Chapter 222 Current Situation Investigation Wu Mu's words touched Shi Wu's sore spot. Ishitake: "It's not my previous company, but I know their boss." When it comes to skits, he just sighs. "Short dramas seem to be very popular, but the competition is too fierce and they rely too much on investment. Many of my friends who do this have lost money and can no longer continue." It's okay for those who only direct short plays. No matter whether they make a profit or a loss, at least they will get some hard-earned money. But for those like him who are interested in it and invest their own money in it, they will suffer a huge loss. Shi Wu did not talk much about his sad story. After a few simple words, he continued to introduce Wu Mu, "This place has a total of 370 square meters. The rent is 18,000 yuan a month. The previous company still has an eight-month contract. Add to that the remaining equipment and materials in their company, and the total cost is a little over 130,000 yuan." It makes things easier for him to have acquaintances in the circle to help him run his studio, and he can always find various ways. If he were to do these things himself, not to mention the money it would cost, the energy and time required would be enough to cause trouble. Wu Mu nodded. These things would be reported to him via email every week. He could see the detailed account transactions when he opened his mailbox. After taking a tour around the studio under the guidance of Ishiwu, Wu Mu also got to know all the employees in his new studio.

Including Shi Wu, there are only six people. Because Wu Mu said before that we only needed to maintain basic operations and there was no need to recruit too many. Ishitake, his manager and general agent, is naturally the core. The rest are an assistant, a financial officer, a business manager, and another in charge of operations and publicity. For other things needed like makeup, styling, legal affairs, public relations and marketing, etc., we didn't hire dedicated personnel. Instead, we signed contracts with companies in the circle that specialize in these areas, and just hand them over to them when needed. And among these six people, besides Shi Wu, there was actually another old acquaintance of his. Wu Mu looked at the operation of his company, a girl who was probably only about 25 or 26 years old, and was speechless, "Why are you coming to my company?" His old acquaintance, Shu Mei, a big fan he had met before, felt a little guilty, "I came out to work and earn money." No, you are a big fan who has given me millions before, and you come to my studio to earn a job that pays tens of thousands of dollars a month? Are fans following him to his company? Shu Mei was indeed here to chase stars. Ever since she returned to Fanwumu, she has been paying attention to Wumu's various situations. Then the more I watched him, the more I liked him. I felt that this idol was just like the name of his Weibo account, he had evolved. Although his personality is a little different from before, he is a bit of a joker and doesn't care about his fans, he is very capable and has a likable personality! There is no doubt that she has become a true fan again and really wants to do something for her evolved brother. But there seems to be nowhere to spend money, and even after spending it, her evolved brother won't pay any attention at all, and there are so many shortcomings in the feedback. As for managing the fan group and participating in fan operations like before, this person simply ignored the fans, let alone any so-called fan activities. He also told her not to help manage any fan group. So she has always been troubled by how to help her evolved brother. Well, there is no point in helping someone if they are not needed. It is better to help someone with some sense of feedback and participation. Then when she heard that Wu Mu had reopened a studio, she instantly had the idea of ​​coming to work at Wu Mu's company. She contacted Shi Wu immediately without hesitation. Naturally, Ishitake would be more than happy to have a big fan like her who has money, connections, and experience in running fan groups, and the current situation has come about.

"Xiaomei is very capable. She helped you, Mr. Wu, to do a current situation survey and development plan just a few days after joining the company." Shi Wu spoke up for Shumei. Current situation survey and development plan? Wu Mu was a little curious. He had no objection to Shu Mei's involvement in his company. What does a person who is able to take care of himself, has money and connections at home, and was born in Rome, have to worry about? "I'll get it!" Wu Mu soon saw the investigation report that Shu Mei made for him. Then I found that Shu Mei was indeed capable and the report was very detailed and clear. The document contains a comprehensive analysis of his current situation by collecting data from major platforms. The specific data is very long, so I won’t list them here. Anyway, the conclusion is: He is now very popular on the Internet and has gone beyond the circle. Among all major social circles of young people of both genders, his popularity is significantly higher than that of other idol stars. Moreover, unlike traditional idol stars whose followers are mostly female, his followers surprisingly include a considerable number of male followers. These male audiences generally have a good impression of him, and when they mention him, they mostly do so in a teasing manner. A part of the game players, who can even be called his core base, think very highly of him, and in major game communities and forums, one can often see people sharing his updates, which is never seen with other stars. Among female audiences, in a voting survey, his popularity is still higher than other idol stars. But their senses are generally much lower than those of male audiences. As for this difference, Shu Mei speculated that it was because of his fans who are fun-loving people. Gamer fans are mainly male, and they speak out on platforms where male users are the majority, which has affected his reputation among male audiences. Then his black fans, his rival fans, are mainly women. They speak out on female-dominated platforms, which gives him the impression that he is relatively bad. If divided by platform, his reputation is probably better in Bilibili, Zhihu, Tieba, Hupu, and major game forums. His reputation is relatively poor on Weibo, Xiaohongshu, Douban, etc. But no matter whether it is good or bad, just in terms of popularity, Shu Mei's conclusion is that his fame has reached the standard of top stars, and even surpassed other top stars. But why is it that even though he has achieved such fame, he has not been recognized by the circle and returned to the top? She analyzed that the main problem was that he did not manage his fans and no one helped him to collect data, which resulted in his popularity in daily life being less than that of other top stars. Moreover, people in the industry have always been confused about his ability to make money and attract high ratings. Judging from his past sales performance, everyone generally believes that he must have a considerable number of silent fans who spend money on him. But I can't find any data to support this conclusion, so I'm still in a state of hesitation. After analyzing these, Shumei also has a development plan. "Boss, I think as long as we're willing to invest money in marketing, or have a hit TV series, a hit album, etc., we can get back on top!" (End of this chapter)