Although Wang Xuan doesn't care much about the regular season singing king, he is still a little happy to defend the singing king again.
On the other side, Chen Xueqi was not very happy.
After two days of being tired of Wang Xuan, Chen Xueqi was in a much better mood and returned to Yanjing. She actually wanted to go back and have a good chat with the company to see if she could still fight for it, but in the end she couldn't even see the company director.
At this time, Chen Xueqi, Guo Hong and assistant Xiaoqin stayed in Guo Hong's office.
Chen Xueqi frowned slightly, looking a little unhappy.
Guo Hong on the side was extremely angry and said nothing with a straight face.
Assistant Xiaomei was equally angry. She also revealed the reason why Chen Xueqi and Guo Hong were angry: "Sister Hong, how could the company go back on its promise like this? We had agreed before to help sister Xueqi nominate the top ten golden melody awards of the year, and let sister Xueqi I sang the opening song at the music festival award ceremony, but now it all goes to Cai Jiajia, why?"
This is why Chen Xueqi and Guo Hong are in a bad mood.
The annual awards ceremony of the Music Chart is the biggest annual event in the Chinese music world. It has countless viewers, not only in the mainland, but also in Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas.
If she can sing at a music ceremony, it will definitely increase Chen Xueqi's popularity tremendously.
The Top Ten Golden Melody Awards are also good. This is a heavyweight honor, and it also plays a great role in increasing Chen Xueqi's popularity.
The company had previously promised to help Chen Xueqi nominate for the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards, and had also agreed to sing at the opening of the music festival, but the result was suddenly unclear. Chen Xueqi originally negotiated with the company when she returned to the company. She didn't have to accept the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards, as long as she sang at the opening of the music festival.
As a result, when she returned to the company, she couldn't even see the head of the artist department, Luo Yun, let alone the director Cheng Kun.
Afterwards, it was reported that Cai Jiajia was all chosen for the top ten Golden Melody Awards and the opening vocals of music festivals.
Guo Hong wanted to go to Cheng Kun, the director of Huayi, but was rejected.
No wonder the two of them were so depressed.
"Obviously, the company wants to favor Cai Jiajia." Guo Hong said.
"But how can Cai Jiajia compare with Sister Xueqi? Her image is not as good as that of Sister Xueqi, and her voice condition and singing ability cannot be compared with Sister Xueqi. Why does the company want to praise her?" Xiaomei is puzzled.
"But I obey the company's arrangements and accept all activities, including some non-essential dinners." Guo Hong said with some disdain.
"Tsk, isn't that a high-level public relations job? Can you feel at ease with the opportunity obtained through this method?" Xiaomei said.
Guo Hong shook his head and said nothing. She is a professional agent and knows that in a giant company like Huayi, it is unavoidable for artists to occasionally attend dinner parties and the like. Chen Xueqi is an exception, which is the result of her full protection.
But now the company is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with her protection of Chen Xueqi.
Recently, Huayi actually wanted Chen Xueqi to attend a high-end cocktail party, but she declined because Chen Xueqi was unwell. After that, there were rumors within the company that Cai Jiajia would be selected for the top ten golden melody awards.
Guo Hong knew it was a warning. But she knew better what kind of person Chen Xueqi was, and it was impossible for Chen Xueqi to attend these cocktail parties. So when the company tried to challenge her intentionally or unintentionally, she declined directly.
After that, the rumors got louder and louder, and it was even reported that Cai Jiajia would be the opening song of the music festival.
The company came again to test her tone.
Guo Hong was helpless.
If the company just asked Chen Xueqi to participate in an event, no matter how bad the event was, she would pinch her nose and agree to it for Chen Xueqi in order to be the opening song of the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards and the music festival. But a cocktail party is definitely not possible.
So Guo Hong still chose to refuse. She argued with the company and showed off Chen Xueqi's advantages, but the company was very resolute.
The company wants Chen Xueqi to attend the cocktail party and expand contacts for the company. Accordingly, the company will give Chen Xueqi countless resources, even if it makes her the company's number one, it is not impossible. It's life or death, and the company prefers to give resources to those who obey.
Naturally, we can't talk about this anymore, and we're back to square one.
Guo Hong knew that the company had always been dissatisfied with Chen Xueqi. He thought that Chen Xueqi had such good external conditions but was unwilling to contribute to the company, causing the company to lose many opportunities.
Therefore, the resources Chen Xueqi received from Huayi have always been average. For example, none of Chen Xueqi's songs were composed by top songwriters. Since her debut, the song "Ask for Love" released in May this year should be the best song that Chen Xueqi has received. But it was still only a song written by a gold medal songwriter, and it was a song she used her connections to make an appointment with Ye Luo, a gold medal songwriter outside the company.
Before and after the song was uploaded, the company did not spend too much effort to help promote it. Otherwise, with Huayi's publicity resources, Guo Hong felt that "Ask for Love" would at least be in the top three.
Also, many resources, such as the spokesperson for Tencent's game "Cross Fire", were actually found for Chen Xueqi by Guo Hong using her own connections. The company paid very little to Chen Xueqi.
Perhaps Chen Xueqi's counterattack song when she first debuted was the biggest resource the company has ever devoted to Chen Xueqi. Otherwise, given Chen Xueqi's conditions, how could she still be a second-tier singer three years later.
If the company was willing to pay a little more, Chen Xueqi would have already become a first-tier singer.
In the past, the company's dissatisfaction with Chen Xueqi was quite secretive, but now it has been put on the table.
Two days ago, before the reception, the company approached her again and gave her an ultimatum. But Chen Xueqi was still in Shanghai at that time, and Guo Hong didn't even bother to ask Chen Xueqi, so he rejected the company.
After that, Cai Jiajia went to the cocktail party, and then Cai Jiajia was chosen to perform as the opening singer for the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards and the music festival.
Chen Xueqi curled her lips. She naturally knew what the reception meant, but she entered the entertainment industry because she liked singing and wanted more fans to hear her singing, not to be a senior publicist for Huayi.
If Huayi wants to threaten her with resources and let her become a senior public relations officer, then she is looking for the wrong person.
Another thing was that she had played several games alone with a male player in the game before, and Wang Xuan was already jealous. If Wang Xuan knew that she went to a cocktail party and accompanied her everywhere, how could he still do it?
"I'll go talk to the director again. Although Cai Jiajia has been decided for the time being, there is still such a long time and there is no room for relaxation. Anyway, as long as the dust has not settled, everything is possible." Guo Hong was angry for a long time. He said after getting too angry.
"Forget it, Sister Hong, the company has made it clear that it wants to force me to submit, but it is impossible for me to participate in cocktail parties and dinners. If you want to hide in the snow, just hide in the snow. The worst is, I won't sing anymore." Chen Xueqi said.
"Qiqi, don't be angry. You are not alone now, you still have many fans. Your fans are very loyal to you, you can't let them down, right?" Guo Hong said.
"Anyway, it's impossible for me to accept receptions and the like. Let the company do whatever they want. I still have a 2-year contract with Huayi. At worst, I will be releasing a song in two years. At worst, I will terminate the contract directly. Isn't that just liquidated damages? ." Chen Xueqi curled her lips and said.
"...You can only say the words 'no, it's liquidated damages'." Guo Hongxin said. In fact, if Chen Xueqi wants to forcefully terminate the contract, the liquidated damages will be quite high, up to 80 million yuan.
And Chen Xueqi has not participated in many commercial performances and activities in the past three years, so she has not earned much, not even half of the liquidated damages. But I can’t stand up to someone else’s family background.
"It's not to that point. In fact, the company just doesn't provide resources. If we can find the resources ourselves, the company can't control it. The contract you signed with the company doesn't stipulate that you can't accept activities, as long as it doesn't damage the company's image." Guo Hong said.
In fact, these words were somewhat comforting to Chen Xueqi.
The company has now made it clear that it wants to force Chen Xueqi to submit. Even if they find the resources, Huayi will probably still be stuck.
It is too easy for a giant company like Huayi to try to choke its artists. Once Chen Xueqi breaks up with the company, as long as the company notifies the external branch, it will be difficult for Chen Xueqi to find resources.
Although she has found a lot of resources for Chen Xueqi, those people are willing to sell her face, which is because she is Huayi's most famous agent. Many people are actually selling Huayi’s face.
Thinking of this, Guo Hong sighed.
"It's okay, Sister Hong. Isn't it just a top ten golden melody award? If it's gone, it's gone. I will win the best golden melody award in the future!" Seeing Guo Hong sigh, Chen Xueqi comforted Guo Hong.
"Yo! Yes, you are ambitious." Guo Hong smiled. The top ten hits of the year means that ten songs will be selected every year, but there is only one best hit of the year. The two are not on the same level.
For example, this year, based on quality, Chen Xueqi's "Ask for Love" is actually qualified to be selected into the top ten golden songs. Whether it can be selected is another matter. But the best golden song is definitely the epoch-making song "East Wind Breaks". There will be no surprise.
Chen Xueqi's words actually ignited Guo Hong's fighting spirit. Wasn't it because the company refused to provide resources? Then she would just use her connections to find resources for Chen Xueqi. She decided to use her connections to invite Chen Xueqi to sing new songs.
In the end, Chen Xueqi still doesn’t have enough coffee spots. If Chen Xueqi were a first-line singer, Huayi would definitely not treat her like this. After all, A-list singers represent popularity, and popularity represents boundless interests. Who can resist the interests?
In fact, Chen Xueqi wanted to sing the opening song of the music festival for the sake of popularity. Including the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards, it is also for popularity, but now it seems that these two paths are not feasible.
In the next two days, Guo Hong worked non-stop and shamelessly found the top composer Wang Yinhua. Wang Yinghua is very powerful, ranked fourth among the top songwriters, and is a freelance composer.
Guo Hong and Wang Yinhua had collaborated once before.
At that time, Wang Yinhua was not a top songwriter and was very depressed. The cooperation between Guo Hong and him was a timely help for him. Because of this, Wang Yinhua owed Guo Hong a favor. After Guo Hong came to the door, Wang Yinhua agreed and sent Guo Hong a song.
The quality of the song sounds very good. Both Guo Hong and Chen Xueqi were quite satisfied, and were about to negotiate the price with Wang Yinhua, but Wang Yinhua called Song directly: "I'm sorry, Xiao Guo, I may not be able to give you this song."
Guo Hong was stunned: "Why?"
"Actually, I have sent this song to other people, but there has been no reply yet. You just happened to find me, and I thought that I owed you a favor before, so I planned to give this song to Xue Qi first. But They just responded, and I rejected them on the grounds that the song had already been given to someone else.
As a result, they said they were willing to pay double the price. I told them it wasn't the price.
He asked again who he had given it to, and I thought that this song would be released in the future, and by then I would not be able to hide it from anyone, so I told them. As a result, I soon received a call from someone important. I can’t give this song to Xue Qi. "
"...A big shot in Huayi?" Guo Hong asked.
"Yes, but I can't reveal who it is because I can't afford to offend him anyway. I'm sorry." After Wang Yinhua finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Guo Hong was so angry that he wanted to throw his phone away.
Huayi’s big shot, do you still need to guess? It was either director Cheng Kun, Luo Yun, the head of the artist department, or Wu Jun, the head of the music department. Apart from these three people, there are no other big names that top songwriters like Wang Yinhua can't afford to offend.
It's obvious that the company has now started to get stuck on Chen Xueqi's neck.
"Shameless! Disgusting!" Guo Hong cursed, getting angrier and angrier as he thought about it. Even if the company refuses to provide resources, it is still openly stuck.
Chen Xueqi smiled, shook her head, and said, "Forget it, Sister Hong, let's not bother anymore."
"It's a great experience. They all say it's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree. But, wow!" Chen Xueqi was amazed.
"You can enjoy the shade under a big tree. The entertainment industry is a game of capital, and giant companies are all black-hearted capitalists who exploit their artists," Guo Hong said.
At this moment, Guo Hong's phone rang. When he saw it, it was Cheng Kun, the director of Huayi.
After thinking for a while, Guo Hong answered the phone. Cheng Kun's slightly serious voice came from the other side: "Guo Hong, come to my office." After saying that, Guo Hong hung up the phone before he could speak.
"Okay, I really want to find you. You have been hiding for a few days, but now you call me." Guo Hong said.
"Whose phone number?"
"It belongs to the director. Qiqi, please wait for me here. I'll go over and talk to him!" Guo Hong said. After Chen Xueqi nodded, Guo Hong took the elevator upstairs and came to Cheng Kun's office.
Guo Hong was actually a little angry before she came, but after seeing Cheng Kun, before she could say anything, Cheng Kun took the lead and attacked: "Guo Hong, you did a good job!!"
"What's wrong with me?" Guo Hong was stunned.
"What's wrong? Look what this is." Cheng Kun said, throwing a stack of photos in front of Guo Hong.
Guo Hong picked it up and looked through it, and was speechless for a moment.
All the photos were of a man and a woman, both wearing masks, covering their faces, but Guo Hong could tell at a glance that the woman was Chen Xueqi.
As the person who has the most contact with Chen Xueqi, Guo Hong would recognize her even if Chen Xueqi disguised herself with a few more outfits, not to mention that Chen Xueqi was only wearing a mask. The man, Guo Hong, couldn't recognize who he was, but judging from the appearance of the two of them, they were probably in love.
Not to mention that the two of them were wearing couple hats. In many photos, the two are either holding arms and cuddling together, or holding hands.
"Is there any problem?" Guo Hong pretended to be dumbfounded.
"What's the problem? Don't tell me that you don't recognize the woman in the photo. You are so good and so reasonable. If the paparazzi hadn't contacted us first, it would have been difficult for the company to create a good jade for Chen Xueqi. The female character was destroyed like this," Cheng Kun said.
"Wait a minute, director, I don't understand what you mean. When did the company create a beautiful female character for Chen Xueqi? Has the company always stipulated that Chen Xueqi cannot fall in love? No, right?"
"No? Without Chen Xueqi, after three years of debut, there would be zero scandals?"
"Isn't it that Chen Xueqi doesn't like hype?"
"Are you okay? Guo Hong, you have been in the industry for eight years. You are not so naive, are you? Do you think Chen Xueqi can maintain zero scandals without the approval and protection of the company? Not to mention other things, how many people have you led out? Is there any female artist like Chen Xueqi who has no scandal at all? It doesn't matter whether she likes her or not, the key is whether the company wants her or not, understand?" Cheng Kun asked back.
"So the company has Chen Xueqi's neck now, right? Just because Chen Xueqi is unwilling to attend the reception for the company, the top ten Golden Melody Awards and the opening performance of the music festival that were previously promised to Chen Xueqi were given to others?"
"Presumptuous! Guo Hong, please pay attention to your attitude! Have you ever talked to your boss like this? Are you questioning me? Don't forget who gave you everything you have today." Cheng Kun shouted coldly.
"Mr. Cheng, I'm not happy when you say that. Didn't everything I have come from my own hard work? I have been in the industry for eight years. Which year has I not been a hard-working Saburo? Starting from the fourth year, in which year have I worked hard? Among all the agents in the company, my performance is not the first, but far ahead? Yes, that’s right, my promotion is inseparable from your approval, but if I don’t make achievements and can’t bring benefits to the company, will the company be willing to promote me? Don’t Tell me that you appreciate me and promote me. We are all adults." Guo Hong said.
"What you call being far ahead is based on the fact that among all the brokers, you have the most resources, at least two or three times that of other brokers, so your performance is naturally far ahead."
"What about the first few years? I was thinking that when I first entered the industry, I could only be considered a newbie at Huayi? Why did my performance start from the fourth year so far ahead of others? Could it be that I had the resources at that time? Is it also two or three times that of others? "
"But if there was no platform like Huayi and another company, do you think you could achieve this performance? Your annual agent commission is not low now, it is estimated to be 30 to 40 million a year?"
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