This Star Doesn’t Work Overtime

 Chapter 94 92. Buy a house with a song! Orientation problem?

 On the high-speed train back to Hangzhou!

Fang Xueshu and Wu Tong received calls from several acquaintances in the industry one after another, all calling to confirm the news.

 After all, the price for signing Wang Cheng is indeed astonishing.

This is not an attempt to sign for one period, but a direct contract for three periods. This shows that the value has been determined at this price and it is no longer an attempt.

“Lao Fang, did you really spend 26 million to sign a trainee for three periods?”

“Well, you are quite well informed, and you found out so quickly.”

“Lao Fang, it’s unethical for you to raise the price like this. How should we set the price in the future?”

“The market has the final say, what if our program team can’t do without him!”

“Then he is only a 19-year-old boy with only over 16 million fans. If you give him such a high price, what will other people with more fans than him think?”

Fang Xue Shu felt a little pressure after hearing this.

 Because, the price they gave Wang Cheng indeed broke the rules and restrictions of the coffee position.

 This puts great pressure on other program teams and on their future programs.

After all, if you give a 19-year-old trainee with more than 16 million fans more than 8.6 million per period, then I have more than 20 million fans and the price is higher than him. Isn’t it too much?

How much should those super first-tier players with 30 to 40 million fans, or even super giants with over 50 million fans, cost?

 This time, the price of the entire variety show market has been raised.

Celebrity artists may be human beings, but the management companies behind them are definitely not human beings. Once the price is raised, there is no way to lower it.

Fang Xue Shu had a headache, but he couldn’t care less. If he didn’t pay this price, he wouldn’t be able to grab Wang Cheng. Their spring and summer program team really couldn’t do without Wang Cheng.

He looked at Wang Cheng who was reading a book opposite him, and said in a serious tone: "Now he has 18 million fans, and we are also optimistic about his potential and influence on ratings. If anyone can come and take us to the next issue When the show achieved a ratings of over 2.5, I offered him 9 million for one issue, and the same package included three issues."

The person on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment, and then hung up.

 Because, what Fang Xue Shu said is also true.

 For TV variety shows, ratings are everything.

 Let alone 2.5, no matter how big-name a celebrity is in the industry, they cannot guarantee that they can guarantee a rating of above 1.8 when they appear on the show, let alone 2.0.

A rating of 2.0 is a hurdle. If it exceeds this rating, it will become a popular variety show!

Who can guarantee that they can make a variety show a hit on their own?

nobody!

 So, Fang Xue Shu’s words left the other party with nothing to say.

Putting down the phone, Fang Xue Shu wanted to say something to Wang Cheng who was reading, but Wang Cheng kept looking down at the book seriously. Looking at the cover, it was an English book. His serious look didn't seem like he was cheating. He should really understand. , immediately shut up and said softly to Wu Tong next to him: "Can we raise the ratings to above 2.5 next time?"

  If it does not achieve a ratings of above 2.5, then this contract will be a loss in the short term.

Wu Tong scrolled through his mobile phone, looked at the comments on the Internet, and said softly: "I don't know either! But I believe in Wang Cheng. His works have a good reputation and sales are also very good. Wuha's sales have exceeded 8 million. If the sales volume is over 10 million, it should catch up with Jingwumen tomorrow, and the momentum will be better than Jingwumen."

“Everyone likes his music very much. If he can continue to publish a new work in the next issue, the ratings will be absolutely stable..."

As he said that, the two of them glanced at Wang Cheng opposite him at the same time. However, Wang Cheng continued to read the book as if he had not heard the conversation between the two.

After a while, Wang Cheng raised his eyes to look at them, and then continued to lower his head to read, but he also asked softly: "How much does it cost to buy a 100-square-meter house on the Huangpu River?"

The two were stunned for a moment. They wanted to motivate Wang Cheng to continue releasing new songs in the next issue. Unexpectedly, Wang Cheng asked about housing prices instead.

Houses along the Huangpu River are among the areas with the highest housing prices in the country, and the people who live there are either rich or wealthy.

Fang Xue Shu asked: “Where do you want to buy a house?”

Wang Cheng nodded: "Well, I have this idea. It's not comfortable to live in the company apartment."

Wu Tong said: "With your coffee status, you can ask the company to change you to a high-end single apartment."

Wang Cheng shook his head: "I like living in my own house without the worry of moving."

 This is a tradition that has been engraved in the bones of the Chinese people for thousands of years. They like a stable home and do not like to move.

In Europe and the United States, it is normal for many people to move around all year round, and they have no emotions. However, almost everyone in China does not like that kind of life.

 Having a stable job and a stable family is what they want.

 This is also what Wang Cheng wants.

Fang Xue Shu thought for a while and asked: "Do you want to buy a high-end community with a good environment and good services, or an ordinary residence?"

Wang Cheng thought for a moment. If he likes peace and quiet, then he must be in a high-end community. "It should be high-end. It should be quieter."

Fang Xue Shu smiled and said: "That's expensive. Several artists I know in the industry have houses in that area. In good communities, the cheapest ones cost more than 100,000 yuan per square meter, and the expensive ones cost more than 400,000 yuan per square meter." It’s flat. My suggestion is to buy No. 9 Courtyard, which costs around 300,000 yuan per square meter. I know several big names and artists live there.”

Wang Cheng nodded slightly after hearing this, but directly crossed out the No. 9 courtyard recommended by Fang Xue Shu in his mind. He didn't want to live in a community with too many artists.

 However, I don’t want to live in a community with too many ordinary people.

 This will bring him social trouble, and now he is a terminally ill patient with social anxiety.

so!

Wang Cheng asked softly: "Where do rich people usually live?"

Fang Xue Shu was stunned for a moment: "Rich people, a few of whom I know, all have houses in Jade Garden, but they rarely live there! There are about 400,000 yuan per square meter there. But there are no small houses of 100 square meters, and the starting price is 100,000 square meters. More than 80 square meters, the price is around 70 million..."

This is the life of rich people. They have many houses and rarely live in the same community for a long time. Therefore, in many luxury residential areas, you rarely see lively gatherings. You may rarely see people in normal times. Neighbors and the like have not been around for several years. You may not be able to see it once.

 This is the living environment he wants.

However, the starting price of a house is more than 70 million yuan, which is indeed a bit expensive. It would be nice if there was a small apartment. He lives alone and does not need to be so big. A three-bedroom apartment of 100 square meters is enough. One bedroom , a study room, and a musical instrument room.

Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then he began to calculate in his mind.

If a song sells an average of 15 million a month, after deducting the platform, I can get about 5 to 6 million. If I give 10% to the company, I can get more than 5 million!

So, to raise more than 70 million, you have to release 14 songs?

 Including the continued income from each song, fourteen songs, in half a year, should be enough to buy a house?

In addition, the company will give him 10% of the notification fee, but this part of the money is very small. You have more than 30 million yuan in notification fees in spring and summer, and he can only get more than 3 million yuan.

The important thing is that these are all pre-tax income. With such a high income, Wang Cheng has never thought about tax avoidance to avoid causing trouble for himself in the future, so he has to pay full tax, which is a tax rate of up to 40%. !

so…

With an income of more than 120 million, can you allocate about 70 million to buy a house?

 Fourteen songs are not enough, twenty songs?

Wang Cheng frowned slightly.

 Seeing Wang Cheng frowning, Fang Xue Shu said: "If you want to buy it, you can also get a loan. With your popularity and current popularity, you can easily get a loan of more than ten million from the bank."

Wang Cheng shook his head: "No! This is just a plan of mine. Don't worry, I will continue to release new songs before I can buy a house."

Wu Tong asked curiously: "Are you releasing songs to buy a house?"

Wang Cheng did not hide anything and nodded and admitted: "Yeah!"

 After saying that, he continued to lower his head and read the book.

Wu Tong and Fang Xue Shu looked at each other and could see the joy in each other's eyes.

Then, their remaining three programs are all stable.

It is impossible for Wang Cheng to afford a house worth more than 70 million within three episodes of the show.

 So, I can only keep releasing new songs to make money...

Fang Xue Shu thought for a while and said: "Your company didn't accept any endorsements or anything like that for you? Nowadays, the main income of popular artists comes from two big chunks, one is the advertising fee for appearing on variety shows, and the other is the bigger one is advertising endorsements. In your opinion With the current popularity and fan status, if you accept advertising endorsements, the annual endorsement fee will start at 5 million. If you receive a few more endorsements, it will be tens of millions. With the speed you make money, you can buy a house in a year. ."

 Receive advertisements?

Wang Cheng frowned slightly.

 Of course he himself is not willing to accept advertisements. It is troublesome and makes little money.

 Because, he can only get 10% of the advertising revenue. Even if the endorsement fee is tens of millions or hundreds of millions a year, he can only get a few hundred or tens of millions, which is not as good as the income from releasing two songs.

but!

 He knows that this is not something he can decide.

 It is impossible for the company not to accept advertisements for him. This is one of the main sources of income for a brokerage company that mainly focuses on traffic stars.

It's just that for the time being, his fans are still rising rapidly. The company is afraid that if he signs an endorsement deal and sells it at a low price, he has put it on hold for the time being, but it cannot be put on hold for too long because he only has two years of contract left.

 Sighing softly in his heart, Wang Cheng only hoped that these two years would pass quickly.

The high-speed train will arrive at Hangcheng Station soon.

As soon as the three of them got off the bus, someone from the program team came to pick them up.

At the same time, Chen Xiaoyong, Huang Bin and Mo Bailin came to pick up Wang Cheng.

As soon as they heard that Wang Cheng was back, Chen Xiaoyong, Huang Bin, and Mo Bailin came over an hour ago and waited for Wang Cheng at the station door.

As soon as they saw Wang Cheng, Huang Bin and Mo Bailin hurriedly stepped forward to salute Wang Cheng. Several other teammates were too slow to do so and could only greet him.

“Wang Cheng, aren’t you tired from this journey?”

“Wang Cheng, without you here, we didn’t sleep all night.”

“Wang Cheng, we’ll treat you to a big dinner when you go back later.”

 “Wang Cheng…”

Wang Cheng let Huang Bin and Mo Bailin take away his salute, listened calmly to the unskilled flattery of several young people, and got into Chen Xiaoyong's car.

Fang Xueshu and Wu Tong, who were not far away, also got into the program team's car and went back. They waved to Wang Cheng before leaving.

As soon as he got in the car, Wang Cheng said softly: "Just go back to the cafeteria to eat. Don't go outside. It's too troublesome."

Several teammates who were about to choose a place to eat were stunned. Huang Bin quickly reacted and said: "Okay, listen to Wang Cheng, go back to the base and go to the cafeteria to eat. Wang Cheng must be tired from running back and forth these two days and is too lazy to go outside. time to eat."

Several people agreed.

Several teammates were so enthusiastic. Wang Cheng gave a slight wry smile, and then continued to take out his book and read.

This English book is a foreign historical document. It is the history book he just started reading yesterday. It can be seen from it that Western historians are still keen to dig out ancient civilizations and forcibly splice them into themselves to make themselves human beings. The successor to the essence of quasi-civilization, if there is no ancient civilization, then make up one...

 When several people saw that Wang Cheng had started reading, they all instinctively calmed down and stopped making noise.

 They all knew that this was Wang Cheng's habit, so they didn't take it seriously.

 It's just that everyone suppressed their impulses in their eyes.

 They also wanted to share the joy of their success with Wang Cheng.

I also want to tell Wang Cheng how many followers they have gained, and I also want to ask Wang Cheng how much Wuha has sold...

 However, they did not dare to ask at this time. When the car arrived at the shooting base, no one spoke, fearing to disturb Wang Cheng's reading.

It wasn't until Wang Cheng got out of the car and left first that a few people breathed a sigh of relief. There were some beads of sweat on everyone's forehead. They were feeling a little uncomfortable after having been under a lot of pressure just now.

 Huang Bin and Mo Bailin took Wang Cheng's salute back and invited Wang Cheng to have lunch with them in the cafeteria. They did so in a high-profile manner so that the remaining teams could see it.

 The entire program team knew that Wang Cheng was back.

 Chen Hao and Hu Zhiqiang were eating in the cafeteria at this time, watching Huang Bin and Mo Bailin surrounding Wang Cheng and chatting excitedly about how many new fans they had gained and how popular their new songs were...

Chen Hao felt a little sour in his heart and asked Hu Zhiqiang in a low voice: "Lao Hu, can we also buy a new song and sing it back?"

Hu Zhiqiang asked: "Who can record the song for you in one day? You only have one week to record the song and choreograph the practice...is that enough time?"

 Chen Hao was stunned for a moment, and then felt helpless. He knew that neither he nor several team members could do this. He kept thinking in his heart - why can Wang Cheng do it?

“I heard that the program team signed a contract with Wang Cheng at a price comparable to that of a super giant?”

 Chen Hao asked curiously.

Hu Zhiqiang thought of Mo Jinhua from Penguin Entertainment whom he met when he went to see Wang Cheng in the morning. He thought that the price paid by Penguin to poach Wang Cheng was on par with the super giants. The price of the program team was not surprising at all. He nodded and said: "It should be about the same. Go ahead. This time he is almost close to being a super star. The program team spent a lot of money for him! Let’s not think so much, our purpose of coming to the program team this time has been achieved."

“Wang Cheng’s return is also good for us. How much has your number of fans increased since yesterday?”

When it came to the increase in followers, Chen Hao also became excited and said: "It has increased by more than 700,000. Today, I will definitely increase the number of followers by one million. The number of fans has also exceeded 4 million. I will definitely reach 500 before I go on the show next time." Ten thousand."

Hu Zhiqiang asked: "If Wang Cheng didn't come, do you think you could gain so many fans? How many fans did you gain after so many previous shows?"

Chen Hao nodded: "I understand, the ratings are high, and everyone benefits."

Hu Zhiqiang hummed: "Well, don't compare with him, just manage your own fans well. Anyway, without him and Xiao Daohong, you wouldn't be able to be on the stage of tomorrow's idol. So, there is no need for you to be hostile to him ."

 Chen Hao looked slightly bitter.

 No matter what, he was just studying with the prince.

 But this was his destiny from the beginning.

Because he comes from Jingtian Entertainment, an entertainment giant in Beijing, and Jingtian Entertainment only started to get involved in the field of popular celebrity artists last year. In the past few decades, it was in the traditional entertainment industry, and the artists and stars signed by it are also powerful. , young people are basically born in major art schools. Last year, they signed a large number of young trainees, and promoted their star artists to popular variety shows to make money.

Chen Hao is the first generation traffic trainee launched by Jingtian Entertainment. It is just an attempt.

This is also a major trend in the past two years. Many traditional entertainment giants have begun to get involved in the circle of traffic stars. While constantly signing trainees, they also spend money to directly acquire some second-tier traffic star companies, or poach traffic stars from other companies to strengthen themselves. under its banner.

Jingtian Entertainment's expectation for Chen Hao is to be a second-tier star, which meets their first attempt goal. In the future, they will continuously launch trainee groups to participate in various variety shows to debut. At the same time, they are also spending money to acquire popular celebrity management companies. Or poach people directly. Wang Zijun, who also served as a judge in Spring and Summer, was poached from other companies by Jingtian Entertainment.

Today, Hu Zhiqiang went to Shanghai to poach Wang Cheng. It was under the instruction of the senior management of Jingtian Entertainment. They wanted to poach Wang Cheng to cultivate a super first-line star. Then Jingtian Entertainment’s popular star lineup will not be weak. It is a pity that Hu Zhiqiang was eliminated by Penguin. The rich and powerful entertainment people scared me away, and they didn’t even tell me the price.

Wang Cheng also saw Chen Hao and Hu Zhiqiang, but ignored them and just ate by himself. After eating, he whispered to Huang Bin and others: "Have a good rest in the afternoon and come over early tomorrow morning to record songs!"

The actions of the people who were eating froze in an instant, and their eyes were staring at Wang Cheng, full of surprise and excitement.

 Recording new songs?

Mo Bailin asked with a trembling voice: "Wang Cheng, do you want to record a new song?"

Several pairs of eyes looked at Wang Cheng eagerly.

The release of a wuha song has brought them a steady stream of fans and popularity. Each of them has fantasized about whether Wang Cheng will continue to let them sing new songs?

However, this is just a fantasy, and they don’t dare to say it.

 Because they are also insiders and know that it is not easy to create a new song.

Wang Cheng has released two new songs one after another. Maybe they are no longer in stock?

Moreover, even if there are, you don’t have to sing to them!

Unexpectedly, Wang Cheng suddenly asked them to record a song tomorrow!

Each of them forgot to eat and just looked at Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng glanced at a few people, and habitually ate all the rice in the bowl without leaving a grain. He nodded: "Well, I'll sing the new song for you. Come to me this afternoon to get the lyrics, and you can share them with me. Once you have the lyrics ready, go practice and meet at the recording studio early tomorrow morning."

Huang Bin's face flushed with excitement: "Okay, Wang Cheng, we will definitely do it!"

Mo Bailin smiled excitedly: "Wang Cheng, thank you for taking such good care of us and singing all the new songs for us."

Several teammates were also excited and at a loss.

Each of them began to fantasize, could they also debut as a second-tier star?

Huang Bin, who is the most popular, even fantasizes - if he sings a few more songs by Wang Cheng, can he be promoted to the top?

This is a good thing that they could only dream of in their dreams before. Maybe it will become possible now?

Wang Cheng looked at a few people and smiled.

He's just too lazy to sing. Wouldn't it be nice if someone helped him make money?

The singing skills of Huang Bin and others are barely adequate for beginners, and adding his later stage is enough.

Of course, if the company intervenes and wants to split the money because Huang Bin and others are singers, then he will definitely not let them sing.

However, without a contract, the company will not ask for money. It is even less likely that Huang Bin and others will offend Wang Cheng to share the money. They and the company now only want to attract fans first and wait to make money later, as long as there are more fans. , there are plenty of opportunities to make money.

If possible, they would be willing to give Wang Cheng some money as long as they can sing a piece of music for them.

Wang Cheng looked at Chen Xiaoyong: "Brother Yong, contact the program team as soon as possible and make an appointment with the recording studio. It will take me two days to find some soundtracks... I will write to you later!"

 Chen Xiaoyong immediately agreed excitedly: "No problem, leave all these to me."

 After saying that, Chen Xiaoyong immediately picked up the phone and called director Wu Tong.

As soon as Wu Tong heard that Wang Cheng wanted to use the recording studio, he immediately agreed: "No problem, I'll give you three days. If it's not enough, just let me know. It doesn't matter how long you want to use it. We can rent one outside for our own use."

As long as it is used by Wang Cheng, the program team will give the green light at all times.

Wang Cheng had finished his meal, nodded to a few people, got up and left, going back to the dormitory to prepare for a nap.

Watching Wang Cheng leave, Huang Bin and Mo Bailin stood up excitedly and shouted a few times, venting their suppressed excitement.

 “Hahaha, great.”

“Brother Yong, do I have a chance to have more than five million fans? Wang Cheng is really my eldest brother, and I will call him Brother Cheng from now on.”

“Yes, from now on we will call you brother Wang Chengcheng. We can’t call you by your name. That’s too disrespectful.”

Huang Bin nodded and affirmed: "Well, let's call him Brother Cheng! By the way, when Brother Cheng wakes up from his nap, we will get the lyrics. Don't disturb Brother Cheng from his nap."

Of course a few people nodded in agreement.

Hu Zhiqiang and Chen Hao, who were not far away, were silent when they saw this scene.

 Chen Hao's eyes were full of envy.

Huang Bin's popularity is almost surpassing his.

　　I can only think silently in my heart—this song is the best to hit the street.

 However, Chen Hao looked at Hu Zhiqiang and asked: "Why can Wang Cheng?"

Hu Zhiqiang shook his head and said: "Because he is not a human being!"

 …

As soon as Wang Cheng left the canteen, the phone rang, and he picked it up without paying attention.

　　A clear female voice came from the phone: "Wang Cheng, you finally answered my call..."

As soon as Wang Cheng heard the voice, he knew it was Han Xiao. He looked at the unfamiliar number and frowned slightly: "Is something wrong?"

Han Xiao: “Do you know who I am?”

 Wang Cheng: “Yeah!”

Han Xiao: "Then why didn't you answer my call? Yesterday I heard that you left the show. I was worried about you, and then I contacted you frantically. I made dozens of calls, but you didn't answer. I think you should go to bed. , I made more than a dozen calls during the day, why didn’t I answer the phone?”

Wang Cheng: “I’m too lazy to answer an unfamiliar number.”

　　Han Xiao: "Then you save this number of mine. This is my private number. Only my family members have it."

Wang Cheng: "Forget it! If you have anything to do, just say it now. If nothing happens, I'll die."

Han Xiao: "You! Something's wrong. I heard that you returned to the show and made a lot of money. How about I treat you to dinner to celebrate? Thank you for helping me increase my followers this time. I have over 10 million followers. ! I made a reservation for the Lotus Palace in West Lake a few days ago. I’ll treat you to authentic palace dishes.”

Not only did every contestant who performed on stage benefit from the increase in ratings, but the four judges were also good. Han Xiao also gained a million followers overnight, finally crossing the threshold of a first-line celebrity and officially becoming a celebrity. Top-notch.

Similarly, Zhou Yu, Jiang Fan, and Wang Zijun have also enjoyed considerable benefits. Each of them has gained more than one million followers, and they have all crossed the threshold of first-tier celebrities.

Now, the four judges on your stage in Spring and Summer have all become first-line celebrities. In terms of celebrity status, the lineup is not weak.

However, Wang Cheng was not interested in or paid attention to these, and he was even less interested in Han Xiao's proposal.

Wang Cheng: "I just finished eating, so I won't go. Let's get down to business."

Han Xiao: “It’s just business to treat you to dinner.”

 Wang Cheng: “Then I’ll die.”

Han Xiao was shocked: "No, no! I, I, I, um, I want to invite you to sing, I want to..."

 Wang Cheng: “Don’t think about it, I can’t sell songs, goodbye!”

 After saying that, Wang Cheng hung up the phone, put the phone in his pocket, returned to the dormitory, and prepared to take a nap.

 In a certain villa in West Lake, Han Xiao was still in a daze while looking at the mobile phone in his hand.

This guy…

Is it a stone?

 Is it so difficult to get in touch?

 A beautiful lady doesn’t even come to invite you to dinner alone?

Is there a problem with orientation?

Thinking of this only possible explanation, Han Xiao suddenly felt disgusted.

 “He is so handsome and has such a good temperament, what a pity!”

Han Xiao comforted himself.

 However, when I clicked on Wang Cheng’s Weibo and wanted to unsubscribe, my fingers trembled, but I still couldn’t let go.

never mind…

 It’s also good to look at.

 (End of this chapter)