Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 12 - Behind the scenes of the rehearsal

In the 1400-square-meter "Xingsha Song Studio" of the Hunan College of Mass Communication at No. 3, Xingsha Li Road, Xingcheng, Chen Yuzheng, wearing headphones and holding an iPod in his hand, sat alone in the A waiting room and silently familiarized himself with the songs.

Reba, on the other hand, carried a lot of snacks and gifts brought from Yanjing and ran to visit other waiting rooms.

At this moment, she was having a lively chat with Song Xiaobao, Da Zhangwei, Liu Yan, Xie Yu, and Hu Ke.

On the side, Yang Yang, Wang Baoqiang, Baike and Lang Lang shared various snacks brought by Reba.

"Hey, Xiaodi, why didn't your little one come out for some air?" Ran Yingying led the two cubs and Zou Shiming, who had a shy smile, to join in the chat.

Reba handed two large bags of preserved fruit to the two little cuties, then turned around and pointed to the A3 waiting room, telling Zou Shiming that if he wanted to play one-on-one with Chen Yu, he could go there to have a good discussion.

To be honest, Zou Shiming is not used to this kind of gathering of celebrities.

The main reason is that he cannot integrate into the circle. For Zou Shiming, he only watches movies and TV series occasionally with his wife.

The gossip about the entertainment industry that Chen Qiaolan, Sha Yi, Jiang Yiyan and others talked about was even more of his blind spot.

So Zou Shiming used his eyes to signal Tian Liang, who was also "standing" beside his wife, to follow him to find Chen Yu.

As soon as the two Olympic champions' eyes "connected", they immediately understood the meaning conveyed by each other.

Shen Mengchen, who had just arrived, saw Zou Shiming and Tian Liang walking towards the A3 waiting room like thieves, and immediately ran to Ran Yingying, Ye Yiqian and Reba to inform the three "champion ladies".

"It's okay, what kind of monsters can the three of them be?" Ran Yingying patted Shen Mengchen's arm with gratitude, then turned around and said in a relaxed tone to Ye Yiqian, who was a little nervous, and Reba, who didn't care at all.

Ran Yingying, who has participated in Zou Shiming's transformation from an institutional sports team to an international professional boxing ring, is very aware of her husband's true power.

That is, he simply cannot compete with Chen Yu. The result is exactly the same whether he is placed in the octagonal cage or in the boxing ring.

Zou Shiming's "pirate style" mainly relies on constant movement and instantaneous bursts to continuously consume his opponents.

But according to the views of Zou Shiming's two coaches, Zhang Chuanliang (when he was in the national team) and Luo Qi (when he was a professional), Chen Yu is the ruthless character of "Tianke" Zou Shiming.

Because Chen Yu's footwork, physical strength, and agility are far superior to Zou Shiming's.

The commercial operation component of the flyweight gold belt that Zou Shiming won at the WBO in 2016... can only be said to be basically the same as the competition itself.

This can be perfectly demonstrated by the popularity and popularity of Zou Shiming and Chen Yu among European and American boxing fans and fighting fans.

None of the nine games Zou Shiming played from April 2013 to November 2016 entered the PPV paid rankings.

Chen Yu, on the other hand, has had at least three matches in the top ten of the PPV paid rankings every year since 2012.

At the same time, Chen Yu’s fans also have more consumption power and enthusiasm.

Give a simple example.

The ticket stubs for every Chen Yu match will be purchased at high prices by a large number of fans who have not been able to come to the Octagon in person.

You are lucky enough to spend $1800 to grab a ticket to the "Peaktop District" with the worst location, but after the game, the ticket stub in your hand may be offered for $1500.

Chen Yu and Zou Shiming had never met before, but their status as "Chinese boxers" made them naturally close, and Tian Liang finally opened his mouth to chat with them about anecdotes in the sports world.

All three of them have received many honors, so they soon started talking about their livelihood after retirement.

Tian Liang once broke into the entertainment industry, but the results were not very good. Now he just acts as an "apartment owner" and goes around the real estate he bought when he has nothing to do.

At the same time, he also followed suit and established a sports company and a film and television company.

Anyway, it is more than enough to maintain a decent life now, but it is definitely not developing much.

"Well, I feel that my competitive status has declined very sharply." Zou Shiming took a sip of the mineral water handed by Chen Yu. He wanted to fight in the professional boxing ring for another year and then retire.

Zou Shiming knows very well that he does not have Chen Yu's stunning looks and high popularity accumulated in Europe and the United States.

So he didn't want to develop into the entertainment industry at all. He planned to return to the system while he was still in the country and had a name to call.

"You can be a teacher or a minor official." Zou Shiming looked out the window and muttered,

Chen Yu shrugged and finally stood up gloriously in the crowd to enjoy the applause, cheers and admiration, so he wanted to continue these wonderful feelings.

"Damn, in the entertainment industry you can't be willful just because you have good looks, brother." Tian Liang liked the atmosphere of chatting with Zou Shiming and Chen Yu very much, so he completely unleashed his nature.

Chen Yu subconsciously touched his face and felt that the threshold of the Chinese entertainment industry was not that high. Reba introduced herself into this industry just by walking around the airport.

"That's because Reba is [tall] and it doesn't have much to do with you." The two Olympic champions extended their little fingers to the UFC gold belt holder.

Chen Yu curled his lips and muttered, "Are they joining forces to exclude me?"

Zou Shiming believes that pure action movies have reached a "dead end" nowadays. There was so little room for Chen Yu to develop.

And because of his relationship with Reba, he will easily be called a "scumbag" once he appears in an idol drama.

Tian Liang whistled and Chen Yu's appearance advantage was directly wiped out by his girlfriend. Furthermore, Tian Liang, who has also appeared on the big screen and small screen, also questioned Chen Yu's acting skills.

"Boss, look at the date. Today is January 2017, and you're still talking about acting?" Chen Yu felt that even Reba's level could continue to star in film and television dramas and become highly sought after. In the current Chinese entertainment industry Business capabilities are no longer considered a must-have.

Reba's acting skills, which Tian Liang waved his hands repeatedly and said unpleasant things, can be regarded as a typical middle-range among many post-90s female artists, "not as good as those above, but more than above".

When Chen Yu heard this, he immediately felt that he was more suitable for the Chinese film and television industry. Although he had never seriously studied acting, he was still a little better than Reba.

"Who gave you the courage to ridicule professional actors like this?" Zou Shiming hit Chen Yu from the air with a "pirate style" combination of jab-jab-underhook-right swing.

Chen Yu cooperated with the retreat step and flashed flexibly.

Even Tian Liang, who didn't know much about boxing, could tell that although Chen Yu kept shaking, his center of gravity always remained on the center line.

"A layman sees the excitement, an expert sees the door." In just these few moments, Zou Shiming knew that the gap between himself and Chen Yu was too big.

"If you can switch to boxing and serve the country, you will definitely have no problem ruling the 67kg level for 12 years." Zou Shiming drank water again.

Chen Yu jumped twice on the spot with nimble little steps and then asked Zou Shiming if he was awake.

Professional boxers are strictly prohibited from participating in Olympic boxing competitions, otherwise Zou Shiming will win the gold medal in any round.

"Okay, champions, please follow me to the stage. We have a formal rehearsal." He Jiong stood outside and knocked on the door and loudly reminded Chen Yu and the three of them.

In fact, He Jiong had just settled a minor dispute regarding the order of appearances.

Originally, it didn't matter who came first during the Spring Festival Gala, but who made Tang Yan and Reba bump into each other again?

Today is a rare time for the two to share the same stage after filming "Carat Lovers".

In fact, although their fans are quarreling fiercely, Reba and Tang Yan have no conflict in private.

Tang Yan mainly felt that Yang Mi was not a friend enough and unethical.

In her eyes, Reba is a "nanny" or a little sister with only a little ambition.

But now that Reba is here on behalf of Jiaxing, Tang Yan has to express his attitude, so he has to symbolically compete with the people from Jiaxing for the order of appearance.

Reba also knew very well that Tang Yan was not targeting her out of boredom, but just wanted to kill Jiaxing and Yang Mi out of disgust, so Reba directly troubled Xue Dan to find He Jiong.

Since she was representing Jiaxing at the moment, she couldn't bang gongs and drums with Tang Yan.

Otherwise, each other will be in a difficult situation, and everyone will end up having a fake quarrel.

He Jiong, who has been in the entertainment industry for many years, certainly understands the tricks these two little sisters are playing.

Tang Yan wants to convey to the outside world that "Although I always play [Silly Baitian], I am by no means easy to mess with";
And Reba's subtext is "I have to fight for the company's reputation if I take charge of Jiaxing's job."

In fact, both sides were waiting for He Jiong to talk nonsense with Xi Ni and then use the slope to get off the donkey.

But obviously Reba was more thoughtful and prepared a special "little gift" for He Jiong through Chen Yu in advance: a UFC match ticket stub signed by Chen Yu.

He Jiong, who had done some serious homework beforehand, certainly knew the preciousness of this small gift, so when adjusting the so-called "contradiction" between Tang Yan and Reba, he was slightly more inclined to the latter.

As a result, Reba and Chen Yu appeared after Tang Yan and Luo Jin, but as mentioned before, no one took it seriously.

The lights at the top of the stage began to flicker and flicker, and Reba was already "ambushing" at the side curtains waiting to come on stage.

"...Fantasy, this..." Chen Yu didn't go into the first sentence.

Reba trotted up and gently told Chen Yu not to be so nervous, and gave Chen Yu a sweet hug amidst the whistles from everyone off the stage.

Then Reba and a crowd of spectators discovered that Chen Yu's singing was really unique.

Chen Yu's articulation is not a problem, it is not out of tune, but he always maintains the same tune.

Even though the fluctuations were very small and he was not good at breathing, Da Zhangwei, Li Wen, and Mo Wenwei took turns to train and guide Chen Yu, but there was no effect.

At this moment, Reba and Tang Yan were hugging each other and laughing so hard.

　2827, I hope everyone will interact more

　　
　
(End of this chapter)