Chapter 209 'The Silent Truth' starts broadcasting
"The Legend of Immortal Killer" indeed lived up to the overwhelming publicity in the early stage.
On the day it was broadcast, the number of views exceeded 10 million within four hours.
And it has also become a frequent visitor on the hot search list on Weibo.
Various terms have appeared on the hot search list one after another.
After the ending of Sword and Sword II, a drama with the potential to become a hit has finally appeared.
Of course, although the popularity is high, it undoubtedly dominates the list.
But overall the show's reputation is not very good.
When Fairy Sword 2 was first aired, the score was over nine points on Huaban.com
Even when the follow-up drama reached its finale, the drama's rating dropped due to the excessive knives in the ending.
But it still rose back later.
The current rating remains at 8.9, which is already a very high rating.
Even among the film and television dramas aired last year, it definitely ranks among the best in ratings.
And it is precisely because "The Legend of Killing the Immortal" is a fairy tale drama, and it is also a fairy tale drama with huge investment, it will inevitably be compared with Xu Ji's two fairy tales.
This has also led to the current ratings given by some netizens on Huaban.com as mostly three stars.
As Sang Shaolong predicted, the final score will not be higher than seven points.
Of course, Penguin Video doesn’t attach much importance to the so-called Huapet.com ratings.
In comparison, playback data in various aspects is the key.
It's not like it hasn't happened before. Many film and television dramas don't have high ratings, but it doesn't affect them becoming hit dramas.
At present, many passers-by, viewers and netizens have the same view.
Although this drama has various flaws, many places make people feel that the logic is irrational and there are many loopholes.
There are a lot of shortcomings.
But now there are no dramas to watch. Although the reviews are not high, I will continue to follow it.
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Penguin Video, Saturday, which should have been a normal holiday, has now started working overtime collectively.
President Xu Sheng came to the company in the morning and after looking at various data of "The Legend of Immortal Killer", he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the end of last year, due to the emergence of Sword and Sword II, Penguin Video has been suppressed for too long, and it has completely lost the look of the industry leader it once was.
And if "The Legend of Immortal Killer" can be successful this time, it will be a shot in the arm for the entire company.
As for the negative reviews on the Internet, not only Xu Sheng, but also some other senior executives did not care.
Which drama has no negative reviews?
In many cases, bad reviews do not prevent a drama from becoming a hit.
Especially a drama like this with such a huge investment.
If some small-invested dramas want to become hit dramas, one way to counterattack is to rely on their own reputation.
But "The Legend of Immortal Killer" obviously doesn't need it.
"Mr. Xu, this is what Vice President Wen handed to me after get off work yesterday."
The assistant seemed quite happy to see Xu Sheng's expression, and took this opportunity to quickly hand over the things.
When Xu Sheng heard the assistant's words, he took the envelope from the assistant's hand with a strange expression.
After taking a closer look, I realized that it was Wen Hao's resignation letter?
"Is he going to resign?"
Xu Sheng was a little surprised.
Although he does hope that Wenhao, a person who doesn't listen to him very much, can disappear from Penguin Video.
But Wen Hao has indeed become more at peace recently and is no longer looking for trouble.
I just didn’t expect that the other party would resign.
The resignation of a vice president like Wen Hao is still a big deal even for Penguin Video.
"Is the person gone?"
Xu Sheng asked.
Although I don’t really want to retain him, I still have to make superficial efforts.
The assistant replied: "The things in Vice President Wen's office have been cleaned up."
"You left in such a hurry?"
Xu Sheng said softly.
I originally planned to hold a farewell ceremony for the other party.
But now it seems that this is no longer necessary.
Anyway, Wen Hao and I don’t get along very well, so it’s better to leave.
Just enough to lift his people up from underneath.
Currently, another vice president, Bi Feihong, is also one of his own.
At this time, Xu Sheng has completely gained control of Penguin Video.
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"In "The Legend of Immortal Killer", I feel that the mission growth is really a bit thin. Why did the originally ostrich-like male protagonist suddenly turn into a person who sees injustice on the road and has a strong sense of justice?"
"There are too few supporting roles, and they don't have the charm of the protagonists in Sword and Fairy."
"The villain doesn't look oppressive at all, and his appearance even makes people feel a little funny."
"Obviously the big villain is modeled after the Moon Worshiping Cult Leader in Sword and Fairy One, but he doesn't have the same special villain arc as the original Moon Worshiping Cult Leader."
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Seeing the complaints from netizens online about "The Legend of Immortal Killer" which was aired yesterday, Sang Shaolong is actually still hesitating whether to make this video.
The shortcomings of this drama have actually been mentioned by netizens.
After all, the show is so popular and there are so many people following it.
If you don’t find a special entry point, the video will not have a big response.
"Forget it, let's wait until we finish watching "Underworld" aired today."
Sang Shaolong made a decision immediately.
In fact, he knew very well at this time that even if he tried again on the drama "The Legend of Immortal Killer", he probably wouldn't be able to get anywhere.
Penguin Video chose to launch Underworld one day ahead of schedule, which is indeed a very wise decision.
It brings considerable advantages to it.
At present, it seems that it is because the last four of the eight updated episodes require membership.
Many people have already opened membership directly.
Later, fewer people were willing to open a Kiwi membership for "Underworld".
Why don't you go watch the new drama on station G first?
Sang Shaolong suddenly remembered the new drama co-produced by Xu Ji Company and G Station.
Because of the crazy marketing by Penguin and Kiwi, the new drama on G Station has no sense of existence.
But after all, Xu Ji is the screenwriter, and the protagonist is Ran Bai, who plays the popular Xu Changqing in Sword and Sword II.
More or less, some people are still paying attention.
There are also audiences who like suspense themes and have great expectations for this second drama of G Station Suspense Theater.
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Sang Shaolong is not a fan of suspense themes, but he is still very interested in the story written by Xu Ji.
Daytime is very short here in Sang Shaolong.
As a self-media person, irregular work and rest routines are common.
Especially people like Sang Shaolong who work more efficiently at night than during the day.
Yesterday, I watched the drama, wrote relevant analysis and evaluation, and cut a video. Sang Shaolong didn’t go to bed until four in the morning.
When I woke up the next day, it was already past two in the afternoon.
Have a meal, check your phone or something, and then wait for the two dramas Kiwi and G Station to start airing at 8pm.
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At the same time, Chi Jiang was talking to Youman on the phone at Station G.
"The Silent Truth" is about to be released. Although Chi Jiang has been mentally prepared before, he is still a little worried when he sees that the popularity of "The Silent Truth" is far less than that of the other two dramas. p>
The same goes for Youman.
Xu Ji and Sha Yetong are both busy with their own affairs.
Xu Ji is preparing for his next shooting plan.
Sha Yetong couldn't spare the time because she was planning to hold her first concert.
This means that although "The Silent Truth" is about to be launched, Tongji Entertainment's Youman is the most concerned about it.
You may also be concerned about director Pang Er.
But instead of paying attention to the launch of "The Silent Truth", the other party is actually more interested in the script Xu Ji writes for him.
For Pang Er, the finished film "The Silent Truth" has met his expectations.
No matter what the final result is, this drama will always score high in Pang Er's heart.
Instead of worrying about his grades, Pang Er wants to start filming his next drama.
So I often go to Xu Ji to ask about the script of the new drama.
However, Xu Ji’s current shooting plan has not yet been finalized.
I just told Pang Er that I am already writing the relevant new drama script.
Of course, what Xu Ji said was written, but in fact, the folder has not even been created yet.
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Time flies so fast. At 8pm on Saturday, "The Silent Truth" on G station and "Underworld" on Kiwi are online at the same time.
However, there is a big difference in terms of popularity.
"The Silent Truth" is a new drama with a low-cost investment, and it has already attracted enough attention.
Because there is Xu Ji as a screenwriter's bonus, compared with some small-budget dramas, it can be said to be a winner at the starting line.
But compared with "Underworld", the gap seems huge.
After all, the other party's previous publicity actually invested a large amount of publicity expenses.
There is a huge gap in the number of people who know the two dramas.
Sang Shaolong himself is actually more interested in "Underworld".
In his opinion, the trailer of "The Silent Truth" is similar to ordinary low-budget suspense dramas.
Nothing eye-catching.
"Underworld" presents a crushing contrast in terms of subject matter and settings.
However, Sang Shaolong still plans to watch this new drama on station G first.
Save "Underworld" until the end.
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After entering the g station and opening the newly updated "The Silent Truth", Sang Shaolong quickly calmed down and started watching the show.
A strange origami appeared on the black background, and the words "Suspense Theater" appeared below.
Sang Shaolong naturally knows about the suspense theater.
The original "The Beginning" can also be regarded as a suspense theater play.
It was just that G Station and Tongji Entertainment had not reached a cooperation at that time, so Sang Shaolong saw the "Suspense Theater" logo for the first time.
At the same time, Tongji Entertainment’s unique title watermark also appeared.
This Sang Shaolong is very familiar.
After all, I have watched the two previous Sword and Sword movies countless times.
As the opening credits of "The Silent Truth" played, information about the corresponding creators also appeared.
"Starring: Ran Bai"
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"Special guest appearance: She Yue"
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"Director: Pang Er"
In addition to the people from Tongji Entertainment that Sang Shaolong is familiar with, the one whose name appears the most is naturally Xu Ji.
"Screenwriter: Xu Ji"
"Director: Xu Ji"
"Post-editing: Xu Ji"
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Sang Shaolong also saw it at this time, even though the director of the play was Pang Er.
But in fact Xu Ji is still the main character in this drama.
Not only is he the screenwriter, but he also ensures the final production of the entire drama.
The position of producer of some film and television dramas is not actually a position of real power, and they often do not interfere much with the overall filming and production.
But Xu Ji’s part-time job is definitely different from the others.
Seeing Xu Ji's important role in this drama, Sang Shaolong's interest greatly increased.
Although it was not directed by Xu Ji, in his opinion, this drama is half of Xu Ji's work.
The credits ended, and the words Episode 1 appeared on the screen.
At the same time, the words "2010, Jiangtan City" on the screen prove the time and place where the story took place.
But this place should be fictional.
"Is this Teacher Qiao Kuan?"
Seeing the middle-aged man on the screen who was hurriedly pulling his suitcase and about to enter the subway station, Sang Shaolong quickly recognized him.
This official actor is actually not very famous, and ordinary viewers would not recognize him.
As an up owner in the film and television area, Sang Shaolong must know more actors than others.
I still have an impression of this actor who once won the Yunyu Award for Best Supporting Actor.
It seems that Xu Ji's company works closely with these official actors.
I also like to use official actors.
From "The Beginning" to "Mountains and Seas", and even Sword and Sword II, there have been many official veteran actors.
Instead of dwelling on this point, Sang Shaolong continued to watch the show.
The suitcase in the middle-aged man's hand seemed very heavy, and it was quite difficult to pull it into the subway.
He pulled his suitcase and tried to get through the subway security check, but was stopped.
Suddenly, after being stopped and asked for inspection, he began to run away frantically, but was soon surrounded by subway security personnel.
Under such circumstances, the man directly shouted that there was a bomb in the box.
At the same time, he took out a remote control from his pocket, which scared the people around him and backed away.
Although the police responded quickly after receiving the alarm, the confrontation continued until the evening without any progress because the suspect claimed to have a bomb.
It was at this time that Ren Dui, the captain of the criminal police brigade played by She Yue, appeared.
She calmly approached the suspect on the pretext of passing him water.
When the opponent wants to get the water on the ground, shoot and injure him and then subdue him.
But even though he was pressed to the ground, the man still shouted loudly and desperately:
"Exploded!"
"It's going to explode!"
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EOD personnel arrived at the scene and carefully opened the box.
But the next scene exceeded everyone's expectations.
There was no bomb inside as the man said, but a body curled up in a ball.
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"This beginning?"
"Seems pretty good?"
When Sang Shaolong saw the body in the box, his interest was immediately piqued.
I have to say that the beginning, which lasted less than ten minutes, really piqued the audience's curiosity.
Why did this person say the thing in the box was a bomb?
Who is this corpse?
If it was to dump the body, why would you choose such a stupid way as taking the subway?
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Soon the police found out the identity of the deceased, named Jiang Yang.
The man who dumped the body was named Zhang Chao, and he was also a very famous local lawyer.
He used to teach at the University of Political Science and Law and was the teacher and friend of the deceased.
Later, Zhang Chao fell in love with a female student, so he quit his job as a teacher and opened his own law firm.
At the same time, on the riverside, the police who were investigating a murder were looking for the buried body.
But because it had just rained heavily, all relevant traces had disappeared, and there was not much progress for a while.
A master of breaking eucalyptus named Yan Liang quickly found the body by asking everyone to insert bamboo into the ground and then pull it out to smell the soil.
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Sang Shaolong suddenly realized something was wrong.
Why do you feel that Yan Liang is the protagonist?
But the middle-aged actor who plays Yan Liang's official role is not Ran Bai.
Wait?
Sang Shaolong suddenly recalled.
The name of the deceased flashed past just now.
Jiangyang?
If he remembered correctly, this should be the name of the character played by Ran Bai.
Why does the protagonist die as soon as this starts?
Sang Shaolong realized that he might use flashbacks to enter his memories.
But because of this, he became even more curious about why Jiang Yang died.
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The ensuing interrogation went very smoothly, and Zhang Chao, who was caught by the police, actually confessed.
He also explained in great detail his journey of killing Jiang Yang because of a debt dispute and then dumping his body along the way.
Because there was a problem with the taxi, I accidentally entered the subway station and was arrested.
Zhang Chao's attitude in confessing his crime was so good that the police were a little surprised.
But it seems a bit vague on some details.
For example, he said that he strangled the other person, but he couldn't remember whether it was from the front or the back.
Although these problems have arisen, all the evidence is completely consistent with what Zhang Chao said.
However, the police also discovered some details.
With more than ten years of experience as a lawyer, Zhang Chao has almost never lost a lawsuit.
The only time he tried to defend his student, the deceased Jiang Yang, was not guilty, but he failed.
Just when Sang Shaolong felt something strange.
Zhang Chao, who was in court, suddenly announced directly that he had never killed anyone.
Jiang Yang's death had nothing to do with him.
He also provided a very clear alibi. When Jiang Yang died, someone else was out of town.
Various coincidences make this eucalyptus even more confusing.
At the same time, for this case, the police station also invited Yan Liang, an expert in cracking cases.
Yan Liang interrogated Zhang Chao, but Zhang Chao told him that after 24 days, the police will naturally see the truth.
At the end of the first episode, Sang Shaolong frowned.
The first season of this show is very dense in information and is not friendly to ordinary viewers.
But at the same time, it directly raised the audience's expectations.
The various puzzles inside make people want to read further.
This is a common method used in suspense dramas.
In this regard, "The Silent Truth" is obviously qualified.
But at the same time, the shortcoming of all suspense dramas is that they start high and go low.
If the subsequent related decryption stages do not meet expectations, it is easy for people to feel a great sense of loss.
I don’t know how Xu Ji is doing as a screenwriter this time?
Sang Shaolong continued to read.
Just when the special team was in a state of confusion, Zhang Xiaoqian suddenly received an anonymous letter, which contained a partial photo and several words, signed "hgp".
According to the content, the sender plans to launch a nine-square grid game. From now on, he will mail a photo every three days, and collect nine photos for 24 consecutive days to reveal the murderer of Jiang Yang. He also requires Jiangtan Evening News to publish the photos.
Publish the front page or detonate a bomb planted somewhere in the city.
The direction of Eucalyptus began to become strange.
Who is planning this?
Yan Liang started his own investigation.
Soon, Yan Liang found out that the "hgp" signed was a person named Hou Guiping.
But the other party had died ten years ago.
At the same time, the perspective switches and the time comes to 2003.
At that time, Jiang Yang had just graduated and was in high spirits.
He was also admitted as a prosecutor in Pingkang County, and his girlfriend is the daughter of the deputy prosecutor of the Procuratorate.
It can be said that the future is bright.
One day, Li Jing, a classmate from college, called me.
Ask the other party to help with the investigation.
Their college classmate and Li Jing's boyfriend Hou Guiping is dead.
According to the police report, he absconded after having sex, and then committed suicide by jumping into a river out of fear of crime.
But judging from Jiang Yang's character, it is impossible for the other party to do such a thing.
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Jiang Yang had a premonition that this was a eucalyptus with deep water, so he hesitated to take it.
But his girlfriend reminded him of his bounden duty and original intention as a prosecutor.
Next, Jiang Yang began to trace the truth about Eucalyptus.
However, the process did not seem so smooth.
Jiang Yang requested to retrieve the file for re-examination, but the criminal police captain Li Jianguo refused to hand over Hou Guiping's file materials on the grounds that the file should be sealed and sealed.
In the end, I could only use money to buy the autopsy report from Chen Mingzhang, who was doing forensic appraisal at the time.
At the same time, the leaders of the Procuratorate gathered together and Ding Jian believed that there was not enough evidence to overturn the original verdict, so he notified Jiang Yang to stop the investigation.
However, Jiang Yang had already made up his mind to avenge Hou Guiping. Even if he could not find out clearly, he would investigate secretly. He would definitely uphold justice to the end and prevent the truth from being buried.
Time jumps again to 2000, when Hou Guiping just came to Miaogao Township to support education.
Because of his gentle personality, he was particularly popular with other teachers. They all bought wine and food to wash away the dust. Because Miaogao Township is a remote and poor area, almost no teachers are willing to live here for a long time. Even this middle school was built with donations from the Kahn Group. Current students
The age difference is uneven, and the school only has two teachers who teach equally. Fortunately, Hou Guiping's joining can enhance liberal arts knowledge.
After formal classes began, Hou Guiping discovered that some students were unable to get into college because of partial subjects, and ended up working in nearby textile factories.
He specially set up a repeat class for this purpose, so that these girls can take classes while working and enter college to change their own destiny.
But changes soon followed one after another.
Huang Mao, a gangster in the town, was obsessed with a girl in his class and even lied to Hou Guiping that it was her cousin who picked her up.
But the girl who was taken away, Weng Meixiang, later committed suicide by taking pesticides.
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"The Silent Truth" has been updated with a total of four episodes this time.
But the entire drama only lasts for twelve episodes.
After watching four episodes, Sang Shaolong is still very confused about what kind of story this drama wants to tell.
The perspective switches to three time and space. Although different filters are used to distinguish them, it does not make people feel confused.
Sang Shaolong also understands.
But throughout the whole drama, Sang Shaolong still didn’t understand what he was going to talk about.
Four episodes have passed, and the puzzles inside have not only not decreased, but have increased.
The truth about Hou Guiping’s death, the truth about Jiang Yang’s death, and the content of the nine-square grid photo.
What is the purpose of that sloppy water delivery worker in 2010?
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After Sang Shaolong finished reading "The Silent Truth", he was a little disappointed.
Just looking at the content of these four episodes, although it is highly suspenseful, it is very different from previous suspense dramas.
If this is the case, "The Silent Truth" may not be able to create another miracle this time.
The two dramas "Underworld" and "The Immortal Killer" are so popular that a small suspense drama cannot resist them.
Although the twelve episodes have been streamlined, the production level of each episode is very high, comparable to the quality of a movie.
But the appeal of the story is not as great as imagined.
Even though this three-line parallel approach is novel, it may not be as attractive as some traditional suspense dramas.