"In this drama, I have more scenes with Tang Yan and Hu Ge. I am a demon king who appears to be overbearing and strong, but is gentle and affectionate in private..."
"The styling was discussed by the two teachers and I, and I'm generally satisfied with it, but I don't know if the audience will agree with it."
"Jingtian is a rumor, but I really didn't want to play the Demon Lord at first. I wanted to play the Evil Sword Immortal, but unfortunately Mr. Cai didn't let me."
"Yes, there are two collaborations. Besides Shi Shi, I will be working with Tang Yan in my next drama My Love from the Star. I believe the others will also have the opportunity in the future."
"I don't know if I can tell you about the new drama plans, but we are currently planning to shoot a romantic urban drama with Tangren. I believe you will get some information soon."
“…”
After the press conference, Wei Yang was interviewed by reporters again. He was the busiest male lead and had taken on part of the publicity tasks for the male and female leads. He even wanted to ask Lao Cai for more money.
Wei Yang went backstage to change clothes. Da Mimi, who had just heard what he heard, hurried to find Liu Shishi to inquire about the new drama.
"I'm not sure either. Anyway, the cost is not too high. The company plans to let Lao Yuan be the male lead, but Wei Yang thinks that by hiring Lao Huo while the price is low, they can take advantage of the potential of Chinese Paladin 3."
Da Mimi didn't care who the male lead was, she was just a little curious: "Wei Yang isn't going to act?"
"He seems to want to film other dramas, so he plans to use it to promote Zhao Ji."
"You're not going to act?"
Da Mimi thought that the heroine was already in Liu Shishi's pocket, but she didn't expect that there was another situation.
"This Zhao Ji...?"
Liu Shishi understood Da Mimi's hint and shook her head: "She is an artist of the company and now she is very popular. She must continue to be supported to make money."
Perhaps realizing that what he said was a bit too official, Liu Shishi came over and whispered with a slightly red face.
"He likes those with good, white skin."
Da Mimi subconsciously looked at her exposed arms and nodded, but still expressed it.
"We still can't be too careless. After all, she's both a senior and a friend. Wei Yang doesn't have any thoughts, so it's hard to prevent her from having any thoughts."
Liu Shishi hesitated: "Are you being a little paranoid? If you keep saying that, I'll have to question a woman if she shows up."
"You still have to get the size right. I'll teach you later."
Da Mimi took on all the responsibilities and then asked the most concerned question: "If you are not in this play, are you going to be in his new play?"
"I don't know. I have no idea yet. Besides, the company is also preparing two plays that may let me act in them. I don't think I have the time."
"What play?"
"One is a martial arts film, and the other seems to be a time-travel film. I'm not sure what online novel it was adapted from, and the company hasn't confirmed it yet."
Da Mimi seemed to be thinking about something, but at the same time she couldn't help feeling a little jealous. With Wei Yang's new play and Tangren's new play, Liu Shishi now has all the resources available.
Zhao Ji got the female lead in the low-budget new drama co-produced by Blue Whale/Tangren. She was a little grumbling, but Liu Shishi didn't care at all, because she was confident.
…
On the other side, Wei Yang had just changed his clothes when Lao Cai came to his door and talked about the "Strange Hero Yizhimei" that Liu Shishi had just mentioned.
"You want me to play the male lead?"
"That's great. You two are both very popular now and have a lot of fans. If we add more love scenes for you, it will definitely sell well. Don't worry, you will get a lot of pay. It will definitely be the highest price."
Wei Yang was unmoved, and Cai Yinong felt a little guilty: "Then what do you say we should do?"
"Like 'First Time in My Life', we split the shares proportionally."
"How much?"
“At least 20%.”
"Why don't you grab it?"
Old Cai jumped up and down, but Wei Yang was very calm: "Sister, my current salary is not low. Besides, you used us as a gimmick to raise the price. You rely on us to make money. You won't feel guilty if you give me less."
"Then Shishi is still a member of our company."
Cai Yinong absolutely could not accept this price, and Wei Yang did not expect her to accept it, as he had never wanted to take on this role in the first place.
Are you kidding? With such a good gimmick of [Yang Shi] CP cooperating again, he can let Tangren take advantage of it for nothing. Whether it is him or Liu Shishi, the initiative is with Blue Whale.
Cai Yinong also realized that Wei Yang was rejecting her in an alternative way, and she felt unwilling to accept it. However, Wei Yang was becoming more and more powerful, and she could not easily control him.
If they really fall out and go their separate ways, Liu Shishi will probably run away immediately.
Wei Yang also knew that Old Cai was a little unhappy. At this stage, Blue Whale still needed to cooperate with the Tang people. He was unwilling to have a falling out with Cai Yinong, so he gave him a stick and fed him a sweet date.
"If everything goes well next year, we may start the last part of the Zhenhua trilogy, and let Shi Shi play the female lead. This will be a great favor."
Although the production cost is not high, with the two previous works "The Best of Us" and "Oranges in Huainan" as the foundation, the attention paid to the last part of this trilogy will definitely not be small, which still has many benefits for Liu Shishi.
Cai Yinong was somewhat satisfied, and then quickly responded: "Why should I remember your favor when you are praising your girlfriend?"
"You have no vision, Shishi is an artist of Tangren, I will promote you so that you can make a fortune."
"Nonsense, why don't you say that Shi Shi's popularity can also bring more exposure to your drama."
Wei Yang clapped his hands and said, "Isn't this a win-win situation for all three parties? Sister, you, me, and Shi Shi all benefit, and everyone is happy."
…
The press conference of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" still attracted some attention from the outside world.
After all, several of the leading actors are popular young actors and actresses, and with the previously hit "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" as a foundation, the popularity is guaranteed.
In fact, the most heated discussions are held on Tianya Forum and major forums.
[Looking forward to Hugo's Sedum and Erigeron]
[I've been lost in the game, the design looks pretty good]
[Yang Mi's look is so fairy, Liu Shishi is also good, Tang Yan looks a bit old]
[What do you mean old? This is called a royal sister, okay? I like this one]
[Wow, Wei Yang is so handsome in this outfit. Bonus to the costume team]
[From the interview, it seems that Wei Yang participated in the design]
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[This guy has an excellent aesthetic sense. I heard that he was in charge of the costumes for several dramas he participated in producing, and they have never been bad. However, it is a bit different from the game.]
[I heard there are two forms, this is one of them]
[It doesn’t matter if it’s big or not, as long as it’s handsome, this outfit is really good-looking, domineering and gorgeous]
[Hehe, they look so good together standing together with Shi Shi, one is domineering in a black dress, and the other is bright and charming in a red gauze skirt, tie them up for me]
[I have already imagined a tragic love story between the Demon Lord of the Six Realms and the Princess of a Lost Country]
【Squat down and write quickly】
[I have never played the game, do they have a romantic relationship? 】
[It’s not in the game, but it’s hard to say if it will be made into a drama. I hope to see a love line between the two.]
[Wei Yang made me laugh to death, what the hell is this, he wants to play the role of the Evil Swordsman]
[I saw an interview with him last time, where he said he didn’t want to play positive roles anymore, he just wanted to play a villain]
[Haha, Hu Ge also said that handsome guys all have the same way of thinking? ]
【……】
After extensive discussion and exposure, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" also began trial broadcasts on some local TV stations, and then good news came in one after another.
The first two TV stations to start broadcasting easily won the championship, and then several TV stations in Shandong Province, Chengdu City, and Hangzhou City also topped the list.
Among them, the Qilu Channel, which covers the entire province under the Shandong Provincial TV Station, had an average single-episode viewership of up to 11%, and its market share once accounted for one-third.
The ratings of Hangzhou TV Station also ranked first among all TV stations in Zhejiang Province this year, and its audience share was also the highest throughout the year.
Following the current routine, the resources of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" unsurprisingly quickly appeared on major video websites.
Ever since "Chinese Paladin 3" became popular on the Internet, its click-through rate on the Baidu search list and the Penguin search list has never fallen out of the top three.
After the first round of broadcast, it quickly squeezed out "My Brother is Shunliu" starring Wang Baoqiang, who became popular with "Soldier Assault", and successfully topped the list.
The extremely high ratings and online broadcast rates also made the popularity of "Chinese Paladin 3" soar.
There has always been a phenomenon in the TV drama market, that is, the TV drama ratings are extremely high, but the discussion among all parties and the popularity of the actors are not particularly outstanding.
To a large extent, this is because the audience tends to be older.
For example, this year CCTV’s opening drama "Going West" almost broke the record of recent years in terms of ratings.
But apart from the mainstream media reports, the drama's exposure and popularity on the Internet, as well as the rising popularity of several of the leading actors, are actually completely inconsistent with the drama's ratings.
The reason is that "Going West" is a period drama, and its main audience group is over 30 years old.
They watch dramas very seriously, and even contribute to the ratings every day, but they will not deliberately remember a particular actor.
This led to the TV series being very popular, and some of the leading actors were also good. For example, the male lead Du Chun became very popular after "Going West" was aired, but the extent to which he attracted fans is a matter of opinion.
Many people only remember his face and the role, but may not know who Du Chun is.
But "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" and even the previous "Twinkle Twinkle Star" are at another extreme.
Its ratings may not be as explosive as "Going West", but its audience range is mainly between 15 and 35 years old.
These people are the main consumers and the most active audiences. Many of them like a drama and will not only watch it, but will also study the actors and even chase stars. They will also discuss it online and offline and give their support in various ways.
As the male lead in a hit drama, Du Chun's fame and popularity are definitely second only to Hu Ge and Wei Yang, not to mention his commercial value.
During the period when "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" was popular, Wei Yang, Hu Ge, Liu Shishi and Tang Yan attended a promotional event together, and nearly two thousand fans came to the scene to support them.
Hu Ge accepted an exclusive interview with a local TV station. After the program was broadcast, the ratings were the highest since the program was launched.
Before it was aired on TV, "Chinese Paladin 3" had already become one of the most popular TV series of the 2009 summer season.
All major media outlets exclaimed that the Fairy Sword whirlwind that swept across the mainland back then is back again...
(End of this chapter)