Who are you calling powerful?

After graduating from the acting department of the 2004 Shanghai Opera, which is full of talents, Wei Yang, who has been promoted to a junior, has almost become a representative of the students of the Shanghai Opera.

Although this is a good thing for Wei Yang, it can also be seen that Shanghai Opera is indeed far away from Nortel and China Opera.

If Wei Yang was in the other two schools, he would not be able to reach this status for the time being.

Aside from those interns who became famous and later charged up at the school, Nortel's current students can overwhelm him with just a big honey who is the heroine of a CCTV drama.

Although the Chinese opera has not been too outstanding, there are several who have begun to emerge, at least the gap with Wei Yang is limited.

Once there are many talents, sometimes they are not so valuable. It's not like being in a show. Wei Yang is not said to be the only one, but he is not far behind. Naturally, he is valued by the school leaders.

This is the benefit of preferring the head of a chicken to the tail of a phoenix!

Even if it is not as good as those two schools, its internal competitiveness is small and it is easier to stand out. Moreover, there is only one school in Shanghai, and all kinds of resources are relatively concentrated.

For example, Wei Yang chatted with Long Xuetong and the vice president for a while before, and talked about future plans.

Long Xuetong heard about the elegance and said that the school will hold some large and small alumni associations every year. At that time, Wei Yang, as a representative of outstanding students at the school, can be responsible for entertaining the seniors who have returned to school.

The deputy dean also gave face, revealing that he would personally help to contact a few "good students" back and let them have a taste of the demeanor of the younger generation.

Don't underestimate this alumni association. The Shanghai Opera has been established for decades, and many students who have come out are doing well.

Not to mention the other side, there are quite a few opera students in Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, Suzhou Province, Jiangxi Province, these satellite TV stations and local stations, as well as some other units with propaganda outlets. Sit in a leadership position.

There are also quite a few people who do business, and there are many big bosses with net worth of hundreds of millions or billions, and a considerable proportion of them have business contacts with the entertainment industry.

The reason why the signboards of many famous schools are valuable is that the professional and academic aspects are important, but the network resources accumulated by the school are often the most critical.

The same is true for Shanghai Opera as one of the three major schools of art.

If Wei Yang can break into this alumni's network, borrowing some strength casually is much better than running around by himself.

However, it is difficult for an ordinary college student to get online with these outstanding alumni. Only when the school attracts enough attention, can they use the school's platform and resources to contact these seniors as quickly and effortlessly as possible. attention.

This world is very realistic. It is impossible for people to look at you differently and help you because of the same alma mater.

Unless you show enough ability and potential, everyone will be willing to make friends, and even take the initiative to support and cooperate, sell personal favors, and repay them later.

Wei Yang doesn't know if he can receive this kind of treatment if he is in Nortel or Chinese opera, but at least he is currently in the theater, and he is very satisfied with the help and convenience given by the school.

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After leaving school, Wei Yang didn't rush back to the set, but met the singer Qi Wei introduced to him by the way.

In a hot pot restaurant in Huangpu, Wei Yang saw a Xue Zhiqian with fashionable oblique bangs, high sideburns and semi-non-mainstream hairstyle.

That's right, the singer Qi Wei introduced was him.

The two are both from "My Style My Show". Although they are not in the same class, most of them have developed in Shanghai, and they often interact and cooperate on various occasions. The connection is relatively deep.

Especially Qi Wei's partner, Yuan Chengjie, is famous for being popular, and with him as a matchmaker, he became acquainted with each other even if he didn't know each other.

"Hi, I'm Wei Yang."

Xue Zhiqian was very enthusiastic: "Hello, hello, oops, I've wanted to see you for a long time, and today I finally met you?"

Wei Yang thought that Xue Zhiqian was just talking politely, but he didn't expect that the other party really knew him.

And it's not because of his status as the most famous actor and writer, but because many people don't care about it, even Wei Yang himself has never recognized the label of "musician".

That's right, a musician.

Even Wei Yang himself didn't know much about it, but he was actually quite well-known in the music circle of Shanghai.

"The Best of Us" is very popular in Shanghai, and the performance of the two theme songs is also good. Perhaps most people pay more attention to the singer Huang Ling who sang the theme song, but those who are interested are more concerned about Wei Yang who wrote the lyrics and participated in the composition.

Qi Wei is a pure singer, and he is not very sensitive to this aspect. Xue Zhiqian is a singer-songwriter, so he will pay more attention to behind the scenes.

"I personally like those two songs very much. In fact, I wanted to meet you a long time ago, but I have never met you. This time it can be regarded as fate, and it just gave me a chance to cooperate."

After hearing Xue Zhiqian's words, Wei Yang briefly woke up from the shock that he had entered the music scene.

"I'm also very happy that we can cooperate this time. I have listened to your "Serious Snow" many times, and even made it to the radio station."

"Yes, it's an honor."

"..."

The two exchanged pleasantries, and finally got to the point. Before discussing cooperation, Wei Yang reminded them tactfully.

"Maybe Qi Wei also told you that our budget for this drama is relatively limited, and you have to be more tolerant of the price."

The price could not be negotiated, and it would be nonsense to say more. Wei Yang didn't want to waste his saliva, so he beat the price to death first, and then discussed other things after reaching an agreement on this aspect.

Hearing this, Xue Zhiqian nodded, and said straightforwardly: "I know this, money is a trivial matter, if you really don't want it, I can help you for free."

Many people have the impression that Xue Zhiqian was in a bad situation for a certain period of time, and even had to go to open hot pot restaurants and online stores to make up for the album.

But that happened later. At this stage, Xue Zhiqian is in the midst of his popularity, and his famous work "Serious Snow" was considered an annual hit in 2006. Although he is not a big-name singer, he can't be hired at a normal price.

So at the very beginning, Qi Wei didn't even think about looking for him, but contacted another singer.

As a result, Xue Zhiqian happened to hear the demo of "11". He liked this song very much and thought that this song had a hot prospect, so he contacted Qi Wei on his own initiative.

On the premise that Qi Wei disclosed that the budget was limited, Xue Zhiqian took the initiative to express that the remuneration was not important, so he successfully asked Wei Yang out.

"Then there's no problem."

Hearing that Xue Zhiqian was willing to record at a low price or even for free, Wei Yang knew that this cooperation must be a success.

After all, for a singer like Xue Zhiqian who is willing to pay a low price or free of charge, Wei Yang has no way to find a second one.

Even if Xue Zhiqian's current singing skills may not meet the requirements, he can still improve his voice in the later stage. Anyway, he is better than his two swords.

Of course, Xue Zhiqian is not being taken advantage of, and Wei Yang probably understands his thoughts.

If the song "11" meets his expectations, then the income he can get from this song can be much higher than the compensation for recording the song.

Even if this song doesn't catch on, it's nothing more than a waste of time, and if it's a favor for a friend, it won't hurt much.

Wei Yang didn't mind Xue Zhiqian's careful thinking, he didn't lose money, and he also made money.

The copyright of the song is jointly held by him and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Shining Star". Even if the song becomes popular, Xue Zhiqian must have his share of the money.

The two parties reached an agreement on the purpose, and the rest is easy to discuss. Wei Yang has a ready-made contract template, and the two signed the contract directly on the spot. Xue Zhiqian received a symbolic remuneration of 18,888 yuan.

After accepting the contract, both of them were very satisfied and shook hands with smiles on their faces.

"Pleasant cooperation."