This director lacks vision.

Chapter 114 I'm also being managed by someone above me?

On the evening of March 27th, in an apartment in Xicheng District of Yanjing, Yuan Shanshan finished watching the fourth episode of Dark Glory.

She became more and more excited as she watched, and her excitement was completely hard to hide.

Before Dark Glory aired, Yuan Shanshan never expected the show to be so good.

As an actress, Yuan Shanshan simply felt that the Dark Glory production team was very professional, and Jiang Yifeng was very capable, managing the entire crew in an orderly manner.

But what exactly did this drama turn out like?

She didn't know.

The main reason is that Jiang Yifeng is quite serious on set and often spends time with Gao Yuanyuan, so Yuan Shanshan doesn't have many opportunities to get close to him.

Moreover, Yuan Shanshan didn't have a complete script, only her own character's script, so she could only passively act according to Jiang Yifeng's arrangements.

After the first two episodes of Dark Glory aired, it became an instant hit across the internet and received excellent reviews, which surprised and excited Yuan Shanshan.

She didn't appear in the first two episodes.

As the second female villain, she doesn't appear until the third episode.

The third episode of Dark Glory was released on time at 8 pm last night.

Yuan Shanshan plays a wealthy heiress who is not only arrogant and domineering, but also enjoys tormenting people and has promiscuous relationships. Even after getting engaged, she still sleeps with the second male lead, and there are some explicit scenes.

Although many people are criticizing this female villain, the drama "Dark Glory" is indeed very exciting. Yuan Shanshan's performance in the scene where she plays a female courtesan is also very passionate and has the right feel, making many people remember her.

Some netizens even praised Yuan Shanshan for being very beautiful and having good acting skills.

This is a huge encouragement for a newcomer and nobody in the entertainment industry.

Tonight, Yuan Shanshan waited in front of the computer as usual and watched the fourth episode as soon as it was released.

At this moment, she admired Jiang Yifeng to the point of complete awe.

It's surprising that Jiang Yifeng managed to produce a web series with a cinematic quality.

Even setting aside her identity as an actress, Yuan Shanshan herself was captivated by the film.

After this episode aired, even more people online criticized the "Gang of Five," and more people paid attention to Yuan Shanshan.

Her Weibo account gained over 200,000 followers in just two days.

As Yuan Shanshan browsed the information online, she saw that Jiang Yifeng had forwarded a Weibo post.

This Weibo post was published by the official Produce 101 account.

[Produce 101 will officially launch on April 1st, with the Yanjing audition held!]

We are honored to have invited our first judge to the program.

He is a senior figure in Chinese pop music, a singer who constantly explores the true meaning of music, and a "hero" who is happy to mentor younger generations!
He is Liu Huan, the first judge on Produce 101!

A video link was also posted below this Weibo post.

Yuan Shanshan clicked on the video, which was a promotional video that introduced the preliminary selection rules for the Yanjing competition area and Liu Huan, the judge in charge of the competition area.

The comments below the video were both positive and negative.

Some people say Produce 101 is amazing for having Liu Huan as a judge, while others say Liu Huan is completely unsuitable for girl groups and can't imagine him dancing.

Regardless, the official announcement generated a lot of buzz.

Liu Huan is, after all, a senior figure in the music industry.

The fact that Produce 101 was able to invite him to be a judge proves the show's dedication and ability.

Moreover, some people who enjoy entertainment just want to see Liu Huan sing and dance, to see what kind of scene it would be.

Yuan Shanshan has a high EQ; she immediately retweeted Jiang Yifeng's Weibo post and said, "Support Director Jiang, support Produce 101, keep it up!"

Just after I forwarded it, my agent, Luo Xiuchun, opened the door and came in.

Luo Xiuchun is an independent agent, and like Yuan Shanshan, she has no powerful connections.

After graduating, Yuan Shanshan had no acting opportunities, so Luo Xiuchun signed her.

In their efforts to get roles for Yuan Shanshan, the two of them spent half a month visiting more than 30 film crews and auditioning like crazy, but to no avail.

Unexpectedly, in the end, Dark Glory brought him a miraculous turnaround and a turning point in his career.

Luo Xiuchun said excitedly, "I have good news!"

Yu Zheng has a script in his hand and wants to start a new drama.

He watched your performance in Dark Glory these past two days and was very impressed. He wants to invite you to audition.

In March, the most popular online drama was Dark Glory, while the most popular TV drama was Beauty's Rival in Palace.

Thanks to this period drama, Yu Zheng, the tailor, also became famous overnight.

After seeing that Tang Ren had bought the adaptation rights to the hit novel "Scarlet Heart," Yu Zheng was eager to try his hand at imitating the novel.

Hearing her agent's words, Yuan Shanshan was overjoyed. She said, "But I have to film a movie the day after tomorrow."

"It's alright, this isn't urgent, and don't get too worked up. I've inquired around, and Yu Zheng's first choice is Yang Mi. They worked together on 'Beauty's Rival in Palace'," Luo Xiuchun said. "If Dark Glory hadn't been so popular, Yu Zheng wouldn't have noticed you."

"Yes, I know what's important. Getting Dark Glory filmed first is the most important thing."

"It's certainly important to make Dark Glory a good film, but what's even more important? Did anything happen between you and Director Jiang?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shanshan shook her head helplessly.

"No, everyone says that Director Jiang is a womanizer, but I think that's all false. He has no feelings for me at all."

Luo Xiuchun complained, "Could it be that you're not pretty enough? Why don't you learn from Yang Mi and change yourself?"

Yuan Shanshan: "..."

In their past lives, Yang Mi was the female lead in "Palace: The Lock Heart Jade", and Yuan Shanshan was the female lead in "Palace: The Lock Pearl Curtain".

Both "Gong Yi" and "Gong Er" were filmed by Yu Zheng, and both leading ladies were very much to his liking.

Jiang Yifeng was unaware that his choice of Yuan Shanshan to play the second female lead in Dark Glory had caused some ripples in the selection of the female lead for "Palace".

It's quite amusing that Yang Mi and Yuan Shanshan, classmates, started arguing ahead of time.

On the morning of March 28th, Jiang Yifeng arrived at the company, turned on his computer, and checked Weibo, only to find his name at the top of the trending topics list.

"Jiang Yifeng, the god who fights against American movies and TV dramas!"

The first Weibo post under this topic was made by the account "Diaosi Watching Dramas".

"When Avatar swept the domestic market at the beginning of the year, Jiang Yifeng made Lost on Journey, which was a counterattack against this movie."

He used a low-budget comedy of $500 million to compete against Hollywood blockbusters.

Today, major video streaming platforms like Sohu, Youku, and iQiyi have all established American drama channels. American dramas dominate major video websites in China, making countless domestically produced dramas pale in comparison.

In this situation, it's still Jiang Yifeng!
He made a film called "Dark Glory".

This show is really good. I can say with my own voice that Dark Glory is absolutely on par with any American drama.

Liu Yifei, the "Fairy Sister," even personally posted on Weibo urging for more episodes, saying she thinks Dark Glory is better than American dramas.

At the critical moment, it was Jiang Yifeng who stood up to defend the dignity of domestically produced dramas.

This scene reminds me of the movie "Lost in Thailand" where the characters fight against Avatar.

At this moment, just as at that moment.

I can't help but shout: Jiang Yifeng, the god who defies American movies and TV shows!

The Weibo post praising Jiang Yifeng was exaggerated and cheesy, but it resonated with many viewers.

Three hours after it was posted, it had already garnered over 60,000 likes and thousands of comments.

Besides this Weibo post.

Other influential figures such as "papi酱" and "无敌风火轮" also posted similar content, attracting considerable attention.

These influential bloggers combined to push the hashtag "Jiang Yifeng, the god who fights against American TV dramas" to the top of the trending topics list.

A large number of netizens discussed this topic, with some praising and others criticizing, making it a very lively discussion.

Jiang Yifeng carefully examined these influential bloggers who posted on Weibo, and found that a small portion of them were bloggers signed by Fengxing Media's MCN department.

It's obvious that this was a topic the company deliberately created to generate buzz.

Thinking of this, he called Hu Qian in.

"You should just promote Dark Glory, why create this entry, 'Jiang Yifeng, the god who fights against American movies and TV shows!'"

This statement is somewhat exaggerated and even disgusting, and is likely to offend passersby.

Hu Qian said with a smile, "Really? I think netizens all agree."

Lost on Journey went head-to-head with Avatar, competing with Avatar at the same time and grossing 4.6 million yuan at the box office, with more viewers than Avatar. This is a miracle of achieving great success with a small investment.

Dark Glory is currently airing and viewers say it's on par with American dramas.

Many people open Sohu Video and watch Dark Glory first, then watch other American dramas.

Some netizens commented that after watching Dark Glory, watching other American dramas felt like chewing wax, and they simply couldn't watch them anymore.

Whether it's the rhythm and music or the character visuals, Dark Glory is excellent.

President Jiang, with this one web series, you've put up a fight against so many American dramas.

Is this a confrontation?

Is there a problem with us saying you're the god who fights against American movies and TV shows?

That's the truth!

Hu Qian became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke, her emotions flowing freely and fully.

Jiang Yifeng shook his head, secretly pleased.

People dislike flattery because the person being flattered isn't themselves.

It feels really good to be flattered.

Jiang Yifeng coughed, trying to suppress the corner of his mouth, and said, "Let's let it go this time, but next time we're going to create this kind of trending topic, we should use more subtle language."

Hu Qian nodded and said seriously, "We've already been very low-key."

If anyone else had achieved what you have, they would probably be hailed as a national hero by now.

Look at Cheng Kaige, he's been living off "Farewell My Concubine" ever since, and he's praised wherever he goes, yet he doesn't feel ashamed at all.

"Mr. Jiang, you're still too honest."

"Alright, alright, you guys decide on the promotional strategy. You tell your project team that Dark Glory is doing very well, and the bonus will be substantial."

Hu Qian smiled brightly and shouted, "Long live President Jiang!"

Then he walked out triumphantly.

After the office door closed, Jiang Yifeng couldn't help but laugh.

Now, Jiang Yifeng finally understands how Zhang Chaoyang felt.

He himself was managed upwards by his subordinates once.

I have to say, it felt pretty good.

Jiang Yifeng calmed himself down and was just about to check his emails when he received a message from Jing Tian.

What are you doing? Do you even remember you have a girlfriend like me?

I've been on set for a month now, and you still haven't come to visit me!

[I'm so angry! I have to be the one to invite you.]

Whether you come or not, I've prepared several costumes, and even modified them myself, just for you alone.

Come on, come on, I miss you~ Mmm!

Jiang Yifeng didn't reply to the message for a short while, but Jing Tian sent several messages in a row.

Seeing this information, Jiang Yifeng felt even better than when he had just been flattered.

He sensed that Jing Tian was speaking.

Jiang Yifeng could imagine the tone of voice, from arrogant to coquettish.

[Are you trying to persuade Lu Zheng to let you film a web series because Dark Glory became popular?]

Jiang Yifeng sent a message, and Jing Tian replied instantly.

【You're overthinking it, I just miss my man! Come here!】

OK, I'll arrive tomorrow morning.

Jiang Yifeng also misses Da Tiantian. He needs to develop her more and help her find the feeling of a mature woman as soon as possible.

That's how you make good web series in the future.

It can only be said that Jiang Yifeng has made a lot of sacrifices in order to compete with American dramas and to carry the banner of Chinese film and television dramas.

Calling someone a "god" wouldn't be an exaggeration.

(End of this chapter)