Naza and Rouba entered the conference room one after another. Zhao Ji, who was sitting and playing with his mobile phone, glanced at them and smiled.
"Coming."
"Senior."
Nazha and Rouba said hello honestly. Although Nazha is now gaining momentum, Zhao Ji is not someone to be trifled with, and there is also a seniority issue involved.
Before coming, Liu Xingyu beat Nazha several times, telling her not to be too arrogant and to respect her seniors, even if it was just a superficial respect.
After the two sides greeted each other, Nazha thought he would exchange a few words, but to his surprise, Zhao Ji lowered his head and started playing with his phone again.
Naza is a little uncomfortable with it. Ever since "East Palace" became popular, she has been the center of attention wherever she goes. Even if they are dissatisfied with her, they will praise each other openly. There are very few people like Zhao Ji who directly choose to ignore it.
She looked back at Rouba, who was thoughtful and whispered a few words. Then Naza remembered that Liu Xingyu had analyzed various artists in the company with them before.
Regarding this senior Zhao Ji, Liu Xingyu’s original words were as follows——
"Zhao Ji is the first artist signed by our company. He is the oldest and has a good personal relationship with the boss. However, he has no ambition and is a bit muddle-headed. The company's resources will be tilted towards you newcomers, but she will always have a share.
Zhao Ji has a gentle personality and is not difficult to get along with, but he is a bit cold and doesn't like to socialize with others. When you meet in the future, be considerate and considerate, and then just treat her as a normal colleague. As long as you don't provoke her, she will ignore you.
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Thinking of Liu Xingyu's words, Nazar and Rouba felt relieved and took out their mobile phones. From time to time, they would gather together and whisper a few words.
At this moment, Xiao Zhao, wearing a white down jacket, walked into the office.
Naza, who was suppressed last time and had a psychological shadow, instinctively shrank his neck when he saw her. But soon, Naza remembered that he was no longer what he used to be. He was one of the most popular little flowers at the moment, the treasure of the company.
So she straightened her neck again and glared at Xiao Zhao fiercely.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhao ignored her at all and focused on talking to Zhao Ji. Compared to the perfunctory way he addressed Naza and the two, Zhao Ji was obviously much more enthusiastic when talking to Xiao Zhao.
Xiao Zhao said hello to Rouba again and praised her for her good performance in "East Palace".
With an accusatory look in his eyes, Rouba chatted with Xiao Zhao for a few words, his attitude was very upright, and he always said "Ying Jie".
Nazha looked at Xiao Zhao and Zhao Ji and said hello, thinking that he would be the next one. When he was thinking about how to give them a blow and avenge his previous revenge, Xiao Zhao ignored her and turned around.
Tou chatted with Zhao Ji again.
Nazar: "..."
Three people are here, saying hello to the other two people, and leaving her here alive is too much!
Looking at Naza, whose face was red with anger, he pressed her hard and kept whispering reminders.
"Calm down, be sure to calm down. If you are angry, you will fall into the trap."
"Today is the first meeting after the New Year. You must not cause trouble, otherwise everyone will think of you."
"The boss definitely doesn't like people who have conflicts with colleagues over trivial matters."
The word "boss" hit Nazha's weak point. She immediately stopped and just stared at Xiao Zhao angrily.
On the other side, Zhao Ji glanced at Nazar and couldn't help but smile to Xiao Zhao in a low voice.
"What's going on? We meet another powerful enemy?"
Xiao Zhao dismissed it: "At best, he is just a gangster, not worth mentioning."
Zhao Ji shook his head: "Don't underestimate her. Although she is not smart, she is pretty. If she throws herself at her, your family may not be able to defend her."
"She dares!"
Xiao Zhao yelled, but in his heart he was still more vigilant about Naza.
Zhao Ji looked at Xiao Zhao's expression and sighed inwardly.
She was single-handedly praised by Wei Yang at the beginning, and she was grateful to Wei Yang. The two were of the same age, they were friends, and Wei Yang was handsome, talented, and had a good personality. It would be a lie to say that she had no feelings for Wei Yang.
However, Wei Yang is good at everything, but precisely because of this, he is so popular that many girls are staring at him.
Zhao Ji later stopped thinking because he felt that Wei Yang was too dazzling and felt that being with him was too stressful, and it was too tiring to face so many challengers.
Of course, Zhao Ji also had to admit that the fact that Wei Yang had no feedback to her at that time was also a key factor.
If Wei Yang fell in love with her, he might be troubled by taking Xiao Zhao's place now, but I'm afraid he would never let go easily...
Just when the four people were divided into two groups, Li Jiahang walked in on his own.
"Brother Hang."
Naza and Rouba stood up to say hello. Li Jiahang smiled friendly, chatted for a few words, and sat down next to his old friend Zhao Ji. Xiao Zhao asked.
"How's it going lately?"
"It's much better. Thank you very much. You even mailed something to my dad during the Chinese New Year."
"Even small things, I obey orders."
Seeing several people chatting and laughing, Naza was stunned and couldn't help but look at Rouba.
Xiao Zhao can chat and laugh happily with Zhao Ji, the elder of the company, and get along easily with the boss Li Jiahang. His status in Blue Whale is higher than they previously expected.
"They're all here."
Not two minutes after Li Jiahang sat down, Wei Yang, Xia Cong and Lei Chun also arrived, followed by an unimpressive middle-aged man.
Seeing Wei Yang and his two immediate superiors appear, all the artists present stood up. Wei Yang pressed his hand and asked everyone to continue sitting, and then introduced the middle-aged man behind him.
"Zhang Songwen, our company's newly signed artist, also serves as the performance coach of the company's artist management department. From now on, he will be responsible for the company's internal acting training. If you have any questions about your acting skills, you can ask Teacher Zhang."
Zhang Songwen greeted the artists with a smile. In front of Wei Yang, although everyone didn't know him well, they were very polite.
Nazar and Rouba have been studying with Zhang Songwen in "East Palace". They are relatively familiar with him and greeted him excitedly.
Especially Naza, Xiao Zhao's "connections" make her a little scared, so she is eager to win over and expand her strength. With Rouba + Zhang Songwen, she is not weak in Blue Whale.
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Wei Yang didn't know what Naza was thinking. After he asked Zhang Songwen to take a seat, more than half of Blue Whale's signed artists arrived.
There are also contracted artists Lin Gengxin and Qiao Zhenyu, who is about to sign a contract. They are currently filming "Step by Step" in Hengdian and cannot attend this meeting.
What we want to talk about today is very simple. Let’s go over the artists’ achievements last year, what should be praised, what awards should be given, and then talk about some of the follow-up plans.
Throughout last year, Blue Whale not only made great achievements in film and television production, but also made remarkable progress in artist management.
Zhao Ji has participated in many film and television works such as "This is the First Time in My Life" and "Tangshan Earthquake", and has firmly maintained his status as a popular star. If the follow-up arrangements are properly arranged and some other resources are added, he may not have no hope of reaching the front line.
Lin Gengxin's "Hello, Old Time" became popular, and he also participated in "Bu Bu Jing Xin", and the momentum is quite good.
Not to mention Nazha and Rouba, especially Nazha, which can be said to be Blue Whale’s most proud work this year.
From an amateur, he became the post-90s star with the most momentum. He could compete with those four young stars at one time, and his business attributes are good. He is very likely to be a new cash cow under Wei Yang.
Lei Chun, who was announcing the results, praised Nazar a few more times. The latter was very happy and glanced at Xiao Zhao proudly, but the latter ignored her.
The money you earn is mine to spend, why is she angry?
Qiao Zhenyu is in a special situation. He is the first artist to be hired by Blue Whale after he became famous, and he has not officially signed a contract yet, so he will not be counted for the time being.
Xiao Zhao and Li Jiahang both have works, but they have not been broadcast yet. They are not yet famous and have nothing to say.
Compared to this time last year, the Blue Whale artist management department consisted of only three or two big cats and kittens. It took more than a year to develop to this point, and Wei Yang was very satisfied.
However, although it is developing well, other than Wei Yang, the artist manager has not made much money.
The Zhao Jifo family rarely accepts other announcements except for filming. The others are all newcomers at the beginning. The filming fees are too small and there is no revenue. Lin Gengxin and Naza are somewhat famous, but their fame is too short.
Cumulatively, the company's income from artist management last year, excluding Wei Yang, was only seven digits.
It seems to work, but it does not offset Blue Whale's investment in artists.
Clothing, team, packaging, training, various publicity resources, project public relations, etc. are all miscellaneous, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
Especially for the second beauties from Xinjiang Province, not to mention training, team, packaging, etc., they have become famous before they even filmed, but they not only rely on their faces, but also spend a lot of publicity resources, all of which cost money.
So overall, Blue Whale lost money in terms of artist management last year.
But fortunately, the money is well spent. Nazar, Lin Gengxin, Rouba, and Zhao Ji have all become famous and can make money this year. In addition, Xiao Zhao and Qiao Zhenyu have popular works to be broadcast.
Wei Yang's KPI for the artist management department this year is 20 million in revenue, which is not easy. After all, the company only takes part of the artist's share.
However, Boss Wei is still very humane, and the company can digest some of the KPIs for them within the company.
The company has many projects approved this year.
Among them is "Soul Ferry", which was previously co-produced with Tang Dynasty. It took the route of an online drama, and both Qiji and LeTV are interested in participating in it.
In the past, the main focus of both parties was on "Bu Bu Jing Xin" and other projects, but now they can allocate some resources and manpower to get started.
Wei Yang nodded to Li Jiahang: "You will play the male lead in this drama, so go back and prepare."
Li Jiahang was stunned for a moment, and then nodded. He still said the same thing, he would act whatever Wei Yang asked him to play, he would play a supporting role if he was given a supporting role, and he would play a good role if he was given a leading role, so as not to disappoint Wei Yang.
"The company has just won the novel "Chef Fang in the Flower Room", and the script is being adapted, starring Li Ying and Xinxin."
Xiao Zhao had obviously known about it for a long time, and was not surprised. Wei Yang looked at Zhao Ji again: "We discussed with Tangren before about an idol drama called "Carat Lovers". It was originally scheduled to be about you and Hu Ge, and it happened to be "Orange Life".
The second costar in "Huainan" may change now. Let Qiao Zhenyu play the role, so be prepared."
The heroine of "Carat Lovers" is a silly and sweet girl. Zhao Ji has played Wanyu in "Love Apartment" and is very good at this. Wei Yang is not worried and looks at Rouba again.
"You play the second female lead in this drama. Looking back at Fan Qianqian in "My Love from the Star", her character is somewhat similar."
Rouba should be cute. As for Zhang Songwen, he didn't get any specific roles, but these crews will give him priority if any suitable roles come up.
Finally, Nazha realized that he was the only one left speechless and looked at Wei Yang with blinking eyes.
"Boss, what about me?"
"Don't be in a hurry. There are a lot of announcements waiting for you after "East Palace". Besides, the boss's new drama has not yet been decided, and your performance is indispensable."
Lei Chun tried to comfort her, saying that he couldn't bear to let Naza take on new dramas so quickly. Now that the artist management department was all pointing at her to make money, he couldn't squeeze her too hard.
When Naza heard that he might star in Wei Yang's new play, he immediately happily stopped talking, and everyone else also looked at Wei Yang.
Although the company has arranged new dramas for them with male and female protagonists, if Wei Yang's new drama has any suitable important roles, who can resist it?
Didn’t you see that Qiao Zhenyu, Nie Yuan, Tang Yan, Rouba and others all played supporting roles in his TV series and their popularity soared.
Wei Yang felt everyone's gaze and couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, the casting hasn't started yet. If the conditions are right, we will definitely give priority to our own people."
