Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 318 Happiness for oneself, sadness for the audience

"No... Heyun!" Li Shiqing quickly supported him. Just a few minutes ago, Xiao Heyun had confessed his love to her.

Just a few minutes ago, she had confessed her feelings to Xiao Heyun.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault..." Li Shiqing cried with tears streaming down her face. She was the one who dragged Xiao Heyun into the loop, and she wasted too many loops.

"Don't cry... You did nothing wrong, nobody did anything wrong..." Looking at the crying Li Shiqing, Xiao Heyun forced a smile:
"Not bad... I do have some principles..."

Before he could finish speaking, his body went limp and he closed his eyes completely.

Beside them were other passengers who had survived the ordeal; outside, the police were overjoyed to have resolved the incident.

Inside the car were the deceased Xiao Heyun and the heartbroken Li Shiqing.

pat!

Tang Yixin pressed the pause button, her eyes reddening, and tears slowly rolled down her cheeks.

"Xiao Heyun is dead... How could he be dead after all the victory?"

"That's how it ends, but why were the two of them so close in the beginning? They even confessed their feelings and got together..."

As Tang Yixin spoke, she wiped away her tears, becoming more and more distressed as she spoke and thought about it.

Zhang Ruoyun's expression was solemn. He didn't say a word and silently hugged his girlfriend, but... in his heart, he was already laughing like a pig.

You told me not to spoil the plot, now you're upset, aren't you?

When Zhang Ruoyun saw this scene on set, she knew her senior brother was up to something.

Sure enough, the plot was quite heart-wrenching.

"Who is this screenwriter?" Tang Yixin's sadness turned to anger, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "I really want to hit him!"

"How could he write such a plot? Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing are both in love, they're both... It's infuriating!"

Women from Sichuan and Chongqing are extremely skilled with their hands and have a strong desire to get their hands dirty.

“My senior brother,” Zhang Ruoyun said, “is the screenwriter and director.”

"But I think you'd better not show that you're really upset about watching this show," Zhang Ruoyun said slowly, stroking her chin.
"My senior brother is a sly one. The sadder you are, the happier he is."

"And Jing Tian, ​​she might be like that too."

Tang Yixin: "..."

No wonder they got together; they're both so wicked.

Fengtai, at Wu Jing's home.

Xie Nan's eyes were red, and she kept taking deep breaths.

On the computer screen, the image paused at the moment Xiao Heyun died, just like Tang Yixin.

"Why did they have to film this kind of storyline? Ah... it makes me so sad!" Xie Nan was not only sad, but extremely sad.

"Why can't they just defuse the bomb, go home, get married, and live happily ever after?"

Wu Jing rubbed his face, feeling equally depressed by the plot.

How could this be?

"That bastard Qi Hui deserves a beating!" Wu exclaimed, defending his partner.

As he spoke, he lit a cigarette and silently began to smoke.

"Didn't you say you'd seen it?" Xie Nan stared wide-eyed. "Why didn't you tell me the ending was like this?"

Wu Jing scratched his head and said awkwardly, "I've only watched the first few episodes, I haven't watched the later ones."

A while ago, Qi Hui organized a movie screening, and he went with Lu Yang and Guo Fan to check it out.

They only aired a few episodes back then, and didn't release any more later episodes.

If he knew how the story would unfold, he wouldn't watch it no matter what. It's so upsetting.

Compared to Tang Yixin and Xie Nan, netizens went to Qi Hui's Weibo to complain and hurl insults.
"Ahhh, why did Xiao Heyun have to die?"

"Why is this happening? Wasn't everything resolved?" "He just confessed to Li Shiqing, and they just became boyfriend and girlfriend!"

"Waaaaah, it's so painful to watch!"

"Damn it, who's the screenwriter? Who's the director? Come out here and take your beating!" "I checked, the screenwriter and director are both Qi Hui. Damn it, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

"This kind of plot is simply inhuman!"

"Waaaaah, Xiao Heyun is so pitiful."

"I'm already twenty-seven or twenty-eight, but I cried like a child when I saw the later parts, and I even used up all the tissues!"

"I'll never watch your dramas again. The more I think about it, the more upset I get, sob sob sob..."

……

In the study of the residential complex, Qi Hui and Jing Tian looked at the comments that kept popping up, and a satisfied smile appeared on their faces.

"Hey hey hey..."

That's how TV dramas are; the happier the ending, the more satisfying it is for the audience, the less they remember it.

To leave a lasting impression on the audience and make them linger, you need to start with sweetness and happiness, and then deliver a nasty blow at the end.

In this way, the story will have depth, artistry, and literary merit.

ding dong~ ding dong~
In the group chat, Guo Fan suddenly sent a message: "@Qi Hui, you're stealing bamboo shoots! My wife is crying so much I can't even comfort her."

Wu Jing: Exactly! Have some decency! You're constantly showing off your love, and then you do this? Who can stand that?

Lu Yang: Senior brother is so cunning! He could have easily created a bright and happy ending, but instead he pulled this stunt. It's outrageous!

Seeing the messages from these guys in the group chat, Qi Hui and Jing Tian laughed even harder.

"Hehe, let's go cook." Jing Tian took Qi Hui's hand and walked briskly towards the kitchen.

Qi Hui is right: keep happiness for yourself and leave sadness for others.

Seeing so many people being stabbed was painful, but Jing Tian felt inexplicably happy, and the sadness she felt when filming this scene on set was gone.

……

"The Beginning: A drama disguised as a suspense thriller, but discussing social phenomena. This drama has only a dozen or so episodes, but it presents social phenomena to you layer by layer, such as melon farmer Ma Guoqiang and his son, migrant worker Lao Jiao and his daughter, etc."

"A crane soars into the clear sky, inspiring poetic thoughts that reach the heavens. The bond between them is a love that transcends the mundane world, a revolutionary friendship that transcends life and death and is etched in their hearts."

"Li Shiqing is Xiao Heyun's conscience, and Xiao Heyun is Li Shiqing's armor. They are the only ones who understand each other in countless cycles. They are the ones who protect each other with their bare hands when the explosion occurs. They are each other's angels."

The completion of "The Beginning" was reported by numerous print and online media outlets.

There are many aspects of this drama worth discussing: the plight of driver Wang Xingde's family, the family relationships of Ma Guoqiang, a convict and fruit farmer, the dilapidated suitcase, and the honest and upright Lao Jiao.

There's also the medicine woman, the chuunibyou (delusional) Lu Xiaoyu, the mature and capable detective Captain Zhang, and the impulsive but impactful Jiang Feng...

Most importantly, it was the argument between the male lead Xiao Heyun and the female lead Li Shiqing when their conflict erupted, and the debate over whether those passengers were worth saving.

Some say they were too indifferent, watching Li Shiqing being killed.

Some people, however, held opposing views. They were not indifferent, but rather had some concerns.

Is the herbalist cold-hearted? She delivers medicine to the female protagonist every time.

Is Lao Jiao indifferent? He willingly exposes his poverty and hardship to everyone, just to help the female lead.

Is watermelon farmer Ma Guoqiang indifferent? He is willing to share the watermelons he brought from thousands of miles away with everyone.

Discussions about "The Beginning" in print and online media have not diminished with its conclusion; on the contrary, they have become even more heated.

But this caused hardship for other works, such as "Up in the Wind", "Badges of Fury", and Guo Jingming's "Tiny Times".

The short drama "The Beginning" has only a dozen episodes, and two episodes are released every day, so it won't take more than a week.

However, iQiyi's timing is quite interesting. It's either a few days after the release of "Badges of Fury" or it coincides with the premiere dates of "Up in the Wind" and "Tiny Times".

Affected by "The Beginning", the box office of these three films continued to decline, infuriating the directors and producers, who were so angry they wanted to hit someone.

Damn it, if only I could beat Qi Hui!
The movie's release period is relatively long, about a month, so even if a short film like this has an impact, it shouldn't be too significant.

The problem is that, whether intentionally or accidentally, iQiyi's release of "The Beginning" was precisely timed to coincide with the most crucial days of their release.

The result was that box office numbers kept getting lower and lower, and the results became increasingly dismal.

Grass!
(End of this chapter)