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Chapter 687: Training Newcomers, Berlin Aims for the Championship

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Yamashita Academy only provides acting training to Jiangdong artists.

The teaching location is in the Jiangdong Entertainment Building.

Later, as the company grew larger, Yamashita School gradually opened its doors to external students, so it moved out of the original Jiangdong Building.

I rented another house in a park in Yaojiayuan, Pingfang Town, near the capital.

When Zhang Ruolan first came to the school at the foot of the mountain, she felt the artistic atmosphere overwhelming her.

On the lower floor is the coffee shop opened by Mr. Zhou.

Marble cement color is the main tone, and the decoration style is simple.

On her first day here, she met the winner of three major film awards and the beauty queen of Xichang drinking coffee here.

There is also a flower shop next to it, and the main part of the Shanxia School is upstairs.

Professional performance teaching venue, rehearsal room and theater at the foot of the mountain.

The best stage equipment, the best acting teachers, and of course the most eye-catching one is Zhou Yutang hanging in the corridor.

Mr. Zhou had no business acumen and didn't really manage things, so it was Zhou Shufang who suggested hanging an artistic photo of Zhou Yutang taken in his early years on the second floor.

Needless to say.

Just this one photo is enough for endorsement.

There are thousands of celebrity artists who want to enter Shanxia School through various channels.

In the end, only a few dozen were admitted.

Zhang Ruolan had a somewhat sacred and awe-inspiring attitude when she saw the introductions of Mr. Zhou, Zhang Songwen, Liu Tianchi and others nearby.

The person responsible for teaching her acting skills was Liu Tianchi.

According to incomplete statistics, he has worked with popular young actresses such as Tianxian, Tian Gongzhu, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Li Xin, and Zhao Liying, and his resume is legendary.

Zhang Ruolan searched for information online and suddenly remembered that this teacher from the Central Academy of Drama was a shadow in her childhood.

In the classic TV series "Serious Crime Unit 6", Teacher Liu played a perverted and vicious woman.

Because she was jealous of her husband's love for her daughter, she poisoned her own child.

But she still doesn't think she did anything wrong.

But when she met Teacher Liu Tianchi in real life, she felt that he had a kind face, which made Zhang Ruolan even more impressed by the magic of his acting skills.

Just like Zhou Yutang in "Big Shot", he is so elegant and gentle in real life, but in the movie, he turns into a tyrannical and willful chaebol son.

That kind of unparalleled madness is so chilling that it makes people feel creepy just thinking about it.

Liu Tianchi did not give Zhang Ruolan lessons immediately.

She just sat quietly beside him.

There were two other students in the classroom at this moment, both of them looked to be young girls.

I feel that one of them looks quite familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere before.

I racked my brains and thought about it.

Just then I remembered that this was the daughter of Guo Tao, an honest man who had a miserable end in Zhou Yutang's "Big Shot".

There were rumors that Governor Zhou brought her into the play because of his past relationship with her godmother Xu Jinglei.
"Geng Xi, the clarity of your lines is a problem. The audience feels the entire plot through your lines. Your pronunciation must be clear, and you need to practice your rhythm."

"Teacher Liu, what about me?"

"Xiao Zhuang, you have a lot of room for improvement."

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Liu Tianchi’s teaching is worthy of the high tuition fees of Shanxia School.

Zhuang Dafei is basically a newcomer, while Li Gengxi has a certain foundation.

Based on the characteristics displayed by the two people, she pointed out the problems they were facing at this stage and how to correct them.

It’s not a very sophisticated method, but it’s simple and easy to use.

For most people, there is no shortcut to acting.

One minute on stage, ten years off the stage.

It is nothing more than learning professional acting systematically, mastering the methods, and presenting a complete and created character to the audience.

Of course, some geniuses with extraordinary talents may be able to learn without a teacher.

Liu Tianchi's assistant was rehearsing with Zhuang Dafei and Li Gengxi. Liu Tianchi turned around and taught Zhang Ruolan: "Xiao Zhang, have you ever been in love?"

"not yet"

Zhang Ruolan's face turned red instantly and she shook her head a little embarrassedly.

Those beautiful big eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, sparkling under the ceiling light.

"Performing is about letting go of your nature. Don't be shy. Just let go."

Liu Tianchi asked with a smile: "This play has a kissing scene, can you accept it?"

"This should be no problem."

Zhang Ruolan's face flushed and she nodded with forced calmness.

As soon as she got the script, she consulted Zhang Yuxi, her only connection in the entertainment industry.

Zhang Yuxi, her best friend, gave a rather unrestrained answer: If it was Zhou Yutang, let alone kissing scenes, bed scenes would not be impossible...

"So after reading the script, what is your understanding of this character?"

"It seems like there is a sense of destiny. I am the destined bride of the gods..."

Zhang Ruolan carefully told Liu Tianchi about the biography she had written.

"It's basically fine. We can take our time with the details."

"Teacher Liu, how can I improve my acting skills in a short period of time?"

"I have a suggestion. If you want to play this role well, you'd better put your heart into it."

"Invested?" Zhang Ruolan tilted her head.

"Just don't think about acting, because your acting skills are not enough to support the entire role. You can only get into the role."

Liu Tianchi taught with actions in his hands: "Only when you are moved can you resonate with the audience and truly move them."

"Imagine that the story is your life, and you are Chi Eun-tak, experiencing what she experienced. In the context of such a story, you should have your own personality, motivations, and goals."

I was in the middle of class when I suddenly heard another teaching assistant jogging in from outside.

When he heard that Zhou Yutang had arrived, Liu Tianchi hurried out to greet him.
"Yu Tang, why are you here when you are so busy?"

"I just happened to pass by and came to see how she performed?" Zhou Yutang asked with a chuckle.

"She's a very smart girl. When I was teaching Li Gengxi and Zhuang Dafei, she listened very attentively beside me."

Liu Tianchi said directly: "The basics of acting are a bit problematic, but the comprehension ability is OK, and it is quite suitable for the role. When will the filming start?"

"We'll have to wait until next month."

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Liu."

Liu Tianchi smiled and said, "Don't be polite, this is what I do."

The acting class was still going on. Zhou Yutang simply asked about the progress and did not interrupt.

We did enough confidentiality work in the early stages because we didn't want Zhang Ruolan to be exposed to excessive exposure and praise from the outside world.

Liu Tianchi is right. The heroine in "The Lonely and Great God" actually has a temperament very similar to Zhang Ruolan to some extent.

Just as we were walking downstairs, the female clerk of the coffee shop came over to ask for an autograph, and Ni Ni handed over her phone: "Boss, Xu Jinglei is here to pick up Li Gengxi."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows and stopped: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"She said she'd be there soon and wanted to treat you to a meal."

"Forget about eating, let's have a cup of coffee."

The decoration of Mr. Zhou's coffee shop is quite stylish. Zhou Yutang sat there for a while, replied to messages, and ordered some cakes and other snacks that girls like best.

Xu Jinglei wore a waist-hugging chiffon shirt today, paired with a pair of high-waisted black trousers.

In addition to highlighting the waist and lengthening the leg lines, she put on a fresh and light makeup, which gave her a mature and royal sister vibe while also giving her a bit of a strong woman vibe.

Now, all the big actresses who dominated the entertainment industry in the past decade have completed their transformation.

Apart from acting, Teacher Fan devotes a large part of her energy to the beauty industry.

Zhao Yanzi changed her job and became a female stock god.

The Li Binbin sisters run the Hesong Company and are doing very well.

Xu Jinglei is a woman who has a clear plan for her career path. As early as ten years ago, she began to transform into behind-the-scenes work.

This was his second film as a director and he won the Silver Shell Award for Best Director at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Although this film festival does not receive as much attention as the Oscars, and its artistic taste is not as good as the three major European film festivals, it is also an influential international A-level film festival.

Later, "Du Lala's Promotion", "Intimate Enemies" and "There is a Place Only We Know" also achieved satisfactory box office results.

The industry calls her the most commercially valuable female director besides Xue Xiaolu.

"Some time ago, I took Gengxi to see the Magic Thieves, and this girl kept asking you how you performed that magic trick in the rain."

The goddess of art who is usually praised by others is not ignorant of the ways of the world. When they meet, they express their true feelings and praise:
"Yu Tang, congratulations on breaking the box office record for The Devil Wears Praetor 2. There's hope that it can go even higher."

“That’s where the potential ends.”

"I heard that the heroine of your new play is also taking classes here with Teacher Liu?"

Hearing her change of topic so quickly, Zhou Yutang knew what was going on and nodded with a faint smile: "Newcomers need to be trained well."

The two of them chatted while eating.

He remembered that Liu Tianxian told him that the red bean cup cheese was good, but he thought it was too sweet and preferred the matcha roll instead.

Xu Cainv also ate in small bites, quite elegantly: "Yu Tang, this is it, I heard that there is a role in the project you are working on with Lemon..."

I really came here for my goddaughter.

It was a bit unexpected, Zhou Yutang originally thought it was for the role of Zhou Ye.

He had read the script of "Mr. Good" and found that there was indeed a rebellious girl character in it.

Due to the lack of maternal love and less control from her father in her original family, the girl became strong and independent.

But rebellion is just her protective color. In fact, the little girl is not a bad person by nature.

"Let me ask you first."

Jiang Xueruan is following up on this project, so Zhou Yutang made a phone call to find out the situation.

That drama has to wait for Zhang Songwen's schedule, and many people are eyeing it, including Xu Jinglei's preferred female No. 3.

Now the pay for the entire entertainment industry has increased dramatically, and many senior people in the circle have begun to pave the way for their second generation to enter the circle.

"Sister Xiaoou, that's troublesome."

"Why are you being so polite to me?"

"Let's have dinner together in Shanghai later."

After a few words with the chief producer Xu Xiaoou, the role was decided.

Now that Governor Zhou has spoken, there is no one with stronger connections than him.

Seeing him making this happen while chatting and laughing, Xu Jinglei pursed her lips, crossed her legs, and looked around, with a grateful tone, trying:

"Thank you, Yu Tang. Do you have time to have dinner together tonight?"

"Forget about the meal. I have an appointment tonight."

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly: "Geng Xi is quite smart."

To be able to make it in the Beijing circle and become one of the four major actresses, Xu is a very capable person.

I usually promote Jiangdong TV series on social media, and I also promote various Beijing specialties during festivals. In recent years, I have spent a lot of time promoting my second account, Li Gengxi.

As for her image as a goddaughter, she is not very pretty, but she is pure and cute, and her acting skills are pretty good among her peers.

Basically, the next generation of Beijing princess has been reserved.

Moreover, Zhou Yutang had a hunch.

This girl looks pure and cute, but actually she has a bit of restless rebelliousness.
"The ancient costume fairy tale drama produced by Jiangdong Entertainment, directed by Lin Yufen, and starring Zhu Yilong, Zhao Liying, Jiang Xin, Meng Ziyi and others will be broadcast on Mango TV and Jiangsu TV on December 12th!"

After Mango TV and Jiangsu TV jointly announced this news, all major domestic TV stations couldn't help but feel nervous.

I haven’t yet come out of the shadow of “Nirvana in Fire”.

The Jiangsu Provincial TV Station and Shanghai Tomato TV Station have already finished their first round of broadcasts, but Beijing Satellite TV is following suit for 1.5 rounds.

He has now taken over from the two older brothers and taken the top spot in TV ratings.

The second and third round broadcasting rights have already been sold and are extremely popular.

This is the tacit understanding reached between Zhou Yutang and many domestic TV stations.

The big brothers in the front row ate the meat, and the second- and third-tier TV stations in the back row finally got a sip of the broth.

however.

Jiang Zuo Mei Lang had just left when Hua Qiangu came.

Zhou Yutang's guaranteed reputation for quality products + a lineup of popular stars + Mango TV's retaliatory crazy marketing.

Who dares to underestimate it?

This year, Mango TV cooperated with Mingjie Company on "A Longing for Life", which opened up a new track for lifestyle variety shows and made a lot of money.

However, there were problems with the layout of the TV series, and after several costume dramas were broadcast in the middle of the year, they failed to achieve the expected results.

In the more than one month since "Nirvana in Fire" was released, it has been suppressed to the point where it can't even raise its head.

Mango TV’s last share of costume dramas this year was spent on "The Journey of Flower".

Now they are rubbing their hands, ready to do something big.

The overwhelming momentum made all major TV stations in the country, except those in Jiangsu Province, feel numb.

"Notify them and give up the New Year's schedule."

"The post-production of Joy of Life 3 seems to be almost finished, and Zhou Yutang has another blockbuster drama of the year in his hands."

"What? There's also "The Disguiser" co-produced by Noon Sunshine and Jiangdong in November?!"

"How about giving it a try? Fortune and wealth are won through risk."

Meetings were held within major television stations.

Are you kidding? What are you gonna touch it with?

Each of us has spent tens of millions of real money to buy these TV series. How much of the station’s interests are involved?

If it is overshadowed by Jiang Dong's TV series at the same time, the ratings will fail to reach the station's pre-set target.

So who will bear the final responsibility?
When working in the system, one does not seek to achieve merit, but to avoid mistakes.

The top executives of each TV station know the situation clearly.

As far as the current domestic TV drama market is concerned, no one is qualified to beat Zhou Yutang.

this time.

There were undercurrents in all the major television stations, and Cai Yinong's mouth curled up and never came down.

Hugo took off in all aspects.

The movie he starred in was a huge hit, and "Nirvana in Fire" was also incredibly popular. There is also a spy drama produced by Noon Sunshine and Jiangdong that will be aired soon.

He alone brought immense wealth to the Tang people, and with him came his sister Liu Shishi, who was also a good fighter.

This year, Tangren Film and Television hopes to double its profits compared to last year.

“It will be finished at the beginning of the month.”

At the company, Zhou Yutang listened to Jiang Xueluan's report on the progress of the "Ode to Joy" crew and asked, "When will "Go Princess Go" be broadcast?"

"In December, Station B will start broadcasting."

"Let's push forward the promotion of these two dramas simultaneously."

The chief director of the Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Monkey has been decided.

Lu Yitao, who has served as the executive director of the Spring Festival Gala for three consecutive years, has successfully taken the position.

The first thing he did after taking office was to send an invitation letter to Zhou Yutang.

"Push it."

Zhou Yutang had just finished his first meeting with Yu Feihong and the main creative team of the crew. He said to Ni Ni calmly, "Is Lu Han's drama about to be finished?"

"It seems like it will take another two weeks to wrap up."

"Push him down to Director Lu's team."

"I understand."

Ni Ni nodded.

Director Lu has just taken over the position, and under his leadership, "I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala" and its special program "Direct to the Spring Festival Gala" will be rebroadcast.

Generally speaking.

Programs that appear on the Spring Festival Gala must go through layers of review.

However, he promised Zhou Yutang unimaginable privileges:

"Just nod and we'll give you the green light to go straight to the final round."

Speaking of which, it is quite courageous.

At the end of October, the 2015 League of Legends finals arrived as scheduled.

The players of EDG and LGD probably haven't reached their full potential yet.

As the last hope of LPL, Jiangdong Team has stood to the end.

First they defeated KT in the quarter-finals, then they crushed KOO 1:4 in the semi-finals, and finally faced their old rival SKT in the finals.

This time, the South Korean giants SKT, after the meritorious top laner Oak went to North America to make money, the new super top laner Marin is even more powerful.

He destroyed South Korea's LCK league and is almost universally recognized as the world's best top laner.

The final held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin can be described as a battle between gods.

Marin broke through Jiangdong's top lane twice, and the situation was tense for a while.

However, in the end, the Jiangdong team had the advantage in overall strength. After five hard-fought games, they defeated SKT 3:2 and won the Summoner's Cup.

"Congratulations to the Jiangdong team, congratulations to the LPL."

Zhou Yutang rarely remembered his account, so he logged in and posted on Weibo.

He was quite busy recently and did not go to watch the games in person, but he attended all of Jiangdong's games since the semi-finals.

The person who watched the semi-finals with him was Liu Shishi.

After returning from the Paris Fashion Week, Yijie didn't stay at home for a few days after watching the competition. She went to shoot a commercial endorsement announcement and was very busy.

The one who accompanied me to watch the final was Liu Tianxian.

In fact, Liu Yifei is not very good at digital products and can only use a mobile phone for four or five years.

When I play games, they are usually simple games like Angry Birds and Rhythm Master.

But she quite enjoyed watching the game with Zhou Yutang, and would occasionally ask a few childish questions.

Until the last moment when the players held the trophy, they were even more excited than Zhou Yutang.
"Xiao Zhou, your team is very popular."

After having fun, leaning on Zhou Yutang's shoulder, Liu Yifei enthusiastically read netizens' comments on Weibo.

Originally, she also wanted to post a Weibo, but it felt too deliberate, and she might even be scolded by haters for trying to gain popularity, so she decided to just stay out of the spotlight.

At this time, all major online forums had exploded.

All major platforms and media outlets were rushing to report and congratulate the Jiangdong team on their win.

#Zhou Yutang posted a Weibo to celebrate#
#Jiangdong Champion#
#Jiangdong top laner is crying#
#UZI quad kill in the finals#
Topics related to Jiangdong team's championship quickly occupied the Weibo hot search list.

There are a total of twenty hot searches, lined up in a row.

The terrifying amount of traffic almost paralyzed the Weibo server.

This is a national carnival for LPL viewers.

“What are the ratings like?”

The brief excitement subsided after they went to the fairyland together, and Zhou Yutang was more concerned about the benefits that this carnival could bring.

Games are also an important part of Jiangdong's entertainment industry, especially the game League of Legends, which is definitely the focus of current social media topics.

When Jiang Dong held the trophy, countless people’s friend circles were instantly flooded with posts.

In fact, many people don’t play games at all, but the atmosphere is now like this, and it would seem unsociable if you don’t post.

Zhou Yutang was cheered up after hearing the audience ratings reported by the head of Jiangdong's data department.

"Based on the statistics of one independent viewer per IP address, the overseas viewership of the World Championship exceeded 1520 million, and the peak number of simultaneous online viewers for the finals exceeded 1100 million, a surge of more than million compared to last year's million, breaking all records of e-sports events to date."

"The domestic population has not been included in the statistics. Domestic live broadcast platforms do not display the real number of people. Most of them are popularity and heat, which is really difficult to count."

"Boss, we're about to take off."

The head of Jiangdong's data department was very excited and reported a series of statistical data in rapid succession.

At the same time, I also admire Zhou Yutang's foresight.

The company started planning the entire entertainment-derived gaming industry a few years ago, and now this huge wave of traffic can be called a phenomenon.

"Mr. Zhou, there is already a brand sponsor who wants to discuss cooperation."

The general manager of the club is a former table tennis player from China. He retired due to injury and originally wanted to become a table tennis coach.

Later, they were attracted by Jiangdong's high-salary recruitment and adopted strict military management. The team was able to win the championship this time, apart from the talents and hard work of the team members.

The entire behind-the-scenes training team he led also deserves great credit.

Zhou Yutang usually doesn't ask about the club's operations, but he knows exactly who is working hard and who is slacking off.

"Don't worry about the sponsorship yet, just have fun abroad for a few days."

Zhou Yutang was never stingy when it came to his meritorious officials.

In addition to the prize money for the World Finals, there will be additional prize money at the club level.

——This is also the biggest difference between the Jiangdong team and other domestic teams.

The routines of professional operations are mature, and how much money one can earn is directly linked to the final performance of the team.

The heat for Jiangdong Team to win the championship continues to grow.

Brother Ma is also making efforts.

As long as you log in to the game and play a round within the limited time, you can get a game skin given by Tencent for free.

There is a chance of winning expensive items, and there is also a chance of winning skins that even dogs don’t need. It all depends on luck. The final right of interpretation lies with Tencent.

In any case, even Tencent is so generous, and LPL fans are completely excited.

Even the Chinese server crashed that day.

Chen Rui and Shuli also received good news one after another.

This time, Bilibili live broadcast the entire World Championship and earned enough traffic.

He also plans to independently operate a dedicated team for Bilibili.

The other big winner was Brother Dong, who won without any effort.

I just happily announced on WeChat Moments that Milk Tea is pregnant. We need to boost the economy and increase the population.

Dong Ge was very business-minded and asked Jingdong to organize a wave of pre-discount activities in a timely manner to compete with Alibaba's Double Eleven Singles' Day.
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