Chapter 844 944. Trainee
"How many trainees does our company have now?" Nie Wei suddenly asked.
"There were about a hundred last year, but I'm not sure now." Luo Kai thought about it and gave an ambiguous answer. He once served as the director of the company's trainee department for a period of time, so he was not unfamiliar with this department.
But since he resigned last year, he has not paid attention to those children, so he is not sure about the data.
Fortunately, Nie Wei did not expect to get an accurate answer from Luo Kai, but he was still surprised to hear Luo Kai say that the trainee department has a scale of about a hundred people.
You know, China is not South Korea after all. In China, taking the film and television school is the most normal way for ordinary people to become a star, and it is easier for parents to accept.
The trainee model is actually not popular in China, at least so far.
After all, the age of trainees is about 12 to 17 years old. If it is too early, the child can't stay, and if it is too old, the training time is not enough.
And this age stage is the best age for children to receive the fastest ability.
But at this age, a child should go to school. Although the agency does not provide all-weather training, there are also training classes for art exam students in school. In fact, the two take up about the same amount of time for children. In comparison, the agency is more professional, and as long as you are selected, you don’t have to pay any fees, and there will even be certain subsidies.
But for parents, they just think it is more appropriate to send their children to school than to an agency. This is also the helplessness faced by Nie Wei and other senior executives of Huayi when recruiting trainees. Many children with potential are also willing to join the company, but their parents have become obstacles in the middle, and Huayi can only miss these children in the end.
Nie Wei still remembers that the first batch of trainees only recruited nine people, which was not enough for the hands.
"Huayi's success in the past two years has played a key role, and parents have become more open-minded. In addition, our training has become more professional. Many parents are willing to send their children here after seeing it." Luo Kai explained with a smile.
"That's good." Nie Wei nodded with satisfaction.
To put it bluntly, an agency is a different kind of talent company that cultivates elites in the entertainment industry. However, elites cannot be created with just talent and hard work. They also need many competitors to promote their growth.
The so-called "one general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of people" is also very suitable for the entertainment industry, especially the circle of trainees. Those who can finally stand out have climbed up by stepping on a bunch of people.
And the more people there are in this competition, the better.
The car quickly drove to Huayi Company. Nie Wei and Luo Kai first entered the main building from the underground parking lot, and then came to the annex building through the connecting passage.
When Nie Wei opened the door of the connecting passage, he immediately felt an atmosphere different from that of the main building.
Because today is the weekend, it is a relaxing day for ordinary students, but for trainees, today is their hard work.
Because only during holidays, they will practice all day, from 8 am to 9 pm. The company provides two meals and is responsible for picking up and dropping off, and all these students need is to come to the company, and then practice, practice, and practice non-stop.
Just when Nie Wei arrived at the annex building, a bus carrying trainees arrived at the company. There were about 30 people, most of whom looked like 13 or 14-year-olds, or junior high school students.
It was impossible for these kids to stay quiet when they got together, so they chattered all the way and occasionally fought. You definitely won't see such a youthful and energetic scene in the main building.
The staff in the annex building were obviously used to it, and soon someone stood up and urged the kids to go to the practice room. These kids were not afraid, and even talked and laughed with the urging staff.
"Hey, who is that?" Suddenly one of the kids pointed at Nie Wei and Luo Kai who had just entered the building and asked curiously.
It wasn't that he recognized Nie Wei or Luo Kai, after all, they were a little far away, but Nie Wei was wearing a pair of sunglasses and dressed very fashionably, and even if he only saw a rough figure, it really attracted people's attention.
"Is it a big star?" The child's cry quickly aroused the curiosity of his companions, and some people asked questions after watching.
"It seems to be Nie Wei?" As Nie Wei and Luo Kai got closer and closer, a trainee with good eyesight finally recognized Nie Wei. After the confirmed answer, the whole trainee team became agitated.
Now, let alone the staff just saying a few words to chase them away, even if they hit them with a stick, they estimated that 80% of them would not want to leave.
Although they have seen many big stars in the entertainment company, Nie Wei is the most special in the hearts of these trainees.
Because Nie Wei is not only a big star, he is also very good at modeling. For example, several precocious girls in this wave of trainees, after seeing that it was Nie Wei coming over, they had already restrained their crazy appearance just now, and they all tried to hold their chests and heads high, hoping to show their best side in front of Nie Wei.
And the boys looked at Nie Wei with pure admiration and desire. Nie Wei is the idol of most of them, and when the boys in this group of trainees were asked to choose an idol they wanted to be when they joined the company, Nie Wei was chosen with a probability of more than 90%.
"Hello, Mr. Nie." The staff member who had just urged the trainees had already trotted over to greet Nie Wei's arrival.
Although he was also wondering in his heart why the great god of the company suddenly came to the annex building, this did not prevent him from respecting Nie Wei from the bottom of his heart.
After all, Nie Wei has made great contributions to Huayi's current status, and as a member of Huayi, he is also the actual beneficiary. Nie Wei is the best boss in the hearts of these staff members.
Nie Wei took off his sunglasses, nodded slightly to the staff member, but did not stop, and walked directly towards the elevator. However, when passing by the group of trainees, he still deliberately glanced at them.
Nie Wei just looked at them purely, but made all the trainees stand at attention subconsciously, and they were very nervous.
"Come on." Nie Wei nodded slightly, smiled and encouraged, and then walked towards the elevator without stopping, and soon disappeared from the sight of these trainees.
But these trainees stopped where they were, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses from Nie Wei's glance and the words "Come on".
"Did Nie Wei just say "Come on!"?"
"Don't be narcissistic. He was talking to me. I saw his eyes looking at me."
"Ah, Nie Wei is so handsome and has a friendly aura. I dare not move when he looks at me."
"You are too cowardly. When Nie Wei looked at me, I at least dared to move my eyes."
When the group of children came to their senses, the noise was immediately countless times louder than when they first entered the door. It was obvious that they needed to increase the volume to vent the surprise of meeting Nie Wei early in the morning.
The staff who had urged them just now stopped urging them. He smiled and watched the group of children discussing excitedly. He understood the hearts of the group of children at this time. After all, when he first entered Huayi Company, he was in this state when he saw the big stars.
Although Nie Wei has resigned from the position of president of Huayi Records and only retains a nominal position of honorary general consultant, the only office on the top floor is still reserved for Nie Wei.
Nie Wei brought Luo Kai to this office. While taking a break, he asked Luo Kai to ask the staff whether Alan had arrived at the company.
"The staff said Alan arrived half an hour ago." Luo Kai reported.
"Where is she?"
"In the practice room, she said she was chatting with the group of trainees." Luo Kai replied with a strange look on his face. After all, a top singer chatting with a group of trainees who have no guarantee of debut, can they really have common topics?
"Then let's go and take a look." Nie Wei was quite interested after listening. He put down the mineral water in his hand and took a sip, stood up and said.
Since Nie Wei had spoken, Luo Kai certainly would not object to anything, and led Nie Wei to the practice room reported by the staff.
Huayi Records has a total of five practice rooms, corresponding to the five levels of trainees, ABCDE. For example, the practice room on the first floor is specially prepared for A-level trainees. This is also the privilege of A-level trainees. They can practice as soon as they arrive at the company without going upstairs.
Moreover, the lounge, restaurant, small supermarket and other convenient facilities are set up on the first floor. A-level trainees obviously enjoy the greatest convenience.
The lower the level of the trainee, the higher the floor of his practice room. For example, the practice room of the E-level trainee is on the fifth floor.
In addition, trainees are not allowed to take the elevator to go upstairs, so the E-level trainees have to climb five floors every day to get to their practice room.
Of course, this will allow E-level trainees to stay in the practice room to practice more to a certain extent. After all, although the five floors may not seem high, it is very tiring if they climb too hard. It is better to practice dancing and singing more with this energy and strive to advance as soon as possible.
This hierarchical system has been reported to the company by parents, and there are more than one or two who expressed dissatisfaction. They all feel that their children have been treated unfairly in Huayi. However, in the face of these complaints, Huayi Company has no intention of changing the system.
And this attitude is a very correct and wise decision in Nie Wei's view.
After all, the entertainment industry itself is a hierarchical circle. At least in the agency, Huayi can still give these children a fair competitive environment, and they only need to rely on their strength to speak.
If even this is not satisfactory, then Nie Wei thinks that these parents should take their children away as soon as possible, because they are not suitable for the entertainment industry at all.
Alan's location is naturally on the first floor.
There are more than 100 trainees in the company, but there are only 15 places for A-level trainees. These places are fixed, and the monthly scores determine who goes up and who goes down.
So A-level trainees seem to have unlimited glory here, but they are also the most stressed.
After all, everyone knows that becoming an A-level trainee has the greatest possibility of debuting, so for these 15 positions, everyone is definitely trying their best to squeeze in, and the trainees who occupy these 15 positions not only have to compete with each other, but also have to resist the trainees below from taking their places. The pressure during this period can be imagined.
When Nie Wei arrived, Alan was chatting with the A-level trainees.
Nie Wei stood at the door and listened for a while. They were probably talking about some interesting things about Alan's debut. Nie Wei also understood what Alan meant. She wanted to tell these A-level trainees some knowledge and principles of the entertainment industry through these stories.
After all, these kids have the best chance of debuting, and they are also the ones who have the best chance of becoming Alan's junior brothers and sisters.
Nie Wei listened for a while, and soon turned his attention to this group of trainees. Soon, he discovered something very interesting.
There were more than 15 trainees in the practice room, and there were a few who were obviously older and looked more like high school students or even college students.
"Who is the girl with twin ponytails sitting in the last row?" Nie Wei pulled Luo Kai over and pointed into the room through the small window at the door.
"Which one? Ah...! She is not the new Super Girl recruited by the company this year... No, it should be Happy Girl, her name is Liu Xiyun." Luo Kai followed Nie Wei's finger and saw the girl who was obviously taller than others in the crowd. After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered who she was.
"Happy Girl?" Nie Wei began to recall, and slowly formed an impression in his mind.
This program is actually a revised version of "Super Girl", but it was renamed for many reasons, but the model is still the same, but the Super Girl has been held for this session, and its influence is not as great as before.
Nie Wei couldn't even remember who the top three Super Girls were this year, let alone the top ten. He just remembered a girl named Yu Kewei who had good singing skills but a stubborn temper.
As for Liu Xiyun, he only had a vague impression of her, as if he had heard of this name, but he couldn't remember her ranking at all.
"Fifth place." Luo Kai answered very straightforwardly this time.
"What about the top four? I remember there was a girl named Yu Kewei. Did the company try to poach her?" Nie Wei asked casually.
"When we contacted Yu Kewei, she had already signed a contract with Rolling Stone. As for the top three, they had already been taken by Tianyu. Only Liu Xiyun refused a contract with a certain company, so she fell to fifth place. She joined Huayi under the persuasion of our staff."
Speaking of this, Luo Kai did not forget to add: "By the way, she was a debut singer before participating in Super Girl, and she also released two albums. Of course, they were not popular. They sold less than 10,000 copies in total. What really made her famous was this Happy Girl."
"Oh." Nie Wei nodded and did not ask any more questions.
And Luo Kai saw that Nie Wei had no interest in listening, so he quickly stopped talking, quietly accompanied Nie Wei, waiting for Nie Wei to ask at any time.
Just when Nie Wei was "sneaking" at Alan talking to the trainees, a staff member happened to pass by. When he saw Nie Wei, he was stunned for a moment, and rubbed his eyes in disbelief. Finally, he finally confirmed that the person standing at the door of the practice room was really Nie Wei.
"Hello, Mr. Nie!" I don't know if it was because he was too surprised or nervous, but the staff member greeted him so loudly that everyone in the practice room heard it.
Almost instantly, everyone in the practice room turned their eyes to the door.
Thank you to Half Demon God for the generous reward of 500, and thank you to Fantasy Paradise for the generous reward.