Chapter 19
"Li Xun, can you please tell me what the two categories of 'essence and energy' mentioned in Huainanzi are?"
Seeing that the students in the audience were too inattentive, Chu Guoqing picked a catchy name from the roster and planned to liven up the atmosphere with a simple question.
Li Xun was watching the skit with great interest, but unexpectedly he was called by the professor suddenly and stood up in panic.
Unexpectedly, I made a mistake in my haste and pressed the volume button instead of the lock button on the phone.
moment.
"Your knees..."
"I once fell down when I was seven years old and learning to ride a horse. Can you see this old injury, sir?"
"Don't talk while I'm doing the needle."
The voices of the male and female protagonists in the short play "Needle Walker" echoed throughout the classroom.
The ancient costume lines were out of tune with the atmosphere in the classroom at the moment, and the students all laughed.
Li Xun just felt ashamed.
Socially dead, too socially dead.
But before he could turn down the volume, he saw Professor Chu Guoqing walking up to him.
"Are you watching a Chinese medicine video? Why is there acupuncture?"
He made up his mind to get closer to the lives of young people.
Li Xun's face flushed. "No, this is a short play about traditional Chinese medicine. I just clicked it by accident."
"Oh?" Chu Guoqing became interested. "Traditional Chinese medicine?"
As he spoke, Chu Guoqing picked up Li Xun's cell phone.
It wouldn’t matter if he didn’t take it, but as soon as he took it, Professor Chu’s attention was instantly attracted by the picture on the small screen.
The plot is progressing to the scene where the hero is using acupuncture to treat the heroine's old leg injury.
"Hiss..." Professor Chu took a closer look and said, "This male protagonist's technique is very professional."
It's not like he hasn't watched TV and film productions on traditional Chinese medicine, but he always frowned and couldn't finish watching them.
Because the statements and treatment methods in the drama are often very unrealistic.
But this short drama is different.
The gestures are so professional and the acupuncture points are so accurate, it's as if the heroine really has a leg disease and the hero is really a doctor.
Professor Chu stared at it intently and asked with a smile, "Is this male lead a famous actor?"
Only a very good actor can perform so professionally.
Li Xun glanced at the screen and shook his head: "No, I don't know him at all.
”
How can a big star come from a short drama with such low click count?
"Is that so?" Professor Chu nodded approvingly.
It seems that there are still some hard-working actors among the younger generation.
But I looked at it again, and the more I looked, the more it seemed to me that it was not simple.
If it was an ordinary actor, it would be fine if he just practiced, but this guy's accuracy in identifying acupoints and the angle and strength of inserting the needle did not seem like he had practiced before the battle.
Instead, it seems like I have studied it for a long time and even have some practical experience.
Could it be that students majoring in acupuncture and massage switched careers to acting?
To be honest, even among the students he taught, few could claim to be his match at this age.
"This drama is good. I encourage you to watch more dramas like this. What's its name?" Professor Chu was itching to watch it.
Li Xun answered truthfully: "Needle Walker."
Professor Chu nodded: "Okay..."
Before he finished speaking, the bell rang and many students began to pack up their textbooks and prepare to leave school.
Professor Chu waved his hand, indicating that they could leave.
Then, he muttered to himself, "I have to watch this drama carefully..."
…
Sunshine City Entertainment.
This is a review meeting for the "Needle Walker" project.
If it is a general short drama project, if the broadcast performance is not satisfactory, it will probably be abandoned. The creators may even propose to change the signature at the end of the film to distance themselves from it.
After all, in the eyes of various producers, short dramas are just a quick and easy money-making project.
But Tu Yu did not do so, and had no intention of severing his ties with this "shame" as soon as possible. Instead, he called back several of the main creators and held a project review meeting.
The atmosphere at the scene can be said to be very heavy.
But everyone did not blame each other, but analyzed the problem seriously.
Xiao Fu was the first to admit his mistakes: "I won't mention the advantages. I think as a project developer, I made two mistakes. First, I misjudged the popularity of TCM themes. Second, I put too much energy on the solidity and detail of TCM content in the play. Judging from the results alone, perhaps a plot with more conflicts, stronger character relationships and a faster pace would have a better market response."
Screenwriter Xiao Lan also agreed with Xiao Fu's statement: "Yes, after all, the audience doesn't know much about Chinese medicine. I lacked popular science content in the plot setting, which led to the audience not being able to receive the reliability of the content well. This was a major mistake on my part. In addition, the construction of the heroine's role was still insufficient, not impactful enough, and the growth curve was also vague."
"It's true that my acting wasn't good enough," Xiaoxiao also lowered her head, "Maybe a more exaggerated and outgoing performance is what the short play needs. In fact, the heroine has a lot of delicate emotions, but I suppressed them. If I didn't use this more lifelike performance mode, it might be better."
"It's still my fault. I have no acting experience at all, so Xiaoxiao couldn't perform well," Li Wei lowered his head. "I have signed up for an acting course, and I hope I can make some progress."
Everyone is talking about their own problems.
They really treat this work as their own child, and no one is out of it.
“These are actually the issues I should consider.”
Qiao Yiqiao finally spoke.
"First of all, maybe I shouldn't insist on shooting in horizontal mode. It would be better to use the more popular vertical mode. Secondly, I am actually very satisfied with your performance, but it may be too lifelike and not acceptable to the short drama market. Finally, I am still not very proficient in grasping the plot. I was too serious about some shots, which dragged down the overall rhythm. So your problems are actually my problems."
What is a director?
The soul of a play.
It was difficult for Qiao Yiqiao not to bear all this pressure on himself.
On the one hand, he took the form of the short play into consideration, so he gave up his preferred film-level expression. On the other hand, he wanted to express something else, so he didn't take the routine of the short play into consideration.
The result is that neither side did a good job, making "Needle Walker" a lukewarm play.
If asked who has the biggest problem, Qiao Yiqiao thinks it is himself.
After they finished talking, they looked at Tu Yu.
Tu Yu frowned, and after a while, she said coldly: "In fact, we shouldn't do skits."
These words made everyone in the audience gasp.
Although the ratings were dismal, President Tu was so dissatisfied that he completely denied the project?
Tu Yu took a sip of tea slowly before continuing, "As you all know, most film and television companies are like ours, with cash flow problems. So I'm anxious and want to try making a short drama to see if I can make some quick money."
"But Xiaolan, Xiaofu, Xiaoxiao, you all graduated from professional schools, and what you learned are all film techniques."
"Let's not talk about the fact that Li Wei is a newcomer. Even Qiao Yiqiao is learning from the director of the former studio."
"It's not really appropriate for you to shoot short dramas, but it's not that you are not suitable, but that you are not suitable for the short drama market segment."
“Even though I studied film and television production management, I don’t really know much about short plays.”
"I have no intention of judging whether the short play or the movie is better or worse. I think they are both commodities in essence and there is not much difference. But it is really inappropriate to ask you to come."
"This is not to deny your abilities, but I feel guilty. It is my biggest dereliction of duty to use your expertise in the wrong place."
After listening to Tu Yu's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
What it boils down to is that this group of people are not humble enough.
Tu Yu looked at everyone's reactions and said, "But this incident also made me realize that what we love is movies after all, and we should get back to the movie business. So, all future short drama plans will be cancelled. We will focus on movies and strive to have a representative movie project approved and filmed this year, okay?"
Everyone was moved by Tu Yu's self-examination and said in unison: "No problem."
"Of course, don't think our skits are really bad," Tu Yu turned on the big screen and smiled, "Look at these."
Everyone looked at the big screen, only to see messages from fans behind the scenes of Needle Walker.
"Ahhh the male lead is so handsome and cool!"
"My grandmother is an old Chinese medicine practitioner. She said the treatments there are very professional!"
"Oh my god, there are still people who are seriously making short plays about traditional Chinese medicine. As a fan of traditional Chinese medicine, I feel very sad to see the decline of traditional Chinese medicine. I am really touched that you are still here!"
"This short play is different from the ones I've watched before. I didn't know much about Chinese medicine, but the director's approach and the actors' performances made me completely absorbed in it."
"The relationship between the male and female protagonists is very touching. I really like the male protagonist's performance. Although he is gloomy, he is always professional and decisive when treating patients."
"Please release the second season quickly. I advise you not to be ungrateful!!!"
Tu Yu waited for everyone to finish reading, and then said, "Although our overall click volume is not high, the retention rate is very high, which means that we have a group of very loyal fans."
After hearing this, everyone smiled for the first time in a long time.
As long as you work hard, people will always notice you, right?
"Although I have stopped all short drama projects, I think we should still give Needle Walker an ending," Tu Yu looked at Xiao Lan, "Xiao Lan, I hope you can finish the rest of the story and give it to these fans in the form of words. I think you are also unwilling to let this story go without an end, right?"
"That's right." Xiao Lan nodded eagerly: "Leave the rest to me."
“Okay, thank you for your hard work. This is the end of our review meeting. I am actually very grateful for this project. It helped us recognize our own strengths and weaknesses, and also helped us get to know an excellent planner, an excellent screenwriter, two potential actors, and a serious director.”
“Giving up may not be a bad start. Please make sure to work harder in the future.”
"This is the general trend of the industry, but there are always people who have to stick to the bottom line and learn to retreat bravely. Let's encourage each other."
After Tu Yu finished speaking, the "Needle Walker" review meeting finally ended.
Failure is the inevitable path to success. It is very rare for someone who has just entered the industry to become famous all over the country with just one project.
But learning from failure is necessary.
Only by knowing the way you have come can you set off faster.
Everyone had things to do next. The online movie that Qiao Yiqiao was the director of Group B was about to start shooting, and he also had to rush to the film and television city for a meeting.
Apart from tens of thousands of yuan in fees for the director and leading actors, "Needle Walker" did not meet the profit-sharing criteria, so it did not bring in any additional income. In order to support a large group of people, Qiao Yi Qiao had to hurry up and make some more money.
But just as everyone was about to disperse, the receptionist suddenly ran up and said, "Boss Tu, someone's here to see you."
Tu Yu was a little surprised: "There are no other meetings scheduled today, who is coming to find me?"
“He is a professor of traditional Chinese medicine.”
Tu Yu was a little surprised, but then he gave Qiao Yiqiao and Li Wei a look, indicating that they should stay for a while.
…
After one meeting, another one begins.
Neither Tu Yu, Li Wei nor Qiao Yiqiao had ever imagined that one day they would attend a meeting with a professor of traditional Chinese medicine.
"Excuse me, who is the Chinese medicine instructor of this drama?" After introducing himself, Professor Chu wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked impatiently.
"Our Chinese medicine instructor is the lead actor Li Wei himself," Tu Yu replied, "May I ask if there are any loopholes in the content?"
"Of course not!" Professor Chu looked at Li Wei with a puzzled look, "Excuse me, Mr. Li, can I see your hand?"
He still couldn't quite believe that an actor could be so proficient in medicine.
Li Wei was a little embarrassed, but he didn't refuse: "Professor Chu,
Please take a look. "
Professor Chu looked at it carefully.
These are a pair of hands with distinct joints and long fingers.
The skin on the hands is very thin, with distinct blue blood vessels, but it is very firm when pinched, and it is obvious that the muscles are plump and have been exercised for a long time.
The most important thing is that there is a thick layer of calluses on the tip of the index finger and the sides of the middle finger.
Even though Professor Chu was unwilling to believe it, he had to admit that these were the hands of a doctor.
And he is not an ordinary doctor, but an acupuncturist with very rich practical experience.
Professor Chu was overjoyed: "I never thought that there are so many hidden talents in the entertainment industry."
Then he explained in detail why he came here.
After that class, Professor Chu Guoqing spent an afternoon studying "The Needle Walker".
Yes, not “look”, but study.
Although he liked the plot very much, his main focus was on the acupuncture treatment given to different people by the male protagonist in the film.
The more you study and the more devoted you are to it, the more you become "addicted" to it, as young people would say.
Except for the beginning of the story where the male protagonist treats the female protagonist, it can be said that the symptoms and treatment methods of every patient afterwards are consistent.
And this is not the best part. The most amazing thing is that the hero's treatment method in the film is not the most conservative and basic method taught in class, but is somewhat innovative.
At first, Professor Chu thought that these innovations were just something the director or screenwriter came up with on the spur of the moment, but he also happened to have an old problem with arthritis, so when he had nothing better to do, he asked his apprentice to give him a few acupuncture treatments according to the method in "The Needle Walker", and he actually felt that it was quite effective.
That's why he studied it carefully. The more he studied, the more he felt that the hero's treatment method had profound meaning. So he couldn't help himself and came to Sunshine City Entertainment Company after some twists and turns.
After listening to this, the three of them felt touched.
I didn't expect that such a small work could lead to such a fate.
Professor Chu looked at Li Wei and asked, "Where did you learn acupuncture?"
Li Wei answered truthfully: "I learned it from my father."
Professor Chu: "May I ask who your father is?"
"I'm not famous, I'm just a commoner," Li Wei thought for a moment, "My family has been doctors for generations, and some medical books have been passed down for many years. Apart from being passed down from generation to generation, we just learned from the books."
Professor Chu smiled cheerfully: "As expected, there are many experts among the people. When will the next season of "Needle Walker" be broadcast? I have benefited a lot from watching it and would like to teach it to my students."
Tu Yu was embarrassed: "We don't have a second season. The remaining plot will be serialized in the form of text."
"Ah? How could it be like this?" Professor Chu said with regret, "Such a good drama, why is it not popular? Well, I guess you have your own considerations..."
Everyone lowered their heads, indeed feeling a little embarrassed.
"By the way, if possible, can we go to Mr. Li's home to take a look?" Professor Chu's eyes lit up when talking about his major. "I want to see those ancient books with my own eyes."
These words left Li Wei stunned.
He hasn't been back to that home for a long, long time.
"I'll go with you, okay?" Qiao Yi Qiao's voice rang out.
Li Wei looked at his boss, his eyes blurred for a moment, and finally nodded firmly: "Okay."
…
Two weeks later.
Although Professor Chu has been cheering on his friends in the past two weeks, hoping that everyone would pay more attention to this web drama, the soaring plots that are described in many novels did not happen.
Let me ask you, who would watch an online drama and become a fanatical fan just because an old professor recommended it on WeChat Moments?
Apart from anything else, the traditional Chinese medicine scenes in the play can be felt by insiders as being really well-thought-out, because the flaws in the plot setting are difficult for passers-by to notice.
Ultimately, this drama still lacks an entry point that can make everyone pay attention to it.
In two weeks, no one could think of a better solution.
That day, Qiao Yiqiao asked for a day off from Qiu Yu's crew, and returned to Li Wei's hometown with Li Wei and Professor Chu.
This is a dilapidated shop in the town, and the words "Li's Chinese Medicine Clinic" can still be vaguely seen on the plaque.
After opening the door, the inside was still dilapidated and depressed.
The tables and chairs were scattered, the bed where the acupuncture treatment was conducted was covered with mold, and even the cupboard was covered with a thick layer of dust.
Although Li Wei was mentally prepared, he still felt extremely sad when watching this scene.
Qiao Yi Qiao patted his back gently, signaling to him, "I'm here."
Li Wei brought the two of them to the study. In stark contrast to the dilapidated outside, there were still traces of treasures here, and it was very well preserved.
Professor Chu felt like he had opened the door to a new world and started checking it out immediately.
Seeing that Li Wei remained silent for a long time, Qiao Yiqiao took the initiative to say, "If you want to come back, or want to reopen this place, I support you."
"Thank goodness the boss took me in. I spent so much time in the Xicui Gang practicing my medical skills, and that's why I am who I am today," Li Wei said, his voice trembling. "Without the boss, I really would..."
"It's actually here!" Professor Chu, who had been reading a book, suddenly shouted.
A howl attracted the attention of Qiao Yi Qiao and Li Wei.
Li Wei looked at the incomplete ancient book in Professor Chu's hand and frowned: "This book has always been at the bottom of the box. My parents have been trying to study it, but many of the words in it are unclear, so they gave up. Is there anything great about it?"
"This is Li's Qigong!" Professor Chu said excitedly, "It's no exaggeration to say it's a national treasure! There have always been records of it in the history of Chinese medicine, but it has been lost for a long time and no one has ever found it! I didn't expect it to be in your house!"
Li Wei had never studied the history of Chinese medicine, so naturally he didn't know the importance of this crappy book.
But when I saw Professor Chu's expression, I knew it was not simple.
"Li Wei, were these notes and stickers made by your parents?"
Professor Chu was very excited.
Li Wei looked at the handwriting and was stunned.
Every stroke in it has been corroded by time, but he can still recognize that it is his parents' handwriting.
The years are densely marked underneath these words, apparently for archiving purposes.
However, this date came to an abrupt end one day thirteen years ago.
That day was the day I jumped into the water to save someone.
My parents never studied the book again.
"Comrade Xiao Li, can you lend me this book? I want to try to restore the medical skills in it based on your parents' notes... Oh, why don't we restore this book together!"
Professor Chu is full of confidence.
Li Wei didn't know how to answer for a moment.
When I was a child, my parents worked hard on this book.
"Li's Daoyin Technique" is different from general medical skills. It records some small health-preserving techniques that can strengthen the body. In modern terms, it is a health-preserving technique to improve sub-health conditions.
The highest level of Chinese medicine is to prevent illness. He vaguely remembers his father saying that if the content of the book can be popularized, it will be of great benefit to many people, especially the middle-aged and elderly people.
But can he do it?
Even if we do it...how do we promote it?
When he couldn't make up his mind, he looked at the boss unconsciously.
"Don't worry about me, just do whatever you want." Qiao Yiqiao smiled, "If you feel it's meaningful, just do it. I support you no matter what."
Li Wei lowered his head, thinking, without saying a word.
Just as the scene fell into silence, Qiao Yi Qiao's cell phone suddenly rang.
Qiao Yi Qiao picked up the phone and Tu Yu's voice came out.
"Director Qiao, are you with Li Wei and Professor Chu?" The voice was very excited.
"I'm here, Mr. Tu. What's the matter?" Qiao Yiqiao was puzzled. "I'm on speakerphone. Go ahead."
"The subsequent plot of Xiao Lan has been written. Can you please help Li Wei and Professor Chu take a look?"
“So soon?”
Li Wei was startled.
In just two weeks, Xiao Lan had already finished writing the subsequent story of nearly 200,000 words.
It seems that she is not only a tentacle monster, but she really likes this story to be so devoted to it.
Hearing that the subsequent plot was completed, Professor Chu nodded happily: "Of course there is no problem."
Li Wei also agreed: "Okay, but..."
He originally wanted to say that he might not have time because he and Professor Chu were going to restore the "Li's Daoyin Technique".
But I wanted to do this thing in my heart, and for a moment I didn’t know whether I should agree to it.
When Qiao Yiqiao saw his embarrassment, he suddenly had an idea in his mind.
"I have a way that can help promote Daoyin, and maybe also help attract more traffic to Needle Walker. More importantly, this method costs almost no money or effort..."
After Qiao Yiqiao finished speaking, everyone looked at him.
He is not the type of person who gives up. As long as there is a chance, he wants to do something to the best of his ability.
This is an explanation to myself, nothing else.
So he explained in detail this seemingly simple plan.
The more Tu Yu listened, the more interesting it seemed to him.
The "entry point" they have been expecting may have finally arrived.
…
A week later.
"Students, today's class ends here." Professor Chu said to everyone, "The follow-up content of "Needle Walker", for which I serve as a medical consultant, has been published on the TK platform. I hope you can support it if you have time."
Classmates: “Okay.”
Although I agreed, I was not interested in watching this movie.
A short play recommended by the Chinese medicine teacher who has only a few strands of hair left.
The same is true for Li Xun.
After class, he put on his headphones, listened to rock music, and went to the gym.
Although he is not very good at studying, he has a good body shape, with eight distinct abdominal muscles. In addition, he is tall and strong, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, red lips and white teeth. He often posts some borderline videos on TK and has accumulated tens of thousands of fans.
After finishing his workout and posting a few videos that received cheers from his fans, he returned to his home in the city.
This is an old residential building. There is only a few pieces of wall paint left in the corridor, and the smell of mildew is everywhere.
As soon as Li Xun closed the door, a voice came from inside the house: "Xunxun, are you back?"
"I'm back, grandma," Li Xun said, and walked into the inner room, "Grandma, you're still awake?"
"I haven't slept yet. I'm old and I don't sleep much," grandma asked with a smile, "Have you eaten?"
Li Xun nodded: "I ate outside."
"That's good," Grandma picked up a book, "I'll read for a while and then go to bed. You should go to bed early and don't stay up late every day."
"I know."
After Li Xun left the room, he couldn't help feeling a little worried.
His parents work in other places and his grandfather passed away early, so he grew up with his grandmother, and it goes without saying that they have a deep affection for each other.
My grandma has a physical checkup every year and there has been nothing wrong with her health, but sleep is a big problem.
I can't sleep all the time.
I've taken medicine and tried soaking my feet, drinking milk and other methods, but my condition keeps getting better and worse, and no results were found when I went for checkups.
Even if I fall asleep, I wake up easily and my hands and feet are always cold.
This really troubled Li Xun.
It was the middle of the night, and while I was lying in bed, I could still hear my grandma walking around in the other room.
The old house had poor sound insulation to begin with, and coupled with his worries, Li Xun was unable to sleep due to the noise.
So he opened TK and started watching the video again.
What came into view was actually the second episode of "Needle Walker".
But Li Xun is a bit rebellious.
Although it was recommended by Professor Chu and he himself was intrigued by the plot, he just didn't want to continue watching.
Because his subconscious mind was telling him that this was not cool.
But I didn’t expect that after swiping my finger, the next video was a familiar face.
Isn’t this guy... the protagonist of “Needle Walker”?
The other person was wearing a half mask, but as a male, Li Xun subconsciously judged the other person's appearance and thought that this person was quite good-looking in terms of both figure and facial features.
If I were to shoot a borderline video with him, I would really find it hard to beat him.
He was a little curious about what this man was going to do.
Who knew that he suddenly lay down in a very strange posture, and then, a voice that couldn't be more familiar came out, "The Resurrection Stroke that appeared in the first chapter of the second season of "Needle Walker" is this posture. It can not only help insomniacs fall asleep quickly, but also keep their hands and feet warm and their blood circulation smooth."
Isn’t this Professor Chu’s voice?
Professor Chu fiddled with the protagonist of "Needle Walker" and soon he struck a pose.
This is not the key point. The key point is that they say this posture can improve sleep.
Is it true?
Without having time to think about why the official account of "Needle Walker" started promoting some short videos, Li Xun just did it.
He was still full of doubts, but soon lost consciousness.
The next morning.
Li Xun smacked his lips and gradually woke up.
Then he realized something extraordinary.
He just made that pose last night and fell asleep within two minutes?
He touched his hands and feet.
Oh my god, it’s even hotter than after working out!
The phone was still diligently playing the short video of Huan Yang Wo on a loop.
Li Xun was stunned. Is this really useful?
So he immediately rushed to his grandmother's bedroom.
Grandma had already gotten up and was reading the newspaper: "What's the matter, Xunxun?"
Li Xun was anxious: "Grandma, lie down."
"Why?" Although she didn't understand what her grandson meant, the grandmother still obeyed him. "You know, I can never sleep in the morning."
“Try this position.” As he said that, Li Xun put his grandmother in the resurrection position according to the video.
Although grandma felt strange, she still closed her eyes.
Soon, a warm current swept through her whole body from her dantian.
Just when she wanted to say something, she lost consciousness and fell asleep.
Li Xun was even more stunned. When he touched his grandmother's hands and feet, they were warm.
Now, he was even more convinced.
In the video, Professor Chu's voice is heard all the time...
"This plot of 'Needle Walker' uses part of the content of 'Li's Daoyin Technique'. 'Li's Daoyin Technique' contains and creates many health-preserving methods. I hope it can be helpful for people with insomnia..."
Li Xun was moved and excited that he had solved his grandmother's sleeping problem.
So, he clicked on TK, posed in the Resurrection Position and took a photo with the video on the homepage of "Needle Walker".
Two hours later.
This video, which is half about a good figure and half about solving the insomnia problem of modern people, has achieved the highest record in Li Xun's TK career - over 100,000 views and over 10,000 likes.
"Oh my goodness, my friends, I slept through the whole night using the Resurrection Pillow!"
"This is so useful! I have never slept so well before."
"Huan Yang Wo - a sleeping pill more suitable for the physique of Chinese babies."
"Huan Yang Wo is more suitable for middle-aged and elderly people. Young friends, go to the homepage of "Needle Walker" and take a look. Hun Yang Wo is the posture that is more suitable for us!"
“Thank you very much, it’s really useful!”
After watching those short videos, these fans clicked on the homepage of "Needle Walker" and found that it was actually a short drama.
Since it was nothing to do, I just practiced the Huan Yang Wo posture while watching it.
"There are several more posts on this 'Needle Walker' homepage, all of which are based on postures derived from 'Li's Qigong' and can also treat cervical vertebrae or something like that!"
"That's right, I thought it was just a promotional tool for the skit, but I didn't expect it to be so effective!"
“Ahhh, you guys are only looking at those poses. Didn’t anyone notice the show itself? The first season is so good!”
"Yeah, especially the male lead. Although his character is very handsome, that hand, wow, wow, I'm totally in love with it!"
"The plot is good, but it's a bit troublesome to watch it in horizontal mode."
"Don't be afraid of the trouble, my friend. Watch the scene where the bandits come into the village and massacre people in a horizontal screen. It's really exciting! The director is amazing!"
No one expected that such a small gesture would directly make it to the top ten of TK's hot list that night.
With the sudden popularity of Huan Yang Wo, many people paid attention to the homepage of Needle Walker and the first episode of the drama.
What’s important is that TK pushes videos with two very important metrics – completion rate and number of loop playbacks.
This group of people
While watching "Needle Walker", practicing Huan Yang Wo/Huan Yang Wo, you can fall asleep at the speed of light, so these two indicators in these videos are extremely high!
Therefore, based on big data algorithms, TK identified these videos, including the short drama "Needle Walker", as "high-quality content" and began to distribute them to a larger user group.
After the launch, new users looked at the sleep-inducing postures and watched "Needle Walker" and continued to play, and the two indicators rose again.
Tu Yu looked at the steadily rising data in the background and couldn't stop smiling.
I saw from the background that the views of several short videos and "Needle Walker" have soared to over one million!
Short video platforms are like this; whether a video goes viral or not often just changes overnight.
She never expected that Qiao Yi Qiao was not only a good director, but also so sensitive about promotion.
This was his idea. For the acupuncture and treatment clips that appear in the subsequent plots, he asked Li Wei and Professor Chu to combine "Li's Qigong" to shoot them and update them as short videos.
This way, you can give an explanation to your fans. After all, this is the content they want to see. Secondly, it won’t waste money and too much time, and it can also bring you some income as a short video.
After all, he is Tu Yu and he will not miss any business opportunity.
What’s more, the operation is very simple and you can do it right away.
I didn’t expect it to explode!
Although it exploded, the explosion was a bit outrageous.
The new fans are all middle-aged and elderly people and people with sub-health.
Although they cannot practice acupuncture, "Li's Qigong" is indeed very useful!
After just three days, the number of views of the short video and "Needle Walker" reached tens of millions.
This is also one of the upper limits of short videos and micro-short dramas. It has reached a bottleneck and there is no room for further growth.
But the popularity of the drama's content is visible to the naked eye.
In particular, there was an episode that introduced a certain type of Daoyin exercise. After being forwarded internally by various middle-aged and elderly groups, people practicing it could soon be seen in squares all over the country.
With the subsequent popularity of short videos, the first season of "Needle Walker" also became a big hit and firmly stood at the first place on the TK short drama list.
The audience all lamented, wondering why they hadn't discovered such a good drama before.
Although the subsequent content cannot be presented in the form of a TV series, it is still a great treat to watch the text along with the short video.
Many people stayed up for two nights to finally finish watching the plot.
The villain died under Xiaoling's sword, and Xiaoling ascended to the throne. Many people said it was so exciting!
The character of Li Wei also became a source of regret in everyone's heart for a while.
"Wow, why can't such a good-looking villain have two more episodes?"
"I haven't been so obsessed with a skit in a long time!"
"Although I can't see Li Wei's performance, it's worth it to see him being manipulated by Professor Chu every day (bushi)"
"Is Li Wei's scar a special effects makeup? It looks so good!"
"This is crazy, this man's hands and forearms are beautiful, and his profile kills me every time."
"Thank you, Li Wei, for developing a new XP for me."
"Is he using acupuncture? Isn't this piercing my heart?"
"You are all praising the male lead, but I still want to praise the screenwriter and director."
"Yes, it's rare to see such a conscientious drama! You can imagine how much effort the creators put in."
“It’s really rare to see dramas about traditional Chinese medicine. I didn’t expect I could be so addicted to it. I was completely hooked. Do you have any other similar dramas to recommend?”
Every night when he returned to the villa, Yangyang would tease Li Wei using all kinds of fan language.
Li Wei's cheeks were red every day and he felt ashamed.
But Qiao Yiqiao felt that he was more confident.
The success of this drama has also turned into a small carnival in the traditional Chinese medicine industry.
Almost everyone in the industry is watching.
Even the A City University of Traditional Chinese Medicine did not forget to take advantage of the popularity and released several interpretation videos on its own TK platform, explaining Li Wei's acupuncture techniques and innovations in "The Needle Walker".
Laymen watched the show for fun and left some comments such as "I didn't expect this drama to be so attentive", "It seems Li Wei really has some talent", "Good looks and strong skills", etc., but insiders really saw the trick.
I heard that many Chinese medicine practitioners have used Li Wei's acupuncture method in their medical treatment practice.
I believe that in time, it can benefit more patients.
The A City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital University also struck while the iron was hot and invited Li Wei to give several lectures.
At the beginning, Li Wei was a little reserved. After all, he was facing a group of students who graduated from professional schools. But after Qiao Yiqiao accompanied him a few times, Li Wei became more and more relaxed. He talked about his professional knowledge and soon gained considerable popularity.
A City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital University also intends to award Li Wei an honorary bachelor's degree, but the specific implementation plan still needs further consideration.
It also makes up for Li Wei's regret of not having a campus life.
But in the final analysis, although "Needle Walker" was a real hit, it is just a short drama. It is still unrealistic to expect it to enter the wider public eye, or even become a hot topic, and send Li Wei and Qiao Yiqiao themselves to the top status.
The most important manifestation of this drama's success is its revenue.
Tu Yu also smiled from ear to ear every day when he looked at the profits.
So is Qiao Yiqiao.
As the number of clicks continued to increase, his account also received the first dividend.
Unfortunately, because it was his first time as a director, the share of the profits he negotiated with Tu Yu was very low.
But even so, there are still more than 200,000.
After all, this money was only earned by more than half a month's work, which was enough to make him dumbfounded.
More importantly, this should be able to cover my daily expenses for two months!
Li Wei also had better development. He received an invitation from another crew, asking him to play the second male villain, a royal physician.
After Yang Yang's consideration, Li Wei took on the role.
In his spare time, Li Wei was willing to continue studying "Li's Qigong" with Professor Chu, and also continued to give several lectures at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which were always packed.
Who says an actor can’t be a good scholar? Li Wei wants to have both.
Seeing his profession being recognized by more and more people, Li Wei feels very moved.
Li Xun was sitting in the audience, feeling emotional as he watched Li Wei's expression gradually become more confident as he spoke.
It turns out that traditional Chinese medicine is so useful.
His grandmother can now sleep well every night and even practices square dancing following the guiding techniques.
How about he study it seriously?
…
Li Wei and Professor Chu were busy, and the "Needle Walker" project had come to an end, so Qiao Yiqiao devoted himself to the filming of Qiu Yu's movie.
This is a very standard, even slightly clichéd police and gangster movie. The only bright spot is that it has an extremely low cost. The reason why Wang Yige asked Qiu Yu to take over was to give her some practice.
There are not many female directors who can make commercial blockbusters, and even fewer who can handle police and gangster films, so Qiu Yu obviously takes this job very seriously and does it very seriously.
This seriousness extended to every aspect of the crew, and the group that suffered the most was Group B, which Qiao Yiqiao was in charge of.
The part that Qiao Yiqiao has to complete recently is the fight between two gangs.
In the feature film, these scenes are just montage scenes, which may only last a few seconds, but Qiu Yu did not lower his requirements.
"No, it's still fake," Qiu Yu frowned, "I hope they can make the fight more realistic."
Qiao Yiqiao: “…”
This is already very real.
In fact, when two gangs fight, most of the time it is scattered, so it is normal for some people to slack off.
Let’s not talk about these. He has also seen many people crying and wetting their pants on the spot.
But such a picture may not really match the tone in Qiu Yu's mind.
"The problem may not be with you," Qiu Yu analyzed, "the quality of these extras is not good enough. Look at the old ones, the young ones, the timid ones, they don't look like a gang at all."
Qiao Yiqiao also agreed with this point.
It is often said in the industry that the extras in this kind of play are far more stereotyped than professional. In fact, he didn't quite understand how the casting director picked these dozens of people.
The director of Group B is called a director, but in fact he does not have much say in the crew.
Moreover, the bigger the crew, the more they bully strangers, and Qiao Yiqiao has no say in the casting.
However, in order to make L satisfied with his work, he still found a casting director.
The casting director’s surname is Hou, nicknamed Big Monkey. He is currently sitting in the dressing room eating ice cream.
"Director Hou," Qiao Yiqiao put a box of soft Zhonghua on the other person's table, "I want to talk to you about the extras in my segment. L."
The big monkey took the soft Zhonghua cigarette and glanced at Qiao Yiqiao: "What's the matter, L?"
"I just feel that the current group of extras is not good enough, and I want to change them."
The big monkey raised his eyebrows and said, "What? That's all the heads I got. I have no choice. You can just make do with the photos. We are not going for Oscar."
Qiao Yiqiao patiently said, "How about changing the group leader?"
"What can I change?" The big monkey folded his arms, "I can't change it."
"Why?"
"No reason, I just can't change it!" The big monkey waved at Qiao Yiqiao impatiently, "Okay, I'm going to sleep, you stay here by yourself."
Qiao Yi Qiao had no choice but to walk out of the room.
He knew that many group leaders and casting directors were tied together, and how the kickbacks were divided was already agreed upon, so there was nothing he could do about it.
It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to make good works.
There are always too many unspoken rules in this industry that restrict everyone.
Just as Qiao Yi Qiao was thinking deeply, he suddenly saw a figure flash past in front of him.
Isn’t this the scalper from before?
"Comrade Huang..., please stay." Qiao Yiqiao shouted.
The former scalper turned around and immediately recognized Qiao Yiqiao: "Director Qiao, how do you know my last name is Huang?"
Qiao Yiqiao said righteously: "Your every move has the temperament of Huang Feihong. But Brother Huang, why did you come to us at this time?"
"Hey, I got two boxes of good tea and came here to give them to Director Hou to thank him for taking care of us." Huang Quntou said.
"Oh?" Qiao Yiqiao's eyes moved quickly, "Did you push the extras in our group?"
Huang Quntou nodded: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Isn't this a coincidence?
Qiao Yi Qiao suddenly had an idea and smiled: "Well, I have something to ask you for a favor. It's like this, I have a dozen good actors here..."!
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