The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 481 Gimmicks and Content

The expression of the male protagonist Xiao Heyun when he woke up on the bus was very similar to the expression of the female protagonist Li Shiqing when she woke up in the first episode, with a face full of fear, surprise, and a bit of disbelief.

After watching TV dramas for so many years, the audience has already figured out the routines of TV dramas. This scene clearly tells all the audience: the male protagonist has also entered a time loop.

This also means that the heroine Li Shiqing has changed from playing solo to playing in a passionate duo.

What follows is that the two of them work together in a cycle to find a way to resolve the incident.

This opening made countless netizens excited.

No one expected that "The Beginning", which is advertised as a suspense web drama, would have such high-end content. They have never seen time loops in other film and television works!

Moreover, the hero dies at the very beginning, and his skin is torn to pieces, which is also a surprise to the audience. What's more interesting is that according to Li Shiqing's description, she has entered the cycle several times. In other words, the hero Xiao Heyun has actually died several times in the play. This is so interesting.

With such a novel theme and such a big project, the TV series has a tight rhythm, which is tighter than the beginning of iQiyi's "Who is the Murderer?". In addition, the use of camera language in "Beginning" intentionally or unintentionally creates a sense of tension, which deeply attracted the audience. Many people can't wait to click on the next episode.

However, at this time, many netizens who were getting the show for free discovered that if they wanted to watch the next episode, they had to become a member.

These netizens had previously planned to wait for the resources to come out the next day and get them for free, but the opening of "The Beginning" was so wonderful.

Some freeloaders who were not strong-willed enough still chose to buy a monthly membership at a 88% discount.

Cao Jianghan was laughing so hard when he saw the ever-increasing number of members in the backstage of Penguin Video.

Now all the money invested in the promotion of "The Beginning" has been basically recovered, it's a huge profit!

In fact, the excellence of "The Beginning" is definitely one of the reasons why so many people choose to open a membership of Penguin Video, but a big part of the reason is that Huayue Entertainment's TV series are well-received, and the rate of bad movies is the lowest among all domestic entertainment companies.

Good reputation will give the audience more trust and make them willing to spend money on it.

The producer of "The Beginning" in its previous life was "Noon Sunshine". This TV drama production company is somewhat similar to Huayue Entertainment. The quality of the TV dramas it produces is good. When "The Beginning" was broadcast, many viewers went to see it.

Cao Jianghan told the news to Sister Shan immediately, and Sister Shan passed it on to Lin Shuwen.

"Aming, the number of new members joining Penguin has exploded." Lin Shuwen turned and said to Luo Ming.

"Normal." Luo Ming replied calmly.

Because when "The Beginning" was broadcast on Earth in the previous life, the ability to attract new members was extremely high, and the payment rate directly jumped to the first place in the annual list, 23% higher than the second place.

I don’t know how many viewers have subscribed to Penguin Video for the first time just for this short drama which has only 15 episodes but is so addictive.

"Aming, you're not surprised at all?" Lin Shuwen asked after a moment of surprise.

"I'm not surprised! Why should I be surprised?"

The reason why Luo Ming was so calm was that he had already anticipated the performance of "The Beginning".

This kind of time loop theme was not the first of its kind when "Inception" was released in its previous life. Foreign science fiction films, such as Tom Cruise's "Edge of Tomorrow", have used such creativity. But even so, "Inception" still achieved very good results.

In this life, let alone in domestic dramas, this time loop plot is the first time to appear in film and television works all over the world, and the subject matter is too novel.

But then again, this kind of cycle of a single event within a small time period is indeed more suitable for making a movie.

Because the timeline is so short, and only a few things happen in such a short period of time, if it keeps repeating, it will easily make people bored.

Movies are relatively short, and you won’t feel anything after watching them for two hours. As for TV series, it’s hard to say, as the sense of novelty won’t last long.

When it comes to online novels, it’s a question of gimmick and content.

Many online novel writers like to come up with very long titles, using imagination and gimmicks to attract readers. This writing style is called "Mou Lu style".

This style was particularly popular in 2021 and 2022, and many writers rushed to imitate it. By 2023, this style was not so popular, and many online writers no longer pursued imaginative openings.

The reason is simple, because a short-lived eye-catching attraction cannot retain readers for a long time, the key point is to have excellent content.

Brain-opening and exaggerated titles can only be used as a way to attract readers, not as a means to retain readers.

This principle also applies to TV dramas and movies.

There is no doubt that the drama "The Beginning" uses the idea of ​​time loop to attract audiences.

The opening was definitely a success, and the audience and netizens all thought that this beginning was amazing. The key is whether it can retain the audience later. And netizens who have memberships have already clicked on the next episode.

Hsin Xiaowei's parents Liu Qiuping and Xin Zongyou are among them. The two of them are already a little obsessed with Hsin Xiaowei's new drama.

Logically speaking, Liu Qiuping and Xin Zongyou are both middle-aged people who are almost 50 years old, and they would not be so fond of this type of online drama.

But in fact, the drama "The Beginning" is very special. Once it was broadcast in its previous life, the audience spread rapidly. The middle-aged people aged 40 to 50 who watched this drama accounted for more than 20% unprecedentedly, which exceeded the group of minors under the age of 18.

This is the biggest special feature of the play "The Beginning", and it is also the biggest reason why Luo Ming decided to make "The Beginning" the opening work of Penguin Video's Misty Theater.

Lin Shuwen and Luo Ming were also watching "The Beginning" at this moment. Lin Shuwen didn't pay much attention to this A+ TV series with only 15 episodes. She hadn't even read the script. She just wanted to watch "The Beginning" when it was broadcast, and she really got into it.

At the beginning of the new episode, it did not directly connect to the content at the end of the first episode, but instead showed from the perspective of the male protagonist Xiao Heyun how he was pulled into the loop.

In the last cycle, Xiao Heyun was used as a "tool man" by Li Shiqing to get off the bus, so he involuntarily became a "pervert" and fortunately got off the bus.

But Xiao Heyun had an appointment with his good friend to meet an investor today. This matter was very important to him and he had to go to his destination, so Xiao Heyun simply took another taxi.

The speed of a taxi is faster than that of a bus, and there happened to be a traffic light ahead, so the taxi caught up with the stopped bus.

Then when the bus collided with the oil truck, Xiao Heyun was engulfed by flames.

This TV series was invested by Penguin Video, which is wealthy, so the special effects of this drama are more refined than those in its previous life. It is no exaggeration to say that they are movie-level visual effects.

The flames of the explosion engulfed everything. In the aftermath of the explosion, the second episode began. After the three words "Episode 8", the special symbol still existed, a horizontal number , which is the Möbius strip.

After explaining the timeline of the male protagonist, the story will definitely return to the main plot.

At this moment, Xiao Heyun, who entered the loop for the first time, had a strong sense of unreality. After being confused for a while, he thought he was just having an extremely real dream.

In order to verify whether he was dreaming, Xiao Heyun asked tentatively when he saw Li Shiqing sitting next to him: "Excuse me, is this the first time we meet?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shiqing stared at him with a puzzled look.

Xiao Heyun didn't know whether he was scared of being stared at, or he remembered the scene in his "dream" where Li Shiqing wrongly accused him of being a pervert, so he quickly said, "No, it's okay."

Li Shiqing's eyes lit up when she realized what was happening, and she immediately asked, "You, you, you...are coming in too?"

"Where to go?" Xiao Heyun asked in confusion.

"Loop!" After saying this twice, Li Shiqing's eyes looked brighter and brighter, and her voice unconsciously carried a bit of excitement: "You are also in the loop, right?"

"Xiaowei performed very well in this plot!" Lin Shuwen in front of the screen exclaimed.

"It's really good. She knows how to use her resources. Xin Xiaowei's eyes are big to begin with. In this scene, she opened her eyes wide, making people feel as if there is light in her eyes. She perfectly expresses the excitement of discovering a fellow traveler." Luo Ming, who had previously been in a cross-talking state and took acting classes for a period of time, analyzed.

“Not only that, Xiaowei’s scene not only expresses her own excitement, but also drives the audience’s emotions. The audience should also be looking forward to Xiao Heyun joining the loop.”

This is indeed the case. The audience finds it very interesting to watch the interaction between the male and female protagonists.

Xiao Heyun's puzzled expression made many viewers think of the scene when a new player meets an old player when playing a game.

At this time, Xiao Heyun began to use various methods to get off the car, but all failed.

Li Shiqing immediately came over and said in a tone of someone who had experienced it: "I have tried it before, it didn't work, do you remember what I said before?"

"Don't talk to me." After saying that, Xiao Heyun ran over and pushed the car door.

Xiao Heyun even tried to pull the steering wheel and smash the window, but was easily subdued by the muscular male passenger in the car.

Despite the fierce operation, the bus still hit the oil truck when passing the traffic light, causing an explosion!
The hero and heroine woke up again on the bus.

Before Li Shiqing could speak, Xiao Heyun started his second escape.

Li Shiqing didn't say anything and watched Xiao Heyun's various actions.

At this time, Li Shiqing found that Xiao Heyun's various attempts gave her a strong sense of déjà vu. She slowly realized that Xiao Heyun's operations were exactly the same as hers at the beginning.

(End of this chapter)