Chapter 245: Imitators with a bad reputation: On the importance of originality
At 8 PM on Thursday, amidst a flurry of promotions, "Lu Fei Show" officially premiered on Penguin. As the first talk show to capitalize on the popularity of "Su Yang Show," it was packed with people watching. After all, everyone was hoping it would be good, so they wouldn't be bored on Thursday.
"Hi, everyone, welcome to the Lu Fei Show, exclusively sponsored by Blue Ocean House. I'm Lu Fei..."
The routine is the same as Su Yangxiu's. If you look closely, even the design of the stage and the seating positions of the guests are actually very similar.
The Lu Fei Show has officially started airing. As a well-known domestic host, Lu Fei has a very strong foundation. His humor is also very sharp. After the show started, many viewers were also amused and laughed.
But soon, the rhythm of the barrage became different.
"Although it's quite funny, could you please be a little more original? They're all internet jokes, and I've heard a lot of them before..."
"Can you be a little original?"
"It's quite funny, but many of the jokes are from the internet, far from Su Yangxiu..."
"Haha, rubbish. He imitates Su Yangxiu everywhere. Even the way he teases the guests is similar to Su Yang..."
"What a piece of rubbish! Are you ashamed to compare yourself to Su Yangxiu?"
"Haha, it's a show produced by Penguin, so that makes sense. When has Penguin ever produced something original?"
"Damn, I've heard all those jokes before. Holy shit, stand-up comedy is so easy! I think I can do it too..."
"It's all just internet memes, slightly reworked. What rubbish..."
"What's this Lu Feixiu? Why not just ask Lu Fei to tell jokes..."
The comments were all over the place, but they weren't exactly positive. Most of the viewers of "Lu Fei Show" were fans of Su Yang Xiu. "Su Yang Xiu" made them laugh out loud, and sometimes even brought them to tears.
But now, "The Lu Fei Show" has given them a different feeling. While Lu Fei is a capable host, and some of his jokes are quite funny and entertaining, they are rarely original. Many are internet memes or classic lines, simply re-edited by Lu Fei and his team.
It's also fun, but it doesn't have the amazing feeling of "Su Yang Show".
When watching "Su Yang Show", Su Yang's jokes and words were all original, and no one had ever heard them before. After watching "Su Yang Show", everyone had only one word in their mind: "Admiration".
But now watching "Lu Fei Show" gives people a disgusting and low-end feeling.
After being spoiled by "Su Yang Show," viewers who watched "Lu Fei Show" felt like their mouths were stuffed with flies. After watching it for a while, many people did not find it funny, but rather felt disgusted.
What a rubbish show! It's much worse than "Suyang Show." Once viewers form this opinion, they will continue to find faults as they continue watching.
There are more and more barrages, but also more and more insults.
Shenzhen, Lu Fei's residence. Lu Fei looked at the comments and almost smashed his computer in anger.
"Fuck, this bunch of rubbish audience."
Lu Fei couldn't help but curse. After cursing, Lu Fei's face was filled with bitterness again. Damn it, although the audience's curses were harsh, they pointed out the shortcomings of "Lu Fei Show" at once.
The biggest shortcoming of "Lu Fei Show" is its lack of originality. The show is already on a tight schedule, so how can we have enough time to write the scripts?
Besides, not everyone is a genius. Even the best screenwriters in the industry spend a lot of time writing a joke.
Therefore, Lu Feixiu's screenwriters could only resort to plagiarism, looking for some funny online jokes and classic sentences on the Internet, and then the screenwriter team polished them and used them directly.
Lu Fei thought that the polished sentence was quite funny, but he didn't expect to be scolded by these picky viewers.
It's also easy for netizens to manipulate the show these days, catching just one flaw and lashing out at it. "Su Yang Show" has a lot of loyal viewers, and now that "Lu Fei Show" has given them a mouthful of shit, they're naturally going to lash out at it.
Plus, Penguin is also prone to criticism. If the show was good, it would be fine. But now that the show is bad, even some netizens who thought it was good have started to criticize it.
Amidst the barrage of criticism, the first episode of "Lu Fei Show" finally came to an end. But after the show ended, the criticism had just begun.
"I just finished watching Lu Feixiu and was almost sickened. Damn, it's still Penguin's nature, only able to plagiarize, without a single original piece..."
"Su Yangxiu is so popular now that everyone wants to imitate him. Haha, Lu Fei's reputation is in jeopardy..."
"Lu Feixiu is rubbish. All his jokes are plagiarized..."
"Lu Feixiu should change its name to Plagiarism Show, and explain in detail the collection of Lu Feixiu's plagiarism jokes..."
"Lu Feixiu's reputation collapsed, and he was severely criticized by the audience..."
"Lu Feixiu has just started airing, and the reviews are terrible..."
Many people online are capitalizing on the hype. Self-media platforms, in particular, have figured out the secret to traffic. Sometimes, criticizing a program is more likely to draw traffic than praising it.
Especially now that there are so many complaints about Lu Feixiu, it is only natural that he would be criticized by the self-media.
Besides the self-media outlets capitalizing on the popularity, netizens also began directly rating "Lu Fei Show" on rating websites, and soon the scores were exposed. This score almost made Lu Fei depressed.
Damn, "Su Yang Show" currently has a score of 9.2 points. And I don't know if it was intentional by the audience, but "Lu Fei Show" was directly rated 2.9 points.
The ratings were completely imitated, with the two numbers flipped. The comments section was filled with a barrage of criticism.
In one word, horrific.
The reputation of "Lu Fei Show" was like a bucket of cold water poured directly on the heads of other TV stations and video channels that were preparing to broadcast talk shows.
Yes, talk shows are very popular right now. But that doesn't mean it's easy to make a living. Compared to other variety shows, talk shows are actually more difficult to make a living on.
The requirements for the originality of the jokes are very high, and the requirements for the host are also very high.
These two points are indispensable, and most importantly, the industry already has a benchmark. "Su Yang Show" was the first to be broadcast, and everyone regards "Su Yang Show" as a benchmark.
Now they have developed their vision through "Su Yang Show". If your program is too different from "Su Yang Show", you will be scolded like a dog.
Now, "The Lu Fei Show" has become a living negative example. With the first episode being criticized so badly, it's hard to say whether they'll even record a second one. After all, Penguin spends a lot of money to produce each episode, and Lu Fei's salary alone is a significant amount.
Su Yang and Tang Qing also saw the situation of "Lu Fei Show". Seeing the audience's reaction, both of them couldn't help laughing.
With such a reputation and quality, "Lu Fei Show" can not only steal the job of "Su Yang Show", but also increase the reputation and popularity of "Su Yang Show". With the contrast of such a rubbish program as "Lu Fei Show", the excellence of "Su Yang Show" can be further highlighted.
Without the contrast of its peers, "Su Yang Xiu" would be too lonely. Now that it has the contrast of its peers, the audience can see how excellent "Su Yang Xiu" is.
While Lu Fei Show was in chaos, Su Yang Show remained high-quality. On Friday evening at 8 PM, Su Yang Show returned to the airwaves, continuing its previous high-quality performance, drawing laughter. Many viewers couldn't help but comment and sigh in admiration as they watched Su Yang Show.
Damn, this is a talk show. What the hell is "Lu Fei Show"? It's just a host telling jokes at best.
The failure of "Lu Fei Show" and the rapid success of "Su Yang Show" prompted other TV stations to hold emergency meetings, and the restless hearts calmed down.
With the example of "Lu Fei Show", they must learn from it. If their own show is the same as "Lu Fei Show" after it is launched, then not only will they not make money, but the quality of their own TV station will also be lowered, which is not worth the loss.
All of this was a special victory for Qingyao Media, which made a fortune, and Yanjing TV and Youku also made a lot of money.
As the ratings for Yanjing TV's programs increased, so did the price of the commercials they ran. Besides paying Qingyao Media, they could still make a good profit from these advertising fees. After all, with such high ratings, the advertising fees were calculated per second, making them very expensive.
Youku has seen a surge in traffic thanks to "Su Yang Show." Many viewers have signed up for Youku memberships because of the show, which is great news for the platform. After all, what streaming platforms need most is traffic.
Su Yang's days became busy, and the TV series project was also launched in a low-key manner.
The weather in Yanjing was gradually getting warmer, and the fetus in Qin Shuyao's belly was growing healthily. Qin Shuyao was now very free every day, completely putting aside all work.
The four fetuses are developing very well. Every time I go for a checkup, even the doctor can't help but sigh that these four children are developing so well and so healthy. The four fetuses are developing together, and their growth rate is better than that of many pregnant women with only one child.
Not only that, but with the arrival of morning sickness, Qin Shuyao surprisingly rarely vomited. She only vomited a few times a day, and it wasn't a major reaction. This situation made the doctor sigh that Qin Shuyao was blessed. With such mild morning sickness, Qin Shuyao was truly blessed.
After all, some pregnant women experience particularly severe morning sickness. Some have no choice but to seek treatment in the hospital, while others start vomiting more than a month into the pregnancy and continue until the baby is almost born.
Compared to them, Qin Shuyao was truly very lucky and happy. Having quadruplets was already difficult, and now the children were developing so well and had no morning sickness, which was the greatest happiness.
The only downside was that Qin Shuyao's belly was bigger than other pregnant women. For many pregnant women, it was sometimes only visible after five or six months. But now, after only three months, Qin Shuyao's belly had already grown.
But considering there were four children involved, everyone felt it was natural.
Not only did her belly grow, but under Su Yang's pig-raising feeding method, Qin Shuyao also gradually gained weight. This level of weight gain was completely out of the entertainment industry.
There's a strange phenomenon in the entertainment industry: when female artists give birth, many of them look like they're not pregnant even when their babies are almost born. It's truly magical, but this didn't last with Qin Shuyao.
Qin Shuyao's weight was increasing at a visible rate. Every time she weighed herself, she felt a sense of distress. However, Su Yang would always try to comfort her.
Su Yang didn't think gaining weight during pregnancy was a big deal. After the baby was born, Su Yang thought losing weight wouldn't be difficult. He knew the Golden Fitness Method and was a skilled cook. With his help, Qin Shuyao would be able to use the most scientific methods to quickly regain her figure, without having to worry about her diet.
Spring comes and flowers bloom, and all things come to life.
The temperature rose quietly, and the beautiful scenery of Sanshan Village slowly recovered.
Located in the deepest part of Sanshan Village, there is an independent house standing halfway up the mountain.
This is a two-story wooden building that looks very ethnic. The decoration inside is also very exquisite, and the huge farmyard looks quite farm-like, giving people a very comfortable feeling.
Surrounding the house are carefully cultivated plots of land and paddy fields. Each plot is carefully planted with various things, such as peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, beans, etc.
With the return of green, the whole house looks really beautiful, giving people a pastoral feeling from a distance.
This is the Mushroom House. The Mushroom House in "A Longing for Life" has finally been built. Even the surrounding fields have been planned. These vegetables and crops have been carefully selected and planted.
Even the planting patterns are very particular, and everything needs to give people a sense of beauty.
“So beautiful…”
Wang Xu came to Sanshan Village again. After arriving at the mushroom house, he couldn't help but sigh. Although it's not at its most beautiful now, it's already very beautiful.
Especially under the camera, it looks even more beautiful with the filter on.
This beautiful scenery alone gives people a sense of beauty.
"I'm really looking forward to it..."
A staff member next to Wang Xu couldn't help but say it.
With such beautiful scenery and the planning of "A Longing for Life", everyone is looking forward to it.
"Oh, I'm going to bleed again..."
Wang Xu said with some pain. The show is good, but it's not their own show. "Longing for Life" is still a program of Qingyao Media.
However, this time, there was no need for competition. After all, before Qingyao Media, Yanjing TV and Su Yang had already agreed on a cooperation model. Although this time, the production and broadcasting were separated, Yanjing TV did not have to spend money to purchase the exclusive broadcasting rights of the TV station. Instead, it cooperated with Qingyao Media on a minute-by-minute basis.
Qingyao Media is responsible for production, while Yanjing Television is responsible for broadcasting. Copyright belongs to Qingyao Media, and profits are distributed based on advertising revenue. For Yanjing Television, this reduces risk. For Qingyao Media, this partnership potentially allows them to earn more money, and both parties are very satisfied with this partnership.
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