Huayu 2009: Who should we call the Heavenly King?

At the beginning of 2010, the entertainment industry was very lively, and the ink-splashing incident at the end of the year continued to ferment.

On January 4th, Avatar broke the domestic midnight screening box office record with 1 million yuan. Then, it raked in 400 million yuan on its opening day and broke 3300 million yuan in three days.

The global box office has surpassed one billion US dollars!

This 3D blockbuster has completely ignited a nationwide movie-watching frenzy, with IMAX theater tickets in major cities across the country being wildly scalped for as much as 200 or 300 yuan per ticket.

Industry insiders generally predict that Avatar's final box office is expected to exceed 500 million.

This prediction is still too conservative.

On January 2nd, "The Myth," starring Hu Ge and Bai Bin, premiered on CCTV-1 as the opening drama of the year.

It became an instant hit upon its premiere, with a peak single-episode rating of 4.13% and an average rating of 3.13% for the first six episodes. It has received countless positive reviews so far.

However, after the eighth episode aired, Su Su's death broke the hearts of many viewers.

The collapse of its reputation is beginning to show signs.

Yesterday, the theme song "Youlan Cao" for the movie "Confucius" was released in Yanjing, and Wang Fei made a high-profile announcement of her comeback to the music scene.

same day.

The Spring Festival Gala production team released a major announcement: the Little Tigers will reunite for a medley of classic hits including "Butterflies Fly," "Love," and "Green Apple Paradise."

Also on January 6th, EE-Media announced that it had successfully acquired the copyright to "Tiny Times".

Upon seeing this news, Shen Yan couldn't help but scoff.

He might not know the inside story of other projects, but Tiny Times?

He knew it all too well.

In her past life, Guo Xiaosi approached Tangren Media and invited Shen Yan to play the second male lead in the TV series Tiny Times. At that time, the movie version had not yet been approved.

The story of "Tiny Times" is long and exciting.

In 08, Guo Xiaosi signed with Tianyu Media as the literary director, and at that time, Long Danni had her eye on "Tiny Times".

In 09, Long Danni recommended Xiao Si for the role of Duanmu Lei in "Meteor Shower".

As a result, he was severely reprimanded by the higher-ups.

Later, although Guo Xiaosi was unable to play Duanmu Lei, he strongly recommended his good friend Zhu Zixiao.

What was that character's name again?

The crossover acting project fell through, and the copyright cooperation was also temporarily shelved. During this period, Long Danni never gave up on fighting for the copyright.

However, Guo Xiaosi was not stupid and hesitated to agree until a man named Liang Dong appeared.

Liang Dong previously worked as a producer at DMG Entertainment, and he was responsible for the product placement and sponsorship of "Go Lala Go!".

He happened to read Luo Dazuo's "My Struggle" and was deeply moved. Then, he wanted to make it into a movie.

Through his connections, Liang Dong found Xu Xiaoping, the founder of New Oriental.

Although the collaboration failed, Xu Xiaoping invested 1800 million yuan to help Liang Dong establish a film company.

Liang Dong acted swiftly. After receiving the 1800 million yuan, he immediately spent 1000 million yuan to buy all the film and television adaptation rights for the "Tiny Times" series.

Long Danni was shocked to learn from Guo Xiaosi that the copyright had been sold. However, Tianyu Entertainment still did not want to give up and eventually bought the copyright of "Tiny Times 1.0" from Liang Dong at a high price.

Before the film version was launched, the TV series version of "Tiny Times" had already been approved, with An Xiaofen of Dasheng International as the investor.

She previously served as the CFO of New Pictures, then moved to Stellar Media in 01 as Vice President, and founded Dasheng International in 08.

At the time, the female lead Gu Li in the TV series was originally intended to be Qi Wei, but she immediately withdrew from the role after the movie version was confirmed to be in production.

Because appearing in the TV series means you can't appear in the movie version.

In his previous life, Shen Yan was unaware of these inside stories, but some people had a reputation, so he strongly rejected the TV series adaptation of Tiny Times.

Cai Yinong did not force him at the time, but this incident also sowed the seeds for a potential breakdown in future cooperation between the two parties.

Strictly speaking, Tiny Times was the catalyst for his contract termination with Tangren Media.

This is the third film that Shen Yan has refused to be assigned by the company.

After refusing the company's arrangements three times, the relationship between the two parties became increasingly strained.

"K-sister wants to sign you?"

Looking at the older sister in his arms, Shen Yan couldn't help but be a little surprised; this had never happened in his previous life.

"Um."

Zhang Junning snuggled closer to him. She had come to Yanjing with Cai Yinong today to film a music video.

"However, I did not agree. Tangren is famous for its period dramas, and I feel that I am not suitable for period costumes."

"Nonsense, beautiful people suit everything."

Shen Yanzhang spoke fluently.

"No, your mouth is too sweet, I want to taste it."

then.

GO...GO...GO, let's go!

Halfway through the journey, Zhang Junning suddenly spoke up.

"I've prepared a gift for you."

"What?"

I won't tell you.

"Um?"

Shen Yan slowly withdrew.

"Will you tell or not?"

"I won't tell!"

"Will you tell or not?"

"I won't tell."

Even after being severely beaten, the older sister remained clenched her teeth and refused to divulge a single word.

All eighteen martial arts skills are used in rotation?

They still stubbornly refused to comply.

This completely piqued Shen Yan's curiosity.

The next day, while filming the music video, he waited and waited, but Shen Yan did not receive any tangible gift until the older sister left.

That night, Cai Yinong visited again and presented Shen Yan with a script.

"Shen Yan, take a look at this."

A heart-stopping journey?

Shen Yan glanced at the cover; he wasn't particularly fond of Qing Dynasty dramas.

"Apart from the Fourth Prince, you can choose any other role you like."

As she spoke, Cai Yinong continued to explain.

"The Fourth Prince is set to be older, 26 years old when he first appears, and the subsequent time span is also very long. You are too young, so it's not suitable."

"Sister K, I don't act in Qing Dynasty dramas."

Shen Yan pushed the script back directly.

"Hmm?" Cai Yinong frowned.

"I can't accept shaving my head."

Shen Yan came up with a very suitable "reason": he has an idol image to maintain!

Hearing this reason, Cai Yinong was very angry.

If you're not even willing to shave your head, what kind of actor are you?

If it were someone else, she would definitely speak her mind and give a stern rebuke.

But Shen Yan is different.

Currently, Tangren Media is preparing only two dramas: "The Vigilantes in Masks" and "Scarlet Heart".

She couldn't possibly let Shen Yan play the male lead in "The Vigilantes in Masks," since the album hadn't been released yet, and she didn't know if it would be a hit, or how popular it would be.

If it's just a minor hit, with Shen Yan as the male lead and Shi Shi as the female lead, how will the show sell?

TV stations are masters at judging people and targeting them. If the male and female leads of a drama don't have market recognition, no one will buy it, especially since Huo Jianhua's contract has already been signed.

"You can wear a wig, right?"

Cai Yinong suppressed her emotions and patiently offered words of comfort.

"The company will pay for the best custom-made wigs for you, so that after filming, you can't tell at all that you shaved your head."

"I do not want."

Others may rely on their good looks to act aggressively, but Shen Yan is not only good-looking, he is also talented, and Cai Yinong currently has no way to control him.

If she were to sideline Shen Yan, Gold Typhoon and Huayi would probably be ecstatic.

liquidated damages?

赔！

Some are simply taking over the losses.

After thinking about it, Cai Yinong fell silent.

She arrived in Yanjing the day before yesterday, and in just two days, after reaching the top ten of Baidu MP3's new song chart, "My Song" suddenly experienced a surge in popularity.

In just two days, he successively defeated Hou Xuan, Li Yuchun, and Li Shengjie, and angrily entered the top five, leaving only Chen Chusheng, Zhang Liangying, and Wang Fei ahead of Shen Yan.

Radio requests also saw a surge, with "You Exist in My Song" ranking among the top ten on radio charts in many regions.

Although chart manipulation is rampant in the record industry, once a new song breaks through the competition, major radio stations will still play it even if the artist stops paying for subscriptions.

Many big-name singers don't care about radio stations or music platforms at all. What do they rely on?

Popularity!

Radio stations also need to maintain their professionalism and reputation; they cannot openly act recklessly.

At this moment, Cai Yinong is in great pain, extremely painful.

The intestines are all regretful!

What kind of lousy copyright agreement was that?!

She lost the only bargaining chip she had to control Shen Yan without even realizing it. She belatedly realized that Shen Yan might have planned this all along.

But she wasn't sure.

Shen Yan is only 20 years old after all; how could he have such deep scheming?

Furthermore, it's normal for singer-songwriters to value copyright. Who would willingly give up their copyright if they could keep it in their own hands?

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, the matter is over, and there's no point in dwelling on it.

The most urgent task right now is to keep Shen Yan in check.