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Chapter 342 - 342: Let the Newbie Act
Chapter 342 - 342: Let the Newbie Act
Chapter 342: Let the Newbie Act
Translator: Zayn_
Song Qingyou raised her eyebrows and watched as Chen Lan placed the magazine in front of her.
The magazine that Chen Lan took out was far inferior to Impact and Style. It looked more like a gossip magazine from the era before the rise of online media.
In short, it was not formal enough.
Glancing at the title of the magazine, Song Qingyou’s gaze quickly fell on the people on the cover.
The young hunks on the cover were all wearing black and white clothes. Everyone’s style and posture were different. They looked like a boy band.
And the one standing in the center position was-
“He Yuchi.”
The one who spoke was Chen Lan.
She seemed to have noticed Song Qingyou’s gaze fall on the person in the middle, and she could tell that Song Qingyou probably didn’t remember him.
“The one in the center position is the newcomer from our company. His name is He Yuchi.”
“The one beside him is also from our company. His name is Ji Fan.”
“Didn’t you tell me to pay attention to their news? The two of them are currently in the top three of that talent show.”
It had to be said that Song Qingyou had good taste.
“And then?” Song Qingyou wasn’t very interested in these two.
“I’m here to ask about your next step.”
Chen Lan clicked her tongue. “It’s the unspoken rule of a talent show. If the company doesn’t spend money, they might be eliminated. It’s already the semi-finals.”
If Song Qingyou wanted to nurture the two of them, she would definitely have to spend some money.
But for Song Qingyou, unspoken rules were meant to be broken, either by hook or by crook.
“I don’t want to spend money.” Song Qingyou was no longer her usual generous personality.
“I think the two of them still have a lot of potential…”
“If we can throw money, other companies can throw money as well. If we want them to stand out, we don’t know how much it will cost.”
If she invested too much in the early stages, she might suffer losses in the later stages.
Chen Lan thought Song Qingyou had rejected her. “Then I-”
Just as she opened her mouth, Song Qingyou raised her hand and interrupted her. “Sister Lan, you forgot? We also have a studio.”
Of course, this studio was He Jun’s troll army studio.
“You mean-”
“As long as their popularity is high enough, the program team will eliminate them and at the same time, they will be besieged by the fans of all the contestants.”
Hiring fake reviewers to create hype was freedom of speech and not illegal.
Moreover, Song Qingyou cared more about the results.
“I’ll contact He Jun later,” Chen Lan nodded and replied.
As she spoke, she was about to take the magazine away from the table.
Song Qingyou suddenly raised her hand and pressed on it. “Wait.”
“Sister Lan, what do you think about letting a newcomer from the company play the male lead?”
“Let a newbie play the male lead?” Chen Lan frowned. “Who would act? He Yuchi? Ji Fan?”
“Anyone can do it. Let’s see their acting skills first.”
“They-”
Chen Lan was just about to say no when she remembered that He Yuchi and the other guy seemed to have both majored in acting?
“Even if they can act, there’s no need to take such a big risk and let a newcomer act as the male lead.”
“You might as well ask Xu Xingzhou if he’s free recently.”
Song Qingyou shook her head. “He’s not free.”
Xu Xingzhou was a complete actor. Previously, some directors had invited him to act in some small but important supporting roles. Fie had gone and left a good impression on those directors.
Therefore, there was almost no need for the company to specially arrange work for Xu Xingzhou.
He was not free this time mainly because he had taken on the role of the lead in a war film by a well-known director in the country. The crew was still semi-closed and it was not convenient for him to enter and exit frequently.
“If you really can’t hire anyone, it’s good to use this movie to promote a newcomer.”
Chen Lan finally agreed.
She also sincerely hoped that He Yuchi and Ji Fan could fight for more resources.
“Filming will start in the second half of the month at the earliest. During this period of time, Sister Lan will ask the two of them to record a video of the audition and send it to An Sui. If An Sui says it’s okay, then there’s no problem.” “A video…? Aren’t you going to take a look?”
“There are still a few more episodes of the talent show, right? Moreover, if they see An Sui, it’s hard to say if they’ll go all out.”
Chen Lan was speechless.
It seemed like Song Qingyou didn’t need her to say anything. She knew how powerful An Sui was.
“I’ll keep it a secret. They shouldn’t be too suspicious.”
The news on the Internet was that the movie had started shooting. He Yuchi and Ji Fan probably wouldn’t have thought that they were preparing to work with An Sui.
The reason why actors would reject An Sui was not because they would end up with nothing if they worked with him, but because those actors who have worked with An Sui —
Although they were not very high-ranking people, until now, no one had made a name for themselves.
The one with the highest status was gone now.
Not to mention, there were two or three others who were sent to prison.
Sometimes, whether a celebrity was famous or not depended on fate.
In the face of such a metaphysical matter, of course, they would avoid it if they could.
Chen Lan didn’t raise any objections to Song Qingyou’s concealment.
In her opinion, Song Qingyou was a very tolerant boss. She didn’t interfere with the development of artists and didn’t force them to work around the clock like a capitalist.
Letting a newbie act as the male lead was already a compliment to them.
It was understandable that she was hiding something.
As soon as she agreed, Song Qingyou thought of another newcomer in the company.
“Where’s Wen Wan? How is she?”
Chen Lan measured her words and said, “The show she participated in, the most popular person in the previous season was a good-looking artist with poor professional skills. Now that artist has gone to act, which has aroused public outrage.”
“So this season, even if Wen Wan’s appearance isn’t that outstanding, she’s willing to work hard. She’s not bad at singing, dancing, and performing. Her debut is certain.”
“There’s a new drama we’re producing with Yinghua Entertainment. As long as she can pass the audition with Director Xu, her popularity will definitely increase.”
It was obvious that Chen Lan thought highly of Wen Wan.
Song Qingyou nodded and didn’t say anything else.
To deal with Shen Xiyan, Wen Wan was not needed for the time being.
It would be good if she could use her. If not, it would be good to help her earn more money.
Thinking of this, Song Qingyou waved her hand and signaled for Chen Lan to go out first. Then she took out her phone to contact Lin Xuyang.
Since Shen Xiuren came to chat with her at the last banquet, it must not be an ordinary “s*xual attraction”. Before that, the other party must have checked some information about her, otherwise he would not have mentioned the logistics expo.
Therefore, Song Qingyou speculated that Shen Xiuren might have the intention to cooperate with Longxing Logistics.
After all, he was different from Shen Xiyan and would not treat Song Qingyou as an enemy.
“Are you free now?” Song Qingyou asked.
“Yes, 1 just finished discussing work with someone.”
A rustling sound came from the other end of the phone. It sounded like Lin Xuyang had just gotten up and was walking out.
“Just now, the An family shipping company talked to me about a cooperation project. They said that they were very interested in our company’s unmanned storage system and even asked me if 1 had any plans to expand overseas… An old company like this should still be in the wait-and-see stage. It’s not like them to be so decisive.. Qingyou, does this have something to do with you?”