Chapter 141: A man who is better than a master is better than a master.
Because the series of "Mountain and Sea Love" is not long, the update frequency is two fixed weekends per week.
After the premiere, "Mountain and Sea Love" has been updated for five episodes.
Originally, both the ratings and the broadcast data on G station looked unsatisfactory.
But after the split on Huaban.com, with its extremely high reputation, this gift drama gradually began to make its way out of the entertainment industry.
"Go and watch it. Although it's a tribute drama, it's really good to watch!"
"Splash, my splash, cry to death!"
"The acting skills of the actors in this drama are simply amazing!"
"Remember to watch the dialect version. Dialects greatly enhance the charm of this drama!"
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There is too much tap water, and from time to time on Weibo you can see netizens who watched the Amway drama "Mountains and Seas".
Many people who had no intention of watching this drama before ran to watch it out of curiosity.
That is to say, relying on word of mouth, the playback volume of "Mountains and Seas" on Station G began to gradually soar.
Soon it went from less than 10 million to over 100 million!
And it is still growing rapidly.
Even though it only has 100 million views, in less than a week, it can already be regarded as a hit drama.
What's more, this is a serious drama.
Because of the subject matter, the playback data of "Love Between Mountains and Seas" will definitely not reach the level of Xu Ji's previous "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" and "The Best of Us".
But we can’t compare it with such a tribute drama about poverty alleviation.
Compared with the previous tribute dramas that no one paid much attention to, the popularity of "Mountains and Seas" can indeed be described as explosive.
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In addition, the most widely circulated ones on the Internet are the crying scenes in the drama.
Many people intercepted this clip and posted it.
As a result, many passers-by, even those who didn’t pay attention to the show and had a rating of 9 or above, fell into the trap because of this clip.
Zhu Zinan watched his WeChat followers increase from more than 100,000 to more than 700,000 in less than a week. He was a little unbelievable.
You must know that she has actually been in the industry for a long time, but the number of fans on Weibo has never increased so exaggeratedly.
The biggest increase in fans before was when she played a supporting role in a certain drama with a small role. Because the character's makeup was good and Zhu Zinan was very beautiful, the number of fans increased by more than 40,000 after the show.
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Compared with Zhu Zinan, Ran Bai, who plays the male protagonist Ma Defu, only has more than 100,000 followers.
Not only that, this also doubled the number of Ran Bai’s WeChat followers.
After all, in the previous episodes of this drama, Splash was still an impressive character.
After the entire series is aired, it will only be a matter of time before their followers on Twitter exceed one million.
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For many companies and artists in the entertainment industry, what matters more is Xu Ji, the director behind the two.
You must know that this is still a gift drama, but Xu Ji can still make many actors come out and gain fans.
It seems that this is the style of Xu Ji's dramas, each drama can make some actors famous.
And it doesn’t matter whether it’s a supporting role or a starring role.
That was how it was before.
"The Best of Us" not only has the popularity of the two male and female protagonists, Ji Yiyang and She Yue, soaring.
Even many of the supporting characters are remembered.
The same thing is true in "Legend of Sword and Fairy One".
This kind of director who can make one or two actors popular in each drama is also very rare in the entertainment industry.
The most important thing is that Xu Ji seems to mainly use actors from his own company when filming.
This can be seen from the fact that Ran Bai and Zhu Zinan were certified as "actors contracted by Tongji Entertainment" on WeChat.
Because of this, Tongji Entertainment, which most people predicted last year would go bankrupt soon, has now become an entertainment company that many artists want to join.
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"Someone came to contact me again."
"This time I am still a second-tier actor."
"He said the contract was about to expire and asked if he could come to our place."
Youman said to Xu Ji.
"I will post on Twitter later using our company's official account, saying that we currently have no plans to sign new artists."
Xu Ji replied casually.
Xu Ji has no intention of signing these actors he found on his own initiative.
At least since he is not short of actors now, he has no plans to sign new actors for the time being.
If he meets someone suitable, Xu Ji will take the initiative to invite him.
"The post-production of "The Beginning" is expected to be completed soon."
"Sister Man, please contact me in advance to see if anyone is interested in the copyright of this drama."
Youman already knew the news and nodded.
"By the way, "I Am a Songwriter" should start broadcasting tomorrow."
"The agent Kong Cheng arranged for him has already gone."
"It is estimated that there will be many commercial performance invitations in the future, will you accept them?"
After hearing this, Xu Ji replied: "Respect Kong Cheng's decision."
"It's okay even if you don't answer."
"But you still have to make money after all."
"Tell his agent and try to suggest him to take on some larger-scale commercial performances."
"But in the end, it was his own ideas that dominated."
As an amateur, Kong Cheng's popularity will definitely skyrocket after this episode of "I Am a Songwriter" is broadcast.
This is predictable.
And Xu Ji also wanted to observe Kong Cheng's performance.
If the other party later overdraws his popularity by taking on business and acting like crazy in order to make money,
Xu Ji may consider not singing some of his subsequent songs for him.
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Many people have been looking forward to the second episode of "I Am a Songwriter" for a long time.
At this time, it is finally time to broadcast.
Although more than half a month has passed since the first episode was broadcast, the popularity of the program has not declined.
Peng Juan, a Beijing drifter who worked hard in Beijing for seven or eight years after graduation, always squeezed the subway home for more than an hour after work, and it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
And this is also the reason why Peng Juan still didn't go to watch "Love Between Mountains and Seas" even though she was very interested in it.
She knows that this drama is very exciting and has high ratings.
I also saw the crying scene with water splash inside, and even the infected person shed tears.
But she still has no plans to follow the drama.
Because after a day's work, I am so exhausted that I no longer want to watch movies and TV shows, let alone such a serious drama.
There are many people like her, which is why the drama "Love Between Mountains and Seas" is limited to high-quality dramas.
Even if many people know that this movie is very good, they still won’t follow it because of the subject matter.
In comparison, Peng Juan prefers to use variety shows to kill time.
Because the variety show looks very relaxing, and you don’t have to think about the plot.
Lying in bed, Peng Juan thought of today's update of "I Am a Songwriter", thought about it, and decided to watch it.
Peng Juan liked the song "So Many People in the World" by Sha Yetong in the last issue very much, and has been playing the song on loop for a long time.
Maybe this show can also bring her some surprises.
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As soon as the program started, the voting results of the previous period were announced.
"It must not be Xu Ji's number one [dog head]"
"The support rate of "So Many People in the World" has reached over 40%. It feels like there is nothing to guess!"
"The program team probably didn't expect that this segment would be so suspenseful."
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Like the barrage at this time, Peng Juan was not surprised at all that Xu Ji could win.
But when she saw Jiang Yu was eliminated and left in despair, Peng Juan couldn't help but laugh.
Netizens also started to make fun of it.
"Good guy, are you just here to notify those who have been eliminated?"
"Jiang Yu:?"
"I came to record the second episode, but I only showed one side, and then I left right away?"
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If Jiang Yu's elimination only made netizens feel that Jiang Yu was a bit miserable, then when director Mo Jianwen announced the rules for the second period, they couldn't hold back at all.
"Hahahahaha, in the end only the first phase needs to be eliminated, right?"
"Jiang Yu: I feel like I'm being targeted, but we have evidence."
"This second phase will be based on accumulated votes. Does this mean that only the first phase will eliminate the songwriters?"
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Peng Juan also laughed happily.
Jiang Yu was responsible for her laughter while watching this show.
Seeing Jiang Yu being eliminated at this time, Peng Juan was even a little reluctant, and she always wanted to see him targeted by the program team for a few more episodes.
Next came the singing sessions by seven amateur singers, and then the selection of four songwriters.
But when she saw the flashing shot, Peng Juan said "eh".
She always felt like she had seen one of the contestants just now somewhere.
It was only when Kong Cheng came on stage that Peng Juan recognized him.
"Kong Cheng?"
Peng Juan felt a little incredible.
He made sure again and again that the singer on the stage was the Kong Cheng he knew.
That was about two years ago.
At that time, Peng Juan had always had a habit of going to a small bar near her home to drink and relax alone on weekends.
It was there that she met Kong Cheng.
A slightly embarrassed Kong Cheng seemed to have begged for a long time before his boss agreed to pay him 200 yuan to perform for one night.
Later, the boss found that the effect was pretty good, so Kong Cheng would perform in the bar from time to time.
After going back and forth, Peng Juan, as a frequent visitor, would sometimes spend money to order songs, but she got to know him.
When no one requests a song, Kong Cheng will sing some of Peng Juan’s favorite songs.
The number of times Peng Juan goes to the bar has also changed from once a week to several times a week.
Sometimes when I come back from get off work early, she will come over.
We also found out when Kong Cheng would come to sing every week, and specifically picked a time when Kong Cheng was here.
Occasionally bring some snacks or something to Kong Cheng.
But suddenly one day, when Peng Juan came to the bar again, she found that the person singing had changed.
It was replaced by a boy who was handsome and much younger than Kong Cheng.
"Kong Cheng?"
"He won't come to sing anymore if something happens."
The bar owner replied casually.
But Peng Juan heard the waiter quietly tell her that the boss thought Kong Cheng was too ordinary and unattractive.
Simply replaced him with a young and handsome guy.
At that time, Kong Cheng took the initiative to lower the performance fee, but the boss still did not agree.
The new singer Peng Juan doesn't like him. Although he looks young and handsome, his singing is not as sincere as Kong Cheng's.
After that, she never went to that small bar again
Kong Cheng sang songs in that bar for more than four months, and the two of them got to know each other, and they would talk a lot every time they came.
But they all understood each other tacitly and did not go any further.
Later, Peng Juan thought that maybe she should give the other party a contact information to get to know each other further.
But later I felt that this was good. At least the memory was happy and there were no bad memories.
Beijing is a city where people always have too much time to take care of themselves. Everyone has a tacit understanding not to cause trouble to others, but they also don’t want others to cause trouble to themselves.
Peng Juan sighed in her heart.
But now I feel happy to see Kong Cheng appear on this show.
Happy for the man who begged his boss to let him perform for 200 yuan.
"Xu Ji actually chose Kong Cheng?"
Peng Juan felt a little surprised when she saw Xu Ji's choice in the show.
After all, Xu Ji’s songs are basically her favorites.
If Xu Ji wrote a song for Kong Cheng, he might really be popular.
But the barrage at this time did not quite understand Xu Ji’s choice.
"I think this singer has an average singing voice. Why did Xu Ji choose him first?"
"There are no memory points. Xu Jixuan has no time to regret it."
"I thought Xu Ji would choose Feng Zhenghao, but I didn't expect to choose this person."
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Finally it’s time for the official performance.
At this time, Peng Juan didn't want to continue watching the performances of the previous singers.
She just wants to watch Kong Cheng sing.
So I kept moving forward.
Finally, it’s time for Kong Cheng, who makes his final appearance.
"How old are you ideally this year?"
"You always seduce young friends"
"You always thank me and open your mouth again, surprising me"
"Let me sink into a life of disappointment again"
When she heard Kong Cheng on the stage singing the song "Ideal", Peng Juan burst into tears for some reason.
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After the second episode of "I Am a Songwriter" was aired, the popularity even surpassed that of a certain singer who tweeted that he was about to release a new album.
The song "Ideal" directly topped the trending search list on Weibo.
It aroused the resonance of countless social animal netizens.
Especially those drifting in Beijing.
Kong Cheng looked at Weibo, which he had just registered and certified. The number of fans was rising crazily. In the blink of an eye, it had exceeded 100,000. There were also comments praising him. He suddenly felt unreal.<
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He sent a tweet.
While thanking Xu Ji, I also responded to the enthusiastic netizens.
This tweet is full of praise for him.
"The singing is really good. Xu Ji's selection is indeed right."
"I cried when I heard it. This is a very good song and you are also a very good singer."
"I feel like I'm seeing my past self when listening to this song, I really like it!"
It was also the first time that Kong Cheng encountered the enthusiasm of so many people. For a moment, he didn't know what to do. He could only reply to the comments of these netizens one by one.
"Thank you, Teacher Xu Ji, for choosing me."
"Thank you for your like, I will try my best."
"Come on together!"
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But a comment suddenly made Kong Cheng stunned.
Unlike other comments made by netizens who were all praising him or being moved by the song, this comment only had three words: "Congratulations."
But he suddenly remembered that when he was in the capital, there was someone he knew who also liked to say these three words.
Like a mantra.
Whenever I tell someone excitedly that I have received a performance from Nana, I will hear that person happily high-fiving me and saying with a smile: "Congratulations!"
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When the second episode of "I Am a Songwriter" aired, "Mountains and Seas" also celebrated its first full week.
At this time, the playback volume of "Mountains and Seas" on the G station has exceeded the 150 million mark.
And it has brought nearly more than 500,000 paying members to G station.
Judging from the current popularity of "Mountains and Seas", the total number of views after the show ends in the future will definitely exceed 500 million.
Moreover, movies and TV dramas with a score of 9 or above will bring endless benefits to the website.
Especially websites like G station that lack film and television resources.
In short, Chi Jiang's bold bet has won again.
At the same time, after the second week of "Mountains and Seas" was broadcast, the ratings of the official channel had also increased to 0.8%, and the next day it exceeded 1%.
Beijing, Radio and Television Bureau.
Duan Shengyu is very satisfied with the current results of "Mountains and Seas".
Although it can't keep up with those so-called hit dramas.
But this is also a tribute drama that has not seen such popularity in many years.
"Hello, Lao Duan?"
Duan Shengyu answered the phone, and a strong male voice came from the phone.
He said with a vigilant expression:
"Old chief, do you have a problem with me?"
"Let's make an agreement first. Don't even think about my wine. The rest can be discussed."
After hearing Duan Shengyu's words, the other end of the phone smiled and said:
"What kind of person am I when you say this?"
"Not for the wine!"
"I just watched the tribute drama you filmed this time called "Mountains and Seas"."
"What a great shot!"
Duan Shengyu was not surprised when he heard this. Back then, the person on the other end of the phone had also participated in poverty alleviation work.
I guess it reminded me of some past events after watching "Mountains and Seas".
"It was indeed a good shot. I didn't expect that a young director like Xu Ji would give me such a surprise."
Duan Shengyu opened his mouth to praise.
After hearing Duan Shengyu's words, the person opposite said in a serious tone:
"I just need to work with such a young director."
"I think the things they produce are no worse than those of senior directors."
"A "Love of Mountains and Seas" is worth countless propaganda slogans."
"Young people like this should still be taken care of. If you can give them the green light to receive preferential treatment, don't deliberately make things difficult for them."
Duan Shengyu was also a little surprised when he heard what the other party said.
He still rarely heard from this person that he should take special care of such and such.
But even if his old leader didn't tell him, he would actually take care of Xu Ji.
Otherwise, we would not have used our connections this time to let the official media help promote the broadcast of "Mountains and Seas".
"Got it."
Duan Shengyu answered without hesitation.
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One week after "Mountains and Seas" aired, the post-production of "The Beginning" was finally completed.
At this time, Pang Er felt a little embarrassed when he saw Xu Ji.
"Director Xu, I didn't expect it to be officially completed just now."
Mainly because at that time, even he felt that the drama "The Beginning" would probably be completed before Xu Ji's "Mountains and Seas".
But what he didn't expect was that due to the need for excellence, it would take so long to complete the filming.
More importantly, Xu Ji's speed was much faster than he thought.
Various factors in the shooting environment of "Mountains and Seas" determine that the shooting time will definitely be longer than that of "The Beginning".
But even under such circumstances, Xu Ji still finished in front of him.
And it has been a week since "Mountains and Seas" was officially launched, and the post-production of "The Beginning" has just been completed.
Xu Ji doesn't mind this at all.
“It’s okay if time is slow, as long as the quality is enough!”
Although Pang Er sometimes pays too much attention to details, which has been complained by many people.
But after watching the finished film, Xu Ji still felt that his choice of Pang Er was quite reliable.
The degree of completion was much higher than he imagined.
Even Ji Yiyang and She Yue, who were worried about their acting skills in their absence, actually performed exceptionally well.
As for actors, after reading the script given by Xu Ji, Pang Er obviously also worked hard.
Except for the two young actors Ji Yiyang and She Yue, the elderly Pang Er is all an experienced actor with excellent acting skills.
Some of them are even official actors.
If he hadn't seen the finished film, Xu Ji wouldn't have known that Pang Er could really invite so many people.
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"Sister Man, have you made an appointment?"
"Who is willing to come?"
Xu Ji asked Youman.
Youman replied:
"They seemed quite happy to hear that the company had a new drama."
"I just hesitated a little bit after I heard that you were not the director."
"But they all agreed to come."
"As for the specific appointment time, it should be around the day after tomorrow."
After hearing Youman's words, Xu Ji nodded.
Then it will be fine tomorrow.
At this time, Pang Er was a little worried.
"Director Xu, but I still feel a little uneasy."
"What if they hear that the director is me and then don't buy it?"
"How about we change the director to you? I'll just continue to be an assistant director."
Hearing Pang Er's words, Xu Ji couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"You act like I'm stealing the signature of your work."
Pang Er quickly explained: "Director Xu, that's not what I meant."
Xu Ji quickly stopped the other party who was about to continue talking.
"Okay, okay."
"Aren't you quite tough on the set?"
"Ji Yiyang was treated to death by you."
"Why can't we just have a simple movie-watching party now?"
Pang Er replied honestly:
"These are two different things."
Then he approached Xu Ji and whispered:
"Director Xu, to tell you the truth, I was actually just pretending on the set."
"I learned everything from you."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid no one on the crew will listen to me."
After Xu Ji heard what Pang Er said, he quickly stopped him.
"Damn it, you don't dare to talk nonsense!"
"Be careful about suing you for libel."
Xu Ji thought of the scene where Pang Er was ruthlessly complained by Ji Yiyang.
If that kid knew that Pang Er had learned from him, he would probably have received a lot of resentful looks from him.
So Xu Ji resolutely refused to take the blame.
"But Director Xu, everything I said is true."
"And it worked quite well. As soon as I kept a straight face like you on the set and yelled twice, Ji Yiyang was very honest and re-filmed."
Xu Ji's expression was distorted.
Although he had taught Pang Er a lot on the set before, he never thought that the other party would actually learn from his bad temper on the set.