The cheerful atmosphere disappeared in an instant, and no one expected elimination to come so quickly.
Several of the lesser-known actors among them blamed their agents or companies. If they were eliminated in the first round, wouldn’t it be a loss to be on the show?
After the four directors took their seats, Zhou Yiyang continued, "By the way, everyone please stand up! You should have noticed that our seats are slightly different. The middle seat is S-rated. The ten seats to the left are A-rated. And the one with the most seats is B-rated."
"Since everyone hasn't started performing yet, your ratings are based on the scores of several of us directors, 20 interviewees (including directors, media professionals, and producers), and 1,000 random netizens. Based on the weighted average score, we've assigned a grade to the thirty of you."
The guests' expressions became increasingly serious.
"This rating is based on very simple criteria: popularity and commercial success. It's harsh to say, but many people in the industry do consider your popularity and ability to attract audiences when selecting actors, rather than your acting skills."
When these words were spoken, the expressions of the guests were very complicated, which could be described as a mixture of all kinds of people.
The popular ones had calm expressions and seemed vaguely relieved.
The less famous actors either frowned or shook their heads slightly.
The actors in the middle are restless and most confused about their future.
"However, we directors are going against the market trend, believing that this is no longer an era dominated by traffic." Zhou Yiyang suddenly made a sudden reversal: "So we have added a recognition level to each director on the list. This recognition comes from the evaluation of your previous works, purely from a personal perspective. Next, I will announce two lists, one purely commercial, and one with recognition levels. Your seating order will be based on the latter."
As for the former, it was of course used to create hype, but Zhou Yiyang didn't say it out loud.
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