Chapter 54
With the overwhelming momentum of "Who Dares to Challenge" and the fact that "Summer's Desire" managed to capture some viewership despite its lackluster performance, "Empress Wu Zetian" could only survive in the cracks.
Everyone who has watched the TV series "Empress Wu Zetian" says it's great, but unfortunately, very few people watched it at the beginning.
However, fans are a very magical group. As long as a work moves them, they are willing to promote it enthusiastically and without charge.
Even blogger Lao Mao with five million followers is no exception.
He admitted that he had some personal motives for posting the videos, but regardless of his original intentions, his videos did indeed help increase the popularity of the TV series.
In short, "Wu Zetian" gradually gained popularity thanks to the tireless promotion of this group of enthusiastic fans.
When the tenth episode of "Empress Wu Zetian" aired, and Wu Meiniang was brought back to the palace by Emperor Gaozong, the show suddenly became incredibly popular. That very night, Wu Meiniang's return to the palace from Ganye Temple became a trending topic on Weibo.
It was at this moment that the drama finally seemed to have a name.
Countless viewers flocked to the show, and its popularity quickly surpassed 10,000. Naturally, brands wouldn't let such a great opportunity pass by, and they all hurriedly contacted Xilaiduo, saying they wanted to insert advertisements during the broadcast of "Empress Wu Zetian".
As a result, the number of sponsors for "Wu Zetian" suddenly surged from a pitiful six to more than thirty. And this was only after the Xilaiduo platform carefully selected the sponsors; otherwise, there would have been even more.
It can only be said that Xilaiduo is, after all, a large platform, and it still has a lot of foresight and integrity. It did not accept all kinds of advertisements just because it was temporarily short of money.
The main reason is that Jiang Manni has confidence in the drama "Wu Zetian".
She was in a rush at the time, and only watched the first five episodes. Knowing that the show was of good quality, she signed the contract and committed to it.
Later, after returning to the company, she took the time to watch the remaining dozens of episodes of the show. It was because she had watched them all that she had the confidence to defy public opinion and release the show during the summer vacation.
Because she believed the show would be a huge hit, she wasn't in a rush to accept advertisements indiscriminately. She didn't need to exhaust the resources and lower the quality of the platform and the drama.
This is just the beginning.
The palace intrigue dramas that follow "Empress Wu Zetian," and the power struggles between the emperor and empress... the plot will only get more and more exciting, and by then, sponsors will be coming in droves.
Jiang Manni guessed correctly.
Since the tenth episode, the TV series "Wu Zetian" has been gaining more and more popularity online.
For a time, "Who Dares to Challenge" and "Summer Sunny Day" seemed to have disappeared without a trace, and people everywhere were discussing "Wu Zetian".
Whether it's the plot of "Empress Wu Zetian" or the costumes of the female characters in the drama, they all feel incredibly novel and unique to the audience.
Even on TK short video, some quick-handed beauty bloggers have already created makeup and styling tutorials related to "Empress Wu Zetian," mostly imitating Empress Wang and Consort Xiao.
As for why not imitate the female lead?
The female protagonist was sent to Ganye Temple and had her head shaved.
Although the plot has progressed to the point where the female lead returns to the palace, her hair is still short and she has to wait for it to grow long.
These beauty bloggers just wanted to imitate the look, and they didn't want to make such a big sacrifice by shaving their heads. They wouldn't even be willing to wear a hood, since being bald isn't easy to pull off, and it would be too painful if they accidentally messed it up.
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Even though Xu Ying lived in a small county town, she still felt the influence of the TV series "Empress Wu Zetian".
She heard the theme song of a TV series in the milk tea shop outside, and two little girls waiting for their milk tea next to her were also gossiping about the main characters in the show.
"Tang Ningshuang is so beautiful, but she has too many scandals."
"It's already been clarified. I'm telling you it's all false. It was her former company that deliberately released it to control her..."
"Oh, that's so sad for her. No wonder we haven't heard from her for the past few years."
"Yes, that company is really awful! They've wasted so many years of my sister's life!"
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Xu Ying smiled gently.
She remembered the box of skincare products that Tang Ningshuang had sent from her home. She said she could use them as she pleased, and she would send more when she ran out.
"That's really extravagant," she said.
Tang Ningshuang complained on the other end of the phone, "What's with the 'generous' stuff? It's all gifts from the brands. You have no idea, I've been exhausted from shooting commercials lately..."
With the immense popularity of "Empress Wu Zetian," Tang Ningshuang, as the absolute protagonist of the series, naturally became even more famous.
With so many brands wanting to sponsor Xilaiduo recently, they basically prioritize hiring her for commercials. Only if she refuses to accept them can the other actors in the show get a chance.
So she has indeed been very busy lately.
But undeniably, they were indeed full of vigor and high spirits.
She's been out of the spotlight for too long. They say fortunes change, and this year it's finally her turn.
"In the future, if any screenwriter has any major works, they must think of me. I don't care about the salary; I will go through fire and water for you if you need me."
This might be Tang Ningshuang's real purpose.
However, Xu Ying didn't mind.
“Okay, you know I don’t look at fame when casting, I only look at the fit. If there’s an opportunity in the future, let’s work together again.”
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Your milk tea is ready!
The voice of the milk tea shop employee interrupted Xu Ying's reverie. She looked up and realized that the two little girls beside her had disappeared at some point.
She thanked him, took the two cups of milk tea, and went outside to meet up with Lin Zhongxu at the stall.
Lin Zhongxu is waiting for his meal.
They bought movie tickets and came to watch a movie nearby.
The movie is "The Counterfeit Life," which was released in May of this year. It mainly tells the story of the protagonist forging an identity to seek revenge. The movie was very popular, but even the most popular movies become a bit quiet after nearly three months in theaters.
Not to mention here, nowadays "Fake Life" is only scheduled for one show a day, and that show is particularly deserted. When Xu Ying and Lin Zhongxu entered the private box, there was no one there.
The familiar private event felt like I had experienced it all before.
......
The movie was really good.
It was past nine o'clock at night when the two came out of the movie theater.
Outside a nearby milk tea shop, a few shady-looking young men were standing or squatting. Xu Ying glanced at them, then quickly pulled Lin Zhongxu away.
It was because of the presence of this group of people that she dared not come to the movie theater alone.
Back home, Xu Ying washed up and sat down at her computer. She planned to write for a while before going to sleep, but before she started writing, she checked the backend.
The revenue from the game "The Great Tang Female Painter" has been skyrocketing recently.
The cause was still "Empress Wu Zetian".
Because of the huge popularity of the TV series "Empress Wu Zetian", netizens naturally started to dig into the actors, directors, and screenwriters.
As the predecessor of "Empress Wu Zetian", "The Great Tang Female Painter" and "The Great Tang Female Painter" share the same era, even though the protagonists are different. Many of the characters in the stories also overlap. Naturally, this novel has been loved by netizens because of the connection between the two.
As a result, "The Great Tang Female Painter," which had gradually faded into obscurity, suddenly surged back to the top of the completed series charts.
Those netizens who flocked in from outside the site, after subscribing to "The Great Tang Female Painter," discovered that the author had actually written a special chapter about Wu Zetian and Li Zhi falling in love at first sight.
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What a pleasant surprise!
While surprised, netizens were also somewhat shocked.
"The Female Painter of the Tang Dynasty" and "Empress Wu Zetian" are, after all, two different stories. However, when people compare the books and TV series side by side, they are surprised to find that none of the characters appearing at the same time are out of character (OOC)!
All I can say is that the author's writing skills are truly amazing; he writes about characters with such ease and mastery.
It's unclear whether Xu Ying, who is so highly praised by netizens, actually spent a long time admiring her background balance in her bedroom before finally deciding to switch pages and start writing.
In "Legend of the Qing Palace," she has already written about the death of the Imperial Noble Consort and the Fourth Prince moving into the Princes' Residence.
Over the years, the Fourth Prince's relationship with his birth mother, Consort De, has been awkward due to the successive births of his younger siblings. He yearns for closeness but also harbors some resentment, which manifests outwardly as a strange sense of rejection.
Outsiders couldn't see into his heart; they only assumed he disliked his birth mother and younger siblings, which reassured them somewhat.
It's all because Consort De was too fertile.
Over the years, she has become pregnant almost every two or three years. Now she has three sons and three daughters. She has the most children in the palace, and all of them are well-cared for. Who wouldn't be wary of her?!
The Fourth Prince is the eldest son of Consort De, and many people are pleased to see that their relationship is now strained.
Even the Tong family is the same.
Their daughters in the Tong family were useless and unable to bear children, so they could only choose to support one of the princes from among the others. Of these princes, the fourth prince, raised by the Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia, was undoubtedly the closest to them.
Therefore, the worse the relationship between the Fourth Prince and his birth mother, the more at ease they would feel.
Malu knew this too.
Therefore, she took great care of Yinzhen in the details of life, but she was never in a hurry to correct or clarify the outside comments. The more deeply such discordant comments were ingrained in people's minds, the more beneficial it would be for her and her son.
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Xu Ying was exhausted and felt sleepy after writing for only an hour. She didn't struggle, saved the document, turned off the computer, and went straight to bed.
the next day.
Yueyin, whom she hadn't contacted in a long time, suddenly sent her a message.
Moonshadow: Someone has contacted you about the copyright of "Legend of the Qing Dynasty"!!!
The TV series "Empress Wu Zetian" is incredibly popular right now.
In the part of the TV series that aired, the female lead had already become a Zhaoyi (a high-ranking concubine), and it was even possible that she would become the empress. However, as soon as Li Zhi tentatively raised his opinion, the opposition from the court officials surged like a tidal wave.
The court officials' opposition was so fierce that it only strengthened the emperor's resolve to depose the empress and install a new one.
At this moment, Li Zhi deeply realized his loss of power as emperor, and from this moment on, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian stood on the same side.
The emperor may have had impure thoughts.
But the female lead seizes the opportunity and benefits from the emperor's and court officials' mediation. The audience loves the part where she gradually becomes enlightened. It's the process of this strong female lead's growth that's so satisfying!
The audience can be crazy about it when they love it.
Nowadays, discussions about "Wu Zetian" can be seen on short videos, public accounts, and even some official media outlets.
It was because this generation of viewers was so supportive that some companies became envious of the show's success and took notice of the woman behind the drama, Er Yue Tian.
With her works becoming three major hits in a row, Er Yuetian is now a top-tier figure in the online literature world. In addition, with the success of "Wu Zetian" as a precedent, it seems normal for companies to inquire about the copyright of her novels.
February Sky: This book is not finished yet.
She wasn't in a hurry to sell it.
In her opinion, this book is actually more difficult to adapt than "Empress Wu Zetian".
This is a drama entirely about women, depicting the undercurrents of struggle between them, which requires a very meticulous director to capture.
Costume design is also extremely important for this drama.
If this show is to be filmed in the future, it's no exaggeration to say that the actors' costumes and jewelry will have to be custom-made several months in advance, otherwise the mass-produced clothes will definitely look cheap.
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