HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 105 [105] From Assistant to the Top

"You've agreed to everything, haven't you?"

Qi Yuan thought for a moment and replied.

As Zhang Hao said, he went to be a guest at Li Wen's concert, and he can reciprocate by inviting Li Wen to his concert later.

Li Wen is the hottest female star in the Chinese music scene this year, and collaborating with her would benefit both parties.

Attending the premiere of "The Storm Riders" is a favor to Aaron Kwok.

His rapid rise to fame this year has impacted Aaron Kwok's status as Warner Music's top star, prompting Zhou Jianhui to personally engage in marketing to compete for the title.

Whether in public or in private, Aaron Kwok has never expressed any dissatisfaction.

This is related to the fact that Aaron Kwok and Qi Yuan are on different tracks.

In the music scene, Aaron Kwok follows the route of Cantonese energetic songs and dances.

In the realm of Mandarin albums, Aaron Kwok's only major hit was "I Can't Stop Loving You," released in 1990.

Their later Mandarin albums simply couldn't outsell Andy Lau and Alec Suet in Taiwan.

His 97 album "I'm Determined to Love You" sold approximately 15 copies in Taiwan.

In the same year, Andy Lau's "Love Is So Magical" sold over 30 copies, and Zhang Xueyou's "I Want to Go for a Breeze with You" sold over 45 copies.

Qi Yuan's core market is the Mandarin-speaking market, and that's what he mainly targets. Releasing a Cantonese EP is simply to expand his influence in Hong Kong.

Aaron Kwok is also making a career transition, shifting his focus to the film industry, and "The Storm Riders" is just the beginning.

Warner Music isn't that important to Aaron Kwok anymore.

Of course, if it were a narrow-minded person, they might make sarcastic remarks or even call someone a dog brain.

In short, Guo Fucheng handled things quite decently and was able to get along peacefully with Qi Yuan.

At the beginning of the year, Zhou Jianhui's battle for the top marketing position elevated Qi Yuan's status to some extent.

Since Aaron Kwok has invited him, Qi Yuan will go and show his support, and also get a free look at this movie that cost 1 million Hong Kong dollars to make.

"Okay, I'll get back to their agent."

Zhang Hao handed a stack of documents from below the file to Qi Yuan.

"These are the resumes submitted by applicants for the company's expansion of your team. Take a look and see if any of them catch your eye."

The team recruits for positions such as assistants, stylists, makeup artists, and costume designers, and you'll hardly find any familiar faces on their resumes.

Qi Yuan directly divided the resumes in two, setting aside the resumes of people from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and only selecting people from the resumes of people from mainland China.

One should always be wary of others. Some people in Hong Kong and Taiwan may not share his views. If these people were to make some outrageous remarks one day, it might implicate him.

After flipping through the resumes, Qi Yuan selected some with good work experience, and then... his eyes were drawn to a resume for an assistant position.

'Holy crap! Li Bingbing?'

He thought he was seeing things; they really did look alike.

If you look closely, the person in the photo is somewhat different from Li Bingbing.

Name: Li Xue

Age: 23
I have over a year of experience as a traffic reporter, and I majored in journalism in college...

Isn't this Li Bingbing's sister? She betrayed her own sister and is now working for him?

No, it can't be called a defection. It wasn't until 2000, when Li Bingbing was brought to Huayi by Wang Jinghua and Li Xue was also discovered by Wang Jinghua, that Li Xue's career as a manager began.

"Oh right, I forgot to mention earlier, I also think Li Xue is quite good. She majored in journalism and worked as a reporter, so she could definitely be used as a public relations officer." Zhang Hao noticed that Qi Yuan's gaze lingered on Li Xue's resume for a long time, so he quickly added what he had forgotten to say.

"She's really good, let's add her to the list."

Qi Yuan was quite happy, as he hadn't expected that the expanded recruitment team members would all discover such a capable individual.

Li Xue was a person who could be of great use if she was trained. Later, she helped Li Bingbing get several very important works, such as "A World Without Thieves", "The Knot", and "The Message".

Li Bingbing's path to Hollywood was also orchestrated by Li Xue behind the scenes. After contacting Zhang Da Hu Zi, Qi Yuan realized that he still lacked an agent.

He only signed a record deal with Warner; all other collaborations were temporary.

Getting roles in TV dramas and movies wasn't under Zhang Hao's or Warner's control, so he had to deal with Zhang Da Hu Zi himself.

Later, let Zhang Hao mentor Li Xue, and remind Li Xue to learn from him. Then he can ask Zhang Hao about music-related matters and Li Xue about film-related matters.

……

Hangcheng.

Li Xue, who was out shooting news with a photographer, received a phone call.

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Li Xue? This is the Human Resources Department of Warner Taiwan. Your resume has passed the initial screening. Please remember to come to Taiwan within a week for the final interview."

Li Xue was overjoyed: "Thank you, I'll be ready to go to Taiwan."

After finishing her work for the day, Li Xue submitted her resignation; she figured she might as well quit being a reporter.

She walked home with a brisk pace, and didn't forget to call Li Bingbing: "Sister, my resume got accepted. Qi Yuan Company wants me to go to Taiwan for the final interview. I applied for the assistant position."

She's very smart. Don't be fooled by her casual conversation with Li Bingbing that day, where she said she wanted to be Qi Yuan's manager.

She knew perfectly well that Warner would never pay any attention to her if she applied for an agent position.

Do you think everyone is Mani Fok?

Huo Wenxi was not a newcomer either. She joined Yinghuang Entertainment in 93 and worked there for four or five years before becoming Nicholas Tse's exclusive agent.

Li Xue set a goal for herself: to start as an assistant and then gradually climb to the top.

A surprised voice came from the phone receiver: "You really passed?"

Based on Li Bingbing's understanding of her younger sister Li Xue, if her resume passed the test, it meant she was all set.

Her younger sister is incredibly shrewd and adept at dealing with people. She has top-notch emotional and intellectual intelligence, making it easy for her to win over HR.

"Once I become Qi Yuan's manager, I'll protect you," Li Xue boasted.

……

"Bingbing, whose phone is that?"

Wang Jinghua asked with concern.

"My sister got the job as Qi Yuan's assistant and plans to go to Taiwan in the next few days."

Li Bingbing did not hide anything.

Wang Jinghua's work philosophy is to act as a nanny-style agent, intervening in every aspect of the artist's life.

When her artists were going to film in Montreal during the winter, she would find out about the local hotel's heating system in advance, communicate with the production crew to set up portable shower rooms for the artists, and even prepare things like electric blankets and cold medicine in advance.

Through her meticulous care, Wang Jinghua won the hearts of the artists. Li Bingbing trusted her very much, so she did not hide anything from Li Xue.

Wang Jinghua's heart skipped a beat; she thought, "Oh no."

Before she knew it, the corner of her wall had been dug up.

She manages artists in a nanny-like manner, so she must understand their family situations.

She knew that Li Bingbing had a very intelligent younger sister.

When Li Bingbing first started working with her, he didn't earn much money. He would carry away any pears that the film crew didn't want to Li Xue to Zhejiang Province.

Wang Jinghua met Li Xue once and immediately recognized her as a promising talent, even more intelligent than Li Bingbing.

If her studio didn't require so many people, she would have had Li Bingbing bring her sister over long ago.

Now it's all good, no need to bring them anymore, everyone's gone to Taiwan.

(End of this chapter)