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As for Sheng Yunxuan's singing ability, well, he's just average. He's not particularly gifted, but he's not completely tone-deaf either.

In addition, due to his physical condition, Sheng Yunxuan has a long and full breath and strong vocal cord muscles, which is also a highlight when he sings.

In addition, he had taken vocal lessons for a period of time before, so he definitely wouldn't be able to handle things like live vocals when he goes to hold a concert.

However, recording an album under someone else's guidance is still not a problem!

The album producer, Hu Haiquan, who was invited to participate, also put in a lot of effort, guiding Sheng Yunxuan to sing line by line on the recording set, trying to polish the song to its best possible state...

During the recording of the album, Sheng Yunxuan also had to do promotional work, so he was so busy that he didn't get a break during the Chinese New Year this year!

These days, TV drama promotions are relatively normal; there aren't many people like Zhang Dahuzi who like to engage in marketing hype.

"Qiao Family Courtyard" was even less prone to these kinds of troubles. It basically involved attending the premiere and then participating in some talk shows based on the specific ratings.

So how were the ratings for "Qiao Family Courtyard"?

On the thirteenth day of the Lunar New Year, the drama premiered on CCTV-1, achieving an average viewership rating of 9.552% in its first week.

The current statistics on TV drama ratings are actually somewhat chaotic.

Many dramas have seemingly high ratings, in the teens or twenties, but they overlook the viewership share data!

Viewership share is the market share of a TV rating. The level of viewership share determines the value of the rating.

The viewership share of ordinary local TV stations may only fluctuate between 1% and 3%, while CCTV's viewership share exceeds 35%.
Therefore, if the viewership ratings are the same, CCTV's ratings are obviously of higher quality, as they have a larger audience and wider coverage!
This is why TV dramas nowadays are scrambling to get broadcast on satellite TV and CCTV...

"Qiao Family Courtyard" was broadcast directly on CCTV-1's prime time slot, which is obviously the highest level of broadcast treatment for domestic TV dramas.

A viewership rating of nearly 10% is also an extremely impressive result. Basically, unless a phenomenal TV series like "Bright Sword" with a viewership rating of over 10% appears this year, it will basically be the champion of the annual viewership ratings!

Even "My Own Swordsman" couldn't dethrone "Qiao's Grand Courtyard" as the ratings champion due to issues with audience, promotion, and broadcasting platforms...

Moreover, because it is a serious drama, its quality is completely different from the martial arts dramas that Sheng Yunxuan filmed before.

Sheng Yunxuan's performance in this TV series has solidified his status as a powerful actor!

The soaring ratings brought immense benefits to Sheng Yunxuan.

Because of his previous activity on the internet and the persona he cultivated, Sheng Yunxuan's original fan base consisted mostly of young people.

Among middle-aged and elderly people, Sheng Yunxuan's fame is obviously not as great as Huang Xiaoming's, who previously starred in "Young Emperor" and the new version of "Princess Pearl".

However, after the broadcast of "Qiao Family Courtyard", Sheng Yunxuan suddenly became a household name among middle-aged and elderly viewers!

Originally, Sheng Yunxuan, Huang Xiaoming, Nie Yuan, and the others were just "rising stars" and were secretly competing with each other for the title of "number one rising star".

After the broadcast of "Qiao Family Courtyard", the title of "Number One Leading Man" was no longer enough for Sheng Yunxuan. In the current industry terms, he was directly "upgraded to a higher level"!
To catch up with Sheng Yunxuan, we'll probably have to wait until Huang Xiaoming finishes filming "New Shanghai Bund"...

Currently, TV dramas don't follow a weekly release schedule. Unless there are special circumstances, they usually air two episodes a day, all at once.

Just as "Qiao Family Courtyard" ended and its popularity was still going strong, Sheng Yunxuan rushed to Zhejiang Province to attend the premiere of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

Compared to the low-key premiere of "Qiao Family Courtyard", the premiere of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was a much bigger affair.

To generate buzz, Zhejiang TV invited a host of the main cast and crew to the premiere, which included a red carpet event. Zhang Liangying, a Super Girl contestant who rose to fame through a talent show in the past two years, also sang the theme song.

Just before going on stage, Zhang Dahu hesitated for a moment, but still took the initiative to find Sheng Yunxuan and Liu Tianxian, who were about to be the last to appear, and tried to persuade them to act a little more intimately on stage.

Creating on-screen couples and generating rumors is not a new phenomenon; Zhang Dahuzi is quite adept at it now!
However, because of Liu Yifei's several disagreements during the filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Zhang Dahuzi had a misunderstanding about the relationship between the two and thought that their relationship was just so-so.

He was not only afraid that the two of them would not cooperate, but he was also worried that Sheng Yunxuan and Liu Tianxian might have another conflict in front of the public.

So, they took the initiative to contact me at this time, hoping that, out of consideration for me, the two of us could cooperate to promote the show and increase its popularity!
Sheng Yunxuan hadn't even spoken yet when faced with Zhang Dahuzi's suggestion.

Liu Tianxian, on the other hand, readily agreed and even took Sheng Yunxuan's arm affectionately.

A young girl who has just started dating can't hide her feelings and joy.

It's just because her mother had repeatedly warned her not to make it official, otherwise she would worry that it would affect their respective career development!
So even though the girl has been spending all her time with Sheng Yunxuan these past few days, they can only secretly hold hands when no one's around...

Now, Zhang Da Hu Zi's suggestion is basically handing the little girl a ladder; no wonder she's happy about it!

Upon hearing this, Zhang the Bearded was overjoyed, feeling that he had gained considerable influence, and repeatedly praised the little girl for growing up and knowing how to consider the bigger picture...

Because of the organizer's extensive efforts, a considerable number of people came to the scene.

When they were signing the inscription, a group of media surrounded them, and spotlights flashed everywhere.

Two rows of bodyguards almost couldn't stop the fans.

This was the first time Sheng Yunxuan had ever seen his enthusiastic fans.

Dozens of people, calling themselves "Clouds" fans, were all wearing white shirts decorated with clouds, holding up signs or posters of Sheng Yunxuan, and chanting support slogans in unison.

Sheng Yunxuan felt a little nauseous; he got goosebumps just hearing them chanting their support slogans.

But the fans obviously didn't find it cheesy at all; in fact, they shouted even more enthusiastically.

Their perfectly synchronized formation drew the attention of everyone present...

Sheng Yunxuan was a little overwhelmed. After walking the red carpet and entering the venue, he went to Fang Lan to ask her questions.

Just as he expected, fans couldn't have created such a unified and organized scene on their own!

It was because Ji Yong, who was in charge of online image operation in Sheng Yunxuan's team, was afraid that his boss wouldn't have enough fans or a big enough scene today, so he specially arranged it after discussing it with Fang Lan.

Baidu Tieba is currently at its peak, with a large group of celebrity fans gathering there. Ji Yong, who manages accounts on various online platforms, directly rallied Sheng Yunxuan's fervent fans on Tieba as their leader, and then organized them to create this kind of spectacle...

Upon learning of this, Sheng Yunxuan's first reaction was to tell Fang Lan and Ji Yong to stop doing such things in the future.

The fans' cheers were so cheesy that Sheng Yunxuan felt like he could dig out a three-bedroom apartment on the spot. He just couldn't stand it!

Besides, he's not going to be an idol anymore, there's really no need to do this...

Unlike "Qiao Family Courtyard," which aired directly on CCTV-1, Zhang Dahuzi sold the first run of the series to 27 local TV stations in order to recoup his costs and achieve wider coverage.

Following a grand premiere, the highly anticipated new version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" began its nationwide broadcast!

After the broadcast, it was difficult to calculate the ratings because it was broadcast by 27 local TV stations.

However, such a highly anticipated and large-scale TV series naturally has high overall viewership ratings, and its popularity and buzz on various platforms are even higher than that of "Qiao Family Courtyard"!

Unfortunately, its reputation isn't great, with a lot of criticism both online and offline.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Sheng Yunxuan, because he didn't have any scenes in the first few episodes.

The child actor was cast to play the young Yang Guo, but he obviously messed it up, giving the audience the feeling that he was too noisy and disruptive.

Fortunately, there was Liu Yifei's version of Little Dragon Girl, whose beauty became the driving force for viewers to keep watching...

The criticism from the public was quite harsh, with most people already concluding that "the new version of 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' is a complete mess compared to the Hong Kong version!"
Objectively speaking, the new version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" has its advantages, while the Hong Kong version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" also has its disadvantages.

However, due to the influence of preconceived notions and the tendency for people to embellish their memories, the new version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" has been met with widespread criticism.

Even when gossip such as "Sheng Yunxuan and Liu Tianxian behaving intimately at a press conference, suspected of being in a relationship" surfaced, it still did not shift public opinion.

With the airing of the second and third episodes of the TV series, Sheng Yunxuan's portrayal of "Yang Guo" officially made his debut!
The most criticized aspect of this version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was that Huang Xiaoming's portrayal of the young Yang Guo was too greasy.

At the beginning of the story, Yang Guo clearly did not understand love, yet he subtly charmed Xiaolongnü, which is why he fell in love with her and incurred many emotional debts as a newcomer to the martial arts world.

Huang Xiaoming has a deeply ingrained greasy habit, making him look like a womanizer who's always seducing other women.

Furthermore, Zhang Da Hu Zi insisted on his own way in terms of clothing and styling, and did not pay any attention to bringing out Huang Xiaoming's own good looks. In the end, he created a dark and greasy Yang Guo. Who would like that?

Although the older versions of Yang Guo were performed reasonably well in later versions, the audience had already left, so nobody cared anymore...

Now, the role of Yang Guo has been taken over by Sheng Yunxuan, and his acting skills and interpretation of the character are naturally flawless!
After reviewing the simulated memories of the character "Yang Guo," Sheng Yunxuan could say that no one understood Yang Guo better than him...

In terms of appearance, even under the "torture" of Zhang Dahuzi, Sheng Yunxuan is still as eye-catching as ever, which is very much in line with the handsome image of "Yang Guo" in the original work.

Even though many viewers prefer Louis Koo's version of Yang Guo from back then, after seeing Sheng Yunxuan's portrayal of Yang Guo, they can't say that he is inferior to Louis Koo's Yang Guo.

The initially harsh criticisms began to subside.

After Sheng Yunxuan's appearance, many media reports about the new version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" began to have some positive reviews.

On online platforms, some netizens have offered sharp comments, saying, "The only bright spot in this drama is the good casting of the two leads..."

Even Jin Yong, the original author, said a few more words when interviewed by reporters.

In fact, even if a TV series adapted from his own work is poorly made, he wouldn't say anything bad about it when it's airing.

After all, he still needs to do business in the future. If his criticism is too sharp, no one will dare to buy his film and television copyrights in the future.

So when faced with tricky questions from reporters who wanted to deliberately lead him to criticize films and television dramas, he would always deliberately change the subject.

We should wait at least a year or two, until the TV series has finished airing, before criticizing it...

Just like he might not be satisfied with Liu Tianxian's Little Dragon Girl, the Little Dragon Girl in his mind is not so aloof and indifferent.

But he never mentioned it aloud, only praising Yang Lai from Sheng Yunxuan.

He even stated that the latest version of Yang Guo is excellent, and even more in line with his ideal image than his favorite version played by Andy Lau!
Such praise clearly indicates genuine satisfaction with Sheng Yunxuan's portrayal of the character in this drama...

Jin Yong's praise gave Ciwen a platform to leverage its strengths.

Suddenly, all sorts of press releases praising Sheng Yunxuan were flying around.

"The new version of Yang Guo has drawn high praise from Jin Yong!"

"Sheng Yunxuan's acting skills turned the tide, and the new version of 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' achieved a resurgence in popularity!"

Jin Yong stated: "This is the most perfect Yang Guo in my mind!"

"..."

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At the beginning of 06, Sheng Yunxuan first achieved a double success in ratings and word-of-mouth with "Qiao Family Courtyard", which greatly increased his popularity and made him a household name with a fan base covering all age groups.

Then came "The Return of the Condor Heroes," which initially received negative reviews but later gained popularity, single-handedly restoring the show's reputation and generating a huge buzz.

For a time, Sheng Yunxuan was unparalleled in popularity, its fame and popularity exploded, and all kinds of resources, invitations and business contracts came one after another.

Although the popularity and success of this event were better than expected, Sheng Yunxuan and Qin Qianrong were clearly not unprepared.

Before filming began, both "Qiao Family Courtyard" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes" were considered top-tier resources in the industry.

Faced with this situation, Ciwen Company followed its original plan, selecting various high-value business and endorsement contracts and contacting resources from all sides, while also publicly announcing Sheng Yunxuan's entry into the music scene and the upcoming release of his first album...

(End of this chapter)