Chapter 055 Revenge
"...This is what happened." Wu Wen explained the situation to Lin Chiran on the other side of the phone: "This matter...is probably not simple. It will be very troublesome if the program is broadcast directly like this." Rather than being a prank, it seems more like being deliberately targeted.
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, and Lin Chiran suddenly spoke: "This is specifically aimed at us." With a light laugh, his words were cold: "I will handle this matter, don't act rashly."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Chiran put down the lyrics he was revising, stood by the window in the office, lowered his brows slightly, looked out the window, and thought about countermeasures.
The simplest and most forceful approach is, of course, to directly request the program team not to broadcast the final segment and to re-record it.
But strictly speaking, although the program crew's pranks could not conceal their naked malice, they did not cause direct physical or mental harm, or even if they did, the extent was not sufficient to prove a breach of contract.
The other party probably saw this point clearly, so they did it under the guise of a prank variety show. Everything can be explained as the scale not being controlled well... He curled his lips and revealed a sarcastic smile. It really took a lot of effort to target them.
Qu Qinghuan pushed the door open and saw Lin Chiran standing by the window in deep thought. Not knowing what was going on, he asked casually, "Aren't you changing the lyrics?"
Lin Chiran turned around and shook his head: "We'll have to wait a little longer." He then explained the whole story.
When Qu Qinghuan heard the word "Miguatai", he seemed to think of something and touched his chin: "Could it be a deliberate revenge for the previous incident?"
Qu Qinghuan was referring to the lip-syncing scandal that Wax&Wane encountered when they were promoting their songs on the "Music Life" program before their debut. After this incident, Director Li disappeared without a trace, but his relative, Mr. Li, who was exposed by netizens, was cleared of all charges and is safe and sound.
Lin Chi Ran was also thinking in this direction, and one thing concerned him: "But doing this will not do them any good except to attack us...right?" He paused and suddenly asked: "Have you watched "Let's Talk" on Strawberry TV?"
Qu Qinghuan was puzzled: "I've seen it. Every episode invites a group of guests and they reveal secrets to each other, right? It's very popular recently."
"Yes, a program that uses observing the real side of the entertainment industry as its selling point." Lin Chiran found these people's thoughts ridiculous.
"I always thought that this recording was a benchmark against Strawberry Channel's prank show "Surprise", but it's not at all." The program crew didn't want to make an ordinary prank show that would make the audience laugh easily from the beginning.
After the lip-syncing scandal of "Music Life", the reputation of Honeydew Channel suffered a severe blow. Except for a few old programs whose ratings were relatively stable, the new programs all failed and a large number of viewers were lost.
Instead, it benefited Strawberry TV. Taking advantage of the lip-syncing incident, "Let's Talk" invited a large number of relevant personnel to reveal the so-called truth in the industry and attract the curious audience.
"'Lucky 7' is probably a program with the same theme that they launched to compete with 'Let's Talk'." Even if the motivation is analyzed, this practice is still quite incredible.
Isn't it too much of a stretch to bring artificial "authenticity" to the screen as a gimmick to attract audiences, which not only attracts attention but can also be excused by saying it was a prank show?
Lin Chiran could even imagine how this episode would be promoted when it was broadcast, what it would be about, the unknown side of the popular idol, and his true face would be revealed! Or an immersive prank exposing the most authentic black fans in the entertainment industry, how should they deal with it?
Now that he had guessed the program crew's intention, there was no need to be nervous. Lin Chiran shook his head and threw the messy title out of his mind.
As for why they chose Wax&Wane to be the test subjects, one reason was that the recording released by Lin Chiran became overwhelming evidence and someone wanted revenge; the other reason was that they felt that they had just debuted and the producer did not know the inside story and would be most likely to panic. To put it bluntly, they were being treated as an easy target.
If they try to hide the program and suppress it, or use public relations to divert attention after it is broadcast, it will probably be used to increase promotional materials.
Thinking of this, Lin Chi Ran smiled sarcastically: "It's hidden very well, but the cleverness backfired. Since you want to stir it up so much, then I will naturally cooperate with this good show."
Qu Qinghuan didn't like these twists and turns, but for some reason he had to ask one more question: "Will there be no other artists involved in the lip-syncing incident?"
Lin Chi Ran was puzzled as to why this was mentioned suddenly, but he still answered: "I won't drag irrelevant people into this, but if the other party takes action in advance, there is nothing I can do."
Qu Qinghuan nodded absentmindedly and hurried away with his cell phone.
Lin Chiran noticed that he looked a little strange, but time was running out, so he decided to focus on the matter at hand and find out what the program crew had to say first.
As expected, the program crew kept silent about it and had no intention of re-recording. They even hinted to Lin Chiran to be more restrained and stop thinking about breaking industry rules.
Breaking industry rules…? Appreciating the other party's attitude, Lin Chiran lowered his eyes and wondered who made the rules.
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Honeydew Channel's "Lucky 7" has recently sparked a small-scale discussion on the Internet. Singer Su Zheng is not happy when she sees her prank videos flying all over the place.
Although the spread of the prank clip increased his popularity, the content of the video only gave him a headache.
In this episode, singer Su Zheng was asked to sneak into a KTV box and surprise the guests who were singing her hit songs by having the original singer suddenly appear in front of them.
The plan seemed fine, and Su Zheng thought that her fans would be pleasantly surprised, but in reality something went wrong.
"Who are you? You sang out of tune and sang in someone else's private room. Are you sick?"
Su Zheng was embarrassed and tried to explain silently that he was the original singer and did not sing out of tune, but he was mocked and humiliated even more. He got angry and started arguing with the other party until the staff showed up and told him that it was not him who was playing a prank on others, but he was the one being pranked.
After learning the truth, Su Zheng had no idea what to do. The small company had no say in making any requests to the program team. The group of people were like ants on a hot pan, anxious but helpless. They could only hope that the program would not cause any splash.
However, the program team spared no effort in promoting the program. Many people mocked Su Zheng for being narrow-minded and serious and taking herself too seriously. They also praised the program team for its realistic effects and interesting pranks.
Of course, the company is aware that there are many internet trolls here, but it has no means of resistance and has to accept it.
Looking at the discussion trend about "Lucky 7" on the Internet, for Lin Chiran, it confirmed what he had guessed about the intention of the program team.
"Wu Wen, I have sent you the plan for this episode of the group variety show. This episode will be released next week." He clicked the send button and quietly watched the message prompt that the file had been sent.
Wu Wen opened the business plan that had just been sent to him, glanced through it quickly, and was so shocked that his mouth was half open, not knowing what to say.
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In the forum, some people were discussing the trailer just released by the "Lucky 7" program team.
[This episode is Wax&Wane. I wonder what new tricks the production team will come up with. 】
[That trailer looks so subtle, and the atmosphere doesn’t seem very harmonious, but I am indeed curious about the idol’s true appearance. 】
[Wax&Wane can't be like Su Zheng. After all, they came from a big company and wouldn't fail because of a prank show. 】
[Let’s wait and see. It won’t be too late to wait until the feature film comes out.] 】
With Wax&Wane’s recent popularity, it quickly attracted a group of viewers who were paying attention to the new episode of “Lucky 7” which was about to be aired.
After the program was broadcast, Shenghuang's public relations department followed Lin Chiran's advance instructions and kept a close eye on public opinion but did not respond yet.
Before the show was even finished, the internet was already buzzing with controversy.
[The production crew is going too far. It’s been a long time since the incident with Chen Xun. Why are they staring at him and exposing his wounds? 】
[Jiang Hechu got cocky so quickly? I don’t care about one or two fans at all, so it doesn’t matter if they stop being fans. It’s good to be happy. 】
[You can just spend money to come in front of the person and point fingers at him? Can't you let people be kind and protect their teammates? The cosmic police should take care of themselves first. 】
[Jingxing’s response was not good, there was nothing interesting and it was not funny at all. 】
When the broadcast reached the part where An Juesui and Ji Qifeng had an argument with a staff member who was disguised as a perverted male fan, the quarrel became a huge brawl.
[So disgusting. They can just not do it if there is no plan, but they are still playing a prank. It is clearly to disgust the audience. Does the production team only have garbage in their minds? Ugh. 】
[Who on earth wants to watch this kind of thing? He must be a pervert.] 】
[Why are you still making personal attacks? This prank is novel and funny, but it's not real, so why get excited about it? 】
[Why didn’t An Juesui say a word? He just hid behind and waited for others to help him solve the problem. He’s already an idol, so why is he afraid of such a small thing? 】
[What's wrong with being an idol? Is it right for idols to encounter these things? So inhumane. 】
[Empathy 208w and capitalists are serious? I just smiled and said nothing. 】
[The program crew and the artists are the same. There are few good people in the entertainment industry. Maybe they have already discussed the script and are waiting for the audience to scold them deliberately. 】
It has to be said that the program crew is obviously not a good group, but they have mastered the audience's psychology very cleverly. The topic is no longer limited to a few members, and the program has become popular because of this.
It doesn't matter if you get scolded, as long as there is discussion, the ratings are guaranteed. The topic is getting more and more popular, and it is beginning to surpass the new episode of "Let's Talk" aired yesterday on Strawberry.
In the Migua TV building, senior executive Mr. Li called the production director of the "Lucky 7" program team to listen to his description of the current situation.
This time, not only did they suppress Strawberry TV, but they also avenged Lin Chiran for once ignoring industry rules, exposing the conventional wisdom to the public, and embarrassing him. Mr. Li was very satisfied.
However, it didn't take long for things to develop beyond everyone's expectations.
Wax&Wane released the latest episode of their group variety show on Mytube channel. The sharp theme made it hard for people not to associate it with this episode of "Lucky 7", which caused a lot of discussion on the Internet.
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