Chapter 12
Director Chen Yuan is not the kind of person who would compromise. To put it bluntly, she has a bad temper.
She was a well-known iron lady in the variety show circle who had the final say. The original owner was considered honest under her control, and he always did things secretly to cause trouble and bully others. It was a fantasy for this young master to hold back until the finals before he failed.
As soon as Su Ning picked up the phone, he heard a voice from the other end: "Su Ning, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation."
Her voice was oppressive even through the phone. Unlike Su Hongda who relied on emotions to control the situation, Chen Yuan's tone was calm and gentle. However, when the show was being filmed, many trainees didn't dare to even breathe in front of her.
"Director Chen, I think the press conference is the best explanation for this matter." Su Ning replied, "At least the public's negative opinions about the program team have indeed decreased, right?"
It was said before that the safety facilities of the program team were not up to standard, and the leaked pictures pointed out that it was some people who maliciously sabotaged it. The safety rope was indeed cut, and the program team did send the patient to the hospital in time when faced with the accident. Later it was said that they were under pressure from the investors to help the evil. Su Ning's actual withdrawal from the competition just happened to deny this.
Chen Yuan is a person who cherishes her reputation. The show "Idol Star Map" has had a very good reputation until the fourth season, because it has received large investments, has produced several popular contestants and has performed well. The popularity of this season has finally been accumulated and it could have ended successfully, but it suffered an unexpected disaster. That's why Chen Yuan is so dissatisfied with Su Ning, and she also has a lot of resentment towards Guangying Entertainment. This time she simply didn't even show up.
The fact that the call was made back at this time was enough to show that the other party's attitude had softened.
Sure enough, the other party snorted upon hearing this, but did not deny it. He just continued to ask, "Okay, you said in front of the reporters that you want to change the competition system. When did you discuss this with us?"
"If I don't say this, the audience will probably make a scene, so I came to discuss this with you as soon as I got off the stage," Su Ning said, "You can't blame me for acting without consulting you. After I withdraw from the competition, there will be one vacant spot on the night of the finals, so the competition system will definitely need to be adjusted. The difference lies in the intensity of the change."
Generally speaking, after Su Ning withdraws from the competition, he will be treated as a direct vacancy, and the program arrangement of the final night performance will be adjusted accordingly.
What’s a bit troublesome is that the original owner, who has a lot of resources, has two stages on the final night, one for a group and one for a solo performance. The time on the final night is tight, and with Su Ning’s absence, the parts of the two stages have to be reallocated.
There are quite a few adjustments involved, and even the content that other students have already practiced has to be re-arranged and practiced.
Time is already very tight, not to mention that Sang Le is also injured. According to the original schedule, it is not certain whether he can recover well enough to perform in the finals, which puts Chen Yuan in a dilemma.
"Under the current situation, we can only postpone the finals," Su Ning's tone did not change at all because of her words, and he still sounded very calm, "Otherwise, Sang Le's injury will definitely not be healed in enough time."
"You said to postpone it, so what?" Chen Yuan's voice instantly rose twice. "I'm leaving no room for words? Do you want to ask the platform if it agrees? Do the investors agree? Do the advertisers agree? Do the fans still have the patience to wait?"
"I know all this," Su Ning patiently waited for her to finish her questioning, "I have a way."
Chen Yuan didn't believe it: "What can you do?"
Su Ning replied: "We can have a revival match."
"In recent years, there has never been a revival competition system in talent shows, but Idol Star Map Season 4 can give it a try."
But after he finished speaking, Chen Yuan sneered when she heard these three words and replied, "Are you kidding me?"
Shen Mingzheng, who was listening to this nearby, also frowned and seemed to disagree.
Nowadays, talent shows rarely have a resurrection system, especially before the finals. That's because the results of every vote are cast with real money from fans, and are the most direct reflection of public popularity. If you lose, you lose, and the excitement brought by this "only once" chance will make fans and audiences even more excited.
If there is a resurrection match, it means giving wiggle room. It seems to be giving eliminated people a chance, but in fact it will reduce the sense of urgency of each promotion match. It is not worth the loss for the program team, and it is unfair to the contestants who successfully break through.
To put it more cruelly, although it is a pity for those who did not make it into the top 20, they are not wronged in terms of popularity. Even if they are successfully resurrected, they can only show up on the final night and have no ability to compete for the debut position.
Variety shows are meant to be a topic of conversation. It is inappropriate to put a revival match for the losers before the important finals night to slow down the progress. On the contrary, delaying the originally scheduled finals night because of this revival match will greatly affect the broadcast volume, and no interested party will agree to it.
It seems to be able to save the situation and delay time, but if you think about it carefully, it is not a good choice.
But Su Ning was not panicked at all.
He seemed to have fully anticipated the other party's reaction, and then he explained in detail: "Director Chen, I know the reason. This time is different. I took the initiative to withdraw from the competition, and I took the initiative to withdraw before the finals. No one expected this segment to happen."
"We all know that a group of old faces who have been eliminated have little meaning in the revival match. They are just around 20th place, which is not enough to be the prelude to the final night.
"But what if this time the resurrection match and the challenge match are held together, and in addition to the old players, there are also particularly competitive newcomers joining?"
Chen Yuan was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Su Ning continued, "What I mean is that this time it's not only a resurrection, but also a challenge match, or I shouldn't call it a resurrection match, a more accurate term should be a replacement match."
"Half of them are old contestants who were eliminated before and have regrets and are now getting another chance. More importantly, the other half are new faces."
"For example, I remember that the talent show "Boiling Youth" on a competitor's platform just ended a month ago. It was quite popular, but the tenth and eleventh place winners who failed to debut were quite popular, and the vote difference was very small. Their companies have no plans to debut in the short term. I think they may not refuse this opportunity."
The person on the other end didn't speak for a long time. When Chen Yuan spoke again, the words seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth: "Inviting someone from the rival show, you..."
"It's a friendly competitor," Su Ning corrected her. "Speaking of which, Idol Star Chart is a little more popular. If you don't make your debut on other shows, you should strive for every opportunity, right? The contestants who didn't make their debut didn't sign a non-compete agreement."
This is indeed a little interesting.
This year is known as the year of talent shows, with talent shows on several video platforms competing against each other, and all of them are very popular. The fourth season of Idol Star Map is considered a dark horse that has emerged from the back, but the production team of Boiling Youth has always been wealthy and has always been very discussed. In particular, the number of votes for the debut position this season is very close, and many fans are very sorry about this. If they can really invite him, there is a real possibility that he will compete for the debut position.
This idea is bold, but it is not worth a try.
On the other end of the phone, Chen Yuan's mind was already racing, but she still said, "That's it? The topic is high enough, but can the strength and popularity keep up? After all, they are also a group that has not debuted yet, and the popularity of our idols is higher than theirs..."
"It's certainly not enough to rely on them alone," Su Ning said, "In addition to those who have already participated in the talent show, we can also recruit a few trainees from Qilin Entertainment."
When the name "Qilin" was mentioned, he heard Chen Yuan take a deep breath.
Kirin Entertainment is the undisputed top 1 agency in the young idol circle. Its trainees are famously carefully selected and usually do not participate in outside auditions. The debut spots competed within the company are more precious to them. After all, there is no group launched by Kirin that is not popular.
Chen Yuan had extended an olive branch to that side before, but Qilin Entertainment didn't respond at all and was extremely arrogant.
But now it's different.
"Idol Star Chart has been very popular this season. If they can keep up, the group's development will definitely not be worse than those under Qilin. I believe they will agree to it if we invite them now," Su Ning said. "From another perspective, this is the first time in recent years that Qilin's trainees have participated in an outside talent show. If they show up, they will have a chance to make the debut group."
Judging from the level of discussion, Idol Star Map Season 4 is indeed the most watched talent show in recent years. If someone can really replace Su Ning and make a debut, even Qilin’s trainees would find it difficult to refuse. With Su Ning’s withdrawal, the vacant position is a real shortcut to fame.
There are so many trainees in Qilin, but not all of them can be selected by the company to debut. Even those top trainees with great prospects have to count their time. Being an idol is a job that only young people can do, and the chance that Idol4 can give is enough to make them look sideways.
With the addition of such a heavyweight player, Chen Yuan immediately thought of many other choreography settings to arouse more audience expectations and watchability.
After the announcement of the replacement match, the outside world will not know who will challenge the opponent, and the contestants who are currently in closed training will not know either. If it is well choreographed, it may contribute to a very exciting and variety show-like reaction among the trainees alone.
The most important thing about a variety show is the highlights. If it is done as Su Ning said, this replacement match will be really interesting.
While she was stunned, she heard Su Ning add, "Guangying Entertainment also knows that my incident has indeed had a great impact on the program, so the additional expenses incurred by the replacement match will be made up by Guangying Entertainment in the form of additional investment."
Chen Yuan: …
This is really watertight.
She was a little confused and said, "Additional investment? Wait, it's not free, right? Tell me, what are your other conditions?"
"Director Chen is a talented and ambitious person. It is a great achievement for Guangying Entertainment to have a stable cooperation with you. Money is nothing." Su Ning said sweetly without asking for money. He then praised, "I just hope that you can give Guangying Entertainment a place in the next replacement match. Just think of it as giving us another chance."
Who does he want to put in the replacement match?
Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment and asked again: "It's definitely not you, right?"
"Of course not," Su Ning said, "I just said that I will not debut again after I withdraw from the competition. I want to choose another trainee from the company. After all, Guangying Entertainment has invested so much money, so they should give our company an explanation."
Chen Yuan: "It's OK if it's not you."
She was straightforward and didn't care what she said, but Chen Yuan couldn't help wondering, considering the strong opponents Su Ning mentioned, Guangying Entertainment would be eliminated if it added more players. Su Ning wouldn't have any unrealistic fantasies, right? Did he think that Guangying Entertainment's newly formed artist management department could beat Qilin?
So Chen Yuan replied with some caution: "Have you thought about it? The replacement match also depends on voting. Now all voting must be approved by the regulatory platform, which is very strict. I can't help you with any backstage support here, so don't have any bad ideas." Yan Shanting
"You're overthinking it. It's just a quota. Everyone depends on their ability. It's good to show up," Su Ning said. "I know the rules. I won't cause trouble for you again."
His words were indeed flawless, very different from before. Chen Yuan was also straightforward enough. After thinking about it, she nodded and said, "Okay."
"Well, if you think this idea is feasible, why don't you just bring the people from the platform to Guangying Entertainment now? It just so happens that Mr. Shen Mingzheng is here too," Su Ning said, "I have the project book and PPT ready. Seeing that the public opinion is so concerned about the changes in the competition system, time is money. The sooner the decision is made, the sooner it can be released to the public. What do you think?"
The program was recorded in Haicheng. The people who could intervene in the program were the chief director Chen Yuan, the video platform Orange Video that broadcast the program, and two investors - Shen's Pictures and Guangying Entertainment. It was said that the program's title sponsors were all sponsored by Shen's Pictures, and they completely listened to Shen Mingzheng.
"I would have brought someone here even if you didn't tell me."
Chen Yuan had originally planned not to see this troublemaker again in her life, but this morning was enough to overturn her impression of Su Ning. She ended with a lukewarm comment: "Su Ning, I didn't realize before that you are quite evil."
Su Ning smiled and said, "I'll take it as a compliment."
He returned the phone to Shen Mingzheng. Chen Yuan probably said a few more words to him. Shen Mingzheng replied "I know" and hung up the phone.
When Su Ning turned around, he saw several faces with different expressions.
The assistant director opened his mouth wide. Shen Huai, who was standing there, looked at him as if he had seen a ghost. Although Su Hongda tried his best to suppress his surprise, he still couldn't help but ask him: "What plan? How can we have a plan and a PPT?!"
"I have," Su Ning consoled him, "I finished writing it last night."
Working overtime to write a plan at night is as natural to workaholic Su Ning as eating and drinking. He is so energetic that he can even get up early to make breakfast.
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