Behind the scenes of the entertainment industry

When we want to test the hardness of a piece of glass, it is destined that the glass will be broken. So when suspicion arises, it is destined that the crime we have established for the other party in our hearts already exists.

As a singer whose fame has grown rapidly in the past month, Lin Shan has doubts about his manager's ability.

As an artist, he had not announced for almost a month, and the money he had originally received was about to be wiped out in an instant, but his manager appeared in front of him in a luxury car with a girl, which made Lin Shan feel quite disappointed.

"This is Gu Xintong, she will be in charge of your brokerage business from now on."

The little girl Gu Xintong was good-looking and had an amazing figure, but she still couldn't let Lin Shan let go. Lin Shan once again felt Zhou Cheng's contempt for him from the bottom of his heart, and even felt that he was as useless to Zhou Cheng as he was eating them tastelessly and abandoned him.

pity.

In addition, Lin Shan suspected that Zhou Cheng was hiding something from him and was even cheating him out of money.

Last time, Cheng Kai told Lin Shan that the singer would get rebates for licensing songs to several major music platforms for fans to download, but Zhou Cheng didn't tell him this.

Later, Lin Shan asked someone to find out more about it. Although the rebate for each download was only a few cents, there were so many people.

The song "Strong Or" sung by Lin Shan ranks high in the download rankings of Qianqianjingting, Kugou Music, and Baidu Music, with the total number reaching tens of millions, making it the most popular song recently.

Lin Shan discovered that this song was covered everywhere, whether it was KTV, bars, or roadside singers. This song could also be heard playing in streets, alleys, barber shops, canteens, and even Internet cafes. But as the original singer

, but I didn’t get any income from it.

Zhou Cheng told Lin Shan that he had licensed this song to several platforms for free in order to gain vigorous promotion from the major platforms. But why did Zhou Cheng secretly buy an Audi? Where did the money come from?

According to Cheng Kai's description to Lin Shan, as long as it is a song that can cause a sensation in some popular music programs, these platforms will help promote it for free. Now Lin Shan doesn't know whose words to believe.

With this suspicion at work, Lin Shan felt a little wary, and even stopped focusing on training with Feng Chong, until one day the two of them quarreled over the right to sing a song.

"This song is not good. It is the theme song of Zhou Cheng's movie. It has been authorized to Wang Yang and will not be released until next year to coordinate with the production and release of the movie."

"Didn't Zhou Cheng prepare the songs for me? Why do you say it won't work if it's not possible?"

The quarrel between the two eventually brought Zhou Cheng over. Zhou Cheng asked Lin Shan carefully and found out that when Lin Shan was preparing for Feng Chong, he saw the song "I Miss You" from Feng Chong's studio.

Lin Shan was attracted immediately.

Lin Shan calls himself a folk singer. In the last program recording, in order to become famous instantly, Lin Shan sang the popular song "Living Hardly", but Lin Shan's voice condition was really not suitable. Lin Shan couldn't sing some of the high notes.

Up, you can only use falsetto. On the contrary, the song "I Miss You" suits Lin Shan's voice very well.

"I can't give you this song!"

Lin Shan didn't expect that when a rising singer discussed with him, Zhou Cheng would still use the same tone of voice to veto him, and there was no room for explanation or buffering.

"What am I? Am I just a money-making tool in his hands?" The unwilling Lin Shan saw that the monthly competition was coming up in a few days. He didn't dare to offend Zhou Cheng too much yet, so he had to go home and vent to his girlfriend Fang Qianqian.

"Brother Cheng must have other intentions. After all, this song belongs to Brother Cheng, so it's reasonable for him to disagree." Lin Shan's glassy heart didn't even allow him to listen to his girlfriend Fang Qianqian's advice.

Confused, Lin Shan found fellow villager Cheng Kai to complain, and Cheng Kai comforted him: "How do managers make money? For an artist of your level, a manager must have at least three to five people in his hands to make money.

Money, and managers will not put all their chips on one artist. There is an old saying in our hometown that casts the net wide and catches more fish. This way, when the artist in his hand overturns, his other income will not be affected."

"Where are you, Brother Kai? Are you bringing several artists with you?"

Cheng Kai shook his head: "I can't do it anymore. I'm getting older and I can't keep up with the energy. Chen Haoming was the last artist I took care of. After he was taken away by the company, I was no longer in the mood to take care of him. Now I am alone, so I am so free and able.

Let’s chat with you.”

"Brother Kai, if Zhou Cheng really brings several artists, what should I do now? Should I find another agent?" Lin Shan looked at Cheng Kai with burning eyes.

Cheng Kai shook his head and turned a blind eye to Lin Shan's overtures: "Don't think about changing agents, especially when you haven't really become famous yet. Even if you switch to other agencies, they will still assign you to a small agent, maybe

You haven't developed better under Zhou Cheng yet. Instead, you should perform better now, strive to win the monthly championship of "Avenue of Stars", and then participate in a few more announcements to increase your reputation. That's when

When you have a showdown with Zhou Cheng."

With Cheng Kai's consolation, Lin Shan suppressed his dissatisfaction and instead prepared for the competition more attentively. He did not mention the song "I Miss You" because he knew that he was currently facing the most critical competition, and this was the only one.

Only when the competition is successful can you gain more say.

Seeing Lin Shan being so obedient, Zhou Cheng drew another pie for Lin Shan when he picked him up to participate in the monthly competition, hoping to increase his motivation for hard work: "As long as you can win the "Avenue of Stars" weekly competition championship in today's competition, I will

Help you get a guest invitation for the latest variety show on Yanjing Satellite TV, so that you can maintain enough exposure."

"A variety show on Yanjing Satellite TV?" Fang Qianqian, who was sitting in the back row with Lin Shan, was even more excited than him: "If Shanzi can appear on TV often, he can become a star based on his face."

"Lin Shan can be considered a well-known artist now." Gu Xintong, who was in charge of driving, explained to Fang Qianqian: "After today's game is over, the company will receive an announcement for him. Jiahe Advertising has had several performances recently, and the appearance fee has been paid.

10,000 yuan per show. After this program is broadcast, the appearance fee will double to 20,000 yuan."

"I heard that Chen Haoming's appearance fee is 500,000 yuan per game." Lin Shan was not as excited as Fang Qianqian and told the news he got from Cheng Kai.

"Yes, Chen Haoming's appearance fee is 500,000 yuan per game, which is what he should be worth after winning the "Super Boy" championship. The runner-up Su Chen's appearance fee is only 200,000 yuan. The third and fourth places are

The two of them only have 80,000 yuan." Gu Xintong thought Lin Shan was unwilling, so he explained to him.

Fang Qianqian felt that the tone of the conversation was a bit harsh, and said to Lin Shan: "Twenty thousand yuan is a lot. You only perform on stage for a few dozen minutes each time, which is higher than my two months' salary."

"I also want to make more money so that you can concentrate on your studies and not be so tired." Lin Shan also realized that what he just said was inappropriate and followed Fang Qianqian's words to explain.

Zhou Cheng didn't think much about it, thinking that he was really thinking about Fang Qianqian, and explained: "Lin Shan is currently participating in the monthly competition of "Avenue of Stars", and 20,000 yuan per game is the value of your monthly competition champion. Wait until he participates more

After a few variety shows and more exposure, I can give him an appearance fee of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. This is the current net worth of third-tier artists. If he wants to earn more, he needs to work harder and go to

Every time you reach a hurdle, your income will increase exponentially."

Gu Xintong talked to Lin Shan while driving; "Like Chen Haoming, they have been so popular recently that they can get this appearance fee. This popularity will not last long. At most, after New Year's Day, if there is no new performance, their appearance fees will be cut in half."

.When registration for the new "Super Boy" audition starts early next year, their popularity will basically fade away. By then, the appearance fee will be around 30,000 to 50,000, or even lower."

In fact, Gu Xintong also ignored another issue and did not explain it to Lin Shan. Cheng Kai also concealed this aspect at the beginning. That is, Chen Haoming and others seemed to have high incomes, but in fact they could not get much money, and their share ratio with the company

It’s a 28/20 split, with the company occupying 80%, which is why the company spent a lot of capital to push them to this position.

This share ratio usually lasts for three years, and after three years it will be changed to 40-60 or 55-50. If the status of these artists is unstable after three years, the company may abandon them and no longer provide resource support.

After all, talent shows are popping up in endlessly now, and these talent shows are like leeks, after one crop is cut, there will be another crop.