I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

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Yiyi Media attributed the recent TV dramas to poor directing.

But industry insiders know that a bad show can't be solely the director's fault.

Rather, the entire production team, including the actors, had problems.

If it's just a filming issue, netizens haven't praised the actors' performances at all, aside from complaining about the chaotic filming.

But she has indeed seen scripts with terrible plots and ordinary characters, yet the actors still brought the characters to life.

Netizens specifically praised the actors' acting skills, saying that their performances saved the show.

Jinli said thoughtfully, "Perhaps this is also why Yiyi Media is willing to let us change directors at will, let us delete and revise the script, and let us decide on the roles other than the second female and male leads."

They knew their internal organization was somewhat chaotic, but they couldn't figure out why, so they simply dumped everything on us.

After thinking for a moment, Sui Lingfang said, "Actually, when I heard the conditions offered by Yiyi Media, I felt that we had gotten a great deal."

Few film and television companies are willing to give actors such great power; they have high hopes for you, which is why they are willing to prioritize your opinions in everything.

But now that you've said it, something feels off. So, we were actually helping them identify their internal conflicts and solve their problems?

She said, half-laughing and half-crying, "If they were to hire outside help to solve their problems, the price would be more than this; there would be an additional charge for finding fault with them."

Jinli smiled as well, "In any case, Yiyi Media has shown their sincerity."

She paused for a moment, then said, "If they can really help 'Counterattack' get released on dozens of film and television distribution channels in Southeast Asia, I would personally be willing to take on their self-produced drama."

Sui Lingfang remained silent, still deep in thought.

Jinli said, "Sister Fang, judging from the terms of the contract, I'm not at a disadvantage."

They didn't ask me to lower my fee just because I needed their help; they were still willing to give me the normal market rate.

With my current net worth, I don't have many scripts left to choose from if I want to make TV dramas.

Some excellent scripts may not have the budget for such a large production, but they can afford to hire me. And the big-budget productions that can afford me, I generally don't approve of.

As Jinli's agent, Sui Lingfang is well aware of Jinli's current situation.

Some movies can be considered big-budget productions because the special effects are really expensive.

But you get what you pay for.

The amount spent will be displayed on the screen.

If a lot of money is spent but the corresponding quality is not obtained, it is obvious that the project has been exploited to the point of being overpriced.

However, TV series are different from movies.

Nowadays, there are no longer any big-budget TV dramas. TV dramas like post-apocalyptic sci-fi films are often made into series, using the film format.

The only genre worth considering is fantasy and martial arts.

But if we were to actually tackle this kind of subject matter, the special effects alone would cost a fortune, and we basically couldn't afford to hire Jin Li.

Unless you lure her with high sales commissions.

In short, because Jinli's market value is too high in the industry, she doesn't have many choices.

In the entertainment industry, some celebrities can still play students at thirty and young girls at forty. Celebrities who haven't had children show no signs of fatigue and can still look stunning at forty-five.

Female celebrities only start considering a career change when they look too old on camera, and by then there aren't many roles left for them to choose from.

Jinli is not yet thirty years old, but she has already walked the path that many people have walked. Her market value has risen again and again, which has made it difficult for her to get roles.

So Jinli's sudden announcement that she's going to university is actually a good thing, as it will reduce her exposure.

Actors need an air of mystery.

Appearing in front of the public will only frequently deplete the audience's sense of novelty.

It's not that viewers don't like watching her, but rather that they prefer to see fresh faces; she's been trending on social media far too often.

For an actress like her, filming one or two movies a year is enough.

This also led Sui Lingfang to be very cautious when helping Jinli choose roles.

After being picky about this and that, I still haven't been able to watch a single drama this year.

Jinli was also aware of her current predicament, so she felt that the contract offered by Yiyi Media was actually an opportunity.

She can choose directors, rewrite scripts, and even pick minor supporting roles.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this drama was tailor-made according to her thoughts.

Moreover, she doesn't need to rack her brains to attract investment or rebuild the production team; all of Yiyi Media's film and television connections can be used by her.

Jinli felt that the reason the contract was so tight was because she was really famous, and Yiyi Media desperately needed a high-quality TV series to break the stereotype of them as the "source of bad movies".

Otherwise, she would have gotten a great deal from this contract.

Even now, she still feels that she got the better deal.

Sui Lingfang: "So, your opinion is acceptable."

Jinli smiled and said, "Two years is more than enough. If you feel it's not secure, you can try to negotiate the contract term to three years."

If Chenxi Entertainment can't produce a drama series I can act in within three years, then I'll just give up and go directly to filming scripts provided by Yiyi Media.

Sui Lingfang chuckled and said, "There's no need to be so pessimistic. Maybe they specially reserved a good script for you."

Last year, they had a drama that was pretty good, and the actors were decent, but the editing was too messy, making it difficult for viewers to understand.

A video blogger specially rearranged the edits, and netizens commented that it looked much better; the show's rating was almost passing.

Therefore, Yiyi Media actually has considerable strength.

Since Jinli had no problems, Sui Lingfang quickly replied to Yiyi Media.

After negotiations, both parties agreed to a three-year timeframe for filming the self-produced drama, a year longer than the original two-year timeframe.

At the end of May, Jinli personally flew to Yiyi Media to sign the contract.

Once the contract takes effect, it will immediately benefit the "Counterattack" production team, ensuring that the film can be released in cinemas across Southeast Asian countries during the summer vacation in July.

Director Xu was very grateful to Jinli.

But Jinli's efforts weren't in vain.

For overseas distribution channels, the dividend payout ratio needs to be re-planned.

Because she traded a TV series for this valuable channel, her sales commission was higher than that of some investors.

But those investors all expressed their approval.

The reason is simple: when they were filming this series, they never expected it to be available in Hong Kong and other countries; their main target market was the mainland China.

The ability to expand overseas channels is already an unexpected bonus for investors.

Many domestic directors heard the news and envied the "Counterattack" production team for finding such a dedicated actress as Jin Li. This illustrates the importance of an actor to a film crew.

You can really tell whether an actor loves something or not.

Unlike now, many actors only treat acting as a job.

Once filming is finished, whether the movie is good or bad is irrelevant to them, and they won't do any publicity.

These actors didn't treat the drama as their career at all; they were incredibly perfunctory.

Previously, this kind of thing only happened to supporting actors. Everyone was vying to be a "drama prodigy," taking pride in the quantity of dramas they filmed, rather than valuing the quality.

Now, even many of the lead actors have become production assistants.
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It's not just that the director approves of Jinli's attitude and feels that she puts her heart into making a drama and truly treats it as her important work.

Investors who enjoy investing in film and television also developed a favorable impression of Jinli after hearing about this.

As investors, they would be very grateful if the actors could do their best to promote the film and even secure additional film and television release channels for the production team.

How come they didn't get to work with such good actors?

Directors and investors alike were thrilled, increasingly eager for a talented actress like Jinli.

As a result, Chenxi Entertainment received a large number of film and television scripts.

There are TV series and movies, with more TV series than movies, whereas previously the opposite was true.

Jinli's signing with Yiyi Media made many people in the industry aware that she is not just a movie actress.

As long as the script for a TV series is good enough and the production team is competent, she will give it a try.

This gives hope to many TV drama directors, after all, who doesn't want to make a hit?

But Jinli had no way of knowing any of this.

Despite being selected by many people, the number of scripts presented to her remains as small as ever.

Soon, June 1st arrived.

Jinli logged into her blog and forwarded the online promotion for "Let's Farm, Young Man," indicating that she was also following the series and inviting everyone to join in the fun of farming!
Fans flocked to comment.

[It's rare to see Jinli release commercial ads besides endorsements and collaborations; it seems she really enjoys farming~]

[Hehe, this is the "farming boy band" that Jinli personally went to the live stream to give gifts to!]

[Fans of the "Farming Boy Band" have arrived! They watch their live streams every day to help farmers sell their products; otherwise, they can't sleep—it's hilarious!]

I'm currently using both phones to watch live streams. One phone is for watching the "Farming Boys" group, and the other is for watching talent show battles. I've noticed that the "Farming Boys" group has the best looks; they're good-looking even without filters, and their physiques are amazing too!

Jinli did more than just copywriting and promotion.

She invested in "Let's Farm, Young Man," and she wasn't stingy with her promotional efforts. She even filmed a special video message wishing the show great success.

"I long for rural life, so I was pleasantly surprised to see a variety show about doing farm work."

You have demonstrated the spirit of hardworking and simple farmers, cultivating the land yourself and selling the harvest, which not only helped the farmers but also allowed me to witness the bountiful harvest of nature.

If I have time in the future, I'd love to experience farm work myself. Keep it up, young man! Go for it, young man!

Jinli's video is undoubtedly of high quality.

The ordinary copywriting promotion attracted a lot of attention.

Now that they've filmed a promotional video, netizens who weren't originally planning to watch it are now ready to go.

Just because Jinli was so dedicated to promoting it, they wanted to see how well the variety show was made.
"Let's Farm, Young Man" will be released as a corporate video on June 1st at 8 PM.

Tencent secured the exclusive broadcasting rights and made great use of its top-tier resources, including extensive advertising and pop-up promotions.

After just one day of release, "Let's Farm, Boys" achieved the highest popularity among all variety shows on the platform and the fifth highest number of views!
The production team was very sincere, releasing five episodes on the first day of release, each lasting an hour!

With five episodes released in a row, some netizens are worried that the episodes might be too short and that the show might be just being edited to fool them.

But after actually watching it, I realized that each episode had a lot of content.

Are those five frail teenagers, who can't lift a finger or carry a heavy load, really capable of doing farm work? Can they persevere?
From the very beginning of the show, viewers felt as if they were watching a reality show, where city boys went to the countryside to experience rural life.

It really was a transformation program at the beginning.

The five boys found rural life very difficult to adapt to. They found everything inconvenient, and there were so many mosquitoes that they could get inside even with mosquito nets up. They didn't know where the mosquitoes came from.

Although from the very first episode, the production team arranged for them to cultivate farmland and loosen the soil.

However, because the teenagers had no experience, they started to feel sore and tired after working for a while, and they couldn't help but get distracted and play around.

[I somehow managed to glean a sense of finding joy in hardship]

I used to feel sorry for them, but seeing them playing in the mud together, I suddenly wanted to say: "Idiot, what are you doing?"

[Haha, the young master from the city has finally taken off his noble shirt and put on his field gear!]

Although they were spoiled and complained, I didn't see any disgust in them, but rather a great curiosity about doing farm work.

[Wow, this is amazing! Watching "Transformation" actually makes you yearn for a better life. What kind of nonsense is this?!]

I really wish my boss was like the leeks growing by the roadside, so I could harvest a few handfuls whenever I wanted.

In the first two episodes of "Let's Farm, Young Man," viewers witnessed their journey from complete discomfort to gradual adaptation, finding joy amidst the hardships of rural life.

But starting from the third episode, the show gradually started to deliver more substantial content.

Besides farming, they also wanted to build some equipment themselves and grind wood by hand.

Seeing that the villagers were working slowly without the help of machines, he couldn't help but want to buy machines to benefit the villagers.

But the machines cost money, and they didn't have any, so they tried to raise money through various means.

I must say, it was actually quite funny.

After all, which variety show actually films a sow giving birth?
Learn about "Postpartum Care for Sows".

Viewers watched all five episodes in one go and became increasingly interested in the show.

Two episodes are scheduled to air each week, and even before the scheduled airing time, netizens are already discussing how sow Huahua is doing and whether she has recovered from giving birth.

They then asked how the baby was doing, and whether it was eating well after being weaned.

There were also two stray dogs adopted by the roadside. One dog was completely black and was called "Black Whirlwind," while the other dog was pure white and was called "White Impermanence."

Netizens are also concerned about the two dogs, leaving messages reminding the production crew to remember to vaccinate them.

Some netizens even wanted to know the filming location of the production crew so they could send them things.

The reason is--

Seeing you all doing farm work in the countryside reminds me of my parents. I was too young to do anything back then, and now that I'm capable, my parents are no longer here.

I want to send something over there to fulfill a long-held wish of mine; consider it a way to make up for a regret I've had for so many years!