Chapter 111
The controversy surrounding the casting of the lead actors for "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination" was mercilessly crushed amidst the news that "The Ming Dynasty" was about to reach its finale.
Compared to a TV series that hasn't even been confirmed to start filming, viewers are clearly more interested in "Da Ming Dynasty".
As the only TV series in the past two years to break the 6% viewership mark, "Da Ming Dynasty" has a very wide audience reach. So much so that on the day of the finale, the hashtag #DaMingDynastyFinale# was trending on social media very early on.
The trending topics were packed with people, including quite a few middle-aged people, which was quite unusual for young people.
Liu Han went to her grandfather's house to watch TV in the evening. She felt it was no fun watching alone and that it would be more enjoyable to watch and discuss the show with someone.
Xu Ying's family also welcomed several guests. Looking at Zhou Xingyun, Luo Ying, and Lin Zhongxu sitting in the living room, she felt a sense of helplessness.
"Forget about Lin Zhongxu, what brings you two here at this time?"
Shouldn't newlyweds go on their honeymoon?
"I'll watch the finale of 'Ming Dynasty' with you, and we can also discuss the possibility of adapting 'Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination' into a TV series."
Zhou Xingyun had already acquired the copyright to "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination".
Now that "The Ming Dynasty" is coming to an end, she has no more works in her pipeline, so she is getting anxious and feels that she should get back to work.
"...I think you're just born to be a workaholic."
It's not like we're short of money, yet people are so eager to come to our door looking for work.
"Don't talk about me. It's all because your novel's copyright fee is too expensive. I remember when I bought the first copy of 'Wu Zetian,' it only cost less than five million. Now, do you know how much 'The Ming Dynasty' costs? Twenty million, a full twenty million! The copyright fee has increased more than fourfold!"
Moreover, although "Da Ming Dynasty" is very popular now, they actually earned less than with their previous dramas, because they sold the rights to this drama to Zhongyu Eight Channel.
As a national television station, Zhongyu Channel 8 certainly has the prestige, but it's a bit stingy when it comes to money.
As a result, they haven't fully recouped their investment in this drama yet. They can only gradually recoup their investment once the online platform rights and the second and third round broadcast rights on television are sold.
Xu Ying: "My contract has expired, so we won't have to pay this extra money anymore when we film dramas in the future."
"The TV series has started."
Lin Zhongxu reminded everyone, and they quieted down to watch the play.
Although they said they were watching a drama, their minds weren't really on the show. The TV was still playing "Ming Dynasty," and before long, they started talking about "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination."
“Since we’re going to film this, let’s get the crew ready as soon as possible. I’ve already cast Zhou Xun, and you can decide on the rest,” Xu Ying said, glancing at Lin Zhongxu.
As the director, he naturally has the right to choose the actors in the production team. As long as she decides on the main roles, she is more willing to let go of the choice of supporting actors.
"No problem. You can choose the main roles, Sister Xiaoying. The casting director and I will be responsible for choosing the other supporting roles."
"Um."
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The Ming Dynasty has come to an end.
The trending topics and TK short videos have been buzzing for days, and finally some people have realized that they seem to have nothing left to watch.
- Why hasn't February Sky started writing yet? The TV series has finished airing, and I've also finished watching "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination." I'm so bored right now!
Please start writing soon, author!
-Don't you know yet? Eryuetian and Feihong Novel Network are terminating their contract. You probably won't be able to wait for Eryuetian to start writing again.
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Users on the Taxue Forum reacted quickly, immediately taking screenshots of the comments posted in the TK short video comment section and reposting them to the forum.
[Illustrated Commentary | Can anyone in the know reveal whether this is true or false, that Eryuetian and Feihong Novel Network have terminated their contract?]
-Hmm, that can't be real. February is such a hot topic, how could Fei Hong let her go so easily?
-Yeah, yeah, these people are so illogical. It's more plausible that Fei Hong spent a lot of money to keep Er Yue Tian after she terminated her contract.
Have you ever considered that this might be true...?
- Holy crap, you upstairs must know something, tell me quickly.
- It's nothing much, it's just that February Sky is indeed terminating its contract with Fei Hong.
-This doesn't make sense. Feihong is the largest novel website. Where would she go after terminating her contract? Did other platforms offer her better contract terms?
-The old witch is finally leaving, hehe.
Is it possible that she has already earned enough money that she no longer needs to work so hard writing novels?
-That makes sense. To be fair, her books are all quite popular, and the film and television adaptations have also been well-received. She's probably made a fortune in the last few years.
-！ ！ ！
-No! I haven't had enough! February is truly the most imaginative author I've ever seen. I've never seen any author with such an endless stream of ideas. Author, you can go to other platforms, and you can update more slowly, but please, please don't stop updating!!!
- Same request.
What's the point of staying with an author who's only after money? Maybe they left Feihong just because they couldn't agree on the price.
If you can't speak, then don't speak. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute.
......
The news that February Band might terminate their contract with Fei Hong still made it to the top of the trending searches amidst a huge online discussion.
More and more readers and viewers flocked to Xu Ying's Big Eyes account to seek verification, hoping she could give a clear explanation.
Xu Ying sighed.
She and Fei Hong had already agreed to officially announce it in May, when the contract expired. Since everyone already knew in advance, she had no choice but to inform Yue Yin and give a formal reply.
@FebruarySky: It's true that I've terminated my contract with Feihong, but I haven't signed with any other websites and I won't in the future. I will continue to work as a screenwriter, and I hope you will continue to support me. Thank you.
Upon receiving a positive reply from February Sky, the readers were even more heartbroken.
The termination of the contract was bad news in itself.
After Er Yuetian replied, they realized they had oversimplified the situation. Looking at her response, it was clear she had terminated her contract with Fei Hong and had no intention of signing with any other company. Didn't that mean she wasn't planning on continuing to write novels?!
This was absolutely devastating for the novel-loving girl.
-No, please!
No matter where you go, as long as you keep writing, I'm willing to read.
Please don't stop writing, sob sob sob.
Readers were oblivious to everything else, pleading with Eryuetian in the comments section that she would continue writing novels.
Their pitiful appearance made Xu Ying feel sorry for them.
She couldn't help but reply to a pleading comment: I just won't write novels anymore, the TV series will still be made, and you can still see my work.
-Waaaah, it's so different! I only love reading novels, nothing can replace them.
This is how the female novel readers are, and this person's reply immediately garnered countless likes from other female novel readers.
Xu Ying was both amused and exasperated.
She had no choice but to reply again: From now on, every time I film a TV series, I will release the script after the series finishes airing. Can I post it on Fei Hong? Don't cry anymore.
Since some people prefer reading novels to watching TV, it's not a big deal for her to release the script. However, the script can only be released after the TV series finale, otherwise she would be spoiling the plot for herself.
The netizen who was crying was incredibly moved that the person who had been sobbing was so surprised that the expert actually replied to them.
-Wow, you're so amazing! I'm looking forward to your other works.
The matter was resolved satisfactorily, and both the fans and haters of February Sky's books were satisfied.
From the perspective of book fans, they moved Eryuetian with their sincerity, making her willing to continue publishing her works on Feihong. From the perspective of haters, as long as Eryuetian can't make money on Feihong, that's their victory.
Passersby watched a spectacle unfold, finding both sides quite amusing.
-So crying can solve problems? If I go to my sister's place and cry my eyes out, will she come to my city for a concert?
- Dream on, you'd have to meet someone with a soft heart first.
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The celebration of "Da Ming Dynasty" breaking the 6% viewership rating has not yet subsided, and netizens have already welcomed the departure of February Sky from Fei Hong.
Once the matter of Er Yuetian's departure was resolved satisfactorily, news of the film and television adaptation of "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination" was put on the agenda.
Netizens commented: "There's never a moment of peace and quiet these days."
However, they themselves enjoy it immensely; the entertainment industry needs to be lively and bustling for them to have something to watch and gossip about.
After being adapted into a TV series, "Traveling Through the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination" was officially renamed "The Great Biography of Cao Dingzhi," a name inspired by the previous work, "The Great Biography of Zhang Juzheng."
This isn't the first time Xu Ying has changed the name of a TV series, so no one is surprised. Even netizens have readily adopted the new name.
The production team of "The Great Biography of Cao Dingzhi" has registered an official Weibo account.
The official Weibo account was very efficient, announcing the cast on the very day of registration, and unsurprisingly, Zhou Xunjia was cast as the male lead.
The passersby thought it was only natural; in their memory, Zhou Xun had already been chosen when the novel had just started updating.
Only Zhou Xun's fans felt relieved after more than a year of anxiety upon hearing the news.
The entertainment industry changes too fast. As long as the production team hasn't made an official announcement, her brother's Schrödinger role remains uncertain. Not to mention that recently, other families even teamed up to cause trouble for Er Yuetian in order to compete for this role.
During that period, all sorts of scandals about Zhou Xun were flying around, causing many onlookers to develop a dislike for the name Zhou Xun.
They were genuinely scared at the time, afraid that Zhou Xun would be taken down by others, and also afraid that February Sky would replace Zhou Xun because of those true and false revelations. Now, everything has finally come to a conclusion.
Zhou Xun's fans breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone gathered in the super topic to celebrate wildly. The wealthy fans even generously prepared a retweet lottery, where anyone who retweeted the designated post could participate in a lottery for a 666 gift package.
The giveaway was open to all fans, meaning that outsiders could also participate. This attracted many casual netizens to participate, and Zhou Xun's reputation was further enhanced by the generous actions of his fans.
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