The ratings of "The Best of Us" are increasing day by day.

By the middle and late stages of the broadcast, the average regional ratings had successfully exceeded 6, with a market share of over 35%, ranking first in the province during the same period.

Shanghai TV has confirmed that "The Best of Us" will be broadcasted, but unfortunately because it coincides with the beginning of the new year, it has to give way to the big drama of the new year, and the official broadcast is expected to be in late January.

But then again, this broadcast time coincides with the winter vacation.

This is also a good thing for "The Best of Us", whose audience is mostly students.

However, I don’t know if it can be scheduled for prime time. After all, the competition during the winter vacation is fierce, and Shanghai Satellite TV may not let the low-budget drama "The Best of Us" take the lead.

If it is arranged during the daytime or the secondary prime time after 10 pm, the effect will definitely be worse.

However, this did not cause Wei Yang to feel too anxious. As long as he could get on the star, everything else was just a passing cloud.

Wei Yang was in a good mood. The drama was popular and he became famous too. Whenever he went downstairs to eat, he was recognized by the proprietress and customers.

"The Best of Us" has the highest ratings in the province and is currently one of the most popular TV series in Shanghai. Wei Yang's face is no stranger to many people.

Maybe they don’t know Wei Yang’s name, but they will definitely shout out in surprise.

"Lu Xinghe!"

"Hello, it's me."

Wei Yang smiled at the two girls, politely declined their requests for spoilers, drank the last two mouthfuls of porridge, and happily strolled to Tangren Film and Television Company.

Cai Yinong, who has been paying close attention to "The Best of Us", contacted Wei Yang as soon as the show first became popular.

Wei Yang made excuses to delay it twice, until "The Best of Us" topped the province and was confirmed to be broadcast on TV, he finally came to Tangren leisurely.

"Boss Cai, I'm really sorry for the first two times. I've been doing interviews again these days, and Boss Xia from Blue Whale has something to ask me, so I really can't get away."

Although he deliberately provoked others in private, when he met Cai Yinong in person, Wei Yang still kept a low profile and apologized repeatedly.

Wei Yang's apology also dispelled a lot of Cai Yinong's originally accumulated dissatisfaction, and then she keenly noticed the message in his words.

"Blue Whale President Xia wants to see you."

"Hey, this matter cannot be discussed, but you are not an outsider. Isn't it that The Best of Us has been confirmed to be broadcast on satellite TV? The benefits to all parties are considerable. President Xia and Director Zheng are very satisfied and asked me to write a script for the sequel."

"Any clues?"

"Well, the script outline is almost the same as the previous episodes. President Xia is quite satisfied with it and has already made preparations."

"Congratulations then."

Cai Yinong congratulated him, but she knew in her heart why Wei Yang suddenly brought this up. He was showing off his strength.

My own script has a bright future!

I have other financial backers and I don’t have to cooperate only with Tangren!

Cai Yinong's mind raced as she thought about the performance of "The Best of Us" and the reputation she had read online, and she finally had the answer in her mind.

"The Chinese Paladin 3 will start filming next year, and the role of Demon Lord Chonglou is still vacant. Are you interested?"

This is going to be a sweet treat for me! Wei Yang did not show any overly pleasant surprise, but instead asked: "What about Jingtian and Xu Changqing?"

"Jingtian has already decided on Hu Ge, and Xu Changqing has to decide on an actor from Taiwan Province."

At this point, Cai Yinong no longer has to hide the fact that the first and second male roles must include actors from Taiwan, and the remaining role has been decided to be Hu Ge.

The third male demon, Lord Zunlou, is the greatest sincerity she can give to Wei Yang.

In fact, this was not beyond Wei Yang's expectations. The more he got to know Tangren during this period, the more he realized how much Tangren was currently chasing after actors from Taiwan.

If Hu Ge wasn't the top star, he would probably have to carry the sedan chair for Taiwanese actors.

Under such circumstances, Cai Yinong doesn't have many cards to play, but this can't satisfy Wei Yang.

From the beginning to the end, although Wei Yang was keen to take part in "Chinese Paladin 3", a future blockbuster drama, he was more passionate about his own script.

If he could capture Jingtian and Xu Changqing, he could still make concessions.

But if it was Demon Lord Chonglou, he felt that he could fight for his own interests on the other hand.

Cai Yinong readily agreed to take the new script at a price of 8,000 per episode, which was nearly several times higher than the original price.

Even for Wei Yang, who already has a work that is expected to be broadcast on TV, this price is considered a good price. It is obvious that Cai Yinong is trying to win people's hearts.

If Wei Yang was not moved by this small favor, he would have clearly stated his demands.

“I want to play the male lead.”

"impossible!"

Cai Yinong's eyes suddenly became sharp, and Wei Yang looked at her without fear. After a moment, Cai Yinong took the initiative to retract her eyes.

"It's impossible for Tangren to give up the leading actor of a project that he invested a lot of money in..."

At this point, Cai Yinong, who had never given up on Wei Yang, once again made a promise: "Unless you are willing to sign a contract with Tangren, then not only this play, I will personally promise to tailor a play for you."

“What if I can get Hugo to be the male lead in the sequel to The Best of Us?”

"My words still carry some weight when it comes to Blue Whale."

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Seeing Cai Yinong paused, Wei Yang tried to persuade her: "You must be aware of the popularity of Yu Huai and Lu Xinghe. They are very popular. Hu Ge has always played ancient costume roles. It would be good for his career if he could break through his image with a campus youth drama."

Cai Yinong was a little tempted, but she didn't let him lead her by the nose: "Hu Ge can also play the new script."

“Then I won’t sell it.”

Wei Yang smiled harmlessly: "To tell you the truth, Blue Whale is actually also interested in this book, but the funds are not enough. If it's not possible, I can wait."

"Scoundrel!"

Cai Yinong was so angry that she laughed, but Wei Yang didn't care at all and continued to talk nonsense: "Think about it, I got the male lead, Hu Ge also got a male lead, and the sequel to The Best of Us will also bring its own popularity, you will not suffer any loss."

"I may be at a disadvantage, but you are definitely at a great advantage."

Cai Yinong complained in her heart, but she was also thinking about what Wei Yang said. Before, she had always wanted to leave the male lead of the new script to Hu Ge.

But it would be nice if Hu Ge could "fight" for a male lead of the same type for himself, so that Wei Yang could get some benefits.

After all, this guy has outstanding talent as a screenwriter, and there may be opportunities for cooperation with Tangren in the future, so we should build a good relationship with him.

Cai Yinong had some plans in mind, but did not give in immediately. Instead, she said she would discuss it with other senior executives. Wei Yang also knew that he should not push too hard.

So he didn't continue to argue and instead picked up what he had just said.

"By the way, you just asked me to play the role of Demon Lord Chonglou. I'm really interested. When are we going to sign the contract?"

Cai Yinong: “…”

In fact, sometimes she thinks that it is better not to sign this guy, because he is too difficult to control. If she signs him, she is afraid that Wei Yang will lead the Tangren artists to rebel one day...

…

About two hours later, Wei Yang came out of Tangren's office and called Xia Cong in the car.

"Hello, Mr. Xia, I just finished talking to Mr. Cai from Tangren. Hu Ge's schedule is a bit tight..."

"Don't worry, I have some cooperation with Tangren. Mr. Cai still gave me some face and didn't say anything final. I plan to consider it..."

"Leave it to me. Hey, what PR fees? Family members don't talk about these things. Okay, wait for my news..."

Hu Ge was targeted during the preparation stage of "The Best of Us", but he was recovering from a car accident at the time and had no schedule.

Now that Hu Ge has officially returned and is in good shape, Blue Whale, which is preparing to increase investment in the second film, naturally has its eyes on this most popular young actor in Shanghai.

As the screenwriter, Wei Yang, who had a good relationship with Tangren, volunteered to act as a middleman.

Using the two scripts as leverage, he pried the two companies together and gave Hu Ge the drama that Blue Whale could not shoot on its own. Then, on this basis, he won the male lead in the new drama produced by Tangren.

Some people may say this is called catching two birds with one stone, but Wei Yang prefers to call it resource allocation and win-win cooperation.

Well, Tangren and Blue Whale won once each, and he won twice...

(End of this chapter)