Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 679 Denial is useless

Most viewers don’t watch the movie even if they buy it, and they tend to leave out the beginning and the end and miss the middle.

A very small number of hardcore gamers can watch the entire plot in one night, and then start spoiling the plot online.

In this way, the gain will not outweigh the loss.

It would be better to release a part of the episodes every day, which would not only give the audience time to discuss, but also leave enough expectations for the subsequent episodes.

Hearing Tang Yan's prediction, Zhou Mo shook his head.

"It's not that simple. Of the 1.7 million views last night, the first two episodes alone accounted for more than 1.1 million. The purchase volume for the third and fourth episodes was less than million, a drop of more than half."

"Ah? It fell so hard."

“Yes, but I understand that. Yesterday was not the weekend, and most viewers watched two episodes, which was enough time, leaving the rest for the next day.

As for the subsequent episodes, some viewers will definitely leave, and some new viewers will also appear, so we still need to promote them, and we can’t sit back and relax.”

Liu Shishi and Tang Yan immediately said it was no big deal.

"I Want to Be the Emperor" has more than 40 episodes in total, and all of them can be released in about 20 days.

Since it is an online broadcast mode, the workload of promotion is much easier than movie promotion.

The next few days.

As the plot of "I Want to Be the Emperor" unfolds, there are more and more discussions on the Internet.

Among all the topics discussed, the first one was "Huang Xiaoming's acting skills."

The two quite different characteristics of Prince Fu were fully displayed by him.

Netizens gave Huang Xiaoming a nickname:
Emulsion.

Another name for oil-water mixture.

It means that the greasy and the clean are mixed together and cannot be distinguished from each other.

Huang Xiaoming was very hurt by this.

He was clearly performing according to the instructions Zhou Mo had given him long ago.

Zhou Mo thought it was pretty good.

The two faces of Prince Fu are not "two people" or "two personalities" in the traditional sense, or the setting of "one real character and one pretended character".

He is such a person.

He lived a life of debauchery and was high and mighty.

Be determined and respectful to others.

Especially when he faced people like Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chengzong.

Any entertainment works related to the late Ming Dynasty are basically inseparable from people like Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chuanting.

Whether it is conquering the world or governing the world, it is not a task that the emperor can accomplish alone.

The emperor needs capable ministers to help him govern the world and fight against his enemies.

Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and others were such capable ministers.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong was dismissed from office due to unfavorable war situation and returned to his hometown Gaoyang.

Half a month later.

Sun Chengzong, who was basking in the sun in Gaoyang, met someone he didn't expect.

Zhu Changxun, Prince of Fu.

"The prince is not allowed to leave the fiefdom without permission. Why is the prince here?"

Sun Chengzong was very shocked by the appearance of Prince Fu.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty, all the princes had their own fiefdoms, their own palaces, officials, and even armies.

Zhu Yuanzhang did this with the intention of allowing Zhu's descendants to protect the emperor and defend the country in times of crisis.

However, after Zhu Yuanzhang, Ming Chengzu (Ming Taizong) Zhu Di overthrew his nephew's throne and became emperor himself.

Zhu Di successfully rebelled as a vassal king and became emperor. Naturally, he wanted to prevent other vassal kings from successfully rebelling again.

He directly changed the regulations that Zhu Yuanzhang had set, and launched a pig-raising policy for local princes. While giving them money, he strictly restricted their activities.

Therefore, the appearance of Prince Fu was completely beyond Sun Chengzong's expectations.

However, in response to Sun Chengzong's question, Prince Fu simply waved his hand.

"Master Sun, why do you have to act crazy and stupid? Even if you don't know why I'm here, can you guess it?"

In the complex look of Sun Chengzong, Prince Fu said very bluntly: "Grandmaster Sun, the Ming Dynasty is now sick and terminally ill. Chongzhen can't cure the Ming Dynasty.

There is only one person who can save the Ming Dynasty, and that is me, Zhu Changxun!"

Prince Fu did not hide his purpose at all.

the reason is simple.

When he appeared in front of Sun Chengzong, many things were already self-evident.

There is absolutely no need to hide anything, it would be petty.

(Prince Fu: I, Zhu Changxun, am such a generous man!)
There were many things to discuss during Prince Fu's meeting with Sun Chengzong, but there were only two serious topics.

Problem one: Chongzhen’s son is unreliable.

Question two, I, Zhu Changxun, am reliable.

First, question one.

Sun Chengzong: Your Majesty is a man of great talent. Since taking office, you have worked diligently and conscientiously to govern the country, and even eliminated the eunuch party.

Prince Fu: Come on, you've been working under Chongzhen for two years, don't you know what he is like? If he is really a wise ruler, would he have gotten rid of you?

How could one give Yuan Chonghuan such great power and then kill him?

Can the prime minister and cabinet ministers be replaced every day?

Sun Chengzong had nothing to say.

There is no point in quibbling in this conversation with Prince Fu.

In the face of the facts, any excuses are very pale. When Chongzhen first came to power, he first tolerated Wei Zhongxian and then killed him with one strike, which made him sincerely believe that he, a natural emperor with great talent, wisdom and bravery, would definitely be able to save the court from decline.

However, in the past four years, Chongzhen has never been in the same state as before. Instead, he is eager for quick success and is stubborn and self-willed.

Sun Chengzong certainly knew that many of the high-ranking officials in the court appeared to be upright and noble in appearance, but were actually petty thieves and formed cliques for personal gain in private.

But Chongzhen changed so many court officials and chopped off so many heads. Was there no one among them who was dedicated to serving the country?

The answer is of course no.

As for Sun Chengzong himself, he was truly devoted to serving his country, and he would rather sacrifice his life if it could save the Ming Dynasty from decline.

But what is the situation now?
This is true for court officials, for those on the border, and even more so for suppressing rebellions.

This is true for every single one of these things.

"That being said, how can Prince Fu be so sure that he is the one who can save the Ming Dynasty?"

Sun Chengzong admitted that he had indeed made a mistake back then, and that the current emperor was indeed not that reliable, but what grounds do you, Prince Fu, have to say that you are reliable?

Who in the world doesn't know that you, Prince Fu, hold banquets in your palace every day, with beautiful women and heavy drinking?

The censors submit piles of memorials to you every day!

Prince Fu: I am happy to indulge in beauty? But this does not mean that I am unreliable.

"Teacher Sun, where do you think the cannons in Yuan Chonghuan's hands came from during the Battle of Ningyuan?"

After hearing this, Sun Chengzong was so shocked that he was speechless.

Of course he knew about the Battle of Ningyuan.

In the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, the old slave invaded the border and rampaged all the way to the city of Ningyuan, where he met Yuan Chonghuan who was stationed in Ningyuan.

The old slave sent a letter to Yuan Chonghuan to persuade him to surrender, but Yuan Chonghuan directly refused and vowed to live and die with Ningyuan.

After failing to persuade the enemy to surrender, Lao Nu directly attacked the city, but was held back by Yuan Chonghuan for three consecutive days. The latter even used the red cannon to inflict heavy damage to the attacking army.

Afterwards, the old slave withdrew his troops and Yuan Chonghuan became famous throughout the world.

"The red cannon was actually sent by Prince Fu?"

"How else can we rely on that kid Tianqi who sleeps with wood all day to rub it out?" Prince Fu said with disdain.

Think about how much he has worried about this world. Without him, the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos sooner or later!
Sun Chengzong looked at the complacent Prince Fu and admitted that he might have underestimated this famous and enjoyable prince in the past.

However, his long-standing loyalty to the emperor still prevented him from immediately agreeing with Prince Fu's suggestion.

Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor.

Changing one's allegiance is undoubtedly an extremely difficult thing for people of this era, especially for someone like Sun Chengzong who is willing to die fighting for the country.

Two wills were constantly fighting in Sun Chengzong's mind.

After much confusion, Sun Chengzong subconsciously wanted to postpone the matter.

"Prince Fu, please go back first and let me think about it..."

However, Prince Fu had no intention of letting go of this loyal, patriotic and extremely capable old man.

Humph.

Sun Chengzong, you can't escape from my grasp.

He immediately released a revelation.

"At the beginning of this year, Jiannu successfully imitated the red cannon with the help of captured craftsmen in the north. I can give Master Sun some time, but Jiannu may not be willing to do so."

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he was shocked that the Jiannu already had red cannons, and was also shocked that Prince Fu's intelligence had extended to the north.

Upon seeing this, Prince Fu took the opportunity to tell Sun Chengzong some of the information he knew, instilling in him a sense of urgency that time was running out.

You, Sun Chengzong, can delay, but the Ming Dynasty cannot escape, and the people of the world cannot escape.

Every day you delay, an inch of our country's territory will be eroded and countless people will be displaced.

Sun Chengzong, can you really watch these things and remain indifferent?
A gentleman can deceive others.

To deal with a loyal person like Sun Chengzong, it is necessary to use the larger Ming Dynasty to suppress him.

Candidates for the emperor are everywhere in the world.

If it’s gone, you can change it.

For example, let’s change to me, Prince Fu.

But there is only one Ming Dynasty, and if it’s gone, it’s gone for real.

"I have said this, Master Sun, you may want to think about it carefully."

Sun Chengzong: You are using the Ming Dynasty to put pressure on me, what else can I want?

He agreed to some of Prince Fu's suggestions and was willing to provide some guidance and help to Prince Fu.

Of course, there are prerequisites.

He asked Prince Fu not to kill Emperor Chongzhen by assassination or other means, and that he, Sun Chengzong, was still a minister of Chongzhen at that time.

Helping Prince Fu is just for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.

Prince Fu had no objection. He didn't care at all that Sun Chengzong was loyal to Chongzhen's son.

Just be able to serve him.

He, Prince Fu, is so domineering.

At the end of this episode, Huang Xiaoming once again showed his signature "boss" smile.

But this time, there were fewer comments related to "greasy".

Instead, the audience was surprised.

"To be honest, I suddenly feel that Prince Fu is quite handsome."

"Hey! I'm not the only one who has this idea."

"To be honest, I feel like I have developed a crush on the leader, and I also kind of admire his performance in this episode."

(End of this chapter)