By late November, "Light Chasers" surpassed Jay Chou's "Rice Fragrance" which had dominated the charts for nearly a month and JJ Lin's "Drunken Red Cliff", and took the first place in Baidu's popular music search index for two days, and its QQ Music playback volume remained in the top three for a week.
During this period, Zhao Ji's sad and ethereal singing voice could be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys, on campus radios, MP3 players, and headphones in Internet cafes.
"I can follow you
Like a shadow chasing the light sleepwalking
I can wait at this intersection, whether you will pass by or not ..."
With the popularity of the song, the video continued to spread, and Zhao Ji herself quickly became famous, and was called the "secret love girl" by netizens.
Blue Whale, which originally did not plan to engage in artist management business for the time being, could no longer sit still.
There is no way. Zhao Ji is really popular on the Internet now, and considering that "Oranges Born in Huainan" is about to be broadcast on TV, it is estimated that he will be popular for a while. He is simply a cash cow.
This cash cow was pushed forward by Blue Whale himself. If someone else were to take it away, he would be sick to death.
So Wei Yang and Xia Cong held a meeting, and the Blue Whale Artist Management Department was officially established, and Lei Chun took up the position of department head and director.
Director Lei’s first task after taking office was to sign Zhao Ji, which was not difficult.
The two most important dramas for Zhao Ji were both produced by Blue Whale. She still has a good impression of the company. More importantly, she trusts Wei Yang very much.
Her current fame was almost entirely due to Wei Yang.
So Zhao Ji soon became the first officially signed artist of Blue Whale.
As for Wei Yang, he has not signed an agency contract with Blue Whale yet, so Zhao Ji took advantage of the opportunity and got the first blood of Blue Whale.
The two parties signed a 6-year contract, with the profits split 40% to 60% with Zhao Ji getting 40% and Blue Whale getting 60%. The artist's share ratio will be increased appropriately based on the length of the contract and the level of career advancement.
This contract is much more relaxed and generous than a normal newcomer's contract. After all, Zhao Ji is very popular now, and there are many other companies and agents eyeing him, so Blue Whale also needs to show appropriate sincerity.
If they are replaced by pure newcomers, the contract will be at least 8 years and the profit will be split 20% to 80% or 30% to 70%.
After Zhao Ji officially signed the contract with Blue Whale, all channels on Blue Whale's side were opened to her.
Wei Yang even went to Tangren in person to ask Zhao Ji if he could have a scandal with Hu Ge, but he was almost killed by Cai Yinong.
"You've got the future number one lady in my company, and you still dare to covet our number one man?"
"It's a win-win situation for both sides. The popularity of Oranges in Huainan has benefited Tangren too. Mr. Cai, we need to have a bigger vision."
"I'm not very broad-minded. If I'm not very broad-minded, I'll tear you and Shi Shi apart first!"
Cai Yinong snorted coldly. Ever since Wei Yang set up his own business and after many efforts and failed beauty traps, she would get angry easily when she saw Wei Yang.
"If you don't come, I'll still be looking for you."
Cai Yinong was furious: "You used the songs "Secret Love on the Ceiling" and "Chasing Lights" in "Orange Born in Huainan". What about "Twinkle Twinkle Star"? We paid for this song and we also have a share of the copyright."
"Don't worry about that. I've already thought about it. I originally planned to promote the two dramas in a interactive way."
Wei Yang responded calmly: "Now that Light Chasers is popular, we can directly apply it later. Sister Cai, I have saved you a lot of publicity costs."
"Oh, now you can just call me sister, right?"
"Calling me sister is more intimate, it shows that we have a good relationship."
Wei Yang originally had a good relationship with Cai Yinong. Now that he has taken over Blue Whale, the status of both parties is relatively equal, so he is more relaxed.
Although Cai Yinong rarely spoke in a nice tone to Wei Yang, she was not really angry. She also acquiesced to Wei Yang's new name, but her attitude remained firm.
"Hu Ge is not suitable. Tangren relies on him to maintain its image. If it affects his career, I will not be able to explain to other senior executives. If you want to create a scandal, why not let Yuan Hong try."
Wei Yang: “…”
If he didn't have a good relationship with Yuan Hong, he would have been unable to help but complain.
Zhao Ji and Hu Ge created the scandal because of "Oranges Born in Huainan", which has nothing to do with Yuan Hong. Besides, Zhao Ji is more popular than Yuan Hong now, so it is Yuan Hong who benefited from the scandal.
Wei Yang no longer mentioned the scandal, but Cai Yinong curiously inquired about the developments of "Oranges Born in Huainan".
After all, Hu Ge is the male lead of the drama, and there are too many scandals involved, so she cannot agree to it. But that doesn't mean she doesn't want the drama to become a big hit.
"The launch date has been set, December 16th. Although it doesn't coincide with the New Year's Day, we should strike while the iron is hot. There is no need to seek perfection."
The right thing to do is to reap the benefits while the popularity is still there online. If you delay too long and the trend is over, most of your previous efforts will be in vain.
Cai Yinong also understood this truth, and then felt a little regretful: "I have invested so many resources in Shi Shi and Yuan Hong, but they have not borne fruit yet. How long have you been working alone, and you have already produced a Zhao Ji."
Tangren is a well-known large company in the industry, and its shares are much more valuable than Blue Whale, which was on the verge of dissolution at the time.
However, this statement is somewhat hindsight . Let’s not talk about whether Wei Yang agreed to come or not. Even if Wei Yang really agreed at that time, it is hard to say whether he could become the deputy general manager with real power after coming to Tangren, let alone whether he would be willing to give him shares.
Faced with Cai Yinong's praise and recognition, Wei Yang did not feel proud.
Zhao Ji’s success has a strong element of luck, and now it’s just a gust of wind. Whether it can be stabilized depends on “Oranges Born in Huainan”.
If "Orange Born in Huainan" fails, don't consider the subsequent "Love Apartment" and other resources.
Now this famous secret crush girl will disappear from everyone's mind in just one or two years, or even a few months, once the popularity of "Light Chasers" fades away.
Although Liu Shishi and Yuan Hong may not seem very popular now, they are taking very steady steps. Once their next few dramas are released and their fame is exposed, their value and durability will be much greater than those of artists who suddenly become popular.
Wei Yang and Cai Yinong made a splash, and although the purpose of creating a scandal was not achieved, it did make Tangren agree to give Hu Ge some new announcements to cooperate with the promotion of "Oranges Born in Huainan".
You know, Hu Ge is very popular right now, and it happens to be the busiest time of the year, so his schedule is very full.
The fact that he was able to squeeze out some time to promote "Oranges Born in Huainan" at this time shows how much respect Wei Yang has in Cai Yinong's eyes.
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Of course, I don’t know whether Hu Ge cursed or not because his workload was increased out of thin air.
But the workers can only obey the orders of Mr. Cai and Mr. Wei...
…
In December, the popularity of "Light Chasers" and the secret crush girl Zhao Ji did not fade, but instead further fermented.
As one of the composers and lyricists of "Light Chasers", Wei Yang also became popular.
He also wrote two songs for "The Best of Us", and although the results were good, they were far from being popular, so he was only famous in a small circle.
However, this time "Light Chaser" has become one of the most popular songs in the Chinese music scene. Even the lyricist and composer are probably known to ordinary people, not to mention Wei Yang, who is already quite famous.
In addition to being an actor, screenwriter and writer, Wei Yang now has the title of a musician, making his reputation as a talented person in the entertainment industry even more famous.
If it were someone else, Wei Yang might just take the opportunity to market himself, or even arrange for some internet trolls to secretly stir up trouble and try to spread rumors about the [Southern Zhou and Northern Wei] incident.
But he really doesn't have the leisure time for that now. In mid-December, "Oranges Born in Huainan" will be broadcasted on satellite TV and will be exclusively premiered on Shanghai Satellite TV.
The average viewership on the first day was 0.96, with a market share of 3.1%, ranking second during the same period.
By the next day, the average viewership rating of "Oranges in Huainan" had successfully exceeded 1, and it ranked firmly in the top two during the same period.
During the same period, Youku exclusively broadcast "Oranges in Huainan", which, riding on its previous popularity on the Internet, quickly became the most popular TV series on Youku during the same period.
As the TV series became popular, the two actors also benefited greatly.
Wei Yang was not very clear about Hu Ge's side, but Zhao Ji had been receiving interview and business invitation calls all the time, and even a TV and film crew had sent him an audition for the female lead.
If this continues, Blue Whale will have an additional relatively stable short-term revenue point before the new project is implemented.
"Oranges in Huainan" has only a few episodes and ended at the end of December. The final average viewership rating for the entire series was around 1.35, slightly lower than "The Best of Us".
However, the online broadcast data is even better. It is said that "Orange Born in Huainan" ranked among the top three TV series in the second half of the year on Youku, and its first broadcast data for the whole year also ranked firmly in the top ten.
During this period, Wei Yang himself also helped and wrote three extra chapters for "Oranges Born in Huainan" on his blog.
The first is a story after the male and female protagonists get married, the second is a half-filled memory story in the play, and the third is an interaction with "The Best of Us", allowing Luo Zhi and Sheng Huainan to attend Geng Geng and Yu Huai's wedding.
These three extra chapters made fans of the two dramas very excited, and also brought tens of thousands of followers to Wei Yang's blog.
Wei Yang also took the opportunity to announce that the novel version of "Oranges Born in Huainan" will be published soon.
However, this time he was only one of the authors and only wrote the first few chapters to set the tone. The people who were specifically responsible for the rest of the adaptation were his apprentice Ma Jin and another external author, who then reviewed it.
When I adapted the novel into a drama, on the one hand it was to consolidate the characters and run a blog, and on the other hand it was to make money.
This amount of money now is not enough for Wei Yang to put in so much effort, and the character setting is not very useful, so the subsequent adaptations of novels may decrease. Even if it is done, it will be treated as film and television peripherals, and Wei Yang will most likely not be personally responsible for it.
The premiere of "Oranges in Huainan" ended, which also indicated that 2008 was coming to an end.
The two works written by Wei Yang and produced by Blue Whale ranked first and second in the single-year ratings of Shanghai Satellite TV in 2008, and achieved remarkable results on online platforms and multiple satellite TV and local stations.
This dazzling report card gave Wei Yang, who had waited for two months, enough confidence to work hard for the new project...
(End of this chapter)