Chen Minhao was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Can I not go to the annual meeting? After all, I will leave Shenmeng Agency in the second half of this year. It would be a bit embarrassing to meet in person now."
Kang Hui responded in a deep voice: "It is precisely because you are leaving Shenmeng this year, so you have to attend this annual meeting no matter what. Everyone can understand that you were filming in Curry Country last year and did not attend the company's annual meeting.
But if you hold on to the idea of terminating your contract this year and not participating, everyone will think that you haven't left yet, and your tea will be cold. This will make others think you are unkind, which will not be good for your reputation in the circle. "
Chen Minhao nodded and said, "Okay, I will participate. When is the annual meeting?"
Kang Hui said: "The first day of work is the seventh day of the lunar month, which is February 20th."
Chen Minhao asked: "Do you need me to make any preparations? I shouldn't need to perform a show or anything like that."
Kang Hui heard this and responded with a smile: "There should be some newcomers performing at the annual meeting, but you are now the first brother of Shenmeng, and the celebrity position is there, so of course you don't have to perform. But you should be allowed to go on stage. Lucky draw. Just come to Shanghai on the 19th, and I will prepare the clothes and the like."
After Chen Minhao hung up the phone, he thought that he could take a rest tomorrow during the Chinese New Year this year.
However, on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Minhao still failed to rest.
On the morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Minhao got up and had breakfast with his parents. He then returned to his study to plan this year's plan. There were three things that he must do this year.
First of all, the first thing is to register a company and set up your own studio.
The point of this matter is to say goodbye peacefully to Shenmeng Agency. Even if you can't really say goodbye peacefully, you still have to make it look like you are saying goodbye peacefully to Shenmeng Agency.
The second thing is to hold a concert. When I was participating in the concert cycle of the "Nine People" group, I had made up my mind to hold a concert. At present, I have a lot of original songs, my singing skills have improved qualitatively, and the time is relatively mature.
The third thing is to act in a movie or TV series to test the results of your studies in school over the past two years. The test criterion is whether you win or not.
However, if you can complete the above things at the end of the year, you can give yourself a score of 60 and pass.
In order to achieve his goal of becoming a global superstar, he needs to further learn spoken English and find ways to increase his influence overseas; he also needs to form the core team of his own studio to make the studio more effective.
Chen Minhao thought about it, sighed, and said: This year is another busy year. He felt that life requires a balance between work and rest. He encouraged himself in his mind: If the plan goes well, he would like to travel in the second half of the year.
The world is so big and Chen Minhao has always wanted to see it. Unfortunately, he had no money in his previous life and no time in this life.
The weather in Shanghai was not very good. Chen Minhao was worried about flight delays and groundings. He and Chen Qiang took the high-speed train from Kyoto to Shanghai.
It's winter now, and there are many people wearing masks. No one is surprised that Chen Minhao is fully equipped with a mask and a scarf.
After Chen Minhao and Chen Qiang arrived in Shanghai, Kang Hui's car was already waiting in the underground garage.
Kang Hui took the luggage and said, "Xiaoqiang, come and drive. Chen Minhao and I will sit in the back seat and go through the process of tomorrow's annual meeting."
Chen Qiang would naturally have no objection. Kang Hui took out his iPad from his handbag, scratched it a few times with his fingers, then handed it to Chen Minhao and said:
"Actually, there are only two critical time points. One is the time you enter the venue, which is 5:15 pm. The company puts you last, which is considered the finale.
The second time point is after the sixth program of the annual meeting, you need to go on stage to draw two first prizes. After the prize draw, you will have a speech session. You will write a manuscript today, mainly to encourage newcomers.
After you finish speaking, there will be a question period. However, since some journalist friends will be invited to the annual meeting, the questions are all thought out in advance. The details of the questions are under the schedule, take a look for yourself. "
Chen Minhao looked at the questions and found that they were basically satisfactory. He nodded and said, "There is no problem. I will prepare it later."
Kang Hui took the iPad handed by Chen Minhao and said, "Okay, then I will pick you up at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to prepare clothes and makeup."
"Isn't 9 o'clock a bit too early?" Chen Minhao once thought of the fear of being dominated by the makeup artist.
Kang smiled back and said, "It's early rather than late."
After arriving at the dressing room the next day, Chen Minhao posted a post on Weibo and let the makeup artist and stylist do the bidding.
The makeup artists and stylists this time were provided by Valentino, which sponsored Chen Minhao's clothing: they not only sponsored the clothing but also gave away makeup artists and stylists with a "buy one, get one free" offer.
Although Chen Minhao is not a fan of foreigners, two of the four makeup artists and stylists arranged are blond and blue-eyed foreigners, which made him feel that this brand is indeed quite foreign.
Kang Hui glanced at Chen Qiang who was standing next to him, and whispered: "Xiao Qiang, if you have anything to do, just go and get busy."
Chen Qiang looked confused and asked, "What can happen to me?"
Kang Hui touched his throat and said nothing, sighing inwardly: I thought Chen Qiang was quite smart at first, but now he feels a little dull.
But after all, Chen Qiang was Chen Minhao's assistant, and Kang Hui was embarrassed to ask Chen Qiang to put Chen Minhao down and make soup.
When Chen Minhao was under the direction of the stylist, he was going to change into his seventh outfit.
During the interval of changing clothes, Chen Minhao looked at Kang Hui with doubtful eyes, lowered his voice and asked: "Didn't you say yesterday that there weren't many media friends attending the annual meeting in the afternoon? Is this necessary?"
Since there were stylists and makeup artists nearby, Chen Minhao's words were relatively vague, but Kang Hui understood what Chen Minhao meant: It's not an important awards ceremony, is it necessary to go through such trouble
Kang Hui smiled and said: "Of course it is necessary. You are the first brother of Shenmeng now. You don't want to wait until the annual meeting is over for some press releases to appear on Weibo, such as "Chen Minhao's junior brother is actually more handsome" Him" or "Chen Minhao is handsome and cheerful, but his junior brother is more cheerful", right?"
Chen Minhao was stunned for a moment, coughed slightly, and asked: "Probably not, we are a company after all."
When Kang Hui heard the cough, she did not answer Chen Minhao's question directly. Instead, she immediately turned to Chen Qiang and said: "The cold in Shanghai is different from the cold in Kyoto. He is wet and cold. Chen Minhao may not be used to it just after he came back. Look, He was coughing."
Chen Qiang nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Hao has indeed not returned to Shanghai for a long time."
Kang Hui smiled and said: "As long as I keep an eye on you, go help Chen Minhao make soup and warm up your body. We still have to take precautions against things like illness."
Chen Qiang said: "Thank you, Sister Kang, for your thoughtfulness."
Chen Minhao:? ? ?
After Chen Qiang left, Kang Hui pointed at the makeup artist and stylist with his finger, and lowered his voice and said to Chen Minhao, "We'll talk about it later."
Chen Minhao nodded and went to change his clothes honestly.
When Chen Minhao changed into the thirteenth outfit, the stylist and makeup artist finally reached a consensus: nine outfits were more suitable.
I have a saying mmp, I don’t know if I should say it or not
After seeing Chen Minhao change into his ninth outfit, the two stylists nodded with satisfaction, gave a thumbs up, and said: "Perfect! (Perfect)"
Chen Minhao showed off his powerful acting skills and expressed his sincere thanks and greetings to them.
The two stylists and one makeup artist left with satisfaction, leaving only one makeup artist in the dressing room.
Before Chen Minhao enters the scene, he will do a makeup touch-up on Chen Minhao.
The makeup artist was also invited to the nearby lounge by Kang Hui on the grounds that "it's hard work after being busy for so long."
Finally, only Chen Minhao and Kang Hui were left in the dressing room.
After Kang Hui closed the door, he sat next to Chen Minhao and whispered: "Your contract with Shenmeng expires this year, and Shenmeng also knows that you have no intention of renewing it. You must remember that the entertainment industry has never been easy to get together. The word "break up" means "peaceful breakup" in the eyes of netizens and passers-by, but in fact it is often an undercurrent.
When I took Huang Feifei under my wing, I stopped mentioning it after she settled the past. You have to remember that real interests are what they care about most. Sacrifice you as an outsider who is leaving, and create several potential stocks for the future. The company feels that this transaction is very worthwhile. "
Chen Minhao felt that Kang Hui might be too nervous due to some bad experiences, so he comforted her and said: "However, after more than two years of cooperation, Zhang Jianzhang behaved wisely except when we first negotiated the contract. Apart from being a fool, Zhang Jianzhang actually gave me a lot of autonomy, whether it was choosing to study, rejecting some advertisements, selecting scripts, etc."
Kang Hui felt like she was stuck in her throat, and she wanted to say: That's because I have made a lot of efforts in places that you can't see.
But Kang Hui felt that this was a bit asking for credit and seemed a bit pretentious. She lit a cigarette and said: "Is there a Virgin in the entertainment industry?"
She asked herself and answered: "At least after reaching the level of Zhang Jianzhang, there will definitely be no more. There will only be a virgin bitch. Even if a person is really nice to you, he may be using his kindness to you to achieve some goals."
Kang puffed back a smoke ring and continued: "What's more, even if Zhang Jianzhang is the CEO of the company, this company is not his alone. There are original shareholders and financing investors on the board of directors."
Chen Minhao nodded in agreement. He glanced at Kang Hui's cigarette case and said hesitantly: "When I saw you this morning, your cigarette case was still full, but now it's half gone. You should smoke less."
Kang Hui played with the cigarette case and said, "I'll be like this for the rest of my life. I can't quit."
Chen Minhao said seriously: "But smoking is harmful to health. If you keep smoking like this, I don't think you will be able to see the day when I become a global superstar."
Kang Hui stared blankly, laughed and cursed: "Bah, bah, bah, crow's mouth."
However, Kang Hui still put out the cigarette, and Chen Minhao nodded with satisfaction and said: "From now on, you can smoke no more than three cigarettes a day. By the way, Xiaoshuang has been busy with my fan management now, so you can hire another assistant."
Kang smiled and said, "Yes, Zhang Jianzhang actually gave me two assistants."
Chen Minhao was stunned for a moment and asked: "Zhang Jianzhang's people?"
Kang Hui reached out to the cigarette case, but later retracted it and said: "Zhang Jianzhang thought I didn't know, but in fact I knew it, and I just pretended not to know."
Chen Minhao asked: "You don't need to be so disgusted with yourself, right?"
Kang smiled and shook his head, and said: "Think about it, as the CEO of the company, if Zhang Jianzhang is completely unaware of a certain part of the company's business, he will definitely not feel safe. And now you are still in a dream, if we If the studio is operated in the same place as an iron bucket, he will definitely want to do various things to spy on it, so it is better to let him place one or two people."
Chen Minhao nodded and said, "Okay, but I also want to recruit an assistant for you."
Kang Hui rolled his eyes and said, "What's wrong? You also want to put a little spy next to me."
Chen Minhao said: "Yes, let her supervise how many cigarettes you smoke a day. If you smoke too much, I won't let Chen Qiang make soup for you."
Kang thought about it and said, "But I don't think you are willing to let Chen Qiang be my assistant."
Of course Chen Minhao couldn't bear it.
At 4:30 in the afternoon, Chen Minhao drank a bowl of borscht made by Chen Qiang to calm down a little, then got in the car and headed to the hotel where he met last year.
After the car stopped, Chen Minhao opened the door. He saw a red carpet that was not too long, and the sound of "click" and "click" of the shutter could be heard in his ears.
Chen Minhao felt that his eyes were about to be blinded by the flash of the camera. Since this was not an awards ceremony, there was no such thing as "freeze photography."
Chen Minhao waved to the crowd, grinned, and walked forward slowly.
As soon as he entered the hotel, a waiter wearing a bow tie came up to him and said, "Hello, Mr. Chen, let me take you to your table."
Chen Minhao entered the lobby of the restaurant under the guidance of the waiter. A large and luxurious space was introduced to his eyes. A huge and gorgeous crystal chandelier hung on the ceiling, reflecting the dreamlike and colorful scenery from every angle. Colorful light.
At the front of the hall is a stage covered with a red carpet, with a few big words written on it: "God has been dreaming for seven years, chasing dreams for the future!"
There are more than twenty round tables under the stage. Each round table has a blue porcelain vase with a rose in full bloom, adding to the elegance of the restaurant.
Chen Minhao glanced at it and knew how the seats were arranged.
In addition to the dining table facing the stage, the other seven dining tables near the stage were occupied by artists and undebuted trainees. The table on the left is for artist managers and assistants, while the table on the right is for the company's internal support departments: public relations, business, finance, human resources, legal affairs, etc.
Chen Minhao was arranged to sit at the round table opposite the stage. Currently, only Wan Anqi was seated, and the other seats were empty.
Chen Minhao glanced around and found many new faces among artists and trainees, and they were all looking at Chen Minhao with curious eyes.
When Chen Minhao scanned it for the second time, he found that many of his contemporaries when he was a trainee were no longer there.
Although he has released an album called "Farewell", he understands that the real farewell does not have the ancient road of Changting, nor the urging you to hold on for a glass of wine. It is just like a peaceful afternoon, but some people stay in yesterday. .
(End of chapter)