Chapter 399: Slightly inferior
On the sixth day of the first lunar month of 2010, the ambition of Friendship Entertainment Company to compete for the variety show market and Zhou Shuhai's ambition to compete for the throne of the king of variety shows finally shocked the broadcast, and it has been broadcast, which shocked the whole of China!
Even Chu Shi, who was far away in the United States, was shocked by Zhou Shuhai's generosity!
Strictly speaking, this is also an outdoor variety show, in most links, it is not much different from his previous "Rules of Survival", and the cost of some props and costumes is definitely not too big, if it is just like this, I am afraid that this variety show will not be able to attract much attention at all, and the cost of the production of the so-called super investment before is just a joke.
But no one doubts that the authenticity of this variety show and the authenticity of the huge investment, but such a huge investment was not used to make the variety show more refined, but all handed over to the seven fixed hosts!
Seven sturdy men with the same strong body and strong body, without exception, are all hot big names in the Chinese film and television industry, the worst one, all of them have won the Emperor Trophy, they can definitely be called powerful actors, the future is limitless, the most powerful, and it can be called the treasure of the Chinese film and television industry, although it is not the most top-notch group, but it can definitely be called a noble status, and it is the envy of countless young actors.
To put it mildly, if Chu Shi's new variety show excludes himself and captain Liu Zaishi, the salaries of the remaining five people together are not as good as any of the seven fixed hosts of Zhou Shuhai's new variety show "Jedi", which can be seen from this aspect in terms of guest lineup. Zhou Shuhai has indeed put a lot of effort into it.
However, this is not the real salary figure that Zhou Shuhai paid them!
Just ten minutes after the variety show "Jedi" just aired. A contract was circulated on the Internet, which was signed by Friendship Entertainment and two of the seven regular hosts.
The contract is very clear about it. Because the variety show "Jedi" is full of dangers during the filming process, in addition to buying quite generous insurance for the seven fixed hosts, he also paid each fixed host four to six times his salary!
This number can be called terrifying, under normal circumstances, the net worth of these seven fixed hosts is about 500,000 Chinese coins, and all of them are combined, and the salary of each variety show is only about 3.5 million, but now. The salary paid to them by Zhou Shuhai has exceeded 18 million, plus the scattered expenses, and the same expensive salary of the work team, in the end, the investment in each episode of the program will exceed 20 million Huaxia coins, which is really terrifying.
For each episode of variety shows, just the guest salary has reached such a high figure of 20 million, not to mention too much, only seven or eight episodes of the show need to be produced. Its investment will reach a height of 200 million, and such a variety show can definitely be called the largest variety show in China so far. Not one of them!
At the beginning, Chu Shi was full of doubts about such a high investment, and his heart was full of doubts. But after seeing the full version of "Jedi", Chu Shi also completely recognized this number. even felt that seven fixed hosts had received so much salary. It's still for the sake of the face of the friendship entertainment company!
In the real deep mountains and old forests, seven fixed hosts and fourteen cameramen, carrying only wild survival tools such as knives, ropes, and signals, as well as very simple fresh water, compressed biscuits and other food that barely survived hunger for a few days, set foot on a real Jedi!
The first installment of "Jedi" is to explore a mountain range full of dangers that the whole of China knows! There may not be savages or giant beasts in this mountain range, but everyone knows that this mountain range is not a tourist attraction, and even every few years, some accidents occur, and there is no shortage of dangerous beasts such as poisonous snakes and wild wolves in the mountains and forests.
And the "Jedi" program team only let seven stars and fourteen cameramen enter it without any other protection measures, and the task assigned to the stars is to survive in the mountains and forests for three days, and after three days, they can be navigated and leave this 'Jedi'.
And in the past three days, the program team has already informed all the cameramen of the task news, and the cameraman will sue the stars and sell a pass, but when the answer was announced, Rao is Chu Shi couldn't help but be shocked on the spot!
Looking for wild vegetables, trapping pheasants and hares, and going into the water to catch fish, these tasks of survival in the wild are just pediatrics, and even in Zhou Shuhai's previous work "The Law of Survival", it has been played badly, I thought that Zhou Shuhai was just changing to a more dangerous environment, and then playing these old routine games, but I didn't expect that Zhou Shuhai would be so crazy!
In order to avoid unknown dangers, members are asked to sleep in trees; Hunting a medium-sized animal en masse for food; catch poisonous snakes and make snake soup to fill your stomach; trekking through mountains and rivers and risking countless dangers in search of mountain springs to quench their thirst......
The characters are full of dangers, even if Chu Shi sees it, he has a feeling of horror, let alone ordinary audiences?
At the beginning, many people, including Chu Shi, felt that this variety show might not be real, and when it was promoted, it was said that there were a lot of dangers in it, but in fact, there were not so many dangers at all, and the star artists were actually filming under the protection of a large number of security personnel.
But with the passage of time, more and more dangers occur, and people also feel that this is really a real wilderness survival variety show full of dangers, and the sharp-eyed Chu Shi has already discovered this, whether it is the real appearance of the regular guests, or from the sudden situation, such as the sudden emergence of a poisonous snake and the appearance of a majestic wild boar in the jungle, it can be seen that whether it is the star artists or the staff of the program team, their reaction is surprise and even fear, There is not the slightest element of 'acting'. This qiē is absolutely original!
"This Zhou Shuhai. It's really generous! ”
Rao is Chu Shi, and he has to give a thumbs up to Zhou Shuhai's madness!
There were no accidents in the first episode of the show. Chu Shi thinks that this is all luck, after all, it is really too dangerous to record a variety show in this way and use it as a selling point, and I have to say that the reason why the show "Jedi" is excellent is completely because of its truth, danger and unknown, no one knows what will happen in the next second, and no one knows if anyone will be injured or even killed. It is similar to Chu Shi's new TV series.
Even to put it mildly, what many viewers are looking forward to the most may be an accident and casualties!
Once the show "Jedi" becomes popular in this way, then as long as there is a slight weakening of such a sense of crisis, it will attract countless scoldings, and in the end, in order to please the audience who have been spoiled, this danger will continue.
How can you walk by the river without getting your shoes wet? If you're very vigilant and lucky at the beginning, you may not have an accident. But with the passage of time, one day, danger will suddenly come, and the show "Jedi" will also have irreparable disasters.
"Such an approach. It's just a dangerous move, it can't last at all, and it's not a real variety show. Zhou Shuhai is simply playing with fire by doing this! ”
After watching the first issue of Jedi. Even though Chu Shi thought that the results of this work would definitely be more prosperous than his new variety show, Chu Shi was not worried. Because Chu Shi decided that if Zhou Shuhai continued, there would definitely be irreparable disasters, and at that time, let alone the king of variety shows, whether he could continue his path as a variety show director would be a question.
Even if Zhou Shuhai was lucky, the filming of "Jedi" has been smooth without accidents, and finally completely crushed Chu Shi's new variety show, Chu Shi was not worried at all, and defeated himself in this way...... Will other top variety artists in China really recognize Zhou Shuhai?
Even if Zhou Shuhai made a lot of amends in private and bought off everyone, Chu Shi was not worried, after all, Zhou Shuhai would have to use the second season of "Jedi" to prove his omnipotence, and at that time......
Chu Shi has 10,000 ways to make the dangerous variety show "Jedi" have an accident, and absolutely no one can find out, in this case, what is Chu Shi to worry about?
However, I have to say that although there are countless hidden dangers and crises, Zhou Shuhai's new variety show "Jedi" has really been broadcast and is popular all over China!
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, on the first day of the premiere, with Zhou Shuhai's name and the almost crazy publicity offensive, the outdoor variety show "Jedi" directly won 18.54% of the horror ratings share, and it can be seen from the increase in the ratings share that this is definitely a very eye-catching work, according to Chu Shi's estimates, in the next issue, its ratings share will be able to break through the 20% mark, and within five episodes, it will be able to reach the peak figure of 25%.
And after that, whether the final viewership share of "Jedi" can surpass the 26% of "Where Are You Going, Dad", or the 27% of "The Voice of China", or reach a higher number, Chu Shi can't estimate it, a qiē is still a mystery, even if it is very eye-catching, but after all, the production cost of this variety show is too high, and the production cost of eight episodes of the program will exceed the 200 million mark, I am afraid that even the friendship entertainment company will not dare to produce too many episodes of the program.
And the number of episodes is small, which means that the work will end too quickly and cannot maximize the number of audiences, even if this show has a natural ratings advantage, Chu Shi may not be afraid of him, the winning rate is still there, but it is not too huge.
Naturally, not too much worry.
And the day after the premiere of Zhou Shuhai's new variety show "Jedi", Chu Shi's new variety show was shockingly broadcast!
"Run, brother!"
On the screen, Chu Shi, Liu Zaishi, Deng Chao, Wang Zulan, Li Chen, Chen Chi, and Sun Li were all smiling, shouting the common slogan of the seven people, but when looking at these seven people, the vast majority of the audience had a blank expression on their faces - except for Chu Shi, no one else knew anyone!
This alone makes Chu Shi's new variety show "Run, Brother" inferior to Zhou Shuhai's new variety show "Jedi", after all, the fixed host lineup of the two sides is indeed very different.
This guide zhì many viewers changed the channel and did not watch, but more audiences. I still look forward to Chu Shi being able to give them a 'surprise', after all, the reason why they chose this variety show. It's more because of Chu Shi, who is a fan of Chu Shi. Or full of confidence in Chu Shi's variety shows.
Chu Shi did not disappoint everyone! Although it is not as thrilling as "Jedi", Chu Shi's new variety show "Run, Brother" made countless viewers laugh at the beginning.
Liu Zaishi, the host who is only known to some viewers who like to watch Korean variety shows, tricked Chu Shi into saying such nonsense as 'It feels good to shoot a kiss scene with Tang Yanran' at the beginning, and then Tang Yanran appeared on the stage, looking at Chu Shi's embarrassment, Tang Yanran's shyness and Liu Zaishi's evil smile, the vast majority of the audience laughed more than enough - it was really interesting.
Meanwhile. While many fans who know Liu Zaishi but are worried that he will not be able to master the Chinese variety show are relieved, it also makes more people remember the name Liu Zaishi.
It is true that Liu Zaishi is not handsome, and even a little ugly, but he is ...... in the entertainment industry The most valuable and the least valuable are young and handsome star artists!
This kind of star artist is indeed very promising, and only needs a little training. The star-making process can create a cash cow for the company without traveling, but such a star is at best a few years hot. After that, they will be replaced by younger idol star artists, which is why these very famous and very popular star artists. The main reason why his status in the entertainment industry is not too high.
What is really lacking in the entertainment industry is people with 'real skills' in various fields! It can be a very brilliant position such as an actor, singer, director, screenwriter. It can also be a behind-the-scenes worker such as a gaffer, makeup artist, etc., no matter what the position. As long as you have real skills that others don't have, you can achieve success, and Liu Zaishi is obviously such a person!
Quick response, funny, and strong control over variety shows......
The combination of various advantages has also caused Liu Zaishi's status as the two major mountains in the Korean variety show industry, even if he jumped from South Korea to a more huge market - the Chinese variety show industry, Chu Shi also believes that Liu Zaishi can be a blockbuster, after all, his experience and ideas are too rich and not comparable to ordinary variety show hosts.
And the facts have proved it.
Although Liu Zaishi does not have the appearance that people fall in love with instantly, it is only one episode of the show, and with his solid variety show hosting skills, all the audience remembers this name, it can be said that Liu Zaishi is the second name in the 'brother group' in addition to Chu Shi to be remembered.
And the other five, although not remembered by all the audience, can be called a lot of gains!
Sun Li, who won the title of 'Goddess of Luck' with only one episode, Li Chen, a strong and powerful 'capable person', Chen Chi, who was supported by the 'Emperor of Expressions', was young but just fat, and Deng Chao, who was a little funny, happy, and had some ambiguity with Sun Li; There is also a slightly feminine, the weakest member of the entire team, the royal blue......
At the beginning, although the audience couldn't keep everyone's name in mind, with the exquisite design of "Run, Brother", it also made the audience remember everyone's characteristics and characteristics.
And every link in the show also made the audience cry out for fun! If the selling point of "Jedi" is one danger after another, which makes the audience frightened, then every link of Chu Shi's new variety show "Run, Brother" is the struggle between the program team, the host, and the guests, and there may be no life-threatening incidents, but as long as they see Chu Shi and others being tricked, the audience will laugh constantly.
Two completely different variety shows, one thrilling and the other funny, but it is undeniable that both variety shows are very good works, with an interval of less than 30 hours, people have seen two such excellent variety shows, which also made countless viewers in China who love variety shows addicted.
But the variety shows in the circle can only shout that the world is unfair!
Whether it is Zhou Shuhai's thrilling "Jedi", or Chu Shi's funny and joyful "Run, Brother", any variety artist can see their value, if nothing else, the ratings can climb to 25%, impacting a higher share of ratings, and at the same time, directly at the beginning of 2010, they occupied the two positions of the champion and runner-up of the 2010 variety show ratings rankings, leaving other variety artists with nothing but deep shock, and only complete helplessness.
If you add the three variety shows of "The Law of Survival", "Where Are You Going, Dad", and "The Voice of China", the top five ratings in 2010 have been covered, if nothing else, no matter how good the variety show is, it can only be ranked sixth in the year. Who made Chu Shi create three popular variety shows not long after his debut?
Monsters, only blame Chu Shitian for being a genius and being born out of nowhere, and want to challenge the authority of Zhou Shuhai, the first person in the Chinese variety show industry!
The current situation is only waiting for one of Chu Shi or Zhou Shuhai to win, and in two years, the variety show industry will be able to stabilize a little, although it is still led by Chu Shi and others, but it can also give others a sip of soup to drink, so that it will not be as sad as now, and all that can be done now is to wait quietly.
Although Chu Shiyuan is in the United States, he is also very well-informed, and just ten minutes after "Run, Brother", Chu Shi received a call from Wang Lei, and the highest rating share of 16.64% in the premiere also fell into Chu Shi's ears.
After all, it is not so thrilling and eye-catching, after all, many people have returned to work after the Spring Festival holiday on the seventh day of the first lunar month, after all, the number of viewers on Saturday is slightly inferior to the day before, after all, there is a huge difference in popularity between the seven fixed hosts, although the premiere is nearly two percentage points worse than the audience share of "Jedi", but Chu Shi is also quite satisfied.
"I lost the first leg, but then I ......"
"Zhou Shuhai, don't let me win too easily and boring!" (To be continued......)