Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 191 The performance is never-ending, it can never be finished.

That afternoon.

Half a street away from the Central Academy of Drama, Zhang Yan handed Tao Hong the magazine containing "Ferocious Animals" and the script revisions he had copied from memory.

Jiang Wen was a stingy fellow. Because Zhang Yan didn't agree to join immediately, he even took back the copy of the script, so Zhang Yan could only copy a rough outline from memory.

After briefly explaining the situation, Zhang Yan added, "This matter is not guaranteed to work out, so don't have too high hopes—but it's never a bad thing to prepare in advance."

Looking through Zhang Yan's handwriting on the paper, Tao Hong felt a warmth in her heart. Although there had been some rumors circulating at school recently, she never regretted her initial choice.

At this moment, Zhang Yan looked towards the entrance of the Central Academy of Drama and asked curiously, "Does your school have an event today?"

When he arrived, he noticed that the entrance to the Central Academy of Drama was packed with people.

"Today is the second round of the art exam."

Tao Hong glanced back and explained, "It's probably because I'm a former athlete. From the preliminary exam to the final exam, the school assigned me to maintain order in the exam room."

"Then you go ahead and get busy. I'll be going back to Beijing in a few days. We'll find another opportunity to discuss this in detail then—just mark down any parts of the script that you don't understand."

"Okay, then be careful on the road, and don't drive fast if you've been drinking."

"understood."

After reluctantly seeing Zhang Yan off, Tao Hong carried the magazine and walked back. Just as she reached the vicinity of the school gate, she was stopped by a girl.

"Senior!"

The girl greeted her warmly, "We meet again. Are you maintaining order again for the re-examination?"

Tao Hong thought for a moment before remembering who the girl in front of her was, so she nodded and greeted her, "Yes, we meet again. Did you come alone this time?"

During the preliminary test, most people were accompanied by their parents, especially the girls. Only this girl named Li Bingbing came alone for the registration, the test, and the results.

"Yes."

Li Bingbing laughed and said, "My sister is also taking the college entrance exam soon, and my parents are busy raising tuition fees for us—senior, was that your boyfriend just now? He's really handsome!"

And they look very rich!
Tao Hong hesitated for a moment before nodding vaguely, then quickly changed the subject and instructed, "I remember your preliminary test score was in the lower middle range, right? You'll have to work harder in the retest—the preliminary test score isn't accurate, but it can still serve as a general reference."

As he spoke, he prepared to push through the crowd and return to the school.

"Senior!"

But Li Bingbing wasn't about to let her leave after hearing that. She shamelessly pestered him, saying, "Nobody else has ever told me this. Senior, you're clearly beautiful and kind-hearted. No wonder you found such a handsome boyfriend!"
Could you tell me some tips for passing the second round of interviews, or what the judges' preferences are?

Li Bingbing wasn't the first to try to get information from Tao Hong, but she was the first to claim that Zhang Yan was her boyfriend.

And this girl really does seem to have a tough life.

Tao Hong hesitated for a moment, then quickly told Li Bingbing some things, such as how to stand out in a situational performance without being seen as a cheap trick by the judges.

Another factor is the personal preferences of the evaluators.

After about ten minutes of speaking, Tao Hong returned to school amidst Li Bingbing's profuse thanks.

…………

After hosting a celebration party for the delegation that evening, Zhang Yancai and Chen Hong returned to Tianjin the following afternoon.

Then he held a meeting at the record company. First, he expressed great affirmation for the complete success of this performance tour. Then he announced that he would spend 300,000 yuan to organize a team building trip so that everyone could relax in famous mountains and rivers and also accumulate some inspiration and creativity.

The participants included not only company employees and staff, but also the wives, children, and elderly relatives of television station leaders, as well as management personnel from the Economic Development Zone…

Anyway, it's half and half.

"Brother Wang [Wang Zhongqi], you should take charge of the overall arrangements for this. You must consider everyone's opinions and make sure everyone has a great time—of course, safety must not be overlooked."

Then Zhang Yan announced the upcoming establishment of Yuanmeng Pictures. This wasn't directly relevant to those present, but the company's booming growth and expansion into new businesses was still good news, so it garnered applause. After the meeting concluded...

The group of people left in twos and threes, all discussing where to go for fun, except for Wang Jinghua, who was kept behind by Zhang Yan.

“Jinghua.”

Zhang Yan said in a friendly tone, "You did a great job on this tour, even better than I expected, especially in XX. If you hadn't made that decisive decision, who knows what might have happened."

In the few days since I returned from the frontier, General Manager Chen has praised you to me more than once, saying that you are now the pillar of our company.

Although the standardized pricing model has reduced conflicts with local authorities, fewer conflicts do not mean none. In the past two months, there have been more than a dozen troubles, both big and small.

If Wang Jinghua hadn't handled things properly, she would definitely have gotten herself into a lot of trouble.

"Mr. Zhang, you flatter me."

Wang Jinghua quickly expressed her loyalty, saying, "I can only help the company run errands. You still have to steer the ship in the right direction. If it weren't for your vision, no matter how hard we try, we wouldn't have achieved what we have today."

Although her words had a hint of flattery, she genuinely admired Zhang Yan's strategic vision—because of the MV's dominance on screens, Yuanmeng had an unparalleled advantage in the vast third- and fourth-tier cities.

Other singers would make a round every two months and have already used up most of their popularity, but when it comes to Yuanmeng, the number of performance invitations not only doesn't decrease but increases, and they keep piling up.

There's no end to the performances, there's simply no end to them!
Chen Hong has been stationed in Tianjin, mainly busy coordinating this aspect—of course, she also oversees the information distribution center in addition to this.

"Hehe, you don't need to be so modest."

Zhang Yan smiled and said, "It's always been my style to reward merit. On the way back to Tianjin this time, I discussed it with General Manager Chen and we plan to promote you to the vice general manager of the brokerage company. We will also reward you with some equity when appropriate."

This deputy general manager position is icing on the cake for Wang Jinghua. After all, even without this position, she is already second only to Chen Hong.

and……

"boss Zhang."

She said with some difficulty, "I may need to deal with some personal matters next, so it might not be appropriate to be promoted to deputy general manager now?"

"Personal matters?"

"I'm getting married."

Wang Jinghua explained, "Actually, I was under a lot of pressure leading the tour this time. It was all thanks to my boyfriend's encouragement that I was able to get through. He even took time off to be with me. So after we returned to Tianjin, I accepted his marriage proposal."

"This one……"

Zhang Yan and Chen Hong exchanged a glance, then smiled and said, "That's a good thing. With a family as a support, you can better balance your career."

Chen Hong asked with a hint of envy, "I didn't expect you to settle down so quietly—when do you plan to have children after you get married?"

"It should be left to fate."

Wang Jinghua smoothed her hair, a rare hint of shyness in her expression: "So I'm a little worried it will interfere with my work in the second half of the year. Otherwise, I'll hold off on the vice president promotion for now and wait until things stabilize..."

"That's not necessary."

Zhang Yan waved his hand and said, "At worst, we can adjust the division of responsibilities later—it was going to be adjusted anyway. Since we're going to set up a film and television company, we definitely need to hurry up and strengthen the talent agency so that it can better serve the film and television company."

In fact, before he and Chen Hong returned to Tianjin, they had discussed finding a few shrewd and capable people to try to dilute Wang Jinghua's influence in the agency.

Since Liu Weidong made a mistake during his first tour, his influence in the company has diminished considerably. The agents or assistants who joined later were either related to Wang Jinghua or were personally trained by her.

If Zhang Yan hadn't already had some charisma in the music industry, and if it weren't for his unparalleled strategic vision, Chen Hong alone wouldn't have been able to suppress Wang Jinghua.

Wang Jinghua's work efficiency will definitely be affected for a while due to personal reasons, which is a good opportunity to promote newcomers and balance the power.

(End of this chapter)