How can you become a star without money?

Chapter 12 Young man, you don't really want to change the script, do you?
"Bro, can I come with you? I can carry your suitcase, run errands, buy you water, or anything. You guys need someone to take care of you, right?"

Zhou Cong's eyes lit up with envy at the thought of Wang Yao accompanying Qu Shou to record the show, and he begged in a cheeky manner.

"Brother, do you know why Huo Qubing died young?" Wang Yao asked with a sigh.

"It's probably because you drank unclean water and got a bacterial infection," Zhou Cong replied, puzzled, wondering why he was asking that.

"No, it's because Huo Qubing got married before establishing his career. Women only affect our lifespan. Even a man like Huo Qubing was killed by a woman. Do you think you're tough enough?" Wang Yao patted his shoulder.

"??? What are you talking about? Is there any necessary connection between the two?" Zhou Cong was completely bewildered.

"What I'm telling you is that women aren't a man's necessity, they're just a seasoning, my friend. The worst thing a man can do is let his little head control his big head, fantasizing about something happening the moment he sees a pretty woman."
"Do you think something will happen just because you get close to Qu Shou? This male assistant and female artist setup is completely illogical. You don't even write novels like this. Male agents and male bosses are more like that," Wang Yao chuckled.

"Your most important task right now is to get the small card hyped up. If a man is obsessed with money, then women will follow suit. But if a man is obsessed with a woman, then she will just treat you like a dog."

“Nonsense, I’m worried that you’ll be left without anyone to take care of you outside, and what if you get sick?” Zhou Cong said seriously.

"Don't worry, if I get sick, Qu Shou will take care of me," Wang Yao said with a smile.

"???" Zhou Cong blushed immediately upon hearing this. "Brother, we can't do those workplace shady practices. We're from respectable families!"

"I'm a decent person, only animals and trash would do such despicable things," Wang Yao scoffed.

"Haha, that's good, that's good." Zhou Cong chuckled and touched his nose.

If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Why use such foul language?

"I'll be away for the next three days, so could you handle a few things for me? Tomorrow night, could you pick up two people—my new colleagues? Bring them to our place for the night, then take them to the company for their onboarding interviews. I've already spoken to HR, and I'll arrange accommodations for them."
"Also, Xiao Ka needs to go and inspect the equipment, and then we need to prepare for some pre-launch promotion in your K-pop groups. The license should be issued around the day after tomorrow, and once the online store is up and running, we should start making money. That's the important thing," Wang Yao instructed.

"Don't worry, I remember." Zhou Cong nodded, then pondered for a moment before asking curiously, "Brother Yao, what do you think is a man's essential?"

He had just thought about it seriously. If he didn't even want women anymore, what was the point of making money?
Suddenly life became utterly tasteless.

"Loyalty to the Party and the people," Wang Yao said calmly.

Zhou Cong felt as if struck by lightning, enlightened, and ashamed of his own inferiority.

I never expected my cousin to have such a high level of awareness!

"Happy Camp" is an interview and game show, so there's nothing particularly noteworthy about it.

Therefore, you only need to familiarize yourself with the script and rehearse one day in advance, and then you can record directly the next day.

After Wang Yao and his entourage arrived in Hunan, they were picked up by staff from the production crew and then checked into a hotel designated by the television station, supposedly to ensure the safety of the guests.

In reality, the guests have to pay for their own travel expenses. Of course, the main reason is that Qu Shou and Tianhuo Media don't have much influence, so the program doesn't need to cover their travel expenses.

After putting away his luggage, Wang Yao, led by staff, headed straight to the TV station's recording studio, the infamous "Toilet TV," because it does indeed look somewhat like a toilet from the outside.

Wang Yao had passed by this toilet many times while traveling before, but this was the first time he had ever stepped inside it.

Naza, being so young, couldn't hide her excitement, pulling her mother around and chattering away.

Qu Shouze appeared somewhat nervous.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a publicity-related program. Just perform normally and don't put too much pressure on yourself," Wang Yao reassured her.

"Hmm." Qu Shou took a deep breath and nodded.

Upon arriving at the recording studio of "Happy Camp," the staff were busy setting up in front of the stage, and everyone went straight backstage to prepare.

"Shou Shou!" A clear voice rang out.

"Xinyu." Qu Shou smiled when he saw an acquaintance.

"I heard you transferred to the Shanghai branch? Why so suddenly?" Zhang Xinyu gave Qu Shou a warm hug and asked with concern.

"It's Mr. Xu's arrangement, and besides, I also wanted a change of environment." Qu Shou smiled.

She and Zhang Xinyu are both top talents promoted by Meishe in the past two years. One is the number one football babe, and the other is the number one car model. They usually interact with each other in the company, but they are just superficial friends.

"Is this handsome young man your new assistant? Wow, he's getting such great treatment!" Zhang Xinyu teased, her gaze fixed on Wang Yao behind her.

"Don't talk nonsense, this is my boss, General Manager Wang of Tianhuo Media," Qu Shou gently pinched her and introduced.

"Ah?! I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, you look too young." Zhang Xinyu was surprised upon hearing this and quickly bowed.

To be able to manage a branch office at this age, one must either be a princeling or truly capable.

"Hello, Miss Zhang. I've heard so much about you. Our General Manager He often mentions you," Wang Yao said with a nod and a smile.

“I’ve worked with Mr. He on many projects over time. If he hadn’t looked down on me, I might have signed with your Tianhuo company too,” Zhang Xinyu said with a charming smile and sparkling eyes.

"Where are the twins?" Qu Shou interrupted.

The production team crammed four people into the show this time. In addition to Qu Shou and Zhang Xinyu, there were also the Kong twin sisters, but they were just brought in to make up the numbers.

“Oh, their flight was delayed,” Zhang Xinyu replied.

"Delayed? What should we do?" Qu Shou frowned.

"It should be fine. They don't have many scenes in the script, so there's enough time for tomorrow's rehearsal." Zhang Xinyu smiled. "Let me take you to meet the show's creators." Zhang Xinyu warmly took Qu Shou's arm and led Wang Yao and the others towards the private dressing room, while she made her own plans.

After Qu Shou went to the branch office, he actually arranged for such a young person to personally lead him. It seems that the rumors of him being sidelined were not unfounded.

"Teacher He, Director Li, Shou Shou is here." Zhang Xinyu knocked on the door and went in, her tone suggesting she had already greeted the main cast and crew.

"Welcome, welcome! You're here so early. Our lazybones haven't arrived yet." He Jiong's face was beaming with a very friendly smile.

"Hello, Teacher He." Qu Shou greeted her somewhat shyly.

"Hello, hello! Wow, you're so tall and slim! You truly live up to your title as the number one car model!" Teacher He exclaimed, looking up at her.

"It's all just rumors spread by netizens and the media, please don't make fun of me," Qu Shou said with a smile.

"Is this handsome guy your boyfriend? You'd better keep him hidden, or the male fans will be heartbroken and the female fans will be in tears," He Jiong asked tentatively with a smile.

Their gazes also fell upon Wang Yao.

"Hello, Ms. He, I am Qu Shou's agent, Wang Yao. I hope you will take good care of Tianhuo Media in the future." Wang Yao smiled warmly and extended his hand.

"Are the standards for agents this high now? Do they all have to be found according to Mr. Hu Bin's criteria? No wonder it's the largest modeling agency in the country." He Jiong was taken aback for a moment, then joked.

"The handsome agent of the top car model, we have the audience material for this episode. You don't mind being on camera, right? Maybe it can bring Qu Shou a lot of buzz." The capable-looking middle-aged woman next to He Jiong said.

"Let me introduce you. This is Li Ying, the 'Empress Dowager' of our show. She controls all your screen time," He Jiong said with a smile.

"Stop trying to portray me as an old witch." Li Ying rolled her eyes at He Jiong and looked Wang Yao up and down. "The topic of handsome manager is quite interesting. Xiao Fang, ask the scriptwriting team if they have any inspiration."

Li Ying speaks with an overbearing arrogance that disregards the lives of others, suggesting she has long held a position of power and is not simply a program director.

“I told you that inviting more ordinary people would give the production team inspiration, but you kept arguing with me.” He Jiong’s eyes crinkled with laughter.

"Sorry, my identity isn't suitable for appearing on camera," Wang Yao interrupted at the opportune moment.

"Hmm?" Li Ying subconsciously raised her eyebrows slightly, exuding an air of authority without anger.

"You've misunderstood. Mr. Wang is actually our company's vice president, not my agent. He's here mainly to visit you all," Qu Shou explained.

"Oh? Vice President?" Li Ying was slightly surprised. "You look like you just graduated from university."

"I'll be a senior soon," Wang Yao said with a smile.

"Tsk tsk, so promising for your age, Mr. Wang, I apologize for the intrusion." Li Ying smiled and extended her hand.

"Director Li, it's a pleasure to meet you. This is the first time our company's artist has appeared on your program. We hope you will take good care of them." Wang Yao smiled and shook hands.

"Absolutely, absolutely. This episode's topic is all about Miss Qu. Here's the script; please take a look and see if there's anything inappropriate." Li Ying handed over the script.

Since the other company's management came in person, she had to show them some respect.

However, the script can't be changed. "Happy Camp" has no shortage of guests. She's just a small-time model, not Zhang Ziyi.

Wang Yao took the script without ceremony and quickly skimmed through it.

The script for interview programs is just a question-and-answer format, and the answers are also within a prescribed range and direction. The only thing to do is to have the guests prepare their responses in advance.

The most complicated parts are probably the game or performance segments, where there will be some deliberate production effects to ensure the hype and buzz.

After all, even with He Jiong, it's impossible to guarantee that every episode will have jokes and topics.

Behind a 60-minute program, there may be the result of a dozen or twenty directors racking their brains to come up with and create jokes, and the host is just a clever hand.

However, most of the credit for the success ultimately went to the host.

This is the difference between what's in front of the camera and what's behind the scenes.

However, it must be said that this script was far too boring, even embarrassing, for Wang Yao, who had been bombarded with information overload from Douyin in his previous life.

Let Qu Shou feed Du Haitao cookies, make Li Weijia jealous, and then apply lipstick to Li Weijia.
My teenage years were really simple and uneventful.

However, Wang Yao had no interest in interfering, since this episode would most likely be censored anyway. He just wanted to find one or two plot points in the script.

However, he did manage to find a topic he could exploit.

He Jiong would ask Qu Shou if she had the support of her family and friends for being a model, since this profession is prone to controversy, especially for women.

If this question is answered well, it can reserve a persona for Qu Shou in order to deal with the subsequent scandal.

"Director Li, do you have a pen?" Wang Yao asked.

As soon as he finished speaking, the previously noisy lounge fell silent for a moment, and everyone's puzzled or astonished gazes fell on Wang Yao again.

A cold glint flashed in Li Ying's eyes.

He Jiong looked at Wang Yao with great interest.

Young man, you don't really want to change the script, do you?
(End of this chapter)