Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 767 Ying Chanxi is the most skillful?
Tuesday evening, in the conference room of Huayue Film and Television.

After finalizing the cast for almost all the roles in "The Beginning," Wang Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After seeing off several important supporting actors, Wang Jun leaned back in his chair and said to Li Luo beside him, "The auditions here are over. Now we only have to choose the male lead."

"I'll have to trouble Director Wang again." Li Luo poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him.

Wang Jun chuckled, took the drink, and then said, "I had already had people post audition announcements at the two film academies in Jingzhao City."

"With the success of 'A Little Reunion' as a foundation, there were a lot of people applying."

"If you don't have much time, I'll go over and do a preliminary selection for you first."

"After we pick out the good seedlings for you, you can go and take a look."

"That's what I was thinking too," Li Luo said with a smile. "It'll just be a hassle for Director Wang."

"What's the trouble?" Wang Jun waved his hand. "We were going to choose a male lead anyway, but we just happened to pick one for Reignition Culture as well."

Li Luo's idea was simple: to reignite the future of culture. Since the goal was to develop in the direction of the cultural and entertainment industry, it was natural to sign people under his name.

He now has works, connections, resources, and channels, and he can definitely cultivate a group of high-quality artists.

This approach, which applies not only to the traditional entertainment industry but also to other influencers like those on Douyin (TikTok), can be applied to company development planning.

He had already had this idea in his mind when he saw that Xu Yinghuan's Douyin account was doing a pretty good job.

However, how to implement it in detail still needs to be done step by step.

Unlike other MCN agencies or talent agencies, Li Luo has a forward-looking vision and countless works to draw upon, so he doesn't need to cast a wide net; he only needs to focus on producing high-quality content.

For these kinds of companies, they might send out a dozen or twenty artists, but only one or two might actually succeed.

The sunk costs involved are quite high.

Li Luo, on the other hand, doesn't have this kind of trouble.

This is also the source of his confidence to take this path.

The signing of Ruan Lin and Yan Zhusheng is the first step, and the open audition for the male lead of "The Beginning" is naturally included in this process.

"Then I'll go to Jingzhao City at the beginning of next month to make preparations," Wang Jun said. "When do you think you can go?"

"Let me think." Li Luo opened her memory palace, glanced at her usual schedule, and then said, "I have to go to the city on the 10th to attend a writers' association congress, and then I should be fine."

“Okay then.” Wang Jun nodded and said, “The auditions will be held before the 10th. After that, I’ll wait for you to come and arrange further auditions.”

"OK," Li Luo nodded in response. "Then next month's main task is to finalize the casting of the male lead. Can we officially start filming in December?"

"President Ying should have almost finished the preparations," Wang Jun said, stroking his chin. "As long as the venue is secured and the actors are notified to reserve their schedules, there shouldn't be any major problems."

“I’ll ask Uncle Ying later,” Li Luo said, getting up. “Now that everything’s alright here, I’ll go check on Aunt Yuan’s studio.”

"Alright, go ahead." Wang Jun stretched. "I should go too."

After leaving the conference room, Li Luo quickly arrived at Yuan Wanqing's studio and met Lü Yilan in the business liaison office.

Seeing that she was talking to Ying Chanxi, she looked radiant and seemed to be in a good mood.

At this moment, Lü Yilan turned her head and noticed Li Luo walking in. She quickly greeted him with a smile and took the initiative to exchange pleasantries.

After learning more about it, Li Luo discovered that Lü Yilan was very supportive of Ruan Lin joining Douyin and was also quite satisfied with the price.

Honestly, if she hadn't signed with Reign Culture, how would Lü Yilan have learned about Douyin, let alone come into contact with the Douyin team?

Moreover, the effect of self-recommendation is definitely far less than relying on Li Luo's company to negotiate with Douyin.

Now that they've secured an offer of 800 million, even if the contract stipulates that Reign Culture will take half of the profits, that 400 million is still a substantial sum.

It's worth noting that during the summer vacation, Lü Yilan secured two advertising endorsements for Ruan Lin, which were worth approximately one million yuan each.

After all, Ruan Lin's current status is neither too high nor too low. She has the support of the popularity of "A Little Reunion" and the public attention she receives as the "nation's daughter".

Even if they can't get endorsements from big luxury brands, they can still get endorsements from some ordinary brands.

After careful selection, Lü Yilan chose two products that were more suitable for her daughter to endorse, which can be considered as making a profit.

But like now, without doing anything, 400 million yuan just fell from the sky. Such a good thing would naturally make Lü Yilan ecstatic.

Especially since this doesn't even diminish Ruan Lin's commercial value.

According to the contract, there is a requirement to release a certain number of short videos each quarter.

This is too easy for a college student; it's not difficult at all.

According to Ying Chanxi, once filming for "The Beginning" begins, they can even release some behind-the-scenes videos to meet Douyin's video targets and to generate buzz and promote the TV series in advance.

This can be considered killing two birds with one stone.

Lü Yilan naturally wouldn't refuse such a good thing.

As for feeling sorry for the other 400 million... to be honest, I'll definitely still have some doubts.

But Lü Yilan was quite clear-headed. On the one hand, they had already signed the contract, and it was impossible for them to turn against Reign Culture for 400 million yuan.

On the other hand, without rekindling the culture, Ruan Lin would not have reached where she is today.

Lü Yilan knew very well that getting on Li Luo's good side was the most important thing.

These days, being able to secure high-quality resources like "A Little Reunion" and "The Beginning" in the entertainment industry without relying on selling one's looks, simply by signing with a company, is already a blessing.

Lü Yilan has encountered disgusting directors and investors before. She brought her daughter into this industry, and although she was prepared, she wouldn't just push her daughter into a fire pit.

If Li Luo were to take a liking to Ruan Lin now, Lü Yilan might actually feel a little tempted...

But...

Looking at Ying Chanxi beside her, and then thinking of the girl named Yan Zhusheng, Lü Yilan obediently put the idea aside.

One of them is the daughter of President Ying, and the other is the daughter of Yuan Wanqing. Their backgrounds are both incredibly powerful, and Lü Yilan is quite shrewd in this regard.

However, she was also quite curious, wondering which daughter would ultimately come out on top and win over a talented man like Li Luo.

Judging from the current situation, this young girl named Ying Chanxi seems to have some skills, and is probably the most capable one.

As Lü Yilan thought this to herself, her expression became increasingly gentle and compliant when she spoke with Ying Chanxi.

After entering the office, Li Luo exchanged a few casual words with Lü Yilan. After learning from Ying Chanxi that Yan Zhusheng was still in the recording studio, he took his leave and then went to the recording studio.

Li Luo gently knocked on the door and pushed it open, only to see Yan Zhusheng recording a song inside.

Wearing headphones, Luo Fei simply raised her hand to greet Li Luo as he walked in.

Li Luo nodded in response and stood aside, waiting for Yan Zhusheng to finish recording this take before turning to ask, "Which song are you singing?"

"Here." Luo Fei handed over the earphones to Li Luo so he could listen to the playback.

After Li Luo put it on, Yan Zhusheng's delicately controlled, cool yet ethereal voice came through. "Under Investigation," Li Luo smiled. "Does Aunt Yuan have her version?"

"No," Luo Fei chuckled. "After hearing how Zhu Sheng sang it, Wan Qing gave up on the song on her own."

"is it?"

“Zhusheng’s voice is very suitable for the atmosphere of this song, while Wanqing’s timbre is a bit too bright, which is not suitable,” Luo Fei said simply. “The songs you brought this time do not seem to be tailor-made for Wanqing.”

"Ahem...it mainly fits the theme of the TV series." Li Luo made up a story on the spot, actually just because the original singers of all the songs except "Under Investigation" were male.

Although girls can sing it too, the atmosphere and tone of the original song are definitely more suitable for a boy's voice.

"Misplaced Time and Space" is actually the song that doesn't rely on timbre the most.

“I feel that the other songs you wrote for ‘The Beginning’ are more suitable for you to sing,” Luo Fei said. “Wanqing and Zhusheng have also recorded their own versions. If you have time, you can record a version for comparison.”

"Okay, but my singing isn't as good as theirs." Li Luo nodded in agreement.

“Zhu Sheng said she’s been coaching your singing.” Luo Fei glanced at him. “I’ve seen your performance at the concert before, it was really impressive.”

That's because of the memory palace... Li Luo muttered to himself.

With enough practice, he can perfectly memorize how to sing each syllable best, then piece them together one by one, and repeat them continuously to create an effect of spiritual possession.

However, this trick is quite mentally taxing, so Li Luo rarely uses it. He only used it a few times before, at Yuan Wanqing's concert.

The next time I used it was when I was fighting Ying Zhicheng so hard.

If you really want to use it for recording songs, it's not impossible.

As for Yan Zhusheng's vocal coaching... well, that's just something to say to outsiders.

Thinking about the lessons Yan Zhusheng usually gave him after dragging him into the piano room, Li Luo couldn't help but twitch his lips. He thought that if this could also improve singing skills, then people with good singing skills would probably all have lips swollen beyond recognition.

At this moment, Yan Zhusheng also came out of the recording booth. Seeing that Li Luo had put on headphones, she obediently walked to Li Luo's side and waited for him to finish listening before asking, "How was it?"

"It sounds good."

"So perfunctory."

“Words are too pale and powerless at a time like this, so just saying ‘sounds good’ is enough,” Li Luo whispered in Yan Zhusheng’s ear. “How long have you been recording? Are you hungry?”

"I'm hungry." Yan Zhusheng rubbed her stomach. "Are we going to have dinner?"

"You can have dinner with Xixi," Li Luo said. "Uncle Ying has arranged to take me to meet some people tonight for a dinner party."

"Can't Xixi and I go?" Yan Zhusheng asked, tilting her head.

"I did consider having Xixi come along," Li Luo said with a helpless smile, "but given Xixi's alcohol tolerance, I think I'll pass."

"Oh." Knowing that Li Luo had important matters to attend to, Yan Zhusheng didn't throw a tantrum. She obediently nodded and then turned to Luo Fei, "Aunt Luo, would you like to have dinner together?"

"You only remembered me now, huh?" Luo Fei rolled her eyes at her and couldn't help but complain, "Your little lover is too busy to keep you company, so you come to me for company?"

"What else?" Yan Zhusheng blinked innocently and asked, "If Li Luo were here, he definitely wouldn't let you be a third wheel."

"You still say such hurtful things." Luo Fei sighed helplessly. "If you really debut in the future, please don't accept interviews from reporters, otherwise it will all be bad news."

"Just focus on singing well," Li Luo said, patting her head. "Originally, I was thinking of making an album for her or something."

"But after thinking about it, I decided it would be better to release the song as a single."

"In the digital age, the mindset for albums should also change."

"What do you mean?" Luo Fei looked at Li Luo curiously and asked with some doubt.

"If everything goes smoothly after signing with Douyin," Li Luo pondered, "the popularity of a single is far more important than the sales of an album."

"But let Xixi talk to Douyin about this later."

"It all depends on how much Douyin is willing to offer."

"I'll do whatever you say." Yan Zhusheng had no objection to Li Luo's arrangements, as long as Li Luo could give her good songs to sing.

Originally, Yan Zhusheng had no intention of signing a contract if it weren't for wanting to become the first artist signed by Reign Culture.

Li Luo asked her to sing whatever she wanted.

Even regarding the songs Yan Zhusheng had previously performed, she didn't actually know how much money she had earned.

For example, the original singers of the songs in "A Little Reunion" are Yan Zhusheng, so they should receive corresponding income.

But the bank card was opened for her by Yuan Wanqing, and the money was directly deposited into the card.

Yan Zhusheng hadn't even gone to see it; she only knew to sing well according to Li Luo's arrangements.

She doesn't usually spend much money and has no concept of these things.

If you really calculate the cash flow in her bank account, Yan Zhusheng is definitely a small-time rich woman, just not as rich as Xu Youyu.

In contrast, Ying Chanxi, who always relied on Ying Zhicheng for pocket money, had the weakest treasury.

Now serving as the CEO of Reign Culture, Li Luo originally wanted to offer her a high salary, but she firmly refused, and in the end she only set herself a salary of two thousand yuan.

As for why it's two thousand, according to Ying Chanxi, her monthly living expenses, including daily meals and car fuel costs, are about this much.

Even if you give her more, she won't be able to spend it all, so it's better to save him some money.

Later, with the guidance and introduction of Attorney Tian, ​​Ying Chanxi, who had not yet learned about this at school, realized that her high salary might actually save the company some money.

After all, once the money is in her own hands, she only needs to pay personal income tax.

After some back and forth, Ying Chanxi finally accepted the high-paying job.

"Let's go." At this moment, Ying Zhicheng had already found the door of the recording studio and said to Li Luo inside, "Let's not be late for the dinner party at six o'clock later."

"Oh, here we come."

Are you in a hurry to go home after you finish eating?

"No rush, Uncle Ying, is something the matter?"

"I was quite busy this afternoon and didn't have time to work out. Will you keep me company for a bit?"

"……Fine."

Get beaten up.

As long as his father-in-law is happy, Li Luo is willing to make some sacrifices.

Anyway, with the memory palace's enhancement, Ying Zhicheng can't beat him now.

(End of this chapter)