The day before the premiere of "Squid Game", Yan Liang finally returned from "Mountain Top".
If Yan Liang was as skinny and skinny when he came back from filming "The Gold Rush", then this time when Yan Liang comes back, he has a bit of a sinister and twisted chill in his body.
Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai were both severely shocked.
Yan Liang still didn't know what happened. Facing the shocked eyes of Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai, he asked: "What's wrong with me?"
With this opening, he just gave Only then did people's sense of chill disappear.
Li Zhibai said: "I almost thought you had gone to receive killer training and came back."
Lu Yanhe nodded and agreed, "It's too exaggerated. Why do you look like a different person every time you come back from acting? Like? "
Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai basically do not have this situation.
Yan Liang himself didn't realize it, "Really?"
Yan Liang is always 100% devoted to acting. This kind of investment is a stupid way. He doesn't get into the role that quickly, and his expressiveness isn't that strong, so he can only let himself stay in that character's state all the time, whether he's on the set or after the show or back to the hotel.
This is the reason why he still has the feeling of a character after finishing filming. But Yan Liang didn't realize why.
In order to welcome Yan Liang back from filming, they went out to eat together.
Yan Liang asked Lu Yanhe: ""Squid Game" will be broadcast tomorrow, and you don't have to run for promotion today?"
"I ran away everything I should have run. In this drama, I I’m not an actor, so I don’t need to run so hard.” Lu Yanhe said, "What about you? The third season of "Six People" will be aired soon. Are you going to start promoting it soon?"
Yan Liang smiled sarcastically, "That's true. Not necessarily.”
"Not necessarily? What do you mean? They don't need you to do publicity?" Lu Yanhe was surprised.
Yan Liang can now be said to be the most popular actor in "Six People", but he is not one of them. After all, in addition to this drama, he also has an idol status in "Idol Era" and "Young Days". The popularity he brings is unmatched by others.
Or does Beijing and Taiwan think that it is enough to let Zhang Lan run the publicity alone?
Yan Liang said: "No, they don't want to face "Squid Game" head-on. They seem to want to change the schedule. They want to wait two weeks until "Squid Game" is finished before broadcasting "Six People" "Season 3."
Li Zhibai was shocked, "Why are Beijing and Taiwan so cowardly? One TV station broadcasts exclusively, one video platform broadcasts exclusively, one broadcasts weekly, and one broadcasts daily. They don't match up very well. They still have to worry about waiting until "Squid Game" is finished. Play again?”
"Yes." Yan Liang said, "It is said that their internal evaluation of the third season is very low, and they say it is the worst of the three seasons. Of course, this is not surprising at all."
Lu Yanhe: "... ..."
Li Zhibai: "What are they thinking in their minds? After driving away Yan He, they drove away Bai Jingnian."
Yan Liang: “They thought anyone could replace them, so they hired a great director with a very impressive resume to direct the third season. As a result, the script they revised with the screenwriter was better than the eight o’clock family ethics drama ten years ago. Damn it.”
Lu Yanhe: “Who is your director for the third season?”
Yan Liang smiled and said: "Gao Bohua, you must have never heard of the returnees who worked as assistant directors for some American dramas in the United States."
Lu Yanhe: "Huh? Assistant directors of American dramas? Why do they want to work as assistant directors for American dramas? Looking for an assistant director for an American drama abroad? "
"They say he is experienced and has participated in the production of many sitcoms. In fact, I guess. The reason is that they can't find a first-line director in China to pick up this drama. Who is willing to pick it up? Director Bai, who has worked hard for two seasons, was kicked away mercilessly by Beijing and Taiwan, and it was so ugly. , the conflict between you and them is still being criticized, first-line directors, who is short of such a project?"
Yan Liang got angry when he mentioned this.
Lu Yanhe sighed lightly.
Yan Liang said: "I really don't want to film anymore. They asked me to sign the contract for the fourth and fifth seasons before, but I didn't agree."
Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said: "Don't rush it yet. Just make a decision, wait and see, maybe there will be a turn for the better."
"What a turn of events." Li Zhibai said immediately, "If it all ends like this, Yan Liang, you really don't want it. Keep acting, you are not lacking now "The play is over."
"Don't make trouble. If Yan Liang didn't have the series "Six People", how could Zhou Ping'an let him act in two plays in a row?" Lu Yanhe said, "The Gold Rush." "" and "Top of the Mountain" are both good acting opportunities, but without the series "Six People", Zhou Pingan would definitely not let Yan Liang take over."
Zhou Pingan's standard for accepting roles has never been drama. OK.
Yan Liang said: "I don't know what happened to Zhou Ping'an recently. He suddenly became interested in my career and would show me a script every now and then." "Li Zhibai pointed out pointedly, "Now I finally realize that you are the most popular and promising person under his command."
Yan Liang: "Then he really has a conscience."
"He probably thinks that one day you will leave him." Lu Yanhe said, "After all, Li Zhibai and I didn't even agree to break up with him. It’s very pleasant.”
Yan Liang: “That’s true. I don’t think I will continue to cooperate with him forever. He is right to think so.”
"But now he needs you very much. At least, before another you appears, you are the only bargaining chip in his hand that can be used to negotiate and exchange interests with others." Lu Yanhe said, "So, I walked easily, Li Zhibai chose to give up on his own. You—you shouldn’t want to leave now, right? It’s quite troublesome for you to leave now.”
“Why should I leave now? , When I can enjoy his high-quality work." Yan Liang curled his lips, "When I get a foothold, I really don't need him anymore, and he won't be able to stay even if he wants to."
Li Zhibaigou. He leaned on Yanliang's shoulder and said with a smile: "I really can't wait to see this day. You must call me then. I want to see his expression with my own eyes."
Just after saying that, Li Zhibai laughed himself.
Lu Yanhe: “…”
Yan Liang: "..."
There are not many people around them who can laugh so happily.
Sometimes, Lu Yanhe really envied Li Zhibai's character.
Whoever is depressed will not be depressed.
Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, since you are all here, I have a script for you. It has not been finished yet, but eight episodes have been written. You can take a look first."
He went to the room, took out the two scripts he had printed yesterday, and gave one copy to each of Li Zhibai and Yan Liang.
"Legend of Sword and Fairy"?" Li Zhibai took it and said, "Oh, after listening to it for so long, I finally saw this script."
Although, in In the entertainment industry, the production cycle of a film and television project is much longer than that in some entertainment novels. From preparation to script to shooting to final broadcast, it may take three to four years or even longer. But several years have passed since Li Zhibai and Yan Liang first heard about the story of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" until they finally saw the script. These are only the first eight episodes, and they haven’t been finished yet.
"The role of Li Xiaoyao is for Li Zhibai, and the role of Tang Yu Xiaobao is for Yan Liang." Lu Yanhe said, "I play Liu Jinyuan."
"There are so many roles. ”
"Well, there is a protagonist group. There are six people in the protagonist group, three men and three women." Lu Yanhe said, "It's a fairy tale drama. You fight monsters and level up along the way."
Li Zhibai: "Fuck, So this drama finally doesn’t have to be about romance anymore, right?”
“There is still a love line, but it’s still different from those ancient fairy tales,” Lu Yanhe said, “Comparatively. Favoring the traditional fairy "The story of heroes and monsters."
Yan Liang said: "I originally wanted to say that there is no more drama in the future, so I have to read the script quickly, and there will be another script soon."
< br>"Then you'd better find a script for yourself first. I'm going to film this drama the year after next." Lu Yanhe said, "I'm full next year, and all the dramas I didn't act in this year will be arranged for next year."
Yan Liang: "It's so exaggerated, okay."
Li Zhibai asked: "How many movies are you going to film next year?"
"I don't have many, but first I have to film "Love Letter" After that, we will start to work on the post-production process. In the first half of the year, we will shoot the movie "Fire", and in the second half of the year, we will shoot the second season of "Seventeen Floor" and the movie "The Fog"." Lu Yanhe said.
Li Zhibai nodded, "Three plays, it's a bit exaggerated."
Lu Yanhe said: "Yes, but it seems to be the same rhythm in the past few years. I We are all used to it.”
Li Zhibai: "You have written so many scripts yourself."
"That's okay. I can finish writing the scripts in my own time. It doesn't have to be done for a period of time like filming. In one place." Lu Yanhe shrugged, "I can write anywhere."
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The broadcast time of "Squid Game" is different from that of traditional TV stations.
At 12 noon, its first episode will be online.
Lu Yanhe and the three of them had no work that day, so they sat together, turned on the projector, and watched the first episode together.
Lu Yanhe has already seen the feature film.
So, he is not worried about the quality of the feature film.
Northern Lights Video has really invested a lot in this drama.
Whether it is setting, shooting, or special effects, you can see that a lot of money was spent on the quality.
Even Li Zhibai sighed: "The photography of your drama has really reached the level of a movie, right?"
Lu Yanhe said: "Yes."
Li Zhibai: "Tsk tsk, when the time comes, will "Legend of Sword and Fairy" also be shot according to this standard?"
< br>"Should, maybe, maybe?" Lu Yanhe smiled, "I don't know now, I don't even know who will do it."
Li Zhibai asked: "Who are you going to leave it to? Huh? This is a play between the three of us. How about you be the director yourself?"
"I won't do it." Lu Yanhe immediately made a big cross with his arm, "You have no idea how hard it is to be a director. Like a nanny, I will take care of it from beginning to end. I will not do it."
Li Zhibai: "Then you Who are you looking for? "
He said: "Although you are planning to shoot the film next year, good directors have to start making appointments, and good directors have no more free schedules than us. "
Li Zhibai reminded Lu Yanhe.
Of course Lu Yanhe habitually searched among the directors he knew first.
However, it is a pity that he has never made a fairy tale drama himself, and he has never worked with a director who made a fairy tale drama. Oh, no, the director of "Seventeen Floors" even prepared a fairy tale drama for the first time. It became popular.
Lu Yanhe said: "Let me take a look first. I haven't finished writing the script yet, and I haven't thought about the director and production team yet."
Li Zhibai: "I Now I really want to know everything about our drama. The three of us have never filmed together."
Yan Liang: "I have filmed with Yan He."
"I'm talking about the three of us." Li Zhibai emphasized.
Yan Liang nodded and emphasized: "Yes, you have never filmed with us."
"Day." Li Zhibai took a deep breath and glared at Yan Liang.
Yan Liang smiled, "Don't be so impatient."
Lu Yanhe said to Yan Liang again: "Yan Liang, remember to maintain some martial arts training next year."
Except for this drama , Lu Yanhe had already thought about writing an action movie for Yan Liang.
Yan Liang was a little confused, but still nodded.
Lu Yanhe said: "The Tang Yu Xiaobao you played has some action scenes in it."
Li Zhibai asked: "Don't I have any?"
"You do, but in terms of martial arts design, Tang Yu Xiaobao's part is more realistic." Lu Yanhe said, "I'm sure The crew will arrange for everyone to practice together before filming starts. If Yan Liang can start and maintain martial arts training in advance, he can design more difficult martial arts moves later during filming."
Lu Yanhe also said. What I didn’t say is that I will have a foundation when I shoot martial arts films later.
Li Zhibai: "Damn, do you really look down on me? You said you were going to write a martial arts movie for Yan Liang, but you didn't write it for me. Now you're just letting him do whatever you want, asking him to continue his martial arts training without even mentioning me." ”
Lu Yanhe looked at him speechlessly.
He said nothing.
"Yan Liang, show off your biceps." Lu Yanhe said, "roll up your sleeves and show Li Zhibai."
Yan Liang rolled up his sleeves, dumbfounded. Showed off his arm muscles. Li Zhibai's eyes froze immediately.
Lu Yanhe grabbed Li Zhibai's arm and pushed up his sleeves, revealing his lean and well-proportioned arms.
"Just tell me, are your muscles just for me to watch others do, or do you have no self-awareness? If you want to take pictures, you first need to train your muscles. I don't take pictures that are showy. "Fuck your fists and embroider your legs!"
Li Zhibai: "..."
"Fuck!" he cursed.
Yan Liang then looked at Lu Yanhe, "You want to write a martial arts script for me?"
"Well, after I watched "Nine Yins", I wanted to write a martial arts script that could be as good as Mr. Zhou Yuning's "You are the only one with a chivalrous figure." Lu Yanhe said, "You must make time for me when the time comes."
Yan Liang smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll keep it for you."
Lu Yanhe said, "Oh, it would be great if the three of us really knew kung fu. I have a lot of martial arts stories in my mind."< br>
Lu Yanhe, who comes from an era when Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Wen Ruian were as bright as stars, felt deep in his heart that it was really a gold mine!
Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu.
Li Xunhuan and Lin Shiyin.
Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min.
……
That was really Lu Yanhe’s childhood.
Li Zhibai rubbed his shoulders and said, "At worst, we can learn Kung Fu together."
"Are you serious? You know how time-consuming it is to learn Kung Fu. How painful is it?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Li Zhibai: "If you really plan to prepare for future filming, it's not impossible to learn it for a while. If you can't learn it all at once, then practice it slowly. If you practice it for four or five years, we will do it." He’s only twenty-six or seven years old.”
Lu Yanhe: “It makes sense.”
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On the first day "Squid Game" was launched on Northern Lights Video, within six hours, the film studio and various cast teams purchased more than 12 hot searches in total, and there were 6 naturally formed hot searches.
This is data that can be mastered internally.
The number of viewers reached 7.5 million, which is a very high position value, meeting Northern Lights’ expectations for this drama.
The sophistication of the production, the splendor of the star cast, and the novelty of the world view have all generated great discussion on the Internet.
Jiang Yuqian alone provided 8 hot search terms on the entire platform, and another popular niche student Liu Zefan ranked second with 6 hot search terms.
Both teams are working hard to get more dividends from this drama.
Fortunately, no matter which actor team it is, there is no trouble at this time.
The game level of “One Two Three Wooden Man” made the entire Internet explode.
The game that almost everyone played when they were children has turned into a terrifying killing game.
The giant murderous doll has also become one of the most popular entities on the Internet.
Immediately, toy manufacturers came to Lu Yanhe and Northern Lights Video to obtain authorization to develop toy production of killer dolls.
Lu Yanhe watched everyone's discussion about this drama with satisfaction.
Of course, the popularity and discussion of the first episode was expected by everyone. "Squid Game", whether it is its own configuration or early publicity, this drama is aimed at the king of dramas. The expectations are so high, no matter how explosive the start is, it won’t be enough to get people lost.
What is more important is the viewing status of the second episode tomorrow.
With such a huge audience, success must be retained.
Not only are they waiting for the situation in the second episode, but Xu Bin from Beijing and Taiwan is also waiting.
They are waiting for the situation of "Squid Game" to decide whether the third season of "Six" will be rescheduled.
Don’t go head-to-head.
Untouchable.
For Beijing and Taiwan, the benefits of the third season of "Six" are something that cannot be lost.
When the second episode was released the next day and the number of viewers in one hour exceeded 4 million, Xu Bin no longer hesitated and started making arrangements to change the schedule of the third season of "Six".
Xu Bin clenched his fist in annoyance and wanted to hit his desk hard.
But when he wanted to smash his fist down, looking at his thin-skinned and tender hands that had been pampered for a long time, he was reluctant to smash it down.
In the end, he just cursed "Fuck!" in his office.
"..."
Of course no one responded to him in the office where he was the only one.
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Lu Yanhe knows how popular the original version of "Squid Game" is.
Many people question "Why is it so popular", but no one questions "Is it really so popular?".
He has always wanted to know what achievements the show could achieve in this time and space.
Judging from the domestic situation, it is indeed a popular drama, but has it reached the level of a phenomenon like The Original Time and Space?
Lu Yanhe didn’t dare to say that.
Of course, the original phenomenon of "Squid Game" was not achieved in China, but on streaming media for the whole world.
In ten days, "Squid Game" will be launched on Maxine.
We will know then whether this drama can replicate its phenomenal success.
From Jiang Jun to Jiang Yuqian to Liu Zefan, the actors in the protagonist group have set aside all their time for the promotion of this drama.
It can be said that the promotional schedule prepared by Northern Lights Video for this drama is comparable to the treatment of a blockbuster movie.
They traveled to fifteen cities in a row, held local audience meetings with thousands of people, and appeared on various programs to advertise and promote "Squid Game", covering as much coverage as possible Audiences from all walks of life.
Northern Lights Video has even linked up with several magazines, connecting the leading cast with cover shoots for first-line magazines.
This is something that the web drama crew has never done before.
Jiang Jun became famous overnight.
Not to mention Jiang Yuqian and Liu Zefan, their careers have rejuvenated, they have climbed to new heights, and all their data have blossomed.
This is what effective drama broadcasting means.
What is a real fire drama?
Lu Yanhe felt that there must be at least one criterion, and that was whether there were actors in this drama.
The idea of casting an actor is to make an actor who was once unknown be known, to bring an actor who may have been out of date back into the spotlight, and to bring an actor who was originally in position A to a higher position in B. .
"Squid Game" is definitely like this now.
Moreover, it turned out that several situations were covered.
What is different from other dramas is that "Squid Game" is a drama that every actor team has already bet on. They will not wait until the drama becomes popular before hurriedly supporting themselves. They had prepared all kinds of publicity early in the morning.
Therefore, as the show has become really popular, the promotion and marketing of the characters and actors, and Northern Lights can be withdrawn directly.
Major brokerage companies and actor teams have made things famous on their own without having to have anything to do with their video platforms.
On the contrary, they can concentrate their resources on promoting the production of the series.
Northern Lights Video has focused its promotional resources on director Yao Yuanzhi and screenwriter Lu Yanhe.
Then, Lu Yanhe repeatedly refused to cooperate.
"Stop promoting me, I'm already famous enough." Lu Yanhe said, "Really, I'm not joking with you, nor am I being polite to you. You go promote other aspects."
Northern Lights The person in the video looked depressed.
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“Hahahaha, oh, Mr. Liu, “Squid Game” did have the idea of a trilogy from the beginning, but now everyone is busy with the first part It’s on the air, and no one has time to worry about the second part.”
After Lu Qingzhen knocked on the door and entered, she saw Chen Ziyan sitting in her chair, smiling tremblingly-brighter and brighter. , more business.
She shook her head and held a box of cherries in her hand. While eating, she came to the bay window and sat down, waiting for Chen Ziyan to finish the call.
“With the hit “Squid Game”, your phone has become lively again.” Lu Qingzhen said with a smile.
Chen Ziyan: “Isn’t this all a decision to send people to the sequel?”
Lu Qingzhen shook her head, “These people, they don’t know how to contact Northern Lights. ."
"How do you know they are not connected?" Chen Ziyan said with a smile, "Anyway, go wherever there is a connection."
Lu Qingzhen said: "Our big client, Liu Min, just called me and wanted to play a major role in the second season of "Squid Game"."
The smile on Chen Ziyan's face slowly faded Come down.
“These people react really quickly and have such a big appetite. They are the main characters as soon as they open their mouths.”
Lu Qingzhen: “She said she is willing to give eight figures for her services. Fee."
"This is not a service fee, this is a bribe." Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes, "Eight figures, a chance to become famous is only worth eight figures? She underestimates the income of today's artists. Money is enough.”
Lu Qingzhen laughed, "She has been out of fashion for so many years, so it is normal not to know the market situation."
Chen Ziyan: "For the sequel of "Squid Game", if there is a suitable role, we can help her get an audition, but I want to Don't even think about getting the role directly through the back door. Lu Yanhe's role is not that good. The service contract we signed with her does not include Lu Yanhe. This has been made clear a long time ago. If she wants to become famous, she will follow our arrangements."
Lu Qingzhen asked: "What do you think?"
Chen Ziyan nodded: " There is a program on Icefield Video, and I am going to contact her.”
Lu Qingzhen: “She may not be satisfied.”
Chen Ziyan said: "She can refuse if she is not satisfied."
Lu Qingzhen: "Didn't Yan He say that he had several program ideas before? When will Yan He come to talk to us?"
Chen Ziyan Said: "Wait a few days, he has been gathering with his classmates these days."
"Huh?"
"It's their last winter vacation, and it's rare for them to get together. Together.”
“This great master really doesn’t regard the publicity period as a publicity period.”
“What kind of publicity period does he need now?” Chen Ziyan said, “After this year, I don’t know how much publicity and marketing expenses have been saved. How much is spent on removing him from trending searches? I don’t know how he can be so popular in the entertainment industry. Worker." Lu Qingzhen smiled, "How about we contact a Taoist priest and share some of his hotly searched physique with Liu Min and the others."
Chen Ziyan: "Don't do this. Bad idea, don't affect Yan He's fortune."
"I thought you wanted to call me feudal and superstitious."
"No matter what it is, as long as it's bad, don't touch us!"
In the entertainment industry, there are many people who are superstitious.
Chen Ziyan does not believe in the idea of monster power and chaos, but that does not mean that she is indifferent to these practices.
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