Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

Filming for "Legend of Yunxi" is proceeding smoothly at Hengdian World Studios.

Upon returning to the film crew, Jiang Bai quickly put aside all distractions and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the filming of "Legend of Yunxi".

After honing his skills through several dramas, he is now at least quite adept at acting in idol dramas.

Whether it's her delivery of lines, her control of emotions, or her on-screen presence, everything is consistently impeccable.

The several scenes were filmed in one go, with zero retakes and zero mistakes. In conjunction with the director's camera work, the scenes perfectly achieved the director's desired effect, and even exceeded it.

Just a few days ago, they were busy promoting their products and recording variety shows in various places. Their non-stop schedule would have left most artists exhausted and in poor condition.

Yet Jiang Bai remains energetic and delivers solid acting performances, seemingly unaffected by the high-intensity work.

The crew members couldn't help but sigh with emotion when they chatted privately.

No wonder he was able to rise from the ranks of newcomers to become a sensation and reach the top in such a short time; he certainly has some real talent.

Online, the summer phenomenon of "A Love So Beautiful" has completely swept across the Chinese entertainment industry and the internet, with an unstoppable momentum.

After a well-planned three-pronged promotional campaign, "A Love So Beautiful" firmly established its popularity, breaking through the competition among summer dramas.

Just in time, the highly anticipated drama "Princess Agents" will officially conclude and exit the stage at the end of July.

The summer TV drama market suddenly had a huge gap in viewership.

Without any major dramas diverting its popularity, the sweet and heartwarming campus romance drama "A Love So Beautiful" swept the entire internet.

It completely monopolized the online drama traffic market, dominated the top of the popularity charts on major platforms, and led all other dramas in the same period by a wide margin.

Just fifteen days after its premiere, Tencent Video officially announced a major success, releasing several exquisite data posters and proudly declaring that the series had surpassed 25 billion views on a single platform.

Industry insiders are well aware of the inflated figures on these platforms. The officially announced front-end data is the result of multiple layers and repeated statistical analysis, and its true value is far less exaggerated than the figures on paper.

According to insider estimates, the actual unfurled viewership of "A Love So Beautiful" is probably between 1.2 billion and 1.3 billion.

Even after removing all the exaggeration, this data is still terrifyingly outrageous.

Keep in mind that this is just a low-budget campus web series.

Without a top-tier cast, without the support of a major IP, and without a huge investment in promotion, it became a huge hit solely through innovative promotional strategies, word-of-mouth, and the popularity of its on-screen couple.

If this were to happen next year, with stricter data review and the full implementation of dehydrated data statistics...

This result still firmly places it among the top two performers on the platform for the year, making it an undisputed blockbuster of the year.

With the drama series becoming a huge hit, the "Chenxi Couple" formed by Jiang Chen and Chen Xiaoxi became a legendary couple this summer, with everyone on the internet shipping them.

Sweet clips, recaps of iconic moments, and detailed analyses of the couple's sweet moments can be found on various platforms.

Trending topics are appearing daily, and related materials with over a million views on Bilibili are constantly emerging.

Countless casual viewers, drama fans, and CP (couple) fans have fallen for this innocent and pure campus romance, willingly cheering for the drama and this couple.

Jiang Bai, as the absolute male lead, has completely broken through to a new level of popularity with his role as Jiang Chen.

From a newly popular upstart to a national campus heartthrob, his popularity has overwhelmingly surpassed all other young actors of his generation.

Dai Lu seized the opportunity to launch a full-scale marketing campaign, portraying Jiang Bai as a top student and male god from the drama who has stepped into reality, thus establishing his image as a top student.

The effect is quite obvious.

Veteran male idols like Yang Yang and Li Yifeng, who once dominated the campus heartthrob list and represented the youthful spirit of the Chinese entertainment industry, have had their popularity completely stolen by the newly emerging Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai single-handedly redefined the label of campus male god. Now, when fans mention campus male god, the first person they think of is Jiang Bai.

A quick scroll through the related topic squares reveals his fans, known as "White Rice," dominating the rankings.

"Who understands! After Jiang Bai, there's no one else in the Chinese entertainment industry who can match a campus heartthrob! This is the true pinnacle of youthful charm!"

"I used to think that Yang Yang and Li Yifeng's campus images were unmatched, until I saw Jiang Bai's Jiang Chen. He was cool and clean, gentle and restrained, and his youthful spirit was practically welded onto his face!"

"In the drama, he's the devoted and affectionate academic genius Jiang Chen; in real life, he's Jiang Bai, a top student from a prestigious university. This dual genius persona is absolutely captivating! Finally, the Chinese entertainment industry has a new clean-cut male god!"

"Chenxi couple is locked in! The sweetest moments of this summer came from Jiang Bai and Tian Xiwei! Please have them collaborate again! Please make it official on the spot!"

"Help! His eyes are so gentle, so restrained yet so full of affection. He portrayed unrequited love to the extreme. I will always be moved by Jiang Chen!"

"Jiang Bai, the rising star of Chinese campus romance! He truly deserves the title! Good looks, acting skills, education, and character—he's the perfect male god!"

The comments from fans flooded the screen.

The number of check-ins, interactions, and topic views on the Super Topic have surged in recent days.

His data firmly holds second place on Weibo's artist ranking, surpassing three of the four former EXO members who returned to China and TFBOYS in a short period of time, second only to Lu Han, who is currently at the peak of his popularity.

All I can say is that Lu Han in mid-2017 was just too good; the first generation of top-tier flow was no joke.

Even with Lu Han as a temporary obstacle, Jiang Bai's popularity has been completely boosted by the hit drama "A Love So Beautiful," and her fan base has grown rapidly.

It's worth mentioning that the opening theme and insert song of "A Love So Beautiful," namely the version of "How Much I Like You, You'll Know" recorded by Jiang Bailu, also became popular online.

Although it wasn't as outrageous as the OST "Chasing the Light" from "Rush to the Dead Summer," the song was more popular than the drama itself.

However, the song "How Much I Like You, You Will Know" has recently become very popular online.

It has become a common background music for various sweet videos on Bilibili, and it is also used by many couples as background music for short videos on Douyin.

Jiang Bai's singing voice has also attracted the attention of some dedicated fans.

I never expected my idol to sing so well!

However, the discussion is still limited to a small circle of core fans and has not yet reached the point of going viral.

Even so, Jiang Bai has attracted a wide range of fans online, including casual viewers, drama fans, fans of his looks, and fans of the couple pairing.

In the short term, his popularity is comparable to that of top celebrities, and in the long run, he has definitely secured his position as a potential top celebrity.

This also gave Jiang Bai more motivation when filming.

......

It's another night, and filming on set is still in full swing.

Jiang Bai was finally able to take a short break and breathe a sigh of relief before the director yelled, "Cut! Perfect shot!"

Upon seeing this, the assistant who had been standing guard on the side of the set quickly stepped forward and whispered, "Brother Bai, Sister Dai Lu just called you several times."

"I didn't dare disturb you because you've been filming, but please make sure to call back after you finish filming this scene. Tell me you have something important to tell you."

Jiang Bai nodded slightly upon hearing this, casually took the warm water handed to him by his assistant, wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead, and said in a calm tone, "Okay, I'll go back now."

He walked to a quiet corner of the set and dialed Dai Lu's number.

The moment the call connected, Dai Lu said in a light tone, "Jiang Bai, the crew of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' has completed preparations."

"The team, funding, and venue are all in place, and the most crucial director has also been chosen."

"The director is Li Qingrong from Taiwan," Dai Lu continued. "She has an excellent reputation in the industry and has collaborated with Huace many times, so their collaboration is highly efficient."

"Female directors are good at making idol dramas about unrequited love and delicate emotions in youth."

"Especially her aesthetic sense in camera shots and her excellent control over shot composition."

"With her directing, the quality of this drama is guaranteed."

Jiang Bai was no stranger to the name Li Qingrong.

She wasn't the original director of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

She is one of the directors who co-directed "Go Go Squid!"

Furthermore, she later became the director of dramas such as "Hidden Away" and "Don't Fall for Me".

He is a director who specializes in contemporary idol dramas.

Because she has had a lot of collaborations with Huace during this period, or more precisely, with Juku Culture, a subsidiary of Huace.

That's why I took on the "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" project.

With this director overseeing the project, I'm sure the final product will be of high quality.

Jiang Bai nodded slightly, a satisfied smile in his eyes: "Thank you for your hard work, Sister Lu. You can take care of the rest. I'll focus on filming and try to wrap it up as soon as possible."

After exchanging a few more words, Jiang Bai hung up the phone.

Even after filming for "Legend of Yunxi" wrapped up, he didn't have time to immediately join the cast of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

Jiang Bai's popularity has skyrocketed recently, and despite Xu Xu's careful selection process, he still has a lot more business activities and magazine shoots to handle.

They're all piled up now.

However, most of these trips are concentrated in Shanghai and Beijing, so he can find time to meet with Oda.

Since tasting the forbidden fruit, Xiaotian has become even more clingy.

Not only do they chat on WeChat every day, but after Jiang Bai finishes work in the evening, she also makes video calls to meet him through the phone.

Even if they only chat about everyday trivialities, or even if they don't chat at all, just looking at Jiang Bai can make her smile like an idiot for a while.

Thinking of Xiaotian, Jiang Bai couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Having rediscovered his virginity, he found it hard to control himself!

......

Just as Jiang Bai was talking about Tian Xiwei.

In Shanghai, a city thousands of miles away, lies Huace's headquarters.

In the agent's office at Huace headquarters, Tian Xiwei sat quietly on the sofa, listening to her agent's earnest advice.

On the coffee table in front of her, several bound film and television scripts were neatly arranged.

The covers all look very simple, with only a project name.

But all of them were high-quality projects that the company had selected and connected her with for broadcast.

After the huge success of "A Love So Beautiful", she is no longer an unknown newcomer.

Tian Xiwei now has a string of highly popular works and her fame is soaring.

The company naturally began to fully plan her future acting career and select high-quality scripts that fit her persona and acting style.

However, before confirming the group's arrangements, the manager was still worried and talked to Tian Xiwei about what the artist should and shouldn't do.

It looks like the company is about to put a lot of effort into promoting her.

Li Jie, Tian Xiwei's agent, really doesn't want to see Tian Xiwei engaging in online arguments with haters again, which only damages her public image.

We must educate them deeply!

Finally, after half an hour of lecturing, Sister Li started talking about the new project.

Tian Xiwei also breathed a sigh of relief and carefully read through each script.

"Hey, this script is pretty interesting!"