The era of top influencers that started with illiteracy

Chapter 58: Can you take someone so immature as a child?

The recording site of "King of Comedy: Stand-up Comedy Season".

It's not far from the hotel.

After all, it's not an outdoor reality show.

Therefore, it is not necessary to go too far from the city center.

Shen Jian got into a private car early in the morning with Yang Tianzhen and others and headed to the recording site.

The guests were all provided with individual transportation.

Therefore, Guo Qilin did not go with them.

In the car.

Yang Tianzhen, Lin Youyou, and the others glared at Shen Jian.

It looks like they're about to use knives any second.

"Tell me, what's wrong with you in the middle of the night?"

"Yeah, it's like having a split personality."

Shen Jian scratched his head, his eyes full of confusion: "What? What are you talking about? Last night? I don't remember anything at all!"

Lin Youyou: "Hmph, pretending, huh? Keep acting."

Shen Jian: "Oh no, I've lost my memory! Did I eat eggs for breakfast? Tell me quickly, did I eat eggs or not? This is really important to me!"

[Drama Queen +1]

Lin Youyou: "I ate four."

"Ah, four." Shen Jian breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. That should be enough nutrition."

[Drama Queen +1]

Lin Youyou: "..."

Yang Tianzhen: "..."

The two remained silent.

No, why is this person so dramatic?

I never realized before how well he could act.

Half an hour later.

The car arrived at the recording site of the program.

It was a small stage set up in a studio-like setting.

It has lights, a large screen, and sound equipment.

Below the stage are arched stands of varying heights.

The upper seats above the stands are reserved for guests, and there are red illuminated buttons next to them that can be activated.

As long as the players perform well.

Guests can then press the buzzer to cast their vote in advance.

"You can stay here and familiarize yourself with the environment. I'm going to meet the director. Today is probably just for recording an opening scene; the competition officially starts tomorrow."

After Yang Tianzhen finished explaining, she went inside to see the director.

The show's guests should all be over there.

At this moment, there were probably close to a hundred people around.

Besides the on-site production crew.

Many of them are stand-up comedians who participate in competitions.

You can see some familiar faces inside.

The previous season featured well-known stand-up comedians such as Xiha, Wang Yue, Zhai Jianing, Qiqi, Zhang Cailing, Lin Jianqi, and Fang Zhuren.

I've seen some on Douyin, but I don't remember their names.

Shen's appearance actually attracted a lot of attention.

After all, the topic of illiterate people participating in stand-up comedy hasn't completely faded away yet.

If even casual netizens are paying attention, imagine what those within the industry are thinking.

"Is he Shen Jian, the illiterate one?"

"I saw his Mi Xue Ice Cream video just a couple of days ago."

"Some of the video clips are quite good, but I guess they're not really here to compete. They're just showing their faces and trying to generate some buzz."

Has Yang Tianzhen signed with her company?

"It should be. Mr. Yang has been involved in our 'Happy Singles' season for two years, so it's normal for him to bring a newcomer. However, this grouping is a bit tricky."

"Yeah, they're definitely going to lose in the first round. Which team would want them?"

"Anyway, our captain definitely won't choose him to join."

"..."

At this moment, many of the surrounding contestants were discussing it privately.

The format is a single-elimination tournament.

Everyone knows.

It adopted a faction team PK competition and a final Demon King challenge.

It consists of two new competition formats.

Initially, all players will be divided into six different teams.

Of course, this could be an alliance between labels or an independent formation of a single label.

However, most of them are friends who know each other, or teams formed by players from the same label.

According to the number of contestants predicted.

There are roughly 16 people in each group.

Each team is led by a veteran from the previous season.

For example, Xiha, Wang Yue, and others are among the team leaders who each lead a group.

Then the first round of the faction-based elimination tournament began.

One contestant from the first team will be chosen to perform a stand-up comedy routine on stage.

Then, choose one of the other five teams as your opponent.

Once a player is selected for a team, the team captain will assign them an opponent based on their strength and weaknesses.

Finally, the audience below the stands voted on the two stand-up comedy routines.

The person with the most votes advances to the next round, while the person with the fewest votes is either put on hold or eliminated.

The tournament will continue to eliminate players until all the players on a team are eliminated. The remaining eight players will then compete for the championship and win as a team.

Then, you can challenge the previous season's champion, also known as the Demon King, which is an individual award.

To put it bluntly, the reason the production team created this competition format is simply to add a sense of urgency and generate more topics to the stand-up comedy format.

The problem is...

In this kind of tournament format, every time a team eliminates a player, it's a serious blow to the rest of the team.

Because eventually, some teams will lose all their members.

Nobody wants to be the first to lose.

So the problem arose.

Whether Shen Jian is illiterate or not is not important.

But in many people's eyes, he was just a one-off player.

That means they were destined to lose and become cannon fodder.

If any team selects him to join, it's essentially a waste of a spot, leaving them one less person than other teams.

This is what many people are concerned about.

Although it's just a variety show.

But in the eyes of those who do stand-up comedy, this is also a battlefield.

This is the only stage they can use to let outsiders see them.

Nobody wants to lose too badly.

Moreover, it's a collective honor, representing their respective stand-up comedy labels.

...

Inside the meeting room.

Many celebrity guests and members of the production team have already sat down together.

Besides Yang Tianzhen and Guo Qilin, there are also director Dapeng, stand-up comedian Fu Hang, Cai Kangyong, Hou Peican, and others.

After a quick review of the script.

Director Wu Da found Yang Tianzhen.

"Mr. Yang, the newcomer you brought in this season, Shen Jian, did the production team arrange it well? By the way, he doesn't really have any connection with our iQiyi content department, right? Haha."

"???"

Yang Tianzhen was taken aback by the question.

She had initially thought the director was going to say something to her.

The result was that they asked such a nonsensical question.

What is the content department of the iQiyi platform? It's a listed company; it has absolutely nothing to do with that scoundrel.

Yang Tianzhen smiled and said, "Director Wu, what exactly do you want to ask? Shen Jian is a newcomer I signed. I have to thank you for arranging for him to join the crew this time."

Wu Da looked at Yang Tianzhen and carefully considered her words.

She said thank you for our arrangements, not thank you for "me".

This shows that she knew someone else was taking care of Shen Jian.

So, does Shen Jian really have some kind of relationship with Director Ma?

"Haha, it's nothing, it's a small matter. Even out of respect for you, Yang Tianzhen, I still have to make arrangements for your people, right?"

Yang Tianzhen: "Director Wu is too kind. He's just an inexperienced newcomer. There's no need to treat him specially."

"As we film the rest of the time, he can go as far as he wants, as long as he's normal and doesn't cause any trouble for the production team."

Yang Tian, ​​how could you personally mentor such an inexperienced newcomer?

Could Director Ma really name names specifically?

Besides, there are no ignorant people in this circle.

Those who dare to be ignorant and capable of being ignorant, how many of them don't have powerful backers?

Director Wu pondered for a long time.

I'm reminded of the saying, "Go wherever you end up."

There's clearly a hidden meaning in that.

The competition format needs to be fair, since there are so many voters watching.

Yang Tianzhen also knew this.

So what she needs most is attention to detail.

For example, arranging a more comfortable team, showing some care during recording, and paying attention to small details should solve the problem.

Director Wu raised an eyebrow and smiled, feeling enlightened.

He felt he had figured it out.

"I understand, Mr. Yang. Don't worry, I'll arrange Shen Jian."

"what?"

Yang Tian was completely dumbfounded.

No, what do you understand?