Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

Chapter 33: I'll bear the readers' bitterness and the blame.

The company introduced Yu Wei to two music video teams. The first one was quite professional, with a starting price of 400,000 yuan...

The set setup and rental cost 100,000 yuan, equipment rental cost 200,000 yuan, and the post-production editing is not technically difficult, so it should cost around tens of thousands of yuan.

The director has produced music videos for many big-name singers, including international ones, and his aesthetically pleasing works have even won awards.

According to the company, 400,000 is a small cost for them, with basically no profit. They only wanted to get in touch with him because they thought he was a good prospect.

Yu Wei believes this; nowadays, many music videos cost millions to produce, and those with deep pockets have no upper limit, spending money as they please...

Actually, they were very sincere and their professional skills were undeniable, but it was still a bit too expensive for him, especially since he also had to shoot a short film.

The only downside of expensive things is that they are expensive.

"A, four hundred thousand..."

“BBBBB”.

In contrast, the second team was somewhat amateurish, offering less than 100,000 yuan and having no notable representative works.

He reportedly started out shooting commercials, and the company seemed to be hinting that he shouldn't choose this company, clearly indicating that they didn't think highly of him.

"Commercials are great."

Yu Weizhen wasn't just comforting himself; many commercials have storylines, and even if the ultimate goal is to "sell goods," they can still tell a complete story.

Modern music videos often feature many meaningless shots, emphasizing visual impact and stunning visuals, which doesn't fit the style of narrative-driven short films at all.

This slightly unbalanced team is actually just right; they can get away with just making music videos, but short films are the real focus.

When Yu Wei chose the second amateur team, the head of the film and television department was dumbfounded. The young people were really no good; they couldn't even make such a simple choice.

Consider it saving the company money...

The short film is still in the preparation stage, but the plot of Yu Wei's novel "The Tuner" is almost finished and will be completed today.

The process of adapting a literary novel into a movie only needs to be briefly mentioned; the key lies in the final product presentation stage.

Yu Wei originally planned to write and publish it directly across the entire internet, but writing it that way was rather bland and failed to highlight the selling point of the protagonist's rating system.

The worst thing about writing entertainment novels is deviating from the core message. In fact, many of the novels he has read are like that. They start off well around the gimmicks, but then inexplicably turn into ordinary entertainment novels.

If we're going to give a score, we have to do it from beginning to end.

Then Yu Wei arranged a short film creative competition, similar to an episode of "Directors, Please Guide," where directors would bring their own works to participate and could also give each other feedback and scores.

The protagonist is just an ordinary contestant, but his bold "cross-border" behavior caused a huge uproar in the competition process.

Participating in competitions, showcasing, and showing off...

This process is so classic that it's obvious to all the readers who are seasoned bookworms who have read countless books that the protagonist will win an award.

Yu Wei didn't know if readers would have the patience to continue reading a plot that was predictable from beginning to end, but he certainly couldn't.

The plot is like a pre-made dish; you can tell what it'll taste like before it's even served...

So Yu Wei decided to add a little salt: while the protagonist was taking action, the villains were also taking action. The movie that Wei Yu gave a low score to failed at the box office, so they decided to fight back.

Destroying someone's livelihood and cutting off their source of income—it's unreasonable to just sit back and watch the protagonist show off with such deep-seated hatred; taking action is inevitable.

The investors of the bad movie didn't want to suffer in silence, so they launched a media war, spreading rumors that Wei Yu had contacted the competition organizers in advance and had secured the championship.

It's true that Wei Yu needs to prove himself through competitions to cross over into other fields, and the organizers need the traffic he brings...

Once this rumor comes out, even if Wei Yu wins the award in the end, he will be said to be unworthy of the award, and if he doesn't win, he will be considered a complete failure.

Whether you win the award or not, you'll be criticized; it's a calculated move.

Is there a solution to this situation? Of course there is. Use absolute strength to shut up the rumors. As long as netizens approve of this film, then the so-called pre-orders will not exist.

If you can win by playing normally, why would you need to fix a match?

It was still the same old formula of competing for awards, but Yu Wei added a new sense of anticipation: he wanted to win, but he couldn't afford to lose out. "Wei Yu, you've suffered these past few days. I'll clear your name right now!"

Yu Wei picked up the keyboard and started typing, preparing to bring the plot of "The Tuner" to a close.

In the final moments of the competition, Wei Yu made his appearance as the last player to step up.

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause. This was the show they had been most looking forward to, not only because of the gimmick of the singer crossing over into a new field, but also because of off-stage factors.

Director Deng's short film was of a very high standard. If Wei Yu's film is inferior to it but still wins an award, then this competition really seems a bit fake...

Wei Yu knew what the audience was thinking, but he didn't care much and just proceeded with the introduction according to the script.

"My piece, 'The Tuner,' explores the human desire to spy. Would you be wary of a blind person?"

More than an introduction, Wei Yu's words sounded like a question, and everyone looked at each other, feeling that this topic was quite interesting.

His entry then began playing on the big screen. The film started in darkness, followed by a piano piece.

No wonder it's called "The Tuner"—is this a short music film related to the piano? If so, then this film should be alright, after all, Wei Yu's musical talent is undeniable.

But what happened next was completely unexpected. The short film started in a very strange way, with a dark scene and even a corpse.

You call this a music film?

"If I keep writing, I'll be giving away spoilers."

In the spirit of not wanting to spoil the reader's experience, Yu Wei briefly described several key scenes from the short film, and then ended the story with an open ending.

Forget about spoilers, this film would be like gibberish to readers who haven't seen it...

"You'll forgive me after you watch the short film."

Yu Wei himself didn't quite believe it. The older brother who listened to "Heart Wall" back then still hadn't forgiven him and would call for a confrontation in the comments section all the time.

Actually, because of the information gap, readers are used to his writing of such ambiguous plots, but Yu Wei is going to do something even more offensive today...

Chapter Thirty-Six, New Song.

"This is my first time using clickbait, so please be gentle with your criticism."

He didn't want to either, but in order to get new works, he had no choice but to lure readers in and then exploit them. Those who just wanted to watch the show would definitely click in to join the fun when they saw there was a new song.

Yu Wei didn't want the product to be too misleading, so at the end, she echoed the question from the audience:
When will Wei Yu release a new song?

It felt like he was posting a chat log in a group chat with the title "Beautiful Legs" and a few pictures attached, but when you clicked on them, all you saw were pictures of fried chicken legs...

They definitely have beautiful legs, no problem. Just tell me if there are any new song elements in my chapter. Can clickbait titles really be called deception?

He will suffer for the readers and bear the blame.

After they watch the short film and listen to the new song, they will probably forgive him...

After posting the new chapter, Yu Wei didn't dare to check the backend messages, but instead opened the system panel directly.

[Literary works included in the novel: "The Wall of the Heart," "Hearing the Sound of Rain," and "The Tuner"]

[Exchange Requirements: Chapter 36 must have more than 500 readers.]

[Available for redemption: None]

[Works already redeemed: "The Wall of the Heart" and "Hearing the Sound of Rain"]

The data requirements have indeed increased again...

Yu Wei took a deep breath before hesitantly opening the author's backend. The first thing he saw was a bright message: "Author/Poet's Support".

"Isn't this a new song? Where is the song?"

(End of this chapter)