"Li Gui, you've done a great job this time."
Inside a three-story villa.
It was after get off work hours when Li Gui received a video conference call.
The video features all of Starlight Pictures' major shareholders and key personnel.
At the very beginning of the meeting, he was showered with praise by the chairman.
"The background music is really nice. My nephew said that in the movie our company made before, there were a lot of slightly sentimental parts that were hard to watch, but he could still watch it even if he had to grit his teeth. After watching the short videos of 'Sold Out' with exciting clips, he felt much more immersed in the story." This is what the head of the publicity department said.
“Li Gui, you’re really something! Where did you find this song?” The head of the editing department asked. “From now on, we’ll use ‘Sold Out’ as the theme song for all the war-themed action movies we shoot at Starlight Films. There’s nothing more suitable.”
“This was provided by Sunset Music, and…” Li Gui was a little proud, puffed out her chest slightly, and smiled at the screen, “Let the colleagues in the legal department report to the leaders.”
"Xiaotian, tell us," one of the shareholders said.
Director Tian of the Legal Department said softly, "Some leaders already know that we have reached a cooperation agreement with Wanxia. Wanxia has given us a permanent right to use the song 'Sold Out,' but the contract is currently for one year. We can sign a permanent contract later, and we will only need to pay Wanxia $1 per year."
"What? Perpetual usage rights for only $1 a year?" Another director exclaimed in surprise, "You must be mistaken. Did you mean $10 million?"
“You’re right, it’s $1.” After Director Tian finished speaking, Li Gui took over the conversation and explained their plans for Starlight Films and Sunset.
He had discussed this plan with the chairman beforehand and received his permission.
After all, the cost was too small and the return too high; the chairman was a businessman and had no reason to refuse.
Moreover, all the risks were borne by Wanxia, and the only thing Starlight Films had to pay was to spend money on marketing.
Moreover, spending money on marketing is also for the purpose of better promoting their own movies.
The chairman couldn't think of any reason to reject the plan.
"Wait a minute..." One of the more skeptical shareholders wanted to clarify: "Does Starlight just need to throw money at marketing? We don't need to take any risks?"
"Yes, the contract is written very clearly," Li Gui said.
"Hahaha... I heard before that Wanxia has parachuted in a director, and he's already going to fight a tough battle right after taking office. He's very capable. Chairman, what do you think of this?" The vice president was a little tempted.
Having been suppressed by Sihai Film and Television Culture for so long, the vice president finally has the opportunity to fight back under the banner of Sunset, and he doesn't want to miss this chance.
The Sihai Group has too many interests and has offended too many people.
So given the chance, those enemies will definitely be the first to rush in.
Starlight Films was the first one.
"Finance Department, how much working capital do you have in the account?" the chairman asked.
The finance department head replied, "More than 80 million US dollars."
The chairman then asked, "Marketing department, the first wave of short video hype has basically taken off. How much has the marketing for our movie increased?"
The marketing manager replied, "It has increased by 183.51%. At this rate, it will take 19 days and 7 hours to catch up with the ticket prices of the movie 'Iron Man' by Sihai Films. However, the popularity is still rising. I think if we really calculate it, it won't take 19 days."
Chairman: "The finance department will allocate $20 million to generate buzz around short videos and put some pressure on Sihai Group."
Vice President: "Hahahaha... I'm already watching Sihai spend their own money to promote us and Wanxia."
Chairman: "Li Gui, I'm entrusting you with this matter."
"Okay."
...
A music bar.
People with good taste, like Zhang Wenlan and Zuo Jingqiu, often come to music bars after get off work to relax and enjoy the slow-paced music.
The two women have already chosen the worst piece of music.
They had previously discussed picking one or two of the worst songs from the two albums released by Sihai Group to compare with Sunset.
Even the worst work can outshine the sunset, so its quality speaks for itself.
This method of comparison allows you to maximize the effect without saying too much.
But the two women were puzzled.
I spent half an hour trying to find the song "Sold Out" that Wanxia posted, but I still couldn't find it.
I did find a few songs with the same title, but the publisher wasn't Sunset.
"What? Didn't the official announcement say that the evening glow would be released at 8 o'clock? It's been almost an hour and we haven't seen anything yet."
Zhang Wenlan wanted to finish the mission as soon as possible so she could go out and have fun with Jingqiu.
"He was scared, huh?" Zuo Jingqiu shrugged and spoke the truth: "Zhang Xincheng was provoked by Kimura and forced to make the official announcement. After calming down, he definitely wouldn't be in a hurry to release a new song at this critical moment. Hmph, he still has some sense. Otherwise, with the release of two new albums by Sihai, the sales of their new song would have plummeted by at least 30 points."
"Then... should we go back now?" Zhang Wenlan asked.
"We can only go back now. I'll report on the work situation tomorrow." Zuo Jingqiu and she got up at the same time and were about to walk out of the bar.
Who knew that a powerful and rhythmic background music would suddenly blare in their ears.
It means sold out.
The music bar features light music and emphasizes a slow pace, relaxation, and warmth, so guests come here to enjoy a moment of tranquility and a touch of solitude.
Suddenly, a background music track broke the original slow-paced atmosphere, so abruptly that many guests turned to look at the bar's front desk.
Before the irritable customer could even utter a curse, the essence of "Sold Out" was revealed in an instant.
With its superb control of the rhythm, explosive atmosphere, and catchy melody, the song established its status in this mid-sized bar in less than ten seconds.
Some of the customers who were about to hurl insults suddenly fell silent, enjoying the rhythm of the sold-out.
Some of the guests, who were natural dancers, even started swaying to the rhythm.
A few minutes later.
The quiet atmosphere of the bar was broken, and a high-energy, noisy atmosphere ensued.
Surprisingly, not a single guest at the scene started swearing.
Even people like Zhang Wenlan and Zuo Jingqiu, who strongly dislike noisy environments, couldn't help but start dancing along.
People who come to quiet bars are usually fed up with the noise of regular bars, but this time was an exception.
The main thing is that the background music that's playing is so upbeat.
So much so that when the song was sold out and then switched to a quieter track, a sense of incongruity suddenly overwhelmed me.
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