The search for relatives is fervently underway all over the country.
Jiang Ning’s popularity continues to climb.
Shen Zha, looking at the buzz around Jiang Ning, felt like a black bear spotting honey, and couldn’t sit still.
After leaving Sanwan Village, the work for the show crew wasn’t over yet.
The post-editing team worked overtime, and finally edited 12 episodes of the main show using the livestreaming material of Jiang Ning and other guests.
The contract had already been signed long ago, and after completing all the procedures, the main show "New Variety Show" was released on Penguin Video, updating at a pace of 2 episodes per day, finishing in just six days.
Although many netizens had watched the livestream before, not all had the time to do so.
Moreover, the show had an all-day broadcasting strategy at the time, where each guest had their own camera and streaming room. No matter how the netizens chose, they could only choose one guest’s live stream, missing out on others.
Now with the edited version out, it seemed like those familiar times of netizens binging shows were back.
The show’s debut day reached tens of thousands in popularity, and the following days saw even more growth.
The production team and the few celebrity guests couldn’t stop smiling.
But after the joy, a feeling of regret crept into Shen Zha’s heart.
If only he hadn’t announced that the show would end the recording ahead of time; he should have left himself some leeway, paused the recording, and then found another suitable place to continue filming!
Alas, looking back, it was quite a big loss!
Shen Zha slapped his forehead.
Chen Yan walked past him carrying a teacup, and just by looking at him, he knew what Shen Zha was thinking: "Don’t regret it, it’s useless. Instead of regretting past decisions, it’s better to look for new opportunities."
Shen Zha’s spirits instantly lifted: "Do you have any ideas for the next variety show?"
"Not yet, I’ll think about it slowly," Chen Yan said leisurely.
He rolled his eyes at Chen Yan, turned around, and went to a corner to call Jiang Ning.
Although Chen Yan was a bit unreliable, what he just said was right.
Instead of regretting, it’s better to look for new opportunities!
Even though the last show ended its recording early, he could continue to invite Jiang Ning and collaborate on the next show!
Having been buoyed up by Jiang Ning twice, Shen Zha was already a bit addicted to the feeling of lying back and counting money easily.
In his eyes, Jiang Ning was more stable and reliable than those stars and actors in the entertainment industry, almost as if Jiang Ning could never fall no matter who else did.
Once Jiang Ning answered the call, Shen Zha immediately stated his purpose.
"New variety show?" Jiang Ning directly declined: "Thank you, Director Shen, but I recently have no intention of participating in new variety shows. You should find someone else."
Hearing this, Shen Zha’s heart broke.
Jiang Ning didn’t even ask what the new variety show’s content was before rejecting it?
"Come on, with your current popularity, all the netizens want to see you, it’d be a pity not to do a show..."
Despite his many persuasions, Jiang Ning remained steadfast.
Shen Zha had a thought; could it be that other directors or producers had also taken a fancy to Jiang Ning and invited her to participate in other recordings or shoots?
He couldn’t help but ask, "Are you planning to shoot a TV series or movie?"
Jiang Ning wasn’t foolish; this question from Shen Zha was clearly probing.
Recently, Yang Shu indeed told Jiang Ning that many film and TV companies and crews were looking for her, all wanting to collaborate, obviously eyeing Jiang Ning’s traffic and commercial value.
If Jiang Ning really wanted to act in TV dramas or movies, no matter how Shen Zha asked, she might not answer.
However, she currently had no such thoughts, and Jiang Ning said, "No. Some companies approached, but my agent has turned them down."
Shen Zha let out a sigh of relief, though he still felt a bit down: "Are you really not doing variety shows anymore?"
Jiang Ning succinctly said, "There are other things I want to do."
Shen Zha was dying of curiosity and continued to press Jiang Ning on what other things she wanted to do, but this time, no matter how he probed, Jiang Ning gave no direct answer.
Despite Shen Zha’s persistent coaxing, even agreeing to let Jiang Ning take a bigger share of the profits, Jiang Ning still showed no intention of agreeing.
Clearly, she was truly not keen on recording variety shows.
Shen Zha could only resign himself to fate and sigh: "If you ever want to shoot a variety show in the future, remember to find me. I’ll definitely give you the best treatment."
"Okay." Jiang Ning nodded. Having worked with Shen Zha twice, to say the least, his greatest strength was not interfering with the guests’ performance and not messing with the editing later, making it quite pleasant for artists to collaborate with him.