Fan Binbin and Huang Xiaoming stood side by side by the window, looking at the heavy snow outside the window, and sighed in unison.

What is called a leaky house is a shower, and now it is.

Originally, there were not many people in the restaurant, and it snowed outside for half a day, and there was no sign of stopping until now, the location of their hotel was a relatively remote alley in Hongdae, and the flow of people was not much, but now because of this heavy snow, the pedestrians outside are more sparse, even if occasionally a few people pass by the door of the hotel, they have no intention of stopping, and they all leave in a hurry.

According to the requirements of the program, the restaurant is open until ten o'clock in the evening, but looking at the current situation, Fan Binbin thinks that it may close at eight o'clock, because no one will come to eat at all.

Thinking of this, Fan Binbin couldn't help but look at the directors of the program group behind a bunch of cameras not far away, it was this group of guys who had set up so many obstacles, so that their ambitions when they came were all extinguished at this moment.

As the chief director of the show, Li Xuri sat in the corner and saw Fan Binbin's resentful gaze expressionless.

But in fact, he was more anxious than everyone else.

If anyone pays attention, you will find that the director has rarely eaten recently, because he is too hot, and his gums are swollen and painful.

You must know that the upfront investment in this show is as high as 30 million, and this is because several actors participated in it at a 'friendship price'.

At the beginning, those settings, such as not doing any publicity in the local area, not inviting any extras to pretend to be customers, etc., were all Li Xuri's confidence in the high popularity of the four stars, I believe that even without these, with the popularity of Fan Binbin, Huang Xiaoming and other four stars, they can attract customers to the door.

After all, the depression in the early stage and the outburst in the later stage can make the audience feel that it is very enjoyable to watch.

But he never expected that he overestimated the popularity of Fan Binbin and others in South Korea, and made trouble until the show was broadcast for two days, but there were very few customers who came to the door.

Li Xuri was very panicked and entangled in his heart.

There are many ways to change this situation, the simplest is to ask some extras to pretend to be customers to go to the restaurant to spend, this method works quickly, as long as it is implemented, it can immediately create the illusion of prosperity of the hotel.

But when the program was planned at the beginning, the core idea of the program proposed by Li Xuri was the word 'real'.

What he wants to create is a real variety show, a real reality show, if he really looks for extras, what is the difference between it and those other fake variety shows?

But if you don't do anything, what if the situation continues like this?

The show invested 30 million, and nearly 20 million had been used in the early stage, so it was impossible to cancel it, but the show could not be withdrawn, but the director could be replaced, and Li Xuri had already guessed that his ending was to be replaced.

He is not afraid that he will be replaced, but he is afraid that the program concept he adheres to will also collapse with his replacement.

Li Xuri knows very well that some directors in the company are very unaccustomed to him, and these directors feel that it is reasonable to use extras to set off the atmosphere of the show, and it is a routine operation, but Li Xuri disagrees with this, and the two sides have quarreled more than once in the company meeting because of the conflict of ideas.

Li Xuri thought of this and smiled bitterly, he didn't expect that the first variety show that he insisted on and put into action might fail and sink into the sand, and when the time comes, not only will he have to taste the bitter fruit of failure, but he will probably be ridiculed by those people when he returns to the company, right?

"Director, Director, Director!!"

The call in his ears made Li Xuri retract his thoughts, looked up, and found that it was Jing Tiantian standing in front of him and calling himself.

"Director, you're fine, your face is very ugly. Jing Tiantian asked with concern, which made Li Xuri's heart warm.

Communicating with this group of stars of the Huayi Department, Li Xuri found that the other party has a very likable quality, that is, affinity.

Whether it is Jing Tiantian in front of her, or Huang Xiaoming standing by the window over there and Fan Binbin, who used to be from Huayi, they rarely see the kind of frame of a big star, whether it is facing a program director like herself, or an ordinary staff, they all give respect and politeness.

"I'm fine, I'm just gone, Tiantian, do you have anything to do with me?" Li Xuri naturally didn't express the worries in his heart, in front of outsiders, he must ensure that he is strong and confident, so as not to let the program team disperse.

Jing Tiantian didn't dig deeper, and when she heard Li Xuri ask rhetorically, she also remembered the reason why she came here.

"Director, Brother Liangliang asked me to ask you if you can close early today, he thinks there will be no customers coming to the store. Jing Tiantian said.

Li Xuri frowned, thought for a moment, and then shook his head towards Jing Tiantian.

"No, even if there is not a single guest, you have to wait until ten o'clock before closing. ”

"Oh, well, the director should take a break. A hint of loss flashed in Jing Tiantian's eyes, she thought she could go back to rest early today, but the director didn't agree to get off work, and she couldn't help it.

Li Xuri looked at Jing Tiantian's departing back and sighed.

He didn't want to leave work early, but now that the show is like this, he also wants to expect a miracle, so he has to wait.

Li Xuri's insistence was quickly conveyed by Jing Tiantian to the other three stars, although they complained about not being able to leave work early, but fortunately, the four stars were all very good-tempered, and at most they jokingly complained twice, and continued to stay in the store and wait for the guests who might appear.

Fan Binbin boredly rummaged through the small gourds on the counter, which she had bought from China as a gift for Korean customers.

She ordered a total of 100 of these small gourds, and when she came, she jokingly told everyone that it was first-come, first-served, but two days later, half of them had not arrived.

Looking at the pile of small gourds in front of him, Fan Binbin felt that he might be really confused this time.

Since leaving Huayi, Fan Binbin's film and television resources have plummeted, but this woman is not simple, she can't find good resources in film and television, so she has developed towards the fashion industry, shooting various magazines, rubbing all kinds of red carpets, and wearing very mavericks, and it is a vacuum lace skirt, and a show dragon and phoenix robe, in just two years, she has broken into the name of the most beautiful Chinese female star.

Most of the people in the circle are jokes about the name Fan Binbin, Fan Binbin's appearance is indeed high enough, and he belongs to the upper group in the entertainment industry with a group of beauties, but the name of 'the most beautiful' can't take her turn.

But after being hyped by the media for a long time, the public gradually believed it, especially Fan Binbin's original fans, who quickly accepted and digested Fan Binbin's concept of the most beautiful Chinese actress, and publicized it everywhere, making Fan Binbin's reputation unrivaled for a while.

But these popularity are all in the air in Fan Binbin's opinion, and it seems that her popularity is not inferior to Zhang Ziyi, the real first actress in China, but in fact, she knows very well that she is far from Zhang Ziyi.

Zhang Ziyi's popularity is not gained by hype, but accumulated through her works, and this popularity is very real, because the works are there, and it is impossible to disappear.

But her popularity is different, it is only hyped up through planning and media cooperation, not to mention the solid popularity of Zhang Ziyi, in Fan Binbin's opinion, her current popularity is even like a cloud of smoke, which may be dispersed as soon as the wind blows.

So she also needs works.

She can't help film and television resources, there are good works that are monopolized by actors from those big companies, and she can't read the scripts handed to her, so after thinking about it, she decided to participate in variety shows.

You must know that reality shows are a powerful tool for attracting fans, whether it is the original "Infinite Challenge", or the later "We Are Married", "Longing for Life", etc., many participating star artists have won the favor of the audience and gained popularity.

Fan Binbin feels that he can also consolidate his popularity by participating in reality shows, and there is no doubt that the best company to do reality shows in China is Star Entertainment Company.

Fan Binbin didn't ask Nie Wei for help, but took the initiative to recommend himself, and it happened that Fanxing was preparing a new variety show, so he happened to be on the right track.

Fan Binbin doesn't accept all variety shows, first learned about the content of this new variety show, and then determined the guests that the other party wanted to invite, of course, he also confirmed his remuneration, the first few items are good, but there is a little deviation in the remuneration here, but Fan Binbin showed his decisive character at this moment, and immediately decided to reduce his salary to join.

She didn't ask Nie Wei because she didn't want to spend that little favor at the beginning, and now the salary cut is also to sell Nie's only personal favor, in Fan Binbin's opinion, Nie Wei's favor is much more precious than those millions.

Fan Binbin, a popular actress, the program team of the new variety show will naturally not miss it, and after the two parties determined the content and remuneration, Fan Binbin joined the team of "Chinese Restaurant" as he wished.

But things turned out to be unexpected.

This show didn't go as smoothly as the previous show produced by Fanxing, filming started for two consecutive days, and the restaurant run by Fan Binbin and others was unpopular, even if the show was not broadcast, Fan Binbin and others also knew that there was no content to be cut out of such a situation.

This show is going to be cool! Fan Binbin thought miserably in his heart.

And this is not only her idea, including Huang Xiaoming, the rest of the people also have the same idea, don't you see that even the most hard-working tensor is going to retreat.

The 'miracle' that everyone was expecting did not appear, only 'despair' came, the Chinese restaurant stayed up until ten o'clock, and there was not a single customer, the four stars, including all the program staff, silently packed up everything after ten o'clock, and then left the restaurant without saying a word.

On the way back, there was silence in the bus carrying the artists.

The atmosphere in the other bus carrying the staff was also solemn, and Li Xuri sat in the last position, leaning against the window, and dialed a string of numbers.

The phone was quickly connected, and Ma Dong's voice came from there.

As one of the pioneers of the Chinese reality show, Ma Dong can be said to be Li Xuri's life mentor, and in this moment of confusion, his first thought is to call Ma Dong and ask for help.

As soon as the phone was connected, after Li Xuri said hello, he immediately told Ma Dong on the other end of the phone about his troubles and difficulties, which was more than half an hour, until the bus arrived at the destination, Li Xuri did not finish speaking.

In the end, everyone got out of the car, only Li Xuri stayed in the car and continued to talk to Ma Dong on the phone.

"Your concept is not wrong, insisting on truth is the right way to jump, because truth is uncertain, and uncertainty sometimes becomes a classic in the show, which is something that cannot be interpreted by extras, because the group performance follows the script, since there is a script, there must be a routine, and the audience will find clues. ”

"But now I insist on truthfulness, but it makes it difficult for the show to continue. Li Xuri said bitterly.

"That's because you didn't use the right method, first of all, you made a mistake in the selection of people, among the four artists you selected, although they are very popular in China, they are actually not very influential in Asia, do you think Fan Binbin's masterpieces are popular abroad?"

"The Martian?" Li Xuri replied after thinking about it.

"She's just a cameo role. Ma Dong replied with a smile, Li Xuri thought for a long time, and finally was speechless.

"Huang Xiaoming is better, his "Langya Bang" used to be very popular, but after all, it has been a while, and his play is a costume, as for Jing Tiantian and Tensor, I don't need to say it. ”

"It's good that you don't invite group performers and don't promote these methods locally, but you only ignore the popularity of the four artists in the local area, to put it bluntly, celebrities open restaurants based on popularity, you put them in a country where they are not popular, especially if they don't understand the language, how can their business be good?"

"Then what should I do, I can't change people temporarily, right?" Li Xuri's heart was foggy, but he was still gloomy.

He also realized that he had not thought it through, but the contracts were signed, and if he wanted to breach the contract at this time, he would not be able to bear the liquidated damages alone.

"If you want to change companies, you are not allowed, do you pay liquidated damages?" Ma Dong scolded Li Xuri with a smile, and then took the initiative to pay attention: "The star team of the Chinese restaurant can't be changed, but you can start with the guests, find popular guests to open the current difficult situation, and the next days will be better." ”

"Yes, you can invite guests!" Li Xuri patted his head, he didn't expect such a simple solution, and sure enough, his brain was frozen recently.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about the guests, I'll help you contact you. Ma Dong is also interested in the young man he has cultivated, and takes the initiative to help the other party take on the task of finding guests.

In Li Xuri's continuous thanks, Ma Dong hung up the phone.

Looking at the news on the webpage, Ma Dong smiled and pressed a string of numbers, in fact, before talking to Li Xuri, he had already determined the best person to help "Chinese Restaurant" break the difficult situation.