Chapter 517: The Hot TV Series and Keeping the Prosperity within the Family
At the beginning of 2017, the fantasy drama "Eternal Love" starring Gu Wei and Yang Mi became a hit across the country.
Since its launch in early February, it has broken various viewing records and became the first drama to truly break out of its circle and become a hit in 2017.
Influenced by the hit TV series, not only the popularity of the male and female protagonists Gu Wei and Yang Mi has reached a new level, but the fame of supporting actors such as Dilraba Dilmurat, Huang Mengying, Zhang Binbin, Gao Weigang and other Jiaxing artists has also increased to varying degrees.
Until the TV series ended in early March, Gu Wei went abroad to record "Divas Hit the Road 3". The afterglow of "Eternal Love" has not faded yet, and the promotional song "Liangliang" has become a hit. Although the TV station has ended, the number of views on the Internet is still growing rapidly.
As of the end of March, the total online playback volume of "Eternal Love" has exceeded 40 billion, leading the second place "The Journey of Flower" by more than 10 billion.
Of course, at this time, several major platforms have inflated the number of TV drama broadcasts in order to gain performance, popularity and attract investment.
In addition, many fanatical fans of celebrities also like to increase the number of views of their idols' dramas. For example, watching one episode counts as one view, watching two episodes adds another view, and exiting and re-entering counts another view. The number of views that can be increased after watching a drama is roughly equal to the number of episodes. Some people go in and out of the drama so many times that they don't know how much it increases.
So the statistical data seems a bit exaggerated.
However, even after being "dehydrated", the current performance of "Eternal Love" is definitely one of the top dramas in recent years.
At the end of March, Gu Wei was still having a great time in Australia, and Mango TV quietly launched the realistic anti-corruption drama "In the Name of People".
Because it was broadcast on the Golden Eagle Exclusive Theater during prime time, and relying on the high traffic of Mango TV itself, "In the Name of People" attracted widespread attention as soon as it was broadcast.
Mr. Hou Yong, who came to guest star, showed textbook acting skills in just two episodes. His eating noodles became a famous scene, and his classic performance of a corrupt petty official was directly included in the Beijing Film Academy teaching materials. The audience was also attracted by this large-scale anti-corruption drama.
"In the Name of People" topped all ratings after only one episode was aired on the first day of its broadcast. The second episode on the second day had a national network rating of 2.3 and a CSM52 city rating of 2.28. It can be said that it started strong and continued to rise rapidly.
Unlike the hit drama "Eternal Love" a month ago, although the costume drama starring Gu Wei and Yang Mi is very popular, the audience is mainly young people and women.
"In the Name of People" has attracted widespread attention from all walks of life and across the whole society, regardless of gender and age.
As the plot of the drama deepened bit by bit, the CSM52 city network ratings quickly broke 5, surpassing the 4.2% ratings record set by the 2014 ratings champion "The Empress of China".
By mid-April, when "In the Name of People" was in its later stages of broadcasting, the TV series' real-time peak viewership ratings on the CSM52 city network exceeded 7, breaking the record of 5.23% set by "The Temptation of Going Home" in 2011.
In addition, this data also broke the highest record of provincial satellite TV ratings in the 21st century and created the highest record in the history of domestic TV dramas in the past decade.
If "Eternal Love" is one of those annual hit dramas that only releases one or two episodes every year, then "In the Name of People" is definitely the most popular TV series in recent years.
Its popularity and social influence after its broadcast have rarely been matched in the past decade.
"Director Li, congratulations! The quality of our drama is completely worthy of its current success. It's all the result of everyone's hard work.
After the TV series is finished, I will definitely invite all the cast and crew to come out and celebrate."
In the office of [Wei Ming Tian Xia] company, Gu Wei was talking to Li Lu, the director of [In the Name of People].
The two chatted for a while, and when Gu Wei heard Director Li Lu mention a piece of news, his brows furrowed deeply.
"What? There is such a thing. In this bright and clear world, there are still people who are so lawless.
I have a special security team here. Do you want me to send two people to Mr. Zhou?
Okay then, please help me take good care of Teacher Zhou. I still hope he pays more attention to his own safety recently. It’s better to believe it than not to believe it.”
After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei sat in his office chair and thought for a while, tapping the table with his fingers.
After a long time, he sighed and didn't have any better solution.
Director Li just mentioned that "In the Name of People" has been a big hit recently, and a stranger called the screenwriter and initiator of the TV series, Mr. Zhou Meisen, and threatened him to be careful when going out, as he might get into a car accident at any time.
The scale of "In the Name of People" is too large, and if you are not careful, you will be substituted into real people in reality. The water is too deep here. Even with Gu Wei's current status and fame, he is more than enough to protect himself, but he is completely powerless to do anything.
However, for celebrities, their own fame is the best umbrella for protection. Mr. Zhou Meisen is a well-known domestic writer and screenwriter, a member of the presidium of the 10th National Committee of the Writers Association, and a winner of the 7th "Five One Project" Award for Spiritual Civilization Construction. Only a very cruel person would threaten his personal safety at this critical juncture.
"Teacher Zhou in the original time and space was fine. I guess they were just trying to scare him."
This is the only way Gu Wei can comfort himself.
After returning from Australia, Gu Wei has been busy working in the company. After he left for a month, a lot of things have piled up in the company waiting for him to deal with when he returns.
In the first two days after returning, Gu Wei went to the recording studio to record the demo of "Dance Monkey" and sent it to the "Flowers and Youth" production team. As for how to promote it later, it depends entirely on the arrangements of the production team and he doesn't need to worry about it.
Afternoon, the company's conference room.
"Mr. Long, it's a pleasure working with you. We'll be a family from now on!" After signing the contract, Gu Wei smiled and shook hands with Long Danni.
From now on, he officially invested in the newly established [Wajijiwa Entertainment] and became the company's major shareholder with a 30% stake. At the same time, [Wei Ming Tian Xia] also became a strategic partner of [Wajijiwa].
"I'll need Mr. Gu's care in the future!"
Long Danni also highly recognized Gu Wei as a partner. As the former CEO of [Tianyu Media] and a real powerful figure in the entertainment industry, she knew clearly how much influence Gu Wei and his [Wei Ming Tian Xia] had in the film and television industry.
[Wajijiwa Entertainment] was newly established. Although she had a wide network of contacts, she could not guarantee that the company would be able to develop smoothly.
Now with Gu Wei's support, I have a certain degree of security for my career.
"I heard that Mr. Long's new company has just been established, and he's going to cooperate with Tencent Video on a new project?"
"Mr. Gu is well-informed. According to my plan, Wajijiwa will mainly focus on producing idol development variety shows, similar to Mango TV's Super Girl and Super Boy.
Another thing is to cultivate your own youth idol group.
I think there is still a lot of room for development in this area in China, and it can eventually develop into a large company like South Korea's SM that specializes in launching boy and girl groups!"
When Long Danni was at Mango TV, she focused on talent shows. Now that she has gone out on her own, she naturally wants to do what she is best at.
"I have already agreed with Tencent Video to collaborate on a music idol development program called 'Son of Tomorrow', which is still in the preparation stage.
By the way, Mr. Gu, are you interested in being a mentor?
If you can join, then this show will definitely be popular!"
Long Danni looked at Gu Wei eagerly. Since he was already a shareholder of the company, it was his responsibility to help the company's variety show get off to a good start.
Gu Wei smiled and waved his hand.
"Boss Long, it's not that I don't want to help, but I'm about to start filming a TV series, and then I'm going to film a movie in collaboration with China Film Group. I really don't have time."
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Long Danni looked regretful.
"If you don't have time, Mr. Gu, I have considered inviting Yang Mi to be the main instructor. Because of the huge popularity of [Eternal Love], she is currently at the peak of her popularity.
I just don’t know if Yang Mi would agree.”
"Is it appropriate to have Yang Mi as a mentor for a music program?" Gu Wei had some doubts. Although Yang Mi's baby voice was very nice, her singing was not so good. Even a million tunings could not save her [Offering of Love].
"Mr. Gu, don't worry. This kind of idol audition program always needs to find a famous mentor to attract the audience. We will naturally look for mentors from other professions." Long Danni naturally knew what Gu Wei was thinking.
"Okay, this kind of professional work naturally relies on professionals like you, Boss Long, but don't worry about Yang Mi. I'll give her a heads up and it won't be difficult to get her to join."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Gu!" Without Gu Wei, there is Yang Mi, which means that instead of using the big king, we can use the small king, and the effect will not be much different.
The two chatted for a while, and Gu Wei suddenly thought of something.
"Does [Waji Waji Entertainment] only have a few artists from [X玖少年团] under its umbrella now?"
"The company has just been established, and we haven't started recruiting new trainees yet. There are only a few young people I brought over from Tianyu."
Gu Wei nodded.
"I remember that at the end of last year, I attended the Tengxun Starlight Awards, and [X玖少年团] performed the opening dance. I was very impressed by those guys, especially one named Xiao Zhan, who was very handsome.
I'm going to shoot a modern idol drama next, and there are a few male supporting roles that haven't been decided yet.
Mr. Long can have them come in for an audition. If there aren't any major issues, they can choose from among the members of [X玖少年团] for several roles, including the second male lead."
Gu Wei's words made Long Danni's eyes light up. Gu Wei's ability to promote actors in his dramas is recognized in the industry.
Although the heroine always gets the biggest bonus, there are also many outstanding supporting roles.
Not to mention the distant past, this year's "Eternal Love" made the second female lead Dilraba Dilmurat, the second male lead Gao Weibang, as well as a series of Jiaxing newcomers such as Zhang Binbin and Huang Mengying famous.
"That's great! I'd like to thank Mr. Gu for his appreciation on behalf of the young men. I'll have them audition as soon as we get back to the company!"
Gu Wei smiled.
"Mr. Long, you're welcome. We're all family, and we shouldn't let outsiders take advantage of us. If I have the right resources, I'll naturally consider our own people."
In fact, when we say there are several male supporting roles, the main focus is on the choice of the second male lead.
The original version of "Go Go Squid!" was produced by Juku Media, the same production company that produced Gu Wei's "Come On, My Love." The actor who plays the second male lead, Hu Yitian, is an artist under Juku's parent company, Huace.
Now that Gu Wei's version has nothing to do with Juku, there is naturally no need to look for the original actors.
Moreover, idol dramas are not difficult to perform, so naturally they have to rely on their own people.
(End of this chapter)
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