This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 487 The Legend of Sword and Fairy is Online
There are actually a lot of things to criticize in Sheng Xie's Weibo post.

It was said that Lu Ran used a month to quickly produce a bad movie to gain popularity, but in reality, he only filmed five episodes, and the preparation work beforehand took a long time.

Finally, he boasted that it took him eight months to build the scene, which was just a way to fool laymen.

This is like making a movie set in an urban environment without any high-cost special effects or scenes, even if you say it cost hundreds of millions.

These costs are all mentioned to the audience.

Anyone who does the math will know that some movies don't actually cost that much money.

Sheng Xie could talk about eight months of scene building without even mentioning it. Eight months ago, he probably didn't even know how to write the four characters "三阳开泰" (San Yang Kai Tai).

But Shengxie excels at publicity.

This topic is very interesting.

As soon as he posted this Weibo post, Lu Ran's haters caught wind of it and came running.

"After all that, it turns out it was all for his own drama. Lu Ran is really good at marketing."

"After all that, they just wanted to get a piece of the pie from our ancient costume dramas."

"Ancient costume dramas are my brother's territory, not just anyone can come and cause trouble!"

"The second male lead from back then has become the male lead, and thinks he's all that again? Go back to singing your songs."

Jiang Haoxing's fans were the most enthusiastic.

The reason is that Jiang Haoxing's new drama is about to be released.

Jiang Haoxing and Lu Ran previously collaborated on "The Song of the Clear Sky," which ultimately flopped.

This year, Jiang Haoxing has another new drama series released.

It's still an ancient costume fantasy drama, and it's a male-centric drama called "Sword Out of the Vast Sea".

It is unknown how Jiang Haoxing managed to secure this opportunity through his own efforts, and how he was able to continue playing the male lead in an S-level drama after the latter flopped.

However, judging from the current marketing, "Sword Out of the Sea" is quite popular.

Jiang Haoxing's fans also felt a sense of pride and satisfaction.

For fans, the fact that their idol can star in an S-level drama, and undoubtedly as the male lead, is a testament to his talent.

Outsiders might wonder, don't they know their idols are bad at acting?

In reality, most fans don't think their idols acted badly.

As long as it's my brother acting, that's fine.

Every blink is a display of superb acting skills, every turn exudes power, and if they deliver an exceptional performance, it's even more remarkable, like they're worthy of an Oscar.

Although the title of Best Actor isn't really that prestigious these days.

Recently, Jiang Haoxing's fans have gained momentum within the entertainment industry.

Fans' goal is to help Jiang Haoxing challenge for the throne of ancient costume drama male god.

At this time, Lu Ran, who had played a supporting role to Jiang Haoxing in "The Song of the Clear Sky," had a new drama airing, and immediately became the target of everyone's attacks.

Meanwhile, Jiang Haoxing and his creative team were also promoting "Sword Out of the Cangming".

Around noon that day, an interview video of Jiang Haoxing began circulating online.

In the video, Jiang Haoxing is being interviewed by a reporter at a promotional event.

The reporter asked him how much he had sacrificed for this drama.

At this point, Jiang Haoxing had something to say.

But there's a proper way to say these things.

Jiang Haoxing first praised the rest of the crew, how hard the director worked, how hard the other actors worked, and then subtly praised himself at the end.

Everything before that is fine.

But when he came to the end, Jiang Haoxing smiled and said, "I was deeply moved by the efforts of the entire Sword Out of the Sea crew. It was because of this solid creative process that I realized that the core of film and television works is to have reverence for the work itself, rather than to pursue popularity."

I know some of my colleagues rely on marketing gimmicks to promote their dramas, but this behavior is essentially harmful to the industry. Fantasy dramas need a deep cultural foundation; good looks alone cannot carry a show. Please pay attention to "Sword Out of the Azure Sea," and I hope this drama will bring you surprises.

As Jiang Haoxing spoke, the reporters' faces lit up with surprise.

This brings up the topic!
Jiang Haoxing was talking about Lu Ran!
After the video circulated, Jiang Haoxing's fans also expressed their support on Weibo.

After seeing the video, Lu Ran's fans all said, "You're right."

"We really should put some pressure on Director Lu."

"Was this draft written in advance? How could Jiang Haoxing still be able to say such a long passage?"

"It must have been prepared in advance, because he doesn't usually speak so fluently."

"Now Director Lu has become a pushover; anyone can kick him while he's down."

"Who told Director Lu to jump into this huge pit of fantasy dramas? Director Lu, you go first, we'll cheer you on from behind."

Lu Ran's fans vividly demonstrated their attitude of only supporting his work and not him as a person.

At noon, Lu Ran, who was eating lunch, came across the online discussions.

"These people are good at everything except acting."

Lu Ran commented.

Just listening to Jiang Haoxing's speech made him feel that Lu Ran was a disgrace to the industry, and that he was the one who was responsible for the industry. He even felt that he should support this conscientious drama, "Sword Out of the Vast Sea".

He would have believed it if he hadn't been fooled so many times.

No matter how good the production is before it goes live, it's all wrong when the final product is released; this has happened far too many times.

Lu Ran put down his phone and looked at Li Quan, who was eating next to him.

"Brother Quan, are the opening and ending theme songs ready yet?"

Li Quan: "Okay, it will be released at 2 PM."

The opening and ending themes of "Chinese Paladin" are called "Kill the Wolf" and "Finally Understand".

The soundtrack for the TV series "Chinese Paladin" is pretty good; several songs are very fitting and sound great on their own.

Lu Ran assigned both songs to singers from his studio to perform.

At 2 PM, "Sha Po Lang" and "Finally Understand" were released online together.

The news of Lu Ran's new song release also spread on Douyin.

Many netizens clicked in to listen.

Given Lu Ran's current status in the music scene, the release of his new song will garner a lot of attention, even if he doesn't sing it himself.

The singer who performed "Sha Po Lang" was a female singer who made it to the finals of Lu Ran's fan meeting. "A body that has slumbered for a thousand years awakens from decaying branches and withered leaves~"

"It is the nightingale's mournful sigh that breaks the spell."

The singing voice drifted over slowly.

"It sounds great!"

"It still has to be Director Lu; he's unparalleled when it comes to songwriting."

After listening to "Sha Po Lang", everyone clicked on "Finally Understand".

On Earth, this song is performed by the group Power Station. Another famous TV drama theme song they have is "Dang" from the TV series "My Fair Princess".

In this world, she is still a singer who debuted through a fan club.

This song was specially created for the game "Chinese Paladin" and its lyrics fit the storyline perfectly.

As netizens listened, they felt the sadness conveyed in the song.

"Don't say anything, I don't want to understand."

"At least I still have beautiful dreams~"

"Don't say anything, I really don't want to understand."

"Finally, I understand. It's time to let go."

The general consensus is that this song is still very good.

However, since the story of "Chinese Paladin" has not yet unfolded, people cannot yet connect the content of the song with the plot.

Even so, these two songs still made it onto the new song charts, eventually reaching the first and second positions.

The main reason is that there aren't any great new songs on the market right now, and these two songs aren't bad either.

Time flew by and the day "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was released.

At noon, "Chinese Paladin" will officially premiere.

In the trembling office, Sun Kai felt a little uneasy.

This is the first time he's done something like this, so it's hard to say what the outcome will be.

Although "Chinese Paladin" is available for free streaming, viewers will not be patient enough to watch it just because it's free.

Looking good is still the most important thing.

If the premiere doesn't go well, he'll really have to give his superiors an explanation.

Zhejiang Province, on a film set.

Around midnight, the crew finished filming a scene.

Lu Ran immediately told everyone to take a break and start serving lunch.

In the cast and crew of Chinese Paladin, everyone ate the same food, without any distinction of quality.

Lu Ran strictly implemented the fine tradition of everyone eating from the same pot.

This alone would surprise even extras in the entertainment industry.

The director eats the same food as the extras? Are you kidding me?

This left everyone in the crew speechless.

During the meal, everyone talked about the release of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series.

The first five episodes were released live today, and after the live stream, all five episodes were unblocked and can be watched directly on Douyin.

During the filming of this "Chinese Paladin" series, Lu Ran made some adjustments.

The current version of "Chinese Paladin" has 34 episodes, but the original version had 38 episodes.

This cuts out a lot of content, which makes some parts seem illogical when watching the censored version.

For example, Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er met Liu Jinyuan on the second day after arriving in Suzhou. The two spent the first night on a boat because all the inns in the city were full when the top scholar Liu Jinyuan arrived, and the two had nowhere to stay.

The next day, after Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er met Liu Jinyuan, they said, "If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be in this situation."

However, the preceding paragraph was deleted.

There are many more such problems.

In addition, there is the final Love Without Limits, which was originally the Dionysus Curse.

You can forget about romance when you talk to Baiyue, just go straight to Love Without Limits. It's because the plot was cut and cut so many times that they had no choice but to force it together.

With the help of the system and his own understanding, Lu Ran finally optimized the entire drama.

Before midnight, the live stream of Legend of Sword and Fairy had already started.

This is somewhat different from the live streamer's room; it's a dedicated page created by Douyin (TikTok), with no tipping function and a cleaner, more immersive interface.

After clicking in, netizens saw the logo in the upper left corner, a fire symbol, with the words "Spark TV" written next to it.

"Wow, it even made it on TV?"

"I have to say, it really does feel a bit like watching TV."

The page is currently displaying a public service advertisement.

When the commercials ended, it was exactly midnight, and "Chinese Paladin" officially started airing.

After everyone has finished watching the opening theme song, the main feature begins.

The opening scene is set in the Nanzhao Kingdom ten years ago.

"Kill the Empress, slay the evil spirits!"

The crowd was in high spirits, and the Moon Worship Cult Leader and the Emperor made their appearances.

It's only because the Empress has the bloodline of Nuwa and is a demon.

Later, Li Xiaoyao and the Drunken Sword Immortal appeared and saved the Empress.

Later, in Li Xiaoyao's dream, a battle of immortal techniques attracted everyone's attention.

The fight scene had great special effects and the actors' performances were also excellent, making it a very enjoyable watch.

The special effects in Lu Ran's version are much better than the original.

When the camera returns to Li Xiaoyao, the protagonist, who is a waiter, is presented to the audience.

After seeing so many lifeless male protagonists in historical romance dramas, this kind of male protagonist, full of life and vitality, makes the audience feel a sense of familiarity.

(End of this chapter)