I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1046 1041 Crossroads

Chapter 1046 1041. Crossroads

When she walked in, Yang Mi immediately saw Du Chun wearing a suit on the small stage. He was talking into the microphone and said:

"Xiao Ming is one of my best friends. To be honest, I was very nervous when I heard that he asked me to be the host of his birthday party today..."

"puff……"

"?"

Xu Xin turned around and glanced at his wife, who looked like she had been stabbed in the laughing hole from just now. He walked towards the edge of the crowd and said speechlessly:

"Can you be more reserved? Do you have anything to drink?"

"You don't remember him?"

Yang Mi covered her mouth and asked in a low voice.

Xu Xin glanced at the stage and shook his head:

"I don't know, who is it?"

"Du Chun."

Hearing this name unexpectedly, Xu Xin felt that it sounded familiar.

"It seems like... some kind of demon sect?"

Yang Mi was immediately speechless.

Ying nodded slightly:

"Yes, he is the Mingjiao leader Zhang Wuji."

"..."

Xu Xin simply rolled his eyes.

My heart says that you bared your white teeth and said nothing to anyone at night.

Yang Mi chuckled, covered her mouth and continued:

"The Sword Cult, the one you personally destroyed. Do you know why I'm laughing? He also said that Yin Xiaotian was his best friend before. But something happened, and he became the leader of the cult and stabbed Yin Xiaotian. Three swords and six holes. Now that Huang Xiaoming is his best friend, what do you think he would do if something happens to Huang Xiaoming?"

"He'll die."

He did not join in his wife's jokes. After gradually remembering his relationship with this person, Xu Xin's eyes became calm.

No teasing, no disdain.

Having been in this industry for a long time, it is not uncommon to encounter any strange things.

Just now, a little girl who was able to appear in director Feng's movie was like a sleeping dragon and a phoenix chick to our old Xu.

What's so rare?

And Du Chun has betrayed his trust this time. As long as he has a normal mind and doesn't want everyone to know that he is a villain, then whenever something happens to his friends around him, the best way for him is to fight to the end and change his attitude little by little. word of mouth.

But...

He looked away.

There is no need to care about such people.

He just looked at Huang Xiaoming who was waiting for the host to guide him to the stage next to the small stage, and Yang Ying beside him.

Guessing what the "big event" tonight will be like.

Yang Ying was dressed like a black swan tonight.

That low-cut black dress has a lot of feathers on it, which makes it look graceful and luxurious.

It's a pity that he is a straw bag.

At this time, he felt someone looking this way, turned his head subconsciously, and saw Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong looking this way.

After seeing that he turned his head, the handsome boy quickly bowed politely, while Guan Xiaotong was all smiles.

"...ha~"

Hearing her husband's laughter, Yang Mi looked away from the stage and looked at him in confusion:

"What's wrong?"

Xu Xin pursed his lips.

After Yang Mi turned her head, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, opening and closing her palms to say hello to the two children.

She's not stupid.

These two people must have come here secretly, there is no other possibility except this option.

So it's better to keep a low profile to avoid causing any trouble to these two people.

She doesn't even have any bad feelings about it.

On the one hand, I heard the words "You are my fan", and on the other hand...a sixteen-year-old girl, no matter what she is like in private, at least she is learned and sensible in person, but she is just a little reckless.

But this kind of recklessness is actually cute at this age.

She has no ill intentions towards people in Beijing circles.

Just like my husband said, everyone just has different paths.

At this time, bursts of applause broke out.

Du Chun has finished introducing what should be introduced, and tonight’s protagonist appears:

"Welcome everyone to my birthday party. To be honest, I'm really scared..."

Hearing the news, Yang Mi gathered her thoughts and stood beside her husband like a green leaf.

…

In fact, for Xu Xin, this kind of dinner is quite boring.

It's not easy to sit or stand.

He seemed unsociable when he was sitting, but when he was standing there would always be someone coming over to chat with him with a glass of wine.

Maybe it was because he was growing up year by year. In his opinion, this kind of occasion... became more and more boring.

Birthday banquets...it's best to be more traditional. A bunch of people sit together, order food, serve wine, eat and drink happily, and then drink until you feel excited, and one person starts:

"Let's go, two games, two games!"

Then a group of people went to the KTV and sang "Do you love me or him" with their arms around their sister...

Of course, he just saw others living like this, and a good housekeeper would be ashamed to associate with these people.

At this moment, he had just sent away several producers.

The work phone number in my trouser pocket has a few new WeChat friends.

At this time, the music on the stage suddenly changed and became soft and soothing.

Du Chun took the microphone and said:

"Come on, friends, let's dance..."

Hearing this, Xu Xin looked at the cheese and lobster macaroni that he had just served, feeling a little helpless.

At this time, Yang Mi, who had also been surrounded by people for a long time, also came over.

Looking at the look on her husband's face that said "the baby is hungry for food", he smiled slightly:

"You can eat, and then we can dance together after eating."

"To tell you the truth, I have almost forgotten all the steps of ballroom dancing."

"fine."

Yang Mi waved her hands indifferently:

"I'll just show you around. I haven't danced this kind of ballroom dance for a long time, and I really miss it."

"I still remember the steps of the ballroom dance to a certain extent... I'm afraid if there is some theme music, jive and cha cha, then I will really end up doing it."

"Let's get down..."

Yang Mi didn't care, she just used the champagne glass to cover her mouth while drinking, and said to her husband:

"Hey, that handsome guy should be the most popular person in Beijing circles, right?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin looked in the direction she was looking.

He saw Wu Yifan putting his hand on Xu Jinglei's waist and dancing.

When Yang Mi saw this scene, she couldn't help but smack her mouth:

"Tsk... I admit my heart, but if you could open my brain right now and see what I'm thinking, you would definitely think I'm dirty..."

"..."

Xu Xin couldn't help but look at his wife with a "Brother, I understand" look, and then said:

"My name is Wu Yifan, a member of the group EXO. Have I said hello to you?"

"No. Xu Jinglei doesn't even come close to me. Wherever I go, she is right next to me. They are thousands of miles away...but I have been paying attention to these two people. I just look at his cell phone and there is nothing. Put it back in your pocket and pass. I basically followed Xu Jinglei in a circle, and a group of people added them on WeChat."

After speaking, she pointed in another direction:

"At this time, she is engaging in differential treatment. I really don't understand it."

Xu Xin turned around and found Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong eating on the other side.

"Give me your mobile phone and I'll check this Wu Yifan... How awesome is he to be so praised by Xu Jinglei?"

"Didn't I tell you, they are both in the same group. Their name is EXO..."

Yang Mi stepped aside and started searching.

Xu Xin was used to eating half a plate of macaroni, and after filling his stomach, Yang Mi also finished checking.

In a total of three to five minutes, the rhythm of the song changed, slightly faster than the soothing music before.

At this time, Xu Xin saw Wu Yifan's end, and Xu Jinglei stretched out her hand in front of Lu Han.

Obviously, despite the differential treatment, they are not left behind.

but……

In the past few minutes, Xu Xin was eating and observing, and found that Wu Yifan had a good foundation.

Let me put it bluntly, being able to debut in a Korean idol boy group means that there is really nothing wrong with dancing.

The same goes for Lu Han.

After Yang Mi finished checking, she walked up to Xu Xin and suddenly said:

"Do you know how I felt after reading it?"

"What?"

"It's a bit like the Korean groups that Hunan TV praised a few years ago. If they are popular in Korea, they are popular in China, so just come to us and make money... and then take over Southeast Asia..."

"?"

Xu Xin asked in confusion:

"How do you say this?"

"intuition."

Yang Mi is quite concise and to the point.

But looking at her husband's speechless eyes, she explained:

"You don't understand the groups in Korea, but I do. I searched his information just now and found out that he and that handsome boy formed a group in 2012 called EXO-M, and there were two Chinese people named Zhang Yixing. Together with Huang Zitao, there are three of them from China. Wu Yifan is Canadian, and there are two Koreans. They specialize in activities in China, and their popularity is not low.

But the way Korean companies work is like this. Artists, idols and the like are all consumables, coming one after another. In my opinion, this combination is obviously profitable. And the contracts they give are quite harsh. I heard that the company gets 7, the agent gets 1, and the artist gets 2. It wouldn't matter if this was done in South Korea...but how high the remuneration for artists here is. "

"Well, what then?"

"For Lu Han and Wu Yifan to be here, in my opinion, there are only two possibilities. One is that several agencies in South Korea have to be deeply tied to the Beijing circle."

"Basically impossible."

Before Yang Mi finished her analysis, Xu Xin shook his head and rejected her point of view.

"Beijing Circle is now overwhelmed by us, and we have too much time to take care of ourselves. How can we lure the wolf into the house? If we do this, they may explode internally before there is any movement outside. If you think this way, their only possibility is to turn their attention The focus is on training the new generation, but this takes time, and if they really need to be trained, according to their habits, they must choose the sons and daughters of uncles and aunts in their own circle to train them, which is called "genzhengmiaohong"."

Yang Mi did not deny what he said.

Just following this point of view:

"That should be the second point. Maybe..."

Yang Mi's eyes fell on Wu Yifan who invited Guan Xiaotong to dance:

"These two people may want to return to China to develop. Just like Han Geng, Han Geng is the treasure of Hunan Taipa, and Beijing Circle intends to cultivate them."

Xu Xin was stunned.

But I immediately realized that what my wife said made sense.

To put it bluntly in this circle, there are only two direct ways to obtain resources.

One is popularity, and the other is having backers.

Not to mention popularity, the backing is actually very simple.

Who introduced you?

Who brought you into this industry?

Whose XX are you, or does anyone in your family know XX...

At first glance it sounds like nepotism, but it’s actually pretty much the same.

Money, in many cases, does not play a decisive role in the distribution of resources in this circle.

It’s the connections.

"They are still in that company in South Korea?"

"Yes, the contract has not been terminated."

Yang Mi responded:

"This is the reason why I think the second one is more likely."

yes.

Regardless of whether you are a relative or an acquaintance, what kind-hearted person would introduce you to a circle of people, leave a circle of phone numbers and WeChat messages, and tell others "this is my person"?

What's more, this leader is from the entertainment industry.

A big sister-level figure in the Beijing circle came here to socialize with someone who was affiliated with a Korean company. Even if he made money, he would share it with the Korean company and had nothing to do with the big sister. He seemed to look familiar, except for this Apart from this possibility, there is no other solution to the problem.

only……

"Are they very popular? Otherwise, there is no reason to bet so big, right? The starting point is high enough."

Her husband's words made Yang Mi look strange.

Do these two people have high starting points?

Who has a higher starting point than you?

At most, they are just Xu Jinglei, and you were brought into the industry by Director Zhang.

But Yang Mi didn't say anything either.

Because there was no point in saying this, she just answered her husband’s previous question:

"They are very popular now, and they are the leaders of the Korean wave's "invasion". Don't you remember? In the early years, you were at the airport, were you with Lao Wang or someone else, and you met fans to pick you up. They were the ones who picked you up."

"..."

Xu Xin narrowed his eyes.

There is a vague impression.

After all, he didn't fly on commercial airlines very often, so he still remembered it more or less the few times he encountered this kind of thing.

It seems that Mengmeng was deducted 500 yuan.

At this moment, Huang Xiaoming came over:

"What are you two doing here? Let's go dance. Mimi, let's have a dance?"

"OK."

Yang Mi responded with a smile and pointed at Xu Xin:

"What should he do?"

"Haha, he's just watching."

Looking at Huang Xiaoming winking, Xu Xin was happy.

With a wave of his hand:

"You two go, I'll go smoke."

With that said, he put down his dinner plate and walked out of the dining area.

As night falls, the cold air gradually begins to intensify.

But after the glass door blocked out most of the music, the cold wind also made his mind calm down a little.

Unconsciously, he began to recall his wife's words.

The more I think about it, the more it makes sense.

He remembered very clearly that around 2009, the name "Han Geng" suddenly broke into everyone's field of vision.

Even he, who is basically insulated from the so-called "Korean Wave", has heard of this name.

It was also from him that TVXQ, SJ...oh yes, and the group that sang "NOBODY" became active in China.

In his early years, Yang Mi also liked to watch "Happy Camp". Although he didn't like the program where a group of people were laughing and chatting about awkward games, but when he watched it with his wife, he especially remembered that there were always many handsome Korean guys in those years. appear on this show.

The level of sensation was no less than that of HOT coming to China.

From that time on, the Korean Wave began to sweep across Asia.

It continues until now.

Although Han Geng seems to have offended Hunan TV and was banned, he is not as popular as before. But this model has allowed some people to see opportunities.

Therefore, the Korean wave has become more and more fierce in recent years.

but……

That's not what he was thinking about.

Unconsciously, he started to think divergently along this line of thought.

When chatting with Lao Wang before, he remembered what the other party said.

It is said that now all TV stations, or those program planning companies that survive in the entertainment industry, etc. are "crossing the river by feeling the stones in Korea."

The competition in South Korea is more intense and stronger.

And the fact that a model can survive in their country shows that the country also has the same soil.

Maybe he is thinking more seriously.

Holding a cigarette in his mouth, he was subconsciously thinking about a question.

What will "later" look like.

First of all, after becoming famous for singing and dancing, many people enter the film and television industry and become amphibious stars.

Especially in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the older generation of singers and movie stars basically follow this path.

The essential reason is that their space is too small and their market is limited. Therefore, singers become popular and act in movies, and movie stars become popular and release albums.

The purpose is to further improve one's status or make more money.

This situation is not without precedent.

And now, according to my wife, these two are very popular.

Very popular.

It is only natural that he should move to the film and television industry.

Never mind whether these two people really planned to return to China as their wife expected, or whether the Beijing circle had fallen into collusion with Koreans.

Let's not discuss that, there is no point.

If you follow Lao Wang’s idea...cross the river by feeling the stones of Korea.

What if Lu Han and Wu Yifan succeed in their transformation and become popular...

South Korea is very small, and even if every idol group has Chinese people, it will never be able to provide many high-quality resources.

Can……

What if this model was taken over by China?

Thinking of this, his brows instantly wrinkled.

The hot search list can be operated now, right?

He suddenly paused while holding the cigarette in his mouth, and a person popped into his mind.

This person...maybe able to verify his thoughts.

He took out his cell phone, rummaged around, found this number and called it.

"Dududu... Hello? Director Xu. Hello."

"Hello Tianzhen. Are you busy right now?"

"I'm not busy, Director Xu, just give me your orders."

There was silence on Yang Tianzhen's side.

I don’t know if I’m at home or where I am.

"I have nothing else to do with you. I just want to chat with you. Are you free now?"

"……ah?"

This time, there was finally a hint of surprise in Yang Tianzhen's calm voice.

As if to say "You want to chat with me?"

Even the silence seemed a bit incredible.

However, her reaction was naturally not slow and she said:

"I just came home. Director Xu, where are you now?... How about we have an interview?"

"We can't talk in person. I'm at Huang Xiaoming's birthday party. Let's talk on the phone. I have some doubts. I need you, a professional, to analyze it for me."

"Yeah, you said, I will do my best."

"Hahaha, that's not the case."

Xu Xin smiled heartily and went straight to the topic:

"Is such that……"

At some point, he had left the confines of the winery gate.

As soon as he left, Sun Ting appeared out of nowhere and quickly put a long and spacious down jacket on him.

Xu Xin was not cold, but when he saw her, he handed over the work phone in his pocket and said:

"You go to the house and watch for me. If there is any event, send me a message in advance."

Sun Ting nodded and left quickly, while Xu Xin also sat back in the car.

After analyzing the whole story, including the chats between him and Yang Mi at the dinner table, he said:

"What do you think about this?"

"I think Sister Mi and your analysis are right. Director Xu, the management companies in South Korea are actually very harsh on debut artists before re-signing contracts. And now those trainees in South Korea, do you think they are really harsh? Are you rushing to go to South Korea to become famous? In fact, that's not the case. To put it bluntly, Han Geng's popularity has provided a way for everyone who dreams of becoming a star.

Hallyu is very popular, and people from China who have made their debut in Hallyu will definitely become even more popular when they return to their home countries.

In those few years, Han Geng made money that he might not have made in his lifetime in South Korea. Although he is now blocked by Hunan, he is now also developing resources in the film and television field.

Director Xu, idols are just consumables. Their lifespan is very short. If they don't burst out with the most energy in the shortest time, there is only one end waiting for them, which is to be eliminated.

But we are different. Our place is big enough and the market space is broad enough. Even if you can no longer be an idol, you can still rely on your accumulated popularity to find your own living space in some film and television dramas. This is our greatest advantage. but……"

Speaking of this, Yang Tianzhen paused for a while and then said:

"Director Xu, you don't like Korean trainees, do you?"

"That's not true."

Xu Xin denied her idea, and then asked a question that made Yang Tianzhen silent for nearly half a minute:

"I'm just thinking about one thing. Do you think we will become like Korea in the future? As you said, some of the more popular trainees will start to appear in some idol dramas or movies. , to squeeze the living space of other actors?"

Regarding this question, Yang Tianzhen was silent for a long time, and the answer she gave...at first glance seemed to have nothing to do with this question.

"Director Xu, actually... it's not difficult to make an artist famous."

Xu Xin narrowed his eyes.

His eyes were full of thoughts.

But after thinking for a moment, I found that I couldn't figure it out.

So he asked:

"How do you say this?"

"Director Xu, if you want to hype things up now, it's actually very simple. It's the most common and best method. Just like... Lu Han."

"You know him?"

"Of course, to be honest, I quite like him. And according to you, he and Wu Yifan should want to return to China. Otherwise, there is no reason to start visiting the dock directly... Let me give you an example, if Lu Han finds me. Then I am sure that he will become a popular niche within half a year. Even if he has no substantive works..."

"How to say?"

"It's very simple. The first step is to create a personality for him. Director Xu, have you noticed that he is very well-behaved. He is the kind of person who is very attractive to older sisters and easily inspires their desire for protection. That kind of look.”

The corners of Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

I think these "big sisters" must include you, right?

However, he did not interrupt, but continued to listen:

"This innate advantage in appearance will be quite easy to take advantage of. For example, I will first create a cute character for him. For the eldest sister, a somewhat silly, cute, and protective younger brother , it is easiest to get into their hearts. And this kind of person... Director Xu, is actually very blind. It will always be easy to take advantage of them.

After being labeled as cute and cute, I will publish the press release from the side and start to hype how hard Lu Han worked, how tired, and how hard he worked as a trainee to get to where he is today. While further stimulating the desire for protection, I will use my connections to make him appear frequently at major ceremonies. At the ceremony, he was more polite and considerate than anyone else. I even asked some artists with good relationships to work with him to create a character.

For example, helping a female artist hold up her skirt, or helping her cover up some areas in a gentlemanly manner, etc.

Director Xu, do you know GALGAME? "

"...Xiao Huangyou?"

"Uh... similar. But in the final analysis, to put it bluntly, the female-oriented GALGAME, in addition to selling sex, is a character. Among these characters, you will always find a younger brother image like a little sun, who will provide you with everything all the time. Spiritual comfort. I will create this image of Lu Han. In conjunction with the publicity of the press release..."

"There must be some people who don't like him, right?"

"Of course, especially men, they may look down upon him. They may even think that he is artificial and pretentious... But what does it matter? He will amaze all the customers with his gadgets and entertain all the guests with banquets.

He just needs to find his audience. After these two methods, I will start to hold some meet-and-greet events. I will spend money to hire people to create a scene where he is a top idol and receives a grand welcome. At the same time, I will combine it with overwhelming publicity through press releases to let more people People and brands know him.

Later, he can launch a new music album, or find some well-connected crew to cooperate with him in promoting it. Then he will find a suitable opportunity to buy hot searches, start ranking on various Weibo lists, and even let him His songs were directly ranked first or second on some software charts, and the money was used to help him buy clicks for the dramas he starred in, as well as Weibo comments, topic discussions, magazine photos, etc...

As long as he gets up, movies, TV dramas, music programs, variety shows, etc. that also need some topicality and popularity will need the huge traffic he brings to help him expand his platform. At that time, it will no longer be Lu Han begging for others, but others begging for him. "

After hearing Yang Tianzhen's extremely fluent... almost assembly line "work flow", Xu Xin couldn't help but ask:

"How much will this cost?"

"Is it important, Director Xu?"

Yang Tianzhen asked back.

"This is like an investment. Failure to invest in one person is not terrible. What is terrible is that as long as one person rises up, then we can get a hundredfold return from him. If we spend 10 million on him, we can at least get our money back. 100 million. What's more, if someone from China like Lu Han, one of Korea's top groups, is promoted, he won't lose money at all. Because he already has a huge potential market for popularity. And we only need to be a match to ignite the fuse. That’s it.”

"..."

For a moment, Xu Xin was speechless.

Don't know what to say.

Then I heard Yang Tianzhen say:

"And what you are thinking about... will we follow the Korean model in the future? The answer I give you is yes. The Korean market is very small, and no matter how good their foundation is, their growth will still be abnormal. . But we are different. Our market potential is enough to support the development of this model.

So, if I follow your train of thought... then in the future, I will set my sights on those who are handsome enough, enough for me to establish a character, and enough to arouse the love of female consumer groups. After all, times have changed. If your prediction is not wrong, then..."

Under Xu Xin's frown, Yang Tianzhen said the last words:

"This will be a broad avenue of opportunity."

"..."

This is troublesome.

Xu Xinxin said.

After passing the other party's interpretation, he suddenly felt that he had seen the "future".

And if this future becomes reality...

Good news, he saw it early.

Bad news, he didn't know how to change.

Because... Yang Tianzhen is right.

Times have changed.

It has become...different from the past.