Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

A mountain city, two stones, three characters, and "thief" songs on all sides, it won applause from all sides. The box office surge shown by "Crazy Stone" spread all over the country, and the strong word-of-mouth effect created a national sensation.

Compared with the crazy momentum of the audience's enthusiasm for the film, the various film reviews surrounding "Crazy Stone" have reached a fever pitch.

If you search for "crazy stone" as the keyword on a well-known search website, you will find as many as 110 million related web pages.

The most typical case of these film reviews is a special academic seminar on "Crazy Stone" organized by the China Film Association. Experts and scholars from Yenching Film Academy, Yenching University and Tsinghua University vied for the opportunity to speak at the meeting. They generally "praised" the film and believed that if there were 20 similar domestic films, the Chinese film market would undergo fundamental changes.

Among them, a professor from the Yenching Film Academy said: "There are many pseudo-realistic movies around us, but this movie has a long-lost reality. The jokes in the movie and the performances of the actors are all true realism. The story is very stereotypical, but we can laugh for an hour and a half without realizing it. This is the most successful one."

In order to allow more movie fans to see "Crazy Stone", Julang Film and Television and Shenghua Film and Television officially released the genuine audio-visual products of this movie today, just 10 days away from the movie's national theater release.

At present, there are no pirated products related to "Crazy Stone" on the market. This is because Shen Lang and Fang Wanhua have formulated a series of measures to resist the invasion of piracy into the market, including shortening the release schedule of genuine DVDs and releasing two versions of DVDs.

The gold version DVD has a beautiful outer box packaging and is priced at RMB 15. In order to target the secondary and tertiary markets that are flooded with cheap and low-quality pirated copies, a simplified version DVD priced at RMB 8 has been launched, allowing consumers to enjoy high-quality genuine products at an affordable price.

By releasing the DVD 10 days after the theatrical release, consumers' viewing and collection needs can be met immediately, leaving pirates no chance to take advantage.

Of course, to fight against piracy, the most important thing is the quality of the product and the added value it brings to consumers.

First of all, the genuine DVD of "Crazy Stone" not only has perfect audio and video quality, but also accurate Chinese subtitles.

Secondly, it also includes an interview with Ning Hao and a Sina.com wireless recharge card worth RMB 40. Consumers can download the classic stills from the movie, humorous Yuqing dialect movie dialogues, and the theme song of the same name created by Shen Lang for free.

This series of operations brought huge profits to the movie "Crazy Stone".

Shen Lang also started the "Crazy" series of films, which will continue to be filmed by the iron triangle of Ning Hao, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng, and are scheduled to be released in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 respectively.

Yes, in addition to "Crazy Racing" and "Crazy Alien" in the original time and space series, "Lost in Thailand" and "No Man's Land", also directed by Ning Hao, have also been added to this series.

Huang Bo's acting career is well arranged, and his development path is clear and smooth.

His singing career is flourishing. At present, he has firmly established himself as the "number one online singer". On the ringtone download chart, leaving aside Shen Lang who topped the overall chart with the number of songs, he has taken the top three spots on the singles chart.

The number of ringtone downloads for just the three songs "Ten Thousand Reasons", "Two Butterflies" and "Pray to Buddha" has exceeded 1 million.

This year, in order to further consolidate his position as the top online singer, Shen Lang also carefully arranged three online songs for him, namely "Wait One Minute", "Heartache 2004 (2009)" and "Moving Heaven and Earth".

On the other hand, Zhou Xun’s EP was finally released.

She first served as a guest at Shen Lang's Star City concert, singing the title song "Perfume is Poisonous" from the EP, and the other two songs were "Ten Thousand Reluctances" and "Making Mistakes".

Then it went on sale nationwide the next day and was released as the first batch of songs in the trial operation of Qianqian Jingting VIP.

It is worthy of being a classic song among female singers on the Internet of the original time and space. It became very popular as soon as it was released. It achieved very impressive data both in terms of offline physical album sales and online sales channels such as online listening and ringtone downloads.

In this way, Jingtao Music, relying on the outstanding performance of its singers, won the first place in the three fields of online male singers, female singers and groups, which can be said to be a remarkable achievement.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang also became the group's most downloaded ringtones thanks to their loneliness trilogy: "I miss you not because I'm lonely", "Don't say you love me when I'm lonely" and "Loneliness is singing".

However, strictly speaking, they are not pure internet singers, and Shen Lang has never positioned them as internet singers. It’s just that in this era of booming internet development, they have reaped the benefits by taking advantage of the powerful force of internet communication.

This year, Shen Lang has further plans for them. He wants to use a song to push them to perform on next year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

On the last day of March, he came to Xiangshan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to visit Liu Yifei.

At this moment, Liu Yifei is filming Zhang Jizhong's new version of Jin Yong's drama "The Return of the Condor Heroes" here.

Xiangshan Film and Television City is also the origin of this drama.

In order to prepare for the filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Zhang Jizhong visited many places across the country. Finally, through the introduction of an acquaintance, he came to Xiangshan Peninsula for the first time. At that time, the director of the Xiangshan County Tourism Bureau was very enthusiastic and strongly recommended that he build the "Condor Heroes City" here.

Zhang Jizhong felt that it would save a lot of trouble with local support, so he finalized two plots of land here. One plot of land was in the suburbs of Xiangshan County, but it was too close to the city. After the expansion of the county, there would not be much room for the development of the film and television city. After much consideration, the film and television city was built in Xinqiao Town, Xiangshan, a plot of land backed by Lingyan Mountain and with almost no electric poles.

Then, it took only 6 months to build the Condor Heroes City, which included the magnificent Xiangyang City, the mysterious Tomb of the Living Dead, the beautiful and elegant Guiyun Villa, the mysterious and fantastic Jueqing Valley, the lush banyan forest and other exterior scenes.

This will also become the filming location for more than 160 film and television works, including "The Legend of Xue Rengui", "The Orphan of Zhao", "Journey to the West", "The Four", "The Banquet", and "The Legend of Chu and Han", which is no worse than Hengdian.

Shen Lang came to the set quietly without notifying Liu Yifei in advance. After arriving, he first met Zhang Jizhong.

During this period of time, he has really been in the limelight, and his influence in the industry has been growing day by day, and as a result, his net worth has skyrocketed.

In this regard, Zhang Jizhong couldn't help but sigh that he can no longer afford to ask him to write songs for TV dramas, as one song would consume one-third of the budget of the entire drama.

Then, Shen Lang chatted with Liu Xiaoli for a long time.

During this period, the way Liu Xiaoli looked at him had slightly changed compared to before, and there seemed to be a hint of the feeling of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law in her eyes.

You know, she doesn't allow Liu Yifei to fall in love early, and has always been very strict with her. However, Liu Yifei is about to turn 18, and if the target is Shen Lang, she is willing to relax this restriction. Then, Shen Lang turned his eyes to the set, where a scene in the rain was being filmed.

The Little Dragon Girl played by Liu Yifei is dressed in white clothes as white as snow. The rain wets her snow-white face, highlighting her skin as transparent as jade, like a lotus emerging from water.

She looks weak, but her frail body contains stubbornness and strong energy, and she looks heroic when riding a horse.

This picture well illustrates the saying “Beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin”. She is an example of a woman with both good skin and bones.

"Click, the sprinkler truck stops, that's it!"

As soon as director Yu Min finished speaking, Liu Yifei stepped on the stirrups skillfully and stepped off the horse lightly.

As soon as she stood firmly, a towel was gently placed on her body, and she said smoothly, "Thank you."

Although it is spring now, the daytime temperature at the shooting location is only about 10 degrees Celsius, and it is still very cold to get wet.

However, being an actor is what they do for a living, so what job isn’t hard?

In this regard, Liu Yifei has always been very dedicated. She will never complain or back down because of a little difficulty.

At this time, she first wrapped the towel tightly around her body, trying to resist the slight chill.

But she suddenly realized that something was wrong. Usually on the set, whenever she encountered such a situation, her mother would be busy taking care of her. But now, her mother was standing outside the filming site, looking at her with a smile.

She subconsciously turned her head and saw Shen Lang. Her eyes immediately showed joy and she shouted, "Brother Lang!"

Shen Lang looked at the slightly embarrassed but cute Liu Yifei in front of him, with a gentle smile on his face, and said: "Go change your clothes first, don't catch a cold."

Liu Yifei nodded obediently, said "OK", and then ran quickly towards the RV like a happy little rabbit.

In just a few minutes, she changed into clean and tidy clothes and came out of the RV.

She first stood there, looking around anxiously. When she saw Shen Lang, she quickly trotted over to him and asked happily, "Brother Lang, why are you here?"

Shen Lang couldn't help but smile after hearing this and said, "Forgot? The day after tomorrow is my concert in Hangzhou."

She and Shu Chang are guests and will go to rehearsal together tomorrow.

When Liu Yifei heard this, she raised her chin slightly, with a smug look on her face, and said, "How could I forget? I even talked to Xiaochang about this on the phone yesterday. I just didn't expect you to come to the crew specially."

Shen Lang said casually: "It's boring to stay in the hotel, so I came to watch you filming."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei was overjoyed, and then asked nervously: "Then, do you think I acted well?"

Shen Lang looked at her and said, "Fresh and refined, like a fairy."

As one of Jin Yong's classic novels, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" has been adapted into film and television dramas many times, thus giving rise to various versions of Xiaolongnu.

The character of Xiaolongnu is described in the original novel as "having an unparalleled appearance, as beautiful as a fairy and as bright as a fairy, with a skin as white as jade, as pure as the fairy Gushan, with a natural and elegant appearance, and martial arts that are light and graceful, and she defeats the enemy with her graceful and charming manner". She is also praised for being "bright and kind, with a broad mind, and she repays grievances with kindness", and is a model of a chivalrous woman, and a representative of truth, goodness, and beauty.

The version starring Chen Yulian is considered to be a relatively early version of The Return of the Condor Heroes. The Little Dragon Girl she played was beautiful in white clothes, otherworldly and beautiful, which left a deep impression on the audience. Even though this work is rarely mentioned, it is undeniable that her Little Dragon Girl is a legend.

When talking about the 83 version, we have to mention the 84 version. After all, the time is very close, and Chen Yulian and Pan Yingzi are both goddesses of that era. It’s just that the Little Dragon Girl played by Pan Yingzi is slightly different from the original, she is a little more cute and smart, and her cute appearance also makes the audience like her very much. This version of Little Dragon Girl is also a success.

Another thing that must be mentioned is the 93 version. Compared to previous versions, this one can be said to be a big production. Not only did it invest huge amounts of money, but it also invited many well-known actors to better restore the original work. The Little Dragon Girl played by Li Ruotong is relatively consistent with the image in the original work. She is otherworldly and has a peerless appearance, which makes people fall in love at first sight. Moreover, her acting skills well interpret the character and inner world of Little Dragon Girl. Therefore, this version of Little Dragon Girl has not only been recognized by the audience, but also by Jin Yong.

As for Liu Yifei's version, her image of Little Dragon Girl is pure and elegant, sweet and innocent, and more youthful and lively. Although many people have questioned her acting skills and the image she presented, thinking that she is too young and not good enough in expressing certain emotions or showing the character's traits, at the same time, there are also many viewers who recognize her performance and appreciate the unique charm she gave to Little Dragon Girl.

Anyway, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you like something, you will praise it without reservation, while if you don’t like it, you will criticize it mercilessly.

After hearing Shen Lang's comments, Liu Yifei's cheeks involuntarily flushed a light pink, but then she revealed a slightly lost look, and said with a little regret in her tone: "It's a pity that Yang Guo is not you."

Frankly speaking, Shen Lang really wanted to play Yang Guo. He felt that he and Yang Guo were similar in some aspects, such as the so-called "scumbag qualities". In The Return of the Condor Heroes, Yang Guo was constantly flirting with girls, including Guo Xiang, Guo Fu, Hong Lingbo, Lu Wushuang, Yan Ping, Cheng Ying, and Gongsun Lue'e, who were more "flirtatious" than him.

Zhang Jizhong also believed that he was the most suitable candidate for Yang Guo, and as soon as the project of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was decided to be launched, he invited him without hesitation.

However, he was busy with music and his schedule was packed, so he just couldn't spare the time. He had no choice but to give up the role.

At this moment, Shen Lang looked at Liu Yifei who looked disappointed, and comforted her: "Don't feel sorry, there will be plenty of opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Liu Yifei's expression changed instantly, and she said with a smile: "Yeah."

Speaking of Yang Guo, here comes Yang Guo. (End of this chapter)