In the early morning, Liu Hao, who was holding Zeng Li in his arms, was awakened by a phone ringing.
It was Wang Jinghua who got the news from the TV station and told him the good news.
"Who is it?" After Liu Hao hung up the phone, Zeng Li asked in confusion as she rubbed her eyes. Her body was still a little limp and weak.
The two of them celebrated too late yesterday.
"My agent called," Liu Hao's face was filled with joy. He couldn't help but kiss Zeng Li's cheek and told Zeng Li the good news.
"Baby, our TV series' premiere ratings broke records!"
Zeng Li's eyes widened suddenly, and joy appeared on her face.
After all, she played a lot of roles as the second female lead Liu Rumei in "Love Through Time and Space".
"Yesterday, the TV series "Love Through Time" premiered on Beijing TV for two consecutive episodes. The ratings at the first broadcast were as high as 40%, the highest ratings for the two episodes were 60%, and the average ratings were also 45%. This is the highest rating so far, except for
The highest ratings outside the Spring Festival Gala....
The reason why "Love Across Time and Space" is so successful is that in addition to its novel subject matter and unbridled imagination, the key to success is that the actors fit the roles and their wonderful performances together...
It is reported that the protagonist group of this drama comes from the 96 Star Class of Chinese Opera, and the popular pop music king Liu Hao is one of them. As new actors, their performances are remarkable..."
Enjoying the food cooked by Zeng Li, he read today's newspaper with gusto, which made Liu Hao unable to put it down.
Who doesn't like to be praised?
The same goes for Zeng Li on the side. She has been smiling from morning to now. One of the important reasons is because of the success of the drama "Love Through Time".
Liu Hao had already foreseen the success of this drama. After all, the overall production quality of this version of China Theater Class 96 is much better than that of later generations. Hu Jing's wonderful interpretation of the heroine Xiao Wan Zi is no better than the pyramid schemes of later generations.
The difference between a certain celebrity.
The time was right, the place was right, and the people were right. Liu Hao knew that this TV series would be a hit, but he didn't expect it to be so big.
The ratings for the premiere of this drama were even higher than the previous highest ratings for the finale of "Love to the End"!
Liu Hao could imagine the sour feeling in Xu Jinglei's heart at this time. She should know now that she really has no regrets about quitting "Love to the End".
Liu Hao vaguely remembered that the average ratings of the new year's drama "Water Margin", which was about to be broadcast on CCTV, were only over 40%...
The popularity of this drama is comparable to that of "Water Margin"....
You must know that the production cost of Liu Hao's drama is less than a fraction of that of "Water Margin".
Just like the two movies "Li Huanying" and "Tang 3" released at the same time in later generations.
Of course, Liu Hao's TV series relies more on the quality of the series, rather than marketing like "Li Huanying"...
There was limited relevant news in newspapers and magazines, which made Liu Hao miss the era of smartphones in later generations.
If such a hit drama appears in the future, it will definitely be popular and searched.
It's the kind where you don't have to spend much money on marketing, and there's plenty of tap water.
Liu Hao can read all the hot search and marketing news.
Thinking of marketing, Liu Hao has already called Wang Jinghua to arrange it. Now the drama has made a perfect start. If it wants to continue to maintain its success, publicity cannot be left behind.
This TV series was a huge success, and those who benefited the most were definitely the leading actors.
Hu Jing, Zeng Li, and Tian Zheng, who plays the second male lead, including myself.
In fact, after he won the award for the top ten Chinese hits in Hong Kong, many film and television drama crews came to ask Liu Hao to participate.
After this drama was aired, Liu Hao's value as an actor has been reflected and proven, and I'm afraid there will be more film and television dramas coming to him in the future.
There are many starring actors and many major productions.
I'm afraid I have to choose.
Next, Liu Hao will hold a concert, film "Oolong" with Gao Yuanyuan, film Big Brother's second movie with Zeng Li, and participate in Chen Kai's "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin"...
It will be difficult to spare extra time to film other film and television dramas before the second half of next year. I am afraid that most of the film and television drama invitations will have to be rejected.
Unless it’s a role that you particularly want to act in or that you can’t refuse.
But just because I don’t have time to act doesn’t mean that others don’t have time.
"Lizi, what are you going to do next after this show is aired?" Liu Hao looked up, put down the newspaper in his hand and asked with a smile.
"Huh?" Zeng Li looked confused, thoughtfully took out a few books from her bag and then took out a thick stack of scripts, "I'm waiting to make a movie with you!"
Those books were all about management and film and television production. When Liu Hao saw these books, he immediately understood that Zeng Li had accepted his original suggestion and was going to help him manage the film and television company after graduation.
The script is the script for Big Brother's second movie, and it has been marked by Zeng Li. It is obvious that she has prepared it for a long time and put in a lot of effort.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to start shooting this movie until May next year..." Liu Hao replied a little guiltily. He will hold concerts for three months in mid-November, and will next film the TV series "Oolong Break" with Gao Yuanyuan.
"Love", I will make a movie with Zeng Li only after the filming is completed.
Liu Hao's role as the male protagonist in "Occult Love" is much greater than that of the male protagonist in "Love Through Time and Space". Even if the filming is concentrated, it will take at least two or three months to complete the filming of his scene.
Liu Hao didn't want to take part in the starring role. He and Zeng Li were filming the second Big Brother movie until May.
"It's okay, I can wait..." Zeng Li replied with a smile, very considerate.
"Then you have to wait half a year, such a long time..."
Zeng Li interrupted Liu Hao and said: "I plan to stay in school. I can study the script. There are many parts that I don't fully understand yet. Besides, Teacher Chang criticized us for being too lazy and asked us to calm down and learn the basic skills solidly."
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Zeng Li looked at Liu Hao and continued: "Teacher Chang often complains to us about you. The semester is almost over and you haven't even gone to school a few times. Don't let your studies fall behind. Teacher Chang and the others will not show mercy."
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"Isn't this busy? I will pay attention..." Liu Hao smiled awkwardly at Zeng Li. He had never been to school a few times, which also meant that he and Zeng Li had not met many times before.
Too much. What Zeng Li meant was that he was complaining about himself.
"Do you want to film half a year before the movie starts? If you want to film, I can help you find resources..." Liu Hao asked with a sense of compensation.
The TV series "Love Through Time" is a hit, and Zeng Li will benefit from it and his popularity will soar, and he will definitely get some invitations to film and television dramas.
However, it is still difficult for her to get a good role in a good script with a good crew by herself.
Different from putting the cart before the horse in later generations, for a film and television drama to be successful, the more important thing is to have an excellent script to provide a story, a good crew can produce well, and the role of actors is not as big as imagined.
Actors are very replaceable. It’s easy for an actor to become popular, but it’s also easy for him to become extinct.
At this time, the Internet era had not yet emerged. It was too expensive for actors to maintain their popularity through news and public opinion, so they could only speak through their works.
Only through continuous output of excellent works can we maintain our popularity.
If you don't have outstanding works for a long time, you will easily be forgotten.
Just like the actress surnamed Lin Wanwan who played Ziwei in "The Return of the Princess", but was later said by a sissy screenwriter that she became famous because of his TV series.
Although this screenwriter is relatively shameless and not a good person, his words still make sense.
If a person wants to remain popular, he must rely on others to support him.
Does Zeng Li understand this? Of course she does. She is no longer the novice she was when she first entered school. The changes in her former best friend also made her understand that this circle is not as beautiful as she once imagined.
She felt lucky about this, lucky that she met Liu Hao and did not encounter those dirty things in that circle.
Liu Hao has resources in his hands, and he can also find other resources. Resources for resources, isn't it an exchange of interests? The worst case scenario is that the investor will stuff Zeng Li in.
As long as Zeng Li wants to act, Liu Hao can help her find good resources.
Zeng Li thought about it but refused. She didn't want to act eager for quick success in front of Liu Hao, and she didn't want Liu Hao to think that she was coveting his things when she was with him.
She is well aware of the relationship between Liu Hao and Gao Yuanyuan. Since she has not given up on Liu Hao, she naturally wants to compete with Gao Yuanyuan to the end. Her competition principle is:
Don't fight to fight!
After getting along with Liu Hao for so long, Zeng Li has already figured out Liu Hao's character. He doesn't fight or grab, as long as he behaves generously, he will naturally get Liu Hao's favor. If he doesn't ask for anything, Liu Hao will naturally want it out of guilt.
Make up for it and satisfy yourself.
Just like this situation now.
Zeng Li refused to let him help find resources, which made Liu Hao fall into thinking. Looking at Zeng Li's beautiful face, Liu Hao remembered that when Zeng Li was recording a talk show on Beijing TV, Zeng Li asked the singer who sang the song "Too Much" on stage.
The envy shown by Hu Jing.
Liu Hao was deep in thought, and the corners of his mouth could not help but tilt up slightly. He smiled at Zeng Li and asked, "Lizi, do you want to sing?"
"Huh?" Heartbeat flashed across Zeng Li's face, but Liu Hao still caught it.
Zeng Li smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid I can't do it. I sang in front of you before, and you even laughed at me..." He glanced at Liu Hao.
"Haha..." Liu Hao didn't feel embarrassed at all and laughed a few times.
Zeng Li and Gao Yuanyuan are both soul singers. Singing can not put people in heaven, but it can make people go straight to heaven.
The difference between the two is that Gao Yuanyuan is a folk singer, while Zeng Li is a high-pitched singer.
Zeng Li's singing is easy to rise and hit high notes. This is because she has been practicing Peking Opera for many years and it is difficult for her to make big changes in a short period of time.
In fact, Zeng Li has a high-pitched singing style, and some songs are actually quite suitable for her.
It's like those Chinese-style songs with dramatic accents in later generations.
The opera in the song "The Drunken Concubine" in Liu Hao's Second High School was taught by Zeng Li. Even now, Liu Hao has become much more proficient, but his opera singing is still not as good as Zeng Li's, who is a professional.
The singing speed of opera tunes in Peking Opera is slower than those of Chinese-style pop songs. For Zeng Li to sing Chinese-style pop songs well, it is best to sing the opera tunes faster.
But these are not problems for Zeng Li.
Liu Hao put away his smile and asked Zeng Li seriously: "What you are asking is whether you want to sing. As long as you want to, just leave everything to me. I can help you compose songs that suit you...
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Hearing this, Zeng Li was shocked. Her eyes turned affectionate towards Liu Hao, and she did not answer Liu Hao's question for a while.
Liu Hao restored a lot of Chinese-style songs with dramatic accents from the memories of later generations.
Liu Hao pulled his eldest brother out and continued: "My eldest brother has now started preparing for his second movie. He asked me to compose a few more songs for the movie..."
As he spoke, Liu Hao found a pen and paper, wrote the lyrics and music of two songs on the paper, and handed it to Zeng Li.
Chinese opera has vocal lessons, and since Zeng Li studied opera, she can understand music scores.
Without an arrangement, the full charm of these two songs may not be revealed, but the lyrics and music of these two songs complement each other, especially the lyrics, Zeng Li really likes them.
The two songs written by Liu Hao clearly marked the places for singing opera tunes. Zeng Li looked at the music score and couldn't help but sing it in a low voice.
"The orchid finger twists the red dust like water
Three feet red stage, everything goes into song
Singing goodbye will not make you sad for a long time
Very red places turned into gray
May whoever remembers his best years..."
This reminded Zeng Li of the years when she sang Peking Opera on the stage.
After singing the dramatic part of the song "Traction Opera", when watching another song, I couldn't help but sing the dramatic part again.
"People in the audience can't see the old colors when they walk by
People on the stage sang a heartbreaking farewell song
It's hard to write the word "love" in ink
She sings and must be reconciled with blood
When the curtain rises and the curtain falls, who is the guest..."
Recalling the plot of the upcoming movie script starring Zeng Li, listening to Zeng Li singing her operatic tune gave people an immersive feeling.
Liu Hao couldn't help but applaud and praised: "You are so good at singing. This is exactly the effect I wanted when I created these two songs!"
Liu Hao seemed very sincere in his heartfelt praise.
Zeng Li blushed, looked at the song in her hand, couldn't put it down, and nodded.
Liu Hao smiled with satisfaction. She was happy and so was she.
Compared with when Liu Hao released his second album, the resistance and criticism from the old-fashioned and envious opera people towards this kind of pop music with a dramatic accent is much smaller now, and it has also been loved and supported by some people.
Zeng Li doesn't feel much pressure when singing this kind of song.
When the time comes, Liu Hao will use the versions of these two songs sung by Zeng Li as the soundtrack for the second Big Brother movie.
Of course, Liu Hao will not waste it. He will also sing or duet with Zeng Li and put it in his next Chinese album.
If Zeng Li is just playing for fun, Liu Hao will let her play for fun. If Zeng Li is not, if she wants to, Liu Hao will find a way to help her put together a few songs and help Zeng Li release an album.
Of course, everything will be done according to the rules, and the singer's share will be calculated according to normal rules.
If we don't provide special treatment, the worst we can do is provide some compensation from other places.
But it's a bit early to say this now, and the horoscopes haven't been written yet.
Liu Hao and Zeng Li were preparing to celebrate the success of the premiere of "Love Through Time and Space". Zeng Li went back to the room and changed into costumes. When Liu Hao was putting on Zeng Li's eyebrows, the phone rang again.
It was another call from Wang Jinghua.
After the call was connected, her urgent voice sounded on the other end.
"PolyGram's Zheng Donghan has come to Beijing, and he wants to see you now..."