Phil Simmons was a good talker on the show, chatting and laughing with the other three big guys, and communicating with each other in a completely equal manner. Phil could steadily catch the jokes thrown by the other party, and there was no stage fright at all.
Not only that, Phil also often teased himself and told several jokes, which made the audience laugh.
But when it came to the selection stage, it turned out as everyone expected: Phil couldn't recruit any capable apprentices at all.
"Successors" has already gone through auditions, and those who participated are all people who have the potential to become superheroes, but only a handful of these people can win the favor of the judges.
In the on-site selection process, the main task of the contestants is to leave an impression on the judges and the audience. And there are many ways to leave an impression: it may be good-looking, it may be special talents or skills, or it may be...
A good story.
If some people who are elegant in conversation and lovable happen to have a lovable face and have very special talents and skills, then the possibility of being favored by their mentors will be greatly increased.
Of course, if he has neither, but happens to have a relatively complicated life experience that arouses the sympathy of the audience and gives him a special label, then it is also possible to win the favor of the mentor.
In the first episode, all the outstanding contestants were basically divided up by the other three mentors, and the worst one also got an apprentice, while only Phil Simmons' team was still empty.
So after the first episode was aired, it immediately aroused great popularity on the Internet.
Some people think that Phil has no qualifications to serve as a mentor on this show, and they take a gloating attitude; while other people think that Phil is a good talker, and he is not inferior to other judges in the discussion.
He also answered some professional questions clearly, which shows that Phil is still capable.
What's more, Phil didn't advertise his real estate business at all on the show. He didn't do it for fame or profit. The appearance fee is probably far behind his net worth. In other words, he participated in the show.
This program is probably just a free and easy attitude to play life.
On the other hand, none of the apprentices saw the shining point in Phil, but still regarded him as an incompetent rich second generation. Even the program team deliberately made Phil "miserable" to create popularity. It was really too much.
That's too much!
The two sides quarreled fiercely online, triggering another round of heated discussions.
And behind many of these voices, it is obvious that they come from Phil’s support and instruction behind the scenes.
Amid the extremely high popularity and topicality, "Successor" continues to be filmed and broadcast at the same time.
In the second episode, Phil finally got his first apprentice. He was very happy. He hugged the unattractive black apprentice warmly and promised to make him enter the top five of this draft.
There is a heated discussion on the Internet again, saying that Phil is boasting and talking big words, and that such a mentor is not worthy of being followed by apprentices.
The other three mentors were also on the show, making fun of this. One mentor even joked that it was still too late for Phil to withdraw from the competition. But Phil was not angry at all, but always said confidently that he had the confidence to lead the apprentices.
Win the team competition.
Soon, the first part of "Successor" was broadcast.
The teams of the four mentors are all fully staffed, and the teams of the other three mentors look very luxurious. On the other hand, Phil's team is very shabby: most of the apprentices joined in the second half, and they are watched by other mentors.
The response from the live audience was mediocre, and there were even two vacancies left in the end. The program team had to temporarily start a revival competition and selected two people from the previously eliminated people to complete Phil's team.
Regarding the upcoming team competition, all viewers are not optimistic about Phil's team. In a random questionnaire survey conducted by the TV station, more than 70% of the viewers believed that Phil's team will definitely come in last, and that Phil's team will definitely come in last.
There are almost no teams that can finish in the top two.
But none of the viewers knew that this was all a script arranged by Phil.
The second part of "Successor" is a team competition led by four mentors. The competition is divided into four forms:
The first type is speech/debate. The program team gives a topic. This topic is often a hot topic that attracts a lot of attention, and is mostly related to superheroes.
Each instructor leads his or her team to prepare, give live speeches, and debate with teams with opposite attitudes, and determine the winner based on how much the audience is persuaded.
Superheroes have their own groups they represent, have their own ideas and programs, and often give speeches, and this form of team competition tests the apprentices' abilities in this regard.
The second is to formulate a rescue plan. The program team will give a specific scenario, such as a group of gangsters taking hostages, and the apprentices will study and formulate a rescue plan.
But they do not need to rescue the hostages themselves, but professionals will conduct drills according to the rescue plan.
Superheroes often have to participate in similar rescue operations, but they cannot be mindless fools, otherwise they may cause harm to the hostages or cause greater damage to the city.
Superheroes with brains are more popular with the public, and this team competition format tests the apprentices' abilities in this area.
The third type is the combat ability test. The program team will give a specific physical challenge level, including physical confrontation between groups to see which group completes better.
Although superheroes need to have brains, necessary physical fitness and fighting skills are also essential. A superhero who can "fight" will make the public feel more secure, and there will be no "this superhero is wasting his superpowers"
Feel.
The fourth type is large-scale comprehensive testing.
This kind of test often contains multiple aspects and requires the captain of each team to make overall arrangements and personnel allocation. After completing the task, the program team will conduct a comprehensive evaluation.
These four tests are step-by-step. The program team will record the preparations of each team throughout the process and give more shots to the key figures among them, gradually allowing the public to become familiar with and like these apprentices who may become superheroes in the future.
In this process, the mentor's guidance must be moderate, and cannot be all-encompassing. Doing it all will steal the limelight from the apprentices, and the apprentices who have no chance to show their faces will be defeated in the subsequent likability selection.
Come; you can't just let it go, otherwise it may lead to a complete failure in the team competition.
In short, the team competition similar to the talent show is like a preview of the future work of superheroes.
The first episode of the team competition was exactly as everyone expected, with Phil's team completely defeated in the competition with other teams.
The program crew also gave Phil's team the least number of shots, which created an illusion for the audience: It seemed that Phil had done nothing, and his team was just as useless as him, and they were quickly defeated.
Come.
As a result, the discussion about Phil was once again slaughtered.
But then, Phil's team seemed to have a completely new look in the second episode and won second place with excellent performance.
However, this time the program team still gave Phil's team the least number of shots, resulting in a lot of missing information in the preparation process, which caused dissatisfaction among the audience.
The audience felt that the program team looked down on Phil's team, did not pay attention to them, and gave more shots to the other three teams. As a result, although Phil's team achieved good results, they were not treated fairly.
Therefore, in the third episode of the team competition, the program team gave Phil's team more footage. This time the audience was able to see the entire preparation process of Phil's team.
Phil Simmons played a very key role in the preparation process. He constantly encouraged the apprentices' confidence, gave them hints and guidance, and did not directly give the apprentices plans to execute, but through a more inspiring method.
In a sexual way, let them come up with a more perfect plan.
The apprentices who were originally scattered suddenly became more motivated. Not only did the team trust rise to a higher level, from fighting individually to becoming a unit, but their individual abilities also seemed to shine.
As a result, Phil's reputation and reputation on the show began to change.
Many people's impression of Phil has been greatly improved, and their evaluation of him has also taken on more dimensions:
He is a playboy, a second-generation rich man, who has been at the end of many people since he was born, making people envious and jealous;
He is a genuine person, he speaks freely on Twitter, and his likes are no different from those of poor young people, which makes people feel very down-to-earth;
He has a high degree of education and has done very well in his own company. Judging from his age, this shows that he has high talent and achievements in business. He is not only smart but also hard-working;
The most impressive thing is that he has a clear understanding of many issues and understands them much better than the average person. On the show "Successor", he not only chatted and laughed with the other three mentors, but also strategized and led a team with poor ability to achieve success.
Victory, the level is completely on the same level as the big guys in the industry.
Of course, doubts about Phil still exist and are getting stronger day by day.
But the voices supporting Phil became even stronger, completely covering up the voices of doubt.
After all, Phil's performance on the show has conquered many people. Those who question Phil can easily be labeled as "pink-eye", "hatred of the rich" and "loser mentality".
After the show, the black guy on Phil's team won second place due to his outstanding performance at the end.
Phil said before that his promise of getting him into the top five was fulfilled, and it was more than fulfilled.
On the show, the black guy was so grateful to Phil that his eyes filled with tears, but Phil just smiled and said: "This is all your own efforts. I just helped you tap your potential."
This made the audience feel that Phil knew people well and was worthy of the title of "mentor".
After the show ended, the program team cooperated with several major brokerage companies, and several apprentices who performed well were arranged to debut as superheroes, and they became famous for a while.
Many people went viral, thinking that Phil would also take this opportunity to debut as a superhero.
But Phil sent a tweet saying that joining the show was purely a whim and had no intention of becoming a superhero.
After that, Phil did not participate in any superhero-related topics, which aroused the regret of the audience.
But what they didn't know was that the first phase of Phil's plan had been a complete success.
Although he did not debut as a superhero, he gained a lot of attention and successfully changed the public's impression of him: from a rich second generation who had nothing to do with superheroes to a person who was interested in superheroes.
Really capable industry insiders who know all the professional content.
Next, Phil will have to wait for a better time to continue implementing the next plan.