Chapter 488 488. Popular
In March, the willow branches are green.
The temperature in Kyoto is gradually warming up. Nie Wei opened the window today, and a light cool breeze hit his face instantly, giving people a very fresh and comfortable feeling.
Looking at the spring scenery outside the window, Nie Wei listened to Luo Kai's report.
"Armani has a business event on Friday, and the clothes for the event will be delivered in the afternoon. There will also be a cover photo shoot for ZOME fashion magazine on the weekend, and there will be 20 minutes of interview time. By the way, many artists in the company have asked me if I can arrange for them to participate in "Infinite Challenge"."
Nie Wei has always had very few activities, and this week is considered to be the most, but what Nie Wei is interested in is what Luo Kai said at the end.
"Are you talking about many artists? Who are they? Tell me." Nie Wei asked with interest, and Luo Kai also opened his mouth and reported a bunch of names, but most of them are some second- and third-tier artists, and some names Nie Wei has never even heard of.
"Just cross out the artists who don't have works to promote."
"Huang Xiaoming and Li Binbin can agree to them in advance, but let them bring one or two less popular artists."
"The specific arrangements are up to you. I'll call the Infinite Challenge program team. When you've made the arrangements, you can just make a report and give it to Ma Dong."
The program is popular, so naturally they have to promote their own artists first. There is no problem for artists like Huang Xiaoming and Li Binbin who are popular enough to be on the show. As for those who have works to promote but are not popular enough, Nie Wei will try to tie them up with some big stars and let them play supporting roles in the show to borrow some light.
Luo Kai nodded. With Nie Wei's arrangement, he could also breathe a sigh of relief.
After walking out of Nie Wei's office door and walking a distance, he saw several agents waiting at the intersection to chat. When they saw Luo Kai appear, they immediately stopped the topic, and then ran to Luo Kai's side without giving way to each other, showing flattering smiles.
"Brother Luo, you must be thirsty after reporting to General Manager Nie. I have prepared some iced pear juice for you. My wife made it. It's guaranteed to be natural."
"Why drink pear juice? I've already ordered some good tea for Brother Luo at the teahouse. Let's chat there. It's just a few steps away."
"Brother Luo, I'll help you carry this bag. Don't get tired. You are our General Manager Nie's right-hand man. If you get tired, it will be a big deal."
The professional ability of these agents is really strong. They compliment people one after another. Luo Kai did not refuse. He took the pear juice and handed over the briefcase. Then he walked towards the teahouse surrounded by a large group of people. The staff passing by were already used to it.
When they arrived at the teahouse, some pulled out a chair for Luo Kai, some poured tea, and as Luo Kai sat down, the group of people also sat down one after another.
There were seven or eight agents present, and the order in which they sat down was also particular.
The more experienced they are, the more famous the artists they manage, the closer they sit to Luo Kai. On the contrary, those with less experience or whose artists are not famous can only sit in the corner.
Putting the pear juice aside, Luo Kai did not drink it. After following Nie Wei for a long time, he still prefers to drink tea. He does not need to do it. An agent wearing a white shirt next to him has already brewed a pot for him. Looking at his skillful technique, it is obvious that he has learned a lot about tea ceremony.
"The tea is OK, Wang Kaiming, this is your private tea." Luo Kai took a sip of the tea, his eyes lit up, the tea was unexpectedly good, and soon he realized that this tea was obviously not the ones provided by the company, it was definitely brought by the kid next to him for him to taste.
"Brother Kai, it would be the best if you like it. I have some wild tea grown at home, and I will give it to you later." Wang Kaiming, whose name was called by Luo Kai, looked very happy, as if he was honored by Luo Kai's praise.
As for the "wild tea grown at home", it's fine to just listen. This kid's family is from Longjiang Province, but this tea is authentic Longjing. Although both have the word "dragon", they are very different from each other.
The agents on the side heard Wang Kaiming's words and secretly cursed this kid for being shameless. He flattered him and even lost his dignity. However, although they cursed him in their hearts, no one was stupid enough to say it out loud. Moreover, on the surface, they all kept praising the good tea. They had to follow Luo Kai's tone.
Putting down the teacup, Luo Kai glanced at several agents and finally fixed his eyes on Wang Kaiming.
Wang Kaiming immediately understood. While pouring tea for Luo Kai, he changed the topic and asked, "Brother Kai, we have asked about the show recently. Do you have any accurate information?"
Luo Kai nodded with satisfaction, thinking that Wang Kaiming is smart enough.
"There is definite news. I just asked Nie Wei, and he has told me how to arrange it."
"Then please tell us." Wang Kaiming asked eagerly. He had wanted to let his own artists appear on this variety show since the first episode of "Infinite Challenge". Although it is tiring, the effect is good. Now look, his original idea was indeed correct. The highest ratings of 11.29 simply blinded the eyes of their agents. In their opinion, this show is really popular now.
Luo Kai looked at the agents present and calculated the artists under their control.
Luo Kai could not determine the main guest, and the artists under these people were not qualified to be the main guest, but Nie Wei gave him the qualification to arrange the secondary guest, so these places were undoubtedly good things to collect favors.
First of all, the second-tier singer under Wang Kaiming can be included. It just so happens that the female singer is about to release an album, so there is nothing wrong with using the show to promote it. Furthermore, this guy is very good at life and has a wide network of contacts. In Luo Kai's eyes, he is a very good person. A capable person is worth his time to make friends with.
In addition to Wang Kaiming, Li Hao, who is sitting on his right, can also give him a spot. He has an actor in his thirties. Luo Kai also took him for a while before. Although the contact time was not long at that time, they got along well. But it's not bad. Taking this opportunity to benefit him can be regarded as fulfilling the original friendship.
As for the others, Luo Kai selected two more based on the situation. After putting together the guest lineup for two periods, he stopped talking. This move made those agents who were not named anxious.
"Brother Kai, my An'an has been on a good rise recently. She looks sweet and can talk, and she never complains during the filming of the show. By the way, she also loves sports in private. She is very suitable for participating in "Infinite Challenge". It doesn't matter if she runs for a day. ." An agent begged Luo Kai.
But the people listening either rolled their eyes or curled their lips. What kind of An An is this? Senior agents like Luo Kai may not know, but their group of young agents know very well that she is a girl who only knows how to act coquettishly. She may have a sweet appearance. It's close, but being able to speak well is definitely out of the question, let alone being able to endure hardships and stand hard work, and exercise is even more nonsense.
But no one exposed this guy's lies, because they were also bragging about their own artists, and some were even more exaggerated than this one.
Luo Kai didn't say a word. He waited until the recommendation of these people came to an end before he said: "There must be opportunities for cooperation. Let's do it today."
With a simple sentence, everyone at the scene was a little dumbfounded. Luo Kai picked up his briefcase and walked out, followed by several agents who had just been called by name and sent Luo Kai off with compliments on their faces. The words left in the room People looked at each other.
"Who are you? You're so awesome because of Nie Wei." After a long time, a complaint suddenly sounded in the quiet room, but as soon as he finished speaking, he was severely slapped by an older agent on the side. A pat on the back of the head.
"What are you talking about? Who can you complain about? Don't bring trouble to us if you want to die. If you have any grievances, keep it in your heart. Otherwise, don't do this business." After saying that, the agent left immediately with his bag. The tea room.
The remaining agents also came to their senses at this moment, with obvious disappointment on their faces, and fled the tea room one after another, leaving the person who was slapped sitting there in confusion.
In fact, the few agents who left must have felt very uncomfortable, but so what, Luo Kai's words now represent Nie Wei's meaning. In Huayi Company, it is like an edict. He will give you the opportunity to appear on the show. That's called appreciating you, so what if I don't give it to you?
Even if you have complaints in your heart, you must hide them and treat that person more enthusiastically. Maybe they will consider you next time.
Luo Kai didn't know that a young manager dared to complain behind his back, and he didn't know that this young manager was taught a lesson just after he complained. Now Luo Kai has another task, which is to help Wang Zhonglei bring a message to Nie Wei .
It was a coincidence that Luo Kai happened to bump into Wang Zhonglei on his way back to the lounge. After meeting, Wang Zhonglei asked Nie Wei what he was up to. After Luo Kai answered honestly, Wang Zhonglei became furious.
I am as busy as a dog when it comes to relationships, but Nie Wei is so relaxed. This is not good. I have to find something for Nie Wei to do in order for him to feel balanced.
So Wang Zhonglei asked Luo Kai to say something, hadn't the filming of "My Love from the Star" already started? As the screenwriter and producer, Nie Wei, why don't you go to the crew and sign up.
After Nie Wei heard this, the expression on his face was really dumbfounding. Are Wang Zhonglei's family angry with him?
Don't tell me, Wang Zhonglei was really having a bad temper with Nie Wei.
The reason for all this is the variety show "Infinite Challenge".
Nie Wei once mentioned something about the variety show company to Wang Zhonglei, but at that time Wang Zhonglei was focused on movies and didn't take Nie Wei's words seriously at all. Thinking about it now, President Wang is regretful. , if Nie Wei had agreed to invest, wouldn't he be able to sit in the office and count money now?
You must know the rumors in the industry that the major TV stations are going crazy for this show. The price is different every day. As the saying goes, sesame seeds are blooming. In short, the renewal fee for this variety show has not been negotiated yet. , but the price quoted by the TV station has exceeded the price of all previous variety shows. Now it depends on how far it can raise this price.
Think again about the "Come on!" "Good Man", although the response was good, but compared with Nie Wei's "Infinite Challenge", it seems a bit like a joke.
Wang Zhonglei was suppressed by Nie Wei again, and of course he felt a little angry.
Nie Wei didn't care, thinking that it had been more than a week since "My Love from the Star" was launched, and she didn't even attend the launch ceremony.
However, he was not someone who allowed others to tease him. Now that Wang Zhonglei had taken action, he had to take action to deal with it.
So Nie Wei took out his phone and flipped to a mobile phone number.
Twenty minutes later, Nie Wei and Wang Zhonglei met downstairs to visit the crew.
When Wang Zhonglei saw Nie Wei, he really wanted to ask him, do you know how I felt when I received the call from David Li? When will I go to visit the class? I haven't done so much work yet.
But Li Dawei was too enthusiastic. He said that it was a great honor for President Nie and President Wang to visit the studio together. Wang Zhonglei was embarrassed to refuse. However, the root of the problem was Nie Wei. This guy was too bad and unwilling to suffer any loss. He had just caused him some trouble, but he didn't expect that he would repay him immediately.
"President Wang, let's go together?" Seeing Wang Zhonglei waiting at the door, Nie Wei asked with a smile.
"I'll take your car and waste your gasoline." Wang Zhonglei said angrily like a child, and then he took the lead in walking into Nie Wei's nanny car. Nie Wei didn't care about Wang Zhonglei's words and followed him in.
And the last Luo Kai ran to the driver's seat. While starting the car, he wondered if President Wang was stupid. The gasoline cost of Nie Wei's nanny car was always paid with public funds.
The car drove smoothly on the road. Nie Wei looked at Wang Zhonglei sitting next to him and took out a piece of candy and handed it to him with a smile.
"Brother, have a piece of candy to cool down."
"You kid." Wang Zhonglei couldn't help laughing. He took the mint candy handed over by Nie Wei and asked tentatively: "Nie Wei, is your variety show company still accepting investment?"
"Forget cash. We are not short of money." Nie Wei told the truth. Although he and Wang Zhonglei were good friends, they still had to distinguish interests clearly.
Wang Zhonglei didn't expect to invest in cash, so the temptation just now was just a talk. Nie Wei refused and soon he came up with a second plan.
"How about I use Huayi's shares to exchange your shares in the variety show company?"
"Are you willing to do it?" Nie Wei smiled and glanced at Wang Zhonglei. Since the last time Wang Jinghua left, he and Nie Wei exchanged company shares for emergency. After that, the Wang brothers attached great importance to shares. It was really that Nie Wei's personal shareholding was really a bit too much, more than 30%, which gave the Wang brothers a great sense of crisis.
However, after such a long time, Wang Zhonglei could see that Nie Wei really didn't care about the company's affairs. Gradually, he no longer regarded Nie Wei as a threat, but as an object of great efforts. Whether it was the current development of Huayi that could not do without Nie Wei, or if Huayi could go public in the future, Nie Wei would be the strongest ally that the Wang brothers could not do without.
So this time, Wang Zhonglei tried to invest in Nie Wei's variety show company, first because he was really optimistic about the future development of that company, and second because he hoped to deepen the business entanglement with Nie Wei. In short, he didn't want Nie Wei to get rid of them, and he had to tie Nie Wei to his chariot.
Seeing Wang Zhonglei nod, Nie Wei said: "Equity exchange is OK, but I want a 1:1 exchange, and I only give 5%."
As soon as this was said, Wang Zhonglei's eyes widened, and the look he gave Nie Wei was just like looking at a black-hearted vendor.
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