69novels Chapter 25: Business Trip to Shashi for Recording
Chapter 25: Business Trip to Shashi for Recording
Character design:
[Illiteracy (Level 2): 196/200]
[Hilarious Meme (Level 2): 23/200]
Talent Tree:
[Public Speaking Performance Proficiency (Master): 12/100]
Shen Jian returned to the hotel.
I took a quick look at my character profile panel.
After these few days of hard work and live streaming.
His illiterate persona is almost at level two now.
As for the talent of being a "King of Jokes" and having a talent for eloquent performance, it seems that it will still take some time to complete the process.
According to his own previous plan.
Once the illiterate character is at level two and you've claimed all the rewards, you can redeem the character card directly without needing to upgrade it further.
That way, he will have 3 character points.
Not only can you exchange for new character designs, but you can also unlock a brand new talent tree.
Just as Liangmu had told him before, he was already a newcomer and had to break free from his previous internet celebrity identity to change the audience's stereotypes about him.
Therefore, the first thing to do is to get rid of the label of illiterate.
This definitely requires a long period of time to cultivate and maintain a persona.
Therefore, his new persona is very important.
Ideally, it should align with the agent's requirements to avoid future conflicts in behavior and language.
Moreover, to become a top-tier celebrity, simply being able to create catchy memes and write jokes is definitely not enough.
Fans won't truly like you because of these things.
It takes a combination of various factors to ultimately become an idol in people's hearts.
Currently, there are still about 20 days until I go to participate in "Refrigerator" next month.
Therefore, he has plenty of time.
He could have easily maxed out his illiteracy level 2 completion before leaving.
As for the variety show "Refrigerator".
Shen Jian knew a little about him.
This is a variety show hosted by He Jiu, a host from Hunan TV. Usually, two guests are invited to replicate the state of their real refrigerators in the show, showing the audience what celebrities eat in their refrigerators.
However, Shen Jian was not a main guest.
Instead, they were a group of straight men sitting opposite them.
However, compared to the previous Mercury Intelligence Agency, this is already much better.
After all, the recording of "Refrigerator" only had about ten people, including Teacher He.
This means there are many more camera shots compared to the stands on Mercury.
Early the next morning.
Shen Jian's popularity arrived as expected.
There wasn't much of a ripple on Weibo. Although he opened an account, he only had a little over 30,000 followers.
However, there is still an entry for his signing with Yixin Entertainment.
It barely stayed in the top 20 trending topics for two hours before being overshadowed by other real-time news.
However, on the Douyin platform...
His trending searches and pageviews are still very high.
Furthermore, some of the company's marketing accounts released clips of yesterday's live stream video.
Many people saw it in a short time.
Under some highly-liked videos, many people expressed their opinions.
[I almost died laughing watching his livestream yesterday. To be honest, even if he's illiterate, he's an illiterate person with witty remarks.]
[No, the thought of him kissing my goddess in some TV drama makes me want to collapse.]
[Haha, don't you think he'd be fun to play a certain role? I think he's hilarious, he could definitely do comedy.]
[Why not just go and participate in stand-up comedy or become a comedian?]
[It's just a two-day buzz. The film and television industry is tough. Besides, can an illiterate guy even act? There are so many people more talented than him, but few of them have made it big.]
[That's true, these days top stars reign supreme, he's not qualified for good resources.]
[Just like what the big V, Director Zhao, and Brother Qiang said before, if you lack knowledge, culture, and real skills, how can you act? Even if you learn to make up for it later, unless you're a genius, do you think this guy is convincing?]
I don't know if he's a genius or not, but I just find him funny.
[...]
The online comments are quite different from the sensitive and intense reactions yesterday.
Many people expressed their opinions.
A small minority still support Shen Jian.
After all, his previous live streams and the performance of Mercury Intelligence Agency had brought a lot of joy, and they didn't care about his level of education.
However, most people still believe that his illiterate status is not suitable for the entertainment industry.
The key issue is that no one really believes that Shen Jian can change his illiterate status through learning.
Although not viewed favorably.
However, Shen saw that he didn't care at all.
To be a celebrity, you have to be thick-skinned, otherwise you can't make any money at all.
What's more, he's a man with cheat codes.
Once enough character traits and talents are developed, it's only a matter of time before they win over the audience.
...
Time flies when people have something to look forward to.
Three weeks passed quickly.
During these days,
Shen Jian's life revolves almost entirely between two points: the hotel and the company, where he studies and trains.
The etiquette and deportment class has basically come to an end.
In fact, if he puts in a little effort, he can easily master things like etiquette and manners; it's not a big problem.
Another aspect is learning camera presence.
The reason Liangmu arranged this training for him was...
The goal is for Shen Jian to be able to handle himself with ease in various situations and when facing the camera, to control his facial expressions, and to know how to present his best appearance and spirit.
As for acting classes, they start from the very basic semester.
However, the acting teacher from the company is quite busy; he is said to be a teacher at the Central Academy of Drama and can only come once a week.
Therefore, there are relatively few courses.
Most of the time, he was assigned homework to read basic books, and he needed to finish reading the textbook first.
"We're going to Shashi to record a show next week, so let's get ready in advance. Lin Youyou will book the plane tickets for you."
in the office.
Yang Tianzhen gave her instructions.
Shen Jian hugged Liang Mu tightly: "Don't worry, Sister Yang, I'll take good care of Liang!"
Ryogi: "..."
Yang Tianzhen looked genuinely annoyed.
Does this person have any self-awareness?
They need you to take care of them? You should be doing them a favor by not causing trouble!
"Shen Jian, you're on the same flight as Ma Sichun. Let me tell you, don't cause her any trouble. If she's unhappy when she gets back, you'll see what I do to you!"
It seems he's worried about Ma Sichun.
Shen Jian felt that Yang Tianzhen was completely overthinking things.
Having lived two lives, regardless of his intellectual and academic achievements, he was undoubtedly shrewd and calculating in his ability to read people and navigate social situations.
And as long as they don't come back unhappy, anything else is fine, right?
That makes it even simpler.
Shen Jian said confidently, "Understood. Leave everything to me. I promise I won't let her come back unhappy."
Upon hearing this, Yang Tianzhen instinctively felt that something was amiss.
"Good wood."
"Mr. Yang."
"You keep a close eye on him!"
"good…."
...
I went back to the hotel.
Shen Jian went to the front desk and renewed his bill.
Liangmu had already asked someone to find him a house.
However, the announcement times just happened to coincide.
So we can only move after we return from Shashi.
We arrived at the room.
Shen Jian opened the panel.
A prompt then appears.
[Illiterate (Level 2): 200/200 (Completed)]
[Reward: 2 people set up points.]
Shen Jian: "Set up checkpoints to sell illiterate people."
[Hint: Level 2 illiterate persona card for sale, 1 persona point to buy back, do you want it?]
Shen Jian: "Yes."
[Sold successfully. Your illiterate persona has been cancelled, and you will no longer receive rewards based on that persona.]
[Current character setting points: 3]
[Should I accept the new persona?]
Shen Jian: "Exchange."