Chapter 213 Blue Whale’s Artists and New Projects

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Blue Whale

Naza and Rouba entered the meeting room one after the other. Zhao Ji, who was sitting and playing with his phone, glanced at them and smiled.

"I'm here."

"Senior."

Naza and Rouba greeted each other honestly. Although Naza is now in a strong momentum, Zhao Ji is not easy to mess with, and there is also a question of qualifications involved.

Before coming, Liu Xingyu knocked Naza several times, telling her not to be too arrogant and to respect her predecessors, even if it was just on the surface.

After the two sides greeted each other, Naza thought they would exchange a few more pleasantries, but Zhao Ji lowered her head and played with her phone again.

Naza was a little uncomfortable. Since "Eastern Palace" became popular, she has been the focus wherever she goes. Even if she is not happy with her, she will praise each other openly. There are very few people who choose to ignore her directly like Zhao Ji.

She looked back at Rouba, who seemed to be thinking about something and whispered a few words. Naza then remembered that Liu Xingyu had analyzed the various artists in the company with them before.

Regarding this senior sister Zhao Ji, Liu Xingyu's original words were as follows--

"Zhao Ji is the first artist signed by our company, with the longest experience and a good personal relationship with the boss, but she is not very ambitious and is a bit muddle-headed. The subsequent company resources are a bit inclined towards you newcomers, but she will always have a share.

Zhao Ji has a gentle personality and is not difficult to get along with, but she is a little cold and doesn't like to socialize with people. If you meet her in the future, just be considerate and treat her as an ordinary colleague. As long as you don't provoke her, she won't pay attention to you."

Thinking of Liu Xingyu's words, Naza and Rouba were relieved and took out their mobile phones, and occasionally gathered together to whisper a few words.

At this moment, Xiao Zhao, wearing a white down jacket, walked into the office.

Nazha, who had been suppressed and had a psychological trauma last time, saw her and instinctively shrank her neck. However, soon, Nazha remembered that she was no longer the same as before. She was one of the most popular young actresses and the darling of the company, so she straightened her neck again and glared at Xiao Zhao.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhao ignored her and talked to Zhao Ji on her own. Compared with the perfunctory talk to Nazha and the other two, Zhao Ji was obviously much more enthusiastic when talking to Xiao Zhao.

Xiao Zhao greeted Rouba again and praised her for her good performance in "Eastern Palace".

Rouba faced Nazha's accusing eyes and chatted with Xiao Zhao for a few words. Her attitude was very correct and she kept calling her "Sister Ying".

Nazha saw that Xiao Zhao had greeted Zhao Ji and Rouba, and thought that she would be the next one. She was thinking about how to give them a warning and avenge the last time, but she didn't expect Xiao Zhao to ignore her directly and turned around to chat with Zhao Ji again.

Naza: "..."

Three people are here, saying hello to the other two people, and leaving her here alive, it's too much!

Seeing Naza's face flushed with anger, Rouba pressed her hard and kept reminding her in a low voice.

"Calm down, you must calm down, you will fall into the trap if you get angry."

"Today is the first meeting after the New Year, you must not make trouble, otherwise how will everyone see you."

"The boss definitely doesn't like people who have conflicts with colleagues over trivial matters."

The word "boss" hit Naza's sore spot, she immediately calmed down, just staring at Xiao Zhao angrily.

On the other side, Zhao Ji glanced at Naza and couldn't help but smiled at Xiao Zhao in a low voice.

"What's going on? Another strong rival?"

Xiao Zhao said with disdain: "At best, she's just a lackey, not worth mentioning."

Zhao Ji shook his head: "Don't underestimate her. Although she's not smart, she's beautiful. If she throws herself at you, your girl may not be able to hold you back."

"She dares!"

Xiao Zhao shouted, but he was still alert to that girl in his heart.

Zhao Ji sighed as he looked at Xiao Zhao's expression.

At the beginning, she was made famous by Wei Yang, and she was grateful to Wei Yang. They were of similar age and were friends. Wei Yang was handsome, talented and had a good personality. It would be a lie to say that she had never been moved by Wei Yang.

However, Wei Yang was good at everything, but it was precisely because of this that he was so popular, and so many girls were staring at him.

Zhao Ji later gave up the idea because she felt that Wei Yang was too dazzling, and that it was too stressful to be with him. Moreover, it was too tiring to face so many challengers.

Of course, Zhao Ji had to admit that Wei Yang's lack of feedback to her at that time was also a key factor.

If Wei Yang and her were in love, she would be troubled by this now that she had replaced Xiao Zhao, but she would never let go easily...

Just when the four people split into two groups, Li Jiahang walked in by himself.

"Brother Hang."

Naza and Rouba stood up to greet him. Li Jiahang smiled friendly, chatted for a few words, and sat next to his old friend Zhao Ji. Xiao Zhao asked.

"How are you doing recently?"

"Much better, thank you very much. You also mailed something to my dad during the Chinese New Year."

"It's a small matter. I just followed your instructions."

Watching several people talking and laughing, Naza was stunned and couldn't help but look at Rouba.

Xiao Zhao could chat and laugh with Zhao Ji, the company's old man, and get along with Li Jiahang, the boss's iron-fisted friend, casually. His status in Blue Whale was higher than they had expected before.

"Everyone is here."

Li Jiahang sat down for less than two minutes, and Wei Yang, Xia Cong and Lei Chun also arrived, followed by a plain-looking middle-aged man.

Seeing Wei Yang and his two immediate superiors appear, all the artists present stood up. Wei Yang pressed his hand, asking everyone to continue sitting, and then introduced the middle-aged man behind him.

"Zhang Songwen, our company's newly signed artist, also serves as the performance coach of the company's artist management department. From now on, he will be responsible for the company's internal acting training. If you have any questions about your acting skills, you can ask Teacher Zhang."

Zhang Songwen greeted the artists with a smile. In front of Wei Yang, although everyone didn't know him well, they were very polite.

Naza and Rouba have been studying with Zhang Songwen in "East Palace". They are relatively familiar with him and greeted him excitedly.

Especially Naza, Xiao Zhao's "network" makes her a little scared, so she is eager to win over and expand her strength. With Rouba + Zhang Songwen, she is not weak in Blue Whale.

…

Wei Yang didn't know what Naza was thinking. After he asked Zhang Songwen to take a seat, more than half of Blue Whale's signed artists arrived.

There are also contracted artists Lin Gengxin and Qiao Zhenyu, who is about to sign a contract. They are currently filming "Step by Step" in Hengdian and will not be able to attend this meeting.

What we want to talk about today is very simple. Let’s go over the artists’ achievements last year, what should be praised, what awards should be given, and then talk about some of the follow-up plans.

Throughout last year, Blue Whale not only made great achievements in film and television production, but also made remarkable progress in artist management.

Zhao Ji has participated in many film and television works such as "This is the First Time in My Life" and "Tangshan Earthquake", and has firmly maintained his status as a popular star. If the follow-up arrangements are properly arranged and some other resources are added, he may not have no hope of hitting the front line.

Lin Gengxin's "Hello, Old Time" became popular, and he also participated in "Bu Bu Jing Xin", which has a good momentum.

Not to mention Naza and Rouba, especially Naza, which can be said to be Blue Whale’s most proud work this year.

From an amateur, he became the most popular post-90s star. He was once able to compete with those four young stars, and his business attributes are good. He is very likely to be a new cash cow under Wei Yang.

Lei Chun, who was announcing the results, praised Nazar a few more times. The latter was very happy and glanced at Xiao Zhao proudly, but the latter ignored her.

The money you earn is mine to spend, why is she angry?

Qiao Zhenyu is in a special situation. He is the first artist to be invested by Blue Whale after he became famous, and he has not officially signed a contract yet, so he will not be counted for the time being.

Xiao Zhao and Li Jiahang both have works, but they have not been broadcast yet. They are not yet famous and have nothing to say.

Compared to this time last year, the Blue Whale Artist Management Department only consisted of three or two big cats and kittens. It took more than a year to develop to this point, and Wei Yang was still very satisfied.

However, although it is developing well, except for Wei Yang, the artist manager has not made much money.

The Zhao Jifo family rarely accepts other announcements except for filming. The others are all newcomers at the beginning. The filming fees are too small and there is no revenue. Lin Gengxin and Naza are somewhat famous, but their fame is too short.

Cumulatively, the company's income from artist management last year, excluding Wei Yang, was only seven figures.

It seems okay, but it doesn't offset Blue Whale's investment in artists.

Clothing, team, packaging, training, various publicity resources, project public relations, etc. are all miscellaneous, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

Especially for the two beauties from Xinjiang Province, not to mention training, team, packaging, etc., they have become famous before filming, but it is not just about their faces, but also a lot of publicity resources, which all cost money.

So overall, Blue Whale lost money in artist management last year.

But fortunately, the money is well spent. Naza, Lin Gengxin, Rouba, and Zhao Ji have all become famous and can make money this year, plus Xiao Zhao and Qiao Zhenyu, who have popular works to be broadcast.

Wei Yang's KPI for the artist management department this year is 20 million in revenue, which is not easy. After all, the company only takes part of the artist's share.

However, Boss Wei is still very humane, and the company can digest some of the KPIs for them within the company.

The company has many projects approved this year.

Among them is "Soul Ferry", which was previously co-produced with Tang Dynasty and took the route of an online drama. Both Qiji and LeTV are interested in participating in it.

Previously, the main focus of both parties was on "Bu Bu Jing Xin" and other projects, but now they can allocate some resources and manpower to get started.

Wei Yang nodded to Li Jiahang and said, "You play the male lead in this drama. Go back and prepare."

Li Jiahang was stunned for a moment, and then nodded. He still said the same thing, he would act whatever Wei Yang asked him to play, he would play a supporting role if he was given a supporting role, and he would act well if he was given a leading role, so as not to disappoint Wei Yang.

"The company has just won the novel "Chef Fang in the Flower Room", and the script is being adapted, starring Li Ying and Xinxin."

Xiao Zhao had obviously known about it for a long time and was not surprised. Wei Yang looked at Zhao Ji again: "We discussed with Tangren before about an idol drama called "Carat Lovers". It was originally scheduled to be about you and Hu Ge, and it happened to be "Orange Life". The second role in "Huainan" may change now. Let Qiao Zhenyu play the role, so be prepared."

The heroine of "Carat Lover" is silly and sweet. Zhao Ji has played Wanyu in "Love Apartment" and is very good at this. Wei Yang is not worried and looks at Rouba again.

"You play the second female lead in this drama. If you look back at Fan Qianqian in "My Love from the Star", her character is somewhat similar."

Rouba should be well-behaved. As for Zhang Songwen, he didn't get any specific roles, but these crews will give him priority if any suitable roles come up.

Finally, Naza realized that he was the only one left speechless, and looked at Wei Yang with blinking eyes.

"Boss, what about me?"

"Don't be in a hurry. There are a lot of announcements waiting for you after "East Palace". Besides, the boss's new drama has not yet been decided, and your performance is indispensable."

Lei Chun tried to comfort her. He was reluctant to let Naza take on a new role so soon. Now the artist management department was counting on her to make money, so they had to squeeze her hard.

When Naza heard that she might play in Wei Yang's new play, she immediately stopped talking happily, and everyone else looked at Wei Yang.

Although the company arranged new roles for them, who could resist if Wei Yang's new play had a suitable important role?

Haven't you seen that Qiao Zhenyu, Nie Yuan, Tang Yan, Rouba and others all became popular because of their supporting roles in his TV series?

Wei Yang felt the gazes of the crowd and couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, the casting hasn't started yet. If the conditions are right, we will definitely give priority to our own people."

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