Chapter 95

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Yangzhu drove back from outside, passing by the filming location of "Little Actors" where she saw the place dimly lit and the main gate closed.

She couldn't help but feel envious; this production crew was the best she had ever seen in terms of treatment. Everyone clocked out and went home before the sun even set.

Not like her Su Su sister.

The car drove into the production site, and she saw the venue lit up brightly under the night sky, with everyone bustling around, all eyes focused on Su Su.

She was filming.

At 9 PM, the day's shooting finally wrapped up. Yangzhu was the first to step forward, helping Su Lan remove her makeup, then drove back to the hotel.

Sitting in the back seat, Su Lan leaned comfortably, hugging a soft pillow, and took out her phone, scrolling through to find the latest episode of "Little Actors."

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Su Lan was surprised.

Yangzhu, who was driving, raised an eyebrow and glanced at the rearview mirror, seeing Su Lan staring at her phone with a look of surprise. At the same time, the quiet car was filled with singing.

One is a flower from the fairy garden,

One is a flawless jade,

...

She immediately knew it was "Little Actors"!

The third episode aired at noon today, and she had already watched it.

Su Su must have been surprised by the theme song, which didn't exist before and only appeared in this episode.

It was a very beautiful song, not a pop song, so it might have a smaller audience, but it didn't stop it from being a great piece.

At least, she really liked it.

Is this folk music?

She liked pop music, but she also liked this kind of music she couldn't name.

Yangzhu didn't say anything, focusing on driving, while Su Lan was immersed in the latest episode of "Little Actors."

One episode is 25 minutes, and the journey from the production site to the hotel is also 25 minutes.

Halfway through the journey.

"Huh?"

The car was filled with another surprised voice.

Yangzhu glanced at Su Su through the rearview mirror, seeing her face light up with a smile.

Su Lan paused the video, and the screen showed two little guards.

"Little Actors" is a show with child actors, but these two guards were even younger, tiny and adorable, like little radishes.

Where did they find them?

Under 5 years old?

Ha ha, so cute.

The one on the left had a tight, serious face.

The one on the right was mischievous, looking like she was about to jump.

The comments flew, clearly not just Su Lan noticed these two little ones.

"Where did these adorable babies come from? So cute~~"

"I thought Xiangyun was small enough, but there are two even smaller ones."

"So small."

"This show is going to make me fall in love."

"Passed by for the third time."

"Grouped for the fifth time."

...

As if on cue, they arrived at the hotel, and the episode ended.

Su Lan put down her phone, still feeling unsatisfied, and said, "I finally understand the pain of waiting for the next episode."

"Su Su, get some rest early."

Yangzhu took Su Lan to the hotel suite.

This was the hotel reserved for Su Lan by "Dian Jiang Chun" during the filming period.

Yangzhu also stayed at this hotel, but not on the same floor. She had a regular single room.

"Good night, Zhu, you also get some rest early."

"Good night, Su Su."

Closing the door, Su Lan lay on the big bed, relieving the fatigue of the day.

The bedroom was filled with a fresh floral scent, and there was a bunch of beautiful narcissus on the balcony, prepared by Yangzhu.

Perhaps feeling the room was too quiet, she took out her phone and played the theme song of "Little Actors."

"Is the theme song called 'Wang Ning Mei'? It sounds very artistic."

After listening to it once, she prepared to take a shower.

"Huh?"

She suddenly remembered something, scrolled through her phone, and fast-forwarded the plot of "Little Actors" to the end.

The names of the production crew appeared one by one.

Producer: Gao Xiaolan.

Director: Zhang Tongshun.

Screenwriter: Zhang Tan.

These were all familiar, and she knew them from the first episode.

But...

A new section appeared.

Lyricist and Composer: Zhang Tan.

Zhang Tan? ? ? ! ! !

Su Lan widened her eyes. The lyricist and composer were Zhang Tan?

She wasn't hallucinating when she saw it just now; it was real.

Of course, she didn't think there were two Zhang Tans; it could only be one.

This Zhang Tan is the same Zhang Tan, the screenwriter.

But, Zhang Tan writing songs? ? ?

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A new week, Pujiang Film Studio.

The weekly meeting.

Zhang Tan and Gao Xiaolan still sat at the end, being low-key.

But unlike usual, people kept greeting them proactively.

In contrast, Wang Yifan, who was initially full of spirit, was now deflated. No one greeted him, and he ignored others.

An aura of "do not approach" surrounded him.

Zhu Ruopu entered with a serious face.

As usual, the meeting started with updates on the progress of various projects, followed by the viewing statistics of films and TV shows from the past week.

The viewing count of "Chief Jin" dropped again.

Last week, the second episode had 2.5 million views, ranking 20th in the industry.

This time, the number dropped to 1.8 million, ranking outside the top 30.

It was clear to everyone that this show was done for.

After a strong start in the first episode, it quickly declined.

The decline actually started in the second half of the second season, from which point the show's viewing count began to drop.

The third season tried to address the issues, but it was too late.

The show's reputation was ruined, with its reliance on gimmicks and borderline content. After the novelty of the first season, the audience no longer bought it, leaving only the labels of "greasy" and "disgusting."

In stark contrast, the third episode of "Little Actors: Grandma Liu Enters the Grand View Garden" saw a major breakthrough.

After a week of heated discussions, the attention to "Little Actors" skyrocketed, reaching a heat of 70 across the web, higher than the peak of 66.18 of "Chief Jin."

The viewing count, which was 500,000 last week, surged to 1.02 million, ranking second on the website.

Only behind the year's top show, "Stranger Call."

These were just the data from the studio's own video website.

The third episode added Penguin Video.

The viewing count there was as high as 1.2 million.

Combined, the third episode had 2.22 million views, ranking 24th in the industry for the same period.

Zhu Ruopu introduced the data, with mixed emotions.

A world of extremes.

The highly anticipated "Chief Jin" was collapsing like an avalanche, while the originally small-scale "Little Actors" sparked a major social discussion, supporting the leg that "Chief Jin" had lost.

If only "Chief Jin" hadn't failed and "Little Actors" had risen, how wonderful that would be.

Zhu Ruopu ended the meeting with a heavy heart and was called to the deputy director's office by a phone call.

"What's going on with 'Chief Jin'? Tell me about it," Deputy Director Tang Hao asked.

He was the deputy director in charge of the film and TV department and had attended the opening ceremonies of both "Chief Jin" and "Little Actors."

These two shows were the reasons he called Zhu Ruopu for a talk today.

"Little Actors" was a good thing, while "Chief Jin" was a bad thing.

He asked about "Chief Jin" first because the show had consumed a lot of resources from the studio and was now in such a poor state, and he would have to face inquiries from the board.