Chapter 74
Chapter 74
Any popular TV series that involves discord within the production team will inevitably lead to even more trouble.
Entertainment reporters, upon receiving the news, will turn into sharks smelling blood, swarming the entire crew, from actors to staff, trying to squeeze every last drop out of everyone.
As the second male lead who barely appeared on screen with Jiang Mingyue, Zhou Shisui was the first to be relentlessly targeted by entertainment reporters, who wanted to dig out evidence of their "discord" from him.
Zhou Shisui's acting skills, while not exactly delicate and natural, are still much better than Sang Zhuo's rough reactions, even though he is a graduate of a performing arts school.
But minor fame relies on promotion, while major fame relies on fate.
Zhou Shisui is the kind of person who is neither favored by anyone nor blessed with good fortune.
After eight years in the industry, Zhou Shisui, aside from being older, has reached a limit where playing a supporting role in a period drama with a popular idol like Sang Zhuo, whose acting skills are not outstanding.
Regarding being overshadowed by Jiang Mingyue, there were some parts that Sang Zhuo didn't notice. As for scenes like dancing and flattery, Sang Zhuo simply didn't realize that those scenes were considered overshadowing.
Zhou Shisui was different; his rich experience as a supporting actor allowed him to understand everything at first glance.
—With such an obvious situation of overshadowing the main character, and the three directors in the crew still trying to add more scenes for Jiang Mingyue, how could he possibly afford to offend her? There must be a powerful figure behind this young girl.
Zhou Shisui knew perfectly well that if he said nice things, the other party might not be grateful to him; but if he said unpleasant things, the person who wanted to make Jiang Mingyue famous would have a hundred ways to make him, an 18th-tier starlet, suffer.
Zhou Shisui immediately stated: "The crew is very serious about filming, everyone has great ideas, and there are no conflicts. Of course, I don't have many scenes, so there may be some things I don't know."
In short, he doesn't know anything about it, and if there is something, he doesn't know about it either, so don't bother him.
This ambiguous statement neither offended anyone nor failed to leave enough room for entertainment reporters to continue investigating.
The entertainment reporter left satisfied, then turned to harass Sang Zhuo and Yin Manman.
Compared to the discord between the two supporting actresses, which made filming impossible, how could there be any conflict or dramatic moments between the supporting actress Wang Xuan and the male and female leads?
Sang Zhuo and Yin Manman are seasoned media veterans. Whether they are participating in a formal interview or running into a gossip radio station, they both have similar expressions of doubt or reluctance to speak. They evade the questions in a few words and refocus on themselves.
Much of this free traffic was then focused on the two of them.
If the main characters denied it outright, they could have left no room for discussion and brought the matter to a close. However, neither Sang Zhuo nor Yin Manman gave a definitive conclusion to the matter. Coupled with Zhou Shisui's statement, it makes people wonder if there is really a conflict between Wang Xuan and Jiang Mingyue.
Negative articles followed suit, with all sorts of fabricated news, good and bad, dominating the audience's view.
If no one intervenes, naturally formed topics will surely fade into obscurity within five days.
Wang Xuan was eager to clear her name, while Sang Zhuo and Yin Manman wanted to further increase their popularity, with other young actresses of similar age working behind the scenes, including Jiang Mingyue, who was involved in a scandal.
Several waves of entanglement and the mix of true and false news reports only fueled the online discussion, further increasing Jiang Mingyue's popularity. This, in turn, benefited the TV series "Seven Stars in a Row," creating a long-tail effect after its run ended. In the following three weeks, the show's ratings defied the trend and even surpassed its successor by nearly one percentage point.
Capital is the most ruthless, forever flowing towards money.
Every major company has an analysis department. The analysis of the reasons for the success of "Seven Stars Align" ultimately points to Director Liu entrusting the most brilliant parts of the entire series to Jiang Mingyue. In addition to her beautiful appearance, outstanding figure, and amazing acting skills, this beautiful young woman filled the void of "strong-looking" female artists in the entertainment industry in recent years.
Beautiful and well-built young female celebrities are in high demand by major film and television companies.
However, the reason why we have been cultivating innocent and naive female artists all these years is that there are few "way out" for this type of female artist.
The term "pure and innocent" is a kind of beauty that is not aggressive, or more directly, it means that it is impossible to make people's hearts flutter at first glance. For this reason, the "path" of "pure and innocent" artists is rarely that they will be pursued by rich men at first glance, and end up acting for a year after their debut, taking a break from acting to get married for three years, and having a second child in five years.
This internal factor makes it difficult for entertainment companies to find female artists with striking features. The artists who debuted in the past few years were also molded in the direction of "vulgar and voluptuous supporting actresses," and their image has already been fixed and is difficult to change.
"Filling the gap" sounds simple when giving a report, but in reality it means that major entertainment companies will not be able to produce new talents of the same type for at least two or three years; they may not even be able to find this type of talent at film academies, which means there will be no comparable replacement for the same type for more than five years.
"Jiang Mingyue is currently involved in the re-production of 'The Silver Vase,' and will next join the cast of 'Children's Care' and 'Healing Hearts of Ten Thousand Families.' Keep an eye on the ratings for 'The Silver Vase.' If it flops, there's no point in talking about cultivating actors with striking features anymore. If it becomes popular..."
The entertainment company's leadership suddenly stopped talking halfway through their speech.
He suddenly realized that even if Jiang Mingyue continued this trend of frenzied popularity, could they really join the anti-riot war and ruthlessly smear people?
Starry Sky Film & Entertainment Company is backed by the Fu family—the Fu family that has invested countless resources in cybersecurity and hardware.
If they really make a move, they might be able to destroy Jiang Mingyue, but then what? Would they anger the Fu family, who have poured huge sums of money into investing in the entertainment industry, and become accomplices to Fu Xiachuan's wrath? There's absolutely no need for that!
Since Starry Sky Films likes to co-invest in and produce TV series with other film and television companies, then everyone could obviously make money together.
It's truly good when everyone is doing well.
The executive changed his tune: "We don't need to wait until she becomes famous. Now is the best time to build a relationship. She's just starting out and needs opportunities. Invite her to participate as a guest on the platform's flagship entertainment program. The payment will be the normal amount."
Offering help in times of need is the hardest thing, and capital is unlikely to be a benefactor in times of need.
Jiang Mingyue is just starting to gain popularity. Letting her appear on variety shows and observing the data changes will be the most direct way to determine whether the popularity brought to her by "Seven Stars Alignment" is genuine or not. The data will help them see everything clearly.
Ultimately, none of the platforms were willing to confront the Fu family head-on, and instead made similar decisions.
Before joining the cast of "Young People Are Well-off," Jiang Mingyue began an unprecedentedly busy life—flying to three cities within 48 hours to participate in the filming of entertainment variety shows.
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