Chapter 842 You Are Behind Me
#【Celebrating Yu Nian 2】has been a huge hit since its premiere, breaking all the records on the platform! #
#Lock in the annual drama king in advance, [Joy of Life 2] continues the popularity myth of the first part! #
#With 18 million reservations on the premiere night, [Joy of Life 2] set a new record for the highest reservations for TV dramas on the entire network! #
Although everyone had predicted that "Joy of Life 2" would be a big hit before it was broadcast, no one expected it to come so quickly and so violently.
After the TV series was launched, it has been breaking various records almost every day, with the number of views, popularity of the series and the degree of discussion all leading the way.
Discussions about the plot and the actors in the play are all over the Internet.
"Is Fan Xian dead?" The suspense was finally revealed, and then everyone started discussing various subsequent plots.
For example, the Baoyue Tower incident and Fan Xian's wedding continue to be hotly discussed.
In addition to the original cast of the first part, the new actors in the second part also received extra attention.
Some netizens have listed the ten female stars who appeared in "Joy of Life 2", including Jing Tian, Li Xiaoran, Tian Xiwei, Xin Zhilei, Yang Chaoyue, Mao Xiaotong, Wang Churan, Wang Xiaochen, Gao Lu, and Yu Feihong. Some of them are gentle and lovely, some are bright and generous, and some are heroic. Their performances in the play are very eye-catching.
During the broadcast of the drama, the peak popularity on Tencent's website reached a new high of 34098.
At a time when a TV series is considered a hit if it has a popularity of over 10,000, this record will probably be difficult to be broken by other TV series in the short term.
However, "Joy of Life 2" is not 100% perfect. Since the first day of its launch, there is one point that has been criticized by the audience, that is, there are too many advertisements.
According to statistics from some netizens, after the premiere of "Joy of Life 2", there are an average of 9 advertisements per episode - 6 at the beginning, 2 in the middle and 1 at the end.
Some netizens jokingly called this drama "an advertisement every five steps, and a bunch of advertisements every ten steps."
A total of 16 different advertising brands appeared during the week of broadcast, and this is probably not all.
Each episode of the commercial lasts more than 2 minutes, and even if you are a premium paying member, you cannot automatically skip these commercials.
That’s not all. On the basis of VIP, the platform has also launched the “SVIP advance viewing” mode. That is, on the basis of regular paid membership, you can continue to upgrade your membership to unlock an episode of the feature film in advance.
Although these actions have attracted constant complaints from netizens, Tencent, as a platform, has actually made a lot of money.
Hengdian, the crew of "The Wind Chasers".
"Congratulations! Your drama [Joy of Life 2] has been so popular these days. I could hear people discussing the plot while filming on set these past two days."
After finishing a scene, Gu Wei and Jin Dong went aside to rest.
"It's a combination of timing, location, and people. Actually, the second season isn't any better than the first in terms of quality, but it's a sequel to a hit series, and the platform did a great job promoting it."
Gu Wei said modestly.
Jin Dong nodded and said: "It is true that sequels to popular TV series have great advantages, but there are not many that surpass the original in terms of performance and popularity.
For example, when we worked together on the series Nirvana in Fire, the ratings and popularity dropped significantly by the time the second series, The Wind Rises in Long Ballad, came out.”
"Nibbāna is quite special. The second part has a completely different cast and tells a completely new story.
I feel that The Long Ballad is well-made, not inferior to our first series at all, but Brother Xiao Ming was not very popular with the audience at that time. I guess a lot of people didn’t watch the series because of him.”
Jin Dong picked up the black old cadre cup of water containing wolfberries and took a sip, with a smile on his face.
"You're right about that. Xiaoming's reputation hasn't been very good in recent years. I don't know why he takes on so many bad dramas. Even if he's a good guy, he wouldn't act like this."
Jin Dong and Huang Xiaoming have little work overlap, but they know each other.
His lover Li Jia was a classmate of Huang Xiaoming, Zhao Wei, and Chen Kun, and he also attended the century wedding.
Gu Wei turned his head and glanced at Jin Dong: "Don't talk about him. I've watched the dramas you've filmed over the years. Although the themes are different, the characters' inner styles are similar. They are all elite men.
Are you in your comfort zone and don't want to break out? Don't you want to change your routine and challenge yourself with a different role?"
Jin Dong's acting style has almost become stereotyped since he became famous with "The Disguiser". It's not that he's a bad actor, in fact, his performance in every TV series is very good.
It’s just that the characters are too homogenized. Now whenever he appears on TV, the audience will automatically match his identity with that of a domineering president or a mature elite man.
Normally, it would be a bit presumptuous to ask such questions in front of someone and expose their shortcomings, but Gu Wei and Jin Dong have known each other for a long time and have always had a good relationship, so it doesn't matter.
"I've actually thought about what you said." Jin Dong took another sip of hot water.
"At first, because I was good at playing this type of character, such as Nirvana in Fire, Ode to Joy, and The First Half of My Life, the scripts that came to me during that period were all for similar roles.
I just picked some scripts that interested me.
After a few years, I realized something was not right and heard some discussion, so it was not easy to change the track. "
"What's so difficult about it? You have no shortage of fame and fortune now, so why would it be difficult to try more?"
Jin Dong looked at Gu Wei helplessly: "Brother, do you think everyone is you? No matter what type of drama or role you try, you can succeed. Trying is risky. There is a high probability of failure in trying a new track."
"There's always a price to pay for transformation. Are you afraid of failure?"
Jin Dong shook his head and patted Gu Wei's shoulder: "It's different. If it were ten years ago, I would definitely try it.
But now I’m older and my main focus is not on filming, so there’s no need to bother about it. Stabilizing the status quo is the best option.
You know I've been working with the Coal Mine Art Troupe, right?
Gu Wei nodded, not sure what he meant.
Jin Dong lowered his voice and said, "In two months, I will be promoted to deputy director of the Coal Mine Art Troupe and vice president of the China Television Association's Performing Arts Working Committee. This matter has been finalized.
Besides, our old leader will retire in three years."
Gu Wei raised his head and looked at him in surprise, and Jin Dong nodded.
"No wonder, you're planning to pursue a career in government. I'll have to call you leader next time we meet, right?"
"There's no such thing as leadership or no leadership. We just have different divisions of labor. No matter what position we are in, aren't we all serving the people?"
Jin Dong said with a smile.
"Your two sentences are more like this."
The huge popularity of [Joy of Life 2] has generated positive benefits in many aspects. Not only did the platform make a lot of money, but the actors who participated in the TV series also remained very popular.
In addition to the actors from the first part such as Jing Tian, Tian Xiwei, Guo Qilin, and Yang Chaoyue, the addition of new characters and new actors such as Gao Lu, Wang Churan, and Wang Xiaochen also won a lot of praise.
Although they are all supporting roles, appearing in a TV series of the level of "Joy of Life 2" has undoubtedly brought these actors considerable popularity.
Wang Churan is the most discussed and popular new actor among all the new actors.
It’s not because of how well she acted. In fact, she didn’t have many scenes as Sang Wen, and her performance wasn’t particularly outstanding. But Wang Churan’s appearance in "Joy of Life 2" was really beautiful, and she was completely worthy of the role’s title of the most beautiful courtesan.
People are visual animals, and such a beautiful and stunning actor will naturally arouse the curiosity of many people, who will search online to find out who this actor is and what dramas he has acted in before.
As a result, coupled with some press releases purchased by [Yue Kai], Wang Churan's popularity and number of fans naturally increased day by day.
After the filming of "The Wind Chaser" started and the cast list and makeup photos were announced, Wang Churan, the heroine, attracted countless discussions and attention.
"What are you grinning about?"
In the crew's hotel room at night, Gu Wei came out of the bathroom after taking a shower.
He took out a can of ice cola from the refrigerator, opened it and took a sip, then walked into the living room and looked at Wang Churan sitting cross-legged on the sofa, grinning foolishly at his phone.
"ah?"
Wang Churan's attention was all on the phone, and he only realized Gu Wei was coming when he heard the voice.
She was wearing a loose black T-shirt on her upper body and denim-style shorts on her lower body. Her long legs, which were crossed on the sofa, were round and white, and her cute little feet were painted with red nail polish.
When she turned around, she was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses. Although she had removed her makeup, her superior facial features still made her look very beautiful.
"I was reading some reviews of [Joy of Life 2] online."
"What are the things in the comments that praise you and make you so happy?"
Gu Wei sat down next to her and asked curiously.
“No one praised me much, everyone said all sorts of things.
The number of followers on my Weibo has been increasing so fast these past few days, I feel like I’m going to be famous.”
"In addition to the popularity brought by [Joy of Life 2], there should also be traffic brought by the release of the finalized photos of [Storm Chasers] after the filming started. It is because of these combined forces that you have received a lot of attention in a short period of time." Gu Wei understood what was going on after a little thought.
Wang Churan pursed his lips and nodded continuously, blinking his big eyes and looking very cute.
"Yes, I've read a lot of discussions online, and they're all guessing what my background is. I wasn't famous before, but I could play the leading role in your TV series, Brother Wei.
Some said I brought money into the group, others said I had a strong background and someone was supporting me, even Brother Wei, you have to give me some face."
Speaking of this, Wang Churan couldn't help laughing.
Gu Wei touched her head and said, "Do you feel any pressure? Traffic is always a double-edged sword."
“There is definitely pressure, but I’m not afraid.
When you are a celebrity, you are not afraid of people talking about you, but you are afraid that no one will remember you. Being black or red is also being red.
What's more, netizens are just wondering why my resources are so good.
I remember when you first debuted, many people called you a resourceful guy, right?"
"I didn't expect you to have such an understanding." Gu Wei was a little surprised at Wang Churan's maturity of thought.
"I started filming in 2017 and have been in the industry for more than four years.
Besides, now is not the past, the Internet is so developed, and the more you know and see, the more you will understand. "
As he spoke, Wang Churan smiled and hugged Gu Wei's arm.
"And my biggest supporter is you, Brother Wei. No matter what netizens say, as long as you support me, I'm not afraid of anything."
Gu Wei nodded without denying it, looked at Wang Churan's fair and beautiful face and lowered his head to kiss her.
Not long after, Wang Churan collapsed on Gu Wei's body, her little face turning red.
"Is the filming going smoothly these days?"
The initial filming of [The Wind Chaser] was done by Group A and Group B. The protagonist "Wei Ruolai" played by Gu Wei was in Group A, and the scenes of other people who did not have his shots were shot by Group B. Many of Wang Churan's scenes were completed in Group B at the beginning.
"It went quite smoothly. All my preparations were put to good use. There weren't many NGs, and the director even praised me."
Wang Churan said this and suddenly thought of something.
"I just feel like Xiaotian doesn't like me very much."
"Really? Xiaotian probably isn't familiar with you." Gu Wei was a little surprised.
In [The Wind Chasers], Wang Churan plays "Chen Jinzhen" and Tian Xiwei plays "Niu Chunmiao". The two are the female lead and the second female lead, and they also have a lot of rival scenes.
It’s just that we’ve just started filming, so there aren’t many shots of us in the same frame.
“Really, I’m quite sensitive about this.
When we were filming "Joy of Life 2" last year, we didn't have any scenes together and there was not much communication on the set.
After filming of Wind Chasers started, I took the initiative to try to befriend her several times. Oda was very polite, but I always felt that she was somewhat resistant to me.
"That's strange. You and Xiaotian didn't know each other before, and you didn't do anything to offend her. This shouldn't happen.
She is a very cheerful person and likes making friends."
Wang Churan was also a little puzzled.
“I don’t know then.
I am quite easy to get along with others. I am a good friend of Meng Ziyi. Even though we were competing for the casting of "The Wind Chaser" this time, and Sister Meng didn't get the role in the end, she didn't blame me.
I don’t know why Oda is hostile to me.”
Gu Wei smiled and said, "Meng Ziyi has a face that looks tough, but he is actually a simple-minded person who is easy to fool.
Oda is the opposite of her. She has a sweet face, but she actually has her own ideas.
He is open-minded, proactive, and has the ambition to become famous.
She doesn't want to have a close relationship with you, maybe because she feels you are a threat to her.
After all, the pie of [Wind Chaser] will eventually fall on your head.
Female artists of the same age in the company all have some grudges against each other."
Wang Churan pouted after hearing this and looked up at Gu Wei pitifully.
"Is it difficult for you to take this role?
When I got the opportunity, I didn’t think much about it and was just happy.”
Gu Wei touched her hair and took off his glasses.
"I didn't give you the role. I just gave you an audition opportunity. It's the role you got based on your own ability."
"But."
"No buts, don't think too much, just act well"
Wang Churan pursed her lips and nodded. She knew in her heart that this opportunity was rare. Any audition was secondary. The opportunity to participate in the audition was the most important thing.
She also suspected that Gu Wei was actually biased towards her, which could be seen from the heroines he had starred in in previous TV dramas and movies.
Gu Wei rarely held external auditions for the female lead roles in his plays; he decided everything himself.
(End of this chapter)
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