I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 624 Filming of "Fashion Trends" (Seeking monthly votes)

He Yixuan was also at her wit's end.

She was willing to try anything, whether it was from her former manager or anyone else, as long as it was useful.

After all, the chaos within Tianding Entertainment is obvious to everyone.

Instead of relying on the company for assistance, it's better to fight for it yourself. Whether it's a black cat or a white cat, a cat that catches mice is a good cat, isn't it?
She may have had a bit of a haughty air before, but as her acting career has been slow to break through, the roles she can play in long dramas have dropped from second female lead to third female lead, and now she is just a minor supporting actress.

If this continues, she will soon fall behind in the film and television industry, which is not what He Yixuan wants to see.

After completing the questionnaire, the artists who had finished waited for the others who hadn't, and then they all submitted their questionnaires together.

Some celebrities turned on their phones and started scrolling through the news out of boredom.

Suddenly, He Yixuan's companion took a deep breath, nudged her with her elbow, and whispered:

"Today is Chenxi Entertainment's Culture Day. I saw that the trainees from Chenxi Entertainment posted pictures on their WeChat Moments. It's so interesting!"
Does this company hold a cultural day event every month? Have you participated before?
Good heavens, they even saw Jinli! Is Jinli really that approachable in the company? She didn't even use the private entrance and just appeared openly on the first floor of the company.

I'm so envious of them being able to meet their idols up close. Our company's top artists almost never appear on the first floor, like they're afraid of being stared at too many times and feeling like they're missing out!

He Yixuan frowned slightly and said with some dissatisfaction, "I am no longer an artist of Chenxi Entertainment. Instead of asking me, you should ask your friends who are trainees there."

The man curled his lip and said bluntly, "Their status as trainees is different from yours before. After all, you used to be a second-tier artist that Chenxi Entertainment was focusing on developing."

Aside from Jinli, you're the most influential person here. I don't understand what you were thinking when you switched jobs to Tianding.

Although Tianding was good before, the competition was too fierce. Chenxi has Jinli guiding it, so it won't lack opportunities for you. People shouldn't be too arrogant. Recognizing your own abilities early on will prevent you from taking so many detours.

He Yixuan glared at her angrily and walked to the other side.

If her agent hadn't been there, she would have started a huge argument with someone.

She's been in a bad mood lately, feeling like the whole world is criticizing her.

Jinli was unaware of the complicated feelings of some people. She received a reply from Xi Mengze while she was in the car.

Mengmeng: [Tired, I've been so tired lately T^T]

Mengmeng: [I really want to be eliminated! How is this possible? I was singing such lighthearted love songs, yet I still made it all the way to the end QAQ]

Mengmeng: [I've realized your suggestions are unreliable. I'm never asking you guys to help me choose songs again! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻]

Carp: [hahahahaha.jpg]

Carp: [The latest stage performance hasn't even aired yet, are you sure you can make it all the way to the end?]

Mengmeng: [The production team spoke with me this morning and confirmed that I've secured a spot in the finals based on my total points.]

Carp: [Keep it up (pats head)]

Mengmeng: [We can find a guest performer for the final stage, why don't you go on stage?]

Carp: [...Although fans are praising my singing and dancing skills now, we all know our own limitations. I even need your guidance to go to concerts. Do you think I can help you? ?]

Mengmeng: [Of course I know you can't help me, and you might even become a burden, but I didn't want to get first place in the first place!]

Anyone who wants first place can fight for it; I'll get criticized anyway. I'll just aim for a top-three finish.

carp:【……】

Carp: [I really want to know how complicated those singers who rack their brains for the sake of the show's rankings feel after seeing your thoughts.]

Mengmeng: [Grinning face]

Mengmeng: [Just tell me if you're coming or not!]

Carp: [Your finals are the week after next. I won't be back in school then. I can come, but are you sure you really want me to come? Do you think I can drag you down like you expect, so your ranking will drop?]

Jinli had a gut feeling that things might not turn out as well as Mengmeng had imagined this time.

She cautiously offered a suggestion: "Why don't we discuss this first?"

Mengmeng: [No, no, no, I won't discuss it. I don't think discussing it with you guys will lead to anything good... It's decided then, you'll be my guest performer at the finals! I'll talk to Sister Fang right now and ask her to clear your schedule!]

Xi Mengze was in a great mood, while Jin Li helplessly shrugged in the car.

Fine.

If you don't listen to "Carp's" advice, you'll suffer the consequences. When things go wrong, you can't blame her.

Speaking of the variety show "I Am a Singer", Jinli also thought of "Shining Glory", which premiered even earlier than "I Am a Singer".

"I Am a Singer" manages to trend on several hot searches every episode, truly earning its title as the "King of Hot Searches" variety show, generating countless buzz on its very first day of airing.

In comparison, apart from the first two episodes of "Shining Glory" which had a big fanfare, there haven't been many other breakout moments for the show since.

This variety show is, after all, an investment of Tianding Entertainment, and Tianding even put their newly formed group that they want to promote in it.

Those in the industry know that Tianding has high hopes for the new group, hoping they can surpass March Band and become a new boy band legend, so Jinli is somewhat interested in this variety show.

So she specifically searched for information about the show.

It's quite a coincidence that a new trending topic appeared as soon as I searched for related information.

#JuneSummerGroupEliminatedAndAboutToEnterTheResurrectionRound#
Jinli clicked on it out of curiosity, only to find that the trending topic wasn't about the June Summer group's lack of talent, but rather about the problem with the competition format introduced by the program team.

After reading the detailed report, Jinli suddenly realized that talent shows are becoming increasingly complicated.

"Shining Glory" noticed a drop in viewership as early as the third episode, and at that time, they wanted to launch a revival competition.

However, because Chenxi Entertainment was uncooperative and refused to send talented trainees back to participate in the revival competition, the revival competition ultimately failed to take place, and the process had to continue as planned.

By the fifth episode, the number of views had dropped again and again. Even Tian Ding couldn't sit still anymore. He actively communicated and cooperated with the production team and came up with many pranks on the contestants.

Jinli believes that those competition formats can only be called pranks because the seemingly harsh formats in the eyes of netizens are designed to torture the contestants so that they can quickly establish a persona and get a good script.

From this perspective, those harsh competition rules are all for the good of the players.

Furthermore, the seemingly strict competition format does not mean there are no shortcuts. Editing has a magical power and can completely turn one thing into another.

The footage of contestants appearing on variety shows may have been meticulously filmed, and those scenes that netizens consider heartbreaking are just a publicity stunt.

These stringent competition rules did indeed stir up strong emotions among fans, who rallied to vote for the contestants and help them solidify their positions.

However, this kind of stimulation is not enough; it hasn't reached the point of expanding the audience, and the influence of variety shows is not significant enough.

So the show's producers pulled this stunt again today, eliminating popular teams and then bringing them back in triumph through a revival process!
Jinli raised an eyebrow and shook her head.

So these days, variety shows are really something else; they can turn a variety show into a movie.

It must have been tough on those young contestants. I wonder how many days and nights they spent practicing their expressions in front of the camera.

The car gradually came to a stop, and the driver in the front seat said, "Jinli, we've arrived!" Jinli thanked the driver for the ride and tried to open the door, only to find that the people from "Fashion Trends" had already opened it for her.

She brought Chen Qin and Xiao Cheng with her for this shoot, and even her two assistants couldn't keep up with the speed of the "Fashion Trend" team.

As soon as Jinli got off the bus, she received a warm welcome from them.

If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't a holiday, Jinli would have no doubt that they would have greeted her with all sorts of small firecrackers and confetti.

"Jinli, good afternoon!"

"Jinli, would you like to visit the headquarters of Fashion Trends? I can send someone to show you around," the editor-in-chief said enthusiastically.

Jinli shook her head: "No need, let's start filming."

The editor-in-chief said with a smile, "Okay, the scene is all set up. We can start filming immediately once the makeup and styling are done!"

During this period, fashion and trendsetting people visited Chenxi Entertainment three times. Each time, she would set aside an hour to talk to them about her thoughts, her views on artistic aesthetics, and the concepts she wanted to promote, resulting in three in-depth discussions.

Although both "Fashion Trends" and "Jinse" are among the four major fashion magazines, through communication, Jinli discovered that each magazine in the four major fashion magazines has a different style and characteristics.

For example, in the magazine "Jinse", they value fleeting inspirations more. The editor-in-chief's impromptu ideas are the soul of the magazine. The editor-in-chief has a lot of power and can overturn the original strategy.

Therefore, the filming of "Jinse" was more about spontaneous and free improvisation.

At the same time, the theme set for the two characters in "Jinse" is also a bit abstract. This abstraction is a good description, and it pays more attention to imagery rather than appearance.

But the shooting for "Fashion Trends" was different.

Perhaps because September and October are particularly important months, she is currently shooting the September cover of a magazine, and has done a lot of preparation for the fashion trend in advance.

Once this magazine sets a theme, it continuously refines it and follows the rules without easily overturning it, giving the impression that it is very organized.

The editor-in-chief actually has very little power; any suggestions they raise will be discussed by the entire team, but they may not necessarily be adopted.

This isn't necessarily bad, but it does mean the margin for error is relatively lower.

In the dressing room, Jinli closed her eyes and let the stylist do her hair and makeup.

One thing, however, was unexpected.

She assumed that since the fashion trend was more meticulously prepared than Jinse's, the speed of makeup and styling, as well as the shooting, would be faster than Jinse's.

But the result was quite the opposite; she spent twice as much time on makeup and styling as Jinse.

Jinli felt her buttocks were starting to hurt from sitting so long. She wasn't sure if it was because her makeup and styling were more complicated, but given the "environmental protection" theme, everything should have been kept simple.

While the makeup artist went to get the setting spray, Jinli opened her eyes and was greeted by a makeup look that appeared very fresh, but upon closer inspection, every detail was meticulously crafted.

Chen Qin leaned closer and whispered, "Sister Jinli, I finally understand why some makeup looks like 'you've put it on, but it doesn't look like you've put it on.' Your makeup gives me that feeling."

Jinli said thoughtfully, "Environmental protection is a very simple topic, but they probably want to make it complicated."

Xiao Cheng blurted out: "Molecular gastronomy?"

Chen Qin's eyes lit up: "Brilliant!"

Jinli couldn't help but smile and nod, "It does look a bit like it."

Chen Qin thought for a moment and said, "I feel that the theme set by the fashion trend is completely different from Jinse. Does this mean that the four major magazines have different predictions for next year?"

Jinli carefully took a sip of water with a straw before saying, "Jinse's cover shoot is in August, so the cover theme doesn't need to be specially arranged. Just make sure it looks beautiful. The September cover is quite special, as we need to predict next year's fashion trends."

The four major publications made different predictions, but they did have some common points that would lead them to overlap. They must have communicated privately about these covers.

For example, the color of the year announced annually is certified by the four major fashion magazines.

The makeup artist came back in, and Jinli and the others immediately stopped chatting.

The lengthy makeup and styling process finally came to an end, and we arrived at the set for filming.

Judging from the efficiency of the makeup and styling, Jinli no longer had any expectations of completing the shoot quickly.

As it turned out, her prediction was accurate.

The fashion and trend photography was very meticulous. Every change in gaze, every slight lift of the eyes, was taken from multiple angles and was filmed many times.

She was wearing a faux fur sundress with leopard print elements. "Protecting animals and not using animal fur" is also a direction for environmental protection.

After analyzing the eye contact details, the team moved on to analyzing the movements, further subdividing each movement into different expressions.

The filming lasted for two hours, with Jinli only taking a 20-minute break in between.

Two hours later, Jinli was finally able to rest for thirty minutes.

But this rest wasn't a real rest.

A trendy makeup artist then gave her a makeover, specifically elongating her eyeshadow to create a more artistic effect.

The makeup session took up her 30-minute break, so Jinli could only recover her energy by closing her eyes.

There was no other way; she needed to close her eyes to apply eye makeup, otherwise she would have already taken out her "53" practice materials to cram for exams.

It's still more efficient to refresh your energy by doing practice problems.

After the makeup was changed, the shoot lasted another hour. Chen Qin reminded the fashionistas 20 minutes in advance that the scheduled shooting time would be 20 minutes later, and then it would have to end.

Chen Qin also noticed that fashionable people are very strict about rules and regulations, and everything is done in accordance with the contract.

Since that's the case, they'll follow the contract and consider it a loss if they film for even a minute longer.

When the time came, Chen Qin stood in the center, blocking the camera from shooting at Jinli.

She shouted, "It's time. Jinli needs to rest. Let's communicate on WeChat if there's anything."

The fashion photographer reluctantly put down his camera. He actually wanted to take a few more pictures of Jinli, but there wasn't enough time.

Everyone else saw his expression; the disappointment on his face was too obvious.

Chen Qin stood there for a while, thinking that the fashionable people would come over to talk to her about working overtime, which would be very expensive.

but.

They adhered to the time stipulated in the contract, even if filming wasn't finished, and resolutely refused to work overtime.

Chen Qin later learned that the filming had actually been completed long ago, and the eye makeup change was an extra shot inspired by inspiration.

But they kept quiet and continued filming.

There's always another mountain higher than the one before us!