Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 242 Deng Dynasty (2/4)

It seems that film and television companies have unique advantages in acting as artist agents.

Actors are an indispensable part of producing a drama or a movie. As the collaboration increases, the company will sign the actors and form a fixed team. This was the prototype of artist management in its early days.

Many old-fashioned production companies, such as Huayi, Rongxinda, Hairun, Tangren, Huanrui, Huace, and Noon Sunshine, are representatives of this type.

But... in order to maximize profits in film and television production, it is inevitable to compress pay, but this is contradictory to the pursuit of artist agents.

Moreover, once an artist becomes famous, the next step is to terminate the contract!
It's a normal thing...

Besides the instability brought about by the departure of popular artists, in the internet age, handling public relations crises, publicity and marketing, and fan management are becoming increasingly important...

This thing takes up 80% of an artist’s energy in operations!
For a company whose core business is film and television production, it is difficult to allocate energy to deal with these...

Most importantly, Shen Yan didn't have any extra thoughts about making others famous...

Otherwise, he could have just signed with Rouba, Zhao Liying or the like.

However, Shen Yan had no objection to Ji Xiang's artist management business...

You can definitely make money anyway!
Ji Xiang said: "I found two good candidates, one is called Rouba, and the other is called Chen Yao..."

"Chen Yao?"

"Well, she has a pure and lovely appearance, slender limbs, and a tall body... She's a potential Qingyi seedling!"

"Qingyi..."

I said...

Shen Yan nodded, then remembered something and was about to speak when Ji Xiang asked curiously, "Why don't you ask about Rouba's situation?"

"Just from the name, I know she's from Xinjiang... What's there to ask?"

Rouba, I know this better than you!
In the era of Brother Yan, "rouba" has become an adjective. Although he hasn't produced any works in over a year, his popularity has not diminished at all...

Various advertisements and magazine photos...

"You're not going to choose Rouba to play in 'The Accidental Murder', are you?"

"That's not the case. She's too exotic and doesn't match Liu Dehua..." Ji Xiang explained, "I'm thinking about whether to use Chen Yao or Liu Erfei!"

“Who is more suitable?”

“They’re all quite suitable!”

"...How much sponsorship did Liu Erfei give?"

Translation: How much are you willing to pay for the role?
Ji Xiang said: "They said they could invest 2000 million in the crew..."

"Is it free?"

"That's not the case. I want a suitable investment ratio..."

Shen Yan did not hesitate: "Let him go!"

"...Don't you want to know who he is?"

"Who cares... I've already rejected Huayi Brothers... and he still wants a piece of the action?"

"That's right!" Ji Xiang nodded. "Then I'll use Chen Yao. Godfather Chen, get out of here!"

"Who?"

"Godfather Chen!"

"Ah...he has another goddaughter?"

Ji Xiang chuckled: "I don't know about that... Maybe this time it's true love."

"Get lost..." Shen Yan waved his hand: "Our casting needs Andy Lau's approval."

“I’ve already communicated with him…”

The two were chatting quietly when Sun Li and Deng Chao came over: "Mr. Ji... introduce yourself!"

"This is Deng Chao... This is Sun Li..."

"Do I need you to introduce me?" Shen Yan hurriedly shook hands: "Brother Chao, Sister Li... I am Shen Yan..."

...Rumor has it that Deng Chao was recommended to star in "Painted Wall" by Sun Li...

That makes sense. Deng Chao has offended many people in recent years, and it is difficult for him to develop in the film industry!

"Flirting Scholar 2" was originally scheduled to star Deng Chao...

Then Huang Xiaoming found the investors and forcibly replaced the protagonist of the movie.

Including Zhang Jizhong's "The Deer and the Cauldron" - Deng Chao also went to the casting of "The Deer and the Cauldron", and after Bao Bei was eliminated, he mentioned that the leading role should be Deng Chao...

Deng Chao himself said that he was preparing for the role of Wei Xiaobao, but in the end it was Huang Xiaoming who played the role.

Including "The Whistleblower", although the project of "The Whistleblower" was handled internally by Huayi, it was originally decided that the Zong Shuai team would be the main actors - Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao and Su Youpeng!

At that time, Huayi’s internal agents were divided into eight groups, and the Zongshuai group was the most powerful.

It’s no use. The producer of “The Whistleblower” is Feng Xiaogang…

Staying in Huayi, Deng Chao would have a hard time!
In fact, Deng Chao’s previous movie “Paris Baby” was also signed by Sun Li - the investor was Hai Run, and Sun Li was the number one actress of Hai Run!
Many people say that Sun Li doesn’t want to be in the film industry…

In the early days, Sun Li had enviable film resources. She starred in works such as "Huo Yuanjia", "Painted Skin", "Phantom Flame", and "Guan Yunchang".

That’s right, they are all Hong Kong movies!
To be honest, Sun Li was really promoted by Hai Run. Her first drama was "Romance in the Rain", where she played a supporting dancer next to Zhao Yanzi. Then came "Jade Guanyin"...

The TV series confirmed to be produced by Hai Run include "Jade Guanyin", "A Pair of Embroidered Shoes", "One Meter of Sunshine", "Bloody Romance" and "Drawing Sword", not counting resources such as "The Dye House" which can be confirmed to be resources that Hairun has obtained for Sun Li.

Moreover, Hai Run gave her a large number of shares - accounting for 6.13%.

Hairun’s original shares, with a market value of over 20 million yuan, sold % of their shares right after they were acquired, which is almost the same as a market crash - even the company’s leading actress has reduced her holdings. How can you convince the capital market to believe in Hairun?

Then Hairun failed to go public!

What's even more bizarre is that after she terminated her contract with Hai Run, Hai Run didn't even complain...

It is said, just said, I don't know if it is true, but I consulted a fortune teller and it was said that Sun Li's horoscope is very likely to become popular...

——I remain calm no matter what news comes out of the domestic entertainment industry, even if “Nezha 2” sells for 200 billion!
Ahem, anyway, at this stage, Sun Li does have more connections than Deng Chao...

But Shen Yan still likes them very much.

A rare loving couple in the circle...

……

They arrived at a restaurant and sat down. Shen Yan said, "Brother Chao, Sister Li...you two order whatever you want. I'm fine with anything!"

"It's up to the host, please order!"

"Then I'll order some Nanchang dishes. Would you like to eat, Sister Li?"

“Is it spicy?”

“Mmm, very spicy!”

Sun Li shook her head: "Then I can't, I can't eat anything too spicy!"

"Then let's have boiled shrimp, beef stewed with radish... and stir-fried broccoli..." After a pause, Shen Yan continued to order: "Spicy soft-shelled turtle, spicy chicken feet and..."

After hearing the two dishes Shen Yan ordered, Deng Chao immediately said, "These two dishes are enough... Let's order some soup!"

"It's okay, I definitely can't make the authentic Nanchang flavor..."

Ji Xiang interjected, "Is Nanchang food spicy?"

"Yeah," Shen Yan nodded. "I'm from Hunan. I went to Nanchang with my classmates and had a meal there... I almost cried!"

"So exaggerated?"

“It’s no exaggeration…Nanchang food is really spicy!”

Deng Chao also nodded: "Yes, it's no exaggeration to say that I feel the spiciest food in China is Jiangxi cuisine!"

"How come I haven't heard of it?"

Shen Yan gave some scientific research: "Jiangxi cuisine is quite fragmented... It's divided into Nanchang cuisine, Raobang cuisine, Pingxiang cuisine, etc. Although these schools all belong to Gan cuisine, each school is quite different. In addition to the main schools, each prefecture-level city in Jiangxi also has its own unique characteristics and flavors. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve a unified taste and cuisine. If you can't unify it yourself, other provinces will naturally not recognize you!"

(End of this chapter)