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

Chapter 327 The First Drama

Except for "My Love from the Star" two years ago, the highest price for a single episode of other dramas did not exceed 100 million.

After “My Love from the Star”, although these dramas cannot compare in terms of ratings and influence, they still try to keep the prices comparable.

The TV station's drama purchasing department has raised the price a bit.

Correspondingly, when CCTV bought "Reply", it actually took some initial risks, but it made more money afterwards.

This is also based on Chen Linfeng's previous good resume, including the drama purchasing department and the marketing department, who are all willing to be a gambler.

The price of TV drama advertisements changes every year.

As long as "Reply" reaches a viewership rating of 5% or above and becomes the hit drama of the year, it will start making money.

With the appeal of Xiao Chen's dramas, it is basically a sure-win business.

Judging from the results, the cost of purchasing dramas for "Reply" was higher than in previous years, but it actually made more money.

Chen Linfeng doesn't worry about how much money he makes. As long as he doesn't lose money, he will be able to slowly recover his costs later.

What he desires is fame and more attention. The CCTV-1 brand can last for another two years.

Chen Linfeng can be said to be taking advantage of the last favorable wind.

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As usual, Yu Fei watched "Reply" at home with her mother in the evening.

Yu's dad was taking a day off today, so he also sat on the sofa and watched with us, and everyone was having a great time.

In today's first episode, the opening theme song was a song with an English name, but after the prelude ended, Yu Fei was surprised.

Isn’t this Zhou Jie Lun?

Yes, this song was written (copied) by Chen Linfeng, and he specifically asked Zhou Jielun to sing it.

The original song was an English song called "See You Again", which was the theme song of "Fast and Furious 7". He replaced the lyrics with Chinese and made it the theme song of the TV series.

Yu Fei couldn't help but marvel at the fact that every episode was really different.

Excluding the nostalgic songs in the second episode of each day, the first episode is entirely composed of new songs.

And, they all sound great.

Netizens have already started looking for the full version of the song.

"Please give me all the opening songs that have appeared in the theme songs."

"Same request."

"This is almost like an album, and it's a masterpiece. Xiao Chen is not going to release it anymore."

"Liu Xixi's singing of "Little Lucky" is so beautiful. Can you give me a full HD version? The opening credits are not good enough."

"There is also Yao Beina's "In My Singing Voice". I feel that someone is showing off his talent, but I hope he can show off more."

This has sparked a huge discussion in the music industry.

Everyone knows that Xiao Chen is very talented, but you can't squander it like this.

Otherwise, when you come to the music industry, don't act so casually, as if you are going to beat us professionals.

This will make us lose face, you know.

It’s easy to come to the music industry and fill a sack with money.

But they just don’t want to, as if they look down on it (actually they don’t have time).

Many musicians are really a little overwhelmed.

It was OK before when Chen Linfeng mainly played instrumental music, they could comfort themselves:

A master of composing music may not necessarily be able to play pop music, as these two are different fields.

There are so many songs now, including nostalgic retro, modern and popular ones, each of which is a masterpiece and can be used as the title song of an album.

I can't fool myself anymore.

Zhang Yadong commented on this:

“It was like a show of skill. Chen Linfeng fully demonstrated his talent as a composer in his last TV series.

Not only the theme song, but there are also some nice BGMs in the drama. It is hard to imagine what would have happened if Chen Linfeng had not devoted himself to the film and television industry but entered the music industry instead. "

When Zhou Jielun was interviewed, he also spoke highly of Chen Linfeng.

"I'm a good friend of his. Yes, I mentioned before that I wanted to try to cooperate with him, and I really gave it a try."

"I think he is a genius. When we meet, we often talk about composing music."

Let’s get back to the TV series.

As the drama "Reply" entered the middle and late stages of its broadcast, its quality became increasingly apparent.

It seems that it is all about daily life, but the rhythm is actually very tight and there is no wasted plot.

Moreover, the cost of "Reply" does not seem to be as high as "My Love from the Star", and the crew size is not as large as "The Great Tang Empire".

But it is also a big production, not only is the soundtrack far superior to that of ordinary TV dramas, but almost all the actors are famous actors.

Veteran actors like Fan Wei, Zhang Guoli, Guo Da, plus four or five first-line stars.

The lineup is too strong.

All of this constitutes an extremely good viewing experience for the audience.

You may not think it is that good at first, but you just find it comfortable to watch, and you become more and more immersed in the emotional atmosphere of the character.

The families living in Erdaokou live in such harmony with each other, it's as beautiful as a fairy tale.

At this point, audience experience and word of mouth exploded.

Whether it's neighbors meeting or colleagues at work, the topic of discussion is always "Reply".

The last time such a scene occurred was when "My Love from the Star" was broadcast two years ago.

This further boosted the number of viewers of "Reply".

By the time the finale was approaching, the ratings had reached 12.65%.

In the last two episodes of the finale, Li Jingshu and Wang Yuan became husband and wife, and Li Wenzhu and Zhang Jingyu got together.

Several neighbors eventually moved out of Erdaokou Alley.

Yu Fei looked at the dilapidated alley, and the scene at the beginning where several children were sitting together watching TV appeared on the screen again.

Everything seemed to have returned to the past, a time when everyone was carefree and beautiful like a fairy tale. But Yu Fei knew that she could never go back, just like her beautiful childhood.

When she saw the end credits of the TV series, she almost burst into tears.

Mother Yu sighed deeply, "This TV show is pretty good, but I felt a little uncomfortable after watching it."

This drama always reminds me of a filtered past. After it ends, when I compare it with reality, I always feel a sense of emptiness, which is certainly not pleasant.

Zhang Li watched the entire drama from beginning to end, and his heart was filled with emotion.

After watching the entire drama, he became even more certain that it would be difficult to surpass "Reply".

When a drama touches the heart and allows the audience to completely connect with their own emotions, it is almost unbeatable.

In fact, this is indeed the case. As soon as "Reply" was broadcast, some viewers clamored for the TV station to rebroadcast it.

They were eager to experience that wonderful, fantasy-like feeling again.

The rating on Douban has been rising from the initial score of 8.8 to 9.5 points now, directly tying the historical record of Xiao Chen's drama ratings.

It is on the same level as "The Great Tang Empire".

Considering that "Reply" has just been rated, there is still room for improvement.

This can also be seen from the audience's comments.

"Goodbye, youth! Goodbye, Erdaokou."

“Reply tells the story of family love that stems from blood ties but is not limited to blood ties.”

“A warm bowl of chicken soup on a winter day.”

The final score will most likely not be lower than 9.6 points. You should know that the previous "Reply" was the highest-rated drama with a score of 9.7 points.

The dramas with this rating level include "The Ming Dynasty", "Towards the Republic", and the earlier TV series based on the four great classics.

They all left their names in the history of domestic TV dramas.

The mainstream media also has a very high opinion of this drama. The values ​​it expresses are so positive that they can be praised without restraint.

CCTV Channel 6 even launched a special discussion to discuss the plot of "Reply" and the impact it has already produced.

It has to be said that the Sixth Princess still values ​​Chen Linfeng and even watches his TV series.

But he no longer cares about the evaluation at this time.

Let’s go back a little bit to an earlier time, when Reply was just starting to air.

Chen Linfeng began to participate in the collaboration with Zhang Yimou on a new movie.

The script of this film is actually based on the high-scoring movie "Love" from the previous life.

Chen Linfeng changed it to a less straightforward name, "Sunset".

Zhang Yimou had already been preparing for the film, but this movie actually doesn't have too many scenes, and is basically indoor scenes, so there isn't much preparation work required.

He was more concerned about the specific shooting content of the film, such as shot arrangement, color usage and other issues.

The difficulty of the film lies in the performance of the two elderly protagonists, so casting is crucial.

For the male lead, both Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou prefer You Benchang.

As the old man gets older, he looks very kind and gentle, which fits his role as a retired music teacher in the play.

In addition, they also considered other famous actors, such as Li Baotian, Li Xuejian and other actors.

But they are not old enough, it is difficult to put on makeup, and their image and temperament are not so suitable.

As for the heroine, there is not much choice.

Yan Minqiu, Gui Yalei, Li Mingqi, and Lu Zhong are all excellent veteran actors, but in the end, Lu Zhong was chosen based on the temperament displayed by the actors themselves.

Teacher Lu really has the artistic temperament of a teacher, which is quite suitable for the role.

Moreover, he comes from a drama background and is still performing on stage at the People's Art Theatre, so his professional level is relatively higher.

Zhang Yimou gave the script to the two actors he had decided on early on.

Without being told, they took the initiative to contact each other and began initial communication and rehearsal.

Chen Linfeng is not worried at all about veteran actors of this level. The ultimate success or failure of the film does not depend on them, because they will definitely not perform poorly.

The key lies in the communication between Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou.

"Director Zhang, Happy New Year."

Zhang Yimou replied uncomfortably, "Well, Xiao Chen, you are happy too."

At this moment, they are meeting and discussing things at the headquarters of Qilin Film and Television Culture Company.

The money in Chen Linfeng's account kept increasing. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he directly bought a piece of land within the 5th ring road of Yanjing and planned to build a headquarters building.

There aren't that many people needed now, but there is a special effects company that has been expanding, a distribution department that is preparing to be set up, and staff from the V site.

In the future, I will have more and more people under me, so building a headquarters is inevitable.

Of course, they still work in rented offices.

Zhang Yimou came with Zhang Weiping.

He specifically mentioned this on the phone, asking Chen Linfeng to be more responsible.

I want to know what kind of person Zhang Weiping is.

It just feels a bit weird to ask a young person to take on more responsibilities than a 50-year-old.

As soon as Zhang Weiping arrived, he walked around the company headquarters and chatted with Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou first.

When he returned to the conference room, he put his hands behind his back and held his head high, looking proud.

"Xiao Chen, your place is still a bit makeshift."

Sometimes they say the place is not big enough, sometimes they say the location is not good and it is not as convenient as the new place.

What this means is that Qilin is still not as good as the new picture. Look, Zhang Yimou, you have to know how to make choices.

Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes and ignored him.

Are you so childish?

The kids were arguing about whose family was prettier, and then they said, "Xiaomou, you play with me, not him, right?"

(End of this chapter)