Star Tycoon

Chapter 117 Entertainment Circle

The celebrity circle is actually very small, and it was quickly known to some people that Tian Ersan was dating female celebrities.

Tian Ersan had no intention of entering politics, and his personality did not seem like that of a conventional person.

If you don't go into politics, you don't need to care so much about your reputation. An eighteen-year-old has already achieved something remarkable at such a young age, so it's okay to indulge a little.

Beijing, Shanghai, and several resource-rich cities have all extended invitations to Tian Ersan.

Tian Ersan, who has just returned from a trip, usually doesn't refuse to answer the phone because of business.

This world is different from Earth. Not only are the cultures and celebrities different, but the development progress of some industries is also different.

Rising housing prices are an inevitable trend, a natural consequence of the development of the internet and urbanization to a certain extent, and this will happen both domestically and internationally.

The entertainment industry is also influenced by the times.

Several of the top-ranked countries have experienced periods of flourishing entertainment.

The problem is that culture and art are not getting better or more developed.

The cultural industry in the United States is almost ruined by political correctness. The top ten most popular comics among teenagers in the United States are all foreign.

Although the anime and manga industry in China is still developing, its decline has only occurred in the last few years.

The domestic cultural industry is also a complicated matter, having long since become shaped by capital.

The Dragon Kingdom has been established for over a hundred years, and its cultural circles have multiplied through several generations. In the thirty years since television and movies became widespread, from popular actors to second and third-generation stars, the already limited circle has almost been filled.

Nowadays, the entertainment industry in China is not open to foreigners or outsiders, and even foreign TV dramas are rejected by industry professionals.

Although some ordinary people from humble backgrounds have entered this industry and become A-list celebrities, basically over 90% of male and female celebrities are graduates of top universities.

In summary, the circle will likely remain closed until around 2028, while capital will gain control of the circle around 2013.

The main reason for this is that the entertainment industry in this country developed more than a decade earlier than on Earth, but capital limits the income of actors.

In previous years, capital was concentrated in the entertainment industry. This year, it has entered the live streaming and internet sectors, and after this expansion, some of it has flowed into the real estate industry.

Starting this year, as the money from the live streaming industry and some gray-market industries needs to be converted, the salaries in the entertainment industry will also rise accordingly.

In short, it's too expensive; I can't afford it.

Tian Ersan is indeed rich, but he doesn't want to use it to support female celebrities.

But it's not bad to go and have some fun.

Looking at the numerous invitations he had received in the past few days, Tian Ersan pondered which one to visit.

The entertainment industry in China is basically divided into television and film.

People like TV hosts and online influencers/models are generally not categorized separately.

Movies are still shown in theaters, but television, thanks to the widespread use of mobile phones, is now mainly broadcast on four major platforms.

The television set is already broken. The television sets and television stations in China are full of people with connections, all kinds of VIPs and SVIPs, and endless television commercials.

The four major platforms dominate mobile and television channels, and are all controlled by internet giants.

Tencent, whose main businesses are games and communications, has recently ventured into variety shows and gained control of Tencent Video and game live streaming, with its video users primarily being male.

Noble Group, whose main business is e-commerce, controls the largest ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) platform in China, and owns Ant Video, whose users are mainly female.

Qiansou Group, whose main business is search engines, was the first to introduce foreign variety shows and got started early, but it was a latecomer.

Volcano Group, which specializes in computer security, was nearly killed by Tencent on the eve of the internet explosion, and its artists and users are rapidly leaving.

Tian Ersan didn't care about anything else; he would visit whichever female celebrity was the prettiest.

"It's you! Ant Entertainment!"

In fact, the two main forces at present are Tencent and Ant Financial, and most of the high-quality resources are on these two platforms.

This world would be without Hunan TV; Hunan TV's resources and status would be taken over by Ant Entertainment.

Tian Ersan has quite a history with both of the two major groups.

Because the games he played when he became famous were from the Tencent ecosystem, and he had a good relationship with the vice president of Tencent, he also joined a live streaming platform acquired by Tencent Group.

They also have a good relationship with Ant Group. When they first rose to prominence, they collaborated with Ant Group's e-commerce platform, driving a significant number of users to Ant Group's platform.

Although I now have my own website and a shopping festival, the relationships are still pretty good.

The 88 Mom Shopping Festival has put a lot of pressure on Ant Group, which now wants to acquire Tianer3's shopping website and merge with it.

With more than half a month to go before Singles' Day, Ant Group is already preparing for e-commerce live streaming.

Compared to Tencent, Ant Group has a broader business scope, including the television and film industry, and therefore collaborates with many movie stars.

Cuihua wasn't in a good mood, and Honggu was thinking about starting a business and becoming a female boss all day long.

These two are among the few people in the company who can actually do the work, besides myself.

“I used to be too much trouble. There were problems with airfare and security. Now everyone knows I’m a billionaire of four or five hundred million, so it’s easy for them to set me up.”

"Let them come over!"

"If it doesn't work, then forget it."

"After thinking about it calmly for a bit, I realize that those female celebrities are just so-so."

After calming down and thinking it over, Tian Ersan realized that it wasn't very interesting anymore.

Driven by inertia, Tian Ersan still made the call.

In a large office building a thousand miles away, a man looked at an unfamiliar number on his phone. Upon seeing that it was a number from Zhongzhou, he decisively rejected the call.

Before Tian Ersan rose to prominence, and even now, the reputation of the people of Zhongzhou has always been poor, and they are frequent targets of regional stereotypes.

Yun Yuchen didn't know anyone from Zhongzhou, nor was she in charge of any business there. She had more than one thing to do every day, and the cooperation invitation she sent to Tian Ersan was from a month ago, so she was completely unaware of it.

If it were a number from Beijing, Shanghai, or Lin'an, Yun Yuchen wouldn't have considered rejecting the call outright.

Poor communication is normal. Even communication within one's own organization isn't always efficient, let alone when collaborating with others.

Tian Ersan was already used to this situation where he couldn't get through on the phone, so he contacted three other companies.

"dududu~"

Can't get through.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is busy."

"dududu~"

Still can't get through.

Tian Ersan frowned, realizing that the problem might be with him.

After quietly glancing at his phone, Tian Ersan put it down and picked up the phone on his desk.

Yun Yuchen, who was reviewing internal instructions, noticed her phone ringing again; this time it was a number from Zhongzhou.

Yun Yuchen frowned as she answered the phone, "Hello, who are you looking for?"

Tian Ersan calmly said, "I'm looking for your manager. I need your vice president's number, or your supervisor's number..."

As they were talking, Tian Ersan suddenly realized that he shouldn't have gone to find these people.

If you approach them, they will definitely think about cooperating.

If you're looking for female celebrities, just go directly to the female celebrities. Why bother with their intermediaries?
"pat~"

Just as Yun Yuchen was wondering what the other party wanted to do, the call was abruptly ended.

This made Yun Yuchen even more confused, and she quickly cursed, "You're crazy!"

Tian Ersan is indeed a bit neurotic, specifically in that he will quickly cut his losses when he senses something is wrong.

Partnering with capital means enjoying a premium.

Today, the 123 Shopping Platform is Chengbang Group's cash cow and a sales platform that local businesses in Zhongzhou Province are paying attention to; it's impossible for it to be sold to Ant Group.

After thinking about it, Tian Ersan decided to produce the program himself.

Last time, they bought a lot of equipment to promote the shopping festival. They were already famous, and now they're a rising star.

They're not exactly A-list or B-list stars, but even award-winning actors and actresses have to give them face.

Those who dare to act arrogantly in front of me are ruining their own livelihoods.

After much deliberation, Tian Ersan decided to invite artists from Zhongzhou to participate in the program.

There are very few artists from Zhongzhou; most of today's top stars are natives of Beijing and Shanghai.

It exists in other places too, but much less frequently.

These days, getting into a circle depends on connections; if you don't have family connections, you have to find them yourself.

Let alone the entertainment industry where you make big money, even chefs and construction workers need to find a mentor to learn a skill and make connections.

Whether they were actresses or textile workers, they all had their own circles for finding work.

With the widespread use of mobile phones, group chats and social circles have become more standardized.

After the four major capital platforms took control of the television industry, artists in various regions naturally focused on these four circles.

The film industry is also subject to the four major capital platforms, but the relationship between the film industry and the real estate industry is very close.

If internet capital controls the television industry, then real estate capital controls the film industry.

The booming film industry is closely related to the rise of real estate capital.

Tian Ersan has no dealings with the film industry, but Zhongzhou, as one of the top five provinces in terms of real estate capital, is very powerful.

The top four provinces are Jiangsu, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shandong.

The more land and population there is, the more real estate companies there will be. Shandong Province alone has 5,000 real estate companies, and Tian Er San is now one of them.

There are more than 6,000 such companies in Shandong Province.

Most of these real estate companies do not have cooperation with the film industry; only top-tier companies have the funds to cooperate with the film industry.

Of the top ten companies, those from Guangdong account for half, followed by those from Beijing.

Therefore, at this time, the film industry was either dominated by the Beijing film circle or the Cantonese film circle; there was no third force.

Tian Ersan had a feeling that this world was much more chaotic than the other side of Earth.

If I dare to rush forward, there will be a group of people following me, vying for a piece of the North and South film markets, giving actors and artists who can't get into the industry a chance to shine.

Ordinary capital cannot achieve this; it will be crushed by large capital as soon as it enters the market.

Even internet capital is only interested in television programs that can be streamed on their own platforms, rather than censored films.

If a movie fails to pass censorship, hundreds of millions of dollars in investment will go down the drain.

Emerging capital isn't stupid either; this industry is too complex.

No one has the ability to challenge both circles, but Tian Ersan does.

He is a lone individual with no constraints, and the state is relatively lenient towards him. Since he is willing to play the male lead, the censorship process will be much more relaxed.

Secondly, after the 88 Mom Shopping Festival, the most important issue of the audience was resolved: someone was willing to pay for his products.

Both Zhongzhou and Lu Province are traditional folk art centers, with no shortage of actors, drama, stage play, acrobatics and other performers.

Furthermore, there are too many influential people in the Central Plains and Shandong provinces who can speak on their behalf. The news departments in both the north and south have just been internally warned and will not dare to interfere in the short term.

Entrepreneurs and financial institutions from both Zhongzhou and Lu Province were also willing to invest in him.

With a market, talent, capital, various famous cities and historical sites at will, and policy support, if Tian Ersan is willing to start a group, the province can come up with support policies for him.

What we lack now is a capable person.

However, Tian Ersan had no intention of starting a group. He was a very lazy person. After looking up information on various female celebrities, he found that he couldn't remember it all, so he picked up a calculator and started calculating taxes.

The village's taxes are impossible to calculate no matter how many times they are calculated, but they are very time-consuming, and when people get busy, they forget about the female celebrity.

***
Tian Ersan didn't start a group, but someone else did.

The United States, the "beacon of light," is ten times worse than China, and its television and film industry is also ten times worse.

Screenwriter Holly is speaking from inside a newly built temporary warehouse.

Opposite screenwriter Holly is a group of male and female artists who have failed in their pursuit of their dreams.

The film and television industry in the United States is far more competitive than that in China.

Political correctness is one aspect, but the real problem lies in rampant greed and fraud.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in investment vanished in an instant, and without even needing to hire big-name actors—it's absolutely fantastic!
"Jump up, kids! Let the world know we're still alive!"

"Let me see your dreams, your passion, the dreams you came to this land with, just like your dance and your efforts now, full of passion!"

On the warehouse floor, a group of Black men and women were sweating profusely as they practiced the dance they had just learned.

The politically correct movies made in the United States have led many talented Black men and women to believe that they too can become big stars.

But after arriving, I discovered how cruel the world is.

Political correctness has not brought them any convenience; on the contrary, it has led to more discrimination and humiliation, creating a strong sense of alienation for everyone.

Only big-budget productions need one or two actors with dark skin; low-budget films don't.

Of course, this can't be considered discrimination. It's just as difficult for white actors to get along in the film and television industry. Even native-born white actors have a hard time getting roles without having dozens of stamps on their credentials.

Regardless of gender.

Holly herself found over a hundred second-rate entertainers, including Black, White, Asian, and Latino people.

They have different skin colors, but they share the same label: hardworking and talented failures.

This world is never short of losers like this.

Holly led these people in rehearsals for more than ten hours every day, practicing and discussing the script together.

"Take a break, everyone is doing very well."

The lead actor was Black, but there were quite a few white female dancers in the theater.

As Holly sat down to revise the script and the notes she had just remembered, several white female dancers smiled and sat down on the ground nearby.

"Holley, don't we need to do something else besides work?"

Several beautiful women looked at Holly with smiles.

Holly wasn't good-looking and looked a bit old, but the young girls didn't mind.

Holly sat in her chair and continued writing. "It's not time to pay wages yet. I already paid you three days' wages when I hired you. I hope you haven't gone astray, or you'll delay my business."

Mary, an adult actress who had been working in the film and television industry for five years, smiled when she heard this.

“We’re all fine, but don’t you need us to do anything extra? We don’t mind.”

Holly looked at them. "If I asked you to sleep with someone else, would you do it?"

"Yes!" The group agreed without hesitation, and casually added, "That's normal. Tell me, when?"

Holly shook her head. "You can just pay someone else to do that. Just do your job well, and I'll give you a bonus after the filming is successful."

Mary knelt beside Holly and said sincerely, "Why spend that kind of money? This is a very simple thing for us. We also want a chance to become more famous."

The woman next to me said, "Yes, we've all tried many things, but we've all failed. It's okay to fail a few more times."

In the US film crew, sleeping with someone is easier than drinking water, and you basically don't get paid, let alone help with anything.

Holly, unconcerned about the ambitions of the women around her, calmly said, "Where there are no moral constraints, there is naturally no integrity."

“If I tell you to control your skirts, it only means that when I tell you to take them off, what you will get is no longer lies and deception.”

“Take a close look at your dance and rhythm today, and practice hard. I don’t lack bitches willing to bend over in front of me, but I lack lionesses who will work for me and make money. If anyone messes up my business or can’t keep up with my demands, I will make her leave.”

Holly was more extreme than Tian Ersan in her approach to women.

(End of this chapter)