MTL - You Don’t Understand The Pain Of Being Popular-Chapter 120 The first twenty days [Two
◎Thus, in the early morning of the next day, the people who were still distressed about not being able to get tickets learned a shocking news◎
The reason why the Lu Corporation let go is because the matter has reached an irreversible level.
As the popularity fermented, there were more and more black materials about "Best Music Producer", and "Floating Sigh" has completely gone viral.
At this time, if we continue to reduce the screening rate of "Fushengtan", not only will it be impossible to reduce the popularity of Fushengtan, but it will also continue to ferment the public opinion of the variety show black material, and push Lu's Group to the forefront.
Of course, they will not continue to do such a thankless thing that hurts the enemy one thousand and self-defeating twenty thousand.
So, the next morning, the people who were still distressed about not being able to get tickets, learned a surprising news——
The screening rate of "Floating Life Sigh" has finally increased!
Major theaters have increased their film schedules one after another, and the number of Fushengtan's shows has changed from the initial film schedule to prime time.
Among them, Qianhua Cinema has the most film scheduling, directly increasing the film scheduling rate to 55%.
It can be said that it is unprecedented for a niche movie of the singing and dancing genre to have such a high screening rate.
#Fushengtan film row rate increased#
#Farewell to the underworld row film#
#Fushengtan beautiful collection collection cut#
[Great, the filming has finally been added! 】
[The child finally got a ticket, and it was a prime-time ticket, tears in his eyes. 】
[These theaters have finally done something. Wouldn't it be better to improve the filming earlier? Don't wait until things get serious. 】
[Laughing dead, as soon as the entry about the Lu Group hit the hot search, the rate of filming increased the next day. If it is said that this matter has nothing to do with the Lu family, I will be the first to not believe it. 】
【Oh, Liangliang is really miserable. She was clearly acting seriously, but because of being suppressed by these wealthy groups, she never made it through. 】
【Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 】
[Can the release date be postponed a little bit? The early stage was delayed due to filming, and now there are less than 20 days left before the release date. 】
[+1, this kind of movie still has to go to the cinema to see it. 】
Netizens cheered.
For them, this is not just as simple as finally being able to go to the movies, but also a victory in the struggle.
The voice of public opinion had an effect, and capital chose to compromise under pressure. In other words, this is their victory in the battle against capital.
Theaters made money, audiences had good movies to watch, and everything seemed to be going well.
The only one injured was probably Yao Bianliang.
…
At nine o'clock the next morning, Yao Bianliang woke up in a daze, and then received this desperate news.
"Manager Cao, what are you talking about? You guys... will this increase the screening rate?" She asked the person on the other end of the phone in disbelief.
She had hoped that these people would be able to carry through the next twenty days and help her completely cool down.
Unexpectedly, let alone twenty days, they didn't even resist for one day!
What about the number one giant in the country?
For a moment, Yao Bianliang felt that he had read a fake novel.
Manager Cao said cheerfully, "Yes, we worked overtime to improve the filming rate. As soon as we arrived at the office this morning, we will announce the good news to you immediately."
"Mr. Yao, congratulations! Your movie will definitely be a hit."
Manager Cao is in a good mood.
After increasing the film scheduling rate, they finally don't have to face the pressure of public opinion directly, and they don't have to continue to work overtime and night shifts.
In addition, after increasing Fu Shengtan's screening rate, the cinema's profit will inevitably increase, and his manager's bonus will of course also increase.
Of course, the reason why Manager Cao called Yao Bianliang so proactively was because he wanted to form a good relationship with him.
In the entertainment industry, the most important thing is connections.
With Yao Bianliang's strength, if he can survive the Lu Group's target in the future, it will be a matter of time before he becomes popular all over the country and goes abroad.
So, counting the time, he estimated that Yao Bianliang had already woken up, and immediately called her.
He still knows a lot about making connections.
Yao Bianliang received the bad news as soon as he woke up: "..."
I really thank you, Manager Cao.
Manager Cao smiled and said, "Also, I have some good news to inform you. Due to previous misjudgments, your film screening rate has been very low. So in order to make up for this loss, we plan to extend the release time of this film. "
"By then, your box office should be able to go up to another level—should break one billion."
Yao Bianliang shook his hand: "What do you think...how much can the box office break?"
"One billion," Manager Cao said, "Of course, this is just my personal guess, maybe it can be better."
One billion... This is just a conservative estimate, maybe it can be higher?
Yao Bianliang was in a daze, almost unable to catch his breath.
You know, her goal is to keep the box office below 100 million.
As a result, now, let alone a box office of 100 million - it is not a problem for the box office to exceed one billion.
Why did it just double?
"Where is the Lu Corporation, do they have any objections?" Yao Bianliang asked cautiously with his last hope.
Perhaps, after the Lu Corporation reacts, it will continue to lower her box office.
Manager Cao gave a slight pause when he heard the words.
His guess was right, Yao Bianliang had guessed from the beginning to the end that the Lu Group would make a move.
She did that in the first place, as expected, to lure the Lu Group into the set.
"Mr. Yao, don't worry, the Lu Corporation has temporarily compromised," Manager Cao said, "Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for them to tamper with the filming rate."
The Lu Corporation is now in a difficult position to protect itself, and the scandalous variety shows that have been released recently are already enough to make them toss.
After hearing Manager Cao's words, Yao Bianliang lost his last trace of luck.
This is simply a dead end.
Manager Cao said: "Speaking of which, I have always admired your movie. If it weren't for the Lu Corporation's obstruction and unwillingness to let go, we wouldn't just give you such a low screening rate."
Although it was also because of Lu's Group that Yao Bianliang was arranged such a low schedule, Manager Cao still didn't want the two parties to have any rift because of this matter.
Complaining about playing the emotional card is not just for those directors who request to increase the rate of filming, he is also very good at it.
"I tried my best in private many times, but the application was not approved-you know, we are just migrant workers who follow orders, and there is nothing we can do about this kind of thing."
Manager Cao paused and said, "However, after the Lu Corporation compromised, we immediately increased the screening rate to 55% for you! I think that among the big theaters in China, we should give you The filming rate is the highest.”
Yao Bianliang: "..."
Yao Bianliang's mood has never been so complicated.
Thousands of words, but finally only one sentence: "Then I really thank you... Manager Cao."
Upon hearing this, Manager Cao slowly revealed a smile.
In his opinion, his purpose of showing favor this time has finally been achieved.
"You're welcome, everything should be done. I hope we can continue to cooperate happily in the future."
Yao Bianliang: "...Okay."
Sorry, she really doesn't enjoy this kind of cooperation at all!
So, in the next few days, more and more people flocked to the cinema to contribute to the box office of "Sigh of a Floating Life".
With the increase in film scheduling rate, the turnover of major theaters has also ushered in a very obvious growth.
Many of Fu Shengtan's performances were arranged in prime time slots, and the attendance rate was very good after a few days, even showing a steady upward trend.
As its popularity rose, even people who didn't visit Weibo very much and cared about real-time news knew about the existence of the movie "Sigh of a Floating Life".
[Strange, this movie has been released for more than ten days? If I hadn't seen the date, I would have thought it was a new movie that had just been released. 】
[+1, I haven't heard of it before, and I can't find it in the movie ticket buying app. 】
【Alas, there is no way, the previous filming was too bad, and the film did not do any promotion, and the popularity is indeed very low. 】
[Almost missed such a good movie. Movie tickets are not expensive, thirty yuan, it is really worth it! 】
Fu Shengtan's movie has completely become a dark horse, sweeping the entire movie circle.
The history of domestic song and dance films has since turned a new page.
———
For the "Best Music Producer" program group, this period of time is undoubtedly a very bad day.
Fushengtan became popular, the rules of variety shows in talent shows were frequently questioned, and all kinds of "revealing news" about the inside story of variety shows emerged endlessly.
Their initial slogan of "returning to the essence of music" has become the focus of attacks by the public.
"In a few days, 8 rumors came out! And all of them are real! What are the people in the public relations department doing?"
At this time, the director of the program group was so worried that his hair was about to fall out.
First, Chen Shen and other F-level contestants created the Divine Comedy, which set off their program group as if it was a joke;
Immediately afterwards, it was revealed that the Xiaoxianrou singer who claimed to be an "original songwriter" actually bought manuscripts in private, and all his songs were not original.
One has two, and the fact that singers buy songs and hire special personnel to help compose them has been completely exposed to the public's attention.
Later, black material about the players lip-syncing during the competition was even revealed.
The director of the program group was very anxious from the beginning, but now he wants to show it badly.
"What does Lu's say?"
Seeing the assistant pushing the door in from the outside, the director hurriedly stepped forward and asked with some expectation.
The assistant sighed and shook his head slightly.
"They seem to be considering..."
Consider whether to do a desperate struggle, or just give up on the project.
"They are mainly divided into two parties, each holding different opinions," the assistant said, "One party thinks that our variety show can take this opportunity to continue marketing and hype, and take a black and red way;"
"The other party feels that the original intention of variety shows is to promote popular traffic stars and make money and popularity, but now it seems that it is definitely impossible. Changing to a black and red way means continuing to invest money, but cannot get follow-up returns. "
The variety show director was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and finally heaved a long sigh, and slowly sat back on the chair.
They are now besieged on all sides.
If even Lu's gave up on them, he would have no chance at all.
"Director—the situation is not good!"
At this time, the door was pushed open suddenly, and a young man walked in quickly, with an anxious face.
"What's wrong?" the director asked numbly.
During this period of time, too many scandals have been revealed in their variety shows, big and small, true and false. By now, he could barely remember how many scandals this was.
"Do you still remember Ji Linyin, the singer of "Sigh of Floating Life"?" The man said, "He posted on Weibo and directly @program group, accusing us of malicious editing."
He paused, and said with some difficulty: "Besides, he has already contacted a lawyer and plans to sue us for the crime of violating the right of reputation."
"What?!" The director suddenly raised his head.
Although the previous black material was not a good thing, it did not touch the law anyway.
But this time, Ji Linyin actually gave a dose of serious information directly.
If Ji Linyin's lawsuit was successful, then there would be no room for them to struggle in this show.
"Ji Linyin... I remember him, a newcomer with no background." The director's lips trembled a little.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the room, anxious and flustered.
Of course he remembered what Ji Linyin looked like when he recruited him in the first place—very ordinary in appearance, low in EQ, and very unpleasant in character.
It's just that he can sing really well.
After all, their variety show is under the banner of discovering musical talents, and it is impossible to arrange all the fresh meat, so Ji Linyin was selected.
They prepared him the character set of "pure rural boy", which will neither overshadow the limelight of those little fresh meats, but also attract fans easily.
After all, down-to-earth singers tend to be popular.
Ji Linyin wasn't willing, but he couldn't help it.
After the show was broadcast, although the clips had been edited and artistically processed, it was always a bit of a violation of Ji Linyin's character design that the program team had forced on Ji Linyin.
Netizens broke the news and finally caused Ji Linyin to "collapse".
Countless people flooded into Ji Linyin's Weibo, scolding him for "consuming the poor" and "consuming ordinary people".
The place where Ji Linyin lived, the school he attended, the classmates and friends he had contact with, and the place where he worked recently were all picked up.
Ji Linyin's parents were also affected. Some people went to their store to make trouble, and some Internet celebrities who wanted to gain popularity deliberately came here to shoot videos.
They didn't dare to open a store anymore, and the whole family completely lost their source of income.
The director still remembered that Ji Linyin called him many times that night, begging the program team to explain it for him, release the original version of the video, and clarify the misunderstanding for him.
But this idea is destined to be just a fantasy.
If they did what he said, it would be equivalent to admitting that they edited maliciously.
Therefore, everyone unanimously decided to eliminate Ji Linyin from the competition, so as to end this farce of public opinion.
Of course, the director also knew that in this way, it was impossible for Ji Linyin to continue to hang out in this circle.
Even, he may not be able to live the life of an ordinary person—
Even if this incident is gradually forgotten as time goes by, it will still become a brand, engraved on Ji Linyin's body, and he will follow him wherever he goes in the rest of his life.
It's just that the director at that time didn't care.
There are many people who have overturned their personalities, and there are also many people who have been bullied by the Internet because of inappropriate marketing methods.
Ji Linyin is not the first, nor will he be the last.
But now, the situation is different.
Ji Linyin is no longer that ordinary person with no background, he became the original singer of "Sigh of a Floating Life", and even made this song popular!
With such a high degree of attention, Ji Linyin may really be able to gain the support of public opinion.
Once he is allowed to sue successfully, the consequences will be disastrous...
At this moment, there has been a new wave of discussions on Weibo.
[Fuck, is it true or not? The project team is so shameless. 】
[If it was before, I might have taken a wait-and-see attitude... But judging from the current situation, there is nothing this variety show group can't do. 】
[Support rights protection! 】
[Indeed, Ji Linyin has never said that his family is poor, that is the label that the program crew gave him abruptly. After the truth was revealed, everyone scolded Ji Linyin. 】
[This program group is too inappropriate, right? Just seeing the text makes me feel heartbroken. 】
[I scolded you back then... I'm really sorry, it's because the editing of the program group is too misleading. 】
[Shut down this variety show as soon as possible, it's annoying to watch. 】
The director looked at Ji Linyin's latest Weibo, and slowly gritted his teeth.
"If he wants to sue, then he should also sue those who abused him online! Why are you holding us back?"
They're clearly right—what's wrong with them?
Didn't it become an open secret in the entertainment industry to make fake persona?
They just did what everyone else was doing!
What happened to Ji Linyin in the future cannot be blamed on their program team. If you really want to blame, you can only blame those Internet thugs who don't care about the truth and only care about being keyboard warriors.
"No, I have to discuss it with him."
After thinking for a long time, the director finally picked up the phone and called Ji Lin Audio.
"Hello?" When the call was answered, Ji Linyin's voice came from the other end.
"Ji Linyin..." he said dryly, "You sued the show crew?"
Ji Linyin: "...you can't read?"
Ji Linyin's tone was as bad as ever, the director took a deep breath, trying to suppress the aggrieved heart.
"Ji Linyin, you also know that it's not us who bully you online, but those netizens who claim to be righteous."
"It's hard to find evidence about the malicious editing, and the prosecution may not necessarily win. Moreover, even if you can win, the energy you need to spend on this lawsuit will far exceed your imagination."
"It is true that we did not think properly about what happened at the beginning. But our original intention was to make you more popular, for your own good. It's just that we did bad things with good intentions later."
"I apologize to you, okay?"
"If you are willing to withdraw the prosecution now... we can compensate you."
After the director finished speaking this series of words, he finally paused and silently waited for the other party's reply.
Then, he heard Ji Linyin sneer.
"Why didn't I listen to you when I objected to your fake persona?"
"Invite me to withdraw the lawsuit now... All I can say is, it's too late."
After Ji Linyin finished speaking, he hung up the call directly.
He leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes, and let out a long breath.
The sophistry of the director only made him feel sick, but there was one point that the other party said was right.
Those who abused him online did indeed bring him great harm.
Ji Linyin sorted out her thoughts, and immediately posted a second Weibo.
[Ji Linyin:
Thank you for your trust and support. I will not give up defending my rights, and I will never join forces with such variety shows. 】
[It's just that sometimes I wonder whether a singer has money, what is his family status, whether he has ever been in a relationship... Are these really that important? 】
【He is not as poor as you imagined, it doesn't mean he is pretending on purpose; he liked spicy food yesterday, but he doesn't like spicy food today, it doesn't mean he is full of lies...】
[I hope that one day, no one will argue endlessly over a star's words, actions, tastes, habits, and hobbies, causing endless black material. 】
[I just hope that everyone can return to the essence of music. We only care about the quality of the work, whether a song is good or not. 】
[If you are a fan of me, then I sincerely hope that it is because of my singing and works that impress you, not because of my character design, my appearance or my touching stories. 】
[I think this is the original meaning of the word "singer". 】
After this microblog was sent out, there were new messages soon.
Many people were deeply touched by Ji Linyin's words. With the development of the entertainment industry, there are fewer and fewer good songs.
Everyone pays less attention to the song itself, and the topic always shifts to other places.
[Indeed, gossip can kill people, and the whole circle is too impetuous now. 】
[You can't blame the audience for caring about this. When editing and marketing variety shows, every word and every sentence will involve these contents. How can people not care? 】
[Previous person: This song is very nice, which singer sang it?
Current person: This singer is very famous, what songs has he sung? 】
[Laughing, who really pays attention to the work now, it's all hype. 】
【Ji Linyin's idea is indeed good, but it's too naive. This situation is basically impossible. 】
[I don't ask for anything else, the "Best Music Producer" program has been sent, and now I just want a program that really speaks with strength! 】
[+1, can the situation where traffic and hotspots are king be changed, isn’t it good to rely solely on strength? 】
[Suddenly I remembered Sister Liang... If she was allowed to hold a variety show to select talents, there would definitely not be those false marketing. Everyone can only compete based on their strength, right? 】
[Don't think about it, if there is such a variety show that lacks marketing, it will definitely be cool in minutes. 】
…
"Ah-"
Yao Bianliang, who was far away in another city, sneezed loudly.
She rubbed the tip of the pen, wondering: "Who is talking about me again?"
The system thought for a while and said seriously: "Host, there are many people who can talk about you. For example, Chen Shen, Ji Linyin, Feng Shiyuan, and..."
"Enough, stop." Yao Bianliang said with a headache.
Now she doesn't want to hear any name of any member of the Backstabbing Heavenly Squad.
Of course Yao Bianliang also saw Ji Linyin's new Weibo post.
This person directly gave "Best Music Producer" the heaviest blow, making it unable to recover.
"Alas, the singer is not a fuel-efficient lamp either."
The opponent not only has strength, but also has a firm heart, so he was able to withstand such a great pressure, and finally seized the opportunity to turn over directly.
—If this person hadn’t thanked her benefactor on all major platforms, and would always bring the #Fushengtan电影# topic when promoting songs, Yao Bianliang would still appreciate her very much.
System: "Host, after "Best Music Producer" is released, everyone seems to want to have a competition that really focuses on music works."
"Or, when you complete special tasks, the variety show will do this?"
Yao Bianliang thought for a while: "Well...it's not impossible."
Anyway, as long as the special tasks are completed, you can get rewards. Whether the variety show hits the street or becomes popular, it will not affect the distribution of rewards.
"However, these things are not the most important."
Yao Bianliang's thinking is very clear.
The most important thing is the next mainline task issued by the system. This is the key to whether she can successfully withdraw from the circle.
She had to think of a perfect plan to ensure that her next play would not explode.
While thinking, Yao Bianliang turned on his mobile phone and checked the data about "Floating Sigh".
During this time, Fu Shengtan's box office has been rising steadily, showing no signs of slowing down.
Even on the weekend of last week, the movie even ushered in a new wave of climax—
On Saturday, the single-day box office directly exceeded 100 million, reaching an astonishing 135 million.
You know, even if it is a highly commercial movie broadcast on holidays, if the single-day box office can exceed 100 million, that is already a very good result.
And "A Floating Life" is not only released in the off-season, but also a movie with the artistry of singing and dancing as its selling point.
The single-day box office of this kind of movie exceeded 100 million, which is simply a historic breakthrough.
"Fu Shengtan is completely useless for this movie..."
Yao Bianliang sighed softly.
The system required her total box office to be less than 100 million yuan, but now, her box office has exceeded 100 million yuan that day.
How to play this?
"Forget it, the top priority is to prepare for the next plan."
Yao Bianliang sorted out his thoughts.
According to the rules, after completing special tasks, she can get two years of rest.
Two years later, when the main mission was announced, she had to continue acting.
The shooting time of the work, plus the post-production, as long as she prolongs it a little bit, it will not be a problem to delay it for three years.
Added up, the overall time is five years.
Five full years!
In the era of extremely fast change in the entertainment industry, three years is enough for a top-ranking person to retreat into a state where there is no such person.
And by that time, the popularity of "Sigh of a Floating Life" must have faded long ago.
At that time, she would choose a very unpopular subject, shoot it quietly without disturbing anyone, and then quietly let the work be released—
It's impossible for an outdated star to shoot an unpopular subject, can it still be popular?
"This special mission is really a rare opportunity." Yao Bianliang thought to himself.
"Sigh of Floating Life" had a great positive impact on her
This is a movie that is enough to be classified as a classic. With the influence of such classic works, it will be difficult for her to be completely forgotten by the public.
But fortunately, five full years should give her enough buffer period.
————
What Yao Bianliang didn't know at this time was that at the same time, on the other side of the ocean, a senior producer pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and looked at the movie screen with a surprised and shocked expression.
"Oh John, look what I found?"
He stood up excitedly and turned the computer so that it faced the colleague next to him.
"A beautiful oriental classical movie! The picture is exquisite, the characters are smart, and it covers almost all the characteristics of the oriental charm."
He paused for a moment, and said with emphasis: "More importantly—this movie is still a song and dance genre!"
Everyone knows that for countries like these, song and dance movies have a huge audience and broad prospects for development.
It's just that, in recent years, most of their song and dance movies are based on previous musicals.
Although classic enough, it also lacks new ideas.
They need some fresh blood injection.
And the excellent song and dance movies from Huaguo will undoubtedly make people's eyes shine.
"Well... this tune seems to be very nice." John didn't see the picture just now, and the first thing he heard was the melody of the theme song.
"What was that little piece of libretto just now... Peking opera?" He wondered.
"It should be an opera tone," the producer said, "They should have added a lot of ethnic musical instruments to the soundtrack, which sounds different."
Music knows no boundaries.
Although he couldn't understand the meaning of the lyrics, the beautiful melody still caused waves in John's heart.
What surprised him even more was—
"Is this really a song and dance movie from Huaguo?"
In his impression, among several countries in the East, except for the Peacock Kingdom, which has created a few good song and dance movies, almost no country has set foot in this field.
Unexpectedly, Huaguo also seems to have works of good quality.
"Yes John," the producer said with a smile, "I think this is the movie we've been looking for—it's sure to surprise us in a different way."
