Become Famous Another Day

“You don’t need me to remind you what to do later, do you?”

Zhou Ping'an looked back at Ma Zhiyuan, who was sitting behind him.

Ma Zhiyuan was sitting in the back seat, looking down at his phone. When he heard Zhou Pingan's words, he paused while swiping his thumb across the screen of his phone.

Since the news came to light that the father of the child in Xu Qinyin's belly was him, Ma Zhiyuan's life has undergone earth-shaking changes.

His popularity plummeted, he was criticized a lot, many collaborations were dropped, and many of his previous endorsements were also dropped.

Zhou Ping'an looked ugly at him.

Ma Zhiyuan's accident also caused his income to drop. And just at the beginning of this year, Zhou Pingan lost Li Zhibai because he "wanted to have his cake and eat it too."

Zhou Ping'an could almost imagine Li Zhibai's "retribution!" in private.

The speeches made by Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai on Weibo put Ma Zhiyuan, who was already in dire straits, into trouble again.

This time, Ma Zhiyuan didn't even have the courage to respond.

He has lost his biggest support - his fans.

Ma Zhiyuan didn't speak, but Zhou Pingan knew that he had listened.

Zhou Pingan said: "According to the agreement we reached with Xu Qinyin, you have to pay her 500,000 yuan in alimony every month. If you can't cheer up as soon as possible, no one will pay the alimony for you."

Ma Zhiyuan frowned slightly.

"How do you want me to cheer up? I've taken every job you assigned."

"It's one thing to take over, but it's another thing to satisfy others." Zhou Ping'an said, "If you continue to work in the same style as before, fewer and fewer people will be willing to cooperate with you in the future."

Ma Zhiyuan said: "What is my attitude?"

"You have an attitude of 2,580,000 yuan." Zhou Ping'an looked at him coldly, "Do you think you are still the popular idol? Without the support of fans, I have to beg for your current job from others. How did you do it? During the last filming, you were dissatisfied with the costumes assigned to you by the show, and you lost your temper and had to change. You made such a fuss over a piece of clothing. What do you think your attitude was?

Ma Zhiyuan: "I no longer have the support of fans. If I am bullied like this, what will happen in the future? Everyone knows that I am easy to bully, so I can just deal with it casually? Didn't you see what kind of clothes they prepared for me? Ugly If you look like that and record a show while wearing it, you will immediately become a hot topic.”

Zhou Ping'an: "Then you can't talk it out? Can't you tell me and let me negotiate with them? Are you going to lose your temper in public and let everyone see you getting angry over a piece of clothing? This matter almost went viral on the Internet exposure."

Ma Zhiyuan: "I just want these guys who look down on others to see clearly that I am not someone to be bullied. I would be bullied as if I were a tiger!"

Zhou Pingan sighed.

Ma Zhiyuan: "You regret that you chose me and gave up on Li Zhibai, right? Just go find him again. If you don't want to continue being my agent, there's no need to force it."

"Has your brain been squeezed by the door or reincarnated by a pig?" Zhou Ping'an was so angry that he jumped up from his chair, "Who do you think you are and are you still here? Do you believe it or not? I will really kill you." Throw it here and forget about it from now on. Let me see how you use it to pay the monthly alimony of 500,000 yuan!"

Ma Zhiyuan's face turned pale.

"Do you think the little money you earn will be enough for you to spend a few years? Let me tell you, there are still several brands of liquidated damages that you haven't paid yet!" Zhou Ping'an took a deep breath to calm down his irritable mood, "Ma Zhiyuan, I'll do it again Let me tell you clearly, don't challenge my patience. I am still willing to take care of you and help you struggle for a while. That is because I still care about some affection and want to give you a hand. You can continue to do this. One day my patience is worn out by you, so just go to the streets and beg for food."

There was an eerie silence in the carriage.

The driver seemed not to have heard the hurricane-like argument that had just happened around him, holding his hands firmly on the steering wheel.

-

"My first choice for the role of this drama was Ma Zhiyuan, but he didn't want to take it, so he came to me. But regardless of this, I read the script and liked the story and the character very much."

Yan Liang sat opposite director Shen Mofan and told the story behind his acceptance of the film without hesitation.

"I have never watched a drama about fraud, let alone acted in it, so I feel very fresh." Yan Liang said, "In the past few years, I have been quite lucky as an actor. I started working in Yanhe When I started acting in "Six People", I had masterpieces, and then I came into contact with dramas like "Top of the Mountain"."

The director Mo Shenfan was finalized after all the actors were confirmed.

He listened to Yan Liang talk about his situation seriously and nodded from time to time.

"I didn't have confidence in acting at the beginning. You should be able to understand, director. Needless to say, Yan He, Li Zhibai is also a very talented person in acting. If you haven't seen his play, you can go and watch it. Although he did not win awards like Yan He, I think it will be a matter of time before he wins awards. "Yan Liang said, "Being around the two of them, I often feel ashamed and feel that I can't act. , I don’t think there is any need to compare with them. I will give my best to every role I play, so I believe every role I play is equally good.”

Silent Mofan said: "I'm quite surprised that you are willing to act in "Top of the Mountain". I heard that your salary for this drama is not high."

Yan Liang: "Maybe it's because of the influence of Yan He and Zhi Bai. I don't care too much about whether the pay is high or low."

"Do you hope to win an award or something through this drama?" Mo Mofan asked.

Yan Liang: "Winning an award? Of course I am willing to win some awards, but I don't have this idea. I am not that kind of talented actor. I have to figure out a role and need to do a lot of preparations. I have to do it first." If you haven’t performed well yet, let’s not think about receiving the award.”

"You really surprised me." Shen Mofan said, "Not long ago, I also met Yin Xincheng, who also acted in "Six People", including several popular young actors I have met before, like you It’s the first time I’ve seen someone like this who is so popular but still puts himself in such a low profile.”

Yan Liang smiled and said: "There is no way, director, I don't have the capital to show off. Of course I also hope that I can sit in front of you with confidence and say don't worry, leave the role to me, there will be no problem. But it doesn't work. I can only tell you the truth about my situation, and then ask you to help me and guide me to complete this role."

Silent Fan nodded.

He asked: "In this drama, the contrast and transformation between you before and after is quite big, especially in the later scenes. The dramas after you turn dark may have a big impact on your idol image. Please be mentally prepared." Yet?"

"Well, it's done. Originally, I didn't have much idol image." Yan Liang said with a smile, "My agent often forgets that I am still an idol."

Seeing Yan Liang say these words with a bright smile on his face, Mo Mofan was quite touched.

The last time I worked with Xu Yiren on the movie "My Home I Haven't Returned to for a Long Time", although the film did very well, I suffered a lot when working with Xu Yiren. This popular actress has too many problems. She is late for filming and leaves early, does not accept being ugly, and always complains that the filming time is too long, which affects her rest. If it weren't for Xu Yiren's acting, the play was really good, and Mo Mofan would have been unable to bear it.

Despite this, Mo Mofan silently made the decision not to cooperate with Xu Yiren in the future.

In the entertainment industry, there are quite a few celebrities and entertainers who suffer from prince disease and princess disease. It's hard to tell at events, cocktail parties, or even in private meetings. People can't pretend for three days, but they can still pretend for half a day.

This time Yan Liang specially came to Jiang Guang to meet with him in advance and chat with him. This attitude has already made Mo Mo Fan feel a lot in his heart. Not to mention that today's meeting and chat made Mo Mo Fan feel a little better about Yan Liang.

-

"Mrs. Huang, I'm glad to see you again!" Zhou Ping'an greeted him enthusiastically and shook hands with Mrs. Huang from Longyan Pictures. "Thank you for taking the time to see us. I know you must be very busy. I just came back from the Northeast, and this time I brought two boxes of old ginseng that I had been specially purchased by someone there, Zhiyuan.”

With a smile on his face, Ma Zhiyuan took the gift box in his hand and said to Mrs. Huang, "Hello, Mrs. Huang, I am Ma Zhiyuan."

The assistant beside Mrs. Huang took the gift box from Ma Zhiyuan and put it aside.

Mrs. Huang looked at Ma Zhiyuan with a smile and asked, "He is more handsome in person than in the image. No wonder he is so popular with little girls."

Zhou Ping'an said with a smile: "I've said the same thing. I've always said, let him make good use of his advantages. Don't always think about transforming into a powerful person. He is obviously an idol."

Mrs. Huang immediately said: "It is a good thing that young people are willing to improve themselves. You have to encourage their energy."

"Haha, yes, it's up to you." Zhou Pingan and Huang Tai exchanged pleasantries.

Only then did they sit down.

"Mrs. Huang, regarding the movie we talked about before, "Umbrella Girl", although Zhiyuan has not acted much before, judging from the script, he is still very suitable for this role. He also wants to try his hand as an actor. This way." Zhou Ping'an said, "I wonder if the actor hasn't been cast yet?"

Mrs. Huang said with a smile: "That drama, that drama has already decided on the actor. We found Liu Zefan, and we signed the contract last week."

"Liu Zefan?" Zhou Ping'an was a little surprised, "Hasn't he never acted in a movie?"

Mrs. Huang nodded, glanced at Ma Zhiyuan, and asked, "Has Zhiyuan acted in a movie before?"

Ma Zhiyuan has never acted before either.

Zhou Pingan subconsciously wanted to say, how can Liu Zefan compare with Ma Zhiyuan.

This is indeed the case. Although Liu Zefan is also famous, compared with top idols like Ma Zhiyuan, he is still far behind.

When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back in time.

If that incident hadn't happened to Ma Zhiyuan, they wouldn't have had to come here to ask for help.

Mrs. Huang said: "However, I have another project on hand. There is a role that is suitable for Zhiyuan, but it is not the protagonist. Can Zhiyuan accept a supporting role?"

Ma Zhiyuan's face almost collapsed.

Zhou Ping'an knew him well enough and immediately glanced at him and winked.

Only then did Ma Zhiyuan maintain the smile on his face.

-

"Ask me to play a supporting role? Are you crazy? Let me support their newcomer?"

As soon as he got in the car, Ma Zhiyuan glared at Zhou Pingan angrily.

"You still told her to consider it? What is there to consider? When did I, Ma Zhiyuan, need to play a supporting role for others?"

"If you don't want to be a father, you don't have to." Zhou Ping'an said unceremoniously.

Ma Zhiyuan was so angry that his face turned red.

He clenched his fists and said, "I don't play supporting roles."

"It's not you who pick others, but others who pick you." Zhou Pingan said, "Who else do you think is willing to give you a chance now? Do you know what you have done? Your fans are losing fans on a large scale. , why do you play the leading role?”

Ma Zhiyuan said: "Those who say they want to take off their fans, just let them do it. I don't care. I have so many fans. If I take off half of my fans, the remaining half will be more than that guy Liu Zefan! I want Liu Zefan to star, haha, Wait for the rush."

Zhou Pingan glanced at Ma Zhiyuan with great disgust.

People like Ma Zhiyuan were just too successful before. He became famous overnight and became a top idol. Since then, he has been praised by the company and fans, and they have no idea what his situation is. However, it is still too early for Zhou Pingan to give up on Ma Zhiyuan now. Just having a child, just getting into bed irresponsibly, just losing a group of fans - Ma Zhiyuan was actually right. Despite so many vicious incidents, he still has some very loyal and sticky fans.

Ma Zhiyuan's commercial value is still there - it's just that his commercial image has become negative.

Those who care about their own brand image will naturally stay as far away from him as possible and not engage in any cooperation.

However, if you care more about popularity and popularity at this stage, then working with Ma Zhiyuan, such as asking him to do a business promotion or a live broadcast, will have better results than working with popular anchors.

Because in addition to Ma Zhiyuan's own fans, there are also a large number of anti-fans who will get wind of it and criticize it, causing the brand's popularity to soar.

This is even more true for variety shows.

For many programs, they do not have their own traffic and must create some topics to stand out. Artists like Ma Zhiyuan who have their own topics and hot searches are the most welcome.

In addition, the most important thing is that what Ma Zhiyuan did did not touch on issues of principle or the bottom line. Maybe after a few months, when this wave of limelight passes, Ma Zhiyuan's popularity may slowly recover. An artist like Ma Zhiyuan who has reached the top level in the industry, as long as he is not banned, will always be "a skinny camel bigger than a horse" and can still live for several years. Maybe in the past few years, he will become popular again due to some opportunity.

Zhou Ping'an just needs to constantly suppress Ma Zhiyuan's arrogance and make him clearly realize what situation he is in now.

Ma Zhiyuan actually doesn't have a particularly clear understanding until now.

-

Star Entertainment Company Building.

After a black nanny car drove over, many fans gathered on the first floor immediately raised their necks and looked around. When they saw Maxine's Wei Zhuoran, Qu Yousong, Jiang Bai, and Chen Jing getting out of the car one by one, Suddenly there were screams and shouts.

Several artists, escorted by bodyguards, hurried into the company building. No one stopped.

Lin Suyang was waiting for them at the elevator entrance and smiled when he saw them coming.

"Yesterday's performance was very successful." Lin Suyang smiled and applauded, saying, "The organizer is very satisfied with the effect."

Maxine performed at a commercial event in Jinkou yesterday. The venue was so crowded that the event was almost canceled due to safety issues.

Wei Zhuoran put one hand in his trouser pocket, smiled, and said, "Brother Su Yang, please give us less work to do later. I've been catching up on announcements every day this month. It's very tiring."

Lin Suyang said: "I will try my best to arrange a rest for you in the back. You have really worked hard in the past two months, and there have been too many announcements. Go up, Mr. Ma is already waiting for you."

Wei Zhuoran nodded.

Lin Suyang brought the Maxine members to Ma Zhongquan's office, and he came out immediately.

Ma Zhongquan wanted to show the friendly and caring side of himself as a leader in front of Maxine, so naturally it was not convenient for him as an agent.

After Lin Suyang came out, he sent a message to Li Zhibai and asked: Have you left for the airport?

Li Zhibai: Just finished and haven’t gotten in the car yet.

Lin Suyang: There's still time. Ask the driver to drive more carefully. Don't worry. It's really delayed. There's another trip in an hour.

Li Zhibai replied with the word "good".

Lin Suyang has always been very satisfied with the cooperation between Lin Suyang and Li Zhibai.

Compared to Ma Zhiyuan, Li Zhibai really doesn't know how much better he is.

Lin Suyang didn't understand why Zhou Pingan chose Ma Zhiyuan over Li Zhibai. In Lin Suyang's eyes, Zhou Pingan was simply out of his mind.

Zhou Pingan's intestines are probably about to turn green now.

Ma Zhiyuan is not good, Zhou Ping'an is unhappy, but Lin Suyang is happy.

In recent years, the company Star Entertainment has entered a fast lane of development.

Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, Ma Zhiyuan, Yan Liang, and Wei Zhuoran alone account for half of the popular first-line niche students.

Other agencies may not have a single young male artist of this level, but Star Entertainment has a lot of them.

This has also led many brokerage companies to start their own trainee plans.

Everyone summarized the successful experience of Star Entertainment and felt that there is one place that is worth learning from, and that is the broadcasting industry. There are always a few who can grow up.

Hundreds of trainees are also a feature of Star Entertainment.

He went downstairs to buy coffee.

When Li Zhibai comes back in the evening, he has to go to the airport to pick him up.

Unexpectedly, he met Ma Zhiyuan and Zhou Ping'an in the elevator.

Lin Suyang glanced at them and subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, not even bothering to act anymore.

When Ma Zhiyuan saw him, his face turned dark immediately.

Zhou Pingan's face was expressionless.

Lin Suyang picked up the phone and sent a voice message to Li Zhibai.

"Zhibai, you can eat whatever you want on the plane, Zhendian. I have already reserved a seat. There is a new Italian restaurant on Chunming Road. Let's go try it together. I will pick you up at the airport later. We will Let’s talk about our work plans after filming the new film directed by Bige Liu.”

Lin Suyang's voice was cheerful, relaxed and wanton, as if he was the only one in the elevator.

Ma Zhiyuan and Zhou Pingan's faces turned darker.

Of course, the darker their faces, the brighter the smile on Lin Suyang's face.

-

People are not afraid of seeing their enemies, but they are afraid of seeing their enemies when they are down, especially when their enemies are living a very prosperous life.

When Lin Suyang got out of the elevator and only Zhou Pingan and Ma Zhiyuan were left in the elevator, Zhou Pingan looked at Ma Zhiyuan and asked, "Now do you know what you are like in the eyes of others? Even Lin Suyang can laugh at you in person. "

Ma Zhiyuan had a dark face and said nothing.

"You must accept that film from Longyan Pictures." Zhou Ping'an said without explanation, "If you want to put on a show, wait until you regain your footing. Before that, either you listen to me or you find another agent. ”

Ma Zhiyuan looked at Zhou Pingan angrily.

Zhou Pingan said: "I am serious."

Ma Zhiyuan took a deep breath and said, "Whatever you want!"

After hearing this, Zhou Pingan raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

If you have the ability, don't say "whatever you want". If you dare to say "just change it" at this time, then you are being tough.

Zhou Pingan complained about Ma Zhiyuan in his heart.

-

"Currently, we have received a total of more than 500 short films that have been submitted. Excluding those that are just fake at first glance, there are only more than 30 valid films. After watching them, we found only three films that were pretty good and had merit."

Chen Siqi shrugged helplessly at Lu Yanhe, "Although there are still two months until the registration deadline, the current situation is not optimistic."

She was talking about the "Power Accumulation Plan" launched before.

Lu Yanhe said: "In fact, it is not easy for you to find one or two potential director candidates every year."

Chen Siqi said: "No, no, no, after watching the film we thought it was pretty good and had merits, the standards are not as high as you think."

Lu Yanhe said: "Have these films been released in Northern Lights?"

"Originally we were planning to put them online, but the quality of the short films we have received so far makes us hesitant to put them online. If everyone takes a look, the people who come to sign up for the competition are all of this level. Those who are really good and are waiting and watching, maybe I won’t come.” Chen Siqi had a headache. “Sure enough, the most difficult thing about such a high-cost competition is to attract qualified contestants.”

Lu Yanhe said: "The main reason is that I overestimated the situation. I thought that there are many people in the industry who want a chance. For them, it is not difficult to make a ten-minute short film. After all, as long as they get in For the top three, they can get funds to officially shoot a film. I think this reward is enough to attract them. "

Chen Siqi said: "Of course, we can also comfort ourselves. Those who have really made good films don't want to send them over so soon. Anyway, the deadline is still two months away. They can continue to polish it, or they can Look at other people’s work and decide whether to send it to us.”

Lu Yanhe: "We can't hope to receive a few good works by the final deadline. If we don't receive the last one, then this 'accumulation plan' will almost be a death sentence."

Chen Siqi asked: "Do you have any ideas?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said: "Not yet, but I will call a few people I know and ask them if they are interested in participating. In fact, every time I film a film, there are many who circulate among various crews. Continuously accumulate strength so that I can become a director in the future.”

“Alas, there are so many different lines.” Chen Siqi couldn’t laugh or cry, “It’s true that we overestimated ourselves, but fortunately, Northern Lights still arranged for several young directors it trained to prepare for the competition, so in the end we wouldn’t be unable to select the top three. At that time, they can use the funds to make films, and they will be self-sufficient in the Northern Lights.”

Lu Yanhe could hear the reluctance in Chen Siqi's words.

Of course, the hard work of such a plan was not to help Northern Lights Video train directors.

Chen Siqi still wants to pass this plan seriously, develop the story library of "Jump Up", and deepen the connection with the film and television industry.

Chen Siqi hopes that through this plan, she can provide more targeted help to Lu Yanhe when he needs it in the future.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's look back and see if there is any other way to think of." Chen Siqi said, "You will be a senior next semester, and you don't even have a single course. I still have a compulsory course here. The class is scheduled in the last semester, which is very annoying. ”

"Have you taken all the credits of your elective courses?"

"Well, I've finished it." Chen Siqi said, "Next semester, there will be only one class every week. Just because of that one class, I have to continue to stay in school, but it is definitely much better than before, no need No matter how busy you are to catch flights or high-speed trains, you can be a little more relaxed when traveling to other places for business. ”

Lu Yanhe asked: "After you graduate, where will "Jump Up" be placed?"

Chen Siqi said: "I will definitely go back to Yuming, but I plan to set up an office in Jiangguang. I have accumulated a lot of resources and connections there in the past few years. It would be a pity to give up. However, our "Jump Up" is still For a company that prefers cultural media, whether it is magazine publishing, publicity and marketing, or our self-media, there are definitely more resources in Yuming. The best resources in the country are basically concentrated here. "

"Then you want to rent an office building?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Siqi said: "I plan to buy a single-family house in the suburbs as an office space for everyone to work together. It is really unnecessary for our company to rent in the CBD where land is very expensive and it is a waste of money. Our base camp is a magazine, and the most important one at the moment is The revenue section is magazine and self-media advertising, film and television dramas and other publicity and marketing. To be honest, it looks lively because there is not yet a mature team that can operate independently, and it is difficult to be independent at the moment. "

Lu Yanhe asked: "It's not cheap to buy a single-family house in the suburbs, right?"

"It's not cheap, but it is also an asset of "Jump Up". It is considered an investment and will not depreciate." Chen Siqi said, "I asked someone to find out. A small single-family house with an area of ​​more than 300 square meters, plus a yard, is better. It’s about fifteen million.”

"Jump Up" really doesn't have around 15 million in cash on its books.

In the past few years, "Jump Up" and self-media have made a lot of money, but the annual expenses are also a lot. With a team of more than 100 people, the labor cost for just raising this team is eight figures a year. Base. "Jump Up" developed so fast that most of the money it earned was used for expansion.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Then what are you going to do with the money?"

Chen Siqi said: "The amount that can be used on the company's books is about five million. I will provide some of the rest myself, and I will ask you to provide some - you are also the major shareholder. The rest will be borrowed from a bank, and , based on our current revenue capacity of "Jump Up", we will borrow about 5 million, which can be repaid in one to two years if it is fast, and three years will be enough if it is slow. Compared with renting office space in the city, the interest on bank loans is much more cost-effective. ”

Lu Yanhe nodded.

With their scale, if you want to rent an office building in the city, let alone a better location, you can't afford it. If you want to rent an office building in a worse location, the rent will definitely be two to three million, plus The water, electricity and property bills of commercial buildings are even higher, and tens or even millions are spent in excess.

Although Lu Yanhe didn't understand the details of this economic account, he also understood it.

Lu Yanhe said: "How about I keep the remaining 10 million here as a cushion? This way I don't have to borrow money from the bank."

Over the past few years, Lu Yanhe has become an invisible rich man. Ten million is indeed not a big pressure for him.

"Jump Up" is his own home base. He was happy to pay for it and did not send it to other people's homes.

Speaking of which, it is also his own asset.

It's nothing more than moving from the left pocket to the right.

Chen Siqi said: "Forget it, I think your business there is bigger than mine. You are about to graduate, and you don't want to buy a house yourself? If you want to buy a house, it must not be a small house, right?" At that time, with your work pace, you will definitely need a professional logistics team to help you take care of these things in life. There are many places to spend money, so there is no need to spend so much on "Jump Up". There is really nothing. Also, Yan He, a company account is a company account, and a personal account is a personal account. If one day "Jump Up" is going to go bankrupt, then we can only save it if we can, but we can't. When you come back, you can’t sacrifice eight hundred dollars to become a living horse doctor.”

Finances are the most complicated things to get involved with.

Chen Siqi did not want Lu Yanhe's personal finances to be complicated with the finances of "Jump Up". No one can predict what will happen to "Jump Up" in the future. What if - of course, it's only in case. If "Jump Up" goes bankrupt in three months due to some force majeure factor, then Lu Yanhe's ten million will not be lost. Places to go. To put it bluntly, if the company goes bankrupt for a loan with a bank, the bank cannot go to Lu Yanhe to personally bear the related debts. Loans are corporate actions, and banks consider the profitability of the company when reviewing loans. In essence, they are bank revenue projects—and as long as they are projects, there are risks.

Chen Siqi felt that there was no need to transfer so many risks to Lu Yanhe alone. (End of chapter)