kvmb Chapter 228 Reaching Consensus
Chapter 228 Reaching Consensus
Chapter 228 Reaching a Consensus
Director Yuan followed the waiter into the private room and saw that Feng Han had already arrived early.
As soon as the other person saw Yuan Ji, they immediately stood up and greeted him with a big smile, "Director Yuan, it's been a long time."
Director Yuan smiled at Feng Han, his attitude neither too cold nor particularly enthusiastic.
After finding a seat, he sat down opposite Feng Han. After the waiter left, he looked at Feng Han with a fake smile on his face.
Feng Han got up, poured Yuan Ji a cup of tea, and instead of getting straight to the point, started chatting with Yuan Ji about random things.
Yuan Ji wasn't impatient; he simply waited for Feng Han to finish his nonsense before responding in a casual, half-hearted manner.
After the dishes were served, Feng Han began to toast Yuan Ji. As the saying goes, ninety percent of cooperation is achieved over drinks.
Under the influence of alcohol, people are prone to impulsiveness, which can lead to rational or irrational decisions.
After downing glass after glass of wine, Yuan Ji's face began to turn red. Feng Han felt that now was a good opportunity, so he began to tentatively speak.
"Director Yuan, have the guests for the next episode been confirmed?"
When Yuan Ji heard him ask this question, his first reaction was that Feng Han wanted to ask him for a guest spot, so he didn't respond immediately.
Now that the show is gaining popularity, viewers are eagerly anticipating the next episode, and many popular celebrities have already contacted him.
Yuan Ji is currently struggling with which guests to sign. He has never experienced this kind of trouble before. In the past, he had to beg and plead to find guests, and they were usually the ones choosing him.
Now that he's finally risen to prominence, it's his turn to choose his people, and the feeling is a bit complicated.
Previously, there was no other way, so they found so many ordinary people with low traffic to fill the quota. Now that they have a choice, they will definitely want to select the best.
Now that Feng Han had made this request, he was in a bit of a dilemma. There were only four guests, and if Feng Han asked him for one, he really couldn't refuse, since they had been working together for several episodes.
Although he knew that Feng Han had some bad habits and that his popularity was too low, there was still a working relationship between them, and it would be inappropriate to kick him aside now.
Feng Han seemed to have seen through Yuan Ji's thoughts, but instead of being angry, he smiled and said, "Director, is this still undecided? Shouldn't Shen Ruoyun be included?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ji's expression froze; he hadn't expected the other party to bring up Shen Ruoyun.
"No, Junjun has already made it clear that she will not participate in the recording of the next season."
Although he knew this would be the outcome, Feng Han still feigned surprise, saying, "He's not renewing his contract? That doesn't seem right."
Yuan Ji frowned, not quite understanding what he meant.
"It was because of you, director, that he was able to become famous. Now that he has gained popularity, are you starting to discard him like a used tool?"
Yuan Ji was taken aback by his words and fell silent for a moment.
Thinking to myself, this person is quite good at turning things upside down. It was clearly Shen Ruoyun who brought the show to its head, but now it's become the show that's making Shen Ruoyun famous.
If his shows hadn't been so terrible these past few years, he almost would have believed it.
People are most prone to getting carried away at times like this, and can easily lose self-awareness.
Fortunately, the director reflects on himself daily and knows he's just a nobody, so he's not easily misled by his few words.
"Hey, it's all a personal choice, there's nothing we can do about it." Yuan Ji waved his hand, looking indifferent.
"Director Yuan, if this final episode airs, how long do you think the buzz will last?"
“This…” Yuan Ji had indeed thought about this problem. If, after the last episode airs in a couple of days, viewers find that Shen Ruoyun is not on the list of participants for the next episode, the popularity will probably be cut in half.
The process of rising is not the most painful; the most painful thing is to suddenly fall from the clouds to the bottom of the valley.
Otherwise, a large number of business owners wouldn't choose to commit suicide by jumping off buildings after their companies go bankrupt.
He looked up at Feng Han and asked, "You're telling me this because you have some good ideas?"
Upon hearing Yuan Ji's words, Feng Han thought to himself that the other party was about to take the bait, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Director Yuan, what do you think is the most important thing in making variety shows?"
After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Ji replied, "Interesting content, genuine reactions."
Feng Han shook his head slightly, a mysterious smile playing on his lips. "Director Yuan, I think it's about generating buzz. As long as there's enough buzz, even if the show itself is just average, it will still attract a large audience."
Yuan Ji raised an eyebrow, seemingly understanding his intention. "You mean to use Shen Ruojun to create a topic? But he has already made it clear that he will not participate."
Feng Han leaned closer and lowered his voice, saying, "There's still one more episode, isn't there? As long as we fill this episode with topics, we won't have to worry about not getting any buzz."
Yuan Ji didn't understand what he meant, but the pursuit of profit was human nature. "What do you want me to do?"
"It's simple. Look at how other variety shows generate buzz."
Feng Han winked slyly, "Of course it's conflict. As long as there's conflict, there's something to talk about."
This time, he didn't bother beating around the bush with the director and directly stated his purpose.
"The director should know that the final effect of the show is not determined by the guests."
Feng Han's statement is indeed correct. Some variety shows even have fixed scripts for guests to act out in order to create buzz.
Of course, a large number of people will also deliberately edit the content, cutting out the beginning and end of certain events to incite public opinion and start a war of words.
There have been instances where celebrities committed suicide at home due to malicious editing and online bullying.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ji frowned, seemingly having grasped Feng Han's meaning, and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"You mean you want me to edit together your conflict with Shen Ruojun to deliberately incite a war of words among netizens?"
Feng Han was surprised that Yuan Ji, who usually seemed so rigid, was so savvy in this matter, and continued to coax him.
"This is just a small operational tactic, and it will benefit everyone in the end."
The director thought for a moment, then looked at Feng Han with some concern, and hesitated before asking, "Won't this affect you?"
Feng Han glanced at Yuan Ji, a cold smile playing on his lips. Shouldn't Shen Ruoyun be the one panicking now? He'd be the one making a fortune.
However, he maintained a basic level of decorum, with an indifferent expression.
"As members of the public, we are inevitably affected by public opinion, but Director Yuan, don't worry, it doesn't matter to me, I can handle it."
Yuan Ji looked at Feng Han with a hint of admiration in his eyes, but then he thought about it again.
As the saying goes, even black and red are still red.
Feng Han has been in the industry for many years but has never really become famous, so it's understandable that he wants to take this path.
He suddenly raised his hand and patted Feng Han on the shoulder, "Then I won't be polite."
Feng Han was surprised that Yuan Ji agreed so readily, thinking to himself that people are willing to throw all principles and bottom lines to the wind as long as there is profit to be made.
But this was exactly what he wanted to do. He raised his glass to the director and said, "Then I'll have to rely on the director's cooperation."
The director was grinning from ear to ear, and immediately bumped hands with Feng Han, saying, "Cooperate, of course we'll cooperate!"
Yuan Ji originally wanted to cut out the part where Feng Han and Shen Ruoyun had a conflict, because he was afraid that Feng Han would be criticized by netizens.
Unexpectedly, Feng Han was so dedicated. He even came to ask him to include this part.
There was no way around it; Yuan Ji was a very honest person, and it was generally difficult for him to refuse other people's requests.