China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

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"The ratings of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" broke Mango TV's three-year peak and topped the national TV drama ratings list!"

"A large-scale fantasy fairy tale masterpiece that can be called a good one, full of sincerity. Although the special effects are quite fake, the lines, shots, scenery and costumes are all worthy of being a fairy tale TV series!"

“Gu Jian Qi Tan has been recognized by fans of the original novel, and fans generally believe that the film is sincere.”

"Ouyang Shaogong's appearance online caused netizens to feel distressed, and his obsession made him become a walking corpse filled with hatred."

"Yang Mi's role is less than Sun Jian's, which has caused controversy. Many of Yang Mi's fans believe that Lingyun Media is using Yang Mi's popularity to promote Sun Jian!"

"It is reported that "Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky" will continue to be broadcast weekly after "Gu Jian Qi Tan". Mango TV will try to continue to increase the overall ratings of Mango TV by leveraging the increased turf of "Gu Jian Qi Tan"."

"The popularity of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" has exploded, triggering an unprecedented event. Yang Mi and Sun Jian have become the pioneers of young people's anti-Korean TV series!"

As for "Gu Jian Qi Tan", people generally believe that its story is indeed infectious and the characters are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although the only familiar figures in it are Yang Mi and Shu Chang, the other leading actors such as Sun Jian, Chen Weiting and others are not very well-known.

But no one expected that the drama would have such a huge influence. It became a hit as soon as it was aired, and its market share quickly exceeded 21%. The number of readings of the topic on Weibo exceeded 60 billion, and the popularity continued to ferment during the broadcast.

The TV dramas broadcast during this period have been completely suppressed to the point where they have no chance of rising again.

In fact, there is more than that.

After entering the new century, Korean dramas have gained popularity and many domestic TV stations have begun to broadcast Korean dramas. Before 2005, Korean dramas once reached a golden period of development in China. Korean dramas such as "Autumn in My Heart", "Winter Sonata", "Watch Again and Again", "Men of the Bathhouse Owner's Family", "Empress Myeongseong" and "My Fair Lady Mermaid" were broadcast in China one after another and were widely welcomed. These Korean dramas were not only broadcast continuously on TV, but also had a profound impact on the cultural life of Chinese audiences, making Korean dramas quickly popular in China.

Although the Korean drama market has become somewhat saturated since then, the rise of domestic TV dramas has caused the influence of Korean dramas to decline.

But the production quality of Korean dramas continues to improve.

This year, the development of Korean Wave has reached its peak in the local market, so it has begun to choose to go overseas. First, Girls' Generation quickly became popular all over the world with the song "Gee", which became a representative work. Then the girl pop singing group T-ara also began to become a hit song maker. The boy music group EXO released its first mini album "MAMA" and quickly gained a large number of fans. Not to mention Psy's "Gangnam Style", which was played in the streets and alleys...

As for TV dramas, the Korean dramas "Missing You", "Queen Inhyun's Man" and "Reply 1997" broadcast in China, as well as fast-paced dramas such as the crime action drama "IRIS" starring Lee Byung-hun and Kim Tae-hee and "City Hunter" starring Lee Min-go and others, have allowed domestic audiences to feel the plot tension of Korean dramas and their ability to get their adrenaline pumping.

This also shows how wide the genres of Korean dramas are.

Not to mention that even if you don't watch them on TV, you can still watch some Korean exported dramas on the Internet, such as "The Moon Embracing the Sun", "Gentleman's Dignity" and "Rooftop Prince", which are indeed popular throughout China.

But the broadcast of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" even suppressed these Korean dramas.

As the popularity continued to be suppressed, Yang Mi's popularity directly topped the list of female stars in China, while Sun Jian, who played Baili Tu Su, went from being unknown to becoming the third on the male star popularity list like a rocket, second only to Deng Chao and Huang Xiaoming.

The lines about the inheritance of the human spark, "May our human race, with its souls and dreams in the rivers and seas, and in the mountains and rivers for eternity, pass on the torch from generation to generation and strive forward without stopping," are especially popular among primary and secondary school students.

No matter which school you are in, there will always be people humming a few lines of "Sword Wound".

Even Zhang Jie became famous because of this drama, and his songs were played on loop in the streets and alleys for a time.

This drama then quickly fed back into the "Gujian Qitan" game, which was launched in 2010. The legitimate sales quickly reached 200 million copies, becoming the best-selling game in the series.

"After two days of being broadcast, the Grass V Chart topped the charts and continued to suppress other female stars. Yang Mi became the first actress with the most traffic in China!"

And all the other supporting characters also ascended to heaven on the spot.

For the entire entertainment industry, all these things seemed like an unforeseen dream.

Some people claim that Yang Mi and Sun Jian may have ushered in a new era of traffic and pretty boys for domestic actors.

Yang Mi and Sun Jian have become phenomenal celebrities that are hotly discussed on the streets.

He has become a thoroughly domestic idol in the mainland entertainment industry.

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"You said that you were also the director of this play, so in the end, our popularity will never be as high as Director Guan's. Is there something wrong with our script?"

Tangren Film and Television.

meeting room.

Cai Yinong looked at the heated discussion about "Gu Jian Qi Tan" on the Internet, and his mind was full of questions.

Li Guoli in front of him didn't know how to answer.

Although he directed "Gu Jian Qi Tan", he didn't know why the drama became so popular.

“Small fame depends on promotion, great fame depends on luck.” This sentence seems to be concretized at this moment.

Li Guoli did make very careful arrangements for "Gu Jian Qi Tan", but the special effects and other things were all controlled by Ling Yun, and the plot was also decided early on.

Even though Li Guoli was the director, he did not dare to change the script from Lingyun Media.

So with the current popularity, Li Guoli is a little nervous.

At this time, Brother Hu noticed that Director Li did not respond to Mr. Cai's words, so he patted Li Guoli's shoulder lightly.

"Eh~"

"Mr. Cai is asking you a question,"

"Well, well," Li Guoli said this for about a minute, then let out a deep breath, "Could it be that the top-notch publicity before the show aired has worked?"

In the room, everyone started interrupting.

Some people think that it is because of the lack of tension in the plot of the script, some people think that the publicity and Guan Ling’s reputation definitely played a role, and some people are completely confused.

Liu Sisi, who is already the number one actress in Tangren Film and Television, listened to what everyone was saying and suddenly laughed.

It seems abrupt in the sight.

"Sisi, do you have anything to say?"

Cai Yinong looked at Liu Sisi and asked softly.

Now Liu Sisi has become Cai Yinong's absolute cash cow, and her status in the company is even equal to that of Brother Hu.

Cai Yinong's attitude towards Liu Sisi will naturally change as their relationship changes.

Naturally, he would not feel any dissatisfaction because of Liu Sisi's smile.

Thinking of this, Cai Yinong thought of Guan Ling again. If Guan Ling had not supported Liu Sisi at the beginning, Liu Sisi would not dare to laugh like this now. Liu Sisi used to be a particularly cautious person.

"I don't think it has anything to do with the script or anything like that," Liu Sisi narrowed her eyes, "Guan Ling just knew that this drama was going to be a hit."

Everyone was stunned.

“How can we know this in advance?” Everyone was puzzled.

"I heard Yang Mi say before that although Director Guan did not officially write the script, in fact Director Guan gave it to her personally. So Director Guan must have reviewed it."

Liu Sisi clenched her fists, remembering the way Yang Mi boasted to her.

She was outshined by Yang Mi in terms of movie box office, not to mention TV dramas. The more Liu Sisi thought about it, the angrier she became.

So she subconsciously thought that this was because Yang Mi knew Director Guan earlier than she, Liu Sisi, so Director Guan promoted her first.

The more I think about it, the clearer this thread becomes.

But this news did calm many people at the scene.

No one understands why it became so popular, but Liu Sisi's reason, which has been reviewed by Guan Ling, is enough to answer all questions.

For Guan Ling, this is not a miracle.

Besides, the ratings and box office are after all compared with the local satellite TV stations. Compared with CCTV and Shandong Satellite TV's "Awakening Age" back then, can this TV series be considered a miracle?

But he is just a little Karami. "By the way, Mr. Cai, did you tell Director Guan that the copyright of "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" could be developed in cooperation with Lingyun Media?"

Liu Sisi looked at Yang Mi's face during the online interview and clenched her fists.

“Yes, I did tell Director Guan about this at the time.” Cai Yinong looked at everyone, “The investment for this play is huge, and we can’t afford the risk ourselves.”

In its previous life, this drama was originally produced by Tangren Film and Television, and Huo Jianhua and Tang Yan were scheduled to star in it, but the investment was not enough. As a result, the copyright expired and changed hands, finally to Alibaba and Ruyi Pictures.

In this life, Cai Yinong didn't even dare to produce a product alone to gamble.

"I want to play the leading female role."

Liu Sisi spoke, and then she also knew her shortcomings, "Besides, I will continue to improve my acting skills during this period of time, at least people won't complain about me anymore."

This kid was completely stimulated by Yang Mi's ascension.

Liu Sisi felt the pressure.

After all, Liu Yifei became famous very early.

Yang Mi got angry right under her nose.

How could Liu Sisi be willing to always be inferior to others?
In fact, during this period, Liu Sisi has been working hard to get into movies with the help of her previous role in "Blind Witness", but Tangren itself has no influence in the film industry except Guan Ling.

But now, Liu Sisi decided that she had to walk on two legs.

Cooperation needs to be promoted quickly.

Cai Yinong was stunned when he heard this, and nodded, "I'll call right away."

Beep, beep, the call went through.

"Director Guan, congratulations. This TV series, Swords of Legends, can be said to have reached a peak in the domestic entertainment industry." Cai Yinong praised, "I'm in a meeting here, everyone is here, and I just happen to have an opinion to ask Director Guan what you think."

"Well, go ahead." Guan Ling seemed to have taken a sip of water. "We just finished shooting a scheduling shot for 'Hong Kong Trip'. I happen to have time now. I can give you three minutes."

"Director Guan said earlier that he could work with us on a TV series. I wonder if Director Guan is interested in our project Eternal Love?"

"Sure, you can contact Guo Jingyu directly at that time. You can produce a script first, and we can review it and make some changes based on your ideas." Guan Ling is willing to accept any money-making projects.

"That's right. If Director Guan has any ideas about the script, you will be given priority. By the way, Liu Sisi wants to play the leading female role."

Cai Yinong said with a smile, "If you don't grab the Oscar for Best Screenplay now, what other chance will you have?"
Guan Ling thought about it for a while and decided that it was okay for Liu Sisi to play the role. After all, it was a Tangren script, so it was not necessary to give the cake to others, so he said, "It's all right."

"Then let's make it like this. I'll contact Director Guo later, and you can just...get busy first?"

The two words of the answer were perfunctory, and Cai Yinong subconsciously felt that Guan Ling was ordering him to leave.

We've finished talking and were about to hang up the phone.

Guan Ling suddenly called Cai Yinong to stop.

"Boss Cai, is Brother Hu with you?"

"Yes, yes." Cai Yinong replied.

"Give the phone to Brother Hu." Guan Ling said.

Cai Yinong subconsciously handed the phone to Brother Hu, and then Brother Hu turned on the speakerphone at Cai Yinong's signal, and then everyone else in the room held their breath.

I want to see what Guan Ling is going to do.

Cai Yinong was tired of talking, so he picked up the cup and prepared to drink some coffee.

There was silence in the room.

"Director Guan." Brother Hu greeted.

"Your boss just said that Swords of Legends has reached a peak in the domestic entertainment industry." Guan Ling's first sentence attracted everyone's attention, and then his voice continued to come out from the phone, word by word.

"But this is not the peak at all," Guan Ling said, "I have a TV series that can reach the peak and I want to ask you to act in it?"

Brother Hu's face suddenly froze, and his lips moved, "Act!"

The next second, he held the phone and almost bit it, "Thank you, Director Guan, thank you, Director Guan."

"That's it, let's talk about it later." Guan Ling hung up the phone.

For other people in the conference room, their hearing and thinking abilities seemed to be temporarily severed.

Although the sound reached my ears, my thoughts could not keep up with my hearing for a while.

"Bangdang..."

"This……"

"Click..."

"Snapped……"

At the first moment, several people suddenly stood up from their seats, causing clattering sounds on the table and chairs.

Then, Cai Yinong also reacted and suddenly stood still.

"Director Guan said...what?"

The cup of water was very hot, but Cai Yinong was unaware of it and was stunned.

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Cai Yinong's cup suddenly fell to the ground, and then Cai Yinong began to realize that his little hands were scalded red.

There it is constantly Shaha, Shaha.

……

The Internet is flooded with all kinds of news.

"Big Dog Brother Galloping with Little Pony, full of energy and vigor."

In Hong Kong, Chen Guofu showed Guan Ling the transcript of an interview with Big Dog from the Internet.

"Last year, Xiaoma Pentium Cinema Investment Co., Ltd. was established to build cinema chains, which have gradually settled in third- and fourth-tier cities such as Cixi, Huai'an, and Dadukou. It wants to surround the cities from the countryside, just like Dadi Cinema. Zhong Lifang is quite capable. She lost a lot of money on the previous movie "Robot", but Xiaoma's contract is to get priority payment and 20% profit, so she made some money first."

"That's pretty good." Guan Ling had to nod.

"With flowers blooming and oil boiling in a blazing fire, this little horse has reached its peak," Chen Guofu said. "Recently, I heard that they are also going to Hollywood to buy a company."

After saying this, Guan Ling suddenly thought of the huge pit caused by capital.

It was because of this merger that Pony.com fell off a cliff and Big Dog died, but the person who was in charge of everything behind the scenes made a huge profit of HK$60 billion.

Even the man behind the dragon head building next to the Water Cube made 100 million.

"I dug a trap to let you die. After the peak, it's hell." Guan Ling sighed. People who are full of vigor and vitality will always step into some inexplicable traps.

"What?" Chen Guofu didn't understand.

"It's okay. How's 'Along with the Gods' going?"

"The premiere date has been set, and we all have to attend," Chen Guofu said, "It will be released on June 6th."

Guan Ling narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. (End of this chapter)