Chapter 96: The traitors premiere
Speaking of which, Barron is somewhat impressed by the efficiency of those entertainment tabloids...
When he woke up the next morning, he had already seen the report about him in the newspaper - there was also a huge photo of him and Bonnie hugging and kissing yesterday.
Well, it's still The Sun. It seems that our own London Evening Standard really needs to learn a thing or two from it.
But in addition to the news about Barron, he also saw a piece of news that interested him even more in this issue of The Sun.
Also gossip, but it's about Prince William.
A reporter from The Sun photographed that after returning to school, William quickly got over his previous relationship and got a new girlfriend.
Looking at the photo that was obviously taken from a candid angle and the girl next to William in it, Barron showed a meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth.
He had met this girl once before - it was Cather who woke up next to him when he first came into this world.
It seems that the gears of fate have finally started to turn...these two are finally together.
Barron was looking forward to it. What would it be like when he met the other party again?
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According to the agreement between Summit Media and ITV, before September 15, the other party had already begun playing edited trailers of the reality show "The Traitors" in between other programs to warm up for this reality show similar to Werewolf.
Not only that, Summit Media also placed advertisements in many newspapers, including The Independent.
Who is the traitor? ITV1 will reveal it for you on September 15th...
The effectiveness of these early publicity efforts will depend on today's results.
Yes, today is September 15th, and at 22:00 this evening, "The Traitors" will premiere on ITV.
One thing that needs to be said is that the ITV channel was originally composed of 15 operators distributed in 15 regions in England, and they all had independent station logos and identifications.
Their operating model is that even for the same ITV channel, different regions will have different programs - some programs are national in nature, so during that time period, the ITV channel will broadcast these programs using the ITV channel logo. At this time, all ITV channels in the UK are synchronized.
But there are also some time periods when programs are broadcast independently by operators in different regions - such as some local news or programs. At these times, the programs broadcast in different regions of the UK on the same ITV channel are also different, and will carry the channel logo of the operator in each region.
However, nowadays, of the remaining 15 operators, only a few still have their own independently produced program time and their independent channel logos. Most of the operators have merged with Independent Television plc. to become Independent Television First (ITV1).
"The traitors" is broadcast on ITV1 channel, covering all areas of England.
Barron is concerned about the performance of the premiere of "The Traitors", but not too concerned.
After all, "The Traitors" is just a "test the waters". It remains to be seen whether it can be liked by the audience in the current Britain.
Even if the program he is trying to block is unsuccessful, he can just try other ones. He still has many variety shows that will be popular in the future, and he can try them one by one.
But Bonnie is different. After all, this is the first variety show produced by her after leaving Sky TV and joining Summit Media. Not only does she serve as the host, she also personally completed the production of this reality show. Naturally, she cares very much about its broadcast effect.
So before ten o'clock that evening, she had already turned on the TV, tuned to ITV1, and pulled Barron to sit on the sofa waiting for the show to be broadcast.
"It's still early, honey, it's still ten minutes before it starts..."
Hearing Barron's words, Bonnie couldn't help but say:
"Aren't you curious about how you'll appear in it?"
"It's not like I haven't seen the finished film..."
Just as Barron said, in fact, after the editing was completed, not only had Bonnie already watched various versions of the first episode of the reality show "The Traitors" - after all, it would be constantly adjusted to the best, but even Barron, after watching the final version of the first episode and comparing it with the version he had seen in his previous life, felt that it was already very good, only then did he allow it to be broadcast.
"That's different. After all, it's being broadcasted to the whole country now."
As they were discussing this, the time came to ten o'clock in the evening, the picture on the TV switched, and finally began to play the opening of "The Traitors".
At this time, Bonnie stopped talking. She was originally leaning in Barron's arms, but she immediately sat up straight and started watching TV attentively.
The beginning of "The Traitors" is a relatively high-cost overhead shot. In the picturesque pastoral scenery, a row of cars are driving forward on the road in the middle...
The camera cuts in to give a close-up of these cars, and gives a special shot to these new Infiniti SUVs, with the car logos clearly visible.
A total of 22 contestants will arrive at Chatsworth House in batches.
As a "promotional variety show" for the estate, some close-ups of Chatsworth House are naturally indispensable to show the magnificence and beauty of the estate.
When the contestants walked out of the SUV one after another and gathered in front of the manor, they began to introduce themselves or chat in groups of three or four and started socializing.
While the camera is showing them chatting, there will be constant interspersing of scenes of some of the contestants introducing themselves.
Among these people, there are retired police officers, lawyers, actors, psychology graduate students, and even people who used to work for the intelligence agencies, chess players, etc. In short, any profession that involves disguise and seeing through people's hearts will be involved.
Of course, there are also some must-have guests in reality shows - some are good-looking, some are social tough, some are humorous, some are introverted, and some are gay...
When all the contestants had arrived, they began to enter the hall of the manor house together.
That's when Barron came on the scene.
In such a magnificent manor with a long history, in a hall surrounded by gorgeous murals that existed hundreds of years ago, when a real, young and handsome Duke appeared in a splendid dress, it can be said that the impact on these contestants of commoner origin was enormous.
Not only the contestants, but also the audience in front of the TV could feel the atmosphere, as if they were suddenly back in the Victorian era and were received by a distinguished duke.
It can be said that this kind of scene inevitably stirs the DNA hidden deep in the bodies of all British people.
Judging from the TV, Barron's performance is also outstanding, especially his true-to-life role as the Duke. His handsome and elegant appearance and manners will probably make many women fall in love with him.
After giving his opening speech, Barron left and left the rest of the work to Bonnie.
At this moment, Bonnie was also wearing an intricate and beautiful aristocratic dress - this dress was one of the exquisite aristocratic dresses collected by the Devonshire family. The purple dress suited her very well. At this moment, she was like a princess who walked out of a movie.
After introducing some rules of The traitors, Bonnie said:
"Welcome to Chatsworth House, a magnificent house with a history of 400 years. We will spend a wonderful time together. Of course, the most important thing is who will get the 250,000 pounds prize when we leave here..."
Seeing the excitement on the contestants' faces after hearing the prize amount, Bonnie smiled gracefully and continued:
"I just want you to know that the competition has begun - from the moment you step into Chatsworth House. Now, I want you to think about how far you can go in this competition? In the conversation just now, you may have figured out some people's backgrounds, so have you ever thought, 'Am I the smartest person here?' I hope you can line up now and let me see how well you can do, over there..."
She pointed to the left side of the crowd and said,
"The side with the greatest chance of winning is on the left, and the side with the least chance of winning is on the right. I hope you will choose your position based on your inner confidence in this game at this moment."