This star doesn’t work overtime

On the high-speed train back to Hangzhou!

Fang Xue Shu and Wu Tong received calls from several acquaintances in the industry one after another, all calling to confirm the news.

After all, the price for signing Wang Cheng is indeed astonishing.

This is not an attempt to sign for one period, but a direct contract for three periods. This shows that the value has been determined at this price and it is no longer an attempt.

"Lao Fang, did you really spend 26 million to sign a trainee for three periods?"

"Well, you guys are pretty well informed. You found out so quickly."

"Lao Fang, it's unethical for you to raise the price like this. How should we set the price in the future?"

"The market has the final say. What will our program team do if we can't do without him!"

"Then he is only a 19-year-old boy with only over 16 million fans. If you pay him such a high price, what will other people with more fans than him think?"

After hearing this, Fang Xue Shu felt a little pressure.

Because the price they gave Wang Cheng indeed broke the rules and regulations of the coffee position.

This puts great pressure on other program teams and on their future programs.

After all, if you give a 19-year-old trainee with more than 16 million fans more than 8.6 million per period, then I have more than 20 million fans and the asking price is higher than him. Isn’t it excessive?

How much should those super first-tier players with 30 to 40 million fans, or even super giants with over 50 million fans, cost?

This will raise the price of the entire variety show market.

Celebrities and artists may be human, but the management companies behind them are definitely not human. Once the price is raised, there is no way to lower it.

Fang Xue Shu had a headache, but he couldn't care less. If he didn't pay this price, he wouldn't be able to grab Wang Cheng. Their spring and summer program team really couldn't do without Wang Cheng.

He looked at Wang Cheng who was reading a book opposite him, and said in a serious tone: "Now he has 18 million fans, and we are also optimistic about his potential and influence on ratings. If anyone can come and take us to the next issue When the show achieved a ratings of over 2.5, I offered him 9 million for one issue, and the same package included three issues."

The person on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment and then hung up.

Because what Fang Xue Shu said was also true.

For TV variety shows, ratings are everything.

Not to mention 2.5, no matter how big-name a star in the industry is, they cannot guarantee that they can guarantee a ratings of above 1.8 when they appear on the show, let alone 2.0.

A rating of 2.0 is a hurdle. If it exceeds this rating, it will be a popular variety show!

Who can guarantee that they can make a variety show a hit on their own?

nobody!

Therefore, Fang Xue Shu's words left the other party speechless.

Putting down the phone, Fang Xue Shu wanted to say something to Wang Cheng who was reading, but Wang Cheng kept looking down at the book seriously. Looking at the cover, it was an English book. His serious look didn't seem like he was cheating. He should really understand. , immediately shut up and said softly to Wu Tong next to him: "Can we raise the ratings to above 2.5 next time?"

If it doesn't get a rating of 2.5 or above, then this contract will be a loss in the short term.

Wu Tong scrolled through his mobile phone, looked at the comments on the Internet, and said softly: "I don't know either! But I believe in Wang Cheng. His works have a good reputation and sales are also very good. Wuha's sales have exceeded 8 million. If the sales volume is over 10 million, it should catch up with Jingwumen tomorrow, and the momentum will be better than Jingwumen."

"Everyone likes his music very much. If he can continue to publish a new work next time, the ratings will be absolutely stable..."

After saying that, the two of them glanced at Wang Cheng opposite them at the same time. However, Wang Cheng continued to read the book as if he had not heard the conversation between the two.

After a while, Wang Cheng raised his eyes to look at them, and then continued to lower his head to read, but he also asked softly: "How much does it cost to buy a 100-square-meter house by the Huangpu River?"

The two were stunned for a moment. They wanted to motivate Wang Cheng to continue releasing new songs in the next issue. Unexpectedly, Wang Cheng asked about the house price instead.

Houses along the Huangpu River are among the areas with the highest housing prices in the country, and the people who live there are either rich or expensive.

Fang Xue Shu asked: "Where do you want to buy a house?"

Wang Cheng nodded: "Well, I have this idea. It's not comfortable to live in the company apartment."

Wu Tong said: "With your status, you can ask the company to change you to a high-end single apartment."

Wang Cheng shook his head: "I like living in my own house without the worry of moving."

This is a tradition that has been engraved in the bones of the Chinese people for thousands of years. They like a stable home and don't like to move.

In Europe and the United States, it is normal for many people to move around all year round, and they will not have emotions. However, almost everyone in China does not like that kind of life.

A stable job and a stable family are what they want.

This is also what Wang Cheng wants.

Fang Xue Shu thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to buy a high-end community with a good environment and good services, or an ordinary residence?"

Wang Cheng thought for a while, he liked quietness, so it must be a high-end community: "It should be high-end, quieter."

Fang Xue Shu smiled and said: "That's expensive. Several artists I know in the industry have houses in that area. In good communities, the cheapest ones cost more than 100,000 yuan per square meter, and the expensive ones cost more than 400,000 yuan per square meter." It’s flat. My suggestion is to buy No. 9 Courtyard, which costs around 300,000 yuan per square meter. I know several big names and artists live there.”

Wang Cheng nodded slightly after hearing this, but directly crossed out the No. 9 courtyard recommended by Fang Xue Shu in his mind. He didn't want to live in a community with too many artists.

However, I don’t want to live in a community with too many ordinary people.

This will bring him social trouble, and now he is a terminally ill patient with social anxiety.

so!

Wang Cheng asked softly: "Where do rich people usually live?"

Fang Xue Shu was stunned for a moment: "Rich people, a few of whom I know, all have houses in Jade Garden, but they rarely live there! There are about 400,000 yuan per square meter there. But there are no small houses of 100 square meters, and the starting price is 100,000 square meters. More than 80 square meters, the price is around 70 million..."

This is the life of rich people. There are many houses and they rarely live in the same community for a long time. Therefore, in many luxury residential areas, you rarely see lively gatherings. You may rarely see people in normal times, and neighbors and the like have not been around for several years. You may not be able to see it once.

And this is the living environment he wants.

However, the starting price of a house is more than 70 million yuan, which is indeed a bit expensive. It would be nice if there was a small apartment. He lives alone and does not need to be so big. A three-bedroom apartment of 100 square meters is enough. One bedroom , a study room, and a musical instrument room.

Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then he began to make calculations in his mind.

If a song sells an average of 15 million a month, after deducting the platform, I can get about 5 to 6 million. If I give 10% to the company, I can get more than 5 million!

So, to raise more than 70 million, you have to release 14 songs?

Including the continued income from each song, fourteen songs, in half a year, should be enough to buy a house?

In addition, the company will give him 10% of the notification fee, but this part of the money is very small. You have more than 30 million yuan in notification fees in spring and summer, and he can only get more than 3 million yuan.

The important thing is that these are all pre-tax income. With such a high income, Wang Cheng has not thought about tax avoidance to avoid causing trouble for himself in the future, so he has to pay full tax, which is a tax rate of up to 40%. !

so……

Do you need an income of more than 120 million to be able to spend about 70 million to buy a house?

Fourteen songs are not enough, twenty songs?

Wang Cheng frowned slightly.

Seeing Wang Cheng frowning, Fang Xueshu said: "If you want to buy it, you can also get a loan. With your popularity and current popularity, you can easily get a loan of more than ten million from the bank."

Wang Cheng shook his head: "No! This is just a plan of mine. Don't worry, I will continue to release new songs before I can buy a house."

Wu Tong asked curiously: "Are you releasing songs to buy a house?"

Wang Cheng didn't hide anything, nodded and admitted: "Yeah!"

After saying that, he continued to lower his head and read the book.

Wu Tong and Fang Xue Shu looked at each other and could see the joy in each other's eyes.

Then, their remaining three programs are all stable.

It is impossible for Wang Cheng to afford a house worth more than 70 million within three episodes of the show.

Therefore, I can only keep releasing new songs to make money...

Fang Xue Shu thought for a while and said: "Your company didn't accept any endorsements or anything like that for you? Nowadays, the main income of popular artists comes from two big chunks, one is the advertising fee for appearing on variety shows, and the other is the bigger one is advertising endorsements. In your opinion With the current popularity and fan status, if you accept advertising endorsements, the annual endorsement fee will start at 5 million. If you receive a few more endorsements, it will be tens of millions. With the speed you make money, you can buy a house in a year. .”

Advertising?

Wang Cheng frowned slightly.

Of course he himself is not willing to accept advertisements, which is troublesome and makes little money.

Because he can only get 10% of the advertising revenue. Even if the endorsement fee is tens of millions or hundreds of millions a year, he can only get a few hundred or tens of millions, which is not as good as the income from releasing two songs.

but!

He knew that this was not his decision.

It is impossible for the company not to accept advertisements for him. This is one of the main sources of income for a brokerage company that mainly focuses on traffic stars.

However, for the time being, his fans are still rising rapidly, and the company is afraid that if he signs an endorsement deal, it will be sold at a low price, so he has put it on hold for the time being, but it cannot be put on hold for too long because he only has two years of contract left.

Sighing softly in his heart, Wang Cheng only hoped that these two years would pass quickly.

The high-speed train arrived at Hangcheng Station soon.

As soon as the three of them got off the bus, someone from the program team came to pick them up.

At the same time, Chen Xiaoyong, Huang Bin and Mo Bailin came to pick up Wang Cheng.

As soon as they heard that Wang Cheng was back, Chen Xiaoyong, Huang Bin, and Mo Bailin came over an hour ago and waited for Wang Cheng at the station door.

As soon as they saw Wang Cheng, Huang Bin and Mo Bailin hurriedly stepped forward to salute Wang Cheng. Several other teammates were too slow to do so and could only greet him.

"Wang Cheng, aren't you tired from this journey?"

"Wang Cheng, without you here, we didn't sleep all night."

"Wang Cheng, we'll treat you when you go back for a big dinner later."

"Wang Cheng..."

Wang Cheng let Huang Bin and Mo Bailin take away his salute, listened calmly to the unskilled flattery of several young people, and got into Chen Xiaoyong's car.

Fang Xue Shu and Wu Tong, who were not far away, also got on the program team's car and went back. They waved to Wang Cheng before leaving.

As soon as he got in the car, Wang Cheng said softly: "Just go back to the cafeteria to eat. It's too troublesome to go outside."

Several teammates who were about to choose a place to eat were stunned. Huang Bin quickly reacted and said: "Okay, listen to Wang Cheng, go back to the base and go to the cafeteria to eat. Wang Cheng must be tired from running back and forth these two days and is too lazy to go outside. time to eat."

Several people agreed.

Several teammates were so enthusiastic. Wang Cheng smiled slightly and continued to take out his book and read.

This English book is a foreign historical document. It is the history book he just started reading yesterday. It can be seen from it that Western historians are still keen to dig out ancient civilizations and forcibly splice them into themselves to make themselves human beings. The successor to the essence of quasi-civilization. If there is no ancient civilization, then make one up...

When several people saw Wang Cheng starting to read, they all instinctively quieted down and stopped making noise.

They all knew that this was Wang Cheng's habit, so they didn't take it seriously.

However, every one of them suppressed their impulses in their eyes.

They also wanted to share the joy of their success with Wang Cheng.

I also want to tell Wang Cheng how many fans they have gained, and I also want to ask Wang Cheng how much Wuha has sold...

However, at this time, they did not dare to ask.

All the way to the filming base, no one spoke, for fear of disturbing Wang Cheng's reading.

It wasn't until Wang Cheng got off the car and left first that a few people breathed a sigh of relief. There were some beads of sweat on everyone's forehead. They had been under a lot of pressure just now and felt a little uncomfortable.

Huang Bin and Mo Bailin carried Wang Cheng's salute back and invited Wang Cheng to have lunch with them in the cafeteria. They did so in a high profile so that the remaining teams could see it.

Everyone on the show team knew that Wang Cheng was back.

Chen Hao and Hu Zhiqiang were eating in the cafeteria at this time, watching Huang Bin and Mo Bailin surrounding Wang Cheng and chatting excitedly about how many new fans they had gained and how popular their new songs were...

Chen Hao felt a little sour in his heart and asked Hu Zhiqiang in a low voice: "Lao Hu, can we also buy a new song and sing it back?"

Hu Zhiqiang asked: "Who can record the song for you in one day? You only have one week to record the song and choreograph the practice...is that enough time?"

Chen Hao was stunned for a moment, then helpless, knowing that he and several team members could not do this, and kept thinking in his heart - why can Wang Cheng do it?

"I heard that this time the program team signed Wang Cheng at a price comparable to that of a super giant?"

Chen Hao asked curiously.

Hu Zhiqiang thought of Mo Jinhua from Penguin Entertainment whom he met when he went to see Wang Cheng in the morning. He thought that the price paid by Penguin to poach Wang Cheng was on par with the super giants. The price of the program team was not surprising at all. He nodded and said: "It should be about the same. Go ahead. This time he is almost close to being a super star. The program team spent a lot of money for him! Let’s not think so much, our purpose of coming to the program team this time has been achieved."

"Wang Cheng's return is also good for us. How much has your number of fans increased since yesterday?"

When it came to the increase in followers, Chen Hao also became excited and said: "It has increased by more than 700,000. Today, I will definitely increase the number of followers by one million. The number of fans has also exceeded 4 million. I will definitely reach 500 before I go on the show next time." Ten thousand."

Hu Zhiqiang asked: "If Wang Cheng didn't come, do you think you could gain so many fans? How many fans did you gain after so many previous shows?"

Chen Hao nodded: "I understand. When the ratings are high, everyone benefits."

Hu Zhiqiang hummed: "Well, don't compare with him, just manage your own fans well. Anyway, without him and Xiao Daohong, you wouldn't be able to be on the stage of tomorrow's idol. So, there is no need for you to be hostile to him .”

Chen Hao looked slightly bitter.

No matter what, he was just studying with the prince.

However, this was his destiny from the beginning.

Because he comes from Jingtian Entertainment, an entertainment giant in Beijing, and Jingtian Entertainment only started to get involved in the field of popular celebrity artists last year. In the past few decades, it was in the traditional entertainment industry, and the artists and stars signed by it are also powerful. , young people are basically born in major art schools. Last year, they signed a large number of young trainees, and promoted their star artists to popular variety shows to make money.

Chen Hao is the first generation traffic trainee launched by Jingtian Entertainment. It is just an attempt.

This is also a major trend in the past two years. Many traditional entertainment giants have begun to get involved in the circle of traffic stars. While constantly signing trainees, they also spend money to directly acquire some second-tier traffic star companies, or poach traffic stars from other companies to strengthen themselves. under its banner.

Jingtian Entertainment's expectation for Chen Hao is to be a second-tier star, which meets their first attempt goal. In the future, they will continuously launch trainee groups to participate in various variety shows to debut. At the same time, they are also spending money to acquire popular celebrity management companies. Or poach people directly. Wang Zijun, who also served as a judge in Spring and Summer, was poached from other companies by Jingtian Entertainment.

Today, Hu Zhiqiang went to Shanghai to poach Wang Cheng. It was under the instruction of the senior management of Jingtian Entertainment. They wanted to poach Wang Cheng to cultivate a super first-line star. Then Jingtian Entertainment’s popular star lineup will not be weak. It’s a pity that Hu Zhiqiang was eliminated by Penguin. The rich and powerful entertainment people scared me away, and they didn’t even tell me the price.

Wang Cheng also saw Chen Hao and Hu Zhiqiang, but ignored them and just ate by himself. After eating, he whispered to Huang Bin and others: "Have a good rest in the afternoon and come to record songs early tomorrow morning!"

The movements of the people who were eating froze in an instant, and their eyes stared at Wang Cheng, full of surprise and excitement.

Recording new songs?

Mo Bailin asked with a trembling voice: "Wang Cheng, do you want to record a new song?"

Several pairs of eyes looked at Wang Cheng eagerly.

The release of a wuha song brought them a steady stream of fans and popularity. Each of them had fantasized about whether Wang Cheng would continue to let them sing new songs?

However, this is just a fantasy, and they don't dare to say it.

Because they are also insiders and know that it is not easy to create a new song.

Wang Cheng released two new songs one after another. Maybe they are no longer in stock?

Moreover, even if there are, you don’t have to sing to them!

Unexpectedly, Wang Cheng suddenly asked them to record a song tomorrow!

Each of them forgot to eat and just looked at Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng glanced at a few people, and habitually ate all the rice in the bowl without leaving a grain. He nodded: "Well, I'll sing the new song for you. Come to me this afternoon to get the lyrics, and you can share them with me. Once you have the lyrics ready, go practice and meet at the recording studio early tomorrow morning."

Huang Bin's face flushed with excitement: "Okay, Wang Cheng, we will definitely do it!"

Mo Bailin smiled excitedly: "Wang Cheng, thank you for taking such good care of us and singing all the new songs for us."

Several teammates were also excited and a little overwhelmed.

Each of them began to dream, could they also debut as a second-tier star?

The most popular Huang Bin even fantasizes - if he sings a few more songs by Wang Cheng, can he be promoted to the top?

These are all good things that they could only think of in their dreams before, but maybe they will become possible now?

Wang Cheng looked at a few people and smiled.

He's just too lazy to sing, so someone can help him make money, right?

The singing skills of Huang Bin and others are barely adequate for beginners, and adding his later stage is enough.

Of course, if the company intervenes and wants to split the money because Huang Bin and others are singers, then he will definitely not let them sing.

However, without a contract, the company will not ask for money, and Huang Bin and others are even less likely to offend Wang Cheng to share the money. They and the company now only want to attract fans first, and make money later, as long as there are more fans. , there are plenty of opportunities to make money.

If possible, they would be willing to give Wang Cheng some money as long as there were works for them to sing.

Wang Cheng looked at Chen Xiaoyong: "Brother Yong, contact the program team as soon as possible and make an appointment with the recording studio. It will take me two days to find some soundtracks... I will write to you later!"

Chen Xiaoyong immediately agreed excitedly: "No problem, leave all these to me."

After saying that, Chen Xiaoyong immediately picked up the phone and called director Wu Tong.

When Wu Tong heard that Wang Cheng wanted to use the recording studio, he immediately agreed: "No problem, I'll give you three days. If it's not enough, just let me know. It doesn't matter how long you want to use it. We can rent one outside for our own use."

As long as it is used by Wang Cheng, the program team has the green light to give way.

Wang Cheng had finished his meal, nodded to a few people, got up and left, going back to the dormitory to prepare for a nap.

After watching Wang Cheng leave, Huang Bin and Mo Bailin stood up excitedly and shouted a few times, venting their suppressed excitement.

"Hahaha, great."

"Brother Yong, do I have a chance to have five million fans? Wang Cheng is really my big brother. I will call him Brother Cheng from now on."

"Yes, from now on we will call you brother Wang Chengcheng. We can't call you by your first name. That's too disrespectful."

Huang Bin nodded and affirmed: "Well, let's call Brother Cheng! By the way, when Brother Cheng wakes up from his nap, we will get the lyrics. Don't disturb Brother Cheng from his nap."

Of course a few people nodded in agreement.

Hu Zhiqiang and Chen Hao, who were not far away, were silent when they saw this scene.

Chen Hao's eyes were full of envy.

Huang Bin's popularity has almost surpassed him.

I can only think silently in my heart - this song will hit the streets.

However, Chen Hao looked at Hu Zhiqiang and asked, "Why can Wang Cheng?"

Hu Zhiqiang shook his head and said, "Because he is not a human being!"

…

As soon as Wang Cheng left the canteen, the phone rang, and he picked it up without paying attention.

A clear female voice came from the phone: "Wang Cheng, you finally answered my call..."

As soon as Wang Cheng heard the voice, he knew it was Han Xiao. He looked at the unfamiliar number and frowned slightly: "Is something wrong?"

Han Xiao: "Do you know who I am?"

Wang Cheng: "Yeah!"

Han Xiao: "Then why didn't you answer my call? Yesterday I heard that you left the show. I was worried about you, and then I contacted you frantically. I made dozens of calls, but you didn't answer. I think you should go to bed. , I made more than a dozen calls during the day, why didn’t I answer the phone?”

Wang Cheng: "I'm too lazy to answer an unknown number."

Han Xiao: "Then save this number of mine. This is my private number. Only my family members have it."

Wang Cheng: "Forget it! If anything happens, just say it now. If nothing happens, I'll hang up."

Han Xiao: "You! Something's wrong. I heard that you returned to the show and made a lot of money. How about I treat you to dinner to celebrate? Thank you for helping me increase my followers this time. I have over 10 million followers. ! I made a reservation for the Lotus Palace in West Lake a few days ago. I’ll treat you to authentic palace dishes.”

Not only did every contestant who performed on stage benefit from the increase in ratings, but all four judges were also good. Han Xiao also gained a million fans overnight, finally crossing the threshold of a first-line celebrity and officially becoming a celebrity. Top-notch.

Similarly, Zhou Yu, Jiang Fan, and Wang Zijun have also enjoyed considerable benefits. Each of them has gained more than one million followers, and they have all crossed the threshold of first-tier celebrities.

Now, the four judges on the Chunxia You stage have all become first-line celebrities. In terms of celebrity status, the lineup is not weak.

However, Wang Cheng was not interested in these, nor had he paid attention to them, and he was even less interested in Han Xiao's proposal.

Wang Cheng: "I just finished eating, so I won't go. Let's get down to business."

Han Xiao: "It's just business to treat you to dinner."

Wang Cheng: "Then I'll die."

Han Xiao was shocked: "No, no! I, I, I, um, I want to invite you to sing, I want..."

Wang Cheng: "Don't think about it, I can't sell songs. Goodbye!"

After saying that, Wang Cheng hung up the phone, put the phone in his pocket, returned to the dormitory, and prepared to take a nap.

In a certain villa in West Lake, Han Xiao looked at the mobile phone in his hand, still in a daze.

This guy……

Is it a stone?

Is it so difficult to reach?

A beautiful lady won't even come to invite you to dinner alone?

Is there something wrong with the orientation?

Thinking of the only possible explanation, Han Xiao suddenly felt disgusted.

"So handsome, with such a good temperament, what a pity!"

Han Xiao comforted himself.

However, when I clicked on Wang Cheng's Weibo and wanted to unblock it, my fingers trembled, but I still couldn't let go.

never mind……

It’s also good for the eyes.