This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 173 It's actually Lu Ran!

The song "Clear Sky Song" has been all over the internet and social circles these past few days.

As an S-level web series produced by Tencent Video, it received a significant investment of resources.

The marketing and distribution budget alone could be enough to produce several low-budget web series.

Fans of the lead actor, Jiang Haoxing, also went online to promote "The Song of the Clear Sky".

The reservation page has also been open on Tencent Video for some time.

As of now, "The Song of the Clear Sky" has received over three million reservations.

After Lu Ran posted the Weibo, a bunch of fans appeared.

Since joining the cast of "Black Tide", Lu Ran has not posted on Weibo.

Even when Li Haorui signed with Burning Studio, it was the studio that posted the announcement on Weibo.

"Director Lu, you're finally out! I thought you'd gone in!"

"Qingkongge, you're here too! I almost forgot. I'll take a look tomorrow."

"Since Qingkongge has a Luting, why hasn't the overwhelming publicity these past few days mentioned Luting much?"

“Lu played a minor role with few scenes, so it’s normal that he wasn’t used for publicity.”

"The lead actor in this drama is Jiang Haoxing? I'm really impressed. I don't want to watch this drama just because I see that name."

"You don't want to watch it either? I don't want to watch Jiang Haoxing's show either, I'm just going to watch Lu Ting's show for a bit."

Early the next morning.

Zhang Tao, the head of Tencent Video, and the team behind "The Song of the Clear Sky" held a meeting to inquire about the situation.

Each of the S-level projects is a top priority for Tencent Video.

They're just hoping to make money from S-level projects that become huge hits.

In addition to the person in charge of Tencent Video, there were also people from Liujin Times.

Jiang Haoxing was an actor in The Golden Age.

On the surface, this kind of project is just actors putting on a show, but in reality, it's also a collaboration between Tencent Video and Liujin Era.

Everyone was listening to their subordinate's report.

"Currently, the number of discussions related to the song 'Clear Sky Song' has exceeded ten million, and the number of views on the topic has exceeded one hundred million."

"On video platforms such as Douyin, the total number of views for the song 'Qing Kong Ge' has exceeded 100 million, especially the videos related to Jiang Haoxing posted by the official account, all of which have exceeded five million views."

"On Tencent Video, the number of reservations is 3.5 million, and the number of new members in the past few days is also higher than in the previous days."

Listening to his subordinate's report, Zhang Tao's face showed satisfaction.

Xue Huimin, the person in charge of Liujin Times, who was standing next to her, also smiled.

After her subordinate finished speaking, Xue Huimin smiled and said, "President Zhang, are you satisfied with these figures?"

Zhang Tao nodded: "Indeed, it's quite good. Judging from the current trend, 'Qing Kong Ge' will definitely become the top drama of the next month."

Xue Huimin's smile widened: "That's right, Jiang Haoxing is also a hard-working kid, he's been promoting this drama diligently, and I hope that if this drama becomes a hit, it will make him a top star."

It's not a pipe dream that a hit drama can produce a top star.

Jiang Haoxing is already a top-tier celebrity, so he might actually have a chance.

Zhang Tao ignored Xue Huimin's question and instead looked at his subordinate: "Did you use Lu Ran for publicity?"

Xue Huimin's expression tightened.

The subordinate reported, "We tried Lu Ran, and the data showed that its performance was mediocre, so we discontinued it."

Xue Huimin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Lu Ran is a newcomer after all. He doesn't have any works yet, and his acting skills are all hyped up by his fans. For a newcomer like him, the audience will think he's good if he acts at a 6 out of 10. For someone like Jiang Haoxing, people will only think he's good if he acts at an 8 out of 10. Using Lu Ran for promotion is definitely not as good as using Jiang Haoxing for promotion."

Zhang Tao nodded: "That makes sense. Lu Ran has a lot of fans in the music industry, but he doesn't really have much credibility in the acting industry."

Lu Ran is popular, but he's still not as popular as Jiang Haoxing.

After the meeting, Xue Huimin made a phone call to Jiang Haoxing's agent.

"The data from Tencent Video is out. Promoting Jiang Haoxing is worse than promoting Lu Ran. Don't worry."

Jiang Haoxing's agent also breathed a sigh of relief.

They were both stunned by Lu Ran when they were on set.

Good heavens, the way he wielded that long spear was so powerful and impressive; his acting was truly superb.

Fortunately, it's not a big problem.

The agent turned and told Jiang Haoxing about the situation.

Jiang Haoxing is still out promoting the TV series today.

Upon hearing the news, Jiang Haoxing immediately felt relieved.

The agent comforted her, saying, "I told you long ago, you're the lead actor. How could a supporting actor possibly steal your thunder?"

"That's right, I still have to carry the show."

Jiang Haoxing was quite pleased with himself.

At 8 PM, "The Song of the Clear Sky" officially premiered on Tencent Video, releasing four episodes at once, which require a membership to watch.

On the other hand, Ma Fei, a well-known film critic, whose online name is Sparrow on a Plane, also opened Penguin Video tonight.

Ma Fei originally watched movies and paid no attention to web series.

However, he's been flirting with a girl these past few days. This girl is a fan of Jiang Haoxing and has been pushing "The Song of the Clear Sky" on him countless times, saying that the drama is so good.

Ma Fei searched online and found that the show hadn't even aired yet. He was puzzled; how could he know it was good if it hadn't even started airing?

But with the idea of ​​finding something to talk about with this girl, he decided to take a look anyway.

Besides this reason, he also saw Lu Ran's name in the cast and crew list.

When he went to the screening room of Chang'an Entertainment to watch "Hear the Voice of Home" last time, he was amazed by Lu Ran's acting skills.

This is a good opportunity to see Lu Ran's performance in a period drama.

The first episode begins.

The foreground visuals are quite well done.

Ma Fei recalled the dramas he used to watch, where the visuals were somewhat blurry, while the dramas nowadays are much clearer.

"The on-location shooting looks pretty good."

Shortly after, the male protagonist appeared.

Upon seeing Jiang Haoxing's ancient costume appearance, Ma Fei immediately frowned.

"This is actually the male lead?"

If the camera hadn't been focused on the male lead the whole time, he would have thought he was just a passerby.

The subsequent plot involves a child encountering a demon and being rescued by the male protagonist.

This completes the introduction of the male protagonist.

Ma Fei frowned the whole time he watched.

Later on, even characters in the play described the male lead, played by Jiang Haoxing, as dashing and debonair.

Ma Fei's eyebrows were furrowed into a deep frown.

In the past, in dramas, the male lead was handsome, while the supporting characters would say that he was just average-looking.

Nowadays, all the dramas are the opposite.

Despite his discomfort, Ma Fei continued reading.

"Why is the fight scene filmed so simply?"

Finally, the tiger demon Changfeng made his appearance.

When Lu Ran, dressed in black robes and holding a long spear, slowly walked out, Ma Fei's eyes lit up.

"Holy crap, it's Lu Ran! He looks so handsome in period costume!"

Lu Ran walked out holding a long spear, which immediately caught the audience's attention.

The comments section was filled with viewers saying how cool he was.

As soon as Changfeng appeared, a fight scene immediately began.

It's still a fight scene with one player against many.

A long spear danced back and forth in Lu Ran's hands, his movements clean and powerful.

Lu Ran blocked with his spear from behind, and a group of extras' knives all struck the spear.

With another spin of the spear, it swept across the entire army, sending them all flying.

"These moves! Lu Ran's fight scene had no slow motion, no close-ups!"

As we all know, there are tricks to filming action scenes in online dramas these days.

Since the actors can't fight, then use slow motion and cut to more shots.

When all the parts are edited together, it looks like they're really good at fighting.

This is purely a trick.

Ma Fei could tell that Lu Ran's side was different.

They are all long shots and wide views, which allow the audience to see the entire action.

An actor without real skill wouldn't allow the filming to go this way, and neither would a director.

However, Lu Ran doesn't have many scenes in the drama; he only appears twice in the first four episodes.

Almost every time she appears, it's to help the male protagonist solve problems, commonly known as "cleaning up his mess".

I watched it all the way to the end, but I never found Lu Ran again.

This left Ma Fei with some regret.

Lu Ran's screen time is too short!

If you cast Lu Ran as the male lead, believe me, your drama would be a huge hit!

At that moment, Ma Fei's phone vibrated.

The girl he's been chatting with a lot these past few days has been messaging him.

Have you seen "The Song of the Clear Sky"?

Ma Fei replied: "I saw it."

The girl sent an angry emoji.

"I'm so angry! Everyone in the comments is saying Changfeng is more handsome. I think the director did it on purpose, deliberately making Changfeng look more handsome than Jiang Haoxing. Just what kind of background does Lu Ran have?!"

Upon seeing this, Ma Fei's expression froze.

(End of this chapter)