This director lacks vision.

Chapter 145 Sisters Who Make Waves Officially Announced
On the morning of August 14th, filming for the second season of Dark Glory quietly began in Yanjing.

Just like in the first season, Jiang Yifeng filmed for 4 days and rested for 3 days, maintaining a work-life balance.

Wang Ou and Yang Mi had a heated exchange online, but they haven't met on set yet.

Yang Mi is still filming Palace, and will not be able to join the crew until September.

The crew members were all veterans from the first season, and some of the actors were also from the first season. Everyone worked together very well, and filming went very smoothly.

The overall atmosphere is also very good.

Jiang Yifeng was also chatting and laughing. During lunch, Wang Ou came over and boldly asked, "Director Jiang, I'm almost 30 years old. Can I participate in Sisters Who Make Waves?"

The show "Sisters Who Make Waves" hasn't been officially announced yet, but they've already started contacting and inviting guests, and there are some rumors circulating within the industry.

In addition, Wang Ou joined the crew a few days early for makeup and styling, and also heard Gao Yuanyuan talk about related topics.

She started modeling when she was seventeen or eighteen and has been in the industry for almost ten years, but she is still relatively unknown. Naturally, she wants to appear on shows to gain exposure.

Moreover, Wang Ou has great confidence in Sisters Who Make Waves, or rather, he has great confidence in Jiang Yifeng.

She only got the role of the third female lead in Dark Glory 2, and after a battle of wits with Yang Mi online, her Weibo followers increased from tens of thousands to over a million.

This level of exposure is something that other film crews rarely get.

In Wang Ou's opinion, her brief moment of popularity was due to riding on the coattails of Jiang Yifeng and Dark Glory.

Of course I want to keep riding the coattails and go on Sisters Who Make Waves again.

Jiang Yifeng took a bite of food and said, "When I auditioned a few days ago, I saw your information. You were born on October 28, 1982. You're not even 28 years old yet, are you?"

"They're a bit too young; they'll have to wait in line for now."

Hearing this, Wang Ou felt a little touched.

She's been to so many film sets, and this is the first time a director has been able to accurately remember her birth year.

It can only be said that she was unaware of how abnormal Jiang Yifeng's memory was; sometimes he was just passively memorizing things.

Wang Ou subconsciously moved a little closer to Jiang Yifeng and said with a smile, "Queuing is fine too, then I'll go first."

This person is clearly making a joke and also expressing their initiative.

Jiang Yifeng's "queueing meme" is very popular now, and netizens often use it.

"Sure, the guests invited by Sisters Who Make Waves are mainly female celebrities in their thirties and forties. If we don't have enough people, I'll contact you."

Jiang Yifeng was also telling the truth: the total number of female celebrities invited by Sisters Who Make Waves was thirty.

With so many guests, the appearance fees won't be too high in order to control costs, so inviting them is quite difficult.

If inviting a female celebrity doesn't go smoothly, Wang Ou can be used instead.

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Gao Yuanyuan said, "Don't you really like The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber? Why don't you invite the actresses from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber?"
Jia Jingwen, Chen Zihan, Chen Xiuli, and Guo Feili have all been going through some tough times lately, but the production team has extended a sincere invitation, so they should be able to come.

"I'll make a guest appearance on the show then, triggering a wave of nostalgia, which will definitely generate buzz."

I must say, Gao Yuanyuan's idea was excellent.

A few years ago, Alyssa Chia was a top-tier actress, but now she has gradually faded from the spotlight and is at best a second-tier actress.

She just divorced Sun Zhihao in July, and now that her dream of marrying into a wealthy family has been shattered, she needs to go out and earn money.

Chen Zihan has never become famous and needs stage exposure;
Chen Xiuli has been developing her career in mainland China for several years without much activity. She just gave birth to a child last year and now wants to make a comeback.

Guo Feili is still working in the entertainment industry.

Speaking of Guo Feili, Jiang Yifeng also thought of the four beauties of Singapore—Fan Wenfang, Zheng Xiuzhen, Guo Feili, and Lin Xiangping.

They each have classic roles, such as Little Dragon Girl, He Xiangu, Peony Fairy, and Ao Cunxin, which are childhood memories for a generation of viewers.

In the future, short videos on the internet will always feature these beauties, saying things like it's a pity they left the industry too early, otherwise they would have been so much better.

These are all just attention-grabbing tactics.

The four beauties of Singapore, along with Malay Chen Xiuli, have never left the entertainment industry.

They are still acting, but they lack competitiveness and are gradually being eliminated by the "Four Dan and Two Bing" actresses from mainland China, as well as the post-85 actresses, and can only become more and more outdated.

If the "Sisters Who Make Waves" event had been held in 2010, they could certainly have been invited.

After all, the show mainly targets second- or third-tier female celebrities, preferably those who were once famous, have a sense of nostalgia and generate buzz, and are relatively inexpensive now.

The four beauties of Singapore and the beauties from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber are all quite suitable.

Jiang Yifeng gave Gao Yuanyuan a thumbs up and praised her, "As expected, you understand me best. Just one idea from you opened up my thinking."

When praising someone, make sure to say the right thing.

If Jiang Yifeng praised Gao Yuanyuan for being smart, she wouldn't feel anything, but if he said "you understand me," it hit Gao Yuanyuan's sweet spot.

She had always believed that she was Jiang Yifeng's soulmate, and that others were merely physical partners.

This is the peculiar thought process of artsy young women.

Gao Yuanyuan was overjoyed by Jiang Yifeng's praise, which boosted her spirits and made her mind work more efficiently. She then came up with another idea.

"Actually, we can review the popular TV dramas of the past and follow the clues to find the female guests."

The earliest dramas include The Legend of the White Snake and Ji Gong, as well as the Four Great Classical Novels: Journey to the West, Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Dream of the Red Chamber. More recent ones include the 03 version of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Pink Lady, and The Legend of Lü Buwei.

These dramas featured many actresses who are now past their prime, but were once active on screen.

People are quite familiar with their faces.

Gao Yuanyuan's method is indeed a very good idea.

If it were to actually happen, it would be a combination of "Sisters Who Make Waves" and "Ace vs Ace," where they could tear each other apart when they wanted to, and indulge in sentimentality and emotional appeal when they wanted to.

And there are many more programs to choose from.

These classic films and television dramas all have classic scenes and theme songs.

The show could recreate these classics and have the sisters sing these theme songs, which would be great content.

Gao Yuanyuan's idea is really good.

Jiang Yifeng said with a smile, "I want to put your name in the production credits of the show 'Sisters Who Make Waves'."

How about this: let's list the creative directors as Gao Yuanyuan and Jiang Yifeng together, so everyone can see.

Gao Yuanyuan couldn't stop smiling. She leaned gently against Jiang Yifeng and said coquettishly, "You're making me happy again~"

"I mean it."

"Since your name is before mine, I prefer to hide behind you~"

Gao Yuanyuan naturally expressed her feelings.

This cheesy feeling caused Wang Ou a slight physical discomfort.

She didn't want to interrupt, so she just lowered her head and ate.

Inspired by Gao Yuanyuan, the Sisters Who Make Waves adopted three strategies when inviting guests.

The first is to find people who have a lot of buzz and some talent, such as Liu Xiaoli and He Saifei;

Jiang Yifeng met Kim Hee-sun on the set of the Warring States period drama. He tentatively asked her about her career, and since Kim Hee-sun's market performance wasn't great after her postpartum comeback, she readily accepted the invitation. The second step was to collaborate with Yin Huang.

This time, the Emperor's attitude was very good.

Jiang Yifeng helped Zhong Xintong make a comeback and also got Ah Sa on the show to stir up nostalgia for Twins.

They are also willing to cooperate on some tasks.

After considering it, Jiang Yifeng asked Yin Huang for Zhou Huimin and Wen Bixia.

Both of them are past their prime. Vivian Chow's comeback was unsuccessful. They were initially hesitant to appear on the show, but after being persuaded by the King of Pop and receiving repeated assurances from Fengxing Media, they finally agreed.

Finally, following Gao Yuanyuan's suggestion, we looked for previously popular dramas and invited some actresses to participate.

The effect is quite good.

Most industries are structured like a pyramid, with fewer people at the top and more at the bottom.

The same applies to the entertainment industry.

There may only be a small number of A-list celebrities, but if you look further down, there are second- and third-tier female celebrities, as well as some who have faded from the spotlight—there aren't that many.

Fengxing Media is now quite well-known in the industry, and the success of Produce 101 is evident to all.

There are quite a few people who want to become famous by appearing on TV shows.

So, although there were some twists and turns in the process of inviting female guests—some female guests declined, such as Ning Jing—it was generally quite smooth.

Of course, this took a lot of effort, involved some personal connections, and required a lot of persuasion.

By August 28th, the list of 30 female guests for the first season of Sisters Who Make Waves was finally finalized.

The lineup was incredibly strong; even Jiang Yifeng felt a bit overconfident after seeing it.

At 10:9 AM on September 1st, Jiang Yifeng updated his Weibo account on time.

"Dreams are not limited by age. Even though youth will eventually fade away, we can still ride the waves!"
It is an honor to be the initiator of the sister variety show "Sisters Who Make Waves".

Here, I will introduce the first sister to you.

She is a Yue Opera performing artist and a national first-class actress.

Crossing over from the opera stage to film and television, she once amazed the film industry as a famous Peking Opera actress in "Raise the Red Lantern," and also etched the love, hate, and obsession of Yang Jiuhong into the memory of the times in "The Grand Mansion Gate."

Throughout her 27-year career, she has transcended the boundaries of Yue Opera, film and television, and drama with the belief that "acting is paramount," dedicating half her life to interpreting the sincerity and pursuit of an actor.

She is He Saifei, and also the first sister to ride the waves!

The Weibo post also included a photo of He Saifei.

After it was published, it attracted considerable attention, but also raised some controversy and questions.

"Sisters Who Make Waves? What kind of show is this? The guest is He Saifei. Is Director Jiang trying to save traditional opera?"

"I don't understand. Director Jiang should like all kinds of Avatars, how could he be associated with He Saifei?"

"This show doesn't sound very interesting. He Saifei is indeed very professional, but there's nothing to watch."

……

Jiang Yifeng did not offer any explanation for these doubts and controversies.

He handed over the management of Weibo to Mu Di.

At 10:9 AM on September 2nd, Jiang Yifeng updated his Weibo again.

"Dreams are not limited by age...Initiator."

Now, let me introduce my second sister.

She was a representative figure of the golden age of Hong Kong's entertainment industry and the "Queen of Jade Girls" in the hearts of a generation.

Her songs accompanied everyone through countless peaceful nights, and her photos have been a part of many people's youth.

Perhaps you've also fantasized about that resilient and innocent "little Jew" singing your favorite song in your ear.

She is Vivian Chow, and also the second sister on "Sisters Who Make Waves"!

The Weibo post also included a recent photo of Vivian Chow.

Although this Hong Kong beauty queen is getting older, she is in great shape, especially her legs, which are like something out of a comic book and still retain a hint of her former charm.

Jiang Yifeng's first Weibo post yesterday didn't generate much discussion.

After all, He Saifei wasn't very famous.

However, this Weibo post immediately went viral and sparked a lot of discussion.

This is Vivian Chow's first appearance on a mainland Chinese variety show.

Although she's past her prime now, she was once incredibly popular and was the dream girl of a generation.

"Although I don't know what kind of show this is, I will definitely watch it if it brings Vivian Chow and Connie Ho together!"

"Vivian Chow is my childhood goddess! I never thought I'd see her on a mainland program again. Director Jiang is awesome!"

"It seems the goddess's comeback hasn't been smooth sailing; in the end, she's ended up participating in a variety show."

"I'm looking forward to Zhou Huimin's performance, but her Mandarin is not good, so communication will be a problem."

Netizens have expressed their desire to see Vivian Chow on a TV show.

The show "Sisters Who Make Waves" quickly gained a lot of attention.

At 10 a.m. on the third day, Jiang Yifeng's Weibo was updated again on time.

The person who made the announcement this time was Li Xiaoran.

Although not very famous, the bear in the photos on Weibo is very white and big.

"Holy crap! This is it! Now I know what kind of show 'Sisters Who Make Waves' is!"

"Haha, Director Jiang really knows his brothers. Mature women are definitely more attractive!"

"Mature women are the best! I like mature older women!"

"Director Jiang, you've been hiding this too well. If you had released Li Xiaoran's photos earlier, the brothers wouldn't have questioned you."

"I have never doubted Jiang Yifeng; he is my compass on the path of life!"

"Sisters who ride the wind and waves? No, they're beautiful sisters who ride the waves."

……

Among Jiang Yifeng's Weibo followers, there are still many perverts.

With the release of Li Xiaoran's photos, coupled with the groundwork laid by He Saifei and Zhou Huimin, the popularity of Sisters Who Make Waves began to soar!
A large number of netizens are camping out under Jiang Yifeng's Weibo, waiting for him to update with a new sister every day.

According to the show's plan, there are a total of 30 female guests on the show, all of whom will be announced by Jiang Yifeng through his Weibo account.

The announcements will continue from September 1st to the 30th.

Then, on the evening of October 2nd, the first episode of Sisters Who Make Waves was released.

(End of this chapter)