After watching the finale, Wei Sijia, who was still unsatisfied, exited the holographic world, lay down on the bed contentedly, browsed the hot searches on Weibo, and posted a Weibo with the topic.

Walking with Dreams 3-Wei Sijia V: #Sword 4 Finale# It was really good, I laughed all night [laughing][laughing]

This was indeed the most interesting comedy and martial arts drama she had seen in recent years.

Whether it was the various humorous plots, the narrative rhythm that made it hard to look away, or the wonderful fighting scenes from the director's perspective at the end, they all gave her a refreshing feeling.

After the first performance of "Along with the Dreams 3", Wei Sijia already had quite a few fans. When she posted the Weibo, she quickly received dozens of replies.

'Hahaha, Jia Jia also saw it! '

'Baby, stop watching TV and take a selfie.'

No one would be happy to be loved by fans, and after seeing a bunch of love flattery, Wei Sijia raised the corners of her mouth and happily closed her eyes and went to sleep.

At the same time, Wei Lan accompanied Ye Luoxue to finish watching the show. After washing up, she carried him to bed and covered him with a quilt.

Just as I was about to go to sleep, a system prompt suddenly sounded in my mind:

'Wei Sijia Favorability 5'

Wei Lan: Huh? ?

…

The most authoritative film review website in the federation is Guangying.com, which was jointly founded by the three major associations of directors, screenwriters, and actors. Both popular film critics and professional film critics can rate and post film reviews on it. Finally, the comprehensive score of a film or television work is derived based on the number of ratings and a set of complex weight ratio algorithms.

The full score is 10 points, but the scoring is very strict. Usually, works with a score of 6 or above are considered qualified in the eyes of the public.

After "Sword 4" was promoted more on Morningstar TV, the ratings on Guangying.com increased a lot. After the finale of the third episode was released, the number of reviews suddenly surged and exceeded 400, and its rating was automatically calculated by the system at the first time.

The current rating is 8.4, and Guangying.com ranks 9th among martial arts TV series.

Even though the initial scores were relatively high, the data was still eye-catching enough, especially when the highest-rated predecessor, "Swordsman 1", was ranked only 32nd.

The next day, #Sword 4 Finale# ranked first on the hot search list, surpassing #Star Wars box office breaks 2 billion# in popularity.

Many lines in the drama quickly became popular words on the Internet and were used by netizens in their communications on various social media.

Because of its wide audience, comedy has always had strong commercial potential, and with the bonus of sequels, in just three days after the finale was released, "Sword 4" has become a household name and a popular TV series.

Especially among young people who are the fastest to accept new things, if you haven’t watched this drama, you will be considered out of date when chatting with your friends.

This drama is no longer just a hit, but has completely become a phenomenal hit, and it has appeared in traditional media.

Even though it is already the new media era, if the influence of any work can spread to traditional paper media, it is undoubtedly proof of its popularity.

"Most comedies on the market should learn the sense of humor from "Sword 4"." - Big Movie Era

"It overturns the shackles of the sequel being unable to break through the previous work and brings a brand new experience." - City Film and Television News

"The most innovative martial arts drama in recent years." - Imperial Capital Entertainment

Wei Mingjie told Wei Lan that in addition to more than a dozen new media, several magazines have invited her for interviews, and a talk show under Venus TV also wants to invite her to participate.

Wei Lan naturally turned down all these interviews. She didn't want to talk to traditional media, but she would have been able to accept telephone interviews or online text interviews with new media. However, she planned to maintain her mystery and save the audience's expectations for the promotion of her next work.

"Lanlan!" Wei Mingjie later found Wei Lan. He has been in high spirits recently and walks with the wind in every meeting. With the release of "Sword 4", the traffic of Venus TV has even reached the top of the six major channels this week. No one can shake its lead for a while. Lu Kaiming, who wanted to compete with him for the right to speak in the company before, has become a saw-mouthed gourd during meetings recently and dared not say a word.

Wei Mingjie said: "The project of "Swordsman 5" has been approved. This time, the budget for each episode is two million, and it can be increased. You are the first choice for the director, and you have absolute say, including casting and screenwriting."

When Wei Lan took over "Sword 4", the total investment was no more than 500,000. After it was completed in her hands, even if the sequel only produced three episodes, the budget directly increased by more than ten times. It is no exaggeration to say that she has a Midas touch.

But to Wei Mingjie's surprise, Wei Lan shook his head.

“I don’t want to make a sequel.”

Wei Mingjie was surprised and said, "Do you know how popular Sword and Fairy is? You didn't sign a contract with Wei's before, but I got you an A-level director's contract this time. Originally, only directors with revenues of more than 50 million could sign it. With me here, you have more freedom except that the investment amount is not that high. The contract terms are no different from the S-level contract."

Wei Lan was also a little surprised when she heard this. She had learned a lot of industry information during this period and knew what the S-level contracts of major film and television companies meant. That was the treatment only big directors could get. Chen Yuanhang was an example of this. He had enormous power, and some even had signing fees that were equity.

No matter how good the data of "Swordsman 4" is, it is a phenomenal TV series, but it is still a TV series after all. The direct profits it generates cannot be compared with those of movies. Wei Mingjie was able to obtain a special A contract that is almost equivalent to an S-level contract. It is obvious that he used a backdoor.

“Didn’t the other shareholders object?”

Wei Mingjie replied: "The yield is enough to shut them up. They suppressed you so much before, now is the time for me to settle the score."

Wei Lan nodded when she heard this. With the popularity of "Sword and Fairy 4", the points Wei Lan received every day increased from one or two hundred to one or two thousand. In just two weeks, she had earned more than a year's survival time through "Sword and Fairy 4". The points were still increasing, and she had plenty of time to prepare for her next work.

However, for his next work, Wei Lan wants to make a holographic movie.

TV series are just a trial run. Any director with industry ambitions will rarely be determined to work in the TV series field.

Even if the form of expression has been upgraded to holographic and TV dramas have opened payment channels, overall, the main source of income for all TV stations is still advertising. As long as the audience is willing to watch advertisements, they can still watch TV dramas for free, while movies require actual money to buy tickets.

The arena where directors truly compete with each other is in movies of more than a hundred minutes, and the real money box office is the best proof of their strength.

"Can I make a holographic movie?" Wei Lan raised his little face and looked at the half-crouching Wei Mingjie: "The cost budget is not high, about 800... No, 5 million, I only need an investment of 5 million!"

This budget is a completely small investment for the movie, especially because shooting a holographic movie can save a lot of special effects costs.

Wei Mingjie was stunned at first, stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed. If it was before, he might have hesitated, but Wei Lan had already proved herself with her strength. Before the filming of "Sword 4", he and Ye Luoxue were willing to support Wei Lan unconditionally, so there was no reason to doubt her now.

"Okay, let's make a movie!" But at the board meeting, he would probably have to go against the majority opinion again.

…

On the 26th floor of Chengguang Pictures, in a luxurious office, two men in high-end handmade suits were drinking tea and smoking.

The slightly plump one is Chengguang's president Zeng Xian. The other man is thin, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, with a few strands of silver hair showing through his slicked-back hair. He has an elegant and refined temperament, and he is the famous "Star Wars" director Chen Yuanhang.

"TV series?" Chen Yuanhang took a puff of his cigarette and sneered, "My good brother wouldn't think that a popular TV series can turn the Wei family around, right?"

Zeng Xian also said sarcastically: "I heard that Qimingxing is now ranked first in channel traffic."

"What's the use of traffic?" Chen Yuanhang didn't care: "Tomorrow, Wei Mingjie will know that in front of real capital, traffic is just a bubble."

Zeng Xian seemed to understand something when he heard it, and looked at Chen Yuanhang in surprise: "Has it been settled over there?"

"Of course." Chen Yuanhang turned around and looked at him proudly, and the two smiled at each other.

The next day was August 9, 2010 in the federal calendar.

The major earthquake in the entertainment industry not only attracted numerous media outlets to report on it, but the chain reaction also affected the stock market and made the headlines of financial newspapers.

At nine o'clock in the morning, five S-level contracted actors under Wei's Pictures, including the "two kings and one queen" who have won the titles of Best Actor and Best Actress, and the top male and female actors of Wei's Pictures, collectively announced on their Weibo that they would change jobs.

He unilaterally announced the termination of his contract with Wei's Pictures and joined Chengguang Pictures in a high-profile manner.

Afterwards, Chen Yuanhang posted the list of actors of the just-released sequel to “Star Wars Part I” – “Star Wars Part II” on Weibo.

Five heavyweight actors in the entertainment industry who jumped ship from Wei's are on the list.