After the finale of "The Legend of Chasing the Wind," all of Xiao He's works scheduled for broadcast in the second half of the year will have been released.
Aside from some events and advertisements, he has very little exposure now, but there is no doubt that this last installment of "The Legend of Chasing the Wind" is enough to keep him popular for a long time.
The success of "The Legend of Chasing the Wind" proves Xiao He's ability to carry a drama on his own. Coupled with the undeniable box office appeal of the male lead in "No Bait," Xiao He has now become one of the most sought-after stars in the industry.
Liu Rulan's career in Beijing progressed smoothly. When Elder Zhong heard that Xiao He had taken the initiative to help out, he was quite surprised. However, he didn't want to offend Xiao He and the others, so he worked even harder on the awards.
Besides that, there were various scripts and collaboration offers.
Not to mention Liu Rulan couldn't keep up, even He Wenming, who was helping Xiao He process the announcements, was almost overwhelmed, and he and his assistant worked overtime to sort out this pile of cooperation invitations.
You wouldn't believe it until you see it; even He Wenming was astonished by what he saw.
Leaving aside script offers, everyone in the industry knows how well Xiao He has performed over the years, and the collaboration offers from various directors have never stopped, which is all normal.
As for the advertisements and other announcements, they were simply dizzying.
"Did they add an extra zero to the pay for this variety show?"
When Xiao He saw the document, his eyes felt a little dizzy.
An eight-figure quarterly permanent offer?
That's outrageous!
Where is the promised cold winter?
"Ahem, this is just our preliminary estimate in private." He Wenming coughed lightly and explained, "Due to the impact of the salary cap on variety shows, their offer was directly processed at the maximum, which is less than ten million. The rest is our preliminary estimate based on the share they gave us."
Although the industry had been forced to make adjustments and restrictions on variety show pay a long time ago, as the old saying goes, there are always ways to circumvent policies.
As long as the on-paper remuneration meets the standards, the rest of the money will naturally go into the artist's pocket in other forms, such as revenue sharing from variety show broadcasts and advertising revenue sharing, etc. Anyway, this matter is much more complicated.
They can only give Xiao He a rough estimate based on the situation after the program airs.
After all, if Xiao He really goes on this variety show, the popularity and viewership will definitely be high. Xiao He brings his own topics and has a strong fan base. Moreover, this is Xiao He's first regular variety show appearance. Just the fact that it's a hit is enough to make the show a lot of money, so the money will only increase, not decrease.
Even so, Xiao He was still astonished: "This is absolutely insane."
No wonder some people end up doing variety shows after filming movies; they really want to make that money!
“Actually, we hadn’t originally considered variety shows,” He Wenming said helplessly. “But they offered so much, so Manager Liu asked you to think about it yourself.”
In the past, for variety show scripts, they would usually screen out candidates directly without even letting them go through their own hands. The junior assistants would already have already set the bar.
However, given the previous incident where a variety show invited Xiao He to film a teaser trailer, the team will now review the collaboration details more rigorously to confirm the ultimate goal and basic requirements of the collaboration.
Upon closer inspection of the contents, wow, it was a massive undertaking.
The variety show is called "Travels Through Mountains and Rivers," an S+ variety show project on Hunan TV. It focuses on friends gathering, taking a relaxed trip, and enjoying the scenery and food together.
The reason Xiao He was invited to be a regular cast member is because he is young, has many athletic skills, a good personality, and knows a lot of people, so the production team felt that Xiao He was extremely cost-effective.
Yes, even with such an exorbitant salary, they still felt that Xiao He was extremely cost-effective!
It's quite a coincidence that two people suggested Xiao He as the candidate: Qiu Hua, the host of "Happy Every Day," and Liang Cheng, a boy band idol whom Xiao He had once helped.
Qiu Hua needs no introduction. He had worked with Xiao He several times and was very impressed with the young man. He also thought Xiao He was a very good person with good physical strength, which would be a great help during the trip. He was a very suitable person to travel with.
Liang Cheng's situation is more complicated. Thanks to the resources and opportunities given to him by Xiao He and the others, Liang Cheng became an instant hit after participating in the detective show "Ace Reasoning". He successfully transformed from an unknown idol into a variety show comedian, and the other members of the team no longer dared to bully him.
Liang Cheng was invited to participate as a regular guest on "Wandering Through Mountains and Rivers" in a comedic role.
To ensure the guests have something to talk about with each other, rather than just playing house like strangers, the production team allowed each of the invited regular guests to recommend one more person.
Therefore, Liang Cheng, who was already grateful to Xiao He, promptly gave Xiao He's name.
Looking at it this way, it's surprising that Xiao He had such good interpersonal relationships.
Getting Xiao He to participate in a variety show is naturally not easy.
If it weren't for the salary that even Liu Rulan was tempted by, He Wenming probably wouldn't have extended the invitation to Xiao He.
but......
Xiao He glanced at it and hesitated.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted.
Recording a season of a variety show, especially a travel show, involves just eating, drinking, and having fun along the way, and you still get paid so much money. Isn't that even better than a publicly funded trip?
Moreover, this timing coincides with the wrap-up of filming for "Time and Space Standoff," allowing the production team to spend the rest of the year traveling around and relaxing.
Xiao He was unusually conflicted.
"I'll think about it." He finally gave a conservative answer, "Are there any good scripts available at this time? If so, let me see them first."
After winning the Hundred Ming Award, Xiao He's career should reach a new peak.
So far, however, the only scripts he has received are Yang Li's "Snowy Ridge Red Road" and "Mistaken Identity," which he was asked to fill in at the last minute.
That shouldn't be the case, what happened to the good script?
What about the other film crews?
Why can't I see anyone?
Xiao He was somewhat puzzled and had some doubts.
He hasn't even had time to warm up his Best Actor award yet, and if he goes off to record a variety show, it's such a waste, a complete squander of his current popularity as a Best Actor winner.
“We also have scripts, but your status and position are different now, so our requirements will be higher. There are very few production teams that can immediately follow up after ‘Time Confrontation’.”
"After all, it's almost the end of the year, and there will indeed be fewer film crews starting work at the end of the year."
As He Wenming explained, he pushed another pile of documents over, "You can take a look at these, but I personally think that if there isn't a suitable script right now, it's best not to join the production team."
He glanced at Xiao He again, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you planning to rest at all?"
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In the Chinese entertainment industry, sometimes winning awards isn't important; exposure and popularity are what make money.
Therefore, He Wenming really couldn't understand what Xiao He was thinking.
Xiao He was taken aback, glanced at He Wenming, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "Perhaps it's because I value acting more than my own life?"
Although his current global influence has already accumulated enough points for retirement and his life is no longer in danger, he has been constantly participating in lotteries, which has cost him a lot of money. Therefore, Xiao He wants to take advantage of his current motivation and influence to produce more works so that he can live a more carefree life in the future.
He Wenming misunderstood Xiao He's meaning and was filled with respect: "So that's how it is. It seems that your ability to achieve what you have in such a short time is due to your passion."
No wonder he's a newly crowned Best Actor who's won awards in three years and raked in global box office hits; his drive and passion are just like theirs back then.
Thinking back to the glorious days he spent working with He Jinnian, He Wenming couldn't help but sigh, "I understand now."
Being young is wonderful.
Xiao He: ?
Are you misunderstanding something?
Xiao He's lips twitched. He glanced at He Wenming and ultimately chose to acquiesce.
Forget it, let's look at some other scripts first...
Fortunately, this matter did not trouble Xiao He for too long.
Because someone preemptively decided Xiao He's next itinerary before he could make a decision.
