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

After saying that, Leon Lai lowered his head and kissed his newly appointed girlfriend on the cheek.

Tang Yu happily kissed the other person, then took their hand and spoke.

"Right now, all I can think about is food! Come on, take me home!"

After returning to Hong Kong at the end of May, Tang Yu and Leon Lai began to openly date and dine together in Hong Kong.

Tang Yu completely ignored the various sensational and sensational reports from the media.

Because in the eyes of Hong Kong media, the reports are always about women taking the initiative to seduce men, and men giving their girlfriends all sorts of expensive gifts to make them happy.

Tang Yu found these reports quite boring.

In June, Tang Yu flew to the United States to participate in the Summer Extreme Games.

That year, she participated in the U-shaped pool skateboarding event.

Before the competition, Sister Chen had already secured a Nike endorsement deal.

The deep-pocketed Nike commissioned Tang Yu to film an advertisement showcasing his freestyle skateboarding skills in the city, and also had him replicate Red Bull's approach by composing a dynamic piece of music.

The song is titled "Rise Higher," which is a perfect reference to her previous ascent of Mount Everest.

The combination of fashion and sportswear is exactly what Nike has been working on in recent years.

This time, CCTV's sports channel also broadcast Tang Yu's match.

After all, Tang Yu's image has been too positive in recent years. He just finished climbing Mount Everest and is now competing in the United States.

Although extreme sports sounded rather unconventional at the time, after Tang Yu climbed Mount Everest, people felt that her image was the epitome of challenging limits.

Therefore, in addition to placing advertising resources during the competition in the United States, Nike also started placing advertisements in Asia.

The advertisement, accompanied by trendy and dynamic music and cool shots of skateboarding, immediately garnered significant attention in both China and the United States.

Especially after Tang Yu won the championship again, not only did the brand's popularity increase rapidly.

Tang Yu's song "Rise Higher" has climbed the charts both domestically and internationally.

Several consecutive hits led to the commercial jingles becoming wildly popular, and finally a record company reached a cooperation agreement with Tang Yu.

Tang Yu recorded several more songs and then released a mini album.

However, Tang Yu's career focus is not on singing, and she cannot cooperate with large-scale promotion, so the final negotiation result was that Tang Yu's share of the profits was slightly lower.

However, Tang Yu wasn't too concerned about the result, as long as the copyright was in his own hands.

In July, Tang Yu collaborated with Chanel and shot a "Wilderness Fashion" themed photoshoot with a renowned photographer.

The photo of her running through the desert in a Chanel tweed jacket, turning back with a smile, has become a classic – an elegance that transcends limits.

This photo went straight to the cover of Vogue in various regions, touching the threshold of becoming an international supermodel.

In August, she shot a cover for ELLE, standing in the snow holding a skateboard while wearing a Dior grey plaid suit, with a Burton white ski suit over it, creating a mix of sportswear and high fashion.

The overall look is full of avant-garde and urban outdoor aesthetics, further reinforcing her cross-border pioneer fashion label.

This cover appeared on the cover of ELLE in 17 regions around the world, and the sales of this single issue set a new annual record.

The success of several covers directly made more magazines and fashion brands see Tang Yu's potential.

In October, the Volcano cover of Harper's Bazaar propelled Tang Yu to legendary status.

She wore a white Versace dress and stood barefoot on the obsidian rock layer at the edge of an active volcano—the hem of her dress fluttered gently in the sulfurous smoke, her calves peeking out from under the hem were covered in volcanic ash, and her right hand held a blooming red rose steadily, with the crater of the volcano spewing pale red lava in the distance in the background.

Those eyes were as calm as a deep pool, reflecting the churning lava fire behind them, seemingly capable of devouring everything, yet also capable of cleansing everything.

This cover, like an erupting volcano, instantly swept through the fashion world.

From then on, Tang Yu's name was officially engraved in the pinnacle of international supermodels, without any further controversy.

[Some brands have collapsed, but those were the only brands available at that time. Please forgive me.]

Chapter 9 Supermodel 9

In November, the inaugural issue of Vanguard magazine was released.

Tang Yu never expected that she would be the one shooting the cover in the end.

However, given the magazine's positioning and style, her current status as an international supermodel makes her a suitable cover model for the inaugural issue.

Sister Chen has many relatives and connections in China, so once the content was done well, the magazine's distribution and promotion channels were quickly established.

Now we'll see how the market reacts.

“I think we can succeed just by looking at your face on the cover, not to mention we’ve secured so many brand resources.”

Tang Yu initially wanted to play it safe and find a top domestic actress to shoot the cover.

But in fact, Chen Chen had always wanted Tang Yu to be on the cover of the inaugural issue.

She felt that having this face was a success.

"Sister Chen, you are too modest. There are some things that would not have been possible without you."

The magazine's content is indeed fashionable and high-end.

However, gaining recognition from the domestic fashion industry and getting the magazine widely distributed requires strong connections.

This is also why Tang Yu and Sister Chen collaborated; they each got what they needed.

As expected, with the operation of these multiple promotional channels, Vanguard magazine was successfully launched.

Tang Yu and Sister Chen chose Shenzhen as their headquarters mainly for the convenience of traveling back and forth to Hong Kong.

For the next three months, Tang Yu and Sister Chen also reached cooperation agreements with several international supermodels for their covers.

The two of them staked everything on it, hoping to become famous overnight.

Fortunately, the result was successful, and now we can continue operating according to the original plan.

"Sometimes I find it a bit strange. It seems like your career focus is overseas, but it also seems like you've set your career goals in China?"

Hearing her boyfriend say that, Tang Yu laughed heartily.

"Your feeling is right. My future career will definitely be centered in China. But if I don't develop overseas, I won't have enough fashion industry resources to start a magazine now, and people won't approve of my cover shoots."

It might sound harsh, but many people do believe that only internationally recognized supermodels qualify as high-end.

Tang Yu shrugged helplessly. In this day and age, starting a clothing brand and choosing an English name is considered fashionable.

If we can't change the overall environment, then we can only use that environment to serve the future.

“When I was studying in the UK, I realized how deeply Hong Kong was influenced by Britain. This was not our own choice, but we were forced to change into this state.”

Jade, what was it like studying in England back then?

"Actually, we still face a lot of discrimination, even now, so I really hope that I can stand at the top of fashion in the future and have them buy our brand."

After Tang Yu finished speaking, the person sitting next to her suddenly turned over and kissed her affectionately.

"Every time you look confident, I feel like you're shining, making me want to get closer."

"But when I was a teenager watching your TV series and movies, I wanted to kiss you. I actually kissed the person I had fantasized about when I was a girl."

After Tang Yu finished speaking, she hooked her arm around the person in front of her and kissed him.

Although Leon's refined, sincere, and considerate personality is more precious, she really prefers his face.

It's just so superficial.

In December, Tang Yu received an invitation to perform at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

It's probably because of her positive image over the past two years, plus her climbing Mount Everest this year, that the director chose her.

After all, she can also represent the image of Hong Kong's young people actively integrating into the embrace of the motherland.

Tang Yu wrote a song called "Unstoppable".

This song has a brisk rhythm and an exciting melody, conveying a confident, fearless, and unstoppable spirit that makes listeners feel excited.

The Spring Festival Gala director immediately approved the song, and Tang Yu also released a mini Mandarin album with Warner Music.

The previous English album performed quite well, after all, Tang Yu's songs were often seen in sports events and advertisements, and later they gradually spread to gyms, shopping malls, sports brands, bars and other places.

So both Warner and Tang Yu made a profit.

After all, neither side spent a lot of time or money on promotion.

Therefore, this time, both parties decided to try out a Mandarin album.

When Tang Yu was writing songs, Warner suggested that she write some love songs in the style of mainland China.

Upon receiving this advice, Tang Yu complained to her boyfriend.

"They asked me to write sad love songs, but I feel that I am in a sweet relationship now, so even if I could write them, I couldn't sing them."

Upon hearing this, Li Ming couldn't stop smiling.

"Then what are you going to do?"

"So I wrote two sweet love songs, and I also have a concept for the music video. Would you be willing to be the male lead in my music video?"

After Tang Yu finished speaking, Li Ming answered without hesitation.

"Both of them are me?"

"That's a bit inappropriate."

After Tang Yu finished speaking, Li Ming coughed and then asked seriously.

"How do you want to film it? How can you help me? Who do you want to cast as the male lead in the music video for the other song? Tell me his name first."

Tang Yu laughed so hard she fell into her boyfriend's arms.

"It's a foreign model, and the song is about falling in love at first sight in a foreign country. I don't plan to invite models or male stars from Hong Kong or Taiwan because I hate it when music videos are used to create scandals."

In the entertainment environment of Hong Kong and Taiwan, whether it's singers or actors, as long as they collaborate, there will inevitably be tacit rumors and hype.

Even if neither party is willing, the media will still create buzz for you; that's what makes it a topic of discussion.

Aside from agreeing to be the female lead in one of Leon Lai's music videos, Tang Yu declined all other offers.

After all, she positions herself as a high-end fashion supermodel, and her outward image should primarily showcase her professionalism and sense of style.