A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 116 Assistant
I had lunch with Xu Qing.

In the afternoon, she went back to running errands, but she left the BMW with Lin Jianlu and started driving her own Santana again. "You're the one who needs face more. An Asian superstar like you can't drive a Santana! If you have face, then I have face!"

So we drove to Moyan.

First, I went to Lao Xue's general manager's office and chatted with him for a while. I unexpectedly overheard some information: UFO Records really did open a branch in mainland China and had already signed a very handsome male singer. They planned to have Zhang Yusheng and a few other talented people work together to create his first album. That person's name is Huang Lei.

Hey……

He and Jiang Wu were in the same class, both from the 90 class of the Performance Department at Beijing Film Academy. After graduation, he stayed on to pursue a master's degree. I'm not that close to him, but he's quite outgoing. As for handsome, he is very handsome, the kind of handsome that's very refined, definitely the model of a handsome young man. But singing... well, don't say that UFO Records is best at promoting idol singers. In fact, anyone with insight can realize that the entire era is undergoing a complete idolization.

Whether a singer has distinctive vocal qualities or solid basic skills is no longer the primary consideration. In the realm of music and pop songs, the most important factor for success is no longer simply a singer's voice—it's now possible for an ordinary voice to become popular.

The catchy melody and novel arrangement grab your attention immediately. Before you even have time to appreciate the nuances of the sound, you see the face and exclaim, "Wow, I love it! It's so beautiful!"
That’s it!

Make money!
There's not much to say.

It would be helpful to have Lao Xue communicate with CCTV on Lin Jianlu's behalf to see if he could bring someone to the Spring Festival Gala. No matter who it is, even if it's Lin Jianlu himself, as long as he appears on the Spring Festival Gala, he will definitely enjoy a boost and become even more famous than before. However, in fact, Lin Jianlu is already satisfied with his current fame. Whether he can become even more famous in mainland China is not a very important thing for him.

Next, he even plans to try his luck in Europe and America to see if he can directly earn foreign dollars.

So, it's necessary and inevitable to appear on the Spring Festival Gala, so let's see if we can bring someone along—give half of the bonus from the Spring Festival Gala to his woman. He won't mind at all; on the contrary, he'll be very happy.

Su Huilun or Chen Shuhua are both fine.

Singing "What's Left" with Su Huilun would be great. If needed, you can also sing "Dark Fragrance" or "So Many People in This World" with Chen Shuhua!
On the contrary, I don't care whether I sing solo or not!

Both of them were singers who heavily favored Hong Kong and Taiwan. Chen Shuhua was better off, with a more grand musical style and a longer period of popularity. She also had a certain influence and market in Southeast Asia, but her influence in mainland China was only so-so. Su Huilun's album "Lemon-tree" this year started to gain influence in mainland China, and the official copies sold tens of thousands of cassette tapes, but her foundation was still very weak.

The future of the Chinese music scene will definitely be centered in mainland China!

Bringing them in early to secure a spot will undoubtedly greatly benefit their future development in mainland China—the golden age of the record industry is almost over, but these few years are precisely the most powerful ending to this glorious era!
why?
Because ten or twenty years later, the post-80s generation will grow up, have money, and will yearn for their youth—and the decade before and after 2000 is basically their youth.

Seize their youthful memories, make them truly memorable, and thirty years from now, if you hold a concert, the crowds will be enormous, and the tickets will sell out in seconds—you're giving them a meal ticket for thirty years from now! Although they might not even need it by then!
"Instead of asking me to make the contact, why don't you ask your friends in the music circle in the capital, like Liu Huan or someone like that? They've worked with CCTV for many years, so they have a wider network and can speak to you more effectively!"

"Makes sense!"

He immediately called Liu Huan and asked directly if he knew the chief director of this year's Spring Festival Gala. Of course he knew him. Liu Huan had been a mainstay singer on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala for many years, almost always performing solo. Even in the seniority-based system of the system, his status was quite high.

After a brief chat, they understood immediately.

"Chen Shuhua and Su Huilun are both very popular. It's actually not so easy for CCTV to invite singers from Taiwan these days. If you can act as a go-between, I don't think there will be any problem. I'll find an opportunity to sound them out first. There's still time. It's only November. If they give us a hint, we can get together. That would be a good thing!"

"Alright! That's settled then, I'll leave this to you!"

"Hey... don't worry."

I hung up the phone and left.

The girls were resting in the practice room, chatting noisily in small groups. As soon as Lin Jianlu pushed the door open and came in, they started making a fuss.

"Hello, Brother Lu!"

"Brother Lu!"

Oh my, taking them out for a while can last for almost a month. They eat together, ride in the car together, wait in line together, and go on stage together every day. The more they chat and laugh, the more their little bond grows.

A prize of HK$20,000, plus a performance fee of HK$100,000...

Hmm, the feeling of being surrounded by a sea of ​​flowers—this is just right!
They're rehearsing a dance again. Before that, they had "Bei'er Shuang," which was based on the choreography of Lin Jianlu in the music video. Later, the dance teacher they hired choreographed "Leng Ku Dao Di," which is also in the street dance style. Now, they're practicing "Shi Nian," which Liu Xiaoli is in charge of choreographing. This song has a great influence among Chinese fans in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even Southeast Asia. It's slightly more popular than "Huanghun," "Ai Jiu Yi Ge Zi," and "Tong Hua." It's very popular in actual performances and has a large number of performances.

Watching them dance once, it wasn't street dance, but Lin Jianlu's knowledge of dance was limited, and she couldn't tell what kind of dance it was. However, it did match the lyrics quite well. Li Xiaoran was the lead dancer, and according to Liu Xiaoli's design and choreography, there were quite a few interactions between the lead dancer and Lin Jianlu in this dance.

But in reality, Lin Jianlu hardly takes on any responsibility for dancing—which shows how meticulous she is. Lin Jianlu has been quite busy lately, mainly because she's suddenly found herself overwhelmed with tasks and can't manage everything at once. Otherwise, she wouldn't have wanted to hire Liu Xiaoli as her assistant.

"Great. (Applause) "No dinner today, you'll all be flying with me on Friday... You've all heard the news, right? Very good, get ready. For the next three weeks, you'll be flying there every Friday and flying back Monday morning. Once this job is done, I'll treat you to a big meal!"

All the girls were extremely happy.

It's great to have work. Not to mention how prestigious and impressive it is to perform abroad, the key is that the pay is really high. This time it probably won't be as good as last time, but with six performances, I estimate I can still get around ten thousand yuan!

Ten thousand yuan is enough to earn for more than a year or two working in a song and dance troupe!
…………

After staying in the practice room for a while, he waved to Liu Xiaoli and they went straight to Lao Xue's office.

When Lao Xue saw Liu Xiaoli come in after him, he paused for two seconds, then immediately stood up. "I have something to do and need to go out for a bit. You guys chat!" he said. As he left, he subconsciously pressed his desk and casually glanced down at the legs of the desk—a solid wood desk, very sturdy and unlikely to collapse.

The sofa is more stable.

So he left with peace of mind.

He did it discreetly, and neither Lin Jianlu nor Liu Xiaoli noticed his little actions. Lin Jianlu simply told Liu Xiaoli to sit wherever she liked, and then went to sit down on the big sofa himself.

Liu Xiaoli then sat down on the single sofa next to him—wearing tight-fitting exercise pants. Fortunately, unlike those young girls, she wore a thin white shirt to cover up what needed to be covered. Otherwise, if the pants were too tight, it would be awkward to look at them but not to look at them.

"How did it go? Did you handle your matter?"

She said calmly, "Yes. It's all settled, we're divorced. I left with nothing, I didn't take anything."

"You didn't want the child either? That time... where was it again? Didn't you say you only wanted your daughter?"

"Yes, I want to, but her grandma won't agree. She says I have no fixed abode and she wants to take me with her."

"What are you going to do?"

A hint of confusion crossed her face, but she quickly regained her resolve, even displaying a fierce determination. "I don't know either. But... I plan to save up some more money, buy a small house in the capital, and then go back to ask for it. If her grandmother dares not give it to me, I'll jump off a building to scare her!"

"Hey... what the hell are you doing jumping off buildings?! Are you crazy?"

She smiled sheepishly and quickly said, "I won't really jump, I'm just trying to scare her!"

Lin Jianlu waved her hand, "What a terrible idea! ...Do you need any help? Can I lend you some more money? Buy the house before the New Year, and then bring the kids over when you go back for the holidays! ...Wait a minute, aren't you thinking about going abroad?"

She smiled shyly again, "I feel quite comfortable staying by your side. The reason I want to go abroad is simply because there are really no jobs for dancers in our country, and I also want to give my child a better future. Right now... my income is not low, which is quite good."

Lin Jianlu nodded, "Okay! That's great! Come work for me! I guarantee you'll earn more than washing dishes in America!"

She smiled again, looking at Lin Jianlu, "It's just... there's something I'd like to trouble you with."

"Say!"

"My child is still in elementary school. If I were to forcibly take the child here and transfer them to a new school, it might be difficult... You know a lot of people, I wonder if you could..."

"Hi……"

My wife, her school registration needs to be arranged properly. "Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"

She pursed her lips, nodded, and instead of saying thank you, simply said calmly, "Okay!"

"Is this okay? Be my assistant?"

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. If you trust me, I'm willing to do it!"

"now it's right!"

(End of this chapter)