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

Chapter 172 New drama next year

In the following days, there was new news from "The Great Tang Empire" that the post-production had been basically completed and was being submitted for review.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will be broadcast on CCTV in the first half of this year. The specific time is still uncertain and depends on the schedule, but if nothing unexpected happens, the platform will be the same.

With so many stars and this being a big-budget historical drama, Central China Television attaches great importance to it.

Its biggest competitor, "Qiao Family Courtyard," has already been confirmed to be broadcast on February 2, giving it a head start.

There is no way. The shooting time is behind schedule, and because there are many episodes in the two parts, the post-production is also time-consuming, so it can only be put at the back.

In addition, "The Princess Weiyoung" was scheduled to be broadcast in February, but because Chen Linfeng joined the crew relatively late, the broadcast time was delayed.

Moreover, Chen Linfeng's joining attracted the attention of several provincial satellite TV stations, which joined the competition for the drama and fought back and forth for several rounds.

Due to these two reasons, the broadcast time is a few months later than the previous life. The previous life was trial-broadcast on a small local TV station at the end of 05.

But now Chen Linfeng is at the peak of his popularity, and many viewers are looking forward to his new drama.

Many people on the Internet are paying attention to the developments of its new drama, and the effect of its active marketing is better than that of most dramas.

During the Chinese New Year, the Chen family members were doing their year-end summary and future plans as usual.

In 2005, the TV series invested by Dragon and Kirin Company, including "The Seven Fairies", "Jingwei Filling the Sea" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", have been broadcast and achieved good ratings.

Among them, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was just aired not long ago and has now started its second round of broadcasting, and its influence is spreading further.

After the New Year this year, in addition to the two dramas that Chen Linfeng will broadcast later, "Detective Di Renjie 2" and "The Legend of Xue Rengui" will be broadcast one after another.

In the first half of the year, we invested in and produced "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", and in the second half of the year, we will co-produce "The Legend of Shaolin Temple" with the Central Plains TV Station.

The projects he participated in include "Soldier Assault", "Golden Wedding", "Spring Stepmother's Heart", etc. It can be seen from these dramas that Chen Shantong has decided to follow the trend and started betting on modern urban themes and sad dramas.

The drama "Legend of Shaolin Temple", as the most important major production in the province, actually achieved quite good results in its previous life.

But the problem remains: since 2007, martial arts dramas have been declining.

Even if the production is excellent and the fighting scenes are performed by the action stars in a very good way, it is difficult to go against the general trend.

Even if the ratings were decent when it was broadcast, it was difficult to create spillover word of mouth. Later until the 2020s, there was almost no related discussion on the Internet.

Of course, as an investment, it's still good.

In addition, as a drama that Shaolin Temple has also invested a lot of effort in, Shi Xiaolong cannot avoid participating in it. After all, he is not still in school at this time like in his previous life.

It has been confirmed that we will join the group.

Chen Linfeng was naturally also invited, but in the second half of the year, he wanted to be a director and shoot a TV series, so he declined with this reason.

His own drama is also the focus of Longlin Company in the second half of the year. The script outline has been completed and filed.

Through the school, Chen Linfeng contacted several outstanding graduates from previous years who are now gradually emerging as promising figures, with the intention of bringing them into his studio.

The pain point for these students is that although they have shown their talent and ability, they still have a long way to go before they can stand on their own.

Chen Linfeng’s invitation is an opportunity.

He clearly told these people that he would practice with one or two TV series at most and then start making movies. Even if he was not capable enough, he would find another director and support them in making their first feature film.

The seniors readily agreed and would join the group in the second half of the year.

Chen Shantong asked Chen Linfeng, "The news that you are going to film a drama has spread. Fang Hua also tried to test me a while ago. Do you want to work with him?"

Chen Linfeng was surprised and asked, "This is an idol drama. Is he willing to join in?"

"Why not? I see he trusts you so much that he's even a little superstitious."

The main reason for this is that Chen Shantong revealed that he actually chose the drama based on his son's vision, combined with the huge success of "The Sequel to Journey to the West" and "The Lotus Lantern".

It is hard not to be fascinated by Fang Hua. "Of course I am willing to cooperate with him. Maybe if the TV series is made, there is hope that it will be broadcast on CCTV."

Chen Linfeng nodded and asked his father to go and talk after the New Year.

Some urban dramas involve brand placement, which also needs to be discussed in advance. Chen Linfeng uniformly pushes these matters to Chen Shantong and Sister Mei.

This year's Spring Festival Gala can barely maintain its quality, and the song "Three Lucky Treasures" is very popular.

In language programs, Zhao Benshan can still hold his own. The "Talking Things" he collaborated with Song Dandan and Xiao Cui is not much worse than "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" a few years ago.

After his show, Liu Qianqian called as usual.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and chatted casually until after midnight, when they hung up the phone.

Just like last year, Shi Xiaolong ran to his brother's room after turning off the lights.

Chen Linfeng said speechlessly, "What are you doing here again?"

Shi Xiaolong ignored his brother's impatience and asked with interest, "Xiaofeng, how does it feel to be in love?"

"How should I know? I'm not in a relationship."

Shi Xiaolong was shocked, "You two, this is not enough?"

He muttered, "People call every year during the Chinese New Year, and my parents feel something is wrong."

It feels like these two have been following in the footsteps of husband and wife lately, always staying together. Liu Qianqian also always brings drinks, snacks, etc. for Xiaofeng.

There must be something fishy going on.

Chen Linfeng couldn't say for sure what the current situation between the two was. He seemed to have become much more harmonious since Liu Qianqian was cyberbullied.

He had already realized that the other party might indeed have some feelings for him, but he was not sure to what extent.

As for himself, facing the fairy's initiative, it was hard to say that he was not tempted.

However, after all, the window paper has not been broken, so they are definitely not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, but it cannot be said that they are just simple friends.

He thought for a moment and said, "Not yet. There must be an opportunity."

Shi Xiaolong felt a little cold sitting on the bed. He put his feet into the quilt to warm them up, and then said, "You are not a child anymore. It's time to make it clear."

Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes and said, "Don't talk like our mother. It doesn't sound that way, you know."

He changed the subject and asked, "I think I'll start making movies next year. Do you have any plans of your own?"

Shi Xiaolong forgot his original purpose and was successfully diverted.

"We talked about this before. This year we're going to shoot a TV series, a martial arts film Shaolin Temple, a military film, and a role in the second half of the year. Next year, you may still have to shoot a TV series. I want to make a movie, but no one wants me."

Indeed, this circle is still relatively difficult to cross, unless you join a company like Huayi that produces its own movies, participate in the film industry through self-produced dramas, and successfully transition to the big screen.

Hu Ge put so much effort in his previous life but still failed to make a successful transformation. It can be imagined that it would be very difficult without opportunities.

Chen Linfeng thought for a moment and consoled her, "It would be good to film more TV series in the next two years. It will be good to make yourself more familiar to the audience. When I make a name for myself in movies, you will have your chance."

In the 10s, the few male stars who could attract box office attention, except for the talented comedian Shen Teng, the other few, including Wu Jing, Wang Baoqiang and Xu Guangtou, all had experience in becoming nationally famous through TV dramas.

Huang Bo seems to be able to carry the box office, but in fact, the effect is not very good when he carries the box office alone, and he has actually starred in several good TV series.

Shi Xiaolong was not very happy to hear this. As an older brother, he didn't really want his younger brother to lead the team.

If you want to participate in your brother's TV drama project, you should make sure that you can help out by joining.

He sighed and said, "It was at this time that I suddenly began to feel that there was really no future for actors. There was no autonomy at all."

(End of this chapter)