Nandu News Reporter Cai Liyi The second season of the inspirational reality show "Infinite Transcendence Class" for actors' professional art training has been launched on Youku and Zhejiang Satellite TV a few days ago after the first season sparked widespread discussion. The program replicates the teaching format of the TVB artist training class. Senior Hong Kong seniors such as Er Dongsheng and Ng Zhenyu have demonstrated extremely high professionalism and professionalism. Gao Haining, whose popularity has soared due to her appearance in "News Queen", also joined the second season of the show as an artist. Behind the two consecutive seasons of "Infinity Class", Youku has been working with Hong Kong partners to cultivate Hong Kong dramas and films for ten years. Last year's phenomenal hit "News Queen" is a "new Hong Kong drama" sample launched by Youku and TVB. This drama and drama linkage also provides Hong Kong drama fans with new things to talk about.
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New way to play!
turns the focus to the reappearance and interpretation of classic Hong Kong films
"Infinite Beyond Class 2" is jointly produced by Youku and Zhejiang Satellite TV, and is composed of senior film and television talents such as Er Dongsheng, Hao Lei, Ning Jing, Wu Zhenyu, Eric Tsang The mentor team guides 18 artists from the mainland and Hong Kong, including Huang Ling , He Luoluo , Jin Chao, Jinsha , etc., to start an acting showdown by reinterpreting classic Hong Kong film scenes. According to the program team, compared to the first season, which focused on classic parts of Hong Kong dramas, "Infinity Class 2" has turned its focus to the reappearance and interpretation of classic Hong Kong films.
Eric Tsang.
Er Dongsheng. The actors of the first episode of the
program gathered for interviews. Director Zhi Er Dongsheng launched a "stress test" on the actors to guide the actors to perform in different states; the instructor Wu Zhenyu paid attention to the performance itself and frequently made harsh remarks on the scene, "What does this have to do with performance?", and was Netizens commented that they "take every performance seriously" and "interview the judge"; Tony Leung and Ye Tong recreated famous scenes from the movie " I Love You ", taking the audience into the drama in one second.
Francis Ng.
Tony Leung Ka Fai.
It is noteworthy that Hong Kong artist Gao Haining won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the TVB Star Awards Ceremony for her outstanding performance in "News Queen". This time she also joined "Infinity Class 2". In the pilot film, Gao Haining presented his own mental journey in the form of an anchor interview, and said that he would "keep going firmly" on his journey as an actor. When the actors gathered to chat, Gao Haining lamented that "TVB's locker has not arrived after 15 years of waiting", and was encouraged by netizens that "she will wait for her own locker sooner or later."
Gao Haining.
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Discover the "next Che Paul",
Let more professional and dedicated actors be seen
Talking about the biggest impression of recording this program, the relevant person in charge of Youku said: "The professionalism and professionalism of Hong Kong entertainers are our impression The deepest." Over the years, Youku has had in-depth cooperation with Hong Kong production companies and entertainers. Through the program "Infinite Transcendence Class", more professional and dedicated actors can be seen. Paul Che, a veteran TVB actor who had previously participated in the first season of "Infinity Class", was later invited to participate in the fairy tale "Mortal Cultivation of Immortality" produced by Youku. The producer has always praised Mr. Che Paul as "professional and dedicated" ".
It is understood that since 2013, Youku has strategically cooperated with TVB to exclusively introduce the copyright of genuine Hong Kong dramas. Since then, Youku has become the base camp for Hong Kong drama lovers. In 2018, Youku, TVB and TVBC jointly launched the "Global Synchronous Drama Series" and established the "Hong Kong Theater" label; in 2020, Youku cooperated with TVB, Media Asia, etc. to produce a number of customized Hong Kong dramas, bidding farewell to the simple copyright transaction model in the past. In 2022, Youku will launch the exploration phase of "New Hong Kong Drama" under the banner of "New Stories, New Vision, and New Users", striving to make Hong Kong dramas more potential for all people, and launch "Forensic Pioneer 5", "Family Glory" and "Black Gold Storm" Customized Hong Kong dramas such as "Integrity Sniper". In 2023, "News Queen" will become a phenomenon-level hit, marking the harvest period of Hong Kong dramas' ten-year run-in with mainland audiences and video platforms.
At the same time, Youku is also creating "Xingang Movies".On the eve of this year's Spring Festival, the Hong Kong police and bandit-themed online movie "Black and White" starring Andy On and Eric Tsang was exclusively broadcast on Youku. The box office exceeded 28 million in the 21 days since its launch, setting a new high for online movies in 2024.
After ten years of development, Youku Hong Kong Theater's strategy has gradually upgraded, shifting from simply purchasing copyrights to in-depth customized cooperation, promoting the improvement of Hong Kong drama production specifications, quality optimization and content innovation.
