Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 439 "Please look at me!"

"Mr. Zhou, I have admired your name for a long time."

"Hello, Director Yan."

This person seems to be in the prime of life and should be considered a backbone in the television director industry.

Yan Ming kept his posture very low, even though Zhou Rui was a little younger than him, he couldn't help but express his gratitude.

"This time there are several sets of shots, which were shot using drones. Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for providing such powerful things."

When this variety show was recorded, the Spirit Bird series had not yet been released, but Zhou Rui had just finished being interviewed by Yang’s mother. After realizing how helpful this thing was for filming, someone sent a few prototypes over for them to try out. By the way, Collect a little data.

"Real Men" is the first TV show to use drones.

When talking about this, Zhou Rui became a little interested. He pulled up a chair and chatted with Director Yan for a long time, asking him about his experience of using it.

The food was almost ready at around six o'clock, and everyone ate and drank as usual.

07:30 in the evening is the time when the Xinwen Network has just ended. This point is the prime time for all TV stations across the country. Today, Saturday, is the best among golds. This shows Dragon TV’s confidence in this program.

In the past, this time period was reserved for popular TV series. This year, TV series are still struggling in terms of ratings.

Zhou Rui turned his chair and looked at the TV.

The planning of this show was given by him, and of course it was based on memories from previous lives, but he was not involved in the entire filming process, so he didn't know if it had been magically altered.

To give an overview: Chinese media artists, five boys represented by Zhou Lin, paired with a veteran actor with a positive image, a grassroots actor who started his career in military TV series, the seven of them entered a certain army to experience.

Overall, the various subjects of the two-year recruitment period were compressed into one month to complete, from military posture and discipline, to physical training, to wilderness survival.

Some special projects were also displayed, such as tanks, rocket launchers, rescue, etc.

Halfway through the filming, the female soldiers were interspersed, which was much less content than the male soldiers. It was compressed into about two episodes, and it was mainly composed of a few Chinese girls.

It has very strong military propaganda capabilities, so it also receives strong support from the military.

Zhou Rui asked Yang Rubin about this matter at the beginning and asked him to take the lead. As for what happened next, no matter what happened, there was no need for a big boss like Yang Rubin to come forward, and Zhou Rui also paid no attention to it.

I just found out today that they went to a reinforced armored battalion affiliated with East China Zone Z.

The first episode lasted for more than two hours, and to be honest, it was quite interesting.

The production team basically restored the original plan given by Zhou Rui, focusing on the process of "star" transforming into "warrior".

Mental transformation, skill transformation, and will transformation.

At the beginning, the challenge cards were delivered to each artist from the first perspective of the camera, basically in some stages, backstages and rehearsal rooms.

The attribute of "artist" is highlighted.

To be honest, although the boys in my family, represented by Zhou Lin, are not spoiled dogs who would call an ambulance if they scratched their skin, they are in different industries after all. If you go there, your skin color will not match that of a "warrior" side.

Excluding the preparations beforehand, the first small climax was when they entered the military camp. The recruit instructor brought several basins of water and asked everyone to remove their makeup on the spot.

Zhou Lin on the side was afraid that the teacher would misunderstand, so he immediately said proactively: "Teacher, we have mentioned before that there is no need to wear makeup when entering the military camp. But this link is still needed for the effect of the show."

Zhou Rui nodded. As long as the starting point is good, it's okay to design some links for the sake of effect. It's the same as making a movie.

Likewise, for the sake of program effectiveness and positive publicity for their military career, their recruit instructor is also the most handsome in the entire battalion.

Hmm. It’s also a programmatic design.

I don’t mean to be disparaging, but after all, Zhou Lin and the others are carefully selected handsome guys. If the instructors they sent were more ordinary-looking, the contrast would be obvious when they stand together. This instructor is the "real soldier" who has appeared in the most photos, and may be very important to publicity. It will be counterproductive.

All this camp also sent the most handsome program in the whole camp, which was very effective!

In general, while pursuing "authenticity", he also takes into account "fun" and "propaganda". It seems that Yan Ming is indeed a talent.

Zhou Rui learned from Yan Ming that there would be many big scenes in the future, such as they had field exercises, experienced driving tanks, firing mortars, and practicing dagger fighting.

Although the equipment may not necessarily be the most advanced, and some spring and autumn editing is used for safety, it is still a scene that will make people, especially men, excited.The military really cooperated vigorously this time. They had such a good propaganda outlet, but they were caught. It is said that special forces came later.

Of course, these are all things for later, and it is impossible to see the first issue today.

The show continued, and the recruits were given a severe lesson by the "super fierce, super handsome, super young" instructor. Even the old drama star was punished and lost his temper.

These days, celebrities are treated mercilessly, which is still very eye-catching.

After that, there are military posture, military discipline, dining in the canteen, dormitory rules and regulations, etc.

Until the last part of the first period, Zhou Rui's face darkened.
Other members of the production team also looked at Mr. Zhou.

At the time of filming, they all felt it was outrageous.

It turned out that there was a link at the end of the first day, where the squad leader of the new recruits in the dormitory handed out a small Maza to each person, and then gave out paper and pen, asking everyone to write letters to the person they wanted to write to most.

According to the program design, these letters will be taken out and read by everyone at the end of the program to make them cry.

We brothers who have been soldiers all know that once you integrate into the collective life, you may cry out of control over the smallest things when you leave.

Something outrageous happened.

People always write to their wives and mothers.

Five boys from the Chinese Department all wrote to their "teachers".

It was about a week after the Chexian incident, and Zhou Rui appeared in various news in turn. The admiration of several boys for their teacher was like a torrential river, which was unstoppable.

Obviously there was no discussion, but once I mentioned that I would write to the person who wanted to write to me most, everyone wrote directly to the teacher.

Even the program editor thought it was outrageous and repeatedly used subtitles to emphasize that no one was colluding.
"Teacher, I'm already in the military camp and I'm about to finish my first day."

"Teacher, I will definitely persevere and never back down no matter what difficulties I face, just like you."

"Teacher, on the first day of entering the military camp, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you."

"Teacher, I will remember your teachings and I hope you can look at me."

Zhou Rui's face is numb
Goosebumps rose up in embarrassment, and I turned my face away. Damn it, I couldn't even look at it!
What you wrote is the same as my "spirit in heaven"!
It is conceivable that after the broadcast of this program, Zhou Rui has another hot topic.
This is the end of the first episode. Excluding the last 10 minutes, Zhou Rui was embarrassed to pick out the three rooms and one living room. Everything else was pretty good.

At the end, Zhou Rui also heard a familiar melody, which was the song "Longing for Glory" that he had written before.

Zhou Rui glanced at Li Yuehua and Yan Ming, and Yan Ming said: "The theme song was recommended by the army. I didn't know you had written a military recruitment song. I can only say it was a coincidence. This song fits so well that there is no need to use it." principle."

Li Yuehua said: "Mr. Zhou, I asked you last month and you agreed."

Zhou Rui actually has no memory of it. Maybe Gan Yuan said it casually when reporting on her work one morning.

So I could only nod deeply: "Well, I have the impression that it is quite suitable, and the show is also very exciting."

Even with the perspective of being bombarded by variety shows in his previous life, Zhou Rui has to admit that this show is very good, especially among the old-fashioned shows that are "half blind date, half talent show", it is definitely the best.

After the program was broadcast and the meal was finished, the TV station immediately reported that the first broadcast ratings were 1.61% and the audience share was 5.7%.

When the news came, the entire box cheered.

Zhou Rui didn't have much idea about this data. He just thought it was pitiful. After asking, he found out that it was already third in the country at the same time and first in the variety show category, and this was only the first episode.

This is just the TV ratings. Penguin Video will air it on the Internet at a different time and will also gain a number of Internet users. It is a certainty that "Real Man" will become a hit.

For a program full of positive energy to become popular, Zhou Rui also applauded.

Compared with dating shows that provoke antagonism between men and women, and talent shows that are blindly hyped, this kind of show looks comfortable, and it is in line with his plan for "Chinese-based entertainers".

And since then, Chinese Media has officially entered the field of production, and its in-depth cooperation with Penguin Video and Dragon TV has become more tacit.

(End of this chapter)