Chapter 3: The Road Ahead
When it comes to the top stream, everyone may first think of Yang Mi, or the four big and three small, or Bo Jun and Xiao!
And the four of them, that is, the first generation of "four top streams" composed of Wu Bufan, Lu Han, Li Yifeng and Yang Yang, undoubtedly played an exemplary and representative role in the process of traffic idol staking and staking ground.
From 2010 to 2013, the "South Stream" struck, during which Southern dramas such as "The Inheritor" and "My Love from the Star" almost swept Asia with overwhelming strength, and South stars such as Lee Min Ho and Kim so-hyun created phenomenal popularity.
Just attended an event in the mainland, and took away 700,000 yuan, pay attention to the US dollars!
In contrast, domestic entertainment seems to lack star idols that can compete with it, and the mainland does need to create top-notch idols exclusive to the domestic entertainment market to revive its glory.
So, under this urgent need, Li Yifeng came into being.
In 2014, a "Ancient Sword and Strange Tan" gathered a combination of ancient puppet dramas + fresh meat flowers + current demand, the right time and place, allowing Li Yifeng to ascend to the throne of "top stream", and he also became the first person in the "top stream" era of domestic entertainment.
At the same time, thanks to the tide of "South Stream", in 2012, the South Korean idol group EXO was born.
Unlike Han Geng and Chen Jing when they debuted, Nanyu shielded foreign artists, and the Chinese members at that time had become the key to the South Korean group's entry into the Chinese market.
The four sons who returned to China, with the blessing of their own charm and combination popularity, quickly ushered in their own popularity peak.
In the same year when Li Yifeng aimed at the opportunity, became popular with the help of the Internet traffic explosion, and pushed the traffic to a climax, Wu Bufan and Lu Han successively terminated their contracts and returned to China.
Needless to say, Lu Han's record was retweeted, breaking the Guinness World Record in the number of Weibo retweets, becoming the first singer to exceed 100 million in digital album sales, and the "Lu Han effect" swept all parties.
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In the first half of 2015, Yang Yang made an all-round attack from movies, variety shows, TV series, etc.
Since then, the first generation of "four top streams" has been officially assembled.
The commercial value of the "four top streams" for a long time has almost reached the point of incomparability.
The "Big Four" can be said to be the people who really kicked off the top-notch people, and they belong to the golden age of the four, whether it is commercial endorsements, film and television dramas or records, they almost exist in a monopoly posture, carving up the important resources of domestic entertainment at that time.
At this time, Han Geng and Chen Jing left the group and returned to China at the end of 2009, five or six years ahead of the top four streams.
At this time, the Internet has also begun to spread on a large scale, and there are also many fans.
The popularity of the four top streams has a lot to do with the rise of the mainland entertainment sector to the peak in those years, and many star lists were born at that time.
Countless crazy fans have made lists for their idols, and the four natures that occupy the forefront all the year round are extremely interesting and have become top representatives.
However, there was also such a thing as fan rankings in the mainland around 2009, but the list was not so much and so complicated.
At present, fans in the mainland are mainly divided into three categories, fast women and fast men fans, Nanliu men's group and girl group fans, and Baodao singer fans.
Every group has their fanatical fans, especially the Nanliu boy group is the most sought after.
This is a bit of a foreign monk chanting the scriptures, and this law has been continuing.
Taking the four top streams as an example, although they are both the top four, Wu Bufan and Lu Han's competitiveness is obviously stronger than that of Li Yifeng and Yang Yang, both in terms of salary quotation and resources.
Therefore, Han Geng and Chen Jing's competitiveness after returning to China is higher than that of other idols in the mainland.
Although he was "born at the wrong time", Chen Jing was not worried, because he and Han Geng's popularity was enough to be called the top of the first generation.
Take Han Geng as an example, how popular is Han after returning to China?
Two concerts were held in the imperial capital, and the tickets were sold out in only 37 minutes and 16 seconds, creating the fastest online ticket grabbing record in China at that time.
In the 2010 hot word list, Han is the only name in the top 10 on the list, ranking third after Li and Shenma!
released his first album "Gengxin", and the physical sales reached 530,000 copies, which was in decline in the Chinese music scene in 2010!
In the same year, Han Geng basically won the most popular male singer of all influential music awards ceremonies in China!
Then appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for 2 consecutive years!
He also starred in the movies "Da Wusheng" and "To Youth" one after another.
He has been featured in various fashion magazines and Milan Fashion Week.
In the first year after returning to China, Han Geng appeared on the Forbes China Celebrity List, with an annual income of nearly 10 million!
In 2011, he endorsed "The World II" with seven figures!
It is not an exaggeration to say that after returning to China, Han is the first generation of top-notch.
As for Chen Jing, although she debuted 3 years later than Han, Chen Jing's appearance and singing skills are better than Han, and her dancing skills are not much inferior to Han.
Otherwise, Chen Jing would not have become the lead singer and face of SJM!
At this time, Chen Jing's popularity in China and Asia is basically the same as that of Han Geng, if it weren't for Han's earlier debut for 3 years and the accumulation of fans, Chen Jing should be more popular.
This is also the reason why Chen Jing will be excited, this start is very different from the previous life!
But then Chen Jing calmed down a little and began to think about his path after returning to China.
Since this is the case, then the top stream must be done, and unlike other flows in the future that fade in a short period of time, Chen Jing wants to be a top flow that will never fade!
The top stream is obviously also divided into colors, and the four are considered high, dividing up half of the resources of internal entertainment for several years, and the income is also frighteningly high.
is not like the so-called traffic in later generations, participating in a trainee variety show, or a song, and a video will dare to be called the top stream when it becomes popular.
Compared with the Big Four, their income, resources, and discourse power have plummeted by several notches in all aspects.
The so-called top-notch quotations in later generations cannot be compared with the four major ones at all, and ninety percent of this income has to be handed over to the brokerage company, not to mention the main coffee of the movie, at most it is going around in major variety shows.
Because these traffic are completely based on the traffic brushed and bought by the companies behind them, unlike the big four that really bring their own traffic, so people must have a greater say and earn more.
But even after the big four faded in the flow tide, the juniors flocked to it, it was a little overshadowed.
The top stream of the previous generation is still popular, and the new generation has risen, one radish and one pit, and the competition for the top stream has become extremely cruel.
The top stream has also changed from being scarce to expensive, to being like a carp crossing the river, flooding, and even gradually taking on a derogatory meaning.
However, there is a top class that is infinitely optimistic about the industry, that is, the four-character brother among the three small ones.
From the least optimistic one in the group at the beginning, to the most promising one later, everyone said that the four characters are "endure loneliness, and keep prosperity".
It can be seen from the experience of the four characters that in the entertainment industry where traffic is king, there are always variables.
Today you are the top stream, tomorrow or silent. Seeing him rise a tall building, seeing his building collapse, not to mention the ever-changing traffic market.
There are many celebrities, but why is there only one Liu Tianwang who can stand in the entertainment industry for decades?
Everyone is brushing up on the sense of existence and creating topics, but why is Jay Chou, who has not released an album for many years, still able to ride the dust?
Whether it is an old bird who has been in the entertainment industry for many years or a rookie who is just starting out, they all want to become a star in the eternal sky, not a fleeting meteor.
In the final analysis, the only way to make celebrities or idols stand in the entertainment industry for a long time is to have excellent strength and works!
Therefore, the top stream is not terrible, and whoever has no works is embarrassed!
And it just so happens that Chen Jing has full confidence in this aspect of the work.
In addition, the top stream, a radish and a pit, if you want to become a top stream that will never fade, you have to kill one after another top stream who wants to replace you.
Thinking of this, Chen Jing couldn't help but look at Han Geng beside him!