Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 157 Tell your story
Second, the character's growth line is clear. The death of the elders enlightens one's mind, the havoc in Heaven increases one's combat power, and Yang Jian's illusion test adds knowledge and wisdom.

Every growth and transformation is not just talked about, but is reflected in the subsequent plot.

This is the biggest difference from the character in the previous life.

In the previous life, Chenxiang did not give people a clear impression of growing up until the very end.

In this drama, Chen Linfeng's later stories reflect Chenxiang's transformation all the time.

Coupled with Chen Linfeng's own personality traits and good acting skills, the audience really felt the changes in the protagonist.

The contrast between this kind of protagonist who really changes from a naughty child to a calm, reliable, smart and wise person will change the audience's impression from one extreme to another.

Especially in the later period when facing the heavy pressure from Wusheng Mother, Chenxiang has both intelligent and EQ and can shoulder the responsibility, which makes it really hard not to like him.

This is also the point that Chen Linfeng emphasized. The protagonist may not be very mature in the early stages, but he must be able to grow, and this must be reflected in the plot.

Think about the male and female protagonists in the later costume idol dramas who remain unchanged from beginning to end.

He took this idea to heart.

It’s the opposite of the later ancient puppet shows.

Third, of course, is the overall plot direction and villain design.

The early plot is relatively light-hearted, and although it is fun to watch, it is not as exciting as the later part.

And this, by accident, gives the audience a feeling that when watching The Lotus Lantern, their emotions are constantly rising, and they feel that it is getting better and better.

When netizens were discussing this, they all regarded it as a special design by the screenwriter. They praised Chen Linfeng and Jiu Nian highly and thought that their screenwriting skills were really good.

Chen Linfeng also took note of this point. Although it might not be useful, when it comes to the plot, he can try his best to put the exciting and climax scenes at the end.

The feeling of a tiger beginning but weak ending is not as good as a snake beginning but strong ending.

There is no need to mention the villain. This time, the oppressive feeling of the Mother of No Birth has been maintained very well. The villain in a mythological drama is sometimes more important than the protagonist.

Chen Linfeng drew experience from the TV series "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". The Legend of Sword and Fairy is so classic that a villain with style and powerful strength, the Moon Worshiper, is definitely the key.

In addition, there are some off-field factors.

Taking advantage of the dividends from early online broadcasts, the discussion level increased significantly, creating a breaking circle effect, attracting more people to watch, and forming a positive cycle.

Before The Lotus Lantern was finished airing, bidding for the second-round broadcasting rights had already begun among TV stations in the industry.

This is very different from the previous life, when this drama was basically only rebroadcast on CCTV.

Although it has been rebroadcast 38 times, the drama has indeed become a childhood memory for many people.

But in terms of influence, it is not as good as being broadcast on various local channels year after year, which can leave a deeper impression on people.

The most famous example in this regard is the TV series based on the four great classics.

Secondly, TV series such as "Detective Di Renjie" and "The Inspector General of Song Dynasty" also achieved greater and wider dissemination when they were broadcast in rotation in various places.

Thanks to the example of its predecessor, The Sequel to Journey to the West, it is also being broadcast in rotation in various places and has always achieved good ratings.

So this time, various local stations actively made bids and used money to convince Huazhong TV.

Now, Qilu TV, Zhongyuan TV, Blue Whale TV and Dolphin TV have all announced that they will broadcast the Lotus Lantern series in the future.

On the one hand, it was due to the huge response the TV series caused, and on the other hand, it was due to the requests of several local TV stations that bought the second-round broadcasting rights.

The main creators of the crew have to keep appearing on shows to promote the show. This time the show is "Tell Your Story".

"We have invited the main creators of the Lotus Lantern to our studio this time, Chen Linfeng and Jiao Enjun. Welcome everyone."

Accompanied by the cheers of the audience, Chen Linfeng and others appeared one by one.

The audience was very enthusiastic. As the host, Lu Yu had interacted with both of them in previous shows, so she was quite familiar with them.

She first greeted Chen Linfeng.

"Writer Chen, it must have been four or five years since we last met, right?"

"Last time it was Xiao Chen, this time it's Xiao Chen the writer, you are being estranged."

Lu Yu laughed, "Then let's just use the old name. In fact, I've been wanting to invite you to our show again in the past few years, but your situation is rather special and you've been in school the whole time. Now I finally have the chance."

"Indeed, I had to study hard before the college entrance exam. After entering university, I thought it would be easier, but I didn't expect it to become even busier."

"This shows that your career is developing better, which is a good thing."

Lu Yu simply exchanged a few words with him, and then called Jiao Enjun who came out next, and had a brief exchange with him.

After all the guests had appeared, Lu Yu began to speak.

Then several people sat down and Lu Yu officially started today's interview.

"The Lotus Lantern is so popular this time. Have there been any significant changes in your careers and lives?"

Chen Linfeng was sitting closest to the seat, so he spoke first.

"I think it's still a little bit. Before, everyone may have heard of my name, but now more people may know what I look like.

The most obvious change on the Internet is that before everyone urged me to update my novels, but now there are more people urging me to act in TV dramas.”

Lu Yu smiled and said, "So in the future, will you update your novels or act in TV dramas?"

"Of course I have to balance them. I can't give up one hobby completely.

However, as for novels, I may indeed be slower than before. After all, my energy is scattered and I can’t be as productive as before.”

"Oh~" The audience below were booing.

You are very productive, but you are a jerk who only knows how to dig holes and never fill them.

Only one book a year is not enough to read. Now even one book a year is almost unsustainable. It makes me even more angry just thinking about it.

There was a slight commotion among the audience.

"It seems that the audience here today doesn't quite agree with you."

Lu Yu smiled and turned to ask Jiao Enjun.

"I have one more character that the audience likes, which I think is great. Now when people see me, they no longer call me Li Xunhuan. Some have started to call me Yang Jian. It's quite interesting."

Jiao Enjun has the composure of a veteran.

Then Lu Yu asked a question that has attracted much attention online recently.

"In The Lotus Lantern, the characters you two played were very popular. Some netizens even quarreled over which one was more important, Chen Xiang or Yang Jian. What do you think?"

Chen Linfeng said, "I think Erlang Shen is more important. Being an undercover agent is not only dangerous, but you also have to endure the misunderstanding and even contempt of your former friends and comrades. It's very hard."

"No, no, no, Chenxiang is more important."

Jiao Enjun retorted, "Chenxiang is a person who can withstand pressure head-on. If he can't withstand it head-on, the front line will collapse directly, so it is more critical."

"I still prefer the character of Erlang Shen. He is handsome and willing to sacrifice."

"Then I think Chenxiang is not much behind. Haven't I seen so many people online who think Chenxiang is the most handsome swordsman ever on the screen?"

Did these two discuss this?

The audience below applauded when they saw that the uncle and nephew in the play also had such a good understanding outside the play.

Lu Yu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and stopped the two from flattering each other.

She decided to ask them one by one, starting with Chen Linfeng.

"I heard that the crew went through a large-scale script revision not long after filming began. It seems to be related to you. Can you tell me about it?"

“When I first joined the crew, I felt that some of the plots were not right during the script reading. I was a bit bookish at the time, so I didn’t think too much about it and went to discuss the script with the director.

Maybe the director was more in favor of my idea and finally adopted it.”

Lu Yu continued to ask, "I heard some news online that you were the one who led the script revision in the end, is that right?"

At this point, the TV series has already been aired, and Chen Linfeng has already received the biggest bonus as the leading actor, so he doesn't want to take credit for himself.

However, there is a lot of information about this on the Internet.

Some people within the crew at the time were aware of this matter, and many of the rumors circulating online today were probably leaked by them.

Chen Linfeng couldn't lie with his eyes open, so he said vaguely,
"Everyone came here to discuss, and there was no one who was in charge and who was in support."

Lu Yu turned around and asked Jiao Enjun, "Is what he said true?"

Jiao Enjun laughed, and everything was said without words.

(End of this chapter)