This director lacks vision.

Chapter 334 A Down-to-Earth Top Student Persona
Jiang Yifeng was halfway through his meal when Mu Di came over.

She apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang, I didn't complete the task you assigned me well."

Jiang Yifeng instructed Mu Di to ensure that Chen Duling received the most votes, and Mu Di also gave Chen Duling a lot of screen time.

However, Chen Duling is really not a person who can create a good show, and the forced promotion only made some viewers feel disgusted.

Seeing this, Mu Di stopped trying to force the issue.

Her backup plan was to secretly manipulate the data in the last two episodes to increase Chen Duling's votes.

This approach would accomplish Jiang Yifeng's mission, but it would spark considerable controversy.

Mu Di certainly didn't do a good job in promoting Chen Duling.

However, Mu Di was very successful on the second season of Produce 101.

Jiang Yifeng barely managed the second season of Produce 101, and the fact that the show became even more popular than the first season is largely thanks to producer Mu Di.

As for the show's reputation, that's not a problem.

Audiences are often influenced by nostalgia.

Many viewers are fans of the girl group from the first season, and now that they're watching the second season of Produce 101, they're bound to nitpick.

Years later, when other bad shows appear and the younger viewers grow up and have a voice, everyone will naturally miss Produce 101 Season 2 and give this season a high score.

Many film and television works and variety shows have gone through such a process.

In the future, even the Tiny Times series might be redeemed, evoking nostalgia among many people.

Jiang Yifeng took a sip of soy milk and said calmly, "It's alright, I'll handle Chen Duling's matter, you just need to cooperate."

I have an important task for you now.

Mu Di immediately replied, "President Jiang, please tell me, I will definitely do my best."

Jiang Yifeng wiped his mouth and said, "You should have heard that I am the chief director of this year's Spring Festival Gala."

But I don't have much time to oversee the specifics, so I need to find two directors to assist me.

After thinking about it, I've decided to choose you and Guo Fan to help.

Guo Fan is currently preparing to film Pacific Rim Season 4, so he doesn't have much time for it at the moment.

Therefore, you will need to devote a lot of energy to the preliminary preparations for the Spring Festival Gala.

When Mu Di worked at CCTV, he served as the executive director for various galas and opening ceremonies.

She is quite professional in this area.

Having worked at Fengxing Media for several years, she has recorded many indoor variety shows and has a deep understanding of personnel arrangements, program scheduling, and stage design.

Choosing her to join the Spring Festival Gala directing team is very appropriate.

As for Guo Fan, he is also good at organization and is quite familiar with visual effects technology.

With these two assistants, Jiang Yifeng's work as the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala will be much easier.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Mu Di felt pleasantly surprised and also found it quite amazing.

When she was working at CCTV, her biggest goal was to become the director of the Spring Festival Gala.

Unexpectedly, the goal that was difficult to achieve at Yangshi was easily achieved after leaving to work at Fengxing Media.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Jiang. I will definitely prepare well and help you put on the best Spring Festival Gala ever!"

After eating and chatting with Mu Di to learn about the second season of Produce 101, Jiang Yifeng finally arrived at the control room.

This season's 101 training camp consists of a 7-day training cycle and a total of 8 rounds of competition, ultimately determining the top 30 contestants to enter the finals.

The finals will be broadcast live. As long as the contestants meet both the judges' scores and the audience's votes, they will qualify to debut as a group.

The rules are similar to those of the previous season.

The competition has now gone through 6 rounds, and no one has been eliminated yet. The main purpose is to give all the players a longer training period.

The seventh round of the competition will be recorded today and tomorrow, which will directly eliminate 40 people.

The elimination rate is quite high, so the atmosphere in the training camp is very tense.

Jiang Yifeng's arrival further heightened the tense atmosphere.

After all, anyone can be eliminated, even Yang Chaoyue, who is currently the most popular, is at risk of being eliminated.

Before entering the finals, popularity votes are useless; the main score is based on the performance on stage.

Today's first round of competition is a group performance with 10 people per group. The official competition will start at 2 pm, and the morning is the final preparation time.

Jiang Yifeng had just sat down when he saw Nazha walk into training room number 2, where the Eternal Heat group was training.

This group is very strong overall, with three familiar faces: Hanikezi, Wang Churen, and Tan Yongwen.

Hanikezi and Wang Churan are both very good dancers, but they are not the strongest in the group.

Tan Yongwen is a professional student at the Beijing Dance Academy. She has been dancing for ten years and has won many awards. She is the face of the dance group.

Seeing Naza enter, Hanikzi immediately went over and said sweetly, "Sister Naza, you're finally here! Today is the first elimination round, I'm so nervous~"
"We only have someone to rely on when you come!"

If it were in his previous life, Naza would have been filled with hostility upon seeing a beautiful woman like Hanikezi from Xinjiang.

Hanikezi is her competitor to Dilraba, and she's younger than them.

But by this time, Nazar was already incredibly famous and even called herself the boss's wife.

Seeing Hanikezi, a fellow villager, I didn't feel threatened at all. Instead, I felt a sense of kinship with her and took good care of her on the show.

Hani Kezi is also very good at charming people; she always says sweet words to Nazha whenever she sees her.

Actually, Hanikezi's flattery is not very sophisticated; it's all very direct. If other people heard it, it might not have the same effect.

Unfortunately, Naza was a stubborn and simple-minded person who liked to hear this kind of direct flattery.

Seeing Naza smiling happily, Hanikezi continued, "My mother always tells me that Sister Naza, you are the pride of Xingjiang people, and that I should learn from you."

This is really difficult for me!

If I had Naza's talent and beauty, I wouldn't be so nervous~

Upon hearing this, Wang Churan rolled her eyes frantically.

Jiang Yifeng found her expression amusing.

He now understood why Wang Churan's eye-rolling was so effective at attracting fans.

It's annoying when celebrities roll their eyes at ordinary people, but when Wang Churan rolls her eyes at some manipulative or disgusting people, it's a silent form of criticism.

Viewers who get immersed in the story will naturally find it enjoyable, and Wang Churan's eye-roll perfectly captures their feelings.

But the next twist made Jiang Yifeng burst out laughing.

On the screen, Naza saw Wang Churan, the little girl performing a Sichuan opera face-changing act, transforming from an ingrate to a smiling fox in an instant.

She said to Nazar in a flattering tone, "Nazar, you know I've always admired you the most~"

During the Fanghua training camp, Wang Churan became close to Cheng Xiao and Tian Qianwei.

Broadly speaking, Wang Churan can also be considered a member of the Nazha faction.

It's just that she looks a bit like Liu Yifei. Naza used to be a fan of Liu Yifei, but now she's completely turned against her and hates Liu Yifei.

Therefore, she wasn't very enthusiastic towards Wang Churan.

Naza hadn't considered that Meng Ziyi used to be her fan, and whether he might turn to the dark side in the future...

Seeing Wang Churan's change of expression, Jiang Yifeng found it amusing, but also felt that she had grown up.

Back in the Fanghua training camp, Wang Churan had quite a temper and often had a sour face.

After being taught a lesson by Jiang Yifeng, Wang Churan's personality changed a lot.

Although he still habitually wore a sour face and rolled his eyes, he had learned to control his emotions. Hearing Wang Churan's words, Nazha nodded and said, "There's still time. You guys rehearse the show again, and I'll see what needs improvement."

Although the training camp for the second season of Produce 101 was not as professional as the first season, the production team still spared no effort in training and developing the contestants.

The training team is very professional and rigorous.

Even a player like Yang Chaoyue, who doesn't have much talent, has made significant progress in the nearly two-month training camp.

Naza has been the leader of a girl group for several years and is an expert in singing and dancing.

The eternal heat team rehearsed the program once.

They chose to sing and dance to "Day By Day," replicating the legendary performance of the Crown Girls Group.

The only problem is that the group has a large number of people, so the dance has been rearranged.

After watching the group's performance, Naza commented: "First of all, your positioning was problematic. A girl group's stage performance must have a hierarchy."

Don't be afraid that others will steal the spotlight and you will be ignored or eliminated. We will also give high scores to the players who do a good job of supporting.

Since the team has already decided that Xiao Tan and Chu Ran will be the dance leaders, they should always be at the front of the line when dancing.

Honey, you took my seat…

It must be said that Naza is a very competent mentor. She not only teaches practical skills, but also does not show favoritism towards Hanikezi because of personal preference.

Hanikezi is also a good dancer. When the group was selecting a dance leader, she lost to Wang Churan because of her height.

She was always dissatisfied with this, so she tried to steal the spotlight during the performance and showcase her dance skills.

Naza also spoke frankly about this.

Hanikezi pouted and said with a wronged expression, "I just saw that Wang Churan didn't do one of her movements well, so I went up to cover for her."

Hearing this, Wang Churan was speechless, rolling her eyes and scoffing to express her dissatisfaction.

Jiang Yifeng also noticed that the infighting among these young actresses was all subtle and backstabbing, more like dormitory rivalry, and not as intense as that of the "Sisters Who Make Waves" competition.

The main reason is that they are still young and mostly amateurs, and they don't know each other very well, so there's not much juicy gossip to attack them for now.

In addition, the production team is also intentionally controlling the situation.

After all, Produce 101 is still a talent show, and it selects an idol girl group.

Tearing it too badly will affect the packaging after it's formed into a ball.

Hanikezi's coquettishness and manipulative nature, Wang Churan's eye-rolling, Cheng Xiao's cold face, and Yang Chaoyue's tendency to cry are all minor flaws that don't really matter.

These girls are mostly underage, and viewers not only enjoy watching them act out, but also have a sense of nurturing them.

Naza's side has started to address any shortcomings before the match, and there are no disputes for the time being.

Jiang Yifeng turned his attention to another screen. He clicked a button, the screen enlarged, and sound began to play.

This screen monitors training room number 7, where Chen Duling and Bai Mengyan are both in the same group.

Their group's overall strength was relatively weak, especially their dancing skills, which were quite average.

Neither Chen Duling nor Bai Mengyan are good at dancing, especially Chen Duling, whose movements are rather stiff.

Jiang Yifeng observed carefully for a long time and discovered Chen Duling's problem.

She spoke very little and had few expressions, making her appear even more wooden standing next to Bai Mengyan.

Jiang Yifeng doesn't like to forcefully promote people; he prefers to guide them according to their individual characteristics and will only change the voting data as a last resort.

If Chen Duling were to win the most votes by manipulating the data, it would not only cast doubt on the show's reputation and fairness, but also have unpredictable consequences—the system might not recognize her as the winner.

Therefore, the votes cast by the audience are more reliable.

Jiang Yifeng spent the whole day observing Chen Duling in the monitoring room, figuring out her performance and the overall situation of the second season training camp, before calling Chen Duling to the conference room.

Seeing that Chen Duling was still very nervous, her face was flushed, and her long eyelashes were trembling, Jiang Yifeng deliberately asked, "You seem to be very afraid of me?"

Chen Duling wasn't afraid of Jiang Yifeng; it's just that she had only "seen" Jiang Yifeng in her dreams before.

Although I felt that Teacher Jiang in my dream was gentle and handsome, it was just a dream after all, and not that real.

Looking back, it's like a two-dimensional card figure.

Seeing Jiang Yifeng in real life now is a completely different experience. Not only is he even more handsome in person, but I can also smell his pleasant scent.

Chen Duling inevitably started to overthink.

As a result, she was somewhat distracted during today's training and competition.

Seeing that Chen Duling remained silent, Jiang Yifeng casually asked, "Were you nervous during today's competition?"

Chen Duling coughed and replied, "I'm a little nervous."

Are you settling in well with the living conditions?

"It's great, the hotel stay is very comfortable."

"Did your parents have any objections to you participating in Produce 101?"

"The training camp happened to be held during the summer vacation, so I didn't miss my studies. My parents were very supportive and kept encouraging me."

“You are much better off than me. When I switched from law to directing at Beijing Normal University, no one supported me.”

……

Jiang Yifeng chatted with Chen Duling for more than ten minutes to help her relax.

Gradually, Chen Duling became less nervous, and her speech became more fluent.

Jiang Yifeng then got to the point and asked, "What do you think is your biggest challenge in this training camp competition?"

Chen Duling thought for a moment and replied, "I don't have much stage experience before, and my expression and performance skills are not good enough."

I really want to perform, but I get nervous in front of the camera and don't know what to say.

Jiang Yifeng understood what Chen Duling was saying.

Most ordinary people get nervous and stutter when they speak on a stage, let alone perform on a larger stage.

It's normal that Chen Duling lacks relevant experience and professional training, so her ability to express herself in public is not good.

People like Yang Chaoyue and Bai Mengyan are very talented performers.

Moreover, Chen Duling's popularity is currently ranked fifth, which is not bad overall.

Given her physical attributes, there are still quite a few viewers who like the academic goddess.

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said bluntly, "To put it bluntly, it's because you care about your image and are afraid of making a fool of yourself, so you're a bit reserved."

I'm going to create a down-to-earth, academically gifted persona for you.

You have good grades and are beautiful; you seem like a cool and perfect goddess.

But secretly she really enjoys playing video games, is a fan of celebrities, and is terrible at expressing herself.

You played League of Legends and chased away the senior student; you're a crazy fan of celebrities and a loyal follower of mine.

They came to participate in Produce 101 just to see me.

You were quiet in the training camp because you didn't know how to speak properly, and you were afraid that others would see through your poor communication skills.

People need to have some flaws to be real.

This down-to-earth persona is the most popular and best suits your personality, allowing you to shed the burden of your pride.

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Chen Duling's eyes lit up, and she felt that her mind had been opened!
Looking at Jiang Yifeng's handsome face, she felt that this man was radiant.

When she was already in despair and wanted to give up on the mission, Jiang Yifeng provided ideas and creativity with just a few simple words, giving Chen Duling hope of completing the mission!

(End of this chapter)