The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

The trainee competition will be held at the end of June.

After finishing some official business at the group, Chen Pingsheng rushed to attend. At his age, he can do whatever he wants.

To live as one pleases is the highest state of being in life.

Chen Pingsheng felt that even if he couldn't become a professional actor, he could still be an amateur short drama actor.

He's already this age, and he's completely financially independent, so he can live however he wants for the rest of his days.

Tengying Entertainment has built six film and television bases in Guangdong, including Qing Dynasty Palace, Republican Era, and Fantasy Immortal Cultivation.

It's fair to say that for the biggest segments of short drama production, they not only train their own actors, but also build their own filming bases.

Aside from the wildly popular ones, most short drama actors only earn a few hundred or a thousand yuan a day; they're just ordinary working people.

He's just labeled a grassroots star, but if we're talking about the pinnacle of grassroots stars, it has to be Baoqiang.

An inspirational idol for a generation of extras.

The trainee competition had thousands of participants in the preliminary rounds, but only about fifty would get to appear on camera.

In the end, at most two or three will make it into the final group; the rest will be cannon fodder.

This tiny opportunity has already attracted countless people.

Who can blame them when Tencent Film Group has always claimed to control half of the entertainment industry?

The trainee camp was also located in Baiyun District. Because Chen Pingsheng signed up, the trainee rules were changed directly.

Ages 18 and up, under 60.

This is clearly because he alone has infinitely relaxed the standards.

Previously, the standard was 18 years and above, and 22 years and below.

They only recruit the most beautiful young men and women, so it would be incredibly strange if a fifty-year-old man suddenly joined their ranks.

"Uncle, are you security here? Could you help me with my luggage?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Have you ever seen a security guard as handsome as me? I'm here to be a trainee too."

The little girl was very pretty and was one of only three ordinary people in the group.

She was able to participate because a photo of herself in the mountains went viral online.

When Tengying contacted her, they didn't offer her a spot in the entertainment industry. Instead, they promised that if she could make it into the top three, Tengying Group would donate ten million yuan to that mountainous area.

This young girl has come all this way, overcoming many obstacles.

Other trainees drive luxury cars, and even the next one is a BMW, Mercedes-Benz, or Audi worth hundreds of thousands of yuan.

She came all by herself, carrying two sacks of local specialties from the mountains.

Han Yaya blinked her bright eyes and said a little shyly, "Uncle, you're a trainee too? That's great! I thought I was the only one who was bad, but I didn't expect there to be someone like you."

"What do you mean? Young lady, don't look down on old folks like us. I'm quite strong too, okay?"

"Yes, yes, yes... You are very capable, it's obvious."

Chen Pingsheng saw that she was carrying the load herself and no one was willing to help her. He thought that this young girl was having a tough time.

She's basically the type who doesn't think before she speaks; she's really naive and says whatever comes to mind.

The kind of person who silently berates themselves after saying something wrong.

Why did you bring so many local specialties?

"I'm giving it to my friends. My grandma said I should make more friends this time."

"That's great! From now on, I'll be your first friend. Can you give me some?"

"Of course you can, Uncle. Take whatever you like. The roast duck and jujubes are local specialties, they're delicious."

Chen Pingsheng opened her two sacks and picked out a lot of good things from them.

He hadn't met such an innocent girl in many years.

I really like it.

"Yaya, what's your phone number? Uncle will save it for you. You can call me anytime if you need anything."

“Okay.” Han Yaya took out her thousand-yuan smartphone and decisively saved Lao Chen’s number.

Later, many more trainees arrived. They were pretty, but each one was arrogant and haughty. So many beautiful young girls—it was truly a feast for the eyes!

After all the trainees arrived, rooms were assigned.

Because of Chen Pingsheng, he arbitrarily changed many of the rules for this trainee competition.

They immediately took Han Yaya to film a short drama, while the other trainees continued to compete as usual.

A short drama can be filmed in a maximum of half a month.

Chen Pingsheng chose a script featuring an older man, with a very simple plot: an older man heals a little girl covered in wounds.

The plot is somewhat similar to the Korean drama "My Mister".

In his youth, Chen Pingsheng also worked as an extra; now, he does it purely for fun.

I won't release it after filming; I'll just keep it at home for viewing.

If someone with his background were to become a short drama actor, it would be rather ridiculous.

However, back then, didn't Teacher Ma still manage to find a large number of stars to film his own kung fu movies?

The kind that's invincible.

People like them really do whatever they want.

Han Yaya plays the female lead, and she's the kind of female lead who's particularly inspiring.

She works several jobs a day, and at home she has a seriously ill grandmother, a playful younger brother, and a broken heart.

Fortunately, she met Mr. Chen, a kind-hearted uncle who not only took good care of her at work but also took good care of her mental health.

He supported her through the three most difficult years of her life.

The female lead falls madly in love with an older man, but unfortunately, he's already fifty.

Having his own family, he could only keep this love and hope hidden in his heart.

Female authors love writing this kind of stuff.

Most of the short dramas are adapted from female-oriented novels, and in the end, the female lead still gets the older man drunk and saves her virginity for him.

A few years later, she returned with her two-year-old child.

The man didn't know that this was his child, and he complained about her a lot along the way, even criticizing her.

The plot is just like this: a forbidden love between a young girl and a kind-hearted older man.

It is also accompanied by family ethics.

Chen Pingsheng doesn't like playing domineering CEOs because that's what he is in real life, and it's not interesting to act that way.

The storyline for this middle-aged man is quite good.

Han Yaya doesn't have much acting skill, but she herself comes from a poor family, so playing this kind of underprivileged girl is quite fitting for her.

The short drama was filmed in just half a month.

It has a total of ninety-nine episodes and is exceptionally good.

Chen Pingsheng was very happy to share the results of his hard work over the past two weeks in the family group chat.

An'an: "Dad, is this how you manage the company for me?"

Erpiya: "Dad, can't we do something more productive? But I like this, I'm so happy."

Song Yanxi: "Old Chen, if you're really bored, you can go work as a security guard at Shanghai University!"

Chen Lu: "Dad, can I bring Xiao Xi in too?"

Not a single person in his family acknowledges his acting skills. I act so well, can't you see that?

Chen Pingsheng was extremely embarrassed.

He himself took the initiative to say in the group chat, "Didn't you guys notice how well I acted?"

"Dad, stop messing around. You can definitely play a domineering CEO, but I can't relate to playing this kind of ordinary, sloppy uncle."

(End of this chapter)