Extracting skills from movies

After returning to Xiangshan Film and Television City, Du Sheng plunged into busy filming again.

The follow-up to Yang Guo's right arm being chopped off has been filmed.

What follows is the story of exchanging antidotes in the Unrequited Valley and the three separations of Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu.

This is an important plot thread in the play.

Every separation made Yang Guo extremely sad, and also made his feelings for Xiaolongnu even stronger.

However, these experiences also constantly tempered Yang Guo's will, allowing him to gradually grow from a bohemian teenager into an affectionate and resolute man.

At the same time, this love is also the most touching part of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", which requires the audience to empathize with the story layer by layer, and even feel heartbroken.

Therefore, Du Sheng must interpret this experience and the change of mentality.

Fortunately, his LV4/acting skills have reached the fifth level of 'character creation', which is the level of veteran actors.

This type of acting, in addition to the prompts from the script, also knows how to give the character charm and be infectious enough to allow the audience to be better involved.

This can be especially well reflected in growth-oriented characters.

Plus, most of these are literary dramas, so they can be easily handled.

Just the girls Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi and Tang Yan who acted opposite him had a bit of difficulty.

Even though Du Sheng can lead the show, they still have to follow the emotions of their characters, which often makes them exhausted.

Therefore, after each filming, Du Sheng was caught and forced to work as a laborer.

While he was feeling both pain and happiness, "Water Moon Cave" was premiered on Shenzhen TV and Phoenix TV without him noticing.

This novel fantasy drama, starring Sun Yaowei as Tong Bo, Peng Yuyan as Tong Zhan, Zhang Jin as Tong Xin, Cai Shaofen as Doudou, and Liu Shishi as Yin Tianxue, attracted a lot of attention as soon as it was aired.

Not to mention that Du Sheng continuously appeared on the platform and even sang the opening song "Jue Shi" personally, and Girls' Generation sang the ending song "Shui Yue" which caused a lot of hot topics.

The main actors alone are already famous enough.

For example, Sun Yaowei, once one of the four kings of Hong Kong, although he was once banned by his former company, his popularity has now recovered to a large extent after the hit dramas such as "Dear Dragon Girl" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

Although Peng Yuyan only joined Star Media this year, he has also benefited from the popularity of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and is currently becoming a second-tier actor.

As one of the members of Girls' Generation, Liu Shishi is a popular young actress even if she is taken alone.

As for Cai Shaofen, as one of TVB's most popular actresses, the drama "The Detective" she starred in not long ago also broke TVB's annual ratings, needless to say.

For this reason, this drama has received a lot of attention in Hong Kong.

Many housewives and students sat in front of the TV early after dinner and turned to Phoenix TV.

A public housing estate in Mong Kok.

The family of four took a break from their busy schedule and sat on the sofa to watch "Water Moon Cave".

In the play, Tong Zhan and Tong Xin ventured into Yu Jian Villa to steal treasures in order to rescue the trapped people, but unexpectedly they were fooled by the second owner of the villa who had cultivated himself into an immortal.

This scene made the whole family couldn't help laughing.

Two children, aged six or seven, stood up excitedly and jumped around in the living room, imitating the scenes on TV.

The parents watched with smiles on their faces, and the whole home was filled with warmth and harmony.

After a moment, the mother gently reminded:

"Good boys and girls, stop jumping. You want to watch 'The Undead'? The treasure-stealing drama is about to begin."

The brother and sister sat back in their seats obediently, and their mother gently touched their father's arm:

"Hubby, didn't you say you were going out to do some work?"

My father's eyes were still fixed on the screen:
"Wait a little longer, there may be a twist in this treasure hunt. I'm itching to watch it!"

The mother smiled and responded:

“Indeed, I haven’t seen such an interesting and attractive TV series in a long time.

Even children can watch it, which is really rare.”

In the past, the family would usually watch comedy, business or crime dramas at this time.
But for two children, such programs are difficult to understand and often lead to boredom or even noise.

This time, Phoenix TV's main focus is on the novel fantasy family-friendly drama "Water Moon Cave", which is really suitable for children.

Even they were fascinated by its original story, clear theme, occasionally funny plots and lighthearted atmosphere.

"It's really good. The costumes and makeup are much more exquisite than TVB's "One House, Two Families, Three Surnames."

The father nodded in appreciation:

"I originally thought that mainland TV dramas were all long and boring historical dramas, but I didn't expect there would be such good works."

“It may be that the production level in the mainland is also constantly improving.”

The mother said with a smile, and then laughed heartily at the antics of the children in the play.

Although Tong Xin often does some hilarious things, his pure and innocent heart and unique ability to communicate with animals make this character particularly likable.

Especially in an accident, he established a deep friendship with the blood python and became brothers with different surnames, which also added a lot of interest to the plot.

As the episode came to an end, the ending theme "Water Moon" slowly sounded.

The whole family was immersed in the beautiful melody and enjoyed the final preview and highlights.

As the credits began to roll, my mother exclaimed:

“Both the theme song “Peerless” and this song “Water Moon” sung by Du Sheng are very nice, with a kind of classical beauty.”

My father nodded in agreement:
“It really fits the style of this drama.”

"If there is a world beyond the world, why should we be entangled in this life~"

Their youngest daughter hummed along with the melody quietly and planned to share it with her classmates when she returned to school the next day.

In this way, "Shuiyuedongtian" began to quietly enter thousands of households with its unique style of magical powers and techniques.

It has begun to become a masterpiece in the hearts of audiences of different ages.

However, TVB's top executives are gradually finding it hard to laugh.

In fact, they had already obtained relevant information long before "Water Moon Cave" was released.

After learning that Phoenix TV had undergone a major reshuffle and that the first drama to be promoted was actually a mainland drama, I let down my guard.

In their view, those lengthy and complicated mainland dramas have long been unpopular with Hong Kong audiences.

Apart from a few dramas such as "Kangxi", "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "Tang Dynasty", TVB has rarely introduced mainland dramas recently.

The senior executives even teased Du Sheng for choosing a mainland drama to compete with TVB as soon as he took office. Wasn't it because he knew he couldn't win and simply gave up?

The result was not unexpected.

On the day of its premiere, "One House, Two Families, Three Surnames" had a viewership rating of 29%, far ahead of "Water Moon Cave"'s 13%.

A 29% viewership is not considered low for TVB and it also means that not many viewers were lost.

The 13% viewership of "Water Moon Cave" is indeed much better than previous dramas which generally did not exceed % viewership.

But don't forget that it has a lot of investment and the lineup is also luxurious.

Is this the result?

This gave them confidence and they even prepared a celebration plan.

However, the data from the next day was beyond their expectations.

The ratings of "One House, Two Families, Three Surnames" were 28%.

And "Water Moon Cave" jumped to 17%!

Faced with such results, TVB executives began to frown.

Expressed dissatisfaction with the production team of "One House, Two Families, Three Surnames".

What's going on with you? You're going down instead of up!
According to the trend of TV dramas, the premiere ratings are just the starting point.

As a last resort, he went on stage and ordered the director to re-edit the film to speed up the plot development as the breaking point.

Unexpectedly, the data on the third day made TVB executives feel even more uneasy.

Could this have a counter-effect?

The ratings of "One House, Two Families, Three Surnames" dropped to 26%
While "Water Moon Cave" climbed to 20%.

The latter not only helped Phoenix TV break through the 20% viewership mark again after many years, but also further narrowed the gap with "One House, Two Families, Three Surnames".

Faced with such a situation, TVB could no longer remain calm.

At this time, since Fang Yihua accompanied Uncle Shao Liushu to Southeast Asia, the actual person in charge of TVB was the chief producer Zeng Lizhen.

She was so angry that she yelled at director Pan Jiade in the office:
"What a bunch of shit! What did you say when you were competing for the broadcast?

A severe setback to Phoenix TV?

Push "Shuiyuedongtian" below the 8% average line?
Now, let alone inflicting heavy damage on your opponents, you are almost killing yourselves!

What a bunch of rubbish!"

Pan Jiade lowered his head and dared not to argue.

Zeng Lizhen said with a cold face:
"Since you've embarrassed yourself like this, then stop occupying the toilet without doing anything!
Move "One House, Two Families, Three Surnames" to the night time slot. If it doesn't do well, just cut it in half and finish it as soon as possible!"

Pan Jiade opened his mouth, feeling mixed emotions.

He has directed popular TV series such as "Triumph in the Skies" and is considered a well-respected producer for TVB.

Today, the leading actors of the drama "One House, Two Families, Three Surnames" are still first-line stars such as Ma Dezhong and Xuan Xuan.

It is really sad that he ended up like this.

It has to be said that TVB's practices are becoming more and more cruel and ruthless, without even a hint of humanity left.

"Sister Zhen, what drama is playing in the prime time tonight?"

the assistant asked cautiously.

Zeng Lizhen thought for a moment and replied:
"Put up Luo Yongxian's "Race Against Time" and increase the publicity immediately!"

As TVB's gold medal producer, Luo Yongxian has produced many popular dramas such as "The Great Eunuch", "The Legend of the Dragon", and "Heart of Greed".

They are particularly good at shooting fashion dramas, which just suit the tastes of Hong Kong audiences. "Race Against Time" is a large-scale production jointly produced by Hong Kong and China.

It is a police and gangster fashion film with an investment of more than 20 million yuan.

Starring popular artists including Alex Fong, Alan Tam, Kelly Cheng, Yoyo Mong and Chan Ho.

However, the result was still unexpected.

"Racing Against Time" has such a strong cast, but the premiere did not even break 30%!

On the contrary, "Shuiyuedongtian" not only withstood the pressure, but also steadily rose to 20.8%.

A week later, with the broadcast of the episode in which Yin Tianxue, played by Liu Shishi, went to Hell Rock for revenge, the ratings of "Water Moon Cave" soared to 23.5%!

Although "Race Against Time" managed to maintain a viewership rate of 26.7% thanks to the support of TVB's loyal fans.

But the gap between the two sides is getting closer and closer.

An unprecedented crisis is upon us.

That morning, the atmosphere within TVB was extremely tense.

Employees spoke in whispers, fearing to anger the top management.

All middle and senior management were called to the conference room.

The huge space was completely silent and no one dared to speak.

"Speak up! Didn't you take it lightly before? You even had the leisure to make fun of Phoenix TV. How come you have become deaf and dumb now?"

Zeng Lizhen slapped the table and said sternly:
"Since I became the chief producer, Phoenix TV has never been so close to TVB in terms of ratings. Now it's all lost in your hands!"

The colleagues around him lowered their heads and dared not respond.

The crew members of "Racing Against Time" had mixed feelings, including fear and grievance.

They had just aired two episodes and already they were accused of causing TVB to lose to Phoenix TV.

Fortunately, although Zeng Lizhen was angry, she did not lose her mind.

She had dealt with Du Sheng several times and was well aware of his abilities.

All I can say is that they had underestimated each other before.

They thought they could compete with them just by bringing in a mainland drama.

I didn't expect this to be a hidden dragon.

In addition, "Race Against Time" does not have much advantage as a late release and needs time to win the audience's recognition.

"I'll give you one week. No matter what means you use, you must raise the ratings and bring the audience back!"

As soon as Zeng Lizhen finished speaking, the scene fell into silence.

Many people remember the fire that hit the Commercial Radio Station two years ago.

Many videos, master tapes and equipment were destroyed, and the studio was even forced to suspend operations for restructuring.

Although TVB and Phoenix TV are still cooperating and will not take such extreme measures, everyone can hear Zeng Lizhen's determination.

They did not dare to be negligent and expressed that they would do their best to complete the task.

At this time, Zeng Lizhen had indeed brought "Water Moon Cave" to a very high level.

Although the ratings of "Race Against Time" did not continue to decline, the ratings of "Water Moon Cave" increased by 3 percentage points.

One wave surpasses the former!
This means that the newly attracted audiences are not from TVB.

But those who don't pay much attention to TV.

This situation has not occurred for more than ten years.

A bit exaggerated!
Zeng Lizhen gritted her teeth and had to put aside the little friendship they had in the past.

Whether it is increasing publicity efforts or taking smear measures to suppress Phoenix TV, we must go all out.

Otherwise, when Fang Yihua comes back, her position as chief producer will be over.

"Boss Du, your trick of cutting off the source of the trouble is absolutely amazing!"

On the other end of the phone, Su Xiao praised Du Sheng generously:

“After so many years, Phoenix TV has finally surpassed TVB in prime time, and now everyone in the station is so excited that it’s like they’re on vacation.

The previous doubts have disappeared, and the newspapers outside are praising your wise decision!"

Su Xiao's words were not false, because they were all facts.

He had been holding his breath to prove himself, and was even prepared for a long and arduous journey when he took office.

Unexpectedly, Du Sheng arranged a hit drama as soon as he took office, which caught TVB off guard.

It also gave Su Xiao and all of Phoenix TV a huge surprise.

Even Liu Changle, who was working for European and North American stations and didn't care much about the affairs of the stations, unexpectedly called back to consult and praise.

Therefore, this praise for Du Sheng was completely from the heart.

Du Sheng had just finished filming that day and got in the car, and responded with a smile:

"Boss Su, if we hadn't all worked together, we wouldn't have achieved this result.

Also, thanks to you guys in the production department, we can ensure it runs smoothly.

By the way, when the leading actors of "Water Moon Cave" arrive there, you must seize the popularity and topics to promote it..."

Every time a drama is broadcast, publicity and promotion are inevitable.

Even though Liu Shishi had not finished filming her scenes yet, she had to ask for leave to go.

"Don't worry, Mr. Du. The next plans and activities are already prepared."

Su Xiao has more chips in his hand this time, so he is naturally no longer afraid of TVB's counterattack.

Du Sheng smiled and didn't mention anything else.

At this time, unless the fire dragon burns the warehouse, any countermeasures from TVB will not be very effective for the time being.

After all, hot-selling products are not available all the time.

Speaking of which, it was for safety reasons that he agreed to let Liu Shishi sing the opening song "Jue Shi" to increase the popularity of the drama.

But I didn’t expect that the ending song they sang would also bring considerable traffic to "Water Moon Cave".

In addition, the quality of "Water Moon Cave" is indeed quite good.

There are innocent and cute characters loved by the elderly and children, love stories liked by young people, and family conflicts and palace fighting plots that middle-aged audiences are keen on.

Covering audiences of almost all ages.

Once they are retained, the ratings growth momentum will be almost unstoppable.

Therefore, "Water Moon Cave" became very popular as soon as it was released, and even attracted many overseas TV stations to negotiate.

If it weren’t for the fact that this drama received insufficient attention after being introduced to Hong Kong in its previous life and was not put on the evening time slot, resulting in it gradually becoming apparent only after half of its broadcast, thus missing out on the opportunity, it would have been even more famous.

Du Sheng not only attached great importance to it this time, but also broadcast it in prime time, and used her own and Girls' Generation's songs to increase the popularity...

Therefore, the viewing boom was actually foreseeable a long time ago.

However, Du Sheng knows that although "Water Moon Cave" performed well, it does not mean that Phoenix TV's overall ratings will surpass TVB.

Of course, he was in no hurry.

We are even confident that through a series of excellent subsequent works, we can gradually change the audience's inherent impression that Phoenix TV is only for news and information.

This has led to a steady increase in Phoenix TV's overall ratings.

After hanging up the phone, Du Sheng returned to the hotel and started communicating with Wang Jinhua about the subsequent itinerary.

Currently, the situation of Star Media is very good, and the performance of several subsidiaries is steadily increasing.

He doesn't need to worry about these.

Now we should focus more on filming and preparations for the upcoming concert tour.

And Hong Kong is one of the stops.

But what he didn't know was that the outside world was also starting to get excited and noisy because of the popularity of the show.

Speaking of which, when "Water Moon Cave" was first broadcast on Phoenix TV, the media's focus was not on it.

Because it doesn't have many familiar faces and lacks Hong Kong flavor, how could such a drama be popular with Hong Kong audiences?
Therefore, more focus is on how Du Sheng can compete with TVB after taking over Phoenix TV.

However, to everyone's surprise.

"Water Moon Cave" successfully surpassed TVB's ratings in just one week!
This change quickly attracted attention from the outside world.

Many Hong Kong families are talking about this drama.

TVB naturally does not want to lose.

Clips of "Race Against Time" were broadcast at various time periods from morning to night, no less than eight times a day.

They also spent a lot of money online and offline to launch a public opinion offensive.

The leading actors of "Racing Against Time" have frequently appeared in various variety shows, interviews and activities, trying their best to promote the show.

Even the crew was asked to distribute flyers door to door.

At the same time, TVB also invited many experts and critics to comment on "Water Moon Cave":
[Logical puzzle in "Water Moon Cave": Is it a creative idea or a flaw? ]

["Water Moon Cave" details the inconsistencies. ]

[I can’t stand it anymore! A comprehensive complaint about “Water Moon Cave”! ]

However, no matter how many tricks TVB uses, it cannot stop its hot upward momentum.

When a drama attracts enough viewers, it is actually difficult to guide public opinion.

Everyone is discussing it after dinner. It would be so embarrassing if you know nothing about it or make a wrong criticism.

Therefore, whether it is criticism or praise at this time, it will only further increase its popularity.

………(End of chapter)