Chapter 0880: Baby Is Busy

For Chinese people in 2002, the most memorable event was undoubtedly the legendary World Cup. Since the host countries were two neighboring countries, and the national team had finally made it to the finals, domestic fans were very excited.

From top to bottom, a football fever permeated the air. Some leaders even shouted slogans like 'Win one, draw one, break into the top sixteen!'

Little did they know, it was just a beautiful dream.

Of course, apart from Zhao Fusheng, no one yet knew how disgraceful the national team would be in this World Cup. After reaching the finals, everyone was immersed in beautiful dreams. Even the head coach was invited to the Spring Festival Gala and became a topic of conversation among many celebrities.

But this had nothing to do with Zhao Fusheng. He had been busy lately, acting as support staff for Fan Baobao.

Indeed, recently, Chen Tianqiao had finalized the cooperation with SoftBank Asia. Over at Tencent, Boss Ma had also secured venture capital. But since the two had communicated beforehand, Zhao Fusheng wasn't concerned.

At Future Advertising, Zheng Yao, after reading the reports submitted by her subordinates, decisively increased investment in the network department. The reason was simple: Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical's sales had dropped by 20% in the last quarter, solely because the internet was now flooded with negative news about them.

At the game studio, Dong Guoxiang and his team were happily selling cheats for 'Stone Age.' Although the profit per unit was low, the volume made up for it. According to his own estimates, barring accidents, the cheat income from 'Stone Age' alone would earn Zhao Fusheng five million yuan a year.

Although he didn't care much about this money, Zhao Fusheng didn't dampen Dong Guoxiang's enthusiasm. His goal was to keep this group of programmers, because Zhao Fusheng had other ideas in mind.

As for Future Film and Television, Zhao Fusheng wasn't in a hurry. In his view, the domestic film and television industry was currently in a trough, with low investment returns and few good works, leading to a sluggish film market. In contrast, the TV drama production market had a relatively better environment, so many people were getting involved, even actors from Hong Kong chose to go north to make money.

As for the film market, it wouldn't begin to thrive until the old rules were broken and more filmmakers and investors realized that film marketing was more important.

Then, the more prosperous the market, the more capital would naturally favor investment, and the era of content being king would arrive.

This was a very interesting conclusion.

The market decides everything. If the market isn't prosperous, even a good film like 'Infernal Affairs' can't change anything. But if the market is prosperous, even a variety show turned into a movie can still be released to make money.

Not to mention those shitty directors and actors who constantly use nostalgia to deceive people.

You see, nostalgia has always been something unique to each individual. Making a film with one's own nostalgia in hopes of resonating with the audience is, in the end, just a way to cheat money.

If they truly had nostalgia, they would fund the film themselves and release it for free.

So-called nostalgia films, to put it bluntly, are just to cheat fans' money, relying on their own seniority and connections to garner sympathy points. That's all.

If one day a certain golf female celebrity suddenly came out to make a film selling nostalgia, Zhao Fusheng wouldn't be surprised at all. After all, who doesn't like balls?

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'People always hope that when they do good deeds, Heaven will know and bless them with a safe journey. When they do bad deeds, they hope Heaven won't see. To be honest, sometimes I think Heaven is in a tough spot.'

Zhao Fusheng held a newspaper in his hand, which carried a story about the famous director Ma Dajun donating 100,000 yuan to a certain impoverished area.

'It's normal, because everyone has their own demands.'

Fan Baobao said without looking up. At that moment, she was staring at a TV drama on the VCR.

As an actor, to improve acting skills, besides reading to enrich theoretical knowledge, one must constantly learn from other actors. What Fan Baobao was doing now was learning from others' acting.

She didn't skim through hastily; she watched meticulously, even replaying key parts several times.

Because she wanted to succeed too much. Not only did she learn the essence of those performances, but to keep up with the times, she sometimes even went to the streets to carefully observe the lives of ordinary people.

Fan Baobao herself had never imagined that one day in her life, she would put so much effort into something and persist unwaveringly!

Days of observing during the day and watching TV dramas at night passed quickly. During these days, Fan Baobao digested everything she had seen. In fact, she used a simple method: relying on her memory, she imitated in front of the mirror—imitating charming women, ordinary women, every expression of theirs.

Gradually, Fan Baobao finally understood that she still had a long way to go to become a good actor.

For example, if she were asked to play a female general or a female soldier now, Fan Baobao was sure she couldn't do it, because she simply didn't have that kind of temperament.

Some people used to say that temperament was nonsense and didn't exist, but now Fan Baobao thought those people were the ones joking.

A battle-hardened soldier and a fresh graduate have completely different temperaments.

Experience is something that makeup can't compensate for.

'That's right. For example, right now, do you especially want to improve your acting skills?' Zhao Fusheng glanced at the worried Fan Baobao and suddenly laughed.

'You know it, so why ask?' Fan Baobao rolled her eyes at Zhao Fusheng, stopped her actions, propped her chin on her hand, and sighed. 'I've finally realized that no wonder our teacher said good actors don't come out in a year or two; they need honing.'

Zhao Fusheng smiled and didn't argue with her on this point.

Fan Baobao's words weren't wrong. Except for those exceptionally talented geniuses, whether male or female actors, they all need to constantly hone their acting skills to truly surpass their predecessors.

For example, 'Jade Goddess of Mercy' and 'Empresses in the Palace' are both works by the same actress, but her acting skills are at two extremes. The former is slightly immature, unable to switch freely. The latter is smooth and full, with every smile and frown perfectly executed.

Even so, it took her nearly ten years to complete this transformation in acting, during which she collaborated with countless great directors and participated in many TV dramas, completing the transition from a young actress to a mature one.

And Fan Baobao still had a long way to go.