Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

That night, Tang Yu lay in bed and finally figured something out.

Whether she becomes a dentist, a university professor, a tailor who owns a shop, or a violinist, the upper limit of her wealth in life will not be very high.

Want financial freedom? Marry a rich man?

No, being married means enduring mistreatment; being a daughter-in-law in a wealthy family is no easy task.

The next day, when Tang Yu went out shopping, she was approached by a talent scout, and she chatted with him with great interest.

Finally, she discovered that TVB's contracts were strict and the wages were extremely low.

If you become a singer, the copyright of the songs you write is likely to be monopolized by the company.

Why not just be a violinist?

As for Hollywood, they should just give up and go to sleep. Without resources and connections, what are they even thinking about?

If you can't get start-up capital from home, you have to find a field where you have to rely entirely on your own abilities to succeed.

Back in London, Tang Yu went skiing with her friends and saw an advertisement for extreme sports worldwide.

In 1997, the first Winter Games of the World X Games will be held.

At that moment, Tang Yu's eyes lit up.

Finally, I've found an industry where merit speaks for itself.

[From extreme sports to sports brand modeling to supermodel, and then starting her own brand, the female lead deliberately dates famous people to generate buzz for herself—career comes first!]

Chapter 2 Supermodel 2

The X Games Winter Games are being held in the United States this year, and Tang Yu has begun to register in advance to participate in the European qualifiers.

After several competitions, Tang Yu became famous in the skiing community and quickly qualified to go to the United States to participate in the finals.

The competition was scheduled to begin in January 1997. While Tang Yu was preparing, the Red Bull team also noticed her presence.

Soon, she met Matt, Red Bull's marketing director.

"I'm a little curious, you've already achieved outstanding results on the violin, why did you choose to participate in this competition?"

"Because a monotonous life is a bit scary for me. Of course I can continue playing the violin, but I can foresee what my life will be like for the next few decades."

For me, life is made exciting by challenges, and I don't want my life to become stagnant.

After Tang Yu finished speaking, Matt showed a slight look of surprise.

Are you sure you won't regret it?

"A stagnant life doesn't even inspire regret. Pain brings clarity, busyness makes one yearn for freedom, and adventure brings me joy."

After Tang Yu finished speaking, she smiled and continued.

“I heard from news magazines that Red Bull wants to open up the US market this year? Maybe you need a controversial figure. With my abilities, breaking records and making new history is not difficult. Don’t you think we need each other?”

After Tang Yu finished speaking, Matt finally started clapping.

"OK, I think you're right, you do have a knack for starting conversations, and we both need each other."

Before that, I think I just need to do one last thing: witness where your limits are.

After that, Matt took the rest of the Red Bull team to the ski resort with Tang Yu to test Tang Yu's limits one last time.

After discovering that Tang Yu could now even break men's high-difficulty moves, Red Bull quickly started negotiating an endorsement contract with Tang Yu.

$100,000 a year is actually not bad, but Tang Yu has bigger ambitions.

She had her friends film her doing some challenging skiing moves, and then she edited the videos herself and added music.

The intense drumbeats and synthesizer rhythms, combined with the downhill skiing movements, create an adrenaline rush!

Tang Yu named the song "Flying" and then showed the video to Matt.

“I believe my value could increase several times over.”

When Tang Yu said those words, Matt almost instantly smiled.

"I think I need to revise this contract. Maybe you'll be a miracle."

Before going to the US finals, Red Bull directly hired a professional advertising team to shoot a thrilling alpine skiing commercial for Tang Yu.

The thrilling and challenging stunts in the film completely shattered people's current level of understanding.

The endorsement fee that Tang Yu and Red Bull finally agreed upon was finalized after half a month of negotiations.

The song's copyright belongs to Tang Yu, but Red Bull has a ten-year usage right, so the endorsement fee increased to 500,000 yuan in one year.

If Tang Yu wins both of the final events, her endorsement fee will become one million yuan per year.

Of course, the contract also includes various details, such as future promotional activities and advertising shoots, all of which were arranged in advance.

The competition began on January 30, 1997.

Tang Yu participated in two competitions: women's snowboard big air and slopestyle.

When she performed a 1440-degree mid-air spin, the people broadcasting the live stream screamed.

"Oh my god! This Hong Kong teenager accomplished the most difficult move ever, one that no man has ever done before! She's a miracle!"

The audience who watched the match that day remembered Tang Yu because he directly made history. The match was broadcast in more than 100 countries around the world, and tens of thousands of people watched it live.

Therefore, Tang Yu made a name for himself immediately.

The next day, when she participated in the women's slopestyle event, many people predicted that she would make history again.

So during the live broadcast of the competition, Tang Yu did not disappoint, making all sorts of cool and fancy moves, and even creating a high-difficulty 900-degree spin.

The audience at the scene applauded enthusiastically.

Although she was a contestant from Hong Kong, she broke the record set by the men and undoubtedly became the biggest talking point of this year's competition.

After setting these two records and winning the gold medal, Red Bull went on a spending spree, airing the commercial Tang Yu had previously filmed.

The slogan "Red Bull gives you wings" went viral in the United States.

"Why did I suddenly think of Red Bull? Your energy is beyond your imagination!"

Tang Yu made a joke about her own advertisement, while Matt's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Say that again?"

After Tang Yu repeated herself, Matt spoke up without hesitation.

"Maybe we can shoot another commercial using this line!"

However, before that, Tang Yu, who had just won the championship, was in order to cooperate with the publicity plan.

She first participated in an interview with ESPN, the largest cable sports television network in the United States.

When asked why she gave up playing the violin to participate in extreme sports, Tang Yu said something that has been admired by countless teenagers.

"Because my life has infinite possibilities, and I hope that the viewers in front of the television also have infinite possibilities in their lives."

Then, Tang Yu was featured in a special report for ESPN Magazine and became the cover story for March.

1440 Degrees of Rebellion: How a Violinist Redefines Extreme Sports

The reporter raised several pointed questions in the report.

"Some people believe that women's moves can never be as difficult as men's. How did you break this prejudice?"

"It's not that I broke the prejudice, it's just that gold medals are calculated by degree, not by chromosomes."

Anyone who disagrees is welcome to challenge us.

After Tang Yu answered that question, the reporter asked another one.

"Which do you prefer, the violin or extreme sports?"

"After playing the violin at home for a long time, I wanted to go out and do extreme sports. When I was shivering from the cold on the ski slope, I wanted to go back home and play the violin again."

There's no need to divide life into a favorite and a second favorite; the key is having the right to choose what I want to do.

After this magazine interview, Tang Yu gave many more interviews.

One of them was an American magazine that focuses on snowboard culture. It analyzed Tang Yu's historic moves and also conducted a professional interview with him.

Red Bull's Big Gamble: How a Violin-Playing Girl Conquered Extreme Sports

Not long after, sports newspapers and magazines in Europe also reported on Tang Yu's historic achievement.

Of course, the day after Tang Yu won the championship, magazines in Hong Kong followed up with reports.

After Tang Yu won both gold medals, Ming Pao reported on it as its headline story.

From violin to extreme sports, Red Bull gives you wings: Your energy is beyond your imagination.

When Tang Yu returned for the Lunar New Year, she was immediately surrounded by reporters from Hong Kong.

Chapter 3 Supermodel 3

"Ms. Tang, I heard that Red Bull gave you a $500,000 endorsement fee. Is that true?"

Tang Yu didn't answer directly, but instead started teasing.

"Actually, there's more than you think."

"Is that enough for you to buy a luxury mansion on the hillside? Is that the reason you broke up with the Wang family's son?"

After he finished speaking, many reporters around him started gossiping and shouting.

"Have you and Mr. Wang really broken up? Is it because you think Mr. Wang isn't generous enough?"

"Do you think Mrs. Wang publicly stated that people who participate in extreme sports are not welcome in her family? Is she alluding to you?"

"Did you break up because Mrs. Wang was dissatisfied with you?"

A barrage of gossipy questions came at her, all focusing on her ex-boyfriend, and Tang Yu answered them very directly.

"You're overthinking it. The reason we broke up is because I met a tall, handsome guy who's 1.9 meters tall and can do extreme sports with me. I don't have anything in common with Mr. Wang, so we broke up."