A few minutes later, He Junhao, who had finally calmed down, sat on a bench next to the venue. He still had an incredulous expression on his face as he stared blankly at the documents in front of him, his hands trembling slightly.
"Brother Xiao, is this that popular variety show lately?"
Xiao He sipped his water and gave him a disgruntled sideways glance: "Didn't you see the big headline on this contract?"
"Hehehe, I still can't quite believe it."
He Junhao had a silly grin on his face.
Although many outside the industry are unaware of this variety show's existence, it has already spread throughout the industry recently. It is said that a major investment in a variety show targeting internet celebrities has been successfully approved and is preparing to start recruiting soon. Moreover, this project is likely to be the largest investment project related to internet celebrities in recent years. If you miss this opportunity, you may never have another chance.
Although there have been many online celebrity variety shows in recent years, most of them are not pure, with a mix of online celebrities and ordinary people, and they are not the only selling point. Moreover, almost none of these variety shows have achieved great success and broken into the mainstream.
Another point is that internet celebrities often become famous faster and more easily than celebrities. Sometimes, just one video can make an ordinary person famous overnight. However, the reality behind this is that most of these people who become famous overnight are really just ordinary people. After experiencing sudden fame ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) and wealth, many people cannot hold on to what they have and begin to attribute the benefits of the times to themselves.
Therefore, their houses collapsed very quickly.
This has led to these types of variety shows starting to edit and blur out certain people's images even before filming is finished. In the end, even when they are released, some people's scenes may be cut out, or the variety shows may be taken off the air and disappear completely after many years.
As a result, this market has gradually changed from a place full of delicious cakes to a place where no one cares about it now.
However, no one expected that there would still be unsuspecting people eyeing this piece of cake.
Xiao He, the sucker, was completely unaware of what the others were thinking. He said slowly and deliberately, "Our company happens to have invested in this project, and I have a few recommendation slots. That's why I immediately thought of you."
The variety show is called "Public Enemy Number One". It is a variety show-style internet celebrity program imported from abroad. It mainly uses a competition and talent show system. Through various competitions, the most entertaining, talented, popular, and promising internet celebrity contestants are selected and given up to three years of platform traffic support, and even support to enter the industry.
What is this "circle"? It's the entertainment industry, of course.
As for the huge bonus behind it, that's actually irrelevant now.
Many people come here hoping to make a name for themselves; once they're famous, the money will come rolling in.
Moreover, this variety show is not a small-scale affair like before; it is jointly produced by multiple legitimate platforms, making it arguably the most heavily invested internet celebrity variety show in the history of Chinese entertainment.
When this rumor broke, the industry was in an uproar. Almost every internet celebrity with a little fame and ability was racking their brains to find a way to get an entry spot.
He Junhao had heard about it, but he never took it personally.
After all, He Junhao is a food blogger. To put it bluntly, in this type of program, food bloggers like him simply can't compete with those in the appearance or entertainment categories.
This kind of bloodshed and violence is not suitable for a "retirement" blogger like him.
Unexpectedly, good news came out of nowhere.
He Junhao was both excited and apprehensive. Finally, he hesitated and said, "Brother Xiao, I am very grateful for the opportunity you gave me, but... I may not be as good as those guys."
He Junhao wouldn't care if he went there with the spot Xiao He gave him, but he couldn't let Xiao He down!
Xiao He chuckled and patted He Junhao on the shoulder: "It's alright. It mainly depends on whether you want to go or not. This time, with the support of a major platform, it's a chance to gain exposure. Whether you go or not, it won't affect me."
He Xiaoshuai and Xiao He were college roommates and also good friends. Most fans who have followed Xiao He or He Xiaoshuai know this. However, apart from making some daily records when he meets Xiao He to "show off" their friendly relationship, He Xiaoshuai doesn't deliberately try to ride on Xiao He's popularity in his videos, nor does he constantly refer to himself as "Xiao He's roommate" to attract the attention of Xiao He's fans. He is quite tactful.
Therefore, Xiao He did not think that He Junhao's failure would have any negative impact on him.
Moreover, Xiao He didn't think He Junhao would lose outright.
"There is a general program schedule behind this, you can take a look in advance. This competition is not only to screen current internet celebrities, but also to select capable and high-quality internet celebrities."
If you're just going to be a clown in front of the camera and try to attract attention, then you'll be among the first to be eliminated.
Or, people who, apart from their looks, have no brains and no original ideas beyond following trends, will also be quickly eliminated.
Ultimately, the platform will want to retain and support the most stable and valuable group of people.
Xiao He thought He Junhao was a good candidate.
He Junhao then opened it and took a look, and his expression turned somewhat surprised.
"Playing this big right from the start?"
The first stage of the competition is actually very simple: you need to create and shoot a video independently and get a certain number of likes and conversions in the "natural" traffic pool in a short period of time to be considered a success.
Those ranked last in the final overall ranking will be immediately banned from the platform. Additionally, if a video is automatically flagged as vulgar, sensational, or erotic, it will also be immediately banned from the platform.
This stage tests the most basic comprehensive abilities.
Besides this hurdle, there are also basic video text creation skills, creative thinking skills, live streaming skills, and sales skills, among others.
After reviewing these checkpoint systems, He Junhao still felt a sense of anticipation.
If it's a matter of simple, hard skills... he's not incapable of it.
Moreover, this show is very ambitious, with many different tracks under its umbrella, and the competition rules will be divided into different situations on these tracks. It has a feeling similar to the kind of show that reveals the secrets behind internet celebrities. It is the kind of show that even if He Junhao himself does not participate, he will be interested in and watch on time.
"Then... shall I give it a try?"
He Junhao glanced at Xiao He tentatively.
Xiao He laughed in exasperation: "Why are you looking at me? You decide for yourself!"
He Junhao scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Then I'll give it a try! But Brother Xiao, is the content of this level a secret?"
He saw a "Confidential" sign in the bottom right corner.
"Keep it secret to outsiders, but not to insiders."
Xiao He said calmly.
For the production team, He Junhao wasn't the only "insider."
It may not be fair to others, but that's just how cruel it is.
