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Chapter Sixty-Four
Among the various video platforms, Leting Video clearly has the lowest level of attention.
However, from the moment Tian Yi appeared until Lin Yuan sang "Hot" and "Hibernation," the popularity of Leting Video continued to rise.
As soon as "Hibernation" was performed, it immediately took a place on the trending search list. Although Wink later stole the spotlight, "Hibernation" stood out amidst a sea of "awful" performances tonight.
Moreover, Lin Yuan was in the non-debut group of "Tomorrow's Star," which just happened to be the opposite of Wink.
After Wink's performance, many audience members asked where they could hear a slightly more normal concert.
Immediately, someone recommended Lin Yuan's "Hibernation".
Some viewers saw clips of "Hibernation" on trending topics and then switched from other platforms to Leting Video.
Among them were viewers who had followed "Tomorrow's Star" and viewers who had never even heard of the show.
Many viewers tuned in to Xingyao Video because of the guest list, but Wink's performance... was very off-putting and too perfunctory. Even if the subsequent guest performances were excellent, viewers who had already seen Wink's performance couldn't continue watching Xingyao Video.
As a result, Leting Video attracted more viewers.
Some of these audience members had already heard "Hot," and when they suddenly heard "Hibernation," they realized that the singer of "Hot" had released a great new song.
"By the way, just so you know, Lin Yuan wrote 'Hibernation' himself."
"Just to clarify, Lin Yuan participated in 'The Rising Star' but didn't debut. By the way, Wink was in the debut group."
The audience: "..."
They could only marvel at how amazing "Tomorrow's Star" was.
Even now, when you search for the keyword "Wink," in addition to "unpleasant to listen to," you also hear "powerful."
"Ahhhh, how did you even manage to blow that out?"
"Let's stop calling him 'Powerful' and start calling him 'Bull Howler'."
Wink used to have a derogatory nickname, "Supergroup," which was mainly used to mock Wink and his fans for calling themselves Supergroup every day. Now, it's called "Cowgroup."
"No group is this awesome, nor does it look this awesome." - A netizen sincerely summarized.
Lin Yuan: "..."
He no longer wants to like anything related to Wink, even though he knows from the original owner's memories, from the judgments of former contestants of "Tomorrow's Star" that he knows, and from what he has seen with his own eyes, that Wink's skills are somewhat lacking.
Lin Yuan thought it was just "something," never imagining that Wink's strength could be this bad.
How exactly did they debut?
Fortunately, there have been many posts analyzing "Tomorrow's Star" recently. Not only Xie Yu, but other Wink members have also received attention. According to a conclusion drawn by a netizen, the eight Wink members' screen time accounted for more than 40% of the total program time in "Tomorrow's Star".
In other words, Wink members only account for about 12% of the total contestants, but they get four times more screen time than the others.
"No wonder, it turns out Xie Yu isn't the only member of the royal family."
"Xie Yu is indeed very arrogant, but there are several other shows that are obviously scripted. I admire Ye Liuchuan the most. I always thought he didn't have much screen time, but after digging into it, I found that he actually had just as much screen time as the others."
"After this incident with Xingyao Video, Wink probably won't reunite to make money anymore. They're washed up, but what about those contestants whose lives were stolen? What do they amount to?"
"Lin Yuan became famous on his own merits, that's true, but what about the opportunities that were stolen from him? What about the insults and humiliations he suffered? Luckily he became famous. If he hadn't, who knows how badly he would have been bullied?"
"+1+1".
Lin Yuan no longer cared.
He would even be glad that the original owner didn't join Wink—the original owner was a good person, so he was not suitable for Wink at all.
In Lin Yuan's remaining memory, although he didn't have much interaction with the members of Wink's debut group, they had persevered together until the last night of "Tomorrow's Star". He remembered very clearly that the members of Wink were not originally so carefree and... arrogant.
It's unclear whether this is their true nature or if they've been corrupted by Wink.
If it's the latter, given the original owner's personality, it's indeed not suitable for her to join.
However, even though Lin Yuan didn't care anymore, the number of views for "Hibernation" increased significantly.
"I'm sorry I didn't help you debut back then."
"I'm sorry, I insulted you earlier."
"In my heart, Lin Yuan, you are the most amazing and outstanding contestant on 'Rising Star'! Your rendition of 'Hibernation' was absolutely amazing! The stage performance truly blew me away!!"
"They are no match for you!"
"Hibernation" was a free single, and as his first song, Lin Yuan only considered it as an experiment and was too embarrassed to charge for it, which gave him an advantage in the chart competition with Zhang Xiaoyue.
However, due to the high viewership of "Hibernation", Lin Yuan was also able to receive some revenue sharing.
After he sang this song at the Leting Video New Year's Eve Gala, some program production teams approached him to buy the copyright.
Upon hearing this news, Lin Yuan thought he had misheard: "What?"
"Buy 'Hibernation'?"
Lin Yuan: "..."
He roughly understood that the music scene had been sluggish in recent years, and there weren't many popular songs. In the past, the copyright fees for big-name singers were too high, so program production teams usually wouldn't buy all of them, but would only buy a few as a symbolic gesture.
"Hibernation" perfectly fits the criteria of a new singer's low asking price and a song that is widely sung.
Although... according to some music critics, it would be difficult to sing "Hibernation" in a style completely different from Lin Yuan's.
But this song is indeed very unique; it's not melancholic and can create a cheerful effect on the show.
"How much money?" Lin Yuan asked in a low voice.
The agent quoted a price.
Lin Yuan's eyes widened: "Sell!"
Lin Yuan earns a decent amount now, but there's still a significant gap between him and true A-list actors. His fees for "Thousand Mountains" and "The Powerful Minister" weren't high, but they've increased now. However, Lin Yuan is quite selective about scripts and won't work on projects without a break in the schedule.
He occasionally looks at invitations for musicals and music programs.
Recently, the rival platform of "Tomorrow's Star" launched a talent show and invited Lin Yuan to be a guest performer.
The production team offered an incredibly high price, which, to summarize, was the combined fee for "Thousand Mountains" and "The Powerful Minister" plus the gala fee that Leting Video would pay Lin Yuan.
The production team wasn't doing charity for free; rather, they were using "fairness and impartiality" and "transparent voting" as selling points, taking advantage of Lin Yuan to satirize their rivals.
Lin Yuan: "..."
To be honest, he was very tempted by the offer, but unfortunately, his schedule conflicted with it.
However, Lin Yuan himself has no intention of becoming a tool of any platform.
For the production team, profit and the show's buzz are more important, but for each contestant, which guest to invite, which song to arrange, and what to say can all change their lives.
Lin Yuan could go and provoke hatred, but he always felt that such an approach was too frivolous.
He can take revenge in this way, but at the same moment he takes revenge, the fate of some players may change. It is too cruel for the players to have these two things happen in the same scenario.
What he doesn't care about might be very important to others.
Therefore, Lin Yuan ultimately declined the invitation.
Moreover, he was unsure whether this program, which touted itself as fair, was also like "Tomorrow's Star".
Lin Yuan is a victim; he should not and will not become the next perpetrator.
...
After the New Year's Eve gala ended, Lin Yuan received many invitations to the Spring Festival Gala, but he declined them all because he was about to join a production team.
The original owner still had relatives in the next province. Lin Yuan didn't go back last year, but this year his family still called. However, Lin Yuan felt a little uneasy.
He had no intention of taking over the original owner's life, but fate pushed him here.
He participated in the Leting video stage, and his family forwarded it to him, praising his singing.
So Lin Yuan was very conflicted. He had no relatives and didn't know how to get along with them normally. He always felt that this was a difficult problem.
He could continue to use joining a production crew to get by this year, but he wasn't so busy that he didn't even have time to go home.
Lin Yuan slapped the script onto his face.
Oh well, there's always a way out, and life goes on no matter what.
After memorizing his lines for a while, Lin Yuan's WeChat suddenly buzzed.
He initially thought it was a message from Feng Zeng, but instead, a notification from the "Powerful Minister" production team appeared on his screen.
"The premiere date for 'The Powerful Minister' is set for March 16th on Xiaguang TV."
"Wow, that's fast!"
"It's finally settled. You guys think it's fast, but I think it's slow," the director replied. "Will everyone be available then?"
"Even if you don't have it, you have to make something out of it for me."
Xiaguang TV is considered a second-tier satellite TV station in China, and its popularity is not high. However, in Cheng Yiyuan's words, it is a victory that "The Powerful Minister" was able to get a release date so early.
If we delay any longer, it might end up as something that's never seen again.
There's no shortage of dramas in the industry that are filmed but never aired, even if they feature big-name stars. If the drama is outdated, it will still lose money if it airs.
If a show can be broadcast, it's equivalent to selling the product, and the production team can recoup some of their costs. If the ratings are high and there are many commercials, and it gets a second or third run, things will be even better.
If you're lucky enough to become a huge hit, the platform might buy it for online streaming and pay you based on the number of views... Well, "The Powerful Minister" clearly doesn't fall into that category.
In short, if someone buys the rights, it means that "The Powerful Minister" has achieved a stage victory, and the director is very satisfied.
Moreover, "The Powerful Minister" was booked shortly after post-production was completed, so the director wasn't left with any problems and couldn't be happier.
“It’s obvious they’re benefiting from your success,” Cheng Yiyuan said. “First, they won a film award, and then they’ve gained attention again at the end of the year.”
"Keep up the good work and try to get Leting Video to buy our show."
Lin Yuan: "...Is this something I can achieve just by trying?"
"How will you know you can't do it if you don't give it a try?" the director encouraged.
Lin Yuan: "..."
Shouldn't the director put in the effort for this?
“As long as they’re willing to buy, I don’t even need the platform to charge a high price,” Cheng Yiyuan said. “A lower price is fine too.”
Lin Yuan: "...You overestimate me."
The director said that he didn't have high expectations for "The Powerful Minister" at first, but since the series finished filming, Lin Yuan's popularity has been rising day by day, and he has unknowingly become full of expectations for Lin Yuan.
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Author's Note: Update! [shrug][shrug][shrug]
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