As soon as Chu Xuan took the elevator to the underground parking lot, he saw an acquaintance walking not far ahead.
The sound was particularly noticeable in the spacious and empty parking lot. Yang Rong, who was walking in front, couldn't help but turn her head and look around. When she saw it was Chu Xuan, she smiled.
"Chu Xuan, what a coincidence." Yang Rong and his agent stopped.
"Mr. Chu." The manager greeted.
"Hello." Chu Xuan greeted back, stepped forward and walked side by side with Yang Rong: "Beautiful Yang, it's not easy to invite you here."
Speaking of Yang Rong, the actor is also quite amazing.
She has a wide range of roles. She can play Xiaojiabiyu, a shrewish woman, a low-class woman, or a queen.
Her acting skills are also very good, and people in the industry and many viewers are deeply impressed by her.
She also has good looks, delicate facial features and a good figure.
But for such an actress, she seems to have a lot of future, but she is one of the least popular artists in the industry.
His level of saltiness is unparalleled in the industry.
As early as when they were casting for "Zhu Xian", he and Liu Yifei wanted to ask Yang Rong to play a role. Unexpectedly, when they called, the other party's agent said that Yang Rong was traveling and she couldn't find anyone.
Can you believe it that you can’t find any travel agent when you go out for a trip? There is no one left.
Later, during the casting process for "The Deer and the Cauldron", Yang Rong was asked to play one of Wei Xiaobao's seven wives. Yang Rong agreed readily. Later, Yu Min accidentally gave him and Liu Yifei a reason: Yang Rong had no money to travel.
Yes, that’s why I came.
He and Liu Yifei also felt very funny at that time.
Some time ago, he arranged filming appointments for Jiang Xin and Su Chang, and some important roles in "The Legend of Red Flame" have also begun to be cast. The director team recommended Yang Rong to play Qin Banruo. The teachers also knew that Yang Rong was difficult to play, so they let him
He'll handle it.
He called him a few days ago, and to his surprise, Yang Rong agreed readily.
"Boss Chu called me personally and must give me face." Yang Rong said.
"I don't think my reputation is that great. Are you short of money for travel again?" Chu Xuan shook his head.
"Not this time." Yang Rong shook his head: "I have become obsessed with games recently, but I found that the games on the market are impossible to play without paying money. It is too difficult to find entertainment activities to have fun these days."
Chu Xuan and his agent couldn't help but laugh, filming a movie just to get paid to top up the game?
This is also quite amazing.
Chu Xuan couldn't help but sigh, unlike most people in the industry who only want to climb up, no matter what the cost, in the end they may be covered in scars and get nothing.
This Yang Rong is a big player, this is entertainment life, and he is a person who knows how to play.
This goal sounds unreliable, but at least it can make you live a comfortable and happy life.
"How much do you want to charge, and I will give you some sponsorship first?" Chu Xuan blinked.
Yang Rong was stunned, then smiled sweetly: "What does Boss Chu want to do?"
"How about signing with my company?" Chu Xuan said.
Yang Rong narrowed his eyes, pursed his lips and said: "I haven't signed with a brokerage company since my debut. I only signed with a broker to help handle affairs. Boss Chu should know my personality. This doesn't seem to be a secret in the industry.
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Chu Xuan nodded slightly: "The evaluation given by your fans is: you are bohemian and free-spirited; the evaluation given by the industry is: your performance level is first-class, but not progressive; the evaluation given by the gossip is: you don't give face to anyone.
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Yang Rong raised an eyebrow: "As expected of Boss Chu, the source of this information is Guang."
She covered her mouth and smiled again, nodding her head again and again: "But you're right."
Chu Xuan was stunned and found it interesting.
Yang Rong needs to be good-looking and good-looking, and has a good figure. Without any background, there are unavoidable so-called unspoken rules in this circle.
The so-called gossip he found was also obtained from Sister Hua. It was said that Yang Rong was indifferent to some unscrupulous entertainment industry capital and had a big deal attitude. If I don’t act, what can you do to me?
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Perhaps because of this, Yang Rong has never played a heroine so far despite her strength, popularity, image, and acting potential.
Although it is a pity, I have to say that Yang Rong's attitude is somewhat unbeatable in the dire straits of the entertainment industry.
If you can act, just act. If you can't act, don't pursue anything or strive for anything. Such people seem to have no weaknesses.
But in Chu Xuan's view, Yang Rong's situation is a bit of a waste of her qualifications. If she can join the Brilliant Era and integrate into his and Liu Yifei's actor team, she will get another powerful general. She is quite optimistic about his and Liu Yifei's future plans.
advantageous.
"Think about it?" Chu Xuan came to his car and put his hand on the driver's door handle.
Yang Rongyang raised the script in his hand: "The top priority is that I go back and read the script and pass the audition. If everything goes well, we will film with the same crew. If the treatment is good, then I will consider it?"
Yang Rong's half-joking words made Chu Xuan smile slightly: "The treatment must be good."
"That's right, let's film with the boss." Yang Rong waved his hand: "Bye, see you later."
"Bye." Chu Xuan glanced at the two people who turned away and walked away, then opened the door and got in the car, started the car and headed for Nanying Building where the headquarters of Bright Times is located.
…
Jin Zaixi was the name of Zhang Nara's agent that Chu Xuan obtained, and he was also the one who took the initiative to come to the company to seek cooperation.
If it was just an ordinary agent, then he and Sister Hua would not have to receive him in person. It would be a great honor to let Li He, the general manager of the agency, do the reception.
But in the phone call a few days ago, Kim Jae Hee said that he was here on behalf of South Korea's XY Entertainment Company, which surprised him and Sister Hua.
An agent, coming on behalf of an entertainment company?
Two things can be seen from this. Kim Jae Hee's identity is unusual, and the cooperation matters he came to discuss may not be limited to Jang Nara playing a role.
Although it is not yet known what kind of cooperation Kim Jae-hee wants to discuss, Chu Xuan has always firmly believed that Zhang Nara is not suitable to play Zhen Huan, but with the identity of a capital of an overseas entertainment company and the purpose of seeking cooperation, he and Hua came to the door in person.
Sister, naturally we should meet each other with mutual respect.
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Chu, hello." The girl at the front desk knocked on the door and opened the office door. Two South Korean women showed up and greeted Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua kindly.
The girl at the front desk retreated, and Xiao Shu, who was sitting at the desk, quickly got up and prepared to pour tea to welcome the guests.
Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua got up from the sofa and looked at Jin Zaixi and Zhang Nara who walked in. Zhang Nara was obviously the big star, but the halo brought by Jin Zaixi's temperament and appearance completely overshadowed Zhang Nara.
Make people notice her immediately.
Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua had a little surprise in their eyes. When they met Jin Zaixi for the first time, they left a deep impression at first sight.
"This woman is not simple." The siblings said in their hearts at the same time.
"Welcome, you two." Wang Jinhua said enthusiastically, "Miss Jin speaks Chinese very well."
"Please sit down." Chu Xuan reached out to the sofa beside him and invited the two of them to sit down.
Kim Jae-hee is wearing a dark blue business woman's dress, with slightly curly yellow hair tied in a bun behind her head. She looks very smart and capable.
After being invited by Chu Xuan, Kim Jae Hee sat with her legs together and placed her hands neatly on her legs, looking noble and paying attention to etiquette.
On the contrary, Jang Nara was a little reserved, and she looked a little nervous after sitting down on the sofa. Sitting next to Kim Jae Hee, Jang Nara seemed to be just a follower, without the status of a big star at all.
In Chu Xuan's view, this reminded him of a saying: Those K-pop artists who seem high-end and classy in China are regarded as treasures by domestic fans, but in South Korea they are just grassroots.
Simply put, the meaning of this sentence is that the status of South Korean artists in the country is very low.
I heard that the annual income of top-tier artists in South Korea is not comparable to the per capita annual income of those working in the electronics industry, automobile processing industry, and gaming and e-sports industry.
This situation illustrates three problems. First, the South Korean entertainment market is too small. Second, capital exploitation in South Korea is serious. Third, South Korean entertainment stars are far less dazzling in the domestic market than imagined.
"I like Chinese culture very much. After one or two years in China, I learned and fell in love with Chinese without even realizing it." Kim Jae Hee said softly.
Although her Mandarin is not that standard, it is still easy to understand. It is quite good to be able to learn it after one or two years in China.
Xiao Shu offered her a cup of tea, and Jin Zaixi took it with a polite smile: "Thank you."
The tea was still boiling hot. She held it with both hands, but she looked at Chu Xuan, her eyes turning into extreme appreciation: "Mr. Chu is really awesome. I admired you very much after hearing about your deeds. To use a word in South Korea, it is
The proud son of heaven."
Chu Xuan smiled instantly: "Thank you for the compliment."
Chu Xuan crossed his legs, crossed his hands on his knees, and kept smiling: "But the term "the proud son of heaven" belongs to our country."
Wang Jinhua was startled and felt funny in her heart.
Although she also knew that what Chu Xuan said was right, it seemed that there was no need to correct it on this occasion. Don't you want to lose face?
Xiao Shu, who was sitting at the tea-pouring position, lowered his head slightly to suppress a smile. He felt that Mr. Chu looked a bit like a straight man.
Jin Zaixi blinked, as if he heard wrongly.
Hey, is it necessary to point out such a trivial matter?
Am I not beautiful?
Is it okay to embarrass a beautiful woman?
Having heard Chu Xuan's legendary deeds before, she thought that this man was extraordinary and could do things that others could not do in their lifetime, which really impressed her and deeply interested her.
But when they met for the first time, she felt that Chu Xuan was disrespectful.
Jin Zaixi calmed down and said with a smile: "South Korean culture and Chinese culture are similar, and they have many common vocabulary cognitions. It is understandable that Mr. Chu said that this word comes from your Chinese country."
Chu Xuan opened his mouth, speechless.
Understandable?
What does it mean?
Is the word "Heaven's Proud Son" still from South Korea?
Do you blame me for not reading enough?
Chu Xuan was speechless, but he could also understand that Jin Zaixi said this to cover up his embarrassment.
He also didn't expect Kim Jae Hee to react so quickly, and her words were soft yet sharp. This woman was indeed not simple.
Although Wang Jinhua thought the conversation between the two was funny, it didn't make much sense to talk about this topic, so she said bluntly: "Ms. Jin, I wonder what kind of cooperation your company can have with my brilliant era?"
Jin Zaixi disliked drinking tea and loved coffee and red wine. When Wang Jinhua went straight to the topic, she put the tea cup down to avoid being discovered by Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua. She didn't like drinking tea, but she wouldn't drink it when someone poured her tea
Awkward.
"During our first phone call, Nala was asked to play the role of Zhen Huan in your drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan". I wonder if Nala would be lucky?" she said.
Jang Nara is currently on the front line and is an artist under Kim Jae Hee, who has overseas capital status.
Being able to say the words "Are you lucky?", Jin Zaixi gave Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua enough face.
Chu Xuan picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Miss Jin, is this matter directly related to the cooperation between your two families?"
If it is a collaboration between two companies, what does it have to do with the artist Zhang Nala?
You must first understand the stakes in Kim Jae Hee's idea before continuing the discussion, otherwise you may be led by this woman.
Hearing Chu Xuan's question, Jin Zaixi raised his eyebrows and nodded gracefully: "Yes."
Wang Jinhua looked at Jin Zaixi: "Ms. Jin, please tell me?"
Jin Zaixi nodded slowly and said, "Let me tell you first, Mr. Wang and Mr. Chu, please don't be angry."
Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua raised their eyebrows, what words would make us angry?
The siblings were a little confused.
"Miss Jin, just say it," Wang Jinhua said.
Kim Jae Hee said: "Looking at the professional system of artists in China and South Korea, I personally think that the average Chinese artist lacks some professionalism. Of course, top Chinese artists like Mr. Chu are excluded. I am talking about the average level.
"
Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua's hearts sank. Although Jin Zaixi warned them in advance, these words were a bit of a slap in the face.
But compared to South Korea's complete professional training system for artists, China is indeed somewhat lacking in this aspect.
What Kim Jae Hee said was true, and the siblings could not deny it.
"What does Miss Jin mean...?" Chu Xuan said lightly.
Kim Jae Hee calmed down his thoughts and said: "XY not only has the most powerful star-making system in South Korea, striving to create comprehensive and versatile artists in batches, but also has Hollywood film and television channels, and also has the world's largest Universal Music support."
Kim Jae-hee explained the strength of his company, and did not forget to praise Glorious Times: "Your company is the largest entertainment company in China, with a strong capital chain, its own theaters, and comprehensive channel resources."
Jin Zaixi looked at the two of them and expressed his thoughts: "Can this be done? We provide the most professional artist training resources to make your company's artists more comprehensive and better. You provide film and television resources in China.
Improve the guarantee for our artists’ development in China.”
"If we reach a cooperation, we can also help you open up the entertainment market in South Korea, and even channels in Warner Music and Hollywood. We can also discuss further."
Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua looked surprised. They didn't expect that the cooperation Jin Zaixi wanted was quite big.
However, the siblings returned to normal in an instant, looked at each other, and lost interest at the same time.
According to Kim Jae-hee's cooperation method, let's not talk about the benefits that Brilliant Era can get, but let's talk about the benefits that South Korea's xy company can get.
At present, the Korean Wave in China is the general trend, and the popularity of Korean Wave seems to be unstoppable.
With the resources of the Brilliant Era and the ability to promote people, it is not too difficult to adapt to this trend and help Kim Jae Hee become famous in a number of Korean Waves. It is not easy to say, but it is not too difficult.
However, using the resources of the Brilliant Era to make Hallyu popular?
In Chu Xuan's memory, if the Brilliant Era was the initiator of the popular Korean Wave, there would definitely be no good results.
Of course, this can only be regarded as Chu Xuan's foresight. He is the only one who knows the consequences of agreeing to this cooperation.
Even if this preconception is put aside, the siblings have no interest in this cooperation. Their own artists have not yet completely become popular, so they are going to promote the Korean Wave?
If you think about it in a larger scale, although China's entertainment industry is getting worse and worse, there are still many outstanding artists. I don't praise people from my own country, but praise foreigners. What is this?
Let’s think about the situation enlarged again, using the resources of the bright era to promote the Korean Wave?
That is equivalent to using your own money to support the Korean Wave, allowing it to earn more RMB, and finally return to South Korea to spend foreign exchange, increasing South Korea's foreign exchange market and GDP.
The cooperation Kim Jae-hee mentioned sounds like a normal cooperation, at least there is a chain of interests in which everyone gets what they need.
For some pure capital entertainment companies, by embracing the Korean Wave, they can not only gain access to the South Korean market, but may also be able to access Warner Music's channels, and even get Hollywood resources, so they may be interested in this.
But Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua said that they have no interest in this cooperation at all, and they cannot do such things as promoting the Korean Wave.
And from a profit perspective, Bright Times does not have in-depth channels in South Korea, nor does it have channels from Warner Music, and currently it does not have the resources and channels of Hollywood.
But why does Bright Times need South Korean channels? Why does it need to open up the South Korean entertainment market?
How much money can be generated from just one hundred thousand square kilometers?
If you send me this channel, then I can consider it.
If you want me to spend a lot of money, then you just want to be nice.
As for Warner Music? Bright Times doesn’t do music.
Hollywood resources and channels? Isn’t it good for me to cooperate with China Film Group and Yinghuang Entertainment?
Looking at it this way, the interest conditions proposed by Kim Jae-hee are actually not of much help to Bright Times.
The only one that uses the xy star-making system to cultivate artists of the bright era and make the artists more specialized and comprehensive. This seems to be the biggest benefit.
However, the Brilliant Era only needs actors, not singers and dancers, so it doesn't seem to be of much use at first glance.
"This is a serious matter and we need time to consider it," Wang Jinhua said.
Chu Xuan nodded, picked up the tea cup and drank tea.
Jin Zaixi's expression froze, but he soon regained his faint smile, nodded slightly and said, "It needs to be considered."
As soon as the cooperation was proposed, Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua had no doubts and did not show any interest. They simply ended the topic with "need to consider".
In her opinion, it was obvious that Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua did not value this cooperation.
Jin Zaixi couldn't figure out why these two people rejected it so quickly, and they were not interested at all.
Patriotic? Don’t want to praise people from abroad?
No, would a qualified capital care about this?
Nowadays, Hallyu is the general trend. If you use a little resources to make people famous, you can also make more money. This seems to be no problem, right?
Perhaps it was because he grew up with a golden key and was baptized by capital ideas since he was a child, which made Kim Jae-hee feel a little baffled.
Both Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua started from scratch and worked their way up from bottom to top. There are fundamental differences in their thoughts and ways of thinking.
"Let's do this." Chu Xuan said: "I'll call the crew of "The Legend of Zhen Huan". Miss Jin and Miss Zhang will go to our film and television company to get a copy of the character script of Zhen Huan. Miss Zhang will take the script back and ponder it.
I'll audition again tomorrow to see if I'm suitable."
Zhang Nara had no right to speak, and she didn't know that the two parties had just agreed that they could not cooperate so quickly. She tilted her head and looked at Kim Jae Hee to see her make up her mind.
Jin Zaixi's heart skipped a beat, and Chu Xuan finally said, "Is it suitable?" What do these four words mean? It's equivalent to not being optimistic about Jang Nara's role as Zhen Huan.
She clearly identified her identity and came to ask for cooperation. If everything went well, she should have explicitly asked Zhang Nara to play the role of Zhen Huan.
But Chu Xuan's words shocked her and gave her a bad feeling.
"We can only implement the second option." She sighed inwardly. It was a bad start.
Jin Zaixi calmed down and smiled: "Then please."
Seeing Jin Zaixi getting up to leave, Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua got up at the same time to see each other off.
Although the cooperation has not been negotiated, the due etiquette must still be observed.
After sending Jin Zaixi and Zhang Nala to the door to join their team, Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua waved goodbye, and then the siblings returned to the office.
"You are quite interesting, why do you want to embarrass others?" Wang Jinhua smiled and sat down on the sofa.
Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows to embarrass Jin Zaixi?
He thought about the key points of what Sister Hua said, then shook his head and said: "The proud son of heaven is our word originally. She said it was from South Korea. Can't we correct this?"
He sat down on the sofa.
Xiao Shu made tea for the two of them and said happily: "Mr. Chu, you are such a beauty."
Chu Xuan crossed his legs, raised his lips slightly and said, "Then do you think this big beauty is more beautiful, or your boss's wife?"
Xiao Shu was stunned, and immediately blurted out: "How can a big beauty be as beautiful as a fairy? Of course the boss's wife is the most beautiful!"
Wang Jinhua smiled slightly, took the tea cup from Xiao Shu, picked it up and took a sip.
"I thought it was some kind of cooperation. I was looking forward to it in vain." She put down the tea cup.
Chu Xuan held the tea cup and blew the heat with his mouth: "The main thing is that we don't lack what she said, and the interest conditions she proposed are still very useful to other entertainment companies."
Wang Jinhua nodded. She had been looking forward to Kim Jae-hee's arrival. After all, although the XY Entertainment company behind Kim Jae-hee is not tied with the three giants in South Korea, it has the support of Warner Music and can compete with the three giants.
Has the resources of Hollywood.
Such an overseas international entertainment company, Kim Jae Hee came to represent this company, she did have expectations.
But in the end, even the cooperation intention was not reached, which made her a little regretful.
"Okay, Zhang Nala is indeed not suitable for Zhen Huan. Without our special greetings, she will not be able to pass the audition after a while. Let this matter go as it is." Wang Jinhua stretched and yawned.
Chu Xuan nodded and took a sip of hot tea.
"When are you going to Ren Quan's place? Have you contacted everyone?" Wang Jinhua retracted her outstretched hands and looked at Chu Xuan.
Chu Xuan put down the tea cup, nodded and said: "Call Huang Xuan and the others. Brother Liu and Brother Zhao will come over later. We will kill them together later."
Wang Jinhua nodded, and then chatted with Chu Xuan about daily life.
the other side.
--Television Company.
Kim Jae Hee and Jang Nara walked out of the company door, with Jang Nara holding a script in her hand.
Logically speaking, in the current domestic circle, it should be a happy thing for most artists to be able to get the heroine script of Brilliant Era.
But Kim Jae Hee and Jang Nara were as usual, not looking happy at all.
Jang Nara was originally happy, but she just heard Kim Jae Hee say: "Don't think about it, you won't pass the audition."
Although Zhang Nara was surprised and didn't understand why Kim Jae Hee said that, she had been following Kim Jae Hee for several years and her judgment had never been wrong, which put Zhang Nara in a bad mood.
But since you know you won't pass the audition, why do you still feel uncomfortable?
When he took the elevator to the underground parking lot and got into the nanny's car, he saw Kim Jae-hee dialing the phone and calmly saying: "Send it."
Send it?
send what?
When they were discussing things in the hotel, Zhang Nala knew that Kim Jae Hee was thinking of some tricks, but she didn't know what they were, and she didn't dare to ask more, so she could only suppress her curiosity.
——The Brilliant Era.
Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua were talking and laughing, and Xiao Shu also contributed some laughter from time to time while listening to the siblings chatting about interesting things.
Suddenly, there was a slightly hasty knock on the door.
Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua stopped communicating. Chu Xuan turned his head and looked at the door: "Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
A short-haired supervisor from the marketing department walked in quickly: "Mr. Wang, Mr. Chu."
Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua nodded and looked at him with doubtful eyes.
On the other hand, the supervisor named Xiao was equally confused: "Our marketing department has not received any marketing plan from Mr. Chu, but Mr. Chu's marketing copy has just appeared on the Internet. I wonder if it is from the film and television company.
What plan, or...?"
"Marketing me?" Chu Xuan was stunned.
Manager Xiao nodded: "Yes, Zhang Nala and Mr. Chu will do your joint marketing."
As soon as these words came out, Chu Xuan, Wang Jinhua and Xiao Shu were immediately stunned.
Marketing with Zhang Nala?
What's happening here?
Moreover, Kim Jae Hee just left not long ago...
"Xiao Shu, notebook." Wang Jinhua spoke concisely and to the point, and she frowned.
Xiao Shu hurriedly got up and took her laptop from her desk. Without the need to be reminded by the two bosses, she quickly logged into Weiyu and directly searched for [Chu Xuan].
As Chu Xuan and Wang Jinhua watched, the latest piece of content about Chu Xuan appeared in the search drop-down box.
Under Xiao Shu's click, the content appeared.
Zhang Nala: [Come to Bright Times to get the script!]
Attached is a selfie of Nala at the door of the Brilliant Era.
Zhang Nala: [Friends, this is a costume drama, I hope I pass the audition!]
Attached were photos of Nala holding a script in her hand, but the script happened to not reveal its name.
Zhang Nala: [Guess, can I play a role with @chuxuanoppa? He is my idol! Seeing love.jgp.]
This statement comes from Zhang Nala’s Weiyu personal account, and the last one is specifically @chuxuan.
Chu Xuan's popularity on Weibo is so high that as long as someone @, netizens who have followed Chu Xuan will click to view it in a short period of time.
Although it seems that the comments under this statement have not started yet, after all, this message has just been posted, so it is estimated that it has not attracted the attention of the crowd.
But it is conceivable that...
Will Jang Nara's fans cheer when she gets the script for Brilliant Era?
Zhang Nala still revealed that he was acting with Chu Xuan. What would fans of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei think? What would Zhang Nara's fans think? What would the public think? How would the national media view it?
A conservative estimate may trigger a public outcry!