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

Chapter 219: Well-deserved and Mad

The main reason why Chen Linfeng came to hand in the notebook this time was to inform the school. It would then be counted as a student work of the school. As long as the quality was just slightly acceptable, it would be a great political achievement and publicity point for the school.

Of course he was happy to do such a cost-free thing.

As for those support policies, to be honest, they are not very useful.

The only advantage is that Yanying and Huaying Studio have a deep connection and usually have channels of communication.

If the finished product is of good quality, or even wins something at the Venice Film Festival, the subsequent promotion and scheduling will definitely be much easier to discuss.

Nowadays, it is not enough to have a work of good quality to be accepted worldwide; personal connections are also an important factor.

Although he has his own abilities, he would not do anything wrong if he could get help from others. Only a fool would not do that.

After achieving his goal, Chen Linfeng stayed in the office for a while until a classmate came to see Wang Rui about something, so he took the opportunity to say goodbye and leave.

After returning, he immediately submitted the script outline to his superiors for filing.

Because the time for this film is tight and the review will take a lot of time, Chen Linfeng also asked Sister Mei to contact her friends, who might be able to help when the time comes.

A few days later, the first short story of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" was broadcast, officially proving the quality of the TV series.

The ratings certainly cannot be compared with "The Great Tang Empire", but the highest ratings of 9.3% and the average ratings of 7.4% are enough to suppress the same period.

Not only did it rank first in the national ratings during the same period, but the ratings for the entire second half of the year were never higher than those of "Chu Liuxiang".

Especially since this is just the beginning, there is room for further growth.

If the audience share of CCTV is converted, the gap will be even more obvious.

To put it bluntly, although CCTV has declined in this era, it is still the undisputed leader.

Although "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" was not broadcast on CCTV-1 like the previous dramas.

But the highest viewership rating of 9.3% almost broke the viewership ceiling of Channel 8 in the past two years.

Chen Linfeng's audience appeal is evident.

Back then, he was worried that he might not be able to carry on with the drama, but now it seems that he has begun to gain national popularity.

This year's three dramas, "The Princess Weiyoung", "The Great Tang Empire" and "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", are all hit dramas that other actors can rely on to move up the social ladder, and Chen Linfeng has starred in three dramas in a row.

It was broadcasted in the same year, and the increase in popularity was unimaginable.

Major satellite TV stations have already begun vying for the second round of broadcasting rights without waiting for the TV series to be finished.

Some people from the TV station even said directly that from now on, any drama with Director Chen’s participation will be bought without a second thought and the price can be negotiated.

The advertising department of China Central Television was overjoyed. Every time Xiao Chen's drama was broadcast, a large group of sub-brands and advertisers would hold up money and ask for additional advertisements.

In their opinion, these advertisers are not the financial sponsors, but Xiao Chen is.

The station is already discussing how to convince Xiao Chen to continue to agree to broadcast the next drama on CCTV.

The current situation has reversed the host and the guest.

The media began to hype up the issue as usual. The controversy surrounding the Best Actor award a while ago has come to a temporary end as no celebrities have taken part in the debate.

Just when I was worrying that there would be no follow-up news, Xiao Chen’s new drama happened to be confirmed, and the quality is very good.

The mainland media, which did not lose the debate, praised the party as much as they could, as if they were rewarding the hero.

"The new TV King's new drama has achieved great success, with a viewership rating of nearly 10%"

"Three TV series ranked at the top of the ratings in one year, the title of TV King is well deserved"

"Master Gu Long can rest assured, finally someone can film his novel perfectly"

"..."

……

What is more surprising is that newspapers in Hong Kong are also touting it.

The Sing Tao Daily published a long article praising Chen's version of "The Legend of Chor Liu-Heung".

"In the past few years, Jin Yong's dramas have been repeatedly adapted and rebroadcasted in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and there are many high-quality works among them, but Gu Long's dramas have always been unpopular.

Even if some companies have made adaptations, the quality is often questionable. The few that have become famous, such as "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li", have changed the plot too much, and it is difficult to say how good the scripts are.

There are even rumors in the industry that Gu Long's dramas have inherent shortcomings because their author used too many descriptive descriptions and very few process and action descriptions when he wrote them during his lifetime, which resulted in readers having a good viewing experience but being difficult to adapt.

He also asserted that this was not the fault of the screenwriter or production team, but was due to limited conditions and they had no alternative, implicitly putting the blame on the deceased leader Gu Long.

However, nowadays we can see a work that is completely different from the past. It did not drastically change the original plot, but made ideal imagination and re-creation of the freehand description in the original work, perfectly showing the charm of Gu Long's works.

The author would like to call Chen Linfeng's version of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" the most authentic and perfect adaptation. Chen Linfeng himself, with his heroic handsome appearance, clean and beautiful fighting moves, and superb and eye-catching acting skills, perfectly reproduced the famous novel character Chu Liuxiang.

From a performance perspective, Qiu Guan was certainly very good back then, but he was dragged down by the crude costumes and props, and the old-fashioned fighting moves. The screenwriter also had a lot of shortcomings, but overall, it was not Qiu Guan's fault.

At the end of 2006, 21 years after Gu Long's death, there is such an excellent work that tells the world what the martial arts world created by Gu Long is like. This is enough to comfort us. From this point of view, I am grateful to Chen Linfeng.

Secondly,…”

Hong Kong's film and television practitioners actually have certain feelings for Gu Long. In fact, Gu Long's early martial arts dramas were developed earlier.

However, the advancement of martial arts and the emergence of technologies such as wirework have led to the latecomers surpassing Jin Yong's dramas.

Many people have tried to re-adapt Gu Long's plays, but several failures have made everyone a little hesitant.

That's why there is the conclusion in the long article that Gu Long's dramas are difficult to adapt. However, now there is a Gu Long adaptation that is so excellent that it is almost perfect, which is really a bit difficult for them to accept.

At the same time, I felt more or less convinced, especially since this was written by the Oscar-winning screenwriter.

Some industry insiders said that after all, he was able to win an Oscar and had the ability to re-create Gu Long's novels, so why can't others do the same?
So it’s not our problem, it’s just that Xiao Chen is too abnormal.

Mainland media reprinted this long article from Sing Tao Daily in large quantities.

Nowadays, it is rare to see Hong Kong people praising mainlanders, which makes some people who pay attention to relevant information breathe a sigh of relief.

On the Internet, people don’t really know how difficult it is to adapt Gu Long’s dramas.

It’s enough for netizens to just know that the show is good.

Especially since Gu Long's novels are very famous, even some people who have not read the original works have probably heard of the name Chu Liuxiang.

It was the first time for them to watch the Chu Liuxiang series of TV dramas, and just like the first group of viewers watching Jin Yong's dramas, they were easily immersed in the plot.

Since Gu Long's novels are very exciting in themselves, this group of viewers simply love the TV series to their core.

Obviously, most of those who haven't read Gu Long's novels are young people, so it's easy for them to get into the plot. The combination of these two factors makes the emotions quite passionate.

Some people go crazy directly on the Internet.

"Ahhhh, why is Chu Liuxiang so handsome? I like him so much."

"Xiao Chen, no matter what my parents say, I don't hate you anymore. Can you wear that white robe when you go out from now on? I really can't help it, hiss~ha~"

"How can there be such a good-looking man? I checked his past and found out he is so talented. Isn't this the husband God sent to me?"

"Can you please stop stealing other people's husbands? It's very immoral."

……

Of course, apart from these crazy people, most netizens also praised the drama.

“Great cologne flavor, highly recommended.”

"I don't know what Gu Long's flavor is, but it's really beautiful, as beautiful as "The Princess Weiyoung" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes."

"I really want Xiao Chen to go back in time and adapt The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li, and then ask Uncle Jiao to perform it for me again."

"The best martial arts drama this year, the fighting scenes are amazing, this kind of light skill makes me feel like Xiao Chen can really fly."

"All the characters in this drama are so good-looking. It seems that Xiao Chen always finds a lot of good-looking actors."

"Indeed, the girls are especially great, each with their own characteristics. I wonder how Chu Liuxiang can choose among them."

"..."

In addition to praising the plot, there were also posts discussing Chen Linfeng's acting skills.

"It's really rare to find an actor who can bring out the essence of Gu Long's male protagonists. I always feel that Xiao Chen's acting skills are a bit scary."

"Indeed, it feels like a lot of people overlook this because of his other abilities."

"It's normal to ignore him. He's so handsome, who has the time to tell whether his acting is good or not."

……

In a village in the northwest, Su Xiaomeng's family installed a satellite antenna capable of connecting to satellite signals, commonly known as a "dish", for the first time this year.

After Su Xiaomeng got home from school, he did not go to play with his friends, but immediately started to do his homework seriously.

Father Su was very pleased. This was a scene that had never happened before. Although this was an agreed agreement, it was a good thing that his son could abide by it seriously.

In the evening, Su's mother prepared dinner and called her son to come and eat.

Su Xiaomeng responded without even looking up, "I'm almost done, wait a while before eating."

"These are the puff pastries you like. They are freshly baked and smell the best right now. Are you sure you don't want to try some?"

Su Xiaomeng hesitated for a long time, but finally said, "I'll finish it soon."

"That's really strange. Is it necessary to work so hard?"

Father Su said, "Please stop talking. It would be better if your son just does his homework well."

Su Xiaomeng obviously sped up a bit, and after about half an hour, he handed the finished homework to his father.

"Dad, can I watch TV tonight?"

"Well, keep your promise and let you watch it tonight, but you have to go to bed after watching it, not too late."

"Oh! I understand." Su Xiaomeng cheered and went to eat.

After dinner, a few friends came knocking on the door on time.

"Xiao Meng, how's it going? Did your dad let you watch TV?"

"Of course, who am I? Come in quickly, it will start in a moment."

The friends all praised in unison, "What a real man, so awesome."

"That's right, Xiao Meng, you will be my idol from now on."

Several people approached the main room chattering.

When Father Su looked, he was surprised to see that all the children from the east end of the village were running over.

"Have you finished your homework? Why don't you come over to watch TV?"

"Finished." Several people answered in unison.

"Okay, then you guys can do whatever you want."

Su Xiaomeng turned the channel to CCTV Channel 8. The TV was showing the preview of the next program, which was "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang".

"I watched two episodes at your house last weekend. Chu Liuxiang is so handsome."

"That Qinggong, I feel like even Fang Long can't catch up."

"That's right, Li Lianjie is almost there too."

Father Su was puzzled as he listened. What did this have to do with Fang Long and Li Lianjie? However, since children don't speak logically, he didn't bother to delve into it.

At this time, some children complained.

"Chu Liuxiang is good to watch, but I don't know why Chen Linfeng's drama is not broadcast on TVB this time. It's so annoying. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to go to Xiao Meng's house to watch it."

"The TV series on TV series nowadays are not good at all. Only my mom and her friends can watch them."

"Yes." Several other people felt the same way.

Father Su explained, "The dramas broadcast on Central China Channel 1 are usually profound or educational. Martial arts dramas are generally not broadcast on Central China Channel 1."

"Oh~" Several people seemed to understand.

After a while, the TV series started and several children watched it attentively. When fighting scenes appeared on TV, they would gesture from time to time and make some noises.

Father Su didn't think it was noisy. He also liked watching the show. With a few little viewers around him, he felt it was pretty good.

Su's mother couldn't stand this. After watching for a while, she ran to the neighbor's house next door to watch the show.

Such scenes are being played out in countless families.

(End of this chapter)