When will I be the queen

Chapter 428 Program
Mei Zhang didn't hang up, and talked about the script and contract of "The Mist". The contract has been uploaded to the company, Cai Cai's salary has increased, and the dividend ratio has also increased. He also talked about the general situation of several other actors in this season of "The Mist". Xianjun has actually obtained their information.

"It's not a big problem. They all want to act well. Personality doesn't matter." As an actor, you don't have to care about the personalities of other actors. They are colleagues because they get together for filming. They get together for a few months or a day. They are seen day and night, but in fact, they are strangers without the roles. They are strangers wearing masks. Very few people in the circle will return to their true nature outside the camera. They are still acting and pretending.

The personality shown is almost never the real personality. So, if you are easy to get along with, you can be more enthusiastic when you meet again, and say you are friends when asked. If you are not easy to get along with, try not to meet, and say you are busy when asked. Who cares about a stranger?
As for the personalities, friends, etc. that are spread online, marketed, and hyped, that is another job content.
Not everyone is Cai Cai. People like Cai Cai can't even act out their characters. There are too many artists who have failed by imitating her.

"The previous ones were easy to get along with, but their acting skills were shit. The domestic data of The Mist exceeded that of Empire, and the overseas data of The Mist was pretty good. It's all thanks to Cai Cai. The credit goes equally to her acting skills and appearance." The Immortal King's complaints were merciless. He really watched it patiently to the end, and even watched the plots without Cai Cai at multiple times the speed.

This season, we have found actors with good acting skills, so the quality of the series will be guaranteed, and Cai Cai will also be more relaxed when filming.

Mei Zhang is not so optimistic. "It seems that the actors in this season are too eager to make progress. I am worried that something bad will happen."

The immortal closed his eyes and was about to end the video, "They are artists who have talent and good backing, but they just lack luck. They are always one step short and want to make progress. Actors who want to make progress will cherish themselves. Unless they are out of their minds, nothing serious may happen, but you have to be careful not to let Cai Cai quarrel with them." As for whether they will fight, if Cai Cai dares to do it, those people dare not and cannot do it to Cai Cai, and there is no way they can even raise their hands.

Mei Zhang took the opportunity to ask about the variety show again. He still didn't want Cai Cai to appear on the variety show.

Even if it is not the past, in the past, variety shows were lower than film and television drama resources, and big names would not appear on them. Only those artists with insufficient or even low status and obvious shortcomings would appear on them. Now, in the entertainment era, artists are involved in everything. Style is style, work is work, and interests are interests. Variety shows have their own award ceremonies, and there are also large-scale ceremonies co-organized with other award ceremonies. They are super resources that are not inferior to film and television drama resources. Big names are more happy to appear on them than 18th-tier ones, especially during the promotion period or on popular variety shows.

However, there are only a few popular variety shows. The ones that are considered to be the best are not just short-term hits, but are absolute ratings treasures.

Another type is a variety show specifically made for fan groups or a certain type of people, similar to the private domain variety show. The variety show Cao Xin is on is originally a kind of show where celebrities bring their teams to share travel vlogs with fans. It seems to be a benefit for fans, but it is actually business. Everything that appears in the camera is business, even the places you go to are business.

Later, it gradually gained popularity and cooperated with local cultural and tourism organizations and even around the world, and it became a program for celebrities to share their work and travel experiences.

Regardless of whether it is a voyeuristic show or a business gathering, the audience loves to watch it, the celebrity factor has a certain viewership base, and it has a positive publicity effect. This program has become the highlight of the national TV variety show list.

Mei Zhang doesn't want Cai Cai to appear in variety shows that tend to showcase celebrities themselves. As I've said before, Cai Cai's personal characteristics are too strong, and being a popular figure is not conducive to Cai Cai's career as an actor.

"The focus of the filming is on Cao Xin. Si Chen is the partner, and Cai Cai is the guest. When you go to coordinate, it can only be Cao Xin and Si Chen. No one more person is allowed. No one more person is allowed to join in any form or with any other surname." The Immortal King gave the order.

Mei Zhang understood as soon as he heard it, nodded in agreement, and then hung up the video.

When Cai Cai woke up, she was told that everything had been arranged, and the recording time would be the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, depending on Cao Xin's landing time. It was a recorded broadcast, not a live broadcast.

"I've read the script. I don't ask you to do anything, but there are some time requirements and the work process arrangement on Cao Xin's side. We just need to know about it and don't have to do anything. The focus of the recording is Cao Xin. Now that you are on this show, you can have a reason to turn it down if you are invited in the future." After all, it is a variety show of the national TV station, so you need to have a good excuse to turn it down. This excuse is very useful after having been on it. Mei Zhang read his own script and the program script to Cai Cai, and Cai Cai was drinking soup.

"You haven't watched the show either. It's called 'My Daily Life'."

“.” Tsai Tsai looked up and saw the name of the good country station.

"It should be followed by a different name. The host is different, so the name is different. Cao Xin is the host of this episode, so the name is "My Daily Life - Noisy Cao Xin"."

"Doesn't Chenchen deserve to have a name?" Cai Cai complained again.

"." Do you want to listen? Mei Zhang picked up a piece of meat for her, and told her to eat it without saying anything. "Chenchen is now barely a 1.8-tier artist, much lower than the first-tier, but slightly higher than the second-tier. If he has works, he can be a first-tier artist, but if he doesn't have works, he is a second-tier artist. Cao Xin is a super first-tier artist. The two of them are two steps apart, and there are more than ten steps between them in terms of business. Do you understand?"

"." Why are you being so blunt and detailed? Be careful or I'll tell Chenchen that you've been teasing him behind his back.

Mei Zhang is not afraid of Cai Cai's complaint. After all, it is a bit exaggerated to say that Chen Chen is not as good as the best but better than the worst. In fact, Chen Chen's acting career is more difficult than Cai Cai thought.
"Considering Cao Xin's schedule and the minimum requirements given by the program, what we need to do is to find a place where the entire crew can dine and shoot, and then find a recreational place where we can arrange the filming. It is best to be open-air and low-cost, that is, the kind that ordinary people can afford, not exceeding the domestic four-digit price."

Such a specific request. The production team is really thoughtful.

"If it's really indoors, it'd better be related to humanities, but it can't involve sensitive points such as religion, politics, and the military. This requirement is more specific, so I won't go into details. So I think it's best to go outdoors and just enjoy the scenery. I have already contacted several candidates for these two places." Mei Zhang handed the tablet to Cai Cai, "Just choose the place you want to go. As for food, I asked the crew if there were any requirements for dietary allergies, and they said they didn't need to consider it, but I still considered it. These restaurants have also prepared alternative menus."

Cai Cai scrolled through the list and found that all the restaurants were ones she had eaten at and all the scenic spots she had visited before, and furthermore, "These two restaurants are properties rented out on the family's land, right? Remove them." Even if they were all free of charge, they would be seen as stingy if they were exposed later.

Mei Zhang asked Fang Qiao to cross it out directly and brought up the alternatives. Zhou Qing pointed to a restaurant and said, "This is a restaurant invested by Jarvis. It is considered a check-in place. Many programs have been filmed here. This daily variety show has not been filmed here. I personally recommend this one."

Fang Qiao also recommended, “It’s a topic of conversation and saves trouble. This restaurant is very open to being filmed, and other customers also accept that the restaurant will be filmed, so they come to dine here, so there will be fewer unnecessary disputes.” There are even people who specifically want to be on camera or internet celebrities who reside in the restaurant.

Cai Cai asked how the food was.

“It’s very local food. There’s still a certain gap between it and gourmet food, but it’s not camera-unfriendly after all, it’s a popular restaurant, so it still has some photogenic effects.” Mei Zhang said, “For this kind of restaurant that is easy to photograph, don’t demand too much that the food is delicious. It’s good enough if it’s not bad. After all, there are very few restaurants that are well-rounded. If you can take care of this, you’ll win.”

All right. "This restaurant, then."

Cai Cai doesn't understand landscape. She thinks that landscape is also a matter of personal preference. Some people like mountains and rivers, some like small paths and streams, some like stones, and some like sand. If it is simply beautiful, then it is beautiful. Otherwise, it can't become a landscape place.

Besides, the environment here is all man-made, and most of the natural landscapes are also man-made. If you want to see the pure natural scenery, you have to go to a very far place.

"As for the scenery, I recommend this Stone Park. It's completely free and there are performances by various street performers. To the west of the park is the coastline, which is a famous place to watch the sunset. How can a travel variety show not include sunset shots?" Zhou Qing clicked on it and showed Cai Cai the photos.

Cai Cai has no objection, but I feel that there seem to be too many routines in the variety show.
Mei Zhang picked two places, "Then I will contact them right away. I will also find a similar place as an alternative." In case of any temporary changes, the alternative should also be similar to the original place, otherwise it will affect the filming. Cai Cai expressed her understanding, "If there is a change, it is because of the restaurant's landscape, and we have to pay a certain fee to the agent. If not, we will double the money. The treatment of all the crew members should be the same as that of the artists, and there should be no discrimination. We can spend this little money. Since we are all here together, let's eat and have fun together, and prepare some extra gifts."

Mei Zhang agreed and asked Zhou Qing to remember to make the arrangements.

There are many unexpected situations in variety shows. Not to mention that they are all scripted, there are also backup plans. Otherwise, the filming will be interrupted. Interruptions mean that the funds are burning. Some projects are not afraid of it, but for some projects, after the funds are burned, the entire production team will be waiting to be unemployed.
By the way, many behind-the-scenes workers in the industry don't chase stars and even particularly hate certain artists. Just because an artist makes a mistake, not only will they not be deducted money or punished, but they will even be pitied and sympathized with, and then other behind-the-scenes staff will take the blame, be deducted money, or be fired. This is capital shifting conflicts, but the artist assumes that he will not make mistakes, which is also unfair to the artist and other staff.

Where is the fairness?

Many people say this. But in fact, many times, if you want fairness, it is not that difficult. For example, artists will be treated differently, but brands and businesses are capital means, so they will save as much as possible. But the behind-the-scenes staff around artists, many times, if the artists are willing to give in, they will not be treated differently. For example, if an artist buys milk tea, the artist group will be the kind that costs 21 cups, while the behind-the-scenes staff group will be the kind that costs 5 yuan per cup.

Is it true that the entertainer can't afford the 15 yuan difference? Not necessarily. If you are already treated, then it's polite not to ask for too much, right? Maybe.

Mei Zhang looked at Cai Cai. Everyone in and outside the circle said that Cai Cai was a fool and a hands-off boss, but the employees of Cai Cai's studio had the lowest turnover in the industry. People tend to move up, and whether a position is good or not can be clearly seen by looking at the length of time the employee has worked there. There are so many people in the circle who curse Cai Cai, but they are just pretending to be blind.

Does Tsai Tsai have too much money to burn? Probably. Does Tsai Tsai attract hatred? Definitely.

Mei Zhang closed his eyes. Cao Xin seemed to be a generous person who would attract hatred. So he should just keep an eye on his actions and then take action. There was no need to rush for this kind of thing. It was easy to overdo it and a good thing would turn into a bad thing. He secretly reminded Fang Qiao and Zhou Qing to pay attention.

Cai Cai will then read the script of Misty, make a new look for Misty, and prepare for the wrap party of Empire. The wrap party will officially confirm the broadcast time of Empire Season 2, show the front page trailer, and it seems that there will be behind-the-scenes shooting of Empire Season 1 and behind-the-scenes episodes that will be broadcasted along with the official episodes of Season 2.

The second season of Empire has been scheduled for a long time, and the wrap party can also be regarded as a launch party.

In the third season of The Mist, Cai Cai had a lot of scenes and lines. In addition to the action scenes, Cai Cai was practicing her skills while memorizing her lines. She was so busy that she even forgot about the variety show.

"How could you forget? Me! Me!" Si Chen was a little overwhelmed.

Cai Cai was embarrassed, and hurriedly comforted him, "I'm sorry, I just got the script, I'm really busy, and there are too many lines." She has read the entire script several times, and divided the shooting scenes according to the plot, as well as the action scenes, as well as the psychological activities and required emotions of the characters in different plots, etc. Reading the script is not just reading.

Si Chen began to feel sorry for Cai Cai again, "You should also take good rest, don't you want to grow taller?" After a few more words, he told Cai Cai the time their plane would land, "We are about to board the plane. There have been reports online, and although your name was not mentioned, everyone can tell it's you when you come to pick us up tomorrow. There will be a live broadcast, and if you don't want to show up, just wait for us in the car."

Cai Cai said that it depends on Mei Zhang's arrangements and told Si Chen not to worry. Before she finished talking to Si Chen, Lily and Sarah's video came over. Cai Cai did not hang up Si Chen's video and told Lily and the others not to beat Mei Zhang, but beat Fang Qiao.

"You're going to record a show? Can we join?" Lily asked directly. Sarah was with her, and they were drinking.

"."You guys went out to have fun, but you didn't even take me with you! !
"We are talking about the topic of mature women, how should we take you!" Lily was too lazy to say anything and only asked about the show.

Cai Cai was not sure either, so she asked Mei Zhang to come over. Mei Zhang said it should be possible, "I'll go ask the person in charge of the program team first."

Seeing Mei Zhang go to contact, Cai Cai helped him explain, "This program is broadcast on our domestic national TV station. It's a very popular variety show with a wide audience. It's broadcast simultaneously on TV stations and online platforms. So there will be more review requirements. I am participating as a guest." Although it was Cao Xin and Si Chen who requested her, in terms of the work process, she was only a guest, not the host of the show.

Sara nodded, "I know, I'm following the show."

Cai Cai was very surprised. She hadn’t even seen it. How did you see it?
"Jarvis was on this show a long time ago. Many foreign stars have also been on it. When I was a kid, I dreamed of being on this show."

"."What a surprise! !

Cai Cai immediately searched for it, and was shocked. It was true! This show was older than she was! No, was this show so amazing? She thought it was just an ordinary celebrity variety show, and Mei Zhang didn’t want her to be the host of this show.

"The predecessor of this program was in the form of artist vlogs. Later, the actor named Song Weiwei in your country was mixed-race, his father was a foreigner, and he divorced his mother when he was ten years old. His mother took him back to live in a small town in your country. In that episode, he introduced his hometown, he introduced that small town, and also came to this foreign country to introduce the place where he lived before he was ten years old, which was also a small town. The comparison between the two towns in the past and the present, his mood, the comparison between the past and the present, and the comparison between his father and mother's education and love for him."

Sarah was deeply impressed. "That episode was very popular overseas because many children born in transnational marriages have divorced parents. My grandparents were in a transnational marriage, but fortunately they lived close to each other. But the last time they saw each other was at the funeral."

Cai Cai knew that Sarah attached great importance to family ties, and also knew that this program was very important to Sarah. She turned to look at Mei Zhang who was in contact, and asked Sarah, "Can you relay what you said to the program team?" Sarah said yes, and Mei Zhang also heard it and made a gesture to show that he knew.

Lily thought it would be better not to talk about this on the show, "It's a bit too deliberate."

Sara glared at her. "Are you being sarcastic? I'm not making this up."

Lily curled her lips deliberately, "It feels like she's making up a story!"

"You are so abominable!!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Cai Cai quickly said, "This is decided by the program team. But Jarvis has been on this program before. What is his daily routine? Filming and watching movies?"

“He filmed fishing and auditioning.”

It's very Jarvis-style. Cai Cai doesn't need to read it to know what it's about.