This star is going to the moon

Chapter 241: With Lu Yun as mentor, Guo Fan as director, and An Fangfei as producer, is this variety show not going to work?

"I heard you're going to produce a variety show to select astronauts?"

As soon as Lu Yun had this thought after reading the news, as if by telepathy, he immediately received a call from Guo Fan.

And Guo Fan's tone was quite excited.

"What a coincidence! Gong and I are working on the script for 'The Wandering Earth 2,' and we've included a storyline about astronaut selection!"

"When Liu Peiqiang was young, he switched from being a pilot to an astronaut. During the selection process, he met his future wife, Han Duoduo."

"Have you found a director for that astronaut selection reality show yet? If not, how about I?"

"Gong and I are almost brain-dead from writing scripts. We want to do something else to refresh our minds, but we can't stray too far from the science fiction genre."

"We were just having a headache, and hey, you're going to start a reality show to select astronauts..."

"..."

Lu Yun was speechless: "Brother Guo, where did you hear that from?"

"what?"

Guo Fan was taken aback: "I saw it all over the internet, and it was all very detailed. Then I thought about your situation and it really seemed possible, so I made the call."

"So...it's fake news?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun scratched his head: "It's not entirely fake news. I actually thought about it, and just now."

Guo Fan was delighted to hear this and immediately uttered some seductive words.

"This is fate! It shows that your idea is indeed excellent, and you've definitely got the perfect timing, location, and people!"

"Let's do it, Lu Yun!"

At first, Lu Yun only thought about it briefly, since he hadn't prepared anything beforehand.

If they really wanted to make a variety show, they should have started filming when the plan was first announced.

The recruitment process is already more than halfway complete, and filming only begins when interviews are about to start. That's definitely a bit late.

However, there are methods to filming if you really want to. Filming from the interview stage has an advantage: it saves you from the initial setup and lets you get straight to the point.

After all, the preliminary and final rounds of the selection process involved candidates submitting their resumes to Bluestar Aerospace, which effectively screened out a group of candidates.

Another method is to answer questions online, which filters out another batch.

Finally, there was an online video interview, which mainly involved a conversation in Chinese. We then conducted a comprehensive analysis of their performance. Only after passing all of these tests will they be invited to come to China for an actual interview and selection process.

So there wasn't much to film in the early stages.

Most importantly, the people submitting resumes are all over the world, making it impossible to take photos.

Now they've all gathered at Blue Star Aerospace to officially participate in the selection of commercial astronaut trainees, and it's time for the real show to begin!
The previous materials, such as test scores and video chat records, can be used as preliminary information. Just cut some out and use them to introduce each candidate.

However, Lu Yun didn't have much time to manage this project. Who should be the executive producer?

"Ah Yun, I heard you're going to start a variety show to select astronauts?"

An Fangfei called to ask.

Lu Yun blinked after hearing her words: "It's not just something I heard about, it's something I'm going to do."

"We've found the director, Guo Fan, and then we decided that you would be the executive producer."

An Fangfei: "Huh?"

In reality, many people treat this as online amusement. Just as Lu Yun's fans know they can't influence his plans, others know the same. After all, Lu Yun isn't your average celebrity; those other types can't compare to him at all.

Just like the "Zhai Tianlin incident" last year.

Zhai Tianlin, the famous "doctoral actor" who often marketed himself as an academic genius, has had his academic credentials exposed, causing his academic genius persona to collapse.

After this incident, the school thoroughly investigated his thesis and indeed found plagiarism and academic misconduct, so the school directly revoked his doctoral degree.

This incident sparked public discussion about academic misconduct by some students and scholars in academia, leading many schools to crack down on academic misconduct and raise the requirements for students' graduation theses.

For example, the plagiarism rate is lower, and a blind review process has been added.

Many students harbored resentment towards Zhai Tianlin as a result, and referred to 2019 as the "Year One of Tianlin".

Lu Yun's "academic genius" persona is unlikely to be exposed; he is absolutely genuinely talented.

The fact that the country entrusted him with the research and development of the Long March 10 rocket, which was needed for the manned lunar landing project, is the best proof of this.

Lu Yun has now shifted his focus to aerospace. He hasn't been very active in the entertainment industry this year, except for one episode of the variety show "Longing for Life" and he's currently filming a science fiction drama. And that's it.

With everyone so busy, where would they find the time to put together a reality show for selecting astronauts?

Producing your own show is very different from being a guest on a show. There's a lot of behind-the-scenes work to do, and Lu Yun simply doesn't have the time for that.

Little did they know that from the moment Lu Yun saw the news to the moment he decided to produce the variety show, and then to the moment he handed over the most complicated work to Guo Fan and An Fangfei, it only took half an hour!
Guo Fan and An Fangfei are both action-oriented people. After making their decision, they created a group and started inviting people into it.

They brought in anyone who was temporarily unavailable, including cinematography directors, post-production coordinators, program coordinators, and technical supervisors.

Are you busy?
Then recommend someone you know who is free.

Even people in the aerospace field didn't need Lu Yun to come forward. Guo Fan met some of them while filming "The Wandering Earth," and An Fangfei met some of them while filming "You Are My Glory." After asking for their opinions, he started pulling people into the group.

At first, everyone was wondering what was going on.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

【Seriously?】

[I just saw this news online and then I was pulled into this thread. Did you guys prepare this for a long time before finally releasing it?]

No, I just asked Guo Fan, and he said this was only finalized a few minutes ago.

【? ? ? 】

【Are you kidding me!】

[I guess they're not kidding, they're serious. After all, look at this lineup: Lu Yun as a mentor, Guo Fan as a director, and An Fangfei as a producer. Do you think this variety show has no potential?]

[This isn't the only lineup; the China National Space Administration has already decided, and the Manned Space Engineering Office will provide full support.]

[And here comes Director Yang Liwei of the Manned Space Engineering Office, who has also joined the group.]

[Huh? Yang Liwei? China's first manned spaceflight pilot?]

[Director Yang, could you please sign your autograph? I was deeply impressed when I watched your spaceflight program when I was in school, and I aspired to be an astronaut, but I didn't get accepted...]

The production team for the variety show is being assembled quickly, and the most crucial people, the prospective trainees who came for interviews, have also been approached for talks.

They had just arrived, some were even still on their way, when they received the new notification.

"Well...we're here as commercial astronauts to film a program..."

"Don't worry, there will be a service fee."

"...It's an honor for us to film the program!"

(End of this chapter)