Huayu: Traffic is king

Chapter 61 New Drama Selection
"Are you sure there's no inside information involved in this fan draw?"

After finishing the MV shooting, Gu Jingyi followed his agent into the company elevator.

Standing at the shooting location, he felt a little numb when he saw Tian Xiwei.

Such a coincidence makes it hard not to be suspicious.

"No, we really selected from the most active fans."

Lin Ze was a little speechless. He pushed his glasses and asked, "Xiaoyi, why would you rather believe the inside story than believe that she was really lucky? If you didn't insist on giving back to your fans, this kind of benefit would be given to you. Even if she barely shows her face in an appearance, there are still modeling agencies that want to participate."

[Of course it’s because of her touching response. When I bought drinks before, all I had to say was “thank you for your patronage…”
Thinking of her previous deeds, Gu Jingyi couldn't help laughing.

"She seems to have opened a lot of small accounts. The one we got wasn't 'Gu Jingyi's Donut'. It was another account, and the level was pretty high."

Lin Ze pressed the elevator button again and added.

"it is good"

Gu Jingyi nodded and walked into the elevator.

On the last day of his vacation, he still had the most important work to do.

That is: choose the script!
When he arrived at Lin Ze's office, Gu Jingyi saw that his desk was full of scripts.

But he has already classified them, putting ancient costumes together, modern ones together, and also distinguishing between his own company's own dramas and other companies' external dramas.

Gu Jingyi started by looking at the internal dramas. The one on top was a script with five big characters written on it: "The Twins of the Red Lotus".

This drama is based on the novel by the renowned martial arts writer Gu Long, and has been remade nine times. The most famous is the version starring Xie Tingfeng and Zhang Weijian. With the old versions being so successful, the new version is inevitably compared to them.

Gu Jingyi opened it and glanced through it.

The new version of the script has been significantly revised. In the original version, Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque were in love and hate each other, but the CP feeling was not so strong. The two occasionally worked together, but Hua Wuque was always tepid and cold to each other, and the emphasis was more on brotherhood.

In the new version, a lot of ambiguous content was added between Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque.

For example, Hua Wuque hugs Xiaoyuer around the waist. Such an ambiguous plot is fine between a man and a woman.

When it comes to two men, I always feel a little uncomfortable.

In any case, Gu Jingyi couldn't accept it and felt it was very abrupt and outrageous.

After flipping through a few more pages, he lost interest even more.

The new version has been deliberately emphasizing this sense of ambiguity, trying to use the two male actors Mai Fan to create highlights.

Gu Jingyi put it down and said speechlessly, "There's no way I'm going to take this drama. The adaptation is such a mess. What kind of aesthetic is that? It's impossible!"

"I don't recommend you choose it either. After all, it's a company-produced drama. It's a major IP, a collaboration with Perfect World, and it's being broadcast on the Kiwi platform. We still have to go through the proper process."

Lin Ze also smiled. He also thought that Huace’s move was quite funny.

The other male lead of this drama has been confirmed, and it is Cheng Zheyuan from Guo Ran Tian Kong.

It is simply outrageous to let your own cash cow support newcomers from other companies.

Danmei-themed dramas are most likely to breed CP fans. If Gu Jingyi went to film the drama, it was not to help the poor, but simply to attract fans. Everyone knows that CP fans are most likely to be purified into "pollen".

"Please take it away. It's annoying just looking at it."

Gu Jingyi waved his hands, somewhat impatiently.

Cheng Zheyuan is a member of MR.BIO. His former teammates Zhou Bangyan, Zhou Rui, and Zhu Xingjie are all filming "Idol Producer".

Huace is absolutely crazy, actually putting this kind of script on his desk...

The second script, "My Amazing Boyfriend 2: I Can't Forget You"

This is even funnier. Gu Jingyi was invited to play the male lead in the sequel starring his junior sister Wu Qian from the same company.

"Web series" and "sequel"—double buffs! This isn't poverty alleviation; it's slicing open an aorta and bleeding!

The third script is slightly stronger, it’s the ancient idol drama “Eternal Love of Dream”.

The Three Lives, Three Worlds series is a big IP. But Huace's ancient idol production is really not as good as Perfect World.

The famous scene of handsome actor Kun, "I'm scared" is from the Huace TV series "The Rise of Phoenixes". This drama has flopped in both ratings and ratings.

Seeing that it was an internal ancient idol drama and the same IP as the Three Lives Three Worlds series, Gu Jingyi directly used the reverse selection method and ruled it out.

Soon there was only one book left, with the words "Time Knows Everything" written on the cover.

The theme is an urban fantasy drama, and the main plot is:

31-year-old Shi Jian encounters Yi Pei, the owner of Yimao Group, on a flight to visit her husband, Ye Jiacheng. During the flight, the plane suddenly experiences severe turbulence, causing Shi Jian to faint and, in a dream, return to her college days 10 years earlier. She falls in love with her husband, while the second male lead also falls in love with the female lead. When her husband sacrifices himself saving someone, the female lead awakens to the realization that it was all a dream.

Just this ending made Gu Jingyi speechless.

Novel settings will attract the audience at first, but overturning all settings at the end can easily lead to an emotional backlash from the audience.

A typical high opening and low closing, just one glance!

Gu Jingyi didn't plan to accept it either. He put down the script and was not interested.

As if reading his thoughts, Lin Ze added, "The female lead of this drama is Tangtang, who is very popular among the people. If you are willing to take it, the company can modify the male lead's setting. They can make him a few years younger, setting him to 26. With the makeup and makeup, it will be no problem with your acting skills."

It sounds like Huace is really sincere. This is the "Tangtang" of the "Poet Immortal of the Tang Dynasty".

Li Yifeng's 15 collaboration with Tangtang in "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" was a resounding success. It seems that Huace Film Group wants Gu Jingyi to retrace Li Yifeng's steps and try out various possibilities.

"No, I feel like this ending is really bad. The beginning was quite exciting, but it fell apart at the end."

Gu Jingyi still refused. There was no need to take on an ineffective drama.

"Well, actually, the company really values ​​you."

Lin Ze smiled and spread his hands, still acting as a bridge for the company. Fearing that the "cash cow" would have any opinions about the company, Gu Jingyi was the only male actor at Huace who held up the stage.

"I know," Gu Jingyi nodded.

If it weren't for this script and the "Tangtang" script, the previous scripts, each one worse than the other, would really make people wonder if they were just "obedience tests."

However, Gu Jingyi came from the future, so he naturally knew that Huace was notorious for not being able to promote people.

Hu Yitian is the best example. Huace would rather give "Go Go Squid!" to an outsider than let him play a supporting role.

The promised compensation is that after the second male lead of this drama, Hu Yitian will be given the male lead of the same series IP.

It is equivalent to hanging him under the banner of "buy one get one free", and Huace uses its own male artists to promote outsiders.

This operation is really indescribable.

and many more!

Gu Jingyi quickly recovered and said, "Since the age of the male lead of 'All About Time' can be modified to suit me better, then there's no reason for the company to invite outside artists to audition for the male lead of 'Go Go Squid!'"

"You can guess that!"

Lin Ze was a little stunned. He only learned the news that "Go Go Squid!" was included in the preparation stage by Huace during the meeting yesterday.

I didn’t expect that Gu Jingyi could predict it. It’s really surprising.

Gu Jingyi began to look through the remaining foreign dramas, but after picking and choosing, he couldn't find anything good.

Either it's completely useless, or it's something no one has ever heard of.

The only slightly better one is the e-sports themed drama "To the Top of the World with You", but it is still not as good as a hit drama.

It doesn't mean much considering Gu Jingyi's current status.

"Brother Ze, if there really isn't a suitable drama, you can look for a movie that's suitable for me, such as one about youth and school."

"it is good."

After finishing the selection, he took a car to the airport and went to Langshi to record "Idol Producer".

(End of this chapter)