Chapter 843: The Chosen Royal Family, Obstructing the Process (Part 1)
The other end answered quickly: "Hello?"
"I am Xia Qingfan."
The other end gasped: "Master Fan? Are you...something wrong?"
Xia Qingfan curled his lips, took his phone, and walked to a secluded corner before speaking: "In the next episode, I want Jiang Chenxing to not have a single shot!"
"What?! How, how is this possible?" The other end was shocked.
In the third performance, Jiang Chenxing led the team to win first place, and he himself won the title of "Popularity King", so he must be given more shots in the second training record.
Even if you don’t give more, you can’t have no shots at all!
What's more, with the first episode aired today, Jiang Chenxing has become the most discussed and popular contestant.
Normally, the second episode would have more shots. If there were fewer, netizens would inevitably question the production team, saying they were being "explosion-proof" or even maliciously suppressing them.
It has caused controversy after just two episodes, which is definitely not what the creative team wants to see.
"...Master Fan, aren't you making things difficult for us?"
"Don't try that! If we don't cut his scenes, are we just going to let Jiang Chenxing take over? Who the hell is he? The Star-Making Camp invested so much money this season, are they just going to let him ride on the popularity for free and rise to the top overnight?"
"That's definitely not possible! Both the station and the investors have people they want to promote."
"Isn't that the end of it? Now is the time to nip him in the bud before he becomes anything more than a threat. It's good for you, it's good for me, it's good for everyone."
"This...I need to discuss this with Director Yu."
Seeing that the other party had given in, Xia Qingfan knew that the matter was probably settled, so he ended the call quickly.
He turned around, threw the phone to the staff member, and left arrogantly.
"Who is this? This is too much!"
"Alright, alright, we can't afford to offend the Chosen Royal Family, so just be patient."
…
Xia Qingfan called the person in charge of the coordination group, who then told the director his request.
"...Oh, not a single shot? He really dares to think so!" Director Yu sneered after hearing this.
It’s not that I think this request is unreasonable, I just don’t like being told what to do.
In fact, he was not surprised at all that Xia Qingfan made this request.
For the entertainment industry, which often bans and freezes actors, it is just a matter of having scenes cut, which is too common.
Director Yu also roughly knew the reason why Xia Qingfan did this. Wasn't it because he was afraid that Jiang Chenxing would become popular and snatch the C position that he was determined to get?
"Director Yu, judging by Master Fan's tone, I'm afraid he won't let it go if we don't agree."
"Yeah, I know."
"So do we agree or not?"
Director Yu waved his hand: "No rush, there's still a week until the second episode starts."
Just then, his phone rang: "Hello...Have you checked it out? Are you sure?"
Director Yu's frown gradually relaxed after hearing something on the other end. "Okay, I get it... Tsk! How much of a stir can a single internet celebrity's fans stir up? Have all these years in the entertainment industry been for nothing?"
The other end smiled and apologized.
Director Yu: "Okay, let's do this for now."
After saying that, he hung up.
He sent people to investigate Jiang Chenxing and Xingyue Agency and got some clues.
It's a small agency with only three signed artists. It's laughable if you tell anyone about it.
The boss's name is Wu Qian, and there is no such person in the circle.
The equity structure behind it is also simple. Wu Qian is both the legal person and the major shareholder.
All the backers and financial sponsors that I worried about before are no longer there.
The only redeeming quality of the company is probably that it discovered and cultivated Jiang Chenxing, a food-eating internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans.
But internet celebrities are just internet celebrities, and they are two different things from real celebrities. As for those millions of fans...
I don't know how much water is mixed in it.
In short, Jiang Chenxing has no backing and no one to rely on, so there is nothing to be afraid of!
Director Yu: "Give Xia Qingfan a clear answer. Tell him that I agree to his request. I will try to cut out Jiang Chenxing's individual shots, but the ones with other contestants will still be retained."
"But even one of them cannot be missing..."
"Tsk! You're so ruthless, are you afraid that everyone won't know that the production team is deliberately suppressing Jiang Chenxing? There must be a limit to willfulness. Provoking a public backlash will not benefit anyone! Let him fend for himself!"
"Yes, I'll convey it right away." The head of the coordination group wiped the sweat off his face and slipped away.
Each of them is a troublemaker and has a temper. If possible, he doesn't want to serve any of them, but who made Xia Qingfan call him directly?
Oh, trouble!
…
The recording went very quickly and the second performance was about to begin.
During this period, although Xia Qingfan still treated Jiang Chenxing with a cold nose and cold eyes, he only attacked with his mouth and did not use his hands.
Jiang Chenxing just treated him as a mosquito, buzzing around, ignoring him, not caring, and not getting angry.
Anyone who sees that concentration will praise it.
Xia Qingfan felt as if his fist had hit cotton, without any sense of accomplishment. He was furious several times and wanted to lose his temper, but for some reason, he always managed to brake in time. His expression was strange and calm, and there was a trace of pity in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Chenxing.
There is a kind of confident calmness and secret satisfaction as if one is "watching his tall buildings rise and fall".
Too creepy——
Someone privately told Jiang Chenxing to be careful, as Xia Qingfan was obviously trying to play dirty tricks and might be up to something bad.
Jiang Chenxing sincerely thanked him and said he would pay attention. But then he turned around and acted as if nothing had happened, training, eating, and resting as usual every day.
Gradually, some people felt that Jiang Chenxing was unfathomable.
But some people think he is just pretending.
As the atmosphere in the training camp became increasingly tense, and everyone had a certain understanding of each other's strength, it gradually became clear who were the "potential stocks" and who were the "professional sons".
Under such circumstances, the second episode of "Star-Making Training Camp" was launched.
The six contestants selected for Class A will choose their team members according to the order determined by drawing lots to form new groups.
Among them, Xia Qingfan is the most popular, as shown by the fact that everyone is vying to be in the same group with him, and some are even willing to battle him on the spot.
Naturally, Xia Qingfan became the focus.
During the interviews with the players, several people who were asked spoke highly of him.
There is also a young actor named Chu Li who performs outstandingly and is given many close-up shots.
The other members of Class A, including Jiang Chenxing, were just swept away.
Next, the performance repertoire was selected, and the camera focused on Xia Qingfan, Zhou Chenlin, and Qu Xiaohan.
Jiang Chenxing and his team members just passed by in a hurry.
Then the intensive daily training began.
Chu Li's hard work, Xia Qingfan's talent, Zhou Chenlin's high notes, and Qu Xiaohan's rap were all presented to the audience in close-up.
However, Jiang Chenxing led his team members to work out movements, adjust formations, choreograph, rehearse, etc., but the scenes were either cut directly or only shown in long shots.
At the end of the video, there was a preview of the next performance, and only here did Jiang Chenxing get a close-up.
After whetting everyone's appetite, it came to an abrupt end, raising everyone's expectations for the first performance to the maximum.
This time, with the joint efforts of the agency and marketing accounts, Chu Li, Xia Qingfan, and Zhou Chenlin all became hot searches.
Everyone seemed to have forgotten Jiang Chenxing's existence. After all, the 101 young men all had good figures and good looks, so naturally they would have a deeper impression of whoever the camera favored.
Xia Qingfan took out his cell phone and checked the hot search list. His name was ranked first, and he immediately felt in a good mood.
Seeing this, the two roommates complimented him:
"Brother Fan is awesome!"
"My Weibo followers are also increasing very quickly."
“…”
As for his blatant behavior of browsing on his phone in the dormitory, everyone seemed to be selectively blind.
Xia Qingfan glanced at Jiang Chenxing, chuckled softly, pushed aside the two people in front of him who were complimenting him, and walked straight over: "The second episode seems to be more popular than the first one. It's on the trending searches for free. Here, I'll lend you my phone, use it to browse."
Jiang Chenxing didn't even raise his eyes: "No, thank you."
Xia Qingfan frowned: "Don't be ungrateful!"
Jiang Chenxing stood up and said, "I'm just following the rules and not using my phone."
Then, just leave.
It's time to eat.
"F*k!" Xia Qingfan cursed, then sneered at his back, "You're afraid to watch, right? After all, you didn't even get any proper footage this time, let alone trending on the internet. So what if you came in first place in the performance? No one saw it anyway."
Jiang Chenxing paused, but did not turn around or pay any attention.
It just dawned on me that someone had tampered with the editing.
Oh……
It's quite painstaking.
After getting the answer he wanted, Jiang Chenxing left without staying any longer.
Eating is the most important thing in life, as for other things...
Eat first.
Xia Qingfan suddenly felt angry at being ignored and had a big tantrum in the dormitory.
He also kicked over a lot of chairs.
The other roommates were so scared that they dared not say a word.
But when he saw his name on the hot search list, Xia Qingfan instantly smiled again.
No matter what, he won this time!
Little did they know that the trending search list without Jiang Chenxing had already attracted the attention of the "Guardians"...
Midnight update.
(End of this chapter)
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