What should I do if I have a childhood sweetheart who wants to be a singer? Chapter 384: The CEO of Phoenix Entertainment came forward in person, determined to sign the Faceless Man
Chapter 384: The CEO of Phoenix Entertainment came forward in person, determined to sign the Faceless Man
"Why is this faceless man so popular again?"
"Have we not found his true identity yet?"
Phoenix Entertainment, Li Bokai saw that the hot searches were overwhelming with news about the faceless man, and his attention was attracted.
Previously, Li Bokai asked the company to investigate the true identity of the Faceless Man, but in the end he stopped paying attention because of the slow progress.
Unexpectedly, "The Masked Singer" disappeared for such a long time, and a new episode was released.
And its popularity is still far higher than all other variety shows.
Discussions on topics related to the Faceless Man have once again become the center of public opinion.
"No news."
"The program team's confidentiality measures are very good."
"And it is said that even the contestants inside rehearse alone and wear masks."
"Except for the director and some core staff, basically no one knows."
The manager of the Phoenix Entertainment Artist Department also spoke at this time.
Of course he knew that Li Bokai really wanted to sign the Faceless Man to his company.
But now it is not only them who have this idea, but also many other companies.
With Faceless Man’s current popularity, it’s safe to sign the next superstar.
More importantly, the Faceless Man's creative ability is real. Even if he is not an artist, his identity as a songwriter is definitely something that the entire entertainment industry is clamoring for.
The person signed must be at the level of the company’s music director.
Of course, the prerequisite is that it can be signed.
At present, there is no news about faceless people in any company.
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"Who is the director of the show "The Masked Singer"?"
"Do you have contact information?"
Li Bokai asked.
"In terms of directors, it should be Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu."
"Mo Jianwen was previously a contracted director under Penguin Video, but later he left and started his own company."
"Wang Jiangyu is relatively close to Orange Blossom TV, but it should only be a cooperative relationship."
Naturally, my subordinates have investigated this information very clearly.
Moreover, Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu are also relatively well-known variety show directors in the industry.
The two of them have also produced hit variety shows before.
For example, there must be cooperation with artists from companies like the Big Three.
Of course, as the chairman, Li Bokai has some impressions of their names, but basically he doesn’t remember them too much.
"Now that you know everything, let's get in touch."
"Isn't it that difficult to ask a player for real information?"
Li Bokai frowned, obviously not satisfied with the other party's work.
After all, it has been so long since we found out the true identity of the Faceless Man.
If he hadn't suddenly seen the news about "The Masked Singer", Li Bokai would have completely forgotten it.
But after such a long time, there was still no progress, which made Li Bokai feel that the other party was perfunctory.
The manager of the artist department was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly explained:
"Director Li, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that these two people are incompetent!"
"I have tried all kinds of methods, but if they don't tell me, they just won't tell me."
"The key point is that these two people are indeed old fritters who have been in the industry for so long. Even if we want to target them, it will have no effect."
"And judging from their attitude, I feel that the Faceless Man should already have a company, and there are probably two other companies behind it. Otherwise, the attitude cannot be so firm."
Li Bokai also fell into deep thought after hearing this.
Of course he knew that there must be a company behind the faceless man.
But not just one of the three major ones is worthy of discussion.
The most important thing is that the director of this show is unwilling to tell them the true identity of the Faceless Man.
Otherwise, even if there is a company, Li Bokai will still choose to poach it by any means.
Even if it is smallpox and Tianwu, in Li Bokai's view, it is not a problem as long as he provides enough conditions.
But currently Li Bokai is actually thinking about whether this faceless man deserves his attention.
Of course, what Li Bokai is interested in is not the popularity and traffic of the Faceless Man today.
These may be important to other companies, but for them, as long as they want to make an artist famous, at most they are willing to spend money.
Moreover, even if these popularity and popularity are realized, Phoenix Entertainment will not look down upon the income it brings, but it will not attach much importance to it.
What Li Bokai values in the final analysis is Faceless Man's creative ability as a songwriter.
As long as there is such a talented songwriter, it will be worthwhile for the entire company to pay a high cost.
Now Phoenix Entertainment, or not just Phoenix Entertainment, the three major companies are facing the same situation.
That’s because the songwriters and songwriters in my company are no longer working.
Every company has lyrics and music, and there are more than one person, so the resources are quite abundant.
But the average age of everyone in these lyrics and music is fifty or sixty years old.
The energy is simply not as good as those young people.
Many people can't even write a song in a year. It's not that they can't write it, but that many people cherish feathers and are unwilling to release unsatisfactory works.
As a result, although the current company has many songwriters, most of the hit songs of its artists are bought from outside.
Thinking of this, Li Bokai also spoke.
"In this case, then contact Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu."
"I'll go see them in person."
After hearing Mo Jianwen's words, the artist manager was obviously frightened.
"Director Li, do you mean that you plan to talk about it yourself?"
Li Bokai nodded.
"Ask them about their upcoming schedule, I'll come over."
After being stunned for a moment, the manager finally nodded and agreed.
Situations like this are indeed quite rare.
The bosses of the three major companies like Li Bokai are definitely the highest-ranking people in the entertainment industry.
It’s not something anyone can see just by casual imagination.
Even some of the company's top-tier artists have never met the Li brothers.
Although the current chairman of Phoenix Entertainment is Li Borui.
But everyone else, including him, actually knows that the actual person in charge of the company is still the eldest brother Li Bokai.
As for Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu.
Although the two of them are not unknown in the entertainment industry, it is indeed an exaggeration for the boss of Phoenix Entertainment to meet them in person.
This proves that Director Li pays more attention to this faceless man than he imagined.
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When the popularity caused by "The Masked Singer" swept across the Chinese Internet, Xu Ji had already started the domestic filming of "Operation Red Sea" step by step.
This time the popularity of faceless men has skyrocketed again, which indeed surprised many people.
Especially the singers under Tongji Entertainment.
At present, Tongji Entertainment knows that the faceless man belongs to Xu Ji, but in fact there are only a few of them.
Yu Feifei is one, Sha Yetong is another, and there are Zheng Yuzhen and You Man.
Naturally, others still don’t know that the faceless man is the boss of their company.
In the singing studio, Kong Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Why is it that Faceless Man is still the most popular after the show is broadcast?"
"Obviously I think the boss's song is better than the one written by the Faceless Man."
The four members of the Scream band were also there at this time.
Of course, compared to Kong Cheng's emotional attitude, they behaved more rationally.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The faceless man is more mysterious because he doesn't know his identity."
"It's normal for everyone to discuss it a lot."
"And actually, the boss's song and the Faceless Man's song, I think, can only be regarded as comparable."
Xu Zhize, the lead singer of the Scream band, said.
"Isn't it just a matter of fame?"
"I feel like the boss doesn't care about this either."
Bassist Zhu Yan also said nonchalantly.
After hearing what a few people said, Kong Cheng felt a little depressed at this time.
"But...but..."
"Many people on the Internet say that the boss is not as good as that faceless man."
"I feel uncomfortable looking at it."
However, Li Fenghua spoke up at this time.
"There is really no need to worry about this."
"Actually, if Mr. Xu cares about these remarks, it will be a good thing for us."
The rest of the people looked at Li Fenghua curiously.
It seems that some people can't understand why the other party said this.
"If you really want to compete with the Faceless Man, Mr. Xu will definitely speed up the frequency of his songwriting."
"And when the time comes when I write more songs, there will always be a few for us."
After hearing Li Fenghua's analysis, several people suddenly realized this.
"That seems to be the truth."
Kong Cheng also figured it out at this time.
When I heard that Xu Ji could write songs for myself again, I felt less angry for a while.
"I've seen people saying that the Faceless Man might not have an agency yet."
"What do you think would happen if he joined Tongji Entertainment?"
As a newcomer, Xi Yiyi had been listening to a few people talking without interrupting. At this time, she suddenly thought of something and asked tentatively.
"No way?"
"Isn't there always a rumor out there that the boss and the faceless man are not being dealt with?"
——"Actually, it's not impossible. After all, the rumors from the outside world are just rumors."
"If this is really the case, then wouldn't we be able to get the songs written by the boss while also having the faceless people help write the songs?"
The more they thought about it, the more excited they became.
Only Li Fenghua noticed Yu Feifei, who had been silent since just now.
"Feifei, what do you think?"
"After all, you are the only one among us who has seen the real Faceless Man."
"What do you think of him? Is he easy to get along with?"
After hearing Li Fenghua's question, Yu Feifei didn't know how to answer it.
After all, she naturally knew that after several people had been talking here for a long time, they had never thought about the possibility that the faceless man was Xu Ji.
"I think it's pretty good."
"I don't know him personally and haven't spoken to him much."
Yu Feifei didn’t want to hide it from a few people.
Mainly because this matter did not get the permission of Xu Ji or Youman.
Of course, she still didn't want to expose Xu Ji as a faceless man in advance.
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While the popularity in China is dominated by "The Masked Singer" and "The Masked Man", in foreign theaters, the animated film "Coco" is still about a week away from being released.
Although it is said to be released simultaneously with China.
But in terms of the announcement time, the United States started it long in advance.
"What do you think of this cherry animation?"
"You are so willing to spend money on this production, but when it comes to the most critical publicity stage, you seem to have no plan at all?"
Yin Shabai looked at the huge publicity measures on the Internet about the recent release of many new movies, but there was no news about "Coco" at all, and she felt a little anxious for a while.
You know, their theater chain has put all their bets on this animated movie.
At that time, other theaters will schedule films normally, and the ones with the most screenings will be commercial blockbusters.
Only they gave all their film schedule to an animated movie.
If "Coco" does not perform well in the end, not only will it lose money, but it will even be laughed at by its peers.
"I don't know, I've already contacted you."
"Cherry Animation stated that their boss is Chinese and there is currently no corresponding publicity arrangement."
"It seems that it will take two days for the funds to be available, so there is no way to start."
Yin Shabai felt an unbearable headache.
Mainly because other movies of the same period, even those with a small budget, have begun to build momentum on social platforms.
It's just them, nothing happens at all.
The so-called official account is like a decoration.
"No matter, go and ask if you need our help."
"After signing the contract, we will be responsible for the announcement and distribution. As for the money needed, it's okay to let them pay it later."
Yin Shabai gritted her teeth and finally said this.
The subordinates were also a little surprised when they heard this.
Some concerns about this:
"But Mr. Yin Shabai, there is no precedent for theaters to help advance promotion fees."
Yin Shabai waved her hand: "Now we have it!"
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He is not a pedantic person, nor does he care much about subversion and publicity fees.
After all, the other party’s animated film cost 30 to 40 million U.S. dollars to produce, so the publicity fee of around 1 million shouldn’t be unavailable.
More importantly, it is because he is quite confident in this "Coco".
Regardless of the quality or aspects of the animated film, it is predicted that it will become a hit.
That’s why I don’t want the movie’s box office to be unsatisfactory due to publicity issues.
Of course, this also involves his interests.
After all, the revenue of theater chains does not entirely depend on the performance of the movie itself.
Each theater chain has different schedules for different movies.
Everyone is betting on many things, and at the same time they are competing for each other’s audience.
The success of the movie is actually a win-win situation for the movie investors and their original partners.
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At the same time, in China, news of the upcoming release of "Coco" has gradually begun to appear in the audience's vision.
Of course, at this time, apart from being familiar with the American Cherry animation, many people still don’t know that this movie was produced by Tongji Entertainment.
Naturally, everyone is not that enthusiastic about such an American foreign animated film.
There are actually a lot of foreign films introduced in every period, but this is no longer the case.
Generally speaking, foreign films do not do well at the box office.
Then, on the third day before the movie was released, Tongji Entertainment’s official Weibo finally started to promote “Coco”.