In the conference room of Xu Chuan Studio, all the staff sat around a long conference table.
It can be said that this is the most troublesome thing Xu Chuan has ever encountered.
It’s not just because “The Beginning” is better than “In This City, You, Me, Her”.
No matter how good Xu Chuan's filming was, it didn't affect Jing Xiaowu's ability to tie himself up.
This is the disgusting part of marketing.
Hard binding, hard binding.
Under normal circumstances, all you can do is not respond and wait for time to dilute it all.
The response is to add rope to the bundle.
When Jing Xiaowu came over to touch porcelain, Xu Chuan did just that. He didn't respond and just did his own thing.
But the problem is that Jing Xiaowu's methods this time are very vicious.
This evil lies in this evil CP, and he is spending money to promote this thing.
It can be said that Xu Chuan's fans exploded at that time.
Because it's so disgusting.
And this disgusting thing is exactly what Jing Xiaowu wants.
He deliberately came to disgust people, not only to disgust Xu Chuan, but also to disgust Xu Chuan's fans.
When Xu Chuan's fans discovered that no matter how they scolded or refuted, there were still many people who put Jing Xiaowu and Xu Chuan together to make some mysterious connections.
Sooner or later, these fans will adopt an out-of-sight, out-of-mind attitude and lose their fans from Xu Chuan.
Once this effect is achieved, Jing Xiaowu's purpose will be achieved.
If you leave it alone.
The optimistic scenario is that this influence may last for several years, until Xu Chuan's works accumulate to a certain amount and he completely distances himself from Jing Xiaowu, things will get better.
If he is not optimistic, it will be a follow-up combination of punches that will completely remove Xu Chuan's "foundation".
Therefore, there is only one permanent solution to this situation.
That is to make Jing Xiaowu completely disappear from the field of public opinion.
Of course, Xu Chuan has no way to make Jing Xiaowu disappear from the public opinion field now.
All he could do was change the subject first, and he couldn't let the disgusting relationship between himself and Jing Xiaowu continue to ferment.
Thinking of this, Xu Chuan said to everyone: "In this case, didn't Jing Xiaowu always think that we were filming an idol drama? Didn't he say that I couldn't compare to Han Jae Hee?
Do two things. The first one is to make an inventory of the handsome men in idol dramas, ranking Han Jae Hee first, and ranking Lee Hyun Hyuk, who is ranked first on the artist index list, second.
For the rest, find some recognized beauties from idol dramas and put them in the back row. I remember that there are always such inventories on the Internet.
The second thing is to find an online idol drama about ugly men and add me to it. "
"Brother Chuan, do you mean to let the fans of Han Jae Hee and Li Xuan Hyuk quarrel?" Liu Yaxin asked after hearing this.
"Then there's no need to put you in the idol drama Ugly Man, right?" Cai Cai then said.
"This topic cannot be changed without including me in the list. Idol dramas often have lists of beautiful and ugly men. Only if I am included in the list of ugly men can everyone be interested in discussing it." Xu Chuan explained.
"Understood." Liu Yaxin nodded.
"Okay, let's end the meeting here. Zhang Yan will stay for a while." Xu Chuan waved his hand tiredly to dismiss the meeting.
Soon, everyone left, and only Zhang Yan and Xu Chuan were left in the conference room.
"Mr. Xu, this matter is actually not that serious. Don't worry, no one will really think that you and Jing Xiaowu are the same person."
"Things are not as simple as you think." Xu Chuan shook his head.
Before Zhang Yan could speak, Xu Chuan continued: "I'm going to leak part of our script to Jing Xiaowu."
"No, no, Mr. Xu, ours is a suspense drama, nothing else. What's the difference between leaking the script to Jing Xiaowu and putting it directly online? If this is leaked, the drama will be unwatchable." Zhang Yanyi Hearing this, his head shook like a rattle.
Before Xu Chuan could speak, Zhang Yan continued: "Youdou and Xingtang will also be held accountable. You can't do this."
The rights to the drama belong to three parties, and Zhang Yan is not talking nonsense.
"I will discuss it with them." Xu Chuan said while thinking.
Although "The Beginning" is not an orthodox suspense drama, once the script is leaked, it is really hard to say what kind of impact it will have.
Although there is an original work on "The Beginning" on Earth. But most viewers have never seen it, and after the script has been adapted, there are still some differences from the original work.
Therefore, leaking the script like this is a very risky thing for Xu Chuan.
His idea was this: the script was leaked, and through public opinion guidance, everyone suspected that it was Jing Xiaowu who leaked it.
Of course, this matter cannot be confirmed.
But it is enough to have this concept, and through this concept Xu Chuan can denounce.
He directly upgraded his relationship with Jing Xiaowu from the current inexplicable binding relationship to sworn enemies.
In this way, it will be much more difficult for Jing Xiaowu to tie himself up later.
Therefore, there must be an irreconcilable incident that everyone agrees with.
Moreover, Xu Chuan wants to play the role of a victim in this incident.
It doesn't matter if the matter is a little smaller. When the time comes, the words "fall in love and kill each other" will fool them.
Therefore, the script Xu Chuan leaked must be true. If it is adulterated, the effect will be completely different.
Xu Chuan had to be seen by the public as having his interests actually harmed.
As for how to convince both Youdou and Xingtang to agree to this approach.
It would definitely be useless if he used something that tied Jing Xiaowu to himself as an excuse.
This matter is a crisis for me, but not for Youdou and Xingtang.
Xu Chuan needs to find a better excuse for this and tell them that this is a good thing for the promotion of the drama, so that they will agree.
Therefore, Xu Chuan decided to go back and contact his editor-in-chief of Qidian.
When it's almost time, start serializing "The Beginning" directly on the starting point, and synchronize the progress of chapter updates with the speed of episode updates.
In this way, after the audience reads the text content, they can immediately appreciate the visual presentation of the content. If they are linked together, they may bring some novel feelings to the audience.
Thinking of this, Xu Chuan just wanted to tell Zhang Yan his plan.
The cell phone suddenly rang.
Xu Chuan picked up his cell phone and looked at it. The caller ID said "Master (Shen)". Obviously, the call was from Shen Huajin.
It is worth mentioning that Zhu Lanyun's note is "Master (Zhu)" rather than "Master's Wife". Because Zhu Lanyun is Xu Chuan's serious playwright master.
After thinking for a while, Xu Chuan answered the phone.
After adjusting his mood, he said cheerfully: "Master, why do you have time to call me today?"
After speaking, she looked up at Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan realized it, got up and left the conference room, closing the door behind her.
"I heard that you have been in some trouble recently." Shen Huajin's cheerful voice came from the phone.
When Xu Chuan heard this, his hand that was still unconsciously playing with the pen suddenly paused, and then he said, "Are you talking about Jing Xiaowu?"
"Yes, it's Jing Xiaowu."
These words made Xu Chuan start to fiddle with the pen unconsciously again, and he asked with a smile: "Did Ping An tell you?"
Shen Huajin rarely paid attention to the Internet. He knew about this matter, and most likely only Shen Ping'an told him.
"How are you going to solve this problem?" Shen Huajin did not answer this question.
"If it can be solved, don't worry." Xu Chuan was unwilling to say anything more to Shen Huajin on this matter.
"I'm not worried if you're worried. I just hope you don't put too much energy on this kind of person and polish your works. Artists will eventually have to rely on their works to speak for themselves, don't you think?" Shen Huajin said with a smile.
Just when Xu Chuan was about to speak, he heard Shen Huajin continue: "Everyone has seen your ability to manipulate public opinion.
But some things can't be used too many times. You have to save them at the critical moment, otherwise they won't be effective in the future. Do you understand? "
Of course Xu Chuan understood what Shen Huajin meant.
Public opinion has freshness, and Xu Chuan naturally has freshness as well.
If public opinion is compared to a game, then a huge exposure is a big move.
The ultimate move takes time to cool down.
Xu Chuan now always overextends his exposure on negative aspects. When it comes to positive aspects, the effect of exposure is much worse.
This is equivalent to throwing away the ultimate move in advance. How can you still use it when it comes to playing in a group?
Thinking of this, Xu Chuan said helplessly: "I don't want to either, Master, but some people always come after me."
"Polish your work well. The first drama must be something good. Don't worry about other things."
"It doesn't matter, Master." Xu Chuan said helplessly. He felt that the older generation may have underestimated the power of public opinion; they also underestimated the complexity behind Jing Xiaowu.
However, Shen Huajin's next words made Xu Chuan realize that he had misunderstood Shen Huajin's meaning.
I saw Shen Huajin smiling and saying: "Don't worry about it, someone will solve it for you. Jing Xiaowu's nature is different, you may not know it well.
This is not a normal internal competition. You have done so many things before, and everyone sees it. Don’t worry.
Also, from April last year until February this year, I have been participating in a discussion about something. Later, in March, a document was issued. You can take a look at this document. I will send you the name later. "
As soon as Shen Huajin said these words, Xu Chuan's mind immediately changed and he said directly: "Are you talking about the document "Some Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Cultural and Entertainment Industry"."
"Oh, have you seen it?"
"I've seen it. I've seen it when it was released in March." Xu Chuan said matter-of-factly. In fact, he still pays attention to these things from time to time.
However, his words surprised Shen Huajin, and then he suddenly laughed.
How to describe his laughter?
Maybe it was the relief mixed with a hint of surprise.
Xu Chuan's behavior of reading documents is so special that it can even be described as bizarre.
Many people in the entertainment industry don't even read this kind of document. During filming, they even read the lines when they have no choice but to read them. Do you still have the heart to read this?
Moreover, the cultural level of Xu Chuan's peers in the entertainment industry is generally not high, and they cannot understand some things.
Listening to Shen Huajin's laughter, Xu Chuan suddenly realized that he had overlooked a question.
The document issued in March this year is now in August. Five months have passed and there has been no action.
Now that I think about it, the implementation of some things requires a starting point.
This incident is obviously a starting point.
Jing Xiaowu’s composition is complicated, and there is also a popular Korean artist in this drama.
What a good target for surgery.
Once you get started, the follow-up progress will be natural.
Supporting myself as a "new star" and helping myself solve my troubles are just a blessing.
Thinking of this, Xu Chuan suddenly smiled and said: "Master, are you going to take action?"
"I don't know. I'm only responsible for making suggestions. However, you are my apprentice. Although I am old, I still have some dignity. I can't do big things, but some flies can still be swatted to death for you." Shen Huajin said lightly. .
Xu Chuan couldn't help but frowned, wondering if his master was going to promote this matter?
So he quickly said: "Master, it's not necessary. I can still solve some things."
"Okay, be obedient and polish your work. Don't worry about the rest. By the way, remember to come back for dinner during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Master Zhu misses you."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan was speechless for a moment.
After coming to Blue Star, I spent most of my time in a state where I had to fight on my own.
Now suddenly an adult wants to cover him.
Xu Chuan didn't know whether to say that he wasn't used to it, or that it felt really good.
Thousands of emotions surged in his heart. Xu Chuan took a deep breath and nodded: "Okay, I understand. I will definitely go back during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few more words and then hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Chuan didn't know what he was thinking while holding the phone.
On the other side of the capital, Shen Huajin, after hanging up the phone, couldn't help but get up and walk to the two black and white photos that Xu Chuan had seen at that time.
Looking at these two photos, after a long time, I reached out and gently touched the two people in the photos.
He always felt that he failed to take good care of the two brothers, which was why they died young.
Even though he kept telling himself over the years that they were glorious.
But glory cannot withstand the pain of a white-haired person giving a black-haired person.
If he cannot protect his son, he has failed as a father.
Now the disciple is being targeted, and as a master he can't protect himself. Isn't this making the same mistake again?
Then when he was dying, how could he have the dignity to ask him to protect his granddaughter?
Thinking of this, Shen Huajin took a deep breath, then put on his shoes and went out.
As for Zhu Lanyun, after hearing about this incident, he took a copy of Xu Chuan's book and went out earlier.
They are all old experts in the industry. Their fathers are martyrs and their children are martyrs. Their status is not as simple as Xu Chuan imagined.
They know some things better than Xu Chuan, and some things they see further than Xu Chuan.
Shang Hai and Xu Chuan were still sitting in the conference room.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door, and Xu Chuan came to his senses: "Come in."
"Mr. Xu, the inventory of the handsome and ugly men in idol dramas has been completed and has been released to the public. It will be trending soon." Zhang Yan said to Xu Chuan.
"Okay, I understand." Xu Chuan nodded after hearing this.
"That script leak..." Zhang Yan said hesitantly.
"Forget it, let's not play this trick anymore. Let's forget about the inventory of beautiful and ugly men in the idol drama. Don't do too much later.
Inform others that the drama promotion will be carried out according to the original plan. We don’t have a large budget. Let’s wait until the drama has passed the review and can be released online. "Xu Chuan said with a smile.
"Okay." Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
In Zhang Yan's view, the reason why Xu Chuan has always been unfavorable in public opinion is that he likes to take risks too much.
The greater the risk, the greater the reward.
But Zhang Yan felt that there was no need for Xu Chuan to do this, as it would not be worthwhile if the car overturned.
If he keeps playing so steadily, he will naturally become a superstar.
Not just her, but everyone in the studio thought so.
Looking at Zhang Yan who breathed a sigh of relief, Xu Chuan couldn't help laughing. He stood up and patted his butt and said, "I'll leave the other things to you. I'll keep an eye on the post-production process."
"Okay, Mr. Xu, don't worry." Zhang Yan said, puffing out her endless chest.
"Sister Yan, eat more in the future, you are too thin." Xu Chuan comforted her with a twitch in her head.
"Ah?" Zhang Yan didn't know why Xu Chuan suddenly said this. Isn't it bad to be thin? How many people say that they look good in clothes and that they are born with clothes.
"By the way, when the drama is announced, please don't release my photos. Now so many people misunderstand that I play the male lead in an idol drama, let them continue to misunderstand me." Xu Chuan changed the topic.
"Yes, so everyone still thinks that you are too guilty to release the stills." Zhang Yan's eyes lit up when she heard this.
"Smart." Xu Chuan nodded.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away." After saying that, Zhang Yan ran out.
With Xu Chuan's reminder, not only the stills, but also the promotional posters had better not include Xu Chuan and Li Fei, just use Wu Yunfei alone.
Zhang Yan went to work, while Xu Chuan drove to the post-production area. He planned to listen to his master's words, polish his work, and not get too obsessed with this kind of public opinion struggle.
At this time, Xu Chuan's fans and Han Jae Hee's fans were already quarreling on the Internet.
I can't even wait for Xu Chuan to tell Zhang Yan to do some inventory of beautiful and ugly men in idol dramas.
Jing Xiaowu said in the interview video, "If you put Mr. Han Jae Hee and Xiao Chuan together, who do you think is the leading actor in an idol drama..."
This made Xu Chuan's fans quite unhappy.
Moreover, Jing Xiaowu’s mouthful of “Xiaochuan” made Xu Chuan’s fans even more unhappy.
Xu Chuan has been out for so long, and only three people on "Happy Showdown" have called Xu Chuan "Xiao Chuan".
They were Jia Yuxuan, Li Hongling and the host. Zhen Ai called Brother Chuan.
These three people are shouting to express their closeness.
Which onion are you, Jing Xiaowu? Are you familiar with Xu Chuan?
Therefore, Jing Xiaowu’s comment section exploded at that time.
Jing Xiaowu's comment section exploded, and fans of Han Jae Hee came to support.
The two parties were quarreling fiercely.
[I laughed, your Xu Laosan looks so cute, why should you follow Xi Oubabi? 】
[Ugh~~Your oppa has almost made a lot of oil in the past two years, don’t brag about it]
[Is it really so difficult to admit that you are not as good looking as Han Jae Hee? Why do Chinese artists always dare not face up to their own shortcomings? 】
[It’s not Chinese artists, it’s Chinese men who are like this. They have bad qualities. Sisters, if you have the conditions, you should run away as soon as possible]
[As a passer-by, I think Seo Chuan looks quite refreshing, and Han Jae Hee is really cool, which means that he has benefited from the personality bonus of the previous dramas. In comparison, he is not as good-looking as Seo Chuan]
This kind of quarrel reached its peak after the idol drama men and women took stock.
Han Jae Hee’s fans and Lee Hyun Hyuk’s fans started arguing.
Fans of the ugly man and fans of the handsome man also started arguing.
There was so much quarreling that it turned into a mess.
At this time, Jing Xiaowu, who was working in post-production in Beijing, smiled quite proudly when he saw this scene on the Internet.
This feeling of wantonly disgusting others, but others have no way to retaliate against you, and can only put yourself in the ranks of the ugly men in idol dramas, is so satisfying.
You can't stand me, but you can't do anything about me.
Time passes day by day.
Discussions about these things on the Internet have gradually become quieter.
But Xu Chuan and Jing Xiaowu both know that the public opinion topics that have been buried now will be detonated again when the two dramas are launched.
In mid-August, Xu Chuan suddenly received a call from Zhu Lanyun asking him to go to the capital.
This trip lasted six days.
During these six days, Xu Chuan met with a lot of people and talked about a project that Xu Chuan had always wanted to do.
After coming back, Xu Chuan didn't waste any time and called Zhang Mingyuan back directly. A new project was about to be prepared.
God knows how excited Zhang Mingyuan was after hearing the news.
Damn it, if you follow Xu Chuan, you will have meat to eat. Each piece is getting bigger and bigger.
Subsequently, Xu Chuan entered a period of preparing for new projects while focusing on the later stages of "The Beginning".
Time continues to pass.
It was not until mid-September that the feature film of "The Beginning" was completed, and then it had to be submitted for review. If nothing else happens, it would be available on the Internet in mid-October or November.
This is actually quite fast. It is normal for a TV series to take two or three years from planning to broadcast.
At the same time, Jing Xiaowu’s post-production work was also completed, and the review process began simultaneously.
Just like that, it was mid-October, not long after the National Day.
"The Beginning" and "In This City Are You, Me and Her" have both been approved.
The official drama announcement has completely kicked off.
In the capital, Jing Xiaowu had just finished a meeting with Xuanfa and was leaning on the sofa to browse the relevant promotional news for "The Beginning".
Compared with Jing Xiaowu who compressed production costs and spent most of his money on drama promotion and finding actors, Xu Chuan's promotion costs are really much less.
Therefore, "The Beginning" has just released some stills and posters to warm up, reminding everyone that "The Beginning" will be released soon on November 1.
Seeing the stills and posters released by Xu Chuan, Jing Xiaowu couldn't help but laugh. In the posters, there was only Wu Yunfei, a half-red but not red flower.
There is no trace of Xu Chuan in the stills.
If I have to find something to highlight, it would be that the actors in these stills all appeared in the popular variety show "I Am an Actor".
But the problem is that these actors are either eliminated or simply serve as foils.
Especially young actors. Except for Wu Yunfei, Xu Chuan, who is highly exposed, did not hire anyone.
Thinking of this, Jing Xiaowu smiled very happily. He turned to the person next to him and said, "You said that Xu Chuan is really miserable. Actors who can promote have no traffic, but he doesn't dare to have traffic himself." publicity."
"Hahahahaha, I'm afraid of being ridiculed by the crowd. I'm on the list of the most ugly men. Now I really can't promote it, so I can only choose to fool him." The person next to him said with a smile.
Not to mention, when fans of Han Jae Hee saw the stills released from "The Beginning" without Seochuan, they almost had an orgasm.
A bunch of people rushed to the official account of "The Beginning" to ask about Xu Chuan's whereabouts.
[Why are there no stills of the third child? Post them for everyone to enjoy.]
[Maybe it’s too ugly, I’m really embarrassed to post it]
[It’s a good thing you didn’t send it out. What if it hurts everyone’s eyes later? 】
[If it’s too spicy, just look at other people’s stills to wash your eyes. I’ve put Jae Hee’s pictures below. Everyone is welcome to come and wash your eyes]
[What kind of nonsense is this drama? Can Wu Yunfei be used as a publicity point? 】
[The actors in Caotai Troupe are all bigger than you]
[Actually, you don’t need to promote it. Everyone will come to see how ugly Xu Laosan’s idol drama is.]
Faced with such ridicule, Xu Chuan's fans will certainly refute it, but the problem is that their refutation is very weak.
When Jing Xiaowu saw these public opinions, he thought about it for a while.
I directly sent a Weibo [@Xuchuan, Xiaochuan, where are your stills? Why don't you release it? I personally think you don't need to care too much about what some black people say. You are full of poetry and calligraphy. You are a person of temperament, really. 】
Once this Weibo is issued. A bunch of people commented immediately.
[Damn it, Xiao Wu really loves Lao San]
[With tears in his eyes, Xiao Wu said that Lao San was full of poetry and calligraphy.]
[Digital CP is locked for me]
[Jing Xiaowu, you are rubbing against your mother, you are an endless disgusting person, aren’t you? I have never seen such a disgusting person like you]
Faced with this kind of scolding, Jing Xiaowu was unfazed and even wanted to laugh a little.
"Oh, Xu Chuan is very tolerant. He hasn't moved at all after such a long time." Jing Xiaowu said with a smile.
"What can he do if he can't bear it?"
"Hahahahaha, there really is nothing we can do." Jing Xiaowu smiled proudly.
Just when he was smiling proudly, someone suddenly knocked on the door in a panic and said quickly to Jing Xiaowu: "Director Jing, something happened."
"What?" Jing Xiaowu asked with a frown as he looked at this man.
"Han Zaixi was caught soliciting prostitution in the hotel last night." The man said quickly.
Thanks to [Frozen Hum] for the reward.
(End of chapter)
