Chapter 275 The Overlord of TV Dramas - Mountains and Rivers
After the ending of "Da Ranfang", the mountains and rivers slowed down for a while.
Mainly because there are no new dramas to make up for it.
"Seven Swords 2", which has been completed, is in a slow post-production process because it involves a lot of special effects, and it is estimated that it will not be broadcast until mid-July.
"The Story of a College Student 2" filmed by Xue Jun has not yet been completed. Post-production is expected to be completed until August, or even later.
"Baolian Lantern" is still in the early preparation stage and has not yet been launched. It is estimated that it will not be broadcast until winter.
The same is true for Wang Qian's takeover of "Serious Case Group 3". It has not yet begun official filming. If it follows the schedule of the first two parts, the broadcast time will even be later in the year.
Many film and television companies, which were overwhelmed by Sun & River in the first half of the year, suddenly discovered that Sun & River had no new dramas on the line for a short period of time after "The Great Dyestuff". They were so moved that they almost shed tears.
God has mercy on them, they are suffering.
In the first half of 2021, Shanhe is really fierce.
The Spring Festival show "Family with Children 4" starts in February, "Serious Cases Part 2" in March, "The Miracle Doctor Xilaile" in April, "Bright Sword" in May, and then "The Great Dying House".
Until early June, Shanhe had new dramas aired every month, and all of them were "big hit dramas" that broke 2 or more.
Especially "Bright Sword" in May.
Although the previous TV series were great, they were still within the acceptable range. Except for "The Miracle Doctor Xilaile" which was too strong in the later stages, everyone can still eat some meat the rest of the time.
And when "Bright Sword" was aired, it directly overtook the same period. One drama occupied nearly one-third of the TV drama market share. The TV dramas aired at the same time as it were really heart-wrenching.
Not to mention the meat, if it is better, you can barely take a sip of the soup, and it is difficult to smack the bones and dregs in the street.
And the most damning thing is that after the finale of "Bright Sword", it relied on its remaining power to suppress many TV series for half a month.
The popularity of all the currently airing TV dramas combined is not as high as that of a "passed" drama that has already concluded. It can be said that I have mixed feelings.
After that, each family worked hard for more than ten days, waiting for the popularity of "Bright Sword" to pass, and then the "Da Ranfang" that broke 3 popped up...
Insiders joked that if Zuo Le died unexpectedly one day, it was probably because these film and television company bosses had someone behind his back to do it.
It was so miserable to be bullied!
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Of course, this cannot be blamed on Shanhe. Shopping malls are like battlefields. We always believe in the law of the jungle. If you don't have the ability to eat the meat yourself, you can't rely on others not to share the meat in the bowl with you.
But no matter what, Shanhe’s strong performance in the first half of the year left a deep impression on the circle.
In the past few years, Zuo Le was responsible for Shanhe. Last year, with the rise of Kong Sheng and others, Shanhe had begun to show its dominance.
The results in the first half of this year have firmly established Shanhe as the dominant player in the TV drama field.
Shanhe has also become a first-class company in the industry from a midstream film and television company. Although its comprehensive strength is temporarily not as good as those of entertainment giants, it should not be underestimated.
Especially in the field of TV dramas, except for a few companies and TV stations, the rest are younger brothers.
It is no exaggeration to say that the selection of domestic TV drama schedules in the future will already depend on Shanhe's face.
For example, after "The Great Dyeing Workshop" this time, Shanhe left more than a month's gap, and was immediately targeted by countless people.
Except for a few filmmakers who consider themselves capable, they are preparing to compete with Shanhe's "Seven Swords 2" and "College Story 2" in the summer release.
Most other film producers, including some popular crews, also chose to air the show in advance to avoid the spotlight.
I was really scared of being beaten.
In addition, "Seven Swords 2" and "The Story of a College Student 2" are both sequels to successful IPs, which are easier to succeed than original dramas. They have made great achievements in battles and have not experienced any real overturn in recent years.
Ordinary companies would not dare to gamble their hard-earned efforts on this film.
Moreover, even if Shanhe is lucky enough to overturn this time, is it so easy to rise to the top by riding on Shanhe?
Zuo Le has been famous for so many years, and everyone in the circle knows him fairly well. He is not a big-hearted person, and he will definitely retaliate when he gets angry, but he will never be stingy at the cost if he has the opportunity to retaliate.
You rose to the top through a mountain and river drama today. Next time someone looks at your company's key projects, let's have a fair competition.
Others are fine, but if Zuo Le takes action, based on his record in the past two years, who can dare to say he will win.
If Shanhe made a statement and deliberately targeted it, which TV station and network platform would take the risk to buy your drama.
To make money, lower your head occasionally and not shiver.
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The large-scale avoidance of war has resulted in extremely fierce competition for TV drama schedules in June, which is even worse than the usual summer schedules.
The audience cheered and Shanhe happily moved the small bench to watch the show.
Zuo Le didn't take this into consideration. The marriage wasted a lot of time and he needed to make up for the progress.
Fortunately, the crew of "Wulin Gaiden" are all acquaintances and have a tacit understanding of cooperation. The staff are also elites from Shanhe Company, and they just kept up with Zuo Le's requirements.
June 22, Qixia Town, Tongfu Inn
After the last dinner table scene, Zuo Le took off his headphones and shouted with some emotion.
""Wulin Gaiden" is all finished."
After the words fell, Zhang Jiajia, who played Zhu Wushuang, couldn't hold it back. She hugged Yan Ni and cried loudly. Others couldn't hold it back either. Many emotional actors shed tears, and most of the rest had slightly red eyes.
Zuo Le made it very clear before that the movie version of "Wulin Gaiden" is the final chapter of Tongfu Inn, and many plots in the script also reflect this.
In the future, these characters may appear in other TV series, but they will never reunite in Tongfu Inn.
Again, this is the pinnacle of sitcoms. It means a lot to most of the starring actors in "Wulin Gaiden". Now that they have said goodbye completely, they naturally feel a lot of reluctance.
Zuo Le felt a little uncomfortable looking at the uncomfortable leading actors. He stood there for a long time and finally called on all the cast and crew to take a group photo separately.
Yan Ni and others even changed their costumes and took photos in various locations of the inn, including the lobby, stairs, backyard, kitchen, shopkeeper's boudoir...
When the TV series "Wulin Gaiden" was completed, everyone was happy and looking forward to the results of the TV series.
At this time, filming was completed again, but everyone who had become successful and famous was full of sorrow about separation. They didn't care about the box office of the movie. They wanted to keep more memories about "Tongfu Inn".
That night, many people got drunk and went their separate ways the next day. Zuo Le also started the post-production of "Wulin Gaiden".
Shanhe has already discussed with the distribution company and theaters, and the premiere of "Wulin Gaiden" is initially scheduled for August 12th, which is a pretty good schedule.
Now, the movie promotion work has started, and the first round of trailers will be released in a few days.
In July, Yan Ni and others began to promote it one after another, and Zuo Le will also join in after the post-production is on track.
Zuo Le's film debut, the countdown has officially begun...
