Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 292 New Year's Eve (24)

In fact, the industry's logic for selecting actors includes not only choosing those who are currently popular, but also selecting some up-and-coming stars...

Tan Songyun is definitely on the verge of exploding!
Zhang Li, director of "Battle of Changsha," and Shen Yan, the male lead...

It's highly likely that her popularity will skyrocket after the broadcast!
There are still six months until the premiere... Tan Songyun is definitely a great value for money during this period!
Even if it's just a gamble, there should be resources to find her!
Tan Songyun shook her head: "The scripts that come to me are all not very good... I might as well just focus on preparing for 'The Best of Us'!"

"Didn't your agent say anything to you?"

"My agent shares my view: better to have none than to have something of poor quality!"

"...That's not bad," Shen Yan said casually. "Most agents are pretty rip-offs..."

"Really? Give me an example!"

“Ang Lee has encountered a terrible agent... Ang Lee’s graduation film, The Boundary, won two major awards at New York University: Best Director and Best Picture. He has a very promising future!”
Then WMA approached him... WMA is one of the top five talent agencies in Hollywood, and he signed with them.

But he didn't know that agents make money mainly from commissions. They only make money from each deal. They wouldn't bother with something that brings fame but no money. Anyway, they have a bunch of people under their control, so it doesn't matter who they promote.

Then, to maintain his high-class image, this agent drew a line, refusing to take jobs below a certain price.

And so, Ang Lee, who was originally poised to win a major award and was the center of attention, a star student favored by many, inexplicably turned down a bunch of jobs without even realizing it. By the time Ang Lee realized something was wrong, he was already an unemployed middle-aged man... Luckily, he realized it quickly, went to Taiwan, and made three blockbuster films: *Pushing Hands*, *The Wedding Banquet*, and *Eat Drink Man Woman*.

"really?"

"Of course it's true... Many people say that Ang Lee stayed at home for six years and then suddenly became a sensation... Actually, he was already incredibly talented!"

After chatting for a while, Shen Yan got up and prepared to ask the executive producer about the situation on set—they were setting up the set!
Remembering something, Tan Songyun asked, "Brother Yan, did you get invited to the Golden Horse Awards this year?"

"...No, what's wrong?"

"Our Times didn't get a nomination?"

"Um...we didn't declare it either!"

"Many people online are saying that the Golden Horse Awards discriminate against us, while Taiwan's 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' received many Golden Horse nominations..."

"They call it the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, so of course they'll favor local films!"

"You Are the Apple of My Eye" received four Golden Horse Award nominations: Best New Performer, Best New Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Score...

Oh, no prize was awarded…

After all, last year's SoftBank bombshell triggered a strong backlash from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, especially the mainland...

To date, the "Flying Guillotine" project still hasn't found investors!
Even if it's said that Chen Kexin is the producer and Liu Weiqiang is the director, it doesn't matter...

I heard that Xiaoming refused to act in the film…

……

Shen Yan chose Hunan TV for another reason—Li Hao was the host of Jiangsu TV's New Year's Eve gala this year…

That Li Hao who called "Nemesis" "Destiny"...

Moreover, this year's Jiangsu TV New Year's Eve special was actually a promotional video for the dating show "If You Are the One"...

The entire venue was plastered with advertisements for the dating show "If You Are the One".

Understandably, this marks the first time in Jiangsu TV's history that it has directly defeated Hunan TV—"If You Are the One" vs. "Let's Date"...

"Let's Date" is a complete rip-off of "If You Are the One," and it was hosted by Yang Lele, Sun Xiaoxiao, He Jiong, and Qiu Qiming in turn, but it always fell far short in terms of ratings and buzz!

I used to dislike Hunan TV and really hoped that Zhejiang TV, Dragon TV, and Jiangsu TV would rise to surpass Hunan TV...

Later we found out it was impossible!

Hunan TV has always had a spirit of enterprise, and most of its variety shows are of high quality and quantity. It is also highly adaptable and constantly innovates in content. Even if a few well-received variety shows are taken off the air, the impact is not significant.

Moreover, the organization is relatively united.

Take the last two years for example, the 101-style talent shows have been overdone, and Hunan TV has gone straight to producing middle-aged contestants.

The difference between "Call Me By Fire" and "Chase the Light, Brothers" illustrates the problem. Zhejiang TV and Dragon TV had shows that were only popular for a short time, but then they just relied on their past successes, showing no ambition and even internal strife.

Two TV stations, with only a handful of popular variety shows, have all been ruined by their own people. Instead of coming up with new ideas, they either destroy the existing ones or take the fruits of others' labor.

It must be said that Hunan TV is top-notch in many aspects!
Moreover, they have a long-term vision – when Mango TV first started, it was entirely dependent on external funding.

Back then, competition among major video websites was much fiercer than it is now, and copyright was not as strict. Mango TV lagged far behind other platforms in terms of user experience and user stickiness. Its only advantage was Hunan TV's own high-quality exclusive resources.

Taking this step required a lot of courage at the time.

Partnering with other high-traffic online video platforms ensures a steady increase in program traffic and viewership, a strategy that other TV stations also follow.

If you exclusively broadcast all of your programs on your new platform and it goes wrong, what if not only does the platform fail to succeed, but it also harms your own programs?
Most importantly, if you mess it up, you'll be the one to blame; if you do it well, after investing so much upfront, you might be out of the loop when the returns come, and others will reap the benefits...

Anyway, the State Administration of Radio and Television is a public institution, not our own. Other satellite TV stations don't dare to do this, so why can't we just work our jobs properly until retirement?

But they did it!
……

At the New Year's Eve concert, Shen Yan made his entrance riding a motorcycle...

He parked the car with style, then got out and declared, "I'm loud because I'm doing the right thing!"

"Wherever you go, there's a road to heaven; walk boldly and you won't be afraid of casting a crooked shadow!"

Hmm, the opening of "Qilin"...

The audience erupted in cheers.

"Then I ask you all to be my witnesses, and watch as my wildfire spreads!"

"Heroes rise and fall with the times"
Once you enter the world of martial arts, time flies.
Imperial ambitions and hegemony can be discussed in laughter

Life is short, but a good drink is the best way to live!

Haha~"

In the final rap section, Shen Yan smiled and said, "You ready 1, 2, 3... I'm going to take my flag and my medals, bring my brothers, and strike a pose on the mountaintop."

I'm better than all the fancy stuff you've ever seen or heard, all of it combined.

I want to dye the entire world red, I want to transform into a fiery cloud that stretches for six thousand miles!
From Wudang to Southern Shaolin, from Wudang to Southern Shaolin!

Then, the speed increased, and it was done again, ending with "Just like a Qilin!"...

Happy New Year everyone…

"Here, I'll dedicate this song, 'Wukong,' to everyone..."

Yes, I sang three songs: "Qilin," "Wukong," and "Youth"...

After finishing the song, he went straight off the stage…

The staff told him that since he appeared on air, the ratings had been around 4.5%, with a peak rating of 6.1%!

Shen Yan was still quite proud...

Last year, Hunan TV's highest New Year's Eve viewership rating was 5.6%, achieved by Jolin Tsai…

Among the four major and three minor celebrities' first New Year's Eve performances in mainland China, Jolin Tsai consistently ranked first.

To put it simply, the "Four Bigs," "Three Littles," and "Snake Group" consist of four female singers: Jolin Tsai, Stefanie Sun, Elva Hsiao, and Fish Leong; three female singers: Angela Chang, Rainie Yang, and Cyndi Wang; and the "Snake Group" is S.H.E.

That's right, they are all female singers from the Taiwanese music scene...

At their peak, they dominated half of the pop music scene!

It's a pity they're all old now, and some have even become obscure singers...

(End of this chapter)