The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 272 Taking over the spotlight
[Today, the first recording session of "Idol Producer" started. The trump card that Zhengrong Entertainment has hidden for two years finally appeared! ]

[His name is Sheng Ke. He was a trainee in South Korea for five years. He returned to China and was a trainee in Zhengrong for another two years. In seven years, his strength has become terrifying!
If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the one to debut as the center. ]
"Ah? The filming of Joy of Life just wrapped yesterday, and Cindy has already started recording a variety show today? She's so dedicated!"

——"I can be dedicated if I can earn 10 yuan for one sentence."

"Zhengrong fans, get out! There are no audiences for today's recording. If it weren't for you guys hyping him up, who would care about him???"

——"There were so many photographers outside the recording base that the trainees were photographed right after they got off the car."

"If you haven't debuted after practicing for seven years, aren't you just a waste?"

"It's really him. He can indeed announce it directly."

——"Famous?"

——“It is said to be very powerful.”

[Fighting broke out before the first episode of "Idol Producer" was even aired. How confident is the industry in this variety show???]

[Do you really think that there will be a top star?

Last month, the group was explaining that the program was "Yellow Birch Trainee", but we didn't expect that the first ones to fight were Zhengrong and that "Taoxuan" (kiwi, exotic fruit) Cai Jini.

Except for Fan Bingbing's younger brother who showed his presence, Li Hua disappeared. ]
"A bunch of eccentric rappers can be brought to the table by Cindy. Orthodox idol talent shows can certainly produce the real top stars. South Korea's 101 talent show is really popular and directly broke the three major blockades."

“Didn’t the industry say that Cindy took on this variety show when she accepted The Rap of China? Zhengrong did directly reserve the center position. Zhengrong’s online army was the one that hyped up Cindy, so even if Cindy didn’t come, other companies would not be able to compete with her.”

——"I feel the quality is quite poor. Saying that Cai Jini is being kept without any evidence is just helping to abuse the fans?"

——"It's really bad. Photos of Cai Jini before plastic surgery have started to spread on Weibo. How afraid is Zheng Rong that Cai Jini will be exposed? It makes me interested in getting to know him."

——"I admire the fact that you can still put on makeup on a face that has undergone plastic surgery."

"It's good that they're fighting! The domestic entertainment industry can finally be lively again. It's really boring to praise Cindy every day. [rolling eyes]"

……

"The public still has high expectations for Sheng Ke, but because he has not officially appeared yet, not much information can be revealed. After his name was released yesterday, a personal forum was set up for him. Now, in less than 12 hours, the number of fans on the forum has exceeded 10. After the trainee's personal introduction video is released today and his Weibo account is opened, the topic will explode further.

"Although Cai Jini has gained more exposure because of this, netizens who have seen his previous video materials don't think he is that strong. So I think the first step of publicity was done well. Xing Xin wants to meet you and have a chat. Let's see when you are free."

While having breakfast, Sun Man gave a brief introduction to the situation.

"Let's meet at the recording base this afternoon."

Xu Xing said.

Unlike Cai Jini, who participated in "Star Asia" and acted in TV dramas, and many other trainees have nominally debuted as an obscure boy band. They started to attract fans online in advance so that they can gain a head start when "Idol Producer" is broadcast.

Zheng Rong's arrangement for Sheng Ke was to keep it secret and not reveal any information, only hyping it up from the side to arouse the expectations of the fans.

"There is a super ace with terrifying strength in Zhengrong Entertainment", "Zhengrong Entertainment has not arranged for the debut of trainees for three years in order to make a big splash", "Practicing in South Korea for a long time", "The strongest trainee"...

Xu Xing also used the account of the Minister of Nanshan Entertainment to "reveal" - [Hou Minghao was not talented enough to debut in Zhengrong, so he was sent to act in TV series. [狗头]]

It's a joke, but the main purpose is to create hype.

In addition, it was revealed that other outstanding trainees came to hype him - that is, Ding Zeren, who left behind a ghost scene in his previous life, the chicken dance in the personal introduction video of "Idol Producer", and the idol's famous quote "You are my only sister".

Well, this time Ding Zeren was not in Lihua, but in Zhengrong.

In fact, before the broadcast of "Idol Producer", Ding Zeren was already well-known in the fan circle, a very small fan circle.

Because he had been a trainee at SM in 2015.

——When recording the program yesterday, he took the initiative to say that the thing he regretted most in life was that he didn’t go to SM to meet Xing Ge a year earlier.

Although Ding Zeren was soon eliminated due to lack of strength and returned to China directly, and was unable to stay and debut in NCT, this experience can still be packaged in the same way as Xu Xing's.

"After encountering the restriction order on South Korea, he decided to return to China to pursue his dream after careful consideration." It seems that he is very strong.

After all, SM does have a halo in China. Just having been a trainee in SM makes the fans feel that they are very powerful. "Will SM select and force people to join the company?"

Xu Xing enjoyed this bonus at the beginning.

Now let Ding Zeren have some too.

Ding Zeren is also one of the only two trainees among the six who came to participate in the program who has a fan base, but it is a very small base.

——The other is Wu Su, who once participated in “The Rap of China”.

Of course, packaging Ding Zeren is for marketing him, and even more so to use him to market Sheng Ke - none of SM's trainees are as good as him.

Together with Hou Minghao, two SM trainees provided him with a stepping stone.

The outside world is becoming more and more curious about Sheng Ke.

Just waiting for him to appear on the show.

When recording the show yesterday, because I was watching the live show and hadn’t seen the editing and post-production effects yet, Xu Xing felt that he could at least meet the expectations of the fans.

The strength is indeed outstanding.

But there are some problems, so today was originally Xu Xing's time to rest, but it's also okay to meet with Xing Xin and chat.

Afternoon. "Is Sheng Ke's personality particularly cold?"

Xu Xing asked.

It’s fine for Sheng Ke to act like a Bking on stage, and his stage presence will be very much like that of a big devil, but he can’t always have a sullen face and act cool, as that will make fans feel too distant.

Yesterday, when Xu Xing asked him if he only had that one expression and if he could smile, Sheng Ke's smile was completely different from the one in the video Xu Xing had seen.

In the video, when he suddenly smiles from a stern face, he is quite charming, with a contrasting feeling.

But yesterday...it was so ugly to smile.

"He talks relatively little, but has a good personality. His smile yesterday might have been intended to sound clumsy, but it didn't quite work. I'll tell him not to smile like that in the future. In the early stages, he was a character who looked a little cold on the outside but was gentle on the inside, so that when we reveal his family background and the injuries he's suffered, the effect of torturing fans will be better. He will also gradually grow up to talk more and have a stronger sense of responsibility, which I think is quite three-dimensional."

Xing Xin spoke very seriously.

As soon as the recording ended last night, she immediately asked Sheng Ke what kind of interaction she had with Xu Xing, so as soon as Xu Xing mentioned it, she knew what Xu Xing was talking about.

Xu Xing nodded.

"With so much detail, will he listen to you completely? Even if he listens to you completely, can he achieve the effect you want?"

"I think it's okay."

Xing Xin hesitated a little, but still gave a positive answer.

"Well, as long as you can control it well," Xu Xing smiled, "I——"

"Brother Xing, you're here! Didn't you say you were going to take a day off today?"

Zhou Jieqiong's voice was filled with great surprise.

She was wearing a T-shirt and very short denim shorts, with her legs almost completely exposed. She ran in with a smile on her face, looking particularly enthusiastic and excited.

After running to Xu Xing, she couldn't help but stand on tiptoe, and then looked at Xing Xin.

"she is?"

"I'm from the company," Xu Xing smiled slightly, "You still have teaching tasks over there, right?"

After the initial evaluation yesterday, the trainees will begin a three-day theme song learning process starting today, followed by an assessment to select the C position for the theme song MV.

As the representative of the national producers, Xu Xing has no teaching tasks, unlike other mentors. Except for the final assessment which will be hosted by Xu Xing, he only needs to take a look when he is free during these three days.

"Oh, sorry, I'll go first."

Zhou Jieqiong apologized immediately and left with an embarrassed smile.

The meaning of Xu Xing's words was very clear, she was not pretending to be stupid.

After Zhou Jieqiong left, Xing Xin, who had remained silent, continued to tell Xu Xing about the other trainees of Zhengrong in order to "review the script".

Not showing the audience scripts that are too insulting to their intelligence... is also a form of professionalism!

——The program stipulates that mobile phones are not allowed, going out without reason is not allowed, and trainees are prohibited from contacting the outside world, but the royal family members all have privileges. In a few days, Teacher Fan will fly over to have dinner with Fan Chengcheng.

After talking with Xing Xin, Xu Xing went to meet with the program director team to discuss the subsequent shooting arrangements.

"Let Wang Jiaer be the host of the performance, otherwise the audience might be filled with stars, and the performance might be affected."

Sun Man made the proposal on behalf of Xu Xing.

Because the director team just said it, and Sun Man also knew it, from the official start of the program recording yesterday to this afternoon, in less than two days, security has caught 83 fans of Xu Xing who climbed over the wall to enter the recording base.

Normally, in order to sell tickets, the audience allowed in would mainly be fans of Zhengrong and Lihua. But with the enthusiasm of Xu Xing's fans, if they knew in advance that Xu Xing would host the entire performance, they would turn this performance into a fan meeting of Xu Xing.

Daily complaints from the fan circle: Xu Xing’s black fans basically only exist online.

When the fan girls meet offline, except for a few groups that have a deep hatred with Mantianxing, everyone praises each other.

Mantianxing’s rivals are all over the fan circle, and Xu Xing is also a real fan.

Xu Xing has already crushed the fan circle.

"Let's think about it again."

The director could only respond like this for now.

The director team was indeed in a difficult situation.

All the unexpected situations that occurred in the initial evaluation yesterday were related to the trainees' passionate confessions to Xu Xing: one excitedly shouted "I am a king oyster mushroom", one had a nervous breakdown and cried and "threatened" Xu Xing "I will withdraw if I don't get your approval", and three rap solo opportunities for the related people were temporarily replaced by blowing Xu Xing's praises...

Xu Xing's concentration is too high and has become the main attraction.

The trainees are all like this, and Xu Xing's fans, who have already built a camping base the size of a football field outside the recording base, must be even crazier.

Letting the audience in from the first public performance was indeed a severe test.

　I suddenly felt bloated and rolled around in bed for a while. I am on my way to the hospital. The second chapter, which was almost finished, can only be posted tomorrow, so I will update this chapter first. I will update 9k chapters tomorrow.

　　I felt that my digestion was not good after I became yang, and I have been eating very little recently...

　　
　
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