This director lacks vision.

Chapter 102 The Crown Group and Gao Yuanyuan from Across the Country
On the morning of February 19th, Jiang Yifeng arrived at the company.

As soon as I turned on my computer, a young woman dressed in a business suit rushed into the office.

She handed a document to Jiang Yifeng and said, "Mr. Jiang, this is the first draft of the program plan for Produce 101. Please take a look and see which parts need to be revised."

Jiang Yifeng took the proposal, got up and sat on the sofa, and said unhurriedly, "You've been with the company for almost a month now. How are you adapting?"

The young woman in front of him was named Mu Di. She was a talent that Jiang Yifeng poached from Yangshi, and she was in charge of producing variety shows.

Although Mu Di is only 24 years old, he is a talented player who has both a good family background and personal talent.

After graduating from the Communication University of China, she joined the variety channel of CCTV, where she served as producer and director for programs such as "Happy China Tour" and "Young Singers Competition".

She is also the co-founder of Miwei Media and Ma Dong's right-hand woman in his entrepreneurial endeavors.

Jiang Yifeng wanted to produce an online variety show and needed relevant talent, so he specifically sought out Mu Di and invited her to join the team.

Perhaps other bosses thought Mu Di was too young, but that's exactly what Jiang Yifeng wanted about her youth.

When making online variety shows, you can't be too rigid in your thinking; young people's quick minds are an advantage.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's concern, Mu Di said, "It's good. The team here is younger, and everyone has more in common."

By the way, Mr. Jiang, I communicated with Girls' Generation twice.

The other company refused to sign a promotional contract with us, and their appearance fee was too high; I didn't think it was worth it.

When Jiang Yifeng was producing the Produce 101 program, he naturally had to invite some mentors to sit in and increase the show's popularity, including the Korean girl group.

Girls' Generation is currently very popular, so inviting them to participate in variety show recordings would be perfect.

However, Jiang Yifeng had a lot of demands. He wanted to sign a contract with Girls' Generation, take charge of the girl group's management affairs in China, and participate in the revenue sharing.

SM Entertainment disagrees.

Upon hearing Mu Di's words, Jiang Yifeng said, "I have already spoken with President Zhang. The company will invest a lot of promotional resources in the Produce 101 program."

Whichever girl group participates in this program will be able to open up the market in China.

We didn't promote them for nothing. Since Girls' Generation isn't willing, let's find another girl group.

Although Jiang Yifeng had many demands, they were reasonable.

Putting aside nationalistic sentiments, the so-called Korean Wave and Chinese Wave are essentially business.

Zhou Jielun's loud pronouncements that Chinese culture is the best are undoubtedly driven by self-interest.

What he referred to as "Chinese pop" at that time was actually Taiwanese music.

The Taiwanese and Korean music scenes are vying for the mainland Chinese market.

With changes in official policies, the Korean wave and what Zhou Jielun calls the "Chinese wave" have gradually faded away.

Jiang Yifeng didn't intend to go against the tide; he would simply follow the official policies.

The government is now encouraging openness.

Moreover, when the Korean Wave was popular in China, most of the money was earned by Chinese distributors.

Jang Nara's promotion in China was handled by the Chinese company, and the profits were first split between the Chinese company and the Korean agency.

Even if the remaining share is small, it's still a lot of money for Korean entertainers.

That's why Jang Nara said she would come to China to earn money if she needed it.

Not only in China, but also in Japan.

When Korean girl groups promote themselves in the Japanese market, they also need to cooperate with Japanese companies.

It's just that Girls' Generation is popular now, and SM Entertainment is quite powerful, so they don't agree to Jiang Yifeng's request.

Mu Di asked, "If we don't look for Girls' Generation, which girl group should we look for?"

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "Let's find Crown. This girl group has lower popularity, but stronger professional skills."

The company behind them is CCM, which is relatively less powerful.

It should be easier for you to negotiate cooperation.

Mu Di nodded and said, "No problem, I also think Crown is good. I really like their song 'Bob Bobby,' it has a classic K-pop feel to it."

In order to produce the show, Mu Di made a special effort to learn about all aspects of girl groups.

She is quite familiar with Korean girl groups.

Jiang Yifeng poured Mu Di a cup of tea, then quickly skimmed through the proposal.

He asked, "Is this PK mode of yours a copy of Super Girl?"

"Yes, this trick works very well. The PK, elimination and revival rounds are all things that the audience loves to watch."

"I suggest you add a ranking competition. Based on the previous competitions, the participants can be ranked into A, B, C, D and S levels. Different levels will have different treatment, and there will be promotion and demotion."

This adds a lot of interesting points.

At the same time, we need to be more aggressive in terms of text and contestant personas.

Learn from "If You Are the One" (a popular Chinese dating show). Look at Ma Nuo, she's so popular now.

The advantage of online variety shows lies in their level of explicitness; we need to proactively design some points of controversy.

The dating show "If You Are the One" on Jiangxi TV premiered in January of this year and has sparked various controversies since its broadcast.

In particular, the statement by female guest Ma Nuo, "I'd rather cry in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle," sparked heated discussions across the internet.

Her materialistic and pragmatic views on choosing a partner have torn away the fig leaf that had been covering her up for so long, impacting the public opinion landscape in 2010.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's suggestion, Mu Di nodded and said, "Understood. I will arrange some drama among the girls and find a few quirky female contestants to get the conversation going."

"That's good. You should hurry up and negotiate with Crown. If a cooperation is reached, help them promote themselves and boost their popularity."

This way, the program will attract more attention when it airs.

The two discussed many details of the program's production before Mu Di left. Jiang Yifeng returned to his computer, opened his email, and browsed the messages sent by Hu Qian.

The casting process for Dark Glory has begun these past two days.

Although many celebrities are unwilling to act in web dramas, Dark Glory is directed by Jiang Yifeng and stars Gao Yuanyuan, which is a huge opportunity for some unknown actors.

After the production team issued the audition notice, a large number of actors applied.

The email Hu Qian sent contained the information of actors she deemed suitable after screening.

Jiang Yifeng quickly browsed through the information but didn't find any particularly outstanding talents.

I kept looking at the 17th resume.

"Zhang Tianai (real name Zhang Jiao)... born in 1988... completed high school in Japan, fluent in Japanese... after returning to China, attended a continuing education program at the Beijing Film Academy..."

In 2006, he participated in the filming of "Curse of the Golden Flower" as Gong Li's lighting double;

In 2009, she starred in the short film "Falling Cherry Blossoms"...

Upon seeing this information and the actress's photo, Jiang Yifeng realized that this was Zhang Tianai, who would become an overnight sensation because of "Go Princess Go".

He saved Zhang Tianai's resume, intending to invite her to audition and see how she fared.

Although Jiang Yifeng has plenty of funds, he still tries to save money wherever possible when filming web series.

Everything is for the sake of evaluating the system's benefits.

When it comes to casting, Jiang Yifeng doesn't hire any celebrities other than Gao Yuanyuan.

Zhang Tianai has a bright and striking appearance, which is quite aggressive and gives off a bad woman vibe.

Casting her as the villainous second female lead in the drama would be a great choice.

Besides Zhang Tianai, Jiang Yifeng later discovered several other actors who were both talented and affordable, such as Dai Xu and Gao Wenfeng, all of whom were students at the Central Academy of Drama or the Beijing Film Academy.

With these actors, plus the Da Shan group and Bai Ke, the main cast of Dark Glory is basically finalized.

There is one more role, with a significant amount of screen time, for which a suitable actor has not yet been found.

That was the student days of the female protagonist, Suda.

Gao Yuanyuan is already 30 years old and exudes the charm of a mature woman, so it would definitely be inappropriate for her to play a student again.

We need to find a girl who looks somewhat like Gao Yuanyuan to play this role.

Jiang Yifeng didn't find any of the materials Hu Qian sent him that were particularly satisfactory.

In fact, Jiang Yifeng did have someone in mind: Jiang Peiyao, who was known as "Little Gao Yuanyuan" in the future entertainment industry.

Although it's not exactly the same, it's good enough.

Moreover, this girl should be only fifteen or sixteen years old, which is perfect for playing a student.

However, Jiang Yifeng did not know Jiang Peiyao's information, could not contact her, and could not openly search for her based on her name.

That's way too buggy.

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment, "Why not take this opportunity to do some marketing and promote Dark Glory?"

Do it when you think of it.

At noon that day, Jiang Yifeng posted a Weibo post.

"Seeking actors across the entire internet!!!"
My web series "Dark Glory" needs an actress to play the role of Gao Yuanyuan in her teenage years.

If you are a girl who looks similar to Gao Yuanyuan and is between 13 and 18 years old, please feel free to contact me.

We also welcome netizens to provide clues. If a clue is adopted, I will personally reward you with 5 yuan in cash!

Jiang Yifeng's Weibo account has more than 800 million followers, making him the person with the most followers on Weibo.

His Weibo post immediately attracted widespread attention from netizens.

"Director Jiang, your requirements are too high. She has to look a lot like Gao Yuanyuan. What level of beauty is that? No wonder you can't find a suitable actress."

"Other directors should learn from Jiang Yifeng's dedication. Even for a supporting role in a web series, he is strict with himself and willing to pay a bonus of 5 yuan."

"Director Jiang's web series is bound to be a masterpiece. I'm looking forward to Dark Glory and hope this series will be released soon!"

"I really want that 5 yuan! But it's too difficult. I've never seen a beauty like Gao Yuanyuan in real life..."

"Brothers, what do you think of this girl? Doesn't she look like Gao Yuanyuan?"

"Your picture doesn't look right, mine does! Director Jiang, look over here, I'm taking this 5 yuan!"

"This is my cousin, everyone calls her Hai Nan Gao Yuanyuan."

"With Gao Yuanyuan of Shanlu here, who dares to fight!"

……

At first, everyone praised Jiang Yifeng for his dedication and looked forward to the early broadcast of Dark Glory.

But gradually, the style changed.

Netizens widely shared Jiang Yifeng's Weibo post and posted various photos.

In no time, Gao Yuanyuans from all over the country came.

Some people were just joking, but others actually posted high-quality photos of beautiful women.

Before long, a large group of perverts gathered around to watch.

Han Han even posted a Weibo post.

"Jiang Yifeng is a genius. How come I didn't think of using this method to look at beautiful women?"

(End of this chapter)