The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 473 "Signal" starts broadcasting

"I really want to know what it feels like to watch my own drama on TV. Can I really immerse myself in the plot? It's easy to imagine the scenes when I was shooting these scenes on the set, the camera outside the lens, the sound boom, the serious director, and other staff with various expressions... It's really distracting!"

Zhen Wei, who was holding Xin Youqing, asked curiously.

Although her eyes were still on the screen, among the few people, only Xu Xing had acted in a play, so the person being asked was actually Xu Xing.

"It was a bit distracting, but on the set there were so many 'interferences' around me, but I was able to immerse myself in the play and act out every scene. Watching it now, it certainly doesn't affect my enjoyment of the whole play."

Xu Xing smiled.

Ms. Zhen, who was leaning against Sun Man and whispering about the advertising plan, looked up and started laughing again unconsciously.

Sun Man originally said she would not watch it because she had a lot of work to do, but she was still pulled in. Because as long as Sun Man is willing, she can still find something to do even if she works 24 hours a day for a whole year.

In fact, during this period, Sun Man was more like Ms. Zhen's daughter than Zhen Wei.

Ms. Zhen only sleeps with Xu Xing at night. During the day, she either helps Sun Man with work or takes Sun Man to rest and do nothing. They also sit together when eating.

A few days ago, Zhen Wei's jokes had changed from being jealous of Xu Xing to being jealous of Sun Man.

Because Zhen Wei's work is relatively minimal, she only needs to learn when the company is selecting products, and communicate with the platform and merchants on some simple issues.

So she would go over to help Sun Man from time to time.

Then she admired Sun Man even more, and realized that a star could have so many jobs.

Sun Man's work schedule is even made on a three-year cycle.

Countless producers, agents, investors, executives of various partners, media reporters, people from various departments of Zhengrong and Lucky Star... and a special mobile phone for contacting those messy women.

——Zhen Wei only peeked once when the message was pushed and the screen lit up. The unread messages were all famous names, and the first word of every message was "sister" affectionately.

Every time after helping Sun Man, Zhen Wei would feel like a waste and would strongly ask her boss to give her more work. Then her boss would ask her to fly out of the capital, and she would be so frustrated that she would run to the gym to train hard...

"Then do you think there is something you didn't act well? Or do you think you acted very well in every scene, and then when you see the criticisms online, you think they are just blindly criticizing you, criticizing your fans, or criticizing your online trolls?"

Zhen Wei asked again.

"Really," Xu Xing nodded, "I mean I felt I didn't act well. For example, the movie 'Our Girlhood' when she just debuted, I actually never finished watching that movie. I always felt that I acted too hard. Every time I couldn't watch it for half an hour, the embarrassment accumulated and overloaded, and I really couldn't hold on."

"Ah? No way!" Zhen Wei was surprised. "Qingqing betrayed Sister Luwei and became Starry Sky because she watched Girls' Generation! Isn't that right, Qingqing?"

"Well, that movie is really good!" Xin Youqing was suddenly called out and felt very embarrassed. "Girls all like it. One of my classmates went to the cinema to watch it 20 times."

"I'm talking about Xu Xing's performance in there. Isn't it special..."

"It's half past seven! Online!"

Xin Youqing quickly interrupted her.

Only then did Zhen Wei let her go and immediately clicked play.

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First, the words [Thailand Chinatown] popped up on the black screen like a disclaimer, and then the main screen appeared.

On the elementary school playground.

The students were doing various exercises in groups of three or four, laughing and talking happily.

The little girl was full of envy and wanted to join in, but was worried that she would not be welcome.

When her eyes fell on another lonely little boy, she finally plucked up the courage, picked up the badminton racket, and went to find the boy to play badminton together.

But the withdrawn little boy ignored her invitation.

heavy rain.

After school, all the other children were picked up, leaving only the little girl without an umbrella standing at the door, sighing helplessly.

The little boy came over with a big umbrella, and the little girl smiled and looked at him expectantly. But after hesitating, the little boy rushed into the rain without holding the umbrella or giving it to the little girl.

After running for a distance, the little boy turned back with some regret and saw a fashionable woman holding an umbrella on the side of the road. She was wearing red high heels and bright lipstick, but her face could not be seen. She seemed to be the little girl's family.

After running a few more steps, he turned back and saw that the little girl had indeed been taken away by the woman.

However, after returning home, the little boy saw the urgent news on TV that the little girl had been kidnapped.

The next day, the news reported that a witness saw the child being abducted by a man. Based on the information revealed in the ransom letter, the fingerprints extracted also identified a medical student.

But the boy clearly saw that it was a woman who kidnapped the little girl. The extremely remorseful boy ran to the police station and wanted to tell them that the criminal was not a man but a woman, but no one paid attention to him.

A few days later, news came that the little girl's body had been found.

The kidnappers took the ransom, killed the victim and disappeared without a trace.

The little girl's mother was heartbroken and stood at the door of the police station every day with the girl's photo, hoping that one day the criminal would be brought to justice.

Day after day, year after year, no matter it was windy or rainy, the girl's mother stood at the door of the police station like a walking corpse. Every time the boy passed by there, he couldn't help but stop and regret.

Until the boy grew up, he turned his head away from the girl's mother who was like a dead tree.

Xu Xing is tall and has a guilty look in his eyes.

Zhen Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

Xin Youqing beside him was still staring at the screen intently.

News reports say the statute of limitations for the girl's kidnapping case is about to expire.

In fact, only when Zhen Wei and Xin Youqing watched the drama together, they would complain from time to time.

The same thing happens when I watch it with Ms. Zhen.

But this time the room was unusually quiet except for the sound from the TV.

...Xu Xing was chatting on the phone? With another woman?
Sun Man occasionally looked up at the screen, but spent most of her time looking at her laptop.

Ms. Zhen looked at it very seriously.

"Hey~ This little girl acted really well. Is she the little sister who played the little girl in "The Accidental Murderer"?"

Just as the scene in the play became brighter and the background was introduced, Zhen Wei felt that there was no need for everyone to be so serious and to liven up the atmosphere!
"Well, Zhang Xiran, a 13-year-old girl, is very spiritual."

The first to speak was Sun Man.

"Wow!" Zhen Wei exclaimed, "What an amazing sister! By the way, isn't this male protagonist's character a bit lame?"

In the drama, the grown-up male protagonist is showing off to a gossip reporter in a coffee shop. He discovered that the two stars are in love by rummaging through the trash cans and after some careful analysis.

"It's quite handsome, and the flashback inserted says there's a hidden story."

Xin Youqing, who can't take her eyes off the screen, said.

"He's quite handsome."

Ms. Zhen agreed.

In the past, the three of them watched Xu Xing’s dramas together, and the two of them also liked to sing in unison like this, but Zhen Wei... still felt a little jealous.

But Xu Xing in the drama is really handsome.

A simple crew cut looks clean and refreshing. It makes people feel distressed when feeling guilty, and makes people laugh when looking stylish.

And in real life, Xu Xing... is also quite handsome.

With him right in front of him, he completely relaxed, putting away his star halo and seeming even more approachable...but the smile that appeared on his lips as he looked at the phone screen seemed a little vulgar!

Which woman praised him so much that he laughed like this?
He has no respect for his own drama or for Ms. Zhen beside him...

After muttering a few words inwardly, Zhen Wei continued to concentrate on watching the TV series.

The opening few minutes, which tell the story of the protagonist's childhood, are filmed quite well.

There was no dialogue in the interaction between the boy and the girl, but the camera captured a deep sense of regret.

Moreover, when the male protagonist Xu Haiying grows up, the case is about to reach the prosecution period, so they should start investigating the case, and the pace is very fast.

Xu Haiying was pretending to be cool in a coffee shop when a female police officer suddenly showed her ID and took her back to the police station.

The heroine of this drama is Chen Xiuxia, played by Yuan Quan.

It turned out that the police station received a report from a female star that someone was rummaging through her trash can and following her. Chen Xiuxia checked the surveillance footage and found that it was Xu Haiying, a police officer from the lower police station.

Humor Xiao Xu is really...

After being taken back, Xu Haiying defended himself by saying that he was trying to improve his ability to investigate cases because the police station was not doing anything and he was too bored. He also criticized the current situation of the police station.

For example, in cases where a female celebrity is suspected of being followed by paparazzi, the serious crime squad will be dispatched.

Because she was caught in a love affair, the female star withdrew her report to the police and Xu Haiying was released.

When he was about to go home, Xu Haiying stood in the corridor and suddenly remembered the last time he came to this police station: a little girl was kidnapped, and he came to the police station to tell them that the criminal was a female, but no one paid attention to him.

As a child, he had no choice but to run out of the police station, and when he was going downstairs he bumped into a policeman who was going upstairs.

The policeman looked up.

Li Guocai played by Duan Yihong.

The three main actors of this drama all appeared in less than 20 minutes, spanning 15 years, and were directly linked together by the kidnapping case of a little girl.

Zhen Wei once again expressed her feelings about the show’s great start and how it’s getting better and better.

Fifteen years ago, Li Guocai began to introduce the kidnapping case at the police meeting.

Tell the audience why the police initially believed that the criminal was a missing medical student, Li Jun.

The perceptive Li Guocai thought there were doubts about the fingerprints and wanted to investigate the possible girlfriend of the medical student, but his relationship with the section chief was tense, so he could only investigate alone.

The police station 15 years ago also made Zhen Wei sigh in her heart: This is Xu Xing’s drama!
The section chief is played by Qi Tongwei and Xu Yajun, and the other policeman following him is Ning Li.

This is so luxurious.

However, it also shows that these two are important characters, and the key points are directly highlighted.

According to the note in his hand, Li Guocai went to Shanri Mental Hospital and found a male corpse with his thumb chopped off in the hospital's building well. It was the missing suspect.

Fifteen years later, Xu Haiying was leaving the police station after daydreaming in the corridor when she unexpectedly heard the voice of a walkie-talkie on the garbage truck.

Someone called him on the intercom.

It was Li Guocai from 15 years ago.

Xu Haiying found the intercom with a confused look on his face. Li Guocai said that he was told the location of the mental hospital by Xu Haiying, and that he had found the murderer who kidnapped the little girl in the well. He also asked Xu Haiying why he didn't let him come here.

Just as Xu Haiying was about to ask again, Li Guocai was attacked from behind by a mysterious man and the intercom went dark.

Xu Haiying thought it was his illusion because the walkie-talkie didn't even have a battery.

However, he still went to the Shanri Mental Hospital and found a skeleton in the well.

After calling the police, facing Chen Xiuxia's questioning, Xu Haiying asked her to check the NDA to see if the body was Li Jun who disappeared in the girl's kidnapping case.

The first episode is over.

Zhen Wei came back to her senses.

He glanced around.

Xu Xing was still chatting intently on her phone, while Sun Man was still fingering her laptop. Ms. Zhen turned around, and the two smiled at each other. Xin Youqing——

"Let go! You're strangling me!"

Xin Youqing struggled to complain.

Zhen Wei then let go quickly out of embarrassment.

"It's mainly because the mental hospital is so spooky and scary."

"Hurry up and watch the second episode!" Xin Youqing didn't care too much, "What do you mean by pausing? Are you going to the bathroom?"

"No no."

Zhen Wei clicked on the next episode.

"The murderer must be Li Jun's girlfriend!"

"Isn't it obvious?"

Xin Youqing complained.

"Is it possible that it is actually Li Jun? Just when everyone guessed it, there was a reversal?"

Ms. Zhen seriously expressed her guess.

Zhen Wei and Xin Youqing also began to think carefully about whether this was possible.

"Well I-"

"Don't tell me!"

"Closed amount,"

"Don't tell me!"

Three voices interrupted Xu Xing who was about to reveal the spoiler at the same time.

"Pfft!"

“Hahahaha!” “Hahaha!”

Even Sun Man raised her head and laughed.

"Hey!"

Xu Xing could only sigh.

Helplessly, he looked at Ms. Zhen, who was smiling the happiest.

To disappoint her.

There was no reversal afterwards.

They continued watching TV and Xu Xing continued chatting.

Gao Lu sent a photo of herself dressed up carefully, wearing red high heels and red lips, hoping that Officer Xu would bring the real murderer to justice.

She didn't often take the initiative to talk to Xu Xing.

But next time I can only do as she wishes and tie her up and cast a spell on her.

"There is no reversal. Gao Lu has come out. She is definitely the real murderer!"

"In fact, when I saw half of her face blocked by the umbrella, I felt it might be her. Her lower face and lips are quite distinctive."

"Gao Lu is so beautiful. Some of her looks are really beautiful."

"Hey, that's not right, why is Tong Liya here? She must be the real murderer!"

"Anyway, it must be Li Jun's girlfriend."

"The nurses in this hospital are so good-looking!"

"Actually, I feel like Li Jun looks familiar, but I can't remember who he is right now."

Zhen Wei and Xin Youqing chattered for a while.

This is completely different from the first episode where I spent most of the time watching the show in silence.

Maybe the only thing left is how to bring the real culprit to justice.

Ms. Zhen would occasionally join in, but she would always say things like, "Xu Xing is so handsome, isn't he!" "Very handsome!" "Do you think Xu Xing was particularly handsome in that shot just now?"

Sun Manyo finally joined in.

"Bai Yu. The one who plays Li Jun is Bai Yu. Didn't you see that?"

"Well, it seems to be true!"

"By the way, Bai Yu has been very low-key since "Guardian". I don't even know where he's been."

"He will be in The Silent Truth, which will be released in the second half of the year."

Sun Man revealed another piece of information.

Zhen Wei remembered.

"Ohhhh, it's Yang Mi's drama!"

Sun Man no longer said that Yang Mi was just a bystander in the story. The name Yang Mi seemed to have touched a switch.

Their conversation came to an abrupt end.

Xu Xing heard the same... So Miss Zhen and Miss Xin should not think that Gao Lu and Teacher Tong are having an affair with Xu Xing?
Maybe I guess there is, but I suspect it’s a little shallow?
Glancing at the screen, the nurse played by Teacher Tong looked like she was escaping, and the camera cut back to Gao Lu in nurse costume.

Then Xu Xing remembered how she and Teacher Tong pretended to be nurses together.

So in fact, when Xu Xing watches his own play, he is usually more distracted.

And this serious teacher Yuan Quan...

Speaking of the kidnapping case at the beginning, the colleague who was originally used by the real murderer Zhang Ya to mislead the police was not played by Teacher Tong.

It was after the film was finished that I watched it and felt that Gao Lu was too obvious, making her deception meaningless.

Only then did we ask Teacher Tong to reshoot the scene.

Just a few shots, not a big deal.

The original actor compensated her by inviting her to roles in other dramas.

Listening to their reactions now, I feel the effect is quite good.

They began to wonder if there was some hidden secret between the two nurses.

rainy night.

There are only 20 minutes left until the statute of limitations ends.

Xu Haiying and Chen Xiuxia blocked the street the beautiful and arrogant murderer Zhang Ya, who not only played tricks on the police but also savored the sense of accomplishment opposite the police station.

The picture freezes.

The credits appear.

The second episode is over.

Zhen Wei quickly clicked on the next episode, but unfortunately there was only a trailer.

"Is this gone?"

"Is the real murderer Zhang Ya?"

“Is it too late to prosecute?”

"Tong Liya just came here for a bit of show???"

They watched the trailer for the next episode and complained about it.

After watching the trailer for the next four episodes, everyone looked at Xu Xing.

"Can I give you spoilers then?"

Xu Xing asked seriously.

"Uh no, is there really a reversal?"

Xin Youqing was surprised.

"I said Tong Liya is much more famous than Gao Luhong, so she must be the real murderer!" Zhen Wei suddenly realized and was puzzled, "But how can it be reversed?"

"There is no reversal. It's her."

Sun Man's smiling voice rang out, successfully attracting all attention.

She shrugged.

"Because there is no twist, the case has already been concluded, so it is not considered a spoiler."

Zhen Wei and Xin Youqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I really thought there was."

Xin Youqing said with a smile.

"Tong Liya really just came for a cameo appearance. She..."

Zhen Wei couldn't continue complaining.

Fortunately, Ms. Zhen changed the subject.

"I suddenly want to read the script in advance."

"Do you really want to read it? There's a script in the study."

Xu Xing asked.

"Forget it, I won't watch it," Ms. Zhen shook her head. "It's pointless to read spoilers for a show like this. If I had known earlier, I should have gone to Zhengrong to watch the movie in advance."

"I'll call you next time," Xu Xing said with a smile, "It's just that you can't go out now, otherwise I can go to Zhengrong tomorrow and let you see enough."

Zhen Wei and Xin Youqing looked at each other.

The look in his eyes is hard to describe.

Because Xu Xing and Ms. Zhen are showing their love again.

I should be pleased or pouting or something, but I felt more weird and envious.

Because of the envy in Xin Youqing's eyes, there was even more weirdness in Zhen Wei's eyes.

Finally, Zhen Wei spoke first.

"Explode, explode!"

"Isn't that normal?"

Xin Youqing blinked.

"What are you talking about?"

Ms. Zhen asked the two people who were looking at each other nervously.

They both turned their heads.

“The popularity of The Signal on the Internet.”

“It’s now all over the internet.”

After saying this, they nodded in unison.

"You haven't even checked your phone yet."

Ms. Zhen complained.

“But is there still any doubt about it?”

Zhen Wei asked.

"No doubt about it."

Xin Youqing sighed softly.

Then they nodded in unison.

Xu Xing was so amused by it.

I don’t know how Ms. Zhen raised such a funny person and found another funny person.

However, The Signal has indeed taken over the Internet.

The hot search on Weibo dominated the entire screen.

#Xu Xing "Signal"#Take the lead.

Then #godly lineup#, #criminal prosecution period#, #good-looking, good-looking, good-looking#, #Tong Liya only played a cameo role#, #Gao Lu was stunning#, #the hospital with the most beautiful nurses#, #Director Qi became director again#, #Yuan Quan was so cool#, #Duan Yihong was so handsome#, #two notes#, #Bai Yu's missing persons returned#, #urging for more updates#…

The first thirty are all contracted!

Only three of the first fifty have nothing to do with "Signal".

Moreover, they are all meaningful entries, and in every topic forum, excited drama fans are discussing them enthusiastically.

Not only are they expressing their emotions, but they are also actively discussing the plot.

Although there was a wave of complaints online when the broadcast schedule of "Signal" was first announced, because "Signal" is updated every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with two episodes a day, and thirty episodes are broadcast in five weeks, there are only two episodes on the first day of the broadcast.

But after the show started, they found that a complete case had been told in the first two episodes.

So I am quite satisfied.

Some people complained that the case was too simple, and that using the intercom to contact the investigators was lazy, making the case seem even more boring.

But not many people agree with it.

As can be seen from this case, Xu Xing used the "Time and Space Golden Finger" quite restrainedly. He merely gave the location of the body. If this were put in other suspense dramas, the effect would be the same as a passerby suddenly discovering a body.

This is the first case, and it also has to introduce the background, characters and settings. "Signal" has done an extremely good job.

The case itself cannot be complicated. The real murderer played a trick to increase the suspense, and the upcoming prosecution period also maintained a sense of urgency.

Xu Haiying and Chen Xiuxia's attitude of persisting in tracking down the real murderer despite the prosecution period and pressure from police superiors is also very touching.

When the director had already announced the case was closed, Xu Haiying walked out of the police station and shouted to reporters that the real murderer was Li Jun's girlfriend. She also threatened the real murderer that she would never let her live in peace for fifteen years and then finally escape accountability. It was a very exciting scene.

In the end, I saw through the illusion and made the winning shot in the rainy night. It was so cool.

Although the show ended abruptly, the trial of the real murderer was left to the next episode.

But the first two episodes are already full enough, and they also throw out a real suspenseful main line:

Li Guocai found Li Jun’s body that year, so why has the case remained unsolved for fifteen years?
The person who told Li Guocai the location should be Xu Haiying. What kind of time and space loop setting is this? Is it another Möbius strip?
Where is Li Guocai fifteen years later?

Did he die in a mental hospital?
Who killed him?

No matter how high your expectations are when you watch this drama, you will feel satisfied!
This is a 30-episode drama, and these are only the first two episodes!

(End of this chapter)