Chapter 103 "Entertainment Camp"
Chapter 103 "Entertainment Camp"
Because of his wide knowledge, he has become a veteran in the entertainment industry.
From the very beginning, Fan Wumian's ideas were different from those of most of his peers.
Other newcomers are trying their best to gain fame and cannot take care of anything else for the time being.
He was thinking about how to make money while becoming famous, so as to avoid the embarrassing situation of having fame but still struggling to make ends meet.
It’s different from people’s habitual perception.
"Celebrity" and "rich" are often not equated, and similar situations are more common in this era.
Especially if you don't want to sign a contract with a record company or an agency, the more prepared you are, the easier your life will be in the future.
Jiang Shixi, his agent, obviously hasn't realized this yet.
Upon learning that Fan Wumian was being suppressed by a group of traditional record companies, Jiang Shixi widened his eyes slightly and asked nervously:
"Your relationship with those multinational record giants is average? This is a bit troublesome. I was originally looking for an opportunity to see if I could have you interact with other singers. This would be very beneficial for increasing your popularity."
Fan Wumian walked forward with his hands in his pockets and said to him:
"Those are all empty talk. If I just want fame, I might as well release a new song on the Internet every three to five days and let everyone listen to it for free. After persisting for a year or two, even my compatriots in Africa and South America may have heard of my name, and it will be easy for me to become famous throughout the Chinese music scene."
"Most of the high-quality resources in the entertainment industry are in the hands of capital. Whether it's endorsement opportunities or filming and commercial performance opportunities, they have almost been divided up by those big companies."
"If you want to steal their food, the most comfortable way is to become a capital yourself. Without money, you can't move forward. It's not pleasant to beg for favors all day long. Only the rich are the boss."
Jiang Shixi asked:
"Then how about finding a large company to sign a contract? My former company, Yutian Media, is setting up three departments: music, variety shows, and film and television. With the support of Hubei Radio and Television, it has good relations with TV stations, film companies, and mainstream media."
Fan Wumian stretched out a finger and shook it, saying with a smile:
"The purpose of working is to earn money to buy your freedom as soon as possible, rather than to stay in the brothel as the top girl. Since there is an opportunity to be your own boss, who wants to live under someone else's roof?"
Just as Jiang Shixi, Ji Qiao and others were savoring the experience and feeling deeply heartbroken.
Fan Wumian said again:
"If one day you make enough money with me, I will also congratulate you on escaping the cage. For me, working as a laborer is impossible. I don't need to consider signing a contract. If I meet a coal boss who wants to invest in me, I can discuss it with him."
On one side is a mobile phone ringtone project that is currently in production and is about to be signed with a telecommunications operator.
On the one hand, they are busy stocking up on physical album projects, as they have the opportunity to ignite market attention by announcing terrifying sales data at any time.
Currently having two sources of income in his hands gave Fan Wumian great confidence.
Ji Qiao, who is a public relations officer, also asked after hearing this:
"Boss Xiao Fan, what's going on between you and those record companies? Maybe I can think of a way to help you resolve it."
"Small" refers to age.
It is difficult to call this boss, who is only 18 years old and still in high school, "Mr. Fan".
Hear the words.
Fan Wumian shrugged and explained:
“There’s not much of a contradiction.”
"They just wanted to sign me and make me work for them and earn money, but I didn't agree. Since they don't have any benefits, they certainly don't want to give me a chance to show my face. The TV stations and film companies are very familiar with them, so they won't promote me without a reason."
"But it really doesn't matter. The entertainment industry in Hong Kong is small, just like South Korea. If you only develop locally, it's easy to have no food to eat."
"You just need to help me with things in other places. Right now the entire Hong Kong music scene is in a period of transition and is being beaten by the Taiwan music scene. As long as I can make achievements in other places, I don't have to worry about the Hong Kong media not praising me crazily."
Listen to him talk.
Pu Jiajing, the personal assistant, was unaware of the impressiveness and could only think: "So handsome!"
The three-year age gap is not a problem.
Handsome, rich, smart, and a star, Pu Jiajing has so many reasons to like him.
Unfortunately, when she thought of the super beautiful rich lady who was driving a luxury car worth millions, she immediately realized that she had no chance.
A raging soldier, and a raging nest.
Realizing that Fan Wumian already had a clear vision for the future of the studio, both Jiang Shixi and Ji Qiao put their minds at ease for the time being.
Let’s look at Pu Jiajing.
Still busy secretly looking at Fan Wumian.
As an intern who has not yet graduated from university and does not have much pressure in life, she only regards this trip to Hong Kong as a trip.
Found a cafe.
I was not kidding when I said some time ago that I was very popular in Hong Kong.
As soon as Fan Wumian sat down after ordering his food, a part-time female clerk brought him a box of free egg tarts.
soon.
The owner of the cafe, who received the news, drove over specially and enthusiastically invited him to help take a photo, saying that he would put it on the wall for promotion.
unconsciously.
Across the floor-to-ceiling window of the cafe, there was already a group of fans standing on the street, mostly young girls.
Recently, Fan Wumian has been numb to such things. Even if he is disturbed repeatedly, he still hands out the work. He will leave for Hubei Radio and Television tomorrow to prepare to start recording "Entertainment Camp" the day after tomorrow.
All in all, there are still more than ten days before the show is broadcast.
Fan Wumian asked his agent Jiang Shixi to continue helping him find other variety shows and ask if there were any suitable endorsement opportunities.
For example, the coconut tree beverage advertisement that Zhuang Muxi took on paid well and required little work.
Not only can you make money, but you can also increase exposure during the period, which is a very good and high-quality endorsement.
And participate in commercial performances, perform at places and make money.
Its influence in the mainland is currently limited, and you won't make much money even if you accept it. There's no need to flatter others and make yourself look bad.
The task assigned to public relations Ji Qiao is to first establish good relationships with influential mainstream media, so as to avoid giving up interviewing Fan Wumian when the opportunity comes because she cannot contact him, thus missing out on the chance to become famous.
In addition, you must manage the navy team well.
Young people are beginning to like surfing the Internet. Just look at Jay Chou in the future and you will find that his status as the "No. 1 in the Chinese pop music scene" was achieved thanks to the young people of this generation.
Effective organization and management will make it easier to gather fans. Once the number of fans increases, it will be much easier to do publicity and promotion in the future.
We chatted for a while in the cafe and then gave out a dozen autographs.
After visiting Mingrong Music and Sapphire Blue Studios with three employees from his personal studio, Fan Wumian stayed alone to continue recording mobile phone ringtones.
Pu Jiajing and her friends were free to move around and took the opportunity to go shopping in a group.
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the next day.
The plane landed in Star City.
When Fan Wumian walked out of the exit slowly carrying his newly bought silver suitcase, Ji Qiao and his assistant Pu Jiajing had been waiting for him for three or four hours.
The two of them took a plane from Shenzhen.
He departed from Hong Kong City, but because he couldn't buy a direct ticket, he was delayed for more than two hours in transit.
If I had known this earlier, I would have gotten up early and rushed to Shenzhen to meet them, saving more than 400 yuan on airfare.
After meeting Fan Wumian.
Pu Jiajing took the initiative to help with the luggage and asked:
"Boss, are you thirsty? I bought you some water~"
"Thank you. I didn't get paid for participating in Entertainment Camp, and I had to pay for the round-trip airfare out of my own pocket. Popular variety shows are really amazing."
In Fan Wumian's impression, the regular guests on shows like "Extreme Challenge" and "Running Man" are all paid very high.
Ji Qiao, who has worked at Hubei Radio and Television for several years, explained with a smile:
"Brother Jiang found his former boss and finally managed to get you a chance to be on the show. There are a lot of celebrities in the mainland who are lining up to promote themselves on the "Entertainment Camp" program. Sometimes they are eager to pay to be on the show. Of course, there is no need to pay. The total production budget for one episode is only a few hundred thousand."
Half jokingly and half seriously, Fan Wumian asked Ji Qiao:
"If I also invest in a variety show, do you think there is a chance to sell it to Huguang TV?"
"I'm not sure about that. It seems that it was built by the station itself. Although they didn't reimburse the airfare, they booked a hotel for us. The driver has been waiting for a long time."
"Okay, let's go to the hotel and rest first. If we are free in the evening, we can go and have some special snacks."
I came here a day early to prevent any unexpected accidents.
From the time he left the airport until he completed the registration procedures and checked into the hotel near Hubei Radio and Television Station, Fan Wumian was not recognized by passers-by.
If it were other stars, they would probably feel that they are not popular and lack the public’s attention.
However, in Fan Wumian's eyes, it was proof of the huge potential for deep development. Now, he is more worried about becoming an overnight sensation and having his album sales market snatched away by copycats.
Speaking of which, the best-selling copycat albums can also help him become famous.
But fame that cannot be monetized cannot bring much help to Fan Wumian in the short term, and it seems to be the same whether he has it or not.
Lying on the bed in the hotel, he sent text messages to Zuo Ziyan and Zhuang Muxi to report that he was safe. However, no one replied, probably because they were in class.
Just as I was about to lie down and rest for a while, there was a knock on the door.
I stood up and opened the door, only to see Ji Qiao and a middle-aged man standing at the door. She helped introduce them:
"This is Ke Ding, the director of Entertainment Camp. I met Director Ke when I was still at Hubei Radio and Television. He is very talented."
Director Curtin laughed and said:
"No, no, I envied you for going to the newly established Entertainment Sky Media with Brother Jiang Shixi and the others, but I didn't expect you all changed jobs."
"Brother Fan is amazing. He got help from two talented people, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix. His songs are good and he is handsome. His fame is just around the corner. Until now, your songs are still playing in my mind."
"The recording will start at 7pm tomorrow night. This episode will only feature you and another guest, a 16-year-old girl. Her name is Zhang Hanyun. She won third place in this year's Super Girl program and is very popular in mainland China. We may arrange for you to compete in singing. Is that okay?"
Agent Jiang Shixi greeted his old boss and was obviously given special care.
Fan Wumian immediately replied:
"No problem, thank you Director Ke. If there is anything wrong during the recording, please forgive me."
Director Curtin smacked his lips:
"Tsk, how did you practice Mandarin? As a native of Hong Kong, your Mandarin is even better than mine."
(End of this chapter)