Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 471 Ma Xun is not afraid of female stars running away; the ratings of one drama surpass those of a news broadcast!

"The premiere of 'The World's Number One' is a huge hit! The ratings have already broken 3%!"

"This lineup alone is invincible! Add to that a genius director..."

"The newly crowned Best Actress did not participate in the filming or promotional activities!"

"Playing the diva? Gao Yuanyuan, who was just crowned empress, has disappeared!"

"The show 'Talented Women and Handsome Men' has poor ratings!"

Even though May isn't considered the summer season yet, the TV drama market has already started.

However, Ma Xun got off to a winning start in the first game.

"The World's Number One" overwhelmingly crushed its competitors of the same period!
First of all, the cast of this movie is indeed very strong, with many Hong Kong stars and several top mainland celebrities.

Moreover, with Yuan Yuan's successful crowning as empress, the cast of this drama has been elevated to a whole new level.

The plot wasn't particularly bad either.

So it would be strange if a TV series like this didn't become a hit!

And the highly anticipated sequel to the urban romance drama that performed quite well last year.

It was met with a cold reception.

In the past, it wasn't a big deal if things cooled down.

But it’s different now!

New model!
It's really dropping ads!

So, when the Wang brothers in the capital saw this latest report... bang!

He fell again!

The secretary, of course, also hurriedly ran away, while beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of the second son of the Wang family.

"Wasn't this show supposed to be really good? Why are the numbers so bad now?"

"This, this..."

"We've run so many ads! What do we do now?"

"What should we do about this... at least we didn't lose money, right?"

"fart!"

The eldest son of the Wang family was furious.

In fact, the two brothers were implementing this new model in secret.

Because there's no other way; Ma Xun's side has developed this new model and it's been extremely successful.

If Huayi doesn't do this, then no advertisers will come to invest.

The key point is that this production wasn't actually funded by Huayi Brothers alone; another company was also investing in it.

After all, it's a sequel. Huayi's involvement this time is mainly because of Xiaoming.

In addition, there are two models and actresses, Wang Haizhen and her brother, who both plan to sign with Huayi Brothers.

But what do we do now?
The eldest son of the Wang family was furious and originally intended to give this newly crowned Best Actress a hard time.

But to make matters worse, they didn't participate in the publicity at all.

It's obvious they're acting like divas!
But this is ridiculous... Huayi posted a lot of similar posts to smear Gao Yuanyuan, but in the end... it didn't have any effect.

Instead, some voices have emerged online.

"It's just a supporting role in a movie, there's no need to participate in the promotion."

"Exactly, she's an award-winning actress, so she should do what an award-winning actress should do."

"Gao Yuanyuan's next step should be to establish her own studio, and then make great strides!"

These arguments... sound quite reasonable.

But the Wang brothers were furious when they heard this!

But the current situation is indeed tricky.

Just then, someone else came to report.

"Some strange, extremely short videos and memes have suddenly appeared online."

what?
The Wang brothers quickly went online to check, and what they saw almost made them furious!
These so-called short videos or memes are just a scene from the TV series "Talented Woman and Handsome Man".

The male protagonist, Xiaoming, was wearing a denim vest, dressed in a punk style, and then jumped down the steps.

The original intention was to show off to my lover that I was very healthy.

However, his jump resulted in a nosebleed and him collapsing...

It turned out he had an illness.

But now this scene has been turned into short videos and memes, especially the memes, which spread way too fast.

I'm angry!

But instead, he was met with ridicule from netizens!

The Wang brothers were even angrier when they saw this.

But I also understand that this show is beyond saving.

"This must be Ma Xun's doing!"

"No, really?"

The eldest son of the Wang family spoke with absolute certainty, while the second son expressed doubt.

There's no evidence.

But this matter...

"It must be him!"

"Yes! It must be him!"

Ultimately, the two brothers reached an agreement.

Since that's the case, what should we do?

"Didn't we sell that 'Silly Root' drama to CCTV?"

"Yes."

"Find someone, put in a lot of effort! We absolutely have to get things sorted out with our friends at CCTV, we need to get on air as soon as possible..."

"This...isn't this not good?"

The second son of the Wang family realized that his brother was becoming somewhat hysterical.

That's it for this previous failure.

But now he's planning to use a new drama to compete with Ma Xun.

Or perhaps they're planning to split the viewership.

Shagen is still quite popular; his popularity is indeed high.

The show is called "Children of the Red Flag Canal," which sounds like a positive and uplifting patriotic drama.

It will definitely be broadcast on CCTV!
But what if it all falls apart again?
The second son of the Wang family was worried about this.

If this show doesn't work out either, then Huayi Brothers doesn't really have any more ammunition left.

There are dramas, but the hype doesn't seem very good.

"What's wrong with that! Broadcast! We have to get our revenge!"

The eldest son of the Wang family has a good idea.

So, this was the only way.

It can be quite tedious to broadcast a drama on CCTV, but if there are people involved, then there's no such thing as being tedious or not.

People are the key!

The Wang brothers certainly had a knack for this, and they quickly made a decision.

"The Children of the Red Flag Canal" will be broadcast on CCTV-8. A last-minute broadcast!
So, what was Ma Xun's reaction?

There was no reaction, and he couldn't possibly have any reaction.

After all, "The World's Number One" became a hit.

However, the Wang brothers failed to notice that CCTV also had a TV series scheduled to air.

Moreover, it's a set.

This TV series is "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner"!
……

Changsha.

Ma Xun wasn't in a hurry to leave because Jingwen always wanted to be close to him.

However, recently "The World's Number One" has become incredibly popular.

Jingwen doesn't have much of a chance anymore.

He had no choice but to obediently help Ma Xun earn money.

However, they did offer some reminders.

“The other sisters don’t have such a good relationship with Yuanyuan as I do.”

What does she mean by that?
It's crystal clear that the female celebrities under Ma Xun's management will definitely not have a peaceful time.

In reality, Ma Xun certainly had absolute confidence.

Simply put, he was certain that no matter how much trouble his female stars caused, they wouldn't be foolish enough to leave.

Yes, as long as there's this safety net, everything will be easy.

Ma Xun is so confident because there are vivid examples of this.

Bingbing, right?

There was also Hao Lei, who was the first to come to him.

These two figures, one facing forward and the other backward, both have complete reference points.

Therefore, as long as they don't do anything foolish, they won't leave.

Ma Xun naturally had enough confidence to handle it.

However, Jingwen's concerns were not unreasonable, and Ma Xun also knew that he would have to put in some effort.

But it's nothing, you can treat it as a test.

As for the details... I won't go into them now.

Ma Xun was originally supposed to be the supervisor of "The World's Number One", but unexpectedly, something happened.

A familiar stranger came to see him.

"Mr. Ma, may I have a word with you?"

"Miss Long, of course."

That's right, this person is Long Danny.

Her appearance was indeed a surprise to Ma Xun. They had met a few times, after all, Long Danni was a trusted lieutenant of Ouyang Yang.

Back when she was on TV Channel 2, Long Danni and Director Ouyang had just graduated.

Now he has grown into a pretty good program producer.

Of course, Ma Xun knew even better what the future held for Miss Long.

So what should we talk about now?

"Regarding this year's 'Super Girl'..."

Long Danny had barely begun when Ma Xun immediately took over, saying, "Don't worry, Ms. Xu Qing will arrange everything."

This is the most crucial and profitable aspect: SMS voting!
This wasn't the first season of "Super Girl," and Xu Qing, at Ma Xun's behest, had previously collaborated with telecommunications companies on SMS services.

It's incredibly awesome now.

Xu Qing's influence grew stronger, which was partly due to her collaboration with Hunan TV on the voting for "Super Girl".

What a great deal!

Ma Xun's words, however, blocked one of Long Danni's possible topics of conversation.

What can she do?
"Actually, what I wanted to say was, about the future of these contestants from talent shows..."

"Are you planning to start a company? Sign them?"

Upon hearing this, Long Danny was utterly shocked!
Ma Xun is simply amazing; he saw through all her thoughts!
Well... of course, because that's exactly what you, Long Danny, do.

But right now, this opportunity is quite good.

Because this year's Super Girls are all incredibly talented.

Ahem, Brother Chun is... really unbearable to look at.

The current makeup and styling trends are all unconventional, and it was Wang Fei who started this trend.

But Wang Fei is amazing, she's so beautiful. Now look at Chun Ge... cough cough, it's unbearable to look at.

Ma Xun planned to start a talent agency with Long Dani, and as for future development, he would let this woman participate more.

What Danny said is...

"If needed, I believe some contestants would love to attend Mr. Ma's dinner party."

Is this blatant pimping?

Ma Xun couldn't help but shake his head, "I'm someone who's focused on my career."

A polite refusal!

This is a defensive measure. What if Long Danny introduces Chun Ge to Ma Xun?

Unexpectedly, Long Danny said, "But you have to become one of Mr. Ma's people. There is a classmate named Zhang Liangying, who is quite good."

So it turns out they were introducing her to Ma Xun... That's not a good idea!

It's important to know that at this time, Jane Zhang hadn't yet had that kind of ring, nor did she wear glasses and sing "Nine Thousand Words" 20 years later.

To put it bluntly, it's not sexy enough.

She's just an ordinary-looking girl.

Ma Xun really had no interest.

But then I thought about how Zhang Liangying seemed to be immediately signing with Huayi Brothers...

"Someone will be in charge of this for you."

Such decisiveness...Danny Long really admires Ma Xun.

The reason she chose to cooperate with Ma Xun was because she had overheard those rumors.

Really awesome!

That's a brilliant idea.

Gao Yuanyuan is a film queen now, so she has to act like a diva!
Actually, there are many advantages to doing this, because Gao Yuanyuan originally did not have the aura of a movie queen.

Doing it this way is safe, and it also enhances your aura.

Long Danny was certain that Ma Xun was so capable, so of course he would cooperate with him.

Should we go to Huayi again?

In this way, Ma Xun unknowingly won another move against Huayi.

Then, two dramas on CCTV began airing.

"The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner" and "The Children of the Red Flag Canal"!
After these two dramas aired, one statistic shocked the entire nation!

That is, the viewership ratings of "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner" have directly surpassed it!

Did it surpass "The Children of the Red Flag Canal"?
No, it's "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner" that surpassed the news broadcast!

(End of this chapter)