Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

In the early days of the internet, before the establishment of Weibo and other websites, Baidu Tieba was the most active place for fans.

Netizens from all over the country can instantly gather together to discuss issues of interest by using the forum's name.

In this era, the number of followers on Baidu Tieba (a Chinese online forum) equates to the level of fame.

Tang Yu was not famous before, so no one created a Baidu Tieba (forum) for her.

After reaching the finals, Tang Yu interviewed an agent.

Guo Jun has an overseas study background. He previously worked as an editor for a French fashion magazine and then as a reporter for an American sports magazine for several years. Now in his thirties, he is at the peak of his experience.

That's why Tang Yu chose her as his agent.

Therefore, after Tang Yu's personal Baidu Tieba was established, Guo Jun immediately obtained management rights.

At least on our own turf, we absolutely will not allow a bunch of people to come over and spread rumors and insults.

At this moment, two days have passed since Tang Yu won the championship.

After the post-match interview, Tang Yu rested for a night, and the next day, according to the official schedule, she went to Melbourne Beach to take a champion's photo shoot holding the trophy.

This is a fixed procedure every year.

So the photos were quickly reported by major domestic media outlets after they were taken.

Fans who had just started following Tang Yu immediately reposted the news on Tieba, and everyone started chatting about it.

"Have you noticed? Since Tang Yu made it to the round of 16, she has been wearing a different tennis skirt for every match."

I wore a red dress for this photoshoot, one I hadn't worn before. Red is so vibrant and beautiful!

"The mint green tennis dress I wore on the day I won the championship was so pretty! I wanted to buy the same one, but there weren't any available!"

"That dress was specially designed for Tang Yu by Li Ning's team. Maybe a similar style will be available in a few months."

"I don't recommend that everyone buy the same style. Tang Yu looks beautiful in it because she is beautiful and tall!"

To be honest, she is the most beautiful female athlete I have ever seen.

She didn't wear makeup during the match, but she was still stunningly beautiful!

"She looks beautiful with makeup too, just two different styles. She's pure and charming without makeup, and radiant and beautiful with makeup. She's a total super beauty!"

"I've lost interest in the entertainment industry. Although I've only just started learning about tennis, I've decided to become a fan of Xiaoyu. Where is she going to play next? I want to go see her in person!"

Many people left comments below this post, expressing their desire to go to the game in person.

Some people also expressed envy.

"There are so many rich people everywhere! So many of my brothers and sisters have the money to go to the live show. I'm so envious!"

"Xiaoyu will definitely be spending most of her time abroad competing in the future, so I'll just have to watch CCTV's live broadcasts!"

"But there's the Olympics this year, and Xiaoyu won the championship. Does that mean she won't participate in the Beijing Olympics?"

This issue is not only of concern to fans and the media. After Tang Yu won the Grand Slam, the national team and the Shanghai team had already begun negotiations.

Unlike other sports, if someone is called up by the national team, they will naturally be managed by the national team immediately.

Tennis has undergone professionalization reforms.

Therefore, from the very beginning, even the Shanghai team could not fully manage Tang Yu's career planning.

Otherwise, based on Tang Yu's performance last year, she would have been kicked out long ago.

Because she was self-reliant and did not apply to the sports bureau for funding to train her, she was truly quite free.

But now that she has such outstanding results, both the Shanghai team and the national team hope that she will participate in the Olympics and win a gold medal.

After all, winning a gold medal is not just Tang Yu's achievement; the Shanghai team and the national team will also receive policy rewards, so that's the issue we're discussing now.

This kind of thing should be left to the professionals to handle, otherwise why would she hire an agent?

Therefore, Tang Yu took Tang Jing on a trip to Australia to celebrate the Spring Festival.

After all, the two sisters had never been abroad before, so it was quite interesting for them to spend the Chinese New Year abroad for the first time.

After the Spring Festival, Tang Yu went to participate in the Doha Open in February.

Now is the time for her to accumulate experience, and it is naturally more important for her to participate in more competitions if she is not injured.

That way, the experience gained will be sufficient when participating in the Olympics.

The Australian Open and the Doha Open are both hard court tournaments, so Tang Yu is very comfortable playing on these surfaces.

Moreover, there aren't many seeded players in these open tournaments, making them much easier to compete in than the Australian Open.

Therefore, just as February began, she won the Doha Open.

In an instant, her score reached 2,900 points, propelling her into eighth place in the world.

The match took place almost in the middle of the night in China, so when it was rebroadcast the next day, Chinese viewers were very happy to watch it, since they already knew the result.

Because some WTA tournaments are mandatory, Tang Yu stayed in the United States in March because she had to participate in two events.

One is the Indian Wells Masters, and the other is the Miami Masters. The first is held in early March, and the second in late March, so the tournament schedule is very tight.

Fortunately, both matches were on hard courts, so Tang Yu performed quite well, winning two championships in a single month and instantly reaching 4,900 points, propelling him to become the world's number one.

British journalists described her rise to world number one within three months as a rocket-like feat, and other media outlets around the world followed suit with similar headlines reporting on her meteoric rise.

It's simply a legendary speed.

Many media outlets wanted to interview Tang Yu, and various brands also came to discuss endorsements, so Guo Jun became extremely busy, needing to negotiate different brand endorsements and then select the suitable one.

At this point, countless advertisers envied Li Ning, who had made a very successful bet.

Therefore, Tang Yu only participated in the Porsche Tennis Tournament in April.

Before the competition, when a German reporter asked her if she was confident, Tang Yu humorously replied...

"You can write a headline like 'The Fall of a Genius' to witness my decline in life."

The reporter laughed when Tang Yu answered so humorously.

"Why do you lack confidence now that you're in Germany? You've won four championships before."

"I've always played on hard courts before, so I'm quite experienced, but this match is on clay."

I lack experience in this kind of venue, so there's a high chance I won't get a good ranking. You'll all see how ridiculous I am then.

The reporter found it amusing and followed up on Tang Yu's words.

"Maybe you could watch more Harry Potter at night?"

"That's a good suggestion. If I win the championship, I'll definitely treat you to dinner."

There aren't many seeded players at the Porsche Tennis Tournament, so Tang Yu doesn't really have to participate; it's not a mandatory event.

However, she needs to gain experience on clay courts, so participating in this kind of smaller tournament is quite suitable.

As she had predicted, Tang Yu was eliminated in the semifinals. Clay courts do indeed have different technical requirements, and she still needs to practice.

As expected, many media outlets started mocking Tang Yu after the match, since they were quite unhappy that Tang Yu, a Chinese player, had won several championships.

It's as if Chinese people shouldn't be in this kind of competition.

However, Tang Yu doesn't care about outside opinions. In fact, stopping at the semi-finals is not a bad result. On the contrary, it proves that she has unlimited potential.

So after the match, Tang Yu stayed in Europe to shoot commercials.

Her first advertisement in Europe was for Rolex, which was also the first endorsement deal Guo Jun secured for her.

Following that, perhaps because he happened to be in Germany for a competition, Guo Jun also secured an endorsement deal with Audi.

Actually, there are still many endorsements being negotiated, but Tang Yu feels that she will achieve even better results in the future and her market value will rise further, so she lets Guo Jun take his time to negotiate.

Therefore, she then took on food-related advertisements, since these types of advertisements are usually only signed for one year.

So she also filmed two commercials for Nestlé and Coca-Cola.

Although she didn't win the championship in April, her market value skyrocketed.

When Tang Yu participated in the Italian Open in May, the advertisements she filmed were already being promoted offline and broadcast on television.

Therefore, some conservative journalists in China began to criticize her for becoming obsessed with money as soon as she became famous.

But that's where the benefits of professionalizing tennis lie.

If Tang Yu remains under the control of the central government, and is subjected to widespread criticism from the outside world, the General Administration will summon him for a talk.

But she's a free person, so criticism is criticism, and she won't even glance at it.

In the world of sports, in competitive sports, being bad is the original sin.

As long as the results are good, what others say doesn't matter.

So, just as fans were getting excited after Tang Yu won the Italian Open, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the French Open.

After all, the French Open is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, and everyone was playing too hard. Tang Yu simply couldn't compete, and if she continued to play, she would get injured, so it wasn't worth it.

Newcomers to the sports world are like riding a drop tower; they're not used to the harsh realities of the sports world yet.

They've just won the championship, but could be eliminated in a shocking upset the next second.

That's how it is when you're following athletes; it's impossible to win every time.

But for veteran tennis fans, Tang Yu is already considered a terrifying genius.

In the last clay court tournament, they showed a lack of experience and technique, making it difficult to even reach the finals.

Now they've easily made it into the quarterfinals. What does that mean?

Its growth ability is simply monstrous.

Those in the industry think Tang Yu is incredibly strong, while those outside the industry think his skill level is inconsistent, like a rollercoaster.

After all, tennis is not a sport that is widely known in China.

Moreover, these days everyone only cares about winning, so losing even once will result in a huge wave of criticism.

But Tang Yu has a very good mindset, so when she went to participate in the grass court competition in June, she remained optimistic even after losing several matches.

During the interview, she even laughed with the British reporter.

"It seems like neither of us has any hope of winning the championship. Grass courts are still a bit difficult for me."

That's right, all the matches in June were on grass fields, which meant Tang Yu had even less experience with them.