Xu Ji has already gone abroad to shoot a new movie.
But at this time, various hot news and major events in the domestic entertainment industry still make people feel that Xu Ji is still there.
In terms of TV dramas, now there are almost all discussions about "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City".
Not to mention that the popularity of other dramas is even half that. It is estimated that all of them combined during the same period are not as popular as Ghost Blowing Lantern.
At the same time, on the other hand, Tongji Entertainment's new movie "Fireworks in the Day" first won two National Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actor.
Then after it was released, it showed a box office performance that an art film should not have.
It’s also incredible.
Ordinary people on the Internet feel that it is sparse and ordinary.
After all, although I may pay attention to these things in the entertainment industry from time to time, in fact everyone has his own life.
Go to school when you need to go to school, work when you need to work, most of your energy is still focused on reality.
Eating, surfing, etc. on the Internet is more of a way to relax.
But the entertainment industry is different.
It is impossible for many artists not to pay attention to Tongji Entertainment.
Even artists from the three major entertainment companies now have countless people who want to change jobs to Tongji.
The singers, in particular, have been paying close attention to the trends of Tongji Entertainment during this period.
Because Tongji Entertainment reported some time ago that they are planning to invite guests to participate in their self-produced variety show "Xu Ji Concert".
And this guest is obviously not from Tongji Entertainment.
After all, almost all the singers under Tongji Entertainment are regular guests in the concert program.
More importantly, if you participate in this program, you will get a song written by Xu Ji himself.
Compared with the new songs written by Xu Ji, the popularity of the show is not that impressive.
Not to mention the program announcement fee, even if it is a small amount of money, many singers want to participate.
After all, except for the singers from Tongji Entertainment’s own company, Xu Ji’s songs really have no precedent for anyone else being able to successfully invite them to sing.
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At this time, most of Phoenix Entertainment's old artists have terminated their contracts with the company.
Now almost most of them are newly signed artists.
Of course, not all of them, there are still some artists who have not terminated their contracts and continue to stay at Phoenix Entertainment.
But compared to the past, their treatment and various resources have dropped by more than one level.
They don't want to leave, but they just can't find a suitable company to sign a contract with them.
I have no choice but to continue to stay here.
Until you are completely obsolete and then say goodbye to the entertainment industry.
"Oh, I'm so enviable."
"Do you know, I asked Yu Feifei a few days ago if she was invited to participate in the show "Happy Ace", but she actually refused."
"It is also said that most of the artists from Tongji Entertainment have been invited, but no one is willing to go."
In a singing practice room of Phoenix Entertainment Company, all the singers gathered here at this time were singers who had debuted for about three years.
Compared with some established artists, their connections are inferior, and no company is willing to give them a suitable contract or help pay liquidated damages.
In addition, he has always been a tepid second-tier singer, so he has no choice but to continue to stay at Phoenix Entertainment.
And now their managers have either quit and left, or new artists have taken over the company, and the focus is not on them at all.
Normally, there are very few announcements, and most of the time I can only hang out in the company's singing studio.
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"Really or fake?"
"Although the variety show "Happy Ace" has been broadcast for so many years, it has always been very popular. If we put such resources in our company, we don't know how many people will grab it."
One of the male singers said with a surprised look.
"So I say, people are more infuriating than others."
"At the beginning, Yu Feifei was actually similar to me. We were all second-tier singers."
"It turned out that after she left Phoenix Entertainment, she directly joined Xu Ji's company."
"This is the Spring Festival Gala again, and Xu Ji wrote the song himself."
"It's so enviable."
The young female singer who just mentioned her contact with Yu Feifei sighed again.
"If you were an artist from another company, I would think you were bragging."
"But if it's Tongji Entertainment, it's really possible."
"When I went to record a program before, the director said that now their programs basically send invitations to Tongji Entertainment artists first by default."
"The other party won't come anyway, but if they come, even if it's not Xu Ji and Sha Yetong, they will still make money."
Another singer present revealed the inside story again.
"I heard that when Yu Feifei left Phoenix Entertainment, she paid all the liquidated damages with her own money."
"I thought she was so stupid at the time that the new company didn't help pay liquidated damages."
"She is still willing to go."
"Now it seems...I am the one who is stupid..."
The female singer who spoke showed a self-deprecating expression like "The clown is me".
"But, will you go to that variety show of Tongji Entertainment?"
"Didn't I say that Tongji Entertainment plans to select suitable singers to participate in the audition?"
"They also said that anyone can sign up."
Someone suddenly asked.
"I won't go. Our company has a grudge against Tongji Entertainment, so how can I go?"
"I won't go either. The competition must be huge. Maybe they are all first-line singers or the kings and queens of singers or something like that."
"It doesn't make any sense. It's just a legend now. Who knows if Xu Ji will really help write songs?"
"The company has explicitly prohibited me from participating. I think I heard about it, but I didn't sign up anyway."
......
Everyone at the scene was talking about it, and almost everyone said that they would not participate in the audition for Tongji Entertainment’s show.
But one of them suddenly spoke.
"Um..."
"Actually, I saw it on the registration record form of Tongji Entertainment before, and it seems that your names are all there."
"Could it be that they have the same name?"
......
As soon as these words were said, the scene fell into an eerie silence.
"I have something else to do, so I'll go back first."
"I have another announcement tomorrow. I have to prepare my luggage for a business trip in advance."
"I made an appointment to meet someone..."
Everyone made excuses and left directly.
Although we all sit together every day and feel sad about spring and autumn.
Lamenting the same situation.
But there is no so-called heart-to-heart relationship at all.
There is no so-called trust between each other.
Not to mention whether you would hold back or give opportunities to the other party when you compete together.
Moreover, Phoenix Entertainment does not allow its singers to participate in this audition. If it is reported to the company, it will probably be a big problem.
So when someone revealed the truth, everyone immediately dispersed.
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"No, no, no."
"Who am I to be a judge? I can't do it."
At this time, in the studio of Tongji Entertainment in Chengdu, after hearing what Youman said, Sha Yetong shook his head and refused without any hesitation.
Since Xu Ji went abroad to make movies, Sha Yetong has started to take on some acting roles again.
But the efficiency is not as frequent as before, because Sha Yetong found that the improvement brought to her by live performances is not as obvious as before.
On the contrary, I am still very tired, so it is better for Buddhists to participate in some performances and then set aside time to rest.
She is even planning to go to the crew of "Operation Red Sea" to find Xu Ji in the near future.
But he was suddenly pulled over by Youman.
Let her be responsible for selecting guest singers for the second episode of the program "Xu Ji Concert".
In fact, Sha Yetong's evaluation of herself is still in the past.
When I heard about the judges, I subconsciously felt that I was not qualified.
But Youman took the initiative and said:
"If you can't do it, who can?"
"Now you are the only top-tier singer in our company."
"And you are a diva, so it seems fair that you should be responsible."
Sha Yetong was still a little hesitant at this time.
"But aren't we just a variety show?"
"As for another audition?"
Youman explained:
"This is the meaning of Xu Ji."
"Actually, the guests on this show are not very important. The main purpose of the audition is to find some singers who are suitable for our company."
"After participating in the show, you can sign directly."
Sha Yetong was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
She really simply thought that it was an audition for the show, but she didn't expect that there was such a purpose in it.
"But what if someone already has a brokerage company?"
Hearing Sha Yetong's words, Youman replied without any care:
"If there's anything here, just dig it up."
Obviously, the two bosses, Xu Ji and Sha Yetong, probably don’t know how attractive Tongji Entertainment is to artists in the entertainment industry.
And more importantly, Tongji Entertainment now has sufficient funds.
Even if the artist has to pay liquidated damages or something, Youman doesn't feel much pressure.
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The auditions for the programs run by Tongji Entertainment are really big.
Of course, ordinary netizens don’t know the relevant news.
The process is not recorded or broadcast to the outside world, it is just a matter of selecting people.
So there aren’t that many related rules, just sign up and then sing when you come.
The only judge is Sha Yetong.
After all, Sha Yetong is a diva herself, so she is definitely qualified.
In addition, he is also one of the bosses of Tongji Entertainment, so he also has the right to make decisions.
Of course, Sha Yetong himself is quite careful and will basically not directly point out the problems of these singers.
Most of them are compliments.
But it is obvious that even after watching performances by various singers for a day, there are many first-line singers among them.
But Sha Yetong was not particularly satisfied.
The main reason is that there are no singers who have outstanding characteristics.
After all, it is his and Xu Ji's company, so when it comes to recruiting new people, Sha Yetong naturally has to be more careful.
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"I feel like I'm not suitable to be a judge."
"It feels so awkward to give advice to others."
In the evening, Sha Yetong and Xu Ji started video chatting as usual.
At this time, the number of people working on "Operation Red Sea" has reached 77, 88, but it is estimated that it will be some time before the official filming begins.
So Xu Ji does have a lot of free time.
"It's okay, just do what you like."
Xu Ji has already understood Sha Yetong's character.
It’s not like some people who feel how great they are after they achieve a little success.
On the contrary, Sha Yetong will always be in a state of self-doubt.
If she were asked to find her own flaws, she would probably be able to tell a lot.
But if I talk to other people, I don’t know how to speak.
Of course, except Xu Ji.
Sha Yetong provoked Xu Ji's problems without mercy at all.
The two really know each other too well. They have known each other for such a long time, and it has not been a short time since they established a romantic relationship.
So although we are aware of some minor problems between each other, they will definitely not affect our relationship.
After continuing to say some love words, Sha Yetong hung up the phone reluctantly.
......
The news that Xu Ji was going to the United States to open a company had already been told to Youman at this time.
Although Youman was surprised, he had no particular objection.
After all, the three major entertainment companies also cooperate with many companies in Europe and the United States.
The most important thing is that many domestic stars will eventually want to go abroad.
This is the case for veteran Hong Kong stars like Wei Yifa.
But in fact, most of them can't say how well they develop after going to the United States.
In particular, some top-tier movie actors and actresses eventually went to the United States, and some of the roles they played were just fake.
Youman also wants to see how far Tongji Entertainment can develop if it goes to the United States.
Although the main work in the United States has been handed over to Martin Mason.
Xu Ji also has the character of being suspicious of people who don't use them, but not suspicious of people who employ them.
But to be on the safe side, we still have to select some people at Tongji Entertainment Headquarters and let Youman arrange them.
It’s good to know the specific situation in a timely manner.
Of course, Xu Ji also gave instructions that these people should pass by and not have to influence Martin Mason’s decision-making.
It just plays a certain supervisory role.
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"Are you sure you want to go?"
"The company has expressly prohibited it."
"You should know what the purpose of this show's guest auditions by Tongji Entertainment is, right?"
Tianhua Entertainment, as a first-line singer, Xi Yiyi is dealing with her manager.
"Sister Yu, I know exactly what you mean."
"But you should also know how rare this opportunity is."
"If you miss it, you don't know when it will be next time."
Xi Yiyi said.
Of course she knows it very well, or most companies and artists in the entertainment industry know it well.
This audition organized by Tongji Entertainment is ostensibly to select guests for variety shows.
But in fact, it is a very arrogant and blatant way of poaching people.
Otherwise, the three major entertainment companies would not take it so seriously, and would even directly issue regulations prohibiting participation.
But knowing this, Xi Yiyi is so insistent on participating.
"Yiyi, I have already mentioned it to the company. Within this year, or at most next year, I will definitely be able to raise your contract to S level."
"It would be a real pity if we leave smallpox now."
"After all, you have been with the company for almost ten years, and the contract is coming soon."
"The company still values you very much."
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If Xi Yiyi was still a newcomer who just debuted, she would definitely believe it when faced with the pie drawn by her agent and company.
Now, I have sobered up a lot and no longer believe in such a promise.
It’s the same even if the other party is a big company like Smallpox Entertainment.
"Sister Yu, the reason why I'm telling you this is actually because I want you to support me."
"If it succeeds, we will go to Tongji Entertainment together then."
Xi Yiyi said.
Her manager has actually been with her since she debuted. The relationship between the two is more than just a manager and an artist.
Sister Yu smiled bitterly.
"But if we didn't go in, Smallpox Entertainment would definitely not be able to stay."
"Nowadays, all the singers who go there are those who don't have much resources, or who have been put in cold storage by the company."
"They can afford to lose, but we can't afford to lose."
"Now is the critical time for your career development..."
Xi Yiyi's eyes were firm and she said directly:
"It is precisely because of this time that I insist on going."
"Otherwise, there will be no competitiveness at all."
After hearing Xi Yiyi's words, the manager sighed helplessly.
"I'll try my best to hide it from the company for you."