Chapter 383: Liu Feiren, the Ability User in "Running Man"

Chapter 383 The Talented Person of "Running Man" - Liu Feiren

The variety show "Running Man" has a lot of momentum, and it has become popular before it is even aired.

It is not the original Korean variety show. To be honest, Korean variety shows are not popular enough to go beyond the circle yet, and they are more popular in small circles.

In China, the most popular variety shows are still "Happy Camp", "Day Day Up", "Kangxi Comes Here", etc., mainly in the mainland and Taiwan. That is, with the arrival of the Korean Wave, Korean variety shows have followed suit.

The latter has really gone beyond the circle on a large scale, and it is still based on the reputation of domestic variety shows such as "Where Are We Going, Dad", "Running Man", "Extreme Challenge", "I Am a Singer", and "Longing for Life", which attracted many viewers to watch the original version, and then became more and more popular.

This is also a major reason for the active export of Korean variety shows. To some extent, this can also be regarded as an output, which has a lot of benefits and feedback.

As for "Running Man", in fact, the main market and audience are not the fans of the original Korean variety shows.

People are biased. Once they like Korean variety shows, they will find faults unconsciously when watching the domestic version. The extreme ones will complain or even smear.

Deng Chao is not in control without Yoo Jae-seok!

Chen Chichi is unlucky without Lee Kwang-soo!

Rouba is not a female man without Song Ji-hyo!

How can seven different people be exactly the same? Just using a template does not mean that they have to fit perfectly. The Korean variety show seven-member group has its own advantages, and the domestic seven-member group also has its own highlights. It has to be viewed comprehensively.

Of course, there are many Korean variety show fans who are not so picky, but comparison is inevitable.

So in the minds of the program team and even Wei Yang, the best audience is still the audience who have not watched the original version. These people are more numerous and "preconceived".

From the beginning, the so-called Korean imported ace variety show was not the focus of Blue Whale's publicity, and it ignored the clamor and wait-and-see of those Korean variety show fans.

With [China's first reality show variety show] as the selling point, supplemented by the popularity and influence of the seven permanent guests, Blue Whale's signboard was also used.

Many people always like to use "imported is the best" as packaging to attract people.

But in fact, most people only look at whether the goods are good or not, and don't care about the origin and source at all. The key is to find the right market and grasp the quality.

Blue Whale has been in the battlefield for a long time, so it is naturally a good hand at publicity. Shanghai Satellite TV and Penguin Video, which cooperated with the first season of "Running Man", are not easy to deal with.

With the joint efforts of the three parties, the momentum of "Running Man" has surpassed "Where Are We Going, Dad".

This is also related to the subject matter and status!

The former has seven stars, even several first-line stars, outdoor adventure games, and revealed a lot of exciting gameplay, which looks good.

The latter is a star taking children on a trip, the gimmick is relatively less attractive, and the star status is also lower.

At least many people have never heard of Wang Yuelun and Zhang Liang, and the most impressive Lin Zhiying cannot compete with the popularity and popularity of popular artists such as Deng Chao and Wang Baoqiang.

It is too unlucky to say that the advantage is in me, but it is true that "Running Man" has a first-mover advantage at the moment.

Boss Wei is looking forward to the two ace variety shows to see who is the real king of phenomenal variety shows.

Others are not as complicated as he thought, including Wang Baoqiang, who is more interested in the variety show itself.

For the first episode of the first season, the first thing to do is to introduce the seven permanent guests.

Led by the captain Deng Chao, the seven people appeared one after another.

The lineup of "Running Man" is not a secret. Although the official has only admitted a few and not all of them have been exposed, it has basically been exposed by the outside world.

But even so, when Deng Chao, Wang Baoqiang, Xue Zhiqian, Sha Yi, and Chen Chichi came out, many people took a breath.

Deng and Wang need not say much, they are both popular first-line stars. The former is a representative of the middle-aged young man, and he has an even more popular wife. The latter is also a new movie star and a famous grassroots inspirational representative.

After that, Sha Yi, although not a first-line star, his national popularity is not a joke. Many first-line stars are not as familiar to the public as him.

The same is true for Chen Chichi. His masterpiece "Love Apartment" made him very popular among the younger generation.

The least famous person is Xue Zhiqian who has faded out in the past two years. Although he was also a popular singer before, his songs are popular but he is not.

In terms of face recognition and national popularity, he is the worst among the five or even the seven.

When Rouba appeared, the atmosphere in the hotel's viewing hall reached a climax.

Since the first episode was set as an agent, Rouba wore a tight leather jacket, with a graceful figure and fair skin. He looked cute and cool, which attracted a lot of wolves.

Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but look at it several times, and asked Wei Yang curiously: "I remember, this is from your company, right?"

"Yeah."

Wei Yang took a sip of soda and suppressed his dry throat.

It's true that this little girl has grown older in the past two years, and with her intentional exercise, her figure has become more and more attractive, especially her waist-to-hip ratio, wow...

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes flashed with gossip: "What's the matter, did you get it?"

"Ahem."

Wei Yang almost choked on the water and glared at her unhappily: "You underestimate me too much, even rabbits don't eat grass near their nests."

"I believe what others say, but you say... hehe."

One is Blue Whale, the other is Coral Entertainment, and the female stars are the most popular and favored. The outside world almost regards them as Boss Wei's back garden.

Wei Yang thought about it for a while, but he really didn't have the confidence to refute it. From a certain perspective, the outside world's speculation was correct.

However, Wei Yang felt that there was a misunderstanding here, that is, it was not that he liked to eat the grass around his nest, but that he liked to plant the grass next to his nest.

Xiao Zhao, Tang Yan, and Da Mi Mi were all eaten by him first or basically acquired, and then brought to his company. He had never touched the grass beside the nest that he really watched grow like Ermei from Xinjiang Province.

However, Boss Wei didn't speak harshly. His family knew his own affairs. If he couldn't hold back one day, it would be easy for him to slap himself in the face.

"Rabbits don't eat the grass beside their nests!"

Gao Yuanyuan repeated this sentence again, which was full of sarcasm. Boss Wei pretended not to hear it and watched the last permanent guest appear.

"Fuck!"

Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help shouting, and there were many people who were as surprised as she was. Many people were so frightened that they stood up directly. Only Wei Yang and Wang Baoqiang had expected it and watched with smiles.

"Didn't you say Zhu Yawen? Why did it change to him?"

"If this person takes action, how will they play?"

"My dear, you're so awesome. I've invited the Buddha here."

"I read the news online before and thought it was a lie, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"..."

There was constant discussion at the scene, and you can imagine the shock of other viewers watching "Run" to see this person appear.

Previously, the official program team only recognized the three most popular guests, Deng, Wang, and Rouba, as the focus of publicity, leaving others to guess.

However, based on various information channels, the outside world has basically figured out all the candidates, including the guest who has the ability to compete with Kim Jong Kook.

The first person who was rumored was Wu Jing, but later it was said that he had found a sports star/Olympic champion, Sun Yang and Lin Dan, and was later identified as Zhu Yawen.

This guy has a background as a tough guy soldier, and he also collaborated with Mr. Zhou in "Red Sorghum". Through the exposed stills, he also has a tough look on his face, so it fits everyone's impression of him as a "tough guy".

More importantly, Zhu Yawen has a good relationship with Yang Tianzhen, the head of Coral Entertainment, and it is said that he may join Coral Entertainment.

As we all know, most of the guests on "Run" are the "own friends" of Wei Yang and Blue Whale.

Deng Chao is the son-in-law of the Shanghainese family. The new movie "The Breakup Master" has a collaboration with Blue Whale. Wang Baoqiang is also deeply involved with Wei Yang. Chen Chichi is an alumnus of the Shanghai Theater Academy and is also friends with Boss Wei. He has a strong Shanghainese label.

Xue, Sha and Rouba are simply the artists of Coral and Blue Whale.

Therefore, everyone's guess about the seventh person is that they also give priority to the Shanghai connection or have good relations with Wei Yang, which is the case for Wu Jing.

It is rumored that Zhu Yawen is expected to join Coral and become a member of the Blue Whale team, so he has a high chance of being shortlisted. When he was interviewed by the media, his attitude was ambiguous, which confirmed this speculation.

As a result, the confirmed candidate, during the actual recording of the program, became Liu Feiren, who performed a track and field miracle in 2004.

"You must be shocked. We were also shocked at the time. Mr. Wei is so awesome. He can really invite people here."

Wang Baoqiang said happily. He had been holding back just now, just to see everyone's reaction. It really made him very happy.

"Didn't he say he was preparing for the Rio Olympics?"

Gao Yuanyuan is still a little confused. This is one of the two biggest stars in Chinese sports. Their status is very high, and it cannot be achieved by just spending money.

"He's thinking about retiring."

After failing to come back from the 2012 London Olympics, Liu Feiren suffered a waist injury. He has been resting for most of this year and is basically in a semi-retired state.

Preparing for the Rio Olympics is just some people's speculation. Liu Feiren is already over 30 years old, has suffered serious injuries many times, and his health and condition have declined seriously.

The most important thing is not the body, but the mental illness. Two Olympic competitions and two withdrawals have brought a lot of negative public opinion and psychological pressure to Liu Feiren.

This year of recuperating from injuries was actually a retreat from the world. When he realized that it would be difficult for him to return to his peak, he really considered retiring.

"It's really, really hard to ask him."

Wei Yang couldn't help but sigh. Although he thought sports stars would destroy the balance of the game, after considering many factors, he still hoped to find a heavyweight [ability user].

Since you are looking for someone, you must look for someone who is famous. Sun Yang and Lin Dan are at their peak. It is not easy to hire them. The key is to hire them. If it affects the preparation for the game and the performance declines, "Run" will be scolded.

So from the beginning, their targets were semi-retired or retired sports stars.

In terms of popularity and status, the top two in the sports world are none other than Dayao and Liu Fei.

Big Yao can't do it, it's too disruptive to the balance. Liu Fei's people are letting things go too far, and if the program team makes trouble again, it's still within the tolerance range.

Therefore, the main focus of the program team at that time was Liu Feiren, but it was not easy to invite him and he declined politely many times.

At that time, the "Run" program team had given up and had begun to contact candidates. Wu Jing, Zhu Yawen and several Olympic champions were not just rumors.

Especially Zhu Yawen, who was very close to the program team for a time and has already formed a certain tacit understanding.

But the director of "Run" was still unwilling to accept Liu Feiren's big stunt, so he contacted Liu Feiren again, and even asked Boss Wei to find connections as a lobbyist.

After the program team spent so long working on it, Boss Wei personally visited the thatched cottage three times.

We made two dinner appointments outside and went to her house once, and finally convinced Liu Feiren.

"How did you convince him?"

Gao Yuanyuan was very curious. It's okay to say that Olympic champions have accumulated a lot in China over the years, but Liu Feiren is really not an ordinary Olympic champion. He can be recorded in the history of sports. He can entertain the public. How difficult is it? Ridiculously high.

"Let's just talk. In addition to the generous material treatment, we also give him earnest persuasion to make him feel sincerity, and then help him analyze the pros and cons and understand the benefits of participating in the show..."

With 1.8 million yuan and a script, Boss Wei was able to trick Fan Xiaopang into joining the movie, and he raised tens of millions more funds, and finally produced "My Love from the Star," a hit in Asia.

His eloquence, consideration of human nature, resource replacement and related packaging are all very high, and he is good at win-win situations.

Liu Feiren was not interested in "Run", so Wei Yang gave him the benefits and tried his best to grasp the pain points and make him interested.

The first is professionalism. So far, although Liu Feiren is considering retiring, he is still thinking about it, fearing that it will delay his business.

Wei Yang told him that each episode would only be recorded for two or three days, which would last for two months a year, and would not delay training. Moreover, the program team needed him to be more relaxed and avoid injuries as much as possible.

Liu Feiren's current age and physical condition make it impossible for him to compete every day like before. In this way, this schedule is not difficult to adjust.

In addition, Wei Yang also discussed the income issue with him.

Even if you don't retire now, you won't be able to survive for a few more years. After retirement, athletes' commercial income will drop significantly.

Even now, after a long period of retirement and two unfavorable competitions, Liu Feiren's income has plummeted. Far from what it was at its peak,

Of course, Liu is not short of money. The money he has earned over the years can be spent for a lifetime, but no matter how rich he is, he cannot sit back and rest.

Entering variety shows, and working with Blue Whale to help manage popularity and package publicity, can allow Liu Feiren to retire and still be a star, making money every day.

The most important thing that finally moved Liu Feiren was that Wei Yang promised to change the negative public opinion of him through "Run", which not only allowed him to regain the public's love, but also rectified his reputation at a critical moment.

For Liu Feiren, the possibility of returning to the top is too low, and he is not short of money. What he desires most is to be recognized by the public and the so-called "forgiveness".

It is for this reason, coupled with the various benefits that Wei Yang promised, that Liu Feiren, who was at a low point in his life, was finally moved and willing to come out.

"Okay. After listening to this, I think Liu Feiren should participate in "Run". With your eloquence, it would be a pity not to do MLM."

“MLM makes too little money.”

Gao Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at him, but actually her heart turned upside down. She was a smart person and could see some of Boss Wei's tricks.

Now it sounds simple, and it seems that I can do it, but in fact, someone else doesn't have Wei Yang's vision, eloquence, and guarantee.

In the past, Gao Yuanyuan paid more attention to Boss Wei's appearance and film and television production capabilities, but today he learned about Boss Wei's other skills. No wonder he was able to build such a family business from scratch.

Gao Yuanyuan unconsciously picked up her boyfriend and compared it with him.

Her appearance is okay, but she doesn't think much of it. Her film and television production capabilities and her boyfriend's professional acting skills are acceptable, but she has no shame in trying to smooth things over with her abilities and methods. She is not of the same level or rank at all.

At a certain moment, Gao Yuanyuan was so moved and dazed, and then couldn't help but patted his face.

"Don't mess around, this is a scumbag, you can't control yourself..."