Chapter 251: Joining the Group

The meaning.

Immediately after, our Xiaoming Ge joined the game and became a star shareholder of Huayi.

At this point, Cheng Chen intended to have Gao Yuanyuan invest in Huayi. First update @

No matter how Huayi develops in the future, at least it is now an excellent stepping stone.

"Hmm, joining Huayi? Let me think…"

Gao Yuanyuan was no rookie in the entertainment circle; she understood Cheng Chen's meaning.

She was now a very famous rising star.

If she joined Huayi, she would have guarantees in every aspect—for example, the company would plan her schedule.

Any issues would be handled together by the company.

Any difficulties would be managed by the company's PR team.

And many good resources needed the company to secure them from the start.

These were the benefits of joining a company, though of course a portion of earnings like filming fees had to be handed over to the company.

There might also be less freedom in commercial deals and role selection, though if you were a top star, you could simply ignore this.

"Not joining Huayi, but setting up a studio affiliated with Huayi, and becoming a Huayi shareholder."

Cheng Chen interrupted Gao Yuanyuan's thoughts and spoke slowly.

Gao Yuanyuan's lips parted slightly, her eyes filled with shock.

"Studio… becoming a Huayi shareholder?"

In the future, it was common for stars to establish studios; it seemed strange if a top star didn't have one.

Now, star studios were still rare; compared to the future, most stars hadn't even heard the term.

In fact, the term had only begun appearing this year, and Huayi was the first to establish it.

Each artist was assigned to a custom-tailored team.

Each team consisted of a senior agent, junior agent, artist assistant, and PR staff, with the artist treated as a brand.

Of course, the main beneficiary—or the one taking the largest share—was still Huayi.

This was a systemic reform by Huayi after the Hua Jie incident (yes, again Hua Jie).

Since stars gained a certain degree of freedom while still receiving company services.

The emergence of the studio model symbolized stars gaining more say.

It shifted from an era centered on film studios and agents to one centered on the individual star.

Previously, stars were mostly contracted artists of film studios, but internal conflicts were constant—for example, complaints over resource allocation.

When speaking of star studios, one person could not be avoided: Fan Xiaopang.

After all, she was the first domestic star to open a studio, but that was already in 2007.

Of course, she later messed up badly because of her studio.

It was proven that Fan Xiaopang, as the "first to try the crab," succeeded.

From her filmography, advertising endorsements, award achievements, and more.

After 2007, her career clearly took off, and she repeatedly topped the Forbes China Celebrity List.

For a star, one of the biggest advantages of a studio was control over their voice.

Previously, artists had to let the company arrange their appearances and events.

Income had to be split by the company first; for sudden news events, they had to seek company approval before responding—many restrictions.

Overall, in this model, stars were in a relatively weak position regarding their say.

But after establishing their own studio, they could freely arrange these tasks and choose their own staff.

For example, if entering Huayi, Hai Run, or other entertainment companies was a difficulty level of five.

Entering a star studio was at least level eight or higher.

In the future, Xiaoming Ge also established a studio; when hiring, his studio used questions from Fortune Global 500 companies for interviews.

Fan Xiaopang's studio interviews required testing English listening and speaking skills, and studio members generally had to be personally interviewed by the star.

The studio's income depended entirely on the star's personal ability.

Generally, only top-tier stars dared to break away and establish personal studios.

Starting a star studio meant the star was this. (Chapter incomplete!)