Huayu 97: The Beginning of a Marriage Fraudulently

The opening ceremony of "Empresses in the Palace".

Zheng Xiaolong also implemented Cai Yinong's plan very well.

When starting filming, make the ceremony as grand as possible, including a big-scale worship ceremony.

What is most frequently mentioned in "The Legend of Zhen Huan"?
That would naturally be the three thousand beauties in the imperial harem.

So many people were dazzled by the sights at the opening ceremony of "Empresses in the Palace".

Looking at those meticulously dressed "little fairies" on the stage.

I wonder how many people feel the thought, "A real man should be like this."

Unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time.

Cai Yinong and Zheng Xiaolong led the main cast in offering incense and praying to the gods.

On both sides were beautiful women, like a hundred flowers blooming in competition.

The flashes of light were continuous.

After offering incense, Zheng Xiaolong removed the red cloth covering the camera.

"Empresses in the Palace" has officially started filming!
Today is the opening ceremony; there isn't much filming scheduled.

They only filmed one scene of Sun Li entering the palace before calling it a day.

Next up is the press conference.

With such a grand display, it's natural that the announcement needs to be widely publicized.

Cai Yinong and Zheng Xiaolong, along with the main cast, attended the press conference.

As the producer, Cai Yinong first gave a brief introduction to the "Empresses in the Palace" project on behalf of Enlight Media.

Then the Q&A session began.

Among the swarming reporters below, besides those hired by Enlight Media, most were journalists who had come after hearing the news.

Among the hands raised high below, the host randomly selected one person.

"Director Zheng, I'm a reporter from Entertainment 8 PM. After listening to the introduction, I learned that 'Empresses in the Palace' is also a Qing Dynasty drama. Do you have confidence that 'Empresses in the Palace' will surpass 'Princess Pearl' in ratings?"

Okay, the first one is an entertainment gossip reporter.

However, Zheng Xiaolong had seen it all before, and he took the microphone with a smile, saying, "Times have changed. When 'Princess Pearl' was broadcast, there were too few entertainment and cultural activities in our country, so TV dramas at that time generally had very high ratings. This is a fact that no one can deny."

"But look at it now, our country is becoming more and more prosperous, and there are more and more cultural and entertainment activities. Watching TV is only the choice of a portion of people."

"I am confident that I can make a good TV series, a TV series that the people will like to watch."

Zheng Xiaolong spoke eloquently.

The reporters below looked at each other in bewilderment.

But they all realized that Zheng Xiaolong was not an easy opponent to defeat.

Now, let's wait for Zheng Xiaolong to finish his answer.

When the host called on the next reporter, they immediately switched their target.

"Sun Li, hello. There are rumors that you and Shi Shi were competing for the female lead in this drama. Now that you have successfully become Zhen Huan, does that mean you are stronger than Shi Shi?"

Another reporter who seems to thrive on chaos.

However, Sun Li is not a novice actress.

"Shi Shi and I are good sisters. There is no question of who is better than whom between us. After we get the script, we just let whoever is suitable take the role."

“I was more suited to ‘Empresses in the Palace’, so I took the role. Shi Shi was more suited to another drama, so she was the female lead in that other drama.”

What show is it?

The host immediately stopped the reporter from asking the second question and turned to another reporter.

And it was emphasized again.

"Please understand that each person only has one chance to ask a question."

"Mr. Cai, we looked at the cast list for 'Empresses in the Palace' and found that the vast majority of the actors are artists under Enlight Media. Won't this affect the development of the industry?"

Cai Yinong smiled slightly, "Every role in 'Empresses in the Palace' was cast through auditions. We selected the most suitable actors and let the most suitable actors play the most suitable roles. This is the greatest contribution to the development of the industry."

After Cai Yinong finished speaking, she glanced at the host.

The host understood immediately, and the reporters he called on next were all ones that Enlight Media had already bribed. Therefore, the subsequent questions were not as tense.

The press conference was completed amicably.

Enlight Media conveyed everything it wanted to share to the media through this press conference.

After the press conference, all the media reporters, regardless of whether they were invited by Enlight Media or not, received travel expenses from the "Empresses in the Palace" production team.

Apart from a very few tabloid reporters who take money but do nothing, and quote out of context to get more space.

Most media reporters still give Enlight Media face.

The reports were mostly positive.

The production of "Empresses in the Palace" by Enlight Media has already begun filming.

Another Qing Dynasty drama, "Scarlet Heart," is currently in pre-production.

The signal sent by Enlight Media is already very clear.

The most important thing in this industry is not innovation, but following trends.

So they began to analyze the two dramas produced by Enlight Media.

It turned out that both of Enlight Media's Qing Dynasty dramas were adapted from contemporary novels.

So they all turned their attention to the world of novels.

The rights to TV dramas based on Qing Dynasty novels that have achieved some success are being snapped up.

Therefore, all those who wrote Qing Dynasty palace novels should thank Enlight Media.

If it weren't for the trend created by Enlight Media, the TV series rights to their novels would have taken forever to sell.

This recent frenzy over the rights to Qing Dynasty novels and TV dramas has greatly stimulated the novel industry.

Many writers have started turning their pens to writing Qing Dynasty palace novels.

Make money, not shabby.

And this is exactly what Enlight Media wants to see.

To create a major trend, Enlight Media alone is not enough.

The entire industry must be mobilized.

And Enlight Media has indeed achieved that.

Companies including Huayi Brothers and Orange Sky Entertainment have also begun preparing for Qing Dynasty dramas.

Enlight Media's early creation of a trend for Qing Dynasty dramas also gave rise to another "plagiarism god," Yu Zheng.

Yu Zheng is also skilled at analyzing Qing Dynasty dramas.

I was overjoyed to see the opportunity created by Enlight Media.

However, Yu Zheng did not take immediate action.

Ultimately, we'll have to see if the trend created by Enlight Media will work!
Yu Zheng Studio is not as large and powerful as Enlight Media, so it needs to act cautiously.

They either don't film at all, or if they do, it's to make money.

However, Chen Siyuan had no interest in paying attention to the turmoil outside.

Because Empress Dowager Gao Yuanyuan is up to her old tricks again.

"Brother Yuan, I want to go to Paradise Island where Qianqian is filming to prepare for childbirth!"

Hearing Gao Yuanyuan's request, Chen Siyuan also felt a toothache.

Li Xiaoran was speechless. "Yuanyuan, don't you look how big your belly is? It's not suitable for you to fly right now!"

Gao Yuanyuan frowned. "Then what should we do? I feel too stuffy here and want to go somewhere more open."

"Let's go to Houhai then!"

Liu Xiaoli has been staying in that courtyard house under the city walls recently.

The courtyard houses in Houhai are empty.

As a result, Gao Yuanyuan, whose mother was of high status because of her daughter, also moved into Chen Siyuan's courtyard house.

(End of this chapter)