Chapter 094
Xingyao Public Relations Department
Wu Liao was so busy that he was exhausted.
"SP" is Xingyao's biggest project recently. The variety show is broadcast on Xigua Video. Wu Liao has done a lot of publicity in the early stage and edited a lot of materials. There are too many amateurs in the variety show, which is their disadvantage, but fortunately, when the broadcast time was selected, there were no new variety shows online at the same time.
But Tianhui parachuted in and caught Wu Liao off guard.
"Eat" is a food variety show that focuses on warmth and healing, which is totally incompatible with an idol cultivation variety show, but "Eat" chose to promote "SP".
The day before the official launch of "SP", there were suddenly many more posts on the Internet, and the language used was unprecedentedly unified.
[Main post: So boring, are there any good variety shows to watch recently? ]
[A new variety show will be airing tomorrow! I plan to watch "Let's Eat Well Today", but "SP" sounds so boring. It's all amateurs, who wants to watch it?]
[What level of domestic idols don’t have AC numbers? It’s probably a group of demons dancing together, so let’s just watch the heartwarming food variety show~ #Let’s eat well today#]
【Crazy support for "Eat"! I think it will be good! Super hot! 】
Wu Liao knew with his toes that these must be navy!
If "Eat" had promoted itself well, they are not of the same type of variety shows and have their own markets, and there would be nothing wrong with releasing them at the same time. But Tianhui chose to pull them down, and Wuliao certainly couldn't let them go, and immediately hired a group of internet trolls to fight back!
…
Yan Xi also knew that "Eating" was going to be online.
In the novel, this is another popular variety show after "Travel".
System: [Pei Yubai is also making a desperate bet! ]
【Now that the stock price of Tianhui has dropped so much, funding has become a problem, and many projects have been suspended. "Eat" is the variety show with the least investment among Tianhui's projects, but it has the most potential to be a hit. 】
In order to make "Eating" better broadcast, Pei Yubai resigned as the CEO of Tianhui, so that netizens would be less disgusted with Tianhui, and the CEO of Tianhui was replaced by Sun Qi. In fact, Pei Yubai is still the chairman of Tianhui, secretly controlling Tianhui, and resigning as CEO is just a show.
But he was lucky, because the "Eating" part of his novel was a real hit.
"But I remember that Ye Luoyi, Qin Li, and Pei Yubai in the novel all participated in this variety show. Qin Li had just finished performing "Bottom Line" at the time, and "Bottom Line" became a big hit after it was broadcast, which also increased the popularity of "Eat Meal"."
"Ye Luoyi and Pei Yubai were hyped as a couple in the variety show, and countless netizens were enjoying the couple's romance, so the variety show was also very popular. Now these three..."
Yan Xi carefully looked at the official guest lineup of "Eat Food", and found that all the guests were well-known artists, including two popular celebrities.
There is no Qin Li and Pei Yubai, and no Ye Luoyi.
[They definitely won't participate!] The system said, [And in the novel, Bai Yi CP is the trend, Qin Li is the potential TV King, now all three have collapsed, who dares to use it?]
Yan Xi smiled and said, "It's hard to say whether this variety show can become popular or not!"
In the past, he had the aura of a leading role, but now he doesn't. Moreover, even if "Eat Me" becomes a big hit, it is not the same variety show as "SP" and the market is different. What is there to worry about?
——
At the same time——
A film and television company in Haicheng
The corridor was full of people, with both famous and unknown artists crowded in.
Today is the open audition for the crew of "Strategy for That Big Brother". This is a small IP with a small investment, but for most actors, an audition is an opportunity, and they will all give it a try.
Ye Luoyi also came to the audition.
She was the most famous one in the group, wearing a peaked cap with the brim pulled down to reduce her presence.
This is not known how many times she has auditioned this month. From the heroine of a popular IP to the heroine of a small production, the supporting actress of a small production, the female No. N of a small production... Ye Luoyi's audition roles have been declining in rank, and it is a luxury to have the audition opportunity now.
Ye Luoyi cherishes this opportunity very much. Actors must have works and exposure to become popular again. She wants to be popular again, and she doesn't want to be like this now.
She originally thought that if the recorded program of "Travel" could be broadcast normally, the producers and investors would be able to accept her, but in reality it was still difficult. An actor's popularity was very important. After being defeated by Pei Yubai, she no longer had any popularity, and no one would be willing to let her play a positive role.
But Ye Luoyi was unwilling to give up. Since the audience hated her, she would play the villain. A black and red is also red. Zhou Qingyu, whose acting skills were so bad, could become popular again, so why can't she?
Apparently someone noticed Ye Luoyi and whispered to each other:
"It's Ye Luoyi!"
"Ye Luoyi is here for the audition?"
"She is being criticized like that by netizens now, will the producers use her?"
"Who knows? If I were her, I would be too embarrassed to come out!"
"That's right. I didn't make enough money in the past two years! Some people are so shameless!"
Ye Luoyi's face turned pale and her fingers tightly grasped the script.
She had heard these words too many times in the past month. She left with a fragile heart at the beginning, but now, even if she was sad, she could calmly wait in the corridor and recite the lines silently.
It has come to this. If she leaves in anger, won't people still be tickled behind her?
It’s more important to get the role!
The assistant director came out and called out the number cards, and it was Ye Luoyi's turn.
Ye Luoyi auditioned for the role of the male lead's junior sister, the fifth female role. The junior sister is the most beloved by the master, and she and the male lead grew up together. It was thought that the two would become a couple in the future, but unexpectedly, the heroine who traveled through the book fell in love with her, and the male lead fell in love with someone else. The naive and ignorant junior sister turned evil and became a cannon fodder female villain.
The little apprentice sister doesn't have many scenes, only in the first five episodes, and ends up being killed because she framed the heroine. But her character is full, her arc is complete, and her image matches Ye Luoyi's.
As soon as Director Qian called out "action", Ye Luoyi immersed herself in the role.
During the audition, some actors will put on makeup to better fit the role. This audition is the first scene after the junior sister turns evil. If there is a bonus of makeup, it can greatly increase the feeling of the character's evil transformation.
But Ye Luoyi did not put on any makeup and appeared on camera with her bare face.
In her understanding, a good villain should be able to act out the feeling of being evil, with malice revealed in the eyes, movements, expressions, and behavior. Makeup seems superficial in the performance.
As it turned out, she was right.
Director Qian praised Ye Luoyi's performance highly and decided to give the role to Ye Luoyi.
When Ye Luoyi heard that she had passed the audition, she was stunned. Perhaps she had been rejected too many times and had become numb to it, and she still felt that her current success was unreal.
Ye Luoyi asked Director Qian carefully, "Director Qian, you know about the things I posted online, right?"
Director Qian certainly knew, "But didn't 'Travel' air smoothly?"
The fact that it can be broadcast shows that she is not a stone hammer, and the radio and television have not banned her. In the eyes of Director Qian, black and red are also red, and the little apprentice sister has a miserable end. Isn't this a way to make the audience happy through the role? Director Qian thinks it is a win-win situation!
Director Qian patted Ye Luoyi on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, it's not a big problem!"
The role was confirmed, and Ye Luoyi was overjoyed. Three days later, the actors gathered in Hengcheng to start a script reading session that would last for half a month, and Ye Luoyi needed to prepare in advance.
She went home, packed her luggage, and shared the news with Su Lingling.
But just as she sent the message to Su Lingling, she received a WeChat message from Director Qian: [Sorry, we have met a more suitable actor, so we can’t give you this role.]
Ye Luoyi was stunned, and her heart ached as if it was stabbed by a knife.
How can you go back on your word when you've already confirmed her role? She was clearly the best actress among all the auditioning actresses!
Ye Luoyi quickly called Qian back, but was blocked. Ye Luoyi couldn't understand, and she was unwilling to accept it, so she simply drove and rushed directly to the downstairs of the film and television company.
In the underground parking lot, Ye Luoyi saw Director Qian and Pei Yubai.
——"Don't worry, Second Young Master. Since you don't want me to use Ye Luoyi, I definitely won't use her."
——"Thank you, Director Qian. If you need Pei's services in the future, please feel free to contact me."
Ye Luoyi felt as if her ears were ringing and her head was buzzing.
Until Pei Yubai turned around and saw Ye Luoyi in a daze.
"Yiyi?" He looked nervous, "Why are you here?"
Ye Luoyi raised her eyes and looked towards Pei Yubai, her wispy bangs blocking her eyes.
"I performed well before, but I failed the audition... You weren't the one who ruined it, were you?"
Pei Yubai paused, and quickly comforted Ye Luoyi, "Yiyi, I'm sorry, I think... the roles you played are useless, they are all small roles! Come to my variety show, it has an S-level team, the industry is very optimistic about you, you will definitely become a big hit! Only I can make you popular again! Come back to me..."
Ye Luoyi felt that Pei Yubai must be crazy.
"So, you deliberately destroyed me, and then said that you were the only one who could help me? Pei Yubai, is this how you love someone?"
Pei Yubai didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "Instead of wasting time on a meaningless role, why don't you let me help you?"
"not good!"
Ye Luoyi couldn't understand, what kind of obsessive and perverted love was this? Destroy her and then save her? Just like in the past, he clearly loved her but exploited another woman?
Ye Luoyi felt more and more frightened and terrified.
She felt that Pei Yubai did not love her, but just wanted to control her and keep her under his control.
"I won't be on your variety show," Ye Luoyi said decisively, "If you really want to do this for my own good, please don't interfere in my life anymore! I beg you, Pei Yubai!"
Pei Yubai was extremely heartbroken. He put all his efforts into creating the variety show "Eating". He bet everything he had on it. He firmly believed that he would succeed and wanted Ye Luoyi to become popular again.
What's the point of playing a small-budget female role, or a cannon fodder villain?
Aren’t his S-level variety shows more interesting?
How could Ye Luoyi not understand!
But it doesn’t matter, even if Ye Luoyi doesn’t understand now, he won’t let go.
"Yiyi, I will succeed. When you see me succeed, you will definitely regret it. Even though you are angry with me now, as long as you look back, I will still accept you!"
——
On Friday, "SP" was broadcast as scheduled.
At 6 o'clock in the evening, in the internal audio-visual room of Xingyao, Yan Xi, Zhou Qingyu, Zhou Yanci, and heads of various departments were all there. Everyone projected the first episode of "SP" on the screen, turned on the barrage, and watched the variety show with netizens.
Although the trainees in the variety show are mostly amateurs, the mentors are famous, so when the show starts, the barrage is full of compliments for the mentors. Occasionally, there are passers-by who like to watch idols perform and come in to see what the variety show is like.
【The first idol training variety show in the country! 】
[This stage layout is really nice. It seems that Xingyao has put a lot of effort into it! I feel that the quality is worth looking forward to.]
[That pink-haired little brother is kind of cute! ]
[The yellow-haired guy in the back is so ugly, can he still be an idol like this? ]
[The makeup is so thick, the powder is so thick that it can even be seen on the wall! ]
[I feel like there are still a few handsome guys, let's wait and see! ]
In general, the comments in the barrage are fair. When they see good-looking trainees, netizens will praise them, and when they encounter ugly trainees, they will also curse them.
Then, after all the trainees came out, the mentors also came out.
As soon as Ji Xingzhou appeared, the bullet screen instantly soared to a peak——
[Zhou Zhou is so handsome! Give Zhou Zhou a shout! ]
[After waiting for so long, Zhou Zhou finally showed up! This face is so punchable~]
[Director Chu is really good at filming! Zhou Zhou's makeup today drives me crazy! ]
[Ahhhhh! Zhou Zhou's abdominal muscles! The moment he lifted his shirt on the stage just now was so sexy! ]
Not to mention the barrage, even Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi had starry eyes.
Zhou Qingyu shook Yan Xi's arm crazily, "Xixi! Sign him, sign him so we can see his abdominal muscles up close!"
Yan Xi's eyes lit up, "I've seen it! There are six of them!"
Zhou Qingyu:!
She looked at Yan Xi fiercely, "When did you see it?"
Yan Xi smiled slyly, "This is a recording. I was there at the time! Six pieces are so neatly arranged!"
Yan Xi and Chu Tingbai had already seen many of the scenes in the variety show once in person, but that didn't stop her from watching it again.
Suddenly, Yan Xi felt a cold gaze coming from the side.
There is a single sofa seat in Xingyao's audio-visual room. Zhou Qingyu is on Yan Xi's left, and Zhou Yanci is on Yan Xi's right.
This cold gaze came from the right.
Yan Xi turned around and saw Zhou Yanci's gloomy eyes, "Are Ji Xingzhou's abdominal muscles so beautiful?"
Yan Xi blinked slowly, "It's actually not that bad..."
It was clearly Ji Xingzhou who accidentally lifted up his shirt while dancing, so it’s not her fault!
Zhou Yanci snorted coldly, suddenly grabbed Yan Xi's hand and placed it on his lower abdomen.
He was wearing a black shirt with the hem tucked into his suit pants, but the firm feel under the silk shirt was still very obvious.
Zhou Yanci's eyes were solemn. "I have abdominal muscles, too. You can see them anytime you want, and you can touch them anytime you want."
Yan Xi:!!!
How can this be so embarrassing!
After being suddenly treated like this by Zhou Yanci, Yan Xi became absent-minded in the following variety show.
However, everyone's feedback is still very enthusiastic.
On the first dance stage, some trainees performed poorly, while others performed well. This is how idol training variety shows work. If all of them were top students, then what was the point of training?
As a trainee of Star Glory, US performed brilliantly. Si Ye and Captain US received S-level evaluation, and most other members also received A-level.
The program generally developed as Yan Xi predicted. The only exception was the appearance of an individual trainee.
When he came on stage, even Zhou Qingyu was stunned for a moment.
"Shen Yi?"
Yan Xi asked: "Do you know him?"
"We worked together once," Zhou Qingyu said, "and his acting skills are worse than mine. There are many people who criticize him online."
For an actor, poor acting is the original sin.
It is with this in mind that Zhou Qingyu has stopped accepting scripts recently. There are few roles like Lihua in "Crazy" that are suitable for her at the right time and in the right place. There is no need for her to play a bad role and offend the audience.
Shen Yi's acting skills are not inferior to Zhou Qingyu's.
Moreover, this person is socially anxious and cannot speak when there are many people around. He always gives reporters a cold face during every interview, and marketing accounts have published many articles to discredit him.
He has not retired until now, all thanks to his extremely handsome face.
Zhou Qingyu asked Yan Xi curiously, "Is it because he couldn't get any roles that he decided to pursue a career in the idol industry? Didn't you tell me that this variety show screened trainees? Did you choose him based on his looks?"
Yan Xi didn't dare to say anything. This was indeed the reason why Shen Yi was chosen initially.
Although it is heartwarming to say this, the entertainment industry is an industry that values appearance, so when screening people in the early stages, Chu Tingbai rejected the public opinion and used "appearance" as an important criterion for review.
Zhou Qingyu had no hope for Shen Yi. As an actor, how could he sing or dance?
The barrage of comments also thought so, so when Shen Yi appeared, the barrage was full of mocking voices——
[Is Shen Yi going to stop being an actor and become an idol? 】
[Forget it. His facial features look messy even when he's acting a paralysis, so how messy will they look when he dances?]
[Is it okay for handsome guys to live on magazine covers and red carpets? ]
But when Shen Yi performed, everyone was stunned.
Zhou Qingyu opened her mouth so wide that an egg could fit in it.
[What the hell! Is this a person? ]
[Help! Shen Yi's dancing is so beautiful! He is also good at singing and rapping! ]
[He just winked! He bit me! ]
[The stage is so good, why does Shen Yi want to be an actor? What a waste! ]
【Wow, Shen Yi's arm muscles! Hiss, hiss, hiss! 】
Yan Xi had already guessed there would be such a contrast.
Shen Yi is one of the topics of the variety show.
He was a trainee in H country in his early years and successfully formed a group. However, the day before his debut, the leader was exposed for plagiarism scandal, and Shen Yi was also banned. Later, Shen Yi was unable to debut in H country because of "plagiarizing members of a boy band", so he returned to China to develop. Unfortunately, there is no idol market in China, so he can only act.
With such a background and such abilities, she is definitely extremely beautiful and powerful!
Many people think, what’s the point of watching “SP” with 100 amateur trainees?
But it took three months, one hundred trainees trained together, then fought together, and finally only seven were selected out of a hundred. This setting is already very interesting.
Add to that a hundred trainees, and there are a hundred characters, each different, so a lot of material can be edited.
There are dark horse candidates like Si Ye who is good at singing and dancing, there are also returning talents who are famous but have terrible performances, and there are also those like Shen Yi who are bronze in performance and the king among idols.
Therefore, in terms of topicality, "SP" is not lacking in topicality. Yan Xi thinks that Chu Tingbai's idea is unlikely to be bad in the later stages, except for its low base in the early stages.
Especially when there are a hundred trainees, there must be one that you pick, right?
…
After watching the first episode of the variety show, the reviews within Xingyao were very good. Qiao Yan, who was a little worried about the variety show at first, was very satisfied after seeing the barrage of feedback.
Yan Xi felt that the first episode had achieved the effect she wanted, and now it all depended on whether the audience would like it or not.
Wuliao announced the popularity of the variety shows. "SP" has reached Xigua Video's expectations for popularity, but lost to "Eat" in terms of online discussion. In the Maoyan popularity ranking, "Eat" is the most popular variety show, and "SP" ranks second.
Wu Liao: "'Eat Me' invited Feng Yinyin and Duan Heng. They had previously worked together on a drama and were a perfect couple. Netizens were all obsessed with them. They were very popular and were on several trending searches."
Zhou Qingyu was surprised, "Didn't Feng Yinyin break up with Duan Heng?"
Feng Yinyin and Duan Heng fell in love during a play, but they didn't get together for long. Duan Heng showed his affection to another girl, and Feng Yinyin broke up with him in anger. When they broke up, Zhou Qingyu was acting with Duan Heng and saw Feng Yinyin slap Duan Heng in the face.
Wu Liao spread his hands, "Acting, their drama just finished airing, and Duan Heng took the initiative to show his affection to Feng Yinyin. The CP in the drama plus the CP outside the drama, of course it is very popular!"
Zhou Qingyu sneered, "Pei Yubai really spent a lot of money to surpass us!"
The novel "Eating" became a huge hit and also had CP elements, but the CP was changed this time.
"Do you need to buy marketing?" Zhou Yanci asked Yan Xi. He has shares in various social platforms and can definitely do a wave of rape-style marketing for "SP".
Yan Xi had been watching the show all along. After hearing Zhou Yanci's question, she waved her hand and said, "No need."
Didn’t Zhou Qingyu say that the CP of Feng Yinyin and Duan Heng is fake?
What’s fake can never be real.
Moreover, the reviews of "SP" have already met their expectations, and all they have to do next is wait for the show's reputation to spread.
——
Compared to Yan Xi's calmness, Pei Yubai was very excited.
It’s better than “SP”! “Eating” is better than “SP”!
He knew that the variety shows produced by Tianhui would definitely be better than Xingyao!
What does Yan Xi know about the entertainment industry? But she can only win by relying on Zhou Qingyu's resources.
In order to make "Eat" air smoothly, Pei Yubai gambled everything. Strawberry Video was concerned about Tianhui's project at first and did not want to buy it. Pei Yubai then signed a bet agreement with Strawberry Video, guaranteeing that this variety show would be the top 1 variety show in the same period, otherwise Pei Yubai would have to pay Strawberry Video.
This is also the reason why he wanted to market "Eat" by stepping on "SP".
Fortunately, "SP" is full of unknown stars, so there is nothing to be afraid of!
The next day, Pei Yubai went to Haicheng TV Station again to chat about TV projects with Haicheng TV Station.
The smooth broadcast of "Eat" is the first step. Pei Yubai wants to rely on the funds earned from "Eat" to revitalize another TV series project - "Bai Ze". It would be even better if it can be broadcast on satellite TV.
At the gate of Haicheng TV Station, Pei Yubai saw Yan Xi.
Yan Xi and Jiang Tao also came to Haicheng TV Station today to discuss cooperation. The post-production of "Bottom Line" has been completed, and Yan Xi wants it to be broadcast on satellite TV.
The novel "Bottom Line" was not broadcast on satellite TV but online. It was only purchased by a TV station for broadcast after it gained popularity in the later stages. Yan Xi thought it could be tried by broadcasting it on satellite TV in advance and broadcasting it on both the TV and online channels at the same time.
Yan Xi was also surprised when she saw Pei Yubai.
This is a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.
In the conference room, Pei Yu glanced at Yan Xi out of his peripheral vision and didn't take Yan Xi into account at all.
"Bai Ze" is a fantasy masterpiece rated S by the platform, while "Bottom Line" is just a low-budget urban suspense drama rated B by the platform. Pei Yubai feels that Haicheng TV Station has nothing good to choose from.
After winning a wave in variety shows, I didn’t expect to win another wave in the film and television industry so soon!
Sooner or later, he will make a comeback and prove to Ye Luoyi that choosing him was the right choice!
Soon, the person in charge of Haicheng TV Station arrived.
Both Xingyao and Tianhui have sent sample films to Haicheng TV Station. Now it depends on which TV series they choose to broadcast in Q4.
The person in charge first looked at Pei Yubai, "Mr. Pei, the production team of Bai Ze is good, but the special effects of the sample you gave us seem to be unfinished?"
Pei Yubai choked.
Tianhui's funding chain was broken, so the special effects of "Bai Ze" could not be completed. But as long as the funds for "Eat Food" were returned, plus the deposit from Haicheng TV Station, he would definitely be able to complete the special effects.
"Don't worry, Mr. Liao, we will definitely get it done before it's aired on TV!"
Liao Tai thought for a moment and asked, "Does Tianhui's funds allow this?"
Pei Yubai hurriedly said, "Now that "Eating" is popular on Strawberry Video, funding is not a problem!"
Pei Yubai glanced at Yan Xi again and said, "Tai Liao, Bai Ze is a big production rated S by the platform. Whether it is the plot or the cast, it is definitely better than some B-level small productions. We still have to consider the quality, right..."
Liao Tai interrupted Pei Yubai tactfully, "Mr. Pei, what I mean is that since the special effects of "Bai Ze" are not yet completed, you can polish it a little bit, there is no rush."
Pei Yu laughed apologetically, "Mr. Liao, are you kidding me? It will be aired in Q4, how can we not be anxious..."
Suddenly, Pei Yubai realized what Liao Tai meant, and his voice trembled a little, "You mean, Haicheng TV Station's Q4 prime time TV series, you chose "Bottom Line"?"
Liao nodded and said, "'Shirazeh' is very good, but after comprehensive evaluation internally, we still think 'The Line' is more attractive!"