China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 325 Two dramas aired together, sweeping the situation

Starting from October 10th, "Wuxin Master" will be officially launched on Souhu Video, and one episode will be updated every Friday and Saturday at 17:24.

The contract amount for a short twenty-episode online drama is as high as 1 million. Normally, it is almost impossible for Souhu Video to make a profit from this drama. The judgment in the industry is that most Souhu Video will lose money and make a profit this time.

The quality of Huashang Media's dramas is definitely guaranteed, but being well-received and popular does not mean that just twenty episodes of content can earn the website 1 million. But even if it loses money, it does not mean that Souhu Video will lose money this time. The video website The characteristic is that the more websites that lose money every year, the better they will survive to the end. Those that have no money to lose are often the first ones to be eliminated by the industry.

The reason why "Wuxin Master" can be sold at such an expensive price is not only the quality assurance that Huashang's production must be high-quality, but also the strong cast of the online drama is also a reason that cannot be ignored.

All the actors in "Wuxin Master" in the original time and space are all newcomers, but this time and space is different. Chen Kuai who plays Wu Xin, Zhang Ruoyun who plays Zhang Xianzong, and Jin Chen who plays Yue Ya are all top-notch. Each of them has produced hundreds of blockbuster movies with box office of hundreds of millions or even billions, as well as popular dramas with huge ratings. Logically speaking, the dramas starring this group of people should be the targets of competition by the five major TV stations and even CCTV. The only reason why it has become an online drama that is still looked down upon by people at this stage is that it cannot be broadcast on stars due to the subject matter.

The production cost of a single episode is 250 million. At this stage, many CCTV dramas still cannot meet this production standard.

Among the main actors in "Wuxin Master" in this time and space, Chen Yao, who plays Yue Qiluo, is not well-known. Even saying that he is not well-known at this time is praising Chen Yao. When "Wuxin Master" was being prepared, Chen Yao was still in Beijing. She was in film school. Before she was selected to play Yue Qiluo, she had never even played a role in a film or television drama, not even a supporting role!

It can be said that "Wuxin Master" is her debut novel.

At the beginning of preparations for "Wuxin Master", producer Chen Zhixi was worried about the choice of Yue Qiluo.The role of Yue Qiluo requires the actor to look like a 16-year-old girl, have a strong aura, and have a sense of evil.It’s actually not hard to find an actor who meets one of these requirements, but it’s very difficult to find an actor who also has a girlish look, a devilish look, and a very strong aura. To a certain extent, these requirements are mutually exclusive. contradiction.

Of course, Li Mu knew that Chen Yao, who was still studying at the Beijing Film Academy, was very suitable. He had proven it in his previous life, but he didn't want to be like a magic stick every time, just make a few calculations, and then tell the producer Chen Zhixi: "If you find A suitable candidate for Yue Qiluo needs to be found by a certain class on the Jingying Film Campus." It's boring. His surname is Li, not Zhuge, and not Li Chunfeng.

Later, the crew held an open casting call at the Beijing Film Academy, and Li Mu casually went there, firstly for Chen Yao, and secondly, to relax and have fun.

Huashang Media's open casting call for Beijing Film Academy is impossible without causing a sensation.

Most of the actors born after 85 who are now very popular became instantly famous after being picked up by Huashang Media. Now Huashang has gone to Beijing Film Academy to openly cast their roles, and even Li Mu appeared in person. , I'm afraid another lucky person in the film and television industry is about to be born!
However, it seemed that the casting day had come to an end and the work was about to be called to a close. However, Chen Yao still did not show up. Li Mu even went to inquire about it in person. Chen Yao and another girl arrived belatedly. The situation was that Chen Yao was forced to come over by his best friend to keep him company. Naturally, after Li Mu casually asked the other party a few questions, Chen Yao, who came with his friend, was directly signed by Hua Shang.

At that time, both Chen Yao and her friend were a little confused. They didn't expect that the one they wanted to choose was not chosen, and the one they didn't want to choose was chosen instead, and it was Li Mu who made the decision himself.

For a newcomer who is interested in developing in the entertainment industry, everyone knows what it means to be able to enter Li Mu's eyes. So after the matter was finally settled, almost everyone who knew Chen Yao at that time was lamenting her. Lots of good luck.

It was only later that everyone learned that Chen Yao was actually not uninterested in Hua Shang's new drama this time, but chose a relatively safe crew after realizing that he had no chance to play.

Just a few days before Hua Shang's casting, someone recommended a small role to her that she was relatively sure of. She was focused on the more pragmatic drama, so she didn't rush in like most of her classmates. I came to audition for Hua Shang's new drama, but I didn't expect to be dragged by my friend to be a companion. Instead, I was attracted by Li Mu at a glance.

Now, after nearly a year of intense filming, the web series is finally about to be officially launched.

On the day the online drama was launched, many of Chen Yao's relatives and friends called or sent WeChat messages to congratulate her. Everyone said that Chen Yao would definitely become an instant hit this time, and that it would not even take a few years to be like Hua Shang. Several seniors have also risen to the ranks of A-list stars.

Whenever this happens, Chen Yao says very modestly that her role this time is just a small supporting role. The protagonists this time are Wu Xin played by Chen Kuai, Li Yue Ya played by Jin Chen, and Zhang Xianzong played by Zhang Ruoyun. In front of these top-notch big names, she is just a little transparent, and no one will remember her.

So did Chen Yao ever think that he might become famous this time?
Of course I have thought about it!
This is human nature, but at the same time she really didn't believe that she could make a name for herself with just one debut film.Just like ordinary people buying lottery tickets, have the people who bought them ever thought that they might win millions or even tens of millions?

I must have thought about it, otherwise why buy lottery tickets?

But do these people really believe that the lottery ticket they hold can really win the jackpot?Certainly not.

Chen Yao probably had this mentality before "Wuxin Master" was officially released.

Then on November 11th, "Wuxin Master" was finally officially launched online.

Then 24 hours after the official launch, Zhang Chaoyang personally announced the data on Weibo: On the first day of launch, "Wuxin Master" was played 4700 million times!

then:

It was played 5200 million times on the second day after it was launched!

The playback volume of "Wuxin Master" has almost exceeded [-] million within two days of its launch. "Wuxin Master" has shown the characteristics of a hit from the beginning.

Since then, the show's single-day views have never been less than 5000 million. It is said that on the third day of broadcasting, Zhang Chaoyang revealed at an internal company meeting that the company's 1 million yuan purchase of the online copyright for "Wuxin Master" was most likely a loss. No more.

As the popularity of "Wuxin Master" continues to rise, more and more people are mentioning Yue Qiluo on the Internet.

After noticing that more and more people mentioned herself, and quite a few of them also used adjectives like stunning, especially after noticing that her real name, Chen Yao, was also being mentioned by more and more people, At this time, Chen Yao finally felt that he might really become "famous" this time.

Maybe it’s already “red”
She feels a little guilty when she says "red", or she's not used to it. After all, Yue Qiluo in "Wuxin Master" is her first role. Even the casting was pulled by a friend, and this role is not the protagonist. .

Until one time when she went to the supermarket as usual, people kept looking at her along the way. Some people even came up to her and asked her if she was Yue Qiluo from the popular TV series "Wuxin Master". ?

After receiving her acknowledgment, the man looked shocked at first, and then asked her for her autograph in great surprise.

Chen Yao first lamented that her current look was so different from her dress in the drama, and she didn’t expect that people would recognize her. Then she thought in hindsight: “Am I a little “popular” now? "

Then he shook his head a little unconfidently: "Chen Yao, don't think too much. What's the point of being recognized by one or two people? This is just a special case. Chen Yao, you have to hold on!"

However, it is obvious that this is not a special case. Take this trip to the supermarket as an example. She was recognized no less than five times before she even arrived at the supermarket, which forced her to put on a temporary mask and sunglasses.

"I didn't expect that I would need to wear sunglasses and a mask when I go out so soon. Hey! What a big change!"

After returning home from the supermarket, Chen Yao couldn't help but sigh. However, although she seemed to be complaining, the corners of her mouth were actually curved unconsciously.

Of course there will be a lot of troubles if you become "red", but who doesn't want to be "red"?Those who don’t want to be “famous” will be admitted to the Beijing Film Academy?
"Wuxin Master" is still on the air here, and "Let's Get Married" jointly promoted by four major TV stations and four major video website platforms has officially met with TV viewers and netizens across the country.

On October 10st, Friday, prime time - Beijing TV, Oriental TV, Jiangsu Province, and Zhejiang Province's five major TV stations will broadcast simultaneously.At ten o'clock in the evening, iQiyi, Tencent, Youku, and Souhu - the four major video websites will launch Li Mu and Liu Yifei's new drama "Let's Get Married" at the same time.

This time, with the blessing of the right time, place, and right people, the popularity of "Let's Get Married" is so high that it even makes fans of Hua Shang, Li Mu, and Liu Yifei feel a little guilty.

"Have you noticed? Many junior high school students and even elementary school students are talking about "Let's Get Married". The popularity is too high, and it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good thing."

"Not just a primary school student, my grandma has been asking me in the past few days when "Let's Get Married" will be broadcast. I swear, my grandma rarely watches TV, but this time she took the initiative to ask me. To be honest, this time The popularity of "Let's Get Married" is a bit scary."

"I'm afraid that the pace will be oversold and bullshit! The praise is too high now. If it is not as good as many people imagined after it is released, these people will turn around and criticize it."

Some netizens compared the popular "Wuxin Master" with "Let's Get Married":

"I suddenly thought of a very interesting thing. Isn't "Wuxin Master" currently in full swing? What if... I mean what if, what if the popular "Let's Get Married" is released, 'pop' "Whispering Master" is not as popular as "Wuxin Master". What will you do then? Will Li Mu and his wife be particularly embarrassed?"

"Hey, it's very possible! There are too many things like this in the entertainment industry. Movies and TV series that were expected to be popular turned out to be dumb. They didn't think they would be popular at first, but they ended up being popular."

"'If you take too big a step, you will easily break the egg'! This sentence is definitely a truth-level famous aphorism."

Then "Let's Get Married" was officially released, and the premiere-related data was officially announced the next day.

On the day of the premiere, the average ratings of Suzhou Satellite TV were 2.13.

The average ratings of Beijing Satellite TV are 2.01.

Zhejiang Satellite TV 1.94.

Dragon TV 1.87.

In this era where ratings of 1 can be boasted, and double ratings of 1 are a big deal, "Let's Get Married" directly broke 2 on both channels on the first day, with four channels exceeding 1.8%. There is no doubt that "Let's Get Married" It is a phenomenal TV series.

According to data, the highest first-day ratings of "Let's Get Married" was 2.13% on Suzhou Satellite TV, ranking from 2004 to 2014, and ranked seventh on provincial satellite TV.

However, it should be noted that this is the result after the four satellite TV channels diverted the audience, and it is only the result on the first day of the TV series' release.

Normally, the peak ratings of TV series tend to be in the middle or late stages of the TV series.

On the first day of the release of "The Legend of Mi Yue" in the original time and space, the average ratings of Beijing Satellite TV were 1.72, and the average ratings of Dragon TV were 1.56. However, in the middle and later stages, the single episode ratings of both channels were above 3.7%. In the end, its average rating on Dragon TV was 2.867%, and the average viewership rating of Beijing Satellite TV was 2.806%.

Judging from the current first-day data of "Let's Get Married", its final average ratings on the four channels will most likely exceed 2.

The four channels broke 2. So far, no TV series has ever achieved such an honor. If "Let's Get Married" can indeed achieve this achievement, it will be completely unprecedented.

It is said to be unprecedented because there has never been such an achievement before, and it is said to be unprecedented because starting from next year, the television industry will officially implement the two-star policy for one drama.

From now on, a drama will be broadcast on two local satellite TV stations at most at the same time. In other words, even if a drama becomes extremely popular in the future, it will only have a double star rating of 3 or even 4 stars. How about four stars and a 2 star rating?

Sorry, the policy doesn't allow it!
In addition to showing its talents on TV stations, "Let's Get Married" also performs well on video website platforms.On the first day of official launch, the views on the four major platforms all exceeded the 7000 million mark, with iQiyi and Tencent even directly breaking through the 9000 million mark.

On the day of the premiere, the total playback volume on the four major video website platforms reached 3.5 million times.

It’s hot—this is almost the consensus of the vast majority of people.

Moreover, the reputation of this TV series is also very good. On the first day of its release, the Douban score was 8.1, surpassing most TV series of the same type.

Many netizens even said impatiently after watching only two episodes that "Let's Get Married" will be the best TV series of the same type in the past decade. The only TV series that can be compared with it is "The Wife's Daughter-in-law" starring Huang Haibo and Hai Qing. "Belle Epoque".

"Okay, okay, my drama flaw has finally been cured. The key to watching dramas is to be on the same channel. I don't know how other people will view it. Anyway, I am on the same channel as "Let's Get Married."

"No - this drama is really like what is said on the Internet. In fact, it was specially created by Li Mu to propose marriage? How to say? Can Li Mu propose once every year from now on? There is no other meaning, just that if he proposes, he can create this kind of As for the drama, for the sake of the happiness of the majority of drama fans, can we make this couple work a little harder and pray a few more times?"

The netizen also added a tooth-baring emoticon at the end.

"Stir-fried chicken is great! If you want to talk about shortcomings, there are some. Personally, the biggest problem is that Li Mu is too handsome. I feel that the leading actor in this kind of drama should be a little bit ugly, like Huang Haibo in "A Beautiful Era for Wifes"."

"I agree. If the male protagonist is too handsome, it will be more like an idol drama. If the male protagonist is a little bit uglier, it will feel more life-like."

"It sounds like it makes sense, but this is a play that our director Li specially uses to propose marriage proposals. It would definitely not be suitable to use another actor, so this is the only way."

"I would say that this is the most suitable thing. How about you think about it for yourself. If Huang Haibo and Liu Yifei stand together and act as a couple, will this be a cliché?"

"That's right. After hearing what you said, I suddenly felt that Li Muyan was indeed quite suitable."

"Huang Haibo: What does it have to do with me, Huang Haibo, that I should use an uglier actor?"

Netizens imitated Huang Haibo's tone and made countless netizens burst into laughter.

"Don't you know why everyone compares so much?"

(End of this chapter)