While Wei Yang was busy rehearsing for the Spring Festival Gala, "Eastern Palace" did not stop.
After the climax where the male and female protagonists both jumped into the Wangchuan River because of the hatred for the genocide, the plot began to lay the groundwork for a new round.
Because of Wangchuan Wangqing, the male and female protagonists both lost their memories. The female protagonist was forced to go to Lichao to marry and became the designated Crown Princess, while the male protagonist also officially began his journey to become the Crown Princess.
Therefore, "The East Palace" is officially divided into two narrative lines, one is the emotional line between men and women, and the other is the political line of the male protagonist to rise to power.
The two lines are relatively independent, but there are also a lot of overlapping plots, which form interactions and further match and test the male and female protagonists.
In terms of the love line, the male and female protagonists reunite and start the happy enemy mode.
The lively and cheerful Crown Princess VS the dark and steady Fifth Prince
The stories between the two are cheerful and sweet, but because of the foreshadowing, they are sweet but also sad.
After all, the audience knows that the male and female protagonists will definitely recover their memories in the future, so the sweeter they are now, the more painful they will be in the future.
So everyone is looking forward to the climax of the plot where memories are restored, but at the same time, they can't bear to see the harmonious and sweet male and female protagonists become enemies. Their mentality is so conflicted.
At the same time, the plot of the political conspiracy line is also very exciting.
The mature male protagonist, who is young and mature, moves step by step, lingers among his enemies, pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, and takes advantage of the situation to attack the competing prince in order to get to the throne. On the surface, he is a modest gentleman, but secretly he is dark and cruel, and he will use any means to achieve his goal.
This character makes people love and hate it, and the viewing experience is extremely complicated.
On the one hand, I feel that the protagonist is sometimes insidious and despicable, saying one thing in public and another in private, and taking advantage of others in all kinds of ways.
Not only the heroine, the supporting actress, the brothers, the emperor, the empress, and the adoptive mother, but even the slogan of "revenge for the mother" was later proved to be just a slogan to win over the mother's family.
There is a big flaw in the original version of "Eastern Palace", that is, the male protagonist has never seen his mother. As a result, after hearing that it was his adoptive mother, the queen, who killed his mother, he did not care about the feelings of raising him at all, and immediately defected, vowing to avenge his mother.
Wei Yang did some processing here, and the male protagonist did not have any deep feelings for this mother whom he had never met.
He will avenge him, but his considerations are more based on reality.
The Queen and the Gao family must die, but not for killing the mother he had never met, but for standing in his way.
Such a setting is sometimes even more villainous than the villain, which makes people unable to help but be dumbfounded.
But on the other hand, many viewers feel that the setting of the male protagonist is very exciting, cold-blooded and wise, with a firm mind, and he can sacrifice everything for power and ambition.
Moreover, the hero's goal is not only to realize his personal ambitions, but also to have his own lofty political ambitions and patriotism. He wants to eliminate the accumulated evils, eliminate border troubles, make the four seas submit, and let the people of the world live and work in peace and no longer suffer from hunger and cold.
This contradictory setting of "great evil and great love" makes this character very charming.
There are even many viewers who strongly support the male protagonist and form the so-called "Daye Party".
I think the male protagonist should stop loving and hating the female protagonist, and should be more decisive and just kill the female protagonist and focus on his career.
A career-oriented emperor, what's the point of pure love? You kill your wife to offer sacrifice to the heaven, and then start a harem with three thousand beauties, and you can sleep with one of them a day.
Wei Yang felt that what these people said made sense, but he was filming an idol drama, so it was okay to have more political elements, but they should not overshadow the main plot.
Otherwise, why did he shoot "Eastern Palace" and just remake "Yongzheng Dynasty"...
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By late January, more than half of the series had aired and its ratings had exceeded 3, ranking first in the same period for fourteen consecutive days.
On the Sohu Video website, the number of views of "Eastern Palace" has approached the 100 million mark, and it has almost always been in the top three in the film and television categories of the relevant online popularity lists, and most of them are at the top of the list.
In addition to the dry data in various aspects, this drama has also aroused widespread discussion and influence online and offline.
During a debate about the male lead Li Chengyin, a melee broke out among Tianya netizens, who split into several camps and posted messages to debate.
A sub-forum of Tianya was once occupied by fans of "The East Palace". More than 70% of the posts were related to "The East Palace", forcing the moderator to almost resign.
In real life, related terms such as "The East Palace", Li Chengyin, Qu Xiaofeng, and the Wangchuan couple are now popular all over the country.
Especially for some young people, if you haven’t watched "The East Palace", it means you are out of date.
Someone even revealed on Weibo that a tutoring class had much better business during this winter vacation, but it was not because the students loved studying, but because many students came to the tutoring class to get together with their classmates to discuss the CPs in "The East Palace".
This statement may be a bit exaggerated, but it also confirms the popularity of "The East Palace" to a certain extent.
According to incomplete statistics, since the broadcast of "Eastern Palace" about half a month ago, a large number of avatars, pendants, photos, etc. with elements of the male and female protagonists Li Chengyin and Qu Xiaofeng have appeared on QQ space, and the vast majority of users are middle school students.
Penguin was forced to buy the relevant copyrights from Blue Whale, allowing Wei Yang to earn some peripheral fees.
Wei Yang also made money from derivatives developed by some surrounding businesses.
For example, there are water cups, pendants, pillows, clothes, cards, Q-version pillows, etc. with "Eastern Palace" elements, and even the same clothes, weapons, and accessories for the male and female protagonists.
To be honest, the price of surrounding development is not high and the income is limited, but a little bit of money adds up to a lot, which is better than losing all the money to piracy.
At the same time, the filming locations of Dunhuang and Bashang were also made popular by "The East Palace".
In addition to the above-standard plot and actors, another highlight of "Eastern Palace" is that the outdoor scenes are very beautiful, which makes people yearn for it.
It happened to be the winter vacation, and many people had time, so they brought their families to these places to take photos and check in. The relevant attractions even directly developed some projects based on the plot of "The East Palace" for tourists to experience.
For example, wearing red clothes and riding a horse, fighting an ungrateful person, catching "fluorescent insects" under an ancient tree + a kiss of love, "jumping" into the River of Oblivion and so on.
Boss Wei was a little hesitant about whether he should also collect some copyright fees...
Although there is still a long way to go before "My Love from the Star" can directly create an "economic effect", the above-mentioned things also prove the current social influence and popularity of "The East Palace".
Although January is still ten days away from ending, there is no suspense about who will be the first big show of the year.
As a result, the second-round broadcasting rights of "The East Palace" have also caused a scramble among various TV stations. Even overseas film producers have taken a fancy to "The East Palace" and are in contact with Blue Whale to prepare to introduce it to their own countries.
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"Naza, smile a little, yes, look at the camera, you are beautiful..."
In the recording studio, Naza was posing in various ways in front of the screen. The photographer was directing him while filming, and his agent Liu Xingyu was watching happily beside him.
With the popularity of "Eastern Palace", Nazha's fame and popularity soared, and she received many invitations from all sides. Even Rouba became famous and took on two events and advertisements.
As his agent, Liu Xingyu is naturally happy that his artists are becoming famous and making money.
Her performance and bonus are linked to the artist's achievements. The more famous the artist is and the higher his income is, her salary as an agent will also rise and she will make a lot of money.
After Nazha finished taking this set of photos and took a break, Liu Xingyu personally took out his down jacket and put it on her.
The studio isn’t cold, but it’s not warm either. This baby still has several announcements to make, so he can’t catch a cold or get sick.
Nazha wrapped herself in a down jacket. The new assistant handed her a cup of water. She took a few sips of the hot water at just the right temperature and squinted her eyes in pleasure.
She is the only one who has this assistant, and Rouba hasn’t gotten his turn yet.
Not only does she have an assistant, the company is now selecting a suitable driver/bodyguard for her. Once the driver is in place, a special car will be assigned to her. And according to Liu Xingyu, she may also be assigned a makeup artist in the future.
In Blue Whale, only Wei Yang, the boss and pillar, has these configurations. Even the most popular Zhao Ji only has an assistant + driver + special car.
Xiao Zhao and Li Jiahang only have assistants. Although they are provided with cars to pick them up and drop them off, the drivers and vehicles are not exclusive.
Lin Gengxin, who became famous because of "Hello, Old Times", originally wanted to be provided with a special car and driver.
But Naza suddenly emerged and was very popular, with constant announcements. After some discussion and with Lin Gengxin's consent, they gave priority to assigning the trained drivers and special cars to Naza.
The reason why Naza gets this treatment is very simple, she is extremely popular now.
His Weibo followers have exceeded 3 million, and he has been on various major boards and headlines for the past half month. He has already shown signs of becoming a supernova, so he was naturally listed as a key training target by Blue Whale.
Considering her subsequent announcement work, proper and powerful configuration will enable Nazha to do a better job and contribute to the company.
Nazha herself had no idea about these things. She had been famous for too short a time and had not yet fully adapted to the times. Up to now, her mind was still stuck on being jealous of her little sister Rouba and comparing themselves with each other.
"Sister Yu, you said before that the company wanted to change my house?"
"Well, the original apartment is a bit small and the location is remote. Director Lei wants to change your apartment. We are still looking for one. It will probably be after the Spring Festival before we can move."
"What about the meat?"
Liu Xingyu hesitated for a moment: "Director Lei didn't say anything, so I don't know whether to change it or not."
"How can that be? It's so boring for me to live alone. I still want to be neighbors with Rouba so we can take care of each other. If it doesn't work, we can live together. Sister Yu, please ask Director Lei for help."
"Let me try."
Liu Xingyu did not refuse. It was not a big deal after all. With Naza's current momentum, he believed that Lei Chun would not refuse.
As expected, Lei Chun readily agreed to Nazha's request, either being neighbors or moving into a bigger house together.
Naza was very happy and called Rouba to share the good news.
"...We can live together, so I don't have to be alone at home when I'm busy with my work. You can take care of me when you're free...I can talk to Director Lei about what kind of house you like...I may not be able to go back. Sister Yu said she has to go to Beijing to shoot a commercial during the Spring Festival. Let my driver help you move then..."
On the other end of the phone, Rouba couldn't help but clench his phone tightly, his chest heaving with anger, and the emotions that had been pent up in the past few days completely burst out.
Gulinaza, you forced me to do this! (End of this chapter)