With everyone returning to the company, filming for this episode came to an end.
Whether it was Xia Muge or Gu Yu, everyone else was waiting for notification about the next filming session.
For the director, this variety show had enough filming time, but it lacked any real highlights and was basically just the same old formula.
Now the director is also worried that even if the variety show goes live, no one will watch it.
Gu Yu sang a song, also an original one.
However, these two original songs did not receive the expected popularity. Even though the director had the production team buy trending topics and edited in Gu Yu's singing clips, only Gu Yu's fans paid attention to the songs.
This was somewhat expected.
After all, at this moment, apart from Gu Yu's fans surfing the internet intensively, no one else is paying attention to Gu Yu.
Moreover, perhaps due to poor performance, Gu Yu's new song, though good, was not sung well enough.
It's estimated that these two songs will only be truly effective after the official OST version is released.
However, for the show, the release of the OST version did not generate much buzz for the production team.
At this point, even the director had to consider Gu Yu's value in variety shows.
For Xia Muge, he was happy as long as Gu Yu was in trouble.
However, his happiness didn't last long, as Wang Feifei told him that he had to report to another film crew.
This production team is also a team that adapted an IP.
Wang Feifei said, "The villain you played last time was very charming. I have to say, there are relatively few actors with acting skills and popularity at this time, and that director was also a big production team. So, this time you are playing the third male lead."
"Although he is the third male lead, his screen time is not small."
Her words made Xia Muge nod: "Thank you, Sister Fei."
He knew that at this point, it was already quite good that Wang Feifei wasn't forcing him to do gigs to make easy money.
The film crew that Wang Feifei handed him was called "Qingyun Jue".
As the name suggests, this is a production team that adapted a fantasy drama into a fantasy drama, and in this era, fantasy dramas are basically just ancient costume dramas disguised as fantasy dramas.
The male lead is the tragic senior brother of the Holy Land, the second male lead is the Demon Lord with demon blood, and the third male lead is the female lead's childhood sweetheart, a devoted character.
Although in this day and age, being devoted to someone has been misinterpreted as having a negative connotation, girls still find this kind of persona appealing.
Most importantly, the show became a huge hit.
Moreover, the actor playing the male lead is none other than Gu Yu.
In the storyline, Gu Yu gained a group of female fans because he became the male lead.
However, the male lead role has now been given to someone else. Obviously, Gu Yu's reputation in the entertainment industry is not very good now, and many opportunities that should have belonged to him have been lost.
"Do your best."
Wang Feifei looked at Xia Muge, nodded, and left.
At first, Wang Feifei was indeed angry that Xia Muge was so disappointing.
After all, the variety show that was supposed to be his chance to shine ended up benefiting someone else.
However, looking back now, it may not have been a bad thing.
Xia Muge has gained some popularity recently, and with her attractive face, it's only a matter of time before she becomes a sensation; she doesn't need to fight for time.
After Wang Feifei left, Xia Muge's brain also received the system's body shape.
[Ding! The male lead has missed his chance to become a breakout star due to a missed opportunity on the set. His luck has decreased. Current luck.]
Gu Yu's luck has dropped again.
That's good news.
Xia Muge felt a sense of relief and joy.
And if he's happy, it naturally means that someone else is unhappy.
That was Gu Yu himself.
Gu Yu asked, "What did you say? Huayu withdrew the endorsement contract?"
His expression showed surprise.
Huayu is a jewelry brand.
Although they are endorsing a foreign jewelry brand, it is indeed a very good brand for them.
They had already reached an agreement.
But who would have thought that Huayu would change its mind now?
"It's because your performance on the variety show wasn't good. Actually, I had already reached an agreement with Huayu, and we were just waiting for your public image to improve so that we could leverage that popularity to get you the endorsement for COSO jewelry, a brand under the Huayu Group. But..."
She sighed, clearly disappointed in her son.
This endorsement deal is worth a whopping ten million yuan annually.
Don't think of this as a small number.
It's important to know that most of the so-called "hundreds of millions" salaries in the entertainment industry are actually money laundering; celebrities are lucky if they get even 10% of that.
The reason why people in the entertainment industry evade taxes is because they didn't actually receive that much money.
Basically, those who are caught evading taxes have been scammed by money laundering.
This endorsement is different; the money is real money that I actually receive.
After all, large companies don't need to use this method to launder money.
Therefore, what we see in the entertainment industry are sky-high salaries for actors and actresses, but not sky-high endorsement fees.
Endorsement fees are always exactly what they're supposed to be; a few million is considered a lot, let alone tens of millions.
However, Gu Yu failed to seize this opportunity.
Seeing Xu Yuanyuan's disappointed expression, Gu Yu subconsciously said, "It's just an endorsement, there will be more later."
"Huayu has an excellent reputation in the entertainment industry, and the brands it endorses are very stylish. Most importantly, the company has a wide distribution network. Basically, becoming a partner of Huayu means a smooth career path."
"Even if other endorsements offer a lot of money, would you dare to accept them if the product isn't good?"
She values Hua Yu because Hua Yu will enhance Gu Yu's reputation.
But who would have thought that Gu Yu was so 'unambitious'?
She said seriously, "Gu Yu, the entertainment industry isn't something you can just finish by writing a few songs, acting in some dramas, and appearing on a few variety shows. There are a lot of twists and turns in it. If you want to climb up, you have to please everyone."
Even if your fans don't spend money on you, you should still treat them as your bread and butter.
"And your temper is so bad that even I don't see any hope that you will become a big star."
She took a deep breath and said, "I'm taking you to a banquet tonight, so do your best."
Gu Yu remained silent, but inwardly he was somewhat unconvinced.
He felt that with his songs generating so much buzz, there shouldn't be any shortage of buyers.
He suddenly thought of Xia Muge and said, "Can I act now?"
The system also gave him perfect acting skills, and he felt he couldn't waste them.
"If there's no film crew, I can write my own scripts, and they'll definitely become popular."
Gu Yu was eager to prove himself, but he was met with Xu Yuanyuan's sneer.
"It's not that simple. Tonight, you listen to me and do your best, understand?"
She gave the instructions once again.
Gu Yu could only nod helplessly; he had no choice but to attend tonight's social event.
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