China Entertainment 1997

Star Cinema

The crew of "Beauty's Scheming" has finished filming long ago, and large-scale construction is still going on in other places.

It is not expected that the city will be officially opened to the public until next year, when the two themed scenic spots, Chaoge City and Millennium Street, are completed and infrastructure such as stations, hospitals, hotels, rental apartments and some hotels and restaurants are complete.

But this does not mean that there is no crew in the entire film and television city.

During the summer vacation, the crew of "Wulin Gaiden" officially started shooting at Fanxing Film and Television City, becoming the second crew to station in the film and television city.

Tongfu Inn, lobby

Xiao Guo, played by Damimi, threw down the rag and slowly made circles with his hands: "You bully others too much, it's overwhelming..."

"Sunflower acupuncture point hand."

Sha Yi played a trick and put some honey on it, and then dialogued with Yu Entai and Jiang Chao.

"Okay, passed."

Director Shang Jing shouted, and just as he was about to strike while the iron was hot and do another two, several actors quit.

"Director, we agreed, we were filming the big night last night, and you asked us to watch the "Star of Tomorrow" finals today. You can't just keep your word."

Several staff members nearby also nodded in agreement. Not only did the actors want to watch the game, they also wanted to finish work early.

"Okay, I'll give you a day off today."

The public sentiment was turbulent, and it was difficult for Shang Jing to confront him, not to mention that this was indeed what he had promised before.

"Calling it up, after dinner, let's watch the finals."

"Director Shang is wise, long live Director Shang!"

Sha Yi and Yu Entai took the lead in cheering. They had collaborated with Shang Jing before, like Sha Yi more than once, so they got along more casually.

Unlike several actors who are working with him for the first time, such as Damimi and Guo Zhenni, who plays Zhu Wushuang.

Although it has been more than a month since the film was launched, it has not completely let go. Damimi, who is outgoing, is fine, but Guo Zhenni is more reserved. Although she is equally happy, she just stands beside her and smiles.

After the work is over, some of the set staff are left to pack up at the end, and the actors and some other staff can go back directly.

As mentioned before, the current hotel in Fanxing Film and Television City has not yet been built, but there are dormitories and canteens.

The crew of "Beauty's Scheming" lived here before, and the crew of "Wulin Gaiden" also lived here.

Fanxing Film and Television City occupies a large area, and the dormitory building is not close to Tongfu Inn. It takes at least half an hour to walk.

In order not to waste time, the crew usually uses transportation. The leading actors are not big stars and there is nothing pretentious about it.

Damimi rolled up her clothes and squeezed into the van directly behind Yan Ni. Several other actors filed in.

A seven-seater van could accommodate eight people, plus two boxes of props.

On the way, several actors were chatting, and the youngest Wang Shasha asked curiously.

"Brother Sha Yi, I heard from Aunt Mei who is doing makeup, will Cao Xuan come to the finals too?"

"Come on, the news is spreading on the Internet."

"That's great. I like him the most. It would be great if I could act with him once. My classmates would be so jealous of me."

"He is so popular in your class, don't all the kids nowadays listen to Jay Chou?"

"Who said that? Our class all listens to Cao Xuan, the class song is "Stubborn" sung by him, and the class song of the next door class is "Light Chaser".

There are 10 classes in our grade, and the class songs of 6 classes are Cao Xuan's songs, and one is "Invisible Wings" written by him. "

"Good guy, this is a professional in class songs."

Sha Yi had a look of emotion on his face, and Damimi beside him couldn't help but interrupt: "Actually, our class song is also "The Wind Rises" by Teacher Cao."

Yan Ni laughed and rubbed Da Mimi's head: "I almost forgot, there is a senior high school student in our crew."

Jiang Chao looked at Guo Zhenni, the third youngest in age: "I remember you were in the 2002 level of Chinese drama. He was also quite popular in high school."

Guo Zhenni nodded: "It was very popular. At that time, there were posters of him and Xie Feng in the school. The class song for our senior year was also his song, which was "First Dream".

The university became "Your Answer", and our class even sang a chorus at the school anniversary performance before,"

"Junior high school, high school, college, Brother Xuan is really popular..."

The older ones in Sha Yi, except for the special case of Yu Entai, were basically either already working when Cao Xuanhong was young, or were busy looking for jobs in the later stages of college, and had no time to listen to music and chase stars, but they were not poisoned by Cao Xuan yet. too deep.

But in fact, after 1999, Cao Xuan was basically one of the most popular stars among the student community.

No matter whether you are in primary school, middle school or university in China, basically everyone can't escape his songs and fans. From 1999 to 2002, Cao Xuan was almost killed by everyone in the middle school.

Even later, this scope spread from China to Asia, Europe and the United States, and even the entire world.

Speaking of returning to China, in the past two years, as his fans of Cao Xuan have grown older and entered universities one after another, Cao Xuan's influence has also continued to expand on university campuses.

As for the middle school campus, although Cao Xuan has focused on film and television in the past two years, he has not released many Chinese albums, and there are new generations such as Xiao Zhou coming to grab the territory.

However, Cao Tianwang's personal popularity and the classicness of his songs are here, and his basic base is still stable and strong.

There shouldn’t be any major fluctuations in a short period of time. It is still the dream in the hearts of hundreds of millions of boys and girls...

"I heard from the director that time that Cao Xuan might make a guest appearance on the set."

After chatting about Cao Xuan's influence in the school, Yu Entai said something more, which made Yan Ni a little suspicious.

"No way, he's such a big shot, he's going to make a guest appearance on our set?"

But Sha Yi and Jiang Chao, who had also heard the news, expressed different opinions.

"It's really hard to say. Don't forget that the first producer of "Wulin Gaiden" is Fanxing, and the studio of our group director Shang is just participating."

"I also heard that Brother Xuan seemed to like this script very much. I heard that editor Cai Shen initially wanted him to play my role as Bai Zhantang, but he was later rejected."

"Yeah, that's normal."

Yu Entai finished clicking and made a comment, but if he was loose-mouthed, he would have to make a few mocking remarks.

The screenwriter's thinking was too simple. How could an artist of Cao Xuan's level star in a sitcom? The guest appearance was just because "Wulin Gaiden" was his own business.

"Really? Is Cao Xuan really coming? I have the opportunity to act with him. I'm so happy."

Wang Shasha looked excited, and Sha Yi was in high spirits, with a proud face that still looked like a young man from a military art school.

"If he really comes, I can help you get autographs and photos. Do you know about "The Golden Family"? I played his third brother back then."

"Tch, I also played his third sister-in-law."

Yan Ni was disdainful, and Jiang Chao next to her smiled reservedly: "I am not talented, but I am lucky enough to have acted in a movie with others."

Looking at the three people in Versailles, Damimi couldn't help but shout: "Actually, I have also met Teacher Cao."

The atmosphere was heightened, and Guo Zhenni also raised her hand and said: "Teacher Cao and I are blogging friends."

Although Guo Zhenni doesn't know why her blog is followed by Cao Xuan.

But considering that several other students in the same class were also noticed, this time I won the role of Zhu Wushuang in "Wulin Gaiden".

She analyzed that it was because of her good performance that Cao Xuan valued her. As a reserve artist signed by Fanxing, her boss paid attention to her and occasionally observed her daily work dynamics.

But no matter what, she was indeed the only person present who related to Cao Xuan’s blog.

Although Yan Ni and others have filmed scenes with Cao Xuan, they are not close enough to comment or call Cao Xuan to ask them to follow them. Even if they could, they would be too embarrassed.

After all, there are many actors who have filmed with Cao Xuan.

To put it bluntly, even though they are bragging now, in fact, I am not sure how much impression I still have on Cao Xuan.

If you remember, then your cooperation is not in vain, and you will gain face.

If you don't know someone well, or you have simply forgotten about it, it would be particularly embarrassing if you chatter for a while and the other party doesn't respond.

The people in the car started comparing themselves, and only Wang Shasha and Yu Entai, who had never met Cao Xuan, were left.

Wang Shasha rolled her eyes and spoke first: "I am a fan of Cao Xuan, a die-hard fan. I also follow his official fan blog and fan post bar [Cao Xuan Bar]."

"..."

Yu Entai scratched his head and felt that he couldn't live without saying something, so he resorted to a trick: "I can sing all his English songs."

Everyone was silent, and they immediately changed the subject in a tacit understanding and started talking about which player they were optimistic about in "Tomorrow's Star".

When everyone returned to the dormitory, there was still a little time to change clothes, and then go to the cafeteria to eat and watch TV.

The dormitory building of the film and television city has limited conditions. Except for the installation of TVs in some VIP rooms, there are no other TVs. During this period, the crew of "Wulin Gaiden" wanted to watch TV in the cafeteria.

There are two 34-inch LCD TVs placed here, which are the favorites of the crew during daily breaks. They rely on them to relieve boredom and entertain them after work.

Of course, some actors or staff also have their own laptops, but they don't lend them out easily.

This is why the whole crew is looking forward to the "Stars of Tomorrow" finals.

For more than a month, they have been watching the "Stars of Tomorrow" game every day, and they have become loyal viewers for a long time. Now that the finals are here, they must watch it.

The cafeteria must have noticed today's day, and the food was very hard.

Braised chicken legs, stewed meatballs with potatoes, stir-fried pork heart, assorted vegetarian chowder, fried winter melon, cold spinach vermicelli, and a tomato and egg pimple soup, three meat and three vegetarian soups.

This is definitely a high-standard meal. I usually only have four dishes and one soup. Occasionally, I will stir-fry two more dishes, just for shooting needs.

That's right, all the dishes in "Wulin Gaiden" are made by the cafeteria chef.

In most cases, it is a big pot dish in the cafeteria, served separately, sometimes with lettuce blanched in water, and put together with a few "dishes" to make up the number.

Very few banquets or specific dishes with close-ups in the drama will be specially prepared by the cafeteria.

Director Shang once joked with the cafeteria chef that he would put the chef's name at the end of the film, and he would be regarded as a non-staff member of "Wulin Gaiden".

The cast and crew of "Wulin Gaiden" happily ate their meals and gathered in two groups to stare at the TV above.

The live competition has not yet started. What is being broadcast is that the on-location host Gangzi is interviewing the popular contestants who have been eliminated before, asking them to guess who can win the championship, and then cheering them on.

Afterwards, several semi-finalists from the afternoon rehearsal program were broadcast, allowing them to talk about their thoughts.

It can be seen that several players are very nervous. After all, the competition is so serious that the information of the four groups of players has been known to each other. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and the gap is very small.

Each group of players is confident in themselves, but they are also very afraid of these competitors and behave very modestly.

After some preparations, the time came to 8 o'clock, and the live broadcast of the "Tomorrow Star" finals officially began.

The fancy opening lights flashed and the three hosts appeared together.

Mr. Hua is in the middle wearing a dark blue suit. On the left is Liu Yan in a flaming deep V red dress. On the right is Hu Ke in an off-white slim evening dress.

As soon as the three people appeared, most of the male audience turned to Liu Yan.

The female audience also paid more attention to her, and then looked at their own. Some curled their lips, some were envious, some were calm, and some were proud.

Sha Yi also looked at Liu Yan at first, then turned to look at Hu Ke and muttered: "This host in white is also pretty good-looking."

"Isn't that the host of the little dragon?"

"oh."

Sha Yi nodded and took a few more glances at Hu Ke's name tag on his chest, which had her name on it.

After the host appears, he will introduce the opening remarks, and then the judges will take their seats.

The seven superstars appeared one by one, and each one caused cheers on the scene. Several people showed humility. Cao Xuan, the host, took the C seat in the middle, and the other six took their seats.

Seeing the seven judges appear, even the audience who had already received the news couldn't help but talk about it.

"This lineup is so awesome, even better than the Spring Festival Gala."

"Two days ago, in the finals of "You Show Me" on Modu TV, the judges were completely different. I felt that "Tomorrow's Star" was a bit bullying."

"There are not a lot of female judges, why is there only one Wang Fei?"

"It's a bit lacking. Just ask Jang Hye-mei or Na-young to balance it out."

"Pull them down. Naying and Cao Xuan are famous for not paying attention. Zhang Huimei seems to have been banned. It would be a bit inappropriate to replace Wang Feika with someone else."

"Actually, this is fine. There are more female singers as contestants and more male singers as judges. It can be considered a balance in a certain sense."

"Damn fat man, you are so round..."

Amidst the chaos, the judges took their seats, and the contestants also invited today’s real protagonist——

"Star of Tomorrow" National Top Four!

As an artist who has signed a contract with Fanxing, especially on major stages that attract a lot of attention, Fanxing has designed styling for the contestants internally.

When it comes to this, Cao Xuan doesn't understand "Super Girl" and "Happy Boys" a little bit. It's not clear whether the program team has failed to keep up with the aesthetics, or is deliberately trying to create a grassroots counterattack character, and the contestants' styles and clothing are so... Call it a soil.

That's all for the previous games. In the later stages, especially the finals, the contract is basically confirmed.

If you don't build it up according to artist standards and make a gorgeous transformation, and make the players so rustic, you've really wasted so much attention.

Anyway, no matter what they think, the main purpose of "Tomorrow's Star" is to introduce future singers, so it must be done according to artist standards.

It is precisely because of this that the top four national finalists, Fanxing, hired specialized designers to design and match the looks of several contestants.

Phoenix Legend, who was the first to appear, was wearing a black and red suit and skirt with golden phoenix patterns embroidered on them, looking gorgeous and domineering.

Zhang Jie, who followed closely behind, was called Runtu in the original time and space because of his poor clothing quality.

Now that Fanxing is here, the styling route set for him is that of a fresh and clean big boy, simple jeans and a white shirt, refreshing, handsome and full of charm.

Gu Miaomiao and Zhang Jie are similar. They are both good-looking. They wear simple yet exquisite clothes. They are pure and delicate, and have both temperament and good looks.

He blinked slightly and smiled, his beautiful eyes were watery, which caused countless LSPs in front of the screen to howl like ghosts.

Yao Beina, the last one to appear, is relatively the least personal, but she is also very low-key and decent, which is in line with her own restrained personality.

I have to say that the styling of the previous contestants was not bad, especially after reaching the top 100 in the country. In fact, there were relevant makeup artists to help before the live broadcast.

The later in the competition, the more energy the makeup artists put in. By the time of the top 20 competition, many contestants had already begun to use the costumes prepared by the program team.

But even so, the stylists hired by Fanxing paid a lot of money to design looks according to the personal characteristics of the players, and the four groups of players still underwent a gorgeous transformation in front of a familiar audience.

At the same time, the players who put on their "shirts" one after another made the atmosphere of today's finals even more intense.

After the judges came on stage, the host also began to introduce the rules of the finals.

It is still the style of "Tomorrow's Star", simple and straightforward. Four groups of players compete in pairs, and each duel is divided into three rounds.

Each round corresponds to the on-site audience score, the judges' score and the off-site audience's popularity vote. The winner of each round will receive extra points. This will require the contestants to work as hard as possible in each round to win extra points and increase visibility.

Finally, the scores from the three rounds are combined, plus extra points for winning each round, to determine the winner.

Needless to say, the loser will be eliminated, the winner will advance, and the last two groups of players will stage a final showdown. There will be another round of PK as mentioned above. Whoever wins will be today's champion.

After that, the four groups of players drew lots under the arrangement of the host.

Since the semi-finals have been divided into areas A and B, players from the same area will not play against each other for the sake of viewing pleasure, so lots will be drawn after the division, and the final result will be as follows.

Phoenix Legend VS Gu Miaomiao

These two groups of earliest star singers had a duel in the finals.

Zhang Jie VS Yao Beina

The two most successful amateur contestants of this season's "Rising Stars" are also, to a certain extent, the male and female singers with the strongest combined capabilities on the show.

This time, there will be a peak showdown in the finals. Each side is expected to step on each other's head and go to the top of the mountain for the final showdown. It is really exciting.

Soon, the first round of scoring for the players in front of 500 spectators began. The first to compete were Phoenix Legend and Gu Miaomiao...

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ps: I don’t know if the movie theater was too boring today. I had a severe headache after watching the movie. This chapter has a shorter word count and will be filled in tomorrow.