This director lacks vision.

Chapter 411 Run, Witch! (Water Content Level 10)
At 9 a.m. on July 24, a large crowd gathered in front of the Liberation Monument Square in Chongqing.

Today is a Thursday, a workday, and with the hot weather, the shops on the pedestrian street haven't opened yet, so there shouldn't be this many people.

Many passersby who are unaware of the facts will also gather around to watch the spectacle when they see so many people.

Then I saw that the middle of the square was surrounded by a cordon, with a promotional display for Kuaishou short videos on the left and a large group photo of Running Man on the right.

There was an open path in the middle, and a promotional banner was strung across it: "Watch the behind-the-scenes footage of Running Man on Kuaishou short video platform!"
In May of this year, Kuaishou completed its Series C financing round, securing an investment of $800 million.

They then spent a lot of money to win the naming rights for Running Man.

Behind-the-scenes clips from the Running Man show, as well as various promotional short videos filmed by the guests, will be broadcast on Kuaishou.

Kuaishou already had a head start in the short video field, and now it has sponsored the Running Man show and introduced the big data algorithm model from the Classic of Mountains and Seas Lab.

Whether Douyin can catch up and surpass others in the short video field in the future is really hard to say.

As for the full episodes of Running Man, they will still be broadcast on the Sohu platform, while the TV station will cooperate with Yangshi Variety Channel, which will broadcast them on Yangshi Channel 3.

Although the copyright for Running Man comes from Korea, Fengxing Media bought out the copyright and produced the program itself, without collaborating with the Korean team.

Therefore, the program is not within the scope of the "Entertainment Restriction Order".

Furthermore, this program is a successor to "Let's Farm, Boys," making the collaboration with Yangshi a natural fit.

Starting from July 5th, a pilot episode of Running Man aired.

In the pilot episode, a group of celebrities fought over floating platforms and tore off name tags to secure a spot as a guest, creating a very entertaining show that attracted a lot of viewers.

On July 12th, Running Man officially premiered, and the show became an instant hit, with the name tag ripping game quickly becoming a hot topic.

To date, the program has aired two episodes and has become a huge hit.

The popularity of the show's regular guests has increased significantly.

A cheer suddenly erupted from the crowd, and Deng Chao ran out smiling, waving enthusiastically to everyone.

Behind Deng Chao are Chen He and Sha Yi.

Then there's Tian Qianwei.

When Xiaotian ran out, the cheers from the crowd suddenly became much louder.

"Witch! Witch!"

"Tianmei, Tianmei!"

People call Tian Qianwei either "the witch" or "Sister Tian".

The nickname "Tian Mei" comes from the show "Back to Field". Tian Qianwei is portrayed as the nation's little sister on the show, and since her surname is Tian, ​​she got her name from that.

As for "witch," that's a new nickname.

On one hand, Xiao Tian herself often refers to herself as a witch on the Running Man show.

She performed very well on Running Man. She is agile, strong, and knows some martial arts routines. In addition, the character she was given by the program team makes her have a certain winning rate when tearing name tags with male guests.

This fulfilled many women's fantasies about "power," and Oda suddenly gained many more female fans.

On the other hand, Pacific Rim has become a box office hit, and in the post-credits scene, Tian Qianwei's portrayal of the witch is both beautiful and cool.

This led to people calling it "Oda Witch" even before the movie was released.

Following Tian Qianwei was Bai Mengyan.

The cheers subsided considerably.

Bai Mengyan is still a newcomer and is in the process of building her popularity.

Bai Mengyan was followed by Wang Baoqiang, and then the scene began to stir.

The fans' volume suddenly increased several times, and many female fans screamed until their voices cracked.

"Ahhh! Wang Jiaer!"

"Jacky! Jacky! Look here, Jacky!"

As the first male idol launched by Fengxing Media, Wang Jiaer's popularity is currently at its peak, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the number one male idol in China.

Whether it's TV drama sales or album sales, Wang Jiaer has solid achievements to back it up.

Pacific Rim is now a huge hit, with its global box office officially exceeding 12 billion US dollars. Moreover, its positive word-of-mouth has led to continued box office success, and analysts predict that the final box office may exceed 20 billion US dollars.

Wang Jiaer's fans included this box office performance in his second lead role in the film's box office figures, effectively putting all other middle-aged male actors in China to shame.

That makes sense, since Wang Jiaer is indeed the second male lead in the movie.

Male celebrities still have a much greater influence than female celebrities.

The moment Wang Jiaer appeared, the entire square seemed to erupt in excitement.

Once all the regular guests have arrived, the host begins the opening remarks and records the intro to the commercial.

Bai Mengyan fastened her microphone and looked at Wang Jiaer enviously, saying, "You're still more popular. I thought Xiao Tian was already very famous, but she's still far behind you."

Wang Jiaer looked at Tian Qianwei and shook his head, saying, "I'm the one who envies Xiaotian. We're working ourselves to the bone promoting the movie, while she just sits back and wins."

Did you know that she was trending on Twitter a couple of days ago?

Many people abroad are discussing the witch, particularly Oda's final move of slashing the statue with his sword.

Wang Jiaer is extremely busy. He was in Chengdu last night for a promotional event and came to Chongqing early this morning to record a program.

Bai Mengyan asked Tian Qianwei curiously, "Is that so? Then aren't you an international superstar now?"

"Oh, no, it's all thanks to the boss. I'm just sucking up to him."

Tian Qianwei pursed her lips frantically, trying her best not to let the corners of her mouth turn up, but her big eyes were already crinkled with laughter.

Pacific Rim is a global hit, and many viewers saw the final witch Easter egg.

Tian Qianwei really won this round by doing nothing, getting exposure in front of a global audience without even having to do anything.

She was overjoyed. Yesterday, she even set up a ladder to read foreign comments, which boosted her motivation to learn English.

Wang Jia'er thought Tian Qianwei would take the opportunity to show off her popularity, but to her surprise, Tian Qianwei said to Bai Mengyan, "Do you know what? I sent a message to the boss last night, and do you know what he replied?"

Bai Mengyan asked curiously, "Reply to what?"

"The boss replied with five words!" Tian Qianwei couldn't hold back any longer and smiled brightly. She said proudly, "Five words: Run, witch!"

Hahaha, run, witch! My boss is so good with words! He understands me so well; one sentence from him hit the nail on the head and reignited my fighting spirit! I must keep going, keep working hard! Run, witch!

Seeing Tian Qianwei's excited and proud expression, Bai Mengyan's face showed envy and even jealousy.

This scene left Wang Jia'er dumbfounded.

We've recorded three episodes together, so we're pretty familiar with each other now.

Wang Jiaer was also aware of Bai Mengyan's personality.

This girl is easygoing, warm and generous, unlike most girls who are petty or emotionally sensitive and don't take things to heart.

This was the first time Wang Jiaer had ever seen Bai Mengyan show a look of jealousy.

Even though he had previously mentioned that Tian Qianwei was very popular overseas, Bai Mengyan still smiled and congratulated her.

Wang Jiaer was marveling at President Jiang's great influence when he heard the host begin introducing today's temporary guests.

"Let's welcome the Rooster Crow Dance group!"

Upon hearing the phrase "rising at the crowing of the rooster," Wang Jia'er was stunned. He was quite busy and didn't follow gossip, so he didn't know what "rising at the crowing of the rooster" meant.

Bai Mengyan understood immediately and burst into laughter.

"Wen Ji Qi Wu" is a CP (couple pairing) in the boy band "Farmers' Boys", namely Yang Shouwen and Cai Xukun.

The two often agreed to get up early to practice dancing, and combined with their names and nicknames, they became known as "Waking Up to Dance at the Rooster's Crow".

Of course, for many female fans of BL (Boys' Love), this phrase "getting up at the crack of dawn" has another layer of meaning.

After the "Let's Farm" program ended, the members of the boy group continued to participate in some programs and performances to increase their exposure and consolidate their popularity.

Cai Xukun and Yang Shouwen are quite popular and are key talents that the company is focusing on developing.

Bringing them on the show increases their exposure.

Amid cheers from the audience, Cai Xukun and Yang Shouwen walked out together.

Looking at the fair and thin Yang Shouwen, Jackson Wang's heart stirred, and he raised his hand and said, "I know him, Ah Wen has been cute since he was a child!"

Wang Jiaer raised his hand too quickly and accidentally touched the switch of the microphone on his collar.

His voice suddenly became louder after the microphone was turned on.

The entire audience heard the phrase, "Awen has been cute since he was little."

There was a moment of silence, followed by a burst of laughter.

Yang Shouwen blushed and didn't know what to say.

Wang Jiaer was also embarrassed.

Because "Awen has been cute since he was a child" is a fanfiction written by a female fan of BL (Boys' Love), which is about the grudges and love affairs between Awen and the other members of the "Growing Farm Boys" group.

This story is extremely popular among female fans of BL (Boys' Love).

Wang Jiaer mentioning this reference means he has read this fanfiction, and it also means that something seems off about him.

"Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"

Bai Mengyan's signature big laugh appeared again, and under her lead, everyone laughed heartily.

Even Brother Kun was clapping and laughing on the side.

The world where only Wang Jiaer and Yang Shouwen were injured was thus created.

"Sorry, bro, I misspoke!"

Wang Jiaer was still very cheerful. He immediately shook hands with Yang Shouwen and bumped shoulders with him to express his apology.

Yang Shouwen blushed and said softly, "It's okay, I'm used to it."

Deng Chao immediately hugged Chen He and said with a smile, "He! We're such good friends, how come no one ships us as a couple!"

Sha Yi immediately added insult to injury: "Shipping any kind of CP will only harm you. When you two are together, it's not shipping a CP, it's disgusting!"

Everyone burst into laughter again.

That smile dissolved the awkwardness from just now.

The host continued introducing the guests, and Qin Lan and Xie Miao walked out one after the other.

They are all the main actors in the witch movie.

The Witch will be released on August 8th.
One of the main tasks for this episode of Running Man is to promote this movie.

Just when everyone thought all the guests had arrived, the host continued, "In addition to the four guests mentioned above, we also have a surprise guest today!"

Everyone was stunned when he said that.

Especially for the regular guests who have read the script, there are no other people listed in the script!

To increase the show's appeal, each episode of Running Man only has three or four guests reading the script, allowing them to control the pace.

Then the other guests don't look at the script, creating surprises and unexpected events.

This method greatly improves the program's effect, but it's quite tiring to record, and each episode takes a long time to record.

After the host announced the surprise guest, the background music for "Victory" was played.

Moreover, they played the chorus directly, which really created a high-energy atmosphere.

The audience was also curious about which guest was making such a big show of it.

Not only will they be the last to appear, but they'll also have their own special background music.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Yifeng walked out of the passage with an air of nonchalance.

He was wearing sunglasses, and with the rousing background music playing, he really looked pretentious.

However, the overwhelming reaction from the audience made Jiang Yifeng's act of putting on a show perfectly executed.

If Wang Jiaer's appearance just now was like the dumpling soup in Jiefangbei Square boiling over...

Jiang Yifeng's appearance completely turned the pot upside down.

Not only the onlookers, but even Tian Qianwei and Bai Mengyan led the screaming.

(End of this chapter)