Chapter 267 The Masked Singer’s program recording scene
Tudou Video's "Youth Is Like Time" has become so popular that people didn't expect it.
Before several dramas were aired online in August, no one expected that Tudou Video would become the ultimate winner.
Even if there are netizens who guess that the niche theme "Soul of Chess" from G site can become the dominant summer show, there are more people than those who think that Tudou Video, a low-cost youth campus drama, can be popular.
But often the market is so unpredictable.
The male and female protagonists of this drama are two second-tier young actors, and their original popularity is not high at all.
In less than a week, the number of fans on Weibo has increased to nearly one million.
Facts have proved that although youth campus-themed dramas have almost been filmed, they still have an extremely broad audience.
Even if some less well-known actors are cast as starring roles, they can become famous unexpectedly.
Tudou Video wins this time.
As for the g station, the performance of "Soul of Chess" is a bit hard to describe.
Although it still has some popularity, its reputation seems to be somewhat polarized.
Some people feel that the drama itself is limited by the theme of Go, making it uninteresting.
Some people also think that even if they don’t understand Go, it doesn’t affect the viewing experience and they can still watch it with gusto.
In fact, although the drama "Soul of Go" involves some knowledge of Go, the threshold for watching the movie is really not that high.
Otherwise, I might as well go make a documentary.
The original intention was to film it for all audiences, not just people who know Go.
So the plot aspect is the focus.
But the progress of the plot in one week is still a bit too slow.
On the contrary, it doesn’t feel as fresh as it did at the beginning.
However, this situation did not last long, and "Soul of Chess" soon ushered in a major plot point.
The protagonist Guang Guang uses the name Chu Ying to win more than 200 consecutive victories on the Go website.
Let the name Chu Ying return to the world in this way after more than three hundred years.
After that, I began to study at Yijianghu Dojo, and officially became a member of the Chongdan Boys.
But without Chu Ying's help, Shi Guang's level is still the lowest level in the gym.
However, it has already planted a sense of expectation in the audience. With Chu Ying's help, whether the counterattack can be successful in the future.
In addition to the beginning of the plot itself, the discussion is increasing at the same time.
The evaluation of this drama is also slowly developing in a good direction.
In the past, the Go game in the play has been somewhat controversial among some Go enthusiasts.
But the description of the teenage boy in it is still very realistic.
In the eyes of many parents, "playing chess all your life" is far less recognized than "going to college and finding a stable and decent job."
This situation is indeed the dilemma faced by Chinese Go students.
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"Huazi, weren't you interested in "Soul of Chess" before?"
"How come you are more active in following dramas now than we are?"
In a university dormitory, Song Junhua, who was slapped in the face, didn't really care much about what his roommate said.
For Song Junhua, this drama is indeed very different from other dramas.
Because he was once a teenager who was in charge of the Duan Dynasty, he was particularly touched by the plot.
Especially when Guang's mother was so reasonable and reasonable about him dropping out of school to sign up for a gym, it was indeed a bit enviable.
Thinking about it, his parents obviously asked him to learn Go at the beginning, but after he failed in consecutive passes, it was them who asked him to give up and take the college entrance examination.
As for his own wishes, no one respected them at all.
Before watching this drama, Song Junhua was actually very resistant.
But as I caught up with the updates this week, I became a fan of this show.
He saw the shadow of his former self in some of the characters.
Of course, the reality must be more cruel.
Not every teenager who wants to reach the next level can have Chu Ying to coach him.
On the contrary, Song Junhua was not very interested in the popular youth school drama Tudou Video.
After all, most of his youth was actually spent in the Go gym.
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"The situation is not very optimistic."
"Currently we can only be in the third position temporarily."
"The film "Youth" from Tudou Video has already confirmed its position as the summer film hegemon."
"In addition, the "Soul of Chess" on station G is also slowly starting to gain momentum, and it has surpassed us this week."
In Kiwi's company building, Congzhu didn't expect that his original goal of penguin video's new drama at the same time would be achieved.
But the result is still not that ideal.
Who would have thought that Penguin Video, the leader of the video platform, would overturn soon after the beginning of this quarter.
Although the new drama seems to have good data in all aspects, it is still at the bottom.
Although because of the poor performance of Penguin’s heavily invested drama, people feel a little relieved.
But this time, the results of the new drama this quarter are related to Congzhu's future, so she naturally cannot be happy.
"Intensify the publicity work and strive to surpass G station."
Congzhu can only struggle one last time.
"Soul of Chess" that has surpassed station G seems to have some hope.
As for the sudden hit drama on Tudou Video, it seems that there is no chance of winning.
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In Rongcheng, although his company's new drama "The Soul of Chess" was aired, Xu Ji didn't pay much attention to it.
Due to the limitation of the subject matter, this drama is destined not to become a hit that sweeps the market.
But the quality of the drama itself is there. In the future, it will at least fill a gap in Blue Star Film and Television.
At the very least, when it comes to film and television works related to Go in the future, "Soul of the Game" will definitely occupy a certain position among them.
Before this, there was no live-action TV series specifically filming Go.
In addition, the copyright has also been sold, and the original investment has been recovered early. It is not that important how much the g station’s share will be.
But Xu Ji soon received some pretty good news from Youman.
It is a Chinese animation producer who plans to purchase the copyright of Chess Soul.
Regarding this sudden extra income, Youman naturally felt that it was best to pocket it happily.
But this gave Xu Ji another idea.
That is Tongji Entertainment now. Is it possible to get involved in the animation field?
"Animation company?"
After Youman heard Xu Ji's suggestion, he felt very surprised.
He felt that Xu Ji had a little desire to come out.
Although Tongji Entertainment is currently doing quite well in film and television, animation and live-action film and television have always been separated by mountains.
The most important thing is that Tongji Entertainment currently does not have talents in this field.
You simply don’t have the ability to make your own animation.
Even if it is to adapt the live-action version of "The Soul of Chess".
Let’s not talk about the quality of the production at that time, but whether the copyright can be sold or not is still a question.
Xu Ji didn't think that much.
He just suddenly thought of those excellent animation works in his memory.
It’s a good thing to be able to see the light of day again on Blue Star.
As for the fact that Tongji Entertainment’s current capabilities are not enough to produce on its own, it’s actually not a big problem.
The worst case scenario is to acquire a domestic animation company or studio.
Just like when we acquired Mountain Studio.
"I'll try my best to do it."
After Youman thought for a while, he finally reluctantly agreed.
Since Xu Ji can be so confident, Youman also knows that he probably won't be able to change the other person's mind.
But Xu Ji has created enough miracles, and it is not completely impossible to succeed in the field of animation.
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"Tongji Entertainment rejected it?"
"Why?"
At the g station headquarters in Shanghai, the person in charge of the animation department felt that something was not very understandable after hearing Chi Jiang's words.
In his opinion, this time "The Spirit of Chess" does have the style of a shounen manga.
And the key is that this drama has a fan base accumulated from live-action dramas, and it will obviously be easier to succeed after changing it to animation.
Everyone is happy that Tongji Entertainment can get an extra royalty fee for no reason.
Unexpectedly, they rejected it openly or covertly.
It's a bit hard to understand.
Chi Jiang also spread his hands helplessly.
Although the relationship between the film and television department and the animation department is not very good, after all, they are both in the same G station.
The interests are still unified.
He is more than willing to help this time.
Although I don’t know why Xu Ji refused so decisively.
But it’s not easy to ask more questions, and it would be more detrimental than good to affect the relationship between the two parties.
"Mr. Chi, do you think Xu Ji wants to adapt "Soul of Chess" into an anime himself?"
The person in charge of the animation department felt a little weird at this time.
Chi Jiang shook his head.
This reason seems a bit too absurd.
In his opinion, Xu Ji's company and animation are no match for each other.
Moreover, G station’s current influence in animation copyright is felt to be greater than that of the three major video websites.
Coupled with the foundation of previous cooperation, g station is indeed the best choice.
"I can only ask again for you."
"If you add some copyright fees, will Tongji Entertainment be willing to sell it?"
Chi Jiang said this.
Although I couldn't help, I was still kind enough.
The person in charge of the animation department also acknowledged this sentiment and expressed his gratitude.
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The acquisition of the animation studio has not yet been announced.
Xu Ji has already gone to Hangzhou to start the recording of the third episode of "The Masked Singer".
This variety show is definitely the most influential variety show currently.
The number of Faceless Man fans on Twitter has now exceeded 3 million.
Even Youman, who knows everything, is looking forward to what kind of sensational scene it will be when Xu Ji is revealed.
Although there are some speculations on the Internet that Xu Ji is a faceless person, most people do not think that Xu Ji is a faceless person.
After all, there are really not many connections between the two.
Not only are the voices different, but the types of songwriting are also different.
Although Xu Ji's creative style has never been fixed, it is because the style has changed so much that people cannot associate the two together for a while.
Now the only person who insists that the Faceless Man is Xu Ji is the music review blogger Xiao Xiong Lulu.
Even though some fans felt that her speculation had little reasonable basis, she still insisted on her own ideas.
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At the same time, in Hangzhou at this time, Xiong Lu, who had already gone home for vacation, returned here again.
After her hard work and proactive self-recommendation, she finally got a place in the on-site public review of this issue of "The Masked Singer".
Xiong Lu was naturally very excited to be able to come and listen to the music live.
But what excites her the most is being able to see the Faceless Man perform live.
After Xiong Lu watched the second episode of the program, he became more and more certain that Xu Ji must be the faceless man.
Of course, this view has little basis in reality and is mainly based on her own personal feelings.
But Xiong Lu firmly believed that as long as he could listen to the Faceless Man's singing live, he would definitely be able to detect the flaws in it.
Since Xu Ji entered the hotel arranged by the "Masked Singer" program team, he began to wear the faceless man's mask.
This mask is actually specially made by Xu Ji.
Although it looks unremarkable, it is easy to remember.
Especially the symmetrical ink stains above were inspired by a movie character that he liked very much in his previous life.
Although it is deliberately simplified, if you have watched the movie, you can still easily detect it.
Of course, no one in Blue Star can find such Easter eggs.
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On the day of the official recording of the program, Xu Ji went from the hotel to the recording location of the program.
What surprised Xu Ji was that when he entered the recording studio, he found a large number of fans gathered at the door.
There are even a lot of entertainment reporters and so on.
Obviously, in addition to those who really like the Faceless Man, most of these people are also curious about the Faceless Man's identity.
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I want to discover the true identity of the faceless man on the spot.
Judging from the current popularity of "The Masked Singer", it is definitely quite a big news that the faceless man's true identity is exposed.
The program team was prepared in advance, and the surrounding security personnel did not allow these people to have the opportunity to come into contact with the people wearing masks.
After Xu Ji appeared, some reporters and fans began to rush to ask questions.
Xu Ji was smart enough not to speak.
Even though he can actually deliberately change the tone of his speech after training, it is still easy for others to find out the clues.
If you don’t have a voice changer from the program team, it’s better not to speak easily just to be on the safe side.
Seeing that the faceless man did not speak, everyone at the scene looked very disappointed.
In addition to Xu Ji, the second most popular redeemer also appeared at the door.
Xu Ji deliberately slowed down his pace and waited for the other party to go in together.
In order to keep the identity of the contestants secret, the program team actually has separate lounges for everyone.
Neither of them knows each other's identity.
Of course, the identity of the contestants on the show has actually been guessed by netizens with great knowledge.
Except for the Faceless and the Redeemers.
There are as many as six or seven possible candidates for these two people.
The Redeemer was obviously a little surprised when he saw Xu Ji wearing a mask actively waiting for him.
He nodded politely with Xu Ji,
The same is true for Xu Ji.
Although he couldn't see clearly the expression on the other person's face at this time, Xu Ji could feel the other person's familiar temperament.
Xu Ji had actually guessed who the other party was.
Although the two knew each other, Xu Ji obviously had no intention of recognizing each other.
After all, the relationship between the two is not that good. At best, they have only met a few times.
At most, Xu Ji admires and admires this person.
Xu Ji is also sincerely happy to be able to see each other on such a program.
After Xu Ji and the Redeemer arrived, the contestants for the third phase of "The Masked Singer" all arrived.
With the audience and public review of this episode, and several guests arriving one after another, Wang Jiangyu, one of the directors, announced that the recording of the third episode of the program has officially begun.