Lin Leyi asked the maid to clear the dining table, while she herself made two cups of coffee.
Jin Yong and Dong Qiao did not go to the study room, but sat on the sofa in the living room and chatted.
"Thank you, Mrs. Cha!" Dong Qiao took the coffee and nodded to Lin Leyi in thanks.
Jin Yong spread out two newspapers in front of him, one was "Ming Pao" and the other was "Tian Tian Daily". He compared it repeatedly and finally asked: "Can't it be done without revising the edition?"
Dong Qiao replied affirmatively: "It's really impossible not to change. The sales volume of "Tiantian Daily" has exceeded 210,000. Our sales, "Oriental Daily" and "Chengbao" have all declined slightly. The worst sales are those
Tabloids with only tens of thousands of copies have been squeezed out by the "Tian Tian Daily", and many newspapers have lost money and cannot continue to run. Now it is the general trend to revise the edition."
"Then let's change it," Jin Yong thought for a long time, and finally said, "You can change the edition, such as removing the big advertisement on the front page, printing in full color, and improving the layout. But the text content and style must not be changed. "Tiantian Daily"
"In order to attract readers, it uses colloquial and shocking headlines on the front page. That is because its readers are positioned differently. Even if Ming Pao closes down, it cannot rely on pornographic news to earn sales."
(Note: Pornographic news does not refer to pornographic news. It exaggerates or even fabricates the plot to exaggerate news events, especially news about pornography, violence, crime, etc., in order to sensationalize and increase sales.
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Dong Qiao nodded and said: "I understand this. The policy of running a newspaper cannot be changed."
Jin Yong said: "You can arrange the revision of the edition and give me a sample of it then."
Although Jin Yong no longer cares about the specific affairs of "Ming Pao", he still can't help but decide on such a major matter as the revision of the edition himself.
After talking about the business, Dong Qiao stood up and said goodbye: "Zha Sheng, it's getting late, so I won't disturb you and your wife's rest."
Lin Leyi smiled and persuaded: "Editor-in-Chief Dong, please sit here for a while. It's rare to be a guest at home."
"No, leave first." Dong Qiao said.
Lin Leyi sent Dong Qiao out before she came back and changed the TV channel to Phoenix Channel. She said to Jin Yong: "Phoenix Channel's "Swordsman" starts airing today. Let's see how they film it."
"Look, I'll go to the study and read a book." Jin Yong said. He rarely watches TV, and he doesn't like to watch TV series adapted from his own novels.
"I'll help you go upstairs." Lin Leyi helped Jin Yong stand up.
The two of them had only walked a few steps when a song suddenly came from the TV. It was the opening song of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
"Love is happy, sad and intoxicating
Is it an emotion or will it be regarded as a legend in the future?
Love is a covenant, a habit, and time
Even though I have white hair, I am surprised and happy when I call you
forget yourself completely
Can we promise life and death?
Who will ask about it tomorrow?
The sky is high and the wind is strong, both of them fly far away
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Jin Yong suddenly stepped back, turned around and watched the opening of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" for a while, and suddenly said: "This song is very well written, and it fits the plot of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" very well. I don't know.
How was the filming of the TV series?"
Lin Leyi helped Jin Yong back, and the two sat side by side on the sofa watching TV.
Different from Louis Koo's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Phoenix TV's version is more faithful to Jin Yong's original work. The opening scene shows Li Mochou bloodbathing Lujiazhuang. Instead of showing Li Mochou's psychological distortion, she shot a scene where she destroyed the escort agency.
To make up for the drama, there will be no shocking plot where Master Yideng used the Six Meridians Divine Sword to injure Li Mochou at Lu Zhanyuan's wedding.
In fact, Jin Yong only watched the opening credits of Phoenix TV's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and he vaguely felt that it was more to his liking than TVB's version. In order to save costs, TVB made do with everything from actors, costumes to plots.
, while Dongshi Company is extremely wealthy when it comes to making TV series.
For example, in this version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", one-third of the scenes were shot on location in mainland China. The crew is still filming in the mainland and has not yet returned. Phoenix TV is filming and broadcasting at the same time.
The crew hired special young actors to play the childhoods of characters such as Lu Wushuang, Cheng Ying, Yang Guo, and Guo Fu. Among the characters who appeared in the first episode, Li Mochou, played by Qi Meizhen, was the most impressive, with her beautiful and dignified character.
The image of a Taoist nun is in sharp contrast to her ruthless methods.
"Finally, we have a decent Li Mochou." Jin Yong said with satisfaction.
In Jin Yong's conception, Li Mochou should be a well-maintained, delicate and beautiful middle-aged Taoist nun. Unfortunately, in previous versions, the director did not seem to pay much attention to the appearance of this supporting role. Li Mochou in Andy Lau's version
Sorry, Jin Yong feels too plump and doesn't have that delicate and graceful temperament.
This version of Qi Meizhen's image is just right. The baby fat on Qi Meizhen's face, who is nearly 30 years old, has disappeared, and her thin and slender figure has a unique charm when she wears apricot-yellow Taoist robes.
Jin Yong patiently watched the entire episode and was extremely satisfied with Li Mochou played by Qi Meizhen. As for Guo Jing played by Pan Zhiwen and Huang Rong played by Wei Qiuhua, Jin Yong just didn't feel disgusted.
The first episode did not have much to watch. Later statistics from Phoenix TV showed that the ratings of this episode were only 26, which was 5 points lower than the ratings of the new dramas broadcast on TVB.
However, the opening theme song "Mythical Love Stories" and the ending theme theme "Return" of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", as well as Li Mochou played by Qi Meizhen, have become the focus of heated discussion among many Jin Yong fans.
At this moment, "Next Weekly" suddenly jumped out and exposed a group of photos of Qi Meizhen and Zhou Xingchi having a meal, and then reported the shocking news that Qi Meizhen cuckolded Miao Qiaowei and cheated on Zhou Xingchi outside marriage.
Some time ago, Zhou Xingchi became a film and television star on the same level as Cheng Long due to the hit "Fight Back to School". Well, now he suddenly hooks up with the married woman Qi Meizhen, and all the gossip newspapers and magazines are in a rush, and they all follow her.
Come out and concoct gossip to get a share of the pie.
Those gossip newspapers were really capable. They found out in a very short time that Zhou Xingchi failed to pass the wireless training class. It was Qi Meizhen who begged the teacher and Zhou Xingchi was able to enter the night department of the wireless training class.
Old lover!
Gossip news was pouring in, so Zhou Xingchi could only hold a press conference to clarify that he and Qi Meizhen had been neighbors since childhood. Zhou Xingchi, Liang Chaowei and Qi Meizhen's brothers were all good friends, and Qi Meizhen was Zhou Xingchi's sister's best friend.
After all the truth was revealed, Qi Meizhen, who had been reduced to a second-tier TV star, suddenly and inexplicably became famous again...
In any case, this malicious report by "Next Weekly" actually created a stir for the ongoing broadcast of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
But these are just condiments. Li Ruotong's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" really became popular after the appearance of Xiao Longnu in the fourth episode.
Dressed in white and holding a jade vase, Li Ruotong looked like an otherworldly fairy. He instantly captured the attention of countless viewers, and the ratings of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" continued to rise.
When the adult Yang Guo appeared on the stage, Lu Songxian's performance was also praised by everyone. His carefree appearance perfectly suited Yang Guo's image of an unruly young man.
Although Yang Guo played by Andy Lau is very handsome, he is too serious; Xiao Longnu played by Chen Yulian is beautiful, but she has the image of Xiaojiabiyu.
The casting of this version is simply amazing, Lu Songxian's debauchery and Li Ruotong's coming out of the world are a perfect match. Even after watching the TV series, Kang Jianfei had to admit that Lu Songxian's Yang Guo was more exciting than Louis Koo's version.
When the plot progressed to the martial arts competition where Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu showed off their skills, the ratings of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" jumped again, breaking the 40-point rating mark for the first time.
At the beginning of November, the crew of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" just returned from filming in mainland China. At this time, Phoenix Channel was broadcasting Xiao Longnu jumping into the bottom of the heartless valley. The ratings soared to 52, and the interlude of "Return" made people unable to
Few viewers shed tears.
As soon as Li Ruotong and Lu Songxian appeared at the airport, they were surrounded by reporters who had been waiting for a long time, which shocked the parties who did not know the inside story.
"Ms. Li, I heard that your role as Little Dragon Girl was assigned by Mr. Kang?" The reporter's first question asked about Kang Jianfei.
Director Zhao Zhenqiang was afraid that Li Ruotong would say the wrong thing, so he quickly answered for her: "It was our entire director team's decision to play A Tong in the role of Little Dragon Girl."
But the reporter insisted on asking Kang Jianfei and continued to ask: "When Miss Li participated in the Miss Oriental beauty pageant, Mr. Kang also strongly supported her."
Zhao Zhenqiang answered helpfully: "Mr. Kang's vision of people has always been very accurate, which shows that Miss Li has star potential."
After blocking two calls in a row, the reporters finally stopped pestering and asked instead: "Mr. Zhao, Jin Yong's dramas are always produced by TVB. How did you convince Mr. Cha to sell the copyright this time?"
Zhao Zhenqiang said: "Mr. Kang personally persuaded Mr. Jin Yong. I am not very clear about the specific situation."
Well, there is obviously big news in this. Either there is a quarrel between Jin Yong and Shao Yifu, or there is some kind of tacit deal between Jin Yong and Kang Jianfei. Anyway, it is worth digging into and reporting.
As soon as they found out that Kang Jianfei personally approached Jin Yong to buy the copyright, the reporters felt that their trip was worthwhile.
The reporters gathered around Lu Songxian and Li Ruotong and asked some questions before finally letting them go.
After getting in the car, Lu Songxian and Li Ruotong looked at each other. After a long time, Lu Songxian said: "It seems that this drama has become popular."
Li Ruotong said: "It must be popular, there are many reporters here today."
Zhao Zhenqiang smiled happily and said: "It's not that it should be popular, it should be popular. I called the station yesterday and asked the TV station, and they said that the highest ratings of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was 53."
However, Lu Songxian was not very clear about the situation and asked: "Are the ratings of 53 very high?"
Zhao Zhenqiang explained: "Ten years ago, this rating could only be considered good, but now it is very rare. The highest rating of TVB's "No Regrets in This Life" some time ago was 58, and our "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
"There is a chance to surpass it in the finale."
Lu Songxian was so happy that he was just an ordinary new actor before, but this time he can definitely be regarded as an instant hit.
Li Ruotong was also very happy. She wanted to quit the entertainment industry and become a flight attendant, but she became discouraged because her efforts were not rewarded.
Suddenly, Li Ruotong thought of Mr. Kang who helped her along the way, and wondered if she should buy some gifts to thank him in person. r1152
