Chapter 26 Preliminary Promotion
After attending the New Year’s Eve, Shi Xiaolong and Chen’s father returned to the crew.
The filming of the sequel to Journey to the West has ended, and is now in urgent post-production. The production of special effects starts from the time of filming, and may take another two to three months.
Compared with the previous life, this time due to increased investment, most of the post-production personnel were recruited from the sequel of Journey to the West, and the professionalism has improved a lot.
The main controller, China Television Wuxi Film Company, is also one of the producers of the sequel to Journey to the West. They have high hopes for the sequel to Journey to the West. They hope that the sequel will be able to take over the popularity of the sequel when it is released.
Sun Dasheng is also played by Zhang Lingtong, and most of the production team is the same. The art style in the play is almost the same. The audience may think that "Sequel" is a sequel to "Sequel".
In that way, "Sequel" is equivalent to advertising "Post-Sequel" in advance.
Now, the broadcast time of the sequel of Journey to the West has been determined. The Huayang episode will be on February 8th, which is during the Chinese New Year, and then various local stations will start rotating it.
The sequel to Journey to the West must be aired at least around May to better postpone its popularity.
Post-production and review of this drama require a lot of effort, and time is still very tight.
Years later, Chen's father informed him of the good news about the sequel, which was scheduled to premiere in mid-April on Central Television.
“With a strong employer, it’s still stable,” Chen Linfeng sighed.
Compared to the previous life, this is a huge improvement.
In today's era, local stations and Hua Central Station are simply incomparable, and the ratings coverage are very different. In small towns and vast rural areas other than big cities, most people can only receive local TV stations and Huayang Terrace.
What is certain is that Nezha in the sequel to Journey to the West will be one of Chen Linfeng’s representative characters in the future.
Newspapers began to publish news about the sequel to Journey to the West.
When these entertainment media promote the sequel, they often bring in the sequel of Journey to the West to increase the popularity. From Zhang Lingtong to Tang Monk, Little White Dragon, and Guanyin, they are all the targets of hype.
Chen Linfeng cannot escape being named. He is now very popular among students and many people who like to read.
Bring his name on, the audience loves to see it.
At this moment, various local stations are broadcasting the sequel of Journey to the West.
In order to increase ratings, local stations often invite some actors from this TV series to appear on the show.
These actors also participated in the sequel and the sequel at the same time. Naturally, the topic of the sequel was indispensable, which invisibly created a lot of publicity.
By early April, the degree of rear heat transfer was already obvious.
Even the classmates in the class have asked about the sequel to Journey to the West and want to know if it is really the orthodox sequel to Journey to the West.
Chen Linfeng naturally had to explain that this is a newly compiled story and is not the same as the original Journey to the West.
While film and television news was in full swing, another hot topic broke out. On April 4, Han Han dropped out of school, which immediately caused an uproar.
Since last year, public opinion has been criticizing him. Now it seems that he can't even go to school. He feels that this behavior is too rebellious and must be strengthened.
So Chen Linfeng was pulled out again and mentioned as the opposite of Han Han.
Amidst such noise, Chen Linfeng and Sister Mei went to BJ together to participate in some promotional activities before the broadcast.
Originally, he had nothing to do with these activities. He only needed to participate in some programs in the province to promote it. But who made him popular from last autumn to now? There are not many topics about him in newspapers. Broken.
This time, the investor Zhongshi asked him to participate.
"Classmate Shu Chang, your good friend is coming to Yanjing to visit you. Shouldn't you give him a warm welcome?"
"Oh, it's the sequel to Journey to the West that you acted in It’s about to start broadcasting. I felt so bad when I wasn’t selected, but you came to me specifically to show off, so you would be a genius to warmly receive me.”
That’s what I said, because Chen Linfeng came in April. The 8th was a Saturday and there were no classes, so Shu Chang went to the train station to greet her.
Chen Linfeng cherishes the friendship of this era.
They just had a good time attending the audition together and exchanged contact information. Later, Shi Xiaolong, he and Shu Chang called each other several times.
When I arrived in Yanjing, I immediately thought of this friend.
Before time travel, there would be nothing more to say after exchanging contact information. There are a lot of friends in the address book, and it would be nice to have one or two who can be called out to greet you.
There was no unfamiliarity in Shu Chang's words, "You've been quite popular recently. I see you in the newspaper every now and then. Don't forget us if you want to be rich."
"If you want to be rich, of course. I just forget about each other in the world. When I become rich, I don’t know who Shu Chang is.”
After making a few jokes, Chen Linfeng asked Sister Mei to take her luggage to the hotel first. Chen Linfeng followed Shu Chang to visit the most famous place in China - a certain square.
Walked around the Forbidden City, went to the Memorial Hall, and received a baptism.
He rarely came to Yanjing in his previous life. Now he is unfamiliar with the place. Without mobile phone navigation, he is almost blind with his eyes wide open. He relies entirely on Shu Chang to guide him.
For lunch, the two of them found an inconspicuous small restaurant, which was specially recommended by Shu Chang, saying that they could eat delicious and authentic Beijing food.
The two of them each ordered a bowl of fried noodles and a plate of shredded pork with Beijing sauce as a side dish.
“I have to say, even if it’s a local, it’s really delicious,” Chen Linfeng gave a thumbs up.
Shu Chang talked about the recent hot topics, "How come Han Han is able to pass so many subjects? Now he can't even go to school. It's no wonder that experts have been criticizing him recently."
“People can make money by writing books, and they don’t have to go to school to earn a living,” Chen Linfeng said indifferently.
He agrees with the importance of school learning, but for some people, they can do well without relying on school knowledge, and there is no need to cling to it.
"By the way, classmate Shu Chang, shouldn't you side with Han Han? In my opinion, you two are the same kind of people. It sounds like you don't quite agree with his approach."
Shu Chang After thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't think of any similarities between the two. "Don't talk nonsense. I am a good student. How can I be the same person as him."
Chen Linfeng compared his head. A "higher" gesture, "You and he are both talented geniuses, higher than ordinary people."
"He has the talent for writing, you have the talent for acting, you both You have the ability to make a living without a diploma, but you don’t need to leave school to study.”
“You are really good at praising others,” Shu Chang said with some joy, “I don’t think I can. It’s more peaceful to make a living by acting and get into a good university.”
"It's normal for you to be worried now. When you play a good role and can make a living from it, think about it again. Don't focus on getting a diploma from college."
Chen Linfeng is just taking a precaution in advance. Everyone is already friends, and he doesn't want Shu Chang to embark on a path that he may regret like in his previous life.
"Why did it suddenly turn to me? I'm just a little transparent now. I don't have the talent you mentioned. I lost to you in the last audition. I forgot."
Shu Chang is indeed inconspicuous now, and there are no signs of a big fire later.
Knowing that it was useless to talk more now, Chen Linfeng simply changed the topic and continued talking about other gossip news.
In the week before the premiere of the TV series, Chen Linfeng's main activity was to participate in the press conference organized by the show and accept interviews from reporters.
The press conference will be on the next day.
At the press conference, Chen Linfeng clearly felt that his status had improved.
There was also a press conference when the sequel to Journey to the West was launched. At that time, Chen Linfeng was only a child actor.
In the eyes of entertainment journalists, the first prize for new concept is just a young man's award, which is worth mentioning. At that time, only two reporters asked him questions.
This time is different. The new best-selling author has been living in the newspaper for more than half a year and has never been out.
People's newspapers are not just for free. The audience likes to read, so they will keep publishing these contents. This shows that this little writer does have a certain degree of public support.
Entertainment reporters like this kind of celebrities that people pay attention to. Apart from Zhang Lingtong, he is the one who has the most questions.
"Excuse me, classmate Chen Linfeng, do you have any plans for a new book?"
"I heard that the sales volume of your new book has reached two million copies, making it the best-selling book in recent years. Please tell me what you think.”
"What do you think of Han Han's dropping out of school?"
......
"Everyone, today is the press conference for the sequel to Journey to the West. Please don't ask irrelevant questions. Thank you."
Chen Linfeng can't stand it any longer. What do you think of Han Han in this situation? Can you be more professional?
The host also quickly guided the topic and selected a few "friendly" reporters, finally turning the press conference on the right track.
"I would like to ask Mr. Zhang Lingtong, is there anything different about Sun Dasheng this time compared to the past?"
"I think compared to the orthodox Journey to the West, the Monkey King in this drama..."
< br>On April 15, Saturday, the first episode of Journey to the West will be broadcast.
(End of this chapter)