Chapter 269: Bound to the Birth System and Becoming a Life Winner Chapter 270: Entertainment Industry's Alternate Cannon Fodder (5)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

The two discussed for a long time and finally settled on three decent variety shows.

Why were they the ones deciding? Because these people had no talent for variety shows at all; Tang Yuan did have connections, but her reputation had been completely ruined, and now no one was willing to play along with her, all hoping this current drama would turn things around.

Shen Yao and Director Zheng simply went all the way; having already come this far, and considering they still had another drama to shoot later, they might as well let Tang Yuan and the others go first to test the waters, saving themselves from sending a complete novice later.

Well, in a sense, Tang Yuan and the others were just a few lab rats, and the kind that willingly came knocking at the door at that.

"That's how it is; you few prepare yourselves in private, then find time to go there."

Because it was for the new drama's promotion, Shen Yao contacted them individually in private.

Since Shen Yao had a new drama to shoot here, the big shots even thoughtfully wanted to ask if they could join the crew and shoot for a while longer.

Shen Yao:... Huh?

Blinking, Shen Yao suddenly realized that from the end of the previous drama to the start of this one, only a few months had passed.

These people weren't celebrities; getting a drama was incredibly difficult. So, on the basis of decent cooperation, continuing to cling to Shen Yao's thigh to get roles and find work seemed reasonable enough.

Slapping her head, Shen Yao simply smiled and nodded in agreement.

Why not use what's offered? Even though her new drama hadn't made any waves yet, a pre-hit candidate delivered to her door was good even for a bit part.

Shen Yao wasn't the stubborn type, and there was no conflict of interest between the two sides; giving each other some face would be beneficial in the future.

It's just that that palace intrigue drama might not be easy to shoot!

Director Zheng felt the palace intrigue drama couldn't be too crude, especially since this drama looked better and better; with their money, they currently couldn't hire famous actors, and their funds could barely assemble a crew like Tang Yuan's.

"Director Zheng, switch to another drama; put this one on hold until the money from 'Smoke and Willow Record' comes back, then we'll cast and start filming; by then there won't be a big funding gap, and your choices will be richer."

For example, if hiring someone to play a master, choosing Zhang San or Zhang Sanfeng is a matter decided at a glance.

Shen Yao gave Director Zheng great space and recognition in filming, so Zheng naturally couldn't let Shen Yao down; she was his favorite type of investor.

"Alright, put this drama on hold for now; I'll have the screenwriter keep polishing the script."

"We can shoot another ancient romance power fantasy; didn't Shen Zong say Tang Yuan and the others are willing to come back as not-too-important supporting roles, arranged as special guest appearances? It can also ride the wave of the later hit drama to boost their popularity."

Of course, this wouldn't shortchange the other side; the ancient romance power fantasy Director Zheng chose emphasized the word "satisfying," and the roles offered were all likable, fan-attracting types.

Once they became famous in the circle, their demands for roles would be quite high.

Director Zheng understood these veterans of the entertainment industry better than Shen Yao; a win-win situation would definitely be handled beautifully.

Shen Yao trusted Director Zheng's methods; after all, he was a director who had shot quite a few dramas (though few were excellent), and resources in hand would definitely be used.

"You just watch; for casting, follow the standard of the previous drama—save where you can, but don't violate principles too much."

It's just using faded stars; as long as they weren't blacklisted for violating public order and good morals, Shen Yao didn't mind helping them clean up their image, and she could save a sum of money herself.

But if they really messed up and got blacklisted, then it could only be said they had no connection; even the bottom line of the entertainment industry was relatively low.

Director Zheng made a sound to reassure Shen Yao, asking if he was the kind of director who harmed people; there was still another decent palace intrigue drama waiting in the wings.

Patting his chest to guarantee this matter would be handled beautifully, Director Zheng turned and dove into the crew; some agreed-upon styling didn't need major changes, as they were all ancient drama roles, simple use wouldn't be a problem, but other aspects needed to be reselected, all requiring him to find people to communicate and arrange; truly a sweet burden.

"Sister Tang, we've arrived; we're doing this one today, two more are scheduled for tomorrow, and there's a smaller press conference later, hosted by E E Website; we have to give them face."

The drama aired on E E Website, and Tang Yuan knew the reputation of E E Website; she absolutely dared not offend them.

Pinching her wrist with slight anxiety, she was unusually nervous; after all, since the incident, she had actively reduced her public appearances.

And these days, not only was Shen Yao using her affairs for hype, but she herself had people stir things up in private; it would be best to drag in a few original rivals' tails and ride a wave of heat to send this drama soaring.

"Sigh, let's take a car over; I heard this variety show has Director Zheng lending a hand; without familiar people to help, it's bound to be uncomfortable."

Director Zheng dealt with directors or producers; Tang Yuan wasn't afraid when she was at her peak, but now that she was faded, it was better to be obedient and not cause trouble.

The nanny van soon arrived at the variety show recording site; this was an indoor variety show recorded in a studio, and the place they arrived at was outside the TV station.

Today they also came at an inconvenient time; people from other crews had appointments too, and fans surrounded the outside in dense layers; Tang Yuan just looking at them felt envious and jealous.

Sigh, if she hadn't faded, she wouldn't be so miserable now; personally coming out to promote with no one showing up—the entertainment industry was indeed realistic; if she couldn't become popular again, things would only get worse.

Just thinking about that scene, Tang Yuan couldn't accept it, let alone she herself was unwilling to quit the circle and live an ordinary life.

Getting out of the car, her all-bling outfit made Tang Yuan sweet and lovely.

After greeting Male Lead Zhang Ting and nodding to the other supporting actors, they entered the studio to wait for news.

Excluding college student Third Male Lead Li Rao, a newcomer with no brokerage company relying solely on herself, the others all had agents; like Tang Yuan going out with an assistant and driver.

Errand-running was handled by the assistant, communication by the agent; Tang Yuan only had to complete the program recording and didn't care about anything else.

It was also these few days of recording that let these people see what different treatment for different people meant.

"Look, over there is Yao Yang Film and Television's popular young male lead; he has a new drama coming out soon, and the whole company and crew are backing him."

"And the one next door; don't look down on his humble background—just a studio—but there are wealthy backers behind him; he participated in over half the investment of several dramas, otherwise how could he land those important roles and act alongside senior film queens and kings?"

"..."

In her spare time, Tang Yuan occasionally took these newcomers to see the world, but most of the time they rested separately.

Originally their relationship wasn't that good; friction happened in the crew; it's just that this time everyone was tied to this drama, and only if this drama became a hit could they receive benefits.

Interests bound them together, but this was temporary behavior; eventually they would scatter for various excuses.

Shen Yao currently had no time to manage them; as investor and producer, her daily life was busier than a celebrity's, especially since she had to invest to make money.

Zhou Dan was in charge of this drama's distribution and had already drawn up a table of subsequent promotion arrangements for "Smoke and Willow Record."

Shen Yao hummed twice and nodded in satisfaction; "Weibo will cooperate with you to hype up the heat, but the early stage of this drama needs to be smashed with real money; wine also fears a deep alley; what if others are blind? Although organic water is good, it still needs a water army."

Shen Yao was planning when to exert effort; like buying Weibo headlines, and spending money to hire people to brush up some good forum websites.

It would be best to connect it to the plot; once things gradually get on track later, they can hand it over to the water army instead of continuing to control the situation and spend money on hype.

The plot and the characters complement each other; only when the drama becomes a hit can the actors inside become famous.

After finishing the call with Zhou Dan, Shen Yao continued to contact the agents of several lead actors, casually bringing up the corresponding topics and then no longer managing them.

Anyway, how much profit they can reap from this drama later depends entirely on their own abilities; the road has been paved, and whether they walk it is entirely up to them.

Didi—

The phone hung up again, Shen Yao opened her computer and typed away.

She was pondering the matters ahead; theoretically speaking, once this film becomes a hit, her palace intrigue drama might not end up in a situation where no one asks about it.

But similarly, if the palace intrigue drama is to be assembled, there will definitely be people coming to reap the rewards.

You have to know that money in the entertainment industry is truly easy to earn; making a lot of money from filming one drama—who wouldn't be envious upon seeing it, who wouldn't want to take a bite?

Shen Yao pursed her lips, planning to, if possible, first bring back a wave of investment and sponsorship for herself.

After typing down a few pretty good names, Shen Yao planned to send the materials to the other party's email and such over the next few days and wait for notification; she currently had no achievements, so she kept her mindset level, and it was highly likely she wouldn't get much money.

"Miss Shen, please prepare your materials; tomorrow at nine in the morning, tenth floor, Tianhai Building."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, I will definitely be there."

Shen Yao got up early, changed into a clean and neat suit suit, tied her loose hair into a high ponytail, and applied beautiful makeup on her face.

Choosing the most imposing color for her lipstick, Shen Yao picked up her document bag and drove out directly.

The car was sponsored by her biological father Shen Jinshan, a second-hand car not often used at home, used for Shen Yao as a regular errand vehicle.

Fortunately, Shen Yao was in the startup stage and wasn't too picky about this.

Driving all the way with beeping sounds to the building she had rented as an office space, Shen Yao took the elevator up to the fifth floor; Planet Film and Television had fewer than ten people in total, all sitting at their workstations busy with their own tasks.

Their drama was about to be released; a drama that cost several million couldn't afford to lose money no matter what, otherwise the subsequent projects would have to be suspended.

The person in charge of Planet Film and Television came to Shen Yao's side and quietly reported some of his arrangements.

They were all plans and schemes for promoting "Yan Liu Ji"; besides this, the new drama that Director Zheng was preparing had also successfully cast its roles.

This time it wasn't that the female lead had a black history, but that the male lead was a bit of a flower vase.

However, in the entertainment industry, men are easier to get by than women (in society too, men are more at an advantage than women); even a flower vase has quite a few fans, although more fans unfollowed early because this person's acting was too poor and temper too bad.

"General Manager Shen, Director Zheng said this person has some ability, and both his agent and brokerage company are willing to promote him; for this contract with us, they didn't care much about the salary."

The person in charge was surnamed Ma, named Ma Qingjian, and was a qualified worker.

The salary Shen Yao offered to recruit her was treatment that others outside combined couldn't reach.

"Not caring about the salary means they're aiming for this drama and Director Zheng," Shen Yao felt this person was aiming for too much; if it didn't work out, wouldn't they blame them instead?

Although filming emphasizes mutual willingness, many people have also been temporarily replaced; blame it on their own capital not being strong enough later.

Ma Qingjian said seriously, "Whoever they're aiming for, it doesn't affect us taking advantage.

Moreover, regarding Director Zheng's drama, Director Zhou on that side already has the idea of purchasing it.

Because 'Yan Liu Ji' hasn't been released yet to see the effect, I feel it's too early to say this now, so I politely declined Director Zhou."

The people from E E Website, as long as they aren't stupid, can all understand that 'Yan Liu Ji' is not bad; once broadcast, even if it can't become a huge hit, it can still be a small explosion.

With this reassurance pill, E E Website will definitely buy Director Zheng's next few dramas, but they also don't worry about selling; in business, the highest bidder gets it.

Shen Yao smiled, "Done well; first see the effect of 'Yan Liu Ji'; we can't let Director Zhou suffer a loss," mainly we can't let them lose money.

Ma Qingjian had the same idea; as long as they film the plot well, they don't need to worry about selling.

Nowadays, domestically there are more than five websites that are big shots; E E Website is just one of them; if they make money from 'Yan Liu Ji', then for the next drama, they can take the opportunity to contact other websites.

Compare the three families, finally choose the most suitable price to sell the web drama; they just sit and wait to receive money.

"This afternoon I have an appointment; later you take care of other arrangements; for things you can't decide, call me."

Shen Yao didn't only have an appointment at Tianhai Building; she had to run to several places, although the possibility wasn't great.

After briefly communicating a few sentences with Ma Qingjian, Shen Yao buried her head to finish the accumulated work in her hands, then went downstairs again and stepped on the accelerator to leave.

Every day opening her eyes meant being busy; until she finished visiting the several places on the appointments, Shen Yao finally only received angel investment of no more than five hundred thousand.

This was still considering that 'Yan Liu Ji' was about to be released and was airing in E E Website's prime time slot; after all, there are so many film and television dramas failing in the circle, who dares to just come out and splurge several hundred or thousand million so casually.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao was busy for a while, the harvest was close to none, but fortunately she wasn't in a hurry, because 'Yan Liu Ji' would officially log in to E E Website tomorrow at eight o'clock.

Wow

After working hard, her first web drama could finally meet the audience; delightful and congratulatory.

On x Weibo, because of Tang Yuan's reheated cold rice and the hot searches they bought themselves, there were already ripples; whether scolding or praising, anyway, their drama wouldn't be silent; believing tomorrow's drama bullet comments would definitely be wonderful.