A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 2359 - 1586: Cross-Promotion (My Bed Is Ben’s Home)

Generally speaking, in Japan, when shooting this kind of drama, they shoot one episode and air one episode, as it’s easier to adjust, and if there’s a problem, it’s easier to stop the losses.

But Duanmu Huai actually prefers the domestic method—film everything at once, then broadcast it all at once.

Instead of airing one episode a week, it’s one episode a day.

If it were a television station, this would be impossible. After all, in Japan, rules are the biggest, but online TV stations don’t have so many constraints. Plus, Duanmu Huai is the investor, so he decides how to shoot and broadcast. Who’s going to stop him?

So in the entertainment industry, money is the most important thing.

From a director’s perspective, they don’t oppose this method either. If you shoot one episode a week, if an actor becomes popular, they might get a lot of offers, affecting their performance. The production team can’t prevent an actor from accepting offers just to maintain their performance. But if you shoot everything at once, it’s much smoother.

Duanmu Huai and Arima Kaname are performing superbly. Hei Chuan Chi Yin and Sakurajima Mai are professional actors, so they’re fine. The crew is also very competent. As long as they’re okay, a few small issues with other people don’t matter. Filming has been very smooth since the series is only twelve episodes, and with a bit of luck, it should be completed in a month.

Of course, just focusing on filming isn’t enough. Even the best products need some promotion to avoid being unknown. Especially since Duanmu Huai’s requirement is to shoot everything at once instead of releasing one episode, some early promotion is necessary to attract viewers.

But this promotion......

"A crossover between Present Love and Jintian? What the heck is this?"

Duanmu Huai stared at the proposal in front of him and frowned.

"What is Present Love?"

"Huh? President, you don’t know? It’s a popular reality show......"

"High school students involved in showbiz partake in various activities to deepen exchanges, ultimately pairing up... This is really......"

Duanmu Huai looked at the proposal and was speechless. In my country, this openly promotes early dating.

After all, these are 15 to 18-year-old high school students. Dating on a variety show would have been reported countless times back home.

It seems the Japanese really know how to have fun.

"So, they want to use Jintian’s popularity for hype?"

"That’s about right. Of course, the male and female leads won’t appear here. It would ruin the character settings. But for others, it’s different. They want to see if there’s interaction among the actors during filming. Plus, aside from the main couple, Jintian hasn’t determined the partners for other characters. The producers think it’s like shooting extra stories for Jintian."

"I see......"

Duanmu Huai nodded. Indeed, in Jintian, only the main couple has a romantic interest. The other supporting characters revolve around them, like the female lead’s two friends and the male lead’s classmates. The author didn’t focus much on their emotional lives. It’s simple because this isn’t an ensemble cast story. If other stories overshadow the main story, it all falls apart.

This reality show makes it simpler, like shooting side stories for supporting characters. Jintian is adapted from a manga, and everyone already knows the plot, so there’s no need to keep secrets like with movies. But this reality show is topical and could attract many fans, maintaining attention.

"What does the original author think?"

"The author has no objections."

"That author didn’t mind even for the crappy adaptation last time, so I guessed this would be the case."

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly. At the last filming, if it were me, I would’ve flipped the entire set over if they didn’t speak up.

"Alright, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the filming, I have no objections. But be careful with the character settings; don’t let it mess up the original work."

"Understood."

After all, this reality show is to promote the drama. Messing up priorities is a different matter.

They moved quickly. By the next shoot, Duanmu Huai saw the Present Love crew in action.

"Sigh...... So boring."

After a break in filming, Duanmu Huai found a place to sit and muttered in dismay.

Honestly, Duanmu Huai still doesn’t know what his purpose is in this world. The last world had a clear goal, but this one is odd, calling it Pleasure... The GM said it doesn’t have to be his own pleasure; making others happy is also a form of pleasure.

Plus, being born into an idol’s family this time, Duanmu Huai thought perhaps he should follow an acting path like Chaplin or Zhou Xingchi, which led him to this route.

But how do you clear this game?

Duanmu Huai really had no clue.

"What’s wrong? You look all worried?"

As Duanmu Huai was staring blankly around, Arima Kaname walked over cheerfully and handed him a bottle of mineral water.