Chapter 383 Selection of the New Four Little Flowers and Four Little Students

The summer season is very busy right now, but apart from that, the entertainment industry is also very lively.

Let’s not talk about the Shanghai International Film Festival for now. Although this A-class film festival has little presence internationally, after entering the new century, the organizing committee has invited many popular domestic celebrities and artists.

Therefore, for the domestic entertainment industry, the Shanghai International Film Festival is still a grand event.

In addition to the Shanghai International Film Festival, there is another particularly exciting event in the circle recently, which is even more popular than the Shanghai International Film Festival.

The selection of the new four little beauties and four little fresh meat actors is led by Penguin.

At the beginning of the new century, southern media led by Southern Weekend selected the four most beautiful actresses in the mainland for the first time, and the following year they selected the four most handsome actors.

The candidates for the four most popular actresses now seem to be very successful.

Needless to say, Zhang Ziyi was one of the first to become famous and also the one with the most successful career. She is now famous even overseas.

Ms. Zhou became famous through TV dramas, and later she entered the film industry where she also did very well. The movie "Painted Skin" brought her both box office success and good reputation.

Boss Zhao can make a living for the rest of her life with just one drama, “My Fair Princess.” Although some of her luck has been cut off in this life, she is still a top actress in the country.

The last one, Zeng Li, was very strong in the early stages. Although she fell behind in the middle, she won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival in the end, which was enough to make up for all the gaps. After all, this was an award that the other three did not have.

These four people, together with the two Bing, also became the first echelon of female stars in the mainland after the new century.

Almost all the top resources for Chinese-language films are divided up among these people.

This bundled joint marketing of "Four Dans and Two Ices" is the first of its kind in the mainland, but it is undoubtedly very successful.

In fact, this kind of bundled marketing is very common in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and has been very successful, such as the Four Heavenly Kings, Wanwan’s Four Queens, and the parallel universes of Nan Ren and Bei Cao.

Even earlier there was Shaw Brothers' Twelve Golden Hairpins, which undoubtedly made them more famous.

Moreover, the emergence of the Four Great Dan Actresses also conformed to the trend of the times in mainland China at that time, because the mainland entertainment industry was very short of stars at that time.

As male stars are overwhelmed by artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan, the Four Dans and Two Bings have undoubtedly filled this gap well.

Therefore, they have always been remembered by everyone.

However, compared to the four major actresses who are deeply rooted in people's hearts, the selection of the four major actors has been much more complicated, with the candidates being replaced almost every year in the past few years.

It was not until the last two years when Qin Hao, Huang Xiaoming, Liu Ye and Chen Kun were evaluated that it was finally settled with the operation of the companies behind them.

However, the four of them are indeed worthy of the title. Even Liu Ye, who is currently the worst among the four, other male actors in the circle dare not say that they have surpassed him in popularity, awards or even works.

Not to mention that after Liu Ye joined Golden Harvest, good resources have been thrown at him, and it is foreseeable that he will become very popular in the next one or two years.

The four Dans, two Bings and four Xiaosheng are undoubtedly the most popular and commercially valuable mainland actors since the new century.

But after all, these people have been popular for nearly ten years, and they were all born in the 1970s.

Although Fan Xiaopang was born in 1981, she debuted too early and became famous almost at the same time as the others, so she is usually compared with other actresses from the 1970s.

Today, male and female actors born in the 1980s have begun to enter the entertainment industry on a large scale, and many of them have become very famous.

Therefore, the ambitious Penguin News, which wanted to surpass Sina to become the number one portal website in China, made great efforts and joined forces with CCTV and more than 100 domestic media to select the new four little beauties and four little fresh meat.

It was also stipulated that all artists participating in the competition must be born in the 1980s. The momentum it created was enormous, far exceeding the popularity of Southern Weekend's selection of the four most beautiful actresses and four most handsome actors.

Moreover, because of the participation of CCTV this time, it can be regarded as a semi-official selection, which gives people a more authoritative feeling, so all major companies in the circle will get together if they have suitable artists.

For them, even if they are not selected in the end, they can still get some popularity.

Therefore, with the cooperation of major brokerage companies, this selection has become even more lively.

This time, not only the new four little beauties and the new four little boys are selected, but also four trendsetters, four vases, four superstar groups, post-80s fashion artists, and post-80s supreme dancers are selected by netizens through the Internet.

The most popular artist, the most charming artist, the most watched artist, the most wronged artist, the most unlucky artist,

The worst artist, the most friendly artist, the most entertaining artist,

The most hype artist, the most popular director, the most unlucky director,

Awards such as Most Commercial Director, Most Dedicated Director, etc.

It can be said that all the names that can be thought of are included, covering most of the artists from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, which is absolutely full of gimmicks.

However, if you take too big a step, you may easily hurt yourself.

Penguin News had a good idea and wanted to turn this "award ceremony" into a grand event for the entertainment industry.

Although Penguin News has come up with many awards, it has encountered difficulties when inviting celebrities to participate.

Although Penguin News has developed rapidly in the news portal sector, it has now surpassed NetEase and Sohu.

However, Penguin News' influence in the entertainment industry is limited.

Although they brought in CCTV to support them, CCTV is just a name but will not do anything specific.

Therefore, Penguin News can invite many celebrities, but there are few top ones in the circle. For example, the four Dan and two Bing, the four little fresh meat, and some people from Hong Kong have declined the invitation of Penguin News.

This made the people at Penguin News a little confused.

If we create such a big fanfare in the early stages, but only a few big and small people show up at the party, we will definitely become a laughing stock among our peers.

It was similar in history, but better than now. In this life, because of the existence of Golden Harvest, there are fewer artists participating in this party. After all, they can still recognize the big and small kings.

When Penguin was making such a big splash, Sina was a little worried and reported to Liu Zhou and suggested whether they should also hold a selection.

However, Liu Zhou denied it, so they don't need to worry and just wait and see.

As expected, not long after Penguin News encountered difficulties, Liu Zhou received a call from Xiao Ma Ge.

For such a good opportunity, Liu Zhou must of course seize the opportunity to mock him.

After Xiao Ma Ge agreed to let Sina.com and Penguin News be co-organizers, Liu Zhou told the artists under Golden Harvest that they could accept the invitation from Penguin News.

After some people in the circle saw that the people from Golden Harvest announced their participation, the process of sending out invitations by the people from Penguin News became much smoother.

People from Penguin News also have to sigh that in terms of entertainment news, there is still a big gap between them and Sina.com.

In fact, not only in entertainment news, but also in overall strength, Penguin News is far inferior to Sina.com.

The Sina Group under Liu Zhou's control is not the Sina Group in history.

Historically, Sina Group did not attach much importance to the Sina portal in the web2.0 era. The same was true for NetEase and Sohu, so they were later surpassed by Penguin News.

Penguin News also became the first among the four major portals. However, after Liu Zhou took over Sina Group, he was very clear about the importance of news media.

In the past, private enterprises had no chance to control even a tabloid. It was only in the Internet age that this opportunity existed.

Therefore, Liu Zhou attaches great importance to Sina.com, even to the same extent as Sina Video and Sina Weibo.

With the heavy investment from Sina Group, Sina.com, which is already the leader in the news portal field, has developed even more rapidly.

Now he has gained considerable fame in the fields of current affairs, people's livelihood, sports, and entertainment news.

Current affairs and people's livelihood news were the basis for Sina.com's initial success, and after increasing investment, it is far ahead of its peers.

Sports news was arranged by Liu Zhou. The audience of sports news was incredibly large, and coupled with the Olympics, it ignited the hot sports atmosphere in the country.

Capturing those people who love sports is equivalent to capturing huge traffic.

Now, Sina.com, combined with Sina Video, is far ahead in the field of sports news reporting, and is even not inferior to some official sports media.

Moreover, Liu Zhou's acquisition of the Warriors made it easier for Sina to report on the NBA.

After Chairman Yao Ming arrived in the NBA and the Olympics, the popularity of the NBA was even not inferior to that of football. That period was when basketball was the hottest in China.

As for entertainment news, needless to say, with the support of Golden Harvest Group, the largest giant in the entertainment industry, it can be said that it is blessed with a unique advantage.

Therefore, although Penguin News has the huge traffic support of Penguin Group, its overall strength is still far behind Sina.com.

This cannot be compensated by just holding a single selection.

Therefore, Liu Zhou was not worried at all about this event organized by Penguin News.

After achieving a de facto monopoly in the field of instant messaging, Pony Ma has made inroads into various fields, and except for e-commerce, he has been invincible.

I didn't expect that he would come to steal Sina's lair. This is obviously too arrogant.

Only Xiao Ma Ge has recognized the reality. Otherwise, after the Penguin News selection is over, Liu Zhou will let him know what a selection is and what a grand event in the entertainment industry is.

On July 80, Liu Zhou came to the National Grand Theater to participate in the "Most Popular Post-s Actors Event" hosted by Sina and Penguin today.

Originally, in addition to inviting himself to participate, Xiao Ma Ge wanted to go a step further and ask him to present awards and comment on artists, but Liu Zhou ignored him.

It is a great honor for him to come here and accept the award.

However, he later said that he would also attend, and Liu Zhou agreed to present the award but not to give any comments.

As an annual event jointly hosted by two portal websites, its scale is not much smaller than the three major film festivals in the mainland.

The red carpet stretched from the public hall to the door, and was at least a hundred meters long. Reporters and fans around had been eagerly waiting for it.

Looking up, celebrities from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong walked across the red carpet one after another, and the cheers of fans and the sounds of reporters pressing shutters never stopped.

The most eye-catching ones are the female stars. Now that the weather is hot, all the female stars wish they had one or two less pieces of cloth on their bodies. It can be said that a hundred flowers are blooming and competing with each other for beauty.

Therefore, they also consumed the most film from the reporters in the audience.

The stars who entered the venue walked along a long red carpet and were interrogated by reporters before they entered the theater.

However, Liu Zhou did not walk the red carpet, but went directly into the exclusive channel.

Walking into the venue, thousands of seats are fan-shaped facing the stage in front, so the audience can have a complete view of the stage no matter which direction they are in.

Liu Zhou did not go to his seat, but turned and went to a lounge. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Xiao Ma Ge and Zhang Chaoyang.

When the two saw the visitor, they stopped talking, and Zhang Chaoyang even laughed and said:
"Liu Zhou, why are you so slow? I've been waiting for you for a while."

"No, why are you here? Did Pony invite you?"

"I can't come if I'm not invited? How can such a grand event be without me, Zhang Chaoyang!"

"I see. You begged for it yourself and asked to come here."

"Get lost!"

"Hahaha!"

Brother Xiao Ma at the side couldn't help but laugh at this time and said:
"This time, Lao Zhang really didn't beg for help to come. I invited him to come. Besides you, Lao Zhang is the one who is most deeply involved in the Internet and entertainment circles."

Zhang Chaoyang is indeed deeply involved in the entertainment industry. In addition to his own colorful career, his Sohu Video is still very competitive.

Even though Sohu Video is half-dead in later generations, it is still one of the top video websites in the industry.

Not only does it invest in movies and TV series, it also produces many of its own programs.

Sohu is also the second video website to spend money to buy the copyrights of film and television dramas, but what it buys are the recently popular works. Sina mainly purchases the online copyrights of previous film and television dramas.

Moreover, Zhang Chaoyang seems to have a greater interest in the entertainment industry during this period and often attends some public events in the entertainment industry.

"Why did you suddenly want to attend this party and even bring Lao Zhang over?"

"I just had this impulse, and I brought Lao Zhang with me just to have some company."

"Pony, your sudden impulse makes me a little panicked. Are you also trying to grab a job in the entertainment industry?"

"Haha, Liu Zhou, you're panicking too? But Pony wants to enter the entertainment industry, maybe he really has this idea. Just now he pulled me aside and asked me a lot of questions about the entertainment industry."

"Mr. Zhang, you still can't change your big mouth."

"What's there to hide? Do you think you can hide your secret moves to enter the entertainment industry from Liu Zhou? His influence in the entertainment industry is beyond your imagination.

If you really want to do this, you can come openly. Anyway, you Penguins are now rich and powerful and have no shortage of money. It will be more lively if you join us."

Hearing Zhang Chaoyang's words, Liu Zhou was really surprised this time. He looked at Xiao Ma Ge and asked:

"Pony, are you really planning to enter the entertainment industry?"

Liu Zhou didn’t know whether Xiao Ma Ge really had this idea. If so, the entertainment industry would be lively.

Now Wanda is desperately building cinemas, Ali has also invested in Huayi, and its tentacles have long been extended into the entertainment industry. If Penguin also comes now, then the three giants of the future entertainment industry will meet in advance.

And if Penguin makes a move, another giant, Ali, will definitely follow suit. Now the two companies are already in a state of confrontation.

With the financial resources of these three families, the entertainment industry might prosper ahead of time by then.

(End of this chapter)