In December, after the first centralized rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala program "Picturesque Rivers and Mountains", Xu Zhen ushered in a rare free time.

Of course, "idle" does not mean that there is nothing to do, but that there is no drama.

After all, the two mountains of art examination and college entrance examination are still waiting for him.

Fortunately, Xu Zhen's household registration is in Ganzhou, and the art joint examination in Ganzhou does not include the subject of "performance", so he took one less exam than candidates from most provinces.

For better or for worse, it at least saves a little time.

After the filming of "Blue Blood Sword" ended, Qiao Feng hired a tutor to give Xu Zhen a surprise tutor to learn about the relevant knowledge of the art exam.

This teacher is said to be a big bull in the industry, and the company has entrusted several layers of relationships to invite people.

The teacher is not very old, he wears glasses, and he has no hair on his head, and he looks very strong at first glance.

In the face of the big bull, Xu Zhen's attitude was very correct, and he did not despise the basic knowledge at all because he had already entered the industry.

It turns out that this teacher is indeed a well-known person.

The content he talked about was the most basic "sound, stage, line, and table", but his thinking was clear and penetrating, Xu Zhen listened to him sort it out like this, and suddenly found many problems in his usual acting.

Although it did not make much progress immediately, it at least allowed him to find the direction of his future efforts.

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During this time, Xu Zhen was not filming, so Qiao Feng gave Zhou Xiaoman a vacation and asked her to take the opportunity to go back to her hometown.

Qiao Feng himself rented a small apartment near Xu Zhen's residence and temporarily served as his temporary assistant.

But to be honest, Xu Zhen doesn't need to be taken care of much when he's not filming.

When Qiao Feng gets up every morning, everyone has already chanted, exercised in the morning, and read in the morning, and sometimes he will make porridge, which makes Qiao Feng, who drinks porridge from time to time, very weak.

More than half a month passed quickly.

On January 1, New Year's Day, the first round of voting for the "Best Newcomer of the Year" of the Flying Eagle Award ended, and Xu Zhen was shortlisted as the first place.

However, what made Qiao Feng a little unhappy was that Xu Zhen did not open up much of a gap with Guo Wei, who was in second place.

At one point, when the vote first began in early November, the gap between the two men was about doubled.

Because at that time, "The Peerless Twins" was being rebroadcast on satellite TV, and it happened to be in time for the launch conference of "Blue Blood Sword", Xu Zhen became a hot search because of the earthy outfit that tucked a sweater into his pants, and it was hot.

However, now more than a month has passed, Xu Zhenyi has no new dramas released, and there are no announcements or variety shows, and no matter how high the popularity is, it has gradually decreased.

However, Qiao Feng was unhappy, but he didn't want Xu Zhen to waste his precious time on maintaining his popularity.

Not counting the guest appearances in "Night Rain Jianghu", he still has three works of "The First Sword in the World", "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", and "Blue Blood Sword" that have not been broadcast, followed by the Spring Festival Gala.

Is Xu Zhen lacking in heat?

Obviously there is no shortage.

If an actor wants to go long-term, he still has to rely on his works to speak.

Without the popularity of the work, it is just a traffic bubble, and a little controversy can easily puncture these bubbles.

Qiao Feng sat on the sofa, looking at Xu Zhen, who was practicing his body in the mirror, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Today, he can finally draw conclusions about the decision Xu Zhen made half a year ago:

It was indeed a correct decision to choose to sign with Dongyue Film and Television at the beginning.

Dongyue is really good to Xu Zhen.

Take Guo Wei, the competitor of the "Best Newcomer Award", as an example, in the past two months, Guo Wei has taken advantage of the popularity of the variety show "GO GO GO" to receive more than ten endorsements, involving mobile phones, snacks, shampoos, sneakers, games, anti-virus software and other fields.

There are countless commercial performances and variety shows, and the daily itinerary is eager to go from 5 am to 2 am.

Even when Guo Wei was smashed by a mobile phone and his nose was swollen, the company did not give him a day off.

even inhumanely increased his exposure during this time, and tried to use this incident to brush his "declining god" character.

This made Qiao Feng, who was a rival, feel a little sympathetic to him.

People, it's really a different life.

As for why Xu Zhen didn't accept the endorsement......

That's because Qiao Feng is helping him run several luxury brands.

At present, there are several companies that have intentions, but the grades given are not high, or brand friends, or single product endorsements.

Qiao Feng is waiting for the release of "The First Knife in the World" to see how much Xu Zhen's worth can rise by then.

He doesn't want his artists to leave any black history of endorsements when they first debut.

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On January 15th, when Xu Zhen was having breakfast, he clicked on Penguin Headlines as usual to brush up on entertainment news, and then was surprised to see an open-screen video:

- The pilot film of "The Sword of the Third Young Master".

The promotion method of this pilot film is exactly the same as the original "Peerless Twins".

Xu Zhen clicked on it, and sure enough, many people on the barrage were complaining about it.

"The first crew to use the countdown pop-up window to do things is a genius, and the second one is a fool, yes, "The Sword of the Third Young Master", I'm just talking about you."

"Gray screen, countdown, pop-up window on the hour, this kind of advertisement is amazing to see once, and it's really annoying to watch the second time;"

"Even the edited picture is similar, and the scene of Guo Wei standing at the bridge and looking back is simply a flawless copy."

“……”

Xu Zhen has not studied psychology, and it is not clear how other people react when they see this pilot film.

All in all, that night, the pop-up advertisement of "The Sword of the Third Young Master" imitated "The Peerless Double Pride" and was directly scolded on the hot search.

But the imitation is just right, just using the same publicity method and a few similar shots, which does not involve content at all, and there is no plagiarism at all.

"This wave of marketing is slippery!" Qiao Feng couldn't help but sigh.

Xu Zhen flipped through the news and asked, "Is "The First Knife in the World" finalized?" I remember saying that it was tentatively the 21st. ”

Qiao Feng said: "It's set, it's a day in advance, and the prime time will start on the 20th, which is 3 days later than "The Sword of the Third Young Master". ”

"But it doesn't matter, a good meal is not afraid of being late."

As he spoke, he looked down at the second round of voting data for the "Best Newcomer Award", which was temporarily lagging behind, and said: "The second round of voting ends on March 1st, and some of this battle will be fought!" ”

Xu Zhen nodded.

He's not stressed anymore.

Before the voting deadline, I still have a lot of hole cards that have not been thrown.

Even if it is due to the broadcast platform, the ratings of "The First Sword in the World" may not be able to compete with "The Sword of the Third Young Master", and there is a high probability that he will be able to win the Best Newcomer Award.

But......

Xu Zhen looked at the pilot film on the phone screen.

Everyone is competitive.

"The First Knife in the World" is his first TV series broadcast in prime time, and he still hopes to get a good start.

This is also an important cornerstone of whether you have the ability to "carry the ratings" in the future!