I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 218, The Zhang Father and Son: This Time, Victory is Certain

"Sometimes, the struggle can be that cruel."

At this moment, Zhang Guoli remained expressionless.

So far, there have been some positive results. Among television viewers, public opinion about Li Xuan is not overwhelmingly negative, but it certainly doesn't have much goodwill.

Zhu ignored Fahai's performance.

Although it is good enough.

But it was still a little short.

However, Zhang Guoli had already exhausted all available resources and had done his utmost in publicity and promotion.

Not a drop left.

Really no more.

He truly exhausted all his potential for his son.

Zhang Mo, standing beside him, also remained silent.

He's not a fifteen-year-old anymore, and even if he's rebellious, there's a limit. Now he probably knows how much his father has sacrificed for him.

The price to pay is very high.

It's a bit heavy.

To think that dealing with someone of the same age could require his father to expend so much resources, Zhang Mo had to admit, no matter how unwilling he was.

That is to say, there are indeed differences between people.

There is indeed an insurmountable gap between people.

That's fucking talent.

The difference in talent between people.

Zhang Guoli sighed.

"This Li Xuan is too monstrous. If other geniuses have their own areas of expertise, then it seems that Li Xuan is proficient in every field."

He finished reading "The World's Number One".

There's also "The Legend of the White Snake".

He discovered that Li Xuan was an oddball who could control both pure masculinity and the domineering aura of a tyrant. In him, the unchangeable quality of temperament seemed to be able to change at will.

How can anyone withstand this?

He is the real "man of a thousand faces".

Even looking at the class of '96, Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Yanzi, and Chen Kun and Zhang Guoli all clearly showed their backgrounds, but Li Xuan was still completely confused. It was impossible to figure out the basis of his acting skills, as if he could handle any role.

There are no restrictions on any type.

That feeling was terrifying.

This is what Zhang Guoli felt was the most dangerous part. The ingredients were completely undetectable.

Even Lin Haiyang said so.

With his versatile acting style, capable of handling both action and dramatic roles simultaneously, if given sufficient resources and a supportive environment, his future achievements as an actor would at least guarantee him a near-top-tier status, and one with commercial value.

Although the overall value certainly won't have the same upper limit as those who have taken a single path to its extreme and pioneered new ideas, like Jackie Chan or Stephen Chow.

But he truly deserves to be called a prodigy of his generation.

If resources are sufficient, within ten years.

Being able to keep up with the class of '96, she has both talent and good looks, making her an absolute pillar in the industry.

It's a pity that they fell out too badly with the Beijing-based capital circle.

However, targeting him now is not as profitable.

Let's not do this anymore.

I can still make my money back by exploiting ten more people than you by exploiting one less.

Besides, you don't have any resources to back you up.

Are you sure his "Chinese Paladin" series really didn't do very well?

"I can confirm with absolute certainty that Tangren Media itself is nothing special. It's true that this young lady is good at being a CEO, but her mistake was wanting to create original content. If she had just been a contract manufacturer and distributor, that would have been much better."

Lin Haiyang also briefly discussed the company's views with Zhang Guoli, completely adopting a spectator attitude towards this hothead.

Shanghai-based filmmakers have always loved making films about small romances, and judging from various leaked photos, "Chinese Paladin" also focuses on such themes.

It belongs to the category of works that the Beijing circle disdains to shoot, but belongs to the category that the Shanghai circle excels at, and it's something that's made for students.

A 50 million investment to make a romance film, and with such a young production team, I heard that the original villain was Xu Mianjiang, but it was later changed to Li Xuan due to a series of coincidences.

Some industry insiders have made malicious speculations about this film, even suggesting that it might be a money laundering project.

Otherwise, why would a work or an industry that focuses on romance as its main selling point need an investment of 50 million? Are you kidding me?

It's because the actuaries calculated it to death.

It's impossible for a romance film to have an investment of 50 million.

Either the CEO is an idiot.
Thinking about it carefully, it makes a lot of sense.

The only reason she survived was because the Beijing elites didn't want this piece of the pie.

It's not that I'm targeting anyone, it's that I genuinely look down on them.

They only have room to survive because they look down on this small piece of the pie. Even a newcomer like Tangren Media has become a dominant force, allowing a young woman born in the 1980s to control the industry's trends.

This is momentum.

What good is Li Xuan's talent and strength if he can't leverage resources? He can only choose this kind of resource, so his potential is limited.

so.

The Beijing film circle has only temporarily stopped targeting him, but if he still can't make it before his senior year, they won't mind continuing to kick him while he's down and embarrass the current president of the Beijing Film Academy.

Especially now that there are transfer payments, and Zhang Guoli is paying for the road blockade himself, the capital will naturally never lose money.

At this moment, Zhang Guoli also felt a surge of resentment. These people in the capital circle really were inhuman.

Knowing that they need to invest resources in a necessary conflict, they withdraw those resources, leaving themselves to fight it out.

Sure enough, one second they're showing their love and affection to their loved ones, the next they're willing to pay more.
"This time, we will win."

The Legend of Sword and Fairy is about to be released.

At this moment, Cai Yulong also felt deeply exhausted.

The pressure from all sides left this young female CEO of a startup feeling exhausted.

Are you feeling tired?

"A little bit, but isn't that how it is when doing projects? There aren't many smooth sailing projects. Aren't they all pretty much the same, like this and that?"

Cai Yulong remained relatively calm in the face of Liu Lili's words. Although he was under pressure, he thought that this was a common occurrence when running a business or project.

That's normal.

"Your ability to withstand pressure is quite good."

This time, Liu Lili praised it.

This trait is especially important for an entrepreneur.
Ability to withstand stress.

Ultimately, the outcome of this work will not diminish Cai Yulong's status as an outstanding entrepreneur. Even if the work fails, he will still have the opportunity to rise again.

Honestly, Cai Yulong must have felt a lot of pressure working on this project, considering that investing so much money in a game adaptation is unprecedented.

It was too ahead of its time.

This ambition is aimed at seizing market share.

A love story worth fifty million.

What kind of effect can it produce?

Liu Lili wasn't very confident about this either.

It can only be said that they were the first to try something new.

It is a reward for those who have courage.

There are delicious crabs to eat.

There are also people who eat cockroaches.

What are the specific ingredients?

The flavor has to come out first.

All I can say is that given my daughter's peak appearance and temperament, she wouldn't have a very low bottom line.

Who doesn't watch romantic movies to see handsome men and beautiful women falling in love?

If one side doesn't look good, the show wouldn't be able to work.

"I signed a performance-based agreement."

"Are you afraid?"

"What am I afraid of? I started from nothing and worked my way up to where I am today. Even if I'm brought back to square one, I've been through it all and seen the view from the top. So why not take this opportunity?"

If we lose this bet...

Cai Yulong would have to relinquish most of his shares, separating himself from Tangren's primary controlling shareholder and losing his eligibility to handle strategic matters.

You could say she was taking a gamble, betting that today's young people would be able to accept this subject matter.

Everyone is gambling.

"You're still young, you can afford to lose no matter what, don't be so nervous, it's nothing, we actors, especially young actors, still have the opportunity to try and fail."

At that time, Eddie Peng was doing commercial performances in Shanghai when she happened to come to the Shanghai Theatre Academy and found Hu Qu, the lead actor she had worked with before. Hu Qu is also a rising star and a leading actor in the Shanghai Theatre Academy's pipeline. This role in "Chinese Paladin" was not his first, but it was the highest-profile and most expensive role he had ever played.

She had acted in campus idol dramas before, but that kind of subject matter is actually not suitable for the audience.

Its status within the industry is considered that of a second-tier subject matter.

Even third-tier themes, such as the Hong Kong and Hong Kong circles, these large mainstream circles don't play this kind of game. Only the Shanghai circle, a relatively young circle, will choose youthful themes.

The difference between cooking small fresh fish and stir-frying in a large wok.

"We are young and have many opportunities. I feel pretty good."

At this moment, Hu Qu grinned.

This sunny young man's smile instantly charmed Eddie Peng; it's such a healing smile.

This is top-tier charisma and appearance for idol dramas.

Fortunately, she didn't debut at the same time as someone from Taiwan. Peng Yuyan felt that she would have been upset if they had debuted together.

It's quite uncomfortable.

His type is quite sought after.

"This TV series is actually quite popular in Taiwan, after all, it is one of our own IP works."

Peng Yuyan isn't worried that her influence will be weak in her own little world, since she is considered a local IP.

"You play games there."

At this point, Hu Qu couldn't help but say that game adaptations are truly at the bottom of the school's hierarchy of contempt. Everyone frowns at the mention of games, not just students, but even teachers. After all, this is unprecedented, as no one has ever used games as a medium for adaptation before.

"The games in our area shouldn't be like those... monsters and floods?"

"Ok."

Actually, Hu Qu was also a little intimidated.

He didn't know how attractive the Legend of Sword and Fairy IP was, at least not in mainland China. He had no idea how much appeal it would have, and he wasn't confident about its final viewership ratings.

"Then we'll see which of us handsome guys is more likely to attract people's attention."

"That must be me!"

"Then we'll see."

Eddie Peng joked about it.

In any case, the target audience for this work should be young people, or even very young people.

Young people tend to focus their attention on appearance and temperament, which are the most superficial aspects.

Although you gave me a lot of psychological trauma as the leader of the Moon Worship Cult in the play, off-screen, it's my and Hu Qu's show.

But then you won't have any weight to it.

The audience's attention will be focused on the two of us; this is something that is bound to happen.

An unstoppable, inevitable event.

Audience, audience.

Although you were just as handsome as me before you put on makeup, you ultimately went for a more mature look. No makeup look would fail to attract young girls and boys!
"So, what are you thinking about?"

At this moment, Peng Yuyan looked at Hu Qu beside her, seemingly lost in thought.

Thinking about that bizarre and fantastical world of immortals and heroes?

That is indeed a place worth remembering.

There are beautiful fairies and extraordinary swordsmen there.

and also
More.

and also.

"reason".

At this moment, Hu Qu inexplicably recalled that demonic figure, whose whispers still lingered in his ears.

A lingering whisper.

Li Xiaoyao.

Have you figured it out?

What is right and what is wrong?
"Oh my, why did you have to play the leader of the Moon Worship Cult? Wouldn't it have been better if you had played Li Xiaoyao?"

At that moment, in the dormitory, game enthusiast Zhu Yawen was shouting.

I'm really not convinced.

How could we let our boss play that old and ugly character?

The role he's best suited for is Li Xiaoyao!

Both Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin have computers. Zhu Yawen's computer has Diablo and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, as well as a series of single-player games.

Luo Jin plays Lineage II and MapleStory.

They often mock each other regarding their game philosophies.

Luo Jin mocked Zhu Yawen, "You want to pay to play a game?"

Even playing this game costs money!
Zhu Yawen felt that even though the discs cost five yuan each, the games she played all used a point card system, and the timer started as soon as she entered the game, making it difficult to play smoothly. She always felt restricted.

However, Zhu Yawen does indeed play more single-player games.

I also played "The Legend of Sword and Fairy," which came with the "Warcraft" disc I bought.
Although Li Xuan didn't know how the two games were connected, they appeared on the same disc and were played by Zhu Yawen. He never expected that a game could be adapted into a TV series. He immediately thought, "Let it be adapted. Li Xiaoyao is more suitable for you, my boss."

The leader of the Moon Worship Cult would find it distasteful.

"It's really unfair to make the eldest brother play this kind of role."

At this moment, Luo Jin looked at the old man from Miao witchcraft on Zhu Yawen's computer: "But who can blame us when our boss refuses to succumb to capital? Back and forth, I, who plays the lead role, have no idea how ruthlessly I've been exploited."

Perhaps it was the initial success of the legal education classes, or perhaps it was the leading role played by Li Xuan, this troublemaker.

As the class monitor, the leader, and the boss, his example is truly remarkable.

Li Xuan felt that if the old capitalists in Beijing's elite circles knew that his classmate had such a great influence, they would probably spare no effort to stop him.
"It's an adaptation, and it's still different from the original work. Let the hype fly for a while. Personally, I don't think this character lacks much charm."

Li Xuan joked.

Everyone says that Li Xuan has the ability to transform ordinary characters into extraordinary ones, something Xu Xiaodan repeatedly mentioned in class.

Is the character Iron-Blooded Marquis a villain?

He is indeed a major villain.

From head to toe, from the perspective of any character in the show, he is an absolute villain, an evil and ruthless tyrant.

But Li Xuan chose to portray the character from a completely different angle.

He rebelled against the emperor.

But the emperor wasn't any better. On the contrary, Zhu Wushi was ruthless and unscrupulous, targeting the powerful and wealthy, and those ruthless江湖人士 (jianghu figures) who lived by the sword. Li Xuan was able to portray that feeling, to make the common people feel...

Damn it, isn't this exactly the kind of emperor we ordinary people want?

It's the kind of thing that makes the characters in the show hate it to the core, but the ordinary people outside the show don't feel anything.

Just like Fahai, although he targeted the main characters, he had his own principles and bottom line deep down. This is character creation, and this is the charm that a character brings.

Of course, there's also the lavish display of flesh, with strong and pure bodies that make it impossible not to look.

I can't deny the advantage of good looks; being good-looking can really be the icing on the cake, and it can really attract viewers to keep watching. Add to that the charm of the character, and it's a double whammy, a significant advantage.

But now, the character of the Moon Worship Cult Leader is fundamentally a rotten guy, a bad guy who has been causing trouble for the main characters.

In the Legend of the White Snake, Fahai, no matter how you look at it, is on the side of righteousness, and he didn't actually kill the White Snake.

Bai Yue really did kill Zhao Ling'er.

The kind of thing that can't be whitewashed no matter what.

This is really difficult, especially since it's a major villain who's going to destroy the world. It's extremely hard to defend him.

Judging from Zhu Yawen's and Luo Jin's personal expectations.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is probably the worst performance by Li Xuan in recent works.

Or perhaps they simply weren't interested in this work, which was marketed as a story about handsome men and beautiful women falling in love.

Audiences are already tired of watching romance stories, especially those based on mythology. This is a fatal flaw, especially since it's from an unknown IP.

Why would you choose to adapt a game?

The CEO of Tangren Media seems to have some issues.

"You also think that using games to change things is a very unworthy thing?"

"We have to play games secretly, which is not something to be proud of."

At this moment, Luo Jin spoke.

Watching TV series and reading books can be done openly and legitimately, and even reading novels can be called reading. But playing games is a truly heinous crime. Even their families are disgusted by their gaming. It's not something that can be said openly and honestly.

"Then my opinion is the opposite of yours."

At this moment, Li Xuan smiled and said.

"I had a feeling that this installment of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series would be a huge success."

"Those with extraordinary reactions are even worse."

Zhu Yawen muttered to herself at this moment.

After all, if the response is extraordinary, then the boss will only be doing all the work for someone else.

(End of this chapter)