The Rise of Korean Entertainment

As the saying goes, misfortune never comes alone. After a day of media bombardment, it was okay. The crew relied on Li Menglong's face and money charm to have little impact.

However, the ratings for the second season broadcast that night actually dropped a bit, barely staying at around 10%. Although he had already thought about it, Li Menglong still felt a little bit toothless after seeing the results the next day.

It is an indisputable fact that the ratings are low, and Li Menglong is not sure what the problem is, but people around him say that this drama is good, and even Jin's mother called to say that she likes it very much.

In any case, it seems to be a fact that this drama is not well received by the audience, and the background is that the dramas of the other three TV stations are climbing towards higher ratings and reputation.

If it were normal, relying on the reputation of Li Menglong and SW, plus the acceptable ratings of around 10%, MBC would have just pinched their noses and admitted it. After all, what year doesn't hit the streets with a few movies? play.

It's just that it's not very good at such a critical time to save face. MBC held a meeting almost all night, and everyone watched the remaining edited episodes repeatedly, and even attracted a group of viewers.

The point of view is still clear. If you like it, you will feel good no matter how you watch it. If you don't like it, it seems that no matter how clever the plot structure is, it doesn't matter. For a while, the top executives of MBC were very upset.

But the only thing that can be confirmed is that if the audience doesn't like it, this drama will be a bad drama. There is no doubt about this. As for the bad drama, the end will naturally not be good, especially in this kind of competition.

Because Man from the Stars is the last of the four TV stations to broadcast it, it naturally lags behind the progress of other stations. If MBC wants to make another turnaround, the most likely way is to make another new drama and those epilogues. The peak ratings at that time were just a wave.

The matter was settled like this. After all, it was one of the three major channels. The script, director and even actors were all ready-made. The entire MBC quickly mobilized huge resources to start preparing for the new drama.

But everyone has automatically ignored one problem. If this happens, it means that You from the Star will end in ten or twelve episodes. This is also a standard for bad dramas on TV stations. Reduce the number of episodes.

No one dares to make this call to Li Menglong. First of all, people close to him are not willing to do it and hurt others; MBC executives are also unwilling to be evil people. After all, there will be follow-up projects that can be cooperated with in the future.

So after searching around, I found Kim Tae-ho, a half-familiar person: "You're not asking me to challenge you to the Infinite Challenge, are you?"

"You can come anytime you want, I welcome you here all year round!" Jin Taihao also said haha, but he couldn't say anything.

After the two chatted for a while, Li Menglong asked directly: "Does the TV station have any ideas?"

"Uh, someone told you?"

"You can guess what vision those people have!" Li Menglong said sarcastically.

"Then I'll just tell you..."

"So we have at most one month to save the ratings?"

Unexpectedly, in this environment, Li Menglong didn't want to give up on himself. Jin Taehao couldn't help but admire him: "That's pretty much what it means. If you have any good content, move it out in advance. If you hide it, you won't be able to see it later!"

"Okay, I know what I know! Wuchao can help me promote it more in the past few days. Liu Jae Suk's role has also come out. What a good topic!"

"You don't need to direct me here. I will definitely publicize it for you. How about a special episode on aliens in two days?"

Although he said it easily, Li Menglong's face on the other end of the phone was always gloomy. It was not that he was very sad and disappointed. After all, MBC was not his friend.

I just lament the short-sightedness of these people. Even if this drama fails, can Li Menglong still be a failure for the rest of his life? Don’t you know what it means to play the long game to catch the big fish?

Of course, some people feel that the TV series they worked so hard to shoot is not worth it. They have worked hard for so long, and the audience and the TV station are so unfavorable. This kind of pressure really exists.

However, Li Menglong was like a barrier, taking all these pressures on his own and no longer affecting the crew. This can be regarded as his responsibility as a director.

"Oppa, get ready to start shooting!" Xu Xian came over and reminded.

"Okay, I'll be there soon!" Li Menglong took a few deep breaths and went through everything in his mind.

It stands to reason that Li Menglong can now change the script and come up with the ending in advance, but will Li Menglong compromise? Li Menglong's plan is naturally to think about how to make a good TV series, and everyone will be happy if the ratings can increase.

If it is canceled after 12 episodes, then Li Menglong will shoot the remaining four episodes at his own expense and broadcast them on the Internet. Although it is very intuitive to see that he will lose a lot, but he, Li Menglong, has the willful capital. .

After thinking about the solution, Li Menglong thought that the matter was over here. It was useless to think about it. He strode to the center of the busy crew, pointed at Yoona and started to yell: "Ah, why is the heroine so ugly? No wonder the audience doesn't like it. , the makeup artist comes over to make her look better!"

If Yoona is not beautiful enough, then who else is? It's as if even the haters won't attack Yoona's beauty.

So Li Menglong can joke about this with peace of mind, because no one will believe it. Yoona doesn’t know how much he understands what Li Menglong means. Anyway, she cooperates with a shy smile and comes over to have a few words with Li Menglong. .

The director and actress were so casual, so everyone naturally came over to chime in. Many seniors on the crew were nodding their heads. Li Menglong definitely did it on purpose.

At the beginning of this drama, because the staff were all unfamiliar with the team, and the acting skills of Yoona and other actors were not satisfactory, Lee Mong-ryong was still relatively serious. This is why Yoona kept crying at home at the beginning.

However, after a month of filming, everyone has entered the state, and they can relax a little. In addition to the current situation, Li Menglong naturally has to take the initiative to allow the crew to have a relaxed shooting environment.

"Everyone, please take action. Let's hold the first responsible person accountable this afternoon. Whoever is responsible will take the initiative to add food in the evening. They all have money!" Li Menglong said with a smile.

"Then Yun'er wants to treat us to dinner?"

"Don't underestimate people, because there are a lot of NGs with wrong cameras and bad radios. Humph! Let's see who pays more!" Yoona said arrogantly.

Everyone who came with all kinds of clouds in the morning disappeared under Li Menglong's combination of punches for two consecutive days. The crew was filled with all kinds of laughter. Even if it occasionally delayed some progress, Li Menglong would not say anything. .

Xu Xian squinted her eyes and looked at the energetic team. She felt that she had learned something else. Was she going to actively pay employees?