Actor: Thank you.

The next day, he made an appointment with Guo Jing to meet at the Magic City TV Station.

The hospital and TV station are both in the city, about five or six kilometers apart.

It wouldn’t be too much trouble for Director Guo to come directly.

"Have you eaten?" After Zhang Yuan and Cao Kefan met him on the first floor, they went straight to the studio.

"No, I can't eat these days."

I ordered some vegetables and rice from the cafeteria at Shanghai TV Station and ate a few bites.

"The braised pork intestines we make here are very good. We specially hired a chef from a famous restaurant." Cao Kefan also introduced.

So you really love this... Zhang Yuan glanced at him, held back his laughter and said nothing more.

Holding the manuscript in hand, he looked at it carefully.

Are there scripts for interviews?

7% have it.

Even if there is no script, the artist will generally communicate the general process with the host in advance.

The most important thing, just like eating, is to communicate first whether there are any "dietary restrictions".

If there are any topics that you cannot talk about or don’t want to talk about, you have to get rid of them in advance.

"Let's not talk about making money, box office, other industries, etc."

"Okay." Cao Kefan took note.

None of this affects today’s topic, so it doesn’t matter.

"Do you have other businesses?" Director Guo asked while eating.

"A little bit." Zhang Yuan pointed to the universe with his fingertips.

"If you are interested, we can cooperate later." He introduced.

"Not long ago, I just worked with a young director and an online platform to launch a TV series that will be broadcast simultaneously on the terrestrial and online platforms."

"I even think that in the future there will be a lot of TV series that will only be broadcast online."

“It’s the exact opposite of what’s happening now.”

"Because online platforms do not have time slots, an unlimited number of works can be broadcast at the same time."

Zhang Yuan deliberately chose the good ones to say.

There is no schedule restriction for broadcasting on online platforms, but there are schedule restrictions for streaming and publicity.

There can only be one or two main works in one cycle.

Now the east wind prevails over the west wind, TV stations are stronger than online platforms, so they have to broadcast first.

In the future, the west wind will prevail over the east wind, and when and how the TV station broadcasts will depend on the mood of the online platform.

After listening to what he said, Guo Jing also became somewhat interested.

Although the dramas he shoots are all costume dramas or Republican dramas, his thinking is not old-fashioned.

And now that I trust him more, I made an appointment to talk in detail when I have the chance.

Cao Kefan, who was standing by, twitched his lips as he listened.

You two, one an actor and the other a director, discussed in front of me about skipping the TV station to make a work... You don't treat me as a human being.

Zhang Yuan doesn't care about this.

"Soul Ferry", which Director Guo later produced, was a big hit and it was also the first self-produced work exclusively broadcast on the platform after iQiyi acquired PPS.

It has provided a considerable amount of traffic for the reorganized iQiyi.

Not only is he capable himself, he also has a group of capable people under him.

These can be used by yourself.

After reviewing the manuscript, Director Guo wiped his mouth when he was almost done eating.

"I'll just tell the truth anyway." Director Guo didn't even look at the script.

As an interview program, Kefan Listening is different from the more popular "Luyu Youyue" and "Very Close Distance".

"A Date with Luyu" takes the popular route, interviewing whoever is popular, regardless of group, and pursuing hot topics.

"Very Close Distance" is more fashionable.

The hosts of these two programs are both from CCTV.

When I arrived at Shanghai TV, as expected, they required their talk show to take a "high-end" approach.

Shanghai is an international metropolis, so housing prices and commodity prices are "high-end", so it's normal to have high demands on yourself.

And they really aren't just talking.

In addition to some "business orders", interviews with film crews, and creating hype for film and television works, the people contacted by this program are really high-end.

David Copperfield, the king of magic.

Cao Yu's widow, the famous Peking Opera artist Li Yuru.

Calligrapher Qi Gong.

The great painter Wu Guanzhong.

Top actress Meryl Streep.

Beckham's wife Victoria.

Pavarotti.

Mei Baojiu.

They are all the best in their respective fields.

Overseas celebrities, in particular, appear more frequently in interviews on Shanghai TV.

This is also because Cao Kefan's English is quite good and he can interview foreign guests directly without an interpreter.

Moreover, he is a master's degree holder from Jiaotong University School of Medicine. Logically, after graduation, he should be assigned to the Ninth Hospital in Shanghai where Yang Zhigang works.

So when it came to the interview, this person's statement on Yang Zhigang's injury was quite professional.

No host understands this better than him.

The title of today's interview is also called "The Aftermath of an Explosion."

"Zhang Yuan, I want to ask you what kind of mood you were in at that time."

"Rush into the explosion site and rescue Yang Zhigang."

"What were your thoughts at the moment you set out?" the man asked in a gentle voice.

"Actually, I don't have too many thoughts." Zhang Yuan leaned back in his chair, relaxed.

Shanghai TV is half his home turf, and the script has been reviewed in advance, so no one will set up traps for him, so he is quite relaxed.

“I think there’s no need for a reason to do some things.”

"We often say that human life is at stake. When you see the explosion, you don't have time to think."

"Were you scared at the time? After all, no one knew if there would be a second explosion."

"I didn't think about it, and I didn't think about it. The situation was urgent at the time."

"But now that you mention it, I'm a little scared. I have to be more careful next time." Zhang Yuan replied jokingly.

"What about Director Guo? What was your reaction when you saw such a star helping to save people?" Teacher Cao asked Guo Jingyu again.

"He was so dusty and dirty at the time that I didn't recognize him at all."

"After arriving at the hospital, he washed his face and I could see clearly."

"He left before we could say a few words."

The two gave a brief description of what happened that day.

There's not much exaggeration, just telling the truth.

"Our program team also found out that you sponsored many families and children affected by the Sichuan earthquake a few months ago. Is that true?"

This question stumped Zhang Yuan.

He didn't mention this to the TV station, and the other party really found it on the Internet when preparing the information.

These should be photos collected by his forum or fan club.

But it’s just a coincidence that it fits well with today’s topic.

"Have you ever adopted a child?" Guo Jingyu, who was crossing his legs, also looked at him curiously.

"It's not really adoption, it's just funding for living expenses and study expenses."

“I will try my best to help as many people as possible within my ability.”

"So helping others is more like your instinctive behavior?"

Zhang Yuan thought, that's because the system disciplines us...

It’s really fast performance.

I feel uncomfortable if I don't make some money when I go out every day.

"Well, finally, I wish Mr. Yang Zhigang a speedy recovery, and I also hope that the crew of "Secret Drawings" can resume filming as soon as possible."

"I also thank you both for coming to Kefan to listen."

More than an hour later, several people picked the wheat and the task was completed.

"It will be broadcast the day after tomorrow. You can watch it then."

"Okay, thank you for all the trouble."

After communicating with the program team, Guo Jingyu and I went upstairs to discuss the postponement of the drama "Secret Drawings".

Director Guo’s idea was to shoot other scenes first.

But the scenes for the role of the second male villain will have to be reshot after my brother recovers.

This matter is somewhat similar to what happened to Hu Ge at that time.

The cost is heavy; the film's cost will soar and it will have to be delayed by at least a few months.

But Guo Jing insisted on protecting his younger brother to the director.

Change the director, change the actors, and continue shooting?
It is possible, but the risk is also great.

What’s more amazing about Guo Jing is that he can write and direct, and he can do both of these jobs.

So it is highly irreplaceable.

After some tug-of-war, the Magic City side finally agreed.

But there are still multiple investors and distributors such as Bayi Film Studio and Guangdong Province that need to be dealt with.

That is Director Guo’s business, and it is not convenient for Zhang Yuan to interfere.

All he has to do now is wait.

Wait for the show to air!
A day later, the show, which was originally scheduled to be broadcast at 10 pm on Sundays but was later adjusted to the prime time of the entertainment channel due to good ratings, was officially launched as it is now broadcast every Saturday at 7 pm.

The TV station deliberately put this episode at the very front of the schedule and pushed back a lot of programs that were previously recorded but not yet broadcast.

After the 30-minute interview was broadcast, it immediately sparked widespread discussion. "It turns out that he was not the one who was bombed!"

"Who spread the news?!"

"A few days ago, I saw people all over the internet saying he was hyping himself up."

"So he went to rescue people!"

"You are worthy of being my idol!"

In this era when the UC Shock Department has not yet appeared, this kind of story with twists and turns deeply stimulated all viewers who pay attention to entertainment news.

So much fun!

It wasn't that he was bombed, it was that he saved the people who were bombed.

There is such a thing!

Not only should you read it yourself, you should also spread it everywhere.

Back then, even a trivial thing like "Science Approaches" could hook the cheeks of ordinary people, and they even dared to shoot it in a divided way between superiors and subordinates.

Every time after decryption, I feel like cursing, but I can still keep recording.

It can be seen that the spiritual life of ordinary people is still somewhat lacking and needs information to stimulate.

Unlike later generations, people hold their mobile phones all day long and their brains are numbed by the bombardment of various long and short videos.

This is an era where even “drinking boiled water” can be featured in “Approaching Science”.

So the effect after the show was broadcast can be summed up in two words: sensational!

If it is simply news about saving lives, it will at most be on the headlines of a magazine, or at most five minutes in entertainment news.

Now with the previous preparation, things are very different!

In addition, the program also exposed his sponsorship of children in disaster areas, so Zhang Yuan's reputation and attention skyrocketed in a short period of time.

Zeng Jia’s phone had been heating up from receiving business and interviews before.

It's finally calmed down a bit.

Because of the claim of "over-hype", many TV stations even cancelled interview invitations, vaguely saying that they would arrange it at another date.

This is how artists are. They can become famous with just one piece of news or one drama, and vice versa.

Now the word of mouth has turned around, not only has the situation of phones getting hot due to phone calls returned.

The program crew who had previously said they would talk again another day also came over with a smile on their faces.

Zeng Jia was even more angry and told him that she would blacklist those dishonest program crews.

Zhang Yuan doesn't think so.

Most people in this world can only fight when the wind is in their favor, and they have to run away as soon as there is a little headwind.

If you get emotional over such a small issue, then you should forget about this business. No one is a good person.

But it is clear who is a true friend and who is just insincere and trying to get attention.

Zhang Yuan denied the "blacklist" statement. After all, he is not a petty person...

Just adjust the priority of future work.

Those with "bad records" will be put aside, and those with firm positions will be given priority.

Optimizing the process in this way allowed him to reach saturation level of work in the next few weeks.

The price of business roadshows has also risen to 100 million per hour.

It’s hard to beat the price!
Zeng Jia's eyes were bloodshot, and she wished she could break her boss in half.

This way she can get more share.

Some are happy and some are unhappy.

On Rong Xinda’s side, although Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan did not “take the bait” this time.

They were even more grateful after Zhang Yuan's reputation turned around after this interview.

"This kid will definitely come up with some tricks, it won't be that easy for something to go wrong." Li Xiaowan thought.

"When it comes to marketing and packaging, he seems to be better than me as an agent."

But Li Shaohong refused to accept!
The key is, there is no harm without comparison.

Yang Mi Ke starred in both "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Chinese Paladin 3".

What is the current situation of "Dream of Red Mansions"?

If you can’t even get on the provincial TV station in the first round, you’ll have to see if the higher-ups agree and if the broadcast effect is good before you can try to get on satellite TV.

But after Zhang Yuan's operation, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" is not only difficult to be broadcast on TV, but it is almost being snapped up!
Making money for peers is secondary.

Li Shaohong never took the sugar man seriously.

They think that the other party is just making low-cost and shoddy costume films.

His own works "The Oranges Are Red" and "The Story of the Palace of Eternal Life" are serious costume dramas.

Since Zhou Xun left, the new generation of signed artists such as Song Yi, Li Qin and others have not yet grown up.

The leading actress actually fell to Yang Mi, who had just graduated from university but had more than ten years of working experience.

But now there are sounds outside.

It is said that your leading actress can only play supporting roles in your own company's films, but can play the leading role when loaned out.

Moreover, the films loaned out are both eye-catching and profitable.

It seems as if we at Rong Xingda have been exploiting our employees!
In fact, what people want to say is not that you are exploiting us, but that you, Director Li, are incompetent.

And it’s not just people outside who are talking about this. The gossipy young girls in the Red Mansion crew are also talking about this.

Our predecessors all became famous by going out. Have we come to the wrong place?

What’s even more exciting is that Li Shaohong watched Guo Jing and this “one of his own”, and now not only did he help Zhang Yuan to clarify on the show, but he also let his younger brother’s son recognize him as his godfather!
What’s the difference between this and saying to me in person, “Yuan Hua, let’s not contact each other anymore. I’m afraid Xia Luo will misunderstand”?
His leading actress was in the hands of Zhang Yuan.

My good friend and former die-hard fan also turned to the other side.

Li Shaohong was so angry that his blood pressure rose.

She didn't know yet that Yang Mi was not only held in Zhang Yuan's hands, but was physically held in his hands every night as long as he had time.

If he knew, he would probably be even more furious.

In her eyes, Zhang Yuan was probably no different from the ghost-fire yellow-haired guy.

Huayi is better this time.

Not only did I not get fooled, I wasn't angry either.

Good thing!

I was just thinking of using him to help the company go public.

Now that’s good, we don’t have to hype it up.

Even if Zhang Yuan doesn't want to cook, Hua Yi still wants to help him cook.

But their methods are not very high-class.

He wanted to arrange a match and find an actress in the company to create a scandal with him.

What if Zhang Yuan doesn't agree?
If I don't discuss it with you, then there is no disagreement.

Just do the job first, and then I can use drama to force you when the time comes.

Anyway, the contract has been signed, so you have to let me do whatever I want.

Now it saves them trouble.

It also allowed Zhang Yuan to escape... temporarily.

Hua Yi is not the only one who wants to take advantage of his popularity to hype himself up.

While arranging his work, Zhang Yuan was also planning to contact the crew of "Painted Skin" to arrange subsequent notices.

But before he called the other party, the other party had already contacted him.

More than a dozen roadshows and promotions were pushed forward at once, and he was required to participate!
It was impossible for Zhang Yuan to go to all the shows, so he asked Zeng Jia to check the itinerary and picked out seven or eight shows that were "on his way" and all in big cities.

The other party haggled for a long time and finally agreed reluctantly.

"I'm not the only one starring in the film."

"And Zhou Xun, Zhao Wei, Zhao Wenzhuo and others."

"It's okay if you just point to me."

"They are probably all counting on you now." Zeng Jia handed over a laptop.

With the webpage open, log in to Tudou and search for Painted Skin, a large number of trailer videos will appear.

Zhang Yuan watched it and thought it was good and the editing was okay.

"pretty good."

"Take another look at this." Zeng Jia clicked on another video, which was titled "The Final Trailer of "Painted Skin"."

Zhang Yuan patiently read it again.

After watching for less than a minute, he noticed something was wrong.

In this final trailer, he has obviously more shots than in the previous trailer!
Originally it was about 2:2:2, with other people and scenes contributing 4%.

Now it is 4:2:2, and the shots of other characters are obviously compressed.

Even though the shots of Zhou Xun and Zhao Wei were not reduced too much, they still seemed to be cut in comparison.

Zhang Yuan smiled and pressed the pause button.

I looked at the date the video was uploaded, it was one of these two days.

It is obvious that the crew cut a new version on the spur of the moment after seeing the interview.

Just to steal his popularity!

"This Pang Hong..." Zhang Yuan thought of the producer and deputy director of Ning Film Studio, Pang Hong.

This person is indeed a marketing expert, he is sensitive and quick to respond.

With this efficiency, the editor's keyboard must be sparking.

In addition to trailers, Zeng Jia also searched for some theater pre-production posters.

Before, everyone lined up in a row and appeared as a whole.

Now, on the new version of the poster, Zhang Yuan firmly occupies the C position, with Zhou Xun and Zhao Wei on both sides behind him, and the others are less prominent.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Yuan is the core of this film.

"If Zhou Xun sees this, he will probably go to the crew and scold them." Zhang Yuan thought to himself, you are not thinking of making trouble. When the publicity and promotion team meet, Brother Xun will give me the cold shoulder and say weird things again.

"But anyway, I achieved my original goal by accident."

"That is to become the absolute protagonist of the film!"

In this way, Zhang Yuan ushered in the hot screening period of this starring work with overwhelming momentum... (End of this chapter)