Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 246 Artist Management
Cao Yang hasn't seen Pang Bing for a while.

"Crazy Stone" premiered yesterday, and Pang Bing was there as one of the guest characters.

This woman is also quite interesting. After being "banned" by Huayi, she never called Cao Yang to complain or ask for help.

Cao Yang spent the night at Pang Bing's place.

This woman did not have the same aura as people in later generations, but she was bright and elegant. Even without makeup, she was still very beautiful.

Especially her round figure, it is really comfortable to hold her in my arms.

After not having any intimate contact for a while, she became a little shy.

"What do you think of Wang Jinghua?"

Cao Yang hugged Pang Bing and gently stroked her back. Her skin was smooth and delicate, and felt very comfortable to touch.

"Sister Hua is a very nice person. She takes good care of everyone and is fair in everything she does."

Fat Bing said without thinking.

"Really? How does she treat you?" Cao Yang continued to ask.

This time, Fat Bing did not answer immediately. He thought for a while before saying, "Sister Hua is a good person."

Pang Bing is very grateful to Sister Hua. Ever since she refused the social events arranged by Huayi, Huayi has taken away all her resources, including movie resources, TV drama resources and advertising resources.

If Sister Hua hadn’t withstood the pressure from Wang and Wang Dawei and given her some resources for TV dramas, Pang Bing didn’t know whether she could have held on.

To be honest, Pang Bing has been gambling. She is betting that after listening to what Cao Yang said, Cao Yang will remember her.

She had also made up her mind that she would hold on for a while longer. If Cao Yang really forgot about her, she would just change her career.

After being suppressed for so long, she finally figured it out.

Before, I was suppressed by that woman Wanwan, and now I am suppressed by Huayi. This circle is just like that. If I think about it, I find it really boring.

She was just a little unwilling.

She is actually a person who never gives up and is very competitive.

But without anyone's support, I really can't survive in this circle.

There's nothing we can do about it.

People are like this. If you grit your teeth and persevere, you may not regret it.

But once you have the intention to give up, it is easy to "see through" the essence and regret your previous choice.

That's what Fat Ice is like.

She has made plans to quit the entertainment industry and change her career.

"Why are you asking about Sister Hua?" Pang Bing asked curiously.

"I received a call from her. She said she didn't want to use her artists as tools anymore and wanted to part ways with the Wang brothers."

Cao Yang remembered that it was also during this period in his previous life that Wang Jinghua had a falling out with Huayi and left Huayi with many big-name artists.

This caused a huge stir in the entertainment industry, and Huayi’s contracted artists were almost drained of their money.

It was just that after Wang Jinghua had a falling out with Huayi, she went to Chengtian, a company with a small business background.

Fat Bing was not surprised. She thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Sister Hua had a fierce quarrel with Mr. Wang the day before yesterday. It seemed that it was because Mr. Wang called a newly signed actress to a social event without Sister Hua's knowledge."

After saying this, Pang Bing suddenly reacted and asked in surprise: "Sister Hua and Hua Yi had a falling out, why would she call you?"

"I have a studio, Wang Jinghua wants to bring artists to join my studio. Specifically, she wants to bring artists to invest in my studio and set up a company based on the studio."

Cao Yang explained.

"ah!"

Pang Bing was happy. If Wang Jinghua left Huayi, she would definitely follow. At that time, Wang Jinghua brought some people to Huayi and signed some new ones. Many of their contracts expired in August.

Pang Bing’s contract also expires in August.

Because she was "banned" by Huayi, the contract renewal that was originally being discussed was put on hold.

"Did you promise Sister Hua?"

Fat Bing asked expectantly.

Cao Yang shook his head and said with a smile: "I refuse."

Fat Bing's expression darkened and the smile froze on his face.

Cao Yang kissed her on the forehead and said:

"Although my studio is just an empty shell, it has many movie copyrights and is also a tool for me to use to the outside world. To be honest, Wang Jinghua's desire to bring in artists to invest in my studio is a bit... taken for granted."

He originally wanted to say something like "it's a fantasy" or "he's not qualified", but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered that Pang Bing should also be a member of Wang Jinghua's team, so it would be a bit inappropriate to say that.

Seeing Pang Bing's disappointed look, Cao Yang smiled and continued, "I don't really want to be an artist agent myself. It's troublesome, I can't make much money, and I have to find a way out for the artists. This is not what I want.

However, I talked to Wang Jinghua and asked her why not do it ourselves instead of cooperating with other companies?

She said she was short of money and good resources, but I have both.”

"Ah?" Pang Bing was confused. Didn't you say you didn't want to be an artist manager?
"For example, I can give a certain star a large sum of money and let her invest in Wang Jinghua's company and become a partner. I have resources and can give some to her. I can also try another way. For example, I can introduce a few more international movie stars to invest in her company, and the resources will naturally come."

Cao Yang said with a smile.

As long as he can give Wang Jinghua a few more partners with enough weight that Wang Jinghua cannot refuse, even if Cao Yang has no obvious connection with the company, he can still indirectly control the company.

"Li Xiaoran and the others?" Fat Bing blinked his eyes, seeming to be very interested in this method.

She could imagine that if Li Xiaoran, Gao Yuanyuan and Yu Feihong all became partners of this new company, then this new artist agency would instantly become the largest agency in the country with the most celebrities.

By then, even if you don’t look for resources deliberately, many resources will come to you by themselves.

Sister Hua definitely can’t resist this temptation, right?
"Well, it could be them."

Cao Yang patted Pang Bing's butt, which was very elastic.

"It could also be the female character with the most important role in Inception. If the actress who got that role wanted to invest in Wang Jinghua's company and become a partner, would Wang Jinghua agree?"

Fat Bing didn't even need to think about it, and nodded affirmatively, "Let alone bringing in capital, even if she doesn't bring in capital, Sister Hua is very likely to make her a partner."

"is it?"

Cao Yang smiled and said, "Then go talk to Wang Jinghua tomorrow and see if she will let you become a partner of the new company."

"Huh? Ah..."

Fat Bing covered his mouth in disbelief, and blinked his big eyes at Cao Yang, "Really?"

"What do you say?"

Cao Yang patted her head gently and said, "Come, it's time to repay me. Whether it's true or not depends on your performance."

Fat Bing chuckled and slowly slid down.

The next day, before dawn, Cao Yang was woken up by a phone call in a daze.

I picked up the phone and saw it was a call from Mr. Han.

Cao Yang sighed helplessly. He knew what it was about without having to guess. That was how President Han was. Whenever a movie related to Cao Yang was a big hit at the box office, he would always call him first.

As soon as the call was connected, President Han's excited voice came out.

"Junior brother, good news! The box office of Crazy Stone, which has been connected to the Internet, is over 1200 million! This does not include those that are not connected to the Internet. I estimate that it is still 1500 million. Haha, guess how much Mr. and Mrs. Smith's box office is?"

My guess is bullshit. It's not the future yet. The domestic market is like that. It can't accommodate two blockbuster movies. If one of them is a big hit, it will definitely siphon the box office of other movies.

Just like when Cao Yang's "District 9" was released, it almost ruined Xiao Gangpao's "A World Without Thieves".

If "Crazy Stone" had grossed 1500 million yesterday, it would definitely be a big hit.

When Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" was released, the box office on the first day was only 1600 million.

Before Cao Yang could guess, President Han said excitedly, "Three million. Mr. and Mrs. Smith only has three million now. The drop is more than 70%! Haha..."

Okay, as long as you are happy.

It was a very quiet time during this period, so Pang Bing, who was woken up, also heard the content of the phone call.

She was naturally very happy that the movie she starred in was a big hit.

"1500 million! The total box office of most domestic movies isn't as high as this day's box office, right?" Pang Bing couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"The first day's box office figures are not accurate. People are going there mainly for me and a bunch of other stars. Let's see how the word of mouth and the box office performance perform in the next few days."

Cao Yang certainly knew that "Crazy Stone" would have a good reputation, but there was no need to say more about it. Let's wait for the box office results to come out the next day.

"Crazy Stone" has a very good reputation.

Many people in China have never seen a movie with multiple narrative lines that eventually merge together. Coupled with the dense laughs, the lethality of this comedy is simply astonishingly great.

Almost everyone who has watched the movie will think that it is awesome.

In the previous life, even though there were almost no big names without publicity, the film was still able to achieve a box office of over 2300 million just by relying on word of mouth.

This time, the film was made under Cao Yang's name, with more than 10 million yuan invested in publicity and promotion, and with popular stars and international film queens, so of course the box office was a huge hit.

It was also before dawn when Mr. Han called on time and excitedly told Cao Yang the good news.

"Junior brother, Saturday's box office figures are out, and they're a blast! This movie has a very good reputation, and the online box office yesterday was 1700 million. I estimate that if you add the offline box office, it's likely to be over 2000 million!"

Finally, he did not forget to mention "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" released by Huaying again.

"That imported film has no potential at the box office. It only made less than 200 million yesterday. Tsk tsk, it's such a pity for Huaying. It's a Hollywood blockbuster with a box office of over 1.8 million US dollars. Sigh... What a pity."

Brother, could you be a little more fake?
I don't want to expose you, but you can't perform for me.

The third day was Sunday, but President Han did not call me early in the morning. I guess he didn't care about "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" distributed by Huaying.

The box office of "Crazy Stone" dropped a little on Sunday, but the combined box office with and without Internet access was more than 1800 million.

In the first three days of the weekend, the total box office exceeded 5000 million, approaching 5400 million.

At this rate, the movie’s box office is heading towards 200 million.

(End of this chapter)