[Ding, the protagonist's popularity has dropped again, luck -, current luck.]
After Xia Muge withdrew from the competition as he wished, Gu Yu's fan base did not increase significantly.
On the contrary, because of Xia Muge's incident, many rational fans began to re-examine Gu Yu.
It must be admitted that Gu Yu is talented; otherwise, he wouldn't have so many fans now.
However, talent is one thing.
In this era of ubiquitous entertainment, the influence of a few songs, or even popular music, is declining.
This is no longer an era where someone can become famous overnight with just one song and live off it for the rest of their life.
Gu Yu's fans won, but casual observers began to keep their distance.
However, due to the powerful influence of his fans, many fast-moving consumer goods brands want him to be their spokesperson. After all, with such a strong fan base, the inventory stored in the warehouse can be sold off quickly.
The reason why capital cultivates traffic is precisely to use it in this way.
Therefore, Jay Chou's endorsement of M-Zone and Aima electric vehicles is a breath of fresh air.
Of course, Gu Yu was unaware of all this at the time.
He didn't have a real entertainment company around him to build connections or analyze the pros and cons.
So, Gu Yu is certainly having a great time now, but he'll definitely have a hard time finding resources in the future.
Not only are resources hard to find, but many trainees are now afraid to approach him.
These days, The Coming One is the best variety show they can get access to.
Even though they were just there to accompany the prince on this variety show, the exposure they received was incomparable to that of ordinary programs.
Under these circumstances, they dared not try to please Gu Yu any further.
However, this made Gu Yu even angrier.
He couldn't understand why, given the grand display he had made, people with discernment should be praising him.
After that, the ratings for The Coming One inevitably declined.
After all, Gu Yu's original song was novel, but Xia Muge's dance was not bad either, and Xia Muge's consistent second place was also a highlight.
However, the current second place is far inferior to Xia Muge, hence the complaints from many viewers.
Gu Yu gave a song to Zhou Ming, but Zhou Ming failed to bring out the song's strengths. When he sang "Sunshine Boy" on the show, he didn't bring out the power of the song.
The melody of this song may be decent, but because of Gu Yu's previous masterpieces, it's no surprise that Zhou Ming didn't become a huge hit and only gained a handful of fans.
He felt like he had been tricked.
But the key point is that he had offended many trainees because of his bossy attitude.
These people might very well try to trip him up later.
Thinking of this, Zhou Ming felt like crying but had no tears.
However, his previous actions were too extreme, and now he's trying to apologize. His change of heart from arrogance to obsequiousness is really hard to like.
Although the trainees didn't say anything on the surface, Zhou Ming was being ostracized.
Because it didn't become popular, the company didn't provide the promised follow-up resources.
He could only hope that Gu Yu would give him another song.
At this moment, he actually envied Xia Muge.
Although Xia Muge withdrew from the competition, she gained sympathy points.
If this sympathy is reciprocated, it can also be exchanged for resources.
At that moment, he was unaware that Xia Muge was working as an extra.
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When Xia Muge appeared at Hengdian World Studios, many extras looked at him with hostility.
Everyone who comes here dreams of soaring to great heights.
What does it take to soar to great heights? Well, it takes good looks and acting skills, of course.
Compared to acting skills, which can be honed over time, appearance is the most important thing.
At a time like this, Xia Muge's appearance is naturally a threat to their livelihood.
With the recent economic downturn, there are very few extras available for work.
Many entertainment company employees would love to send their trainees to work as extras. Not to mention, those who earn over a hundred a day are considered lucky.
Thinking about this, they became even more depressed.
The company did not stop Xia Muge from taking on roles here.
If an artist has their own resources, it's not a bad thing for the company.
After all, the company also gets a share of the profits.
The web series resources that Wang Feifei mentioned before are still a long way off.
However, Xia Muge did not expect that Zhao Sichun would help him secure a role.
"Xia Muge, quickly praise me."
"I know a new director named Li Xin. He is currently looking for a second male lead. The role is a villain, but the actor must be handsome. Most importantly, it is a TV series adapted from an existing IP."
"I've already recommended you for the interview. You absolutely must seize this opportunity."
Xia Muge was completely surprised when he received Zhao Sichun's message.
He immediately said, "Thank you so much. Whether it works out or not, I owe you a favor."
What are the reasons why it's so difficult for newcomers to make it in the entertainment industry these days?
Lack of channel resources.
There are too many celebrities and idols these days.
If a show shows even the slightest sign of becoming popular, then countless veteran actors and rising stars will be eyeing it.
After all, for the entertainment industry today, acting is a good way to maintain their status and make money.
The reason why there are more and more variety shows for actors these days is because they have no roles and no way to find new and good roles, so they hope that directors can see them and make it easier for them to get roles.
In this situation, a good information channel, not to mention anything else, is worth at least two thousand yuan just for the interview opportunity that Zhao Sichun mentioned.
That's considered a small number.
Therefore, the entertainment industry began to develop professions similar to 'brokers', who collect and organize information and then sell it to various companies.
Many agents from various companies contact them, buy their information, and then use it to recruit their own artists.
In this way, a lot of information can circulate, and the money that brokers can receive is more than imagined.
Of course, brokers can only sell private, first-hand information; publicly available information has no value for sale, and this is not something everyone can do.
Xia Muge currently has no way to contact these brokers, since brokers are in the business of information, and if this information is known by many people, then the information loses its value.
Zhao Sichun's news means he'll have to work at least a year less.
As for whether this role will be taken off?
That's for sure.
Don't forget, Xia Muge also has skills like 'mind reading', 'word magic', and 'basic psychology'.
These skills simply cannot be used to attack the main character, but that doesn't mean they can't be used on other characters.
At this point, due to his withdrawal from the competition, Gu Yu's fans began to slowly disperse.
Therefore, he does not have any public opinion problems.
With this in mind, Xia Muge went to the interview full of fighting spirit.
"Gu Yu, our battle has only just begun."
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