Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

Chapter 27: Terrible ratings, terrible writing.

Yu Wei looked back at the small house. The experience of sharing the place for a few days made him feel a little reluctant to leave...

He certainly doesn't like having his life spied on; what he likes is the feeling the show creates—a group of young people with different personalities living together, which is never boring.

This was a feeling that Yu Wei, who had lived alone in a rented apartment in her previous life, had never experienced before.

"Teacher Zhong, this is my rent."

Teacher Zhong Qing was a respected veteran artist with both high moral character and artistic talent. She started as a stage actress and began to devote herself to film art in the last century. She remained unmarried throughout her life and can be said to have dedicated her life to the domestic cultural and entertainment industry.

Because Yu Wei sang his new song on the show, the production team offered him a very high "reward" of five game coins.

The rent was only two coins, so the remaining three coins were left as a souvenir for him.

Of course, this is just the remuneration for the program; the specific business cooperation only started today, so Sister Liu is probably going to be very busy.

"Yes, I've accepted it."

Grandma Zhong took the game tokens, squinted, and looked the young man up and down. He looked just like him…

She was present during last night's unexpected incident, and naturally listened to Yu Wei's entire song afterwards. In him, Zhong Qing saw the shadow of someone she had met before.

That guy was just as talented and confident, especially when facing difficulties; they were practically cut from the same cloth.

“Teacher, you…”

Even if Yu Wei was slow to notice, she could sense that something was wrong with Teacher Zhong. Her eyes looked as if she were looking back at history across countless years, murky and unclear.

"I remembered someone."

Zhong Qing didn't keep him in suspense, and said with a slightly apologetic wry smile, "More than forty years ago, there was also a confident and capable person like you. I really miss him..."

Yu Wei roughly knew who she was talking about.

He had found this person on his first day here. He was a man who single-handedly changed the timeline of the world and was also the culprit who caused the entertainment industry to veer off course.

In Teacher Zhong's cloudy eyes, there was a lingering smile, but also too many unspoken words, a sense of loneliness and overwhelming emotion.

To meet such a person in the prime of one's life is beyond words; the word "amazing" cannot fully describe it.
Yu Wei saw it all, but he was too embarrassed to ask. Asking about such matters of love and family for a respected and virtuous artist would be presumptuous.

I wonder what the relationship is between Teacher Zhong and that other person...

"As I get older, it's easy to get caught up in these thoughts, sigh."

Zhong Qing sighed, noticing Yu Wei's growing curiosity, and then smiled and said, "Those two little girls in the house, aren't they just like me, the old woman I used to be?"

This was a very blunt statement, but Yu Wei was somewhat taken aback. It was still different, wasn't it? Even if he could one day stand shoulder to shoulder with that person, Tong Yulu and Chi Leying wouldn't be...

Zhong Qing didn't intend to continue the conversation; she simply waved goodbye to Yu Wei with a gentle look in her eyes.

The person is gone, but their image remains in my memory.

The recording of the program finally came to an end. Yu Wei glanced in the direction of the cabin again, and his intuition told him that he and these people would meet again in the future.

……

"I told you to change your mind, and now look what happened, the peaches have been picked by someone else?"

Wu Qi stood in front of Qi Yuan, gritting her teeth, still unable to understand why he had suddenly stood her up. Not only had he offended the production team, but he had also failed to gain any advantage over the company.

Just now, she heard that the invitation to the show they had turned down had actually been taken by Yu Wei. Who benefited from this? She didn't want Yu Wei to benefit from it either!
If he really rises to power, wouldn't it be even more difficult for him to rely on personal connections and relationships?

Besides, Wu Qi did indeed harbor some resentment towards others' success, which is human nature, after all, she had long looked down on that kid Yu Wei.

"Your teammate only cares about getting rich, he doesn't even look at you..."

"Alright!" Qi Yuan finally couldn't bear it any longer and interrupted her. Under normal circumstances, a young idol like him wouldn't dare to speak to a senior manager like that.

But Wu Qi was genuinely startled by Qi Yuan's shout and obediently shut her mouth.

There was nothing she could do; she dared not offend this person's background...

Qi Yuan let out a long sigh, sat on the sofa and stopped talking. He didn't regret giving up the variety show, but he didn't expect that Yu Wei would be his successor.

Isn't he the kind of person who is single-minded and devoted to his creative work? Why would he go and participate in a variety show, a place for fame and fortune?

This isn't what I expected!

Could it be that he wrote a song and got carried away?
The thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, but Qi Yuan's eyes quickly revealed a deep sense of regret. What a pity.

If he could continue to focus on creating art in a way that is both profound and accessible, he would definitely be a formidable opponent. But now...

He needs to persuade Yu Wei to rediscover his original aspirations; such a talented person cannot afford to lose his way.

……

"Ah."

Yu Weigang had barely settled into his seat when a sudden sneeze caught him off guard. Had he been infected by Zhou Mumu?

That can't be right. Fei Hong wasn't infected, so how could I be infected?

Fortunately, Yu Wei didn't feel any physical discomfort. It was probably just an itchy nose, or someone was talking badly about him.

"Time to start writing!"

Yu Wei eagerly turned on his computer. Just now, he had a bold idea.

Theoretically speaking, he can perfectly master any Earth entertainment work that appears in a novel. If that's true for songs, what about movies and TV series?
If he wrote a movie, what does "perfect mastery" mean? Does it mean he can perfectly understand both the script and the performance?

Yu Wei couldn't wait to try it.

In the context of a fictional novel, making a movie based on just two songs seems a bit too fast, but he simply couldn't suppress his curiosity.

That's how it is when someone falls from grace; they do whatever comes to mind.

Let's treat this as an experiment. As for the novel, most readers are just casual observers these days, and probably not many people care about the plot.

Which play should we write about?

Yu Weike has read a lot of plagiarism in film and television works. Apart from the overused "Chinese Paladin" series, there are also many low-budget works that start with "Buried Alive".

He had also seen a makeshift production team directly film "The Swindlers," which was quite reasonable and innovative.

"Wei Yu is just a terrible rating-taker; what does he know about acting?"

Yu Wei rubbed his temples. Even when writing a novel, you can't skip ahead. The protagonist has only sung two songs and he's already clamoring to make a movie or TV series. How can it be so easy?

He's just a lousy writer, what does he know about film and television?

Even if he comes up with a script and writes, directs, and stars in it himself, attracting investment and finding other actors will still take up time and effort.
Entertainment novels are still too simplistic. As Na Ying said, "Every profession is like a mountain," and it's hard for the protagonist to convince the audience without proving himself.

Are there any short films, preferably suspenseful and eye-catching, that are easy to shoot...?

Indeed, Yu Wei immediately thought of one: "The Tuner," a 14-minute film that won the Best Short Film Award at an international film festival.

The later film was adapted from this short film by the Indians, and it won the Best Asian Film Award.

Two ways to cook one fish, that's all I'll write about.

(End of this chapter)