"Xia Fan once again rejected the commercial performance. This situation is becoming more and more frequent."
As the boss of Times Entertainment, Zhou Yongsheng is listening to Secretary Xu¡¯s work report.
"In the beginning, Xia Fan's business performances were twice a month. At the beginning of this year, it became once a month. Now he has refused all business performances for two consecutive months on the grounds that he is too busy, even if the other party's compensation is too high. Very high."
Secretary Xu said with some helplessness; "Although for singers, reducing the number of commercial performances can better maintain their commercial value, it is rare to do so frequently."
Zhou Yongsheng leaned on the leather sofa chair, rubbed his brows haggardly, and replied: "Our Times Entertainment did not attach much importance to the music business. At that time, we gave the boy too much freedom when signing the contract, and he was an original singer. , he doesn¡¯t have much dependence on the company at work, so he kind of does whatever he wants.¡±
"Perhaps he thought that his royalties had already made money for the company, so he simply refused the commercial performances that were originally within the scope of Xia Fan's responsibilities."
Although copyright fees can make money, no commercial performance can make money quickly.
Think about those outdated old-name singers. If you are lucky enough to have a few "old-fashioned" hits from more than 10 or even 20 years ago, grit your teeth and go to more commercial performances. Within a few years, it is not impossible for villas to be located near the sea.
Not to mention a popular king like Xia Fan, especially his masterpieces are the most popular songs nowadays.
"Mr. Zhou, why don't you talk to Manager Li?" Secretary Xu moved his mouth slightly and gave a suggestion.
"I have looked for it, but the other party is not very enthusiastic. Although she is a veteran agent in the company with more than 10 years of service, she also has her own ideas. Times Entertainment's performance has declined in the past few years, and she has accumulated Your own connections may not give you ideas.¡±
"What Mr. Zhou means is that if Xia Fan leaves Times Entertainment one day, Manager Li will most likely follow him?" Secretary Xu's tone was a little surprised. After all, in her impression, Stefanie Li was very loyal to the company.
"You want to say that a few years ago, when Chen Dongliang changed jobs, Stefanie Li didn't follow him, right?" Zhou Yongsheng squinted his eyes slightly.
"Yes." Secretary Xu nodded mechanically.
"These days are different."
Zhou Yongsheng kept tapping his fingers on the table and murmured.
That time, she acted emotionally, but this time she made a judgment after careful consideration. This woman has a very accurate eye for people!
"We have to think of a way!"
Zhou Yongsheng grabbed his hair in confusion. The young man's contract was unwilling to be upgraded, and he was unwilling to go to the commercial show. He was powerless and had nothing to do.
¡°In Times Entertainment, there has never been an artist who filled Zhou Yongsheng with such a sense of powerlessness as Xia Fan.
Secretary Xu stood aside quietly, watching Zhou Yongsheng in a daze for about a quarter of an hour, then slowly picked up the phone and dialed Stefanie Lai's number.
"Manager Li, I have something to discuss with you."
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Over the past period of time, Xia Fan has been studying the script of "In the Name of the People" over and over again, and scenes of playing against those veteran actors flashed through his mind from time to time.
In order to avoid being crushed by these old artists when filming, Xia Fan even considered going to the Film and Television Acting Academy for further study.
But this thought only flashed through his mind, and he really didn't dare to go to the Film and Television Acting Academy.
First of all, my business is really busy, and I can¡¯t let go of my main career as a singer. Secondly, my goals are too big, and I will easily become the target of public criticism and attract too much attention.
Fortunately, in China today, because the Internet is extremely developed, remote online teaching has become very common.
After paying a large sum of money, Xia Fan bought some VIP performance courses with high ratings
In the past few days, he has been attending classes remotely and constantly consolidating his acting skills.
"Facts have proved that those perfect characters who are righteous are rarely welcomed by the audience because they have no characteristics. Even the great men in history have flaws."
"No one is perfect!"
Xia Fan listened thoughtfully to the course.
"I once dreamed of traveling to the end of the world with my sword and seeing the prosperity of the world"
His cell phone¡¯s ringtone suddenly rang, and the song it matched was ¡°The One You Were¡±.
"Hey, Sister Xuehan, what's going on?"
The person who called Xia Fan was Zhang Xuehan.
"Xia Fan, are you busy? I'm in a bad mood right now. Can you chat with me?"
? ?After hearing the little queen's voice, Fan was stunned for a moment, and then the image of her father, drunk as hell, roaring at her came to mind.
He admitted that on the day of the Shanghai Film Festival, he was attracted to Zhang Xuehan, and that girl might have the same thoughts.
If it weren¡¯t for her father¡¯s troubles, the relationship between the two would probably have taken a further step that night.
However,
When Xia Fan saw his father like this, it was like a basin of cold water was poured on the budding emotional flames.
Tell him rationally, if you continue to move forward, you may face endless conflicts
He is a public figure, so how can he let the public see these farcical jokes?
After that day, Xia Fan and Zhang Xuehan were still in contact, but there seemed to be an invisible wall between them.
Both sides understand each other and maintain a tacit understanding, and no one takes the initiative to break it.
"Tell me what makes you unhappy."
Xia Fan said this, thinking that it was something about her family that she had come to talk to herself about.
¡°My new album is selling well, but I¡¯m not happy.¡±
Zhang Xuehan¡¯s words were a bit beyond Xia Fan¡¯s expectations.
"The new album is selling well, why aren't you happy?"
Xia Fan was a little confused, but then he breathed a sigh of relief silently.
¡°None of the ten songs in the new album has made it out of the music industry. It sells well because of my previous popularity accumulation, and it has nothing to do with the quality of the album.¡±
Zhang Xuehan's tone was full of helplessness and a hint of anger.
"Because the distribution rights of my album are all in the hands of the company, and the company must be fully responsible. So I can't buy singles from you to put in the album. All ten songs this time were produced by Tianmao Entertainment, and none of them ended up being The song has water splashes."
"Although the sales of the new album are good, in my opinion it was a very thorough failure!"
Xia Fan suddenly understood that there was a difference between albums and singles.
"What do your fans think?"
"They were also very disappointed. They spent 30 yuan to buy the digital album, but found that none of the songs were good. They thought these songs should not be of my level."
Xia Fan also supported Zhang Xuehan¡¯s new album. He spent 30 yuan to buy one, but he didn¡¯t listen to it and just threw it in the corner. Hearing what the girl said, he hesitated for a while, then held his mobile phone in one hand and opened the PC version of Penguin Music with the other.
Sure enough
With Zhang Xuehan¡¯s popularity, the sales volume is indeed amazing, and the number of comments has exceeded 10,000.
But there are a lot of voices of disappointment, complaints, and even accusations.
In short, both die-hard fans of Zhang Xuehan and casual fans feel that this new album is too unpleasant to listen to and the money is not worth it.