The immense popularity of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" solidified Liu Zhen's determination to befriend Fang Yang. Looking at the ratings chart with its bright red 3.58 rating at the top, it would be a lie to say that Liu Zhen didn't regret it. Giving up Fang Yang, such a towering tree, for that unlucky Sun Hai was truly unwise!
Composing himself, Liu Zhen gave Qiu Yunbo an order: gather the latest information on Yuewen Entertainment Media's TV series production and see if they could book the next series. Since they couldn't suppress them, they might as well join them!
Fortunately, information is readily available now. Before long, Qiu Yunbo found out that Fang Yang was filming "Princess Pearl" at Hengdian World Studios. Based on Fang Yang's past filming habits, it was estimated that filming would be completed before the end of the year, and the official broadcast on television should take place during the Spring Festival.
Liu Zhen wasn't very clear about Yuewen Entertainment Media's affairs. After learning about Fang Yang's filming plan, he muttered a couple of things and had some doubts in his heart. This looked like a period drama. Hunan TV produced quite a few TV series every year, so they naturally had a lot of experience with period dramas.
This sudden abandonment of the martial arts dramas that Yuewen Entertainment Media made its name in, and instead the decision to film a period drama, left Liu Zhen completely baffled. However, based on the fact that he had been repeatedly proven wrong by Fang Yang, Liu Zhen did not underestimate him and instructed Qiu Yunbo, "Go and gather information about 'Princess Pearl,' and I'll see what's going on."
While Liu Zhen was instructing him to gather information, Qiu Yunbo had already gotten a general idea of the novels Fang Yang had published on the Yuewen Entertainment Media website. Upon hearing Liu Zhen's instructions, he quickly replied, "Director, the TV series produced by Yuewen Entertainment Media are all adapted from novels written by Fang Yang. This 'Princess Pearl' is no exception. Fang Yang also has a sequel to 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' currently being uploaded. This novel is called 'The Return of the Condor Heroes,' and it's even better than 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'!"
"Oh?" Liu Zhenzhen said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?"
Qiu Yunbo said softly, "It's my fault. Our station has never had a very good relationship with Fang Yang, so we haven't paid much attention to his affairs. I only found this out while I was gathering information about Fang Yang. Our impression of Fang Yang has always been that he's a good musician, but we really don't know much else about him. I will pay more attention to Fang Yang's affairs in the future and report to you as soon as possible!"
Liu Zhen nodded, at least Qiu Yunbo's attitude was quite good. "I'll go check out that Yuewen Entertainment Media website you mentioned later. You should also learn more about it yourself. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the only way to seize the opportunity at the first moment."
After dismissing Qiu Yunbo, Liu Zhen downloaded the PC version of Yuewen Entertainment Media website on his computer, intending to find out what the book "Princess Pearl" was all about.
After watching for more than ten minutes on the computer, Liu Zhen was attracted by the unique design of "Princess Pearl". Nowadays, Chinese period dramas are mainly serious dramas, telling historical facts and revealing a certain historical event or the life of a certain emperor. In other words, period dramas are all serious and based on real historical events.
However, "Princess Pearl" is different. The character Xiao Yanzi brought a completely new viewing experience to "Princess Pearl". It's like putting a group of catfish into a fishpond, which brings passion to the stagnant fishpond and makes the whole fishpond come alive. Therefore, the character Xiao Yanzi is a variable in the whole novel!
For an entire day, Liu Zhen stayed in his office reading, cutting off all visitors, wanting only to finish the book as soon as possible. This was the first time since Liu Zhen started working that a novel had made him relive the spirit of his student days, where he would stay up all night and read it relentlessly.
After reading it in one go, Liu Zhen gained a profound understanding of "Princess Pearl". As the director of a TV station, Liu Zhen's vision is more far-reaching than others. Outsiders see the spectacle, insiders see the essence. Perhaps when reading the book, one feels that the book is very interesting and also has a feminine touch, but after the adaptation, everything will undergo earth-shattering changes.
The most brilliant touch lies in the character portrayal, especially Xiao Yanzi, which is simply a stroke of genius! Liu Zhen doesn't know what Fang Yang has been through, but judging from the book "Princess Pearl," the character portrayal is simply at its peak!
In particular, the scene where Rong Momo pricks Ziwei with needles might be overlooked in the book, but on the TV series, the consequences could be magnified ten or a hundred times. This is the advantage of bringing detailed portrayals to the screen.
There are many more such scenes. Liu Zhen doesn't know how Fang Yang could write such a profound novel at such a young age. His life experience is simply incredible!
But these are not things Liu Zhen needs to know. Judging from Liu Zhen's years of experience focusing on the film and television industry, the TV series "Princess Pearl" is likely to create a ratings frenzy!
You know, in every family, except for the 6 o'clock drama, the remote control is in the hands of the mother of the house. The ability of "My Fair Princess" to evoke empathy is simply used to the extreme. It would be an injustice if it didn't become popular!
Looking at the lights gradually coming on outside the window, Liu Zhen chuckled to himself. It had been so many years since he had been so focused on a novel. He hadn't expected that a whole day would pass by while he was reading. Damn it!
After calming down, Liu Zhen decided to browse the Yuewen Entertainment Media website whenever he had free time. He never expected that Sun Hai would go to such lengths to destroy such a talented young man!
Liu Zhen didn't quite understand why Sun Hai had suppressed Fang Yang, but he didn't take it to heart. Fang Yang was just a greenhorn, and even with the strong support of the Central Conservatory of Music, it had little to do with Liu Zhen. As the leading local television station, Hunan TV had the confidence and ability to handle the situation with ease.
Even after Sun Hai stepped down, Liu Zhen, an insider, vaguely knew that Sun Hai, as the major shareholder of Yuehai Media, was merely holding shares on behalf of others, while the real boss behind the scenes was a Japanese man. This could explain why Sun Hai would go to such lengths to suppress Fang Yang, a complete stranger to him. Perhaps all of this was orchestrated by the boss behind the scenes, with the aim of suppressing a new generation of outstanding Chinese film and television talents and realizing his cowardly desire for cultural invasion!
This matter has recently attracted the attention of higher authorities. Liu Zhen dared not inquire about the specifics, but he knew that several music platforms that had previously been on the same side as Yuehai Media had recently been frequently showing goodwill to Yuewen Entertainment Media website, wanting to break down the barriers between them and achieve the sharing of music resources!
Although initially rejected by Yuewen Entertainment Media Group, they seem to have softened their stance recently, with frequent contact between the two parties, suggesting a mutual attraction and a promising future.
That's true. Yuewen Entertainment Media holds exclusive resources for Fang Yang. With Fang Yang's current influence in the music industry, he can easily dominate several music platforms. The problem is that Fang Yang has now shifted his focus to the film and television industry, so the chances of him releasing songs have decreased.
Aside from writing a few songs for some new artists in the company this year, I haven't personally produced many songs, which has resulted in a lack of new talent and a continuous decline in traffic for Yuewen Entertainment Media website this year!
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