Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 49: More talented than you and more hardworking than you

Continue rehearsing.

Entering the second stage, the real difficulties have just begun.

There are many problems exposed, and they are all very fatal.

In addition to the actors' chaotic transitions and errors in costumes and props, there were more than 30 goofs in the shots.

Either the wires were exposed, or the boom microphone hit the wall and made noise.

This was before the camera was turned on, and the mistake was visible to the naked eye during rehearsal.

If it were really turned on, it would probably be even more.

The good news is that it is actually good to have problems exposed. The worst thing is that there are no problems at all.

And this is only a problem on the filming side. The logistics side has stabilized in recent days.

The bad news is that the biggest problem lies with Lu Jiang himself.

As the protagonist, he is the soul of the whole drama.

But it’s really not easy to be a soul.

Nearly 20 minutes of uninterrupted performance is a huge challenge for ordinary professional actors, let alone Lu Jiang.

And it’s not enough to just keep the light going, the performance must also be good, which is even more difficult for Lu Jiang.

So over the past two weeks, Lu Jiang has established absolute prestige with his strong directing skills. With just one performance, he made everyone realize that even geniuses have shortcomings, and Lu Jiang's shortcoming is his acting skills.

Lu Jiang was very troubled by his poor acting skills.

Fortunately, he has a solution.

If your acting skills are not good, then practice!

So next, he put in even more effort than he did in the college entrance examination in his previous life.

During the day, he asked questions without hesitation, studied every detail of the performance, practiced whenever he had time, and continued to practice using the simulator at night.

The speed of time flowing in the simulator is different from that in reality. No matter how long you spend inside, it will appear as one second outside. However, if you practice too much, you will become mentally exhausted.

So the progress on the first day was not very obvious. After all, Lu Jiang’s acting talent was indeed average.

But starting from the second day, Lu Jiang's acting skills improved visibly in the eyes of the entire crew.

Of course, the so-called improvement in acting skills is only for the current role. Every detail, every action, and how to act in each role, although he is very skilled and no longer confused or wrong, but the craftsmanship is obvious.

If he really wants to play another role, he basically has to start all over again.

But even so, this spirit of fighting to the death is enough to make everyone give a thumbs up.

Among them, three people were the most deeply touched.

One is Situ Zhaodun. Lu Jiang's stubborn fighting spirit reminds him of Lao Mouzi.
One is Zhang Jingchu. She originally thought that compared to Lu Jiang, she at least had the upper hand in acting.

As a result, after a few days, seeing Lu Jiang training like crazy and achieving good results, she once again felt the familiar sense of oppression.

The other one is Gao Yuanyuan.

After Gao Yuanyuan visited the crew once, she came every day and brought some gifts every time. She even found a way to stay on the crew and help with the logistics.

Lu Jiang was busy with filming and his acting skills needed to be addressed urgently, so he didn't have the energy to care about her. As long as she didn't cause any trouble, it was fine.

So after a few days, she became a logistics staff member of the crew, and was tacitly regarded as Lu Jiang's assistant by the rest of the crew.

Now I can witness Lu Jiang’s creation and progress with my own eyes.

Needless to say, she, who already had a good impression of Lu Jiang, now likes him even more.

Talented, mature beyond his years, brave enough to face his shortcomings, and able to put in amazing efforts.

It kills her!

Lu Jiang was filming day and night without eating or sleeping.

His presence outside is also quite noticeable.

4 month 30 number.

The second episode of "Super Winner" is broadcast.

After the appearance of Xiaoyanzi and others in the first episode on the 23rd, the "Big Winner" program can be said to have won the first battle.

The exceeding ratings meant that "Big Winner" had at least three more episodes to run. As long as the ratings didn't drop too much during these three episodes, the show could continue.

So today, when the second episode starts airing, the entire production team is on high alert and keeping a close eye on the ratings.

The show officially starts at 7:30 in the evening.

As Lu Jiang appeared, many viewers in front of the TV were delighted: "Another big star!"

Anhui TV, which has had little presence for many years, actually invited big stars to be guests for two consecutive episodes, and a sense of pride spontaneously arose in the hearts of the people of Anhui.

Then the show continues.

Lu Jiang showed his "cleverness" at the beginning, switching places with Man Jiang and avoiding the ravages of the Thousand Hands Tunnel.

This made countless viewers feel as if they were meeting Lu Jiang for the first time.

The previously aloof image has become more three-dimensional.

Then Lu Jiang was "targeted" by a group of guests, but Lu Jiang did not get angry. Instead, he dealt with everyone openly and happily. This made the fans in front of the TV feel sorry for Lu Jiang, and their favorability towards Lu Jiang also increased sharply.

Who doesn’t like an idol who is smart and good-tempered?

At the end of the show, Lu Jiang was interviewed and demonstrated some live songwriting.

The pleasant melody made most people in front of the TV give thumbs up and think it was nice.

It also makes Lu Jiang's talent more apparent.

Which singer would dare to do this these days? The audience has never seen such an awesome scene.

Now Lu Jiang is the first one.

So when Lu Jiang promised in front of the camera that he would bring the full version next time, countless viewers in front of the TV began to pick up the phone and ask the TV station to follow up.
After the show ended, the program team immediately looked at the ratings statistics.

But unfortunately, the ratings statistics don’t come out so quickly these days.

But everyone was very patient and waited until half past eleven before finally receiving the data.

"How much, 53.9%? You read that right, really 53.9%?!"

Producer Lao Zhou widened his eyes.

After learning the true data, the entire program team cheered.

The highest provincial ratings were 53.9%, with an average of 37.6%. The national ratings are not yet known, but based on past data, they will not be lower than 5%, and may even exceed 10%.

The provincial data alone has exceeded the first period by 5 percentage points.

This means that "The Big Winner" can survive for at least five more episodes!

As for the fact that the second episode had higher ratings than the first, Lu Jiang also received the news quickly.

Of course he was happy, but he didn't feel that surprised.

The first episode was a success, and "The Big Winner" has an audience base. As long as the second episode is not too bad, the ratings will not be too different.

Moreover, tomorrow is Labor Day, and there are far more students here tonight than last time.

Plus, Lu Jiang’s show was amazing.

If you still can't surpass Xiaoyanzi after this, then forget it.

Of course, the fact that his ratings surpassed Xiaoyanzi and he set a record of 53.9% in Anhui Province also brought him a lot of benefits.

Advertisers who intend to place ads on TV value viewership data the most.

Soon Li Chao also noticed some changes in endorsement quotes.

Among them, the quotations of Anhui brand manufacturers increased by 50% within a few days.

Although the other brands did not see a large increase, it did show that Lu Jiang's value had increased a bit through this show.

This can be considered as a small compensation for being squeezed into the second period by Xiaoyanzi.
In recent days, Lu Jiang has become the focus of discussion among TV viewers in Anhui.

Far away in Hong Kong, some people are also studying Lu Jiang.

Eagle King, a professional team is facing the projection screen, analyzing the market.

In front of the projection screen, Xie Tingfeng frowned slightly and looked at the two people on the screen seriously.

One is Richie Jen and the other is Lu Jiang.

(End of this chapter)