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Chapter 260 [87] Happy Twist’s Dilemma!

At the end of 2001, the graduation drama "Green Flowers, Sauerkraut" by a group of college students from the Chinese Opera Performance Class came out!

Deng Chao acted as the lead actor, playing both the male and female roles. This small-scale drama, which had no big-budget production, no big star support, and no planning and hype, actually became a benchmark for commercial dramas in the following years. It sparked the first wave of "spoofs" and spawned five or six "Cuihua" series of works.

Including "Cuihua" series, "Mahua" series, and "Chive Flower" series.

Although it was only a graduation performance, the market impact of "Green Flower" after its release was "ground-breaking". It was an instant hit and had no equal in the limelight. The first round of commercial performances exceeded one million box office, and since then, it has performed nearly 200 times, making it a sensation. Nationwide.

Therefore, the play is also recognized as the "originator" of commercial comedy-style dramas, and is also known as "China's No. 1 Comedy".

Deng Chao, the star of "Cuihua" and the soul figure, became an instant hit. In his first TV series after graduation, he directly locked in the male lead.

But what everyone doesn't know is that the director of this graduation drama "Sauerkraut on Green Flowers" is the Chinese opera teacher in front of Chen Yu - Tian Youliang.

Deng Chao was his student.

It's a pity that this drama made Deng Chao famous, but Tian Youliang didn't make any money. Instead, he lost a lot of money.

The theater of the Chinese Opera is still too small.

"..."

"Sauerkraut on Green Flowers" is named after a very out-of-the-box lyric in "We Are All Lives"; the story dialogue is adapted from a British University sitcom - "Diary of a Networm", starring Huang Xiaoming That one.

"I think the main reason is that the audience near the theater is saturated!"

He was very confident, so he created and wrote the movie "I Want to Eat Twist Twists Now". In order to achieve a hilarious effect, he also mixed current hot topics, jokes, cross talk and even songs and dances together.

Oh, currently Tian Youliang's company is not called Happy Twist, it's called - Imperial Free Element Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd. Tian Youliang is not the only shareholder. In April this year, he opened it in partnership with Yu Kai and Zhang Chen.

Unfortunately, none of the students coming and going were interested, and some even rolled their eyes at him.

"Xiao Shen, how are the ticket sales today?"

Teacher Tian is worthy of being a teacher of Chinese opera, and he can even invite such a big shot to support him. For a moment, Shen Teng was quite excited; but he also knew his identity and did not dare to say a word from where he stood.

It is also a guarantee that happy twists can rise.

However, reality gave him a hard slap.

"Let's see it first and then talk about it!"

"Teacher Tian!"

Tian Youliang smiled awkwardly at Chen Yu.

……

Of course, Tian Youliang must have begun to doubt life. This is the most difficult period for Shen Teng's "happy twist" disclosed in the media.

"2 hours, 80 yuan!"

If this play is not famous, that's fine. It's just a graduation work at most, and others won't care about you. But as it happens, it's popular all over the country, and it's used to make profits. Then others will definitely sue you, so even though you've made a profit Several million, but in the end the lawsuit was lost and everything was lost.

So this is also the reason why Tian Youliang's TV series was not completed and was directly converted into a drama.

"..."

But this incident allowed Tian Youliang to see a blank domestic market, one that everyone had ignored before - small-cost commercial comedy dramas.

In fact, in the next eight years, after the copyright was negotiated, Cuihua's play continued to be re-performed, and its box office exceeded the national box office of many movies.

But there was nothing to be ashamed of. He was already on the way and told Chen Yu the actual situation.

Although he didn't know the reason why Happy Twist was established, he knew that the play "If You Want to Eat Twist, I'll Twist It for You" was very popular in later generations.

Yu Kai is the original author of the script for the TV series "The Difficult Love of Diamond Kings" that he originally wanted to make. He is also a reporter.

So both the title of the play and the plot are all "borrowed" from it.

Shen Teng turned around and saw Chen Yu and Liu Yifei beside him. When he was stunned, he subconsciously said: "10 pictures, even worse than yesterday!"

Shen Teng, you boy are you here too?

Chen Yu wanted to make a joke, but he could only think about it in his heart. Shen Teng was still very miserable at the moment. It was said that he had just completed hemorrhoid surgery.

He is ambitious for this show.

Before he reached the Chinese Theater Theater, Chen Yu heard a very familiar voice; Shen Teng, who was thin and with three-dimensional features, stood at the door of the theater and was handing out "If you want to eat Mahua, here it is for you" to the Chinese Theater students who were passing by. Promotional leaflet for the drama "Screw".

Not only has it created a certain momentum in the drama circle, it is also the key to the germination of commercial drama.

Zhang Chen is an architect, but he has experience in managing a company. He is currently the general manager of the company.

"Come in and take a look, I guarantee you won't regret it!"

"Brother, do you want to watch a drama?"

Because of this play, Tian Youliang himself never thought that it would become so popular and become so popular; he just wrote the script temporarily to rehearse a graduation drama.

Tian Youliang said to Shen Teng.

Shen Teng looked at Chen Yu and Liu Yifei curiously. He didn't know Liu Yifei very well, but he was very familiar with Chen Yu!

The three of them invested 10 each to start this company, each holding 33.3% of the shares!

On the way to the Chinese Drama Theater, Tian Youliang and Chen Yu were complaining. Of course there were reasons for this, but Chen Yu knew very well that the main reason was lack of influence.

But films like "Sauerkraut on Green Flowers" cost very little, but created a miracle of millions in box office.

Traditional dramas, such as "Tea House", "Thunderstorm", and even the later "White Deer Plain" are famous, but very few people watch them, and in fact, they don't make much money.

With 10 tickets, you will lose every performance. No wonder Tian Youliang is so anxious.

No one is in a hurry to change!

Chen Yu had seen an interview with Shen Teng before, and they were still refunding people's tickets in the cold wind. It would probably only be in the next few months... But at the beginning of next year, Happy Mahua's life will be easier, because he found Got a sponsor.

It is said that the entire Happy Twist team and founder knelt down towards him in excitement.

To be honest, this can be regarded as a timely help in disguise.

This period of time must have been the most difficult period for Tian Youliang.

"Then let's... go in first?"

Tian Youliang glanced at Chen Yu, who nodded: "Okay, then I'll buy 2 tickets for the front row!"

"Teacher Tian, ​​one code equals one code!"

Seeing Tian Youliang's refusal, Chen Yu hurriedly said.

"Hey, okay, thank you!"

Although two tickets didn't help, it would be better to get a little back. Chen Yu could come to the play, which was already a great honor for him. Buying tickets made Tian Youliang even more unhappy.

2 front row tickets, 600 yuan.

Compared with the 3888 yuan for a ticket in the front row in later generations, it must be very cheap; but now in 03, the price of a drama is generally 80-180 yuan, which is indeed relatively expensive.

You should know that the average price of a movie ticket is only 15 yuan.

"Have you seen the play?"

After sitting down in the first row, Chen Yu asked Liu Yifei beside him. Liu Yifei looked around curiously. This was her first time in this theater of China National Theater.

"I've seen it!"

Liu Yifei didn't know why Chen Yu asked: "Shakespeare's stage plays are very popular abroad!"

"But in China, I haven't seen it yet!"

This is edification and enlightenment!

It is true that not many children can afford to watch dramas these days.

The spending power of young people has increased. Liu Yifei was obviously brought to see a domestic drama by Liu Xiaoli. This was her first time.

Soon, after waiting for about 10 minutes, the lights in the theater suddenly dimmed. It was obvious that the play was about to begin.

Chen Yu's eyes were filled with darkness.

But the clattering of footsteps and the sound of moving things came from behind the stage curtain.

After a while, the curtain opened, and it was still dark, and nothing could be seen; but there was a sound of "Yeah~Yeah~Ah~", accompanied by a female voice: "Ah~~Come again~ ~Hill~~use a little harder~~”

"???"

Liu Yifei turned her head suddenly and looked at Chen Yu.

Why was this play so different from what she had watched before?

Just...not too serious?

Chen Yu shook his head. It was wiped here. No wonder young people like to watch it. Everyone knows that it is definitely not there, but the male and female voices are very similar. One of the voices is Shen Teng's, and the female voice is Chen Yumo. Listen out.

Chen Yu, the lead actor in this play, watched it. Shen Teng played the second male lead, while the female lead was Xie Na and Yu Na, and the male lead was He Jiong!

The two hosts of Mango TV's "Happy Camp" in the future.

Needless to say, Mr. He, in the future, Sunflower in the circle will pay attention to a person who has a wide network of contacts and cannot offend anyone; currently, he is actually quite famous in the circle, and has been hired by Mango Channel with a high salary to serve as the editor of "Quick Book" Host the house.

Of course, "Kuaiben" is currently only well-known on Mango Channel, and has not yet become a variety show that will be a hit in the ratings.

As for Xie Na, she also entered Mango Channel under the introduction of Teacher He, but she is still in the observation period and has not been selected by "Quick Book" yet, so she is a bit transparent.

Although she graduated from Sichuan Film and Television and appeared in several dramas, the response was not great, and she was not mainly the leading actress.

What she is most famous for now is probably her identity as "Liu Huohua's girlfriend".

Liu Huohua won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor the year before last, and is already a rising star in the industry. He is among the first-line artists. The status gap between the two becomes more and more disparate. The second female lead, Yu Na, is actually more famous than Xie Na.

The winner of the New Ideas Model Contest, one of the most popular actresses in Beijing Hairun, and the leading female lead in last year's popular TV series "What Can I Do to Save You, My Lover" across the country?

pat!

The theater lights also turned on at this time.

Sure enough, as Chen Yu guessed, Shen Teng was lifting dumbbells and exercising; while his female colleague was cheering him on.

"what……"

Liu Yifei covered her mouth and smiled, and the dozen or so audience members behind also laughed.

The play "I Want to Eat Twist, Now I'll Twist It for You" has its own comedy effect as soon as it appears, and everyone can watch it very easily.

The plot is actually very simple. The male protagonist Wang Dong, played by He Jiong, is a sales representative of a real estate company. He has lofty ideals but lacks practical actions. He is often scolded by his boss and ridiculed by his colleagues.

He fell passionately in love with Yilin, a beautiful girl who had just come to the company, but he never got a response from her.

At this time, Wang Dong met a girl named Ma Hua on the Internet. She actually knew all about his life. She also said that she had boundless magic power and could help Wang Dong realize seven wishes. The condition was that after realizing the seven wishes, Wang Dong would Give her your soul.

In order to get Yilin's love, Wang Dong finally agreed to Ma Hua's conditions. With Ma Hua's help, Wang Dong began to have sweet dreams...

Xie Na plays Ma Hua, and Yi Lin is played by Yu Na!

As for Shen Teng, he actually doesn't have many roles in this drama. Apart from a few appearances at the beginning and later, he mainly plays the three leading actors He Jiong, Xie Na and Yu Na.

"Hahaha!"

The audience burst into laughter from time to time in the theater.

The script and performance of this drama are actually very good. Chen Yu at least watched it with gusto, and Liu Yifei also laughed so hard that she lost her image.

But as Tian Youliang said, the audience is... somewhat saturated.

There are many Chinese opera students who have seen everything there is to see.

Now there is no other way but to move the venue; but the blame lies with Tian Youliang. This guy signed a contract with the Chinese Theater for 40 shows, and currently there are still 21 shows to be scheduled. If he changes to another theater, he has no money, and he is currently in the same situation. In this extremely embarrassing situation.

"This is the happy twist of the future!"

Although he has made many bad dramas, his early reputation can be said to be unrivaled among young people; Shen Teng's box office appeal ranks among the top three in the country.

It’s okay if you don’t encounter it. If you don’t invest in it, wouldn’t you be sorry for your own rebirth?

So although Chen Yu had been watching the performance on the stage, what he was thinking about was how to get involved in this matter.

Soon, the 2-hour drama ended.

He Jiong led a group of creative staff to the front of the stage and bowed to the only dozen audience members. Tian Youliang was also among them.

The difference between a drama and a movie is that many viewers will not leave after it is over, and the main creative staff will ask some viewers sitting in the front row to ask questions and then answer them. This small interaction is something that many viewers who love dramas are looking forward to. link.

"Hello, the two of you sitting in the first row, do you have any questions about our performance today?"

He Jiong was indeed a senior host and asked Chen Yu and Liu Yifei who were sitting in the first row.

Because the lights in the theater were a little dark, although he was standing on the stage, He Jiong actually didn't see Chen Yu's face clearly, so he didn't recognize him.

Tian Youliang didn't tell them, so they just thought they were VIP spectators.

However, Shen Teng immediately approached He Jiong's ear and whispered a few words to him. At this moment, the expressions of many people on the stage changed a little.

Several spectators sitting behind Chen Yu also looked at Chen Yu who stood up curiously.

I don’t know who it was, but suddenly shouted.

"Chen Yu?"

"Is it Chen Yu?"

"Ahhh!"

"..."

All of a sudden, the whole theater became a bit commotion.

Several people on the stage saw many spectators walking towards the first row. Fortunately, there were only about ten people in the audience at this time. They hurriedly got off the stage and began to maintain order.

"it's okay no problem!"

Chen Yu seemed very calm and quickly told He Jiong and others not to panic.

He can still handle a dozen people.

"Chen Yu?"

"It's really him!"

"Can...can you give me an autograph?"

Several female spectators ran up to Chen Yu excitedly.

Of course, the theater of China National Theater is not only open to students of China National Opera, but also outside staff, students, etc. can buy tickets to enter.

After Chen Yu responded one by one, several spectators didn't even leave, they all stayed in the first row.

At this time, Chen Yucai said to He Jiong: "I'm sorry, I actually think everyone's acting is very good, and I don't have anything to ask!"

"But we have questions to ask you!"

He Jiong suddenly turned his back on guests and said with a smile: "Everyone said, right?"

"Yes!"

Shen Teng and others immediately started making noises there.

Tian Youliang saw this posture and hurriedly walked out: "Don't make trouble, Chen Yu is the savior I invited!"

After saying that, he walked off the stage and whispered to Chen Yu: "How is it? Do you think my drama is successful?"

(End of this chapter)