Entertainment: Starting with a complete collapse

Chapter 133, "Unexpectedly," aired part 2.

Since the web series "Unexpectedly" was filmed, the young people who participated in the performance have been paying close attention to the series.

After all, this was their first real appearance on camera.

They also had a cameo in "The Terror Live," but it was the scene where the bridge exploded, and it was just a long shot; you couldn't see their faces at all.

Therefore, they all hoped that "Unexpectedly" would become a hit.

Two days after the show aired, they immediately found out. While working behind the scenes on "Memories of Murder," they secretly contacted their colleagues in the company's operations department and learned that the show had been viewed over a million times. They were so excited that they could hardly sleep that night.

"Little Star"

Noticing Cheng Xiaoxing, the assistant photographer on set, Huang Min called out to him.

Huang Min knew exactly what the young people in the production team were thinking, but it was normal. What young person doesn't want to be famous? Even if a web series is popular, it's still a kind of fame.

In the past few days, he noticed that the young people who starred in "Unexpectedly" liked to get together and talk about the web series after they finished their work.

I guess they know this web series has good viewership.

"director"

Cheng Xiaoxing immediately ran over excitedly.

He was just an ordinary young man who used to be a professional photographer at a photography studio. Later, he realized that there was no future in this industry, so he went to work on a film set and learned from a cinematographer. When "The Terror Live" was recruiting, his mentor was hired, so he came along.

"Did you hear what Manager Su said?!"

Huang Min smiled and said, "I'll be handing over the direction of the second season of 'Unexpectedly' to you."

"Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss."

Cheng Xiaoxing quickly thanked him.

"Work hard and hone your filming skills. Web series have limited potential, so we still need to find a way to film serious dramas. When your directing skills are good enough, you can talk to me or Manager Su, and the company will buy a serious drama script for you to film."

As he spoke, Huang Min handed Cheng Xiaoxing the script for the second season of "Unexpectedly," which he had written after returning to the hotel from the previous two nights' work. "Go! Take Su Yan and the others to Manager Su's car. She'll take you to the company later to film the office scenes. You can ask Manager Su to lend you her office."

"Boss, I'll definitely film it well."

Cheng Xiaoxing patted his chest and assured him.

then.

He went to call people excitedly.

The high viewership of "Unexpectedly" was somewhat unexpected for Huang Min. Surprisingly, there were no issues with its adaptation to local conditions. Huang Min guessed that it was because people nowadays have a lot of work pressure and need to use this kind of parody web series to release that pressure. Secondly, "Unexpectedly" is just like other short dramas these days.

It only takes a few minutes to watch, and it's not tiring at all. The plot isn't padded out because it's full of filler, and it's so sincere that you can't find any fault with it.

After Cheng Xiaoxing left, Huang Min took a check out of his pocket and handed it to Su Qing: "Go to the bank and cash it. [The Terror Live]"

The revenue sharing hasn't come through yet, but we can use this money first to pay the bonuses to the behind-the-scenes staff: 50,000 for key staff and 30,000 for the rest.

"Where did this come from!?"

Su Qing took the check and saw that it contained ten million, and asked curiously.

"The apology fee that Yang Dong gave me a few days ago."

Huang Min couldn't help but laugh and said, "My ex-wife—even I have to admit that her family is really well-connected. Even after all this, top agent Wang Jing was willing to help her, and Yang Dong even came over to plead for her. In order to get me to make an exception, she was willing to give me 50 million."

"You didn't want it!?"

Su Qing subconsciously pressed for an answer.

If there is 50 million in compensation and Lin Wan issues a public apology, Su Qing believes that it should be enough. Even if Lin Wan says Huang Min is unwell, as long as she issues a public apology, no one will say anything more.

My ex-wife disagreed.

Huang Min laughed and said, "This woman is determined to oppose me. Sometimes I really can't understand where she gets such a strong obsession. Even the hatred of killing one's father is no more than this! But it's good this way. Heaven will make those who are about to perish first by making them mad."

"I don't understand your ex-wife either."

Su Qing replied.

This woman is acting like she's gone mad. However, Su Qing still has a guess. It's possible that she saw Huang Min not fall and couldn't get back up as she expected. Not only did he successfully transform, but he also showed an increasingly positive trend, which caused her to lose her balance and start to become hysterical.

Ultimately, it was Huang Min who slipped out of her control.

The men she rejected are doing better and better.

So I couldn't stand it anymore.

After thinking for a moment, Su Qing asked, "Is my younger brother suitable for acting in serious dramas?"

"Suitable"

Huang Min nodded and said, "But it takes several years or even more than ten years of honing his skills. If you want him to really make a living as an actor, you have to keep finding roles for him to play. The size of the role doesn't matter, but you can't stop. You have to keep feeding him. During this period, you also have to see his own understanding. Actually—there's no need to go down the path of a professional actor. With such high viewership for 'Unexpectedly,' we can use it to promote products. Once there are more seasons and the viewership exceeds 100 million, a single promotional event can easily generate hundreds of millions or even millions in revenue."

"Gone."

Su Qing got up and left.

Su Qing had also thought about live-streaming e-commerce, but Su Qing was, after all, her younger brother. Although she didn't like him much, Su Qing also hoped that his life would have a long-term development plan.

Instead of becoming famous through "Unexpectedly" and actually starting to do live-streaming e-commerce, once that happens, even the best actor can no longer act. Once they appear in front of the camera, the audience will subconsciously think they are going to shout "One, two, three, link up".

Especially with live-streaming e-commerce, it's easy to mess things up.

Sometimes it's not that the livestreaming hosts want to sell counterfeit goods, but rather that the merchants have all the necessary certificates and the samples they provide look great, but the customers find that they are all counterfeit products when they receive them.

After Su Qing left.

The production crew wasn't affected by the departure of a few young people; it just meant fewer people were doing odd jobs.

The next few days.

With the number of views for "Unexpectedly" soaring, Zhang Jianhua, who is now the head of the company's business department, once again sought out sponsors after learning that the company was preparing to film a second season.

Unlike the first season, where sponsorship fees weren't strictly required, this time Zhang Jianhua proactively started offering prices: 300,000 for the title sponsorship of each episode's opening credits, 400,000 for the voiceover, 200,000 for the end credits, and 300,000 for the voiceover.

Deeply integrated into the storyline, the cost ranges from 600,000 to 1 million.

Because the first season, which is currently airing, has increasingly high viewership for each episode, Zhang Jianhua was able to secure GG sponsorships from 22 brands without much effort.

The total is eleven million.

With the exclusive broadcasting rights for the 12 episodes of the second season increased to one million per episode, the second season brought in over 20 million in revenue for the company even before it aired.

It has become the company's largest main business at this stage.

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