I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 596 The Beginning of the Collapse of a Big Company

Online, netizens are still discussing it enthusiastically.

[Previously, Jinli was always the one in the limelight, and I thought that shouldn't be the case, since Jinli's score wasn't even as high as Gu Cheng's.]

With Gu Cheng's high score, wouldn't it be a disservice to his status as an artist not to promote him properly?

Unexpectedly, he turned around and became the national spokesperson for Yajun Watches' "Gift" series!
This endorsement carries more weight than some accessible luxury brands' global ambassadorships; Gu Cheng has now entered the ranks of candidates for Yajun Watches' global ambassadorship.
[To the person upstairs, I suspect you're putting down one while praising another, and I have evidence (laughs)]
[If the two stars' companies hadn't issued a joint statement, their fans would have already started fighting over the scores, and the focus would have been much less on the stars. Ultimately, both companies were farsighted, which shows that the two companies have a good relationship.]
[Am I the only one who thinks that March Band's career has been getting better and better since they left Tianding Entertainment?]
Although I don't like Tianding's way of doing things, isn't it too blind and insensitive for them to keep getting better and better?

In the past, if Gu Cheng had achieved this score, Tianding would have publicized it extensively and announced new endorsements daily. Jin Li would have had no chance to stand out.
[When March Sky was in Tianding, they received very good treatment. But now, haven't you noticed that Tianding is getting more and more chaotic?]
While netizens are unaware of the internal chaos within Tianding Entertainment, they can glean insights from the announcements made by its celebrities.

The artists under Tianding Entertainment haven't been getting many good gigs lately, while many veteran artists have been getting a lot of opportunities and are getting more and more exposure.

Because Tianding Entertainment promoted these artists, it also sparked a wave of nostalgia online.

Unfortunately, the netizens who support these celebrities are no longer young and don't spend much time online, so it only sparked online discussions, but the older celebrities didn't see an increase in commercial value.

Tianding Entertainment internally.

Many young A-list artists are increasingly feeling anxious.

They were especially annoyed when they saw that March Sky had officially announced a very prestigious watch endorsement, while Tianding Entertainment was still focusing its resources on that damn June Summer.

In a dance studio.

One of the boy band members suddenly sat down on the ground, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a tired and irritable expression, "I'm not practicing anymore!"

This is a team dance; it's impossible to practice without one person's cooperation, so positioning is very important.

He quit, and the others had no choice but to take a break as well.

The captain walked over, frowned, and said, "Why aren't you practicing? You've only practiced for two hours today, which is far from our limit."

The member turned his head away, not daring to look at the captain, and whispered, "What's the point of practicing? We practice so hard every day, but we still can't even finalize the stage."

We've been practicing this dance for a month, and we were supposed to perform it last week, but the company reassigned that show to June Summer.

They said we'd be filming this week, but yesterday the agent said it's been postponed to next week, and the variety show we'd already booked is gone too.

The man paused, then said with utter sarcasm, "No need to think, they've definitely pushed our announcement to June Summer again."

Believe it or not, next week our appearances will be taken by June Summer again; they specifically target our shows.

Those who don't know better might think they're a top-tier boy band, comparable to March Band! No, even March Band wouldn't go so far as to monopolize our schedules!

Seeing that the captain's expression was getting worse, some members quickly tugged at him and whispered, "Don't say anything more."

The man paused, not daring to look at the captain, and said even louder, "Isn't what I said true? Why can't I say it? Our announcements were stolen by June Summer. The company took our resources and gave them to them."

If they were truly capable, they wouldn't need our aid. And even if they got their hands on those high-quality resources, would they even be qualified? Being pushed out without any real ability only makes them a laughingstock!

Everyone fell silent.

After a while, the captain spoke in a deep voice: "You're all tired. Take a rest and get back into shape."

He left the dance studio on his own initiative, and no one followed him, but everyone knew that the leader must have gone to find the manager.

The team member sitting on the floor was pulled up by someone who said, "You should say less. The captain has it tough too. He communicates with outsiders for us and is under the most pressure."

“I know…” the man murmured, “I just feel resentful. Those resource announcements were originally meant for us, so why should the company give them to June Summer?”

I don't want to be a stepping stone for others. This is ours to begin with. Otherwise, if things continue like this, we won't get any exposure, our popularity will only decrease, and how will we ever surpass March Band to become the top artist in the company?"

One member said, "If others can take our resources, it proves that we are not irreplaceable. We used to want to take Marchday's resources, and our manager told us that he would help us fight for them. But what happened?"

The company contacted the company that was issuing the announcement, but they refused without hesitation, even asking if March Day's schedule was too full and that they could wait.

At that time, they were full of ambition and won a very prestigious award, which March Band had won before. Their endorsement deals and announcements went up to a new level.

This award is also considered by Marchday's fans to be the beginning of their legendary status.

Now it's their turn.

I originally thought they would follow the path paved by March Band and gradually reach the top.

But reality gave them a cold shower.

They won the award, but the top spot was already taken, and they didn't have the ability to dethrone March.

Thinking about this, even the member who complained first couldn't help but feel frustrated: "We're a top-tier team, after all. How can they just give the schedules to other people like that? Don't those scheduling agencies feel upset?"

This member was unaware of the details.

In fact, the party that issued the notice was also very frustrated when they received the message from Tianding Entertainment requesting a replacement.

They prefer established teams that have been proven in the market.

However, Tianding Entertainment's attitude was very assertive, and they stated that June Summer was the team they would be promoting in the future. Getting them on appearances now was considered investing in a potential stock.

The organizers of the announcement thought about it and agreed. June Summer was a newcomer, so the fee for her to participate in the announcement was practically free.

Rather than saying they are optimistic about June Summer, it's more accurate to say they are optimistic about the potential of Tianding Entertainment.

In the minds of the company that made the announcement, there was no team that Tianding Entertainment wanted to promote that they couldn't make famous.

In addition, Tianding Entertainment will sign a separate agreement with any company willing to give June Summer a notification during this period, as a sign of sincerity.

The agreement roughly states that once June Summer becomes a top-tier team member, she can participate in the event organized by the organizer at a lower price.

It was this clause that made many of the notifying parties willing to switch to June Summer.

These parties, unable to reach the heights of March and unaware of the higher-level power struggles, still welcome June Summer's bet on Tianding.

When the captain went to find the agent, he found that the agent also looked worried.

His office was a private office, but the door wasn't locked; the captain simply pushed it open.

The act of knocking turned into pushing the door open, and upon entering, the first thing they saw was a screen. The team leader overheard the manager complaining to another manager.

"The company wants me to arrange appearances for June Summer again, but I've already filled up with appearances for many of their artists. If this continues, I won't be able to meet my targets for this year, and June Summer isn't even under my management."

Another agent said, "June Xia doesn't have an agent, right? The company said they would arrange one, but they haven't yet. Maybe you could ask them."
Given the company's emphasis on June Summer, she's definitely a promising stock!

These words tempted the complainers, while the captain felt a chill run down his spine.

He quickly went outside and then knocked heavily on the slightly ajar door. His agent immediately said, "Come in."

The captain went inside.

The agent felt a headache coming on when he saw him arrive.

It's obvious that they came because of the announcement.

In order to complete the tasks assigned by the company this month, he had to misappropriate the notices of his team to cover other expenses.

This team is his most successful and top-tier team. If it weren't for June Xia's sudden emergence, this team would have been the company's key focus for development.

The agent straightened his expression and said seriously, "Xiao Wu, what do you need me for?"

The team leader was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Brother Wang, the team is restless. Some people are already thinking of leaving. If this continues, the team will not get enough exposure and may fall apart."

The captain deliberately exaggerated because he knew that forbearance would only lead to further exploitation.

Upon hearing this, the agent's expression became even more serious. "Tell me what happened."

After talking for an hour, the captain returned to the dance studio exhausted, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw the team members.

"I just spoke with my manager, and tomorrow's schedule will proceed as planned. Go practice dancing quickly so you can be in top form for the stage."

The team members were taken aback at first, then cheered around their captain.

"The captain is awesome!"

"The captain is still the best!"

Some members were so moved by the return of their lost announcements that they shed tears.

That person couldn't help but sigh, "We're really unlucky to run into June Summer. We're the same type of artist with the same resources, so we can completely replace each other. It's so much more comfortable for those independent artists; they don't have to worry about having their gigs taken away."

However, they are unaware that individual artists are also worried about their schedules.

"Have you found out when our announcements can return to normal?"

The young, top-tier celebrities held a special gathering, ostensibly for networking, but actually to exchange information.

"No, when I asked the agent, they said to wait for arrangements, but judging from the agent's expression, they weren't sure when it could be changed."

"What should I do? This month I specially used my points to exchange for a high-quality advertisement, just waiting to create a topic to trend on social media, hype it up, increase my popularity, and reach a higher level."

The entire points-for-jobs system is now being used to subsidize veteran artists, so what's the point of accumulating points anymore?

A young artist couldn't help but complain.

She started the conversation, and other celebrities joined in with their own criticisms.

He Yixuan sat silently in her seat. A third-tier celebrity she had met a few times asked, "Sister Yixuan, your schedule hasn't been affected, has it?"

He Yixuan was about to shake her head, but then she thought of something and asked hesitantly, "The company usually arranges four announcements a month, but this month they only arranged two. Does that count as being affected?"

"Of course it's affected. You could have gotten so much more. I don't know what the company is thinking. Wasn't the old system working perfectly fine? Why are they suddenly supporting veteran artists?"

He Yixuan actually wanted to say that it wouldn't have much of an impact on her.

The agent apparently arranged four gigs for her, but those gigs were all small ones with low pay and almost no exposure.

She still loved acting after all, so even though her agent didn't give her any acting gigs, she still secretly took on some roles and went to the movies quietly.

However, since these scenes did not affect her other engagements and the filming time was short, and she reported them in her work log each time, her agent only said that she was wasting her time when she found out, but did not stop her.

For agents, this is more or less a performance indicator.

At Chenxi Entertainment, the company can provide very little assistance; artists have to actively seek out opportunities.

Therefore, after He Yixuan joined Tianding, she preferred to fight for the gigs herself and was indifferent to the gigs arranged by the company, since they were not the gigs she liked.

Now that the company has reduced the number of engagements for her, He Yixuan is actually quite happy. She has more free time and can attend auditions for multiple film and television productions.

During her audition for the film crew, she also felt a sense of preferential treatment from the big company.

The crew members might not recognize her, but as soon as they heard her mention that she was an artist from Tianding Entertainment, they immediately changed their tune and became extremely attentive to her.

These are things that you couldn't enjoy at Chenxi Entertainment before.

Thinking of this, He Yixuan pursed her lips. However, Chenxi Entertainment is not what it used to be.

Yesterday she went to audition for a film crew, and one of the actors happened to be an artist from Chenxi Entertainment. She remembered her name was "Wang Hongdou".

After Wang Hongdou finished her self-introduction, the staff immediately surrounded her, asking if Jinli worked at the company, how Jinli achieved such good grades, and whether Jinli had a good personality...

That actor is so young, he reminds me a bit of myself when I was young, head held high, proudly talking about the company. But now, everyone's topic of conversation has turned to Jinli.

"She has a very good personality. I've worked with her before and got many autographs from her."

She studies very diligently, persisting in studying every day. If you've watched her live streams, you'll know how hard she works.

He Yixuan was competing with her for a different role; one was the second female lead and the other the third female lead.

Ultimately, the second female lead still had to wait for the results, while the production team directly chose Wang Hongdou for the third female lead.

Even the director joked at the time, "Jinli has the luck of a koi fish. As Jinli's junior sister, you should bring some luck to the crew!"

Wang Hongdou smiled and nodded, saying okay.