To Yin Chengjue's surprise, the Murong family knew their current address but had not come looking for them. He wondered what their intentions were.
They clearly said they were going to close the door when they came out, so wasn't that just a way of trying to detain them?
But now everything is so calm, as if nothing ever happened that day, which is really puzzling.
However, they didn't care when Rong Yueya arrived, because the recording time for the semi-finals of "Journey of Stars" had already been set, and Yin Chengjue received a call from Director Mo.
"Mr. Yin, do you have some time lately?" Director Mo asked with a grin.
Yin Chengjue: "Director Mo, why don't you just speak frankly?"
Director Mo: "Oh, it's really nothing big, it's just... about the spin-off of 'Ghost Trail,' which we agreed on before, have you got any inspiration yet?"
In fact, after seeing the caller ID of Director Mo, Yin Chengjue guessed his purpose and said with a smile, "Now that you mention it, there is indeed one, but it's just a rough outline and hasn't been written down yet."
Director Mo: "Hahaha, that's great, that's great! I can't wait to work with President Yin again!"
Is it because the selection process for the first half of the year is about to begin again?
However, Yin Chengjue didn't expose him, only saying, "Me too. I've always trusted Director Mo's works." Of course, he'd trust a business that only makes a profit.
Director Mo: "President Yin, you flatter me."
Yin Chengjue: "Director Mo, don't be modest."
After hanging up the phone, Yin Chengjue began to consider how he should write it.
"Ghost" is already a complete film. Although it leaves some suspense, there is no need to continue it. Otherwise, it would be a poor sequel and the effect would be worse.
Therefore, Yin Chengjue had previously stated that it was a companion piece, not a sequel.
Yin Chengjue flipped through the outlines he had written when he had inspiration, his thoughts racing.
The reason he wrote "Ghost Trail" was because Rong Yu was abandoned by the other actor. After he started writing, he thought he could create a new character for Rong Yu and let the audience see a different side of Rong Yu.
And this time, it's the same.
So far, Rong Yu has presented a handsome image to the audience, handsome from various angles, sometimes sunny, sometimes wicked, sometimes gentle, sometimes effeminate. Even in the upcoming drama "Da Yuan Dynasty", he is portrayed as a refined and abstinent imperial advisor.
Although Yin Chengjue also wanted to see Rong Yu continue to be handsome, wouldn't the audience get tired of it after a while?
Acting within one's comfort zone can certainly reduce mistakes and maintain a good image, but staying in one's comfort zone for too long will definitely limit an actor's range of roles.
Of course, if an artist prefers to stay in their comfort zone, is not in a hurry to change their image, and likes to play the roles they are good at controlling within their comfort zone to reduce mistakes, then there is no problem with that.
However, occasionally stepping out of his comfort zone and taking on new roles allows him to show a different side of himself, which makes directors more likely to focus their attention on him when new dramas come out.
"Let's ask Xiaoyu what she thinks first." Yin Chengjue took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to Rong Yu.
Dig Three Feet Deep: Xiaoyu, if I asked you to play a role that would be quite different from your usual image, would you be able to accept it?
They must have been busy over there, because it took a while before they responded.
Big Fish Spreads Its Wings: How Does It Subvert the Expectations?
Dig three feet into the ground: For example, looking disheveled, having a bad temper, and being utterly unattractive, making people want to jump into the TV and fight you.
Big Fish Spreads Its Wings: That's...quite ambitious.
Dig three feet into the ground: Do you think it's very ambitious to play such a character?
Big Fish Spreads Its Wings: No, I think that someone who has the ambition to fight me is quite determined.
Big fish spreading its wings: [Salted fish being cute][Salted fish is super adorable]
Big Fish Spreads Wings: So, why did you ask these questions, brother?
Dig Three Feet Deep: I'm considering a spin-off of "Ghostly Trace". Judging by the timeline, you would have already finished filming "The Great Yuan Dynasty" by then. If nothing unexpected happens, your portrayal of the Imperial Advisor will be deeply ingrained in people's minds. If we were to do a subversion at that time, it should have an unexpected effect.
Big Fish Spreads Its Wings: ...Brother, filming hasn't even started yet, and you already think I can act well?
Dig three feet into the ground: You look good in everything you act in.
Big Fish Spreads Its Wings: Since my brother has said so, of course I have to give it a try. That character that makes people want to punch me is something else entirely.
Dig three feet into the ground: So you're agreeing?
Big Fish Spreads Its Wings: I'll play any role my brother writes for me!
The rematch recording for "Journey to Stardom" is scheduled for three days later. After several days of thorough investigation, several drug-using celebrities have been identified. The boy groups to which those celebrities belong have also been affected and lost their chance to participate in the competition. Their dance performances and some footage from the preliminary recording have also been cut.
After a thorough investigation was completed and it was confirmed that no one had escaped, the police released the information. Although they released the real names instead of stage names, and the names were the surname plus a certain number, the media were still able to deduce who it was.
In addition, the "Star Journey" program team also followed suit by issuing a statement condemning the celebrities who used drugs, and as required, publicizing the dangers of drug use, calling on everyone to cherish life, stay away from drugs, and resist drugs for the sake of their own health, family, and social harmony and safety.
Meanwhile, the official Weibo account of "Journey to the Stars" regretfully stated that, in order to avoid negative impacts, if any member of a boy group participating in the competition is involved in drug use, the entire boy group will be disqualified from the competition. Although it's unfair to the other innocent members to affect the whole team because of one or two people, there's no other way. After all, it's a team, and without one or two members, even if the boy group continues to participate in the competition, it will be incomplete. Moreover, seeing that the team is missing members will inevitably lead to discussion about this matter.
As a result, a perfectly good program is filled with comments about so-and-so using drugs, which seems to have a very negative impact.
The way the "Journey to Stardom" program team did this will inevitably attract some voices that feel it's unfair. But ultimately, this matter was caused by the boy band members who were using drugs. So, the fans of those innocent boy band members eventually focused their attacks on the boy band members involved.
In any case, this incident serves as a reminder to artists in the industry: don't touch what you shouldn't touch, and don't take chances. Otherwise, you never know if the stage you step onto next will be the last stage of your life.
The leader of the boy band TJ is a stark example.
Three days passed quickly. Yin Chengjue bought a ticket and entered the audience seats for the semi-finals, waiting for Rong Yu's performance.
Like the GCD boy group, another boy group called VVV also drew the song "Ce Guan Hai".
This is the competition format: one song, performed by two boy groups, serving as a comparison. However, the competition doesn't determine a winner between the two groups; it depends on the final vote count.
GCD boy group drew their numbers first, so they performed on stage before VVV boy group.
The stage lights came on, illuminating the six people standing on different levels of steps.
Dressed in white shirts and yellow trousers, with red ribbons tied around their heads and waists, they struck their drumsticks frequently as the music of "Ce Guan Hai" began, producing an inspiring sound.
All I can say is that the drumbeats are absolutely perfect for this song.
The entire scene was filled with the exhilarating sound of drums beating.
Even after the song ended, the audience was still in a daze for a long time.
When it came to the voting stage, their group's votes broke the highest number so far, making them the current leader and widening the gap with the second place!
With their performance as a precedent, when the VVV boy group went up again, they clearly lacked the grand, magnificent, and inspiring momentum they had shown before.
In fact, VVV's adaptation of this song was fairly standard. They added DJ elements, which made it sound quite good. They also performed a synchronized boy group dance based on the adaptation, which looked good, but it lacked a bit of uniqueness. Compared to GCD, who performed earlier, they were noticeably weaker.
There were other performances later, but none were as amazing as GCD's performance. So in this round of auditions, GCD undoubtedly got the most votes and successfully advanced to the finals.
The songs for the final were also drawn on the spot. This time, Rong Yu, representing the GCD boy group, drew a ballad.
The production team gave them two weeks to prepare this time because the end of the year is approaching and many venues are being used for rehearsing Spring Festival Gala programs, so the production team had to postpone the schedule.
Actually, if they hadn't caused so much trouble before, they would have already finished recording the finals by now, and there would be no need to worry about the venue.
However, since there was some free time, Sally naturally wouldn't let Rong Yu be idle, and instead arranged for him to take on several commercials.
Previously, due to the incident involving Huansheng Entertainment, many of Rong Yu's advertisements were canceled by advertisers under various pretexts. Now, Sally has found new ones for her. Of course, she will not hire those opportunistic companies again. There are so many products that need promotion, so a few more won't make a difference.
Next came the character stills for "Daewon Dynasty".
The filming of "Da Yuan Dynasty" will only begin after the Lunar New Year. The main characters have already been selected, so we need to take a few sets of costume photos first and promote the show during the winter break when it's airing.
In addition to "Da Yuan Dynasty", the costume photos for "Chuan Hai Gui Tu" and "Xiao An Ji" have also been released one after another, frequently trending on social media.
Soon, some observant people discovered that many of the male and female leads in these new dramas adapted from major IPs that were officially announced before the Lunar New Year were actually artists from Huansheng Entertainment!
If it were just one or two movies, that would be one thing! But there are so many of them! They're not just the male and female leads, but important supporting characters, and villains with a lot of screen time!
Didn't they say that Huansheng Entertainment was starting to decline?
If such a company with such great resources is considered to be declining, then what about other entertainment companies?
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