Chapter 238 Reflections on the Whole Society

When the company's senior management made the decision to terminate the contract with Li Xiaotong, they were also under some pressure.

Xun Huai, a newcomer to the company, can be said to be held by Lu Pingfan, and even the king Lu Ming's ability to continue to maintain high popularity now is inextricably linked to Lu Pingfan. The most important thing is that Zheng Feng, the famous second ancestor in Star Entertainment, can become popular with Internet pop songs because of Lu Pingfan.

Before Lu Pingfan's efforts, Star Entertainment really couldn't come up with any works, and basically relied on the support of singer-songwriters like Lu Ming. As for the songwriters raised within the company, it's okay to participate in variety shows with the title of teacher one by one, but none of the new excellent works can be produced.

To put it mildly, if it weren't for Lu Pingfan's appearance, Star Entertainment would still be worried about the new songs of its artists, and Han Bing, who has been tepid, would explain everything.

Is the company really unwilling to give Han Bing a good song? Actually, no, when Chen Cong was still there, he even had to snatch it from Li Xiaotong, a newcomer, in order to win a song "Heart" for Han Bing, which shows that the company does not give it at all, and it really can't come up with a good song.

It's embarrassing.

Obviously, with Li Xiaotong, he can not only cultivate Li Xiaotong as a cash cow, but also cultivate a lot of cash cows through Lu Pingfan's light with Li Xiaotong.

Isn't the foundation of an entertainment company its artists? Artists are their products. But now they are forced to make a choice between the artist's future and the company's reputation.

In the end, the high-level leaders could only decide to give up the future of some artists for the time being.

In fact, you can't say give up, after all, good songs don't come often, but it's not that there will never be, and if you can't do it, you can also care about other songwriters, and it's not like there are no people who write songs in this world. But the company's reputation, once it's gone, it's over.

Which is more important and which is lighter, the company's senior management is still clear.

Moreover, they still have a glimmer of hope now, they believe that as long as Ning Qing comes forward to talk to Lu Pingfan and discuss it, Lu Pingfan will definitely be reasonable.

No, Ning Qing is now sitting in front of the two brothers and sisters, talking about the termination of the contract.

"I hope you understand the company, and there is no way for the company to do this. If it can, the company is really reluctant to give up Xiaotong so much, after all, the company has also invested a lot of resources in Xiaotong. Ning Qing said seriously.

Lu Pingfan smiled: "Of course I know this." ”

"Well, it's good that you understand. Although the contract with Xiaotong has been terminated, the company still hopes to cooperate with you. As long as you want, the company is willing to pay a high price for the songs you write, but it will not bind you with a contract. At the same time, the company's recording studio will always be open for you. Ning Qing saw that Lu Pingfan's expression was relaxed, so he took advantage of the victory and said in pursuit.

But Lu Pingfan suddenly changed the topic: "Is it that my Zhou Yu and Xiaotong's Xiao Qiao can't act?"

When Ning Qing heard this, her expression was a little gloomy, and she said helplessly: "You didn't sign the contract in the first place, and Li Xiaotong's contract was also signed through the company, and now that the contract is terminated, the contract naturally needs to be revised again." But as for how to modify it, or even whether it can continue to sign, it depends on the other party's intentions.

To be honest, I don't have much hope for it. Tianxia Entertainment is backed by Guoyang TV, and they are ambitious to shoot the historical drama of the New Three Kingdoms. Therefore, if you want to join this TV series, you must not have a stain......... Of course, I'm not suspicious of Li Xiaotong. It's just that in the eyes of outsiders, Xiaotong's image is very bad. ”

Lu Pingfan said a little disappointed: "I thought I could play Zhou Yu, but it's okay, what I like is Zhou Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, not Zhou Yu in the Romance." Zhou Yu in the romance was called a majestic and heroic when he first appeared, but when he was in Chibi, he was written as a narrow-minded and short-sighted villain. In order to highlight Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu was a little miserable. ”

"Ahem!" Ning Qing found that he was off topic, so he reminded Lu Pingfan a little. At this moment, she looked at Lu Pingfan's eyes a little strangely, and wondered if Lu Pingfan had deliberately changed the topic.

Could it be that Lu Pingfan plans to refuse but is not easy to speak?

If so, that's too bad.

What's worse is that a company as big as Star Entertainment, with countless artists and countless trainees, needs to beg a creator because it can't come up with good songs, which is really desperate.

The company is not without a way to make newcomers popular, as long as they desperately hype, go on variety shows, introduce topics, and then eat with their faces, they can also become popular for a while. But this kind of red hair is useless, in the end, you still have to rely on strength to speak, and the hard hype is still a scolding in the end.

Instead of hyping up and being scolded, it's better for Li Xiaotong to stay, the left and right are scolded, Li Xiaotong still has strength, and people are good, aren't they?

However, judging from the current behavior of Star Entertainment, this company still has ideals and discipline, otherwise it would not be able to retain a king like Lu Ming.

Lu Ming, a king who has the ability to create his own fine works, is very popular wherever he goes, and if Star Entertainment is not good, he doesn't need to stay here.

Lu Pingfan heard Aunt Qing's cough, so he had to pull back the topic with a dry smile, "Where did you come from just now? ”

"Well, what do you think?" Ning Qing asked.

Lu Pingfan asked tentatively: "If I say that I can't actually write songs, I'm just a porter, do you believe me?"

Ning Qing's face immediately darkened, and Li Xiaotong, who had not spoken on the side, also looked at his brother curiously.

Lu Pingfan immediately said: "Don't care, I'll make a joke." Don't you just write songs, since Aunt Qing has opened your mouth, I will agree to this matter. Also, you tell World Entertainment that even if I don't play Zhou Yu, I will write their theme song, and I must do things from beginning to end. ”

"Well, thank you. After speaking, Ning Qing turned his head to look at Li Xiaotong. At this moment, her eyes were a little complicated.

can't figure out why, although she knows that the material life of the two brothers and sisters no longer needs to worry, she still feels that terminating the contract with Li Xiaotong is abandoning Li Xiaotong.

So, a sense of guilt arose, and I was choked up and speechless.

Li Xiaotong's eyes bent into two crescents, "Aunt Qing, it's okay, you don't have to feel guilty." If it weren't for you to help me, the two of us wouldn't know what to do now, we might have dropped out of school, and we might not have been able to eat.

I know you're tempted to help me and keep me, but it's not your fault............"

As she spoke, she suddenly thought of something, "Oh, yes, it's not my fault, it's not me that's wrong, it's the world." ”

Ning Qing: "............"

It was serious just now, but it's like the second in the blink of an eye, is it appropriate?

But when you think about it, it seems right. Li Xiaotong is right, she just didn't compromise. All she needs is an apology, and then Star Entertainment can help her survive this turmoil through various public relations operations. But not only did she not, but she also went back.

All celebrities choose not to fight back, scold not to fight back, people are used to this, and even take it for granted.

And Li Xiaotong's behavior just violated people's authority.

People saw that Li Xiaotong had broken common sense and violated their authority, so they were anxious.

Some people say that enduring criticism, being blamed, and even being entertained by others is what the profession of an artist should bear, and these are all part of the artist's duties.

But this statement does not apply to Li Xiaotong, it is okay to be criticized, but if he is not wrong, it is understandable to come forward to clarify.

It's okay to be blamed, but only if you're really wrong.

It's okay to be entertained, but it can't rise to the level of personality attack.

Before an artist becomes an artist, they are first and foremost individuals, they have their own personality, and they need to be respected. While entertaining everyone, everyone must also respect them, instead of emphasizing how artists should be, and then be unscrupulous.

It's just that many artists have no bottom line for the sake of their image, and netizens are so unscrupulous.

Sometimes it's not all about the artist, after all, the four idioms of people are terrible have been handed down from ancient times to the present.

In ancient times, when there was no Internet, people were still afraid of public opinion, let alone the current information age. When you think that only tens of thousands of people are scolding you, in fact, there may be millions of people behind you.

If Ning Qing had seen Lu Pingfan's college entrance examination essay, she would have been surprised by the opening sentence: It's always been like this, right?

It's a pity she can't see it, but that's okay, she should have a chance to see it in the future.

After Li Xiaotong finished saying the incomparable middle two words, he smiled, and the smile was very cute.

Ning Qing sighed and asked, "What are your two plans in the future?"

Li Xiaotong said: "It's just right, I can concentrate on preparing for the sprint in the third year of high school, I want to take the Beiying exam." ”

Lu Pingfan said: "I haven't thought about it, let's go to college first, the college entrance examination scores should come out soon." ”

Ning Qing nodded and didn't say anything more.

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After sending the brother and sister away, Ning Qing reported Lu Pingfan's answer to the leader. Getting this result, the leaders also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Lu Pingfan has the support of Lu Pingfan, Star Entertainment will continue to deliver powerful singers. Only when the powerful faction is in charge, the company can go further and further.

Of course, it's not that all big companies are only powerful, such as South Korean entertainment companies are known for their idols, but that's due to their national conditions.

In a country where all people have plastic surgery, the most important thing is naturally appearance. As for strength...... To put it mildly, the country's heritage is insufficient, and the people's appreciation level naturally cannot be raised.

Although there are some young people in China who only like handsome people, they are still young, and their young experience is not enough, so it is natural that they can't appreciate those esoteric things, but as they grow up, they will naturally like artists with strength and heritage.

In addition, many idol artists who debuted with their faces, as they slowly mature, are gradually turning to powerful factions. The king of heaven is not the king of heaven as soon as he debuts, and his strength is a process of slow accumulation. It's just that some people are talented, and they are powerful when they debut, but they can't help but give opportunities to those who are not talented.

As for those who have been relying on their faces, they will slowly fade out of view one day.

Especially in South Korea, handsome artists are almost mass-produced, and they can produce several husbands for fans a year. However, it is useless, and after two years, it will be shot to death by the newcomer on the beach.

It's a bit of a stretch.

In short, Star Entertainment got Lu Pingfan's promise, and the stones hanging in the hearts of the high-level executives were put down.

It sounds like the senior management of Star Entertainment is very bold, and they are led by the nose by a creator. But this is determined by the nature of the company. It's okay that it's Li Xiaotong and Lu Pingfan who left, but if Lu Ming leaves, the company will explode directly on the spot.

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With the passage of time, the scores of the college entrance examination have finally been announced, and the admission score lines of various colleges and universities have also been released.

On this day, there are really a few happy and a few sad, the students who do well in the exam are happy, and the students who do not do well in the exam are sad.

Among all the candidates, the most concerned is the first place in Xicheng City and even Liaobei Province, Lu Pingfan.

He crushed all the candidates with a near-perfect score of 748, not to mention Xicheng and even Liaobei, even if you look at the whole country, no one is his opponent.

Of course, the whole country is not so compared, although everyone has the same score, but the actual content of the paper is different. Therefore, the top student in the college entrance examination generally only looks at the province.

After learning that Lu Pingfan had taken the 748 exam, the people in the tenth middle school were all excited, whether it was a teacher or a classmate.

The students felt that they and Lu Pingfan were honored as alumni. Later, when they went out and said that they were students in No. 10 Middle School, they were a little more confident.

It's not that the students of the tenth middle school are entertaining themselves, but that people will really praise the top ten middle schools.

If there is a champion, when people mention the tenth middle school in the future, they will put a label on the tenth middle school by default. This label is the top student in the college entrance examination.

It's not that everyone in the top ten middle schools is the top student in the college entrance examination, but people think that since there can be a college entrance examination champion in the top ten middle school, will there be a second one in the future?

Isn't this the case in the hearts of parents, when the school grades are good, they desperately stuff their children into it. And when I chatted with other parents in the future, when I said that my child was in middle school No. 10, my expression was different. And other parents will really envy from the bottom of their hearts, and they will complain about their children when they go home, saying that you look at other people's children who are in middle school, and you will look at you again.

This can probably be regarded as a star effect in the education industry. Lu Pingfan alone made the tenth middle school instantly rise to the height of a famous school, which is also the purpose of the principal Fu Junhao.

Now, the principal's goal has been accomplished, and everyone is happy. As for the school that Lu Pingfan applied for, it doesn't seem to matter too much.

Of course, it would be better if Lu Pingfan could choose Tsinghua University or Peking University.

Now in Xicheng, except for those students who failed in the college entrance examination, everyone is immersed in the pride of having a college entrance examination champion in their hometown.

But Lu Pingfan himself was very depressed, because he could obviously get a full score.

He was wrong about a multiple-choice physics question, not because he could see the college entrance exam papers, but because he knew that if he deducted points, it could only be that question.

The multiple-choice question is not about calculations, but about physics, and to put it bluntly, about the history of physics.

Q: Who brought up gravitational force?

A, Aixinjue Luo Xuanye

B, Aixin Jueluo Yinzhen

C, Aixin Jueluo Hongli

D, Aixinjue Luo Yongqi

At that time, after reading this topic, Lu Pingfan's mind froze, and his heart was even more MMP. In fact, this question is very simple, he also knows that it was Emperor Kangxi who proposed gravity, and he also knew that Emperor Kangxi was called Xuanye.

The problem is that he was thundered by this question, so he chose the wrong question for such a simple question.

There is no way, who let the world in which they lived be all Westerners?

This was suddenly changed to the name of the Manchu, or the full name, he was not used to it!

So he was very depressed, and he could have scored a full score.

If his idea is known to those candidates who don't do well, those candidates will definitely go crazy.

In fact, in the exam, except for a few who really performed abnormally, the so-called failure of others is actually not doing well.

They were at that level, but they didn't meet their parents' expectations, and when they came home, they said they didn't do well in the exam. Parents may understand this truth, but they can't really admit that their son can't do it, right?

Therefore, not doing well in the exam is actually a beautiful excuse, and everyone doesn't debunk it.

When the college entrance examination results came out, the school's sophomore and freshman years had already opened. In order to celebrate the results of the college entrance examination of the school, the principal also held a school-wide assembly.

The conference wanted to ask Lu Pingfan to go up and speak, but this time Lu Pingfan didn't agree, because he had nothing to say. I told my classmates everything he had to say, and besides, he didn't have much sense of responsibility, and he wouldn't really take his classmates' grades to heart.

To put it mildly, what does it have to do with him if others don't do well, he was able to speak on stage before, share his experience, and encourage his classmates, and he has already done his duty.

So the principal was very depressed, and could only let the leaders speak one after another, and the content of the speech was not only to encourage the next candidates, but also to praise Lu Pingfan.

The current Lu Pingfan is about to go to heaven in the tenth middle school.

The students who were in the first and second years of high school walked with their chins raised, and at the same time, there was an inexplicable confidence in their hearts. It seems that they are in the same school as Lu Pingfan, and when they take the college entrance examination, they can also become the top student in the college entrance examination.

Lu Pingfan and Li Xiaotong walked on campus and discovered this phenomenon, but they didn't debunk it. This beautiful misunderstanding may be the motivation to support the students' efforts.

Maybe a large part of the reason why people yearn for prestigious schools is that famous schools can give them self-confidence, when a student is labeled as a famous school wherever he goes, they have to learn in order not to lose face for themselves, and they don't like to learn. There is a feeling of catching ducks on the shelves, which is also a good thing.

Whatever the reason, the results of learning are good.

But just when the students of No. 10 Middle School were immersed in the glory brought by Senior Lu Pingfan, their campus goddess Li Xiaotong suddenly announced that she had been terminated by the company.