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Chapter 257 A New Generation of Super Sweet First Love

Starting from May 17th.

Jiang Qinqin's blind date incident dominated the top ten trending topics on Weibo for several days.

Some of her previous blind date dates were also dug up.

Or perhaps someone envies a certain cinema owner in Sichuan who quickly became a major internet celebrity.

They proactively leaked some information.

Almost all the men who went on blind dates with Jiang Qinqin praised and lauded her online.

It's okay to fail at a blind date; having the opportunity to meet, have a meal, and chat with a superstar or a rising female celebrity is a huge win for them.

After Jiang Qinqin became a top-tier beauty and wealthy woman.

Her romantic history, including past gossip and scandals, has been thoroughly investigated.

Well, in his more than ten years in the industry, the only relationship he has publicly acknowledged is with director Li Dawei (of "The Story of a Noble Family").

Li Dawei started tagging Jiang Qinqin online, hoping to discuss film and television collaborations with her.

They all openly admitted that they didn't stick to their relationship back then because they had been separated for too long and chose to break up, and they regretted it.

I've spoken highly of Sister Qinqin online many times.

The internet is awash in sourness.

This has drawn criticism from many netizens, who believe that Director Li is trying to live off Jiang Qinqin's high salary and advertising endorsements.

The Story of a Noble Family was a popular TV series, but Li Dawei's earning power was far inferior to Jiang Qinqin's.

Putting aside this public admission?
Jiang Qinqin also has some scandals, such as during the promotion of the TV series (Wind and Cloud) a few years ago.

A former friend of Jiang Qinqin has come forward to reveal that the other party had an affair with her director husband.

Public opinion was in uproar; the internet remembers.

During that period, Jiang Qinqin was also the target of criticism.

Her rumored affair with the director of the TV series "The White-Haired Witch" caused a sensation.

However, both then and now, Jiang Qinqin has denied the rumors, stating that she and the other party are just friends.

Some of the comments made by the woman who criticized her back then have also been dug up. Her biggest purpose in relentlessly attacking Jiang Qinqin was to get a divorce from her ex-husband.

The other party's ex-husband clearly cheated on her multiple times during their marriage.

A director was caught cheating on his ex-wife eight times during their ten-year marriage.

The director also denied the rumors that he and Jiang Qinqin were just friends with a so-so relationship.

Despite all this gossip and speculation, Li Dawei continued to praise Jiang Qinqin, believing she was not a third party.

People are praising his ex-girlfriend, which has once again stirred up excitement among netizens.

Having been in the industry for over a decade, the 31-year-old beauty doesn't talk about unsubstantiated rumors.

He has only had one publicly acknowledged relationship.

This is exceptional, not just in the entertainment industry, but in any of the 360 ​​professions.

As for Jiang Qinqin, she has also been rumored to have affairs with Zhao Wenzhuo and He Rundong.
Zhao and He also took the initiative to use their official Weibo accounts to refute the rumors, saying it was just a publicity stunt for the TV series "Fengyun," which is a common tactic in any film and television project.

Then, Jiang Qinqin (The Temptation of Going Home) brought about the Jiang Qinqin effect in South Korea.

The clothes, bags, and lipsticks worn in the show sold out!
This is also creating an invincible image for her, making the fans who are following the show extremely obsessed.

Jiang Qinqin has over 1000 million fans in mainland China.

Following the internet, everyone is clamoring for this woman, claiming she's the ultimate gigolo idol of the 00s.

And these days.

With the initial minor hit of The Return of the Condor Heroes, the interaction started with Liu Yifei.

The "(Little People)" film project has also started dominating the trending topics list.

Xiao Liu's first public appearance excited fans of the "Heavenly Immortal Blood Trilogy".

Stephen Chow, the male lead, announced that this is his new movie after King of Comedy, Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle 1 and Kung Fu Hustle 2.
It'll be released during the summer movie season, in mid-June!

Seriously, these past few years have been the time when Stephen Chow achieved legendary status in the mainland film industry.

When mainland China's popularity overshadowed Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Chow Yun-fat, making them the only Hong Kong stars in the same league.

The original Kung Fu Master easily grossed 1.6 million when piracy was rampant.

The Taiwanese team blasted out 3 million new Taiwanese dollars, utterly crushing Spider-Man 2 and Harry Potter, both released in the same year.

If it weren't for the fact that the original Stephen Chow film was released too slowly and that he was transitioning to CJ7.

It was truly a year that cemented his legendary status in the Chinese film industry.

The release of "Kung Fu Hustle 2" was incredibly fast, and the quality was still maintained.

Is a new movie about to be released out of nowhere, and it's going to premiere next month?
This news easily overshadowed Jiang Qinqin's blind date incident, not to mention the situation on the mainland.

On Weibo, the official account of the Hong Kong Ho Wan local team, there is a growing expectation for (ordinary people) to join.

When the project was announced, it was revealed that this was Zhang Guorong's third film as a director, and Zhang Guorong, Dong Xuan, Li Wenyu, and Da Meiyuan all made appearances.

The timeline is the period before (John Wick 1).

This is a movie that interacts with the (John Wick) series!

Asia was in an uproar.

Many white and black fans even flocked to the overseas version of Weibo to interact with the official Weibo accounts of the production team and Stephen Chow.

The rapid pursuit cost $68 million in the United States and $47 million in Europe.

This is a brand-new style of hard-hitting action fighting combined with gunfights, making a significant impact on the global film industry for the first time.

This is even more impressive than (the original Taken), it's like a mowing-down-the-hill game.

Regardless of whether the publicity or promotion is opportunistic.

That's the record.

John Wick 2 grossed $1.08 million in the US, breaking into the top 20 of the annual US box office rankings.

Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle 2 grossed a total of 42 million US dollars across Europe and the United States.

Old Zhou is like Jet Li when he first entered Hollywood; he's made a name for himself.

The immense popularity of "(Little People)" led to its viral spread before the summer of 06.

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3 a.m. on April 23.

Li Wenyu rode his bicycle to the side of Baiqiang Avenue on the West Fourth Ring Road, and this time Tong Liya drove along with him.

When Xiao Tong came over to bring towels and water, Mao Xiaotong stood and waited like a little follower.

Old Li cycled around the Fourth Ring Road, avoiding bridges and following the route along various sidewalks.

He drank a bottle of water and chuckled, "Xiaotong, you've been a night owl for a week now, are you getting used to it?"

Mao Xiaotong smiled sweetly, "Absolutely no problem, boss. I'm 18, which is the time when I can work hard and fight hard. I'm fortunate to have received your personal guidance. Many people in all of Asia would never dare to dream of this."

This isn't flattery, it's the truth.

For those in the industry, Lao Li started his career at Shark Beach, training and instructing actresses.

Completing a cycle is akin to a qualitative leap, akin to being reborn.

This has been demonstrated by numerous examples from the projects that Lao Li was in charge of.

Besides, he is one of the biggest godfathers in the Chinese film and television industry, and the most powerful.

He is also the founder of a super-rich family with assets of six or seven hundred billion.

Let alone providing continuous guidance to cultivate someone's acting skills, how many people just dream of Lao Li knowing the other person's name?

Regarding the 20-year contract, there is still a chance to win (the winner takes all).

Mao Xiaotong is still keeping it a secret from the public and doesn't dare to say anything recklessly.

She's the leading lady in the election and has a chance to win.

It's been spread that if the system fails to boot up and is rejected, it's equivalent to the entire industry dying out or being forced out of the business.

Old Li nodded, "Your spiritual energy is better than Shishi's back then, and it's no worse than Xiao Jiang's."

"It takes about six months to immerse yourself in the role and improve your acting skills. The more familiar you are with Japanese, the better. In the later stages, you will still need to hire a professional Japanese voice actor."

"However, the main focus is on the lip movements and dialogue. This project aims to become a huge hit in Japan."

"The more accurate your and Deng Chao's lip movements are, the more likely it is to resonate with the more than 100 million viewers in the island nation."

One week.

Mao Xiaotong's acting skills have improved from (49/100) to (50/100).

Although it's 1 point.

This is also enough to demonstrate Lao Li's strong directing and acting skills, both of which are top-notch.

This girl is quite intelligent and talented.

Looking ahead to the next six months in a week? It won't be difficult for her to reach 60. After turning 60, she'll still have six months to immerse herself in the role and familiarize herself with the script.

She is more capable of portraying the image of the nation's first love and wife than Tang Yan.

Then it spread from island nations to China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, becoming the sweetest first love for countless netizens.

The same kind of naive and innocent girl.

Mao Xiaotong doesn't have long legs.

Who is the sweetest of this new generation of national first loves?
Old Li grabbed another bottle of water. "It's windy and dark here. How about you recite a tongue twister and a poem?"

Mao Xiaotong quickly took a deep breath and began her performance.

This is something that students at the Beijing Film Academy often need to rehearse, to hone their acting skills.

After reciting a tongue twister, Lao Li got into the car, with Tong Liya driving.

He talked and chatted with Mao Xiaotong, getting to know each other's major and minor events from childhood to adulthood.

This is mainly based on the various events, big and small, that she personally experienced in her daily life.

Go and understand her joys, sorrows, and all the flavors of life.

Then Lao Li gave her homework, asking her to write a diary to recall the joys and sorrows of the past 18 years, to relive and deeply experience those memories.

Strengthen your training, and then when you encounter performances with different emotions, activate these enhanced memories.

Convenient for emotional substitution performances.

He is a very dedicated teacher.

Then there's eye contact, facial expressions, and overall physical performance.

All sorts of things, little by little, we taught and exchanged ideas.

The van drove for two hours before finally stopping outside the Beijing Film Academy campus around 5 p.m.

Old Li waved goodbye, and as Xiao Tong drove off again, he remarked with emotion, "I won't say more, but if this girl doesn't become the new generation's first love of the island nation in 07..."

"It's time to retire from the entertainment industry."

“You didn’t put in this much effort when you taught me for the first year or two.”

Xiao Tong isn't sour.

She and Mao Xiaotong are not the same kind of people.

Her teacher initially invited Wang Luodan, Dong Xuan, and other acting teachers who were both in school and had already started performing to guide her acting skills.

How far is Wang Luodan from achieving the perfect score of 100 in both directing and acting?

It's a distance away from the three prestigious universities: Beijing Film Academy, Central Academy of Drama, and Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Dong Xuan's difference is slightly smaller; she's only an actress with 70-80 attribute points.

Xiao Tong mainly enjoyed the process of Lao Li pressing her Yongquan acupoint to her temples when he listed her as a candidate for cosmetic surgery.

During the cosmetic surgery experiment, Xiao Tong changed clothes more frequently than He Qing.

Everyone's track is different.

Old Li chuckled, "She was born in '88, and she'll soon be part of the post-90s generation like Li Qin and Gulnazar. She's also much more talented than Gulnazar."

See half a year's worth of data in a week.

The winner is justice, and Mao Xiaotong has a 60% or higher chance of getting the female lead role.

The number of netizens who remember Yui Aragaki as the "national wife" has dwindled to almost half.

If you take advantage of the situation and fleece them (escaping is shameful but useful), then you've got half the job done.

The manga "Escape Is Shameful But Useful" was first serialized in 2011, and was adapted into a TV series in 2016.

This was achieved in 2016, in an island nation, with an average viewership rating of 15% and a peak rating exceeding 20%.

The viewership ratings in 2016 were truly terrifying.

…………

June 31, 2006, was the Dragon Boat Festival.

Old Li personally cooked piles of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and after he drove the zongzi to the Media Building, he made them.

I just found out that Little Ma is here.

Old Li was a little surprised; Little Ma hadn't even told him beforehand.

When he met Little Ma, he casually gave him two zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), saying, "I thought you would be watching the dragon boat races in Shenzhen."

After pushing up his glasses and thanking him, Little Ma joked, "I was a little annoyed working for you, but you've evolved into a national treasure."

"These are not even in the same league."

"Thank you so much for the rice dumplings, Mr. Li. May I take a whole box home with me?"

Pony clearly knew how popular and respected Old Li was in the field of modifying, designing, and upgrading various toys.

This is no longer the traditional internet field.

After a few lighthearted banter, he ate a few zongzi and praised Lao Li's cooking skills.

Pony Ma said in the office reception area, "I came here today to inquire whether Tencent can also launch a video streaming platform."

“You’re not even listed yet, but you’re already worth 160 billion RMB.”

"If Tencent launches it, it will greatly help the overall market value, but it will need to provide a stable supply of copyright fees to Mtime Video."

“If Chairman Li weren’t also a major shareholder with an 11% stake, I wouldn’t have dared to come here.”

Tencent entered the market early and already holds numerous copyrights, from "Black Mask 3" to "Fearless".

Tencent has also invested in several smaller films, following the trend.

After thinking for a moment, Lao Li nodded, "Okay, the general framework can be set."

Some things are unlikely to be monopolized.

Even if Tencent didn't launch, Alibaba would have emerged, and then Baidu.

Even Baidu is becoming increasingly powerless against 360 Search.

With so much money in the world, there's bound to be companies eyeing the mainland streaming platform market.

Just like Google not only acquired a 20% stake in Time Video, but is still in talks to buy out YouTube entirely.

Who are Google's major shareholders? Vanguard, BlackRock, and others.

BlackRock's original trajectory was that of being a major shareholder in Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook.

All Lao Li can do is prevent external funds from influencing his will.

Brother Ma smiled again and made himself a cup of tea. "Starting last year, a game called (Dungeon Fighter Online) became popular on the Korean Peninsula."

"Such a small place with hundreds of thousands of people online at the same time."

"Chairman Li, do you think Tencent has a chance to do what 360 Group did when it acquired T3E?"

"Should we also acquire this wildly successful little studio, a gold mine, outright?"

Old Li almost laughed himself silly; this was truly something else.

He said it was just the development of a video platform, and it wasn't worth Pony Ma making this trip.

So you want to swallow up a gold mine that's about to explode?

It must be said that Dungeon Fighter Online was the most money-guzzling game among those distributed and operated by Tencent in the 00s.

This game company, Neople, is indeed the same as T3E, which was acquired by 360.

Before it became a hit, it was a small studio.

But in 2008, another South Korean gaming giant, NEXON, spent a whopping 21 billion RMB to acquire Neople. Was it worth it? Absolutely.

NEXON released its financial report in 2018.

Over a ten-year period, Dungeon Fighter Online generated $100 billion in revenue for the group globally.

Old Li took a sip of tea and complained, "Don't even think about it. Lee Jae-yong of Samsung has invested in Neople. You just don't know it."

"In August 04, I arranged for 360 to acquire T3E. The initial stage of the full acquisition was not smooth. After all, Shanda's Chen and Legend had set a precedent, and other Peninsula Studios were afraid of suffering a big loss."

"We can talk about money slowly if you want to become an agent, but we won't allow you to take over the company."

“Lee Jae-yong gave me a push, on the condition that he also find a new small gold mine.”

"I casually took on the ten-year Chinese agency for Dungeon & Fighter, which is worth 100 million US dollars a year."

There aren't many fools in the capitalist world.

It's mostly about resource exchange!
Shanda's Chen Yonghao has been aggressively pushing the wealth rankings with his legendary games.

Lee Jae-yong helped him out by asking for a new gold mine.

The merger conditions were that Mr. Lee would spend a small amount of money to buy the Chinese agency, while Lee Jae-yong would want the global region outside of China.

The Chinese version of (Dungeon Fighter Online) has been in production and promotion for a long time, and is the next big thing for 360 Group and Weibo.

(End of this chapter)