Chapter 684: The End Result is Being Kept in the Cold
“A simple cup of tea can only prove your att.i.tude but it cannot prove that you have abilities too.” A woman who was sitting at the far right corner of the conference table pushed the cup of tea in her hand away as she looked in the direction of Jiang Yuning. After that, she said, “I will be listening throughout the whole meeting then. After that, I will consider whether…I will drink this cup of tea or not.”
Jiang Yuning raised her head and looked at the other party with an unyielding att.i.tude as she said, “Okay then, Sister Wu.”
That person was in charge of the planning department in Guangying Media. She was responsible for planning all of the artistes’ activities.
“These artistes have already been silent and dormant in the company for a long time. The company spent a lot of money and effort to try and boost them but it turned out to be no use at all. I would also like to take a look at Miss Jiang’s ability. You may begin now.”
“The company has already spent three years’ worth of resources on these artistes but they could not gain fame or popularity at all. I will also listen to your plan first. After all, we have always been short staffed and we do not really understand the situation right now. I will just wait and see what plans you could propose to us then.” Another head of the department in Guangying Media also pushed his teacup forward.
Even the three new artistes did not believe her at all.
This did not prevent them from admiring Jiang Yuning but would it be harder than reaching for the sky if she wanted them to achieve results?
The young paparazzo looked a little angry as he stood behind Jiang Yuning.
He really wanted to say that it was up to them whether they wanted to believe her or not. After all, they were only looking down on her because they felt that she was just a newcomer, right?
The ones who did not want to talk were the agents who have been in charge for planning the resources of four different artistes, including Qin Wen.
However, these people could not rise to fame at all.
The company was of course very well aware of the effort they have placed into these artistes, and they have also tried pus.h.i.+ng all of the big resources to them. However, why couldn’t they rise to fame at all?
They really did not believe that Jiang Yuning would be able to change the destiny of these few people.
Jiang Yuning simply ignored the contemptuous look on their faces. After that, she simply opened the first artiste’s profile before she replied, “In this world, everyone’s existence has their own worth. However, it depends mostly on whether he is being taken care of and placed in the right place, or not.”
“Yu Shaowei has very good appearance and temperament. I believe that the company would have also had high hopes and expectations for him when they signed him up with the company. I have also watched some of his previous shows and works but you have made a mistake. Even if a person is handsome, there is always a limit. How can you use an actor who have a mischievous look to play the positive and inspirational role in a variety show? Even if I watched his superb acting and how he would sympathize with others during the day, how can the audience possibly have a good impression of him if he continued being a mischievous person at night?”
“Jiang Yuning, a person’s appearance does not limit their capability,” Sister Wu retorted as she smiled.
“But it will definitely limit others’ first impression of him! If everyone has a bad impression of him at first sight, then what kind of drama can there be?” Jiang Yuning also retorted mercilessly.
Sister Wu was speechless as she did not know what else to say anymore. After a short while, she asked, “So, what are you proposing?”
“I have already seen data research of the pa.s.sersby’s first impression of Yu Shaowei and it seem as though everyone thinks that he has the look of a mischievous bad boy. But what is so bad about that? Don’t you think that there are many girls in this world who are still interested in bad boys even if they know that they are bad and mischievous? This is because they feel that they have the confidence to conquer the prodigal son. Therefore, I would like to reposition his image to take the cool and mysterious route instead. He will be mainly playing the villain and he would have to train himself to play the cool character if he is going to be appearing on any variety programs. Fans will have to start to like him first before they feel sorry for him.”
After listening to Jiang Yuning’s words, everyone suddenly came to realization.
They had always felt that Yu Shaowei had the abilities and looks but they could not understand why he could not hit the peak of his career at all.
Moreover, they had always been trying had to prove that Yu Shaowei had a very sunny and bright personality in the past few years. They had placed a lot of effort in this respect.
But now, Jiang Yuning had put forward a completely different and opposite concept, thinking that Yu Shaowei’s bad boy personality would be his greatest strength.
“Of course, I have also looked into and read up on their backgrounds. All of them have innocent family backgrounds and they also have very good personality and character. I will say everything truthfully first. In my case, there will never be an opportunity for any artistes with bad character and personality. If I find anyone with a sloppy and bad att.i.tude, I would not hesitate to turn my back on the person.”
“This is because if a person has a poor character, they would only collapse in the end no matter how many times and how hard you try to bring them up.”
“Let me tell you another story. The public relations department is also under my hands. My public relations department will only be used for those hardworking artistes and I will not be using it to help those artistes who needs to cover up any peachy scandals or drunk driving scandals whatsoever. I will not help them to cover these things. It is not that I am being impolite, but I think that it is more important for us to protect and maintain the reputation of Guangying Media instead. The entertainment industry is a long road and journey. If you want to be in this industry, then you have to become a good person first.”
As soon as Jiang Yuning’s words fell, the entire meeting room became surprisingly quiet.
This was because everyone could tell that Jiang Yuning was definitely not the kind of person who had no bottom line for a famous artiste.
“Furthermore, this is my first measure to determine the quality of an artiste.”
“What about the other two?” Sister Wu asked at this time. Her words were no longer as sharp as it was before and she had an even calmer and more peaceful att.i.tude now.
“Tang Feng’s appearance is not a good as Shaowei and he has a very quiet personality. However, the reason why you signed him up is because he has very good and impressive acting skills. Since he has such good acting skills, then why should you let it go to waste on television dramas? Don’t you think that he has a very cla.s.sy and high-end face that would be more suitable for the big screen instead? So, I have already chosen a movie script for him. Although it might take a little longer for him to achieve fame like this, I believed that he would be even more willing to wait patiently while starring in movies rather than wasting any more valuable time on television dramas or attending facial expression cla.s.ses.”
As soon as Jiang Yuning’s words fell, the quiet young boy immediately raised his hand. This was the first time that he had ever been proactive. “Sister Yuning is right. I really like acting. I like to study the roles of characters but I do not like facing the media…”
As for Qiqi, she has a cheerful, attentive and talkative personality. She is full of enthusiasm. Therefore, she is not suitable to become an actress, singer or even dancer in this case. She is most suitable to become a host, especially for variety programs.
“It is not enough just to know their strengths and weaknesses, and their advantages and disadvantages. You also need to learn how to put their personality and characteristics into good use.”
“The problem now is that we cannot just do whatever we want to do. It’s bad enough that we do not have many resources. So, we cannot really choose or decide what we want anyway…” The agents of these artistes spoke up humbly at this moment.
“Since I have already decided to reposition their career path then I will naturally step up to make sure that they are given the opportunity to progress further in that path. I will make all the contact and lay out all the resources for them to move in that direction.”
“Okay, since you have already raised up the core issues, then the other departments will also cooperate with one another to get things done,” Sister Wu replied sincerely at this time.
“Each of you are all filled with unlimited possibilities. Since you can enter Guangying Media, then you would have already attracted the attention of the public and netizens. So, how can you attract even more attention then? That is something that you need to reflect on yourself, as an artiste.”