Chapter 419 Xue Jun is confident that 'Detective Di Renjie 2' will explode
"Mao Liang" started shooting on the last day of December last year, and was delayed for nearly ten days due to the Chinese New Year. However, by April, more than 80% of the filming tasks were completed.
Except for some main plots that are still being wrapped up, almost all the unit plots have been filmed.
Currently, the remaining actors on the cast of "Mao Liang" are basically the main creators and some extras. Those supporting roles and guest stars have all finished filming and left.
Zuo Le has made calculations that "Mao Liang" can be completed by late April at the latest, and then leave two months for post-production, and then work on the summer schedule.
Gao Xinjian's "The Perfect Match" progressed even more slowly, especially since many actors were pressed into "Mao Liang", which made filming inconvenient.
And because it is a mythological drama, "The Match" involves a large number of special effects clips. If we want to finish all the special effects for later broadcast, it will be at least September or later.
The same is true for Kong Sheng's "Nirvana in Fire", and it was slow for him to get the script, which required a lot of preliminary preparations and had to coordinate the cast schedule with "The Match".
Due to various difficulties and obstacles, Kong Sheng himself could not guarantee that the drama would be broadcast before December, in time for this year's Golden Phoenix Awards selection.
If the schedule really doesn't allow it, for the sake of the Golden Phoenix Award, Shanhe may reschedule the drama to the beginning of next year.
And at the beginning of next year, starting from the Spring Festival, three mountain and river series "Family with Children 7", "Senior Case Group 5" and "Detective Detective Dee 3" will take turns.
"Nirvana in Fire" either continues to the back row, or I'm afraid I will have to fight among my own people.
Should we race against time to get aired at the end of the year, should we move it to the beginning of next year and fight with these three series, or should we backlog for half a year and monopolize the middle of next year.
Kong Sheng can't make a decision now, so he can only take one step at a time.
Gao and Kong's new dramas are progressing slowly, but Wang Qian's new drama "The Hidden Corner" is progressing well and has now started shooting in Daocheng.
And because this drama is not large in scale, with only 12 episodes, it is equivalent to a short drama. The shooting and post-production time will be greatly shortened compared to ordinary TV dramas. It is estimated to be on par with "Mao Liar", or even one step faster.
As a result, there is a high probability that this drama will also be aired during the summer season.
At the same time, it is worth mentioning that "The Hidden Corner" is relatively high-standard, and even involves some sensitive subjects such as minors.
In addition, it only has 12 episodes, which is obviously not suitable for TV platforms. Therefore, there is a high possibility that this drama will be launched on the Internet platform like "Mao Liar".
Following two web dramas in succession, the main battlefield of this summer's Shanhe will be transferred from the TV platform to the Internet.
"Mao Liar" and "The Hidden Corner" will most likely become online dramas, while the two dramas "The Fairy Match" and "Nirvana in Fire" will not be finished in a short period of time.
The heavy responsibility of carrying the ratings banner of Shanhe in the first half of the year fell on the upcoming broadcast of "Detective Di Renjie 2".
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For the first time, Xue Jun felt that he was trusted by the company and became the face of Shanhe Drama, even if it was only for a small period.
But Lao Xue was still very happy.
In the past, Zuo Le was always the face of Shanhe Drama. Later, Kong Sheng and Gao Xinjian also occasionally guest-hosted the overall situation, becoming in a sense the representatives of Shanhe Drama.
Kong Sheng's "Da Ran Fang" and "The Great House Gate", Gao Xinjian's "Seven Swords 2", the two-part "Lotus Lantern", and the "Family with Children" series have made them famous in China.
When it comes to Shanhe dramas, aside from Zuo Le, these two are the only ones left. Although Xue Jun is also known as a famous director, his brilliance is much inferior to that of Kong and Gao.
When outsiders comment on the outstanding heroes and heroines of the Shanhe drama, Lao Xue's name is rarely mentioned.
Although Xue Jun has already acquiesced in his position as Xue Laosi, he is still not angry about this matter.
Wang Qian is a new director, and her influence is limited. It’s okay if the outside world doesn’t count her, but he, Xue Laosi, has been working hard for so many years.
"The Story of the Health Team 1 and 2", "The Story of a College Student" trilogy, "The Miracle Doctor Xilaile", "The Detective Di Renjie"...
There are so many TV dramas that require good ratings and good reputation.
The brilliance of Shanhe Drama was not only due to his outstanding achievements, but at least he also worked hard.
Why should we exclude him and bully honest people when we talk about the representative figure of Shanhe drama?
Xue Jun has expressed his dissatisfaction to the outside world through some channels before, and not many people paid attention to him at first. But when "The Story of College Students 3" and "Detective Di Renjie" were aired last year.
One ranked second among the Shanhe sitcoms; the other had a Douban score of 9.0 and a ratings of nearly 3, setting a record for the best start of the Shanhe series.
At the same time, coupled with the first nomination for [Best Director] last year, Xue Laosi's reputation suddenly rose.
Although the outside world still does not rank him alongside Gao and Kong, they are not far behind. When talking about the main contributors to the glory of Shanhe Opera, they have also begun to add the word "Xue" after Zuo, Kong and Gao.
This time, there was a rare viewing gap for the Shanhe drama, which gave Lao Xue the opportunity to act alone.
If at this time, "Detective Detective Dee 2" had performed at a phenomenal level, until the summer season "Mao Liang" was broadcast, all the limelight would belong to him, Xue.
By then, Xue Laosi may not even be able to be a director of the same level as Kong and Gao.
The only thing that is uncertain now is whether "Detective Detective Di Renjie 2" can seize the opportunity and successfully become the mainstay of mountain and river dramas.
In this regard, Xue Jun himself is still somewhat confident.
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The drama "Detective Di Renjie" has an average ratings of 2.88 and a Douhua score of 9.0. Last year, it won the Golden Phoenix Award for "Best Action Director" and a trophy for one of the top ten most popular TV series of the year.
Moreover, it has been nominated for many important awards including "Best Director", "Best Screenplay", and "Best Supporting Actor".
Such an achievement is astonishing. If we go back a few years, it can be regarded as an annual drama.
It's a pity that Shanhe dramas have exploded in the past two years.
The outstanding performance of "Detective Detective Dee" has become "not worth mentioning" under the background of such dramatic dramas as "Insidious" and "Mansion Gate".
Even because "The Prequel of the Lotus Lantern", which is more popular, more influential, and has a stronger comprehensive index, is blocking the front, "Detective Di Renjie" didn't even make it into the top three of the year.
Xue Jun feels angry every time he thinks about it.
After getting angry, I feel dissatisfied.
"Mansion Gate" and "Latent" were too powerful, and he didn't dare to win.
But in "The Prequel to the Lotus Lantern", in Xue Jun's heart, his own "Detective Di Renjie" will definitely not lose to his counterpart.
The main reason why it was so wrong was that "Detective Di Renjie" was a new work at the time. It had no accumulated popularity, and the leading actor was not very well-known, so too much time was wasted in the early stage.
It finally took a long time for the momentum to fully build up, but due to the short broadcast period, it finally stopped at the threshold of breaking 3.
In contrast, "The Prequel of the Lotus Lantern" has a rich accumulation of previous works and a high starting point. In addition, with the popular character Yang Jian constantly bringing traffic, it will naturally be smooth sailing and it will kill big numbers.
This cannot be said to be wrong with "Baolian Lantern Prequel", because the accumulation of previous works and popular characters are normal means to increase ratings.
This is not what Xue Jun is dissatisfied with. He thinks that his timing is wrong. If "Detective Di Renjie 2", which is also accumulated from the previous work, is released this year, he may not lose to Gao Xinjian.
At the same time, it is precisely because of this that Xue Laosi is confident in the success of "Detective Di Renjie 2".
"Detective Detective Dee", which was in a difficult situation at the time, almost broke 3.
Now that the external conditions have been fully upgraded, and the plot quality is even better than the first one, "Detective Di Renjie 2" has no reason not to be a big hit...
