Chapter 228 Skyrocketing
It’s near the end of August.
"My Boss Falls in Love with Me" has entered the final stage. After all, there are only 25 episodes in total. If the heroine did not need to follow the doctor's orders, it should have been completed by now.
It can also be seen from this that Tian Youliang is not a "fully qualified" director. If he were to meet a director who truly puts his own interests first, how could he follow any doctor's advice?
Chen Xuebin has already taken a group of people to the Northeast to scout locations and make preliminary preparations in advance, but Xu Kun, as the mainstay of the crew, cannot leave the crew for the time being.
However, he would take out half a day every day to go to Beijing and Taiwan to communicate about the broadcast of "The Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me" - by the time Tian Youliang finished the post-production, he was no longer in Beijing.
The good thing about TV dramas is that as long as you have a good relationship with the TV station, you don't have to put in much effort in promotion.
Although Liu Shishi was somewhat averse to the title of 'Little Liu Yifei', Xu Kun and Jingtai still used the title of 'Little Liu Yifei' when formulating the publicity strategy.
After all, Liu Yifei is really popular. Recently, in order to clarify the rumors about her being a transgender person, she even appeared on Sa Beining's "Today's Statement". We can't let go of such a good publicity gimmick just because the girl is unwilling.
Speaking of Liu Shishi, she has recently been struggling with Xu Kun's suggestion of "micro-plastic surgery". On the one hand, young girls have a natural fear of going under the knife, and on the other hand, in those days people still advocate that celebrities are guilty of plastic surgery, unlike in later generations when everyone has become accustomed to it.
Hong Kong and Taiwan are clearly ahead in this regard.
Ever since Lin Zhiling fell off a horse and was kicked in the chest in Dalian in July, the news about her "saline bag in her chest being kicked and burst" has been widely hyped.
This was originally a scandal, but Wanwan Capital and Lin Zhiling turned it into a marketing campaign.
Lin Zhiling's recent remarks made Xu even more astonished:
"Maybe I was too busy before, so the horse kicked me. My breasts are fine. Now she has woken up and is ready to start working like me."
This woman is too coquettish.
Xu Kun was clearly reading a magazine, but he could actually read it with a Wanwan accent.
"Zhu Yuanzhang~!"
I was flipping through a magazine when I heard someone shouting.
Xu Kun looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man with his tank top rolled up to his armpits.
Xu Kun stood up, waved with a smile, then pointed to the filming site, and finally put his hands together in a gesture of please.
The old man was quite fashionable. He immediately made an "OK" gesture and walked away laughing.
After the hit of "Zhu Yuanzhang", in addition to bringing career bonuses to Xu Kun, the most significant thing is that the number of fans has increased from younger to all age groups.
Now when he is filming in places like parks, he is always recognized by grandpas and grandmas, uncles and aunts - and occasionally he can even meet folk historians who will ask him to discuss the fallacies in "Zhu Yuanzhang".
After "seeing off" the old man, Baoqiang rushed back with a digital camera. In order to better fit in the role, he went to a nearby dairy farmer's base to experience life there.
After ten days or so, he looked darker than before, and there was a smell of milk on his body.
"Don't tell me, this tastes much stronger than what we usually drink."
Xu Kun sniffed and asked casually, "What brand of milk is this farm using?"
Bao Qiang smiled and said, "They say they provide milk for three deer. I didn't ask about it in detail, but it's really delicious."
Xu Kun: “…”
Even in prison, Xu Kun had heard of the "great reputation" of the Three Deer, but because he didn't pay much attention to it, he had really forgotten about it.
Report, must report!
Most people report by writing letters to the relevant departments, but Xu Kun reported by chatting with the deputy director of Beijing TV who was in charge of news.
Needless to say, the efficiency was high. In mid-September, the Three Deer incident was exposed, setting off a bloody storm in the domestic dairy industry three years in advance. However, Xu Kun was only responsible for starting the fire, and he did not pay attention to the rest.
Moreover, he is not in the capital, but has come to a small city on the northeastern border - most of the bad experiences on the road will be filmed here. As for the urban drama, Xu Kun plans to go south to shoot in November.
In addition to Bao Qiang and others, Xu Kun also came to the Northeast with a senior film assistant director whom he invited through Ge You's relationship.
After all, movies and TV series are different. Besides, he has never even worked on a TV series before. If he doesn't have an experienced person to help him, Xu Kun himself will not be confident.
So during the initial period of filming, Xu Kun mainly followed the assistant director to learn and was responsible for welcoming and seeing off guests.
Although this drama only has two main actors, it uses many guest actors. The male actors are basically all big names, and the female actors are selected from the Shuang Feiyan sisters group.
For example, the "swindler" who raised a bunch of orphans was played by Hao Lei, and the three beautiful girls who took the initiative to chat up the handsome guy "Dawei" on the train were played by Li Xiaolu, Jiang Yiyan, and Xiong Naijin respectively.
Speaking of this 'Dawei'.
Originally, Xu Kun wanted to put some makeup on Shen Teng and have him play two roles in the movie, and also play a joke about mistaking someone for their younger brother - but later he found that this joke didn't quite fit in, so he gave up.
The last actor to play 'Dawei' was Wang Kai, a student of the 03 class of the Central Academy of Drama.
The young man is a complete newcomer and has few works, but he is cheap, obedient, and handsome enough - anyway, in this movie, there is no need for him to contribute any acting skills.
At first, Xu Kun wanted to act as close to the original Xu Guangtou as possible, but later he found that he was far behind Xu Guangtou in terms of "strong on the outside but weak on the inside".
In the end, I had to revise the script again to make the character closer to Meng Hao in the TV series and Xu Kun in real life.
As a result, the contrast in the characters' personalities is slightly lessened. Fortunately, Xu Kun himself has more of a successful person vibe, so he can barely make up for the difference in identity.
If Xu Guangtou's performance was rated points, Xu Kun would probably get to points.
However, Baoqiang's performance is more interesting than the original.
Although the original version was filmed in 09, Baoqiang actually had no systematic exposure to comedy during this period. Now he has just been working on "Wulin Waijia" for more than half a year.
In addition, his level of dedication this time was no less than that of "Blind Well" back then, so his performance surpassed the original and made many jokes more rounded.
Fortunately, Xu Kun and Baoqiang are used to working together, and their tacit understanding is off the charts, so even if his performance is slightly inferior, he can still hold Baoqiang's burden firmly.
The guest appearances by many big names are also better than the original version.
For example, Uncle Benshan plays the innkeeper, Fan Wei plays the man who catches an adulterer in the hotel, and Hao Lei plays the "female liar"...
As a result, Xu Kun was quite satisfied with the final film except for himself.
It was already mid-December.
There is still half a month before "My Tycoon Loves Me" is broadcast, and two months before "Lost on Journey" is released.
The mainland's first domineering CEO drama + spin-off movie + fan-oriented movie + Valentine's Day schedule. If this combination can be as popular as expected, it will not only be a matter of a TV series or a movie, but will also create a new model and activate a new schedule in the mainland.
If this thing works, Xu's status will soar.
It won’t be an exaggeration to be called the ancestor of the sect in the future!
However, considering the future reputation of the "domineering boss" drama and fan movies, becoming this ancestor may not be a good thing.
(End of this chapter)
