Chapter 272 Ah, am I going to be disqualified again?
Seven million six hundred and twelve thousand!
These are the current pre-order numbers for Wu Mu’s new album.
It can be said that this is an exaggeratedly high number.
If we compare it with the data from Earth, probably only Jay Chou has done it.
Before Jay Chou's "The Greatest Work" was officially released, it received more than 8 million reservations.
But that was only possible when he released a new album after six or seven years, and it became a hot topic.
There are only a few singers in Blue Star China who have achieved such numbers, and this was also only possible after they started promoting their work half a year in advance and then held promotional events every day.
If Wu Mu did not have the system profit card secretly helping him to increase popularity and provide guidance, then even if he did not promote himself, he would not be able to reach such a number even if he promoted himself every day.
After all, his actual popularity is still far from the level of Jay Chou on Earth.
Can.
"The number of reservations is 7 million and 600 thousand. This is still a long way from the number of profit cards to be redeemed."
Wu Mu muttered to himself.
According to his own estimation, his new album would need to sell nearly 10 million copies to cash in the profit card.
If we calculate based on sales of 10 million, then there must be at least 15 or 16 million reservations to meet the requirement.
"Atong's popularity is really slow. Is he working hard?"
He was worried, thinking that it would be unlikely to get that kind of number before the official release.
I guess the system will have to continue to build up popularity after his album is officially released. After all, it is only about ten days away from the official release.
Wu Mu took a quick look at it and didn't take it too seriously. He thought that it would be fulfilled sooner or later and he couldn't escape it.
Shu Mei next to him didn't know about his sales forecast of tens of millions, and was still optimistically thinking, "Based on this number of pre-orders, the boss's new album is guaranteed to sell four million copies! It's very likely that it will sell five or six million copies in a year or two!"
"With a new album that sells 5 million copies, you will secure your position as a top singer! When Director Wang and his crew's drama comes out, your reputation as a poor actor will be cleared. You will definitely be invited to star in many dramas in the future, and your popularity and status will surely return to the top."
“The series, the singer, and the traffic are all in full bloom!”
Shu Mei said happily.
The new brother is so awesome!
An all-round super artist!
Shi Wu added, "We should also add the film industry."
He turned to Wu Mu and said, "Boss, Director Lin contacted the company this morning and said that the preparations for her new film project are complete and she would like to invite you to play the leading role. Please ask us for a price."
Wu Mu was stunned. Of course he knew about Lin Qingyue’s new movie. After all, he had mentioned it several times.
Have you completed the preparations?
But why didn’t you tell him directly when you came back with him yesterday?
Wu Mu thought about it for a moment and quickly understood what Lin Qingyue meant.
He pondered for a moment and asked Shi Wu, "Brother Wu, how much do you think is appropriate?"
Shi Wu hesitated for a moment and said, "I've inquired about it. The total investment for this film is estimated to be a little over 10 million. Director Lin will contribute part of the money herself, and her family and the company behind her will contribute part of the money. It's a medium-length film of about 50 minutes, and it will take about two to three months to shoot. If we quote a price that exceeds 3 million, I guess they won't have much money to give, so I recommend million."
Two million eight hundred thousand is undoubtedly not a very high price.
Wang Ren’s previous project also took two or three months to shoot, and his salary was 10 million.
And that was a major supporting role. If he was the main character, it would probably be around 1,400 or 1,500, plus his popularity is on the rise now.
About 1,600 or 1,700 yuan is probably a reasonable salary for him to receive for a commercial film now.
However, art films and commercial films are two different concepts after all.
Shi Wu was afraid that Wu Mu would think he was on Lin Qingyue's side, so he explained, "Art films are usually priced at half the price of commercial films, and it also depends on the filmmaker's willingness. It's common to reduce the pay for a film."
"I recommend that you take a pay cut to take on this film. I think this film has a chance of winning an award. I've read the script of her new film and it fits her shooting style very well. I can't say it will definitely win an award, but it should be a favorite.
"And as long as you win the award, it will be very beneficial for you as the male lead! Even if you are nominated for the best actor award, it will be of great help to your film career!"
Shi Wu suggested sincerely.
Blue Star has not always excluded China from its various awards, nor has it specifically picked out self-deprecating films, so the awards are still of considerable value.
If Wu Mu can win the award, it will be a really good start, and his popularity in film, television and music will really soar.
Even Zhou Yu, the most hyped top film and television star in China, has never won any acting awards nor been nominated.
Even Sun Yueqing, who has always been praised by the public for her acting skills, has only won some domestic awards and has not even been nominated for an international A-class award.
If he wins an award, or even a nomination, he will instantly crush all the other popular young actors and actresses.
However, Wu Mutai didn't really care whether he could win the award or not.
The same goes for the film pay. A few million or 20 million is just a drop in the bucket for him right now.
He was concerned about something else.
Wu Mu nodded, indicating that he understood, then took out his cell phone and called Lin Qingyue.
The phone rang a few times before being connected. Lin Qingyue's smiling voice came from the other end, "Have you agreed on the price?"
Wu Mu smiled and said, "Two million and eight hundred thousand, it didn't empty your wallet, did it?"
Lin Qingyue seemed to think about it and said, "It's a bit low."
"You're a director, and you think the offer from an actor is too low? I remember when I first went to the celebrity agency, I quoted million, and you lowered it by 300,000." Wu Mu laughed.
Lin Qingyue laughed, "You still remember, it's because I felt guilty for lowering the price before, so I'm making it up to you now."
After making a joke, she paused, and her voice suddenly became serious, "I can offer you up to million. If it still doesn't meet your expectations, I can apply for a little more. I don't want you to be unhappy because of the pay."
Wu Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he said with a smile, "Forget it, just million. I'll save you some money, there's nothing to be unhappy about."
This little money is really nothing to him.
His main concern is actually the problem of points.
The popularity of Lin Qingyue's film may not be comparable to that of commercial films, but the points calculation of a project is comprehensive, among which quality and honor will occupy a particularly large proportion.
But after all, the film hasn't been shot yet, and he's not sure what the bonus points for Lin Qingyue's film will be.
It took two or three months to make this movie. If the points added were similar to those of Wang Ren’s project, or even slightly less, it wouldn’t matter.
But if there are much less
Director Lin, don’t blame me for not being a good friend!
Lin Qingyue didn't know that the dog was already thinking about his friend. She said with a smile, "Then I'll take it seriously."
She then asked, "Do you have time in mid-November or early December? We plan to start filming at this time."
Mid-November?
Doesn’t that mean we can start filming in less than a month?
Wu Mu was surprised. "So soon? I have a show called The Voice of China to appear on in November and December."
"Well, there are snow scenes, so it's best to finish shooting before the New Year."
Lin Qingyue groaned, "Ask Xingcheng TV if they can coordinate the time. If not, we can use the snow machine when your schedule is free."
After finishing the business, Lin Qingyue seemed to have something else to do. After leaving a message to treat him to dinner in the evening, she hung up the phone. Shi Wu saw that he had made the deal, so he took over and said, "I'll contact Sister Yan later."
Shu Mei, who also stayed nearby, had a strange look on her face.
Wu Mu looked at her and asked with amusement, "What's wrong?"
Shu Mei hesitated and said, "Boss, you and Director Lin. I don't think she is suitable for you!"
Ok?
Wu Mu looked at her in surprise.
After Shu Mei mustered up the courage to say this, her face turned red again, and she said weakly, "I think Director Lin's career-oriented personality is not suitable for you, boss. The kind of virtuous wife who waits for you to come back home and secretly supports your career is more suitable for you, boss. Mo Mo's personality is also fine."
"That's not happening at all. There's no such thing as a shadow." Wu Mu said with a smile.
Humph, you’d better really think that there is no shadow!
Just this Lin Qingyue, just the one they know, she has called them countless times during this period of time!
Shu Mei hummed in her heart, feeling helpless. It seemed that her brother was going to be entangled by the rich woman again!
Why is my brother so popular with rich women?
Damn it, she is obviously rich too!
When Wu Mu took over Lin Qingyue's new film project.
The matter of the second episode of the show is still fermenting online.
There are positives and naturally negatives.
Or it was the incident of swearing in public on Wu Mu’s show.
Most of the audience applauded when Wu Mu cursed at people in the program group in the last episode.
I feel that this is how it should be. Why is it okay for others to scold me but I can't scold them back?
Do good people deserve to be pointed at with guns?
We should make a bigger fuss and let that Korean know how powerful we are.
It’s good to return the favor, and it feels good to return the favor!
But some people also feel that, after all, he is a public figure, and no matter what the reason, it is really too much to curse others on the show.
What if the children in the audience saw this?
Are you being so willful and reckless and not paying attention to the consequences?
Coupled with the fact that Wu Mu has numerous black fans and fans of his rivals are leading the trend, there is also a lot of criticism against Wu Mu.
And this time they learned their lesson and no longer targeted Wu Mu. It was useless to scold that bastard, and the more they scolded him, the easier it would be for him to get slapped in the face.
This time they turned their guns on the program crew.
This kind of thing happened on the show crew, and there was no reaction at all?
There were guests on the show who cursed people in public, and their production team didn't come out to say a word, express their stance, and explain how to handle the matter?
Not to mention, this time they really hit the key point.
The program team really has this responsibility.
Wu Feng's face turned green as he watched people online desperately tagging the official, demanding that the official ban their program team and the abusive artists, and eradicate this unhealthy trend.
If this happened to an ordinary artist, even a big-name artist in the circle, he would definitely deal with it.
But Wu Mu, how is he going to deal with it?
First, it’s because of Wu Mu’s importance to the popularity of their show, and second, it’s because of Wu Mu’s personality!
If it were someone else, even a big shot in the circle, he would handle the matter without any concerns, and he also believed that after handling it, those big shots would be able to know what is right and what is wrong and would not cause any trouble.
But Wu Mu... He was very skeptical. If he dared to handle the matter on his own, Wu Mu would directly withdraw from the competition.
Moreover, this person had already been disqualified by them once before. If he were to disqualify again now, they might post a Weibo post to ban them in the opposite direction!
Then it would be even more embarrassing and cause even more trouble.
Wu Feng was feeling annoyed. Although it was really nice to enjoy the traffic and popularity of Wu Mu, it was really unpleasant to be manipulated in this way, which was somewhat counterproductive and made the producers feel neither up nor down.
After all, they are the flagship programs of one of the five major TV stations, and yet they were turned against them by a star?
Sometimes he wanted to get even more evil and just ban this bastard once more in one go.
But he was really worried that if they banned it, other TV stations would not follow suit and would instead rush to have him on their shows.
Then, with the character Wu Mu had shown, if he showed his true colors a few more times on other shows, not to mention what would happen to their TV station and the program crew, he knew that as a producer, there would be no good result.
Wu Feng was feeling annoyed when the culprit, Li Zhengxun, came to him at this time.
Taking advantage of the online popularity, Li Zhengxun's company demanded an explanation from their program and asked Wu Mu to publicly apologize to them.
Let Wu Mu apologize?
To be honest, he thought the conditions were actually pretty good.
You don't have to say sorry to Lee Jung-hoon, just say that what you did on the last show was indeed wrong and caused a bad influence and so on.
As long as everyone can get by, it's fine.
If it were him, he would definitely agree immediately.
But putting the blame on Wu Mu might be a bit of an overestimation of their production team. If they could control Wu Mu, there would be no such thing as something on the show at all.
After Wu Feng tried to contact Wu Mu, he got a question mark as expected.
Wu Mu said nothing, but it seemed like he said everything.
Lee Jung-hoon, whose demands were not met, did not seem to have any intention of giving in and directly proposed to withdraw from the competition.
If a contestant really withdraws from the competition, it will become a big deal and will have a very bad impact on the reputation of their program team. It may even interrupt their program's current very good upward momentum.
Wu Feng, who was caught in the middle and suffered from both sides, finally came up with a solution.
He personally asked Wu Mu to come out, and without beating around the bush, he said directly, "Teacher Wu Mu, can we ask you to temporarily go offline for a few issues after the next issue?"
Ok?
what?
Wu Mu was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes turned unfriendly when he looked at Wu Feng. "You guys don't want me to withdraw from the competition again, do you?"
This is a bit too much!
Seeing that the matter was not led by Star City TV and was blamed on Star Electronics, he did not take it seriously and passed over the matter.
Now you want to do it again?
Wu Feng quickly explained, "I'm not withdrawing from the competition. I'm just temporarily offline for a few episodes. I'll be back as a returning singer in the breakout rounds. It won't affect my performance in the semi-finals and finals."
He already knew Wu Mu's personality, so he didn't waste time and said, "Li Zhengxun said that if we don't give him an explanation, he will withdraw from the competition. We are doing this to give him a forced answer, and secondly..."
"Teacher Wu Mu, your stage performance is a bit too strong. You need to tone it down a bit." Wu Feng sighed.
What kind of nonsense is this? I am performing well but I need to be suppressed! ?
Wu Feng didn't lie, "Teacher Wu Mu, you have raised the audience's expectations too high in the past two episodes. It's only been a few episodes, and you have raised the audience's psychological expectations so high. It will be difficult for us to produce the next show."
The first few episodes were so explosive, so what kind of scenes will they have to put on to maintain the audience's expectations in the breakout rounds, semi-finals, and finals?
And if Wu Mu continues to perform like this for a few more episodes, the suspense about who will become the king of singers will be gone.
When we watch their show, it will be like watching Wu Mu performing alone, which is not a good thing.
So he thought he might as well take this opportunity to adjust the audience's expectations and slow down the pace of the game a little to facilitate a better outburst later.
Of course, Wu Feng also said, "It all depends on what you think, Mr. Wu Mu. If you don't want to, let's just follow the original model."
"And if you are willing, Mr. Wu Mu, you will still be paid for the show you missed, and we can give you an extra 500,000 per episode. There are also other shows on our station. If there are any that you are interested in, I can make the decision to let you appear during your absence."
(End of this chapter)
