[He Junhao: Hahaha, you truly are my godfather! Godfather, don't worry, if you get arrested, I'll break you out of prison~]
[Liu Zehang: Brother Xiao, you're living a very colorful life.]
[Lin Yipeng: Hahaha, it felt like watching an episode of Backstreet Boys, so relatable.]
[Xiao He replied to Lin Yipeng: . ]
No one knows whether Xiao He is suffering or not. However, the popularity of "Shining Stars" continues to rise because of this incident. Because of its high quality and wide audience appeal, the ratings have continued to soar, even breaking the channel's ratings records in recent years and becoming one of only two heavyweight contenders to break the 3% mark in the past decade.
Another show with an average viewership rating exceeding 3% is the classic anti-corruption drama from ten years ago that has been passed down to this day! It's important to know that ten years ago, video platforms had not yet completely taken over the market, and many people were still willing to watch TV channels on television.
Ten years later, video platforms are prevalent, and many people are unwilling to even turn on the TV, let alone watch TV series.
It can only be said that "Shining Stars" is quite good at capturing the audience. Although Zhang Mo is not well-known, he has a large market among middle-aged and elderly people. Su Shengxi and Yiman'er, on the other hand, are aimed at the current young audience, attracting them to help boost data and popularity on various platforms.
The success of "Shining Stars" is indeed inseparable from the fan economy...
But of course, that's a story for another time.
After posting on his WeChat Moments, Xiao He and Liu Rulan went to meet Zhuang Hongyi, the director of "The Phantom Thieves".
The meeting was held at Zhuang Hongyi's home. Zhuang Hongyi lives in the legendary Xishan affluent area, which boasts scarce hillside land resources and is also close to the city center, making it a high-quality, top-tier mountain villa area.
Sitting in the car, Xiao He felt like a country bumpkin visiting the Grand View Garden. Looking out the car window at the neatly trimmed cedars and maples on both sides, the wrought iron fences that occasionally appeared behind the trees, and the luxurious villas and gardens behind the fences, he felt a sense of bewilderment and tension as if he had stepped into a different high-class world.
Moreover, whether it was psychological or not, the air in this area was exceptionally fresh. Just taking a deep breath brought a refreshing feeling, and Xiao He even faintly smelled the fragrance of money.
He couldn't help but lean closer to Liu Rulan and whisper, "Sister Liu, how much do the houses here cost?"
Liu Rulan quietly replied, "I remember the nearest villa area in this region costs 140,000 yuan per square meter."
Xiao He: ?
Based on the size of those villas we just saw, they must be at least 500 square meters...
Xiao He made a mental estimate, then shed tears of poverty.
I'm sorry to bother you, he doesn't deserve it.
Liu Rulan added, "Besides, it's not like you can just buy it here whenever you want. Asking about the price is pointless."
Xiao He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "I understand, Sister Liu."
There's no need to finish them off.
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The car drove up to the mountainside and finally pulled into a villa, where the villa's butler personally came to greet Xiao He and his companion.
Then, led by the butler, Xiao He finally met Zhuang Hongyi.
Director Zhuang Hongyi is a middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses and a very refined appearance. His speech and manners are very proper, neither overly enthusiastic nor aloof. However, his white hoodie and jeans make him seem inexplicably out of place in this upscale villa.
After talking with Liu Rulan about the situation, Zhuang Hongyi gestured for the two of them to follow him to the annex building that was built independently next door.
Upon entering the annex, Xiao He looked at the temporary set-up area, complete with all the filming equipment, and couldn't help but think to himself: "In such a prime location, Director Zhuang using it as a studio is quite a generous act."
Because it was a temporary set and the filming time was short, there weren't many people on set, just two stylists, an assistant, and Director Zhuang himself.
The reason two stylists were brought in was quite simple: Xiao He plays a hacker in "The Thieves' Alliance" with dyed white hair and large tattoos. The amount of work involved in makeup and styling might be more than the time spent filming.
Of course, in line with Xiao He's usual style of吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments), his evaluation of this character was: a white-haired pretentious thug. As for his other impressions, to be honest, the script was too short, and the character didn't even have a name yet, so he couldn't see any extra personality traits in this character.
Forget it, whatever. He's just a thief, nothing good anyway. I'll just take the picture!
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