Bright Star Road [Entertainment]

Zhou Xiao only felt that his chest was being pressed by a huge rock, making him unable to breathe.It's not that he has never seen the firm's indifference, but he foolishly harbored illusions, hoping that the firm would treat him better based on his merits and even hard work.The Victory Boys debuted in a hurry. Not only did they not gain enough popularity, but they didn’t even get along well. What’s more, AKIDS’ die-hard fans believed that the Victory Boys deprived AKIDS of their chance to debut.So in the first year of the Seungri Boys' debut, as long as the Seungri Boys have activities, it is guaranteed that AKIDS fans will come to make trouble.At that time, the media jokingly said that in the activities of the Victory Youth Group, the fans of AKIDS were the most "supporting".

At the same time, because the original members of TEENS and TOPBOYS have not received the pre-debut training at all, there are various problems in the performance of the show or singing on the spot. If it is not for the pressure of the agency, it is estimated that the victory youth group will fail in half a year after their debut. sink sand.In order to get more exposure opportunities, Zhou Xiao was even willing to appear on those outdoor game shows that were aimed at being tricky and funny, and no matter how dangerous or embarrassing the game session, Zhou Xiao took the lead and rushed to the front.

Gradually, Zhou Xiao gained the title of "Desperate Zhou Lang" in the variety show circle, and won the first regular variety show for the Shengli Youth Group - "Ultimate Challenge".In fact, in this program, Zhou Xiao also went on location missions, and the other team members were just commenting in the studio.In this program, Zhou Xiao, who has always been afraid of heights, has challenged cliff diving, high-altitude skydiving, extreme bungee jumping and other tasks.

At the same time, Zhou Xiao continued to explain to AKIDS fans while working hard on the show, hoping that everyone can accept the victory youth group.After Zhou Xiao’s hard work, the Victory Youth Group finally became popular. They had their own team variety show, and the singles basically released one and won one championship single. Finally, they played in the "Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang New Year's Eve Song Festival" for three consecutive years. ", and gradually gained momentum.

However, Zhou Xiao knows that it is difficult for the Shengli Youth Group to become a big group, because there are too many people in the Shengli Youth Group, and the internal resources are seriously unequal.The firm's strategy is to praise Tian Jing and Li Nian, although these two people do meet the standard of traditional idols, they are handsome and cute.But the problem is that Tian Jing's voice has always been bad, so whether it is filming movies or singing, Tian Jing can't do it well; and Li Nian is really too young, if Shen Wu in APEX was also very young back then, However, Shi Liang and Kuang Wei were mainly responsible for APEX back then, and Shen Wu was a younger brother who completely cooperated with them.

In order to support Tian Jing and Li Nian, the office will naturally reduce the resources of other team members.Zhou Xiao felt that it was okay to sacrifice himself, but other team members didn't think so.Shi Ming set up a VJBAND, to put it bluntly, to fight against Tian Jing and Li Nian; and another pair of small aces in VJNEXT - Xiao Long and Ren Gang were also oppressed and lost their centripetal force to the team.

Ren Gang was born into a family of performers, his father is still a first-line actor on the Internet, although his mother has retired, but she who used to be a news anchor doesn't have her connections?Therefore, Ren Gang was rumored to want to terminate the contract with the firm and join his father's brokerage firm.

Xiao Long was the best among his trainees, although he was not as favored as Li Wei back then, he was definitely one of the ones who attracted much attention.Moreover, Xiao Long's trainees are known as the "golden trainees" second only to the "diamond trainees" of APEX and SHINE's generation.Being able to stand out from these talents, Xiao Long naturally has his own pride.Moreover, Xiao Long was also one of the few candidates in the Shengli Youth Group who could cooperate with Zhou Xiao in variety shows, so Xiao Long felt dissatisfied with his status.

Zhou Xiao walked to the firm's underground garage almost with a dark face. Along the way, countless trainees were frightened by Zhou Xiao's aura, but the company's strict etiquette education forced them to bite the bullet and salute.

After arriving at the garage, Zhou Xiao found his nanny car and gave the driver the address.For popular groups like the Shengli Youth Group, the company provides cars for a long time, and they can leave almost at any time.However, the driver is also responsible for monitoring the actions of the idols, and they will refuse to go to some unfamiliar addresses, unless there is a pass issued by the company.Fortunately, the address Zhou Xiao mentioned was one of the several dormitories of the Victory Youth Group. The dormitories of idol groups are usually arranged in certain residential areas with strict access control, and there are three caves.Only after the idols reach the age of 30, the firm allows them to buy a house to live alone. Previously, it was not the dormitory of the firm, but the apartment uniformly arranged by the firm.Of course, firms have firm policies, but idols also have idols' methods.After watching Zhou Xiao enter the community, the driver notified the company and drove away.

But when Zhou Xiao saw the driver leave, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he walked to the underground garage through the elevator.This is the parking space he asked a friend of his former classmates to buy. It is a sports SUV purchased in the name of Zhou Xiao's younger brother.Zhou Xiao first went to the trunk of the car to change his coat. He put on sunglasses and a mask, then put on the hooded sweater hat, and then drove out of the community.Zhou Xiao's income is not low, so he has already bought a single apartment for himself through his parents, which is also a very safe community.After Zhou Xiao drove to the community, he went straight back to his apartment.

Zhou Xiao took out a mobile phone from the drawer of the desk in the bedroom, and dialed a number.After waiting for a long time, the phone was connected.Zhou Xiao said: "I agree with your conditions, and I am willing to cooperate with your actions. Tell me, when and where will we meet?"

Zhou Xiao was on the phone with Fan Zhi. He was almost convinced by Fan Zhi last time, but this time it was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.After talking on the phone, Zhou Xiao threw the phone aside and lay down on the spacious and soft bed.Because Zhou Xiao seldom comes back to live here, the furnishings here are very simple.The only thing that can tell who the owner is is a group photo on the bedside table. The photo was taken many years ago. At that time, Zhou Xiao was only a young boy of thirteen or fourteen.It was the first time for Zhou Xiao to go abroad to do a location program. He was a little dazed on the streets of the United States because he did not understand the language, but the boy beside him hugged him and made an exaggerated expression for the camera.The boy who hugged him was called Li Wei, and he was considered to be his worst enemy.

Perhaps because of exhaustion, Zhou Xiao fell asleep just lying on the bed, and didn't wake up until dinner time.Zhou Xiao looked at his work mobile phone, Jin Zhenhao and Shi Ming both called and sent text messages.Zhou Xiao deleted it after looking at it casually, and then he found that the agreed time was coming, so he left the room with his personal mobile phone, sunglasses, a mask and a baseball cap.

Entertainment stars actually have their own investment projects. After all, the entertainment industry cannot last a lifetime, so you have to leave a way out for yourself, right?And stars love to invest in nothing more than two items: catering and clothing.Fan Zhi cooperated with APEX in the spicy shabu-shabu chain restaurant; and in Donghai City, Fan Zhi and APEX also invested in many bars, such as: MUSEBAR, M2CLUB, etc.The place where Fan Zhi asked Zhou Xiao to meet this time is called ZENLounge, which is a rather low-key clubhouse. Basically, the people who can come here are close friends of Fan Zhi or APEX.

Fan Zhi got into Zhou Xiao's car before the intersection of ZEN, and then let Zhou Xiao drive into the underground garage of ZEN, and then went straight from the garage to the sixth floor of ZEN Lounge. The first and second floors of ZENLounge are public areas open to members, the third floor is a VIP box; the fourth floor is an employee rest area, and the fifth floor is an administrative office area; the remaining sixth floor is an SVIP area that is basically closed to the public. Basically only for Fan Zhi or APEX members to use or entertain friends.

"I've heard about the promotion plan for your VJ10, and you've basically been eliminated." Fan Zhi said while holding her favorite Bloody Mary, "The news of you slamming the door should have reached the old man's ears by now." , if there is no accident, the old man should ask you to go to his office tomorrow. I hope he will not throw the phone at you. After all, the only person who can make the old man hit the phone is our family. If you are willing to send your agent If the contract is placed here with me, I can guarantee that your career will start again, and your income will also have a very considerable increase. Unlike the headquarters of the firm, we at Smart Dream do not want to treat anyone harshly. Of course, We are only willing to help those who are worthy, and I hope you understand this."

"I understand. After all, you are not a philanthropist." Zhou Xiao said, "I can hand over my brokerage contract to you, but how to hand it over to you requires you to find a way. I can only express my agreement and Approved. Also, I hope VJ10 doesn't disband."

"Not disbanded? How can you have an individual contract if you don't disband?" Fan Zhi shook his glass and shook his head.

"The firm is not without precedent. What does 4TOPS say?" Zhou Xiao asked, "They have their own advertisements, programs, and film and television dramas. They just maintain a nominal combination. They don't have group shows and team advertisements, or even the so-called The team record is just released once a year. If it wasn’t for the annual family New Year’s Eve concert, if they still appeared as a group, do you think they are really a group? Since 4TOPS can do it, so can I .”

"You kid is really going to cause me trouble." Fan Zhi sighed, "Whoever made the office run out of jobs, I can't even find a successor. Both Shi Liang and Kuang Wei are 40-year-old middle-aged people. They can really be on the stage for a lifetime, and they have to consider their energy. They can maintain their peak state for about five years at most. In the future, they must reduce the number of programs and episodes and choose high-quality ones. Lang Daoyuan was originally There is a chance to succeed Kuang Wei, but this kid fell in love with stage plays, what can he do? Although Cao Jiangang worked hard, it is a pity that his talent determines that he can only be the second child of ten thousand years and cannot become a superstar like Kuang Wei. Shen Wu After some exercise, it may be possible to replace Shi Liang, so that Shi Liang can take a break. And you, boy, you are the one I chose to replace Kuang Wei. I will help you achieve what you want, if your performance in the end disappoints me If you don't, I will return you to Teng Jingli with my own hands!" When Fan Zhi said the last sentence, he almost threatened viciously.

"Manager Fan, I don't know if I can reach the status of Senior Kuang Wei, but I will definitely work harder than him." Zhou Xiao said, "It is already a great risk to come out to see you today. I will still have to find a way to go back to the dormitory.”

"It's okay, just say you're here to attend Lu Guang's birthday party in SmileMinor. When you leave later, I'll ask someone to get a gift card he made." Fan Zhi said.

Zhou Xiao didn't refuse Fan Zhi's kindness, and took Lu Guang's gift card and souvenir from someone else.

To be continued...

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