Chapter 136 After-view Popularity and 'Six Groups of Serious Cases'
Zuo Le's scarf is a farewell to "Wulin Gaiden" and has received countless retweets and likes from "Wulin Gaiden" fans.
At the same time, some keen fans and viewers, after repeated research on Zuo Le's article, found that Zuo Le seemed to imply another meaning in it.
Especially what he said at the end, "The story of Tongfu Inn has come to an end," seemed a little off.
Combined with the screenshots of "There is no antidote for Jiaqing Powder" released by the official "Wulin Gaiden".
Some people have speculated that Zuo Le may not film the sequel to "Wulin Gaiden".
This statement does not have a big market at this time, and the reason is the sentence at the end of the finale: "The first eighty chapters are over."
Everyone thinks that if Zuo Le didn't make a sequel, why did he leave such a sentence? Could it be a bad taste?
Then how mean he must be!
In addition, Zuo Le has always had the habit of making sequels, including "Underground Traffic Station", "The Story of the Cooking Class" and "Family with Children".
"Wulin Gaiden" is more popular than these TV series, so we should be more afraid of sequels.
These Emperors of Truth were besieged and criticized by many "Wulin Gaiden" drama fans, and then disappeared. During this period, Zuo Le and Shan He did not make any movement, as if they did not know about this incident.
Many people are looking forward to the day when Zuo Le suddenly announces that he is planning to shoot a sequel to "Wulin Gaiden", but those who know Zuo Le's thoughts know.
That day will probably never come...
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On August 20, the ratings report for the last extra day of "Wulin Gaiden" was completed.
The average ratings of the whole drama stayed at 5.12.
And the single-episode ratings, which a lot of people are thinking about, broke through to a terrifying 11.24.
Although it can't compare with the highly-rated dramas of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, in this era where online video websites are prevalent and TV ratings are shrinking.
"Wulin Gaiden" can achieve this result, which is a ratings miracle.
As director Zuo Le became more and more famous, the leading actors became popular all over the country.
Among them, Yan Ni and Sha Yi, the male and female protagonists, have almost touched the threshold of the first-tier stars after "Wulin Gaiden" has been broadcast. If they consolidate their popularity, they are very likely to become domestic first-tier stars.
Especially Yan Ni, she has a high reputation for being crowned Golden Phoenix Queen this year. If she can finally win the trophy, then Yan Ni will not only be firmly on the front line, but also be at the forefront among first-line actresses.
After all, there are only so many Golden Dragon and Golden Phoenix Awards, excluding the older generation and some dark horse actors who are not well-known, and minus the factor of multiple awards for a single person.
You can count the number of Golden Dragon and Golden Phoenix queens who are still active in the industry today by opening your mouth.
Although Yan Ni has only been famous for a short time and has slightly lower qualifications, she is very popular. She has starred in several dramas such as "Story of the Cooking Class", "Seven Swords" and "Wulin Gaiden", each one becoming more popular than the other.
With such overwhelming popularity, once Yan Ni is crowned queen, she will become one of the most popular female stars in China in a very short period of time.
Shanhe has already begun to secretly prepare a publicity plan for Yan Ni to be crowned queen. This is not Shanhe's intention.
Last year at the Golden Phoenix Awards, Yan Ni won the Best Supporting Actress for her role as "Ma Sanniang", which shows that the judges of the Golden Phoenix Awards still like her very much.
In the competition for Golden Phoenix Queen at the end of the year, Yan Ni's "Tong Xiangyu" is already quite competitive, and there are no very eye-catching and powerful female characters this year.
It is a fact recognized by the industry and the audience that Yan Ni is the most popular TV drama this year. It is not that Shanhe is complacent and arrogant.
Compared with the popular Yan Ni, Sha Yi is much inferior.
This year, the male protagonists of several TV series have been well received. The competition for the emperor has never been fiercer. Let alone winning the first prize, Sha Yi may not be able to make the shortlist.
However, leaving aside the controversy over the Golden Phoenix Award for Best Actor, Sha Yi became completely popular across the country with his role as Bai Zhantang. Everyone knew about it, and film appointments kept coming to him like snowflakes.
If it weren't for the filming of "Story of the Cooking Class 2", Sha Yi would have been the leading actor in a big production crew.
Except for the male and female protagonists Sha and Yan, the most popular among the remaining starring actors in "Wulin Gaiden" is none other than Yin Li, who plays Xiao Guo.
This girl, who has just graduated a year ago and has only filmed two TV series, is like Shui Miaomiao, who became famous last year. She has grown from an unknown newcomer to a popular star.
She made countless girls with aspiring stars feel all kinds of envy, jealousy, and hatred toward her...
At the same time, there are a lot more new actresses submitting their resumes to Shanhe, so Cao Jie from the agency department conducts interviews every day to see if she can find good talents.
Yin Li became a big hit, and Yu Entai, also a newcomer, also successfully became popular, and his number of fans for the scarf soared by millions.
He is also known as the star with the highest academic qualifications in the entertainment industry because of his double doctorate degrees from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
The reputations of the remaining Hong Tao, Jiang Chao, Fan Min, Mao Xiao, Yang Qing, Zhang Jiajia and others have also improved.
Among them, Fan Min and Hong Tao were also nominated for the professional title selection of "National First-Class Actor", and it is said that they have a high chance of passing.
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Most of the leading actors in "Wulin Gaiden" are Shanhe artists. While they are in a boom, Shanhe has also begun to help operate and contact various resources, provide them with dramas and announcements, and help the artists' career development.
With Zuo Le's permission, the Shanhe Brokerage Department began to recruit people aggressively. In just one month, the Brokerage Department expanded by one-third on the original basis.
The reason for going to such great lengths to serve the artists is to better serve the artists.
Although the economic benefits provided by the agency department to Shanhe are currently not as good as those produced by the production department in filming and selling dramas, the amount is also growing considerably year by year.
I believe that in the near future, Shanhe artists will also become a mainstay of Shanhe Pictures’ income.
In mid-August, the crew of "Cooking Class Story 2" completed filming and moved into post-production.
Zuo Le was also able to take some time to plan the next development of Shanhe.
First of all, in addition to the ongoing filming of "Family with Children 3", Sunward will launch two new projects in September.
The first one is "The Story of the Ministry of Health 2". Although the first part of "The Story of the Health Team" is not as good as "The Story of the Cooking Class", its results are pretty good.
The investment isn't big anyway, so it's better to make another sequel and not feel bad if it messes up.
The director was chosen to be Xue Jun, but this time he will direct and star by himself, ensuring that the original cast members are used as much as possible.
However, the original leading actors like Gao Xinjian, Yan Ni, and Yin Li may not be able to find time to participate in the starring roles now, and their remuneration is not something that a small crew like "The Story of the Health Team" can afford.
Therefore, the leading roles this time are Zhang Jiajia and the original leading actors, while Yan Ni and the others are just guest appearances.
The original cast is uneven, so don't worry, the ratings will definitely drop, but how much the drop will be depends on the skills of the crew and director. This can be regarded as a test for Xue Jun from Zuo Le.
The second project is a new script that Zuo Le picked up from the video player in his mind. It is a criminal investigation drama called "Serious Case Group Six".
Kong Sheng is in charge of this drama, and the protagonists are tentatively scheduled to be Fan Min, Da Zhou, and Jiang Chao, who will respectively play the three policemen who have a larger role in the drama - Dazeng, Zheng Yimin, and Jiang Han.
There is also policewoman Ji Jie, who was originally cast as Yan Ni, but Yan Ni accepted a movie and couldn't move it, so she had to find another actor.
Fortunately, the crew is still in the process of preparation, and it is estimated that it will take a while before filming starts, which will be enough time for Kong Sheng to find a satisfactory heroine.
