Chapter 608: A New Agent Takes Charge
When Xu Jin decided to find an agent, he was very efficient, thinking about candidates while filming in the busy crew, and finally settled on a person-
Guo Ziping!
Guo Ziping, the agent used to work for a company that was no less large than Tang Ren, and now he is a freelance agent because he had a little conflict with his former company.
The specific contradiction Xu Jin is also not clear, it is said that after Guo Ziping resigned, there was a little problem with the big company, and some celebrities of all sizes terminated their contracts with the company one after another, and they couldn't survive the expiration of the contract.
But the contract did not expire, and the big company refused to release them, so those stars sued the company, and the lawsuit did not choose to be public, and the final result was that the company and the artists reached an out-of-court settlement, and all those artists successfully terminated the contract, and the artists must have paid some price.
However, Xu Jin guessed that the price must be very small, at least not to the point of paying liquidated damages.
Why do artists have to file a lawsuit when they terminate their contracts?
It's not because you can't afford to pay the penalty.
If the artist terminates the contract and can honestly pay the liquidated damages, this lawsuit will not be able to start.
After being optimistic about Guo Ziping's ability, Xu Jin specially investigated the follow-up, not only did many artists of that large company choose to terminate their contracts with the company, but also some people ran to plan with Guo Ziping to prepare a company down.
Those artists who terminate their contracts with large companies are the preparatory artists of their company, and as long as the communication is smooth, they can almost be won over.
But in the meantime, I don't know what happened, the matter of building a company is still over, Guo Ziping has also become a freelance broker, specializing in handling handover matters and other work for some celebrities who have terminated their contracts with the company, and temporarily acting as an agent for a few months.
When the artist's studio is prepared and the agent is found, Guo Ziping will retire.
But what Xu Jin currently needs is a capable agent, not a substitute for the transition, so he decided to let Guo Ziping be his agent, and Xu Jin deliberately took the time to make a phone call to understand his intentions.
Guo Ziping was slightly surprised when he received Xu Jin's call, and asked rhetorically: "Haven't you already entered the crew to film, and you still have time to call me?" ”
Xu Jin asked curiously: "How do you know that I entered the crew to film and have been observing my whereabouts?" ”
Guo Ziping smiled, "Xu Jin, the hot search on Weibo a few days ago, as long as people in the industry have a little sense of smell, will notice it." I saw you enter the crew to film, and I thought you had already found a good agent. ”
Xu Jin also smiled, "No, I am more cautious when looking for an agent, I must choose one that meets my temper, after all, it is my partner for many years in the future, and I must choose carefully." ”
When Guo Ziping heard this, he reacted instantly, "You want to find an agent who has been working with you for a long time?" ”
Xu Jin: "Yes, I read your resume, as well as the artists you brought before, and even called to ask them what they said about you, all of them were praised, I don't know if you can take over the work of a long-term agent and become my exclusive agent, only responsible for taking me as an artist?" ”
Xu Jin didn't just say this, he really called those artists, and when those artists mentioned Guo Zi, their tones were a little different, faintly grateful, and they all told him that this person was very good and trustworthy.
Those artists have said that if it weren't for their lack of coffee seats, they would also very much like to choose Guo Ziping as their agent.
At least such a person is an agent, so you don't have to worry about him kicking you in the back.
Xu Jin saw that their comments were so good, but unfortunately he couldn't understand more of the inside story, but he finally made up his mind.
Guo Ziping pondered for a while, "I am now a freelance agent, and my main business is to help you artists who have just terminated their contracts with the company to deal with the affairs of the circle, and it is an overly emergency nature."
I'm used to being this kind of freelance agent, and I didn't think much about being an exclusive agent for an artist, but you suddenly mentioned it, I have to think about it. ”
Xu Jin: "I hope you can give me an answer as soon as possible, I'm still in a hurry, you come to be my agent, you may not be very busy, if you are free, you may be able to pick up some extra money, and deal with things not only in the entertainment industry, but also in the investment community." ”
Speaking of this, he paused, "By the way, do you want to know about investment and production?" This kind of more about the unknown in the entertainment industry in front of and behind the scenes, if you become my agent, you can learn more about the entertainment industry, and maybe you can also find a different entertainment industry. ”
I have to say that Xu Jin's last sentence moved Guo Ziping.
Discover a different entertainment industry!
He has worked in the former company for ten years, from an unknown agent to the agent of many first-line artists in the company, and in the year he left, the company was even ready to give him shares!
But he didn't expect that the seemingly peaceful company would also let the artists make dirty transactions in private, and it was also coercive!
Guo Ziping's first reaction after receiving the notice was to protest, and he took his artists to resist, but was seriously banned by the company, and the first-line artist under him lost his exposure, and now he has gradually become obscure.
It was also during that period of banning that Guo Ziping was extremely disheartened, feeling that all the entertainment circles he had seen before were fake, and after working in this circle for 10 years, he seemed to have never understood the true face of this circle, everything was a fantasy.
This made Guo Ziping extremely disheartened, and he had the idea of quitting the entertainment industry.
Although he did not quit in the end, when his friend came over and wanted to open a clean entertainment agency with him, Guo Ziping hesitated after all and did not choose to open a company.
His thoughts at the time were that he didn't have enough ability and connections to support a brokerage company, and if he just opened such a small company, it would actually hurt the artists who believed in them.
Small companies also have the ability to create stars, but they do not have a complete set of training mechanisms, and the so-called star-making is just created in response to network hotspots.
This kind of star is often short-lived, and he can't go long, and the company that chooses to sign them is because he believes in them, and Guo Ziping doesn't want to live up to their trust.
So he was sure that he didn't have the strength to be a first-line star, so he resolutely refused to open the company.
Guo Ziping is disgusted with this dirty entertainment industry, and on the other hand, he acts as a freelance agent, running around for those artists who terminate their contracts.
Originally, he thought that his mentality could continue like this, but Xu Jin's words made a different wave in his heart.
Guo Ziping was silent for a long time, and Xu Jin waited patiently.
I don't know how long it took, Guo Ziping suddenly asked: "Do you want to change careers to become an investor and producer?" ”
Xu Jin hurriedly said: "No, no, no, artists are still my main business, I will still film when I meet the dramas I like to film, and being an actor is my life's career." ”
"The reason why I am interested in investment and production is because I hope to use the influence of my first-line stars to make some different changes for the Chinese entertainment industry."
"Maybe you will think I'm arrogant when I tell you this, but this is really my idea, I think that in the current entertainment industry, there are some systems that are very rotten, and I want to change this.
Including the film and television industry, in fact, they have fallen into a kind of dysentery, unable to innovate and unable to renovate; There is also the identity of an idol, which can use its huge influence to guide the younger generation well, instead of being beaten by netizens as 'traffic', 'brain-dead' and other negative impressions......"
Xu Jin saw that Guo Ziping was willing to listen to this, and he was also willing to say a little more.
He still trusts Guo Ziping's character, and everyone in the entertainment industry must have a moral character, that is, he must be stricter.
The two talked for about 10 minutes, and Xu Jin was urged by the assistant to film.
Xu Jin still said: "If you really want to know this information, you can find a time to come to the crew to find me, we must say it in person is definitely a little clearer than what we say on the phone." ”
Later, he added, "But if I want to realize the entertainment empire I want, I need a lot of people, if you don't want to be my long-term agent, you can also be my work partner and join my studio, my studio is very short of manpower." ”
Guo Ziping said with a smile and a smile, "You better hurry up and go filming." ”
In the crew, the scene filmed by Xu Jin is the scene of autopsy.
After entering the state of anatomy, his gaze was colder and sharper than usual, and the whole person was silent, exuding a unique, mature and steady charm.
Qin Ming, no matter how keen he is in solving cases, his real home is still dissection.
One after another awkward professional terms came out of his mouth, and the major instruments used in the dissection were displayed one by one, Qin Ming picked up the utensils, and divided the corpse with an extremely professional attitude and technique, searching for the information left by the corpse.
The footage was slightly bloody, and even if it was impossible to find a dead body to dissect, many of the organs were replaced by animals, which actually looked much the same as those of humans.
The scene was somewhat bloody.
Regardless of whether this kind of scene can be broadcast or not, at least when filming, we must uphold the spirit of seeking truth from facts and try to restore the real scene, which is the attitude of making a good drama.
Even if these bloody scenes will be mosaiced after they are broadcast, the audience can still feel whether you are filming seriously or fooling them into taking a seemingly bloody prop.
With so many pairs of eyes staring at the picture on the screen, once a very child's play prop is used, in fact, the goofs are very easy to find.
With the improvement of people's aesthetic awareness, the audience is becoming more and more difficult to fool.
An autopsy that may only appear in the camera for 5 minutes, was shot from different angles, repeatedly paused and adjusted the position, and filmed for half an hour.
When Director Qin finally shouted "card", Xu Jincai exhaled lightly and reached out to wipe the sweat on his forehead.
At this moment, he can understand very well why the medical staff are sweating profusely after a high-intensity operation, especially the surgeon in charge of the room with air conditioning.
Because that's really tiring!
It is necessary to maintain a high level of concentration throughout the whole process, and if an organ is cut a little wrong, it may lead to a disorder in the function of the entire organ of the human body.
And in case of too much medication, it may cause the patient to have a severe allergic reaction and cause shock.
Just by imitating an anatomy, he can feel the doctor's difficulty.
The actress who played Li Dabao said: "Look at Mr. Xu, I can't stand still after an autopsy. ”
Xu Jin heard someone cue him, he was resting against the wall, smiled a little "weakly", and then said seriously: "If you imagine these dissected corpses as human corpses, you know how much pressure I am facing." ”
The actress shuddered and hurriedly waved her hand: "Teacher Xu, don't say it, I'm still thinking about dinner at night!" ”
Other actors teased, "Aren't you planning to lose weight lately?" Let Mr. Xu say a few more words and eat a few meals to lose weight. ”
The actress immediately retorted, "This doesn't work, dieting and slimming will easily rebound, and weight loss has to be scientifically planned and reasonable." ”
"Hahaha!"
filmed in the crew of "Forensic Qin Ming" for a month, during which Guo Ziping came to the crew in person at the invitation of Xu Jin and saw how busy Xu Jin was in the crew.
On this day, Xu Jin took the time to tell him his thoughts intermittently during various breaks, and all the communication added up to less than an hour.
But Guo Ziping saw Xu Jin's seriousness from it.
After thinking carefully over the past few days, coupled with what he saw in front of him, Guo Ziping decided to agree to Xu Jin's request and become his agent.
What pushed him to become Xu Jin's agent, the biggest feeling was that sentence-
"You will find a different entertainment industry!"
……
There is a professional agent who is really different, as soon as Guo Ziping accepted it, he sorted out the notices that Xu Jin has received so far.
Whether it is the advertising endorsement he currently has, or the commercial performances he receives, etc., all of them have been re-planned for him, and he even added the negotiation time of the short video platform proposed by Xu Jin, the time to invest in scripts, the time to find scripts, and so on.
Guo Ziping found a problem very seriously: Xu Jin has too few notices!
As a popular artist, the number of announcements he has is very inconsistent with his fame.
Because of this, he specially chatted with Xu Jin.
If Xu Jin really still regards artists as his main business, then the number of such announcements is greatly unqualified.
When Xu Jin returned to the hotel to rest in the evening, he thought about it and had a showdown with Guo Ziping: "I'm in love." ”
Guo Ziping was stunned.
Xu Jin said: "You also know what the consequences will be if a popular star falls in love, and I am not sure what the reaction of fans and the market will be after the relationship is made public, I don't dare to give myself too many notices, for fear that I will face a very serious breach of contract at that time." ”
Guo Ziping thought about it for a while, showing the quality of a super high agent, he did not ask Xu Jin to refuse this relationship, but specifically asked who his love partner was, when he expected it to be made public, and what step it had progressed......
Based on this information, he had to make a new plan for Xu Jin's notice.
Guo Ziping said: "Actually, as an actor, falling in love is not a big deal, I have also brought several first-line actors before, and they all have a stable relationship, which has added a lot of points to his career."
Falling in love is equivalent to being unemployed, that is the saying of idol stars, you can completely jump out of the level of idol stars, and don't look at these things with the same set of eyes as idols. ”
Xu Jin was still a little apprehensive about making his relationship public, but Guo Ziping's attitude made him feel a lot more at ease.
Guo Ziping smiled, "I really didn't expect you to come together with you Liu Yifei, she is a very good girl, and she has a good evaluation in the industry, you have to grasp it more." ”
As soon as the words changed, he said again: "When will she come over, instead of passively letting the paparazzi grasp the evidence, it is better for us to take the initiative to let go of some materials first, so as not to respond to all changes!" ”