Almost everyone in the bar stood up excitedly.

"Ahhh, the four of them danced so well tonight!"

"No wonder Sister Fei said on Weibo that they've been training very hard lately. I thought she was just playing the victim!"

"Wow, it hurts to think about the countless sweat and tears behind the four cubs' stunning appearance."

The new guest shuddered, because the person who just said that was a big man.

A large villa on the outskirts of Beijing.

"Mr. Zhou," several young men climbed out of the swimming pool, beer bottles in hand, and walked up to Zhou Yiyang. "You're looking at your phone. Let's go have a drink together!"

Zhou Yiyang waved his hand and explained to these well-dressed young men, "I'm watching a variety show!"

"Old Zhou is different from you guys," Ning Mang said, sprawled on a recliner while two beauties massaged his legs. "He's very ambitious. His women's group is competing tonight!"

"I know about Yue Shao." A boy sitting next to Zhou Yiyang asked, "Is there any off-site voting for this show? I can give them some money!"

"No," Zhou Yiyang explained helplessly, looking at the other person's confused eyes: "This program is considered a relatively professional dance program. So, in order to be fair and just, the ranking is still based on the scores of the judges and media reviewers."

"Then this show shouldn't be popular, right?" The boy pouted. "With variety shows these days, especially competition-based ones, if the audience isn't engaged, they won't be invested in them. Even if the show does make a splash, the contestants won't reap any benefits."

"What you said makes sense." Zhou Yiyang raised his eyebrows. He never expected that this young man had such mature ideas.

"Mr. Zhou," the boy smiled, revealing a row of white teeth. "I studied media abroad, so I really admire you. The variety shows you created seemed to go against the grain, but they became a hit."

Zhou Yiyang nodded, and suddenly felt that coming here tonight was not a complete waste of time.

A few days ago, he didn't see the people he was supposed to meet, but Ning Mang's childhood playmates invited him to the party.

These people, like Ning Mang, grew up with a silver spoon in their mouths. Zhou Yiyang felt that he didn't have much in common with them.

However, these people were very interested in him and asked him if he had any new TV series or variety shows that they would invest in.

As for movies, they knew that was what Ning Mang liked, so they didn't compete with him for them.

"I'm just lucky," Zhou Yiyang said modestly, "I just happened to cater to the preferences of some people."

"One time was just a coincidence, but every time it's so successful, that's a testament to their strength." Another young man walked over and nodded at Zhou Yiyang. "Mr. Zhou, so you really don't have any plans for new variety shows or dramas? Your company's output is a bit slow!"

"Yeah, we just happen to have some spare money, so we're planning on investing it!"

Zhou Yiyang listened to their words, not knowing whether these people were joking or really believed it.

Ning Mang, on the other hand, leaned close to Zhou Yiyang's ear and whispered, "I trust these guys. They're all well-funded and won't interfere with you. I think if you have a project, it's no problem to ask them for investment."

Zhou Yiyang nodded. He had to admit that there were indeed many benefits after teaming up with Ning Mang.

Moreover, Zhou Yiyang knew very well that in this circle, it was almost impossible to do everything alone.

It is a good thing to have someone investing, especially if the investor has a background, which will give him an advantage in terms of review and broadcast standards.

"Then let's exchange contact information. I'll definitely contact you when I have an idea! As for the output speed, I also know it's a bit slow. It seems that I still need to recruit some more people after returning to Shanghai."

Zhou Yiyang has decided that the variety show can follow the model of "Longing for the Days": he can come up with ideas and thoughts, and find others to shoot.

For a TV series, he can provide the script, but as the director, he still needs to find the right person.

It seems that for this first film festival, he will have to use his position as chairman to find outstanding "workers" for himself.

Back at the competition venue, the first round of performances concluded. Lin Xuan'er stood with the other contestants, smiling and chatting with Teacher Jin, looking remarkably calm.

Only she herself knows that she is still very nervous.

If she was eliminated in the first round, would she have set the worst record in the Yue Shao competition?

After all, in Lin Xuaner's memory, their team almost always made it to the second round of the finals in the competitions they participated in.

By the finals, the judges had suddenly become much more mellow, beaming with praise for everyone. Only when the scoring began did the audience suddenly realize that their words had been merely polite.

Based on the scores of ten professional judges, the first contestant only received an average score of 6.6.

The second person was even worse than him. The two judges only gave him 3 points (out of 10), and the audience was dumbfounded.

"I know you think this score is low, but this is the finals, please perform at the level of a finals!"

When it came to Lin Xuaner, she didn't dare to listen any further.

On the other hand, the three people waiting backstage were quite relaxed. Guan Fei got a bunch of snacks from somewhere, and Su Yin ate them with great joy.

"Xuan'er must be very nervous right now, right?" Wang Xingrui glanced at her team captain. "But if I were her, I'd definitely be very happy right now. Her scores were already so low before, so hers can't go any lower."

"Ruirui, when did you become as harsh as me?" Tang Yue looked at Wang Xingrui in surprise. "But have you seen the comments online? They're all praising us! Oh, I didn't realize we dance so well. I'm almost embarrassed by all the praise."

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