Chapter 126
Filming for "Journey to the West" has wrapped.
On the day filming wrapped, the show trended on social media and remained there for most of the day, so everyone knew that filming had ended.
Netizens discussed the show passionately for several days, and just when the hype had finally died down, news suddenly circulated online that the show would soon be broadcast on Zhongyu Channel 8.
Zhongyu Eight Platforms... No way!
Netizens were skeptical, but less than two days later, Zhongyu Batai officially announced it.
Why does Channel 8 seem so eager? "Journey to the West" just finished filming, and they're already rushing to assert their dominance...
- Hahaha, February is just so popular.
The flower language of February is "Hurry and you'll miss out".
-How come I remember watching Star TV, which was trying to get this drama? [scratching head]
Star TV is indeed vying for the rights to "Journey to the West".
The fact that "The Great Biography of Cao Dingzhi" lost to Jiaoyang TV last time already made the TV station very upset.
This time they were going all out, determined to get the rights to "Journey to the West". They offered a very high price per episode, and even Xu Ying, who was steadfast in her beliefs, couldn't help but waver.
However, for the sake of the popularity of "Journey to the West", she ultimately had to reluctantly refuse and chose to cooperate with Zhongyu Batai. She hoped that "Journey to the West" could become a classic that would never fade in people's memories, just like in her previous life.
Zhongyu Eight Platforms thus won without a fight, acquiring the broadcasting rights to "Journey to the West".
As a result, netizens discovered that the usually low-key official Weibo account of Zhongyu Batai had suddenly gone crazy, posting articles every few days to promote "Journey to the West," behaving exactly like a sycophant who desperately tries to show off.
- Zhongyu Batai is so happy, hahaha!
- You've changed, Eighth Master. You've gone from a noble young master to a greenhorn.
- I'm already starting to wonder about the content of "Journey to the West," just how good it is that makes Channel 8 so proud of it.
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After waiting for more than half a year, "Journey to the West" is finally going to be broadcast.
Mo Yun took control of the remote control beforehand and began warning her family members at the dinner table: "None of you are allowed to take it from me! I want to watch 'Journey to the West' on CCTV-8!"
Nobody was competing with her for it.
Everyone knows that February's dramas are good, and "Journey to the West" has such a big promotional gimmick. Mo's parents are also interested in this drama and have been wanting to watch it when it airs.
So the three of them, who were of the same mind, all moved to the sofa after dinner and sat down to wait for the TV series to start.
Mother Mo asked, "Yunyun, what story does 'Journey to the West' tell?"
"Um, it's the story of the four travelers who went to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures..."
Mo Yun felt a little guilty at this point. Actually, the accurate version of this story is about a monkey who, along with his pig brother and monk brother, protected Tang Sanzang on his journey to the Western Paradise to find scenery.
They also have a horse that was transformed from a dragon.
It's too chaotic, with all sorts of bizarre protagonists; she simply doesn't dare tell the truth.
She was afraid that her parents wouldn't be interested if she told them.
To be honest, when she first saw the synopsis, her eyes almost popped out of her head. The characters were so absurd. If it weren't for the name of Eryuetian, she might have thought it was just a pure parody.
But what can you do when it's a February Day drama?
Even if the main character is portrayed in a strange way, she will definitely be the first to follow and support the series!
"I see," Mom said, still unable to imagine it.
"Ta-da!"
As the stirring theme song of Journey to the West began to play, the three people in the living room were instantly invigorated.
However, the very beginning of the series shattered Mo Yun's ambiguous concealment; who would have thought that the first episode would feature a stone monkey leaping out of a giant rock?
Mo's parents were dumbfounded.
"A monkey popped out of a rock, and this monkey is the main character?!"
The plot was too unexpected. Mo Yun herself did not expect the protagonist's background to unfold in this way. She pretended to be calm and nodded: "Yes, this protagonist was born and raised in the wild. He is obviously extraordinary."
The stone monkey is indeed extraordinary.
After enjoying a carefree time on Flower Fruit Mountain, it went to sea to seek a master and learn magic. It became a disciple of the Bodhi Patriarch, learned the Seventy-Two Transformations, returned to Flower Fruit Mountain to become its king, proclaimed itself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and even stole the Dragon Palace's Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) to use as a weapon...
The protagonist is a bit strange, but the story is really novel.
Sun Wukong's every move was unexpected, which kept the three adults in the room entertained. So much so that when the first episode ended, Mr. Mo was still a little unsatisfied: "It's over so quickly?"
There will be a second episode.
Mo Yun was also somewhat mesmerized at this moment.
She was not only fascinated, but she also began to worry about the monkey.
It acts so recklessly, causing trouble everywhere from the sky to the sea. Sooner or later, someone will come and take it away, right?
What you think about comes true.
In the second episode, the gods in heaven couldn't stand it anymore, so the Jade Emperor personally sent Laozi to the mortal realm to offer him amnesty. Sun Wukong was caught off guard and happily went to heaven to become an official.
In heaven, Sun Wukong stole peaches from the Heavenly Palace, disrupting the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet. He also stole the elixir of immortality from Laozi, unintentionally developing an indestructible body. Later, he was imprisoned in the alchemy furnace, where he was refined and given fiery eyes...
They really went wherever they went, and in the end, they simply rebelled against the heavens.
Mo Yun opened her mouth wide.
Brother, you're my brother, okay? How could you just rebel like that? Now look what's happened, a whole swarm of heavenly soldiers have descended from the sky and gone to Flower Fruit Mountain to recruit people...
This concludes the second episode.
Mo Yun's mind was filled with many chaotic thoughts. She took out her phone to browse the news online, and sure enough, the discussion had already begun.
-Sun Wukong is a pretty nice name.
- He's always going against the grain, my Monkey King is truly born rebellious, hahaha!
-Who told the Jade Emperor to give him the lowly position of弼马温 (Bima Wen, a lowly official in charge of horses)? This is clearly a deliberate humiliation of him...
-The settings of the gods in heaven, such as Laozi, the Jade Emperor, and the Motherless Goddess, are quite interesting.
-The author is so good at coming up with names! Things like Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniu Hezhou, Aolai Kingdom, Huaguo Mountain, and even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. They sound so impressive!
I also think that the director must have put a lot of effort into just these place names and personal names.
-Did no one notice the main character? Although he's a monkey, he's really handsome, especially the stone monkey wearing his battle robe, hehe!
-Of course he's handsome.
Who would have thought that one day I would be captivated by a monkey?
February weather changed my aesthetic sense; I've never thought a monkey could be so handsome.
The online discussion about the plot of the first two episodes of "Journey to the West" is very heated. Netizens stayed up late into the night and managed to get the related topic to garner over 100 million views.
Mo Yun said it was normal.
Since becoming a fan of February Sky, she has finally come to understand the mentality of those celebrity fans.
It turns out that being a fan of someone who is already very popular is so enjoyable. You don't have to do anything, you don't have to manipulate the data, and the number of views on various topics can still easily exceed 100 million.
This is what it feels like to be carried by someone...
The Journey to the West was very popular. The fact that the main character was a monkey was written in the synopsis, but after the first two episodes aired, it seemed that the internet only became widely aware of it, instantly causing a huge uproar.
As the broadcast of "Journey to the West" approached the next day, the ratings on Zhongyu Channel 8 soared.
"4.2%?!?!"
The day after the drama aired, its ratings had already surpassed 4%. The staff murmured, "Is this the appeal of 'February Sky'?"
February Sky's appeal is indeed very strong.
However, the reason why "Journey to the West" had such high ratings was mainly due to the show's popular lead actor.
Sun Wukong's personal charisma is beyond doubt.
Anyone who has ever seen a clip from a TV series has been captivated by this powerful monkey who dares to challenge authority.
Whether a show is good or not, the audience knows perfectly well, and the surge in ratings on Zhongyu Channel 8 has already proven everything.
However, it is precisely because of everyone's love for the TV series and for the protagonist Sun Wukong that they are deeply worried when they see Sun Wukong being besieged by 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, the Four Heavenly Kings and others after he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
"Don't get caught!"
This is what the audience is hoping for.
The heavenly soldiers and generals, and the Four Heavenly Kings, were indeed no match for Sun Wukong, but Erlang Shen, who appeared next, was a formidable opponent for Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong knew seventy-two transformations, while Erlang Shen knew seventy-three.
After a fierce battle, with the help of Li Tianwang, Nezha, Laozi, and others, Sun Wukong was finally captured and brought back to Heaven.
Not only was he captured and brought back to Heaven, but the Jade Emperor couldn't do anything to Sun Wukong, so he even had to ask the Buddha for help, who successfully suppressed Sun Wukong under the Five Fingers Mountain.
End of episode four.
The internet erupted instantly.
The Monkey King has been suppressed under the Five Fingers Mountain! What a terrible ending!
- Don't get excited, this is only the fourth episode. The ending is still a long way off. I guess his master and junior brother will appear later and save him.
-Sorry, I got too excited and forgot there were three other main characters.
-I don't care, my Monkey King is the absolute protagonist, the center position belongs to him!!!
-The Buddha is too cunning.
Erlang Shen has three eyes, what an awesome feature! And his magic weapon, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear, is incredibly cool. He even has a pet dog named Xiaotian. With this setup, isn't this the treatment of a main character?!
-The only person who can fight Sun Wukong, I would call the only true god in the celestial realm!
The various Buddhist names, spells, and skills of the newly introduced characters in "Journey to the West" have all been dug up and summarized by netizens.
Erlang Shen has garnered particular attention, as he exudes an imposing aura upon his first appearance and is the only one who can fight Sun Wukong to a standstill during the great battle.
Seeing that everyone was paying so much attention to Erlang Shen, Xu Ying immediately posted a short biography of Erlang Shen on her social media.
@FebruarySky:
Yang Jian, also known as Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun, is also called Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun.
He was handsome and dressed in yellow, possessing boundless magical power. He could practice profound arts all night long, had divine eyes in his forehead, held a three-pointed double-edged sword, and rode with a white dog, commonly known as the Howling Celestial Dog.
He resides in the mortal realm at the mouth of the Guanjiang River, obeying orders but not summons from the Heavenly Court.
His father was Yang Tianyou, and his mother was Yunhua Tiannu. He was a disciple of Yuding Zhenren and once split Peach Mountain to rescue his mother who was suppressed by the Heavenly Court.
Xu Ying tried to summarize Erlang Shen's life as briefly as possible, but netizens still managed to appreciate Erlang Shen's extraordinary nature from her few dozen words.
Goodness, I thought Sun Wukong was a traitor, but now I find that Erlang Shen is no less so.
- He listens to orders but not proclamations, what an arrogant immortal! Hahahaha!
- He split the mountain to save his mother. It seems he didn't have a good relationship with the Heavenly Court either, hahaha!
- Yang Jian, that's a cool name. I think you have the makings of a protagonist. Why don't you be the protagonist of your next book?
-That's a great idea from upstairs!
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