Chapter 493 The Era of Great Reshuffle Begins

After letting the rich second generation run away in despair, Yang Ruoqian once again looked at the increasingly tense schedule.

The preparations for all projects are nearing completion, and then comes the sales time that will test the final results of this season.

However, it is obvious that some people are not satisfied with the status quo. Before the end of this quarter, they have begun to consider the following issues.

Perhaps it was because Mr. Yang was so bored that he acted as customer service to embarrass the VIP employees that the secretary heard. Almost as soon as he logged off his customer service account, Qi Mu knocked on the office door.

"Mr. Yang, we have business!"

Yang Ruoqian drove Luo Ruyu away and nodded as if nothing happened: "Tell me."

Qi Mu asked: "Our company has received many cooperation invitations from artists recently. Would you consider expanding our company's lineup? The company's influence may be further enhanced."

Now Kuaiguang Group says it controls half of the entertainment industry, but it actually relies on a group of top artists and the group's own excellent works. Fans are very loyal, but there is still room for reinforcement.

If one day the group cannot continue to produce such good works and it takes a certain period of time to accumulate inspiration, or if a celebrity artist causes negative public opinion due to something, the blow to the Kuangguang Group will be greater.

On the Internet, even if some celebrities do things that cause public outrage, they still have die-hard fans who defend them almost without thinking. This is a reflection of fan stickiness.

The same is true in other fields - some new painters or new authors have very high sales for their first work, but if their second work does not perform well, it will immediately disappear from the public.

And for those authors who have accumulated fame and have countless die-hard fans, even if their performance is abnormal, as long as their performance does not plummet, fans will still pay for it.

Kuaiguang Group's fan base is not bad, but Qi Mu feels there is still a lot of room for improvement.

"Aren't there always a lot of artists who want to cooperate with us? Just follow the original standards." Yang Ruoqian thought for a while and understood Qi Mu's plan, so he said casually, "Or do you want to cooperate with us this time? Are there any of the Yiren that you particularly like?"

It stands to reason that since Qi Mu does not participate in decision-making, there is no such thing as "she is particularly optimistic"...

"No..." Qi Mu shook his head, "Now there are foreign artists and even well-known local artists who want to cooperate with us."

“Currently, regions with more developed entertainment industries are still waiting to see what happens, but in other regions with less mature markets, many people already want to invest in us.”

"Even in some areas where the entertainment industry is so developed that it is already undergoing severe involution, artists' income has been infinitely compressed, and their status has been infinitely lowered, there are still stars who want to cooperate with us."

"Mr. Yang, the group's generous treatment has spread all over the world, and the resources are abundant. Everyone wants to come here and give it a try."

Looking at the somewhat silent big boss, Qi Mu thought for a while and added: "Mr. Yang, I had not yet taken office when you formulated the company's contract system, but now it seems that you have really thought deeply about it."

Yang Ruoqian didn't even understand the secretary's last words. He said in confusion: "Huh?"

Seeing the big boss' confused expression, Qi Mu was not surprised - Mr. Yang would definitely not be able to recall a word or two about something so long ago.

So Qi Mu reminded: "Mr. Yang, when you first formulated the length of the contract with the artist, you stipulated that the contract should be for a maximum of 3 years."

"I found out later that at first many employees were worried that if you did this, it would cause artists who have grown up in the company to move to larger companies after their contracts expire."

"Now it seems that such a short-term contract actually restricts artists who want to hang out."

"When artists join the company, they must prove their ability and value. Otherwise, they may encounter the dilemma of not having their contracts renewed after three years. Those who want to participate in the company's high benefits will be automatically excluded. It can also avoid possible problems that may arise. Internal abuse of power - even if we are a related party and have opened up many relationships, the contract will be stuck for three years, and we can’t think of more time, which saves our internal management costs to a great extent. "

"I think your policy is worth continuing, including in overseas markets."

Mr. Yang looked at Qi Mu, who was helping him analyze and summarize seriously, and was speechless for a moment.

Is it possible that when he originally formulated this plan, he hoped that all the artists he trained would terminate their contracts and run away after three years, and join other companies with brighter and more promising futures?

I was only responsible for the cost of training, and I didn't get any of the dividends after the artist became famous. This was the genius plan that Mr. Yang came up with at that time.

As a result, who would have known that less than three years after the company was founded, the "brighter and more ambitious" companies it envisioned would be defeated one by one by itself.

In the end, Kuangguang Group became that "brighter and more ambitious" company. Not to mention leaving, the artists wished they could just renew their contracts with the company for another 30 years!

The other large companies that were originally expected to benefit directly became the Kuaiguang Group itself!

"Okay, let's not talk about these old things." Yang Ruoqian raised his hand to stop Qi Mu from continuing, "Let's talk about the artists. Now many overseas artists want to sign agency contracts with us?"

"Yes, after they learned about the company's benefits and treatment, they even took the initiative to say that they didn't need such good resources."

With the influence of Kuiguang Group, the benefits of just promoting them in China are frighteningly large.

Yang Ruoqian waved his hand: "You can arrange it yourself. Things abroad are much more complicated than in China. Remember to show me after you make a decision."

The cost of cultivating overseas stars, especially in economically developed areas, must be multiplied by the exchange rate!

It sounds like a good idea, but it seems to be of no help in this quarter.

"Well, and there are also many foreign brokerage companies that hope that their artists can get our resources and appear in the movies we shoot, and the pay is very favorable."

Unlike what many people imagine, the higher the expected box office of a movie, the lower the actor's pay is relatively; on the contrary, if a movie that looks like a bad movie at first glance wants to find a big-name actor to play, the pay must be frighteningly high.

Even the pay alone may account for 60% to 70% of the total production cost of the movie!

The reason is very simple. The better the movie, the less the box office share the actor can bring. A role with superb acting skills is very important, but there are many actors with good acting skills in the world. It is not impossible to make a good movie without this person.

At this time, the actor needs to participate in such a good movie to expand his influence and reputation and accumulate more foundation for himself.

The deeper the foundation, the higher his status, the better resources he can get and the better role he can get.

For the crew, the actor is not irreplaceable. If you don't shoot, there are others who will shoot; for the actor, such film resources are rare in a year, and the pay will naturally be relatively lower.

On the contrary, if a movie that is not optimistic about everyone wants to invite big-name actors, it will face a lot of resistance.

Because a bad movie will inevitably lead to the bad reputation of the actor, and it will inevitably give some less stable fans a bad impression, and even directly quit fans.

To put it bluntly, this is the act of cashing in one's own foundation.

Shooting too many bad movies will cause very serious and irreversible negative effects on the star himself.

Therefore, only high pay, only absolute compensation at the economic level, can make big-name actors participate in such bad movies.

Big-name actors hope to cooperate with Kuiguang Group and are willing to reduce their pay, which is almost an admission that they recognize that Kuiguang Group's movies are at least unquestionable in terms of commerciality.

Mr. Yang, who did not expect that his reputation has spread overseas, was a little helpless: "Oh, I know. I will deal with these problems when I have time."

Use low prices to invite foreign big-name actors, make movies to earn global box office, and then have to increase benefits and turn the money into employee benefits.

This... Why does it sound a bit like sucking blood?

Even foreign countries have started to do this. The era of a major reshuffle in the entertainment industry is really about to begin, right?

It's a bit strange. Let's put it aside for now and study it carefully after the dust settles on the big kings of this quarter.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." Yang Ruoqian waved his hand, "The first round of cruise tickets has been sold out. Do you have any special information?"

Since the ticket buyers are all real-name authenticated, if there are special ticket buyers, the group will take different countermeasures.

Qi Mu thought for a while and asked, "Boss Yang, Shang Qianyu doesn't count?"

Yang Ruoqian almost spit out a mouthful of water: "She bought a ticket?!"

This silly kid has been on vacation recently, playing around in the group's industries, and even turned down the role of "The Redeemer" and took the opportunity to run to the "Singer" scene as an audience.

It's been a long time since I heard from this silly kid, and Boss Yang almost forgot how destructive she is.

Qi Mu nodded and said, "Yes, and she showed off the tickets on major social platforms with great fanfare. Now basically the whole world knows... In fact, it doesn't matter whether she buys a ticket or not. Even the people on the cruise are many of Shang Qianyu's fans. We can't say whether it will cause any confusion."

During the trial voyage, there was no such problem.

So sometimes, if you don't sail a few times, you don't know what inexplicable problems will pop up.

"It's okay, don't worry!" Hearing that there might be problems, Yang Ruoqian's original surprise immediately turned into indifference, "Our company's artists can do whatever they want during non-working hours, and the company has no right to interfere...Buying tickets is Shang Qianyu's freedom, we can't interfere."

"You mean, don't make any adjustments at all?"

"That's right." Yang Ruoqian nodded.

"Okay..."

At this moment, Yang Ruoqian suddenly had an idea and stopped Qi Mu who was about to go out: "Wait, have we decided on the venue for the fourth episode of "Singer"? "

Qi Mu was stunned and corrected: "Boss Yang, according to the current arrangement, there are only two venues for "Singer"... This is a music variety show, so it doesn't really need to move the venue."

After all, as someone close to the leader, Qi Mu knew what the big boss meant by this, and she asked: "Boss Yang, do you plan to hold the fourth episode of "Singer" somewhere else?"

"Yes." Yang Ruoqian nodded, "What do you think of holding it on a cruise ship? We have a network for live broadcasts and a concert stage on the cruise ship... I think it's feasible."

The most important thing is that if we bring more singers over, we can sell fewer high-end tickets.

Singers can't pay for their own tickets to sing on the ship, right?

Qi Mu quickly pointed out a problem: "Boss Yang, what if some singers are not used to life on the ship?"

Although this kind of cruise ship with a capacity of more than 100,000 tons or nearly 200,000 tons can basically not feel the shaking unless encountering big waves, it is still different from life on land.

It is normal for some people to be unaccustomed.

Boss Yang smiled directly: "This is even simpler. Don't we have a large helipad on the cruise ship? If there are participating guests who can't stay overnight on the ship, let the helicopter pick them up and back."

Qi Mu nodded: "I understand, I will notify the variety show planning team to change the plan... However, the cost of doing so should be higher, are you sure?"

She naturally knew that the big boss would definitely not care about these things, but as a secretary, no matter what the boss thinks, important information must be notified in place.

"Of course." Yang Ruoqian thought without hesitation, "I have been talking about 'Kuiguang Ecology'. What is ecology? It means that you have me and I have you among our various projects, complementing and helping each other, which can often produce an effect of 1+1 greater than 2."

"Okay!"

...

The third episode of "Singer" variety show scene

After the challenge and elimination rounds of the second round, the content of the third round is naturally a new round of qualifying rounds.

Singers who successfully retained their positions and new debut singers will have to re-rank to determine the challenges they will face in the subsequent elimination rounds.

The top two will not be eliminated, the middle four will have one chance to revive, and the bottom two will fight for life and death.

After leaving the stage, Ying Lan opened his live broadcast room as quickly as possible and shouted to the audience who had been waiting in it early: "Awesome! Brother, I actually got the fourth place in the qualifying round! It's awesome!!!"

"Originally I only planned to go through one round, hahahaha! The money I saved this time is definitely enough to buy a boat ticket!"

Just when the live broadcast room was full of barrages and Ying Lan was talking nonsense, the host on the stage did not follow the process at the end of the previous program.

He made a "hush" gesture and said mysteriously: "There will be a little change in the fourth episode."

As soon as the voice fell, the dreamy streamer appeared on the big screen at the back.

"I think everyone has heard the story of this cruise ship, right?"

Looking at the audience holding their breath, the host's voice suddenly became a little louder: "That's right! The next boss challenge and elimination round will be held on this luxury cruise ship! Everyone, please look forward to it!" (End of this chapter)