During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 726 Signing a contract with the top star who is about to be born

The choice of director for "The Great Wall" is still a concern for the industry, and in the film market, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" has officially been released.

The production cost of this drama was as high as 1.7 million US dollars. It landed in the North American market as early as early August and performed quite well.

The film's domestic box office performance in North America alone exceeded 3.24 million U.S. dollars, and its global box office performance to date has exceeded the 7 million U.S. dollar mark.

Faced with such powerful imported blockbusters, many domestic film producers whose films are currently being screened or are about to be released are all facing a formidable enemy.

Because they can easily guess that the screening schedule of "Operation Mekong" will definitely be protected by the theater chain.

Isn’t it clear whose screenings have been cut?
Sure enough, according to data from theaters, on the first day of its release, the screening rate of "Guardians of the Galaxy" was as high as 37%.

Among these, less than five points were taken from "Operation Mekong", and the remaining more than 30% were cut from the movies released on National Day.

What surprised the industry was that even with such a high screening rate, the performance of "Guardians of the Galaxy" was not satisfactory.

The first day's performance was less than 4800 million, closing at only million.

This data is not only inferior to "Operation Mekong", but also cannot match "Captain America 2" which was released at the beginning of the year and was also produced by Marvel.

It is estimated that the final box office will be only 300 to 400 million at best, which will be a waste of many people’s expectations!
Wei Jin did not pay much attention to the film market.

The power of the seven major producers is there, and with the unremitting efforts of relevant departments, the 20 billion threshold will definitely not stop "Operation Mekong".

As for whether the final box office can reach more than 2 billion? We can only do our best and leave the rest to fate.

Anyway, there is no hope for 30 billion, even if you have already received a one-month extension key!

Because the current domestic film market capacity is still a little lacking.

On the other hand, the actors of the main creative team seemed to be full of energy, and they did not feel tired at all during the roadshow promotion in one city a day.

Wei Jin thought that he would give them a big red envelope when the roadshow was over or at the celebration banquet.

At this time, the assistant Chen Yuqi knocked on the door and walked in, "Boss, Director Zhang is here with his men."

While speaking, Chen Yuqi's face showed a bit of disbelief, as if she had met someone unexpected.

"Okay, let them in."

Wei Jin nodded, and Chen Yuqi left.

After a while, Zhang Xu walked in with a young man with dyed white hair and handsome features. It was Lu Han who had just returned.

As a member of the popular Korean boy band EXO and one of the only four Chinese members, Lu Han is not only very popular in Korea, he also has a considerable influence in China and has a large number of fans. He can be said to be a potential top star.

After Wu Yifan ran away and staged a triumphant comeback, domestic entertainment companies set their sights on the remaining three Chinese members of EXO and have had countless private contacts with them.

But his colleagues didn’t know that as early as June, when Zhang Xu was preparing to launch the Artist Studio Alliance Plan, he wanted to recruit Lu Han.

Because once the studio alliance plan is launched, all the first-line artists under Star Culture will be left.

Even though these people still have close ties with the group, from the perspective of Starry Sky Culture alone, everyone is in a cooperative relationship and there is no longer any affiliation.

If Star Culture and Zhang Xu want to maintain their status within the group, or even move to a higher level, they must create a new star ace, and the shorter the time, the better.

There is no doubt that Lu Han, a young man with excellent conditions in all aspects, meets Zhang Xu's needs very well.

Wei Jin had no objection to this. After all, Zhang Xu's considerations did make some sense. The company's first-line artists had to be separated, and the artist management area did need to be reorganized.

After Wei Jin nodded, Zhang Xu quickly took action and flew to South Korea twice to meet with Lu Han.

Wei Jin didn’t know what specific promises Zhang Xu made, but the result was that Lu Han, one of the top stars, has now become an artist under Star Culture.

As for the contract with SM, after the mediation of the Korean branch and the compensation of corresponding resources and compensation, they have agreed to release the person.

After all, compared to Wu Yifan's direct lawsuit and running away, Shanhe Media's move, even if a little unkind, is already very considerate.

In fact, if Wei Jin had not intervened in Girls' Generation's Jessica Jung's affairs before, he would not have bothered to get involved with that old fox Lee Soo Man.

Of course, compared to those prices, Lu Han is the most valuable talent, and can even be described as a treasure pot.

Perhaps Zhang Xu only considered signing Lu Han from the perspective of success rate, but Wei Jin in his previous life had truly experienced the money-making ability of these top stars.

If Wei Jin remembered correctly, during the peak period of his previous life, Lu Han's annual income was close to 300 million!
And this lasted for several years. Even after the official announcement with Guan Xiaotong, a large number of fans left and his resources dropped drastically, but his income still remained around 100 million yuan.

Its terrifying ability to attract money is evident from this!
According to the 40:60 profit split currently agreed upon with the company, Lu Han alone can create over 100 million yuan in value for Star Culture every year.

After joining Star Culture and relying on Shanhe Media, his development in this life will definitely be much better than in his previous life. It is possible that this number will increase even more.

So when they first met, Wei Jin was quite easy-going, after all, he was their employee.

After some introductions and greetings, Wei Jin invited the two to take a seat, and then asked, "How is it, are you satisfied with the accommodation arranged by Director Zhang?"

Although Lu Han is originally from Beijing and has a place to stay, artists, especially popular ones, are very busy with announcements, endorsements and other business activities, which require them to work day and night, so private space is very important.

Most artists do not choose to live at home. Even those who are really family-oriented will set up a personal space to avoid being disturbed.

The company arranged for Lu Han to live in a high-end hotel-style residence with complete supporting services.

Zhang Xu even arranged a special team of butlers, which is most suitable for people like Lu Han who have just started working and are busy. He doesn't have to worry about trivial matters. If he needs any service, he just needs to tell the butler.

"Satisfied, very satisfied, better than I expected. Thank you Mr. Wei and the company."

Lu Han replied hurriedly. Despite the pressure brought by Wei Jin's identity, his words were completely sincere.

Even though he is quite famous now, his income is not particularly high.

On the one hand, although EXO is popular, they have only been in the industry for a little over two years, so the benefits are naturally limited.

On the other hand, they are trainees and the profit-sharing contracts are quite harsh. It would be considered good if they can get 10% or 20%.

As for the remaining part, they have to share it with more than a dozen people. Even if they make a lot of money, it is so thin that you can imagine how much is left in their hands.

This is also the main reason why there have been frequent cases of Chinese artists running away from Korea in recent years. The conflicts with their former employers are really not small.

Of course, the place he lives in Korea is not bad. After all, he is a member of a popular boy band, so he doesn't have to squeeze into an apartment with several people, but it is definitely not this luxurious.

From this point of view, Lu Han felt that his decision to return to China was definitely a wise one!

"Well, you don't have to worry about the other things. Just listen to Director Zhang. He has made a detailed plan for you. If you follow this plan, I can guarantee that you will not be worse than your teammates!" Wei Jin and Zhang Xu both knew that they could not count on Lu Han's acting skills. He probably couldn't even compare to Nazar. At least the latter was a graduate of a professional school and had made up for it in [Zhang Songwen's Small Classroom].

So according to the plan, Lu Han is currently focusing on the singer route, with variety shows as a supplement.

Of course, Zhang Xu did not treat him unfairly. He was tentatively selected as the male guest of the third season of "Flowers and Youth" and the permanent guest of "Running Man" next year, both of which are resources that people in the circle are fighting for.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Lu Han is willing to sign with Star Culture. After all, these two variety shows are very popular.

Especially for someone like him who comes from an idol background, it is an important help in consolidating fans, expanding popularity, and even improving fan structure!

In addition, he will also be given some film and television resources, but they are all determined on a case-by-case basis, and he will try his best to choose roles that fit his image and personality.

"I understand, President Wei. I will follow Director Zhang's arrangements and fully cooperate with the company."

Lu Han saw that the boss valued him, and after learning about the company's arrangements, he found them to be very reasonable, so he expressed his opinion immediately.

"Okay, Lao Zhang, then you can show him around the company, otherwise he won't know what each department does and make a fool of himself."

This made Zhang Xu laugh, and Lu Han felt a little embarrassed, because Shanhe Media was indeed too big, and an entire building was used as an office, which was almost unimaginable in Korea.

"Okay, Mr. Wei."

As expected, there are many gossipy people in the company and paparazzi have been watching for a long time, so the news that top star Lu Han appeared in Shanhe Building could not be concealed at all.

Of course, Zhang Xu had no intention of hiding it. While there were various speculations in the circle, the official Weibo of Star Culture directly released a message to the public.

“We welcome former EXO member Lu Han to join the Starry Sky Culture family. We hope to work together to create brilliance in the future!”

Soon after, the official Weibo account of the "Flowers and Youth" program team also made the official announcement.

“Welcome Lu Han to join the third season of Flowers and Boys. We look forward to your arrival to add excitement to the show and write this pleasant journey together!”

Almost at the same time, Lu Han also updated his Weibo status with two messages, tagging Star Sky Culture and the program team respectively.

"Thanks to the company for their arrangement and care. From today on, I am a member of Xingkong and Shanhe!"

“Thank you to the director and producer, I look forward to meeting you all!”

As soon as the news came out, it quickly grabbed the headlines of the entertainment section. Even the news related to "The Great Wall" was firmly suppressed and could not enter the top three hot searches on Weibo.

The entire domestic entertainment industry was in an uproar and the media was also in an uproar.

Because the news was kept so well confidential, not a single word leaked out!

And countless film and television companies, entertainment companies, and brokerage companies in the industry are beating their chests and stamping their feet, feeling extremely sad. How could Shanhe Media get there first?
But thinking about the resources the other party has and the good relationship with South Korea, no one dares to say that Lu Han's choice is wrong.

After all, this contract offers a permanent guest seat on a hit variety show. Who can say that the treatment is not good?

In comparison, Lu Han’s fans can be said to have reached a collective climax, having fun everywhere on major social platforms such as Weibo, Tieba, and Tianya.

At one point, Weibo’s servers were even running at full capacity!

It is conceivable how huge Lu Han’s fan base is in China.

Older people in the domestic film and television circles, including some first-line celebrity artists, are all impressed by the huge fan base and amazing fan appeal of these "young people".

Because in the entertainment industry, you can only have a status if you have a market. This is the iron rule of the film and television entertainment industry in the Internet era!

Everyone in the circle can foresee that with the support of Shanhe Media's abundant resources, another top-tier idol superstar in his early twenties is about to be born!

"boom!"

In a villa somewhere in Beijing, Wu Yifan was browsing the news online when he smashed the ashtray on the coffee table to pieces.

"Why? Why did you choose him instead of me? How am I inferior to him?"

At this moment Wu Yifan was very angry. He didn't understand that even though he had been so "humble and servile" and tried so hard to please Wei Jin, Wei Jin still looked down on him.

Not only did he reject the contract that was offered to him, he even obstructed his offer to play a guest role in the "The Mermaid" project.

At first he thought that the big director looked down on people like him who came from an idol group, because even in Korea, there is such a chain of contempt.

But I never thought that my teammates with the same background as me would receive such unexpected blessing even though they did nothing wrong!

Isn’t this too double standard?!
"Fanfan, what's wrong?"

Mother Wu, who heard the noise, came over and asked with concern. But after learning the whole story, she could only sigh helplessly.

"Now that things have come to this, let's not think about those things. At least we have two movies on hand now. The situation is not bad, right?"

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Wu Yifan fell silent after hearing this. This was indeed the only way he could comfort himself.

As long as one of these two dramas can sell well, it will be able to completely prove its commercial value.

By then, that little brat who is still hanging around in variety shows will have to be surpassed step by step by myself, or even completely suppressed!

But at this time, Wu Yifan remembered something and looked up and asked, "Mom, I'm about to join the crew, have you thought about the contract?"

"Well, I've thought about it. I think my eldest brother is more sincere, and he has a good relationship with Huayi, so at least he won't offend anyone."

Mother Wu thought very clearly that although Huayi was a large company, it also had many artists, and all kinds of competition were inevitable, and the atmosphere within the company was not very good.

Especially Mr. Wang, whose hobbies are very special. He is really not a good match!
In comparison, although the resources on the eldest brother's side are not as abundant, as the saying goes: It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

Especially after what happened to Prince Long, there is a high probability that he will move behind the scenes, and there will be more opportunities.

Coupled with the eldest brother's good relationship with the Beijing circle, and the support of the Yaolai Group behind him, the development of his own son may not be worse than if he were tied to Huayi!

"But Fanfan, don't tell anyone for now. It's still the same as before. Because of this matter, it's best for my eldest brother to speak up."

"Okay, Mom, I'll keep my mouth shut."

Wu Yifan nodded heavily to assure her. Seeing this, Mother Wu smiled knowingly and patted her son's head.

"Well, you are really a good son to your mother."

(End of this chapter)