In many cases, the creator's perspective and the audience's perspective are in conflict.
Being in the dark is one situation. Another situation is that when the creator is creating a work, he or she is not so sure about the market's preferences. By the time the audience feeds back the information, many things are already too late.
Unless a huge sum of money is really given to a creator, which creator wouldn't want to plan a variety show that everyone likes to watch?
The feedback from one viewer, or even a dozen viewers, does not necessarily represent the market.
But Chang Zhiqing has never been a planner, so at this moment she can only try to offer suggestions from the audience's perspective.
"You will definitely give the variety show a generous prize anyway, so you won't be afraid that no one will come to participate...why not try to get someone who is already a little famous and whose main character is 'all-rounder' to participate in the variety show."
"But since your variety show is promoting the selling point of 'all-rounder', I think the selection of trainees should be more diversified, and you should find some other artists."
Yang Ruoqian nodded: "I understand the first part - the second part means that we can find some trainees who are not good at certain aspects to increase the effect of the show, right?"
The so-called "trainees" are not necessarily limited to "amateurs".
Some artists from unknown small teams, some talent hosts, or other "eighteen-tier stars" who had no fame before, can actually participate.
There is no strict restriction that trainees cannot have any works or participate in performances before.
Chang Zhiqing affirmed: "Yes, if a trainee who performs well in other aspects immediately becomes terrible when he changes to a new track, it would be quite interesting to watch."
Unless it is a basic project, such as singing, acting, or dancing, and the trainees have not passed any of them, the variety show will not eliminate the trainees just because they fail to meet the standards in some strange projects.
Therefore, this incident will not have much impact on the trainees.
Chang Zhiqing thought about it and added, "But those who are obviously here to play in the novice area should still be kept out."
After all, it is an entertainment industry with a strong sense of industry. There are indeed some people who think they are half-baked people with a little fame and cannot compete with others, but they think they are seniors, and they think they have works and abilities and can use them to attack newcomers.
Relying on their previous accumulation, they are very likely to eliminate the real trainees in the early stage.
Therefore, Chang Zhiqing suggested not to let such people pass the audition.
"Okay..." Yang Ruoqian was about to agree subconsciously, but an immature idea suddenly flashed through his mind, "Wait, you said that we should try our best to eliminate those people who bomb fish during the audition?"
Chang Zhiqing peeled a peanut and threw it into her mouth: "Yeah, are you really planning to bring those people in and make the variety show a mess?"
Yang Ruoqian shook his head: "I definitely can't let them mess up my variety show...but I can mess up their mentality!"
"ah?"
Yang Ruoqian's mind was already open: "Think about it, our variety show has so many test items, who can really come to fry fish?"
"Even if the current top stars in the entertainment industry come here, they will definitely lose a lot of money, not to mention those who are not as good as the top but better than the bottom."
"They want to bully the weak ones, but in fact, they may perform exactly the same as the weak ones, or even worse."
Chang Zhiqing pondered for a moment and suddenly felt that this seemed to be true.
The variety show schedule is not disclosed to the participating trainees, and even the people in charge of the project only know the part they are responsible for.
Except for a few senior executives of Kuiguang Group, few people knew the complete arrangements of this variety show - including Shang Qianyu, who had already been selected as a guest.
Yang Ruoqian glanced at Chang Zhiqing's surprised expression and continued, "Think about it, when a person is full of confidence and wants to use a song that he has already written but not released to crush the trainees, and suddenly finds out that the next project is not singing, but American style Iai, won't his mentality collapse?"
Kuiguang Group has already contacted a live-fire shooting range with a legal license, and all the procedures are complete - he really intends to add shooting competition events to the variety show.
Chang Zhiqing said blankly: "It seems, it seems to be a little interesting, but isn't it a bad idea to do it this way?"
Who cares if it's good or not, as long as it's fun.
The only regret now is that, after all, this variety show is a huge project. No matter how much money the engineering team is given, no matter how motivated they are to work, there is no way to break through the physical limits.
This season, it will probably be impossible to build up the entire long queue of variety shows.
If we could invest all the funds at once and settle all the project payments in advance, we would definitely make a loss this quarter.
"Since it's omnipotent, then it's really omnipotent." Yang Ruoqian smiled and leaned back, "We definitely don't do false advertising!"
Chang Zhiqing helped Yang Ruoqian peel a peanut, thought for a moment, and said uncertainly: "Why do I feel that you are a bit of a fun person now? Before, you seemed to care about whether a project could succeed."
Before was before, now is now...
There will always be all kinds of backstabbing anyway, so why not pick up something that no one in the entertainment industry is trying, or something that is gradually being eliminated due to market issues and do it.
It's just for fun, if it fails you lose money.
It’s a win no matter what!
"We've passed that stage." Yang Ruoqian laughed, "We have to do something meaningful."
"Okay, now you have some depth of thought!"
…
A few days later, in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, a fraud park was converted into a cinema.
Two young women walked out of the cinema one after another.
Wei Wenjun glanced at the girl who was lost in thought and sighed heavily, "My God, why do you have to come to this damn place to watch a movie? It doesn't matter where you watch it. They are just using a marketing trick, and you really want to be fooled?"
Both of them belong to a completely unknown girl group.
This girl group claims to be a girl group, has released works, sung songs and danced, and has an official account on the Internet, but in fact not many people watch it, and the number of views of each video is very dismal.
It can even be said that this girl group can only be regarded as a part-time job for a few of them.
If you take it as your main job, you will really starve to death.
In order to maintain as much autonomy as possible, I relied on a few meager connections and signed a completely free-range contract with an unknown company. I was just borrowing a platform from someone else, so naturally I couldn't get any resource support, let alone any systematic guidance.
Unlike people like Shang Qianyu who are gifted, have excellent acting skills and strong capabilities, but are unable to obtain resources due to various external factors, this girl group, although not bad in singing and dancing, is far from outstanding.
It can only be considered as a passing level.
There is no marketing, no traffic, and it does not skirt the rules. It follows a completely traditional route and is merely at a qualified level. It would be impossible for it to make any waves if it were thrown into the market.
Kong Feifei seemed not to have heard what her teammates said. She was recalling the various plots in the movie just now, and her voice was a little low: "The movie made by Kuiguang Group is really good... Shang Qianyu's acting is also very good, and she is still improving."
In terms of content, "All or Nothing" boldly describes the entire process of the fraud park's industrial structure, with bloody but real scenes of gunfights, robberies and even lynchings.
Even the collusion of interests between the fraud gangs and local officials is portrayed clearly, which makes people feel very satisfied.
After watching the movie, any normal person knows that it will be a hit 100%.
The movie has a high-quality plot, the actors have good acting skills, and the publicity is so huge...
Unfortunately, I am still stuck at the basics like singing and dancing, so it seems a long way to go before I can enter the entertainment industry.
"Shang Qianyu is a natural talent, don't compare yourself to others." Wei Wenjun shrugged. "Not to mention your rapidly improving acting skills and your pretty face, you can't even compare to others in terms of luck."
When the Kuiguang Group was about to enter the entertainment industry, it happened to be passed around by the Yuefu Group and the Tianyue Group. Kuiguang Group happened to take advantage of this opportunity and has been rising like a rocket since then.
It is bound to happen that Kuiguang Group recruits people, but when it comes to a certain person, it requires countless coincidences and is a completely unrepeatable success.
"And Shang Qianyu is not without his shortcomings." Wei Wenjun reminded him, "I don't think you really need to be so stubborn in being 'all-round'."
Since such personalities are gradually disappearing in the domestic market, it means that this is the market’s choice and the general trend.
There is no need to go against the trend.
"There must always be something to pursue." Kong Feifei sighed, "There are no truly all-round characters nowadays, maybe I can be one?"
People always need some unrealistic fantasies to motivate themselves to move forward.
"Then why don't you just go and participate in the variety show that Kuiguang Group is about to host." Wei Wenjun and Kong Feifei walked onto the bus together and took out their phones. "The auditions will be held in two days. Why don't you just go and try your luck?"
"They just said that they want to use this variety show to cultivate all-round talents. Doesn't that just coincide with your side?"
“Even if I don’t win in the end, it’s still a good thing to get more exposure and learn more from the big guys.”
A variety show that cultivates all-round talents?! And it is a variety show hosted by Kuiguang Group?! Kong Feifei almost couldn't control her emotions. She whispered in surprise: "Really? When did it happen? Why haven't I heard of it!"
"How could you have heard of it if you were oblivious to what was happening outside?" Wei Wenjun sneered, "It would have caused an uproar in the community."
Kuiguang Group has held variety shows before, but that time it was to let celebrities share resources. No matter whether they were famous or not, at least they could not be considered trainees.
A large number of newcomers who have tried to enter the entertainment industry but have no connections, no resources or have encountered obstacles everywhere are eagerly looking forward to when the Kuiguang Group will launch a variety show similar to "Idol Trainee" so that they can also enjoy the favor of President Yang.
As the news of the upcoming auditions for "The All-Round Trainee" was announced, audiences who like to watch variety shows, management companies that have trainees they want to train, and completely independent individuals, all went wild.
Finally it was their turn! Kong Feifei nodded vigorously: "Sister Wei, tell me what this all-around method is, and what specific projects are there?"
"Who knows? The production team is keeping it a secret. If you know Shang Qianyu, maybe you can ask him something?" Wei Wenjun curled his lips. "From the literal meaning, it's not hard to understand. It's just singing, dancing and acting. What else can it be?"
"Maybe we can further subdivide it, such as being proficient in most types of plays and being able to sing different types of songs?"
"You can't really ask us to become an almighty god of war who can do anything, act or fight, right?"
He can only be considered qualified in singing, dancing, and acting, but he is proficient in butchering pigs, cutting vegetables, and racing cars, right? Kuiguang Group is a serious entertainment giant, how could it be possible to come up with such a thing.
Wei Wenjun said, and then teased: "Why, kid, are you interested in becoming a superman?"
"That's exactly what I want!" Kong Feifei couldn't hide her excitement. "Isn't this exactly what I want... My luck isn't that bad."
"That's enough. Do you know how many people are going to participate in this variety show this time?" Wei Wenjun immediately poured cold water on his teammates. "You can't even sign up if you don't wait in line for half a day."
"Among the people I know, there are quite a few who are shameless. They pretend to be newcomers to sign up even though they are already a little famous."
"These people have some works that they hold back and don't release as their trump cards... It's different from us who only release one song at a time."
"There's also dancing. The guy who had a fight with us before and studied in South Korea has also signed up. Let's not talk about his character first. Ask yourself, is your dancing level as good as his?"
"Do you think you can compete with these people?"
"It's just the open audition, and the competition is so fierce." Wei Wenjun sighed, "But this is also related to the fact that Kuiguang Group only charges a few hundred yuan for service fees and there are no other additional charges."
For many other talent show variety shows, it is not enough to just pass the audition. If you want to be on TV, you have to pay more money, generally between 300,000 and 500,000.
In order to avoid meaningless people causing trouble, a threshold fee of several hundred yuan is still required.
"It's okay. As long as I can pass the audition, it won't be a loss even if I'm eliminated in the next round." Kong Feifei has a clear understanding of her own position. "I have a good understanding of my level. It's enough to have a stage to practice my abilities and lay a foundation for the future."
Wei Wenjun smiled and shook his head: "Then sign up. I'll talk to the company and get your name on the list."
"Thank you, Sister Wei..."
"You're welcome. If you take off, just remember to bring some traffic to us old teammates so that we can order more food."
"Well, what if it doesn't take off? That's what's most likely to happen..."
"Just pretend nothing happened! Hurry up and grab your luggage and get off the bus. Go sign up as soon as you get off the plane!"
ps: The fever has almost recovered~ Thank you for your concern (End of this chapter)
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