The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 95 It’s a chicken and a egg
"Is Jiaxing waiting for Xu Xing?"

Zhao Youting was extremely angry.

Originally, he wanted to act in the movie version of "Three Lives Three Worlds", but all parties wanted him to take on the TV version.

In October, Yang Yang was cast in the film version, so he had to compromise and agreed to star in the TV series.

I didn’t expect that I had to wait for two months, until December, and it was still not confirmed.

Then he accidentally saw the fan circle war on the Internet, and realized that he had always been someone else's backup. Jiaxing and Huace had always wanted Xu Xing to play the role!
This is really too much!
He is the Golden Bell Award winner!
The male lead in a 20 billion box office movie!
Six years since debut!
And married Gao Yuanyuan!
In what way is he not better than Xu Xing???
"Not really. When the news about your participation was released online, the fans of the book were very opposed to it, so Huace had some concerns. Originally, they wanted to wait for a while for the news to pass, so that the fans could get used to it, and then release news about other candidates who were far inferior to you. Once the fans were able to accept you, they would immediately move forward.

"Jiaxing and Huace have a very close cooperation. Most of the cast of this drama will be from Jiaxing. This project can be started at any time. If Xu Xing was willing to act, he would have acted a long time ago. I just got the news that Xu Xing's next drama will be Wu Jing's movie in the first half of next year, so he has no time."

Yang Zhen explained earnestly.

Originally, Mark Chao prided himself on being a talented actor and had high standards when it came to the roles he accepted, so he wasn't able to get many roles.

After all, appearance is a real limitation. Although many fans praise him for being handsome, agents also have to be realistic.

In this era of increasingly floating traffic, talking about someone's real strength is almost the same as insulting him.

Now when each company releases a drama, they will release information to the public and respect the opinions of fans, after all, they are creating an IP.

There was a lot of opposition to Zhao Youting playing Ye Hua. The Ye Hua in the original novel was the most handsome man in the world...

"My fans don't accept me? I don't even like this book!" Mark Chao sat on the table, shaking with anger. "What a mess it is. I couldn't swallow it after reading it for several months! I won't act in it! Let them find someone else to act in it!!!"

……

"Mark Chao has quit," Zeng Jia walked over with her phone in her hand after answering the call. "He saw the hype online yesterday and thought we were using him as a backup."

In fact, he is indeed a spare tire. Xu Xing is indeed the most suitable first candidate considered by Jiaxing, Huace, Shufen, Yang Mi and Zeng Jia.

But Zeng Jia was more rational. After realizing that Xu Xing really didn't want to take on this role, she had long wanted Yang Mi to accept Mark Chao and start filming as soon as possible.

After all, Jiaxing has a bet agreement, and 2017 is the last year and also the most critical year.

It can be said that whether the bet can be completed, the drama "Three Lives Three Worlds" is particularly crucial.

This year is the first year of the bet. Yang Mi has made five movies in a row, but the box office has not been very good and the reputation has been almost exhausted. With the failure of "I Am a Witness" and "Fall in Love with You", which were co-produced with two major traffic stars, many of the resource parties who were originally in contact have become negative.

Fortunately, Reba was chosen by Xu Xing, whose background is hard to fathom, to play the female lead in "Love O2O", which was an unexpected surprise.

——This is also the reason why Zeng Jia is willing to spend more time to polish Xu Xing. It is highly likely that after the broadcast of Love O2O, Reba will be able to help Jia Xing share a lot of pressure. And if Reba can win over Xu Xing and let her help persuade Xu Xing to take on Eternal Love, the chances of success are very high.

In last year's "Gu Jian Qi Tan", the heroine Yang Mi was overshadowed by Li Yifeng and Chen William. This year, the artists' images have been consumed too much. If Yang Mi is to be a cash cow for a longer period of time, it would be best to seize the opportunity to recover from "Eternal Love".

However, a sudden news of a series grabbing the show basically ruined the project.

Xu Xing unilaterally issued a statement to deny the rumor of starring in the role, and backup Zhao Youting quit the role...

"Isn't this really the news from Xu Xing's side?"

Yang Mi dug her nails into her flesh.

She is actually clear about her own situation. She also felt the urgency of catching up step by step from Zhao Liying, who became a big hit after the broadcast of "The Journey of Flower" this year.

Fang Ying of Huace has already hinted that if she accepts the role of Pingfan, there is a high probability that she will be able to convince Xu Xing to take over the role. Yang Mi, who has been in the industry for many years, is naturally unwilling to do so.

When she saw the news yesterday, her first reaction was that Xu Xing's team released the news of suppressing the number of fans in an attempt to equalize the number of fans.

"Probably not," Zeng Jia shook her head. "Xu Xing's next drama is a movie in Dao Province, and the filming will start in the first half of next year. His agent Liu Cheng flew to Dao Province yesterday to sign the contract. I am more inclined to believe that Huace has done something wrong. They issued a statement to refute the rumors about the two dramas, but they did not refute the rumor that Three Lives Three Worlds would be the second drama. But when I called them, they did not admit it."

"What's going on between Reba and Xu Xing?"

"It seems that Xu Xing doesn't like her."

"...Huo Jianhua——"

"It is very likely that he will be in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace."

"…What does Hua Ce say?"

"They suggested that we try looking for a male star from Hong Kong."

"..."

……

“Mr. Fang swore to me that it was definitely not Huace who released the news. I personally think it was most likely from Mr. Six. The overseas promotional video of Mr. Six put Chris Wu ahead of Li Yifeng, and some media started reporting that the two of them were fighting over the role.

"Making up this news and releasing it can not only divert attention, but also target the recent marketing press release of Detective Chinatown about your clean boy. The two movies were released a week apart, and the hot screening periods overlapped, which had a huge impact on the box office."

Liu Cheng told Xu Xing his opinion on the phone.

So after his assistant reported the situation to him, he simply left and brought the fire back to Chris Wu.

There were already signs that Li Yifeng was being suppressed - when "Mr. Six" was first promoted, Li Yifeng's name was always at the front, and now Li Yifeng's fans are starting to complain.

Fans of Liu Yifei and Han Geng also began to have doubts.

As for Yang Mi's "Lord of the Rings" being suppressed, it is mainly Xu Xing's fans who are raising the issue. Chris Wu can suppress it, and Xu Xing can also suppress it. But in fact, there are too many stars officially announced for that movie, and the parties have not had time to fight over the roles.

The other companies mentioned also began to verify with the teams and the film crew whether there was such an "outrageous" ranking and started to haggle over the promotional materials.

Fans of both sides had already started fighting.

In the previous life, which started in December 15 and lasted until the middle of 12, the drama of the traffic stars fighting for the lead became even more chaotic after being announced in advance.

The first dish served was "Old Cannon".

In the movie subtitles after the official release, Li Yifeng's name was on the left and Chris Wu's was on the right, but Chris Wu's name was higher, which once again confirmed that the movie was indeed torn.

However, the movie has a good reputation and the box office has been rising. The two companies have temporarily put aside their disputes and are promoting the movie together, waiting to make their own history in the future.

Following closely behind was the movie "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", which officially began promotion in January. Press releases for both Lu Han and Jing Boxan were flying all over the place, and even their agents were involved.

Xu Xing, who had taken himself out early, watched the fun while welcoming the official release of his second movie "Detective Chinatown".

(End of this chapter)