It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 1247 It all depends on God’s will…

"Since the incident, the entire Blue Stage has been immersed in great grief and sorrow, and we are extremely saddened by the tragedy.

At the time of the incident, we launched rescue operations immediately and rushed Gao Yixiang to the hospital, but we were unable to save his life.

We feel regret and sorrow for the consequences of this accident, and are willing to bear the corresponding responsibilities. We will deeply reflect on the reasons, conduct a comprehensive inspection of all aspects of the program, and do a more comprehensive job of program safety protection..."

Blue Channel’s statement is not long, just a few hundred words.

It seems to have defined the incident, expressed the grief of the program team, and expressed willingness to bear corresponding responsibilities.

But! What makes netizens angry is that this behavior is simply like "hindsight", which is disgusting!

"What the hell did you do to eat so early in the morning?"

"That's right! So many accidents have happened before, why do you keep making the same mistakes over and over again? Why don't you correct them?"

"You said you started to rescue Gao Yixiang immediately, but according to the whistleblower, why did you not start to rescue him until nearly 2 minutes after he fell to the ground?"

"Oh, I finally see the true colors of you Blue Stage. You talk a lot about morality, but the things you do are disgusting!"

"I will never watch Blue Channel's variety shows, including TV dramas, again."

There is a constant flow of indignation online, and Blue Channel’s official Weibo, social media accounts, official website, etc. have all been overwhelmed by all kinds of criticism.

One fan angrily asked 20 questions, asking why Blue Channel did not respond in a timely manner during the accident.

Some people also said that the variety show "Chase Me" should be shut down immediately.

Some people even demanded that the relevant leaders make a public apology and provide mental compensation to Gao Yixiang's family.

However, all these voices seemed to have fallen into a deep pool and received no response.

It was not until December 12, when Gao Yixiang returned to his hometown and the funeral arrangements on the mainland came to a temporary end, that Blue Channel finally responded, stating that it would permanently suspend the broadcast of the "Chase Me" program.

And then...there was nothing else.

From the beginning to the end, Blue TV had no intention of fulfilling the netizens' demands for a public apology, mental compensation, and a detailed explanation of the incident.

On December 12, Chen Fei just arrived at the company in the morning and received a notice from the secretary:

"Director Chen, a deputy director from Blue TV has come and said he wants to meet you and apologize to you in person."

"Haha." Fade Chen curled his lips, "Why are you apologizing to me? I haven't done anything to let myself down."

"The other party said that they wanted to explain Huang Jinyu's situation to you. They didn't actually mean to put her under house arrest. It was just that the situation happened too suddenly, so in order to prevent other emergencies, they..."

"Alright, alright, no need to say so much." Fade Chen waved his hand impatiently and ordered, "Go tell him that I'm busy and not interested in seeing him.

The people they should apologize to the most now are Gao Yixiang and those artists they have hurt before, not me. As for the cooperation, tell him, no deal!
Feiyue Films will never cooperate with such a platform that disregards human life and does not treat artists as human beings in the future. Get as far away as possible!"

"Yes, Mr. Chen." The secretary turned around and left the office.

Since the boss's attitude is so tough, she naturally doesn't need to give him face.

He is just a deputy director. Go wherever is cooler.

As for Blue Channel, it will inevitably suffer major trauma and blow with the occurrence of this incident.

Let alone returning to the top in the future, it is already amazing for them to be able to maintain the qualification to be "broadcast on the stars".

After the office door was closed, Chen Fei adjusted his mood and continued to pay attention to the current playback data of "Joy of Life".

Apart from the "Gao Yixiang incident", the hottest topic on the Internet during this period is the currently popular "Joy of Life".

With the ratings successfully breaking 2 on the first day of the broadcast, they subsequently reached the glorious milestone of breaking 3, 4, and even 5!

This wave of moving up step by step is really an eye-opener for the industry!

At the same time, the currently popular drama "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" was directly put on pause, and its upward momentum was instantly interrupted.

Both iQiyi and Tencent are about to cry out loud.

It's also a TV series, why are you so strong that you can pin us to the ground and beat us?
Is there any heavenly principle?

Is there any royal method?

In contrast to the TV station ratings, the online broadcast data continues to rise.

The number of clicks and the like have already been thrown aside by "Joy of Life" and Youku.

While other dramas are still showing off their number of views, click-through rates, and popularity, "Joy of Life" has already started playing with "market share".

From 30% on the first day of broadcasting, the market share has soared to 50% now!

What is the concept of riding a horse?
The four big words "Far Ahead" were typed on the public screen!

Before Huawei even uttered this slogan, it had already been used in the TV drama "Joy of Life".

It is no exaggeration to say that the title of "King of Dramas" this year can definitely be firmly pinned on the head of "Joy of Life".

Who dares to rob?

Is that you? Once upon a time there was a Spirit Sword Mountain?
Or you? Sword Dynasty?
Or is it you? "Love Apartment 5"?
Shake your head!

Shaking head crazily!

IQIYI, Tencent Pictures, and Syndicate Pictures have all shrunk into a corner, not daring to come out.

As for other TV series of the same period, I have already started praying, hoping that "Joy of Life" can help me live a few more days.

At this moment, many TV drama producers, platforms, etc. seem to have witnessed again the grand occasion when "In the Name of People" was first aired!
The state of "no drama can defeat the enemy", "kill gods if gods stand in the way", and "kill Buddha if Buddha stands in the way" is simply too horrifying!

Are you shivering?
On the other hand, Mango TV and Youku are almost laughing like crazy.

A huge user base is flocking in!

Advertisers are waving their money to get product placement!
The number of new members is soaring like a rocket!
The industry's voice, influence, and operational data have once again skyrocketed!

The emergence of a "drama king" really made everyone earn a lot of money and feel very satisfied!

On the morning of the 4th, when Chen Fei opened iQiyi and was watching the newly launched "Love Apartment 5", Jiang Xueruo came in happily holding a report and started reporting.

"Director Chen, if we estimate based on the current data, the rate of return of Joy of Life is exactly the same as a movie with a box office of over 50 billion..."

Chen Fei didn't listen too carefully to the rest of the words, because this sentence was enough.

For a movie with a box office of 50 billion, the investor's profit is generally around 15 billion.

Although the profit model of TV series is quite different from that of movies, we can still make a rough estimate based on known information, their popularity, and commercial value.

The most important thing is that there is more than just one "Joy of Life".

The first season was aired not long ago, but it has already laid the foundation for becoming the "king of dramas", all of which will contribute to the second season.

In other words, the combined revenue of the two seasons, even at a lower estimate, is equivalent to the revenue of a movie with a box office of 100 billion yuan.

This wave of profit is simply sky-high!

"Remember to follow up on "The Glory of the Ming Dynasty" as well. Don't neglect one over the other. That drama has great potential."

When Jiang Xueruo finished reporting the data and was about to leave, Chen Fei quickly called her and reminded her.

This life's "The Glory of the Ming Dynasty" is very different from the previous life.

Not only did the leading female role change from Tang Wei to Shu Chang, but the story of the series was no longer expanded in the direction of a "female protagonist", but instead strengthened the main historical line and group portrayal.

For example, it focuses on showing the major events in the historical period of the Ming Dynasty from the Jingnan Campaign to the Tumu Incident, and describes in detail the strategic planning of the Jingnan Campaign and the power struggle in the court.

At the same time, the focus of the overall story is also spread to many historical figures, such as Zhu Di's great talent and complex personality, Zhu Gaochi's kindness and helplessness, Zhu Gaoxu's ambition and struggle, as well as the political wisdom and integrity of ministers such as Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu, showing their role in the historical process and the ups and downs of their fate.

It also delves deeply into the emotional entanglements between Zhu Di and his sons, which include the royal majesty and intrigue, the affection and conflicts between ordinary fathers and sons, and the helplessness and struggles in the power struggle.

Including the complex brotherhood between the three brothers Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, from their youthful intimacy to the suspicion and struggle over the throne, all of which were expanded in depth.

As for the emotional scenes and trivial life scenes, a lot of them were cut. This can make the plot more compact, speed up the story, and allow the audience to always maintain tension and curiosity.

There are also fierce debates in the court, military crises and responses, showing the changing political and military situation in the Ming Dynasty, all of which are highlighted one by one.

If the original work was a Mary Sue disguised as a historical drama, then after the revisions it has become a pure historical drama.

Chen Fei doesn’t dare to say that the quality of this drama is much higher than the original, but it is definitely worthy of the eight words “Mandate from Heaven, Live Long and Prosperous”!
"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll pay attention to it."

Jiang Xue rubbed her face for a moment before nodding in agreement, and immediately began to attach greater importance to "The Glory of the Ming Dynasty".

Since Chen Fei specifically reminded her, then it seems that... this drama should also contain considerable potential.

As the office door closed, Fade Chen's eyes fell on the computer screen again.

At this point, in the main film of "Love Apartment 5", newly added characters such as Zhuge Dali, Curry Sauce, and Zhao Haitang have already made their debuts one by one.

But for some reason, these people suddenly started singing while they were performing! It would be fine if they were singing a serious song, but what the hell is this?

"Is this a sitcom? A science fiction film? Or a family drama?"

Shaking his head helplessly, he moved the mouse and clicked the little red X in the upper right corner.

Perhaps many people will go to see this movie with sentimental feelings, but unfortunately, he, who has no sentimental ideas, really can't finish watching it.

This also means that "Love Apartment 5" will not have any impact on "Joy of Life" at all.

Because the audience of this drama is fixed and it is not aimed at a wide range of people.

The time soon came to the 6th.

The Hollywood imported blockbuster "Jumanji: The Next Level" and the Chinese-language film "The Gathering at Southern Station" were released at the same time.

Unfortunately, although it is already the Lunar New Year holiday period, the first-day box office results of the two films are not very ideal.

The former is only 6140 million, while the latter is 4438 million.

“It seems that since the National Day holiday, apart from Better Days, there have been no movies that have grossed over 100 million yuan on the first day.

And for some reason, this year’s Lunar New Year season feels particularly quiet, with no blockbuster movies being promoted or advertised in a big way…”

Ning Hao, who had just returned from the crew of "Assassination of Novelist", stayed at home for only one night before rushing to the company.

Chen Fei looked up at him and said casually, "There are no blockbusters, how can you be popular? Also, aren't you going to attend the premiere of "Sky Fire"? Why haven't you left yet?"

"We'll go in the afternoon. The premiere is in the evening." Ning Hao was fiddling with his phone boredly, looking very mentally ill.

Chen Fei only needed to take a look at the dark circles under his eyes to know that he must have suffered a lot last night.

A woman who is as fierce as a wolf can suck a man dry!

"How about you go to the inner room and sleep for a while?"

"Okay." Ning Hao stood up, yawned, and staggered towards the lounge.

"Tsk, this guy, why don't you take some rest? In this state, sooner or later he will be paralyzed in bed and unable to get up..."

Chen Fei muttered to himself as he turned his gaze back to the computer screen.

At this time, the ratings and data of the relevant episodes of "Sword Dynasty", which had been released for a day, were released one by one.

It’s a pity that compared with "Joy of Life", the response to this annual drama launched by iQiyi is undoubtedly much worse.

“I have to give praise to the actors’ acting skills, but the screenwriter seems not very good at adapting the novel IP. After watching two episodes, I feel that the plot is very confusing and jumpy, not smooth, and weird, which makes people lose interest.

In addition, the dubbing must be given a bad review. Compared with the original sound of "The Story of Yanxi Palace", this drama is fully dubbed and it is so uncomfortable to listen to it!"

"Ah, these special effects are so fake, and the male lead's hairstyle is unique, only Li Xiaoyao can pull it off. The CP configuration is a bit like the Return of the Condor Heroes, and the male lead's character is the same as Xu Kai's character in Lingjian Mountain, with patches everywhere..."

"Wow, the plot of the first episode hasn't even started yet, and a bunch of characters have popped up. I can't even remember them all. Who would have thought that the male protagonist of a male-oriented novel didn't go to a sect to study at the beginning, but went to kill people?"

“No wonder the ratings, online broadcast data, and market share data of Joy of Life are all rising. We should not be afraid of comparing people with others, but we should be afraid of comparing products with products!”

"Okay, I unilaterally declare that this year's drama king is "Joy of Life"."

The industry hasn't said anything yet, but netizens have already made a step-by-step comparison between "Joy of Life" and "Sword Dynasty".

That is: "Sword Dynasty" is still at the first level, but "Joy of Life" has reached the 100th level.

The former is not even worthy of carrying the shoes of the latter!

Looking at these statements, Feng Xiaogang felt very depressed.

You know, this drama was produced by him.

Netizens are criticizing the poor quality, which is equivalent to criticizing his poor ability and inability to control TV dramas...

This is so fucked up!
"No? The data is obviously not bad, right? There is no problem in making money and making back the investment! It can already be considered excellent, why are there so many people complaining about it?"

Looking at the data report chart sent to him by iQiyi, Feng Xiaogang was really puzzled.

Finally, it was the publicity manager of Dongyang Mira who reminded him, “Director Feng, if you only look at the data of Sword Dynasty, it is indeed very good.

But netizens, media, and marketing accounts are all making comparisons. Compared with Joy of Life, this drama is indeed not good enough.”

Feng Xiaogang: “…”

The most embarrassing situation is that one is not as good as the best but better than the worst.

You know, being caught in the middle is not a good thing.

"Oh, forget it. Let's forget about this drama. The most urgent thing now is to do a good job of promoting "Only Yun Knows". There are less than two weeks left, so we must not slack off..."

For this movie, Feng Xiaogang dropped all his work on "The Battle at Lake Changjin".

The box office success or failure of this movie directly determines whether he can pay off his debts in one go, so he has no choice but to take it seriously!
On the 8th, 9th and 10th, Chen Fei was reviewing the post-production work of "Go Where the Wind Is".

On the 11th, the finished film was packaged and sent for review.

On the 12th, the disaster film "Sky Fire" starring Wang Xuejin, Kun Ling and Dou Xiao was released.

In order to support his wife, Jay Chou sang the theme song for the movie again after six years, "I Believe So Much".

Unfortunately, the thin Jie theory has turned into the fat Jie theory, and you have to squeeze your buttocks together to sing the high notes.

The same goes for Hu Yanbin on the other side, who became the object of "commemoration" by his fans while he was still alive.

However, even with the support of Jay Chou's theory, the first-day box office of "Sky Fire" was only 2994 million, and its popularity was not particularly high.

On the 13th, "The Man Caught by Light" starring Huang Bo, Wang Luodan and Tan Zhuo, and "Good Morning Princess" starring Tian Yu and Zhu Yanmanzi were both released online.

The first-day box office were 2573 million and 369 million respectively.

By this time, many people had begun to wonder.

What happened to the Lunar New Year box office this year?
Most of the time has passed, but where have all the hit movies gone?

At this time, "Only Yun Knows" took advantage of the opportunity and held its premiere in the capital.

Feng Xiaogang even shouted a slogan at the premiere: "One billion is just my starting point! Two billion, or even three billion is my goal!"

This statement caused quite a stir and heated discussion in the film and television industry, but Chen Fei did not pay any attention to it.

Because the first case of new pneumonia has been reported!
At first, people didn't care, but little did they know that a war without gunpowder had already begun!

"What are you so nervous about? Why do I feel like you've been so tense these past few days?"

As the person sleeping next to Chen Fei, Liu Yifei noticed that something was wrong with Chen Fei at the first moment.

"Nothing, maybe I'm a little tired."

Chen Fei smiled and handed a disk he brought back from the company to Liu Yifei. "Haven't you been waiting for the release of Where the Wind Is? Here, you can have a sneak peek."

"Yeah? Great!"

Liu Yifei took the disk and excitedly went straight to the screening room in the basement of the villa.

At this time, Chen Fei took out his cell phone and dialed Tian Zhuangzhuang's number.

“How many more days will it take for the filming of Life Events to begin in Wuhan?”

On the other end of the phone, Tian Zhuangzhuang replied: "It's over. We are packing up and will return to Beijing early tomorrow morning."

"Huh...that's good."

Fade Chen let out a long sigh.

After hanging up the phone, he took out his spare cell phone and called Bruce who was far away on Kerguelen Island.

"Fei?"

"Are you ready with everything I want?"

"Yeah, everything is ready."

"Okay, wait for my news."

After ending the call, Fade Chen came to the French window of the villa and looked at the bright sunshine outside with a complicated expression.

He has arranged everything he can in advance as much as possible.

As for the future outcome, it all depends on God's will.

(End of this chapter)