mc-med Chapter 239 The Mad Editing
Chapter 239 The Mad Editing
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Kyoto Television, Real-time Data Monitoring Hall.
The atmosphere here is practically on fire.
On dozens of large screens, the red curve representing viewership ratings broke through previous records in an unreasonable manner, directly and violently overtaking Hunan TV, which had dominated the ratings for many years!
"Director! We've won first place! We've won first place nationwide!"
Assistant director Xiao Gao shouted until his voice was hoarse, crushed the report in his hand to pieces, and jumped three feet high on the spot.
Wang Dazhong sat steadily in the director's chair.
Although he tried his best to appear composed and in control.
But the slightly trembling corners of his mouth and his narrowed eyes completely betrayed his ecstatic state of mind.
"Stay calm, stay calm."
Wang Dazhong smiled like a cunning old fox.
"Basic exercises, no six, all sit down."
"But...Director."
A technician, staring at the screen, offered a concerned reminder.
"After Jiang Baizhi finished singing 'Gently Tell You' and left the stage, the ratings curve began to show a downward trend."
"After all, this group's battle is over. According to the usual audience mentality, they will definitely take the opportunity to go to the bathroom now, or simply switch to Hunan TV to watch that dating reality show."
"Our lead isn't secure yet; what if we get overtaken..."
Before the technician could finish speaking, the atmosphere in the hall turned a little cold.
Everyone looked at the slightly drooping red line on the screen and felt a little uneasy.
Wang Dazhong, however, was not intimidated at all. He waved his hand arrogantly, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.
"Let it fall! Where can it fall to?"
"This is only temporary! Don't forget, we also released the news in advance that Jiang Baizhi will sing two songs tonight!"
"So, when Jiang Baizhi reappears later, the ratings will continue to rise!"
"Maybe it can even break records again!!"
He watched the girl step off the stage, his heart brimming with joy.
This guy doesn't look like a contestant at all!
This is practically a miracle from the God of Wealth, a living ancestor who can give Wang Dazhong his own page in the history of television!
After listening.
The guys next to them who were in charge of post-production exchanged glances.
Looking at the viewership ratings curve on the screen, which had dipped slightly due to Jiang Baizhi's departure but remained high, I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
They thought back to the massacre-like editing session that took place earlier that day in the editing room.
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Editing room during the day
"Director, the four trainees in this fourth group are actually quite evenly matched in terms of ability."
"Zhang's high notes are very stable, and Li's folk songs are also very story-like."
"How about we give them more screen time?"
The editing team leader pointed to the footage and asked tentatively.
Wang Dazhong, who was holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth at the time, didn't even lift his eyelids, and waved his hand dismissively:
"Cut it!"
"Huh? Cut it all off?"
"That's not appropriate. They went through a lot of trials and tribulations to get in..."
"Who said they cut everything? Let's leave them a few shots."
Wang Dazhong leaned closer to the screen and pointed to the scene of the four people appearing.
"Give each person two seconds from the moment they enter until they speak, but give Zhao Xier a little more."
"Give the high note in the chorus three seconds."
"The mentor nodded, granting a second."
"Fast forward the rest!"
The editor was stunned:
"Director, so if you calculate it that way, these four people only lasted less than five minutes in total?"
"This is the decisive battle to round up sixteen to five!"
"You don't know anything!"
Wang Dazhong glared and said, "What's the name of this episode? It's called 'National Day Special'!"
"Who do the viewers want to see? Jiang Baizhi!"
"It's that genius girl who can sing with such soul-stirring power!"
"You cut the fourth group so long. What if viewers switch channels to watch a dating reality show on Hunan TV before Jiang Baizhi even starts her second song? Can you take responsibility for that?"
"Also, not only will the fourth group have their time reduced, but all members of Lee Rong-ho's group will have their time reduced!"
"At most, we'll give a few more shots to the contestants who advance, but the rest will all be given significantly less screen time!"
Thus, under the guidance of Director Wang's "Old Six" philosophy, the four trainees in the fourth group suffered the biggest setback of their professional careers.
Originally, each person had at least five minutes of performance and interaction, but it was all cut into a "carousel".
.......
Back in the monitoring room.
"Director, you have such great foresight."
One of the editors, snapping out of his daze, looked at the ratings data and exclaimed sincerely:
"After Jiang Baizhi finished singing the first song, a small number of viewers did want to change the channel, but our fourth group set the pace so fast that before they could even touch the remote, the preview for the next round of songs had already hooked them back."
"If it had been edited as originally, the ratings would definitely have dropped below 1.5 by now."
Wang Dazhong smugly smoothed down the few remaining strands of hair:
"This is sacrificing personal interests for the sake of ratings."
"Besides, our official Weibo account already announced that Jiang Baizhi will be getting two hits tonight!"
"That patriotic song, 'composed on the spot in ten minutes,' hasn't been released yet."
"As long as this temptation remains, who would dare to leave?"
As Wang Dazhong predicted, things turned out exactly as he had expected.
Although the ratings are declining slightly, the drop is extremely small.
Not only did it experience a slight decline, but it even saw a small upward trend against the market.
The reason for this small surge in viewership is also quite bizarre.
Because... the fourth edited segment is very short.
Given the typical format of this show, the contestants should first do a blind audition recap, then sing, followed by comments from the mentors, and finally announce the results amidst extremely tight background music.
But in the fourth group, the style changed drastically, and it turned into a "speedrun of the underworld".
The first student stepped onto the stage and gave the camera a heartfelt look into the distance—
"Whoosh!"
The camera cut directly to him bowing after he finished singing.
The entire song in the middle was cut down to just a two-second high-pitched fragment.
The tutor didn't even open his mouth before leaving the room.
The second and third places were even more tragically disastrous.
As soon as the audience could see what the two people looked like, a huge "fast forward" icon popped up in the lower right corner of the screen.
Then came a few blurry afterimages, accompanied by fragmented comments from the mentor such as "not bad" and "you've improved."
In less than thirty seconds, all three of them finished filming.
Only when Zhao Xier appeared did the production team seem to have a change of heart and give her a minute of screen time.
And Nayoung's symbolic "Congratulations on advancing."
From the fourth group's performance to the announcement of their advancement, the entire segment only took up less than five minutes in the main program!
"???"
Viewers across China watching on television were completely bewildered.
Some audience members, especially those who were preparing to watch the fourth group's performance, were completely stunned.
The live stream chat exploded instantly, like a dam bursting.
[Holy crap? I just went to the kitchen to boil some water, and the fourth group has already finished recording? Did I time travel?]
[Wang Laoliu, have some decency! When Jiang Baizhi sang "Gently Tell You" earlier, you practically wanted to show every single flutter of her eyelashes. But in the fourth verse, were you fast-forwarding at 16x speed?]
Good heavens! Is this the legendary "one-cut kill"?
[Were those three guys on stage just there to be background figures and get fired? The mentors didn't even bother with comments?]
[The truth is out! The director dedicated all of the fourth group's time to saving Jiang Baizhi's big surprise!]
This editing is so blatant, it practically screams "biased!"
[I get it! Unless they're my wife, Bai Zhi, they're all just background characters!]
[If the trainees in the fourth group saw the full episode, they'd probably have a heart attack from anger on the spot—it's too humiliating!]
[Group 4: Thank you so much, Director!]