lot of scenes, but he didn't even memorize his lines. The staff had to hold up a whiteboard behind the camera to remind him what the lines were.
Artists are divided into different levels and circles. The producers and investors in the film and television circle look down on those who come from the entertainment industry and think that they can only make some small web dramas.
The film and television department is still in a difficult stage.
The entire company depends on the fans of the trainees. Although it makes a lot of money every month, the expenses are also high. Recently, it has invested in several movies and spent more than 200 million. Jiang Juyou is very anxious every day.
She is already very upset, and Cong Lixia has to make things more complicated.
Her hair is messed up by her. Jiang Juyou looks like a drunk person at the moment, and her mental state is extremely bad.
She holds up her mobile phone and looks at the content on it, puzzled.
"No, this building is not for random entertainment, why do I have to spend money to unlock it? Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? I just spent 200 million two days ago, and now there is not much money left in the company account."
Previously, there was a task of business separation, and the reward was to upgrade the system. After the task was completed, she didn't see where the system was upgraded, and she didn't care about it afterwards. Today, she was asked to open the building management page and told that there were a few more buildings that had not been unlocked. Today is a special offer. If you unlock all of them, you can get a 9.9% discount.
Jiang Juyou looked at the gray buildings on the page: "..."
"Does your upgrade mean a price increase?" Jiang Juyou asked him, biting his back teeth.
It only cost 2 million to unlock a building before, but now it costs 50 million.
Coincidentally, the movie she invested in two days ago also asked her for the price. Investing in movies still has the possibility of getting returns, but what can she get from this? Going from renting a building to buying a building? A building that she can't sell or trade?
Because the previous buildings were unlocked and upgraded, Jiang Juyou didn't open this page for a long time. As a result, Cong Lixia quietly cleaned up a mess for her.
But Cong Lixia subdued her with one sentence, "It can increase your value. You know, money can let you enter those circles that you couldn't enter before."
"..." Jiang Juyou was indeed convinced, but - "Why did it increase so many times?"
50 million is only the lowest unlocking amount. There is another dormitory behind that requires 80 million to unlock. The small words on the instruction interface also note that the unlocking amount is only the unlocking amount. If you want better decoration inside the building, you have to spend money.
Those gossips on the Internet not only deceived netizens, but also deceived her. Jiang Juyou naively thought that she could really move into the new building in September.
Thinking of the gossip on the Internet, Jiang Juyou suddenly remembered that there was something she had forgotten, "Didn't they say there was another filming base?"
"That's after the next upgrade." Cong Lixia answered her with some joy in her tone.
Jiang Juyou understood that the next time the unlocking amount would be in units of 100 million.
She crossed out the dialogue box that appeared in front of her, making Cong Lixia disappear in front of her, and then looked carefully at the buildings to be unlocked. The upgraded system has one more full plate than before, and you can intuitively see the location of the building on the map.
Three buildings are lit on a rectangular plate, and those three are the current Random Entertainment Building, the Gailexi Beijing Stadium, and the Gailexi Shopping Mall.
These three buildings are all on the left side of the plate, facing west. The location of the Galesi venue is a little more in the middle. The back door of the Galesi venue, which used to be reached by going around Random Entertainment for a while, is now also sealed, leaving only a passage for trucks to pass through. A
few dozen meters away from the Random Entertainment building is where the Film and Television Department will move in in the future. It is taller than Random Entertainment and has fifteen floors. Next to it is the building where the Variety Department will move in in the future. It has only ten floors but occupies the largest area. The building is in the shape of a concave character and faces the northeast corner.
These two buildings are on the right side of the plate, facing east.
As Jiang Jueyou looked at the area they were in, it seemed to be a rectangular block. He had seen the two buildings there before, and had seen them recruiting investors before. Now he thought that these should be the buildings that were taken over after the unfinished project.
They had a Gailexi here, and there was a dormitory building over there. The dormitory building was a twin building, and the three floors were linked together. There were a total of sixteen floors. It was a small high-rise building, and it was also located in the middle, just symmetrical with Gailexi.
As soon as Jiang Jueyou saw the dormitory building, he thought of the trainees. The company's current male and female trainees added up to more than a hundred, and that was without adding the twenty-one people.
Now, just renting a house for these children in Beijing is a problem. Some of them are from other places and often have to take a plane to and from Beijing, and the company has to reimburse them. The child who lives the farthest away is from Qinghai. Her parents think she is too hard-working, and even moved the whole family to Beijing for her.
This dormitory can be used as a dormitory for trainees and some young artists.
Jiang Juyu clicked it and took a look. It was like a nest. Each room was more than 10 square meters. At most, it could fit a bed, a desk, and a small closet. If there were more, there would be no room.
Except for the first and third floors, which were not suitable for living, the remaining floors had a total of 140 rooms.
"… Let's change our careers. I think running a hotel is also fine." Jiang Juyu was not picky. She thought she could live in any place.
Cong Lixia, who was shut out, immediately appeared after hearing this. "No, I'm the operating manual of an entertainment company."
Cong Lixia stopped her sternly because he felt that Jiang Juyu's words were not a joke.
Jiang Juyou, who couldn't listen, closed the conversation again and turned off his microphone. She stared at the phone and shook her head, sighing, "If you had found someone else to tie you up with a few years ago, with this kind of treatment, I would have given you a C position to debut as a top star and become a household name in your company."
The more she looked at it, the more she sighed that times have changed. Now dormitories have started to be single rooms.
The dormitory building is a twin building, men and women can live separately, there is a passage leading to the company's practice room in the basement, the first floor is the lobby, and Jiang Juyou plans to put a small supermarket in it. The third floor is a leisure space, a library and a laundry room. Although the third floor looks connected from the outside, it is actually impossible to pass through.
Jiang Juyou came again, pointing at it and saying, "If I had lived in a student dormitory like this when I was in high school, I would have definitely been able to get into a 985 university."
Cong Lixia appeared again, and he asked, "Is it the same as the saying on the Internet, 'If I were born in a wealthy family, I wouldn't know how sunny, cheerful, confident and smiling I would be'?"
"You still surf the Internet?" Jiang Juyou was no longer tense at work, and she smiled at Cong Lixia.
As if she was reading a game guide, Jiang Juyou had already started to enjoy what a great company these buildings would become after they were unlocked. She couldn't help but feel good when she thought about it.
Cong Lixia was still talking about the previous sentence. He said to Jiang Juyou, "You are already very rich now, you can raise yourself again."
After he finished speaking, Jiang Juyou seemed to be paused and was stunned for a moment.
Cong Lixia felt that she did not understand the meaning of his words, and explained, "That's what people say on the Internet. When you grow up, you should raise yourself again, just like raising a child, and experience everything you didn't experience when you were a child."
"You are rich enough now, you don't have to hesitate like before."
"..."
Jiang Juyou framed the conversation in front of her and fell into her own world. The mobile phone in her hand could no longer attract her attention.
After the third public performance, the trainees also ushered in their first overseas tour in their lives, and the first stop was Thailand.
In the past, they always chartered a business jet for travel, but this time was different. They checked their flight information online early in the morning.
Today was the departure day. Fans carrying backpacks and holding cameras could be seen everywhere in the airport, looking around. Some were holding bags and bringing them gifts.
The scene was so lively that many short video bloggers who loved to take advantage of the popularity came. People holding their phones and broadcasting live could be seen everywhere.
When Jiang Juyou was lying at home and watching short videos, he saw the live broadcast pushed to him. The scene was crowded. At a glance, it was all heads.
"Who is this? Oh, the fans before said this is their luggage... oh, luggage for the performance." The anchor raised her phone to take a picture of several vans in the distance. There were four vans and dozens of suitcases, all of which were their costumes and props. There were also several boxes of makeup teachers' equipment.
She stopped here and clicked in to continue watching. The number of people in the live broadcast room exceeded 100,000, and the comments were scrolling fast. Jiang Juyou had to swipe to see the words clearly.
"When will it arrive?"
"Pray that there won't be any illegitimate children on the plane [please]"
"Doesn't it look like there are no fans following you at the airport?"
The safety of artists has always been the top priority. Trainees have many fans, some of whom are crazy. In order to avoid this kind of random entertainment, they have always been chartered for travel, and only occasionally on international flights will they be allowed to take commercial flights.
She switched the interface and sent a message to the trainee manager: "Pay attention to the trainees' safety and the fans' safety. We are all here to have fun, so don't let anyone get hurt. If there are any crazy fans, just ask the staff on site to handle it. Don't get involved."
Jiang Juyou's flight is tomorrow, and the trainees will go there two days in advance. They need to rehearse and record some materials, otherwise the show won't be good enough.
The trainees in the car all looked sleepy, and they were all sleeping soundly in their chairs. Only Pei Luming was in a state of excitement. He was very excited when he thought about seeing the fans up close.
Gao Xiayu, who was sitting next to them, was a little carsick. He couldn't sleep, so he kept holding his phone in his hand, picking it up from time to time to take a look and texting someone.
They were woken up early in the morning to put on makeup, and they didn't get on the bus until now. They were already very sleepy. Pei Luming was the exception.
The show was already in the later stages, and the finale would be next month, so they had to build momentum for the finale, so there was a public departure schedule for the trainees.
It was probably the first time for the fans to get so close to them. The number of people at the scene was so large that it made people's scalps numb. Jiang Juyu looked at the people at the scene and was worried about being criticized by the higher-ups.
The first to arrive at the airport were the staff. Guan Xiaoxiao took a few people to run around and contacted the airport staff first. Because there were so many people, we had to ensure the travel experience of other passengers, otherwise today would be the day when the haters would attack Random Entertainment and the trainees.
The fans at the scene all found a place to stay at random, because they were not sure which entrance the trainees would go through, but when they saw the staff carrying the guardrails coming over, they immediately understood what they meant.
One by one, they lowered their heads to spread the news and told the people at other entrances to gather here.
Guan Xiaoxiao was sweating in the cold winter. She helped put the guardrails in place, and after ensuring the entry and exit of other passengers, she untied the big speaker on her body and shouted to the fans outside, "Hello everyone, I am a staff member of Random Entertainment. I understand your feelings of wanting to see your idols--"
As soon as she said this opening sentence, everyone secretly thought it was not good. Could it be that they would not take this route?
The cold wind was howling. Guan Xiaoxiao held down her hat. She didn't dare to take it off because she was sweating inside. "But in order to ensure the safety of other passengers and everyone, we have set up a safe area. I hope everyone will stay in the area and don't push or crowd. You must ensure your own safety. Do you understand?"
Girls are easy to talk to. After Guan Xiaoxiao finished speaking earnestly, the fans behind the fence imitated her sweet voice and replied, "Okay~"
"Sister, when will they arrive?"
When Guan Xiaoxiao was about to continue, someone suddenly asked, and Guan Xiaoxiao said, "It's almost time! It's very cold, right? Don't come out next time, it's warmer inside."
Then she continued, "When they come, we will give you time to take pictures, but please keep a distance from them after entering, and pay attention to the road when running. Do you hear me?"
Those fans imitated her, "I heard you--" and laughed after saying that.
There were also people teasing Guan Xiaoxiao, "Sister, you are so cute!"
Guan Xiaoxiao: "..." She
is 1.58 meters tall but still has the heart of a sister.
She said the same thing several times inside to make sure that every fan heard it, and then she came out again and waited at the door, blowing the cold wind with these fans at the door.
During the meeting two days ago, they were worried about the fans seeing them off at the airport, but no matter how they discussed it, the conclusion was that fans would not just go and not go, so they changed their plan in the end.
Since they couldn't stop it, they could only maintain order on the scene. They also contacted the airport staff a few days in advance to talk about the situation, hoping to get their understanding. As for how to solve this situation in the future, they would have to discuss it slowly later.
Guan Xiaoxiao contacted her colleagues on the bus and asked them where they were. When she learned that they would arrive in a few minutes, she turned around and went inside to talk to other colleagues, then guarded her position and watched the fence.
She stood at the edge of the fence, without wearing any gloves, just holding the fence to prevent it from being squeezed down. The cold touch suddenly cut off the tactile sensation of her fingertips, and the pain came instantly.
Guan Xiaoxiao shuddered, retracted her hand, and changed to holding the fence with her arm.
Seeing this, several fans around stepped back a little subconsciously, and said to the people behind: "Don't squeeze, this fence is unstable and easy to fall down."
Liu Yue, who had anticipated this situation, found a place far away from the crowd in the hall, set up her own small ladder, and held the camera ready.
"My God, this equipment is professional enough."
After hearing this, Liu Yue turned her head and looked over. Unexpectedly, the face was quite familiar. The other party seemed to recognize her and was obviously stunned.
"Are you... the sister of someone?" Liu Yue remembered her. She always came to school to look for Jiang Juyu. She was her sister.
Jiang Liuxing slowly put down the camera in her hand and wanted to hide it behind her. But as soon as she put it down, she realized that she shouldn't feel guilty. It was the person above who had a special identity.
Jiang Liuxing hugged the camera and nodded to Liu Yue, "Hello, sister."
"Well... hello."
The embarrassment of the two of them was no less than that of southerners who suddenly went to the bathhouse to take a bath together. It was bad enough to run into acquaintances when chasing stars, and what was worse was that the acquaintance was not very familiar.
The most important thing was that they both had things that exposed their nationality.
The down jacket on Liu Yue was Ye Xing's peripherals in this Circlecenter pop-up store, and the knitted hat on Jiang Liuxing's head was Sang Mo's peripherals.
"Your sister..."
"My sister..."
Both of them spoke at the same time. Liu Yue gave in and let her speak first.
Jiang Liuxing immediately flattered: "My sister doesn't know that I'm pursuing Sang Mo. Please, don't tell her!"
Liu Yue smacked her lips and nodded, "...Okay."
They were not very familiar with each other, and there was nothing to talk about later. Liu Yue was fine, but Jiang Liuxing was in agony.
If her sister knew that she was pursuing Sang Mo, then her sister would know that she edited videos for Sang Mo every day to help him market, and even the marketing money was counted to random entertainment.
Just thinking about it, Jiang Liuxing's eyes went dark. Just
when she closed her eyes and wanted to fall back, a scream came from the door, attracting the passengers here to turn around and take a look. There was only one sound from the door, which was quickly stopped. The fans reminded each other to lower their voices.
The trainees at the door came down one by one in the order of groups. Each group gave the fans a few seconds to take photos before going into the hall.
Group C was the last to come down. All seven of them had their hair done, without wearing anything to cover their faces.
Sang Mo was the last to get off the bus. He wore a black coat, a lake blue knitted hat, and a lake blue scarf that was wrapped around his shoulders. The blue of his jeans matched the blue of his body. He looked like the male lead in a winter Korean drama.
Because it was cold, his knuckles turned red a few seconds after he came down. Sang Mo raised his hand and waved, and it was time for them to go in. There was still curiosity in his eyes, and he kept looking at the fans at the scene.
There were fewer fans at the scene than before. Some had already followed the first two groups in. The fans who stayed behind were all from Group C. When they looked at this group of boys, they felt for the first time that they were not raising children.
"Fuck, they are so big?"
"So tall, no one said they were 1.85 meters tall?"
"How can this be a son? This is obviously my husband."
"I can't stand it anymore. I can't get out anymore."
"They smell so good... They smell so good."
The handsomely dressed high school boys fascinated the fans at the scene, especially Sang Mo and Chi Qiao, who were both wearing coats, one black and the other smoky gray. They kept attracting the fans' attention, and even other fans couldn't help but look over there. When
the group approached, the difference in size immediately became apparent.
The trainees who were supposed to be small in my impression were a head taller than them, their faces were much more delicate than in the camera, and they all smelled good.
"Oh my god, how can I go back to school and face those ugly octopuses in our class?"
I don't know who said this, Pei Luming turned around, with a curious look on
his face. Sure enough, those who haven't debuted yet are fresh. He is like a kitten or puppy who was just born a few weeks ago, which makes people soft-hearted.
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Fans: Time Stopping Method - Please let time stop at their beautiful rookie period!
Artists are always the most sincere and earnest during their debut period.