After graduating from the 2004 Shanghai Theater Performance Department, which is full of talents, Wei Yang, who has been promoted to a junior year, has almost become the representative of the students at Shanghai Theater Academy.
Although this is a good thing for Wei Yang, it can also be seen that Shanghai Theater is indeed some distance away from Nortel and China Theater.
If Wei Yang were in the other two schools, he would not be able to reach this status for the time being.
Putting aside those advanced students who become famous and then recharge their batteries in school, the current Nortel students can suppress him with just Da Mimi, the heroine of a CCTV drama.
Although none of the Chinese dramas are outstanding yet, there are several that have begun to emerge, at least the gap between them and Wei Yang is limited.
When there are many talents, sometimes they are not so valuable. It is not like being in a drama. Wei Yang is not a one-man show, but he is not much different, so he is naturally taken seriously by the school leaders.
This is the advantage of preferring a chicken head to a phoenix tail!
Even if the theater is not as good as those two schools, the internal competitiveness is smaller and it is easier to get ahead. Moreover, it is the only one in Shanghai, and all resources are relatively concentrated.
For example, Wei Yang had a chat with Long Xuetong and the deputy dean before, talking about future plans.
Long Xuetong heard what Xian Zhiya meant and said that the school would hold some large and small alumni meetings every year. At that time, Wei Yang, as an outstanding student representative, could be responsible for entertaining the seniors returning to school.
The deputy dean also gave him face and revealed that he would personally help contact a few "good students" to come back and let them have a taste of the younger generation's style.
Don't underestimate this alumni association. STA has been established for decades, and many of the students who have graduated have become successful.
Not to mention, there are quite a few theater students on the satellite TV and local stations of Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Jiangxi, as well as some other propaganda units.
Occupied a leadership position.
There are also many people doing business, including some big bosses with net worths of hundreds of millions or billions, and a considerable proportion of them have business dealings with the entertainment industry.
The reason why the brand names of many famous schools are valuable is that the professional and academic aspects are important, but the human resources accumulated by the school are often the most critical.
As one of the three major art schools, Shanghai Opera has the same reason.
If Wei Yang could get into this alumni's network and borrow some help, it would be much better than running around on his own.
However, it is difficult for an ordinary college student to get in touch with these outstanding alumni. Only by attracting enough attention in the school can we use the school's platform and resources to contact these seniors as quickly and easily as possible, and others will give them a certain amount of attention.
of attention.
This world is very realistic. It is impossible for people to look at you differently and help you generously just because you go to the same alma mater.
Unless you show enough ability and potential, everyone will be willing to make friends, and even take the initiative to support and support you, selling personal favors in order to repay you later.
Wei Yang doesn't know if he would be able to receive this kind of treatment if he were at Nortel or China Theater Academy, but at least he is currently at the theater, and he is very satisfied with the help and convenience provided by the school.
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After leaving school, Wei Yang did not rush back to the crew, but took the opportunity to meet the singer Qi Wei introduced to him.
In a hot pot restaurant in Huangpu, Wei Yang saw Xue Zhiqian, who had a fashionable semi-unconventional hairstyle with slanted bangs and high sideburns.
That's right, the singer Qi Wei introduced was him.
Both of them are from "My Style, My Show". Although they are not in the same class, most of them have developed in Shanghai. They often interact and cooperate on various occasions, and their connection is relatively deep.
In particular, Qi Wei's partner Yuan Chengjie is well-known for his popularity. With him as the go-between, we have become familiar even if we don't even know each other.
"Hello, I am Wei Yang."
Xue Zhiqian was very enthusiastic: "You are so kind, oh, I have wanted to see you for a long time, and I finally met you today?"
Wei Yang thought Xue Zhiqian was just talking politely, but he didn't expect that the other party really knew something about him.
And it's not because of his most famous status as an actor and writer, but because of his label of "musician" that many people don't care about, and even Wei Yang himself has never acknowledged it.
Yes, he is a musician.
Even Wei Yang himself doesn't know much about it, but he is actually quite famous in the Shanghai music circle.
"The Best of Us" is very popular in Shanghai, and the two theme songs have also performed well. Perhaps most people pay more attention to the singer Huang Ling who sings the theme song, but those who care more about it are Wei Yang who wrote the lyrics and participated in the composition.
Qi Wei is a pure singer and is not very sensitive in this area. Xue Zhiqian is a singer-songwriter and will pay more attention to the behind the scenes.
"I personally like those two songs very much. In fact, I have wanted to get to know you for a long time, but I have never met you. This time it is considered a fate, and it just gives me a chance to collaborate."
After hearing Xue Zhiqian's words, Wei Yang briefly woke up from the shock that he had entered the music scene.
"I'm also very happy that we can cooperate this time. I have listened to your "Serious Snow" many times and it was even ranked on the radio station."
"Really? It's a great honor."
"..."
The two exchanged pleasantries and finally got down to the topic. Before discussing cooperation, Wei Yang gave a tactful reminder.
"Perhaps Qi Wei has also told you that our budget for this drama is relatively limited, so you need to be more tolerant in terms of price."
We couldn't agree on the price, and no matter how much we talked about it, it would be nonsense. Wei Yang didn't want to waste his saliva, so he hammered down the price first, and then discussed other things after reaching an agreement on this aspect.
Hearing this, Xue Zhiqian nodded and said readily: "I know this. Money is a trivial matter. If you really can't help, I can help for free."
Many people have the impression that Xue Zhiqian was in such a miserable state for a certain period that he could only open a hotpot restaurant and an online store to supplement the album.
But that happened later. At this stage, Xue Zhiqian is in the period of popularity. His famous work "Serious Snow" in 2006 was also considered a hit of the year. Although he is not a big-name singer, he cannot be hired at ordinary prices.
So at the beginning, Qi Wei didn't even think about finding him, but contacted another singer.
As a result, Xue Zhiqian happened to hear the demo of "11". He liked the song very much and thought it had a hot prospect, so he took the initiative to contact Qi Wei.
After Qi Wei revealed that the budget was limited, Xue Zhiqian took the initiative to say that remuneration was not important, and he successfully made an appointment with Wei Yang.
"Then there's no problem."
When he heard that Xue Zhiqian was willing to record at a low price or even for free, Wei Yang knew that this cooperation would definitely be successful.
After all, for a singer of Xue Zhiqian's level who was willing to pay a low price or for free, Wei Yang had no way to find another singer.
Even if Xue Zhiqian's current singing skills may not meet the requirements, he can still modify the sound in the later stage. Anyway, it is better than his second-hand swordsman.
Of course, Xue Zhiqian was not taken advantage of, and Wei Yang probably understood what he was thinking.
If the song "11" meets his expectations, then the income he can get from this song will be much higher than the recording fee.
Even if the song doesn't become a hit, it's just a waste of time, and it's just a favor to a friend, and nothing will be lost.
Wei Yang doesn't mind Xue Zhiqian's little thoughts. If he doesn't lose, he also makes money.
The copyright of the song is jointly held by him and "Twinkle Twinkle Star". Even if the song becomes popular, Xue Zhiqian still has to have his share of the money.
The two parties reached an agreement on the purpose, and the rest was easy to discuss. Wei Yang had a ready-made contract template, and the two signed the contract directly on the spot. Xue Zhiqian received a symbolic remuneration of 18,888 yuan.
After collecting the contract, both of them were very satisfied and shook hands with each other with smiles on their faces.
