Hangcheng.
Zhelan TV Headquarters.
The director team and several high-ranking executives of the TV station were engaged in discussions regarding the upcoming recording and broadcast of the third season of "The Voice."
Chen Anxia, the chief producer and concurrently a director at Zhelan TV, initiated the meeting.
"Let's talk about Bai Youlou. From what I've heard, this kid has already been to several other shows."
As soon as the director spoke, most of the people present, being shrewd individuals, understood his intention.
Even without Chen Anxia stating it directly, just by mentioning Bai Youlou, everyone could tell that Chen Anxia wanted to use him.
Regarding Bai Youlou, the "The Voice" production team had originally intended for him to be eliminated in the first round and quickly dismissed.
However, due to the show's format of judging solely by voice before turning, they ultimately decided to let him sing two songs before leaving.
Initially, they even considered having a mentor turn and keep him for another round, even if his performance was a bit lackluster, for the sake of controversial traffic.
Recently, the news of Bai Youlou and Long Ziqiang successively appearing on various shows, dominating the stage and promoting a movie, was no longer a secret.
Those with connections had all heard about it and learned that Bai Youlou seemed to have written many original high-quality songs.
To be fair, setting aside his character, everyone felt this kid was somewhat amazing.
They had never seen a disgraced artist who, not long after causing trouble, could stir up so much activity.
He directed and starred in a movie himself, and suddenly became talented enough to write songs.
But even so, the "The Voice" production team still hadn't planned to keep him on their stage for long.
While controversial traffic seemed appealing, it was truly fraught with risk.
One wrong move could lead to shooting themselves in the foot.
The show's director, Jing Lei, expressed some hesitation, "Director Chen, Bai Youlou's reputation is so bad right now. If we keep him on our stage for too long, it will definitely attract a lot of controversy."
"Director Jing, our show's purpose is to discover good voices, not to find moral exemplars. We can't just ignore someone's talent because they made a mistake."
This statement sounded like a discerning patron recognizing a rare talent.
What a way to embrace talent without adhering to conventions.
But this statement could also be interpreted in reverse: one cannot forgive someone's mistakes just because of their talent.
So, the question arises: which is more important, talent or mistakes?
Neither!
Therefore, everyone else present was waiting for the continuation.
As expected, Director Chen cleared his throat slightly, "Our rival station has been gaining momentum these past two years. The leadership hopes our flagship program can achieve more. I heard they are preparing something big again..."
This immediately escalated the situation to the fierce competition between top-tier TV stations.
After Director Chen said this, naturally, no one stepped forward to voice any objections.
Zhelan TV was inherently more "uninhibited" than other TV stations in this regard; in plain language, they were bold.
They dared to do things that other TV stations' programs wouldn't, and they dared to use disgraced artists that others wouldn't!
Not only would they use them, but they would use them to the fullest!
A male idol who was almost at the level of top-tier stardom, lowering himself to participate in a show with ordinary contestants, coupled with the immense controversial traffic he generated, was enough for Zhelan TV to take a gamble.
Of course, the above could be considered the benefits of boldness, or rather, the decisiveness.
But from another perspective, doing things this way could easily lead to problems, resulting in: chaotic management, over-reliance on hype, neglecting the program itself, and even more serious safety issues.
However, due to the rise of online platforms in the past two years, even top-tier TV stations have found themselves in difficult situations. In such circumstances, Zhelan TV became even bolder.
As a result, after confirming their intention to fully leverage Bai Youlou's controversial traffic, someone immediately came up with a "clever idea."
"We're still short one mentor spot. Let's directly invite Dong Lu. The show's effect will be explosive!"
Hiss
The entire conference room was stunned by this suggestion.
What a talent!
Even if you dared to invite her, Dong Lu would have to be crazy to accept.
Bai Youlou at least had the need to promote his movie, which is why he could actively participate in various shows. Dong Lu, on the other hand, was already somewhat past her prime before her scandal and was basically in a state of giving up and slacking off. She would be insane to come on a show to be criticized, and even more so to appear on the same show as Bai Youlou.
However, although this person's wild idea was too outrageous, it sparked inspiration in others.
As a top-tier TV station, Zhelan TV had access to a wealth of information.
"Zhen Dongjun, invite him!"
"He'll come?! Hasn't he had enough of being cuckolded?"
"He already encountered Bai Youlou on the stage of 'Tomorrow's Star Show'."
Oh, this... everyone exchanged glances, thinking this guy had something going for him. He was truly suited to be a star, to use his own pain points for such hype.
After a round of analysis, upon learning that Zhen Dongjun had been set up by the "Tomorrow's Star Show" program and had angrily withdrawn, forfeiting his contract fee, the "The Voice" production team immediately sent people to contact him.
The other party is also half a singer. He released several albums with good sales in the past and even formed a group.
This kind of multi-talented artist isn't uncommon in the entertainment industry. If you go back fifteen or twenty years, they wouldn't even be called cross-industry, they'd be called multi-talented artists.
So Zhen Dongjun has achieved some success in the music scene, and inviting him to be a mentor isn't outrageous; at least, it's not completely unrelated.
Anyway, the "The Voice" stage already has elements like Heavenly Kings, industry seniors, and popular singers. If Zhen Dongjun can come, he'll be the final piece of the puzzle.
The hype man!
Not the usual hype with actresses, but to create an outrageous CP of the wronged party and the blonde with Bai Youlou!
Just thinking about it is explosive! Wouldn't the traffic skyrocket?
After broadening their horizons, the directors of "The Voice" even felt that the shows that didn't dare to use Bai Youlou were truly timid, especially "Tomorrow's Star Show" for not seizing such a good opportunity.
As for whether Zhen Dongjun would accept...
Let's give it a try. Anyway, their show is quite sincere and won't resort to surprise attacks to embarrass Zhen Dongjun, the wronged party, on stage.
If they're going to do something, they'll do a script!
That's what makes for good show effects!
After confirming the decision to "re-employ" Bai Youlou, "The Voice" clearly began to charge headlong in a somewhat uncontrollable direction.
And Zhen Dongjun, upon receiving this invitation, felt quite conflicted.
He never imagined that the way he would receive job offers one day would be so bizarre.
His agent was very indignant, "Brother Zhen, we can't take this job! We'll be laughed to death if we do! And wouldn't that mean "Tomorrow's Star Show" was rejected for nothing? They even paid us a breach of contract fee."
"I know what the consequences of accepting are..." Zhen Dongjun didn't finish his sentence. He simply reached into his pocket, felt a USB drive, and his expression was unreadable.
"Then shall I decline it for you?"
"Wait a moment."
Zhen Dongjun rubbed his forehead and looked at the photo of himself with his wife and child on his desk, as if lost in thought.
The next second, the photo was smashed violently onto the floor, the frame shattering into pieces.
"Bitch!"
"Brother Zhen..." The agent wanted to say something, but looking at the cracked photo frame, he really didn't know what to say.
Could he really say: If you want life to go smoothly, you always have to wear a little green?
Lies don't hurt people; the truth is the sharpest knife.
You can only joke about such things with people who haven't been cuckolded. Try saying it to a brother who has been cuckolded?
However, at this moment, the agent looked at Dong Lu's smiling face in the photo. He used to think she was bright and elegant, but now, he inexplicably felt she seemed a bit more flirtatious.
"Reply to "The Voice", I'll take it!"
He's actually accepting?!
The agent was stunned. For some reason, a sentence popped into his mind, which he thought for Zhen Dongjun:
Bitch, I'll run into the man who slept with you on the show!
Twice!
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