The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 232 Entering the film industry, "The Voice" begins airing

“How many artists are there in the company now?”

"The remaining actors are: Yifei, Liu Xiaoli, Shu Chang, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Yi, Luo Jin

As for singers, there is only one left: Yao Bei. "

"Wow, it's clean enough."

Zhang Chen was shocked. Basically, all the stars who followed Wang Jinghua or were signed by Wang Jinghua were taken away.

Sometimes I really have to admire Wang Jinghua and am willing to follow her to change jobs.

However, Zhang Chen can really understand why these stars leave.

If anyone is to blame, it's his own fault for going astray in the development of Chenguang Entertainment.

Judging from the big moves made some time ago, Zhang Chen's money was spent on the financial industry. As for the entertainment industry, most of it is still based on infrastructure, such as cinemas and headquarters buildings. Even several Internet companies are mainly based on singers.

The video player has been lukewarm until now.

In terms of film and television dramas, although the investment is quite a lot, the investment in one or two dramas a year is not small, but compared with so many artists under the company, the amount of resources is still a drop in the bucket, and there are too many monks and too little meat.

However, even though they have few resources, these artists can still get a lot of resources in the entertainment industry by relying on the banner of Morning Glory Entertainment.

However, the problem is that Zhang Chen never takes the initiative to help them manage resources. Many resources can only be obtained by themselves or through Wang Jinghua's operations.

The most important thing is that although Zhang Chen has such a high status in the circle, he never helps the artists in his company to organize several important awards, which makes those artists who attach great importance to winning awards feel unwilling.

"Need anything, boss?"

Xue Yining was still very disgusted with Wang Jinghua's backstabbing behavior.

No matter from which angle, Chenguang Entertainment has never treated Wang Jinghua unfairly, nor has it ever exploited its artists.

But in this situation, these people just walked away.

The most important thing is that he did not disclose any information before leaving, which caught Chenguang Entertainment off guard.

“Let’s open a few movies next year.”

Zhang Chen thought about it and felt that it was about time to move into the film industry.

Now, with the crazy expansion of the Morning Glory Group, the number of screens in the mainland has greatly increased compared to last year, and is 30% more than the original time and space.

It can almost accommodate a movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan.

"How many?"

Xue Yining was very confused. Although the company consciously cultivated some screenwriters, the scripts produced by these screenwriters were rejected by Zhang Chen after being submitted to him after layers of screening.

It is very difficult to find a few good scripts to shoot without a script.

And, the most important thing is that they, Chenguang Entertainment, don’t have any good contracted directors.

The directors I have worked with so far may be quite good at shooting TV series, but they are still far behind when it comes to shooting movies.

"Well, let's start with Hollywood."

Zhang Chen added another sentence.

He should still follow his own development route, first gain success overseas, accumulate enough experience, and then use the foreign honors to dominate the domestic market.

Nowadays, although this trick is harmful, it works.

At present, Chinese people think that foreign products are better than domestic ones.

“But the script.”

After Xue Yining thought about it, she felt that it was very feasible. She also knew that her boss was still running a half-living film and television production company in the United States.

In the past few years, I just helped Warner when filming the "Harry Potter" series.

But I have basically figured out the working model of Hollywood.

If there is a particularly detailed script, then Tie a Dog can also make a pretty good work as a director.

This is the producer-centered working model in Hollywood.

It’s not that the director is not important, but most Hollywood directors don’t have much say.

The final editing of the film lies in the hands of the producer.

"I have been preparing the script for a long time. I should be able to finish it after this summer vacation."

After such a long period of filming for the TV series, he is not just an actor anymore.

When Tian Zhuangzhuang and others were in the crew, they taught him a lot.

After that, he also mastered a lot of knowledge about film shooting through self-study and asking for advice.

Although I am not yet able to manage a crew and shoot a movie by myself.

But he has already mastered the basic elements of a script.

In addition, he still had clear images of his works in his mind after nearly twenty years, so it was only a matter of time before he could copy them and turn them into scripts.

There were many reasons why I chose to be a singer instead of a director.

To sum up, being a film director requires too many connections and too much money, and it takes more energy than being a singer, and the input-output ratio is also much lower than that of a singer.

In addition, the domestic film market had not yet been fully opened to the public at the time, and the family had a music teacher, Sun Fangping.

The most important thing is that singers make money quickly!

For a Hollywood blockbuster like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, a 40% share investment would require $6000 million. Even though the final box office exceeded $10 billion, Zhang Chen only received $1.44 million.

The key is the production cycle and capital recovery cycle, which add up to nearly two years, which is too slow.

Filming a movie in 97?

That's just a few bucks.

How could he catch up with the Internet giants that sprang up like mushrooms after rain during the millennium?
If he had chosen to be a director, he would not have been able to hold huge shares in companies with a future market value of trillions of dollars such as Google, Apple, and Penguin.

Therefore, all these reasons combined led Zhang Chen to embark on the path of a singer.

But now the market is beginning to mature, and in the entertainment industry, although there is something that has not been made public, many people tacitly agree that movie stars have a higher status than TV actors.

As for singers, during this period of time, it was rare to find anyone to play with.

"Then I guess these actors must be regretting their decision."

Xue Yining observed a three-second silence for the artists who followed Wang Jinghua and left.

Now people watch Chen Guang Entertainment as if they were the resentful children whose home was stolen by Lao Wang.

But when Morning Light Entertainment starts a Hollywood film project, these actors who left today will become a laughing stock among insiders.

Hollywood, this is the ultimate goal of most actors in the world.

Originally backed by Morning Glory Entertainment, those actors had close access to these top resources.

But after this back-stabbing scene, their competitiveness is actually lower than those actors who were not originally from the Morning Light series.

"Let's talk about it after we finish the Voice of China project. Right now, our focus is still on this project. We can talk about other things after this period."

At 2003 p.m. on July 7, 18, the first episode of "The Voice of China", a show that attracted nationwide attention, premiered on Tomato TV.

"You are the first one to appear?"

In the crew's dormitory, Zhang Chen and Liu Yifei sat side by side on the sofa, and the coffee table in front of them was filled with snacks.

After the show, the two did not hang out as usual, but returned to Zhang Chen's room for the first time to watch the first episode of the show together.

Because Liu Yifei is in this first episode.

"I won't tell you, you'll know when you see it."

Liu Yifei raised her little head proudly, feeling very proud.

When Zhang Chen saw her like this, he knew that she had advanced, and his anticipation instantly diminished a lot.

"Then tell me who you chose as your mentor, is it Sister Fei?" Zhang Chen peeled a banana and gave it to Liu Yifei, trying to get some words out of her.

"Don't tell you."

"Then give me back my banana!"

Liu Yifei accepted all of Zhang Chenxian's kindness, but she didn't reveal a single word of the inside story.

The two of them almost came to blows, which caused Zhang Chen to accidentally lose a lot of energy.

He seriously suspected that the little girl did it on purpose.

How can a little girl put someone's hand against her chest when she is controlling them?

"Hey, don't move, the show is about to start."

Liu Yifei grabbed Zhang Chen's hand that was reaching out to grab the banana and pressed it against her chest to prevent it from moving.

"I!"

This time, Zhang Chen was in a dilemma whether to move or not.

Moved, it is easy to encounter the reason why some girls have gained weight recently.

Don't move. This action is too obscene.

But he didn't have time to think about it, because Teacher He on TV had already started announcing:

"Authentic good drinks, authentic good voices, The Voice of China is sponsored by Coca-Cola, the global leader in beverages.

Listen to music, use Morning Light and Morning Light Music to cheer for The Voice of China.

The four most proud students of the mentors among all the students in this year's Voice of China will have the opportunity to embark on the dream journey opened for you by Morning Light Music.

Viewers who send text messages to participate in the interaction will immediately receive a 100 yuan coupon provided by Taobao. Thank you Taobao for its strong support for this program.

"

After a long string of rapid-fire speeches, Mr. He started the first episode of "The Voice of China".

After Teacher He introduced each of the instructors present, the chairs turned and all the instructors took their seats.

The stage also went dark.

The TV camera also switched to the backstage.

I saw a slender white hand appear on the TV screen.

This hand took the microphone from the staff member near the door leading to the stage and walked towards the stage.

Judging from her back, it should be a girl.

As the beam lights around the top of the stage focused on the girl, the music played by the live band slowly sounded.

"I take a sip of your love for me
Still savoring the tenderness you gave me
"

When the song started, the camera switched to the faces of the four mentors.

They also communicated in voices that the audience and contestants could not hear.

"It's Zhang Chen's song. This girl's voice is quite suitable for singing this song."

"The arrangement is also good, it sounds like a sweet girl."

"How about it, do you want to press it?"

While the other three were still discussing, Faye Wong had already pressed the button.

boom!
With the dubbing added later, the instructor's turning action was made very shocking.

Seeing that the princess had taken the lead, the other mentors were not to be outdone and pressed the button one after another.

At this time, the camera also turned to the recording studio of relatives and friends backstage.

A lady who was obviously her mother, after seeing the four mentors turn around, excitedly hugged her son who seemed to have come with her.

"this person"

Zhang Chen was sitting in front of the TV, looking at the first contestant who came on stage in surprise.

He knew this girl.

Familiar, too familiar.

"you know?"

Liu Yifei heard Zhang Chen's voice with a hint of doubt and asked curiously.

"Emmm, I don't know her. I just think she sings well." Zhang Chen shook his head.

Wang Xinling, known as the Sweetheart Queen.

The song "Love You" has captured the hearts of countless boys.

Even after she disappeared from the music scene for a long time, when she sang this song again at the age of nearly 40, she still had the same girlish charm as when she debuted.

"Biren's fans have already started to take charge, and Wang Xinling's fans are already the directors."

This sentence well explains Wang Xinling's influence on the mainland music scene.

What made Zhang Chen curious was that, according to reason, she should have signed a contract with Avex, the record company of Jiaobenji, and released her first album "Cyndi Begin" this year.

How did you end up on the show “The Voice”?

Zhang Chen's doubts were soon answered.

"Contestant, could you please introduce yourself?"

Zhang Guorong naturally became the representative among the four mentors and began to guide Wang Xinling to introduce herself.

"Hello, teachers. My name is Wang Xinling. I am from Hsinchu County, Taiwan. I am 21 years old."

"I saw in your profile that you have already acted in a TV series and a movie. Why do you want to develop into a singer?"

The princess looked through Wang Xinling's information and saw that she had appeared in a TV series and a movie as an actress while she was in school in 00.

People like this should enter the film and television industry after graduating this year.

And with such experience, coupled with her sweet looks and voice, she should be more than qualified to be an actor.

“Because I grew up listening to Zhang Chen’s songs”

"Puff!" The four instructors couldn't help themselves. Zhang Guorong waved and said, "You're not wrong. Go on."

Zhang Chen made his debut in 97, when Wang Xinling was only 15 years old. In the following 6 years, she can be said to have grown up listening to Zhang Chen's songs.

It’s Zhang Chen’s age that makes these words sound a little strange.

"So when Zhang Chen announced that he was going to host this program last year, I decided to follow in his footsteps and try my hand at the music industry!"

On TV, the mentors and Wang Xinling are still getting to know each other.

The audience in front of the TV were already laughing like crazy, just like the four mentors.

Zhang Chen didn't know about the others, but the one next to him.
“Goose, goose, goose, goose, goose.” Liu Yifei laughed so hard that tears came out. “A person older than you grew up listening to your songs. Goose, goose, goose.”

"Don't laugh at her. Didn't you grow up listening to my songs?"

Zhang Chen rolled his eyes, ignored the girl with a very low sense of humor, and continued to look at the TV.

"Who is the mentor you want to choose?"

"I choose Teacher Wangfei!"

As if the decision had been made long ago, Wang Xinling chose the princess without hesitation.

"This is a bit difficult." Zhang Chen touched his chin and muttered.

　The first contestant is out, guess who's next?
　　Don't forget the big-name singers in Europe and America who debuted during this period.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)