This director lacks vision.

Chapter 338 A Teacher's Day Gift
On the morning of September 7th, as soon as Jiang Yifeng arrived at the company, Chen Jianfang and Jianati came to report with a project plan.

The first generation of the 101 girl group was managed by Chen Jianfang and Jia Nati, and they are still in charge of the second generation.

After all, the team has accumulated a wealth of successful experience in various aspects such as girl group training, packaging, marketing, and fan management.

"President Jiang, this is the training plan for the second generation group. We plan to have a six-month training period and release the first album during the training period."

Two or three events will be scheduled each month during the training period, focusing on interaction with fans, strengthening fan loyalty, and maintaining a certain level of popularity.

Upon hearing Chen Jianfang's words, Jiang Yifeng picked up the project proposal and began to read it.

This plan is written in great detail.

First, character cards were made for each member of the second-generation group, and a detailed analysis and record were made on aspects such as appearance, vocal talent, dance talent, and team positioning.

Then, a phased training plan was set up for each individual.

The training schedule is packed, and the intensity is quite high.

This was actually Jiang Yifeng's idea as well.

The members of the second generation of Produce 101 are generally quite young. The oldest is Hani Kezi, who is 17 years old this year. Zhang Ruonan is 16 years old. Yang Chaoyue, Cheng Xiao, Zhou Ye, and Zhou Jieqiong were all born in 1998. Wang Churan was born in 1999 and is still 14 or 15 years old.

It has a relatively high degree of plasticity.

Singing and dancing are actually not that difficult skills.

Anyone who isn't tone-deaf can sing well after receiving professional training.

This is why, in the early days, record companies focused on timbre and vocal distinctiveness when selecting professional singers; this is the true talent that cannot be trained.

For Jiang Yifeng, the appearance of girl group members is also their most important talent.

As for singing and dancing skills, they can be trained.

When S.H.E. first debuted, their singing was severely off-key, and their dancing was incredibly stiff.

When the first generation of the 101 group debuted, Naza and the others also had their own shortcomings.

However, through continuous training and various stage performances, everyone is making progress.

Not only are they good at singing and dancing, but their stage presence is also getting better and better.

If you're talking about training these girl group members to become like Wang Feina and Ying, that's definitely impossible; they don't have that talent.

However, training them to become idols with certain singing and dancing abilities is still not a problem.

Take Yang Chaoyue for example. If she spends the time to practice diligently, she can definitely develop her talent.

However, she was already 20 years old when she participated in Produce 101 in her previous life. After she became famous, the company made her quickly take on endorsements and run events to make money, without ever thinking about cultivating her talents.

For many entertainment companies, having talented artists is not necessarily a good thing.

Because talented artists have many ideas and great abilities, companies can't retain them.

On the contrary, those pure traffic stars who don't know anything are easier to control and can be mass-produced.

Jiang Yifeng uses the tactics of leveraging popularity to package the girl group, but he still focuses heavily on the group's professional abilities.

Because he can copy songs and choreograph dances, he has a lot of creative ideas and works in his mind.

Girl groups need to have a certain level of skill to showcase good singing and dancing.

However, the second-generation group will have a tough time for the next period of time, as the high-intensity training is no joke.

Chen Jianfang is very strict in managing the girl group; even Naza, the boss, is afraid of her.

After reviewing the proposal, Jiang Yifeng offered two suggestions and then approved it.

Just as Chen Jianfang and Ganati left the office, Bai Mengyan and Chen Duling walked in.

Jiang Yifeng glanced at the two women; their conditions were worlds apart.

Chen Duling completed the task and gained the talents of photographic memory and strong logic, now truly possessing the qualities of a genius.

She exudes confidence and composure from the inside out, and is increasingly resembling a top student and goddess.

Moreover, she was wearing glasses without lenses today, which added a touch of seriousness and made her look even more ascetic.

She is beautiful and elegant, and full of energy and vitality.

In contrast, Bai Mengyan's condition was much worse.

Bai Mengyan dressed up nicely to see Jiang Yifeng, but the bloodshot eyes were very obvious, and her dark circles couldn't be covered by foundation. She looked very haggard.

It's obvious that he hasn't had much rest these past two days since the finals defeat.

"Sit down, don't be nervous." Jiang Yifeng said while making tea, "It's a good thing that I invited you here."

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang!"

Although Bai Mengyan wasn't feeling well, she remained cheerful and sat down on the sofa after thanking everyone.

Jiang Yifeng poured them tea and then got straight to the point with Bai Mengyan, saying, "Although you didn't make it into the group, I can still see your excellent qualities."

I plan to sign you and develop you specifically into a variety show comedian, similar to a comedian from Japan.

Do you know any comedians from Japan?

Bai Mengyan didn't hear Jiang Yifeng's last question at all; her mind was still preoccupied with what Jiang Yifeng had said earlier.

"I'm going to sign you, I'm going to sign you..."

These words echoed repeatedly in Bai Mengyan's mind. After three or four seconds, she exclaimed, "Really, President Jiang! You want to sign me?"

"Yes."

Jiang Yifeng's answer was simple, but it completely revived Bai Mengyan!

She never expected that after missing three opportunities to debut on stage, she would eventually find a way out and be able to sign with Fengxing Media.

Bai Mengyan was stunned by this surprise and subconsciously tilted her head back and burst into laughter.

Jiang Yifeng shook his head helplessly after seeing this.

Actually, Bai Mengyan's looks and figure are quite good among young actresses, and she also has a great personality.

But when she laughs, her sexual tension is really at its peak.

But this is also Bai Mengyan's unique characteristic.

As netizens have summarized, Bai Lu looks funny, Li Yitong looks beautiful when she smiles, and Li Qin looks beautiful when she doesn't smile.

These three sisters do look quite alike from certain angles. That's why being funny and laughing are Bai Mengyan's defining characteristics.

Fengxing Media will be producing many variety shows in the future, such as the second season of "The Amazing Challenge" which is currently being filmed, as well as "Go Fighting!" and "Running Man" which will be filmed next year, all of which require female guests.

These shows primarily feature male guests, but female guests are also very important.

Baby has many flaws, but objectively speaking, her performance on Running Man was very good. She can play around and knows how to create good entertainment value.

If you just changed the female guest, it might not have the same effect as Angelababy.

Dilraba was quite dull on Running Man, not nearly as entertaining as Angelababy.

Bai Mengyan has a talent for this; she would be great at making people laugh on variety shows.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Bai Mengyan will definitely become a regular guest on these shows; we still need to try repeatedly and see the overall effect.

Fengxing Media has many female artists, so the competition is quite fierce.

Once Bai Mengyan calmed down, Jiang Yifeng called Chen Gezhou in.

Mu Di is preparing for the Spring Festival Gala, and most of the work in the variety show department is currently being managed by Vice President Chen Gezhou.

In her previous life, Chen Gezhou was one of the directors of Running Man. This time, Fengxing Media bought the rights to Running Man because she really liked the show and took the lead in this matter.

Jiang Yifeng didn't concern himself with these "minor matters"; his current focus in managing the company is on grasping the big picture.

The Running Man project went very smoothly; Fengxing Media spent a sum of money to buy out the Running Man rights.

Originally, the Korean side was unwilling to buy out the contract and wanted to participate in the production and receive a share of the profits, just like in the previous life.

However, Fengxing Media insisted on buying out the rights and threatened not to buy the copyrights unless they were bought out, and instead aired similar programs directly in China.

Goryeo ultimately sold it.

After all, the show "The Amazing Challenge" is very similar to the Korean show "Infinite Challenge" in many ways, and there have even been reports of plagiarism within Korea.

However, the Korean program organizers were helpless, as it is difficult to determine plagiarism in variety shows, and even if they sued, Fengxing Media was not afraid.

Given the precedent, even though the Korean side felt very aggrieved, they had no choice but to accept the buyout.

After all, a buyout would still bring in some money, but if Fengxing Media simply rebrands and plagiarizes the original, Korea might not get a single penny.

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's arrangement, Chen Gezhou said, "The 'Amazing Challenge' program has already booked Dilraba, so why don't we arrange for Bai Mengyan to try out the 'China Star Jump' program first?"

"Huaguo Star Jump" is also a program planned by Chen Gezhou.

This program is a collaboration with the Chinese national diving team, inviting various celebrity guests to try their hand at diving.

The concept of the program is quite good, but it wasn't well-made when it was produced by Zejiang TV in its previous life.

If Fengxing Media were to produce this program, it would not only popularize the sport of diving but also capitalize on one of the program's key effects—showing off physiques.

The male guests on the show included Wang Jiaer, Jiang Mingyang, and athletes from the swimming team, all showing off their muscles.

The female guests included Li Xiaoran, Wang Ou, and Zhou Weitong, among others. They wore various stylish swimsuits, showing off their great figures and giving the audience a visual feast.

Of course, the show also has many funny moments, with numerous embarrassing failed dives and various prank games, making it very entertaining.

So the show was quite successful after it aired, and it's considered one of the more popular variety shows this year.

Bai Mengyan has a great figure and is funny, so it wouldn't be bad for her to train on this show first.

Hearing Chen Gezhou's words, Jiang Yifeng nodded and said, "Okay, Bai Mengyan is still young and needs training and experience. You should communicate with Han Jianu and train her as a second-level newcomer first."

And so, Bai Mengyan left with Chen Gezhou, a smile on her face.

Only Jiang Yifeng and Chen Duling remained in the office.

When the two were alone together again, Jiang Yifeng thought Chen Duling would be shy, but the situation was completely different.

Chen Duling became very cheerful.

"Teacher! Are you free the day after tomorrow?"

"We'll start post-production on 'Lost in Thailand' tomorrow. What's up?"

"Teachers' Day is the day after tomorrow. You are my teacher, and I want to give you a Teachers' Day gift to repay you for your guidance and teaching."

Looking at Chen Duling's bright and expectant eyes, Jiang Yifeng couldn't help but sigh that she really had two different personalities on the show and in private.

In private, Chen Duling is somewhat tomboyish and quite proactive.

Now that she has talent, she is more confident and speaks and acts with more enthusiasm.

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "Tonight, I'm free the night after tomorrow. I definitely can't do it during the day."

I need to set the tone for the post-production of "Big Laugh" in the next couple of days, and the post-production of "Hunting 2" still needs some refinement.

There's still the selection process for the Spring Festival Gala actors to handle, so there's a lot to do.

Chen Duling nodded and said with a smile, "OK! It's settled then, see you on the evening of September 10th!"

"Teacher, there are still some things I don't understand about artificial intelligence. Could you explain them to me?"

With her strong logical talent, Chen Duling now understands the difficult points that she didn't understand before.

She kept asking questions, partly to find a reason to spend more time with Jiang Yifeng, and partly to test him as a teacher.

Little did they know that she only had two talents, a far cry from Jiang Yifeng's.

Jiang Yifeng not only answered Chen Duling's questions, but also left her with several more difficult questions.

Seeing that Jiang Yifeng had assigned her homework, Chen Duling felt like she was back in her dream class, and her eyes welled up with tears.

Then Jiang Yifeng said, "I asked you to come here today because there's another good thing."

I plan to specially recruit you into the Classic of Mountains and Seas Laboratory, where you will first learn from the laboratory team.

The lab at your school will handle the communication for you.

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a very good school, but its platform is relatively inferior to that of Yenching University, not to mention the Classic of Mountains and Seas Laboratory.

Chen Duling should join the lab as soon as possible to learn and conduct research; this will allow her to grow the fastest.

She now possesses a photographic memory and strong logical reasoning skills, her learning ability has been greatly enhanced, and she has fully mastered the basics of AI, enabling her to keep up with research even when she enters the laboratory.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Chen Duling was overjoyed, because her next task was to publish a paper in a Class A core journal, with the research focus on artificial intelligence.

If you can join the Classic of Mountains and Seas Laboratory and get access to cutting-edge research projects, publishing papers will be much easier.

(End of this chapter)