China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 510: Exciting Good News
As the plot progresses, Tang Yong is surprised to find that his first impression is accurate.

This trial work in the Ghost Blows Out the Light series can be called a masterpiece.

The scenery and props are as conscientious as ever. This is the characteristic of Hualiu Company and Li Yu's consistent requirement.

When we filmed those idol dramas in the early years, we were unable to do our best in small details such as props due to lack of financial resources.

Later, when financial resources were available, Li Yu always demanded attention to details. This was true for the dramas he directed himself, as well as for dramas directed by other directors in the company.

Tang Yong was quickly fascinated by such a well-made film or television work.

Before I knew it, several hours had passed.

Tang Yong noticed that the cast list of the TV series appeared on the screen. His years of experience in watching TV series allowed him to subconsciously click the mouse without any need for his brain to drive him and start ordering the next episode.

Then, Tang Yong discovered that there was nothing behind it.

Tang Yong, who was angry and embarrassed, cursed and said a few civilized Chinese quintessence in a very graceful manner.

"Damn! Who are you looking down on? Only four episodes are updated on the first day. Who can read them?"

After Tang Yong finished complaining, he calmed down a little.

He found that The Mystical City far exceeded his expectations.

He thought Pan Yueming's Hu Bayi would disappoint him, but he didn't.

After a few episodes, Pan Yueming conquered him with his superb acting skills.

The dubbing by Zhang Yuqi and Jiang Chao as Fatty Wang also did not distract from the show.

Tang Yong is very satisfied with this film and television work.

If he had to find fault, it would be that the process of following the drama was too painful.

It would be great if all twenty episodes could be released at once so he can enjoy it to his heart's content.

This problem is just nitpicking. Tang Yong's complaints are just to satisfy his own desire to talk. He knows in his heart that it is unrealistic to update twenty episodes in one day.

It was put up on the Internet in just one day. How many days can the popularity last?
As a social animal working in Internet-related fields, he is very familiar with the characteristics of the Internet.

If an event cannot be continuously exposed, its popularity on the Internet will only last for three days at most, after which it will gradually cool down and be replaced by a new hot event.

If "The Lost Tomb", which cost a lot of money to produce, is updated in one day and its popularity starts to fade after a few days, it would be strange for the production team to make a profit.

With updates three or four days a week and two episodes a day, the popularity can last for a while.

The income from interstitial advertisements will be increased, and only when the producers make money can they produce the next film.

Tang Yong doesn't want "The Lost Tomb" to become a swan song that reaches its peak upon debut and then never comes back.

He hopes to complete the remaining seven installments of the Ghost Blows Out the Light series without changing the actors.

Tang Yong logged onto his Weibo account and wrote a review praising the first four episodes of "The Lost Tomb".

At the end of his review, he emphasized: "If the last sixteen episodes of "The Lost Tomb" can maintain the quality of the first four episodes, then I am willing to call it a masterpiece.

Also, if you want to make the next one, please don’t change the actors.”

Changing actors during the filming of a series is what the audience is most worried about.

In the original time and space, the Jin Dong version of Ghost Blows Out the Light made a good start.

Jin Dong's version of "The Lost Tomb" had a good reputation for quality, but several groups of people were replaced for the subsequent sequels.

There was a sense of disappointment when the sequel to "The Lost Tomb" announced that Jin Dong would no longer play Hu Bayi.

As expected, the next two films were flops, and it wasn't until Pan Yueming's version with the iron triangle appeared that the film regained its reputation.

Many viewers didn’t understand at the time. Wasn’t there news that Jin Dong had signed on for several Ghost Blows Out the Light series? Why was he not in the series later?
The audience does not understand the actual situation. It is not up to an actor like Jin Dong to decide whether to play in the later Ghost Blows Out the Light. The copyright of Ghost Blows Out the Light is in the hands of Antarctic Goose. The Mysterious City is the result of a collaboration between Antarctic Goose and Whole House Sunshine.

The director of Jin Dong's version of "The Lost Tomb" was Kong Sheng.

Kong Sheng is the director of Whole House Sunshine, and Jin Dong is a contracted artist under Whole House Sunshine.

Later, Antarctic Goose wanted to shoot the Ghost Blows Out the Light series themselves, and they didn't want to use the artists under Quanwu Yangguang. This was the main reason why Jin Dong was unable to star in the sequel.

In fact, judging from appearance and temperament alone, Jin Dong is more suitable for the role of Hu Bayi than Pan Yueming.

Because no matter what role Jin Dong plays, he always has the flavor of an old cadre, which is very consistent with the setting that Hu Bayi is a military man.

One very important reason why Li Yu chose Pan Yueming instead of Jin Dong is that Jin Dong is the artist who brings sunshine to the whole house.

Jin Dong's future career is very good. Even though he always plays in urban middle-aged idol dramas with average reputation, retired aunts and grandmas love to watch them.

A survey shows that most of his fans are middle-aged women. This group of people is the main force of the TV station's audience group, and the ratings of the dramas he starred in are very good.

So, if we go to Jin Dong, he may not be willing to sign so many films.

He is a friend of women, and the ratings for him in an urban middle-aged idol drama are very high on TV. He personally may not be willing to play themes such as Ghost Blows Out the Light that cannot be shown on TV for a long time.

Li Yu really took every aspect into consideration when selecting the actors.

Finally, after weighing all the pros and cons, the decision was made.

The only actor who can steadily perform all eight parts of Ghost Blows Out the Light and satisfy the audience is Pan Yueming.

Who made him so unpopular? He is not a friend of women, and he does not have the same effect as Jin Dong in urban middle-aged romance dramas.

Because of his ex-wife's affairs, his popularity among the public has been ruined.

For him, it is better to act in Ghost Blows Out the Light than to just waste his time acting in urban romance dramas which have neither good performance nor good reputation.

At least if the performance is good, Ghost Blows Out the Light will have a good reputation.

Pan Yueming himself is very concerned about the premiere of "The Lost Tomb".

He sincerely hopes that "The Lost Tomb" will become a big hit.

If "The Lost Tomb" fails, he will have to go back to acting in those urban romance dramas that are boring and of low quality.

He is already in his early forties, and it would be really awkward for him to act in a romance drama.

Fortunately, after several years of bad luck, Pan Yueming found that Ghost Blows Out the Light was his turning point.

He found that after the first four episodes of "The Lost Tomb" were broadcast on A Station, the reputation of the series was very good, and there was a lot of discussion on A Station, DouMiao, Weibo, Bihu and other places.

Tang Yong's review was posted on the Weibo topic of "The Lost Tomb", and Pan Yueming saw it while browsing Weibo.

He chose to personally respond to Tang Yong: "First of all, thank you for your attention to "The Lost Tomb" and thank you for your love for Hu Bayi.

I would like to solemnly respond here that the situation of replacing players during the filming will not occur.

Before starring in "The Lost Tomb", I signed eight drama contracts with Hualiu Company.

In other words, unless there are no unexpected events, I will still be the one playing Hu Bayi in the next seven films.

In addition, Wang Pangzi's actor Jiang Chao and I have signed the entire Ghost Blowing Light series."

Pan Yueming’s personal performance made the audience completely excited.

Really? Signing eight films in a row? This is a sure thing. The issue of changing the lead actor that everyone is most worried about will not occur in the Ghost Blows Out the Light series.

This is definitely good news for the audience.

(End of this chapter)