Pei Ran didn't mean it, but when he saw Shen Huai's serious expression, he changed his words. He chuckled and nodded: "Okay, I'll trouble you in the future."
Since Pei Ran said this, Shen Huai has kept this matter in mind.
Shen Huai has just returned to Zhongjing City, and there are many things to deal with. He has been busy for several days.
Although Shen Huai did his job well in the past, he entered the industry more out of curiosity at that time, so he casually acquired a company, manipulated himself into being a broker, and didn't pay much attention to the company's affairs.
But now it's different. Shen Huai really regards this as his own career. Now Morning Star Company is no longer the same. After Ye Cang, it gradually gained a reputation, and now the scale of the company is gradually expanding.
In addition to Morning Star, there is also Yixing Film and Television Studio. Shen Huai is more cautious about Yixing. Today, Yixing still only invests in some small-scale online dramas and online movies. However, because Shen Huai knows many industry leaders, he occasionally invests with other companies.
After this wave of work, the second episode of "National Idol" was also broadcast. During
this period of time, Pei Ran has gradually become accustomed to the current lifestyle, especially after knowing that mobile phones can go online on Baidu, he no longer bothers Shen Huai, and he goes there to check everything himself.
He knows that Tang Wanjun has resurrected in Xia Shiyu, and he also knows that she has participated in the program "National Idol", so he can't help but pay attention to it.
With the promotion of the program group, the popularity of "All People's Idol" has gradually increased. In the first episode, Xia Shiyu became the most popular contestant because of her various trolling and more appearances than others.
Although there are still many people scolding her on various social platforms, many more people don't really care about it. Moreover, Shen Huai has always been very careful to guide public opinion. In addition, Huayu has been busy with him recently and has no mood to deal with Xia Shiyu, so the current evaluation of Xia Shiyu on the Internet is still good.
In the preview of the second episode of "All People's Idol" that has been released, all contestants must learn the theme song within three days and select the theme song.
From the beginning, the program group exaggerated how difficult this was, and even put a countdown in the practice room, which seemed even more tense. There are also many people who learn to dance and sing who come out to share their experiences. Wanting to learn is one thing, but wanting to practice to the point where you can go on stage is not an easy thing.
All of this attracted the curiosity of many viewers.
Entering the main film, it is the dormitory and practice room where the members live under the dim sky.
The program crew thoughtfully put the time on the subtitles. It is now 4:30 in the morning, and at this time, there is already movement in the members' dormitory. The camera has been aimed at the door of the dormitory, and the first person to come out is Xia Shiyu.
At this time, Xia Shiyu has already changed into her training clothes, and her face is fresh and clean. She only uses simple skin care products and no makeup, but she does not look tired at all, but is full of energy.
Seeing the camera crew squatting at the door of the dormitory, she was stunned for a moment, and then she reacted and greeted them.
The director saw that she was holding a bag in her hand and asked curiously, "What's in your bag?"
Xia Shiyu did not hide it and opened it for her to see. It turned out to be another set of training clothes.
The director and the audience seemed a little confused, but the program crew did not immediately explain it to them, but continued filming.
Starting at 4:30, the members rushed to the practice room one after another, but until 9:30 in the morning, the last member who overslept hurriedly ran out of the dormitory.
The program crew did not comment on this matter, but netizens already had some ideas.
[From the time they get up, you can tell which ones are hardworking and which ones are just here to waste time, right? ]
[Xia Shiyu is so good at putting on a show. Did she know that the production crew would be filming at the door of the dormitory, so she got up so early?]
[No need to judge. I'm not a fan. If Xia really knew that the production crew would raid the dormitory, why didn't she put on makeup? She should have used her brains even if she wanted to blacken her.]
[I saw in the behind-the-scenes footage that they only finished the recording of the preliminary stage the night before. It is said that they recorded until the early morning. Even if it was a show, she was able to get up at 4:30. This perseverance is worthy of admiration. Anyway, I can't do it.]
[Let me digress. Doesn't anyone think that Xia Shiyu is in a good mental state? I'm inexplicably jealous of her sleep quality...]
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Shen Huai just came back from the company. When he opened the door, he heard the familiar BGM of "Everyone's Idol". He was stunned, and then he realized that Pei Ran was watching "Everyone's Idol".
Pei Ran heard the noise coming from the door and turned his head slightly: "You're back?"
"Yeah." Shen Huai responded, and suddenly remembered something, "The property management told me that the lawn of your house has been trimmed. You can move in in a day or two."
Pei Ran smiled: "Thank you."
Shen Huai took off his coat and went back to his room to change into home clothes. When he came out, he found that Pei Ran was still watching, and he seemed to be enjoying it.
Shen Huai had heard Ming Wei report that Xia Shiyu's support rate is now ranked third, and it is still rising. It is expected that it will directly rush to the first place in the next two days.
Shen Huai is very confident in Xia Shiyu's ability, but he did not expect her to have such good results. After all, idols are different from singers. Idols are more like jack of all trades, they know a little bit of everything, and they are closer to the audience, so how to win the love of the public is the most important thing.
Xia Shiyu had such a reputation before. Even if he was very capable, it was impossible for him to counterattack and become the first in just two episodes.
Although Shen Huai was a little curious, he was too busy and had no time to watch the second episode of "National Idol". Today was a good opportunity, so he sat down on the other side of the sofa and watched it with Pei Ran.
Compared with before, after entering the training stage, Xia Shiyu had fewer shots. After
training for a period of time, many members fell to the ground tiredly. Some complained about being tired, while others found joy in suffering. Under the editing of the program team, it became interesting.
Some members with variety show sense have obviously performed much better in this stage.
But Xia Shiyu has been practicing silently. It is good that she learns quickly, but dancing is her weak point. It is not easy for her to do the same movement perfectly.
As an unspoken rule of the program, the upper circle will have many more shots than others, but even so, Xia Shiyu's shots are still pitifully few, and most of the time she just appears in the background of other members.
At twelve o'clock in the evening, even the most persevering members couldn't hold on any longer, and went back to sleep one after another.
Xia Shiyu didn't look as energetic as before. She sat on the ground to rest for a while, then left the practice room with her bag.
This bag was like a deeply buried foreshadowing, attracting the audience's curiosity again. The program crew put "Fifteen minutes later..." on the subtitles.
Xia Shiyu opened the door of the practice room again. At this time, her hair on her forehead was still stained with moisture, and the sweat on her face was washed off. She looked energetic again, and her training clothes were obviously changed. It was self-evident what she had just done.
The music was turned on again, and she started practicing in front of the mirror again.
The recording was turned on at double speed, and we could see that she had been practicing the dance of the theme song all night until four or five in the morning, when she couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on the floor of the practice room exhausted.
This segment lasted five minutes, and it was all Xia Shiyu's single shot, but netizens stopped complaining that she had too many shots.
[She's really working too hard...]
[I've become her fan. I admire Xia Shiyu's hard work. If I had her hard work, I might have been admitted to Chukyo University.]
[I used to have a prejudice that idols are just good-looking. They just sing and dance on the stage and there will be a bunch of crazy fans screaming. But after watching this show, I think I'm narrow-minded. No industry can be successful easily. Come on, Xia Shiyu! Come on, all the hard-working girls! 】
【I thought of the time when I started my business. I also worked tirelessly for a goal. When I was tired, I washed my face with cold water and came back to work hard. I was so tired that I lay on the floor to sleep for a while. I didn’t expect to see the same scene on a girl in her twenties. I felt a little emotional...】
【Wuwuwuwu, I feel sorry for Xia Xia...】
And Shen Huai, who was outside the screen, also had a complicated mood.
Compared to the audience who were touched by Xia Shiyu’s hard work and desperate efforts, he felt it more deeply because he knew who the soul of this body was.
Xia Shiyu’s desperateness is not something that no one can do, but she was originally a person at the top of the pyramid in this industry. She once stood at the top, and now she is starting over again, but she is still working so hard. This is the most admirable thing.
Shen Huai has seen too many people who worked very hard before entering the industry, but once they really entered the industry, they were blinded by the prosperous world and stopped improving their business. Instead, they began to enjoy the admiration of fans and the pleasure of getting rich overnight.
Compared with them, Xia Shiyu would appear particularly valuable.
In fact, it's not just Xia Shiyu, Ye Cang, Chu Meibo, Guo Wenyuan, and Pei Ran are all such people.
Thinking of this, Shen Huai couldn't help but glance at Pei Ran.
Pei Ran misunderstood what he meant, and said to him with a smile: "This is normal for Wanjun. When she was in the company in her early years, she often stayed up late to practice like this because she had to dance with her predecessors."
Shen Huai had heard Tang Wanjun mention these things, but he didn't expect Pei Ran to know so much.
In the history of Hong Kong entertainment industry, Tang Wanjun and Pei Ran had a good relationship. Tang Wanjun was always grateful to Pei Ran in public, saying that she had achieved what she has today because of Pei Ran's help. However, the two were in completely different fields. How they met and why Pei Ran helped Tang Wanjun have always been a mystery. Shen Huai thought
about it and couldn't help but ask the question that he had been curious about for a long time.
Pei Ran was stunned for a moment, then his expression softened. His eyes returned to Xia Shiyu on the screen, and he remembered that past event. He couldn't help but chuckled and said, "It's not a big deal. At that time, Wanjun was still dancing for others in the company. At that time, the competition in the singing world was fierce and it was difficult to stand out. Because she had a good image, her company originally planned to let her switch to acting, and they specially got her a supporting actress. Because of the relationship of repaying a favor, I also played a role in that film, and happened to have a scene opposite her..."
This is not a problem. In fact, such operations are endless nowadays. Shen Huai originally thought that it was because of this scene that Pei Ran saw Tang Wanjun's efforts, which led to the subsequent story. Unexpectedly,
Pei Ran changed the subject.
"But she acted so badly! That scene was very simple, but she NGed more than ten times, and the director's face turned blue."
"It's not that she didn't work hard, but some people are just not born to act. I thought she was still suitable to stand on the stage, and she shouldn't harm the crew, so I found some connections and tried to let her debut."
Shen Huai: "..."
Pei Ran finished speaking, and added with a frown: "Wanjun has never known the truth, and I ask you to keep it a secret for me in the future."
Shen Huai: "..."
He suddenly felt that people should not get to the bottom of things too much, and the truth of history is sometimes really not beautiful.