China Entertainment: Great directors start by winning actresses

Chapter 332: Big Mi Mi's Crazy Revelations
Indeed, when the fourth season of "Signal of Love" chose to invite Angelababy as a regular guest, the audience's feedback showed a polarized trend.

Although she is a popular star, she frequently mentioned her brother instead of her husband on the show, which deviated from the show's love theme and disappointed some viewers.

Faced with such guest selection, Su Zhe, as the decision-maker of the program team, chose a one-period contract model, which shows his emphasis on program quality and audience experience.

Although the one-period-one-signature model increases production costs, it ensures the flexibility of the program team, allowing them to make timely adjustments based on the performance of the guests and audience feedback.

At the same time, changing more guests and bringing in more new stars can not only inject new vitality and topics into the program, but also attract more new audiences.

Each guest has his or her own unique charm and fan base. Their participation can bring different perspectives and interactions to the program and enrich the content of the program.

However, the one-period-one-signature model also has certain problems and is more expensive.

For the "Dreaming in Entertainment Circle" program team, abundant funds undoubtedly provide them with more production space and freedom.

Before the program was officially launched, the investment income had already exceeded twice the production budget, which indeed gave the program team more confidence in resource allocation and guest selection.

In the selection of guests, the "Dreaming of Performing Arts" program team obviously pays more attention to the quality and cooperation of the guests, rather than simply pursuing a luxurious lineup.

Su Zhe, Chen Long and Yang Mi were the guests of the first episode, and their performance proved the vision of the program crew.

As a producer, Su Zhe ensures that the core concept and production direction of the program are implemented.

Chen Long and Yang Mi are the kind of guests who dare to express themselves and are good at cooperating. Their joining has brought more vitality and highlights to the program.

In addition, the selection of Zhou Tao as the guest in charge also shows the careful consideration of the program team.

The task of the guest in control is to ensure the smooth progress of the program and adjust the atmosphere of the program, which requires the guest to have high emotional intelligence and adaptability.

Zhou Tao’s joining has undoubtedly added stability to the program, allowing the program to remain exciting while maintaining a certain order.

For any program, the host's ability to control the situation is indeed a key factor.

The CCTV host who has been able to host the Spring Festival Gala for sixteen consecutive years undoubtedly has a very high level of ability to control the situation, which makes people full of confidence in the smooth progress of the program.

When Tangtang was riding on Su Zhe and saw that there were only Su Zhe, Zhou Tao, Chen Long and Da Mi Mi in the observation room, she felt a little confused.

After all, it was rumored that the program had invited many guest stars, and the news also reported it in a vivid manner.

So, she asked Su Zhe curiously: "Didn't it say that you invited a lot of guest stars?

I saw something very detailed in the news. What about Teacher Chen?
What about Chen Daoming, Wang Jinghua, Wang Zhonglei, Huo Wenxi and others?"

Su Zhe smiled and explained: “The guests are indeed in the back, but we will change the guests in each episode based on their performance and the needs of the program.

Of course, if the guest performs well, they may participate in the show for several consecutive episodes.”

Tangtang suddenly realized what was going on and said with emotion: "Your show is really rich, you can invite so many celebrities."

Su Zhe did not deny it and answered frankly: "Indeed, we are very rich. Our program team has been very successful in attracting investment, which provides us with sufficient financial support for inviting guests and producing programs."

Are you kidding? Su Zhe, one of the top directors in Hollywood, is making a variety show, and these businessmen are rushing over to give him money, not to mention that the subject matter is so horrifying.

So at the beginning, Zhou Taoguang read the advertisement for nearly a minute.

After all, Zhou Tao is not Hua Shao, and he doesn’t have that incredible speaking speed.

In the observation room, four celebrity guests - Zhou Tao, Chen Long, Yang Mi and Su Zhe - have greeted the audience warmly, indicating that they will watch the variety show "Dreaming in Entertainment Circle" with the audience.

Of course, all of this has already been recorded, the program flow is very smooth, and the guests do not need too much introduction.

Zhou Tao's popularity has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and his every appearance can arouse enthusiastic response from the audience.

As a veteran star in the entertainment industry, Chen Long's influence cannot be underestimated.

Yang Mi is currently very popular, and her every move touches the hearts of countless fans.

Among these four people, Su Zhe may be relatively less famous, but he does not care about his popularity.

As a director, he doesn't care how many shots he has in the show and always keeps a low profile.

At the beginning of the main film, the audience followed the camera of "Dreaming in Entertainment Circle" and went deep into the selection stage of the program.

Although much of the content was deliberately re-recorded later, the program's opening scene unabashedly exposed the double standards in the entertainment industry.

During the selection process, some people can easily get a valuable spot with just a phone call, while others go through numerous tests and ultimately fail in the interview.

This assessment method is obviously unfair because the interviewing directors' choices are often unexpected, and they sometimes choose contestants who do not perform well.

Finally, this unfair selection method eventually caused dissatisfaction among some contestants.

A female contestant stood up and questioned angrily: "She can't even sing or dance as well as me, why can she be selected but I can't?"

The interviewing director's response was unusually simple: "Because she is prettier than you."

These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the female contestant's heart.

The female contestant found it hard to accept such an answer. She angrily retorted: "Is it fair for you to select people like this?"

However, the interviewing director did not shy away from admitting: “I’m sorry, we never said we wanted to select people fairly.

The entertainment industry has never been a fair place."

This sentence was like a sharp knife, which completely broke the female contestant's psychological defenses and made her burst into tears in front of the camera.

The explosive reaction in the barrage area is the most direct feedback to this scene.

Many viewers felt angry and puzzled when they saw the beautiful female contestant who couldn't sing or dance as well as her making sarcastic remarks.

Seeing this scene, Tangtang couldn't help but ask Su Zhe curiously: "Is this female contestant a tool prepared by your program team? Why is she so stupid?"

At the same time, Zhou Tao in the observation room also raised the same question: "Director Su, is this female contestant from the program team? Her performance seems a bit too stupid."

Su Zhe responded with a smile: “Teacher Zhou, this is actually not stupid.

In the entertainment industry, this phenomenon is very common.

In addition, this female contestant is not a tool of the program team, she is just an ordinary contestant.

During the auditions, these contestants did not know that the program had already started recording, so they showed their truest selves.

This is also what our show wants to present to the audience - the true face of the entertainment industry."

Su Zhe's explanation made Yang Mi and Zhou Tao fall into deep thought.

They began to realize that this program is not just a simple variety show, it is more like a window to reveal the truth of the entertainment industry, where the audience can see the real reactions of the contestants and see the cruelty and ruthlessness of the entertainment industry.

And this kind of reality is the most attractive part of this show.

Zhou Tao's words "the program crew really knows how to have fun" expressed the audience's thoughts.

The "666" in the barrage area fully demonstrated the audience's approval of the "unethical" sneak attack by the program team.

This design really makes the audience enjoy the show and further enhances the viewing and topicality of the show.

As the program progressed, in the second round of interviews, the beautiful female contestant encountered setbacks again and was eliminated by a female contestant who was not as talented and good-looking as her.

This time, the beautiful female contestant finally couldn't help questioning: "Director, this woman is not as good as me in every way, and she is not as pretty as me. How can she beat me and be selected?"

The interview director's answer directly hit the nail on the head: "She was recommended by the sponsor. The biggest money sponsor is the most important one in the world."

The silence of the beautiful female contestant and the stagnation of the barrage reflected the shock and disbelief at this moment.

In the guest observation room, Yang Mi's outspokenness brought the atmosphere to a climax.

"This is very real. This is how it is in the entertainment industry. As long as you have a financial sponsor, you will never lack opportunities and resources." Yang Mi's words were like a bombshell, causing a huge response among the audience.

Zhou Tao's question, "Is this the norm in the entertainment industry?" took the issue even further.

Yang Mi and Su Zhe answered in the affirmative, and Chen Long added that "80% of male stars have financial backers."

Zhou Tao couldn't help but wipe his cold sweat. Is this something that can be shown to the audience? It also made the audience thoroughly feel the complexity and cruelty of the entertainment industry.

"Is it so exaggerated?" Zhou Tao's doubt is actually the question in the minds of many viewers.

But the affirmative answers from Yang Mi, Su Zhe and Chen Long are undoubtedly the best annotations to this phenomenon.

Such revelations not only stimulated the audience's nerves, but also gave them a deeper understanding of the entertainment industry.

The complete explosion of barrage reflects the audience's attention and heated discussion on this topic.

Zhou Tao's follow-up questioning deepened the topic. He asked curiously, "What about first-tier celebrities? They don't need sponsors, right?"

Su Zhe chuckled, obviously his answer would not be that simple.

"In theory, it's not necessary." Su Zhe's answer left Zhou Tao with a little room for imagination, but Zhou Tao quickly caught Su Zhe's subtext.

He then asked: "Only in theory?"

Su Zhe nodded and said frankly: "Yes, only in theory.

In fact, many first-line stars also have financial support.

For example, the relationship between some top stars and the boss of a real estate company is basically a secret known to everyone in the circle, and the boss doesn’t even want to hide it.”

Su Zhe's words heated up the atmosphere in the observation room again, and Yang Mi and Chen Long also joined the discussion.

They all knew that the "certain famous actress" and "certain real estate company boss" that Su Zhe mentioned were Fan Binbin and the richest man Xu.

In 2011, Fan Binbin Studio had already established a "strategic partnership" with Hengpaopao Group - jointly establishing a "Film and Television Department".

Although Su Zhe is Fan Binbin's sex buddy, he can't always stop him from moving towards a better future. It would be nice to occasionally take him out for a drive and step on the accelerator.

Among them, the core members work in Hengpaopao Group, sharing resources and settling accounts independently.

The opening of Hengpaopao real estate is an important part of Fan Binbin's business activities. Fan Binbin attends almost every opening of Hengpaopao real estate and is the female star with the most attendance among the first-line stars.

And the richest man Xu also invested in Fan Binbin’s studio.

There is one more obvious thing.

"Sky Hunter" directed by Li xx was released, and Hengpaopao Cinema fully supported it, but the official Weibo account did not even mention Li xx and only mentioned @Fan Binbin.

Of course, this does not mean that there is an unclear relationship between Fan Binbin and the richest man Xu. Su Zhe did not say that anyway.

Who says that the financiers have bad intentions? Can't they just conduct pure business cooperation?
After all, he was his sex buddy, Su Zhe also helped to make up for it: "The sponsor may not necessarily be a sponsorship relationship, it is also possible that he just wants to cooperate in capital."

Yang Mi quietly added: "What Director Su said is right. Among 100 sponsors, there should be 1 sponsor who maintains a pure relationship with the stars he trained. The other 99 cannot escape."

Su Zhe coughed loudly.

Yang Mi's outspokenness is indeed impressive.

Zhou Tao asked curiously: "Mi Mi, why are you so bold to say that?"

"Because the program crew gives money very quickly." This sentence directly points out the direct interests in the entertainment industry, but more importantly, Yang Mi's outspokenness is not just because of money.

She has high emotional intelligence and knows when and where to express her ideas. This directness and authenticity is what makes her unique in the entertainment industry.

Su Zhe mentioned that Yang Mi has always been very outspoken, which is also a reflection of her personal charm.

She will not choose to remain silent for fear of offending others, but will bravely express her views and opinions. Of course, the most important reason is that since Su Zhe is on the list, she is naturally not afraid of being banned by others. At worst, she can just go to Europe and the United States.

She was able to adapt to the recording style of "Dreaming in Show Business".

The other three among the four little beauties are not good enough. Their personalities have been hidden and they are unwilling to damage their own image.

Maybe Zhao Liying can do it in the future.

But Zhao Liying is not very famous yet.

"Won't Fan Bingbing sue you if you expose the information like this?" Tangtang asked. Obviously, she also heard that Su Zhe was hinting at Fan Binbin.

Su Zhe was very calm: "Of course not, because I invited her as a guest later."

Tangtang said seriously: "You are really awesome..." "After hacking someone, you still ask them to work for you. This operation is too cool."

Su Zhe said modestly: "It's just so-so, maybe third in the world."

Tangtang: “…” She was not praising Suzhe.

Tangtang ignored Su Zhe and continued to immerse herself in the excitement of the show "Dreaming in the Entertainment Circle", but the amplitude of her ups and downs became larger and larger.

The first episode did live up to expectations and vividly demonstrated the cruelty and reality of the entertainment industry.

The comments made by the celebrity guests in the observation room were even more sharp and shocking, and their boldness far exceeded the audience's imagination.

(End of this chapter)