Xu Mei stood up from the chair, slowly sat down again, and took a puff of cigarette carelessly:
"Why are you telling me this? Can I stop you?"
Li Mengjiao's current popularity makes Xu Mei unable to deceive herself and others even if she wants to.
Liang Dan couldn't stop Yuan Fenghui, so what could Xu Mei do to stop "The Princess's New Clothes" from airing?
Pan Li felt a little resentful: "Sister, this is your first drama. If the east doesn't shine, then we still have the west. How can you not be interested in it!"
The so-called "There is no light in the east" refers to Xu Mei's future as a singer.
The sales volume of her first album has long been surpassed by Li Mengjiao.
The performance quotation was much lower than that of Li Mengjiao.
What's more important is that this year's draft is even more popular than last year. Guan's company signed almost all of this year's popular players in one fell swoop!
Now that the competition is over, what happens to her?
There are so many newcomers waiting to release records, and the company will definitely not be able to take care of her for a while.
Xi Bianliang asked Xu Mei to switch from singing to acting.
Participating in the Baodao idol drama was an opportunity that Xu Mei got when she was the most popular and highly regarded by the company. She had already started, so it would be a pity to give up so easily.
Pan Li really touched Xu Mei's mind. Xu Mei stared at her: "What do you mean? If you have something to say, just say it. Don't beat around the bush."
Pan Li is the same as Fu Jing, but a little different. Xu Mei doesn't trust Pan Li.
As for Fu Jing, she has stopped following Xu Mei in recent months, saying she wants to put her studies first... But Xu Mei heard from other classmates that Fu Jing had recently become close to Qin Yi, and Qin Yi
Yi opened a "Shrimp King" chain store in Shanghai, giving priority to part-time work-study positions for alumni, and Fu Jing went to apply for the job!
Xu Mei thought to herself: Everyone wants to benefit from themselves.
Fu Jing is, and so is Pan Li.
Even Mr. Guan, Liang Dan and Mr. Cao, none of these people treat me sincerely!
Xu Mei's sarcastic eyes were obscured by the smoke, and Pan Li didn't see clearly: "We can't stop Yuan Fenghui, but we can keep an eye on the standards of Li Mengjiao's new drama. She is a minor having sex with an actor on the screen.
Is it appropriate to act in an idol drama?"
In today's idol dramas, no matter how small the scale, the male and female protagonists must kiss.
How old is Li Mengjiao? Since she plays the heroine of an idol drama, she must have something to catch her.
Professor Fang suggested this idea to Pan Li. Due to his status, Professor Fang could not tell it in person, so Pan Li told Xu Mei. The only thing that can prevent the drama "The Princess's New Clothes" from being broadcast is Li Mengjiao's age.
Hunan Satellite TV may want to turn a blind eye, but if someone reports it... the TV station will have no choice but to part with this piece of meat.
Pan Li used the Taiwan idol drama "Meteor Garden" from a few years ago as an example.
"I heard that the production budget of Li Mengjiao's drama is 20 million. The scenery is so luxurious. If the Radio, Film and Television Bureau can ban "Meteor Garden", it can also ban "The Princess's New Clothes". If her drama cannot be broadcast, sister
Isn’t your chance coming?”
20 million investment!
The drama Xu Mei went to Baodao to star in was called "Emerald Forest", which was co-produced by Baodao and Hunan Satellite TV. The production cost was higher than that of ordinary Baodao idol dramas, but not much higher.
Even if it costs 20 million, it is barely tied with "The Princess's New Clothes". Compared with the luxury level of the entire show, "Emerald Forest" will definitely not win, because more of the production funds of "Emerald Forest" were spent on
on the actor's salary.
Unlike "The Princess's New Clothes" which chose an unknown male model from Taiwan as the male lead, the male lead in "Emerald Forest" had a hit idol drama last year, and the female lead starred in Xianxia, which was a hit in mainland China at the beginning of this year.
In ancient puppet dramas, even the second male lead is a handsome guy from Baodao who is familiar to the audience. This kind of combination has guaranteed ratings, but the famous leading actors are also highly paid. There is only so much production funds in total, and the actors are paid more.
The scenery and production are just bad!
The male protagonist of "The Princess's New Clothes" is not well-known, and it was filmed when Li Mengjiao was at a low point in popularity. Li Mengjiao's salary must not be high, so the money must have been spent on the production, and it is conceivable that the scenery is luxurious.
No wonder Yuan Fenghui has the confidence to grab the prime time slot.
Today's audiences are no longer as easy to fool as they were a few years ago. When filming a "princess", you have to have a "princess" pomp.
Yuan Fenghui's confidence can also be a weapon against "The Princess's New Clothes".
Pan Li finally got to the point this time, and Xu Mei put out the cigarette:
"It's quite inappropriate. I know you hate Li Mengjiao. Now that you have joined the company, you know that although the manager is in charge of our company in name, Sister Liang has to make the final decision on the real big things. Who can help Sister Liang?"
Who is the person that Sister Liang respects, don’t you think so?"
When Pan Li entered the company, she and Mr. Guan had some quarrels.
Mr. Guan may be tempted, but Mr. Guan still has the heart but not the courage.
The company alone cannot sustain itself, and Mr. Guan himself knows this, so he doesn’t dare to behave under Liang Dan’s eyes.
It's too slim for Pan Li to get the upper hand by relying on the manager, so she might as well just hug Liang Dan's lap.
Liang Dan is a more pragmatic person and promotes whoever has the ability. If Pan Li can solve "The Princess's New Clothes" for Liang Dan, she will definitely be favored by Liang Dan.
So Pan Li is not helping Xu Mei, but herself.
Xu Mei couldn't accept that Pan Li regarded her as a fool and encouraged her to make trouble.
——It is obviously something that is also beneficial to Pan Li, so why do you have to be the first to let Pan Li benefit?
Xu Mei has always been gentle and intellectual, but it was rare for him to speak so sharply. Pan Li was stunned.
"Sister, I really think about you..."
"You call me sister, do you still expect me to do things for you? If you want to do this, I won't stop you. If you don't do it, don't talk nonsense in front of me. You should think like this again next time
If you use me as a gunman, I will tell Sister Liang that I can't afford an assistant like you. Although Sister Liang doesn't value me as much as before, I can still make money for the company, so Sister Liang will not ignore me."
Xu Mei's words made Pan Li unable to refute.
Xu Mei is an asset of the company and a person who makes money for the company.
Regardless of what the future holds, we can hold on for now.
Pan Li got into the company through Professor Fang's connections. She didn't do anything impressive after joining the company. She was an employee who received a salary from the company, so she had to provide services to the company's assets as a matter of course.
Xu Mei is going to find Liang Dan, and Pan Li, the assistant, has to be replaced.
Pan Li doesn't know how to do anything else. If she doesn't serve as Xu Mei's assistant, she can probably only work as a handyman in the company.
Not to mention whether Pan Li can accept it or not, Professor Fang cannot step down first.
Pan Li was choked by Xu Mei.
"...Sister, I know what to do."
Xu Mei is actually different from before.
Pan Li realized this for the first time when she looked at Xu Mei, who was almost skinny.
At the door, a figure quietly turned and left.
Hearing this kind of thing always makes people very embarrassed. Should they keep it a secret, or should they sell it to Yuan Fenghui as a favor?
Zhang Yangning twirled the ring on his hand.
Xu Mei is no longer good. When this year's competition is over, she, last year's third runner-up, will have no place to stand. The limited resources will definitely be allocated to this year's newly signed popular players. She will have to find other ways for herself.
