Chapter 189 Propaganda and Watching the Show
Gu Wei returned to the crew in Shanghai to continue filming, and time slowly came to the end of October.
The TV drama market in recent times can be said to be very exciting.
The ratings of "Ma Xiangyang's Countryside Experience", which once approached 2 and became the number one in the same time period, ended in the middle of the month.
Thanks to its good reputation, the ratings of [All Quiet in Peking] gradually increased and eventually stabilized to over 1.
Although the broadcast results are considered good, it is still far from its Douban score of 9 and the zero negative reviews online.
Mango TV started warming up for the release of "Come On, Mr. Lucky Duck" in mid-October, with wave after wave of promotions on TV.
At the same time, online publicity was also not left behind.
After Gu Wei and Zhao Liying finished the variety show, they both @ each other on Weibo to promote the TV series.
@Zhao Liying, Xue Shanshan, I haven't picked out today's dishes yet, be careful or your salary will be deducted!
[@Gu Wei, Feng Teng, President Feng, when will you take over my fish pond? ]
Next up, [My Sweetheart] will premiere on Mango TV’s Diamond Theater on November 5th!
The accompanying pictures are pictures from a TV series of two people eating, hugging and even kissing together, which looks extremely sweet.
At this time, Gu Wei had more than 20 million followers on Weibo, and Zhao Liying had more than 10 million. The Weibo posts posted by the two immediately attracted the attention of countless fans.
[My husband’s new drama is about to start airing, I have to catch it! ]
[Happy~ I won’t have to worry about running out of dramas to watch in the next two months~]
Ying Bao is so cute. She and Gu Wei are a perfect match. Their height difference is the cutest!
[I feel that Gu Wei looks more handsome in modern clothes than in ancient ones. I feel like the domineering CEOs in novels should look like this!]
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Mango TV is actively promoting its new drama, and other satellite TV stations are also busy.
Blueberry Channel, which has always been the second and occasionally the first, has not produced any hit new dramas. Its main focus is still on "Running Man" which was released this month.
The competition with Mango TV's "Gu Jian" during the summer season was indeed a bit of a blow. Now that there are no good dramas on hand, it seems to be relatively low-key.
Lizhi TV, which was snatched away by Mango TV when it purchased "Come on, Mr. Boss", will also have a TV series with great potential to be released next month.
It is "The Return of the Condor Heroes" produced by Yu Zheng Studio.
As we all know, Jin Yong's martial arts dramas have always been big IPs and have their own traffic.
Every remake will receive a lot of attention.
Yu Zheng Studio has produced many hit dramas in recent years, such as "Beauty's Schemes", "Palace", and "Legend of Lu Zhen". It can be said that he has contributed a lot to the popularity of Yang Mi and Zhao Liying.
The male lead of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" this time is Chen Xiao from Yu Zheng Studio, who, like Zhao Liying, became famous with "Legend of Lu Zhen".
The heroine is Chen Yanxi, who was dubbed the "national first love" for her role in "You Are the Apple of My Eye".
The drama is currently receiving a lot of publicity, and judging by its release date, it will be competing head-on with "My Sunshine".
However, the two dramas, one is a Jin Yong martial arts novel and the other is a modern idol romance, have different themes. Even if they are released at the same time, it is very likely that both will become a big hit without affecting each other.
Of course, another popular show on TV right now is "Red Sorghum", which has just been launched on Beijing Satellite TV after "All Quiet in Peking".
Starring Zhou Xun, Zhu Yawen, Huang Xuan, and Qin Hailu, and directed by Zheng Xiaolong.
The attention this drama has received is no less than any other TV series.
Because from the director to the actors, none of them are not big names.
The script is adapted from Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan's "Red Sorghum Family", and the film version of "Red Sorghum" directed by Zhang Yimou.
Zheng Xiaolong is a real big shot in the Beijing circle, and his status in the field of TV dramas is comparable to Zhang Yimou in the film industry.
The most recent work he directed is the 2011 drama hit "Empresses in the Palace", and there are countless earlier masterpieces.
The female lead Zhou Xun has won many Best Actress and Best Actress awards. In terms of status, she is definitely one of the top actresses in mainland China.
This TV series is broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV, Shandong Satellite TV, Blueberry TV and Shanghai Satellite TV, and it follows the style of a serious drama.
[Red Sorghum] did not disappoint the TV station. On the first day of its broadcast, the ratings on both channels exceeded 1, and the subsequent ratings continued to rise.
Other satellite TV stations also broadcast some slightly outstanding TV series such as "Brave Heart", "Red", "Legend of the Iron-Blooded Armed Work Team", etc.
Most of them are anti-Japanese war dramas and period dramas, and their performance can only be said to be okay.
Among them, the anti-Japanese war drama "Red" starring Zhang Luyi, Tao Hong and Zhou Yiwei performed better and became slightly popular, but it was still inferior to "Red Sorghum".
These will more or less be Gu Wei's rivals after the release of his new drama, so we need to pay attention to them.
【My Sunshine】He is not only the male lead, but also one of the investors.
The TV ratings and popularity of the TV series are not only related to his fame, but also directly related to how much money he can make.
About a week after the variety shows were recorded, "Happy Camp" and "Very Close Distance" were successively broadcast online.
There is no doubt that this episode of "Happy Camp" starring Gu Wei and Zhao Liying has the highest ratings in the past two months.
After watching the show, countless netizens and fans left comments on the two people’s Weibo.
Coupled with some promotional videos of the two of them that have already been released, the number of CP fans for "My Sunshine" is gradually growing, and the publicity effect of the variety show is also maximized.
Sun Xiaoyu is a sophomore at Xijing University. She is a loyal fan of Gu Wei. She got to know him through "Detective Chinatown" and fell in love with him completely through "Swords of Legends".
The wall of her dormitory was covered with posters of Gu Wei, and she would also drag other roommates to watch Gu Wei's dramas together, pay attention to all the news related to him every day, and then recommend him to her roommates.
On Saturday night, after having dinner in the school cafeteria, Sun Xiaoyu did not go anywhere. She returned to the dormitory and waited for the start of "Happy Camp" on TV with her good friend Liu Qian.
She had known for a long time that Gu Wei would be on this episode of "Happy Camp", so she naturally paid special attention to it.
The time soon came to 19:45. Amidst a burst of music and dance, several hosts of Happy Family appeared together, followed by the shining appearance of Gu Wei and Zhao Liying.
"Wow~ Qianqian, Gu Wei is so handsome, isn't he?"
Sun Xiaoyu stared at the computer screen, gently pushed the arm of her roommate with both hands, and said with a silly look on her face.
"Yes, yes, yes! It's really handsome~"
Liu Qian said helplessly.
She also likes Gu Wei and is considered his fan, but compared to Sun Xiaoyu's fanaticism, she is much more rational.
She is half a passerby and half a fan. She does think Gu Wei is very handsome and his acting is good, but at most she will praise him a few words online. If you ask her to pay something to chase a star, she will stop being a fan in minutes.
An episode of "Base Camp" ended quickly, and the sweet interaction between Gu Wei and Zhao Liying in the show also made the two little girls feel sweet.
"I declare that I will be a fan of the 'Shadow Guard CP' from now on."
Sun Xiaoyu announced loudly after watching the show.
Sun Qian rolled her eyes.
"Weren't you a fan of Victoria's Secret CP before?"
"Well, what you said makes sense. 'My Brothers, My Sister' will be released next Wednesday. I'll decide then."
She changed her mind quite casually.
Gu Wei, who was filming in Shanghai, had just finished filming and came to the rest area next to the crew.
He took the water handed to him by his assistant, took a sip, and sat in his chair. There was a plate of cherry tomatoes and a plate of melon seeds on the small table in front of him, and a large umbrella above his head to provide shade.
Everything is arranged very comfortably. Although I am working, it is no different from being on vacation when there is no filming.
After Gu Wei sat down, he ate some fruit while browsing the news.
Recently, the most popular promotion on the Internet is "Come and See You", followed by "The Return of the Condor Heroes".
However, unlike "Shan Shan" which was highly anticipated by all netizens, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" has been accompanied by doubts and complaints since the release of the finalized photos.
The TV series has not been released yet, and netizens are mainly focused on the casting of Xiaolongnu.
Chen Yanxi's version of Xiaolongnu is really not very good-looking. Netizens questioned that her face is too round, her body is too fat, and her temperament is not classical enough. She is too different from the versions played by Li Ruotong and Liu Yifei.
However, Yu Zheng directly responded to netizens' questions online.
[Let me tell you, she looks just like the Little Dragon Girl in the painting by Taiwanese illustrator Chen Shufen. They look exactly the same, and are extremely fairy-like.
She has Liu Yifei's ethereal charm, but she's not too immature. When Liu Yifei and Huang Xiaoming work together, they feel like younger sisters, while she feels like an aunt. She's a perfect match with Chen Xiaoming, and she's practically perfect.
When Gu Wei saw what Yu Zheng posted online, he almost spit out the water he was drinking.
Yu Zheng's understanding of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is simply amazing.
Xiaolongnu is Yang Guo's aunt only in terms of age and seniority, which proves that he is just looking for someone who looks like Yang Guo's aunt.
Gu Wei continued reading and saw that Yu Zheng used baby as a comparison to praise Chen Yanxi.
[I had previously liked Angelababy to play the role of Little Dragon Girl, but unfortunately she was unable to do so due to schedule issues. However, this actually made him happy, because Chen Yanxi fits the image of Little Dragon Girl in my mind.
If I choose Yang Ying, she'll look like Li Ruotong; if I choose Li Qin, she'll look similar to Liu Yifei. Only Chen Yanxi is unique.
Gu Wei thought about it and felt that what Yu Zheng said was not wrong. There were so many versions of the Chicken Leg Little Dragon Girl, but it seemed that this was the only one.
You say Yu Zheng has no taste in choosing actors, but except for Xiaolongnu, all other female characters in this TV series are very beautiful.
Mao Xiaotong who played "Guo Fu", Zhang Xinyu who played "Li Mochou", and Zhang Xueying who played "Guo Xiang", any one of them is prettier than Chen Yanxi.
The "Little Dragon Girl" in the original novel is a peerless beauty, anyone with eyes can see that. Chen Yanxi is at most pure and cute, and she is not a peerless beauty at all.
Although there are a lot of criticisms and doubts, it does not affect the popularity of "The Return of the Condor Heroes". These are also some of the tricks Yu Zheng often uses for publicity.
"What are you laughing at? You look so happy."
After finishing the show, County Magistrate Li came to Gu Wei and saw him holding a mobile phone, swiping it and smiling, so he asked curiously.
“I saw two interesting news.”
Gu Wei explained with a smile still on his face.
"Have you finished filming today's scenes?"
"It's all done. We're filming the girls now."
"After Nazha and the others finish their performance, let's go out for dinner tonight. What do you want to eat?"
Gu Wei asked.
"I've been eating barbecue and hot pot these days. I saw a place over there that serves Shanghainese cuisine. We could go and try it."
Lee County suggested.
"No problem, would you like some sunflower seeds?"
Li Xian sat next to Gu Wei and took the melon seeds from his hand. The two of them chatted while waiting for the others to finish their performance.
(End of this chapter)
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