That night.
He gave Zhang Yuanqi a call. The Heavenly Queen was recognized as the most popular person in the entertainment industry. Zhang Ye did not have many friends, so he only knew one person who had connections. If he wanted to find a manager as soon as possible, it would be most convenient to contact Zhang Yuanqi.
Beep beep.
The connection was made.
"Hello, Sister Zhang, it's me!"
"Yes."
"What are you doing? Where is it? "
"Home."
"Myself?"
"Yes."
"I have something to tell you. I need your help with something."
"I'm listening."
"I want to find an agent as soon as possible!"
"Request?"
After all, men and women are fine, but it's best if it's a female. After all, it'll be easier to communicate with them. They must have the ability to work, but it doesn't matter if they're strong or not, even if they're new. You know that I'm not very popular with people, so I don't have any requirements for my agent's popularity either. As long as they're on the same path as me and have the same values as me, it'll save me a lot of trouble in communicating with them. And, um, it'd be best if they don't look too bad, after all, they have to be my spokesperson. My looks are average, so my agent can't be the same. They have to help me with my looks. I don't have many requirements for their bodies, but they can't be too bad either.
He rambled on and on about a bunch of requests.
In the end, Zhang Yuanqi summarized the requirements for him, "Beautiful women, big breasts, and nothing else?"
Zhang Ye broke out in a sweat. "… Right!"
Zhang Yuanqi said, "Let's wait for news."
After hanging up, Zhang Ye was relieved to leave the matter to Old Zhang.
A manager was a very special position in the entertainment industry. It could be said to be the closest working partner of a celebrity, and also the most loyal spokesperson of the celebrity. They could help the celebrity handle anything, such as endorsements, advertisements, interviews with reporters, or work arrangements. The importance of a manager was self-evident. Every celebrity's manager was carefully selected. They were either the most trustworthy relative of the celebrity. For example, many of the celebrity's managers were their biological mothers, sisters, or aunts. Or, they had outstanding abilities. For example, Zhang Yuanqi's manager, Fang Weihong, was a famous gold medal manager in the industry. She had already made a name for herself long before she started working for Zhang Yuanqi.
Actually, Zhang Ye could also make such a choice, but he found it unsuitable.
Looking for relatives?
Mother or aunt?
Cousin or cousin?
None of them would do!
His family came from an ordinary family and had not seen much of the world. There were a lot of things that could not be handled by him, and with Zhang Ye's reputation in the industry being so bad, he did not dare to get his relatives to help him deal with them.
As for those famous top-tier managers, he did not want to hire them, nor did he have the means to do so. Many of the managers had contracts with the artists, and the commissions would be calculated from the artist's earnings. Zhang Ye had never taken on any commercial performances before and probably wouldn't take on many in the future, so who would dare to work for a top-tier manager like him? Ignoring the fact that he could not earn a lot of money, with Zhang Ye's temper of fighting with people every day, he had to deal with a lot of trouble every day. Not much money, but a lot of work, and even getting scolded, only an idiot would do it!
Therefore, he was most interested in newcomers, as long as they could help him with some miscellaneous matters. As for other important matters? Zhang Ye could handle it himself.
…
The next day.
Early morning.
Zhang Yuanqi's manager, Fang Weihong, sent an email to them!
Although Old Zhang did not have a good temper in private, she was still very efficient when it came to work. Zhang Ye was not worried that she would forget what he had entrusted her with.
There were more than ten resumes.
Li Han: Female, 27 years old, 4 years in the industry.
Han Fang: Female, 29 years old, 6 years in the industry. Huo Dongfang's previous manager.
Zhao Minli: Female, 25 years old, newcomer, 1 year in the industry. Very capable, recently resigned from Media Entertainment.
Zhang Ye scanned through the resumes one by one and found that everyone was very satisfied with them. Actually, he did not know much about these matters. After all, this was his first time doing this as a young lady, so he did not feel that there was anything bad about any of them. That made him even more conflicted. Later on, he even called his parents over to help him look through the resumes. As a professional manager, there were still matters that needed to be taken care of in an artist's personal life. Therefore, Zhang Ye valued his parents' opinions very much as he would have to deal with them in the future.
His father pointed to a person and said, "This one is alright."
"Oh, come on." His mother disagreed. She pointed and said, "This one is better. She looks more impressive and is very capable."
Zhang Ye said, "Is that so?"
His mother quickly said, "Ask her about this one!"
"Uh, alright." Zhang Ye did not have any opinions of his own.
Zhang Ye picked up the phone and called the people he liked one by one.
"Hello, is this Madam Zhao Minli?"
"That's me. Who is this?"
"I'm Zhang Ye."
"Ah, Teacher Zhang. Hello, hello!" The woman on the other end of the line was clearly very excited. "Sister Fang told me earlier that she was asking me about my current work situation and what I think of you. I didn't expect that you would really call me. Then let me briefly introduce myself. I have just resigned from the company and am considered a free agent. I can accept individual contracts with celebrities and there won't be any problems with the contract."
"I rarely take on commercial appearances. Are you able to accept it?"
"This … how rarely do you mean?"
"I basically don't."
"Uh, that's fine. Can we meet up and talk about it?"
"Sure, let's schedule a time."
After chatting for a while, Zhang Ye was quite satisfied.
Then he called the next person.
"Hello, is this Madam Han?"
"Hur hur, is this Teacher Zhang?"
"Can you tell from my voice?"
"I'm very familiar with your voice."
"I'm looking for an agent. Sister Fang recommended you to me. Before we talk about other matters, I would like to get to know you better. I also want to know if you have any requests."
"I don't have any other requests. It's just that in the contract, I might take a higher percentage. I want to take 30%."
"Is that so?"
"If you have a talent agency, the company will provide you with an agent. Furthermore, the agency will also take a percentage. If I were to be your agent alone, I would have to use my connections to handle a lot of things, so I would definitely take a higher percentage. We can discuss the details later."
"Alright."
He kept in touch over the phone.
But he did not know that the industry was already abuzz!
…
At a talent agency.
"Hello, did you hear? Zhang Ye is looking for an agent! "
"I just heard about it too!"
"This is a good opportunity!"
"Aiyo, I want to apply for the job too!"
"Then you'll have to resign first. They're hiring a personal agent!"
"It's fine even if I resign. The problem is that I'm not qualified enough."
"There's nothing good about being Zhang Ye's agent. Don't you guys know what kind of person he is? He's never taken on a commercial appearance before, so there's no way he can make any money! "
"Then I'm willing to do it! That's an A-list celebrity we're talking about! "
"Yeah, I'll be gilded in the past. In the future, when I come out and say that I've been an A-list celebrity's agent, who wouldn't be fighting to have me? I'll have more experience too! "
…
At a private gathering of the talent agency industry.
"Zhang Ye is looking for an agent?"
"Yeah, I heard that Sister Fang Weihong is helping to arrange it."
"This is a great opportunity!"
"Yeah, among the current A-list celebrities, Zhang Ye is the only one who doesn't have an agent. I wonder who can get this position! Hai, my contract is tied to the company. Otherwise, I would have applied for the job as well! "
…
Almost everyone in the industry knew about it!
This industry wasn't small, but it wasn't big either. There weren't many secrets, especially when it came to a celebrity like Zhang Ye. A lot of people were paying attention to every move they made!
Immediately, many people in the talent agency industry tried to get in touch with Zhang Ye or Fang Weihong. Their demands were all lower than the other's!
"I don't have any demands!"
"I can take 10% of the commission!"
"I'll take 7%!"
"I'll take 5%!"
"I don't have to take any commission! I'll just take my salary! "
More and more people applied for the job. In the end, it was so intense that everyone was fighting for the position. Everyone was trying their best to get it!
Zhang Ye had not expected that he would be so popular. He had thought that since he didn't take on any commercial appearances and would get into a lot of trouble, not many people would be willing to be his agent. However, he had still underestimated his current fame. There were even a few well-known agents in the industry who contacted him through their connections and expressed their willingness to be Zhang Ye's agent. They also expressed some of their demands.
Zhang Ye was already dazzled by the choices!
This one is good!
This one isn't bad either!
Which one should he choose?
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