Chapter 148
Follow Sister Sui and you will get all the bonuses
Although "Freedom House 3" did not take over "Game On", with the foundation laid by the first two seasons, and with Aoqi investing resources in promotion, using Ling Suisui to attract traffic to the show, and giving it such a good time slot at the end of June, it would be unfair if it wasn't broadcast well.
It's easy to get over 10,000 popularity points. Although the number of views and popularity cannot catch up with the game, as long as it can be broadcast smoothly, it is already a victory for the Freedom series.
After all, not every sequel can keep the audience’s love for the film and not break the filter.
For Ling Suisui, the broadcast of "Freedom House 3" played a good role in consolidating her fan base, and two consecutive dramas with over 10,000 viewers also consolidated her fan base.
Of course Aoqi wanted to continue working with her, but the response from Ling Suisui's team was rather ambiguous - just like when they answered the question about the game scheduling.
How can she be considered petty when it comes to things in the circle? Everyone just wants to maximize their benefits.
Ling Sui is about to join the crew of Aoqi's "Peach Blossom", and Tong Xiaoman is also in heated talks with Antenna and Corn Video. If she wanted to invest in the IP she had bought before, she would have to work closely with the platform.
Antenna and Corn both proposed similar conditions for resource exchange. Ling Sui must act in a work designated by them, and other actors will be decided by them. They also need to give her a preferential salary before they can help her with her IP project. Moreover, both works must be exclusively broadcast on the Internet.
Tong Xiaoman: "The two platforms have probably discussed it privately and the conditions they offer are similar. If we go to Aoqi, it should be similar."
Ling Sui nodded. Although these leading video platforms are all competitors, they are very united in squeezing out the initiative of artists.
This is normal. The platform wants to attract traffic by leveraging the celebrity’s fan base, but is also worried that the celebrity’s influence is too great. If an artist’s appeal is too strong and all the audience follows him/her, the platform will inevitably be at a disadvantage and be threatened.
Why are platforms so keen on promoting princes and princesses, and sometimes they don’t give up even after a few failures, isn’t it because they want to firmly grasp the initiative?
Only when the platform has signed contracts with artists who are tied to it can we feel at ease using it.
After careful consideration, Ling Suisui decided to talk to these platforms first to see what dramas they wanted to arrange for her.
Well... according to the gossip that Ji Zhaoying shared with her, Liu Shou really wanted to promote cooperation between her and Chen Yuening.
Apart from guest appearances commissioned by others, Ling Suisui is not inclined to collaborate with a certain actor multiple times, as this would label both parties with a binding label that would be difficult to remove.
However, if there is a particularly suitable script there, she will not refuse it outright. After all, choosing a script requires comprehensive consideration, and working with acquaintances is not entirely a bad thing, as there are always some benefits to tacit cooperation.
Chen Yuening and she still kept in touch frequently, but never mentioned this matter. Ling Sui would just pretend she didn't know and wait for Liu Shou to find her.
As for her own IP, she can already hire a screenwriter team to start film and television adaptations. With a specific script, it will be easier for her to negotiate with the platform.
In the past June, Ling Suisui won nothing at the Magnolia Awards. "Freedom House 2" was only nominated for Best Original Screenplay, but unfortunately did not win the award.
This is a very normal thing. Every time an award is given, there are more people than prizes, so luck is very important. Except for some haters who seize every opportunity to mock her, no one would think that her acting career is hopeless because she didn't win the Magnolia Award for Best Actress this year.
When Ling Sui saw these posts, she felt that the people who cared most about her career and had the highest expectations for her were actually her black fans. Aren’t they really her closeted fans?
Why rush? Games are this year's drama, and the judging period for major awards will be next year or the year after.
But there is no way, every coin has two sides. The bonus of being a top streamer is delicious, but it is also her fate to be on the hot search list at the slightest sign of trouble.
Ever since the news broke in April, Ling Sui has been using the VIP channel when flying and has not given any fans the opportunity to pick her up or drop her off at the airport.
She was grateful for the fans’ kindness, but the number of fans who came to watch the performance was just too many! If they all rushed forward, it would not only affect other passengers, but would also easily cause a stampede. Ling Suisui did not dare to take the risk.
It’s a pity, but the kind of support like when a game is finished will not be seen for a long time.
Those fans who got into the fandom late can only sob and beat their chests and sigh why they didn’t fall in love with Ling Suisui earlier. It turns out that in the domestic entertainment industry, one has to buy shares in advance to enjoy the benefits.
When filming of Peach Blossom started, Ling Sui tried very hard to prevent proxy photographers. She was even willing to walk to the filming location wrapped in a coat and then take it off, even though it was July.
However, the Peach Blossom crew has no intention of maintaining mystery.
Not only did the producer of Planet posted the final makeup photos on Weibo early on, but he also had no intention of clearing out the proxy photographers on the day of filming. He allowed the scene to be surrounded by a group of people and took pictures of all the actors' costumes.
For a film crew that really wants to prevent proxy photography, even if it doesn’t mean that there will be no escapees, at least they can prevent most of them. Like Taohua, they just want to go the traffic route and create a "hotness before it's aired" scene.
Look, #Ling Suisui's start-of-filming photos#, #Ling Suisui's peach blossom makeup#, #Ling Suisui plays the female lead in an ancient idol drama for the first time# and other topics are on the hot search list. The pictures are so high-definition that you can even see the dark patterns on her skirt.
Between appealing to the audience and gaining traffic, the crew chose the latter without hesitation. This is not a shameful thing in the domestic entertainment industry. Most costume dramas, including Ling Suisui’s earliest work "Ding Feng Bo", are like this.
Ling Sui was helpless, and she once again realized the importance of having the right to speak.
Otherwise, no matter how good her intentions are, it will be in vain if others are unwilling to cooperate.
Qi Xiaoqing comforted her: "It's okay, sister, as long as you appear, the audience can't take their eyes off you, these are all trivial matters."
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in complaining. Ling Suisui can only adjust his mentality and do what he should do.
When acting in ancient costume dramas, she and Li Mingxu are the absolute protagonists. During the next three months of filming, they will have announcements almost every day, and only have one day off every two weeks on average.
Before the filming of "Game" was completed and "Peach Blossom" started, Li Mingxu went to play the male lead in another low-budget web drama. At that time, his schedule was very easy, and he almost shot three days and rested one day. The entire shooting period was four months.
However, he didn't dare to raise any objections to the Peach Blossom crew - Ling Suisui didn't say anything, so was he a bigger star than her? It's so offensive just thinking about it.
Although the poster was taken by the two of them together and their roles were of similar length, in Li Mingxu's heart, Ling Suisui is still the "leading lady" of Taohua. He is her little brother who has gained experience by following her around, and there will be absolutely no problem with her around!
Isn't that the case with "The Game Is Online"? He reaped a lot of benefits as the fourth lead, not to mention being the second lead this time. The happy Li Mingxu was waiting obediently for Sister Sui to lead him.
In the game crew, Li Mingxu could get away with thinking like this, but in the Peach Blossom crew, this was not possible.
After all, Ling Sui's primary pursuit is not to shine herself, but to make the whole show good, otherwise why doesn't she perform a solo show?
On the first day of filming, she was very dissatisfied with what had been shot today. After she stressed the issue again and again, the director reluctantly agreed to reshoot a few more takes tomorrow.
Ling Sui watched the video for a long time in front of the monitor and thought carefully about the reasons for his poor performance today.
First of all, it was her own problem. She did not find the best condition to play Xu Fangfei.
Xu Fangfei is not only a willful child spoiled by her family, but also an ancient noble lady. Her innocence and liveliness are all filled with the element of “why not eat meat porridge?”. Ling Sui is challenging the silly and sweet type of role for the first time. Today she only focuses on being silly and sweet, ignoring that underneath the background of “white”, there is actually an arrogance that is high above everyone else and untainted by the dust.
She took note of this and found the reason why Li Mingxu did this.
Well...without even watching the video, just by relying on memory, Ling Sui knew that he had too many problems. It seemed that he didn't even understand the basic relationships between the characters!
The scene filmed today was the one where Xu Fangfei had just gotten married, and it was the time when Zhou Cishuo and Xu Fangfei were disgusted with each other.
Li Mingxu did memorize his lines well, but his performance was much worse. She glared at him, and when he glared back at her, he was obviously lacking in confidence and seemed to be trying to please her.
Ling Suisui thought, according to the script, Zhou Cishuo was the first to fall in love. Was it because Li Mingxu felt more involved when he read the later part of the script, so it affected his performance in the earlier part?
Although "Peach Blossom" is a light comedy with a sweet pet style, it is not industrial saccharine. Let's put aside the setting and just give out sweet stories mindlessly.
There must be mutual dislike in the beginning, and the "true love" of the young couple can create a sense of contrast and make the audience feel sweet.
She sent a message to Li Mingxu, asking him to come to her RV so that she could discuss the plot with him.
It’s called a discussion, but in fact it’s just a 1v1 teaching class with Teacher Ling. This kind of thing happened frequently during the filming of the game, and Li Mingxu quickly replied OK.
Without her reminding him, he brought a script and a notebook when he came, and also brought her some Chinese herbal tea to protect her throat. When he sat opposite her, he looked like a good student who was listening to the class attentively.
Ling Suisui pointed out his problem today first, and when he was about to analyze Zhou Cishuo's character setting for him, he looked up and met his gaze.
Wait, this guy who is listening to the class obediently and trying to please her...
Ling Sui realized something and then fell silent.
Good man, it turns out you didn't use any tricks at all, you just acted in your true colors...
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