After offending capital, my songs became more and more popular.

Chapter 266 Filming and Broadcasting Simultaneously! Second Battalion Commander, Open Fire and Bomb His Mother!
In November, most of the leaves on the trees had fallen, with only a few scattered leaves still clinging to the branches, stubbornly holding on...

The atmosphere in the CEO's office at Beijing Juli Media plummeted, mirroring the drop in temperature outside the window...

Oh no, it should be said that it has never risen.

"Cough...cough...cough..."

On the sofa, a delicate-looking girl wrapped in a thick down jacket was pale and coughing incessantly. Her lips were purplish, clearly indicating that she was experiencing some kind of "lack of oxygen."

He's been coughing too much; he must be lacking oxygen.

"Mr. Zhao!"

Seeing Zhou Chun's expression, the agent completely broke down and kept shouting at the man sitting at the desk:

"That Shen Mingen did it on purpose. He didn't want to create a CP (couple pairing) scandal, so he deliberately chose a particularly cold place. Our Chun Chun caught a cold as soon as we arrived and had a fever that reached over 39 degrees Celsius. She almost lost half her life!"

"If he says he doesn't want to do it, then he doesn't have to. There's no need to be so disgusting!"

"Even if you can't give face to the monk, you can at least give face to the Buddha. He doesn't even give face to his brother Feng Yucan. This guy really doesn't understand human relationships at all!"

"Our company was one of the original investors in their show, after all. Given Shen Ming'en's reputation back then, who else but us would have been willing to invest in his show?!"

"I do not care!"

"I'm not going to swallow this insult!"

"We have to get an explanation from them, no matter what!"

Zhou Chun's agent was extremely rude, constantly complaining, which gave the middle-aged man sitting at the desk, who looked quite old, a headache...

Rubbing his head, the middle-aged man, referred to as President Zhao, stood up and walked over to Zhou Chun. He sat down on the sofa next to her and, without any hesitation, took Zhou Chun's hand in front of her agent...

The icy touch almost broke Mr. Zhao's heart.

"Chun Chun," he asked softly, "Are you alright?"

"No cough... It's nothing, Mr. Zhao, I'm not coughing..."

Zhou Chun put on a pitiful act, saying she was fine while coughing several times before she could finish a sentence. It must be said that this woman was quite meticulous; every time she coughed, she would quickly turn her head and cough in the opposite direction from President Zhao, giving President Zhao the feeling that she was afraid of "infecting" him...

This made Mr. Zhao feel even more distressed.

It's worth mentioning that after a brief moment of catching his breath, Zhou Chunqiang pretended to suppress a cough and said to General Manager Zhao:

"It's alright, Mr. Zhao. Teacher Ming'en is only thinking about the show. If something happens to him, the show will be affected, and that will also affect our company's performance..."

As they talked...

"Cough...cough...cough..."

She started coughing again.

Before I knew it, her big, watery eyes were brimming with tears, as if they were about to fall.

"I'm not coughing... I'm fine..." she said, her voice trembling with tears.

The manager standing to the side was stunned, thinking to himself that he had misjudged Zhou Chun; she should be an actress, not a singer!

"Oh my..."

Seeing Zhou Chun like this, President Zhao's heart was truly broken into eight pieces. If Zhou Chun's agent weren't here, he would have already lent his broad chest to Zhou Chun to lean on.

moment……

"This Shen Ming'en is really going too far!"

General Manager Zhao gritted his teeth, feigning exasperation, and slammed his fist into his knee, shouting:

"Chun Chun, don't worry, I'll definitely help you get revenge!"

"Mr. Zhao, please..."

Zhou Chun grabbed General Manager Zhao's arm, saying, "It will affect the company's performance..."

Even now, she's still pretending to be thinking about the company; she's like a pot of top-grade tea.

"Don't worry," President Zhao patted Zhou Chun on the head and laughed, "We can work on it from other angles without affecting the program."

As he spoke, he stood up, looked at Zhou Chun's agent beside him, and said:
"If I remember correctly, Shen Ming'en is planning to film a movie soon, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhao." The agent nodded.

Mr. Zhao smiled but didn't say anything...

There's really no need to say anything more.

Since Shen Ming'en is so ungrateful and disrespectful, then they shouldn't blame them for being ruthless.

Yes, indeed, they can't possibly withdraw their investment from "Spark Symphony," they can't possibly let such a lucrative opportunity slip away to someone else...

They also can't suppress Shen Ming'en in music, since they still need Shen Ming'en to make money.

but!

Isn't Shen Ming'en just planning to "cross over" into a new field?

Then they can naturally give Shen Ming'en a "reprimand" in this regard.

It's time to let this kid know how powerful the capital in the Chinese entertainment industry is, otherwise he'll think that just the Tea House F5 can represent all the capital in the Chinese entertainment industry.

……

The recording of "Spark Chapter" was actually not stressful for Shen Ming'en, since his works were all ready-made. He only needed to hand over the sheet music to the band teacher, rehearse, and then perform on stage on the day of the show.

The real pressure comes from "filming"...

Damn it, I've never studied this thing before, I have absolutely no experience with it!
Fortunately, the outsourcing team that Feng Yucan found was quite reliable and solved many problems for Shen Mingen, especially in the area of ​​"finding actors." Shen Mingen barely had to participate in the process, and the production team had already started reading the scripts and was preparing to start filming.

Crotch burning...

This is also because the production team of "Bright Sword" did not cast any young heartthrobs or well-known actors.

Needless to say, the young heartthrobs are a different story. After all, this isn't some ancient costume drama; it's an anti-Japanese war drama, and the main theme is "realism." They're filming in the freezing cold of the countryside, and given their constitution—where even a scrape needs a hospital visit before it heals—Shen Ming'en wouldn't dare use them...

For famous actors...

To be honest, Shen Mingen doesn't really like casting actors that audiences are "familiar" with, especially those popular stars who frequently appear on screen during the National Day and New Year's holidays. It feels like their roles are all fixed, and audiences are tired of seeing them. It's the same few faces every year, playing different roles. What's so interesting about that?

The entertainment industry needs a fresh overhaul, right?

of course……

On the other hand!
Shen Ming'en doesn't want to contact them, and they don't want to come to Shen Ming'en's place either...

Although Shen Mingen is a big name in the Chinese entertainment industry and the Chinese music scene, acting and crossing over into other fields are things that most people can't do. He, Ha Jien, has no acting skills and has never even studied acting. How the hell did he have the nerve to act? They don't even know, let alone the fact that Shen Mingen is going to film a very outdated "anti-Japanese war drama"... How tacky!

These days, ancient costume dramas are all the rage in the Chinese entertainment industry. Who the hell still makes "anti-Japanese war dramas"?

What era is this stuff from... I don't know what they were thinking.

In short, no one in the film and television industry believed that Shen Mingen, this "crossover" singer, could make a good film, and no one was optimistic about him!

Therefore, Shen Ming'en and that group of people were in a situation where "one didn't want to fight, and the other didn't want to be attacked," so neither of them should provoke the other.

Shen Mingen only had one requirement for the director team: he didn't require famous actors, but they had to have good acting skills, be good at fighting, and fit the image!
Despite the short timeframe, Shen Ming'en was quite satisfied with the final casting.

That's all...

Almost the day after "Sparkling Chapter" aired, Shen Ming'en plunged into the film crew!

They were engrossed in taking pictures!

The shoot lasted a whole week!

Because he really didn't have much of a foundation, Shen Ming'en could only imitate what he saw in his memory. He also learned from others on set and did his homework little by little, which made him extremely busy these past two days and he didn't have much time to rest.

It was probably around Friday night...

Shen Ming'en, who was already addicted to "fighting the Japanese devils," was happily firing a machine gun when suddenly a staff member shouted at him from afar:

"Teacher Ming'en!"

"Telephone!"

"your phone!"

The scene was a chaotic mess. Although Shen Ming'en wasn't filming, he was still watching the spectacle from the sidelines...

He received a call so suddenly that he didn't even hear what the staff member was saying. It was the staff member who had to run all the way to bring him the phone.

“Hello…Hello!”

Because of the intense gunfire at the scene, Shen Ming'en couldn't hear clearly, so he specifically shouted loudly:

"Speak quickly if you have something to say, there's a war going on here!"

The caller was Feng Yucan. His best friend had called Shen Mingen because he had something to tell him, but hearing the constant "boom" and "bang" sounds coming from his end, he was so scared he almost lost his mind and couldn't help but shout:
I'll send you a message on WeChat! Remember to check it!

"Huh? What did you say?!"

The second battalion commander's "firepower" was so intense that Shen Ming'en didn't hear it clearly. It wasn't until he saw the message Feng Yucan sent after hanging up that he realized that while he was engrossed in filming these past two days, rumors about his upcoming "new movie release" had already spread like wildfire!

This wasn't exactly a secret, and Shen Ming'en hadn't kept it from anyone, but to be honest, he really hadn't expected it to generate so much buzz...

These past two days, many trending topics have been circulating online:
"#Shen Mingen has crossed over to acting!"

There's been a lot of discussion about this...

The comments section is basically full of:
Is Shen Mingen filming?

Can he act?

[Did he think he'd reached the pinnacle of music, that no one could match him, so he decided to try something different?]

[Pfft... Every single one of those people who switched industries is a complete failure, nobody even knows them! Can he even do it?]

I think he should just go back to singing his songs; this isn't the place for him.

All I can say is... emmm... I wish him success.

……

It seems like someone in the comments section is stirring up trouble, creating a huge uproar saying that Shen Mingen is "getting arrogant" and is going to "steal other people's jobs"...

The funniest thing is that some people are stirring up trouble to smear Shen Mingen, saying that Shen Mingen went to act in some kind of... ancient costume drama!

These days, ancient costume dramas, which have been spawned by the fan culture in the Chinese entertainment industry, are almost "overrun" with all sorts of greasy, pretentious, and BL-selling plots that are just as disgusting as they come!
While fans of historical romance dramas might be overjoyed at the mention of them, ordinary viewers would probably want to vomit...

Even if they didn't say anything specific to Shen Ming'en, just that he went to film an "ancient costume drama," Shen Ming'en still wanted to say, "How can you insult someone like that?!"

Fantasy and overestimating his abilities—that's basically what people are saying about Shen Ming'en online these past two days.

These people are a bunch of devils. They're unwilling to put in any effort to smear others. If Shen Ming'en were willing to put in even a little effort, they could have come to the set of Shen Ming'en's "Bright Sword" and secretly filmed or peeked around. They wouldn't be stirring up this trashy nonsense...

"What are your plans?" After finally leaving the film set and having a moment of peace, Feng Yucan called again, immediately asking, "Do you want to give a response?"

Shen Mingen's contract with Ruixing Entertainment is practically defunct now. He invests his money, but the company doesn't care about his well-being anymore. So most of the time, it's Feng Yucan who helps deal with the negative comments about Shen Mingen.

"This one……"

Shen Ming'en stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment...

Actually, it's fine if he doesn't reply. After all, once "Bright Sword" is released, everyone will know what he's been busy with lately and what he's been filming. Whether it's good or not, let the audience judge for themselves. What he says is irrelevant.

But thinking back...

From the start of filming to the wrap-up, to submission for review, and finally to online release, who knows when a movie will actually air...

So Shen Ming'en thought for a moment and asked, "Hey, is it possible for TV dramas like this to be filmed and broadcast simultaneously these days?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Yucan fell silent. After a long while, he finally said, "Brother, do you really not know your place?!"

The "shoot-and-broadcast" format is extremely rare in China, but it's quite common abroad, especially in South Korea.

However, this format requires a lot of "courage" from the platform that purchases the copyright...

After all, no one can guarantee whether a show will be a hit. If the whole series is sold as a package, the producers have a better idea of ​​whether it will be good or bad. But if you film and broadcast it simultaneously, who knows whether the later episodes will be good or bad...

If you say you're a top-tier director in the industry or something, that's fine too. People will give you face and trust your reputation as a top director.

The problem is, Shen Ming'en is a complete newcomer to the film and television industry!

Forget about "filming and broadcasting simultaneously," even if he filmed everything and wanted to sell it, the platforms would have to think twice before buying it...

In this situation, is it realistic for him to want to film and broadcast simultaneously?
"Look how cowardly you are..."

Shen Ming'en was too lazy to ask him anymore.

Whether a TV series can become a hit depends mainly on two factors: its quality and its viewership.

The quality of his current production, "Bright Sword," is definitely there, as for viewership...

Ask Yatalia of the Thunder, who's known for his "trending topic magnet" status—when has he ever lacked attention?!

He doesn't need anyone else to help with promotion; he can carry an entire drama all by himself!
……

(End of this chapter)