This time, Su Yin originally planned to organize another outdoor variety show, with more difficult conditions and more arduous challenges. She would take several groups of trainees out for training and make a new variety show that would also give them some insights.
One of her staff members was participating in a government-organized event promoting traditional culture. She was chatting with someone from City A's publicity department. The person mentioned that they had to work overtime the next couple of nights to come up with a promotional plan. The staff member immediately asked, "What event? Is it a big one? Do you need us?"
The comrade from the propaganda department waved his hand and said with a smile, "You really can't help much with this. Besides, most of your artists are minors." Anyway, it needs to be promoted, and it's not a secret, so he revealed that it was about the upcoming conscription propaganda and national defense propaganda.
Then, the staff member of Yuexiang Entertainment explained to him: "There are adults. We have recruited many trainees during this period, but none of them have shown their faces yet." When he returned to the company, he mentioned this to Su Yin, and Su Yin suddenly had an idea.
After significantly revising the original variety show plan, he contacted the propaganda department colleague again and proposed developing an online variety show promoting patriotism and national defense education. The tentative title was "Little Reserves." The program would focus on understanding military training, employing retired military personnel as instructors to guide the company's artists through various military training sessions. He then asked if such a theme was feasible.
The other party's initial reaction was that it wasn't appropriate, but the staff Su Yin sent gave him a detailed review of the variety show's plan and stated that they would try to invite professionals and experts from relevant departments to serve as consultants to ensure the variety show was flawless. So, the publicity officer, who frequently interacted with Yuexiang Entertainment and was familiar with their style of operation, tried to present the plan to his supervisor.
I don't know if it was because Yuexiang Entertainment had a strong past reputation, or if the leadership wanted some innovative promotional methods. This project was passed up the chain of command, eventually catching the attention of the relevant departments. They informed Yuexiang Entertainment that they were interested in collaborating on the film.
The first good news is that this variety show has been highly recognized by the higher-ups for its intention, and they will be given support in terms of funding, shooting conditions, publicity, etc. With multiple joint meetings of experts and departments to modify the details of the variety show, this is Yuexiang Entertainment's first non-independently produced variety show and has entered the official recording stage.
Once this news was leaked in the industry, Yuexiang Entertainment created another first in the entertainment industry today. It was the first entertainment company to cooperate with official special departments to produce variety shows and provide various direct support, which once again attracted countless attention and jealousy.
The members of the Moonlight Boys Group and several trainees who passed the selection competition were taken to a training ground in City A where outsiders were prohibited from entering. Active-duty soldiers selected by the relevant departments were responsible for leading everyone in a two-week formal and rigorous experience life.
Working directly with the authorities, they entered a closed training ground like this, with real active military personnel serving as instructors, allowing them to experience military life and training in advance. This kind of variety show has never been seen before in the world.
Due to the unique location and personnel, all staff and guests underwent a pre-screening process before filming, and the team was significantly streamlined. Participants and the camera crew were required to unconditionally adhere to discipline and obey management. Any incidents during the filming process would be handled by the other party. The camera crew was restricted to filming according to regulations and could not interfere or communicate with participants or other people present.
After boarding a special vehicle and entering the training ground, the young men first watched a performance by active-duty military personnel, which served as a model and example for their training over the next two weeks. They also gained a preliminary understanding of the required movements they would need to learn during the two weeks.
Because the crew had to live in the training grounds during filming and were not allowed to contact the outside world, Su Yin did not go with the crew to participate in filming and direct the production. She could only learn about the daily filming progress and crew status through official personnel.
Originally, the crew members including Su Yin did not have much expectation for the comedy effect of this variety show.
After all, the subject matter of such a variety show is extremely special. The content is serious, there is no script, the rules are strict, and there is no need to deliberately make jokes for the sake of variety show effect, so as not to affect the image of soldiers.
The filming crew received the two-week training schedule in advance and discovered that the workload was incredibly extensive, completely exceeding everyone's expectations. It's likely that after completing their normal daily training, the teenagers were exhausted and unable to do anything else.
Fortunately, Su Yin explicitly addressed this issue when planning this variety show. It's likely this variety show won't have much variety show appeal, nor will it be as captivating and quickly reach audiences as the two previous variety shows. However, this variety show must still be done. Today, what young people most lack is not popularity or buzz, but labels.
The same is true for Yuexiang Entertainment Company. What it lacks most at the moment is not another popular and funny variety show to add icing on the cake, but to establish a good image in front of the government and the public.
Su Yin proposed this variety show to further enhance her reputation with the government, projecting a more positive, proactive, and hardworking image for Yuexiang Entertainment and its artists. By presenting a show that might not appeal to the average audience but instead demonstrates a company-wide commitment to promoting patriotism and national defense, she hopes to enhance the company's brand recognition and favorability. Su Yin believes this is well worth the effort.
In particular, when Yuexiang Entertainment takes the lead in laying such a foundation in front of the government and the public, there will naturally be more benefits that cannot be seen now.
Having lived in a country that grows flowers in her previous life, Su Yin came to a similar country in this life. She firmly believed that if she stood firm in her position, was patriotic and firmly moved closer to her country, this country would never let her down.
As a result, when the filming team, which had been mentally prepared, was stationed in the army to shoot, they found that the actual shooting effect of the variety show was much better than the filming team had expected.
The main source of humor comes from the fact that the young men participating in this training are very serious, obedient, and attentive. However, there are times when their voices, movements, and even their housekeeping fail to meet the instructors' expectations, creating a hilarious contrast.
For example, the teenagers responded to the monitor's words with all their might, shouting at the top of their lungs. Since several of them hadn't yet reached puberty, their voices were still shrill, and shouting too loudly would cause them to break. Later, two of them became hoarse from shouting so much, and their strange, raspy voices when shouting commands made the others burst into laughter.
There were also teenagers standing at attention with serious expressions under the sun, practicing routine movements such as turning left, turning right, at ease, and standing at attention. The expressions on their faces were more intense than their bodies, but when the instructor poked them in the back while they were standing at attention, they fell down directly.
Fan Yao, Yin Haoran, and the others, who were more lively by nature, couldn't help but laugh secretly when their companions were poked, but were caught by the instructor again. The instructor then made them stand alone, facing each other in close proximity, at attention. This made all six members and the other four trainees burst into laughter, and after that, they were punished with push-ups and sit-ups. But in fact, the instructor couldn't help but smile as he counted the sit-ups.
These boys are still very cute.
These events added a bit of lightness to the serious training.
Although the overall tone of the variety show is serious, it is still a variety show after all. Not only Yuexiang Entertainment Company, but also the official wants to expand the audience base and enhance the influence of the program while taking into account its educational significance.
The young people selected for this competition have already practiced a lot every day, so they naturally have much better physical strength than ordinary middle school students. Before participating in this variety show, the company not only provided the selected candidates with special political theory courses, but also general knowledge, confidentiality regulations, and precautions.
The intensity of physical training and corresponding courses for this group of teenagers were increased in advance to prepare for the two weeks of high-intensity military training.
Before the filming began, Su Yin set a goal for everyone. During the two weeks of recording, the youngsters didn't have to be funny; they didn't have to think about it as a variety show. But they had to be careful: they absolutely couldn't cross political red lines, and they absolutely couldn't show any flaws or issues in their conduct or character during the two-week filming. During the training, no matter how great or difficult the hardships, everyone had to endure them. There was no room for temper or laziness.
This variety show, which is tailor-made for teenagers, must not have any problems, and it must not make the audience feel bad about the artists.
Before engaging with the official, extreme caution is required. Opportunities like this for variety show collaborations are extremely rare. If someone messes up, even if it's just one person, the consequences are undoubtedly severe. It affects more than just a specific person's popularity; it also damages their reputation with the official community, potentially causing a massive public outcry. It could even impact the entire company and the future development of all its artists.
Therefore, Su Yin not only gave instructions to the young people who participated in the training, but also asked them all to give a military order.
After hearing the news, everyone was very proud of themselves! They also received unanimous praise from the instructors! They praised the young people for their perseverance, tenacity, and ability to endure hardships and not be afraid of hardship. They are the good boys of our flower-growing family!
Every day during training, the boys' clothes and hair were so drenched in sweat that you could wring water out of them. At night, after training, they were so tired they could barely move. But no one complained or acted coquettishly. Su Yin felt a little distressed, but she finally felt relieved and even more proud.
This is her artist.
After the show was filmed, the final edited version was submitted to the relevant authorities for review and received widespread acclaim. Without excessive editing or overly contrived plotting, it effectively portrayed the positive image of the soldiers in City A. The show's protagonists could be described as both the teenagers and the instructors and other companions who helped them adjust to military life.
From these images, one can clearly sense the sincerity of the director, filming crew, and post-production team at Yuexiang Entertainment, as well as their deep respect and love for the military profession. The film depicts the military's disciplined, powerful, and fearless character at length, showcasing their tenderness and compassion beyond their fierceness. The instructors, seemingly imposing and experienced, are themselves mere twenty-year-olds, cherished treasures of their parents. For the sake of their country and its people, they don their uniforms, bravely facing all odds and dangers, always ready to step forward when needed and be heroes protecting their country and its people.
In a video conference room at a department in City A, everyone burst into applause after watching the rough cut sent by Yuexiang Entertainment. The applause lasted for a long time. Some leaders, now high-ranking officials, couldn't help but recall their own pasts, their teens and twenties, when watching clips from the variety show.
Some who previously believed that soldiers and the military should be serious and unnecessary flashy propaganda, especially when outsiders in the entertainment industry are involved, would not only make the candidates uncomfortable but also produce a completely unrefined film. After watching the film, these people finally put aside their prejudices and had to admit that this variety show was quite good.
Seeing that the few people who were originally strongly opposed were no longer so opposed this time, only a few were still stubborn: "I think it can be filmed a little more aggressively! Add more scenes of our regular army and send some elite soldiers to show them our strength. Now, no matter how I look at it, I think it's still a bit child's play."
"Yeah, I think so too. These entertainment kids are not bad, but they have too many scenes. Xiao Zhang, can you talk to them and give us some more scenes?"
"There's nothing much to see. It's just the same stuff as new recruits! It's not that difficult. I'm going back."
So, with almost no further adjustments, the variety show was immediately approved: it passed the review. The final variety show was sent directly to the A Province Satellite TV through their internal channels, jumping the queue for satellite broadcast!
Although the exact time for the official broadcast has not yet been determined, the authorities are obviously very satisfied with the finished product produced by Yuexiang Entertainment this time. The news that they will strongly support them in broadcasting this variety show on satellite TV has gradually spread within the A City government and the entertainment circle.
Suddenly, the number of business opportunities and offers to Yuexiang Entertainment surged, and the value of Moonlight Boys and their four trainees soared. If the show ultimately performed well on satellite TV, giving Yuexiang Entertainment and these artists official recognition and a positive image in the public eye, they would become leaders among the younger generation of artists and emerging entertainment companies.
In fact, the good news for Yuexiang Entertainment didn't stop there. The staff from the relevant department in City A, who had been in contact with them, readily assured them that they would definitely see the variety show on television soon. As long as the final ratings and response were not too bad, they wouldn't have to worry about official publicity or reruns. They also had two promotional events spearheaded by their department, and they would contact the young participants in the training soon to participate.
He even gave them a hint in private: the higher-ups are quite satisfied with this variety show, and at the end of the year they will probably invite the young people from Yuexiang Entertainment to participate in City A's Spring Festival Gala, and jointly produce another program related to national defense education and patriotism.
In addition to a series of good news from outside, good news has also come from within the company recently.
With the release of the first self-produced stage video, Yuexiang Entertainment's official website has recently seen record-breaking daily member additions and online rates, while its online store revenue has maintained a steady upward trend. Outsiders simply cannot imagine the staggering magnitude of daily revenue generated by a company with only one debuted group, and the astonishingly high returns and economic benefits Yuexiang Entertainment has achieved over the past two years.
At the same time, the account fans and message popularity on Grape Video, M Station, and Weibo Deng platforms have ushered in a new wave of small increases, and the Moonlight Boys Group has firmly occupied the top spot among the advanced entertainment circles, idol artists and young artists.
With the completion of the first self-made stage, Yuexiang Entertainment Company has accumulated more experience in stage production and shooting, and further improved its professional level in this area.
As the company's staffing levels grew and trainees were steadily increasing, the company began planning and preparing for more videos and programming. Su Yin specifically searched for and recruited hosts and comedians whom the company considered promising. These talents would be incorporated into their own variety shows to address the lack of variety and comedic talent among idols and trainees. A dedicated non-idol artist department was established, drawing on popular everyday life and social phenomena from Su Yin's previous world, and incorporating them into this world's social landscape, to experiment with producing comedic short videos and situational comedies.
This department seems to have little to do with the main business of Yuexiang Entertainment. In this world, comedy talents who are even less noticed than idols will have a huge impact and unexpected benefits on Yuexiang Entertainment in the future. Let’s not talk about it for now.
Su Yin is pleased with the company's current trainees. While the elimination rate is high, the remaining trainees are highly talented. The monthly trainee recruitment process also provides a steady stream of new talent, enriching the company's artist pipeline.
This week, Su Yin personally interviewed three trainees who had terminated their contracts at their own expense from two well-established entertainment companies, as well as two trainees whose contracts had expired. All of them had two or three years of training experience. While none had undergone the systematic and mature training system that Yuexiang Entertainment currently possesses, each was a leader in a specific skill, possessing outstanding strengths.
What is dramatic is that one of the trainees this time terminated his contract with Sky City Entertainment at his own expense.
Su Yin had sold a trainee who had been training for over a year and earned 160 million yuan. This time, she got a trainee who had been training for two or three years and left her with nothing.
However, Su Yin didn't bother to think about the opinions of the entertainment companies that had been left out. She no longer cared about mid-sized and smaller companies like Tiancheng. She was focused on how to push Moonlight Boys to a higher level, how to further expand the company's influence and production and operational capabilities, and how to create the strongest second idol group.
She wants more people to see that if one wants to become an idol in this world, choosing Yuexiang Entertainment is the best choice!
If you like an idol, choosing Yuexiang Entertainment is the best choice!
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