Wei Yang has always felt that the Zhenhua trilogy "Hello, Old Times" is the best quality one and is also his personal favorite.
The first two parts more or less contain some affectation and pursuit of sentimentality, for example, Geng Geng and Yu Huai have not seen each other for several years, and there is another girl between Luo Zhi and Sheng Huainan.
"Hello, Old Times" does not have too many twists and turns. It is about the passionate and pure youth between the male and female protagonists. It is natural, warm and beautiful.
If the first two are somewhat campus idol dramas, "Goodbye, Old Times" is more like a youth drama. Love is only one of them. Family, friendship, teacher-student relationship, regrets, beauty... everyone can find their own shadow in it.
At the beginning, the main creative team of "The Best of Us" had limited influence, and it was the first season, so it actually suffered a loss when it was broadcast.
As for the second part, "Oranges Born in Huainan", although there was Wei Yang's hype and Hu Ge's participation, the quality of the script and the subject matter were limited, and the overall influence was actually slightly inferior to the first part.
The third part has the influence of the first two parts as a foundation, and with the popular young actress Liu Shishi joining in, the quality of the work itself and the audience for the subject matter are guaranteed, coupled with a stronger and more mature Blue Whale publicity and promotion team.
The premiere easily broke 1, and after most of the broadcast, the average viewership reached 1.65, ranking first in the ratings for more than ten days in the same period, becoming the most popular film and television production in October 2010.
As both are campus themes, many people once again compared "Hello, Old Times" with this summer's hit drama "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together".
In fact, this kind of comparison was made once last year, but at that time the comparison was with "Twinkle Twinkle Star".
In terms of ratings, "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" was stronger at the time. If it weren't for the explosion of "My Love from the Star" at the end of the year, it would have very likely won the national satellite TV ratings championship.
But in terms of reputation and endurance, "Twinkle, Twinkle Star" beats the other.
As of now, the Douban score of "Twinkle, Twinkle Star" has reached 8.0, which is an increase compared to before, while "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" has dropped by 0.2 points, from 5.7 to 5.5 on Douban.
According to incomplete statistics, "Twinkle Twinkle Star" has been broadcast for nearly two years now, and the number of replays is almost twice that of "Let's Watch the Meteor Shower Together".
Of course, to be honest, the Hunan Provincial TV Station holds the copyright of "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" and rarely sells it outside, so the low replay rate is understandable.
But in terms of online playback volume, especially the data six months and one year after the broadcast, "Twinkle, Twinkle Star" has a crushing advantage.
Netizens are generally more impressed by the plot of "Twinkle Twinkle Star". Topics such as Liu Shishi's various crying scenes, secret love for the ceiling, and Zhang Wansen's snowing are mentioned from time to time.
As for "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together", there are ghost-like and ridiculous topics such as "My name is not Hey, my name is Chu Yuxuan" and Metersbonwe.
It can be said that the main reason why "Let's Watch Meteor Shower" has such a bad reputation is definitely itself, but the contrast of "Twinkle, Twinkle Star" is also an issue that cannot be ignored.
And now, "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together Again" happens to coincide with "Hello, Old Times".
It is also a campus-themed film written by Wei Yang, starring Liu Shishi, and it is also a one-sided massacre.
The Douban score of "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Again" was initially 5.2, which is considered a stable performance.
The Douban score of "Hello, Old Times" is 8.6, and the reputation of the two is simply not in the same dimension.
What’s even more interesting is that after the release and hit of “Hello, Old Times”, the Douban score of “Let’s Watch Meteor Shower Again” dropped rapidly from 5.2 to 4.9.
You can imagine how upset the crew and creators felt. What’s even worse is that even though the last show had terrible reputation, at least it won in terms of ratings.
And this time, the ratings may not be able to be beaten.
"Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together Again" had a great start with over 2 ratings on its first broadcast, but the ratings did not improve in the following days and even decreased.
In the end, the drama had an average viewership rating of 1.92, ranking first in the satellite TV ratings rankings.
If "Hello, Old Times" continues on this trend, it may not surpass the other one, but it will be almost the same.
Under the premise that the ratings are similar, the reputation is very different, this is the so-called comparison.
"Let's Watch Meteor Shower Again" was a complete failure! How should I put it? After two consecutive years of making this series look bad, Wei Yang felt that some people might have more demons in their hearts.
Fortunately, he and Hunan Satellite TV are still in the honeymoon period. They have had two perfect collaborations before, and he also won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor. At most, some responsible persons feel unhappy, but it does not affect the overall situation. Otherwise, Boss Wei would really consider finding other TV stations to rely on.
He slapped me in the face, twice!
If it were him, he would also be anxious...
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In November, the finale of "Hello, Old Times" had an average viewership rating of 1.88, and it easily won the title of the best drama on Shanghai's satellite TV in 2010, but unfortunately it came in second place in the national satellite TV ratings with a slight disadvantage.
Wei Yang felt somewhat regretful.
In the past few years since his debut, his works have performed well, but only last year's "My Love from the Star" won the national satellite TV ratings championship.
I thought I could retain the title this time, but in the end I just fell short and failed.
It can only be said that "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Again" has a relatively wider audience, and has the bonus of the platform. In this regard, Shanghai TV is still inferior to Hunan TV.
However, even if we put aside our obsession with winning the championship, this drama is still very successful and it also brings a perfect end to the Zhenhua Trilogy.
The average audience rating of "Oranges in Huainan" was 1.35, ranking second in the ratings of Shanghai Satellite TV in 2008.
"Hello, Old Times", with an average audience rating of 1.88, was the ratings champion of Shanghai Satellite TV in 2010 and is likely to be the runner-up in the national satellite TV ratings of the year.
Everyone in Shanghai is falling in love with Wei Yang. These three dramas have greatly increased their exposure, ratings and advertising benefits in the past three years.
As a result, it has become one of Wei Yang's most stable cooperation platforms.
Under equal conditions, Blue Whale will give priority to Shanghai TV, and vice versa, and the two parties are likely to consider co-producing some projects in the future.
Wei Yang is not afraid of the Hunan TV station. The Magic City TV station is one of his greatest confidences, but he does not want to be completely tied to the other party.
Therefore, the two sides only cooperated deeply, unlike the dead girl who later almost advanced and retreated together with the Hunan Provincial TV Station. Although it was stable and had a backer, and did not have to worry about publicity and exposure, it would also lose some freedom and initiative, and even become someone else's "subsidiary."
The popularity of "Hello, Old Times" not only increased direct profits for Blue Whale and consolidated the cooperation platform, but also greatly improved the brand reputation of Blue Whale itself.
Among the TV series produced by Blue Whale, "My Love from the Star" is the most popular.
But the real reason for the company's fame and success was the Zhenhua Trilogy.
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As I said before, the standard for testing a mature film and television company is not its ability to produce blockbusters, but its stability.
Each of the Zhenhua trilogy is above standard, with good quality, reputation and achievements, and to a certain extent, each one is more popular than the previous one.
During this period, Blue Whale participated in the production of "First Time in My Life" and "My Love from the Star", which were also very impressive, and there was even one super hit.
A film and television company that occasionally produces a hit is just a flash in the pan and has good luck.
A film and television company that can produce works steadily but rarely produces excellent works, although mature and stable, also represents mediocrity and a low ceiling.
However, a film and television company that steadily outputs excellent works and occasionally produces hits is a typical potential dragon in the abyss with unlimited prospects.
It is no exaggeration to say that during this period, several capitals have approached Blue Whale, wanting to raise funds, invest in, or acquire Balabala.
The more famous ones are LeTV and Alibaba! LeTV has been eyeing Blue Whale for a long time. Boss Jia has always wanted LeTV to generate revenue on its own. Currently, it is preparing LeTV Pictures and has been trying to attract relevant stars and producers.
After the original Zhang Yimou and New Picture's boss Zhang fell out, he was taken under the wing of Boss Jia.
And now, because of the successful collaboration on "My Love from the Star", Boss Jia has been coveting Wei Yang for a long time and has always wanted to win Wei Yang and even the entire Blue Whale.
In Boss Jia's expectations, Zhang Yimou would help him conquer the film industry, and Wei Yang would help him defeat his enemies in the field of TV dramas.
He himself firmly sits in the center, building LeTV's closed-loop ecological chain, ecological backlash, suffocating for the dream together...
Jack Ma is similar. He has always had the idea of Alibaba's big entertainment strategy. He invested in Huayi very early and is currently the vice chairman of Huayi.
Although Alibaba Pictures has not yet been officially established, it is still making some preliminary arrangements accordingly.
In terms of movies, Alibaba has Huayi and partners in the Hong Kong circle. It is indeed weak in TV dramas. In the original time and space, Jack Ma later acquired part of Rong Xinda’s shares in an attempt to make up for this shortcoming.
At present, Wei Yang and Blue Whale have risen strongly and become the new TV drama upstarts in recent years, so Alibaba is naturally very interested in them.
Unfortunately, Wei Yang declined these financing and acquisition offers. After all, he was not short of money and had a stable cooperation platform. There was no need to find a boss to manage him.
Besides, even if you are looking for a boss or a backer, you have to choose someone with a promising future.
To be honest, if the people who came were from Penguin, Wei Yang might not agree, but he might consider it a little. But forget about LeTV and Alibaba, as they are each worse than the other.
There is no need to say much about the direct collapse of LeTV. Everyone involved in Alibaba's big entertainment business died. Most of the companies that were acquired with huge amounts of money were the leaders in the industry at the time, but most of them were surpassed by their rivals a few years later.
The above-mentioned Rong Xinda, in which Jack Ma invested, was already on a downward trend. After the capital injection, it has not made any noise since then, and it is unclear which of the two companies is hurting whom.
Boss Wei is even thinking about going to the ancestral temple to worship, but all the investors who value him are unlucky, so unlucky...
However, there is also good news. "Hello, Old Times" also promoted the distribution of "Eastern Palace" to a certain extent, and all TV stations raised their prices again on the original basis.
After a series of consultations and negotiations, Shanghai TV finally had the last laugh.
The success of "Hello, Old Times" made them decide to strike while the iron is hot, so they directly raised the price to 120 million, shocking the whole audience.
Therefore, the conditions of the other companies are not much different. Considering the sincerity of Shanghai TV and the relationship between the two parties, it is not difficult for Blue Whale to make the choice.
In mid-November, Blue Whale and Shanghai TV jointly announced that the latter had won the exclusive first-round broadcasting rights of "The East Palace" at a sky-high price of 120 million yuan, making it the opening drama of 2011.
As the news came out, it shocked the industry and the onlookers!
(End of this chapter)