Chapter 69 Sega's wishful thinking was brilliant.
Luo Jiayin was greatly surprised.
It's hard to say whether Sega went to great lengths to promote Lin Manxi, or whether Lin Manxi went to great lengths to pursue Gu Yishen...
"Hold On to the Villain's Script" is not a show that you can just get on anytime you want. And judging from what the agent just said to Director Xu, it turns out that she went to the organizers in order to get Lin Manxi on the show.
However, Sega must have paid a considerable price to get Lin Manxi on board.
Is Lin Manxi's background really that impressive? Could Sega really go to such lengths to promote her?
While Luo Jiayin was puzzled, she couldn't help but worry about the future of the show.
Judging from Lin Manxi's performance in the previous episode, she can be described as "good at nothing".
A large-scale, multi-person immersive reality reasoning variety show. The "large-scale" part has nothing to do with Lin Manxi, and the "multi-person" part only refers to the number of "people".
As for "immersion," for Lin Manxi, who only has eyes for Gu Yishen, it's probably more about being immersed in Gu Yishen than in the show itself.
The "real-life setting" was also something Lin Manxi couldn't adapt to, as for "deduction"...
Needless to say.
Based on Luo Jiayin's observations of the guests in the previous episode, the guests should be thankful if Lin Manyi doesn't drag them down.
Luo Jiayin felt that hoping she could contribute something by brainstorming with everyone was no easier than Li Bai's lament, "The road to Shu is difficult, more difficult than ascending to heaven."
Ultimately, "Hold On to the Villain's Script" is still a variety show, right? At the very least, Lin Manxi herself needs to have some variety show appeal.
Regardless of what others think, Luo Jiayin felt that Lin Manyi was unreliable.
However, judging from what Sega's agent said and Director Xu's attitude, it's clear that Director Xu isn't too keen on having Lin Manxi be a regular on the show.
However, Director Xu is only the chief director. Since Sega has already reached a consensus with the organizer, whether or not Lin Manxi can appear on the show is not a decision that Director Xu can make on his own.
However, Director Xu was somewhat relieved. Fortunately, he had already communicated with the organizers and finalized the matter of bringing Luo Jia over as a regular guest. Otherwise, this reasoning variety show, which was already difficult to create a lively atmosphere, would have been further complicated by the addition of the half-dead Lin Manxi.
Director Xu is genuinely afraid of ruining his reputation.
Although he wasn't really willing, since the higher-ups had spoken, he, as the director, couldn't refuse.
After all, they said they had already "communicated" with the organizers, which basically means they brought their own funding to the project and were paid to do the work.
Well, let them come. In Director Xu's opinion, their show "Hold On to the Villain's Script" has a big name like Gu Yishen, a veteran with high EQ and IQ like Song Rui, and a highly entertaining Wei Lan to liven up the atmosphere. Now, they've added the popular idol Luo Jia.
Adding Lin Manxi, a "bronze" (inexperienced/unskilled) person, shouldn't be a big deal.
"Okay." Director Xu nodded politely. "The next episode is in three days. The recording location will be the same as before. You can just bring your artists over then."
Then, Director Xu pulled out a document from the stack of documents he was holding and handed it to Sega's agent.
"The theme of the next episode is 'Long-lasting Encounters,' which is also a script with an ancient Chinese style. This is a script that the staff just prepared. This script belongs to your artist, so you can have your artist prepare it when you get back."
Sega's agent, all smiles, accepted the script from Director Xu with both hands.
"Okay, okay, haha. Um... Director Xu, there's something else."
Upon hearing this, Director Xu glanced at his agent, waiting for him to continue.
"Well, Director Xu, as you know, we originally planned to invite Lu Ziye from Sega to be a guest on our show last time. But who knew that Ziye would have a scheduling conflict and miss the filming of the last episode."
"Both Ziye himself and Sega feel deeply regretful. What do you think, could we perhaps have Ziye appear in the next episode...?"
"Manager Liu."
Before the agent could finish speaking, Director Xu's expression turned visibly displeased, and he even interrupted him.
"If I remember correctly, 'Hold on tight to the villain's script' is still a program on Pineapple TV, not Sega's, right?"
Since Director Xu has said that, what is there for Agent Liu not to understand?
Before he came, the company only told him to try his luck depending on the situation. After all, this was also an opportunity for Lu Ziye to show his face. If it worked out, that would be great. If it didn't work out, they wouldn't lose anything by trying.
However, Manager Liu has been in the entertainment industry for many years, so he does have the ability to read people's expressions.
Seeing that Director Xu's expression was somewhat unfriendly, Manager Liu immediately put on a warm smile and said to Director Xu in a flattering manner, "Director Xu, we at Sega also cherish newcomers. Ziye is still young, and of course we don't want him to miss out on a top-notch program like 'Hold On to the Villain's Script' in China."
"However, it is true that we have asked you to do something difficult. Of course, it has also put you in a difficult position. It's okay, it's okay. We just wanted to try to help Ziye. If he really can't get in, then it's just that Ziye is not fortunate enough to have that opportunity."
Director Xu frowned.
This Manager Liu is really good with words. He's said all the nice things and acted like a good guy, making Sega Entertainment sound like a company that treats its artists exceptionally well.
Sega's plan is truly brilliant.
Actually, Director Xu isn't heartless, but Sega had just persuaded the organizers to bring in Lin Manxi, who was nobody, as a regular guest, and he had already agreed due to pressure. But now Sega is insisting on bringing in Lu Ziye as well.
Although he didn't develop a bad impression of Lu Ziye because of the sudden replacement of Lu Ziye with Lin Manxi in the previous episode, Director Xu understood that in the entertainment industry, people often have no choice but to follow the rules.
The company decides who gets to perform and who doesn't, leaving those with no connections powerless to control their own fate.
But Director Xu makes TV shows, not does charity work.
There are countless unfair things like this in the entertainment industry. If he had to take care of every newcomer who suffers unfair treatment, he wouldn't be able to do anything else all day. He might as well not film any popular variety shows at all.
It's pointless to offend capital for the sake of others and jeopardize your own future.
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