The young girl in front of me may not have grand ambitions, but she has her own clear bottom line.
Wei Changfeng thought this was very good, especially since it was rare to find a girl in the glamorous entertainment industry who could resist the temptations of wealth, sex, power, fame, and fortune.
This is why Wei Changfeng and He Xiaomei maintained relatively close contact even after their several friends who had moved to Beijing gradually drifted apart.
He Xiaomei eventually signed with a small entertainment company. Wei Changfeng originally wanted to recommend her to his boss, but for various reasons, he was unsuccessful.
He and his agent, Zhao Hui, had inquired about He Xiaomei's new company. Zhao Hui said that the boss was a good person, quite upright, which was rare in the industry. If he were more resourceful, the company should be able to develop even better.
Wei Changfeng felt a headache coming on as soon as he heard the word "lively" because he knew what it meant.
However, I'm also happy for He Xiaomei. She has finally found a reliable company. Who doesn't grow up slowly from small beginnings?
Perhaps in a smaller company, resources would be better allocated to He Xiaomei, she would receive more attention, and her chances of success would be greater.
"But don't mention that company or their boss in front of our boss," Brother Zhao warned mysteriously.
"Why?" Wei Changfeng asked, puzzled. The two companies didn't seem to be competitors. His company mainly focused on male artists, while the other company had more female artists.
Male and female celebrities sometimes have very different focuses in their work management. Female fans have strong spending power and can keep spending money on their idols.
Male fans tend to be more prone to making empty promises, and even those who are willing to spend a lot of money to support their idols often end up with ulterior motives.
If a large sum of money is spent but the desired result is not obtained, becoming a hater and being cursed online is a minor matter. Some may even become enraged and take extreme measures, which carries a certain degree of risk, and the agency needs to be extra vigilant.
Female fans are often much more "innocent." Although they may occasionally act like dream girls, most of the time they are clear-headed and willing to spend real money to support their idols without expecting anything in return.
Not only in terms of fans, but also in terms of the main demographics of male and female celebrities.
Even if a female celebrity has male fans who are incredibly handsome, she would rarely think about having anything happen with them.
Many male celebrities are different. They are surrounded by a group of young female fans all day long, who shout "Brother, brother, I love you!" and "You're so handsome!" Who wouldn't get carried away after a while? What girl doesn't like pretty young girls? And they are all so proactive.
Therefore, whenever a celebrity's scandal breaks out in the entertainment industry, the boss of the agency can't help but give all the artists under his management a serious lecture:
Protect your reputation, don't mess around! Especially don't sleep with fans!
If you're going to date, don't let me find out. If you're going to date, date someone in the industry. Everyone will have some reservations then. Even if it ends badly and you break up, for the sake of her own career, she won't make a scene in the media.
Finding ordinary people, especially fans, seems proactive and hassle-free now, as you don't even need to chase them. But you'll have trouble later!
Other business owners have said these things, and Wu Fei has certainly said them too; he even emphasized them:
“I’m telling you all, if anyone sleeps with a fan, go home and sleep!”
I don't want to stay at the company anymore. I don't want to be woken up by entertainment headlines in the middle of the night, or even have the police come to my door asking me to explain things for the artists!
I want to live a few more years; I don't want to wake up in the middle of the night to clean up someone's mess!
Wei Changfeng had heard these words at least five or six times since signing with the company. The wording hadn't changed much; at most, they would occasionally add one or two different names as examples.
Why have I heard this so many times? Mainly because the entertainment industry is constantly plagued by scandals, especially among male celebrities, who are particularly vulnerable. It's considered rare for one major celebrity to fall from grace every year.
So the boss kept repeating this, only sometimes adding a few words: "So-and-so, aren't they more famous than you? Look at them now."
"XXX, this time not only did the fans run away, but he also got arrested. Anyone want to follow suit? You'll have to send your parents to visit him in jail, but I'm not going!"
"And who else? Their movies have all been taken down, advertisers are demanding huge sums of money from the company, and the agency owner is about to jump off a building. If any of you want to see me jump off a building, just say so."
When the boss said this, his tone was stern and his expression was ferocious, intending to intimidate his employees to the greatest extent possible.
But for some reason, he always made it sound quite funny, and the artists dared not laugh and had to hold it in, making the scene very comical.
Privately, Wei Changfeng asked his agent Zhao Hui, "Did our boss work in some department before starting his own company? Why do I feel like he speaks in such an official tone? Every meeting is like a political and ideological lecture."
“Haha,” Zhao Hui laughed, “He’s never been an official, but our boss was involved in the production of several serious dramas when he started out.”
It's the kind of big-budget drama that airs on CCTV, and it's said that the censorship is extremely strict, from the lines to the acting to the makeup.
The show was a great success after it aired, but the boss developed a bad habit afterward. You know what? He told me, "What's the most important thing for the company?"
"The most important thing is to make money! Which boss's ultimate goal isn't that?"
"You're wrong!"
Wei Changfeng laughed and said, "Isn't making money the most important thing? Or is it developing film and television culture and creating China's Hollywood?"
Zhao Hui glanced at him and smiled: "Boss Wu said that the most important thing in our company is to have iron discipline! Discipline is king!"
"A talent agency in the entertainment industry needs to prioritize discipline?" Wei Changfeng couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Zhao Hui then explained, "The boss said that even if development is slow, as long as the path is right, it will gradually grow stronger."
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