I Decided To Become a Perfect Girl chapter 134

134 – Before the Storm (2)

In the past, the way entertainment programs became successful was simple.

[“With the national MC”… How about the combination of the main PD and the national MC?]

First, before airing, an initial audience base is secured by attracting aggro with cast members or viral articles.

Although it satisfied expectations in the first episode, it continued its viewership ratings by ending with arousing curiosity about the second episode.

Of course, even at the time, it was not as simple and easy as it sounded.

But now it has become more difficult.

The first reason is that there has been a tendency for the cast in entertainment programs to become too obvious.

I was able to feel it right away when I watched a common entertainment program.

The age of the performers, the so-called youngest line, was often limited to at least 30s and at most late 20s.

In other words, the phenomenon of stagnation is underway in the broadcasting industry.

However, it was not easy to get ordinary people to appear, so it was still difficult to find new faces.

Secondly, in the modern, diversified mainstream era, it was not easy for viral stories to attract the public’s interest.

First of all, watching an entire episode in front of the television is not that common anymore.

Especially for the new generation, they first watched clips edited with highlights on platforms such as YouTube and then searched for the entire video.

As if to prove it, TV program viewership ratings were on a downward trend day by day.

And the main PD, Lim Hyun-woong, who took charge of directing Following Season 3, also had no choice but to face the same concerns during the editing process.

Of course, it was absolutely not true that Season 4 would fail.

Because it is being aired simultaneously on Netflix, it is not easy to fail.

Because the previous season was a mega hit, a trickle-down effect was inevitable.

However, paradoxically, his main concern was the pressure that came from the mega-hit Season 3.

“Because it’s not easy to do as well as Season 3… Sigh.”

Right now, the expectations from the higher-ups within the company were high, so I couldn’t help but feel the pressure.

“Let’s think about it again.”

Lim Hyeon-woong pictured the current situation in his head.

First, the cast.

Of course, except for a few contestants who are re-debuting, each is an attractive new trainee.

But the problem is.

“Among the participants, there is no one who can make the same impact as before.”

He needed participants to attract aggro even before the broadcast.

And there were numerous of them in last season 3.

“Because three of the four major agencies participated.”

So, even though it is a new face, it was able to attract great attention from the public by promoting the slogan of being the best of all time based on the four major entertainment companies.

And Lee Do-hee finally exploded the anticipation in episode 1.

“If you think about it, there was no way it wouldn’t come out if the viewer ratings weren’t there.”

That was the problem.

The higher-ups wanted more this time.

“First of all, out of the four this time, only one, Zy, participated, and even that participant, Baek Hwi, was a first-year trainee… He couldn’t even be the center of the title song. But does that mean he’s tied up with Lee Do-hee? No. This isn’t right.”

Of course, if they could attract attention just once, they were not enough to continue the viewership ratings. Although it is not as good as the previous season, we have gathered trainees who can fly and crawl.

I was confident that if I could draw attention just once, I would be able to raise viewership ratings through editing.

“In the end, I think we’ll have to tie it in with Season 3 to attract aggro…”

Lim Hyun-woong then drew an interesting clip that could excite viewers.

“This is just fine.”

Lim Hyun-woong moved his gaze to the YouTube window displayed on his monitor.

[JUSTDOL Season 4 [First Release] _ Wait (Rush on U) Performance]

The pre-release performance stage of the title song of , Which has been attracting a lot of attention right before the broadcast.

This was a traditional prologue that never failed from season 1 to season 3, so there was no way it could fail.

Didn’t Lee Do-hee receive attention as the center girl just by performing the title song ‘I’m in Love’, which was pre-released a month before the airing of ‘Jerkstone Season 3’?

There were also a lot of mentions of trainees from the four major agencies.

-Wow, who is the wink guy? He’s handsome.

└He says he’s a Zy trainee, but I don’t know his name yet.

-What is the name of the ending fairy in the second line that I really like?

└It’s Top East’s Sihwan.

-Gasp I love the center

“However, compared to season 3, the amount of mentions still seems to be insufficient.”

It was then that the editing room door opened.

When I turn my head, the assistant director is standing there.

“Producer, the director wants to see you.”

“…Okay.”

Lim Hyun-woong left the editing room and walked toward the director’s office, trying to guess what the director would say this time.

This is because this director was the culprit who arbitrarily changed the number of people in the Season 3 project group from 11 to 7.

‘I wonder if I’m talking nonsense again.’

As I was thinking about other things, I arrived at the director’s office.

When I opened the door and entered, the director welcomed me with a happy face.

“Oh! Is Impedi here?”

The director has been acting quite friendly since Season 3 was a hit.

The director motioned for me to sit down.

“Come and sit down first. Have a cup of coffee.”

‘What about coffee… Sigh… I’m going to say something again this time.’

But since he was also an office worker, he couldn’t show it.

“Yes, thank you.”

“Are you having a hard time these days? Your face is ashen.”

As soon as I sat down, the director said something I didn’t even mean to say.

“Is that so?”

“Okay, no matter how important it is, take it easy.”

After having a few personal conversations like that.

-Tak

The director put down the cup of coffee he was sipping.

The director’s expression has now become quite serious.

“So, is the editing going well now?”

‘That’s the main point.’

“Yes, well, the contestants this time are good kids, so I don’t think it’s bad.”

“Um, okay. Since you’re okay, I guess it’s okay.”

But the director still looked dissatisfied.

“Yes. You know that the higher-ups have high expectations for this project group.”

I couldn’t not know.

How much pressure were you feeling because of that right now?

I was almost regretting that season 3 was a mega hit for no reason.

“Yeah well…”

“Yes. The higher-ups are discussing entering the entertainment industry starting with these kids, so it is a very important project.”

Producer Lim Hyun-woong listened quietly.

“We should select the members well. Oh, of course, you don’t mean to manipulate it? It’s easy to backlash like in seasons 1 and 2. Right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Still, shouldn’t the broadcast editing be provocative? Oh, of course, it would be nice for the commercials as well.”

Lim Hyun-woong immediately remembered several participants.

‘Now that I think about it, there were some participants who got into fist fights while practicing.’

Obviously, unlike the girls, there were instances where direct friction occurred while practicing with the guys.

Both of them are good guys, so I thought about editing them appropriately and depicting a growth narrative while watching the viewers’ reactions.

“Well… I understand that much. Let’s try to be provocative.”

“Okay, okay. We have to get good viewership ratings…”

The director frowned.

“So, Zy’s trainee is childhood friends with a member of Saven?”

Producer Lim Hyeon-woong also thought it was a good topic to attract attention.

Just mentioning it in episode 1 would probably attract quite a bit of viewership.

“Ah, yes. That will also be mentioned.”

“Try to tie that together a little more.”

I was embarrassed by the director’s unexpected statement.

“Yes…? Lee Do-hee?”

It wasn’t an emotional logic that said I felt sorry for Dohee or anything like that.

‘Of course he’s cute, but… That has nothing to do with me.’

The important thing was that Saven was making quite a bit of money for the parent company.

In the meantime, weave it together.

“There will be strong opposition from the higher-ups. Even so, Saven is doing well.”

A smiling director.

“The higher-ups agreed.”

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An unexpected answer.

“Saven? Yes. Things are going well. That’s right, there’s only half a year and a little left. How much will you earn if I earn it during this time?”

Before I could even ask why, the director explained the reason.

“Hyunwoong, this project group will last two and a half years. It’s much longer than Saven’s one and a half year.”

The director made a circle with his index finger and thumb.

It was a gesture representing money.

“The period is longer. Moreover, a boy group’s profit margin is twice that of a girl group. Is there any reason not to do it?”

Definitely in terms of profitability, it was not worth worrying about if Did well.

However, there was one more problem.

No matter how Mwave’s parent company, LE, is in a superior position, it is not in a position where it can just ignore the four major agencies.

“Js, Zy, every day is intertwined, so if it becomes a problem for no reason…”

The director looked frustrated.

“So you’re not telling me to only mess with Lee Do-hee. Do you think they’ll hate it? Not at all?”

Then the director stood up.

“Rather, if you like it, you will like it. There is absolutely no reason not to like it.”

He approached himself.

“If you were them, would you like Lee Do-hee, the next-generation competitor, to continue to do well like this?”

And then he tapped Lim Hyun-woong on the shoulder.

“So just do it, Hyunwoong.”

Lim Hyeon-woong.

The main PD nodded his head after a moment of consideration.

Authenticity was not particularly important.

‘Because you only need to attract aggro in the early stages.’