I'm really good at this.

"A modern drama?" Gu Yan, who had a completely flat chest, sat up abruptly. "Has this drama fallen apart?"

It was supposed to be a period fantasy romance drama, but after six episodes, it suddenly turned into a modern drama?

This is not just a bad drama, it's completely off-topic!

Su Xiaoyue simply smiled gently and continued watching the show.

............

In Liu Yishou's villa, he was watching "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World" with a friend who had come to visit him for drinks.

The friend who came to drink with him was none other than the well-liked, bald, lecherous director Sun Zhengda.

Director Sun was kicked out of the hospital half a month ago because the hospital director discovered his ulterior motives of taking a liking to the nurses.

After all, he really didn't have anything wrong with him; his hospitalization was just a waste of money for recuperation.

But the hospital director didn't want to charge him, so he politely gave him a full-body check-up for free and found that apart from having a slight case of high blood pressure, he was as strong as an ox.

So he politely told him to get lost.

He was too embarrassed to even see Zhang Hong, so he quickly packed his bags and fled by plane.

They also took his film crew with them.

However, he came to Liu Yishou for drinks right after filming "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World" and while everyone was still on vacation.

Actually, his crew also cared a lot about this TV series. It was just that they were the ones who filmed it, but the credit was given to those inexplicable guys under Director Zhang, which made them a little unhappy.

Sun Zheng calmed them down, saying that this was Zhang Hong's strategy and that there would be a reversal after the show ended, at which time he would come out to help clarify things.

Only then can everyone happily watch the show.

Only Liu Yishou and Sun Zheng are currently in the villa.

Taking a sip of genuine Moutai, Liu Yishou grimaced for a while, then let out a long sigh and chuckled, "You wouldn't come here without a reason! So, what do you want?"

These older generation directors have made it a habit to use foul language; they can't change it.

Now I only need to control myself in public, but I don't need to be so restrained in front of old friends.

Sun Zheng chuckled strangely.

He was quite embarrassed because he did indeed have something to discuss with Liu Yishou.

"Old Liu, what do you think of Xiao Zhang?"

Liu Yishou didn't understand: "Which Xiao Zhang?"

Liu Yishou pointed to the 98-inch large rear projection screen, where the TV was playing "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World".

Liu Yishou understood: "You mean Zhang Hong, the 'Little Zhang' you're talking about?"

"Who else could it be?" Sun Zheng sighed. "This kid has exceptional talent. You should be able to tell just by watching the first six episodes of this show. However, his heart isn't in this industry. I'm worried that if he gets discouraged, he'll quit. We're all in our forties and fifties after all. This kid has the potential to be a future leader."

Liu Yishou stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed.

He took a sip of his drink and cursed, "You think I'm a bad guy? What, you think I'd try to suppress him?"

Although he was cursing, he was actually quite moved inside.

Sun Zheng, that bald guy, truly lives up to his reputation as a kind-hearted person in the industry. Even someone like me, who doesn't have many friends, can consider him a close friend.

He went to such lengths to help Xiao Zhang, even at the risk of offending me, but I doubt he ever mentioned it to Xiao Zhang.

Seriously, this guy helped me like that before... He really thinks I'm a bad guy.

Sun Zheng smiled awkwardly: "That's not what I meant. It's just that some people are trying to stir up trouble by comparing your show with theirs. I was afraid you'd overthink it and think they're trying to ride on your coattails."

This happens frequently.

There were many similar examples in Zhang Hong's previous life.

For example, comparing a so-called singer to Jay Chou and others is bound to be annoying.

"I understand what you mean." Liu Yishou clinked glasses with him, and after they finished their drinks together, they grimaced for a while. "But I can't stop him from doing this. Capital... as long as it can make money, it doesn't care about anything else. But to be honest, I have no problem with Xiao Zhang trying to ride this wave of popularity. In fact, I plan to help him gain more attention later."

Liu Yishou picked up a peanut with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, raising an eyebrow and saying, "You've seen my drama too, right? Xiao Zhang is the hidden male lead in my drama. I plan to help promote his drama when he does media interviews later."

I really didn't expect that the group of amateurs he found from who-knows-where could actually produce such a good show. It's just... sigh, they ran out of budget in the beginning, so hopefully the last few episodes won't fall too far apart.

Sun Zhengle ate several more peanuts, his bald head shining with smug satisfaction: "Hehe, actually, the crew for this drama used my people. The amazing partners he found were all recruited after the drama was finished."

"Is that so?" Liu Yishou was taken aback and quickly asked, "What exactly happened? Why doesn't he come out and refute the rumors?"

Sun Zheng then gave a brief account of the whole process.

However, he omitted the reasons for changing the male lead and his hospitalization, and did not mention Wang Chen at all, only saying that he was not on set because he had something to do.

Wang Chen is still a young man, and Sun Zheng felt that he couldn't ruin him.

"You're just too nice." Liu Yishou could tell that he was hiding something, but he didn't press him for details.

There's nothing I can do; this guy is just such a nice guy.

Back then, when I was covered in thorns and about to fall off a cliff, he pulled me back.

"But according to you, the budget was indeed almost exhausted in the first six episodes, but the last four episodes didn't disappoint?"

"You'll know once you watch it." Sun Zheng pointed to the seventh episode of "Clouds Falling into the Mortal World" playing on TV, then clinked glasses with him. "But are you really planning to go against your word? I remember the investment company for your show is Jixing Culture, the company behind Jimei Media that Xiao Zhang offended."

"Some things always have to be done by people," Liu Yishou said with a faint smile. "We both know the nature of capital. We want to maintain the purity of art, but without capital, it's impossible for it to develop."

However, the inherent nature of capital will ultimately destroy us.

Even if we can't fight it head-on, we'll find our own ways. Some things just have to be done by someone.

He winked: "Xiao Zhang and his generation are young people. They still have energy and hope, and they need to eat too. Only old guys like us who have already achieved success and don't lack money or honor can handle these kinds of things that offend people."

After all, young people are often seen as having little influence or power; they have already achieved success and don't care about such things, so they can naturally resist capitalism to some extent.

"Too."

The two exchanged a smile, clinked glasses, and understood each other without saying a word.

After the seventh episode ended, Liu Yishou exclaimed, "Xiao Zhang is indeed exceptionally talented. I thought he was only talented as an actor, but I didn't expect him to be so talented as a director as well."

Overall, this drama is still a romance drama.

Sweet at the beginning, angsty in the middle.

Then, in the seventh episode, the abrupt shift from ancient fantasy to modern settings felt somewhat abrupt.

However, Zhang Hong's approach to this situation was quite effective.

Based on the content of episode seven, this is already a completely modernized ordinary world.

The seemingly cold but actually warm-hearted beauty who suddenly appears in front of the food delivery guy in a supercar only fuels the audience's imagination.

Moreover, she possesses magical powers.

In fact, this part of the modern storyline is similar to Zhang Hong's previous life in "My Love from the Star".

In a world where everyone is just an ordinary person, if a girl who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, beautiful, high-status, and rich appears in front of you, wouldn't you be tempted?

In particular, she also possesses the attribute of "being the only one who follows the law".

She can help the protagonist solve any difficulties he encounters, whether by ordinary or surreal methods.

She had a blank expression, but you could sense her inner feelings.

Wow, Zhang's got some skills!

Liu Yishou disapproved of not having many editors because they couldn't stick to one project from start to finish.

You make it fun and humorous from the beginning to the middle, but then you have to kill someone off and make it sentimental at the end, and then the atmosphere of the whole show changes.

How can anyone accept a show like this?

People watch your show because they're drawn in by the humor and fun at the beginning, but then you insist on feeding them shit at the end and call it profound!

They only know how to use death to evoke emotions; what depth do they have?

Liu Yishou was relieved.

If the show doesn't feature poop in the last three episodes, then it'll be a success!

Then, with his subsequent interviews where he added fuel to the fire, Xiao Zhang managed to stabilize the situation for the first time!

During the opening theme of episode eight, the two sipped peanuts and drank some wine.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Sun Zheng asked, "How are the ratings for your show?"

"So-so." Liu Yishou's lips curled up, extremely proud. "It was stable at 3.1% before, but after Xiao Zhang appeared in the first two episodes today, the ratings have risen to an average of 3.7. The highest point was when he was smoking under the streetlight at the end, when the ratings were over 4.6."

He opened his phone and handed it to Sun Zheng: "This is a message I just received."

Sun Zheng took the phone and looked at it, then exclaimed in surprise, "So tall?!"

Liu Yishou laughed loudly: "No, no, that won't work either!"

Is it really not going to work?

That would be great!

In a time when a TV series can rank first and capture nearly 10% of the market share with a rating of 2.4, he certainly knows what a rating of around 4 represents!

Sun Zheng recovered from his shock and exclaimed, "Old Liu, you truly are amazing..."

Liu Yishou grinned wildly: "Hehe, it's all thanks to Xiao Zhang~"

"Sigh, I wonder what Xiao Zhang is doing now."

"I guess they're also worried about the show's performance, since it's their first time, and we've all been through that kind of situation before."

............

In the owner's office of a two-story building in Los Angeles.

After carefully reviewing the numerous letters of intent for cooperation that Lin Chuan had brought, Zhang Hong flew into a rage:

"Ah Chuan! You're going to betray the organization?"

P.S.: I'm not asking for votes today (not really).

Chapter Two, 3500 words, will be posted promptly at 12:00 (to ensure the investments of those few thousand readers don't fail). Then I have something to do, and I'll see how things go after that.

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