Chapter 110
When Liu Han went to her grandfather's house for dinner, she discovered that her grandfather was also watching "The Ming Dynasty".
"Grandpa, you're watching this show too?"
That's really strange.
Liu Mingchun nodded: "This drama was well made."
"Yeah, this show is pretty good. I wasn't interested at first, but after watching a few episodes, I got hooked..." Liu Han found someone to watch the show with, and couldn't help but start talking about her journey to becoming a fan.
"Grandpa, do you know that the director of this drama is Lin Zhongxu, the one who used to study under you? Do you remember him?"
After watching "Ming Dynasty", Liu Han naturally learned about various things related to the drama.
She knew that the show had a bad reputation before it aired, and that both the actors and the director seemed unreliable to the audience.
Who knew that after "Ming Dynasty" aired, the plot was unexpectedly good, so much so that the audience quickly changed their tune and began to praise the two people who had previously been so critical.
Lin Zhongxu?
Liu Mingchun certainly remembered him; when they were filming "Code Name: Dodder Flower," this kid learned a lot from him.
They all seem useful now.
He said that some of the filming techniques in "Ming Dynasty" looked so familiar. It turns out that this kid had put what he had learned into practice and incorporated some of the techniques he had taught him.
Well done!
Liu Mingchun was pleased, but he didn't mince words: "Him? I know, he still has a lot to learn!"
Being young, he did find some of the filming shots a bit naive.
“I should be the one directing this show. Look at that shot just now. If I were in charge, I would definitely shoot it like this: now, fix a wide shot in the distance, and arrange several close-up shots around it, pushing in from front to back…”
Liu Mingchun has been retired for over a year, and now when he sees a good drama, he can't help but feel the urge to film it himself, especially when he sees a filming style that resembles his own but is not as mature. He almost wishes he could take the place of the actor and film it himself.
"Hahaha, who told you to retire so early, Grandpa? If you hadn't announced your retirement, the script for February Sky might have been yours!"
If she remembered correctly, when her grandfather was filming "Code Name: Dodder Flower," Er Yuetian was writing her "Starting with a Bowl," which is the novel version of "The Ming Dynasty."
So Grandpa just needs to wait another year, and he'll have a chance.
"Code Name: Dodder Flower" is a good script, and so is "Ming Dynasty." It's just that they each have their own destiny," Liu Mingchun shook his head, his words carrying a sense of fate.
"Code Name: Dodder Flower" is novel and bizarre, while "The Ming Dynasty" is desolate and magnificent. The two scripts have different tones, but each has its own brilliance, and he likes them both.
Fortunately, when he was choosing a script, Er Yuetian hadn't even started writing "The Ming Dynasty" yet, otherwise, just choosing that script would have been enough to make things difficult for him.
"I heard this show is doing well?"
Liu Mingchun doesn't go online much, but he knows that this show is very popular online right now.
"Yes, yes, this show didn't make much of a splash online at first, and everyone thought it had quietly flopped. But then we found out that all the elders in our family were watching it, haha, even you, Grandpa, were watching it!"
Her grandfather is a famous director, and she believes that if her grandfather likes a show, it must be a good show.
"I only became interested in watching this show after seeing others say so online," Liu Han said. Her original intention in watching the show was to find out what kind of show could attract the attention of so many middle-aged and elderly people in Yu Kingdom, but she ended up getting engrossed in it.
The tastes of middle-aged and elderly people are indeed not to be underestimated.
"You!"
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"Good morning, Director!"
"good."
Li Hao nodded to the staff member he greeted, then walked briskly back to his office in a cheerful mood. It is said that people are in high spirits when they have good things to do, and he has been like that lately.
It's all because "Ming Dynasty" was so impressive.
Last week, the ratings for "Ming Dynasty" broke 4, and the station director praised him during a meeting, subtly implying that he was being promoted.
That was already enough to make him happy.
Unexpectedly, a rating of over 4 was not the limit for this drama. This week, the ratings have been soaring, and there is even a possibility that it will break 6 this Friday.
What does breaking 6 mean?
This is an absolute blockbuster, boasting immense popularity, high viewership, and widespread discussion!
Over the years, the number of TV dramas that have broken the 6 mark in the "Eight Channels of Zhongyu" can be counted on one hand.
These TV dramas that scored over 6 points are all classics in the hearts of the audience. Even though many years have passed since the dramas were broadcast, you can still find plenty of related clips on TK short video platforms.
The power of TV dramas that break the 6 mark is evident.
The viewership rating of "Da Ming Dynasty" has reached a staggering 5.6%, which Li Hao sees as just one step away from breaking the 6 mark. Now, his greatest hope is that he can produce a TV series that breaks the 6 mark.
"Xiao Liu, go and inform the publicity team that there will be a meeting in the conference room on the third floor at 3 p.m.
The reason Li Hao was in such a hurry to call a meeting with the publicity team was to get them to find a way to promote "Da Ming Dynasty" even better. The show had a high chance of breaking 6 points, and he couldn't just watch the credit that was about to be his fly away.
"Yes, Director."
Li Hao gave the propaganda department a firm order: they should put a lot of effort into the publicity campaign, not be afraid of spending money, and ask him for approval if they needed funding.
Having received his assurance, the propaganda department naturally began to work diligently.
"Ming Dynasty" was already very popular, and now that the publicity department of Zhongyu Eight Channels has stepped up its efforts, there are even more clips and recommendations about the show online.
Many viewers have a herd mentality; everyone says it's good, so I'll go watch it too.
In this way, Li Hao's strategy of spending money on publicity did have some effect, but unfortunately the effect was not very significant. For several days in a row, the ratings of "Da Ming Dynasty" hovered between 5.6 and 5.8, and the last two decimal places were slow to rise.
Li Hao sighed as he held the viewership report.
Earlier, a viewership rating of over 4 for "Da Ming Dynasty" would keep him in a good mood all day, but now that the ratings have broken 5 or are even close to 6, he's become anxious every day.
All I can say is that people should learn to be content.
Li Hao suppressed his thoughts and tried to tell himself to stay calm.
However, while the east side is dark, the west side is bright.
While Li Hao's marketing campaign was declared a failure, Li Yijun's company and team did not stop.
Li Yijun's company wasn't very large. Back when he was a third-tier actor, he was already the top star in the company, which shows how weak their company was.
Now, thanks to the hit drama "Ming Dynasty", he has become a top-tier celebrity and his company is now taking him very seriously.
Consequently, the company attaches great importance to the TV series "Da Ming Dynasty".
This is the breakthrough work of their company's top star. Now the entire company is putting in their best efforts, hoping that this drama can become even more popular.
Unfortunately, the company's resources were limited, and the team members recruited for Li Yijun were of varying skill levels.
Therefore, the drawbacks of Li Yijun's unprofessional team have become apparent now that she has suddenly become popular, especially the editing team, whose videos are all posted on Li Yijun's TK account to help promote her.
Whether the publicity was successful is unknown, but it certainly created quite a few laughable situations.
- Such rough editing.
-Is the staff behind the scenes an elderly person? What kind of videos is Li Yijun making? She has no sense of online trends at all.
- This video is so abstract, but doesn't it have a certain captivating charm? Haha!
The staff responsible for editing were severely criticized by Li Yijun's fans, but unexpectedly, this kind of magical and abstract editing attracted a large number of passers-by to come and watch.
These passersby came to watch the spectacle, and as they watched, they suddenly realized that this was the male lead of the recently popular drama "Da Ming Dynasty." Wow, everyone's interest in watching the drama was immediately piqued.
As a result, "Ming Dynasty" became even more popular, and the ratings for the first two episodes of the finale finally broke 6%.
The next day.
Li Hao found it hard to believe when he received the viewership report.
"Da Ming Dynasty" has surpassed 6?!
He'd been thinking about how the TV series hadn't broken 6 for days, and just as he gave up on the idea, it instantly broke that mark. Was this some kind of deliberate attempt to torment him?
However, he was happy even though he was being tormented.
"Okay, okay, okay," Li Hao stood up and excitedly paced around the office with the form in his hand. "No, I have to go see the station director. Such good news must be shared with him immediately."
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The TV series' ratings exceeding 6% is fantastic news. Channel 8 was overjoyed and released the ratings report. Unsurprisingly, the report quickly topped the trending searches.
The discussion among netizens under the trending topic was very heated.
However, as the discussion progressed, everyone's attention shifted to the second part of "The Ming Dynasty," titled "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination."
Of course, this second part is just a nickname given by readers.
However, with the immense popularity of "Ming Dynasty", more and more people are now referring to it that way, and gradually everyone has come to accept that when people mention "Ming Dynasty 2", they are referring to "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination".
The novel "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination" has officially ended, with only the side stories still being updated. Now, with the immense popularity of "The Great Ming Dynasty," news about adapting this novel into a film or television series is intensifying.
Do you all remember that Xu Ying once told Zhou Xun's fans that she thought Zhou Xun was very suitable for the role of Cao Dingzhi?
Back then, no one knew who Cao Dingzhi was, but now that "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination" has ended, how could anyone not know him!
-So Zhou Xun is the main character of this book?
With the popularity of "Ming Dynasty", Zhou Xun has also benefited from its success.
- Not necessarily. February Sky only said that Zhou Xun was suitable for the role, but they didn't say that he would definitely be cast. Who knows who will be chosen as the male lead in the end? I don't believe that there is no one else suitable in the entire entertainment industry besides Zhou Xun.
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The value of "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination" has increased significantly with the popularity of "The Great Ming Dynasty". Those who didn't care about the rumors that "Zhou Xun was Cao Dingzhi" are now starting to deny it.
The entertainment industry is highly competitive; for every person who rises, someone else falls.
Many of the casual viewers who expressed skepticism about Zhou Xun in the comments section of trending topics are actually fans of other artists who are actually fans of the same artists.
These fans of different artists are incredibly united; they're pulling out all the stops to bring Zhou Xun down, because only by bringing Zhou Xun down can their own idols have a chance to rise to the top.
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