Chapter 141: Reactions from all sides, targeting "King of Masked Singer"

In the morning, Cheng Cheng's cell phone was flooded with congratulatory calls from all over the world.

First was Jiang Nan’s.

"Orange, what are you doing?" Jiang Nan's voice was as energetic as ever.

"Editing," Cheng Cheng answered briefly, his fingers still busy operating the editing equipment.

Jiang Nan felt distressed when he heard this: "Still editing, how long have you not been out for?"

Cheng Cheng said, "About twenty days, not too long, the haircut will be almost done."

More than twenty days?

Not long?

Jiang Nan was choked. She said, "Take care of your body and don't get tired."

Cheng Cheng: “Yeah, I know.”

Jiang Nan knew that she couldn't persuade him, so when she talked about happy things, her tone became excited:
"Cheng Yi, did you know that your show is super popular now?! All the news this morning is about you! I've even been on several trending searches!"

After hearing this, Cheng Cheng said, "Really? That's great."

Jiang Nan was dissatisfied: "What do you mean by 'really? That's great'? Your tone is too bland. Do you know that you are a popular variety show director now? Even my dad praised you!"

At this point, Jiang Nan laughed and said, "Good brother, you are about to become the tyrant in the entertainment industry. Take me to the top, wakakaka, then no one in the entertainment industry will dare to mess with me in the future!"

Cheng Cheng said: "Isn't it true that no one dares to mess with you now?"

Jiang Nan pouted and said, "It's better to have it! Tell me quickly, I will hug your thighs forever!"

Cheng Cheng: "Okay, you can hug my thighs forever."

"That's more like it." Jiang Nan was very happy after hearing this and said, "Then I will just treat it as your leg pendant from now on~"

"Oh, right!" Jiang Nan asked mysteriously, "Chengzi, do you know who Li Huowang is?"

Cheng Cheng: "Yes, I know. I'm the director. I definitely know."

Jiang Nan was pleasantly surprised: "Then can you tell me quietly who he is?"

Cheng Cheng was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Hearing Cheng Cheng ask this, Jiang Nan thought that he didn't watch the "Masked Singer" program, but in fact, Cheng Cheng himself was the person involved, and he was just pretending.

Jiang Nan gritted his teeth and said, "Nothing serious, I just want to know."

Jiang Nan did not reveal Li Huowang's bad behavior.

Although Li Huowang has no sense of boundaries and made some inappropriate jokes to her, and his cute and coquettish behavior touched her bottom line, Li Huowang is the most popular masked singer in "King of Masked Singer" after all, and she doesn't want her good brother Cheng Cheng to be caught in a dilemma and conflict with Li Huowang for her.

Moreover, Li Huowang's crime did not deserve the death penalty. After all, Cheng Cheng was the chief director and planner of the entire program. She was afraid that after she told her good brother, Cheng Cheng would get angry and take drastic measures.

Cheng Cheng said: "Li Huowang is a fellow patient of mine."

"Ah? A fellow patient?"

Jiang Nan couldn't believe it.

Li Huowang does seem to have some neurological problems, but can a patient have such singing skills and creative talent?

Jiang Nan: "What's his real name?"

Cheng Cheng said: "It's inconvenient to say my real name, but I'm also from the industry."

"You're from the same industry?" Jiang Nan understood. No wonder.
To make it more convincing, Cheng Cheng continued to coax him, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I'm considering that you are a judge on this show. If I tell you his true identity, it may affect your judgment and performance on the show."

Jiang Nan thought about it and found that it was true, so she gave up on investigating it and happily chatted on the phone with Cheng Cheng.

Half an hour later, Jiang Nan reluctantly hung up the phone with Cheng Cheng. Wen Lian, Beret, Li Yang, Qi Hao, Wang Hong, Zhang Zijie, Lin Yin and others also called Cheng Cheng, either to congratulate him or to ask who the man in the cocoon and Li Huowang were.

Of course, there is also Yan Gouer.

However, as soon as Yan Gou'er's call was connected, Cheng Cheng broke out in a sweat.

Yan Gou'er: "Director Cheng, have you been in Imperial Capital recently?"

Cheng Cheng: “Yes.”

Yan Gou'er: "Always here?"

Cheng Cheng: “Always here.”

Yan Gou'er: "You didn't go to Fuhai TV station?"

Cheng Cheng: "No, although I am the chief director of "King of Masked Singer", I handed over all the work to the people in the company. What's wrong?"

“Nothing.” Yan Gou’er attacked directly, “I just think that Li Huowang and Director Cheng are very similar. I am somewhat suspicious whether Li Huowang is Director Cheng.”

Cheng Cheng almost threw his phone away when he heard this.

Is this girl born in the Year of the Dog? Jiang Nan hadn't even thought about it, how did she guess it? ? ?

Cheng Cheng forced himself to remain calm and said in his usual calm tone:

"Not me, I don't have time for this show."

"Oh." Yan Gou'er responded calmly, which made Cheng Cheng feel very confused:

Oh?
What does 'oh' mean?
Did this girl really believe what he said, or did she just accept it on the surface, but was actually certain in her heart that it was him, and was playing the game of seeing through everything but not saying it?

Yan Gourd did not delve further into the matter, but instead talked about other issues:
"Director Cheng, there is a fashion brand that I want to be the spokesperson for recently. Sister Li Zhuo asked me if I would accept the offer. Sister Li Zhuo said that my image and temperament are very suitable for their brand image. I am a little undecided. Director Cheng, what do you think? I want to hear from you."

Cheng Cheng asked carefully, then said:
"No problem. Your fashion sense and expressiveness have always been outstanding. This endorsement is a great opportunity for you. You can take it."

Yan Gou'er's popularity has been rising recently, and various opportunities have come to her. However, Cheng Cheng doesn't understand. This brand is an international brand, similar to Chanel in his previous life. Domestic female stars regard endorsing it as an honor and a medal, and they want to endorse it without paying. What is there to consider? Why did Yan Gou'er ask him?
Yan Gou'er said: "Okay, then I'll listen to Director Cheng and I'll take it!"

Cheng Cheng seemed to understand Yan Gou'er's meaning: Was he deliberately bringing up the topic so that he could have more time to talk to him on the phone?
But what if he doesn't let her answer?

Well, if I don’t let her answer the phone, she might really not answer it.

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Cheng sent a message in the group:
"The Chinese Paladin is almost finished editing, only 10 episodes left."

As he said this, he took a photo to prove what he said.

In fact, he has already cut 25 episodes, but in order to avoid shocking others, he has only released 20 episodes for the time being, but this is enough to shock everyone.

Beret: "Damn, it's already 20 episodes? Director Cheng, you're editing too fast, aren't you? I haven't even finished filming Love Apartment yet!" Beret couldn't help but be shocked. For a 40-minute episode of a TV series, assuming that there is an average of 6 seconds for one shot, it would require more than 400 shots to compose it.

If an editor can process 100 shots a day, it will take about 4 days to complete the editing of this episode. This is the industry average speed. If it is a more complex drama, the editing time may be longer.

You know, it’s only been more than 20 days since the filming of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was completed!
This is an average of one episode a day! Do you still need to sleep?

Beret was so shocked that he was speechless. When Director Cheng personally edited "A Little Thing Called First Love", it only took him five days. If converted into the length of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", it would be equivalent to two and a half episodes, or one episode every two days.

Originally it was one episode every two days, and now it is one episode every day. Even Beret can’t imagine how hard Director Cheng has to work to edit so quickly.

Li Yang: "Director Cheng's work efficiency is like a cheat code! It's amazing, but the body is the capital of revolution, Director Cheng, you still need to pay attention to rest."

Wen Lian: "I guess Director Cheng is staying up late to edit again. Has Director Cheng not been sleeping recently? How can his body handle this?"

In fact, Cheng Cheng had not slept for a long time and had been taking energy pills to prolong his life.

Others also began to persuade.

Yan Gou'er looked at the messages in the group and began to doubt his own judgment:

Is Li Huowang really not a successful director? If Li Huowang is really a successful director, how can he possibly do it when he has to edit, appear on the show and rehearse?
He is a man, not a god.

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"Is he human?"

"Within one day of its launch, the King of Masked Singer has been viewed 2 million times on Lemon Video, read 9.3 million times on Weibo Super Topic, and discussed 17.7 times. And this is his first variety show. Is this something a human can do?"

Inside the conference room of Shanghai TV, there was a chorus of envy.

A team leader sighed and said, "If we had known this would happen, we should have taken the lead and recruited Cheng Cheng to do our program! Are we still not as good as Fuhai TV? What conditions can't we afford?"

When the leader heard this, he immediately glared at a young man who was bowing his head in shame in the corner of the conference room and said sarcastically:
"Who said there was no chance? I asked Xiao Wang to call Cheng Cheng at that time, but guess what happened? He actually hung up the phone on his own initiative! What a big shot! What an arrogant attitude!"

That young man was the one who called Cheng Cheng at the beginning. When he heard what his leader said, he lowered his head even more and didn't even have the courage to raise it.

The leader became more and more angry and continued to vent his dissatisfaction:

"I knew from the beginning that Cheng Cheng must be an extraordinary person. He can make movies, TV series, and songs, so why can't he make variety shows? His variety shows will definitely be a big hit. So, I was right, right? Do you know how much damage you have caused to our TV station?"

One person advised: "Leader, please don't be angry. Xiao Wang was indeed wrong in this matter, but it is useless to talk about it now."

The leader said angrily: "I know it's useless, but I just can't help it. If he had been smarter at the beginning, "The Masked Singer" would be ours."

The man continued, "The reason why "Masked Singer" is so popular is partly because the program format and competition system are really good, unique and refreshing. But it also has something to do with the contestants, Li Huowang, Jianzhongren, Li Baona, Gao Zhi, Ma Sheng, and the three new songs. None of them can be missing. No one expected this. However, we are definitely not the most anxious~"

Having said that, he laughed sinisterly.

The leader was surprised, but quickly responded: "Oh? Are you talking about Wushan TV Station and Xiangjiang TV Station?"

The man smiled with glee:
"Yes, of course it's their two programs. Today, the seventh season of Wushan TV's Infinite Voices is online, and tomorrow, Xiangjiang TV's Music of Love is online. They are both music variety shows. Hehe, they must be very upset, right?"

Hearing this, the leader's mood suddenly improved a lot:
Your own failure is painful, but your opponent's success is even more worrying.

Compared to the fact that the always obscure Fuhai TV station suddenly made a big profit, he would rather see Wushan TV station and Xiangjiang TV station suffer a setback.

You have been used to bullying others for a long time, and now there is finally someone who can discipline you, right?

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Wushan Television Station.

There was total silence in the conference room.

"Infinite Voice" is about to be launched today, but the current situation is very bad.

This is especially true for Jing Lei, the chief director of "Infinite Voices". His face was ashen and there were dark clouds between his brows.

How could this be? How could this be?!
Cheng Cheng, a stray dog ​​who was kicked out of the show by the station, can now compete with him? !
Shouldn't he have been devastated after leaving "Young Man Chasing the Wind"?

Shouldn't he just disappear in the torrent of the entertainment industry?
How can he make such a show? !

Plagiarism?
Jing Lei made vicious guesses about all kinds of possibilities, but he was unwilling to believe that a young man who was previously uneducated and unskilled could now compete with him!
Variety shows are not the field you should get into!
You were so successful in your first variety show, so what is the value of my years of accumulation and experience? !

This is blasphemy! This is an insult! This is a provocation!

Jing Lei spoke in a deep voice:
"As everyone has seen, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. This is a fact. But what I want to say is that our show is definitely not inferior to King of Masked Singer. No! It's not that it's not inferior, it's definitely better than King of Masked Singer!"

He quickly arranged:
"We have to take countermeasures. First, we have to continue to strengthen the publicity and promotion of the program. We have to let everyone know about the existence of "Infinite Voice"! Inform the mentors of the program and ask them to cooperate and forward the Weibo."

One of them wondered:
"Director Jing, this is not good, right? The four mentors have cooperated with the promotion many times. Before, they expressed their dissatisfaction, thinking that the frequency of promotion was too high. And the contract states that the mentors have the obligation to cooperate with the promotion, but it must be moderate."

Jing Lei flew into a rage, pointed at his nose and cursed:
"Bullshit! This is a special period. I will do everything I can to increase the exposure and attention of the program! Their dissatisfaction? If you are not willing to do this, what kind of mentor are you!"

Jing Lei's angry words made everyone in the conference room feel a chill, but he did not stop there and continued:

"I'm telling you, I want you all to promote and publicize the program, and to attract more viewers for the program! Anyone who is unwilling to do so, get out now. I, Jing Lei, don't need such irresponsible people in my team!"

"There's more!" Jing Lei's face flashed with resentment, and he said, "We can't rule out the possibility that Cheng Cheng's program is plagiarized. And those three new songs, how could a program directly have three new songs? Who knows if they were plagiarized? Wang Qi, your department is responsible for this matter."

Wang Qi, who was named, nodded.

From what Director Jing said, even if there is no plagiarism, you have to fabricate something?
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Compared to the irritable Jing Lei, the atmosphere at Xiangjiang TV Station is much better.

Chen Xiong, the deputy director of Xiangjiang TV Station, had long lost his previous confidence. At this moment, he rubbed his brows, looking a little tired, and said:

"Let's talk about it. The Masked Singer has achieved such great results. What should we do?"

Yan Diandao, the chief director of "The Journey of Love":

"Director, 'The Journey of Music' is ready. We have purchased a large number of hot searches and advertising space in the past two days, including various channels such as the Internet, TV, and outdoor advertising. There are many viewers who are looking forward to our program."

Chen Xiong: "Can you guarantee the number of views?"

Yan Dian said confidently, "Of course we can. Our show is a combination of romance, travel, and music. We have a wide audience and a popular subject matter. We have also invited Li Nan, Zhang Qitian and other emotional analysts. Li Nan's personality as an emotional master is very suitable for our show. Coupled with the inherent fan base of our TV station, we will definitely be able to create miracles."

Chen Xiong: "Okay, then I'll see how you perform."

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The two major TV stations have each formulated their own strategies and launched publicity and promotion, aiming for "King of Masked Singer".

ps: There will be another chapter later.

(End of this chapter)