Release of the fairyland blue bird, the witch said she couldn't stand it

Chapter 250 Idol Producer!
"Cough, cough, cough!"

Wei Qing brushed aside the thick smoke that rushed towards him before he could see the interior of the villa.

Yu Qingfeng stood barefoot on the pool table, holding a gourd of liquor in one hand and tilting his head back to gulp it down, while casually tapping the cue stick in the other.

Venerable Snow Lotus reclined in the leather sofa, puffing on his cigarette, squinting at the card table, carefully sensing the lines on his thumb.

"Sanjo!"

"Haha, I won! A pure suit!"

Xiao Nan slapped the mahjong tiles onto the automatic shuffling machine, her hair adorned with the latest "Nine of Bamboo" hair accessory from Black Swan, which swayed with her movements.

"Master Wei, you've come at the perfect time! I was just short of someone to serve tea and water. Hey! You stepped on my spicy snack that I just opened!"

Wei Qing stiffly lifted his foot, half a piece of orange-red puffed food stuck to the sole of his boot.

The smoke was too thick for him to notice.

"Don't just stand there." Venerable Snow Lotus flicked her cigarette ash. "Qiao Jin has lost so much she doesn't want to play anymore. You're just in time to take over."

"What? You've lost so badly you don't want to fight anymore? Let me slurp up some self-heating hotpot. My takeout is almost here. Once I've finished eating, let's continue our epic battle for another three hundred rounds!"

Anyone have a cigarette?

"Do you want a real dragon?"

"No, I want to smoke a women's cigarette. Does anyone have blueberry popping cigarettes?"

Wei Qing is still somewhat confused.

That can't be right, can it?
Mahjong?

billiards?

It looks like there are still people playing Guandan over there?

They are all Mahayana stage cultivators, how come I can't understand any of the things they are doing?
"Ahem, Assistant Director Xiao Nan, you forgot? I didn't come here today to play mahjong, I came here to..."

"Oh oh oh!"

Xiao Nan slapped her forehead, chuckled sheepishly, and threw down the mahjong tiles in her hand. Then she haphazardly pushed over the other three people's tiles, making a mess of the game.

"I almost forgot, we're not playing today. We have important business to attend to!"

"No crab meat! I finally managed to win a prize, Xiaonan, are you doing this on purpose?!"

"Oh dear, it's not that I can't accept defeat!"

Xiao Nan waved her hand, and the smoke inside the villa instantly dissipated.

"The CEO has already told me about your situation. There are too many 'little haters,' and you're worried that your top-tier status will be overtaken by newcomers, right?"

"Yes, I don't care about haters, the main thing is that I'm too obsessed with being a top star, and ordinary public relations methods are no longer working for me, so I came to you for help."

"Whoo~"

Xiao Nan exhaled a smoke ring and then flicked off the ash:

"This matter is not difficult in principle."

"It's not too difficult! What should I do now?"

Xiao Nan:
I'll give you a look; guess for yourself.

Wei Qing:.
Why is the assistant director winking at me? What does it mean?
"Sigh~"

After taking a drag of her cigarette, Xiao Nan felt somewhat dissatisfied with Wei Qing, with whom she had collaborated many times.

You're so clueless!

Just then, the four sword guards outside saw that the smoke inside had dissipated and followed them in.

Upon seeing this, Duan Tianya immediately ran to Wei Qing's side and whispered something in his ear.

【What? 】

"Yes, Master, you have to give them gifts, otherwise why would they help you?"

[I've known Assistant Director Xiaonan for a long time, why would I need to send her anything?]

"Master, you don't understand. You can't ignore interpersonal relationships just because you've become a fan idol. Now, if you need someone from the Heavenly Demon Realm to do you a favor and they say it's impossible in principle, it means it's actually possible, but you have to show sincerity to change their principles."

Is this really a claim?

Wei Qing's expression went from puzzled to gradually understanding.

Since that's the case, he immediately moved closer to Xiaonan:

“Of course, I won’t let you do this for nothing, Assistant Director.”

As he spoke, Wei Qing subtly slipped a storage ring into Xiao Nan's hand.

With a quick probe of her divine sense, Xiao Nan's smile immediately brightened, and she politely said:
"Hey, we're all family, why are you being so polite with me, Master Wei? Here's the thing, Wan San Entertainment is planning to create an actor talent show, and you'll be a mentor."

"tutor?"

"Yes."

Xiao Nan opened her phone, adjusted the projector, and presented the project proposal:

"I have a plan for the variety show 'Idol Producer' here."

"This variety show will select a group of trainees who have been practicing for two and a half months from Wan San Entertainment Department, and then transform them into new-era idol stars through variety show talent competitions."

"At the same time, we do not exclude grassroots applicants. Grassroots cultivators will go through layers of preliminary selection and elimination rounds before they can finally step onto the same stage as our trainees."

"To ensure fairness and impartiality, the preliminary selection will adopt a public voting system for scoring."

"The trainees will be scored comprehensively from four groups: singing, dancing, rapping, and acting. Wei Zhuangzhu has acted in many TV series, so he can serve as a celebrity mentor for the acting group, scoring the trainees and providing ongoing guidance."

Besides.

Xiao Nan also said that any promising talents who emerge from the idol trainee program can receive offers for TV dramas or movies.

In one fell swoop, he became a superstar!
After thinking for a while, Wei Qing understood the deeper meaning behind Xiao Nan's actions.

When it comes to interpersonal relationships and social skills, he admits that he is completely clueless.

However, when it comes to the field of idol marketing in the fan circle, I can get a glimpse of the whole picture from just a small part.

Once launched, this variety show is bound to become the "cradle of stars" in the Spirit Continent.

The "grassroots open selection" was arguably the greatest idea of ​​all.

The seemingly fairest and most transparent "national scoring system" is actually the biggest monopoly!

Such a "fair" scoring system would cause Pu Xiu to abandon the path of becoming a star through his own efforts and instead devote himself entirely to the fierce competition of the audition.

They went through layers of elimination.

In the end, he had to face himself and the other three mentors.

As for whether it will ultimately succeed or not.
It doesn't all depend on what those mentors think.
If you don't succeed, it means you're not as skilled as others, because all the contestants on this stage are selected by the public, and the differences between them are not significant.

It doesn't matter if it succeeds.

Because I, Wei Qing, am your "mentor," I'm no longer considered a figure within your acting circle, but rather someone at a higher level.

Even if you become a top influencer.

I, Wei Qing, am still superior to you, because you were once my trainee!
When they see me, they still have to politely call me "teacher".

Let's say that.

Once I become a mentor, those stars who came out of Idol Producer will be on a completely different level from me.

Haha!

Absolutely!

This idea is absolutely flawless.

As Xiaonan spoke eloquently to the projector, several female cultivators present could no longer remain seated.

Mentors don't matter, the main thing is to get exposure. A single button can decide the star dreams of countless actors; just thinking about it makes me feel so powerful.

As the old saying goes, returning home in glory without ever returning home is the same as not returning home at all.

"Sorry, it's already been decided that Xu Shilin, who is half-demon and half-human, will be the mentor for this part."

"What?"

The sect leader of the Heavenly Sound Sect was getting anxious. Looking across the entire continent, who dared to say that their voice was better than his?

"You're lying! Can Xu Shilin even sing? This isn't fair!"

"Sorry, quite the opposite. We chose Xu Shilin as our mentor precisely for the sake of fairness. In addition to Xu Shilin, we will also invite a high-ranking Buddhist monk to serve as a mentor for the rap group."

"Oh, I understand then."

The Heavenly Sound Sect Master admitted that Xiao Nan was right; if he wasn't mistaken, the final mentor for the "jump" should be a demonic cultivator.

as predicted.

The last mentor was the contemporary saintess of the Cha Nu Cult.

The four mentors are not only two men and two women, but also of different races, which fully demonstrates the "absolute" fairness of the program.

If all the mentors on the show were human cultivators, that would be truly unfair.

but
The Heavenly Sound Sect Master still felt that something was amiss; such programs should ideally be run by the most capable.

Is the current social atmosphere in the Spirit Continent becoming too extreme, with a single-minded pursuit of fairness based on "race and gender"?
(End of this chapter)