I am a leader in the entertainment industry

Chapter 35: “The Lotus Lantern” + “Life is Long and Hateful, and the River Flows East”

Of course, Li Qi is indeed doing this for the good of the company. The six major entertainment companies in the industry do not focus on signing artists to make profits, and the bigger the artist, the more they tend to go out and work on their own.

An entertainment company that makes money by exploiting artists will never become a big company.

Xiao Jiaer was a little hesitant, but Yang Xue, contrary to Li Qi’s expectations, actually voted in favor:”Li Qi’s idea is also my idea.”

Li Qi and Xiao Jiaer looked at Yang Xue in surprise.

If the company does not manage artists, her influence in the company will definitely be greatly reduced.

But Yang Xue did have a plan for her career:”The ceiling of the agent industry is too low, I plan to transform into a producer. Li Qi is right, only small and medium-sized entertainment companies can make money from artists. Among the six major entertainment companies in the industry, the proportion of profits from artist agents is very small.”

Li Qi’s favorability towards Yang Xue instantly doubled. He began to like this agent.

Yang Xue did not just bow her head to Li Qi.

��：”However, we don’t need to completely deny artist management.

From the perspective of the company, we already have Li Qi and Chen Xiao for male artists, and Na Xiaozha for female artists.

If our company focuses on film and television production in the future, we will definitely need a famous female lead.

It will definitely be cheaper to use our own people than outsiders.

Too many stars will easily lead to intrigue, so we can control the number and only sign two or three female stars.

Of course, the image must be completely different, and only one of the same type is enough.

”

Li Qi hesitated for a moment and nodded. Yang Xue had given him enough face, so he had to return the favor.

“What Sister Yang Xue said makes sense, but quality is more important than quantity. Too many people will easily lead to conflicts of interest. Just as Sister Yang Xue said, we can sign two or three female stars, but they must be of completely different types to ensure that they will not compete with each other. I don’t want intrigues to happen within our company.”

Xiao Jiaer was very happy to see that Li Qi and Yang Xue had reached an agreement. She had always been worried that Li Qi and Yang Xue would have a conflict, and it would be difficult for her to be caught in the middle.

“As you said, our company’s main development direction is film and television production. Li Qi, Yang Xue, are you optimistic about the”Lotus Lantern” project?”

Li Qi and Yang Xue looked at each other, and Li Qi nodded affirmatively:”I am very optimistic, the company can invest, and if the money is not enough, I can invest in it in my own name.”

Yang Xue also said:”I have the same opinion. If the money is not enough, I can personally add some more.”

Xiao Jiaer suddenly felt that the chicken drumstick in her hand was no longer fragrant

I am obviously the general manager of Miracle Media, so how come these two tycoons are richer than me?

Although Xiao Jiaer is the general manager of Miracle Media, she feels a little nervous about starting a new project.

But Li Qi and Yang Xue both expressed their support and were willing to make additional investments. Xiao Jiaer could not find a reason to refuse.

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She looked at Yang Xue and began to work:”Yang Xue, if we want to shoot this drama, how much do you estimate the total investment will be?”

“If you don’t count the star’s salary, the investment won’t be that much. The main cost of this play is on special effects production, and the rivalry is concentrated among the main characters. I will control the direction of the crew and try to keep the cost below 35 million.”

Li Qi:”……Awesome”

The high-quality TV dramas and movies that he had watched before all pursued exquisite costumes and makeup, but Yang Xue obviously didn’t pursue this, otherwise their small company would definitely not be able to afford the investment. On the other hand, the pay of celebrities has not risen too much.

Li Qi had no objection, it was fine as long as it was roughly the same. The quality of a TV series still depends on the script, and the costumes and props should come second. There are many TV series with very exquisite costumes and props, but the final product is a piece of shit, such as”New Dream of Red Mansions”.》、《Kyushu Muyunji》……

With limited funds, we can’t ask for too much. Li Qi is not a perfectionist.

Xiao Jiaer had also read the script of The Lotus Lantern, and nodded after hearing what Yang Xue said:”Then the key point is the actors’ pay. With our current funds, I’m afraid we can’t afford big-name actors, or can you add a lot of funds?”

Yang Xue coughed lightly and said,”I can only add another 5 million at most. There is no more.”

Although she is a top agent, she was just a worker before, and she is almost 30 years old this year. It is already amazing that she can save so much assets.

Xiao Jiaer looked at Li Qi

Li Qi felt no pressure:”Leave the rest to me. I’ll take the apartment in the east of the city to the bank for a loan. But I personally don’t think it’s necessary to hire big-name actors. Real big-name stars definitely don’t like our mythological dramas, which are hanging on tightrope every day. Big stars are very precious, and many of them can’t bear this hardship.”

Although Li Qi boasted to Xiao Jiaer and Yang Xue that he wanted to be the strongest film and television production company in China, it is not enough to boast. When it comes to doing things, you still have to be down-to-earth.

The reality is that Miracle Media, under the leadership of Xiao Jiaer and Li Qi, has not had any successful investment experience. Although it is small but complete, it has been spending money outside. No one knows the results before they are harvested.

Among the three of them, Yang Xue is the only one who has appeal in the film and television industry. However, her agent does not have any big-name stars under her, so she is just an empty shell and cannot fool anyone.

Xiao Jiaer also knew this, but she was worried about one thing:”If we don’t find some well-known stars to participate, how can we promote it? Doesn’t good wine need no bush?”

This is indeed a problem

Yang Xue proposed an idea:”Look for stars who were once popular but are now out of fashion. Such stars are well-known, but have low pay, few requirements, cherish opportunities, and have no shortage of publicity points.”

Li Qi and Xiao Jiaer looked at Yang Xue deeply.

Li Qi gave Yang Xue a thumbs up and said,”Sister Yang Xue, what you said is right, but don’t forget yourself. You can definitely play a role in it, which will be a good publicity point and save you money.”

Professionals are professionals

“I agree. Let Yang Xue find the specific candidate.” Xiao Jiaer agreed.

Yang Xue nodded and said,”I will work with the director to come up with a list as soon as possible, and then we will discuss the selection together. As for my participation, I will think about it later.””

She knows when to advance and when to retreat, knows her limits, has strong business skills, and most importantly, is very beautiful.

Yang Xue was so awesome, Li Qi naturally had nothing to say, he just added:”Try to select actors according to the character settings in the script, don’t be too far away from the original.””

Yang Xue nodded, and then said to Li Qi:”The Erlang Shen in The Lotus Lantern is left to you!”