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Cao Lu, a female artist who is looking for entertainment gossip information and has little information, recently came into the public eye because of a self-described video of "Sister Lang lost four and a half times", which caused a lot of public opinion, of course, this public opinion is not around the little-known Cao Lu, most of them are attacking some non-ideal female guests in the fifth season of "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves".
Of course, some people will be upset for Cao Lu, stars who have no works and audience popularity can be airborne, why can they sing, dance and work hard, and Cao Lu, who is trying to win the recommendation of the whole people after losing the election? The reasons for refusal given by Sister Lang's program team can glimpse some truths: "Collision with other sisters", "The popularity is a little low", "The state is not good", "Too plain", behind the Chinese-style euphemistic and polite refusal leads to a reality, Cao Lu is not irreplaceable as a Sister Lang player.
Time returned to the time when "Sister Lang 1" was first created, in 2020, Mango TV launched the girl group growth variety show "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves", the industry was not optimistic about this local original program, and it was difficult to attract investment, and finally it was named by a "lady frost" at a low price. Naturally, it is not attractive in terms of recruiting players. At that time, Cao Lu, who debuted in South Korea as a member of FIESTAR China for 9 years, naturally walked into the sight of the program team because of the expiration of the contract and returned to China for development.
As we all know in the follow-up, "Sister Lang 1" became famous after it was broadcast, and the value of the sisters who participated in the election rose accordingly. When recruiting players in the following seasons, there was no shortage of celebrities who volunteered. On the other hand, Cao Lu refused the interview invitation of "Sister Lang 1" because she accepted the funny talent show "Serious Gaga", but the show did not cause the slightest splash after it was broadcast, and gradually found no such person in domestic entertainment over the past few years. Now "Sister Lang", which has become a buyer's market, is different from the past, and the guests can choose too much, and they all politely and thoughtfully refused Cao Lu's self-recommendation three or four times.
Some netizens opened their brains, saying that Cao Lu refused the interview invitation of "Sister Lang 1", and "Sister Lang" would not let Cao Lu take the stage again no matter what, and some of them added an anthropomorphic mentality of "You love to answer at the beginning, but now you can't climb high" for the program team.
The success of a phenomenal program is inseparable from the program team's insight into the market and step-by-step. The program group is never an individual, it has no preferences at all, and its guest list is a prediction of market choice. Of course, this market choice is not only the audience's liking, but also curiosity, exploration and even disgust, as long as it can mobilize the audience's complex emotions, it can win attention and traffic, even if it is controversial, it is also something that the program team really likes to see.
Obviously, Cao Lu was not chosen, there was only one straightforward and realistic reason, she was not chosen by the market.
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Cruelly analyzed, maybe we can understand the real reason why the program team rejected Cao Lu. The cute and sweet appearance with the sense of age that can't be hidden in her thirties is a bit inconsistent, so that the audience who is keen on frozen age and beauty can't remember her appearance. The relatively outstanding singing and dancing talent lacks the endorsement of popular works, which makes people unable to have a concrete understanding of their talent. Even the personality is harmless to humans and animals, lacking edges and corners, and the image of the sister next door is not blessed with gentleness and amazing beauty.
Looking at Cao Lu closely, she is like a kind of friend who often appears around us, a little beautiful, a little talented, a little opportunity, hard work, easy to get along with, and a shining existence among ordinary people.
Some people say that Cao Lu lacks some luck, if she broke the contract for the funny show at that time and chose the interview of "Sister Lang 1", her situation would be very different, and I personally think it would be unobjective. As she said to herself: "It's all consequentialism, if I was given another chance, I still don't know which show will become popular later, I will make the same choice." In the face of the popularity of "Sister Lang 1", it is impossible for her not to regret it, but it is not just a matter of luck that she has been in the Chinese and Korean entertainment circles for more than ten years and has become the tepid appearance she is today. Fortunately, she is also a little frank and cute, which makes people willing to be moved by her.
She is really working hard, whether it is working in South Korea or returning to China to develop, whether it is her performance in every variety show, or she is still cheered up to fight for an opportunity after being passed by Sister Lang three or four times, her efforts are not the slightest annoying utilitarian, you can feel that she just wants to be seen and liked. Thinking popular is the basic sentiment of a star artist, and it is not worth criticizing. There are so many unworthy traffic stars in the entertainment industry, why not have one more of her?
Netizens will complain for her like friends, but that's all. Her self-report video of "Four and a Half Impact Sister Lang Defeated" was pitiful and gained a wave of attention, but unfortunately it couldn't let her ride the wind. Judging from the increment of her various self-media accounts, these "friends" who complained about her failed to become her fans, and established an inseparable stickiness with her in the short term. Spectator justice cannot be translated into preference. So what is she missing to miss this overwhelming traffic?
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The post-00s may not have an impression of Cao Lu at all, but in the most popular years of Korean entertainment, the post-90s generation still paid more attention to the Chinese idols who developed in South Korea at that time. Cao Lu's identity when she came out of the circle at that time was not a member of a girl group or a singer, but a funny variety show. When I saw Cao Lu's long-lost name hanging on the hot search, my mind immediately linked it with the Chinese female artist who turned herself into a tiger face in Han Zong's "Real Man-Women's Army Special 4", that year was 2016, Cao Lu's career in South Korea ushered in a peak, and in the same year, she also won the MBC Performing Arts Award Popularity Award. After that, I had no impression, and I deliberately searched on the Internet before writing the article, and Cao Lu really did not have any commendable works in those years. Cao Lu's character design of a funny woman in Han Zong has been recognized by the local Korean audience, but she seems to be unaccustomed to the domestic entertainment.
Think about it, there is almost no single female artist in the entertainment industry who has successfully come out of the circle with funny characters, "Hold Sister" will become a high EQ plus a little interesting Xie Yilin in the mainland, what makes Li Xueqin's major variety shows brush her face is her humanistic heritage, even Jia Ling, who can be regarded as the first sister of comedy, also dominates the screen with her cute figure and reactive humor that never lets her voice land, once she loses weight, she is questioned by the audience "It doesn't look funny", but fortunately, she has gone to the next dimension.
Looking at her performance in Han Zong, giving up the blessing of foreign cultural barriers and the magic of Han Zong's editing, you can see that this sweet-looking girl is working hard to be funny, which is inconsistent with her nature. The Chinese audience, who does not need cultural transformation, can see through it at a glance, and it is understandable that this kind of performative humor that hides its own personality and characteristics in exchange for job opportunities and attention, after all, this kind of state of hard work is too familiar to the audience, isn't it the social animal who participates in group activities in the workplace for fear of falling behind and occasionally plays a hot role? For this kind of character, the audience is a little indigestion.
Watching dramas and chasing stars and gossiping is originally a pastime for the audience after dinner. watched a female artist with both talent and beauty work hard but crappily become a funny variety show to gain attention, although she can't bear to be harsh, she can't do it. Three years have passed, and it is clear that Cao Lu has not found a suitable path.
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The reason why the sisters of "Sister Lang 1" are sought after is not only the bloody blessing they continue to release in the show, but also the distinctive personality charm of the individual itself. No matter how niche the bizarre characters are, they can't stand the curiosity of some audiences, and fans will pay for it after all.
After "Sister Lang 5" turned Cao Lu away, she still didn't give up, but instead saw the national recommendation activity released by the program team to actively participate, and edited a video of herself to shout votes to the audience. I will be moved by her efforts, but seeing that the video is full of clips from past variety shows, it is difficult to agree, maybe the content is submitted to the recruitment of the comedian contest contestants has a better chance of winning.
What about the star-studded stage performances, the outstanding works when she was a member of a girl group, and the dance routines that claim to study hard in order to run for "Sister Lang"? This is the effective canvassing content that can convert the pity of the audience into what fans really pick for her.
No matter how indifferent the audience is, I don't want to see a good girl who has worked hard for a long time and said with a smile that I will continue to work silently, and then keep being let down. We hope that she can stand on a bigger stage and perform with the fruits of her efforts, confidently accept the public's scrutiny, and the audience who has turned into fans can cheer for her with confidence.
I think that Cao Lu should carefully consider and work hard in the direction not how to let the audience know Cao Lu, but what kind of Cao Lu the audience can see. is not a member of the girl group, not a funny variety show, it is Cao Lu who is still chasing her dreams in her 30+, Cao Lu who does not give up and is not discouraged, and Cao Lu who strives to be seen once, again, and countless times. Please also catch every time the audience throws their attention to you, give back a clear and three-dimensional female image worthy of idols, and do your best to shine on the stage.
postscript
I could feel the gentle and powerful energy in Cao Lu's heart, standing tenaciously in the wind of loss again and again, and cheering herself up tirelessly in the dark corner of the brightly lit casino. But that energy is formless, not enough to ignite a spark and attract more eyes to follow. I would like to give her an inch of attention here, for her, for all the thousands of women who work so hard as she secretly do not hesitate to abandon their individuality to seek a glimmer of opportunity in the field they love, but also for myself. I hope that this short inch of gaze can be turned into a shallow spring breeze, helping them to use the wind to borrow their strength to rise to the clouds and be seen by more people.