The straight man in the entertainment circle

When she returned home that day, Song Wenjie had cooked a table of food and was waiting for Lin Li.

"Mom, why are you so rich tonight? What's the good thing?"

Song Wenjie said with a smile on her face: "Son, I have some good news for you."

After Song Wenjie finished speaking, she intentionally left it blank. Lin Li had no choice but to ask cooperatively: "What's the good news?"

Song Wenjie looked proud and said with a smile: "Hey, it's your album. Do you know how much it has sold now?"

Lin Li released his first album before the start of school. Lin Li only remembered that the album sold more than 200,000 when he finished his military training. This is because most singers' albums sell well in the first month but fail to sell later, so Later, Lin Li didn't pay much attention to album sales.

Lin Li thought that his mother was so happy, so it must be pretty good, so he said, "Sold for 300,000?"

"Less." Song Wenjie smiled.

"400,000?" Lin Li asked.

Song Wenjie enjoyed the pleasure of others not being able to guess correctly and said with a smile: "Keep guessing."

Lin Li also said in disbelief: "Is it possible that 500,000 yuan has been sold?"

Song Wenjie laughed, made the sign of six with her hand, and said: "Sold 600,000, son, 600,000! Do you know what this means?"

"What does it mean?"

"It means you are the singer who has sold the most first albums in the past ten years! Even Leng Ying's first album only sold more than 500,000 copies, but that was seven years ago!"

Lin Li was a little surprised when he heard this, but when Leng Ying first debuted, she was a small entertainment company, and was later signed by Sister Hua, who is now a famous name in the industry.

Otherwise, if Leng Ying had been signed by Sister Hua as soon as she debuted, her first album sales would have at least increased a bit, and it would have been possible to even break Zhou Lingling's first album sales record of 950,000 copies.

Lin Li remembers that when he first released his album, Bai Jingyu's album "I'm with You" sold nearly 300,000 copies at the beginning of the year. It was the artist with the strongest album sales in recent years. Bai Jingyu later participated in "I Am the Creator" ”, the number of fans has skyrocketed, and it stands to reason that the album will also sell a lot.

Lin Li then asked: "Where is Bai Jingyu?"

"Bai Jingyu sold 450,000 copies, which is not as good as you."

Lin Li said: "He is also quite powerful."

Bai Jingyu's album has sold more than 100,000 copies half a year after its release. This is something he is very proud of. If it weren't for Lin Li's overwhelming success in the Poetry Association in the past few months, and "Anhe Bridge" from "I Am the Creator" , "Sailor" and other songs, coupled with the current popularity of "Chinese Studies Conference", Lin Li's album is probably at most the same as Bai Jingyu's.

"He is powerful, but not as powerful as us." Song Wenjie said proudly.

"Mom, isn't this the first album? Not counting those who have been eliminated a long time ago, there are not many singers who have released their first albums in the past ten years and are still active."

"Uh...it's true...it seems like there aren't many people."

"Then it's not something to be happy about. Our goal is not to be eliminated from the music scene in ten years."

When Lin Li said this, Song Wenjie suddenly felt that this small achievement was really not worth being proud of.

"I won't talk about this anymore, let me tell you something else."

"What's wrong?" Lin Li became serious when he heard that there was something else.

Song Wenjie took out her small book again, opened it and said, "There are many programs looking for you recently."

When Lin Li heard this, he was quite happy and asked, "Oh, tell me, what programs are there?"

"Pengcheng Satellite TV's "Books on the Road" is an outdoor cultural program. Basically, each episode explores culture based on the content of a book. Then there is "Magic Chinese Characters" from CCTV Culture Channel..."

Lin Lida said: "Last time I beat someone in the CCTV building, they still dared to invite me?"

Song Wenjie said: "You were beating Lou Junjie, not the leader of CCTV. Didn't you prove that you fought well afterwards? Maybe you have a good reputation in CCTV. Besides, what the program team looks at now is the ratings." As long as it can drive their ratings."

Lin Li smiled, thinking that his mother still saw it quite clearly: "Is there anything else?"

"There is also Beihe Satellite TV's "Poetry and Paintings Next Door", a poetry courtyard gathering cultural variety show. It is recorded in a Chinese-style courtyard studio, and the cultural program "Round Table Conference" produced by Youku, but the cost of this program will not be very high. High. Blueberry Channel's "Youth Learning Chinese Studies" is a puzzle program where you can be a guest."

Lin Li smiled bitterly after hearing this and said: "Why are they all cultural programs? Are there no entertainment celebrity programs? Singing is fine too!"

Song Wenjie shook her head and said, "Not really."

Lin Li smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, I'm obviously a singer. How did I become the darling of cultural programs?"

Song Wenjie smiled and said: "Who made you perform so well in the "Chinese Studies Conference"? You are responsible for at least half of the program's ratings. These programs all hope to replicate the successful experience of the "Chinese Studies Conference".

Lin Li smiled helplessly.

"However, there are also cultural programs, and the "Tucao Pai" who has been here before, their invitation comes again."

"here we go again?"

"Well, I watched their program. Although the number of broadcasts is not bad, the reputation of this season has indeed fallen a bit. I guess it is indeed celebrities who have no merits. They have invited you again and again."

Lin Li was speechless for a while and said, "Mom, you are really my mother, why am I so full of flaws?"

Song Wenjie laughed and said, "It's quite a lot anyway."

Lin Li: "..."

The mother and son talked for a while and were about to eat when the doorbell rang.

Song Wenjie opened the door and found Jiang Da.

Lin Li and Jiang Da hadn't met for a long time. He looked at Lin Li sitting at the dining table with a smile and said with a smile: "Hey, it's better to come early than to come by chance. Don't mind adding a pair of bowls and chopsticks."

"I don't mind, I don't mind, come in and sit down!" Song Wenjie invited Jiang Da into the room.

Lin Li turned sideways and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Where have you been these days?"

Jiang Da sat next to Lin Li, put one hand on Lin Li's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Thanks to you, the company started to make money, and I went out to have some fun."

Lin Li's album sales are so good, and the company gets a share of the sales of songs on the three major music websites and the appearance fee for his participation in shows, so Lida Entertainment has begun to turn a profit.

"Tell me, what a waste of time?" Lin Li asked.

"Hey, it's okay, let's eat." Jiang Da was obviously reluctant to say it.

When Lin Li saw that he didn't say anything, he stopped asking. If this guy was willing to tell, he wouldn't be able to hold back what he had to say without asking him.

"Come on, come on, let's eat!" Song Wenjie greeted as she held the bowls and chopsticks.

The three of them had dinner, Song Wenjie went to wash the dishes, and Jiang Da and Lin Li sat on the sofa and watched TV.

"Lin Li, is your birthday on December 10th?" Jiang Da asked casually.

Lin Li nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Well, it just so happens that the finals of "I Am a Creator" are over."

Jiang Da smiled and said, "I'm going to hold a birthday party for you."

"Birthday party?"

"Well, this year is your 18th birthday, and you are now the number one brother of our Lida Entertainment. You must have a good show. What I mean is to find a venue that can accommodate 5,000 people and host it for you."

Lin Li was a little surprised. Five thousand people was almost the size of a small concert, and the birthday party of an A-list celebrity was nothing more than that.

"You can do it if you want, but isn't this place too big? We don't need to be extravagant. Besides, it will be embarrassing when there aren't so many people."

Jiang Da laughed and said, "Don't worry about this. I have discussed it with the people in your fan club. They will give real Imperial Guards to those who can come. Five thousand positions are more than enough. Don't underestimate you." Lin Li has made a name for himself, and you are the singer with the best sales of your first album in more than ten years."

Lin Li was startled and said, "Let me test, when did you secretly collude with my fans?"

"Don't be so mean. Let me tell you, it was someone from your fan club who came to me first about this matter. Your rumored girlfriend An Xiao..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lin Li interrupted hurriedly.

"Okay, okay, An Xiaoxi, the little rich woman of your Yan University, came to me with the leader of your Royal Forest Army and said she wanted to hold a birthday party for you."

Lin Li felt a little excited in his heart and said, "Tao Yaoyao?"

"What? The leader of your fan club is not your classmate now. What is his name, Wen?"

Lin Li said "Oh", slightly disappointed. Tao Yaoyao had already given the position of team leader to Ma Wen.

"Look at you, you can't forget that Tao Yaoyao. Your Fei... An Xiaoxi doesn't know how sad she is. She suffered a lot of bleeding because of you."

Song Wenjie was obviously listening to the two people talking in the kitchen. When she heard this sentence, she heard a "clang" in the kitchen and a plate broke.

"Son, you..." Song Wenjie stood at the door of the kitchen with a pale face, "You... what did you do to Xiao Xi?"

Lin Li was stunned and said, "What happened to me?"

"You don't have a lot of people, and they bleed... Oh, didn't I tell you before, don't mess around, don't mess around..."

Lin Li frowned, kicked Jiang Da, and said, "Nima, why are you talking so strangely? What do you mean by bleeding because of me? Please explain clearly!"

Jiang Da laughed so hard that his stomach ached and said, "Auntie, don't worry. What I'm saying is that An Xiaoxi hired an etiquette company for him and rented the venue. It just cost him a lot of money."

Song Wenjie was startled for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You scared me to death...you!"

"How can she spend this money?"

Lin Li felt very sorry after hearing what Jiang Da said.

"Yes, we will pay for it." Song Wenjie said in shock.

Jiang Da smiled and said: "It's not much money, don't worry about it. An's family is about the same as mine. I guess this amount of money is just the pocket money given by her family during her internship. Besides, it's not all her money. Many Imperial Guards also contributed money." , which popular star in the entertainment industry doesn't have a financial backer, you should be happy."

Lin Li didn't think so. A venue for 5,000 people, in a slightly better place like Kyoto, with all the arrangements, would cost half a million.

Seeing that Lin Li still seemed to feel sorry for her, Jiang Da smiled and said, "If you are really embarrassed, the worst thing you can do is accompany her. With your current appearance fee, one appearance can almost be paid for."

"Get out!" Lin Li cursed.

Jiang Da smiled and said, "Don't worry about money. If you are serious, just think about what to give to the fans who come here."

These words reminded Lin Li, and Lin Li asked, "What should I give you?"

"I want you to think about it."

Lin Li thought for a while and asked, "What do other celebrities usually give as gifts?"

"Send photo albums, T-shirts, etc. You think about it now, and we'll contact the person to prepare."

"Oh, that's why you came here?"

"Yeah, you think I'm really here to eat, think about it quickly."

Lin Li thought for a while and asked, "Is the birthday party going to be a concert or a banquet?"

"The kind of concert." Jiang Da said.

"Oh, there must be no food. Let's prepare some food for the fans." Lin Li said.

Jiang Da: "..."

"How about it, do you admire my wit?"

Jiang Da didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You are really a straight man."

Seeing that he seemed dissatisfied, Lin Li said, "The food has to be divided. It's not my eighteenth birthday, so I'll choose eighteen snacks. Each snack represents one year old. Put it in a big gift bag and share it with everyone." Sharing means that the Guardsmen have grown up with me, and these snacks must have been eaten by them when they were children, so they can resonate."

After listening to Lin Li's explanation, Jiang Da felt good and said, "The meaning is good, okay, then let's think about what snacks to buy and put them in the gift bag."

At this time, Song Wenjie finished cleaning up and came out and said, "I'll decide this. I know what Lin Li liked to eat when he was a child."

Jiang Daye and others all thought it was reliable and asked Song Wen to settle down.

"Eighteen years old, it must be cake. Let's make a smaller one, a cake as big as a palm. It's delicious and not boring."

"Yeah, okay."

"I ordered the teething biscuits when I was one year old. Put a small bag."

"good."

"When he was two years old, he put in a small bag of Wangwang snow cakes. When he was about four years old, Lin Li liked to eat white rabbit candies, so he put half a catty in them..."

Song Wenjie talked endlessly, and she knew the snacks that Lin Li liked to eat as a child. For the first time, Lin Li felt that his mother's memory was better than his current memory.

In fact, all mothers in the world are like this. They don't remember their own things clearly, but they remember everything about their children bit by bit.

Finally, we settled on everything from crispy noodles to spicy strips, ad calcium milk, and popping candies, all in one pack. Eighteen of them can really fit into a big pack.

Jiang Da wrote it down on his mobile phone and said, "Leave the purchasing and packaging of the snacks to me, and they will be placed directly on each seat. Lin Li is the number one brother in the company. How can the company get some money to be decent!"

A gift package of five thousand snacks, including packaging, would probably cost more than RMB 100,000.

"You have taken care of all these things, what should I do?" Lin Li said.

"You, you just have to be a stranger." Jiang Dadao.

Song Wenjie said: "Son, how about you write a song?"

A word woke up the dreamer, and Jiang Da also said yes. Lin Li thought about the song he had just drawn, and it seemed that there was really a good song, so he said: "It seems like this is the only way."