Chapter 1678 - 823: So Many People Are Watching

Chapter 1678: Chapter 823: So Many People Are Watching

Song Chi nodded.

Wu Chengbao added, "However, those two actors from ’Daughter Will Not Leave the Hall’, Ma Qi and Liu Lingxin, have recently been in talks with other agent companies and film companies that want to poach them."

Song Chi asked, "How’s the contract we signed with them?"

"After ’Daughter Will Not Leave the Hall’ became popular, I had the agent department sign amendment agreements with them to adjust the profit-sharing ratio, which is slightly better than other artists of their level on the market. However, this doesn’t stop some companies from being willing to pay high compensation for them. Some companies want to enter the film industry and need to sign their own artists; they have deep pockets and are not short of money."

"Talk to them properly, if it really doesn’t work out, let them pay compensation and leave," Song Chi said.

"Alas, I have a big headache now. We’ve produced so many shows, and basically all the newcomers we’ve discovered have been signed under us. But we don’t have strong agency resources to support their development, with one agent handling ten odd rookies. Too many monks, too little porridge," said Wu Chengbao. "Honestly, of the many actors we’ve signed, ninety-five percent wouldn’t be competitive outside our company. They’re not well-known and can’t even land small roles. It really wastes the kids’ potential. One agent managing ten people simply doesn’t have enough bandwidth."

Upon hearing this, Song Chi thought for a moment and said, "Ask each agent to evaluate the actors they manage. Those worth focusing on should be kept for priority cultivation; those who seem to be weaker right now should be set up with collaborations with TV stations and platforms. We can take less money, as long as we secure them stable performance opportunities, ensuring they aren’t without work for six months or more. At the very least, they must have acting opportunities and roles to play. Also, create a roster of our contracted actors, introducing each one’s situation, and have agents update it in real-time. Distribute it to various film production companies periodically. As for Zhou Lan, talk with her for a collaboration. If she can provide resources for our actors, we’ll give her a commission, sharing half of our company’s cut with her studio. If we’ve signed these actors, we can’t neglect them. While we can’t manage every detail, we must ensure they have acting jobs."

Wu Chengbao nodded, "That’s exactly my thinking too. Actors who haven’t become popular yet earn limited income for the company. It’s not necessary to keep them boxed up at home. It’s worth sacrificing some profit if we can foster their growth."

Song Chi said, "Our actor management is indeed quite rough; moving forward, we should control the quantity and pace of signing new actors and avoid rushing to sign a bunch at once." ℴℴ𝘮

"I get it; we’re already starting to manage this. Earlier, we thought that since our company might produce so many shows, it would be a pity not to sign these new actors directly under our company. But now it’s better to refrain; signing people without managing them is indeed irresponsible."

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Although Zhou Yun is far away in Australia filming, she tunes in daily to watch ’Sword Lady.’

She really enjoys watching Zhang Hongyu’s performance.

’Sword Lady’ is quite popular, with many around her following it.

Song Chi’s Company has bought a lot of marketing for this drama, and it’s visible every day on trending searches.

The audience for this drama keeps growing, especially with Hongcheng TV Station’s ratings continuously rising. By the tenth episode, viewership reached 1.26%.

Hongcheng TV Station isn’t as big as CCTV, so achieving this rating is the best it’s done in nearly a year; with the current trajectory, it might possibly break 2.

That would be really impressive.

Yet, based on the current feedback for this drama, it seems there’s still some distance to being a true hit. Of course, by ’hit,’ we’re talking about actual hits, rather than so-called "hit" labels on apps. Those app-based labels feel way overused.

Zhou Yun discussed this with Song Chi, who remained calm.

A true hit is hard to foresee; ’Sword Lady’ achieving its current success has already surpassed expectations.

Zhang Hongyu’s acting has attracted much discussion, with enthusiasm doubling compared to during ’Mother.’

The industry is also pleasantly surprised, as Zhang Hongyu had rarely done action scenes before, yet showcased impressive skills in ’Sword Lady,’ unexpectedly showing she’s capable of performing martial arts scenes.