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Chapter 416: Friends, the road to globalization
On that day, after the opening ceremony, "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" officially started filming.

The crew of "Chinese Paladin III" is very large, including actors, photographers, makeup artists, costume designers, prop masters, various logistical support personnel, plus the special effects team, etc., from top to bottom, there are more than 400 people.

These four hundred people will undergo closed filming for more than a month.

Among them, the film will also be transferred and filmed in various parts of the country.

Today is the first day of filming. The plot mainly takes place in the novice village - Yong'an Town. The characters that appear in the film include Jingtian, Maomao, He Biping, and Tang Xuejian.

At this time, Jiang Nan had already put on her makeup. She was dressed in red, with fluttering sleeves, looking cute, lively and adorable, which was very consistent with the image of Tang Xuejian. Cheng Cheng also changed into Jingtian's clothes. Everything was ready. Finally, with the waiter's "action", the "Chinese Paladin III" that had become the youth memory of countless people in the previous life started filming!

In the next few days, the filming of "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" proceeded in an orderly manner.

At the same time, "Friends" has entered the final promotion stage.

June 6th, there are five days left until the release of "Friends".

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Saiguo, Dezhou.

KUHT TV station, office.

Hans Dickinson has been under tremendous pressure over the past month.

It is not easy to go against the mainstream media in Serbia. On the contrary, it is difficult! Very difficult! Ever since Cheng Cheng held the press conference, KUHT TV has become a vent for Hollywood's emotional boycott of Cheng Cheng.

The mainstream media in Serbia has done its utmost to exaggerate this dispute and incite public sentiment, and it appears in the newspapers almost every day!

It turns out that every country has U-locks, and this is not something unique to Tianxia.

Instigated by Serbia's mainstream media, many self-proclaimed righteous people protested in front of the TV station building, publicly smashed TV sets and expressed their anger towards KUHT TV station.

And such pressure comes not only from outside, but also from inside.

Some employees chose to resign for fear of being implicated, while others were worried about the future of the TV station and began to question Hans Dickinson's decision.

There are even many former colleagues who told the media that he was autocratic, inhumane, and in collusion with the Communist Party.

The director even advised him to give up, saying there was no benefit in going against Hollywood.

But Hans Dickinson chose to believe the director from Tianxia.

He was sure that "Friends" would be a success.

He is not afraid even if he is torn to pieces!
If I lose the bet, the worst that can happen is I can just go back to the farm!

He is an old Texan!

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Netflix.

Valentine Locke sat behind a large desk, his face as stern as a piece of raw iron. He said:

"Friends will be released in five days, and you haven't accomplished anything. Originally, we wanted to make Friends and Cheng Cheng a laughing stock, but you only persuaded five countries, all of which were small ones!"

Adrian said with a bitter face:

“Chairman, I…I tried my best.

Cheng Cheng has a very high reputation and popularity in Asia. Audiences from many countries have participated in the film viewing and are very much looking forward to this TV series. However, they have contractual restrictions and dare not tear up the contract with Cheng Cheng. It is hopeless to convince big countries such as Japan and Peninsula.

In addition, Cheng Cheng's team also did an excellent job in publicity and promotion, which made our joint action encounter many difficulties."

Valentine Locke looked unkindly:

"So what do you think we should do now?"

Adrian leaned forward and said with all his might:

"Chairman, five countries are enough! What we need is not how many countries actually defect, but to let people know that there are countries defecting.

On the Internet, people don’t need facts, they need emotions. We just need to convince our users and then declare that Cheng Cheng’s announcement that 92 countries decided to introduce “Friends” was all hype and exaggeration!
Select a few more national representatives who have returned to our side and have them say something favorable to us.

In short, we need to release a lot of dense information.

You know, on the Internet, not everyone will actually read all the information we provide. As long as we publish dense information, it will confuse them and make it difficult for them to distinguish between the true and the false. Most people will only believe what they want to believe.”

Listening to his words, Valentine Locke nodded.

Adrian continued:
“Chairman, just because Friends hasn’t premiered yet doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be a success.

Even if it gets good reviews from some countries, it doesn't necessarily mean it will become a hit. There's a big difference between a hit and a blockbuster. A blockbuster and a true phenomenon are two different things. A phenomenon may only appear in a few countries. To be a global hit, it has to be a huge hit in several major markets around the world!
In short, for "Friends" to succeed, it is as difficult as climbing a tree to the sky. Even Hollywood blockbusters find it difficult to do this, let alone Cheng Cheng. I bet my last name and don't believe that he can conquer the global market. "

Valentine Locke said:
"I hope you're right. I also think it's impossible. He's just a Tianxia person."

Valentine Locke believes that there is no such possibility. Cheng Cheng is just a Tianxia person. Why can he be welcomed by all countries for his first Serbian drama?
Of course, "Resident Evil" directed by Cheng Cheng achieved very good results, but "Resident Evil" is a universal story. It was just filmed in Serbia, using Serbian actors and speaking English.

And apart from these, it could happen in any country.

It can happen in Asian countries, it can happen in European countries, it can happen in Western countries, it’s OK, but it can’t happen in African countries.
In short, this is not the point. The point is that Serbian dramas are different. They are close to the lives of Serbians. People who did not grow up in Serbia cannot understand Serbian humor, let alone make a TV series, let alone a sitcom.

In short, there must be something fishy going on!

And when this TV series is released, it’s time to reveal the secret!
This is what Valentine Locke thought and hoped for.

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Over the next five days, "Friends" launched a promotional campaign around the world.

Neon:

"The craze from Cheng Chengjun! The number of reservations exceeds 5 million! "Friends" will set off an explosive hit in Japan in days! "

"The legend reappears! The publicity campaign of "Friends" is fierce and sweeping across Japan!"

peninsula:

"Friends/The Cheng Cheng fever of the 21st century! The whole peninsula is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Cheng Cheng's new work!"

"92 countries released it at the same time! The TV series "Friends" was released in the most countries at the same time in history!" England:
"Friends", it is destined to be a TV series that will change the world

"A drama directed by Tianxia, ​​reviewing the dispute between Tianxia director Cheng and Hollywood"

France:
".Race? Skin color? Friends"

Eros:
".Friends."

Tyrande:
Different countries, using different languages, are promoting the same name: "Friends"!
International media, Twitter.

"Ohhhh, Friends is finally here. Seriously, my ears are almost callused from listening to it for so long. It has been imported by 92 countries. I hope its quality lives up to this level~"

"That Chinese director has done incredible things, and if it's really good, it will do even more incredible things."

"I believe it's good. I've seen many works by this director, and they're all great. I have to say, I've become half a fan of his!"

"Cheng Chengjun's works will definitely be very good-looking. As a Japanese, I support him. He is the pride of us Asians."

"Netflix will definitely regret its decision! I have already subscribed to it."

"? When did the Japanese and the Peninsula people become so united?"

"Unity? There is no such thing! Cheng Jun likes us more. He has already produced two Japanese dramas, both of which are high-quality works, but he has not produced any Korean dramas."

"Cheng Cheng came to our country to hold a concert first!"

"Stop arguing and guess which country's people can't watch Friends!"

"Hahahaha, it must be someone from Serbia!"

"But they can watch it through streaming media from other countries, hahaha, give money to streaming media from other countries. Of course, they can also watch it on TV, but I heard that the TV station that introduced "Friends" was attacked by them."

Five days passed quickly, and finally it was the day when "Friends" was released.

Lemon Films.

Ni Yongcheng, the current CEO of Lemon Video, was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

"Friends" is of great significance to Lemon Video. As mentioned before, Lemon Video has always had plans to establish a global screening system to provide video viewing services to countries around the world.

Their dream is to replace Netflix and become the world's number one streaming platform.

But your goal has always been unattainable because the audience for Chinese TV dramas is limited. It is impossible to have as wide an audience as English TV dramas. Therefore, Lemon Video, which relies on Chinese TV dramas, cannot compete with Netflix in the international market.

Unless Tianxia's national strength surpasses that of Serbia, and the RMB becomes the world's first currency, Tianxia will replace Serbia as the world's economic, cultural and artistic center.

But this is too long to wait, maybe at least a generation, but now, with Cheng Cheng's "Friends", they can achieve this goal faster! So, he really hopes that "Friends" can become popular in more than 90 countries around the world at the same time!
In this way, Lemon Video will become the choice for more foreigners to watch "Friends".

Of course, he knew that all this was wishful thinking.

The world does not revolve around his will, but Cheng Cheng, who has created so many miracles, may not be unable to do so.

He believes in the power of belief.

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Neon.

Li Zhuo's belly was already very big. After the doctor gave her a full body examination, he took off his stethoscope and said with a smile:

"Mr. Li Zhuo, judging from the current examination results, your pregnancy is progressing smoothly, the fetus is developing very healthily, and all indicators are normal..."

Hearing this, Li Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief:

"Dr. Yin, thank you for your hard work."

Doctor Yin smiled and shook his head, saying, "You're welcome, Mr. Li Zhuo. This is my duty, and it's my honor to be able to protect you and your baby. Remember to keep a good mood, and your baby will grow up healthily."

Li Zhuo nodded, his heart full of expectations and longings for the future.

After the doctor left, Li Zhuo, with the help of the nurse, found a place on the balcony where he could sit in the sun.

Li Zhuo lowered his head and gently stroked his belly, as if he was stroking the unborn little creature inside through his belly, talking to him:

"Baby, Dad's TV series is going to be released today. You also hope that Dad can be successful, right? Then let's make a wish for Dad together."

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Serbia.

Today, the entire crew of "Legally Blonde" is on holiday.

Many of the actors in the movie "Legally Blonde" are the original cast of "Friends". Beret of course knew that they would not be in the mood to film today, so he gave everyone a day off and let everyone watch "Friends" at home.

At this time, Veraya was at home.

Also in the room were Ollie, Lucilla, Paxson, and Cedric.

Ollie and Lucilla played Monica and Phoebe, while Paxson and Cedric played Ross and Chandler.

In other words, except for Jiang Jun, all the other protagonists of "Friends" are there.

Just like in "Friends", Ollie was preparing food, including homemade cookies, French fries, fried chicken and Coke; Paxson and Cedric were sitting on the sofa chatting, and occasionally cueing the other three girls; Vera and Lucilla were whispering to each other, and from time to time Lucia could be seen covering her mouth with her hands in surprise.

When Paxson and Cedric asked them what they were talking about, they both tacitly chose to keep it secret:
Boys can’t know!

The filming of "Friends" made the five of them become friends.

emmmm Jiang Jun was excluded. It’s not that he didn’t get along well with the other five people, but his heart was completely on his girlfriend Lin Yin. Sometimes after filming, when other people came to him to chat, he was still thinking about his girlfriend.

Over time, the relationship between him and the other five people was limited to that of ordinary colleagues.

"Oh, by the way." Paxson took a bite of dried fruit and asked casually while chewing, "Vera, how are you doing on the set of Legally Blonde? Are you adapting? What kind of movie is this?"

All of a sudden, the other people put down what they were doing and looked at Veraya.

After the filming of "Friends" was completed, the other four people had no work to shoot for the time being, only Vera, after the filming of "Friends" was completed, directly and seamlessly joined the crew of "Legally Blonde", and was the protagonist.

(End of this chapter)