Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 366 Returning to the Capital (14)

Shen Yan cooperated by posting several Weibo posts about "Battle of Changsha"...

This drama is definitely going to win the Five-One Project Award, and it will also be nominated for awards such as the Feitian Award, the Golden Eagle Award, and the Magnolia Award.

As the male lead, he should be able to get a few nominations!

Yan Ge never thought about winning an award.

To reiterate, he doesn't come from a traditional background.

Neither formally trained in acting nor from a family of performers…

His background makes it virtually impossible for him to win mainstream awards!

But getting a few nominations is still quite easy to do...

Marketing should be based on the work itself.

You give me "749" and then ask me to play it... How the hell am I supposed to play it?
Are you suggesting we close our eyes and exaggerate the special effects?
Comments like, "The special effects are amazing! After watching it, I looked it up and found out it's from the company behind *Avatar* and *Oppenheimer*. It's a commercially successful special effects blockbuster that's on par with international productions!" are common.

It's 2024 already, and they're still praising foreign special effects...

Lu Chuan, be more careful...

The version has been updated a long time ago!
If you ask me, "For a terrible film like '749 Bureau' to gross over 100 million yuan is a tragedy for the nation, the country, and its culture..."

Ahem...

The quality of "Battle of Changsha" is definitely excellent; otherwise, it wouldn't have a 9.1 rating on Douban in the original timeline!

And then there's Shen Yan, such a rising star...

Yang Siwei focused on Weibo, and with a series of spending sprees, "Battle of Changsha" achieved a 1.5 rating on its second day…

It won the ratings championship in its time slot…

Moreover, the show achieved a viewership rating of over 10% in cities like Beijing and Changsha!

Moreover, online viewership has increased rapidly…

On its third day of airing, iQiyi announced that "Battle of Changsha" had surpassed 100 million views...

Zhejiang TV and Dragon TV have purchased the rights to broadcast "Battle of Changsha" for a second run...

Then, CCTV-1 announced that it would exclusively broadcast "Battle of Changsha"—CCTV-8 finished airing it, and CCTV-1 immediately followed!
Hunan TV also announced a joint broadcast with CCTV of "Battle of Changsha"...

A plethora of media outlets, especially state media, have been reporting on "Battle of Changsha"...

In just five days, the popularity and attention surrounding "Battle of Changsha" reached their peak... showing signs of becoming a top-rated drama...

Of course not...

The drama of the year is definitely "Empresses in the Palace"!
Do you think this has anything to do with Yang Siwei spending money on marketing?

There must be a connection; otherwise, the popularity of the show wouldn't have been able to surpass that of "The Voice of China" on its own...

Oh, The Voice of China has started airing, taking over the time slot from I Can See Your Voice…

It became incredibly popular after it aired.

—The premiere episode broke 2 ratings and remained the top-rated show in its time slot nationwide.

In the original timeline, the finale of "The Voice of China" achieved a viewership rating of over 8, becoming the absolute focus of television screens this year.

It became a hot topic of discussion among the public...a phenomenal variety show!

To put it simply, the success of "The Voice of China" sparked a "blind audition trend," with many TV stations vying to imitate similar programs (such as "A Song of Love: The Earth Sings"), and even dating shows trying to incorporate blind audition segments.

Fortunately, only one episode has aired, and although it's very popular, it's still a new show...

By the way, my younger sister went to host "The More You Jump, the More Beautiful You Are." "The More You Jump, the More Beautiful You Are" is Zhejiang TV's flagship program, airing every Sunday, and the ratings are pretty good…

……

BJ.

Shen Yan no longer needs to stay in hotels!

Back at Xinghewan Langyuan…

Honestly, it's better to stay in a hotel—he's too busy, and he doesn't spend more than two months in Beijing each year.

Fortunately, we had arranged for a housekeeping service to come and clean in advance...

Just consider it a place to stay; buying a house at this stage is definitely a sure way to preserve value!

I stayed one night.

The next day, Ji Xiang came to find him.

Shen Yan showed him around the house and explained the interior design.

Since it's his own house, he'll live there for at least two or three years, so Shen Yan definitely won't skimp on the renovations.

The interior design features a light luxury style... using materials such as marble, metal, glass, leather, and high-end wood.

This isn't in the Syrian style...

After the tour, Shen Yan brewed a pot of tea: "Come on, have some tea!"

"Um…"

Ji Xiang looked around and suddenly said, "Three years ago, when I met you, you didn't even have a place to live in Beijing!"

"Who said that?" Shen Yan retorted, "I was an actor on set at the time, and I lived in a double room!"

"I've been to those kinds of places on film sets before; the so-called 'double rooms' are just large shared rooms..."

Ji Xiang talked about his experience working alongside Li Bingbing back in the day…

His words inevitably revealed his dissatisfaction with ICBC Hong Kong and Taiwan branches…

It's understandable, since Li Bingbing's co-stars back then were mostly from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the crew members were also mostly from Hong Kong and Taiwan...

Then, they didn't dare to go too far!
"What was it about back then? I heard it was because of a scene involving whipping a corpse... Logically speaking, it's just filming, there shouldn't be any need to beat someone so badly. Was there some deep-seated hatred between you?"

"I heard there was a scene before, apparently Wang Bozhao saw a chair and wanted to sit down and rest, but the chair belonged to the makeup artist... They almost got into a fight on the spot... but were separated by others. Later, a scene of whipping a corpse was added, and Dicky Cheung and Tse Ting-Fung helped the makeup artist get revenge..."

Shen Yan commented, "Damn, this is insidious!"

“Well, calling it despicable and vicious wouldn’t be an exaggeration. If there’s any grudge, just bring it up in the open. The Hong Kong entertainment industry has long been corrupted by triad tactics…” Ji Xiang added, “That’s why I’m not letting you side with Donnie Yen or Zhao Wenzhuo. Even if Zhao Wenzhuo is wrong, she’s still right!”

"I didn't take sides..."

"But you said the Donnie Yen Stunt Team is very professional... I'm really worried that your next sentence will be, 'If someone can produce such a team, I believe Donnie Yen isn't a bad person!'"

Shen Yan scratched his head: "...Don't worry, I know!"

Ji Xiang changed the subject: "Battle of Changsha is doing well... Yesterday's ratings broke 2!"

"really?"

“Hmm…” Ji Xiang nodded, then said with a hint of annoyance, “Tan Songyun’s popularity is rising very fast. I sold the rights to ‘With You’ for only 75… I should have waited a while!”

"It's good enough if it sells... as long as we make money," Shen Yan said nonchalantly, "...the key is the online data and the buzz..."

"Hmm...it relates to the two subsequent TV series..." Ji Xiang nodded, then inquired about the casting for "American Dreams in China"...

(End of this chapter)