Bright Era of China Entertainment

In the past year or two, Baofeng Video and Qvod have been deeply loved by the majority of netizens.

But the strange thing is that these two or even more video website platforms have never advertised or conducted publicity. It was only through spontaneous publicity by netizens that more people gradually became aware of their existence.

That is to say, the Internet has developed rapidly in the past two years, and these video websites have slowly surfaced with the strong winds.

There are a lot of film and television resources on these video websites, whether it is past film and television dramas or current film and television dramas. Careful netizens can always find a platform with their favorite dramas by searching online.

But not many people know where the film and television resources on these websites come from?
In fact, these video websites have been around for several years. Many dramas that are not popular and have no resources to promote will be sold to these websites for broadcast and promotion at a very low price, almost free of charge. From this, these websites slowly and secretly Gain momentum.

The reason why I say it is secretly is because our country does not yet have online broadcast copyright. Even now in 2008, there is no relevant system and streaming media copyright standards.

Therefore, transactions between film and television companies and video websites are not copyright transactions because there is no concept of online broadcast copyright in China.

This is equivalent to: you give me some symbolic money, and I will play the video for you.

Therefore, these video websites do not know whether the video resources in their hands are genuine or pirated?

The film and television companies also don’t know whether this broadcasting method is formal or informal?

TV stations have long known about the existence of video websites. Early video websites were too small to affect TV ratings, so TV stations acquiesced in their existence.

Han Sanping told Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei in Los Angeles that overseas media capital is the real top capital in the pyramid that surpasses the entertainment industry.

The same is true in China. Major TV stations are the media capital of China's entertainment industry, and top TV stations such as Mango Channel, Blue Channel, and Phoenix Channel are even more domestic media giants.

Worried about affecting TV ratings and offending TV stations, and not knowing whether the film and television resources in hand are compliant, this is the main reason why video websites never promote them.

If the interests of the TV station are harmed and the TV station goes to court to sue, then the lawsuit will be accurate. After all, there is only one broadcast copyright of the TV series and it belongs to the TV station by default. Broadcasting through channels other than the TV station can be regarded as a violation.

In other words, as long as the TV station comes forward, all the film and television resources on the video website will be deemed to be pirated.

With the development of the Internet, the number of users of video websites is getting larger and larger. The number of users now exceeds [-] million, which is enough to affect some of the ratings of TV stations.

However, surveys by major TV stations have found that no matter how a drama is promoted, no matter how attractive the promotion is, apart from those who do not like to watch this type of TV, there will always be some viewers who will not come to provide services due to the pressure of life and busy work. Ratings, and this group of people is increasing with the development of the market economy.

This is the general trend of market development and the diversification of entertainment methods.

No one can change it, not even media capital like TV stations. You can’t put a knife on the necks of this audience and say: Come and watch TV on my channel?

The emergence of video websites perfectly fits the life rhythm of this part of the audience. As long as they have free time, they can watch dramas at any time, avoiding the trouble of squatting in front of the TV to watch.

If the content of a drama that is currently airing attracts this audience, because there is a time difference of several days before and after the TV broadcast and the website broadcast, the more impatient viewers will contribute ratings to the TV, converting the audience from the video website to the TV audience.

Without video websites, these people would not watch dramas on TV.

With a video website, can it be converted into a TV audience?

The TV station has collected such data, and even if it only provides a ratings of 0.1, this is a difference of millions of sponsorship fees.

When TV stations make profits, they naturally default to the existence of video websites.

The acquiescence of TV stations has also formed an unspoken rule in the content output industry. In addition to selling the film and television copyrights of film and television companies to TV stations, they can also be traded with video websites.

It's just that the unpopular drama video websites don't like it, and the transaction price is just cabbage price, and it is only used to replenish inventory.

For popular dramas like "Legend of Red Flame", which involve big stars, the transaction agreement is based on the number of views, and money will be paid every quarter based on the number of views.

This is the first time since the establishment of Bright Era that the drama will be broadcast through streaming media.

The final revenue is still unknown, but the development of broadcast channels in a diversified direction also shows that the market is changing rapidly and quietly, and is waiting for an opportunity to explode.

The first batch of streaming media companies in China, such as Baofeng Video and Qvod, are trying their best to get relevant departments to set regulations and standards so that streaming media film and television copyrights are truly legal and compliant, so that they are not restricted by TV stations.

What these pioneers don’t know is that when the future network communication 3G technology matures, when the future video technology matures, when the country issues relevant laws and regulations in the future...

Penguin Video owned by Penguin, iQiyi owned by Baidu, and Tudou Video favored by Ali Baba will deal a fatal blow to them.

Either it is acquired, it is accused until it is dizzy, or it is played by capital operations until it goes bankrupt.

Then netizens sighed: Baofengyingyin and Qivo.com, which had neither membership nor advertisements, were so useless.

Everything Baofeng Video and Kuaibo are doing to promote the industry is serving as a wedding dress for these big Internet capitals.

Of course, this is something.

The existence of Chu Xuan is a variable, and it is also unknown whether this industry will continue to develop according to its original trajectory.

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"It's true!" Xiao Xi was very excited.

She returned to the bedroom, turned on her computer, and followed the kind driver's advice to download Baofeng Video.

While downloading, she also went to the refrigerator to get food and drinks such as potato chips and milk to prepare for watching "Legend of Red Flame".

But she was still doubtful whether "Legend of Red Flame" was available on the video software. After all, she had never watched the show on a computer and knew nothing about video websites.

But when the software was downloaded and opened, the name of the drama that appeared on the homepage was "Legend of Red Flame". The cover stills of Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, Ren Quan and others were exactly the same as those in the promotion.

Xiao Xi double-clicked it, but she didn't expect that the video would play automatically. She glanced at the magnification button in the lower right corner. She didn't enlarge the video to full screen for the first time, but was attracted by the number of episodes on the right.

"All 24 episodes aired! That's great!" She was a little excited. The driver didn't lie to her. All 24 episodes of "Legend of Red Flame" that aired for more than a month are available on this software.

The video was loaded, and the head-tilt theme song music played.

Xiao Xi enlarged the video, moved her seat closer to the computer desk, and looked at the video.

The theme song is "Beautiful Beauty", a song that can arouse emotions but also sounds like a wail.

As soon as I listen to this song, I know that the general atmosphere of the drama "Legend of Red Flame" will be relatively heavy. Even the love drama will be a tragic love like "Sword of Immortality" and "The Condor".

But according to online comments, there have been almost no emotional scenes in this drama since it was aired. Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei are in different timelines. This also broke the previous predictions of "Red Flame" "Legend" is the possibility of a so-called love drama.

This is also the reason why many people say that "Legend of Red Flame" is very different from Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's previous works.

Some people also say that if "Struggle" is a transformation in Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's type dramas, then "Legend of Red Flame" is a major transformation in character style.

Many people even made a definition based on the unfinished "Legend of Red Flame": the story of Lin Shu played by Chu Xuan is the core of this drama, but Chu Xuan is just a supporting role in the scene. "Legend of Red Flame" is customized for Liu Yifei Big female lead drama!
Big heroine?This is a word spread from abroad. There are many foreign film and television dramas focusing on female perspectives, but there are very few such domestic film and television dramas.

"The White-haired Witch", "The Invincible East", "Ruan Lingyu"...

Xiao Xi thought for a while, she only remembered these few film and television dramas with female protagonists, but the people who starred in these film and television dramas were either Lin Qingxia or Zhang Manyu, who were once superstar-level female idols.

Now Liu Yifei can star in a big-budget drama and be the heroine. She and her fans are very happy for this. This is a symbol of top resources and top celebrity status.

People in the group also joked that Chu Xuan doted on Liu Yifei so much that he was willing to play a supporting role to assist Liu Yifei.

This is Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei. Otherwise, who else in the entertainment industry would do this for the development of his girlfriend?

Xiao Xi feels that this is the relationship between Chu Xuan and Liu Yi Fei, which always makes people chase stars very stable and sweet.

At this time, the song "The Beauty Is Old" ended, and the screen turned black and displayed [Episode [-]], indicating that the main film was about to begin.

Xiao Xi sipped her straw, drank her milk, and looked at the screen with bright eyes, waiting for the feature film to arrive.

The next moment, the picture brightened, overlooking a piece of land from God's perspective. It was clearly overlooking the country's territory.

The voice of the broadcaster with a clear and round accent is dubbed at the right time: "The Liang Dynasty is located in the fertile land of the Central Plains. In the west, there are the dogs and barbarians of the Xia Kingdom looking at them eagerly. In the north, there are Beirong Rangers stealing people's fat. In the south, there are barbarians from Southern Xinjiang who are burning, killing and looting. Even though Daliang has The fertile soil is full of development and vitality, but it is also troubled by these three enemies and suffers unspeakably.

Therefore, the first emperor of Daliang sent his troops to the west to pacify the Xia Kingdom and restore peace to one side. This year was also designated as the first year of Xiping, which meant to pacify the Xia Kingdom in the west. ”]

With the scenes of fighting on the battlefield and the exciting melody soundtrack, Xiao Xi was fascinated by it. From the dubbing, she recalled some comments on the Internet. It seemed that there were survivors of the destroyed Xia Kingdom in the Liang Dynasty who wanted to restore the country.

She didn't have time to think too much and listened to the video continue:
[“The Beirong knights have no fixed abode and come and go without a trace.

In the seventh year of Xiping, the late emperor decided to use strong troops to defend the north and control it.

Lin Xie, then the commander of the imperial army, was ordered to lead a northern expedition with [-] troops.

Lin Xie was brave and good at fighting, and his son Lin Shu was even more intelligent and brave. He drove the foreign horsemen to the frontier and wiped out the enemy for [-] miles in Chiye. The Beirong horsemen suffered numerous casualties. After this battle, there would be no opportunity to go south to kill and plunder for several years. From then on, the people of the land lived and worked in peace and contentment and enjoyed peace.

The late Emperor was very happy, and the whole country celebrated together. Because Lin Xie's war horse was red and came and went like wind and fire, he gave the name "Red Flame" to the [-] Northern Expeditionary Army, and the brave and invincible "Red Flame Army" across the north was born.

In the ninth year of Xiping, the late emperor changed the name of the reign to "Qingping" to celebrate the temporary peace of the north. ”]

"Chu Xuan!" Xiao Xi's eyes fluttered. She saw Chu Xuan killing the enemy in the picture.

"Handsome." She said with a smile.

This scene also directly points to the topic. "Legend of Red Flame" must be related to this Red Flame Army.

I also learned something from the narration. It turns out that this is how the Red Flame Army came. Just because Lin Shu’s father Lin Xie’s red horse ran like a flame, so it was called Red Flame?
Is this a bit sloppy?

Xiaoxi found it interesting and opened a bag of potato chips while eating and watching.

"In the fifth year of Qingping, the barbarians in southern Xinjiang continued to cause chaos. The people were miserable, and the southern army was unable to eliminate the barbarian troubles.

The late emperor was angry and made Mu Yuan, the great hero of the pacification of the Xia Kingdom, the vassal king. He was the king of Yunnan and had the power to open a government and recruit soldiers to ward off the disturbances from the southern frontier and ensure the safety of the people there.

Mu Yuan, the king of Yunnan, took the order to go south, recruited [-] soldiers, and recruited wise men. In just two years, all parties in southern Xinjiang were tentatively established.

The late emperor was delighted and recognized the importance of the Yunnan Army.
However, God was not in his favor, and King Muyuan of Yunnan was injured by a hidden arrow and became ill.

The late emperor was also worried about the injury of Yunnan King Mu Yuan. Moreover, the late emperor was already very old and seriously ill. He also heard that Yunnan King Mu Yuan's son was still young, and his eldest daughter Mu Nihuang was not old but she was capable in both civil and military affairs. Unparalleled.

Then a posthumous edict was issued. If Mu Yuan died of illness and his son was unable to lead the army, his eldest daughter Mu Nihuang would take charge. 】

"Is Liu Yifei in charge?" Xiao Xi muttered. Although she hadn't seen Liu Yifei yet, she was looking forward to it. [In the seventh year of the Qingping Dynasty, the late emperor passed away. Before his death, the biography was written by Prince Xiao Xuan.

In order to inherit his father's legacy, Emperor Xiao changed his reign name to "Jingping", which meant that the world would be as peaceful as possible, which included the Northern Territory, which was in turmoil again, and the Southern Xinjiang, which had been unstable for many years.

In the second year of Jingping, Wang Muyuan of Yunnan died of illness.

According to the late emperor's edict, Emperor Xiao could only risk the disapproval of the world and draw up an edict to order Mu Nihuang, who was only sixteen years old, to take command in Yunnan.

The emergence of the first female handsome man in history shocked the world.

However, the news that Mu Nihuang fought hundreds of battles and won hundreds of victories in one year without any defeat spread throughout Daliang. Countless people were impressed, and the name of Princess Nihuang became famous all over the world. ”]

"Liu Yifei! So cool! So cool!" Xiao Xi looked at the war scene in front of her with admiration.

Especially Liu Yifei, who is in charge of the central army, the way she looks on her horse is simply...

Silver armor, scimitar, jade lotus crown, sword face, moth eyebrows, phoenix shoulders.

Sitting upright on the saddle and looking at the place where the eagle is looking, the grace and beauty are reflected.

This appearance... As a long-time fan who accompanied Liu Yifei on her debut, Xiao Xi never thought that her idol would have such a side.

Who is the makeup teacher?Must give a huge thumbs up!
Thinking of Chu Xuan's handsomeness on the battlefield just now, Liu Yifei's heroic appearance in the picture now is by no means inferior to Chu Xuan's.

No wonder some commentators jokingly said that Linshu in the north and Nihuang in the south.

Xiao Xi could only understand the superficial meaning before, but now she understands the specific meaning of this comment.

"Bei Linshu and Nan Nihuang are a perfect match." She said happily.

The video screen fades to black, and the background introduction ends.

Xiaoxi also understood the general trend of the times from this general background.

Before the Xiping era, it was the war era when the late emperor pacified the Xia Kingdom.

From the Xiping Era to the Qingping Era, it was the war era when the Red Flame Army conquered Beirong in the north.

The Qingping period was a war era when the Yunnan army conquered southern Xinjiang.

Xiao Xi can tell from this short background introduction that "Legend of Red Flame" is most likely a plot drama about ancient wars.

The scene changes and the camera is positioned on the streets of the city.

Words appeared in the picture, [Jingping 14th year, Daliang Kyoto. 】

"The 14th year of Jingping?" Xiao Xi raised an eyebrow, recalling the background introduction just now, and muttered: "In the second year of Jingping, Mu Nihuang took command at the age of 16. The current timeline is the 14th year of Jingping..."

"So Mu Nihuang is 28 years old now? In other words, Mu Nihuang has been in command for 12 years." She calculated the timeline silently and found it quite interesting.

I usually watch ancient dramas and historical dramas, but none of them have such a clear timeline as "Legend of Red Flame", and the eras on each timeline are so clear.

If she hadn't known that "Legend of Red Flame" was a fictional background, she would have felt like it was a real historical drama.

In the picture, there are vendors hawking, the boss selling steamed buns, the madam soliciting customers in front of the brothel, men, women and children walking back and forth... it is a peaceful scene.

The language of this shot also shows the peaceful and peaceful environment of Daliang Dynasty.

Suddenly, at the end of the street in the picture, a soldier on horseback galloped towards him.

Logically speaking, you can't ride a horse quickly in an ancient city, right?
Just as Xiao Xi was thinking this, she heard the soldiers shouting: "Great victory in Southern Xinjiang! Great victory in Southern Xinjiang!!"

As the soldier appears, the camera moves upward and pans back to a high altitude before stopping.

The camera looked down and focused on the soldier. He saw the soldier riding a horse straight to the palace. The people avoided him one after another but did not complain. Instead, they talked about it with excitement.

"A great victory in southern Xinjiang? Could it be that Princess Nihuang completely defeated that barbarian?"

"The Yunnan Army led by Princess Nihuang is very powerful. It is not inferior to the Red Flame Army back then."

"Princess Nihuang, a heroine..."

The voices of people from all walks of life praising Princess Nihuang continued to be heard from the screen as the camera moved high in the sky.

Barbarians from southern Xinjiang?This can easily remind the audience of the Nanman who Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

To put it into perspective, from the first one or two minutes of background introduction to the ten or so seconds of the feature film, Princess Nihuang has not yet officially appeared, but her character has already given the audience a full first impression.

Excellent wisdom, strategizing, and heroic appearance in the war scenes in the background introduction.

This is the great thing about Liu Yi, a gold medal screenwriter, and Kong Sheng, a good director. In less than 3 minutes, the characters have not yet appeared, but they have already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The people all said that Princess Nihuang was good, and Xiao Xi, a die-hard fan, became happier and happier every time she watched it. Liu Yifei hadn't even appeared yet, and the anticipation was already overwhelming.

Following the high-altitude perspective of the soldiers all the way into the palace, the urgent report from [-] miles away made the imperial guards dare not stop them at all.

It wasn't until the soldiers dismounted in the square in front of the palace hall that the camera slowly dropped from high altitude to a normal angle and followed the soldiers to the palace.

At this point, Tang Zhengzong, who played the role of Xiao Xuan, the Liang Emperor, appeared on the dragon throne, and many veteran actors from two rows of civil and military officials appeared.

"Your Majesty, a great victory has been achieved in Southern Xinjiang, and the Barbarian King of Southern Xinjiang has surrendered..."

It took Princess Nihuang 12 years to get the Southern Barbarian King to surrender and pay tribute, and finally completely put an end to the troubles in Southern Xinjiang.

"Okay! Tell the world and celebrate together!"

Emperor Liang's face was overjoyed, and all civil and military officials in the dynasty were happy.

Then the camera turned, and Emperor Liang was walking in the back garden after retreating from the court. The eunuch next to him said: "Your Majesty, Princess Nihuang has submitted a letter that she wants to surrender her armor and hand over the military power to the king's brother Mu Song. Look at this..."

Emperor Liang frowned: "What's going on with Nihuang? As soon as the war was over and the whole country was celebrating, she wanted to take off her armor and return to the fields. What does she want?"

When Xiao Xi saw this scene, as netizens said, the rhythm of this drama is very tight and there is basically no plot.

The whole world was celebrating a moment ago, but this moment there was a suspense.

Following this suspense, the scene came to the Yunnan Prince's Mansion.

The camera is positioned in a boudoir and slowly approaches a dressing table.

There was a person standing in front of the dressing table.

Just by looking at that beautiful figure, Xiao Xi knew she was a beauty.

Just when the camera slowly moved from the back shot, to the side shot, and then to the close-up of the beauty's face.

Xiao Xi's eyes widened. Is this person in front of her Liu Yifei?
Based on the heroic appearance of Mu Nihuang as a marshal in the introduction background screen, she didn't even recognize Liu Yifei when she saw the long hair shawl in the back.

The purple skirt is like a bud, and the ribbon is full of flowers.

The eyebrows look at the autumn water, and the sleeves and hands fall down.

Xiao Xi covered her mouth. This was such a surprise. Liu Yifei's mounting and dismounting were completely different. It could even be said to be two states!
"Who says Liu Yifei is not good at acting? I promise I can't beat him to death!" She shouted for Liu Yifei in her heart. Just these two scenes one after the other, Liu Yifei gave her the feeling of one person playing two roles.

It's just that Liu Yifei was so heroic on the battlefield, why is she so tender now?

Liu Yifei took out two puppets, one male and one female, from a jewelry box.

The camera gives a close-up of the puppet, and then ripples appear on the screen, and the plot enters Mu Nihuang's memories.

At Mu Nihuang's birthday banquet, there was originally a festive atmosphere, but when the injured King of Yunnan told a piece of news, the scene suddenly became heavy: "The Red Flame Army and the Beirong fought at Meiling. completely annihilated!"

Liu Yifei's expression changed, and she tried her best to hide the fear in her heart.

At this time, a psychological monologue follows the dubbing.

["Lang Lang, it's been ten years. In these ten years, I have endured the pain in my heart all the time.

Now I have finally pacified southern Xinjiang and petitioned the court to hand over military power to Song'er.

According to the imperial decree, I will stay in the capital as a hostage.

This is as I wish. Only in Kyoto can I find the answer to what has puzzled me for ten years, can I find out the truth about the Chiyan tragedy ten years ago, and can I know whether Lin Lang is alive or dead. ”]

The scene returned to normal, and Xiao Xi also understood something from this monologue.

Lin Lang must refer to Lin Shu. This title also means that the relationship between the two is like a husband and wife.

Ten years ago, the fourth year of Jingping, it was also the third year that Mu Nihuang took charge, and it was also Mu Nihuang's year.

This year, the Red Flame Army was defeated and the entire army was wiped out on the battlefield.

But now that Mu Nihuang has completely pacified Southern Xinjiang, she did it deliberately by discharging her armor and returning home, because this allowed her to return to Kyoto to serve as a hostage, and only in Kyoto could she investigate the truth of that year.

Looking at it this way, Xiao Xi came up with a general guess based on the comments.

There were nine years in the Xiping period, seven years in the Qingping period, and 14 years in the Jingping period. The current historical time given by Daliang is a total of 30 years.

Xiping represents the destruction of the Xia Kingdom, Qingping represents the majesty of the Red Flame Army, and Jingping represents the tragedy of the Red Flame and the glory of Princess Nihuang.

So, "Legend of Red Flame" is likely to tell a story around what happened in these 30 years, the restoration of the Xia Kingdom, the destruction of the Red Flame Army, the solving of the case of Princess Nihuang, and the intrigues of the Liang court?

Xiao Xi didn't know if she guessed it right, but seeing that Mu Nihuang had initiated the main plot line, she thought that the next plot of "Legend of Red Flame" would definitely be very tumultuous and strange, which aroused her full expectations. (End of chapter)