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Chapter 962 Supernatural Powers Cannot Overcome Fate; Training Duration Two and a Half Years

"Teacher Fan, Director Cao means that we can tone down this emotion a bit more."

"Take it easy?"

"The overall effect will be even more impactful then."

"I'll adjust it."

At this point, the production director came over again to communicate and further convey Cao Baoping's filming requirements.

Teacher Fan was getting a little frustrated. This Lao Cao was really a Virgo, and his requirements were so strict they were almost abnormal.

"Sister, they say good things come to those who wait."

After Director Cao's assistant left, his assistant Lanlan comforted him, "Don't be too hard on yourself. I've seen Zhou's interview. He even made the actresses Liu Yifei and Liu Yifei cry on set."

"Director Cao is still quite polite to us. High standards are needed to produce masterpieces. This role is very complex. If it were a celestial being or a top actress, they wouldn't be able to handle it. Only you can portray it well. Maybe you have a chance to compete for Best Actress at one of the three major European film festivals."

"By then, you'll be one of Europe's top three film queens, and Mr. Zhou will be a world-class director. These days, relationships between older women and younger men are all the rage—this is a match made in heaven!"

Providing emotional value is probably an innate talent that every Shandong native possesses.

Lanlan spoke eloquently, rattling off a long string of words, finally brightening Teacher Fan's mood from cloudy to sunny.

Okay, okay, if you can talk, then say more!
It turns out that women are prone to impulsive spending when they are in a good mood.

Flattered by her secretary, Teacher Fan waved her hand and said generously, "Lanlan, didn't you say that the Spring collection from Starlight Show was really good? Add them all to your cart, I'll pay for them."

There's always a lot to do at the end of the year, and besides the announcements she had, Teacher Fan also had her own company's affairs to handle.

Traveling back and forth between China and abroad, the celebrities themselves are fine, but their assistants are the ones who work the hardest.

Teacher Fan has always been generous to those around him, and this fellow villager has even taken out a loan to return to the palace as Consort Bin and be promoted to the Eastern Palace, so she must be rewarded handsomely!
"Wow, thank you, Sister Fan! The boss is so generous!"

Happiness came so suddenly that Lanlan's mouth was as sweet as honey, and she turned to discuss the new Yu Sheng Jia model with Teacher Fan.

This year's Asian fashion show, a collaboration with Victoria's Secret, served as the grand finale of the Jiangdong Star Awards.

Aside from the lingerie theme that delighted countless lechers, the highlight was the spring collection show from Yu Sheng Jia.

Teacher Fan used to think that Zhou Yutang's statement that women's money is the easiest to earn was biased.

My sisters are also very thrifty and good at managing their households, okay?

She herself had once been the spokesperson for the Yu Sheng mid-to-high-end series. Later, out of curiosity, she learned more about it and found out that Yu Sheng was probably profitable. She almost became depressed.

No way, how can they make so much money?!
Starting with an online store, Yu Sheng built the No. 1 position in the domestic women's clothing market within ten years.

Especially with its backing by Jiangdong Entertainment, it has become an integral part of the entire cultural and entertainment industry chain.

When ordinary people see celebrities' outfits in dramas or in airport street style photos, they will always consciously try to imitate them.

Teacher Fan's old rival, Da Mimi, is a recognized street style queen. She often wears highly designed clothes from Yu Sheng Jia, and every time she does, she makes it to the top of the trending searches.

Where do so many unofficial trending topics come from?
Teacher Fan himself works in this field, so he knows the ins and outs better than anyone.

Yang Mi's team is willing to spend a lot of money on marketing across various media outlets, and it's hard to say whether Zhou Yutang is also behind it.

However, considering the materials used in Yu Sheng's clothing, the price is actually not too high.

At least compared to those celebrities who create trendy brands and rip off their fans by charging thousands for a single ripped t-shirt, this is much more ethical.

Ms. Fan generously emptied her secretary's shopping cart. In fact, the total cost for several sets would be close to ten thousand yuan, which was nothing to her, a wealthy woman.

"Sis, can I post this online?"

"can."

Teacher Fan thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Go and inform the finance department that the year-end bonus will be calculated separately. You can buy your New Year's clothes at Yu Sheng; I'll pay for them."

Yang Mi made headlines this Singles' Day by clearing out her assistant team's shopping carts.

Women from Shandong Province must not lose face.

This is the future mother-in-law's business, so this move can be seen as a way to indirectly improve her favorability.

After obtaining the boss's consent, Teacher Fan's assistant team mobilized as a whole and happily posted the resale information on social media platforms.

Below is a beautiful photo of Teacher Fan, with the caption "Starlight Show just released new styles, the boss is so generous, he even provided clothes for the New Year."

"Wow, as expected of the powerful and elegant Fan Bingbing, she's so magnanimous."

"The new clothes for Yu Sheng are really nice, and the price is not expensive. I also bought clothes for the New Year."

"I need help urgently! Is Professor Fan's team still hiring?"

"Hehe. ZYT's Yu Sheng brand just released a new model, and she immediately followed up to support it. She really is a great sister to the nation."

"Call me 'sister' during the day, and 'sister' calls me 'sister' at night."

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The team bought a trending topic, and quite a few netizens watched the spectacle.

As the year draws to a close, it's the time for everyone to show off their company's annual meetings and various benefits.

Compared to companies that force employees to wear mascot costumes and perform trendy dances, or female employees kneeling and slapping each other to incite a wolfish mentality, there are even companies that use practice vouchers to impersonate bonuses.
Various bizarre tactics have emerged one after another.

A normal person like Teacher Fan is a rare and conscientious good boss in China.
However, the beautiful and domineering female CEO who has the final say in front of her employees is a delicate and sweet little woman when she's with Zhou Yutang.

"Reimbursement? Why should I reimburse your employees?"

Zhou Yutang had just finished a meeting with the special effects team and took advantage of the break time to flirt with Teacher Fan.

Given Jiangdong Entertainment's size, this is no small-scale operation. They haven't abandoned the traditional Douyin-style "collect blessings to receive red envelopes" game, and this year they're still giving out 200 million yuan in cash red envelopes.

Employees with more than 5 years of service at Jiangdong Entertainment are expected to receive bonuses ranging from 30 to 100 million yuan. Xingchen Games' revenue this year is expected to be even higher, depending on its performance.

In addition, the planning team created a plan to distribute 1 million yuan in cash red envelopes in Zhou Yutang's name on New Year's Eve.

Every frontline employee of the Jiangdong Group will receive a share, and screenshots will dominate social media feeds.

"So much money, I'd love to have it all."

A series of punches nearly knocked out our beautiful Fan Bingbing, who muttered to herself.

After regaining her composure, Teacher Fan realized that her perspective was too narrow, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed: "That damn belly of a stomach, it's really useless!"

What's a hundred million or two hundred million?
Given Zhou Yutang's character and wealth, if I were to bear him a son or daughter, wouldn't that be like ascending to heaven on the spot?
They chatted casually about the progress of their respective projects. Listening to Professor Fan's tirade, Zhou Yutang laughed and said:

"Did you hold us back? Teacher Cao said the progress isn't meeting expectations."

"Where are you?"

"Filming should wrap up around the beginning of next month."

"Then I'll work overtime recently, and I estimate it will be around the middle of the month."

Women have to be tough on themselves. Teacher Fan made up her mind: "Let's do it again before the New Year."

Zhou Yutang: "."

After returning from Hollywood, the Grand Commander quietly rejoined the film crew, declined interviews, and settled down for a period of reflection.

However, once the Oscar nominations were announced, given his connections in the industry, he naturally received congratulations from friends, which he had to deal with.

For example, Wu Jing, who was on the other side of the ocean, immediately sent a congratulatory message: "Boss Zhou, you're awesome! Bring back a few Oscars!"

"We'll see when the time comes, it's not certain yet. Jing-ge, when are you coming back?" "I'll be back tomorrow, the talks here are almost done."

Zhou Yutang had just returned to the film set from Hollywood when this guy immediately took leave from the film set and went to Hollywood.

With the release of "Wolf Warrior," which broke the world record for the highest-grossing film in a single market this year, even with Zhou Yutang's prior warning, the chances of success are slim.

Wu Jing still felt that the opportunity was rare and that he should do some public relations work related to the Oscars.

It's all about participation.

Just then, several Hollywood interview programs sent him invitations, and even several major Hollywood studios expressed varying degrees of interest in Wu Jing.

But interest aside, "Wolf Warrior" only grossed a little over 60 billion yuan at the box office.

The overseas box office is almost negligible, amounting to just over $9 million at the current exchange rate.

Wu Jing cannot achieve what Zhou Yutang did, which swept through and overturned the collective perception of the entire Hollywood film and television industry.

Hollywood studios can send teams that travel for more than ten hours by plane to China to liaise with Zhou Yutang.

Wu Jing didn't get that treatment, so this time he was going to do a series of interviews and, incidentally, discuss a big project with Warner.

The Wandering Earth series was planned to be a trilogy.

Wu Jing's role in the first part was actually less significant than that of the younger generation of main characters throughout the entire storyline.

However, his role is of paramount importance; he is one of the key figures connecting the space storyline and the ground storyline.

Without him, we really couldn't have hosted this banquet.

Wolf Warriors ventures into North America to experience the decadent pleasures of capitalism. Today, the crew bids farewell to the Tiger of the Serious Crimes Unit.

Han Zi'ang, with his white hair, leaned weakly against the chair, his energy completely depleted.

His eyes began to glaze over, and his voice grew softer and softer.

In the final moments of life, memories kept flashing back.

He took off his mask and took one last look at his former home and the land he once lived on.

My thoughts seemed to drift back to that sunny, vibrant old era.

A faint, warm smile appeared on his face.
"Cut."

"Perfect, that's a good pass."

This scene was actually quite challenging because what the audience saw was the result of post-production special effects.

For actors, it's about convincing themselves to be in an imagined situation.

The key is to express emotions that can draw the audience into the story.

Wu Mengda did a great job.

That deep-seated love for home, ingrained in the Chinese psyche, was perfectly portrayed by Ng Man-tat through his eyes and subtle facial expressions.

"Uncle Da, you acted so well."

Zhao Jinmai, watching from the side, had red eyes and spoke from the bottom of her heart.

After spending time together, she got a little too involved and started treating Ng Man-tat like her grandfather.

Uncle Da was also very approachable. Standing from the perspective of a senior, he gave Zhao Jinmai and Lu Han a lot of useful advice on acting.

"Keep it up, MaiMai, you've made great progress."

After ruffling Zhao Jinmai's hair, Wu Mengda finally took off his heavy protective suit and stood up to stretch his arms and legs: "Hehe, Xiao Lu is the same."

Next, I went behind the monitor to check my performance and had a sincere discussion with them.

After confirming that everything was alright, Zhou Yutang stood up and stuffed a red envelope into his hand: "Today is Uncle Da's last scene on set, and a wrap party has been arranged for tonight."

"Congratulations to Uncle Da on wrapping up filming."

Following Ng Man-tat, other members of the crew have gradually finished filming.

Wu Jing spent some time in Hollywood without making much of a splash, and then joined the crew to reshoot a few of his scenes.

However, iQiyi's "Idol Producer" was the first to be featured, releasing a group theme song performance of the trainees in the middle of the month, which garnered over 8000 million views within 72 hours!
On its first day of exclusive online broadcast, Kiwi Fruit surpassed 1 million views in just one hour, setting a new record for the fastest online variety show to reach 1 million views on its premiere!
Another massive explosion!
Compared to other contestants, Fan Chengcheng undoubtedly had a head start.

Who would have thought that even supernatural powers could not defy fate?

The ball was passed to Fan Chengcheng, but he failed to control it, resulting in a major mistake on stage that night, and he burst into tears.

On the contrary, his junior brother Kun Kun, who had been practicing for two and a half years, seized the opportunity, performed well, and stood out.

That night, all 10 trending topics were about "Idol Producer".

#CaiXukunBlueRose# topped the Weibo hot search that night, making him famous overnight!
Teacher Fan is filming abroad, and he changed his profile picture to Fan Chengcheng, posting various messages to show his support, clearly his number one fan.

During his free time, Zhou Yutang watched his brother-in-law's performance and sighed.
Horrible!

It's often said that minor fame comes from being promoted, while major fame comes from fate, and that's certainly true.

Being popular with the audience is a gift from God; you can't force it. It's fine to just be a comedian in peace from now on.
In addition, Tencent, in collaboration with the Jiangdong Group's Rockets 101 draft, also conducted preliminary rounds in Asia, causing quite a stir.

Even the major internet video giants couldn't let Jiangdong stand out alone; this year's Weibo Night was still dazzling with stars.

Zhou Yutang has implicitly acknowledged his disqualification from the Weibo King competition; otherwise, the award would have been a foregone conclusion.

This year, Deng Chao won the Weibo King title, while the Weibo Queen title went to Yang Mi.

In fact, Gulnazar's achievements this year are quite remarkable. The movie "The Meg" grossed nearly one billion US dollars worldwide. She used her beauty to commit crimes and became famous in Hollywood.

However, compared to Yang Mi, it falls short. The phenomenal hit drama "Eternal Love" at the beginning of the year has already surpassed 350 billion views online.

Yang Mi's portrayal of the female boss in "Project Gutenberg" garnered over 16 billion yuan at the box office, setting a new peak box office record in her acting career.

A few days ago, he stole the show at the Starlight Show. With Liu and Liu out of the picture, there is truly no one in the Chinese entertainment industry who can rival him.

Various media outlets have already begun to promote and publicize the campaign.

This year's Spring Festival film season is also packed with blockbuster movies.

Apart from the patriotic military blockbuster "Operation Red Sea" starring Jiang Dongjia.

Jiang, the boss of Anle, has brought out his signature film, "Monster Hunt," as a sequel.

Although the first film was unlucky to be released alongside Monkey King, and there were also accusations of box office fraud.

But the fact that it grossed over a billion yuan at the box office is undeniable, making it a true blockbuster.

Now, China Film Group has made a strong entry into this sequel, and in addition to the two leading actors, Bai and Jing, they have also invited Hong Kong superstars Leung Chiu-wai and Li Yuchun to lend their support, making it quite a powerful production.

With few scenes left and the filming schedule relatively easy, Zhou Yutang couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle when he saw several senior executives of Soochow Pictures looking serious and on high alert during the remote video conference that was being held to plan for the Spring Festival film season.

The more you want to win, the more afraid you are of losing.

Aside from "Monster Hunt," they are also worried about "Journey to the West: The Land of Women," which Alibaba is pushing hard.

This movie capitalizes on the popularity of the Journey to the West IP, and also benefits from Zhao Liying's hit drama "Princess Agents." Director Cheang Pou-Soi also redeemed his reputation this year with Kowloon Walled City.

As the main producer, Alibaba spared no effort in spending money on publicity and promotion. Dongwu Pictures' marketing department conducted various analyses and felt that the timing and location were both favorable, making them a formidable competitor.

Seeing Zhou Yutang laugh, everyone's eyes turned to him.

(End of this chapter)