Chen Bin was intently reviewing the entire proposal for "Masked Singer".
He sometimes frowned, sometimes pondered.
A full hour passed before Chen Bin silently closed the plan.
During this time, Lin Rui did not disturb him; to be precise, he was also busy with his own life planning.
For example, choosing a long-running TV series that's easy to watch, plus the dilemma of whether to eat grapes or honeydew melon first.
"Mr. Lin, if I may ask, what role will you be participating in this variety show?"
Lin Rui had considered Chen Bin's question before: "Singer."
"In accordance with the rules of the scheme, I cannot disclose the list of singers to you."
Lin Rui looked at Chen Bin speechlessly. Are you serious?
Seeing Chen Bin's upright demeanor, Lin Rui smiled and said, "Brother Chen, from now on, you are fully in charge of the singer list."
"good."
Chen Bin didn't mince words and continued, "After reviewing the proposal, I think that for the first two episodes, both the singers and the judging panel members should focus on Lizhou."
Lin Rui listened attentively, and Chen Bin, who wasn't one to mince words, explained with a smile: "The first episode of this show focuses on building a good reputation. The audience doesn't understand the specific rules of the show and needs time to adapt to the rhythm. The same goes for the members of the judging panel; they also need time to adjust to new things."
"If we take too big a step and go straight to inviting international stars, the invitees will first question the quality of the show, and at the same time they will be skeptical about the show's popularity."
"Of course, the most important point is that going back and forth like this will waste too much unnecessary time, which is not worth it."
"When the second episode arrives, we will extend invitations to these international stars again. After seeing the results of the first episode, they will observe the situation of the second episode with a critical eye. As long as the second episode receives rave reviews, the invited international stars will be more likely to accept the replacement invitations from the production team."
Lin Rui nodded.
"I already have a preliminary list of candidates for the first two episodes. Once the projects are finalized, I will personally visit them with the director to extend my invitations."
Lin Rui was speechless again.
To put it bluntly, they chose to keep it from him, the mastermind behind it all.
However, Lin Rui didn't care. On the contrary, he was very curious about what kind of lineup of singers Chen Bin would invite. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
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The following evening, Zhou Rongze led his team to Lizhou Airport.
Lu Ye went to pick up the people. At that time, the group had not eaten and went directly to Xianci Entertainment. The two sides discussed project cooperation.
Xia Xianci and Changsun Yi both participated in the meeting with Tianrui Entertainment, which lasted until late at night.
Of course, the result was also quite pleasing; the negotiations went extremely smoothly.
Zhou Rongze was quite excited when he saw the proposal for "Masked Singer".
In his view, this variety show will be the stepping stone for Tianrui Entertainment to enter the international market. It is said that even Li Donglai was alarmed by this matter and said on the spot, "Go all out, we have plenty of money!"
To ensure the program could start on schedule, Li Donglai specially arranged for two professional teams to monitor the entire process, providing maximum support whenever technical problems arose.
Time flies. These days, Zhou Rongze has been busy in Lizhou, discussing the setup of the venue and the procurement plan for equipment and instruments with Xianci Entertainment.
Unlike Xianci Entertainment, Tianrui Entertainment has a large amount of liquid funds, which Xia Xianci and Changsun Yi greatly envy.
As for Chen Bin, he led the top variety show director of Xianci Entertainment to secretly contact some well-known celebrities in Lizhou. Unfortunately, neither Xia Xianci nor Zhou Rongze knew where Chen Bin went or who he met.
In short, everything is shrouded in mystery.
The only thing that put their minds at ease was that the top variety show director from Xianci Entertainment would occasionally report on the progress.
Although no specific names were mentioned, Xia Xianci and Zhou Rongze knew that singers and members of the judging panel had been joining one after another, and they were all well-known celebrities in Lizhou!
Number 15.
Today is the release date of "The Legend of 1900".
Since yesterday, discussions about "The Legend of 1900" have not stopped.
Of course, there was also a lot of criticism.
It's not that I'm criticizing Lin Rui, nor the movie, but rather the scalpers who are waiting for the right price to go up.
When tickets for "The Legend of 1900" went on pre-sale online, they sold out in just a few seconds.
This situation caught many cinemas off guard.
People in the industry have been posting their thoughts online, saying they have no doubt about the influence of "Floating Life" in the first region, and it is not surprising that the movie tickets sold out.
The problem is that other regions also sold out in just a few seconds, which really surprised many people who were waiting to see what would happen.
It's important to understand that over 300 theater chains across 16 states have signed contracts with Tianrui Entertainment and received the maximum possible screening allocation. Logically, even if all those movie tickets were sold out, it shouldn't have happened in just a few seconds.
The problem is, this almost absurd thing actually happened in a very real way.
Faced with criticism from all sides and under immense pressure, theaters in various states had no choice but to cancel screenings of some unimportant films during the same period and further increase the screening ratio of "The Legend of 1900".
Even so, the movie tickets were snapped up, and the pre-sales for the next seven days were also sold out.
Scalpers across the states are laughing all the way to the bank. Now, not only are premiere tickets being sold, but even tickets for the third day after the movie's release are being sold at ridiculously high prices.
For these reasons, onlookers who couldn't buy tickets or were unwilling to spend a lot of money to buy scalped tickets cursed the scalpers' ancestors one by one, and the cinema chains in various states were also scolded mercilessly.
Compared to the thriving activity in the sixteen states, the reactions in Lizhou and Sangzhou were much more lukewarm.
After all, Lin Rui isn't very well-known in either of these states. If it weren't for the fame he gained from the previous live streams of the music, chess, calligraphy, and painting competitions, his fame would probably be even smaller. Naturally, the number of viewers buying tickets to watch "The Legend of 1900" would also be less than optimistic.
At noon, Lin Rui followed Zhou Rongze to the lobby of a cinema to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the premiere of "The Legend of 1900".
Although it wasn't exactly a sea of people, there were still quite a few people present. After all, three piano masters were there just to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony!
Lin Rui.
Christie.
Constantine.
Three piano masters!
Christie and Constantine had already appeared at Lizhou International Airport two days earlier, attracting a lot of onlookers and causing a stir.
For this reason, more than a dozen media outlets from Gaul and Luoguo were already there, waiting outside for the press conference to begin.
"It's been a long time, Mr. Lin."
The appearance of an uninvited guest caused Lin Rui, who was slacking off, to frown secretly.
Granger.
Lin Rui couldn't help but glance at the men in suits behind Granger, wondering if these were the new team sent by Luo Guo.
They really know how to pick their timing!
Lin Rui glanced at his watch, his eyes flashing almost imperceptibly.
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