Chapter 353 Episode Broadcast
New Year’s Day, Penguin Video Platform Headquarters.
The atmosphere became tense.
"It will be officially aired in 20 minutes. Have you checked the backend of the page?"
"We have run seven times since this morning."
"Finally, check it again. There must be no lag or slow loading. Also test the anti-hotlinking function again."
"Yes!"
The programmers in charge of the background programs glanced at the backs of the leaders as they left. The solemnity on their faces gradually turned into silence, and their straight backs slumped.
Peng Fei, one of the programmers on site, muttered in a low voice: "Mr. Ren, this is too exaggerated. Why should the background of a playback page run all the time? It's not enough to run it seven times. We have already done so much for stability and anti-hotlinking."
A colleague next to him shook his head and said, "It's because of the company's music business. When Wu Mu's new album was released, it crashed the platform. The person in charge was scolded badly, and an intern was even thrown out to be sacrificed."
Peng Fei knew about this, but he was even more speechless after hearing about it. "How could our video platform crash? The bandwidth of our platform is more than an order of magnitude higher than that of the music platform. They are not of the same size, so how could it crash?"
“Maybe there’s a bug.”
No matter how speechless you are, you still have to do what your leader tells you to do.
The programmers from the backend team continued chatting casually while rechecking the page.
"In fact, it's mainly because of the pressure on President Ren. Not only did they spend million to buy the drama, but President Ren also asked the head office for additional resources. Several portal websites and information sites under the head office have put up covers recommending the drama, and the games, "Peace Heroes" and "The Return of the King", have all launched joint activities, and billboards in the games have been put up to promote the drama."
"Yes, and on QQ, when I was checking QQ this morning, several groups were copying the message 'If you don't V me fifty, I will punish you with the disappearing Wu Mu'. Hahaha, as long as you mention the keyword 'disappearing Wu Mu' in the chat, the promotional animation will pop up in front of everyone."
Peng Fei was surprised. The company asked the headquarters for promotional resources?
And it’s so big?
This company's promotional resources, although in terms of money, are not as high as million.
But if the platform loses million yuan on purchasing dramas, then that is at most an internal matter of the platform. The platform buys so many dramas every year, so it is normal for a few to be lost, and it cannot be blamed on anyone in particular.
But asking the headquarters for resources can cause trouble if this does not achieve the desired effect.
At least the decision makers must bear part of the responsibility.
"Who made this decision? So bold?" he couldn't help but ask.
A well-informed colleague nearby answered casually, "Mr. Ren, he made the decision at the meeting against all odds, saying that he was optimistic about Wu Mu's development and that the show would be a big hit. Our platform is preparing a variety show to compete with iQiyi, and I heard they are planning to invite Wu Mu to star in it."
No wonder Mr. Ren, who just took the lead, was so serious. He was putting part of his own future on the line.
Peng Fei suddenly realized.
As early testers of this drama, they had naturally watched it early during the testing process.
It does have a lot of explosive points, and the main explosive point is naturally Wu Mu.
He is so popular now, and his reputation for poor acting skills is well known. Once his acting skills in the drama are revealed, it will definitely attract the attention of countless people.
but.
“This is too good.”
Peng Fei shook his head. As an employee of a video platform company, even if he was just a backend programmer, he knew more about the industry than ordinary people.
"Wu Mu is doing well now, but if he offends people everywhere like this, it's hard to say how many years he can be popular."
In this circle, resources are everything. If you have bad relationships and offend many people, then when you are on the rise and can bring in real benefits, you will naturally be able to smile everywhere and not be afraid of not being invited.
But once a project fails, a drama or movie loses money, its unbeatable record is broken, and its rapid development momentum is interrupted, it may lead to a situation where everyone turns against it.
It is inevitable for celebrities in the circle to encounter loss-making projects. A simple calculation shows that no matter how popular a celebrity is, even the top superstars, they will still have many loss-making projects.
Superstars like them can also fall into low periods. If they have good relationships within the circle, they may have a chance to get through it, but if they have bad relationships, it can be fatal.
But who would have thought that after hearing what he said, his colleague chuckled and said, "A Fei, do you think the company hasn't thought about this? They are very smart."
He glanced outside the door and lowered his voice, "I heard that President Ren said at the company meeting."
He recalled and recounted the general idea: "It's totally groundless to worry that Wu Mu will quickly become outdated. You are still treating Wu Mu as another top star in China. In fact, after my research and observation, he already has the foundation to develop in other countries. If China doesn't give him a chance, Korea will. I have heard that MBC, the TV station behind the Super Challenge program, has invited Wu Mu to participate in their other variety shows more than once."
"Japan will also give it. You may not know this, but after watching his YouTube videos, several Japanese TV stations have become interested in him and are planning to invite him to contact them. As long as he is really popular abroad, there is no need to worry that he will become outdated in China. There are quite a large number of viewers in China who care about the opinions of foreigners. If he becomes popular abroad, he will be directly regarded as a cultural export, a business card of 'Look, even foreigners like our Chinese idols', and he will naturally gain a lot of goodwill."
Ok?
Peng Fei was slightly stunned.
He had never thought of this angle.
Is Mr. Ren from their platform so optimistic about Wu Mu?
After the well-informed colleague broke the news, he brought the topic back to the topic, "But I think Mr. Ren is just making empty promises. Who knows what will happen in the future? We still have to look at the present. As for the current drama, if the popularity is not worthy of the resources invested by the company, then Mr. Ren will definitely be in trouble."
Not only will you suffer setbacks, but if you are not careful you may leave a bad impression on your superiors because of decision-making and be marginalized.
Of course, if the decision is right, it will leave an impression of capability and courage on the superiors, and you may be transferred from vice president to president of other business groups in the company.
While everyone was chatting, the last round of testing was completed.
It’s finally time for the series to air.
At exactly 12 noon, the Penguin platform released the first two episodes of Wu Mu's "The Disappearing Him", one episode can be watched for free and one episode can be watched by members.
Jiangcheng, Jiangcheng Film and Television Base.
Zhou Yu, who had just finished filming a scene and was sitting in the rest area to rest, looked quite uneasy.
His agent beside him naturally knew why he was like this and comforted him:
"It's not even filmed yet, so how can we trust what's being promoted? Those platforms will make up anything to boost ratings."
"Not worried about that. Does he have acting skills?" Zhou Yu's expression softened, as if he didn't care.
I haven't even said what it is.
His agent had a blank expression on his face and was also annoyed.
What annoyed them so much was, of course, the upcoming airing of Wu Mu's new drama.
This play was originally intended for Zhou Yu to star in. It was a plan planned by their company to deepen Zhou Yu's label as an actor with good acting skills. Unfortunately, Zhou Yu was kicked out by Wu Mu, who brought money into the group, and Wu Mu played the role instead.
But in fact, at that time, although Zhou Yu felt disgusted, he didn't care at all.
It's just a drama, so what if he is given the role?
What kind of threat is there from a person whose popularity is far behind others even before the collapse, let alone after the collapse?
At that time, he didn't take Wu Mu seriously at all, and had a full psychological advantage.
But who would have thought that the situation would change so quickly.
It’s only been a little over half a year, and Wu Mu has become popular again?
It's ok that he's become popular again, and his momentum is even getting stronger. But he is the one who is left behind?
Now when it comes to top streamers, Wu Mu is recognized as the top streamer! ?
How could he remain calm? Not to mention maintaining the same psychological advantage as before, now he felt jealous whenever he thought of this person. Not only was his popularity overtaken, but most importantly, it was rumored in the industry that Wu Mu's acting skills were amazing in this drama?
This is not just jealousy, but a real threat to the positioning of the goods.
His positioning in the circle has always been that of someone who has both popularity and acting skills.
Therefore, producers who want to have a guaranteed fan base and have high requirements for project quality will choose him first.
But if someone comes out in the circle who is more handsome than him, more popular than him, has fans more likely to spend money than him, and has better acting skills, and steals his job, it would be like killing his parents.
He is now anxious to see whether Wu Mu's performance in the drama is really as rumored outside.
After I couldn't help but look at the time several times, it finally came to twelve o'clock noon.
He didn't have time to pretend and quickly took out his cell phone to check.
When he clicked on the big cover recommendation on the homepage of the Penguin Video platform, the series "Him" appeared in front of him.
"Clang, clang, clang~"
"Speed up a bit, Master Wang, and make it louder."
As soon as you click on it, you will see the scene of Cui Fu driving a train.
Zhou Yu was not in the mood to look at this, so he just pulled the progress bar.
"How about my car? I just transferred the ownership of it this morning."
Keep pulling.
"The factory said that we will start production as soon as the raw materials arrive."
Keep pulling.
Although Zhou Yu was not in the mood to watch this, after watching it a few times he discovered that the quality of this drama was higher than he had imagined.
This is undoubtedly not good news. If you are acting yourself, the higher the better.
But if someone else played the role, he would dream of continuing to make movies the way Wang Ren does.
After pulling the progress bar several times, finally.
"Classmate, how do I get to Building No. 8?" asked Sun Yueqing on the screen.
Zhou Yu stared at the phone screen, his face instantly turning pale.
"Zhou Yu, it's your turn next."
"Zhou Yu?"
The director shouted twice before waking him up from his livid face.
The director of this drama is also a well-known director in the circle, but his attitude is quite kind, "Zhou Yu, this shot is the heroine feeding the cat. While the cat is eating, she hugs the cat and touches it. Then you see her in the corner and think she is very cute, and she can't help but smile. But this smile can't be too big, it should be subtle, and you have to show the feeling of being unable to help laughing, but then suppressing it."
The content is not difficult and the director has already prepared for it to be done in one take.
but.
"Cut." The director shook his head. "There's nothing wrong with Xiaofang in the first take, but Zhou Yu, this one doesn't work. It's too far-fetched. It doesn't feel right. Let's do another one."
"Ka, still not working, laugh a little harder."
"Click."
He cut five takes in a row. This one was already long, and there was also a cat to take care of. It would take nearly twenty minutes to do it again each time. Now it was the director's turn to be livid.
He couldn't help but said something a little more seriously, "Zhou Yu, smile, you have to smile, you can't have a sullen face."
Keep shooting.
"Click."
"Ka-smile! Do you understand how to laugh? Do you need me to teach you how to laugh? It's just such a simple move, but you keep doing it over and over again? Did your mother die, you idiot? Who are you showing that sullen face to?!"
The director's patience was finally exhausted and he flew into a rage and started swearing.
Zhou Yu's eyes turned red, he threw the umbrella in his hand fiercely, turned around and left.
The director became even angrier. He kept filming such a simple action, causing everyone to not be able to eat. How dare you do this, you idiot? Just as he was about to continue scolding, a mobile phone was handed to him.
What?
He frowned and looked at the producer who handed him the phone.
The producer didn't say anything, but just gestured for him to look at his phone.
He took it and looked at it. It was a boy sitting on the steps with his head down.
He subconsciously clicked play.
The seated boy looked up.
He stared at it for half a second, then pulled the progress bar back with his finger.
After watching it several times, he couldn't help but look up in the direction Zhou Yu left.
Oh, it turns out this is more serious than my mom’s death.
In a small coastal city, a retired teacher once again opened the door to his daughter who was staying at home.
"Nier, can you show me why I can't watch the second episode of this TV show?"
Yu Jiajia, the stay-at-home daughter who was playing games, took the phone and saw, as expected, it was that person's new drama.
She was speechless, "Mom, why do you pay so much attention to him? You are so old, and you are still a fan?"
The teacher mother looked at her and said, "How old am I? You make me sound like I'm going to die of old age. Xiaowu's TV show is good, so what's wrong with me watching it? And isn't this your idol?"
Yes, she is indeed Yu Jiajia’s idol.
She has been a fan of Wu Mu since his show at the French Game Show aired a long time ago.
"I am just a fan who plays his games and watches his shows occasionally. Who has the time to follow someone's news every day?"
Yu Jiajia looked at the mother in front of her who cared more about her than she did, and waved her hands helplessly, "Forget it, I can't explain it to you."
She changed the subject and looked at the phone her mother handed over. "You need a membership to watch the second episode."
"Then open it for me." Her mother said unceremoniously.
Just know.
Yu Jiajia murmured in her heart, but couldn't help but persuade her again, "Mom, his TV series is not good, it's not worth spending money on it!"
(End of this chapter)
