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Chapter 322 Second Battle

A day later, Haofeng Film and Television's official Weibo account announced that Zhao Jinmai had been signed. To outsiders, it was just a normal signing, since signing people is a normal practice when a drama becomes popular. Moreover, Zhao Jinmai is indeed very beautiful and can be seen as a natural beauty, at least much prettier than Zhang Zifeng, who was in the same drama.

The only surprise was that they only signed Zhao Jinmai, since the other child actors also seemed quite talented, especially the one named Hu Xianxu.

As for whether Zhao Jinmai's parents will agree?

At this juncture, it's unlikely that anyone interested in entering the film and television industry would refuse a contract from Haofeng.

After all, you can't find another new talent contract with a 50/50 split anywhere else in the global entertainment industry.

In an era when small workshops still relied on exploiting newcomers to make a living, the contract offered by Haofeng Film and Television was nothing short of a ticket to the fast track to fame and fortune.

However, this seemingly ordinary signing caused quite a stir within Haofeng Film and Television Department.

......

In the eyes of Director Han, this was nothing more than the boss indulging Ms. Ni once again.

However, for the three subsidiaries—Tangshi, Jiaxing, and Qianying—founded by the various empresses, things are far from simple.

"Even Ni Ni has started cultivating her own fans, but she's stretched her battle lines quite far..." This was almost a consensus among the empresses.

Thus began a quiet internal talent war within Haofeng!

The first to be affected was Liu Yifei's Qianying Studio.

They signed their first artist in Yanjing, Liu Haocun!

At this time, Liu Haocun, only 16 years old, was admitted to the Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy ahead of schedule.

Those big, innocent eyes were undoubtedly a perfect match for Li Feng's aesthetic.

Seeing that Liu Yifei had taken the lead, Yang Mi's side was naturally not willing to be outdone.

Unlike Liu Yifei, who shopped for bargains in Beijing, she chose to cast a wide net by targeting high schools in Shanghai.

In less than a week, they found their first artist from Jaywalk Studio.

Wang Churan!

At this time, Wang Churan was just a naive girl studying in high school in Shanghai.

However, his classical and elegant features subtly revealed a resemblance to Liu Yifei, which caught Yang Mi's eye at first glance, leading her to sign him and train him.

Faced with the formidable advance of these two powerful forces, Tangshi Film and Television naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch.

Tang Yan, who has considerable experience in signing new talent, signed two highly promising young players within just one week.

One is Li Landi, a former child star who only entered high school this year because she was busy filming.

The other is Zhang Jingyi, a freshman who has just been admitted to the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy.

These two girls are beautiful and elegant, and they follow the safest route of playing female roles in traditional Chinese opera. They are very popular with the general public.

Without exception.

The newcomers that these subsidiaries are scrambling to acquire are all born in 1999, and they are all at the budding stage of their careers.

The extensive signing activities of Haofeng Group's film and television studios have attracted attention from outsiders and the media.

At most, people might think that Haofeng Films is cultivating their child star matrix on a large scale.

After all, everyone has witnessed the explosive popularity and incredible earning power of the three boys in China.

"Haofeng has tasted the sweetness of the nurturing system, hasn't he?"

"I guess they saw how much money TFBOYS made and wanted to create a female version of the idol training system."

"Maybe Boss Li is brewing something big, maybe he's planning to create a girl idol group like AKB48!"

Netizens on Weibo are speculating about Haofeng Films' next move, and many entertainment influencers have even made detailed analyses of their plans.

……

In Jinling, in the CEO's office, Li Feng was leaning back in his chair, resting with his eyes closed.

Beside him, the chief secretary, Zhang Yuxi, held several filing documents regarding the signing of new employees by those subsidiaries, and seemed hesitant to speak.

"Boss, Miss Liu and her team have been making quite a splash lately, signing several girls in their early teens..."

As Zhang Yuxi spoke, she secretly observed Li Feng's expression. "Is there something wrong with this? Should we intervene?"

"Inappropriate? What's the point of interfering?" Li Feng asked calmly.

"Since it's an independent subsidiary, they're free to sign whomever they want."

"Moreover, their choice of signing people is in line with the group's long-term strategy of cultivating new talent and spreading its culture to lower levels."

Li Feng naturally knew what Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, and the others wanted to do.

It's nothing more than forming cliques and cultivating their own people to curry favor.

In Li Feng's eyes, these minor squabbles that didn't involve matters of principle were nothing more than harmless entertainment.

Moreover, he was naturally happy to see these individuals check and balance each other.

As long as they maintain their bottom line and don't meddle in physical industries like Huaxin and Xiaomi, Li Feng can let them do whatever they want in the entertainment field.

Of course, this only applies to a few of the great Tang Dynasty poets.

……

As August arrived, Tencent Video, which had been somewhat quiet due to a change in leadership, chose to break the silence during this summer season.

It is unclear whether this was a deliberate act by Sun Zhonghuai, a new official eager to make a splash, or an unintentional mistake by the distribution department.

Tencent Video has suddenly and publicly announced that the highly anticipated movie adaptation of the popular IP "Love O8O," fully funded and produced by Tencent, will be rescheduled for release on August 1st.

Tencent Video's last-minute rescheduling is clearly not what it seems.

Because, on the screening schedules of major cinemas, "I Belonged to You," which is jointly controlled by Haofeng Films and Enlight Media and is also a love story that deeply binds the two film giants, was scheduled to premiere on August 1!

Head-on collision!

The two internet giants are facing off again on the big screen!

Tencent Video has really gone all out this time.

The male lead is played by Jing Boran, who is currently the third most important figure under Tencent Video, after "That Man" and Li Moufeng.

The female lead is played by Huang Xiaoming's young wife, Angelababy, a rising starlet who has been heavily promoted by Tencent Video for the past six months.

For this battle, Sun Zhonghuai poured almost all the traffic resources that Tencent Entertainment could mobilize into it.

Exclusive roadshow partnerships with WeChat splash screen, QQ pop-up windows, and dozens of large chain cinemas nationwide...

They desperately need this movie to be a huge hit, to wash away the shame of the previous "Tomb Raider" movie, which suffered a dismal box office performance due to the last-minute replacement of Bai Baihe's character in the "One Finger Chan" incident.

On Haofeng's side, they also fielded their best troops.

Deng Chao, the top star of Enlight Media, personally took the lead, along with Yang Yang, the son of Hao Feng, who had just become a national sensation with the TV series "Love O2O".

The cast of leading ladies includes Liu Shishi and Ni Ni, two of the most prominent actresses in Haofeng Film and Television.

A duel between two titans, a battle of gods!

In the movie theaters along the street, two huge posters were almost placed next to each other.

Even before the movie was released, the online atmosphere was already tense, spreading through Weibo, Baidu Tieba, and the comment sections of various ticketing apps.

"Penguin really went all out this time! Judging from the promotional photos, Baby's Bei Weiwei is absolutely stunning!"

"Hmph, what's the use of beauty? Movies are about acting! Look at the cast of 'I've Been Passing By' next door: Deng Chao, Yang Yang, Liu Shishi, and Ni Ni. Their acting skills and national popularity can completely overshadow those two traffic stars from Tencent!"

"Support Haofeng! Support Yang Yang!"

"If this movie on Tencent Video doesn't turn out well, will this new guy named Sun something also be in trouble?"