raknovel Chapter 80 Dance Rehearsal: Inspiration from Overseas Markets
Chapter 80 Dance Rehearsal: Inspiration from Overseas Markets
Chapter 79 Dance Rehearsal: Inspiration from Overseas Markets
That evening, Lin Zixuan received a call from Ding Wei, a teacher at CCTV, who told him that all the members of the dance troupe for "Chinese Language" had passed the review and that they should meet at 9 a.m. the next morning in the same rehearsal hall in the CCTV building.
The next day, Lin Zixuan finally met this special dance troupe at the CCTV building.
There were 10 people in total, 5 men and 5 women, all of whom were international students from Beijing Foreign Studies University and Minzu University of China.
Two of them are from Asia, one from Japan and one from South Korea, both of whom are of Asian descent.
The two men were from the Americas: a white man from the United States and a black man from Brazil.
Two Europeans, one white from Russia and one black from France.
The two people were from Africa, one from South Africa and the other from Egypt; both were Black.
The two were from Oceania: a white man from Australia and a black man from Fiji.
This level of representativeness is truly amazing; it takes into account everything from all over the world, gender, and race perfectly.
What's even more remarkable is that all 10 of them speak Mandarin very well, can even recite tongue twisters fluently, and all have strong dance skills.
After learning about the members of this special dance troupe, Lin Zixuan couldn't help but admire CCTV's powerful resource allocation capabilities.
If this were any other organization, let alone 8 days (actually only 5 working days, with a 3-day New Year's Day holiday in between), even 3 months might not be enough to assemble such a team, let alone pass the review.
Moreover, during these eight days, program planner Meng Xin and dance choreographer Han Tao were not idle either; they had already come up with a complete dance plan.
Once everyone had arrived, they distributed the dance plan to everyone, explained it once, and then began rehearsals.
Of course, they are not arbitrary. If anyone has good suggestions, they can offer them and try them out.
Anyway, we can record the rehearsal process and review the overall effect together. If the effect is indeed good, we can adopt it.
Lin Zixuan didn't know much about dance, so she simply didn't offer any opinions, just followed instructions and focused on coordination.
What he didn't expect was that during a break in rehearsal...
The backup dancers pulled out notebooks from their luggage and surrounded him. "Lin Zixuan, hello, I'm your fan, can I get your autograph?"
Seeing their enthusiasm, Lin Zixuan was a little stunned. Was he really that famous, or was the song "Chinese" really that amazing that he had so many foreign fans?
Of course, this was exactly what he wanted. "No problem," he said, taking the notebook and starting to sign it.
He then made an unexpected discovery: the places these fans asked him to sign were either stills from his drama "Someday or One Day" or they would ask him to add the names of Li Ziwei or Wang Quansheng after his signature.
It seems I misunderstood; they weren't my fans at all, but rather became fans of my music through the song "Someday or One Day".
Thinking of this, he took the initiative to ask, "So you all like the TV series 'Someday or One Day'?"
"Yes, yes, yes, 'Someday or One Day' is so good, I've watched it several times."
"Lin Zixuan, you played Li Ziwei so well, but you are even more handsome in person."
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A group of people gave conflicting answers.
He continued, "Do your other classmates who came to China to study with you like it?"
"I like it, all my friends like it."
"I'll definitely like it. It's even available on Hulu Japan, a video streaming service in our country, though it has Chinese subtitles."
"Yes, it's also played on our Korean video website TVING, and it gets quite a few views."
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Listening to the answers from the backup dancers, Lin Zixuan had a general idea of what was going on. It seemed that the drama "Someday or One Day" would be quite popular overseas, especially in Asia.
What are Japanese and South Korean video websites up to? They dare to secretly stream content without buying copyrights. Aren't their copyright laws very strict?
Thinking about this, he suddenly had an idea: should he take the initiative and open up overseas markets?
Putting aside the financial gains, at the very least, it would bring in a large number of overseas fans and increase the user's popularity.
Because it was the peak period for Spring Festival Gala rehearsals, the rehearsal hall provided by CCTV was very crowded.
There was no place to rest at noon, and the food was poor, similar to the boxed meals provided to ordinary extras by the film crew, costing at most 5 [units of currency].
The standard is one dollar.
Lin Zixuan was a little better off, as the two teachers took him to eat their work meals, but it wasn't much better; otherwise, he would have had to eat boxed lunches.
Even foreigners in the dance troupe are treated the same and can only eat boxed lunches.
There's no way around it, the Spring Festival Gala is just that amazing these days.
If you want to act, then act; if you don't want to act, then get lost. There are plenty of people waiting in line.
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Moreover, the CCTV building is quite far from Lin Zixuan's studio, requiring a 40-minute drive on a normal day, not to mention during peak hours.
To improve the rehearsal effect and for his own convenience, Lin Zixuan made a suggestion to Meng Xin and Han Tao:
I paid out of my own pocket to rent a decent dance studio in the HD area, and covered all the meals for everyone, as well as the transportation and accommodation expenses for the two teachers.
In fact, his plan would also be convenient for all members of the dance troupe, because Beijing Foreign Studies University and Minzu University of China are both located in the HD area, which is far from the CCTV building but very close to Lin Zixuan's studio.
CCTV cannot provide accommodation, and their daily commute from school to CCTV building takes a lot of time.
But if it were located near Lin Zixuan's studio, it would be much more convenient for them.
Hearing Lin Zixuan's generous offer of such good terms, teachers Meng Xin and Han Tao were naturally tempted. After consulting with Ding Wei, they readily agreed.
Upon receiving Lin Zixuan's notification, Chu Qingxuan rented a large and very modern dance rehearsal hall near the studio that afternoon.
Two long-term suites were booked at the hotel next to the dance studio for teachers Meng Xin and Han Tao to rest in.
They also arranged 10 hourly rooms at the hotel every day at noon for the dance troupe members to rest.
They also booked a large private room at a nearby restaurant that they frequent and which has received high praise for its food, for both lunch and dinner.
Each meal consists of twelve dishes and a soup, with a standard of 50 yuan per person per meal, which is enough to satisfy everyone.
In short, everything was arranged perfectly.
So, starting the next day, the entire rehearsal for the backup dancers was moved to the vicinity of Lin Zixuan's studio.
Both teachers Meng Xin and Han Tao, as well as all members of the dance troupe, were very satisfied with the new training venue, accommodation, and commuting arrangements, which led to even better rehearsals.
Since Lin Zixuan is a singer, she doesn't need to practice dancing like everyone else; she only needs to do some rehearsals with the backup dancers.
According to the two teachers' requirements, he only needs to come and practice together for one hour each day.
In this way, after the rehearsal venue is moved here, Lin Zixuan can continue to take care of his other work, and it will be almost completely unaffected.
After all, he has been quite busy lately. On the one hand, the "Temptation to Go Home" project is in full swing of preparation, and as the screenwriter, he still has a lot of work to do.
In addition, the company received 9.6 million yuan in endorsement fees for eight endorsement deals signed before New Year's Day.
Now we also need to start filming the promotional photos for our brand ambassadors, and these photos need to be filmed by January.
Although the filming of these guys is relatively simple, it is basically just some still photos, plus a short video with a simple storyline of a few minutes.
Moreover, all the filming takes place in Beijing, and each endorsement shoot doesn't take long; it can be completed in a day.
But with eight endorsements, that's a lot of time to process.
Because the dance rehearsal venue was moved to the vicinity of the studio, and with Chu Qingxuan's overall coordination, Lin Zixuan was able to handle all three aspects of the work simultaneously without being overwhelmed.
In reality, it wouldn't cost much. Even if the dance troupe rehearsed until the Spring Festival, the total cost wouldn't exceed 20 yuan, which is negligible compared to Lin Zixuan's time investment.
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