Huayu: Rising from Tencent

Chapter 106 Hu Ge's decision, Blind Sister's silence

The variety show "Go Fighting!" came to an end at the end of April, having aired for exactly four months since its premiere at the beginning of the year.

This variety show brought over 150 million new users to Tencent Video!

The total revenue from the project, including GG revenue and membership income, brought Tencent Video a nearly 100-figure sum.

Domestic piracy platforms are rampant, and the number of viewers watching pirated content far exceeds the number of viewers watching on Tencent Video.

Shen Ci had seen pirated versions before, but now that his identity has changed, he hates these pirate platforms to the core.

After the show "Go Fighting!" became a huge hit, it attracted the attention of many celebrities who wanted to become regular guests in the second season.

Yan Min's phone was ringing off the hook with all sorts of people making requests, offering money, and inviting her to dinner.

Yan Min would report to Shen Ci every time she received a phone call.

He didn't want these things to give anyone leverage against him, especially since too many people on Tencent's video platform were envious of him.

At the end of the month, the documentary "Police Station" was also officially launched.

Before its release, Tencent Video spent a lot of money to buy many trending topics and heavily promote some of the funny clips in the main program.

This attracted a large audience, who gave it rave reviews after watching it immediately.

This documentary is authentic and down-to-earth, combining legal education with warmth, and is very likely to resonate with a wide audience.

Is Tencent Video really going to make a comeback this year? Both "The Romance of Tiger and Rose" and "Go Fighting!" are huge hits.

I don't know if I can get up or not, but I subscribed to the membership because I watched "Go Fighting!".

Other platforms aren't pushovers either; they won't rise to prominence so easily. You're oversimplifying things!

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Online discussions about Tencent Video are currently very high, with a much greater demand compared to other platforms.

Even now, many netizens are still leaving messages on Tencent Video's official Weibo account, urging the "nephew" to open a Weibo account!

The term "nephew" is a nickname netizens use for Shen Ci.

Naza and others had teased Shen Ci about this nickname, leaving Shen Ci speechless.

After the cast of "Love O2O" was finalized, Chen Duling, a newcomer, sparked a discussion within the industry.

Na Zha was naturally unable to keep secrets, and he was extremely curious. He wanted to ask Shen Ci the reason behind it, but he didn't dare to.

However, Cai Yinong took the initiative to talk to her about this matter, informing her that it was director Lin Yufen who personally selected Chen Duling.

Now, Naza had no other thoughts; she was now extremely concerned about Shen Ci!

If even a female cat appeared next to Shen Ci, she would probably kick it away!

Anyway, she always held onto one idea in her heart, which was the same old story of wanting to become the Crown Princess.

Zhang Ruonan learned about Chen Duling's situation from Chu Han.

She instinctively felt that it must have been decided by her own brother.

So, during a break while doing something with Shen Ci, he suddenly asked the question.

Shen Ci hadn't expected "Seven" to have such a side, and he didn't intend to hide it.

Zhang Ruonan chose to believe her brother, and after receiving a satisfactory answer, she rewarded Shen Ci handsomely in her own way.

Zhang Ruonan stayed in the capital until April 5th before reluctantly leaving Shen Ci's side and returning to Hangzhou.

There were still classes at school, and sometimes Zhang Ruonan even thought about dropping out of school altogether.

It's just a junior college, not a 211 or 985 university, so there's nothing to miss about it.

But she knew that her parents would definitely not agree to her dropping out of school.

Xiao Baiyan also left Beijing and returned to Shanghai. Like Zhang Ruonan, she also had to continue her studies.

With only ten days left before filming begins, Xiaobaiyan eagerly awaits the start of filming so he won't have to study anymore.

Noon Sunshine has now confirmed the director of "Da Ming".

The director was Zhang Ting, who had just collaborated with Chen Kaige on the film "Monk Comes Down the Mountain".

After learning about it, Shen Ci was somewhat distrustful...

It was only after Hou Hongliang vouched for him with his character that Shen Ci reluctantly agreed to the engagement with Zhang Ting.

Once the director was confirmed, Shen Ci immediately urged Hou Hongliang to speed up the audition process, specifying a deadline of the 15th.

Shen Ci thought that the male and female leads for "Da Ming" should be selected through auditions.

He didn't have any suitable candidates around him, and those who were actively recommended were simply not to his liking.

Actors like Zhang Ruonan are too young to play Sun Ruowei; they would be unable to handle the role and would easily lose their immersion in the story.

In the second unit of "The Girls' High School", Shen Ci has been confirmed to be played by Li Yitong and Li Lin.

Today, he made a special call to Li Yitong.

Li Yitong was filming on the set of "Demon Girl" and did not hear the phone ring.

She only saw the phone after filming ended, and immediately called back.

"I'm so sorry, I was filming the whole time and didn't hear your call. I called you as soon as I saw it."

As soon as the call connected, Li Yitong quickly apologized.

Hearing her say that, Shen Ci wondered if this person was thinking of him as too "unapproachable".

"It's nothing, I just need to talk to you about something."

"Um—I'm really busy with filming right now and can't find the time. I'll come see you when I have a little free time, okay?"

"That's not it. I have a short film series coming up; would you be interested in acting in it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yitong was so surprised that he almost cried out.

She thought Shen Ci was calling to ask her to go back and keep him company, and she didn't even think about the possibility of a new drama.

Coming to her senses, she quickly replied, "Yes, of course... What kind of drama is it?"

Shen Ci said, "Go check out the 'High School Girls' film series. This project is a remake of it."

"Okay," Li Yitong replied quickly. "I'll go check it out as soon as I get back to the hotel."

After the two ended their call, Li Yitong immediately called Xu Yiruo to share the news with her.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yiruo said earnestly, "I told you, in the entertainment industry, if you don't have a powerful backer, how could projects just come knocking on your door for no reason?"

"You need to be gentler in front of boys. You'll have to spend more time with Shen Ci from now on."

Li Yitong listened, lowered his head, and said softly, "Sister, I know you mean well."

"Just focus on filming. I'll coordinate with Tencent to get the contract signed as soon as possible," Xu Yiruo said.

They appear glamorous in public, but suffer in private!

This is Li Yi's summary of his experience as a celebrity after a few months in the industry.

Having experienced it firsthand, she had many feelings about it. However, she felt lucky to have met Shen Ci.

In her heart, being with Shen Ci made her feel like she was getting the better deal.

After finishing the phone call with Li, Shen Ci prepared to leave work.

He first found Lin Xin and asked about the progress of the Black and White Duo before leaving the company.

Shen Ci did not return to the hotel, but went to the villa. He had not yet seen the villa in person since the renovation began.

The interior designer, knowing that Shen Ci was coming, waited there early in the morning.

As soon as Shen Ci arrived, the designer led him on a tour of the villa, explaining the details of the decoration in detail.

After walking around for a while, it was completely dark.

As Shen Ci prepared to return to the hotel, he casually called the hotel reception to ask them to prepare food.

His phone rang again as soon as he hung up.

Shen Ci glanced down at the note and couldn't help but roll her eyes, a roll that lasted for several seconds.

"Mr. Cai, why don't you just leave the sugar figurine business and work for me? I'll give you my position!"

The caller was Cai Yinong; this woman had called Shen Ci countless times in the past month.

Shen Ci refused every time she called, but she persisted relentlessly, her skin thicker than a city wall.

Cai Yinong responded with a smile, "The sugar figurine is like my son, and as his mother, I really can't bear to part with him."

"Alright, what is it now?" Shen Ci was too lazy to beat around the bush and asked directly.

Before Cai Yinong could answer, he continued, "Are you trying to recommend someone for a role again?"

Cai Yinong asked, "Do you know our brother Hu?"

Shen Ci recalled the image of Brother Hu from "Chinese Paladin" and the news of Brother Hu's secret marriage to his agent in the future.

"Both projects are highly regarded in the industry, and they are sure to generate a lot of buzz when they air, so..."

"So you want him to act in 'Da Ming'?" Shen Ci interrupted her directly, his intentions obvious without even thinking.

Following Shen Ci's words, Cai Yinong said, "Yes, Brother Hu can audition according to the normal procedure, what do you think?"

Both "Nirvana in Fire" and "The Disguiser" were huge hits after they aired, and Hu Ge is poised to reach the peak of his career this year.

Moreover, both of these projects will not be broadcast until the end of the year, and even if "Da Ming" is broadcast first, it will be later than these two projects.

Thinking about this, Shen Ci felt that it was quite suitable for Brother Hu to participate in "Ming Dynasty".

If Hu Ge can star in it, then the audience will definitely be looking forward to the show when it airs.

Sometimes, an actor can indeed attract a lot of attention in the early stages of a project.

Of course, if the quality of the broadcast is poor, then it won't help.

"Then let's settle on it. Mr. Cai, you call me every day, so I have to give you face."

Upon hearing Shen Ci's words, Cai Yinong felt dizzy. Happiness had come so suddenly that she was practically going "crazy"!

After making so many calls to Shen Ci, I finally succeeded this time. The feeling is indescribable.

"Mr. Shen, thank you so much! I'll arrange to meet Brother Hu right away and have him toast you a few times!"

"I don't drink, so that's fine. You can just connect directly with Noon Sunshine."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Mr. Shen, thank you!"

After hanging up the phone, Cai Yinong excitedly posted a message on her WeChat Moments, subtly showing off the incident.

She didn't specify, but posted things like "We're going to collaborate with Noon again."

After posting the message on WeChat Moments, Cai Yinong called Nazha and praised her generously.

She found Shen Ci pleasing to the eye, and naturally grew to like Shen Ci's girlfriend, Nazha, even more.

"Naza, K-sister, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You have such good taste in boyfriends, much better than your senior sister!"

Naza chuckled. Cai Yinong's sudden outburst left Naza completely bewildered.

After finding out the reason, she was too lazy to say anything more and hung up the phone after a few words.

As soon as she hung up the phone, Cai Yinong saw the comments on her WeChat Moments and discovered that Liu Shishi had also commented.

"Sister K, who's taken on a new project?"

Cai Yinong found Liu Shishi's WeChat and sent a long voice message, explaining the whole story in detail.

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After listening to the voice message, Liu Shishi fell silent.

She only truly realized how difficult it is to work alone after she opened her own studio!

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