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Chapter 85 F4 has really become a country club
In the capital, it was noon.

Wei Zhentian was bored watching TV at home. On TV was the football TV series Ambition starring Lu Yi.

Wei Zhentian was watching TV dramas while checking her phone from time to time. Is today the day that the legendary director Li will start filming his new idol drama project after making a breakthrough from the film industry to the TV drama field?
Yan Zi had been waiting for Huang Xiaoming to speak well of her, looking for an opportunity to hang out with the crew and toast Li Wenyu a few times to make it easier to find projects.

This day is also an important festive occasion.

When Yan Zi was watching a TV series bored and getting more and more impatient, her cell phone rang. She jumped up to check and it was a text message from Zhang Ziyi.

The other party arrived outside her house.

Yan Zi almost wanted to throw her phone. And Huang Xiaoming... How could this unsophisticated classmate Xiaoming be so unhelpful? No news yet?
When Yan Zi cleared her mind and went to open the door, Zhang Ziyi walked in quickly and asked, "Something happened. Do you have a computer at home?"

"Many of the makeup photos from the filming of My Love from the Star have been released, which has really blown up the entire fashion industry. The actors are still the same, but the makeup and styling are a whole new era from ours."

"Right now, everyone from the fashion world, big-name clothing brands to beauty groups, is stunned by the final photos of You Who Came From the Stars. There's a lot of news circulating."

Zhang Zijie was only informed of these things by her agent when she was on her way to Yan Zi's house.

Yan Zi was stunned for a few seconds, "Is it really that exaggerated?"

She walked over to turn on the computer, logged into Weibo to check Pang Bing's personal updates, but there were no updates, so she went to Huang Xiaoming's homepage.

After all, Li Wenyu himself does not have a certified account on Weibo.

What Yan Zi saw was the final photo of Huang Xiaoming wearing the "Professor Huang" jersey, and the photo of the professor standing on the road pushing a bicycle on his way to work.

Click on the thumbnail to enlarge and shoot in high definition.

Yan Zi and Zhang Zi were both silent. They were still the same people, but their temperament, appearance, and first-sight impact had been upgraded several levels.

The two of them looked through the book in silence for a few minutes. Zhang Guoji exclaimed in amazement, "Yanzi, you're quite capable. Xiaoming is a very energetic young man. Has he liked you for a long time? You have high standards."

Swallow doesn't even bother to look down on this spirited young man?
Huang Xiaoming’s latest update was to @the official crew certification account of My Love from the Star, waiting for Yan Zi to click on it.

From a group photo to individual makeup photos!
Wow, there are group photos and individual photos of this group of guys, from middle-aged Chen Yingming and Zhang Zhijian to Huang Xiaoming, Deng, Yan Kuan, Hu Ge, Jin Dong and Ren Quan.

Beats several versions of F4!!

F4 is slaughtering Asia, and the ratings are still amazing despite repeated replays abroad.

This is the aesthetic of human beings. No matter how hard Europe and the United States push the idea that squinty eyes are the high-end aesthetic of Asia, countless Asian netizens will poke fun at it first.

What looks good is good-looking, this group of handsome guys plus the upgraded costumes and props.

It really makes girls scream and go crazy!
Zhang Ziyi suddenly covered her chest and said, "Yanzi, where is Director Li's personal photo? Find it quickly so I can redirect my attention... I want to be obsessed with Director Li."

International star Zhang looked at the TV again. Lu Yi was playing football?
Lao Lu, who was originally a model of handsome Chinese men, was suppressed by the costumes and props of the creative team of You Who Came From the Stars.

It's all so unremarkable.

She was almost heart-pounding and couldn't take her eyes off it. She decided to go and see Old Li. If she was really attracted to him, she would go to Director Li, who had become the embodiment of capital.

Time has surpassed the foundation and status of Huayi Group.

Few people outside know that Time Weibo is constantly negotiating financing.

Yan Zi did not listen to the advice and slid the mouse to find a group photo of beautiful girls. Li Jiaxin was the well-deserved C position, followed by Guan Zhilin, He Qing, Gao Yuanyuan and Qin Lan.

Then to Li Bingbing, Xiao Yangmi, Jiang Shuying...

Yan Zi was numb for a few seconds, and when she refreshed the page, she found that there were tens of thousands of replies under this post.

She stood still and looked left and right, then walked to the dressing mirror and looked at herself. "Fuck, how come I look like an ordinary girl?"

"There's no super lucky guy like Pang Bing here, I admit I can't compare to Li Jiaxin and Guan Zhilin."

"But that Yuanyuan used to criticize Pang Bing's acting in the cinema like us, right?"

Gao Yuanyuan in the photo almost surpasses her in charm. Even the ordinary Qin Lan is very charming.

Even someone in the industry like her, who is used to seeing handsome men and beautiful women, was stunned by the makeup photos and the launch conference of the crew of "My Star".

What about ordinary audiences?

Yan Zi was still complaining when she heard Zhang Ziyi giggling not far away.

She quickly walked back to the computer, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Ziyi manipulated the mouse to scroll through the posts, "Look at the netizens' replies. There are so many talented and stupid netizens. Look, some people have started to flood the screen with Meteor Garden F4, and they have been painted like country club idiots."

"The creative team of You Who Came From the Stars, this group of young and middle-aged handsome guys are the real deal. They not only look handsome but also have great taste and style."

"Some netizens also posted some group photos of F4 for direct comparison."

"Xing Ni and his group are urban elites, rich and noble, while F4 has become village weeds."

Human beings are very honest visual animals. They can tell how popular F4 is from all the screenshots of their scenes, including group photos and activities.

Compared with the handsome boy group from "You Who Came From the Stars", they were instantly killed!
You mean Shancai? Stop it!

Xiao Yangmi, please find a good angle and don’t magnify her square face. She can beat Shancai by any angle or pose.

Half a year after playing the role of the sound engineer, He Qing, who has not yet completely lost weight and returned to her role as the sound engineer, has still retained her former charm as the most beautiful woman in mainland China after a slight change of costume and makeup.

Being a little fat is called plumpness. The slightly fatness of celebrities and the slightly fatness of normal people are not the same.

These sets of beautiful pictures...

Dimensionality reduction massacre-level bloodbath on the Internet!

The official Weibo account of the production crew of "My Love from the Star", which was registered and authenticated not long ago, has gained hundreds of thousands of fans in a short period of time.

So far, there are more than 7000 million registered users on Weibo, and the biggest Weibo queen, Pang Bing, has only more than 700 million followers, which is not inflated.

Yan Zi followed Zhang Ziyi in reading the replies and sighed, "This is a real idol drama. No wonder it dared to compete with Meteor Garden and Autumn in My Heart from the beginning."

"As someone in the industry, I almost fell for the beauty trap."

"This brand relies on handsome men and beautiful women, and it has stepped on Meteor Garden, Autumn in My Heart, and Winter Sonata to rise to fame. I can't believe there are such fashion brands in China."

Zhang Ziyi, who was just scrolling through the replies for fun, froze for a few seconds, her eyes lighting up. "Yeah, what brand is this? I heard Director Li has a clothing brand that's made a lot of money."

They have all started releasing photos of themselves putting on supposed makeup.

What about other ready-made garments?
Yan Zi quickly refreshed the page again and found that the official Weibo of You Who Came From the Stars had @ed Yageo again?

She immediately called out, "Let's go fly to Youngor headquarters and change our clothes. When it comes to fashion, we're almost being crushed by the maids from the Fatty Bing family."

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A few days passed in a flash, and it was the night of October 10th.

Construction on a street-side residential complex in Shanghai has long been suspended. In the past few days, You Who Came From the Stars has been filming scenes in the community and homes.

The male protagonist, Professor Huang, lives here, and so does the female protagonist.

The villain, the second male lead, the heroine's mother and brother, the agent, etc. have all been in and out of here, when the heroine was involved in the death of female No. 4.

Many media professionals were huddled in the corridors, sleeping on the floor and waiting for their turn. That was a constant flow of people. The scenes were progressing in an orderly fashion, arranged by the crew. Only when Assistant Director Ning Hao called out "cut," according to the rhythm, did he look at Li Wenyu.

Old Li said calmly, "Xiao Ming, come on, you're being suppressed by Sister Xin again. Your momentum is too weak."

Huang Xiaoming hurriedly apologized, and the staff around him seemed to be used to it. Many of them even glanced at Director Li and Li Jiaxin with strange eyes.

Ever since The Shallows, the industry has been rumored that with Li Wenyu's professional guidance and training, a vase like Pang Bing could be reborn.

The sound engineer didn't have this experience, but it was because the female lead, Li Bingbing, had too few scenes and her performance was of average difficulty.

Yang Mi was directed to perform at an excellent level, but the supporting role was too small to be worth discussing.

Winona Ryder stayed in China for a month to receive guidance from Director Li before flying back to Hollywood to start filming the project. The specific outcome is still unknown.

After all, "Marriage Story" is preparing for the release date as planned, and it is not planned to be released in Asia in 02.

In 03, Marriage Story competed for an Oscar, and the film attracted audiences when it was released.

So, what is Li Wenyu’s ability to train and direct actors?
From the first day of filming to the official start of shooting, Li Jiaxin, who has been criticized as a vase by the Hong Kong entertainment industry for more than ten years, has demonstrated her acting skills.

Almost every actor who has been in and out of the residential buildings in this community, from Zhang Zhijian, who played the alien Professor Huang's lawyer friend in You Who Came From the Stars, to Wang Luodan and Zhou Yiwei.

They've all been hammered!

After eight months of preparation, Li Jiaxin's overall acting skills have been gradually improved to (100/79) under the guidance of Li Wenyu's 100-point directing ability, but have not officially broken into the national level.

This is a big foundation and a big integration. After more than ten years of experience, it was shattered and failed to break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly, and entered the 8s.

However, most of her experience in acting is overwhelming, and she has also prepared for a deeply empathetic female role for 8 months. Li Jiaxin's acting skills are basically around 85, and she is immersed in the performance.

Huang Xiaoming's attributes are still (75/100).

The only good thing is that Huang Xiaoming has been preparing for half a year. Although he doesn't feel like performing in his true self, he can still contribute a performance of 80% or above when he gets into high gear, and he is often overshadowed.

But if Li Jiaxin restrained her acting a little, he could keep up, and they barely maintained a 50-50 split.

Except for Chen Mingming who was suppressed first, everyone else quickly adapted and performed with ease.

Even the 47-year-old veteran actor Zhang Zhijian took two days to get into the right state.

Huang Xiaoming apologized and took a rest.

Li Jiaxin walked behind the monitor, her face beaming with joy, "Director, I think it's so exciting to play this character who is a bit funny in private."

"Are we going to film the scene where the car crashes off a cliff? Night snow, artificial snow?"

Li Wenyu nodded. "Xiao Yang has been waiting at another venue for a long time. The equipment is fine."

How do you shoot a car going down a cliff or into the sea out of control? You create a small downhill slope with no cliffs, and have the car slowly slide forward.

Then special effects were used to create a fake cliff.

After Li Jiaxin woke up in the car, she stepped on the brakes hard but it didn't work. It was also a fake brake failure caused by the editing.

You can't let Huang Xiaoming teleport and then use his hands to blow up the hood of the car and brake with both hands.

Huang Xiaoming will die if he tries like that.

It's the real brake, Xiao Ming is just pretending.

The scene where he bursts the car headlights and hood is also a special effect.

The two were still chatting and laughing when Wang Luodan ran over, looking excited and hesitant. When she saw Li Wenyu nod, her junior sister excitedly said, "Sister Xin, your Weibo followers have exceeded 300 million."

"And Youngor wants to spend 500 million yuan a year to have you become the real spokesperson for Youngor women's clothing, not just wear the props designed by Director Li and produced by them in the movie."

"I heard that sales have been booming these days. All kinds of new Youngor clothing are sold in limited quantities in various places, and demand is far exceeding supply."

“As soon as it appeared, it was snapped up.”

Since the release of the final photos in the past few days, Yageo has become very popular.

People like Yan Zi and Zhang Ziyi who are not short of money can fly directly to choose fashionable styles that suit their body shapes and talk to the boss.

Ordinary consumers were tricked into using Yageo’s hunger marketing tactics.

Yageo is currently recognized by the China National Garment Association as the largest advanced clothing manufacturing base in China, with a large annual output.

The company can produce 1000 million shirts, 200 million suits, and 3000 million pieces of casual trousers and various women's wear annually.

In response to this sudden hit opportunity, they did not rush to stock up on goods several months in advance, but instead planned to go the high-end route.

Yageo, which originally had a low-end image when competing with European and American brands and Korean brands in the mainland, plans to take advantage of the opportunity to introduce its brand into the Hong Kong-Macao Bay and Korean markets and limit its sales in the mainland.

Those who understand will understand, which one is more profitable: selling at low prices and making a lot of money or creating a higher-end brand image and positioning?

These patented fashion designs are not in Asian countries, so whoever produces them has to pay patent fees. It is better to expand across the country and then be chased by other brands that have paid for patents.

Then they were overwhelmed by copycat brands that did not hand over their patents.

It would be better to take advantage of the opportunity of the TV series "You Who Came From the Stars" and the appeal of top stars such as Li Jiaxin to push big brands to a higher level.

Even if it is manufactured by a famous brand and has a silly and weird aesthetic, it can be sold at a good price.

For example, the Balenciaga keychain necklace that costs more than a thousand US dollars is the same as the keychain that landlords in Guangzhou use to collect rent.

Then there are the hole shoes earrings, snakeskin bags, celebrity shoulder bags, instant noodle shoes and so on.

None of these things are sold on aesthetics, they are all brands!
Li Jiaxin's eyes lit up. "Director Li, you're not just the director, you're also my boss. Should I accept it or not?"

She doesn't care about small amounts of money. When Joey Wong made her comeback, she only earned 150 million for one advertisement, and her film pay also dropped significantly.

But 500 endorsements a year is not a small amount of money. This is the price of Fat Bing after the Shark Tank explosion!
When Li Jiaxin takes on a movie, the performance value is actually quite low.

The star income ranking list compiled by the Hong Kong media refers specifically to the total income from film and television advertising, concerts, album releases, etc.

It may not be 100% accurate, but in 2001, Jackie Chan, the highest-earning actor, earned 5 million Hong Kong dollars.

The tenth-ranked singer, Sophia Yeung, has 1320 million, and Li Jiaxin is still a long way from the top ten.

Li Wenyu nodded. "Youngor has seized the opportunity and made a bet. They're also betting that I can use this drama to make you famous throughout Asia."

"But don't worry, the price will go up after the broadcast of Star You."

Li Jiaxin was a little excited. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, she would have wanted to reward the elephant well.

This must be rewarded generously.

Li Wenyu didn't say anything more. After enough rest time, he started over again on the scene that he hadn't finished filming before.

The male lead Xiao Ming only managed to achieve a slightly weaker 50-50 split when Li Jiaxin played the role more restrainedly.

After Li Wenyu called out "cut," he decisively directed the transition.

(End of this chapter)