Huayu became famous overnight

Chapter 267 They've dug up their own head!
When Xu Ming stepped down and left the stage.

The audience gave him a round of applause, showing how successful his guest appearance was.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Xu. Your arrival has put our production team at ease," the director said sincerely.

He might have been flattering other guests, but judging from Xu Ming's behavior just now, he genuinely felt like he had found a powerful patron.

With this episode airing, it would be difficult for the show's viewership to be low.

"I'll only be on this one episode at most. Whether I can continue to produce results depends on your efforts."

Xu Ming looked at the other party and said, "The mentors are not good at speaking, so you have to find a way to tap into their potential. Although we claim it's a reality show, we still need to maintain a certain level of control."

For example, Jay Chou, when he's vying for contestants, he can invite them to be guests at his concerts. He always talks about how many concerts he does a year, which has become a running joke.

And then there's Spicy Girl, with her boss-like demeanor. Audiences love seeing guests with strong personalities like that, giving them something to argue about. You guys need to use your brains, stop always thinking about getting handouts.

He was genuinely annoyed by their lack of ambition.

If he hadn't come, it would have been fine, and he could have let these people do whatever they wanted. But since he came, he couldn't help but point fingers at the instructors' awkward performance.

The most important word in reality shows is the third one: show!

Making variety shows is different from making TV dramas. The former is not afraid of having flaws; on the contrary, the more flaws there are, the greater the popularity.

Especially now that we are in the early stages of reality TV shows in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Audiences are not yet tolerant of formulaic plots.

Any one of them, picked randomly, is guaranteed to get the audience emotionally involved.

Xu Ming was explaining to the director the various formulas and techniques used in reality shows in later generations, leaving everyone listening in a daze.

You even know this?

Is there anything you can't do?

On second thought, he is the producer and initiator of this show, so it's not surprising that he knows variety show tricks... right?

Not surprising at all!

While everyone was internally ranting and raving, they were also frantically taking notes.

They've already started figuring out how to use these dirty tricks on the audience.

He chatted with the production team for a while longer.

Seeing Xiao Juan leading Li Ronghao out, Xu Ming then said goodbye.

"Ms. Xu, it'll be over in half an hour. Won't you wait a little longer?" the director reminded her.

He figured that since the other party had come all this way, they should at least have a meal and chat with the four mentors.

"No, it's being recorded in Beijing anyway, we'll run into each other all the time, there's no need." Xu Ming waved his hand.

He has more time than last year, but not by much. He needs to finish recording the album sooner so he can film "My Love from the Star".

The group left.

Half an hour later, the recording of the program ended.

Wang Fei and the others returned backstage.

The former feigned modesty, while Na-ying said nonchalantly, "Where's Xiao Xu? He has to toast me with an apology drink today, all this talk about how I'm a powerhouse..."

"Uh, Teacher Xu has gone back," the director said cautiously.

"gone back?"

La Ying was stunned, her expression turning somewhat unpleasant. They really didn't take her seriously at all!

"He took Li Ronghao with him, probably because he was in a hurry to record a new album," the director added.

"Hehe, I can understand. Qiming has so many things to do, yet Chairman Xu still finds time to participate in variety shows and record albums. He's quite dedicated," Liu Huan said with a smile.

His smile brought Nayoung, whose face was pale, back to her senses.

Even if she's a big sister, it depends on who she's dealing with.

When they're on TV, Xu Ming calling her "Sister Na" is a sign of respect; offstage, she has to address him as "Chairman Xu."

To put it bluntly, she came to this show for a fee paid by Xu Ming; she's working for him.

Wang Fei, standing to the side, looked somewhat stiff.

She originally thought that Xu Ming's participation in the program, even if he didn't say he came specifically for her, must have had some other reason.

Unexpectedly, he left without saying a word after stepping down from the stage.

This left her feeling uneasy. "By the way, Feifei, your son Yapeng is saying he's going to a party the day after tomorrow. Are you going?" Naying asked.

She was subtly reminding her best friend that the other person was married.

Don't get involved in ambiguous relationships with young people.

"I'm not going," Wang Fei shook her head.

Last year, Li Yapeng announced that he would no longer act and would devote himself entirely to business.

Instead, she made a comeback to the music scene, holding one concert after another.

Does she really not like being a rich wife?

That means the family is struggling to make ends meet...

Now they're organizing charity galas and foundations, but she's too lazy to get involved.

The more she talked about these mundane family matters, the more irritable she became, and the more irritable she became, the more she recalled the relaxed time she spent with Xu Ming in the previous two years.

……

4 month 10 day.

Xu Ming lay back in his office chair, listening to Xiao Juan's report.

"The viewership ratings for 'Empresses in the Palace' have consistently exceeded 1.5%, and 'I can't do it, Your Majesty' is now the number one trending meme online. This show is truly a hit..."

Xiao Juan paused, glanced at her employer, and continued, "But it seems like it doesn't have as high a rating as our company's 'Palace 2'."

Ok?
Xu Ming sat up straight, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "What was the average viewership rating for 'Palace 2'?"

"2.43%, which is almost 1% higher than 'Empresses in the Palace'," Xiao Juan said.

hiss~
The Palace series is terrifyingly terrifying.

Xu Ming realized that he had been deceived by his own memories.

In terms of enduring popularity, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has naturally surpassed "Palace 2" in terms of popularity over time.

Chen Jianbin, who played the role of Yinzhen, was edited by netizens into an album of songs.

The series' enduring appeal is comparable to that of "Journey to the West".

However, in the current context, it is not as impressive as the performance of "Palace 2".

“The lifespan of TV series varies. The ratings of ‘iPartment’ were only average back then, but now it’s lasted longer than most TV series of the same period. And ‘Chinese Paladin’ was ranked outside the top 20 back then, but now it’s become a nostalgic memory for many viewers,” Xu Ming said, shaking his head.

It's important to know that the copyright to "Empresses in the Palace" sustained LeEco after Jia Yueting left.

Xiao Juan nodded as if she understood but not quite.

"Is there anything else?" Xu Ming asked.

"Titanic 3D is being re-released today," Xiao Juan said.

That big ship has been sunk for so many years, yet it can still be used to collect rice.

Xu Ming touched his nose. He remembered that after the 3D version was re-released, the box office in mainland China was still the highest in the world.

So many people went there hoping to see the 3D version of the nude scene, but who knew it would be deleted?

However, this matter has little to do with him; it would be better if Scarlett invited him to the global premiere of "The Avengers" tomorrow.

dong dong!

There was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Tang Sheng walked in and, seeing Xiao Juan there, said in a deep voice, "Boss, I received some news about National Preceptor Zhang, but I don't know if I should tell you."

"speak."

"Le Vision Pictures is about to be established, and I heard they've signed a contract with Zhang Guoshi," Tang Sheng said.

Xu Ming frowned upon hearing this.

Speaking of which, he hadn't been in contact with Zhang Guoshi for a while after "Jinling".

Upon hearing this news out of the blue, his first instinct was to think it was fake news, a ploy to sow discord.

But then I thought about it again. There's no smoke without fire. LeEco wouldn't spread such rumors if they weren't confident.

This is like digging up your own grave.

(End of this chapter)