Chapter 392 Studebaker Theory and The Golden Buddha Principle
On September 20, the ratings of "Latent" exceeded 3.5. Compared with when it first aired, the upward trend has a clear tendency to stagnate and decline.
However, Shanhe had anticipated this situation before, and his mentality is still very stable now.
Anyway, the results of "Insidious" are already here, and I will watch "Insidious" slowly in the future. As for whether I can break through 4, I will see my own luck in the TV series.
Zuo Le is not a god either. Now the outside world praises him too highly.
As soon as his new drama comes out, the Internet starts to make noises about why he will do "Wulin Gaiden" today and "Bright Sword" tomorrow.
It seems that for Zuo Le, breaking 2 or 3 is not a big deal. Breaking 5 or 6 is his basic operation. No matter how bad it is, he has to get a passing score of 4.
Unfortunately, Shanhe Pictures has been established for several years. Previously, there were only three films that scored 4 or above, "Bright Sword", "Wulin Gaiden" and "Guandong".
In the first half of this year, "Mansion Gate" broke out and became Shanhe's fourth TV series to break the 4-digit mark.
You know, in the past few years, there have been dozens of TV series produced by Shanhe, large and small, but only four works have exceeded 4. One can imagine the low proportion among them.
Moreover, this is a country where high-quality dramas are frequently produced, and the basic foundation is here. If we count the proportion of TV dramas that exceed 4 in the entire field of TV dramas, the number is so shabby that people can’t bear to look at it.
Therefore, within Shanhe Company, including Zuo Le himself, the expectations for the performance of new dramas generally fluctuate around 3 or above.
Zuo Le has good historical results and has created several visual miracles, so his expectations are higher. Breaking 3 is considered a goal for him, and he is happy but not surprised.
For Gao, Kong, Xue and others, the historical results generally fluctuate between breaking 2 and breaking 3, so the expectations are slightly lower.
Breaking 3 is considered an extremely good achievement for them, and once it is achieved, it will be a huge surprise.
But whether it is Zuo Le, Gao, Kong, Xue and others, they rarely set their psychological expectations for a rating of 4, because the difficulty is too high.
Basically, for a TV series to achieve this result, in addition to the quality of the TV series itself, it also needs some luck.
To put it bluntly, it can be met but not sought.
Zuo Le sometimes still thinks about it in his heart. If the new drama has good luck or becomes popular due to something, it is not without hope to break 4.
But Gao, Xue, Kong and others can only hope occasionally.
For example, Kong Sheng, although he already has the 4-rated work "Mansion Gate", Kong Sheng does not dare to boast that he can do it again.
People who work hard to climb to the top know how difficult it is to reach the top, and people who have reached the top know even more how difficult it is to reach the top...
Therefore, regardless of all the myths promoted by the outside world, Zuo Le and Shanhe still maintain a calm and cautious attitude internally.
Not only "Latent", but also Zuo Le's new dramas that will follow, must have a clear internal positioning. Have psychological expectations in advance, and then put them out. If the expectations are exceeded, you will naturally be happy. If the expectations are exceeded, you will study the deficiencies and improve them.
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Try to downplay the unobjective evaluations from the outside world, whether they are good or bad reviews, to prevent mental imbalance and confusion due to good or bad results.
Shanhe has been able to maintain a high level of creative quality in recent years, and its work in distribution and promotion is also very thoughtful. This has a lot to do with Zuo Le's continuous guidance of a calm mentality within the company.
Shanhe's overall strength is strong. As long as he keeps a normal mind and doesn't make any mistakes, even if he is in an invincible position, he still has a good start.
After that, if you work steadily and step by step, you will naturally reap the fruits of victory every year.
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Shanhe, who has not been disturbed by the outside world, is still calmly observing the ratings trend of "Latent".
And a new meme of "Latent" has gradually become popular on the Internet, namely Deputy Webmaster Yu's famous top-level manual - Stypunk Theory and the Golden Buddha Principle of the Amyrlin Seat.
As I said before, "Insidious" is a spy drama, and it is also a workplace drama that resembles the Republic of China.
In today's era when the "beating workers" meme is so popular, countless young people are holding back their emotions about the workplace.
Unfortunately, there are not many high-quality workplace dramas nowadays. Most of them are still love dramas disguised as workplace dramas, and the audience has no sense of recognition after watching them.
Therefore, when "Insidious", a TV series that showed the essence of the workplace to a certain extent, appeared, even though the main plot was a spy war, it still attracted the attention of netizens.
There are also talents who have come up with a set of so-called "Latent" workplace laws based on the plot, which is the above-mentioned "Stepunk Theory and the Golden Buddha Principle", which has been recognized by many viewers.
Most of the workplace plots in "Latent" revolve around the personnel struggles within Jinmen Station of the Secrecy Bureau.
As mentioned in the previous plot, the three top executives under Station Chief Wu at Jinmen Station, Captain Ma Kui of the Action Team and Director of the Intelligence Department Lu Qiaoshan, are preparing to compete for the position of Deputy Station Chief. Yu Zecheng has just arrived and is watching the fire from across the bank, occasionally inside.
Add oil and vinegar.
However, after Ma Kui's death, Li Ya took his place, and the situation at Jinmen Station also changed. The plot of the workplace drama "Latent" also began to get to the point.
Ma Kui died. Logically speaking, Lu Qiaoshan could legitimately take the position. However, due to Station Commander Wu's deliberate balancing act, Lao Lu was still suppressed in the position of Director of the Intelligence Division.
Lu Qiaoshan didn't know that Station Commander Wu was behind this, so he blamed Li Ya, who had just taken office and was in the limelight, for his failure to rise to the top.
He felt that it was because Li Ya was trusted by webmaster Wu that he failed to become the deputy webmaster.
Therefore, Lu Qiaoshan focused on Li Ya, and Yu Zecheng wanted to skin Li Ya because of Zuo Lan's death. The two of them, overtly and covertly, began to plot against Captain Li.
Speaking of the character Li Ya, I have said before that he is an absolute idealist and the only one among the fruit party members at the Jinmen Station of the Secrecy Bureau who has political beliefs.
Li Ya also said in the play that when he works as a spy, he does not want to receive rewards for meritorious service, promotion or wealth, but just wants to eliminate all enemies for the Fruit Party, so that the world will be peaceful and the children can live a good life.
It can be said that Li Ya is an admirable person, but it is a pity that he is on the wrong team.
No matter how lofty his ideals are, he can't stand the fact that the people around him are either undercover agents or party loyalists who are full of petty calculations.
Therefore, although Li Ya worked conscientiously, worked hard and even ate and slept in the office after arriving at Jinmen Station, he still failed to achieve anything and was blamed instead.
In the case of the underground party traitor Yuan Peilin, Lao Yu took action, which caused Li Ya to suffer a big setback as soon as he took office.
Immediately afterwards, he was tricked by Lu Qiaoshan and ran to the army with false information. He was beaten violently by two cars of officers and soldiers.
The most outrageous thing is that after Li Ya and others were beaten, Station Commander Wu became furious and arrested Captain Xu who had beaten them. Yu Zecheng unexpectedly found out that something was behind the scenes, so he took the initiative to make peace.
He first contacted Captain Xu's people to make arrangements, confirmed the situation, and went to see Lao Wu, saying that Captain Xu's backstage could pay for the redemption, and the price was a brand new Stypunkt car.
Stypunk brand sedan, a British product, won a prize in the US Army and was the model of the same name as Flying Tigers commander Chennault. At that time, the market value was about 50,000 US dollars, equivalent to about 24,000 silver dollars, which was a sky-high price.
Webmaster Wu, an old fox who fell in the eye of money, immediately became interested when faced with such a huge amount of "filial piety".
However, considering that Stypunk was too popular, Lao Wu did not dare to accept it. Yu Zecheng immediately said intimately that he had already negotiated with the Xu family, and the car could be exchanged for equivalent gold and US dollars.
In addition, there is no need to worry about safety. Yu Zecheng uses the white gloves of outside gangsters to conduct transactions. Even if something happens, they will not be traced.
What a great staff and attentive service.
Lao Wu was very pleased, and then said that Captain Xu was also a hero of the Anti-Japanese War, and he should be lenient as appropriate.
Yu Ze deliberately understood the situation and went to work, while Stationmaster Wu happily hummed the opera "First come to Xianyang to be the king, and then go to Xianyang to be the king", and called home to ask for the price. A brand new Styropunk was worth a lot.
How much.
After that, the ransom was successfully handed over to Lao Wu, who immediately upgraded Yu Zecheng's new appointment and prepared to promote Yu Zecheng to lieutenant colonel.
In the entire "Stee Punk" incident, Lu Qiaoshan successfully attacked his competitors, Lao Wu earned US dollars in gold for a famous brand car, and Yu Zecheng gained the trust of his boss and is about to be promoted.
Only Captain Li Ya and Captain Li received a beating in vain, which lasted for two carloads of officers and soldiers...
Li Ya is suffering!
Even the audience felt a little sorry for this fruit party agent who was cheated by a group of "pig teammates".
Originally, because of Zuo Lan's death, Li Ya's image among the audience, which was somewhat disliked and despised, has also improved to a certain extent.
The most important thing is that everyone feels a certain sense of empathy from Li Ya's hard experience.
In their professional careers, most ordinary people have been plotted by villains like Lu Qiaoshan, and have been picked off by "old bastards" like Yu Zecheng. As for those like Webmaster Wu who do not care about the overall situation and only care about their own interests.
The "weird and good boss" is everyone's pain.
Putting aside the stance and plot, many viewers saw their own reflections in Li Ya's experience.
Your boss makes money, your colleagues get promoted, you get "beaten", and everyone has a bright future...
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Li Ya's experience made the audience full of empathy and heartache, while Yu Zecheng's operation made everyone say "I learned it, I learned it".
The previous "Stepunk Theory" greatly increased the trust and affection of Webmaster Wu for Yu Zecheng, and soon he reciprocated the favor and handed over a lucrative job to Yu Zecheng.
Catch a corrupt official in the Party Communications Bureau who is in charge of the economy.
This task is quite complex. First of all, the Party Communication Bureau (Central Unification Bureau) is the rival of the Military Unification Secret Bureau, and those who arrested their people can easily win the favor of senior officials and colleagues within the Military Unification Bureau, and they have done a lot of credit.
Secondly, this corrupt official has a lot of money. According to the unspoken rules of the military, anyone who goes on a mission can make some money.
It’s both credit and money. Lao Wu can be said to be quite particular.
And Yu Zecheng was not a person without winks. After completing the task beautifully, he took the initiative to report to Lao Wu.
During this period, Lao Wu "accidentally" mentioned this corrupt official in the Party Bureau. Two large cars full of stolen goods were found in his home. In his words and demeanor, he seemed to regret that he had not been able to see it with his own eyes.
How clever Yu Zecheng was. He immediately understood the elegant meaning after hearing the qin, and said that among the dirt there was a golden Buddha on a jade throne, which was more than a foot high. It was said that it was the treasure of Liu Yu's house in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Now, Yu Zecheng has taken this Golden Buddha out of the list, and on the way here, he "specially passed by" Station Master Wu's house and handed the Golden Buddha into the hands of Mrs. Wu.
After hearing this, Lao Wu felt so satisfied that he immediately opened a pie and expressed his intention to support Yu Zecheng as the deputy webmaster.
Yu Zecheng immediately stood up with a grateful face: "Thank you, webmaster, for your cultivation."
Lao Wu waved his hand and pointedly corrected: "It is cultivated by the Party (Si) and the country (Ti), and the individual (Jin) person (Buddha) behaves."
Yu Zecheng was convinced, and the audience was full of shit.
Everyone knows how to bribe a boss to get a job, but to bribe someone like Yu Zecheng, who is so thoughtful, leaves no trace and makes people feel comfortable, it is very revealing of his workplace skills.
What's most embarrassing about Yu Zecheng is that he didn't pay a penny for this series of bribes.
He even drew a lot of water from it, and there were several large gold bars hidden in the chicken coop at home.
Spending other people's money to promote your own position, how can you be so awesome...
This is also the reason why "Stepunker Theory and the Jade Buddha Principle" are so highly praised.
The operation is really awesome!
Of course, this is just a joke in the play. You can get some insights and experiences in the workplace from it, but there is no need to follow the real path. After all, it is not the right way.
This scene was filmed in the drama "Latent", mainly to reflect the corruption and personnel strife within the military command or the Kuomintang Party, and to highlight Yu Zecheng's meticulous and intelligent character and superb undercover methods.
The "Stepunke Theory, Jade and Golden Buddha Principle" is actually just a joke, and there is no need to forcibly associate it with the workplace or even officialdom.
Including in the drama "Latent", although Webmaster Wu has relied heavily on Yu Zecheng since then, he also did it to get Yu Zecheng to make money for him, completely out of a mentality of exploitation.
The so-called deputy webmaster is just trying to get Yu Zecheng with a blank promise.
Yu Zecheng also understood this and did not take Lao Wu's words seriously at all, but he could not resist his good luck.
Li Ya had been suppressed by Lu Qiaoshan before, so he planned to find an opportunity to take revenge. Although Captain Li was unlucky, he was very capable, otherwise he would not have nearly forced Yu Zecheng to a desperate situation before.
He hid him behind to plot against Lu Qiaoshan, and successfully made a "sneak attack" on Lu Qiaoshan, either mentally or unintentionally. Lu Qiaoshan was killed. If it weren't for the support of his backers, he would have almost been beaten to the end.
Lao Lu was deposed, and Li Ya had just arrived at Jinmen Station with slightly weaker qualifications. In addition, he acted too aggressively during Lao Lu's resignation, which caused dissatisfaction among many people.
As a result, this battle for the deputy webmaster, which lasted for half of the TV series, finally let Yu Zecheng pick up the slack.
Li Ya worked hard to calculate, but in the end his work was in vain, and all the benefits were obtained by Yu Zecheng.
That night, the topic "Feeling sorry for Li Ya" became a trending topic on scarves, and Li Ya became another popular character in the drama "Latent" after Yu Zecheng, Cuiping, and Webmaster Wu.
The actor Duan Long, who plays Li Ya, has also greatly increased his popularity. Coupled with various previous accumulations, he is now almost as good as a first-line artist...
