After rebirth, I only date bad girls

Chapter 146 Raise your hand, for the girl you love, charge!
"Variety shows, especially talent shows, rely on dramatic plot twists to grab the audience's attention."

"For example, a top-tier goddess is defeated by a novice good-for-nothing."

"For example, Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, a top art school, had three students eliminated in the second episode."

"Also, the show's producers suppressed the idol, but the fans united to help him debut."

Behind the scenes, Liang Can is adept at using these variety show routines.

The show's chief planner, Senior Mu Cheng, had a laptop on her lap and looked up at Liang Can: "So the highlight of the first episode was Jiang Yuan from Zhejiang University of Media and Communications taking the initiative to battle Lin Manxue from Zhejiang University."

"That's right!"

Liang Can snapped his fingers: "One is a top 985 university in the province, and the other is a top media arts school in the province. Everyone will be interested in the competition between the two."

"Why does Mr. Liang make it sound like a battle between two schools?" Zheng Ting said with a simple and honest smile.

Liang Can glanced at Zheng Ting: "It's a battle between two schools."

"We want to create the impression that this is not a one-person battle, but that each contestant represents a university. Only when this idea is successfully implanted in the minds of the audience will the university students, who are the main audience, actively vote and even help them campaign for votes."

"What is my alma mater? My alma mater is something I can criticize however I want, but no one else can."

Upon hearing this, chief photographer Feng Qiuxue laughed and said, "If that's really the case, I'm afraid there will be infighting among the universities in Hangzhou."

Just as Liang Can had predicted.

Once all the contestants had arrived, Liang Can reiterated the previous rule: the first contestant to sit on the Vine Throne would have to accept a battle.

"So, who is willing to challenge Lin Manxue from Zhejiang University?" A deep voice rang out from offstage.

Including Lin Manxue, all the girls looked at each other, some eager to try, others choosing to keep their skills to themselves.

"I come."

Among the six from Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, Jiang Yuan took the initiative to raise his hand, stood up and looked at Lin Manxue: "I challenge Lin Manxue to a battle."

"Wow!"

"Zhejiang University vs. Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, this is going to be interesting!"

"In terms of looks, Jiang Yuan is far superior to Lin Manxue, right?"

"But Lin Manxue is so cool and stylish, a lot of girls like her."

Lin Manxue stood up from the wicker chair and smiled nonchalantly: "I accept the challenge."

The two walked onto the stage together, with the challenger performing first.

Jiang Yuan performed a folk dance, which she seemed to have choreographed herself, accompanied by the music "Bai Suzhen Under Qingcheng Mountain".

Dressed in a simple white dress, her figure was as graceful and ethereal as a water snake, her body seemingly soft and boneless, and she could perform difficult dance moves with ease.

Liang Can stared wide-eyed at the monitor, peering closely at the screen.

"My goodness, there's even a hidden skill like this?" Liang Can muttered to himself, "Now I can do a split while standing up, right?"

After Jiang Yuan's dance performance ended, applause rang out both inside and outside the venue.

It was indeed a wonderful visual feast.

Lin Manxue contributed a street dance performance that was both cool and beautiful.

In the original version of Produce 101, several mentors rated the contestants. Liang Can, however, brought two buses full of students and scored them on the spot.

In the end, Jiang Yuan won and Lin Manxue lost.

The first minor climax of the first episode has reached its final conclusion.

As I've mentioned before, the final effect of any variety show depends entirely on the editing.

The production team has high hopes for you and will give you more screen time, so you have a chance to become famous.

The production team ignores you and doesn't even bother to give you screen time. No matter how talented you are, you can't showcase your abilities.

There are exceptions, like Yang Chaoyue, but you have to consider whether you have as good a life as her.

After the recording ended.

Buses prepared in advance will take the contestants back, with Wang Yuan and Fei Ke providing full escort.

Liang Can put his hands in his pockets and counted the number of people, making sure no one was missing.

In the crowd, he spotted Zhang Ruonan, the future female star of his school.

Zhang Ruonan naturally had to represent Hangzhou Dianzi University on the show. After all, Liang Can had worked with her before and, after a brief exchange, discovered that this girl had actually been thinking about entering the entertainment industry for a long time.

The girl holding her hand is named Pan Xingyi, and she comes from a university of science and technology.

"Wow, you've found a good best friend so quickly?" Liang Can greeted Zhang Ruonan with a smile.

Zhang Ruonan smiled slightly: "Yes, I don't know why, but I get along really well with Panpan. Maybe it's because we both have younger brothers in our families."

Watching the two of them board the bus chatting and laughing, Liang Can seemed lost in thought.

Back at the venue, Liang Can grabbed a boxed lunch and started eating with the staff.

He told Mu Cheng, "When the time comes, you go and interview a few contestants. Some of them are in a bad situation, so they can talk about their misery; some of them have dreams, so they can talk about their dreams. We'll also do some emotional stuff occasionally."

What is meant by being sentimental? For example: My mother taught me from a young age that children from poor families learn to be independent early.

After quickly finishing his lunchbox, Liang Can instructed the production crew, "Also, you are strictly forbidden from revealing any information about the show. Only I can leak any information, understand?"

"Understood, Mr. Liang."

Liang Can took the recorded footage back to school and hid in his studio, telling no one to disturb him, and began editing.

The footage, totaling over ten hours, requires the editor to extract eye-catching and thought-provoking clips. That's where the talent of the editor lies.

If all else fails, just piece it together.

Remember the variety show element Liang Can mentioned? Twists and turns, and more twists and turns.

Zhejiang University of Media and Communications is undoubtedly the No. 1 art and media university in the province, right? And you even sent six people to participate in the competition at once.

Okay, three have been eliminated in the first episode.

You think you're so great at carrying the weight of the province's cultural spirit? Fine, I'll give your student a half-freeze and make her practically invisible.

The more heated the discussion and the more heated the debate, the more valuable the program becomes.

"Give Jiang Yuan a persona that is not well-regarded, and subtly show that she is actually detached from the small team at Zhejiang University of Media and Communications."

"This girl named He Chenlu, oh my, next time I'll have her wear a tank top with a lower neckline, otherwise it'll be a waste of her talent."

"You can't show Sheng Shuyi's stuff to your brothers, but you can't show other people's stuff either?"

Aside from going to the toilet, Liang Can stayed in the studio for two days and two nights, finally achieving a result that satisfied him.

The song "Rocket Girls," which premiered on the Campus Diary Weibo account, had already garnered a lot of attention during its pre-release promotion.

Liang Can even had Feng Qiuxue film a promotional video for each of the 36 contestants, which lasted over ten seconds.

Some universities with a more open atmosphere even reposted their own students' promotional videos on their official Weibo accounts.

The pretty girl is certainly eye-catching, but she still needs a major reward.

The ultimate reward of Produce 101 is the formation of a girl group, with 11 outstanding individuals from the 101 contestants becoming stars.

Liang Can's offer was more practical.

The prize money for the first place winner of Rocket Girls: 600,000 yuan!

This figure caused a huge uproar among university students in Hangzhou. They originally thought it was some kind of low-level competition, but they didn't expect the organizer to spend 600,000 yuan!
Six hundred thousand yuan! Right now, you could buy a studio apartment outright in a less central part of Hangzhou.

To put it bluntly, it's all a gimmick. The pretty girls and the high prize money are all designed to create a particularly lively atmosphere.

People browsing the internet will click in if they find this place lively.

That evening, the first episode of "Rocket Girls" was released as scheduled.

Liang Can, who had barely slept for two days and two nights, went straight back to her dorm and slept soundly, only waking up once to use the restroom and never leaving her bed.

When he woke up, he took out his phone and glanced at it. Goodness, he had slept for a full twelve hours. Because he had put it on silent beforehand, countless WeChat messages filled the screen. Liang Can leaned against the headboard and read them one by one.

Mu Cheng: [President Liang, the show is a hit! It's trending on the top search list!!]

Wang Yuan: [Holy crap, this is a huge mess. Even the vice principal of my school came to ask me if this show is only for undergraduate students.]

Wen Xiying: [Seriously, bro? You eliminated three people from our school all at once?]

Fei Ke: [Brother Can, I'm going to comfort the eliminated girls. Don't leave the door open for me tonight.]

Liang Can stood up and saw Fei Ke sitting in front of the computer, her face in her hands, watching "Rocket Girls".

"Didn't you say you were going to comfort the eliminated girls?" Liang Can jumped off the bed and asked curiously, "Why are you still here?"

Fei Ke sighed and turned to Liang Can: "That pretty girl is too proud to admit it and blocked me. Brother Can, we've really offended her now."

Liang Can didn't care at all. After sitting down, he unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and gulped it all down in a few mouthfuls.

"Ah, that feels great!"

After burping, Liang Can said casually, "Those three who were eliminated were just there to make up the numbers. They're good for nothing except being pretty. Keeping them around is a waste of my appearance fees."

After saying that, Liang Can patted Fei Ke on the shoulder: "I put you in charge of the contestants' psychological state and online public opinion. Is there anything worth mentioning?"

Yes, there are plenty.

Fei Ke opened his notebook: "Zhejiang University vs. Zhejiang University of Media and Communications. Zhejiang University of Media and Communications never thought that one day it would actually beat Zhejiang University."

"I've infiltrated Zhejiang University's online forum and various group chats, saying that I'll get my revenge in the next round of voting."

"Furthermore, there are rumors that the show's producers are targeting Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, eliminating students from their school while others were not. Is there some hidden agenda behind this?"

"Then you were exposed, Brother Can. Insiders said that you had once cursed and yelled at people in front of the living areas of Hangzhou Dianzi University and Zhejiang University of Media and Communications."

"This has sparked a new wave of public opinion: Hangzhou Dianzi University vs. Zhejiang University of Media and Communications."

Closing her notebook, Fei Ke looked at Liang Can: "Students at Hangzhou Dianzi University all know that the organizer is their own school, so they are generally quite relaxed and think that Zhang Ruonan, whom we nominated, will win the championship without any surprises."

"So now everyone's saying, is it possible that we're pulling strings behind the scenes?"

Liang Can made himself a bowl of pickled cabbage and beef noodles and listened to Fei Ke's report while eating.

Hearing this, he bit off a piece of noodle: "What do you mean by 'whether there's any underhanded dealing'? I've always been doing underhanded dealing."

Ultimately, the essence of talent shows is: torture.

The more you like a contestant, the more the production team will try to sabotage her, making her path to fame full of thorns.

Only then can the audience's protective instincts be fully triggered, leading to a frenzy of voting, promotion, and participation in the election.

The most successful example should be the 48 Group's annual general election, where every vote represents real money.

Liang Can held his instant noodles and moved the mouse. He had specially set up a voting interface with photos and information of all the contestants.

"Currently, the students with the most votes are Zhang Ruonan from our school, Jiang Yuan from Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, and Pan Xingyi from Zhejiang University of Technology."

Liang Can pointed to Pan Xingyi's photo, then took out his phone to call Mu Cheng: "Have you finished editing the behind-the-scenes footage from the first episode? Did you include Zhang Ruonan and Pan Xingyi drinking milk tea together and practicing dance?"

"Yes, yes, I have them all," Mu Cheng replied. "I've saved all these beautiful everyday moments, and the audience enjoys watching them."

"OK, after the behind-the-scenes footage is released, also release the clips of the two's post-match interviews, in which they express their high praise for each other, especially the line 'We feel like we met too late,' which must be broadcast."

Mu Cheng understood: "President Liang wants to showcase the friendship between Zhang Ruonan and Pan Xingyi?"

“That’s right.” Liang Can’s lips curled up. “Then in the next round of random PK, we’ll pair them up.”

"The winners stay, the losers leave."

Between episodes, Campus Diary will continuously release behind-the-scenes clips, including some moments of the contestants meeting privately.

This is enough to create the impression in the audience that Zhang Ruonan and Pan Xingyi have a good relationship.

Are best friends going to have a showdown to decide who stays and who goes?

It's heartbreaking, isn't it? But that's the effect we wanted.

After hanging up the phone, Liang Can tilted his head back and took a sip of noodle soup, only to find Fei Ke looking at him with a complicated expression.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Liang Can asked curiously.

Fei Ke looked up and sighed, then shook his head and said, "Is this why I can't catch up with you, Brother Can? When will I be able to be as ruthless as you?"

"You toy with girls' friendships, manipulate the audience's feelings, and control everyone's emotions at will."

"Do you want me to become that kind of person? I'm sorry, I can't do things that hurt girls."

Liang Can: “.”

Are you putting on a two-person comedy act here, all talk and no action?

Liang Can ignored Fei Ke, quickly washed up, changed into clean clothes, and returned to the studio.

Still basking in the joy of topping the trending search list, and watching the account data climb steadily, everyone felt like they were about to pop the champagne early.

"What's all the fuss about? You're so excited because you've received a business offer?"

Liang Can shattered this idyllic scene, babbling, "So far, we've only had expenses and no profits. What's the use of good-looking data? Let's get back to what we were doing."

Everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

Liang Can had barely settled into his office when the phone rang.

"Who is this?"

"Hello, we are from brand xx. We would like to sponsor your campus talent show on Weibo."

It's like my wish came true.

Liang Can crossed his legs and said calmly, "Sponsorship? Well, I won't lie to you, not long after the show aired, many brands contacted me."

"But we can only select three brands to sponsor us in the end. If we select too many, the effect will be greatly reduced. We are doing this for the benefit of our partners."

The other party said, "We understand that. Our brand has always targeted young people, and we are willing to pay 100 million yuan for the naming rights."

Holy crap, we've run into a rich guy.

Liang Can remained silent: "Okay, I will consider it carefully and give you an answer later."

In an interview, Lei Jun mentioned a famous theory.

The more money you have, the easier it is for investors to approach you; the less money you have, the harder it is to find investors.

Therefore, we must not be blinded by short-sighted gains and must remain calm.

Besides, Liang Can isn't someone who's never seen money before; to put it bluntly, it's just a mere million.

I got it after Sheng Yufeng beat me up twice!
If a show becomes popular, not only will the sponsorship fees increase, but the advertising fees for the account will also rise during the show's broadcast.

Once the app was completed, Liang Can moved the final episode of "Rocket Girls" to it.

Want to watch the show? Download my app!

After staring at the account data for a while, Liang Can was extremely satisfied. It seemed that the lonely male college students had been aroused and had the desire to participate.

Move your little hands, this time it's not about disrespecting beautiful girls, but about giving them a bright future!

Use your own hands to make her dreams come true.

Use your strength, use your strength, don't stop, brother, faster, faster.

The votes are about to surge, come on, brother!

Liang Can opened the office door and walked out, asking the external relations department member in charge of external communications, "Xuanxuan, have you found a challenger yet?"

"Everything is ready, Mr. Liang."

"OK, have them come directly to see me."

(End of this chapter)