Chapter 192 I surrender, I don't want to play anymore
"No, Mr. Digua, is this the investment you brought in?" Cao Dexing looked at the men in suits in front of him and was a little unresponsive.

"Wrong, this is my investment." Chu Ze shook his finger.

"?"

Chu Ze cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, let me introduce myself. The person standing in front of you is not Tian Can Di Gua, the author of Battle Through the Heavens, but Chu Ze, the general manager of Xin Ruo Entertainment."

"You still have a company?" Cao Dexing was shocked.

I thought he was just a lousy novelist, but I didn’t expect he was also a capitalist?
Disrespect and disrespect.

"What do you think? I told you funding is not a problem. I'll invest 20 million first. If it's not enough, I'll add more later. Director Cao, you just need to concentrate on polishing this drama for me. Be it the actors or the special effects, you have to strive for perfection and absolutely don't mess it up." Chu Ze put his arm around Cao Dexing's shoulders and said very solemnly.

For Chu Ze, even if the cost is a bit high, as long as the first adaptation of Doupo can be done well and make a good start, it will be a lot of money in the future.

Hearing Chu Ze's request, Cao Dexing agreed without a second thought: "Okay, okay, no problem, I'll talk to the producer right away and kick that traffic star out right now!"

Cao Dexing had never been so excited before. He patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, if this drama is not well made, come to me and I will give you my ass!"

"..."

What the hell do I need your ass for...

However, it can also be seen that Cao Dexing has been unhappy with these young handsome guys for a long time.

As a director, he naturally wants to make a good drama, but often due to various force majeure, the filming cannot proceed according to his own ideas.

Many times, a bad drama is not necessarily the director's fault, it also has a lot to do with the investors' meddling.

The directors circle has been suffering from the lack of investors for a long time!
This kind of adapted drama lacks a bold original author like Chu Ze who has his own capital.

If you don’t invest, I will invest and shoot it myself.

It feels so good not to have to endure the investors throwing shit at the crew!

Cao Dexing hurried over and excitedly contacted the producer.

Zeng Wei, the head of the marketing department, was still a little hesitant at this time: "Boss Chu, are you sure you want to invest so much money in this drama?"

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Chu Ze asked.

"The main reason is that we did some research before coming here. Over the years, most of the TV series adapted from online novels have not been very popular or well-received. I'm afraid it would be easy to lose money if we invest so much money." Zeng Wei still holds a conservative attitude towards investment and does not quite agree with it.

Because so far there has been no successful case of a web novel being adapted into a TV series in the market, it would be easy to lose all the money if you invest so much money.

"Fights Break Sphere is currently the most popular online novel. It cannot be compared with the previous ones, so this drama is bound to be popular. As for word of mouth, I will personally supervise and check the quality, so it won't be too bad." Chu Ze said after thinking for a while.

In this world, before Chu Ze wrote Fights Break Sphere, there were no particularly popular online literary works. Even if a work was popular, it was only popular in the novel circle. Fights Break Sphere was the first to become a phenomenon on the entire Internet.

Therefore, the TV series of Doupo does not have to worry about the small audience.

Although Zeng Wei still felt that the investment was too risky, he had no choice but to obey the general manager's decision.

"Mr. Chu is so interested in this drama, is it because he also likes reading this novel?" Zeng Wei asked curiously.

"No." Chu Ze shook his head.

"Then how does Mr. Chu know so much?"

"Because I wrote this book." Chu Zefeng said calmly.

Zeng Wei: “???”

So were you just bragging?
When Cao Dexing comes back, Chu Ze will leave the specific investment matters to the people in the marketing department, and he will just have to give the final approval.

……

The investment for the "Fights Break Sphere" crew was settled, and by the end of April, Zhang Susu's debut song was finally finalized. After Chen Liang confirmed with Chu Ze that there were no problems, he began to spend a lot of resources on promotion and publicity.

After it was released, because it was a new song, although it was promoted, the initial results were not very good. It just made it into the top 50 on the new song chart on the first day.

However, as a newcomer, it is impossible for her to become a big hit right away like Xia Anruo, who already has a famous foundation. She still needs to accumulate experience and see how she performs.

As time went by, with the company's promotion and the high quality of the song, "Fruits of Midsummer" gradually climbed up the New Songs Chart, and in less than a week it entered the top ten, ranking eighth.

This can be said to be a very good result for a newcomer who has just debuted.

All those ranked ahead of Zhang Susu are first- and second-tier singers who have been famous for many years. They already have a base of popular fans, and they also have fans who help with various recommendations and toss up the charts. This is not something that Zhang Susu, a newcomer without any fans, can compare to.

It is already very outstanding that Zhang Susu has climbed to this position just by relying on her singing skills.

Chen Liang looked at the result. Although it was very good, it was still a bit of a pity.

If this song was not given to newcomer Zhang Susu, but to a more famous female singer, it might have reached the top by now.

Now that the momentum of the new song topping the charts has clearly slowed down, the resources needed to push it up again are a bit of a waste of effort.

I don't understand what Mr. Chu is thinking...

Maybe you want to train new people?

But now the company is in urgent need of a singer to support the company. Isn’t it easier to train a popular singer than a newcomer?
Training new people is now time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly, and it is not certain that they can be trained.

What if you lose money?
What a waste of a good song.

Zhang Susu was in the practice room looking at the results of her new song and it felt like a dream.

"SuSu, you are amazing! It ranks eighth on the new song list. I would have no regrets if I could have a song ranked this high in my life."

"Yes, it's amazing. Many seniors in our company don't have this achievement."

The other trainees came over and chattered enviously, with envy in their eyes.

Their debut is still a long way off, while their friends from the same period have already taken off.

I heard that President Chu specifically asked Zhang Susu to sing this song. How come they don’t have the chance to do so?

"It's not that exaggerated. I just had good luck this time." Zhang Susu listened to her friends' words. She was humble in her words, but she couldn't hide her joy in her heart.

"It's already eighth in just one week. Maybe it can be in the top five in a few days."

“Not to mention the top five, it’s possible to even be at the top.”

"You are praising me too much, right?" Zhang Susu said with a smile.

"How dare I? Susu can't forget us when she becomes famous in the future."

"Why don't you sign for us now? Otherwise, when you become a big star, you won't have a chance anymore."

A group of people were laughing and joking, and Zhang Susu felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart...

She is already very satisfied and surprised with her current results, but is it really possible to be in the top five or even to reach the top?

Becoming famous with one song is the dream of every singer. Will such luck really happen to her?
Chu Ze: Yes, sister.

Sure enough, not long after, as the word of mouth of the song spread, the popularity finally ushered in a second wave of explosion.

The ranking, which had been stagnant for a long time, began to rise again and soon reached fifth place. A few days later, the previous songs were dropped off the charts because they had been on the charts for a month, and "Fruits of Midsummer" finally came to the second place.

Just one step away from first place!
River Entertainment.

Jiang Bo, who has been following the developments of Xinruo Entertainment, was also puzzled when he saw the performance of "Fruits of Midsummer".

Where did Xin Ruo Entertainment get such a great song?
Is there any channel for collecting songs that he doesn't know about?
Not only did they get such a good song, but Xinruo actually chose to let a newcomer sing it?

Jiang Bo pondered for a while and it seemed that Xin Ruo was preparing to create a god.

After all, it is not uncommon for an old singer to take the first place on the new song list, but a new singer who debuts and beats a group of old singers to take the first place on the new song list will obviously be a big gimmick, and the attention and controversy will definitely be great. "Spending so much money on a new singer, you are not afraid of not making back the money." Jiang Bo shook his head.

If I fail, wouldn’t that be a huge loss for me?

He wondered if Xinruo was ready to burn her boats.

Jiang Bo thought about it and called He Wen over.

Since Xinruo has invested so much money in promoting new people, it would be boring for him, the former vice president, not to take the opportunity to join in the fun.

Two days later, He Wen's new song was released, and in less than three days it topped the new song chart, pushing "Fruits of Midsummer" to third place.

As a veteran first-line star, He Wen was previously a star in Xin Ruo's drama, and Jiang Bo also gave her a lot of resources, so this result was expected.

But Chu Ze was in trouble. He was about to reach the top with great difficulty, but then Cheng Yaojin showed up unexpectedly.

"Mr. Chu, do you want to continue pushing it? If you continue, the effect may not be good, and the cost is too high." Chen Liang asked.

Chu Ze thought for a while and waved his hand: "No, I have a more cost-effective way."

night.

"Ruoruo, Ruoruo, please help me." Chu Ze and Xia Anruo were on a video call, calling each other affectionately.

"What?" Xia Anruo asked with disgust.

She felt that Chu Ze's screaming was definitely not a good thing.

"Please help me promote my new song." Chu Ze said.

"You have such a big company, can't you do your own promotion?" Xia Anruo asked doubtfully. It is the companies that help the singers with promotions, how can the singers help the company with promotions?

It's the opposite of Tiangang.

"It costs money for me to continue promoting it." Chu Ze said that these are all costs, and the savings are his company's performance and his wife's money.

Moreover, if we want to push Zhang Susu's song to the top, what will we do if the extra promotion fee cannot be recovered?
"So you're here to get something for free from me?" Xia Anruo understood and said unhappily.

It feels like you are promoting yourself for free, which means you are treating yourself as a free tool.

My advertising costs are also very expensive, okay?

"Well, what is freeloading? Don't put it in such a harsh way. This is called helping each other."

"No, that won't work. I have to charge you too." Xia Anruo pouted and pretended to be unhappy.

"Why are you charging any fees? This company belongs to you, and the money you collect is your own..." Chu Ze was sweating profusely.

"But I'm still a member of Xinghua after all. What do you think about asking me to promote a singer from a competing company?" Xia Anruo pouted.

"It will be over in two days." Chu Ze knew when Xia Anruo's contract would expire.

Xia Anruo laughed when she heard it: "Oh, Mr. Chu is so calculating, how can you be sure that I won't renew the contract?"

"I gave you all the hush money and signing fees before. If you dare to go back on your word, you will be punished by the family rules when you come back." Chu Ze pretended to be vicious and said.

"Bah, you still have the nerve to talk about hush money." Xia Anruo spat with a red face.

"Be good and help with the promotion. When you come back, I will give you the promotion fee secretly. Don't tell anyone else." Chu Ze said in a low voice, as if he was afraid someone would hear it.

Xia Anruo rolled her eyes, knowing that this publicity fee must not be something serious, which made her act as if she was very precious about it.

Two days later.

Xia Anruo posted a Weibo post, specifically sharing and recommending Zhang Susu's new song "Fruits of Midsummer".

You should know that Xia Anruo basically doesn't recommend songs from other singers. The last time she recommended one was Song Ziqi's "Sunny Day", which really surprised many fans.

Seeing An Ruo recommending Zhang Susu's new song again this time, An Ruo's fans immediately rushed into the comment section of Zhang Susu's new song out of curiosity.

"I'm from An Ruo's side."

"An Ruo fans assemble!"

"An Ruofen +1."

“Oh my god, this song is so beautiful!”

"Sure enough, the song recommended by my goddess must be a good one."

"I'm sold on this recommendation!"

"Have you noticed that this singer is a newcomer? It seems to be his first song."

"This is the quality of their debut song?! Love it, I'm a fan now!"

“+1, I’m a fan.”

For a time, due to the large wave of traffic brought by An Ruo's Amway promotion, the ranking of "Fruits of Midsummer", which had been stagnant on the new song chart, began to rise rapidly.

In just one night, she reached the top of the list, surpassing He Wen.

This is An Ruo’s appeal!
Just a little publicity can push a song to the top spot that many singers can never dream of.

The value of being the most popular singer in the world!

Early in the morning after reaching the summit, Zhang Susu was woken up by a call from Shu Yan.

"SuSu! SuSu! Your new song has reached the top!"

"what?"

Zhang Susu was still a little confused after just waking up.

"An Ruo promoted your song, you're really going to be famous this time!" Before Zhang Susu could come to her senses, Shu Yan told her another bombshell news.

"Ahhhhhhh?!" Zhang Susu was finally no longer confused.

She jumped up from the bed, looking at her song at the top of the new song chart and An Ruo's Weibo...

Her first reaction was not that she had reached the summit, but...

Mom, my idol reposted my song!

On the other side, Jiang Bo was also dumbfounded.

"What the hell is going on? Why would An Ruo help promote Xin Ruo's singer?"

Xinghua and Xinruo have no intersection or cooperation, and they are also competitors. Why would Anruo promote Zhang Susu for no reason?

This is not in compliance with the Basic Law.

"Then, Mr. Jiang, do we still need to continue to rush to the top of the list and take back the first place?" asked his subordinates.

"Go, you must go. It doesn't matter if you are first or not, but you can't let Xin Ruo Entertainment have an easy time." Jiang Bo slammed the table and said angrily.

Then a few hours later, An Ruo posted another Weibo, announcing that she had officially signed with Xin Ruo Entertainment, which caused a huge uproar on the Internet.

"Boss Jiang, are we still going to compete with Xin Ruo Entertainment now?"

Jiang Bo: “…”

Hey!
You are awesome, I surrender, I don’t want to play anymore.

(End of this chapter)