Chapter 119
Just show off your skills and "Boss" becomes her dominance
"Freedom House 1" was first broadcast online and then on TV. Although it was later broadcast on local satellite TV and had good daytime ratings, in most people's impressions, it is still a web drama, and only the number of views is counted when comparing actual performance in a table.
When it came to the second season, Aoqi was still the exclusive online broadcasting platform, but the television broadcasting rights were bought by many satellite TV stations. Some of them broadcasted it simultaneously with the online broadcast in prime time, and some of them delayed the broadcast, broadcasting the first season during the day and the second season at night, and it could be broadcasted for several rounds.
In front of Freedom House, no drama dares to brag about the long tail - those charts comparing popularity and rankings are all fake. Only advertisements that continue to grow and never have a break will not deceive people.
You know, the first season has been aired for a full year, and the calendar advertisement on Sun Jiayi’s desk has been photoshopped and changed three times!
The second season of "Freedom House" also performed well. Despite the diversion on the TV side, the popularity exceeded 10,000 on the 16th day of its broadcast, which was the day of the finale, making up for the regrets of the first season.
Its ratings are also very good. Almost every platform that broadcasts "Freedom House 2" has a ratings increase of at least 50% over the average for the same period. If it broadcasts the first season during the day and the second season at night like Tomato Channel, the ratings can easily double.
Both Aoqi Video and the TV station are very satisfied with this result. Nowadays, it's really rare to have a drama that is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, with good reputation and a long tail, and it has to be Yin Mingcheng!
On Petals, Freedom House's second season rating is 8.6, which has risen from 8.2 in the first season last year to 8.9. As time goes by, there is still hope that it will break 9.
Both Freedom House series have no shortcomings in terms of broadcast volume and ratings, and the audience's rewatch rate is high. Such works will never become outdated and will become "classics" in the future.
Tong Xiaoman also specially congratulated Ling Sui on her retirement, saying that at such a young age, she already has two dramas that can support her in her old age.
Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it is not wrong at all. Sun Jiayi’s bonus alone is enough to make this generation of audiences always have a filter for her.
"Freedom House 1" had Sun Jiayi's (dream version) fighting scenes that went viral, and the most talked-about and internet-discussed clips in "Freedom House 2" were still contributed by Ling Suisui.
This time, it is Qian Tu, played by Bian Yuanzhou, who dreams.
His dream was quite unusual. He dreamed that he had traveled into Sun Jiayi's new novel about a domineering boss and his wife, and they were the protagonists.
But, Sun Jiayi is the domineering boss and Qian Tu is his lovely wife.
Bian Yuanzhou contributed a famous scene of acting coquettishly in women's clothing in this drama, which in a way can be regarded as a dedication to art. Ling Suisui looked particularly handsome in a suit and tie, causing the audience to scream wildly in the barrage.
Although she maximized the comedic effect when she spoke the childish lines and smiled evilly, but when she just appeared from the car, the shot from bottom to top, the aura that kept strangers away, and the nonchalant eyes were really full of charm.
Appearance is the primary productive force of secondary creation. The output quantity and quality of the domineering version of Sun Jiayi on various platforms are not inferior to the martial arts version. Some people even call this segment "textbook domineering", and suggest that all male actors in the domestic entertainment industry should learn from it.
Well...actually Ling Suisui didn’t think so much when she was performing. She just felt that the greater the contrast between the beginning and the end, the greater the comedic effect.
She hadn't expected that just by showing off her skills, "boss" would become her territory, and she could easily defeat so many male stars in seconds.
When "Freedom House 2" was on the air, the game crew was still in the filming stage, and Li Mingxu specially found time to ask her for advice.
Ling Suisui thought for a moment and said, "The domineering and greasy feeling is just a stone's throw away. If you play this kind of male lead, you should try to be handsome without realizing it."
Once you know it, or if you deliberately try to look cool, you're doomed.
Li Mingxu nodded thoughtfully, and imitated her domineering boss performance on the spot, asking Ling Suisui to take a short video for him.
This is the agent’s request - now Sun Jiayi’s “Boss Challenge” is very popular on Douzi Video, and many celebrities have filmed it. As Ling Sui-sui's colleague on the set of a drama, if he doesn't take advantage of this popularity, when will he do so?
Ling Suisui turned on his cell phone and recorded a video for him.
After the recording, Li Mingxu was very excited, but Ling Suisui was silent.
He was imitating the movement of Sun Jiayi adjusting his tie. It was obvious that he was really working hard, and the details of each movement were very precise.
But...what happened to the promise of being handsome without knowing it? All he needs to do is put a few feathers on his head to make it look like a flying feather!
Ling Suisui had so much to complain about at the moment. If she had to teach him how to act step by step, she didn't have the patience. But if she let this news spread, and everyone knew that Li Mingxu and she were filming in the same crew, wouldn't it be embarrassing for her?
She thought for a moment and came up with the simplest solution.
"Take another take from a different angle," she said. "I'm moving the camera, but you don't move. Just keep acting from the same position. Just look straight ahead, and don't look at my phone."
Ling Sui moved his position and pointed the camera of his mobile phone at his profile.
Well, as long as his eyes aren't looking this way, that "look how handsome I am" look can still be concealed.
With Li Mingxu's facial features, as long as his temperament is not wrong, looking handsome is a very simple thing, all he has to do is breathe.
The likes and comments on his video are very good, and the planet is very happy.
On the one hand, they felt that betting on Li Mingxu was the right thing to do, but on the other hand, they wanted to strengthen his cooperation with Ling Suisui. According to the gossip from Ji Zhaoying, Aoqi asked someone to calculate and found that Ling Sui's horoscope was very good and she would easily bring good luck to male actors.
Ling Suisui: ...
What era is it now and they are still doing this kind of thing? The entertainment industry is indeed the most feudal and superstitious place.
She scoffed at this statement. Male actors have it so easy in the domestic entertainment industry, how useless would they be if they still have to rely on female actors to make a living?
That's what she thought, but Ochi and Planet believed in this kind of thing. After all, when they first trained Li Mingxu, they also consulted a master who said that he was destined to be famous and would definitely become very famous in the future.
So, the planet remembered the female-led drama she had promised. They came to discuss with Tong Xiaoman and asked when Ling Sui would be available so that she could work with Li Mingxu. She could choose from their scripts and IP inventory and could even be the lead actress.
Tong Xiaoman really wanted to laugh twice, the planets’ calculations were quite sophisticated. What do you mean you can let Ling Sui play the leading role? If her partner is Li Mingxu, she should have been the leading role!
Their studio just doesn't like to fight for the legitimate rights and interests of the artists, but it doesn't mean they don't know how to fight for the legitimate rights and interests of the artists.
However, the schedule and script still need to be discussed. After all, this was what Ling Sui had promised, and she had to keep her promise.
The drama starring Ling Suisui and Li Mingxu was still at the stage of selecting IP and script, and it was hard to say whether it could be filmed, but Er Hongwen heard the news.
Not only did he hear about this, he also heard a little about the "Ling Suisui lucky actor", combined with the carrot that Ling Suisui dangled in front of him from time to time... Er Hongwen felt mixed emotions.
Ling Sui didn't care about Er Hongwen's entanglements. As long as it doesn't affect the filming, his thoughts can drift to the Pacific Ocean.
"Freedom House 2" achieved good results as expected and ended successfully. The audience urged Ochi to start the new season as soon as possible. The creative team of Freedom House is also seriously considering this issue.
The main plot of this drama is the story of several new-age freelancers living under the same roof. The first season talks about their dreams and pursuits, and the atmosphere of the whole drama is more lively and cheerful.
In the second season, it tends to focus more on real-life issues. For example, they don’t have five social insurances and one housing fund, no stable income, and no regular work and rest schedule, which has caused some physical problems...
When describing these troubles, the screenwriter's writing style is still light-hearted and humorous. It is precisely because the main creative team carefully strikes a balance between humor and connotation that the second season continues to have a good reputation.
Most of the audience praised and agreed with its core, although there were a few who said it was not as funny as before. However, market-oriented works are inherently difficult to satisfy everyone, and the crew is also moving forward slowly through exploration.
The script for the third season has been mostly written, but the director and screenwriter are still struggling.
Will it continue to lay the groundwork at the end like the previous two seasons, preparing for a possible fourth and fifth season, or will it end here and put a perfect end to the Freedom House series?
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