Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Can Chapter 445 break 2 million views? The new version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" is flourishing! The mistress has grown even more!
"Holy crap! Have you guys seen the new version of 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'?"

"I saw it! I know what you're thinking, I actually saw Zhou Zhiruo playing Abbess Miejue!"

"The casting is absolutely brilliant! And the cast is really good-looking too!"

"Regardless of the casting, this first episode is already very captivating!"

"Logically speaking, shouldn't they have been out this early?"

"Didn't you guys notice? The first episode... looks a lot like the movie version!"

"That's right! Someone has finally noticed that the new version of 'Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber' is quite similar to the movie version."

"You guys are unbelievable! Didn't you notice? The director of this movie is Fatty Wang!"

"To be honest, this Fatty Wang has acted in quite a few adaptations of Jin Yong's novels."

The moment the new version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber" aired, the online comments exploded!

Of course, this drama was originally a major production, and Hunan TV had done a lot of promotion for it beforehand.

This is the final installment of the 'Condor Trilogy', which can also be considered the grand finale.

An absolute focal point.

Vigorous promotion is a must.

Moreover, the entire creative team was truly impressive, organizing numerous activities beyond just appearing on Happy Camp.

Following this process, the show generated a lot of buzz online after it premiered.

This is considered a normal reaction.

but!
This is getting way too much attention online right now!
Countless netizens enthusiastically commented online.

If someone who understands online marketing saw such high popularity at first, they might think it was fake, right?
Are all these so-called trending topics and traffic bought?

But if you take a closer look at these netizens' posts, you'll definitely be certain that they are all real people!

There weren't many similarities, although most of them were commenting on the beginning of this version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber," and their comments were all quite varied.

Of course, the two most popular points right now are, one is why this version of Abbess Miejue is played by Hai Mei, and the other is that this version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" looks a lot like the movie version starring Jet Li.

What exactly is going on with these two angles?
According to normal narrative techniques, Abbess Miejue's appearance would definitely be relatively late.

That's how Mr. Jin Yong wrote his novels.

Anyway, in the case of TV dramas, it's unlikely they'll appear in the first episode.

But this version is different!
In our new version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", the first episode is not based on the novel. Instead, it directly shows Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu bringing Wuji back from Ice and Fire Island!

Moreover, it was Zhang Wuji who was struck by the palm, and Zhang Cuishan who committed suicide!

Goodness, why film it like this?

So how should this story be told?

It's easy, very easy to explain!

In other words, this plot is actually Zhang Wuji's memory.

That's right, our new version is told from Zhang Wuji's perspective, and now he'll start with a flashback.

How did my parents die?

This was an absolutely momentous event in his life, a major blow to him.

It's perfectly normal that he remembers it so vividly.

Then, following this memory, we will start telling the story of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" from the beginning.

And this is about... the Three Heroes of Wudang!

It's still a recollection, but here we've entered the story's main narrative flow.

Although it's just the beginning, this narrative style...

novel!

Absolutely! Many netizens feel that this is the first time they've ever seen "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" filmed like this.

But they soon realized the advantages of filming this way.

Because we share a common perspective!

It's important to know that "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" is a long serialized novel, and quite a few things happened during its serialization.

It can be confirmed that the original male protagonist of this novel was actually Zhang Cuishan!

It really was him, but later, as Jin Yong continued writing, he changed it to Zhang Wuji.

Jin Yong himself mentioned this.

Once the character of Zhang Cuishan was written to a certain extent, it became difficult to generate any more contradictions or conflicts within him.

Zhang Wuji, however, was different; he returned burdened with a deep-seated blood feud.

His is much easier to write about.

If this were any other author, and the male lead were changed halfway through, the show would definitely flop.

But Jin Yong is Jin Yong; when he wrote this book, he was already at the height of his fame.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes were incredibly popular.

Therefore, it was not affected in any way.

Moreover, this version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" is even more impressive; many people find it impossible to put down.

Of course, quite a few people also had ulterior motives.

One of the movies is called "The Sacred Flame of the Martial World," which is a film that was made without paying copyright fees and was forcibly modified.

As you can tell from the title, this film is borrowed from Jin Yong's "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" and the "Sacred Flame Token".

And the filming at that time was really bad. The fight scenes involved people holding the sacred torch and barking at each other... Yes, there was a really catchy background music during the fight scenes.

Basically, whoever gets the torch is awesome. What's most frustrating is that years later, it was remade, not just as a movie, but also as a TV series!

The movie remake still features the big-eyed Mo Shaocong.

Jin Yong was powerless to stop such plagiarism and could only laugh it off.

Interestingly, the male protagonist in "The Sacred Flame of the Martial World" is someone you might be quite familiar with; his name is Yin Tianchou.

Stephen Chow used this name in "King of Comedy".

Let's get back to our new version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

In fact, many previous adaptations have faced a very difficult problem.

How should we deal with Zhang Cuishan and his son Zhang Wuji?

We all know that Zhang Wuji is the male protagonist, but because Jin Yong changed the male protagonist when the series was being serialized, Zhang Cuishan has quite a lot of screen time.

In most cases, Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Wuji are played by the same person.

One advantage of doing this is that it makes things less fragmented.

After all, film and television dramas are visual arts. Even if the character's name changes, everyone can tell at a glance that the person is still the same.

Therefore, the audience's sense of disconnect is not so strong.

But this isn't right!

Zhang Wuji and Zhang Cuishan really shouldn't look alike; Zhang Wuji should look more like his mother, Yin Susu.

It's in the book, for example, why does the White-browed Eagle King love this grandson so much, right?

However, previous versions couldn't handle this.

It’s different now!

The new version almost completely eliminates this sense of disconnect because the opening perspective is Zhang Wuji's!

And in doing so... it really does look like the movie version.

It's important to know that the movie version didn't actually tell you it was Zhang Wuji's memory; it's just that Wang Pangzi and the others compressed a lot of the plot.

But this time, why don't we just use memories to do it? That would be great, wouldn't it?

The key point is that this action triggered a lot of memories for the audience.

The movie "The Kung Fu Cult Master" was very popular when it was broadcast on television.

It is frequently rebroadcast and many viewers enjoy watching it.

Now...we've made contact!
At the same time, because of the early appearance of the extinction, this is also connected!

However, this time they contacted the 94 Taiwanese production of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

To be honest, the 94 version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was really unwatchable in terms of plot. It was all about dragging on and on about romance, and it always had scenes of Zhou Zhiruo being raped.

It's simply speechless.

However, this drama was extremely popular back then, and many local TV stations rebroadcast it repeatedly. In addition, the music in this drama is very classic.

It's fair to say that while the plot of this version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was disgustingly altered, the songs were genuinely good.

Therefore, although this version did not receive high praise, it was the highest-rated version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber" and had the most viewers.

Hai Mei played Zhou Zhiruo in the original, but in the new version she's been upgraded!
She became the Abbess Miejue.

It’s amazing!
What's most interesting is that when Zhou Zhiruo appears, that is, when Yuanyuan, the Emei disciple, makes her appearance, she and Sister Hai Mei...

Zhou Zhiruo and Abbess Miejue standing side by side like this!
Good guy!
"It looks just like it! It really does!"

"Wow! I never noticed how good Yuanyuan looks in period costume before!"

"Who came up with this? Who! So talented! The old Zhou Zhiruo and the current Zhou Zhiruo are in the same frame, and they're both so beautiful! Awesome!"

"It was worth it! No matter how boring the rest of the show gets, it was all worth watching until now!"

"The new version of 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' is beyond reproach! Absolutely fantastic!"

Netizens are absolutely speaking from the heart.

Indeed, this scene was outstanding.

And then the valiant Zhao Min appeared...

"Oh dear! Each has its own strengths!"

"How are we supposed to choose? Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Min?!" "What's wrong with you all? How can you ignore the other beauties? Even Zhu Jiuzhen is fantastic!"

"Indeed, that Zhu Jiu is quite a slut, a bad woman."

"What are you thinking? Where's Xiao Zhao?"

"Yes, this time Xiao Zhao is just perfect!"

Alright, we don't really need to worry about the plot anymore. Just look at all the beautiful women in our new version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre".

Casting is really crucial!

Zhu Jiuzhen is still Tangtang, and Xiao Zhao is still Yaya.

And needless to say, Zhu'er was unsteady on her feet as soon as Li Dabai appeared in his ancient costume.

It makes people dizzy just looking at it.

As for Yin Susu, they simply invited Rosamund Kwan to make a cameo appearance.

Our show is absolutely overflowing with beautiful women!

These include changes in perspective, plot adaptations, and a plethora of beautiful women, among other things.

But it was all orchestrated by Ma Xun!

He's so good at it.

So, it's become so popular online, need I say more about the viewership ratings?
The new version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" broke the previous record shortly after its premiere!
That's right, "Detective Dee" just set a new ratings record for the year, and it has already been surpassed!
Breaking three!

These days, getting a satellite to reach three stars is incredibly difficult!
Such high viewership ratings and such high online popularity.

What are we waiting for!
Ma Xun did launch a new mode before, right?

Add it! We absolutely must add ads!

However, with such good data now, adding ads is not so simple.

Pay up!

As for how much money it was... the news quickly spread within the industry.

The follow-up ads for "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" have exceeded 100 million views!

Of course, this is just a rumor.

If the subsequent sales figures exceeded 1 million, doesn't that mean the film has surpassed 5 million?
Probably not.

However, the rumors became increasingly detailed and convincing.

Some are even saying that this movie might gross over 200 million!
Because the number of ads being pushed out is constantly changing, and also, we can discuss new terms.

For example, the advertising for future reruns of this show can also be negotiated.

Breaking 200 million?
Can advertising space for a TV series really sell for this much?!

This was unthinkable just two years ago.

But now, it seems that breaking 200 million is not an impossible thing.

Our TV drama market is booming... cough cough, enough with the official jargon.

The key is the new model launched by Ma Xun.

It seems to have resolved the concerns of advertisers and advertisers.

However, if a show becomes a hit, the amount of money invested will be much more than before!

Wouldn't this model be beneficial to the TV drama market?

So it seems that Ma Xun has truly set this new model for himself!

Did Ma Xun become the one who made the rules?

In that case... some people might not be able to sleep.

……

Beijing.

"What? How could this show be so popular?"

"It's fake! It's absolutely fake!"

"That's right, it's impossible!"

The Wang brothers were originally in the advertising business, so they naturally knew about any changes in the advertising market very quickly.

This is a battle between two TV series.

On the surface, it appears to be a battle between TV dramas, but in reality, it's a competition between advertising.

Moreover, there is another important issue.

model!

The new model that Ma Xun came up with put a lot of pressure on the Wang brothers.

Should we go with it or not?

They were the first to solve the problem of getting a refund for advertising fees if a show didn't do well.

It helps advertisers and advertisers avoid huge risks.

What will happen to you Wang brothers?
Should we follow suit?
Many advertisers (brands) are already putting pressure on advertisers (agents).

After all, advertisers aim to achieve promotional results. If a movie or TV show doesn't perform well, what's the point of talking about promotional effects?

The Wang brothers are naturally under a lot of pressure, as are their advertising agents who have a good relationship with them.

Bai Daqing is also in a terrible predicament.

Although, not all markets are currently using Ma Xun's new model.

Clearly, Ma Xun's new model is rapidly expanding its territory.

Can these old-fashioned agents still hold on?

In fact, this film, "A Deadly Secret," is highly regarded.

The actors chosen were all quite good; Shu's sister has been acting for so many years.

Furthermore, they have provided ample investment.

You need money to make a good film; at least the visuals, costumes, props, and sets will be much better.

When I watched the film before, it was highly praised.

Zhang Dahuzi was also very pleased with himself.

But now... it's been completely crushed by "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber"!
This is truly infuriating!

Not to mention the Wang brothers, even Zhang the Bearded is the same.

Many other people in the industry who were involved in the production shared this feeling.

We made a great show, but we still lost!

Well... actually, it's normal to lose; it's definitely not as good as this new version of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber".

However, we cannot admit defeat!

"Hold on! We must hold on!"

"That's right! Even if we're the only ones left in this established pattern, we will stick to it!"

The brothers' attitude calmed Zhang Dahuzi, Bai Daqing, and the others down a bit.

As for others...

"Gentlemen, why don't we think of some new ideas?"

What kind of topic is Sun Donghai trying to start?
"Mr. Sun, you can rest assured."

"That's it."

The Wang brothers did not give Sun Donghai a chance.

Actually, Sun Donghai wanted to talk about something else: a big real estate tycoon he knew had recently decided to enter the film and television industry.

The integration of real estate into the film and television industry is actually quite smooth.

Because real estate also needs advertising, and another point is... you can wash bad rice and turn it into good rice.

However, Sun Donghai is not stupid; he can see that the Wang brothers' strength is getting weaker and weaker.

Isn't this a good opportunity to seize power?

Sun Donghai's thoughts...

The Wang brothers will absolutely not relinquish their core position.

After making this statement, "A Deadly Secret" will still adhere to its established formula.

The bosses dispersed.

"Tell those advertising agencies that if our show's ratings drop, we'll refund their money!"

"Is...is this good?"

"Anyway, they have no worries now, so they'll invest even more money!"

"understand!"

what?
Did the eldest son of the Wang family suddenly change his attitude?
Isn't this tantamount to him betraying his teammates?

It seems that everyone in their circle has their own agenda.

However, this matter was easy to handle, but the second son of the Wang family reminded his older brother.

"We absolutely cannot afford any more problems during the upcoming Lunar New Year film season."

The eldest son of the Wang family was very confident about this matter.

"The Lunar New Year film season! How could we possibly have a problem!"

That's right, these two brothers have Feng Xiaogang, the king of Lunar New Year films, as their trump card!

Forget about the Lunar New Year film season for now, let's sell out our teammates first!
(End of this chapter)