The domestic idol drama market has been changing. For example, in the early days, the female protagonists were basically ugly ducklings, and the men were cool young masters or CEOs.

In the middle and later stages, as the audience's consciousness awakened, the characters of idol dramas began to diversify. The male and female protagonists were no longer single, but were also subdivided into a large number of sub-categories or settings.

For example, ancient idols, sweet pets, BE (abuse), Nianxiao, etc., and even the so-called Danmei, can broadly be regarded as a type of idol drama.

But there is one direction that remains unchanged, which is to focus on the female and teenage market, especially female audiences, and grasp their tastes. This will create an idol drama with good results.

In the early days, most domestic female viewers had a relatively simple and narrow perspective on many things due to their limited exposure to information. In addition, the so-called "success" culture prevailed at the time where money was paramount.

The ugly duckling counterattacks, finds a handsome, rich and infatuated husband, marries into a wealthy family and becomes a phoenix. The plot of easily transcending classes can satisfy the fantasies of most ordinary grassroots women.

Of course, the same goes for men. It can also be seen from the style of Internet writing at that time that counterattacks and crazy slaps in the face were the most popular routines.

Also because of the limited knowledge of the screenwriter and author, sometimes some jokes are inevitable.

When the Internet rises, information begins to explode, and ordinary people can see a lot of things. It will be difficult for this kind of shallow fantasy to be popular again, so screenwriters and authors must also start to dig deeper and more detailed.

But in 2006, it had not reached that level.

Strictly speaking, idol dramas exploded last year, with Mainland's "The Boss Falling in Love with Me" and "Luo Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", and Taiwan's "Mischief Kiss", "Green Forest" and "The Devil Is Around"

, making domestic idol dramas popular.

The ugly duckling-style heroine did not bore the audience and was even very popular.

In this case, if you want to have a strong female protagonist as the heroine, it may not be lovable, so the script Cao Xuan found for Damimi was also an idol drama similar to Ugly Duckling.

However, compared to the heroine who cannot be "purely stupid", this heroine has a stronger shining point.

Korean hit idol drama "The Heirs"

In fact, at the beginning, Cao Xuan wanted to make the movie "Let's Watch the Meteor Shower" to steal Sister Shuangzi's luck. However, after carefully reviewing the script, I found that there were too many flaws and it was very similar to "Meteor Garden".

On the contrary, "The Heirs", although in the eyes of later generations, the routines are equally bloody, but the reason why it can be so popular is that it has great merits.

The three main characters, the male protagonist, the female protagonist, and the second male protagonist, although they are still roughly the domineering young master, the ugly duckling female protagonist, and the infatuated male protagonist, there are many subtle changes, and the setting details and plot plots are richer.

In other words, the screenwriter really used his brain.

The plot may seem cliche, but many details are very touching and deeply touch the audience's emotions.

I’m not criticizing it, but similar idol dramas, especially many mainland idol dramas, are deeply influenced by Qiong Yao dramas. They only know how to fall in love sillyly, with several male protagonists fighting around the female protagonist, and the emotions and plot are very difficult to deal with.

So rough, I don’t care about anything except love.

Audiences who have not been exposed to too much information may be very moved at the time, but once they are more knowledgeable and their horizons are improved, the screen will be filled with embarrassment.

In contrast, if you watch some excellent idol dramas afterwards, even if many plots are very cliché, there are still many shining points.

Of course, we cannot generalize. There are many bad dramas in Korea, and there are also many high-quality idol dramas in the early stage of China, especially from Taiwan. In the later period, mainland film and television got rid of the shackles of Qiong Yao dramas and some excellent works appeared.

However, "The Heirs" became a hit in South Korea, and then had a certain impact in Japan and China. It is one of the rare works that can cause a phenomenon in East Asia, and it is still worth picking up.

At the very least, Cao Xuan is more willing to produce "The Heirs" than "Let's Watch the Meteor Shower".

Of course, if you want to make this drama, you still need to make some modifications. For example, the title "The Heirs" is actually a satire on the solidification of Korean classes.

Official positions can be inherited, business groups can inherit, and ordinary people who work as servants (nannies) and part-time workers in chaebol families will also have their future children inherit their jobs.

Apart from anything else, if Cao Xuan were to film as he did in the original version, then his good days would be over.

Therefore, many of the spicy and satirical plots in Fanxing's version of "The Heirs" will be reduced to the point, and more centered around the male and female protagonists who are well matched.

The heroine of "The Heirs" is tough, cheerful and a little confused. Da Mimi can still give it a try.

The male lead Cao Xuan doesn’t choose any other candidates. Yan Kuan and Hu Ge can be chosen. The second male lead can be chosen from either of them, or someone else can be found from outside. Anyway, the first premise is that it must be a handsome guy.

Idol dramas don’t need to worry about anything else. They must have handsome men and beautiful women. If their looks are not good enough, no matter how good the characters are, it will be of no use.

Cao Xuan briefly talked about the script of "The Heirs". It is not all completed yet, and there is still a lot of Chinese translation work, but the selling points are still good.

Damimi's eyes lit up when she heard this. Hu Jing and Mr. Zhou nodded repeatedly. The only problem was.

"It's a wealthy family and a world-class company, so the investment won't be low."

Mr. Zhou asked, and Cao Xuan shook his head: "It's not as much as you think. We have ways to save costs."

Facing the confused Mr. Zhou, Cao Xuan coughed, and Hu Jing gave her some weird tips on how to save money.

For urban dramas like this, scene rental is often a relatively large expense, but Stars can be rented for free.

Boss Cao can handle company buildings, office scenes, and luxurious offices in one sentence. Boss Cao has a bunch of idle villas and mansions. He has private jets, and he also has American villas.

Some time ago, Cao Xuan spent US$3.5 million to buy an Italian-style two-story villa covering an area of ​​about 700 square meters in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, to use as his residence in the United States.

In the future, he will go to the United States for work more frequently. It is still inconvenient to just stay in a hotel. It would be better to have a fixed house.

The reason why I bought a house in Beverly Hills was mainly for privacy and room for appreciation. If I don't use it in the future, I can just sell it.

Cao Xuan is not very willing to buy property abroad now. If he is sanctioned one day, he will suffer a big loss, so he will not buy too many foreign fixed assets unless necessary.

The script of "The Heirs" has American scenes, so this house can be used for filming. Anyway, Cao Xuan doesn't live there more than once a year.

After all the calculations, many things in "The Heirs" can be directly borrowed from Cao Xuan. Except for luxury clothes, which may cost a little money, the rest may be luxury sports cars.

Cao Xuan himself only wears Septwolves or privately customized clothes when he goes out. He basically does not wear other brand clothes. The two palaces in the East and West are almost all customized.

The three of us don't like cars. The cars at home are basically business models, not even a sports car.

However, these can be rented, and the crew can even be used to negotiate advertising. Even if they can't bring in much advertising money, using them for free is still a good choice.

As for the resort, Cao Xuan has a small stake in a Sanya resort, about 80%, which belongs to Jiaoyang Venture Capital. It is said that it is doing well, with a valuation of hundreds of millions, and it is considered a key project in Jiaoyang Venture Capital.

Also because Jiaoyang Venture Capital invests in various projects, ranging from big to small, even Cao Xuan is not completely clear about how many industries and companies he owns.

For example, some time ago, Cao Xuan learned that he still had half a winery in Jin Province.

Dongxi Ergong also liked to go to a chain beauty salon last year. Every time I went there, I received the most meticulous and considerate service. The manager greeted me every day, and even invited experts from abroad to develop a beauty plan.

The two palaces were very satisfied and took the initiative to advertise the beauty salon. All their Amway girlfriends and friends from all over the world went to this store to spend money. As a result, the level of service they received was simply not comparable to the two of them.

Afterwards, the two of them learned that Jiaoyang Venture Capital, a beauty salon owned by Qing Dynasty, had 35% of the shares. There happened to be an executive from Jiaoyang Venture Capital who was also a regular visitor here. When he came for a beauty salon, he saw Dongxi Ergong and told the boss about the two.

person's identity.

The service received by the wife of the major shareholder is certainly not comparable to that of ordinary customers. Poor Ninomiya thought she had met a conscientious businessman and wasted her feelings.

So, after all this, many things can be borrowed directly.

Cao Xuan is used to it. In the previous filming of "The Domineering President Falls in Love with Me", the male protagonist's two villas were owned by Boss Cao, and other related crews would also rent them if they found suitable ones.

Among them, the two villas in the capital and the one in the Magic City with a large floor-to-ceiling floor facing the Huangpu River are used the most, and they have almost become public filming locations for the Stars crew.

Cao Xuan basically does not charge rent, but only charges compensation for some damage to items and cleaning fees.

Speaking of this, Hu Jing couldn't help complaining about the time when the crew was careless and made the house a little messy. Afterwards, the property management and cleaning staff called her to complain. She was so angry that she went to the producer to ask for rent.

And Mr. Zhou and Damimi have long been fooled by Xiu!

Fortunately for Mr. Zhou, although Rong Xinda is stingy, she has been a popular star for several years, has a net worth of 8 figures, and has settled down in the capital.

But even so, she felt distressed for several months after buying a house in a high-end community with all the money. As a result, Cao Xuan used the unused mansion as a public studio.

Not to mention Da Mimi, her income has just increased as she has just become famous. Before that, she filmed a few movies and earned a few hundred thousand in total. The company took a lot of it, and she also used some of it herself. The rest

The money I spent was not even enough for a down payment.

Some time ago, when she went to South Korea, it was all money lent to her by Hu Jing. She chose the best agency and the fee was not cheap.

Therefore, now that Da Mimi has not just bought a house, she is still carrying a large amount of foreign debt. After listening to Hu Jing's words, her whole body went numb, and she once again felt the huge differences in the world.

Cao Xuan on the side felt that if Damimi could maintain this state, it would be of great help to her in "The Heirs" to further explore the heroine's heart and feel the gap between herself and the male protagonist.

However, Cao Xuan must also admit that although his family is rich, even richer than many so-called wealthy families, their background and temperament are still too unrestrained and full of nouveau riche temperament.

But Boss Cao quite likes being a nouveau riche, being free and carefree and not having to worry about everything.

Besides, there are not many so-called top inherited families in the entire New China. Everyone has only made their fortune for a few decades. Some middle-class citizens who have inherited several generations are better than ordinary families and often call themselves "aristocratic families".

Thought he was a Celestial Dragon.

Cao Xuan hated these half-baked pretentious people the most. He didn't care what his descendants would do in the future, but he still liked to make himself comfortable and happy, even if he was a "despised" nouveau riche.

The Empress of the East Palace was somewhat biased by her, but the Empress of the West Palace, perhaps because of her teacher, had a more stable mentality and kept a low profile in this regard.

………

Showing off their wealth made Zhou Gongzi and Damimi feel bad. They looked at Cao Xuan for several days with a bit of resentment in their eyes.

However, after all, the two of them are not easy to deal with, and they came out one after another. However, the difference is that Mr. Zhou put down his obsession and was as normal as usual, while Da Mimi was inspired to fight. There is a bit of conflict, and I can see that.

psychology.

Cao Xuan really wanted to tell Damimi that even if she worked hard, she would never be able to compare with him in terms of wealth in this life.

But considering that the child was still young, Cao Xuan still told her the truth without being cruel.

What's more, it's good to be ambitious. If you receive more notices and film appointments, you can save your first pot of gold in a few years, and at the same time contribute to Lao Cao's family.

Well, according to the contract signed by Damimi, she has a 370-300 split with the company. The harder she works, the more money Cao Xuan, the boss, will make.

So touching...

After filming this movie, Damimi will go to Guolan to play a female lead. As for "The Heirs," filming won't start until at least the second half of this year or even next year.
To be continued...