Filming started immediately upon arrival on the island. Lin Xiaoxiao almost burst out laughing when she saw a group of masked men in black.
This facekini talent show, titled "Hidden Light Boys and Girls 101," was broadcast live and quietly launched on Feiyang Video, a platform built by Feiyang Entertainment.
Looking at the hundred contestants on stage, their small bellies, short legs, and flat heads all clearly visible, Lin Xiaoxiao sighed deeply. Who could truly see through their dark exteriors and discover the interesting souls within? She was truly brilliant; her method was ingenious. She could make money while simultaneously ruining their reputations.
Another judge, Sheng Yiyi, had no idea what to say and was even a little excited. After all, she often watched those judges comment on contestants on TV, which was very interesting. She wondered if she should learn from them and maybe squeeze out some tears or have a fight with the other judges.
Sheng Yiyi's enthusiasm made Zhang Nan, a new employee at the same company, a little suspicious. Was Feiyang Entertainment some kind of place full of idiots? Besides him, the only other artist in the company who looked smart was actually a complete dummy. He had no ideas about the company's arrangements and just went straight to work as soon as he opened his eyes.
This led even a newcomer to suspect that this was some kind of pyramid scheme or brainwashing organization. When asked, the answer was always that Director Lin had everything planned out, and that he was the mastermind behind the show, guaranteeing it would be a huge hit. The entire company, except for the new hires, was filled with blindly praising Director Lin.
Zhang Nan never expected that his first job would be as a judge. "Survival on an Island" hadn't even been released yet, and he was just an ordinary person to the audience. Now he was sitting on the judges' panel. Was this reasonable?
If it weren't for the fact that the contract he signed with Feiyang Entertainment was flawless, he would have truly felt like he'd been framed. However, Zhang Nan had a premonition that if "Survival on an Island" were to air, he would no longer be able to live as an ordinary person, whether because of the 50 million yuan or because of his behavior on the show. He wouldn't be able to return to his original life, so he simply joined Feiyang Entertainment, worked as an artist for a while, and waited for the storm to pass before returning to a normal life.
These men and women lived separately in the original dormitories of the "Survival on the Island" contestants. Once they appeared in front of the camera, they had to be fully armed so that no one could see a single hair.
So apart from the contestants themselves, no one else, including the staff, knew their real ages or faces.
As soon as the Feiyang Film and Television platform was launched, many fans who were interested downloaded it.
As expected, Lin Xiaoxiao received a call from her brother.
"Lin Xiaoxiao, you don't need to explain to me. I only care about the results. You'd better not play me. Otherwise, I'll make sure you leave the Lin family just as you came in, without a single penny left."
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled wryly. She had already explained that she created the film and television platform specifically to avoid getting her brother's hands dirty, not to compete with the M platform that her brother had invested in.
Fortunately, although her brother didn't believe her completely, there was still room for maneuver. Her brother said that as long as the final result was a loss of 100 million, Lin Xiaoxiao could still gain her brother's trust and go home to live a life of leisure, traveling all over the world every day without having to do anything, and still receiving a small share of dividends from the Lin Group. It sounded wonderful.
She doesn't want to go back to being a penniless Lin Xiaoxiao; she only wants to become a rich second-generation Lin Xiaoxiao who lies low and complacent.
Although the escape reality show with an investment of 100 million yuan cannot be broadcast, she already has a solution and believes that she will be able to fulfill her promise to her brother to lose 100 million yuan by the agreed date.
Lin Xiaoxiao was already holding back her laughter as she watched the men in black facekinis dance on stage, all in order to lose that 100 million yuan. But for some reason, Zhang Nan and Sheng Yiyi, standing to the side, showed no sign of suppressing their laughter.
But no matter what, Lin Xiaoxiao really sacrificed a lot for her brother, even suffering internal injuries from holding it in. If this still can't earn her brother's trust, then what can?
Because of song copyright issues (Lin Xiaoxiao was unwilling to spend money), all the singing contestants on talent shows sang public service songs that were legally copyrighted and free of charge. This resulted in a very high frequency of overlap, making it very obvious who was superior.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Feiyang Film and Television Platform, whose daily activity data was only a fraction of that of other platforms, and felt somewhat complicated.
Although it's a newly launched platform with no promotional offers or user acquisition strategies, these numbers are already quite impressive, and those who came are doing so out of respect for Lin Xiaoxiao. However, compared to the tens of millions of votes cast daily on other platforms like M and Y, which also launched their talent shows, her few million individual investors are simply insignificant.
Everyone says talent shows are lucrative, right? How come all her investors are small-time players, making a few million a day, but they're still a long way from a hundred million.
Just when Lin Xiaoxiao was at her wit's end, an even more heartbreaking piece of news arrived.
Lin Xiaoxiao arrived at the recording site of "Hidden Light Boys and Girls 101" as usual. Just as she sat down on the judges' seat, all the lights in the recording site suddenly went out.
Before Lin Xiaoxiao could figure out whether she didn't have enough money in her account to pay the electricity bill or what other unexpected situation had occurred, she saw Boss Zhang, Secretary Zhao, and Zhang Fan pushing a giant cake. Upon closer inspection, she saw that all the crew members and post-production staff who were on vacation were behind it.
Her heart skipped a beat. Wait a minute, it's not her birthday yet! Could it be Sheng Yiyi's birthday?
As a result, when she turned her head, Sheng Yiyi was also in the queue, and everyone's eyes were on Lin Xiaoxiao herself.
As the cake drew closer, Lin Xiaoxiao realized her earlier unease had come true; the cake read, "Congratulations on the official launch of 'Survival on the Island'!"
Lin Xiaoxiao slumped into the judge's chair, piecing together the truth of the whole incident amidst the chatter of others.
Because of the popularity and positive publicity of "Waves and Fire," coupled with the pleas of several high-ranking naval officers, the authorities decided to make an exception for Director Lin's survival reality show "Island Survival," allowing it to be released after some violent scenes were removed.
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