Entertainment: The Era of the Cantonese Circle

After taking on Chen Yunfan's task, Professor Yi Xiaoxing spent most of his time figuring out how to film the content, in addition to thinking about what afternoon tea to have every day.

He had taught himself photography, spent a few days on set, and understood some behind-the-scenes aspects. With the complete content, it wasn't difficult to film it.

The problem is there aren't enough actors to go with them!

"No way! None of them are suitable."

Using the dressing room of "Monkey King: Hero Is Back," as yet another extra who had come for an interview left, Beast Yi Xiaoxing looked helplessly at Lin Jiachuan and Zhou Yiwei.

"Brother Chuan, Brother Wei, why don't you guys go for it?"

"We can't get on!" The two shook their heads simultaneously.

"Why can't you get on? You're also important supporting characters in 'Cantonese Talk, Cantonese Fun'."

"You said we're just supporting characters; we're not quite up to the task of being the main characters."

The two were self-aware, but also helpless; that's just how they looked, who could they blame?

Brother Fan did consider giving them a chance. He had them star in a few episodes of "Cantonese Talk is More Interesting," but those episodes had the lowest viewership.

Which creates a stronger sense of contrast: a handsome guy playing the game, or someone whose appearance... well, not very distinctive?

"How about we get the boss to act in it?"

The two men looked down on Professor Yi Xiaoxing for saying this.

"If Brother Fan is already on set, do we still need you? The two of us and Brother Fan can handle the filming perfectly well."

"That's right, it's a task for you, not for Brother Fan."

Professor Yi Xiaoxing shrank back and changed the subject, "Brother Chuan, Brother Wei, why do you call Boss Fan? It seems like you two are older than him?"

"How do you know we're older than Brother Fan?"

"Um... the boss looks a little younger."

Well, they're saying we're old, we should have known better than to ask that question.

"We call him Brother Fan because we respect him."

The two casually steered the conversation back on track.

"You'd better hurry up and find someone to shoot a promotional video. Even if it's delayed as long as there's content and they cooperate with us, you can just wait and see what all sorts of afternoon tea ideas you come up with."

"You mentioned afternoon tea. Today I'd like to have sesame paste with walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and red dates. I never imagined that such a simple sesame paste could be paired with so many things."

"It's too sweet. I want to eat char siu, char siu rice noodle rolls, char siu rice vermicelli, char siu soup noodles, char siu buns. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water."

Professor Yi Xiaoxing wanted to cry. Damn it, so damn it! Guangzhou is just too damn it! How can there be so many delicious things, and so many different kinds of food?

Asking people to try it one by one was too slow, so Professor Yi Xiaoxing came up with a brilliant idea.

Actually, he was remembering how he joined Changfeng Film and Television, promoted himself on "Cantonese Talk, Cantonese Fun," and looked for people to film GG.

Fearing that the scope was too narrow, he also posted on some forums to find people. Those who were interested could post a selfie video, and through this, he could see many people a day.

......

A restaurant in Shenzhen.

"Xiao Liu, chop this vegetable."

"Xiao Liu, wash these vegetables."

"Little Liu..."

The young man called Xiao Liu was busy all morning, and didn't have time to rest and have lunch until after 2 p.m.

When he arrived in Shenzhen, he realized how little he knew. During his free time, he would go to internet cafes to learn more through the internet and relax by playing games.

"I agree. The quality has dropped drastically since Jia Fa and Zhang Songwen took over the roles in the last few episodes. Now they're still recruiting. Does Chen Yunfan, that jerk, think he's so noble now that he's become a producer and refuses to make films?"

"You don't even know who he's producing for, Stephen Chow! He also has a 'Bruce Lee Legend' in the works. If I had such a good opportunity, I would seize it too. I don't have time to make 'Cantonese Talk is Fun' anymore."

"Filming a few dozen seconds won't waste much of his time. Wasn't there news recently that he was starring in Wang Jingxin's new movie? I think he just looks down on these little videos on the internet."

"Don't you guys think the host who's recruiting is a bit... sleazy? Yes, very sleazy, even more sleazy than Wu Mengda, the discipline director?"

The three people opposite him were chatting in Cantonese. The man named Xiao Liu could understand them. He was curious about what they were talking about, so he opened his browser and searched for "Cantonese is more interesting".

I clicked on the first episode after finding it was a video, and I was immediately hooked.

The first episode compares the first day of school in the north and south.

In the South, a single person carries a bucket, a bamboo mat, and daily necessities to school, while in the North, the whole family goes to school to make beds and clean.

The second episode talks about showering in schools in the North and South. In the South, students shower in private rooms every day, while in the North, students are exposed in public bathhouses... once or twice a week.

He was from Liaoning Province and worked in Shenzhen in the south, so he was familiar with the situation on both sides.

It's so funny, yet so real.

Although each episode is very short, there are at least a hundred episodes. It's impossible for him to watch them all at once, so he can only skip to the last episode to see what happens.

"We need a guy for our shoot, over 1.8 meters tall, and incredibly handsome. Okay, just be shameless, we'll find you if we like you."

"Afraid of being scammed? Don't you even know where this game was played? Let me tell you the truth, I was one of the last people who were hired by this game company without any experience requirement. I'm Professor Yi Xiaoxing."

In the video, Yi Xiaoxing, the "Professor," raised his eyebrows and made a gun gesture with his chin.

Behind him were two people holding up green screens and waving signs.

The notice listed two ways to apply: one was to take a few seconds of selfie (or a funny video if you wanted), and they would reply to your email the same day; the other was to send your resume, which would take longer.

"This part is quite funny too."

Xiao Liu smiled but didn't seem to care much.

He went back to work around 4 PM, and it was the same repetitive, tedious, and tiring work of chopping and washing vegetables.

He was shocked when he read the newspaper that evening.

Super Girl Li Yuchun and Zhou Bichang received over two million yuan in singing fees, more than the famous actor Chen Daoming.

The two only debuted from Super Girl last year, how come they have such high dating fees this year?

He earned in just one year what he could never have dreamed of in his entire life.

"Should we give it a shot?"

If he gets picked up by that guy and gets auctioned off, he might not earn as much as the two of them, but he should be able to earn a few thousand dollars, right?

He's over 1.8 meters tall, and as for being handsome, he's hard to say. But he's shameless, or rather, courageous—he dared to come all the way from Liaoning Province to work in Shenzhen.

The next day, I went to a photo studio and spent some money to shoot a ten-second video.

.......

"Quite a few people voted."

Looking at the computer, Professor Yi Xiaoxing admired his own intelligence. His resume had at least several dozen points, and even if he had to pay to produce videos, he had at least a dozen.

"Start the selection process, and please don't disappoint me! I don't want to become a Guangzhou food guide."

They say there are two ways, but Professor Yi Xiaoxing doesn't think submitting a resume is a good option.

Photos are too difficult to discern a person's character, and since interviews are required, he readily rejected many applicants, focusing instead on videos sent via email.

"This person is interesting."

The last video showed the other person saying that I'm actually quite handsome. If you don't think I'm handsome, then you'll definitely think I'm shameless.

In 06, videos uploaded via email could not be too large, which resulted in poor video quality, making it difficult for Professor Yi Xiaoxing to clearly see the person's overall appearance.

However, one thing is certain: this person is indeed quite shameless.

Being thick-skinned is not a flaw, but a strength; successful people need to have the courage to take the first step.

For example, Professor Yi Xiaoxing shamelessly went to ask his boss what he thought of the person he had chosen.

"In Shenzhen? That's quite close. Let's ask him to come and take a look. He's only 16 and he's already working. Remember to reimburse his travel expenses."

"clear!"

Professor Yi Xiaoxing ran off excitedly. If he could pique his boss's interest, wouldn't that mean he was halfway to success? As long as this kid passed, he could start working on it.

Watching his retreating figure, Chen Yunfan smiled and said, "Not bad! Talented people choose talented people."

Who is the talent that Professor Yi Xiaoxing has selected?

Having worked as a chef and waiter, sang in bars and hot pot restaurants, busked on the streets, and done live streaming, Liu Yuning successfully entered the music scene and then transitioned into acting, where he did quite well. He is a true inspiration.