In early November, "Light Chaser" began to hit the charts one after another, and by mid-November, it climbed to the top of most charts.
By late November, "Light Chaser" surpassed Jay Chou's "Daoxiang" and Lin Junjie's "Drunken Red Cliff", which had dominated the charts for nearly a month, and ranked first in Baidu's pop music search index for two days, and its QQ music playback volume continued
Staying in the top three for a week.
During this period, Zhao Ji's sad and light singing voice could be heard everywhere in the streets, alleys, campus radio, MP3 players, and headphones in Internet cafes.
"I can follow you
Like a shadow dreamwalking after the light
I can wait at this intersection
Whether you will pass by or not
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Riding on the popularity of the song, the video continued to spread, and Zhao Ji himself quickly became popular, and was called "the girl with a secret crush" by netizens.
Blue Whale, which originally had no plans 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 "Orange in Huainan" is about to be released, it is estimated that he will be popular for a while, which is simply a money tree.
And this money tree was pushed out by the Blue Whale. If others were to move it away, they would be vomited to death.
So Wei Yang and Xia Cong held a meeting, the Blue Whale Artist Management Department was officially established, and Lei Chun took over as the head of the department.
Director Lei's first task after taking office is to sign Zhao Ji, which is not difficult.
Zhao Ji's two most important dramas were both produced by Blue Whale. She still has a good impression of the company, and more importantly, she trusts Wei Yang.
Her current fame was almost brought about by Wei Yang.
So Zhao Ji soon became the first official signed artist of Blue Whale.
As for Wei Yang, he himself has not signed a management contract with Blue Whale, so Zhao Ji accidentally took the first blood of Blue Whale.
The two parties have signed a contract for 6 years, divided into four and six, Zhao Ji four, and Blue Whale six. Subsequently, the artist's share ratio will be appropriately increased based on the contract period and the degree of career growth.
This contract is much more generous and generous than a normal newcomer contract. After all, Zhao Ji is currently popular, and there are many other companies and agents eyeing him, so Blue Whale also needs to show its sincerity appropriately.
If you switch to a pure newcomer, the contract will be at least 8 years old, and it will be divided into 28% or 37%.
After Zhao Ji officially signed a contract with Blue Whale, Blue Whale's channels were fully opened to her.
Wei Yang even went to the Tang Dynasty in person to ask if Zhao Ji could have a scandal with Hu Ge, but he was almost killed by Cai Yinong.
"How dare you miss our first brother after taking over the future number one sister of my company?"
"Mutual benefits and win-win cooperation. "Orange in Huainan" is a hit, and it benefits the people of the Tang Dynasty. Mr. Cai, the pattern should be big."
"I don't have a big plan. I don't have a big plan. I'll tear you and Shi Shi apart first!"
Cai Yinong snorted coldly. Ever since Wei Yang established his own business, she had made many sacrifices and failed honey traps. She would get angry easily when she saw Wei Yang.
"If you can't stay here, I still want to find you."
Cai Yinong raised an eyebrow and asked: "Then you used [Secret Love on the Ceiling] and "Light Chaser" in "Orange in Huainan". What about "Twinkle Twinkle Star"? We spent money on this song, and the copyright
We also have a share."
"Don't worry, I've thought about it a long time ago. I originally planned to let the two dramas interact for promotion."
Wei Yang responded calmly: "Now that "Light Chaser" is popular, you can apply it directly later. Sister Cai, I have saved you a lot of publicity expenses."
"Oh, now it's easier to just call me sister, right?"
"Call me sister to be affectionate, it seems that we have a good relationship."
Wei Yang originally had a good relationship with Cai Yinong, but now that he has taken over Blue Whale, both parties have relatively equal status, and he is even more relaxed.
Although Cai Yinong was rarely nice to Wei Yang, he was not really angry and acquiesced to Wei Yang's new title, but his attitude remained firm.
"Hu Ge can't do it. Now the Tang Dynasty relies on him to support the situation. If it affects his career, I can't explain it to other senior officials. If you want to cause a scandal, you might as well let Yuan Hong try."
Wei Yang: "..."
If he didn't have a good relationship with Yuan Hong, he couldn't help but complain.
Zhao Ji and Hu Ge speculated on the scandal because of "Orange in Huainan". What kind of relationship do they have with Yuan Hong? Moreover, Zhao Ji is more popular than Yuan Hong now. It is Yuan Hong who gets the advantage of the scandal between the two.
Wei Yang stopped mentioning the scandal, but Cai Yinong curiously inquired about the development of "Orange in Huainan".
After all, Hu Ge is the male protagonist of this drama. There are too many scandals involved and she cannot agree to it, but that doesn't mean she doesn't want this drama to become a big hit.
"The launch date has been set. It's December 16th. Although it won't make it to the New Year's Day, there's no need to blindly insist on perfection if we strike while the iron is hot."
While the popularity on the Internet is still there, the main thing is to hurry up and harvest. If you delay it for too long and the trend has passed, most of the previous efforts will be in vain.
Cai Yinong also understood this truth, but then he felt a little regretful: "I spent so many resources on Shi Shi and Yuan Hong, but they haven't come to fruition yet. You only worked alone for a long time, and you brought out Zhao Ji."
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but regret deeply. If she had known this, she would have taken him down no matter what she said. The vice president didn't have enough chips, so she gave him some shares.
Tang Ren 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.
But this is somewhat of an afterthought.
Putting aside whether Wei Yang agreed to come or not, even if Wei Yang did relent at that time, it was hard to say whether he would be able to become the powerful vice president if he came to Tangren, let alone be willing to give him shares.
Facing Cai Yinong's praise and recognition, Wei Yang didn't feel proud at all.
Zhao Ji's success has a strong element of luck, and it's just a gust of wind now. Whether he can stabilize it depends on "Orange in Huainan".
If "Orange in Huainan" fails, the subsequent "Love Apartment" and other resources will not be considered.
Now this famous girl with a crush on her will probably disappear from everyone's mind in just a year or two, or even a few months, once the popularity of "Light Chaser" dissipates.
Liu Shishi and Yuan Hong seem to be tepid now, but they are moving very steadily. When the next few dramas are released and their fame is exposed, their gold content and longevity will be much stronger than those of artists who suddenly become famous.
Wei Yang and Cai Yinong were shocked. Although the purpose of promoting the scandal was not achieved, it also allowed the Tang Dynasty to relent and add some new announcements to Hu Ge to coordinate with the promotion of "Orange in Huainan".
You know, Hu Ge is very popular right now, and it happens to be the busiest time at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, so the announcement schedule is very full.
At this time, he can squeeze out some time to promote "Orange in Huainan", which shows how much respect Wei Yang has with Cai Yinong.
Of course, I don’t know whether Hu Ge, who had increased his workload out of nowhere, scolded him or not.
But Mr. Cai and Mr. Wei have decided that the wage earners can only obey the orders honestly...
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In December, the popularity of "Light Chaser" and crush girl Zhao Ji did not recede, but became further fermented.
As one of the composers and lyrics of "Light Chaser", Wei Yang has also become popular.
He also wrote two songs called "The Best of Us". Although the results were good, they were far from popular, so they were only somewhat famous in a small area.
However, this time "Light Chaser" has become one of the most popular songs in the Chinese music scene. Even if the songwriter is ordinary people, it is probably reported, let alone Wei Yang, who is already quite famous.
After Wei Yang is an actor, screenwriter, and writer, he has officially gained the title of musician, and his reputation as a talent in the entertainment industry has become more and more famous.
If he were on the other side, Wei Yang might just do a little marketing for himself, and even arrange for some naval forces to secretly encourage him to create a "Southern Zhou Dynasty and Northern Wei Dynasty".
But now he really has no such leisure. In mid-December, "Orange in Huainan" was released and premiered exclusively on Shanghai TV.
The average ratings on the first day were 0.96, with a market share of 3.1%, ranking second in the same period.
Waiting until the next day, the average ratings of "Orange in Huainan" successfully exceeded 1, ranking firmly in the top two during the same period.
During the same period, Youku exclusively broadcast "Orange in Huainan". Taking advantage of the previous popularity of the Internet, it quickly became the most popular TV series on Youku during the same period.
The TV series became a hit, and the two actors also benefited a lot.
On Hu Ge's side, Wei Yang was not sure yet, but on Zhao Ji's side, there were constant calls for interviews and business invitations, and there was even a TV and movie crew who sent an audition for the female lead.
If this continues, Blue Whale will have a relatively stable short-term revenue point before the new project is launched.
"Orange in Huainan" has only a small number of episodes, and all ended at the end of December. In the end, the average ratings of the whole drama were around 1.35, slightly lower than "The Best of Us".
However, the online broadcast data is even better. It is said that "Orange in Huainan" ranked among the top three TV series on Youku in the second half of the year, and the first broadcast data for the entire year was also firmly in the top ten.
During this period, Wei Yang himself also helped it out and wrote three extra articles on his blog for "Orange in Huainan".
The first is a post-marriage extra for the male and female protagonists, the second is a half-filled memory extra in the drama, and the third is an interaction with "The Best of Us", allowing Luo Zhi and Sheng Huainan to attend Geng Geng Yu Huai's wedding.
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These three extras made fans of the two dramas very excited, and also added tens of thousands of fans to Wei Yang's blog.
Wei Yang also took advantage of the situation and announced that the novel version of "Oranges Born in Huainan" will be released soon.
However, this time he was only one of the authors. He only wrote the first few chapters to determine the tone. The ones specifically responsible for the rest of the adaptation were his apprentice Ma Jin and another external author, who were then reviewed by Wei Yang.
When the drama was adapted from the novel, on the one hand, it was to consolidate the characters and run a blog, and on the other hand, it was to make money.
The current amount of money is really not enough for Wei Yang to put in so much effort, and the characters are not of much use, so there may be fewer cases of dramas adapted from novels in the future. Even if they are done, they will be used as film and television peripherals, and Wei Yang will most likely not be responsible for it personally.
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The premiere of "Orange in Huainan" has ended, which also indicates that 2008 has come to an end.
The two works written by Wei Yang and produced by Blue Whale ranked first and runner-up respectively in the single-year ratings of Shanghai TV in 2008, and have achieved good results on online platforms, multiple satellite TVs, and local stations.
This dazzling report card gave Wei Yang, who had been waiting for two months, enough confidence to work on new projects...
