Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Second uncle's affair turned into a big joke in the village.

It's not just the city folks who think of betraying their families after getting rich.

Give a countryman who has been honest his whole life a chance to fool around with young girls, and he can surpass your expectations.

Old Chen's family is not short on relatives, and second uncle wasn't the first.

Nor will he be the last.

For many families, suddenly improving conditions is a double-edged sword.

Chen Pingsheng calling the family's old man was also a way to inform him of the decision made.

Days leisurely passed, and soon, it was the end of September.

Last year's hastily arranged trainee competition was set to start its nationwide selection two months earlier this year.

Primarily because the show had gained popularity, whether it was Phoenix Yang Chaoyue or the national-styled girl Shen Wanning, both had become popular through this program.

A single contest had made stars out of four amateurs.

It looked like a very decent star-making platform.

Next year's trainee competition will also begin in October with a nationwide online selection of fifty participants.

It's worth mentioning that those trainees eliminated from this side generally went on to become internet celebrities.

Starting from a particularly high baseline, they also have more credibility than ordinary internet celebrities.

After all, they had made their mark in the entertainment industry.

The next batch of eliminated trainees from the competition will not go to Xin Teng Live Streaming; instead, they will be sent to the Guangzhou TikTok live streaming platform.

Xin Teng Live Streaming no longer lacks host resources, and now the focus is on supporting the TikTok platform.

Chen Pingsheng signed several important documents within the corporation, which also meant that the 2017 trainee competition officially kicked off the selection curtain.

The trainee competition has now become a symbolic event in Tengying Entertainment's transformation into variety entertainment.

This, to a great extent, has also driven up Tengying Entertainment's stock price.

At the end of the month, Zhang Wanyi even suddenly proposed that they could organize an acting awards show.

Similar to the current singing shows, just featuring several skilled instructors and then reviewing the popular young actresses of today.

This kind of program would feature slightly famous entertainment stars.

It should garner significant attention, especially given Tengying Entertainment's current status spanning movies, TV shows, variety, and short dramas.

Organizing such a program would be highly appropriate.

Chen Pingsheng curiously asked her, "How did you come up with this idea?"

Zhang Wanyi said, "Mainly because I often hear colleagues commenting on how someone's acting is terrible or how someone else's acting is certain ways, and I thought why not create such a show!"

"Quite intelligent."

Chen Pingsheng nodded, "Everyday life is full of business opportunities. Go to the finance department to collect a five million bonus, and additionally notify Old Yang, the head of Tengying Entertainment's variety department, to start preparing this program."

"The entertainment industry is full of human dealings. Just because someone can play a leading role doesn't mean she truly possesses the skills for it. Don't let Old Yang be afraid of offending people. If even the instructors we invite can't dare to tell the truth, then the show is pointless."

Chen Pingsheng merely imagining it felt that this program had great potential.

But the key was having instructors who dared to tell the truth. Your journey continues on empire

Don't think this is a simple task, actually achieving it is not easy.

Take a certain minor celebrity actress, everyone knows her acting is poor.

But can an instructor just criticize her freely? No, they cannot.

Because with such poor skills she can still land a leading role.

There must be backers behind her.

If you criticize her, you're effectively slapping the face of the person behind her.

She could act spoiled once back home, and then perhaps your instructor might find themselves unable to get along in the industry.

If the instructors can't even dare to speak the truth, then what's the point of hosting such a show.

It was just a joke.

Chen Pingsheng felt that the biggest highlight of this kind of program was definitely not how good the invited actors were at acting.

Rather, the worse the performance, the more explosive it became, and then the mentors dared to wildly criticize.

That was what made it more interesting to watch.

Daring to openly criticize those popular but untalented actresses and the eye-catching second-generation celebrities.

This itself required extremely strong backing resources.

Tengying Entertainment was that resource.

Mentors who dared not speak the truth definitely could not be invited.

Zhang Wanyi conveyed Chen Pingsheng's ideas to Old Yang, who was a top planner in variety shows.

He had previously been in charge of variety show planning at Mango Channel.

As far as the current domestic situation was concerned, no other TV station could compete with Mango Channel in the field of entertainment variety shows.

As soon as Zhang Wanyi spoke, Old Yang naturally understood what the big boss meant.

The core of the Acting Awards was just to criticize those unbearable actors, wasn't it?

If they really could criticize freely, he could guarantee that the show would definitely be a hit.

It was only that if the criticism was too harsh, whether people would still be willing to participate was also a big problem.

Fortunately, with Tengying Entertainment's substantial operations, offering a few leading lady slots or movie resources.

Most of the popular but untalented actresses would flock to it.

Old Yang asked her, "Did the big boss really tell you that we can criticize freely?"

"Yes." Zhang Wanyi nodded, "The big boss said that if we can't even speak the truth, then running this kind of show is meaningless."

"Fine." An elderly Old Yang said happily, "With the big boss's words, I can guarantee that this show will definitely be a hit."

Just like Chen Pingsheng's idea, Old Yang also thought that the biggest explosive point of this type of program was definitely the wild criticisms.

The harsher the criticism, the truer the effect of the show.

A variety show, from planning to confirmation of recording.

At the very least, it also required a few months' time, and could not be rushed.

Luckily, Tengying Entertainment's programs weren't broadcast on TV stations but were directly streamed online.

In a sense, this was much faster.

To be broadcast on TV stations, especially those with high ratings, the various approvals would take several months.

Old Yang took his team to study overnight, as he really did want to make this program a success.

After all, the viewers had also been deeply harmed by those nepotistic practices over the years.

It was simply unbearable to watch.

Yang Mi, upon hearing the news, signed up to be a mentor immediately.

Her qualifications in the entertainment industry were definitely sufficient. Yang Mi also wanted to make a substantial contribution to the group, but Chen Pingsheng directly scolded her away.

Her acting skills were not much better than those of the unbearable popular actresses.

She had been consistently producing stable outputs for many years.

Yang Mi, not taking it lightly, hung up the phone and went off to Xiangjiang to enjoy herself.

Chen Pingsheng thought Zhao Liying could be a possibility; her acting skills were definitely the most underestimated among the Eighty-Five Flower.

Moreover, her nickname being Zhao Xiaodao, which means direct and straightforward, quite matched his original intention for running this program.

As of now, Tengying Entertainment was still the most important core resource in his hands.

They had now even started producing their own variety shows, clearly planning to fully venture into the entertainment industry.

Perhaps in less than a year, Tengying Entertainment could become a hundred-billion-level film and television company.

At that step, his status in the circle would truly be unique.