True Star

Chapter 64: True Star Training Class

True Star Training Class officially started the second day after the press conference. Besides candidates selected by companies through various competitions based all over the country, the students participating in the class also included people like Tang Feng who had already been working in the entertainment industry for a while, but still had talents to be unearthed and the potential to go further. Unexpectedly, Tang Feng came across a familiar face at the shooting location. It was Tang Tian Tian, the actress he had worked with in the TV drama.

When Tang Tian Tian saw him, she enthusiastically came over to greet him. She asked Tang Feng if the wounds he had sustained on the last day of filming had healed while cursing at the guy who was pulling the strings in the background. Additionally, she cursed the guy to forever be a small-time star whose fame would never reach the international level.

"For people who like to pull nasty tricks while hiding in the background, their world would ever only be as big as a small well!" While speaking, Tang Tian Tian animatedly drew small circles in the air to emphasize her point.

The two of them chatted for a while, but staff members quickly rounded everyone up into a large group. Besides the numerous teachers and students, Tang Feng noticed that there were even members of the training class' production team in the crowd. A staff member addressed the crowd and soon gave him the reason as to why.

"Every word you speak and every action you take will be recorded by the cameras and broadcasted on TV. The videos will also be uploaded to the internet where people will be able to watch and comment on your progress. To become good actors and actresses, all of you will first have to get used to the camera." The staff member pointed to the spotlights nearby before continuing, "You will also have to adapt to a life of being constantly under the spotlight; so much attention will be focused on you that it can be said your private lives are nonexistent."

Tang Feng inwardly marveled at Lu Tian Chen's creative ability to turn a profit. Creating a training class to foster future stars was a risky investment. After all, even if money had been invested into these people, it was impossible to know whether they will bring back the desired results in the future. They could exceed the expectations which were put on them, but they could also never meet those expectations, resulting in a huge loss for the company.

In order to balance out the risks, it seemed like Lu Tian Chen had decided to raise the exposure of the trainees to the public. He had turned the class into a reality TV show that would be broadcasted all over the country. Besides making a large profit off of the copyrights of the show, the broadcast could also raise publicity for both the training class and the Tian Chen Group. If the show proved to be successful, then that meant Lu Tian Chen had another ace in his hands.

Tang Feng silently praised Lu Tian Chen's business instincts. Meanwhile, the staff members announced the rules of the training class. For the duration of the class, all participating trainees were to live in the same dorm. The schedule was something anyone would see in a normal school. After classes were over, one was free to do as one wished, such as filming movies and commercials, or attending another show.

When the training class ended, the company heads sponsoring the show would hand out awards based on the trainees' performance in class and accomplishments out of class. Only one person would receive the grand prize of "True Star." Besides winning one million yuan in prize money, one would also receive an opportunity to act in a movie by one of China's most respected directors. In addition, there was a commercial contract also worth one million yuan. The winner also had the chance to appear on the cover of one of the four big magazines.

The generous rewards immediately sparked everyone's interests. Despite being friends and colleagues at the moment, they were also each other's potential enemies. Tang Feng thought that there was probably another class on the itinerary that Lu Tian Chen wasn't telling them: interpersonal relations.