Chapter 624 The Four Little Huadans and the No. 7 in the World
Many people did not expect that "Bu Bu Jing Xin" would be such a hit following the two time-travel dramas "Tang Gong Suo Jade" and "Gong Suo Xin Jade".
Even in terms of popularity alone, it is not inferior to "Tang Gong Suo Jade" at all, and even has a vague meaning of surpassing it.
"Tang Gong Suo Jade" was a hit at first, but the main hit was the actors. The focus was on Da Mimi, then Hu Ge, and several supporting roles with outstanding performances.
And "Bu Bu Jing Xin" not only promoted Liu Shishi and Wu Qilong of the Little Tigers to become famous, but also made several supporting characters popular. On the basis of the popularity of the actors, the TV series data, discussion, and reputation are all very high.
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There is a saying that before "Step by Step", except for "Yongzheng Dynasty", Yongzheng had a positive image, and other film and television works mostly appeared as a conspirator.
Including "Jingxin", in fact, the character Yong Zheng was also portrayed as very ruthless, but he loved the heroine, so he was "whitewashed" to a certain extent.
Yongzheng also counterattacked his father Kangxi, his son Qianlong and his predecessor Dorgon, and was promoted to the top of the Qing Dynasty. Until 2022, there were many girls in online articles who traveled to the Qing Dynasty to fall in love with him...
Sometimes Cao Xuan doesn't understand why Qingchuan is so popular. Even other dynasties combined may not be able to match it.
Let’s not talk about those big issues of right and wrong. In terms of setting, many female protagonists were born as slaves, shouting “Master” one after another, and then worked as concubines for the gang of brothers, and competed with a group of women to fight for men.
When a boy takes the role of "Master", he may feel a sense of relief. How do girls experience it?
Do you have the desire to conquer a bus that turns into a private car?
But think about it, maybe I just like the drama of palace fighting and fighting. It happens to be set in the Qing Dynasty. Putting aside other issues, the plot of a group of women fighting is really touching at times.
But no matter what, "Bu Bu Jing Xin" was a hit, and its popularity in September even caught up with "The Legend of Zhen Huan" during the summer vacation.
During this period, Liu Shishi also became a top celebrity, with his Weibo number soaring by hundreds of thousands, and even having an average of two hot searches every day. Boss Cai of Tang Dynasty was laughing from ear to ear.
Tang Dynasty's most popular "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series is gone, the first brother Hu Ge is also in the stars, Tang Dynasty's development is far less than the original time and space.
You must know that the overall rise of the Tang Dynasty in the original time and space largely relied on the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series.
Based on the popularity of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", Tang Dynasty established its own brand and acquired a number of popular stars such as Hu Ge. Eventually, it created TV series around these artists and produced many hit movies.
But having been robbed of their luck by Cao Xuan in advance, the people of the Tang Dynasty were now as if they had a broken leg, and their development was quite unsatisfactory.
It is true that in the past few years they have also produced good works such as "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "Strange Women from a Chinese Studio" and "Iljima Plum", but they have never had a phenomenal masterpiece that made a big splash.
More importantly, most of these works rely on actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the artists themselves do not have too many dominant positions.
Even Liu Shishi, who is currently the most developed under Tang Dynasty, was essentially made famous by Fanxing's "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3". In recent years, Tang Dynasty has more or less caught up with Liu Tianxian's popularity and increased his reputation.
However, this has serious side effects, and Liu Tianxian's fans are very hostile to him.
If it weren't for Liu Shishi and Da Mimi's relationship being pretty good, and Da Mimi's fans adhering to the disgusting principle that enemies are friends, and lending a helping hand, otherwise Tang Dynasty and Liu Shishi would have been scolded by their fans to the point of being autistic.
For this reason, the people of the Tang Dynasty had been colluding with Rong Xinda's Tang Yan and planned to poach her.
However, Tang Yan is more of a waiter and wants to sell herself at a good price. Of course, she cannot provide a good enough contract and resources, so it is difficult for the first sister Rong Xinda to change jobs.
After all, they are also the first sister. Although Rong Xinda is a little bit tougher, Tang Ren is not too strong, so she can't mess around.
After Huayi and Huanrui entered the scene, Tang Ren was basically excluded, and Tang Yan was more inclined to go to Huayi or Huanrui to be a sister.
But now Boss Cai doesn't need Tang Yan very much. "Bu Bu Jing Xin" became an instant hit, and the first sister she trained at home is as good as job hopping.
The people of the Tang Dynasty concentrated their resources to promote Liu Shishi to the top, hoping that she would gain a firm foothold and then come back to support other artists of the Tang Dynasty.
Liu Shishi rose to prominence and became another popular little girl among 85 Flowers.
Damimi and Liu Tianxian accepted it well. To be honest, the two sides are really not on the same level now.
In addition to each other, the two of them's opponents have long since become the Four Dan soldiers and the gang of Hong Kong and Taiwan frontliners. As for Liu Shishi, it is not enough to pose a threat to the two of them for the time being.
The only connection between the three of them at present is that because Liu Shishi was dubbed [Little Liu Tianxian] by the outside world, fans from both sides were dissatisfied, and they would fight each other from time to time, and then Da Mimi fans would follow suit and disrupt the situation.
Xian Mi took it indifferently, but the ones who were really prepared to treat Liu Shishi were the gang of little flowers who were active in the TV series 85.
Zhao Xiaodao, Guo Zhenni and Lan Xi on Fanxing's side, Rong Xinda's first sister Tang Yan who hooked up with Huan Rui, and a certain actress who just worked with the dead girl.
In addition, we include Wang Luodan, Huang Shengyi and other 80-year-old stars who are still working in the TV field, as well as Taiwanese buddies who have gone north, such as An Yixuan, Ariel Ariel, Chen Qiaoen, etc.
They have similar celebrity status, and they are also the leading female protagonists given priority by major TV drama producers.
Liu Shishi became famous overnight, her popularity soared rapidly, and she was even ranked at the forefront among these little flowers. Naturally, they regarded her as their main competitor.
It even vaguely became the first thorn in his side.
The reason is that on the one hand, she is very popular, and on the other hand, because of the company behind her, Tangren's intimidation in the industry is just that, so anyone who can have some backing is not afraid.
In contrast, people like Zhao Xiaodao and Guo Zhenni will not be targeted in large numbers because they are protected by the stars.
If you mess with them, Fanxing will mess with you.
And in most cases, they mainly act in the dramas within Fanxing. Relatively speaking, there are not many external film and television resources to grab. Although competition in other aspects is still very high, at least they leave room for them and do not push people to a dead end.
They have a strong backer and can't be offended. Sometimes the conflict of film and television resources is not that strong. It is impossible for these little flowers to take the initiative to provoke Zhao Xiaodao and others when they have nothing to do.
But Liu Shishi was different. The Tang Dynasty had limited resources and had to support new people. If Liu Shishi wanted to continue to develop, external resources were indispensable.
The plate is so big, and if a strong opponent comes to grab it, it will be difficult not to become hostile to anyone else.
What's more, Liu Shishi and Liu Tianxian are very similar. You must know that Liu Tianxian entered the film industry. Although the TV series did not completely reject it, the conditions were extremely harsh and the price was shocking.
There was a Republic of China drama at the beginning of the year, and the boss spent nearly 40 million to sign Liu Tianxian.
At that time, Liu Tianxian's role in this drama was about 25 episodes. If the contract was reached, Liu Tianxian's salary would be about 1.5 million per episode. This was a super high price in the entertainment industry in 2011.
You know, Mr. Zhou became extremely popular after starring in "The Legend of Zhen Huan". Now the TV drama's remuneration offer is only 1 million per episode, and there is still work to be done to discuss the specifics.
But even so, he was criticized by the media and industry insiders for being outrageous, which triggered social discussions about celebrity pay.
Precisely because the price of this crew was so terrible and completely contrary to the market, Fanxing sent someone to inquire about it and found that there was something wrong with the background of the crew.
The company we invested in was just established last year, and the parent company behind the company is a financial institution that raises funds.
This is very suspicious, and it is even possible that Liu Tianxian is used as a cover to set up a trap.
The operation process is not complicated either. You first set up a crew, and then offer sky-high contracts to attract stars to join. The cost may be millions of deposits, or you may even not be given any deposits at all, just to find excuses for delaying the process.
Celebrities are reluctant to part with sky-high contracts, and since they don't participate in specific filming, there is no real loss and they won't push too hard.
A similar routine involves tricking a few more celebrities into forming a luxurious lineup, and then using this lineup to raise funds from small and medium-sized investors who want to make money.
The crew is real, the contract is real, and the stars are real. If you try to trick them with nice words, many people will pay for it in a daze.
When the time comes, the money will run away as soon as it is received, leaving investors in tears and celebrities unable to do anything about it, and their reputations may even be affected.
This is still a low-end play, but at a higher level, people even actually filmed the show, then tricked the platform into taking it over, and sold a large amount, but it was a loss on paper, and the investors had to bear the responsibility themselves.
For those who are more high-end, in addition to filming dramas, they also take on some other gray businesses. It’s hard to go into details about this.
Anyway, the entertainment industry has boomed in the past two years, and a lot of hot money has poured into it, but except for a very small part that can make money, most of them have become leeks.
There were still few in 2011. In the next few years, the entertainment industry will become more prosperous, and there will be more and more blockbuster projects. If you search casually, you will find countless blood and tears.
Later, the film and television industry experienced a cold winter. Although there were many reasons such as strict control, economic downturn and the epidemic, it was also due to the fact that many retail investors were unwilling to follow suit.
Not only could I see that the industry was in a downturn, I was also scared. There were too many routines and it was all just hard work...
Without external investment, small companies will be left alone. Medium-sized companies have limited funds and dare not make trouble easily.
Only large companies and large platforms can sustain it, but even so they are constantly reducing expenditures, becoming increasingly cautious, and not daring to spend money as recklessly as before.
Fanxing knew this trick, and even Guolan was tricked by others. Even though there was no substantial evidence, she still declined.
They even got the scoop through other channels, hoping that the industry would not be fooled.
Sure enough, after half a year of hard work on this project, there was no progress, so it became silent. Only a few poor people who fell into the trap posted online to accuse the crew.
However, although it is a scam, we can still see how effective Liu Tianxian's signature is.
Putting aside those suspicious crews, regular crews bid at least between 600,000 and 800,000 for a single episode, and some are even willing to pay up to 1 million, which is definitely one of the ceilings in the field of TV dramas.
Even the price of Da Mimi is very generous. A conservative episode costs more than 500,000 yuan. Even if it is not as good as Liu Tianxian, it is not much different.
It's just that the two of them are focusing on movies now, and it's not a very special project, so it's hard for them to be tempted.
Damimi might be hesitant about the sky-high remuneration, but Liu Tianxian comes from a wealthy background and has a relatively indifferent view of money, so he can't just spend money on it.
She doesn't take on TV dramas, and even Damimi, who has enough money to compete with her, can't give in for money, otherwise she will "fall into trouble".
So I don’t blame Da Mimi for hating Liu Tianxian. Because of her, Da Mimi pushed out at least tens of millions.
Liu Tianxian refuses to accept TV dramas, and many crew members are helpless no matter how greedy they are, but now there is a turning point.
Liu Shishi, who looks similar and is popular, is considered by many to be the best candidate to replace Liu Tianxian.
It is true that the two have different temperaments and acting styles, but the actors are good at shaping and simulating characters, so this is not a problem.
The only problem is whether Liu Shishi, who has begun to deliberately break away from the position of "Little Liu Tianxian", is willing to continue to live in Liu Tianxian's shadow, or choose to follow his own unique path.
But no matter what she chooses, conflicts with other female stars are certain.
In the past few years, many media outlets have withdrawn from the New Four Xiao Hua Dan, preparing to take over from the Four Dans.
But as time has passed, anyone with a discerning eye can see that except for Da Mimi and Liu Tianxian, Wang Luodan and Huang Shengyi have obviously fallen behind.
The former's TV series are acceptable, but they have not formed a monopoly. There are even very few out-of-the-circle works, and there is almost no improvement in movies.
Not to mention Huang Shengyi, there haven't been any good works since "The Fairy Match", and the lack of resources makes it hard to imagine that she can be ranked alongside Xian Mi.
This year I finally made a movie called "The Legend of White Snake", with Jet Li, Wen Zhang and others.
It was released in mid-September, and the box office was decent, almost 180 million, but the film studio also claimed to have invested 180 million. How much is unclear, but the profit is definitely not ideal, and the reputation is also poor. The score on Time.com is less than 5 points.
To the point that Li Lienjie half-complained and half-blamed during the interview, saying that he was deceived and was originally a guest star, but somehow became the starring role.
Many people interpreted it as a joke, while many others said he meant what he said and took the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction.
But no matter what his thoughts were, after this movie, Huang Shengyi was half useless. Since then, he has never received top-level resources, and even once was reduced to apprenticeship with Lao Zhao and filming a romantic drama with Song Xiaobao.
There is no intention to disparage Lao Zhao and the others here, but the connection between the two parties is indeed a bit inconsistent and embarrassing.
After all, Huang Shengyi was one of the most popular rising stars in a certain period of time. When "Kung Fu" first became popular, the star girls' momentum was almost as strong as that of the four little actresses.
With a high starting point and good conditions, it is no exaggeration to say that she was definitely a good prospect who had the opportunity to become a top actress in the industry, but she made mistakes every step of the way.
After Wang and Huang's development suffered setbacks, many media now no longer mention the New Four.
Because the comparability of the last two is too low, the current situation is that [Fairy Honey Contest] is the only one, and other flowers compete for the top spot.
Some media are looking forward to the emergence of a third pole, while others believe that with the current level and achievements of Xian and Mi, it will be difficult for this group of little flowers to match them in a short time.
Instead of creating a third generation, it is better to list Xianmi separately, and then form a fourth generation third generation show based on the performance of several other new generation flowers.
At present, both theories have supporters, and the New and New Four Xiaohuadans are also more vocal.
However, some people think that there is no conflict between the two. While forming the new four Xiaohua Dan, you can still see who is the third pole. In this way, it will be even more interesting.
As for the so-called third version of the Four Little Girls, Zhao Xiaodao, Guo Zhenni, Lan Xi, and Zhang Li are all popular candidates, and the previous two are the most promising.
Now, Liu Shishi has become a popular candidate, and even seems to have the potential to come from behind.
Zhao Xiaodao, who was originally watching the fight between Xianmi and Melon Eater, did not expect that the fire would suddenly burn her body.
To be honest, although she also competes with Guo Zhenni, the latter even has better statistics.
But Guo Zhenni is too low-key and doesn't like to participate in activities. Apart from filming, she is just filming, and her exposure is too little.
If it weren't for Fanxing's backing, who has been promoting her, and her hard power and resume, I'm afraid Guo Zhenni would really become a hidden gem in the ocean.
Because of this, although Guo Zhenni has a better academic record, his reputation and popularity are inferior to Zhao Xiaodao.
This girl is filming, variety shows, events, marketing, and drafts for everyone. Riding on the momentum of several hit movies, she has come from behind step by step and has become the most popular starry flower under the fairy honey.
Zhao Xiaodao, who aims at Xianmi, has always regarded the position of the top of the new four Xiaohuadan as his own.
The only ones who were wary were Tang Yan, Guo Zhenni and the others. They never expected that Liu Shishi would suddenly appear and the drama would become so popular that it would become a top-notch drama.
Zhao Xiaodao was stunned. After all, the only contemporaries who had such momentum before were Xian Mi and she herself had not yet starred in a movie that made a big splash.
Fortunately, Liu Rui was still stable and immediately convened a team to collect information and analyze Liu Shishi.
The conclusion reached is that although this person is very popular and poses a great short-term threat, it is difficult to say if the front is extended.
Zhao Xiaodao's advantage is Fanxing, which can continuously provide her with resources and exposure.
What does Liu Shishi’s Tang Dynasty have?
To put it bluntly, Liu Shishi not only has few follow-up resources, but also has a low error tolerance rate.
Zhao Xiaodao has participated in two dramas. As long as the popularity is still there, Fanxing will most likely continue to support it.
If Liu Shishi acted in two dramas in a row, people in the Tang Dynasty would want to praise her, but they would not be able to do so. Looking at her performance, the outside world would probably hesitate.
So things are very simple, use strengths and avoid weaknesses, Zhao Xiaodao stretches the timeline and slowly piles up resources to kill her...
The reason for the Xianmi War is that they are all Fanxing's own people and have no obvious resource advantage, so they can only compete in other aspects. However, against outsiders, even if Zhao Xiaodao is tied, they will not be able to live up to Fanxing's leading position.
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The field of TV dramas has been turbulent due to the rise of "Step by Step" and Liu Shishi, but in the movie circle, the C position still belongs to "Now You See Me".
In the early part of September, the theater market is still full of the residual power of "Transformers 3" and "Now Now".
Even if the two movies have been released for more than a month and are already in the key extension stage, they still have room to compete with other movies.
For example, "Da Wu Sheng" directed by Gao Dagen himself, he worked hard to promote it for half a year. When he went to Da S's wedding to give a speech, he did not forget to mention a few words about the movie, and even fooled Huang Xiaoming.
On the day of the wedding, Huang Xiaoming was late. The reason was that his flight was delayed. In order to gain publicity, Gao Dajin broke the news to the media that Huang Xiaoming had to fly first class, so he delayed his flight and was late.
I don’t know whether this is true or not, but Huang Xiaoming was really cheated. If Big S hadn’t had too many big people at the wedding to share the firepower, Xiao Ming would have hated him to death.
Frankly speaking, the movie "Da Takesheng" has a good cast.
Xiao Da Jin is very smart. He invited Fahrenheit's top stars Wu Zun and Han Guiyi Han Geng, both of whom are popular niche students. In addition, Da S and Yi Nengjing, who are good in movies, as well as Yuan Biao and Yu Rongguang,
Liu Qian and many other celebrities have good appearances.
In future generations, it will be a popular young star + a popular actress + a powerful veteran actor. The standard film and television configuration can no longer be standard.
But it's a pity that the director and screenwriter are not up to par, and the plot is too bad. The two popular young actors are both singers, so they have no popularity and no acting skills. Not to mention disappointing, there are no highlights.
"Da Takeo" only had a little over 20 million in its first week, which was not as good as "Now You See Me" which was released more than a month ago. The short and tight director's dream was completely shattered, and he went to the well-known route and never returned.
It can be said that the entire theater market in early September was a time when movies like "The Great Warriors" used themselves to reflect the great potential of "Now You See Me".
With the related good news in North America, Asia, and Europe, Cao Xuan's fans feel happy.
On September 11th, Cao Xuan returned to China from Europe. On the one hand, he had finished his promotional work, and on the other hand, he came back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
By the time Cao Xuan returned to China, the box office in North America had approached US$150 million.
According to estimates, it is not enough to exceed 200 million in North America. The final box office should reach about 180 million US dollars. It is not particularly outstanding, but it is still satisfactory enough.
The box office performance in Europe is pretty good, with France and the UK both exceeding US$20 million. Other countries are less, but they can add up to US$30-40 million. The total regional box office should be US$80 million.
The box office in Asia, excluding China, is similar to that in Europe. This figure is actually lower than expected.
But it is also understandable. After all, apart from China, the only countries in Asia that can achieve high box office are Japan and South Korea. It is difficult for other countries to break through tens of millions of dollars.
European countries may not be able to match Japan and South Korea in single box office, but their economies are better and their overall cumulative box office is higher.
South America did not have much box office, and the cumulative total was less than US$20 million. On the contrary, Australia exceeded expectations and took in more than US$20 million.
The cumulative total of various places is nearly 400 million US dollars, which has reached the goal of Warner and Fanxing.
The global box office they had previously set was US$350-400 million, which has already made money for both parties, not to mention the box office in China.
The box office in Taiwan was US$7.14 million.
Hong Kong box office was US$3.34 million.
The mainland box office is currently 780 million yuan, and various parties estimate that the final box office of "Now You See Me" will be 820 to 850 million yuan.
According to the exchange rate in 2011, the mainland box office could reach almost US$130 million, and including Hong Kong and Taiwan, it would be US$140 million.
Including the box office in other regions of Asia, the cumulative total box office in Asia is about 230 to 240 million US dollars, surpassing North America. It is worthy of the name of Cao Xuan's base camp and basic base.
The cumulative global box office of "Now You See Me" is expected to reach US$540 million.
Not only did it refresh Cao Xuan's personal annual box office record, it also ranked seventh in this year's global box office rankings, breaking into the top ten for the first time.
Considering that the Marvel masterpiece "Eagle Eye" will be released in December, Cao Xuan is very excited about how much his personal box office can reach this year.
