"Zhang Yuan, something happened. "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has encountered a big problem."
On the phone, Boss Cai's voice was extremely tired, and he even sounded a little exhausted.
Zhang Yuan, holding his mobile phone, showed the date, saying in his heart that what is supposed to come will always come.
There is an old Chinese saying that man can conquer nature.
This saying was first used by farmers. After all, we depend on the sky for food. The history of human agriculture is a history of blood and tears against nature.
For film and television, or even any other Chinese entertainment industry, this day refers to something else.
SARFT!
On April 21, 2004, "Tian" issued a new notice.
"Notice on Prohibiting the Broadcast of Computer and Online Game Programs"
This is also known as the "Travel Restriction Order" in the public mouth.
As for why this announcement suddenly appeared, which is as sharp as a dragon-slaying knife and can be said to be a catastrophe for the game program broadcasting industry?
"I still don't know who came up with the notice that appeared that year"
Of course, this "God" did it more than once.
Why did the later "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" die so tragically?
You know, before filming started, this film received 50 million from Penguin Video for exclusive online broadcast rights.
The remaining two satellite TV stations, Jiangsu and Oriental TV, which are preparing to launch the project, also paid 8 million each.
It is true that there may be problems with the actors, scripts, directors, and Taoist costumes.
There is even a gambling agreement just signed between the producer Xinli Media and Penguin Video, resulting in a situation where the film is rushed to the shelves for the sake of financial reporting.
But the most fatal blow came from "God".
"Ancient Restriction Order".
And Yu Zhen, who is nicknamed "Dead Girl", presented his old tricks when he dueled with the sugar man in "Bu Bu Jing Xin" and "Palace"... The pirated copies came out before the genuine ones.
This move actually allowed "Story of Yanxi Palace" to escape the ancient restrictions and make a fortune in advance.
Nowadays, God's "Travel Restriction Order" has caused game shows across the country to run away, shut down and delayed overnight.
Even online games that had obtained discovery permission were all sent back for re-examination, and a large number of people who relied on this industry to make a living were unlucky.
CCTV5's "E-Sports World" was immediately suspended, and CCTV was not immune.
However, there are also two stubborn ones.
The game shows on Dragon TV and Shudu Economic Channel are light and breezy. They eat and drink when they should, then play music and then dance, without being affected at all.
So, when "Legend of Sword and Fairy" premiered in mainland China, the TV stations in these two places were chosen.
Although it is a game show, it has implicated the nine tribes and brought disaster to the family.
"Legend of Sword and Fairy", a TV series adapted from the game, also suffered a heavy blow.
Originally, Sugar Man had already started working on the post-production process while negotiating with TV stations to sell the film.
Because Zhang Yuan and Liu Qianqian have both appeared in many TV series recently, there are quite a few TV stations that are interested in them.
But as soon as the "Travel Restriction Order" came out, all major local TV stations were silent, shaking their heads and waving their hands, not daring to talk anymore.
Who dares to "commit a crime against the wind"?
Even if this is not a game show, but just a game adaptation, there is such a relationship. If the blame comes from above, who would dare to take the blame?
The reason why the first part of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" failed to become a star after so many years and after its prime period is also because of this.
But it is better than "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace". After the "Limited Ancient Order", "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" directly lost the possibility of becoming a star.
As one of the investors, Boss Cai must have been notified, so he called Zhang Yuan.
He had known this would happen for a long time, so he was not surprised.
“Mr. Cai, don’t panic yet.”
Hearing Zhang Yuan's gentle and calm voice, Cai Yinong instantly felt like she was inferior to others.
I am older than him, but not as stable as him.
At times like this, I’m afraid of all the trouble, because my mind is in a mess.
On the contrary, Zhang Yuan's unhurried attitude made her feel a little calmer.
“Things have happened. Since you can’t change it, let’s find a way to remedy it.”
"I will contact the investors of Baodao and ask them to arrange the broadcast of Baodao as soon as possible. They will not be affected and can get back some of their money."
But Zhang Yuan knows that relying on Baodao alone will At most, you can only get your money back.
“Next we can observe to see if there are any local TV stations that are less affected by the “Travel Restriction Order”, and we can talk to them about it.”
“But it’s all about treasure. Let’s talk about it after the show is broadcast. It’s easier to be accepted if we talk about the results.”
“If it doesn’t work, let’s make some concessions on the price.”
"Also, "Meteor Garden" was banned in mainland China back then, and it was banned individually by name. How did it become so popular across the country?"
"Selling CDs!"
" We can also sell it.”
Cai Yinong just listened silently, getting more and more squirming.
“Not only did he not panic, he immediately arranged the matter.”
"Even the details of the broadcast order have been thought out."
"The key point is that there is nothing wrong with what he said. It is basically the optimal solution."
Why is Boss Cai panicking?
As mentioned before, Cai Yinong is what is called "perseverance". She accepts death no matter whether she is an actor or a work.
So the output of Sugar Man is notoriously low. Once a movie hits the market, the company's funds are immediately stretched, and it is easy to die suddenly if you can't breathe.
Putting down his phone, Boss Cai did what Zhang Yuan just said.
On weekdays, Zhang Yuan always has a solution, but what about this time?
At least at this point in time, there was nothing he could do.
But be careful, it’s just not possible at this time.
He had known about the existence of the "Travel Restriction Order" and had already made plans.
However, it still needs time to build momentum.
"We'll see how this big wave of trouble goes at the end of the year!"
Putting this aside, he started to work on the stage play.
“Hey, Brother Jun, do you have time lately?”
“Hey, Brother Kun, how are you doing lately?”
"Hey, Uncle Guoli, are you having lunch?"
"Hey, Sister Xu Fan, how are you doing lately..."
The phone calls were made one after another, almost all of the past two years. I searched all the people I knew in the industry, especially those in the imperial film and television industry.
The reason is to borrow the time.
Borrowing one’s wrist to support one’s wrist is borrowing the face of these big names.
When the show starts at the Erqi Theater, he will arrange for these figures from the film and television industry to come and support him one after another.
And we made an agreement with them that not only will watching the stage play be free, but we will also be paid.
According to the size of the coffee space, it ranges from ten thousand, five thousand, and three thousand.
For people at the level of Xu Fan and Zhang Guoli, they must receive a red envelope of 10,000 yuan. Of course, whether they want it or not is up to them.
They don’t want it, and other insiders introduced also want it.
A stage play that lasted more than two hours, and you could earn tens of thousands of dollars just for showing up for a show. There were so many people willing to do it in those days.
Hu Jun only paid 20,000 to 30,000 yuan to film an episode of TV series, but it was much more tiring than sitting and watching a movie.
While asking these people to help him find stars, he also called the future king of paparazzi, Table Wei.
“In the past month or two, at the Erqi Theater in the Imperial Capital, a large number of film and television stars would come to watch the show.”
“Ah, how did you get this news?” Zhuo Weixin said, you also know what will happen in a month. Are you a prophet?
"I rented the theater, arranged the play, and invited the people."
"Oh..." Zhui Wei understood now. Speaking of which, Zhui Wei is actually a bit of a young man, and in the paparazzi industry, he can be called the "conscience of the industry."
Of course, this is limited to paparazzi, an industry where the quality is generally so low that it can be called a sewer.
This revelation is almost untrue and he never makes any lies.
After the article was published that Yao Di had cheated on Ma Yili during her pregnancy, he suppressed the photos and news for a month and waited until Ms. Ma gave birth to the child before exposing them.
Let Ma Yili not be bombarded by the media before giving birth.
This person also denounced colleagues for reporting the "affair" between Liu Qianqian and her godfather Chen Jinfei, believing that the other party used a telephoto lens to shoot from a distance and cut off all other surrounding staff, including Liu Xiaoli, to create a " It is very unprofessional for father and daughter to have a tryst alone.
And later expressed sympathy for Liu Qianqian when she encountered overwhelming black material.
So this person will not be happy if you let him expose false information.
But after Zhang Yuan explained it, he understood that it was an exchange of interests and for advertising... He was actually not very happy because the news was not explosive.
But he had an inexplicable fear of Zhang Yuanlao, and since he didn’t have to go there himself, he agreed to arrange for manpower to be stationed in the theater and take photos of celebrities coming and going every day.
After finally finishing all these things, the small courtyard finally became quiet.
“It’s been a long time since I was alone.”
Ever since Brother Qian left, living alone in this courtyard has been a bit lonely and deserted.
"Singing is just a freshman. She has to live on campus and go out to film. She can't be a cannon. No, roommate." The time together is short and precious."
"As for other people..."
"What's the point of living with a half-grown kid?"
After all the calculation, it seems that I am the only one who is alone.
Thumb thump thump...
A cautious knock on the door interrupted his melancholy thoughts.
Getting up and opening the door, a dark, rough man of medium build appeared in front of him.
Gudeng!
After he opened the door and saw his face, his knees weakened and he was about to kneel down.
Fortunately, Zhang Yuan had quick eyes and quick hands, and he held the opponent's arms and elbows.
As soon as he exerted his strength, he was lifted up.
"Have you practiced?" the man asked.
"A little bit." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile: "Stop hanging at the door, come in and fly on the grass."
The person who came was none other than Cao Fei, a close disciple of the King of Thieves .
"What's wrong?" Seeing that he was still unmoved, Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I can't bear your big gift."
"Besides, didn't I tell you to give me all your skills?" , let’s consider it an equal exchange.”
The other party nodded slowly with tears in his eyes.
What was Zhu Yan's first reaction when she saw him on the set of "A Chinese Ghost Story"?
Catch!
Once a thief, always a thief, he was afraid of being recognized wherever he went.
But only Zhang Yuan gave him help, allowing him to meet a big shot in the film and television industry like Feng Xiaogang.
Now that the matter was done, he came to Zhang Yuan to teach his skills as agreed.
“The quality of your door lock is not very good.” He glanced at Zhang Yuan’s door.
“Really?”
"I can pull out a dog's tail grass and poke it open."
"Then I have to find time to change it." Zhang Yuan smiled and led him through the door.
After Cao Shangfei entered the house, he was very restrained. There were many thieves entering the house, but he still took the initiative to let thieves in once.
And he was afraid of Zhang Yuan because of his past, so he was wary of him.
But when he glanced at the other party's figure, he looked carefree and unconcerned. He could see that the other party was completely unsuspecting.
Zhang Yuan had no need to guard against him.
I can’t guard myself against others who want to steal.
And if you don’t trust the people you use, you won’t use the people you doubt, so why bother.
“Do you really want to learn this craft?” Cao Shangfei asked again after sitting down.
"Yes." He replied firmly.
Good luck is a craft, just in case you need it one day.
Besides, anyway, I have accumulated a lot of points for opening doors and sliding locks, and it will be wasted if I don’t learn.
“Okay, my profession, like Lao Yue’s, relies on these hands.”
Zhang Yuan nodded.
Lao Yue is a cheat who plays tricks and gambles.
"You have to have a steady hand."
"To hold soap in the oil pan, four fingers should be shoulder-length."
This is an old saying, and Zhang Yuan has heard it.
Putting soap in the oil pan is a practice of speed, stability, and courage.
Soap and hot oil make it hot and slippery. If you can clip it on, stealing a bag will be easy.
Four fingers shoulder to shoulder is an ancient practice.
Ten fingers have different lengths. These thieves in the market will deliberately shorten their fingers when they are learning the art, so that they can be as stable as chopsticks when picking things up.
“Stretch out your hand, let me take a look.”
Zhang Yuan held out his right hand, and the other party placed his left hand on his right palm.
In less than three seconds, the other party's expression changed.
What's wrong?
Too stable!
Cao Shangfei discovered that Zhang Yuan's palm was as if it were made of iron and was motionless.
Not trembling, not trembling, not moving, it is like being born with good concentration.
Actually, these are the gains he got from practicing martial arts and gathering attributes.
"Your hands..."
"What's wrong?"
"It's a waste of time to be an actor." Cao Shangfei also relaxed at this time.
"If you had been born twenty years earlier, I would have shot you together with my brother-in-law."
Zhang Yuan:...
Are you praising me or hurting me?
In the next few days, when I had nothing to do, I asked the other party to teach me the slang and skills of this industry. Anyway, I had nothing to do.
On this day, I was holding a bag of paper clips at home and practicing picking door locks.
Suddenly the phone rang.
“Unfamiliar number?”
He picked up the phone and answered it.
“Hey, is it Zhang Yuan?”
“Exactly.”
“We are the crew here. Director Zhou asked me to contact you and come over for an audition?”< br>
"Director Zhou?"
"Which Director Zhou?"
"Of course it's Zhou Xingchi." (End of Chapter)