Rebirth: I Want to Surf

About 20 kilometers east from downtown SZ, there is a place called "Dameisha".

There used to be only a small village. After years of development, many projects have been built. Among them is a cultural and tourism base called "OCT", developed by a central enterprise, including theme parks, tourist towns, resort hotels and the like.

The climate is pleasant and the scenery is beautiful.

In the early morning, a car was driving on the misty lakeside road, winding up a low mountain. On the mountainside, hidden by lush forests, a European-style castle hotel was revealed.

The car stopped downstairs, and as soon as the door opened, the famous Principal Wang got out.

There were three young girls following behind. They had low eyebrows and didn't dare to speak. Principal Wang looked up and walked in.

"Hello, is Mr. Yu upstairs?"

"On the third floor!"

"Thanks!"

He stomped up the stairs and took a few casual glances. He found that the first and second floors had been converted into rehearsal rooms and canteens, while the second floor and upwards were dormitories.

He followed the room where the sound came from and found Yu Jiajia and Xu Meng.

"Mr. Yu!"

"Mr. Xu!"

He greeted me politely, and Yu Jiajia was delighted: "Hey, judging from your father's generation, you should call me aunt."

"..."

Principal Wang rolled his eyes. Wanda had suffered a landslide recently and his family was keeping a low profile. He knew that 99 Group had negotiated some deals with his father, but he still forgot about calling her aunt.

When I met Mr. Yao, it was rare for me to call him uncle. !

Speaking of which, he is 29 years old this year and Yu Jiajia is in her 40s. The age difference is indeed quite large.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Meng Jia."

"Hello, Mr. Yu! Hello, Mr. Xu!"

"Well, I heard that you worked hard on this show!"

"It's not hard work, it's just what you should do!"

Meng Jia bowed quickly. She was one of the earliest Chinese artists to debut in South Korea. She had a group called Miss A. She later returned to China to develop and signed with Principal Wang's company Banana Entertainment.

"Produce 101" needs several young mentors. Meng Jia was selected, and Principal Wang personally brought people over to meet him.

Then he introduced: "This is Fu Jing, and this is Qiang Dongyue!"

“Good quality!”

Yu Jiajia glanced at the two young girls, as timid as quails, but they could already tell the difference from ordinary people. Those who have received training in singing and dancing manners, facial expression management training, or stage experience will have really different temperaments from ordinary people.

After meeting each other, Principal Wang asked them to go back to the car and wait.

Yu Jiajia sat on the lower bunk and said: "This time we have a big melee with 101 people, and we will finally choose 11. I have searched all over the domestic women's groups, and there are about 30 groups that are somewhat similar.

But the number of people was not enough, so I looked for new people from the film and television company, and then from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Counting one by one, I finally got enough people for the show.

The referendum is bigger and more exciting than "Super Girl". If you come to give it away in person, I can't promise you anything.

In this way, I will guarantee you a spot first, and they will have to fight for the rest. "

"Thank you, Mr. Yu, for giving them the opportunity. If they can't do it, it's their own failure."

"Okay, I have something else to do, so I won't keep you here."

"Then I'll take my leave first."

Principal Wang ducked out of the way obediently.

The ride back to the car was relatively silent.

He started this Banana Entertainment just to be an idol group. In 2015, he signed a contract with T-ara, a well-known Korean girl group, and then recruited trainees and trained new people.

This time in "Produce 101", he will send five trainees over, and Fu Jing and Qiang Dongyue are the most promising.

But he did not say that there was a guaranteed quota, and only said: "You guys should stay in the hotel first and wait for notification from the program team. This time 99 Entertainment has spent a lot of money, with a budget of 600 million, and it will be an unprecedented promotion.

It can be said that as long as you can be on the show and as long as you are not as stupid as pigs, this is a good opportunity for you to attract fans. "

"we know!"

"knew!"

The three of them were secretly stunned. What would a 600 million program cost?

…

In the castle.

Yu Jiajia and Xu Meng inspected the dormitory environment.

This is a big project, cooperating with Shenzhen TV station. The production team alone has more than 400 people, plus 101 girls. It will last for 3 months. It is a big project to eat, drink, poop and sleep.

In the original version of "Produce 101", Huang Zitao was the initiator, Zhang Jie and Chen Jiahua were the vocal instructors, Hu Yanbin was the singing instructor, and Luo Zhixiang and Wang Yibo were the dance instructors.

Replace them all now.

Zhang Yixing became the initiator.

For those who came back from Korea, including Lu Han, Wu Yifan, Huang Zitao, etc., Yu Jiajia thought Zhang Yixing was quite pleasing to her liking and had already signed the contract.

Zhang Yixing is relatively good at filming. In "All or Nothing" released this year, he was quite satisfactory. For an idol, not having any dramas is already considered a good thing.

The other mentors became Zhou Shen, Deng Ziqi, Xu Song, Meng Jia, and Wang Jiaer.

Later generations of mentors are getting younger and younger, and they are no longer like Liu Huan and Han Hong who sat in high positions in the past. Because this is an idol talent show, you can’t pee in the same pot as veteran celebrities, nor can you pee in the same pot as the audience of traditional variety shows.

What's more, a newcomer becomes famous after participating in the talent show. He was still a student in the first year, but in the second year, he became a mentor in a new show.

When choosing the location, we talked with OCT for a long time. Later, Yu Jiajia found it troublesome and simply bought the hotel and used it exclusively as the base camp for "Produce 101" and subsequent programs.

From Class A to Class F.

Class A's dormitory is the best, large in size, well-equipped, all pink, four people per room, with bunk beds.

There is a full set of Meizu smart home in the house.

"Produce 101" is produced by Maili and co-sponsored by Weibo, Midou, Meizu, and Youzi Street.

There are four channels for voting:

Maili members have 11 votes per day. If you want to vote more, you have to buy an exclusive card for 30 yuan, which allows you to cast an additional 121 votes.

Weibo users have 11 votes per day.

MiDou users vote 11 times a day, and the girls will live broadcast on MiDou.

Youzi Street users have 11 votes every day, and can also grab on-site tickets and sell some peripherals.

Of course Yao Yuan is not doing good deeds and has to collect money, but he will not cooperate with other brands and engage in such nonsense as "pouring milk" - 99's ecosystem can be used by himself.

There will be a wave this year, a break next year, and then there will be another big wave the year after that, with all-Asian girl groups PKing.

And after it becomes popular this year, the country is bound to follow suit, and a large number of similar programs will emerge. Kun Kun, a legend of a generation, who is good at singing and dancing, and has been a trainee for 2 and a half years, is probably about to make his debut.

At this moment, Yu Jiajia took a tour and looked at the lake outside through the window, feeling inexplicably lost in thought.

"What are you thinking about?"

Xu Meng stood behind her, resting his chin on her shoulder.

"Yao Yuan suddenly told me something not long ago. He said that he would take Yinyin and Xiaobao to travel around the world next year, which would take at least half a year."

"Why did you suddenly travel around the world when you were fine?"

"I'm also surprised. I just thought, there may be two reasons: either he wants to take a rest and accumulate energy for something big; or, well, he wants to retire."

(besides……)