Fang Yang, a struggling bar singer, soul-transferred into a parallel universe where he inherited a dying website and a music academy, graduating from a student who lost both parents. He revived th...
Two more days passed before Zhou Xin rushed back to Shanghai. As soon as they met, Zhou Xin excitedly shared the fun things that happened at the theater during the days Fang Yang was away.
Having been used to being an assistant director, Mo Zhen didn't have much authority yet. With Fang Yang away, the young actors, letting loose, caused countless hilarious blunders both on and off screen, leaving everyone both amused and exasperated.
Fortunately, it didn't affect the overall filming schedule, and Mo Zhen turned a blind eye and didn't make a fuss. Occasionally, she would treat the whole crew to a nice meal, which made the atmosphere on set quite harmonious. Often, you could hear the crew laughing from afar, which attracted passersby to come and watch. And you know what? During this period, you could often see the footage shot by passersby on short videos, which attracted a lot of traffic!
Fang Yang hadn't been paying attention to short videos lately, and he figured Yang Huajin and the others probably hadn't had time to watch them either, so no one had mentioned them. But now that Zhou Xin had mentioned them, Fang Yang was very interested and took out his phone to look through them.
Perhaps the account of the poster was too low-level, or perhaps the hype had died down and there was no follow-up content to support it. After creating a stir, it fell silent again. I searched for five or six minutes but couldn't find any related videos.
Fang Yang lost his patience. "Did you guys film a video yourselves back then?"
Zhou Xin shook her head and said, "You know we're not allowed to use our phones to film videos on set. That was clearly stipulated in the contract when we signed it."
Fang Yang patted his forehead. "I forgot about this. Does the cameraman have any files saved?"
Zhou Xin shrugged. "I don't know about that. I was just laughing and didn't pay attention to any of that! You're acting strange today, why are you paying attention to these things?"
"Oh, haha, it was just a few days ago at the company meeting when I mentioned wanting to create a short video and live streaming website. Zhong Zhifeng, being a planner, really has a quick mind. He suggested editing the funny moments from the filming process into short videos and uploading them to the short video website. This would increase traffic, increase the exposure of the film and television series, and also increase the exposure of you actors—a win-win-win situation!"
Zhou Xin hadn't expected there to be such a reason, but she admired Fang Yang's imagination even more. How could he have thought of starting a short video and live streaming website? Live streaming and short video websites are already rampant.
"Why not publish it on other websites? It doesn't seem necessary to develop a separate website."
"If you keep something in your own hands, it won't be manipulated by others. Besides, the traffic is readily available, and it doesn't require much effort to develop. Why can't we develop our own?"
How deep must this victim complex be to want to keep everything to oneself? Zhou Xin rolled her eyes.
"Although we already have traffic, not everyone who frequently visits websites likes watching short videos. These are two different groups of audiences."
"It's alright. Habits are formed later in life. Have you forgotten that I was banned across the entire internet back then? Besides, our focus is still on promoting movies and TV shows and amusement parks. As for other short video websites, people will naturally repost them to those websites to earn traffic, which will also advertise our website."
Fang Yang's words left Zhou Xin speechless. Well, he always thinks he's right. But now that Fang Yang has his own website, it's understandable that he fills it with all sorts of things.
"Why don't you ask the cameraman? Maybe they have it. After all, there are several cameras on site, and one of them will surely capture the footage clearly."
"Then I'll ask Mo Zhen."
Fang Yang didn't have the cameraman's phone number either. Besides, it would be better for Mo Zhen to ask which camera recorded the footage or if it wasn't recorded at all. After all, these people were Mo Zhen's former colleagues, and it would be easier for them to talk to each other.
He took out his phone and called Mo Zhen. It rang five or six times before being answered. "Hello, Mr. Fang, what are your instructions?"
Mo Zhen, who was on the other side, had just finished filming a scene and was drinking water when Fang Yang's call came in. She almost choked on her words and it took her a long time to catch her breath.
Fang Yang noticed something was off about the voice. "What's wrong? Did you do something bad?"
Mo Zhen coughed twice more. "What bad thing are you doing? I just finished filming a scene and was drinking water when you called. Now my throat is hoarse."
Fang Yang didn't press further. "I heard that you guys have completely let loose since I came out, and you've been doing a lot of silly things lately. Why don't you tell me about them and cheer me up?"
Mo Zhen thought Fang Yang was angry, so she straightened her back and said with a faint smile, "How could Mr. Fang be angry? We dare not delay the filming at all. It's just that during breaks, a few of the young actors are particularly naughty and try to make everyone laugh and liven up the atmosphere."
"That's perfect. I haven't been in a good mood these past few days. Tell me about it and cheer me up."
Mo Zhen's head spun when she heard Fang Yang's words. Was he here to interrogate her? But she didn't feel like she had done anything wrong. Although there were a few clowns in the crew who would entertain everyone when they had nothing to do, it didn't affect the filming. What was President Fang up to?
Seeing that Mo Zhen was hesitant and unable to say anything, Fang Yang stopped teasing him and resumed his normal tone, "Here's the thing, the company has a plan to set up a short video website and a live streaming website. The short video website will be prioritized. The content will initially focus on some interesting scenes from your filming, mainly to promote the film and television drama and increase the actors' exposure. Zhou Xin just told me some interesting stories from the crew, so I wanted to ask if you have any of these scenes saved. If so, please edit them and send them over. We'll upload them to the website after it's set up to increase its exposure."
Hearing Fang Yang say this, Mo Zhen's heart was relieved. "President Fang, you scared me to death. I thought I did something wrong. I was so worried and couldn't figure out what I did wrong. But I don't know if what you said is true. After all, it happened during our leisure time. I don't know if those guys recorded it."
"It's alright. Setting up a website takes time. Go ask around first. If you don't find it, that's fine too. Just film it if something like this happens again. Also, if there are any interesting anecdotes that weren't revealed during filming, you can edit them in to make it more realistic. Remember, don't just film for the sake of filming. That would leave too many artificial traces and wouldn't be very meaningful."
"Oh, I see. So you're saying the footage was filmed by accident? Then I'll just tell the cameramen and secretly film it. That should be fine, right?"
"Yes, that's exactly the effect we want – a candid shot. That's the most authentic way, and that maximizes the effect."
After ending the call, Fang Yang raised an eyebrow at Zhou Xin, "There should be some. Like boss, like subordinates. With Mo Zhen's personality, even if his subordinates don't have cameras, they definitely have cell phone cameras!"