Chapter 555: America’s Next Top Model


    Trantor: Lan Editor: Efydatia


    The new TVwork had rushed to buy a channel frequency and neglected the core problem of all TV stations.


    Itcked awork logo. As a result, it had the lowest audience ratings. It was aiming at a distinct target group of young women between the ages of 16 and 34, so it would be easy for it to be a popr TV station if it made the right choices.


    The new TV series airing on it were a disaster though. The audience ratings suffered because of thework’s weak promotion. TV stations relied on viewers attracted by ster programs. A TV station needed a loyal audience in order to attract advertisements.


    This was the basic rtionship between sponsors and good programs. While thatwork was stuck in the mud, CW was promoting "America’s Next Top Model", a fresh-from-the-oven program.


    CW had smartly chosen to broadcast it during summer vacation, when teenagers were still at home, and hire some controversial personas as judges. Before the first broadcast, CW promoted the program for two weeks. Now it was finally showtime.


    Qin Guan’s loyal fans were already sitting on their couches. They had been informed by his official blog that a new TV program would air on CW featuring Qin Guan as a judge. This was a chance for them to find out about thetest activities of their idol. They could never let such a chance go.


    Of course, most of the audience had been attracted by the constant advertisements. They were wondering if the program would surprise them pleasantly.


    The show began.


    "Hey, I’m Ste from Indiana. I’m 175 centimeters tall..." An average-looking girl was talking before the camera.


    The girl on the couch grimaced and shouted to her mother, "Mom,e and see! How dare such a girl submit a tape to thepetition! I’m prettier than her!"


    Her mother walked over slowly with a te of cookies and some juice.


    "Let me see, honey..."


    "There she is, mom! This is apetition for top models. Any confident girl above the age of 16 can participate, regardless of race, height or weight..."


    "Oh, honey... This is a new program. Maybe it’s some kind of parody. Look at those contestants. If they could be selected, then you could win thispetition!"


    She sat down next to her daughter and criticized the program with her as they ate cookies and drunk juice.


    Women alwayspared themselves with others unrealistically, even if they were 100 years old and toothless.


    The forum on Qin Guan’s official blog was bustling.


    "As a girl from Ohoma, I think she looks ridiculous!"


    "Is Ohoma an American state?"


    There were acerbicments everywhere. People even made fun of the essories the contestants were wearing.


    The contestants were concerned about the program the most. Although many of them had already been in the modelling circle, they participated in hopes of getting more popr.


    As a result, they were angry about thosements.


    Soon, Tyra Banks, Jay Alexander and Qin Guan showed up, making the girls scream in glee.


    "Wow! It’s Tyra Banks! One of the top female models in the world!"


    "And Jay Alexander! Founder of the best model-training school! Am I dreaming?"


    "You must be dreaming! Look who they invited! It’s Qin Guan, the famous top model!"


    "I wonder how he gets along with the threedies..."


    Suddenly, the audience changed its mind about the show. CW must have invested a lot to get so many big shots of the fashion circle on the show.


    Everyone began to concentrate on the ordinary girls, getting absorbed in the process. Qin Guan walked on the stage calmly. The mother and daughter sitting before the TV forgot to swallow their cookies.


    The 13 girls looked like ugly ducklingspared to his brilliant looks. When Qin Guan finished his performance, they all came back to their senses.


    "It was cruel to have him on the show. Theparison with the girls was abysmal."