After Tao Mu won the Best Newcomer Award, The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood won three more major awards: Best Director, Best Actor and Best Long TV Series. He lived up to expectations and became the biggest winner at the awards ceremony.
The Ling Xiao Awards ceremony has always been broadcast live on national television. From 7:30 to 10:30 in the evening, a total of three hours. The ratings soared to 10.2% for the Best Newcomer Award after the opening, and then gradually fell. It rebounded during the period when the three awards nominated for "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood", Best Actor, Best Director and Best TV Series, were awarded. Probably influenced by the award ceremony, at 10 o'clock in the evening, the ratings of the 31st episode of "Fashion Storm" broadcast on Mango TV's weekly drama theater instantly jumped to 11.2%, once again breaking the ratings record for the same period.
When the Lingxiao Awards ceremony officially ended, which was also the climax of the 32nd episode of the finale of "Fashion Storm", the ratings soared to 13%, directly beating many programs in the eight o'clock prime time theater and ranking second in the 2009 ratings list - the champion was also produced by Tao Mu, and it was "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood", which was the biggest winner at the Lingxiao Awards ceremony with both good reputation and good ratings.
After the news spread, Tao Mu's fans were the first to go crazy. Like a flood, it instantly swept across the entire Feixun.com and even the entertainment sections of other domestic social platforms. Under the message that Tao Mu uploaded, congratulating himself on winning the Lingxiao Award for Best Newcomer, the number of fan comments exceeded 10 million in just one hour. This number shocked many media outlets. This number is mentioned in all news reports. This is a promotional advertisement for Feixun.com.
However, even crazier than Tao Mu's fans and many media outlets were the fans of various artists in the entertainment industry. Everyone knew that the TV series that broke the ratings records one after another and ranked first and second in the annual ratings rankings were all produced and produced by Tao Mu. Moreover, both dramas have aroused widespread social discussion in different subject areas. These two works can be said to be classics that have achieved great success in both ratings and popularity. At the same time, Tao Mu and the military jointly filmed the special forces-themed military drama "Soldier King", which is also a good resource visible to the naked eye.
No matter whether they are stars or actors, no matter how skilled their management team is in packaging and hype, a good cook cannot cook without rice. Therefore, if artists want to improve their commercial value and status in the industry, they ultimately have to rely on their works.
Now Tao Mu is the most watched producer in the industry. The works he produces are definitely classics that are both well-received and highly rated. The most important thing is that the TV series produced by Tao Mu did not have the embarrassing situation of other producers where "the series is popular but the actors are not". On the contrary, the TV series produced by Tao Mu are always "the more popular the show is, the more popular the actors are".
Zhan Bin, the male lead of "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood", was already a first-class actor in China before starring in "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood". But his popularity is not even comparable to that of some second-tier stars. When he starred in "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood", his salary was only 50,000 yuan per episode, which was even lower than that of some third-rate stars. However, after the broadcast of "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood", Zhan Bin, who played the male lead in the drama, became so popular that he became the most nationally popular actor and his pay doubled. He even got the endorsement of the famous liquor Wuliangye.
Coincidentally, the male and female protagonists of "Fashion Storm" were just two newcomers who had just debuted from a talent show before starring in this urban workplace idol drama. Apart from the fame added by the talent show, there is no question of popularity and influence at all. However, after playing the male and female protagonists in "Fashion Storm", they became famous overnight. He instantly became one of the top second-tier stars.
Especially Liu Yunshu, who played the leading actress, and Liang Xiao, who played the second female lead, were directly recognized by the domestic fashion industry because Tao Mu helped design their makeup and styling in the play. As a result, she also received endorsements from two high-end cosmetics companies and a mobile phone brand. His smooth endorsement journey has made everyone envious.
The most important thing is that in addition to making the main characters famous, the popularity of important supporting characters who had outstanding roles in the dramas also rose. Especially several important supporting roles of "Fashion Storm". After the TV series was broadcast, because the pay of the male and female protagonists soared so much, many idol dramas could not afford Bo Sensen and Liu Yunshu, so they lowered their standards and contacted several other supporting roles. So far, it seems that the second male, third male, and second and third female have all received the scripts. They are all newcomers who have just debuted and can play the leading role in their second drama. These resources are nothing like those of talent show artists. I guess even many actors who graduate from professional schools are not so lucky.
And these lucky halos were all brought by Tao Mu.
Tao Mu is the driving force behind the scenes, the father of star creation!
So without Tao Mu knowing it himself, he had gained such a ridiculous nickname. He was directly deified by his fans. They wished they could burn three sticks of incense for Tao Mu every day, hoping that Tao Mu would show favor to their idol and make him famous overnight.
Even many artists and their management teams can't sit still. Through various channels, people from all walks of life congratulated Tao Mu, and then changed the subject, saying that they wanted to work with Tao Mu on a film.
Taking advantage of this wave of popularity, the director of "Black and White", Xu Musen, also called. The post-production of "Black and White" has been completed. The release date has also been chosen, and it is unsurprisingly the Lunar New Year release date. The premiere will be on Christmas Eve, December 24th. According to the contract requirements, all main actors must cooperate with the crew in promotion during the promotion period. However, Zhou Yuanting, played by Tao Mu, only has a dozen minutes of scenes in the movie and cannot be considered a major actor. Moreover, before Tao Mu played the role of Zhou Yuanting, he was just a newcomer with no works broadcast yet and had no fame in Xiangcheng. Therefore, in the original contract, Tao Mu did not need to participate in Xiangcheng's promotional activities. All we need to do is cooperate with the crew to promote "Black and White" in various places when it is released in mainland China. Another thing is that Feixun.com needs to cooperate with the crew's publicity activities. But this one is not free. The specific price needs to be negotiated between the "Black and White" crew and the public relations department of Feixun.com.
However, no one expected that Tao Mu's acting skills were so good. Especially when acting opposite many big names, not only can they complement each other, but they can also act to their heart's content. So much so that when director Xu Musen was doing post-editing, he was reluctant to delete Tao Mu's clips. So after some additions and additions, Tao Mu's scenes were cut to about twenty minutes. For a movie that is more than 110 minutes long, it can be said to be an important supporting role.
Generally speaking, big directors of Xu Musen’s age and status like to support newcomers. What's more, Tao Mu himself knows how to behave, and he maintained a very good relationship with the big names during the filming. And even after the filming, he did not forget to maintain personal relationships. Tao Mu has his own notebook, which is filled with the schedules of all his friends in the industry. When everyone has a new work on the market or a new endorsement is released, Tao Mu will log in to his Feixun account to help promote it. Thanks to Feixun.com's powerful publicity capabilities and abundant user resources, those big names can clearly feel the increase in popularity and attention.
So in return, Xu Musen was more willing to make friends with young talents like Tao Mu - mainly because he planned to ask Tao Mu to be an investor and producer when he made movies in the future. You should know that Tao Mu's strong production ability has been recognized by the industry. People with ability are respected wherever they go. Even Xiangcheng, which is across the sea from the inland, is no exception.
Therefore, under various factors, Xu Musen simply applied for Tao Mu to be nominated for the Golden Crow Award for Best Newcomer and Best Supporting Actor in the name of the crew. In this case, Tao Mu himself needs to follow the crew to promote it. And do appropriate public relations for the jury.
"...With your acting skills, connections and capital operation, I am not worried. But I need to remind you that Shen Yu is now signed to the Lin family's agency. The Lin family is a family of Xiangcheng, and they have deep connections in Xiangcheng. The Lin family nominated Shen Yu for the Best Newcomer Award. If the Lin family lets go and competes for this award, I guess your chances of winning are slim. So I suggest you focus more on the Best Supporting Actor award. First of all, the Golden Crow Award has always had a tradition of dividing the pork, and will not let the nominees get too many awards. This is very different from the Lingxiao Award. Secondly, the gold content of the Best Supporting Actor award is much higher than that of the Best Newcomer Award."
Tao Mu hasn't heard from Shen Yu for some time. At this moment, when I heard Director Xu mention that Shen Yu was actually signed under the Lin family's agency, I was a little surprised. However, Tao Mu has had too many things to do recently and hasn't paid much attention to this matter. I just want to thank Director Xu for his kind cultivation and careful advice. He also said that if there was any need for him or Feixun.com to help, just let me know.
Director Xu sighed and said, "It's not easy for a Hong Kong police and gangster film like ours to pass the review in the mainland, and now the mainland has banned Shen Yu. I plan to cut Shen Yu's role and replace him with someone else to reshoot the relevant scenes so that we can release it in the mainland. Yan Sheng will also come back from Country M in a few days to help with the promotion, and I will discuss this matter with him. If we really decide to reshoot it, you two will have the most scenes against the character Yan Yu. I'll have to trouble you to help with the reshoots."
Tao Mu's heart moved. In fact, before Director Xu made this call, Tao Mu had never thought that Xu Musen would actually cut his part to 20 minutes and sign him up for the Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Crow Awards. After all, in his previous life, Xu Musen had never had a very good impression of him. Later, when he competed with Shen Yu for the Best Newcomer Award, Xu Musen also stood on Shen Yu's side. A film crew came forward to operate on Shen Yu's behalf, but his connections in Xiangcheng were not good to begin with, and the Shen family did not support him, so of course he failed in the end.
After living a new life, Tao Mu has now achieved some success in his career. The most important thing is that the family is good and the partner is good too. Many of the grudges from my previous life slowly dissipated.
So when Tao Mu felt Xu Musen's kindness, he didn't want the movie that Xu Musen had worked so hard to make to be stuck in the optical industry for a year because it failed the review. In the end, due to the helpless reason of rampant piracy, the box office only earned 8 million after the movie was released. Although it is not a complete loss. But I really didn't make much money.
Tao Mu pondered for a moment, quickly organized his words, and asked: "Where is the review process for the film's release in the mainland?"
When Director Xu heard Tao Mu ask this, he sighed again and had a headache: "Dian Yi said that the ending of the movie is not good. It does not show the truth, goodness and beauty. The villain escapes in glory, while the decent characters die or get injured. He insisted that we change the ending. Isn't this funny? The reason why I shot the movie this way is of course because I have my own ideas. This is an artistic creation. How can those officials in the mainland know how to make a movie? If I shoot it according to what he said, the whole idea of the movie will be completely changed. How can it be changed? And there is also the factor of Shen Yu being banned..."
All in all, the situation is at a stalemate now. Guangdian asked them to change the ending and delete all of Shen Yu's scenes. The producers were certainly not willing to compromise. And to be honest, after so many years of development of Hong Kong films, big directors like Xu Musen really look down on the production level of mainland filmmakers. They don’t even think that mainland filmmakers know how to make movies, they just don’t want to miss out on the huge mainland film market.
Xu Musen complained to Tao Mu about his complaints. The main idea was that the big guys in optoelectronics pretended to know everything and did nothing at all, and they couldn't make a movie at all. Still sitting there giving orders and making irresponsible remarks. It is believed that the reason why mainland films cannot develop is because there are too many such laymen guiding professionals.
Tao Mu listened quietly for a while, and got to the point: "But if you don't change the ending, the movie will definitely not pass the review. This is the rule in the mainland. If the optical and electrical review fails, your movie can't be released in the mainland. The premiere time of "Black and White" in Hong Kong is December 24th, and pirated vendors are so rampant now. Have you ever thought that if you hold on for too long, the pirated discs will flow into the mainland. By then, the mainland audience will see the pirated discs first. Even if you finally compromise, how long will it take to change the script? How long will it take to shoot? How long will it take to schedule the release? And you have offended the optical and electrical industry. What if they schedule the release time for you in a bad time period? "
Xu Musen remained silent. After a while, he asked angrily, "So what do you say?"
"Change the ending." Tao Mu said firmly, "Change it quickly. Take advantage of this reshoot of Yan Yu's scenes to change the ending and submit it to the optoelectronics department for review."
Xu Musen was a little afraid of the style and habits of those big bosses in Optoelectronics: "What if they still don't agree after the changes?"
"Let's take out the script first and give it to Optoelectronics for review." Tao Mu had two experiences as a producer. Combined with the review process of later generations, he suggested: "We will shoot after we get the approval of the optoelectronics department. As long as we can operate faster here, it won't take much time."
Xu Musen smiled bitterly. The key is that they can't operate quickly enough. There was a big argument between the two sides over the shooting concept before. Now the optoelectronics department doesn't want to pay any attention to them at all. They delay as much as possible, which is clearly intended to strangle them.
Xu Musen suddenly had an idea and remembered that Tao Mu had just won the Lingxiao Award for Best Newcomer, and that the film he produced, The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood, was the biggest winner of the Lingxiao Award. Moreover, the mainland entertainment media also reported that Tao Mu is now working with the military to shoot a main theme propaganda drama. Then he must have some influence in the mainland.
Xu Musen suddenly had an idea: "Why don't you be the producer of the mainland version of Black and White?"
Tao Mu: "...Ah?"
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