Chapter 718

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

"Liberate your nature, focus on authenticity!" Although this carries huge risks — after all, people are the most uncontrollable element; no one knows what absurd things certain people might say, what magnitude of discourse they might spark, or what fierce storm it might bring down on them.

But everything has two sides; once this authentic, unpretentious approach succeeds, they will equally reap enormous attention, even creating unimaginable wealth for them.

Shen Yao thinks it's worth a gamble; after all, this is an actor selection show — everyone's future lies in the entertainment industry, where you constantly run into each other; even if they want to chase heat to stand out, they won't stir up too massive a public opinion storm.

Of course, if someone truly doesn't fear death, they don't mind maliciously editing them a wave, even using the other party to help the production team chase attention.

After all, these tactics are standard practice in the circle, a tacitly accepted set of unwritten rules; everyone knows doing this is wrong, but sadly those who want reform lack the ability, while those with the power to flip the table are the vested interests.

Don't be fooled by the director's young age — he's also a veteran who's done multiple variety shows.

Hearing Shen Yao's words, he pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Good, then let's see how big a topic they can stir up."

How big?

Naturally, the bigger the better!

Anyway, it's just bragging, right? Those who came to participate are all actors or ambitious people desperate to become actors and enter the entertainment industry — expecting them to be modest and polite here? That doesn't fit the persona of people who joined this show.

Recording site

In the empty room, a camera had been placed in advance, aimed directly at the handsome men and beautiful women entering one after another.

Shen Yao sat in the room separated by just one wall, a signature pen clenched in her hand, eyes fixed on the television screen occupying most of the wall ahead.

On it, people were speaking eloquently to the camera about their wishes, goals, and ideal directions.

"Wish goal? To be signed by Star Blue Entertainment, right? Their company has produced many Film Emperors and Film Empresses — they were all my idols growing up.

Oh, and I especially like Bai Jinxin — the female lead in 'Palace Intrigue' — so handsome, ahhh, it would be great if she could come to this show.

Ideal? To be a good actor, worthy of all these years of my effort and sweat."

"My wish is simple: first place. Only first place has enough attention to support me acting in all kinds of film and TV dramas I like.

I don't want to be swept along by external factors; I only want to act what I like — that's my goal for entering the industry, and the goal I've always struggled for.

Ideal direction... that's a bit too broad; I don't know yet, but it's definitely continuing down the actor's path, persisting to the end — flowers will naturally come with fragrance."

"Hahahaha, I got to come thanks to a friend's help — didn't expect to pass the audition.

Mainly just to experience an actor's life — this profession is too mysterious, with so many fans supporting and liking you.

If, if I could see Feng Chen, that would be even better — but Feng Chen has to film with a crew and go abroad for fashion shows, so probably can't come."

"... Whoever it is, I want an autograph. My mom loves these celebrity idols most normally — she sent me here just to make meeting them convenient."

The number of people coming to audition is huge — this is already the screened result — yet even so, half of them won't appear on the show.

Thump-thump-thump————

The door was knocked; Shen Yao straightened up and saw a staff member carrying a stack of documents.

The documents contained the contestants who had just finished recording — Shen Yao needed to pick from them who would pass.

Of course, besides Shen Yao, the director of this variety show and others also had to decide on the final candidates; even internally they had a small meeting to discuss which one or several could appropriately be given screen time and preference — after all, variety shows all have a main push or explosive points; this is both opportunity and trouble — one misstep and you easily get a sacrificial script — so it depends on whether the chosen ones can catch it.

Rustle-rustle

Several pages were heavily marked; Shen Yao signaled the staff not to forget to show them to the director — they were all potential stars she was very optimistic about; although they had deals with certain brokerage companies and would be appropriately pushed, if these people truly don't strive, they can't blame them for giving up and switching to other targets.

"The director will understand my meaning. By the way, for this variety show about to record — have all the invited guests for the first episode already been confirmed?"

Shen Yao wants to make the variety show big and strong — not a single step can slacken.

For content that shouldn't even be her responsibility, Shen Yao would still ask — both for peace of mind and as a reminder.

Reminding these staff members that she's watching at all times — don't stir up trouble.

"Shen Producer, all confirmed. Currently still discussing the specific recording time.

The other party agreed to clear this period — it won't affect the variety show recording."

The staff member took Shen Yao's processed documents back into their arms, turned, and left the room.

Shen Yao continued watching the videos not yet finished; when she saw good ones, she wrote them down — after all, a variety show needs many explosive points; no one knows which explosive point will happen to scratch the audience's psychological itch — preparing a bit more certainly isn't wrong.

Busy and bustling, writing and drawing.

Before this variety show officially named 'Actor Starlight Road' began recording, Shen Yao had been constantly living on set — forget Jiang Han Zhou, even her own birth parents were in a state of being unable to find her.

Occasionally Shen Yao would even pull all-nighters, dragging the director and screenwriter to discuss the variety show's flow, even designing certain segments more perfectly.

Shen Yao is full of energy — even the system watching feels terrified.

Wow, my Host really has career drive — actually working this hard — can't imagine what to do if this variety show flops to the Earth's core?

Shen Yao:...

Can't the system say something nice? What's 'flop to the Earth's core'? A variety show she meticulously produced and prepared, internally covering all kinds of hot topics — how could it possibly flop? Don't forget she still has Blueberry TV and Hongshi Network backing her — they even partnered with Tao Tao Video — these three, which one is a pushover?

'Just wait for the pre-heat and broadcast day's hot searches — they'll inevitably cover the entire online platform; a large part of their prepared promotional budget will be spent on this.'

System:...

The system always feels its Host is overly optimistic — before, there were also cases where everyone was optimistic, but the result was disappointingly lackluster and even dragged down a bigger disaster — better to prepare both hands in advance.

'Rest assured, no need for two-hand preparation — this variety show's effect absolutely won't be worse than those domestic veteran variety shows.' Shen Yao had the system, when idle, keep extra watch on those already confirmed to participate in recording — best to find a few with flaws in character or private morality — so she can use them later without conscience unease.

Sigh

Still, it's because she's lived stable days too long — placed in the previous harsh survival environment, Shen Yao wouldn't have considered a thing like conscience at all.

Back then the priority was whether she could survive — conscience? Truly having conscience, you can't navigate the treacherous deep palace.

Time arrives at the clear, refreshing autumn day — potential rising stars who passed, notified by text and phone, wearing just-right clothes, arrive at the recording site.

Considering later activities and filming tasks, Blueberry TV directly rented a site in the suburbs, and conveniently built temporary filming spots beside it — the scenery inside covers ancient times, modern times, and contemporary times — counted as thorough preparation for the upcoming assessment tasks.

This also surprised the other platforms in a competitive relationship when they saw it—apparently Blueberry TV was really going all out—and they all sent people to inquire what type of variety show it was.

As a result, they heard some vague and contradictory remarks, with partners including Hongshi Network and Tao Tao Video; tsk, what kind of four-not-like were they pulling?

It was indeed that this type of imperial selection did not exist domestically yet; even if some platforms had held one before, that was long ago compared to now, and even that was merely an amateur imperial selection. The few who became famous were indeed well-known, but more were so obscure no one could find them.

Blueberry TV's current attempt could be said to be very bold and novel, especially with its various segments and steps; Shen Yao was confident she could make the variety show work.

"Alright, all departments in position, preparing to begin!"

"Begin!"

With a clap of the clapperboard, all personnel were in place.

The flashlights overhead gathered on Blueberry TV's leading lady Wu Tingting.

Today she wore a sky-blue long dress, her exposed shoulders and pinned-up hair just right, and standing behind her were the potential newcomers participating in the program; some were classically trained from professional academies, others were small supporting roles who had come up through unconventional paths, and there were even pure amateurs selected solely for their faces.

As Yu Tingting's words landed, everyone behind her bowed forward while not forgetting to show their most radiant side.

This was their ensemble cast after all; wanting to stand out still depended on looks. Among those who could come to this program, there were no ugly people, only more handsome and more beautiful.

"Not bad, not bad," if this momentum continued, this variety show breaking out and becoming a hit would be just around the corner.

The director was very satisfied with the scene just now, especially so many handsome men and beautiful women smiling at the camera; tsk, this was truly a field of flowers.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao turned to look at the director sitting outside the camera, nodding slightly, and felt somewhat helpless.

Hmm

Right now it was just a beginning; there was still a big meal yet to be served.

After all, the purpose of this program was to become a hit while adding some fresh blood to the entertainment industry; the potential newcomers who could participate truly deserved the word "potential," and they were indeed sufficiently new.

Even if obscure, they had been in the industry for less than two years, exactly twenty-two or twenty-three years old, just the right age.

They were young and energetic and not lacking in ambition, very easy to attract attention, especially those young people interested in the internet and who loved pursuing newfangled things.

Crack crack

Shen Yao directed the cameraman beside her to remember to take some good photos and release them in advance, while also coordinating with Hongshi Network and Tao Tao Video, as well as entertainment accounts related to Blueberry TV that were decent enough, to release these photos in a joking tone—photos that could make people sink into obsession at first glance.

As the saying goes, beauties are never lacking in people who like them.

"Actor Starlight Road" was a variety show that became popular before even airing.

Everyone knew it was a bought copyright, but because the people inside were actors, completely different from the original version, and these people were all new faces, if they happened to stan a potential stock, wouldn't that be happily satisfying?

Zhou Jie was patiently browsing the internet platform; her favorite thing to do on weekdays was to look at gossip, refreshing her self-supported idol's plaza and data.

Nowadays her self-supported idol already showed faint signs of collapse; as a rational fan, Zhou Jie definitely had to cut losses in time and could not accompany her self-supported idol into decline.

Therefore, she needed a new idol to replace the status of her self-supported idol in her heart.

What did she discover as a result? There really were young and beautiful beauties, and they were newcomers launched by a variety show; no matter salty or bland, she definitely had to give them a try.

There were many people like Zhou Jie, though they all carried different purposes.

But no matter what, Shen Yao's idea had succeeded; indeed quite a few people had already actively paid attention to this actor imperial selection type of program, counting as a small burst of popularity before airing.

Even Shen Yao deliberately released several completely opposite messages to let some controversy and fighting content appear on the internet, just to keep the popularity of "Actor Starlight Road" lasting a little longer.

"I really went to great trouble; right now the variety show has already come to post-production," anyway it was the type of variety show that aired while filming, not worrying about truly failing and being unable to change the script. Shen Yao was now rubbing her hands together, just waiting for the east wind to blow.

The east wind Shen Yao was waiting for did arrive.

The cause was that a famous resource broker in the industry directly collapsed his room.

Not only did his persona have problems, but various matters previously covered up were also exposed, especially some unknown insider information inside, causing netizens on the internet to heatly discuss and argue, comprehensively and without blind spots attacking this resource broker, and incidentally dragging all other resource brokers in the entire entertainment industry into the water.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Yao did not need to overly promote her own variety show; just the photos, trailers, and gimmicks released before could attract a batch of people to come watch.

The people in this variety show did not have half a bit of resource; otherwise they would not have fallen into such a state.

Even after the audience grew tired of the resource brokers in the entertainment industry, they could tentatively personally promote an actor; wasn't this doing it oneself to have enough food and clothing?

"Although the promoted actor will most likely also become the next resource broker, people are double-standard; when loving, they wish they could give everything, and when hating, even breathing is wrong."

When investment becomes greater and greater, people will be reluctant to withdraw and leave.

The sunk cost is too high, after all.

Shen Yao's variety show was to let people crazily enter when the sunk cost was low; waiting until Shen Yao and them earned enough money and achieved success to retire, then these promoted actors would truly experience the storm baptism from the entertainment industry, and the fans who had underestimated them and bound themselves would also experience these together, while repeating the internet operations again.

Every resource broker crazily fed resources, besides truly having background, more was that there was enough benefit on them to covet; one must know, nowadays the little white flowers, will they become future man-eating flowers?