"This year's competition format remains unchanged. It will take 20 days. 100 will go into 32, 32 will go into 16, 16 will go into 8, 8 will go into 4, semi-finals, and six rounds of the finals."
A newcomer participated for the first time and asked curiously: "Isn't this the World Cup format?"
"Yes, it was originally modeled after the World Cup."
"Don't mention the World Cup, everyone is in prison!"
"Don't interrupt, listen to me!"
Wu Jun maintained order and said: "We nominate 100 people as usual. This list needs to be updated. We can't always tease old goddesses. After careful research, we decided to set this year's age limit at 1970!"
As soon as the words came out, there was a cry from below.
This means that a group of old aunties such as Wang Zuxian, Zhou Huimin, and Zhong Chuhong are out of the game. Some people are patting their chests and rejoicing: "Okay, okay, I am still here!"
"I, Zhu Yin, am here too!"
"Zhou Huimin's bad luck will definitely become a great pity to the community!"
Wu Jun followed up and said: "The second change is to add European and American celebrities this year!"
"..."
It was quiet for a while, then suddenly it started to boil.
As Hollywood blockbusters capture hearts and minds, and as information opens up in the Internet age, people are no longer as ignorant about European and American stars as they used to be. Instead, they each have a group of fans.
Now that the preparations have been completed, I will send you information on who I thought of before, listing all the female stars after 1970 that can be searched.
Beside the table, there was another person operating a laptop, responsible for counting votes and grouping them - for this purpose, the otakus even developed a small program.
But Wu Jun still hung up a blackboard, not for anything else but to create an atmosphere.
Yes, the atmosphere!
To outsiders, this thing may look like a middle-of-the-road thing, but the people involved are full of faith. Just like a board game or a script, what you want is a sense of immersion.
"Okay, let's officially start!"
"Let's start with the relatively small number of Taiwanese female celebrity candidates. Does anyone have any recommendations?"
As soon as he finished speaking, it was as if a chicken coop had exploded. Men and women were clamoring for their favorite candidates, and even the female employees were even more enthusiastic.
"Lin Chiling! Lin Chiling!"
"Shu Qi, Vivian Hsu, Kelly Lin!"
"Chen Derong, Tianxin, Jiang Zuping!"
"Who is Jiang Zuping?"
"Youruo in "The Wind and Cloud"!"
"Oh, she can do it!"
"Yang Simin! She is also born in the 1970s."
"Who said that to Yang Simin? Squat in the corner!"
There are already very few influential female stars in Taiwan, and even less so if they are younger. After a few rounds of shouting, no one was around. At this time, someone yelled again: "Big S!"
"Hey, that's right, the big S is pretty good-looking too."
Wu Jun agreed and was about to write it down when Yao Yuan, who was watching, suddenly said: "I don't want this person!"
"ah?"
"Don't want this guy!"
"..."
Wu Jun was confused, but he had to do it and delete the big S.
Just kidding! If you want to make a big S, you also need to bring a Korean bald guy named Zhang Wang Seo Goo who can DJ and urinate...
In the end, Taiwan only selected 12 people, which was pitifully few.
Next came the Hong Kong group. When looking at the age, they were younger than those from Taiwan. This was quite unexpected. Everyone counted their names: "Cecilia Cheung, Gigi Lai, Zhu Yin, Wan Qiwen, Hung Yan, Gigi Leung, Li Qihong, there are 7 people, can't we?"
"There are others, but they are not famous!"
"Has the Hong Kong industry become so lonely? Female celebrities are no longer in the spotlight. It's like a leaf knows the autumn leaves."
Everyone was sighing, and suddenly someone shouted: "That's right, Gintong Chung! Forgot her!"
"Ah, Gillian can do it, her facial features are exquisite and beautiful."
"Beautiful, with an average figure and thick lower limbs."
"The lower limbs are also thick, have you seen them?"
Yao Yuan: Yes, I have seen it! Well... you will also be able to see it next year, as well as Teacher Cecilia's little police uniform.
With the addition of Gillian Chung, there were 8 people, and the Hong Kong and Taiwan teams had only 20 people in total. It felt like the times were changing. The subsequent mainland team made this feeling even stronger. Everyone found that they were so familiar with mainland female stars, and they started talking about it.
.
"Liu Yifei, Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Tao, Qin Lan!"
"Li Xiaoran, Zeng Li, Yin Tao!"
"Who is Yin Tao?"
"Go and search for it, it looks good."
Well, it's really good.
Yao Yuan nodded in approval from the side. Some actors don't need to act. They are synonymous with a certain group.
Sun Honglei: "Director, how do you play a gangster?"
"Just hold it tight!"
Yin Tao: "Director, how can I act with such charm?"
"You should also hold it tight!"
These days, fame is still linked to works. Since the late 1990s, mainland China has entered a golden decade of TV dramas, with excellent works emerging one after another. It is these works that have introduced these new-generation actresses, making everyone unconsciously embed them in their recognition.
At last count, a full 30 people were on the list, including the Hong Kong and Taiwan groups, exactly 50.
Next is South Korea.
Han Ga-in, Son Ye-jin, Lee Hyori, Jun Ji-hyun, etc. are still these old stars. Yao Yuan continued to comment silently: It’s a shame it’s this year. If we move it two years later, it will be Girls’ Generation.
Japan is similar.
Europe and the United States were shortlisted for the first time, and it was extremely lively.
"Charlize Theron, Milla Jovovich, Jennifer Connelly!"
"Winona Ryder, Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman!"
Everyone is actually familiar with her, such as the widowed sister. Her most representative role in later generations may be the Black Widow, but before joining Marvel, she was a Hollywood literary goddess.
"Lost in Translation", "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and "Match Point", pirated DVDs or downloaded resources are very common in China.
Again, the opening and dissemination of information has made people's awareness wider and wider, and fans of American and British dramas have also grabbed a lot of them, let alone two-dimensional ones.
Isn't it because Japan's two-dimensional culture can take root and grow in the country and catalyze the local two-dimensional culture that it relies on the spread of the Internet?
"..."
Yu Jiajia was thoughtful and obviously thought of this.
In the end, 50 people from the Japanese, Korean, European and American groups and 50 people from the Chinese group were selected to participate in this year's goddess competition!
…………
It wasn't until after 9 o'clock in the evening that everyone got off work.
Yao Yuan, Yinyin and Yu Jiajia went downstairs together. Yu Jiajia asked: "Who do you think will win the championship this year?"
"young people!"
"Nonsense, of course young people!"
She paused and then said: "How about Liu Yifei winning the championship?"
Um?
Yao Yuan was surprised and asked: "What is your plan?"
"I just came up with an idea. When the online game "Zhu Xian" is launched this year, we might as well develop a film and television series, right?"
"But Liu Yifei is no longer filming dramas."
"I'm going to talk to you. We can use resources to make a TV series for us and give her a movie in the future."
Yao Yuan became more and more strange and asked: "Why do you bother so much? Do you want to pick her up?"
"Fart! I asked her to film the movie. Although she may not be the best choice, I can't think of anyone who can play Lu Xueqi."
"Why can't you think of it? That, that..."
Yao Yuan wanted to name a few female stars, but he couldn't say it. Liu Yifei was indeed not 100% suitable, but others were even less suitable.
Forget it, he’s better than Yang Zi no matter what?!