Phil knew very well that the chances of failure were too high if he followed the path of an ordinary person.
He might have a large amount of funds to use, but that might not be an advantage on the path of an ordinary person. Instead, it might have the opposite effect.
There had been rich people who had participated in a Superhero talent show before. They had given money to the production team to increase their screen time, get their mentors to give them higher evaluations, and get some contestants to cooperate with their performances.
However, such behavior had aroused the disgust and resistance of the audience. They might have gained some popularity by burning money during the broadcast of the talent show, but there was no sound before they could reach the second stage.
It had to be said that to become a superhero, one not only needed money and popularity, but also strength. At the very least, one had to make the people like him — no matter what kind of people liked him.
After some consideration, Phil felt that he would only be walking down this old path if he participated in the Superhero selection like the others. Would the audience like him? There was a high chance that they would not like him.
That was because rich people would naturally deduct points when participating in the Superhero selection.
The audience preferred superheroes who were born in the commoner class, had tragic backgrounds, and showed a strong sense of social responsibility.
Phil might have fans, but in the eyes of most people, he was a playboy who did not do his job properly. He naturally gave people the feeling that he was' unreliable '.
What's more, the motive of a rich person participating in a Superhero talent show was obvious.
Therefore, Phil decided to take another path: he would personally fund a superhero talent show.
At the moment, the exclusive title sponsorship of a few popular Superhero talent shows had almost exceeded 100 million US dollars.
Of course, the production cost of these talent shows was also extremely high.
That was because the Superhero talent show was different from ordinary talent shows. Apart from the regular venues, these Superheroes had to go to a large number of outdoor scenes and some special events that had been arranged.
In addition, if the talent show wanted to be influential enough, it would also need to hire superheroes with sufficient popularity and influence as mentors. The appearance fees of these people were sky-high.
Thus, Phil had to spend at least 200 million US dollars for his plan to succeed.
The risk of doing so was huge. This price tag could obtain the exclusive title sponsorship of many Superhero talent shows, and the exclusive title sponsorship could provide a good advertising effect for the Simmons family's real estate business.
In other words, he would not lose too much if he used this money to buy the exclusive title sponsorship of other talent shows.
However, Phil could not be the title sponsor, at least not exclusively. On one hand, it was because such an attitude was too obvious, which could easily arouse the audience's suspicion and affect the overall plan. On the other hand, without enough benefits, the other large financial groups would definitely not participate.
Thus, Phil's plan was to unite with the financial groups behind the two most popular superhero talent shows at the moment and use the names of these two financial groups to organize the variety show 'Successor'.
On the surface, the Simmons family would completely cut ties with the variety show 'Successor' and not sponsor it. Then, even if people thought that there was a profit transfer behind it, they would not think that it was too much.
On the other hand, the two large consortiums were already fighting fiercely in the field of superheroes. Letting them jointly title the variety show 'Successor' would allow the show to obtain extremely high popularity and attention before it was broadcast.
For these two large consortiums, they could obtain the naming rights of a superhero talent show with huge investments without having to invest in it. It was worth at least tens of millions of US dollars. Why would they reject such a good thing that came knocking on their door?
Phil Simmons's only request was that the production team of this variety show would use his own people to ensure that the show would develop according to the script he had designed.
Phil would be a mentor in the variety show 'Successor'.
There were a total of four mentors in the show. Apart from Phil, there was a superhero, a Superhero's gold medal manager, and the marketing director of the company behind the superhero.
The other three mentors were all famous figures in the field of superheroes. The whole point of their existence was to act for Phil and create the illusion that Phil was on the same level as these people.
In fact, with Phil's ability and knowledge reserves, it was impossible for him to perform on the same level as the other three mentors on such an occasion.
However, it did not matter. He had the script in his hand.
Phil would be successful as long as he followed the script.
Phil did not have any experience in producing superhero talent shows, but there would definitely be brave people under the high reward. All of these problems could be solved as long as he was willing to spend enough money and hire the right people.
Not every top superhero would be interested in becoming a mentor in such a variety show. That was because it was a little like children playing house. However, they would always be able to find suitable candidates as long as they gave enough money.
'Successor' was entrusted to a very powerful television station in Hope City to produce after Phil spent a lot of money. The auditions and filming were quickly put on the agenda.
The production of 'Successor' was similar to other superhero talent shows. The auditions were carried out normally. They would dig out potential newcomers from all over the country who wanted to become superheroes. The final winner would be decided through a series of practices and competitions.
However, there were some innovations in the rules of the show: it adopted the rules of snatching people and team competition between mentors.
The four mentors would form teams by snatching people. The four teams would form teams to compete and decide the final winner.
On the basis of this rule, Phil obtained the 'second place' script.
The reason why he obtained the second place script was because the first place script was too ostentatious. According to the script's arrangement, the team formed by Phil would be a team that 'did not look strong, but was actually very strong'.
In other words, this group of people would deliberately not perform so well during the auditions. At that moment, Phil would see their shining points and recruit them. These people would perform completely new during the official team competition. However, there was still a certain gap in their strength. Thus, they would be defeated regrettably and obtain second place in the end.
That way, the audience would feel that this group of people were a group of people with mediocre qualifications. Under Phil's guidance, they had outstanding performance.
In the end, they obtained second place not because Phil was a mentor, but because the team members were too weak and could not be brought along.
That way, most of the audience would feel that Phil was a playboy on the surface, but he was actually a very capable person. He was on the same level as the other three big shots.
This would lay a solid foundation for Phil's next plan.
Very soon, 'Successor' became popular before it was even broadcasted after releasing the list of mentors!
There were superheroes who had been famous for a long time, golden agents, marketing directors, and all of them were industry insiders in the field of superheroes. What's more, all of them were very famous. However, apart from these three people, there was also Phil Simmons, the famous playboy and rich second-generation heir with many fans on Twitter?
Doubts immediately appeared on the internet: Phil Simmons might have a good education and was the CEO of a company, but was he really qualified to be a mentor for such a show?
However, these doubts were soon overshadowed because the production team of 'Successor' immediately announced the competition system of the show: the four mentors would snatch people from the contestants and start a team competition.
Thus, the audience who had doubted Phil Simmons previously began to gloat. They wanted to see Phil Simmons embarrass himself on the show.
The four mentors might have the same 'recruitment quota' but the best and most potential group of people would definitely be snatched away by the other three mentors. Phil could only pick up some weaklings who were one level weaker.
At that time, the team battle would probably be one-sided. Phil's team would undoubtedly become freebie babies. It would probably be difficult for them to even win a small match.
Thus, the first episode of 'Successor' was officially broadcasted under such a huge topic.
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