China Entertainment 1997

In March 2005, Starry's new drama "Detective Di Renjie" was broadcast on CCTV's eight TV drama channels.

Interlocking plots, treacherous and complex cases, wonderful reasoning, tight and exciting rhythm...

Of course, the most important thing is Di Dadudu's cool pretense at the end of every case.

Seeing the villain being repeatedly slapped in the face, shocked and devastated, [Licking Spirit] Zeng Tai and [Hanging Spirit] Li Yuanfang expressed their sincere admiration.

Sir/teacher is truly a god!

The audience felt so comfortable from head to toe, from the inside out, that it was no less than when they saw changing into dragon robes in "Kangxi's Private Interview".

Cao Xuan has always believed that "Detective Di Renjie" has many advantages, especially the detective reasoning part, which is very exciting, and the final reveal and slap in the face unify and sublimate all the advantages to the greatest climax.

Qian Yanqiu is undoubtedly an excellent screenwriter and director, and his greatest advantage is not his excellent screenwriting ability, but his knowledge of the audience's G-spot.

Whether it is "Yan Shuang Eagle" or "Detective Detective Di Renjie", he has accurately grasped the audience's pleasure. The routines may be somewhat similar, and some are even done for the sake of pleasure, but if the audience cannot stand it, they will just accept it.

The high-quality "Detective Di Renjie" combined with CCTV's huge TV platform has achieved extremely impressive ratings, becoming Fanxing's first hit TV series this year.

Liang Guanhua, who previously starred in "The Happy Life of Zhang Damin", became famous again after a few years.

On the contrary, Zhang Zijian, who plays Li Yuanfang, has limited benefit.

It's not that Li Yuanfang's character isn't popular, but the situation is different.

Zhang Zijian has long been a well-known actor in the industry and has become popular in the past two years thanks to his works such as "Swallow Eagle" series, "Armor Warrior" and "Snowflake Goddess Dragon".

Although he is not good enough to be in the first line, he is still very good in the second line. "Detective Detective Di Renjie" can only be regarded as the icing on the cake for him.

Many outsiders don't know that, in fact, at first, Zhang Zijian didn't want to play Li Yuanfang in "Detective Di Renjie".

According to the script of the first part of "Detective Di Renjie", Di Renjie should be Hu Jinghui in the first and second roles, Wu Zetian should be the third, and Li Yuanfang should be the fourth.

Li Yuanfang is positioned as Di Renjie's "Zhang Long Zhao Hu". In Zhang Zijian's own words, he is Di Renjie's knife-carrying thug and bodyguard.

Moreover, in the first film, Li Yuanfang's performance was more of a tool person. He basically followed Di Renjie's instructions and did not have his own character story line.

Later, because the character was likable, Li Yuanfang gradually corrected the situation and even became a double male lead. He was also given an official partner to fall in love with, and the role changed from "Zhang Long Zhao Hu" to "Yu Mao Zhan Zhao".

Zhang Zijian of Yuan Shikong was relatively well-known at the time, and he often received film appointments as male protagonists.

At that time, "Detective Di Renjie" was just a small-budget suspense drama, and no one expected it to be a hit.

Zhang Zijian agreed to play this role partly because of his good relationship with Lao Qian and his loyalty to help.

And now Zhang Zijian has joined Stars and successfully created the "Swallow Eagle" series. His popularity far exceeds that of Bytom. Whether he is on the Stars crew or going out to take on roles, he is always in the hands of both men and women.

Under such circumstances, even if Qian Yanqiu had the work "Swallows and Eagles" by his side, it would not be easy to convince Zhang Zijian to play a supporting role.

Finally, Cao Xuan spoke up, saying that the company of "Detective Di Renjie" is likely to make a series, and Li Yuanfang's role will gradually increase. Only then did Zhang Zijian honestly accept the script.

And Cao Xuan and Qian Yanqiu did not deceive him.

In terms of ratings and influence alone, "Detective Di Renjie" is higher than "Yan Shuangying".

Even surpassing "Snowflake Goddess Dragon" and "Armor Warrior", it is the TV series with the best ratings among the works in which he starred.

Unfortunately, most of the attention is on Di Renjie, but Zhang Zijian also has hope.

Lao Qian has promised him that Li Yuanfang's role in the next film will be increased, and there will even be emotional dramas.

When the "Guiling Spirit" is fully born, plus Yan Shuangying and Feng Yingxia, Zhang Zijian will really become a "man full of cheating"...

The popularity of "Detective Di Renjie" also increasingly signifies Fanxing's terrifying dominance in the TV drama market.

From the end of 2003 to now, the TV series produced or participated in by Fanxing have been a hit throughout the year.

"Legend of Sword and Fairy" made Liu Tianxian and Hu Ge popular and defined the fairy tale drama.

The viewership rating of "Beauty's Scheming" almost broke the record. The main heroine Gong Dou played Fan Xiaopang and directly started to hit the first-line actresses.

"Conquer" received numerous accolades, and Sun Honglei became famous in one fell swoop.

"Blood Romance" made Liu Huohua and Sun Niangniang popular, especially the former. He has won the Golden Horse and Golden Rooster Best Actor, but he still relies on "Zhong Yuemin" to know the taste of being famous.

"The Boss Falls in Love with Me" has set off a new wave of idol dramas. The male protagonist Situ Liangchen, played by Yan Kuan, has become the prince charming of countless young girls.

"The Sky of History" has greatly helped veteran actors such as Zhang Fengyi and Li Xuejian, made Yin Tao famous, and also made Lin Yongjian, Yu Hewei debut.

"Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" has achieved outstanding results, with Huang Haibin, Nie Yuan, Yan Kuan, Gao Yuanyuan and other leading actors frequently making faces.

There are also works such as "Yan Shuang Eagle 2" and "Armor Warrior 2", which have also had varying degrees of influence.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the entire TV drama market in 2004, nearly half of the hit TV dramas were directly or indirectly produced by Fanxing.

Some media have analyzed that in about 1 to 2 months, there will be a popular TV series produced or co-produced by Fanxing.

The broadcast scope spans all CCTV channels and more than a dozen provincial satellite TV stations. Including local stations, the total is close to three digits, and the number of viewers easily exceeds 100 million.

Cao Xuan has been thinking about the title of "Stars Drama" for several years. After already becoming famous in the first two years, it became completely popular last year.

Hu Ge, Liu Tianxian, Yan Kuan, Liu Huohua and other actors who became famous through "Stars Drama" also added to the popularity of Stars.

Although due to its weak background and relatively large number, [Fanxing Drama] has not yet reached the point where many people say that [Qiong Yao Drama], [Jin Yong Drama] and [Hai Yan Drama] will become popular, but compared with other film and television companies, the projects produced by Fanxing are now Very competitive in the eyes of outsiders.

In film and television crews of the same size, many actors would rather play the second and third male roles in "Stars Drama" than to play male leads in other crews.

Don't underestimate this, it shows that Fanxing has extremely high appeal in the film and television industry and can play a key role a lot of the time.

At the same time, Fanxing’s dominant performance in the TV drama market and the variety show market also produced last year’s phenomenal “Stars of Tomorrow”.

Although the film market has just started, it can be said to be enterprising. "Xiu Chun Knife" and "When a Man Loves" ranked second in the annual box office list for two consecutive years. Now they have reached a cooperation with Yinghuang and signed a contract with Xu Laoguai.

It can be said that Fanxing is currently in the limelight and is recognized by the industry and outside media as the number one film and television company in the mainland entertainment industry.

Cao Xuan can finally straighten his back and call himself a "big boss in the entertainment industry", although he has always been so self-proclaimed before...

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March 12, Beijing Chaoyang Star Cinema

Today is the premiere of Fanxing's third movie "Fairytale", and many media and guests came to the scene to help.

Cao Xuan personally brought Hu Jing, Fan Xiaopang, Hu Ge and other popular star artists to the scene. Star singers Zhang Jie, Gu Miaomiao and others showed off their singing voices on the spot, adding luster to the premiere ceremony.

However, today's protagonists are still the two leading actors of "Fairy Tale"-Qiao Zhenyu and Gao Yuanyuan.

Among the many male artists in the stars, Qiao Zhenyu is not a very influential person, and is even now faintly surpassed by "juniors" Duan Long and Hu Ge.

But no one expected that he would be cast in Fanxing's first independent film not starring Cao Xuan, which caused the outside world to speculate on various internal strife.

It’s no wonder that the outside world is excited. As Fanxing increasingly secures its position as the industry leader and its artists become more and more popular, it is inevitable that there will be some competition news about internal artists.

The most important thing is Fanxing's brother and sister.

At present, Hu Jing's position as the first sister is relatively stable, but Fan Xiaopang and Gao Yuanyuan are eyeing her. Although Liu Tianxian is still young, she should not be underestimated.

However, Hu Jing, who has served as the director of Fanxing's Supervision Department at the beginning of the year, has implicitly stated that in the future, her main focus will be on company management, and acting will become a side job.

In other words, Hu Jing can be said to have "retired to the second line", which also means that she no longer plays the role of [the first sister of Fanxing].

Nowadays, Hu Jing's popularity is not low due to her continued popularity in last year's "Invisible Wings", winning the Best Actress of Baihua, and serving as the Golden Eagle Goddess.

This year she only has one literary film, "The Two of Us", and has not been approached for other projects yet.

Hu Jing doesn't go to variety shows and commercial activities very much. If this continues, the popularity will definitely drop. Although she has the foundation of four small actresses, she will not be ignored, but she will definitely not be able to suppress Fan Xiaopang and others who are constantly making progress.

The entertainment industry is changing very quickly. If Hu Jing is willing to quit, it will take 1 to 2 years at most for someone else to show enough results to become the new [Sister of the Stars].

Although Cao Xuan and the company prefer Fan Xiaopang, who has stronger commercial value, to become the new sister.

But it did not deny the opportunity for Dong Xuan, Gao Yuanyuan and even Liu Tianxian. If they could overtake in corners and overtake Fan Xiaopang by a large margin, Cao Xuan would not be stupid enough to magnify and catch the small one.

Compared with [Fanxing No.1 Sister], where Hu Jing withdraws, Fan Xiaopang takes the lead, and others are catching up, the situation of [Fanxing No.1 Brother] is more complicated.

Speaking of which, this [Fanxing No. 1 Brother] position is very embarrassing.

Because Fanxing already has a first brother, that is Cao Xuan.

Moreover, Boss Cao is not only the first brother of Fanxing Artists, but also the first brother of the entire Fanxing Company, and even the first brother of the entire Chinese music scene.

Considering Fanxing's current status in the entertainment industry, it is reasonable to say that Cao Xuan is the number one brother in the mainland entertainment industry today.

With Cao Xuan's current status, being the [First Brother of Fanxing] is indeed a talentless one. He doesn't need this title to give him momentum at all.

On the contrary, today's entertainment industry pays more attention to the so-called "one brother and one sister", which is a great help to artists. It is not only the status of the company, but also a reflection of the relative concentration of resources.

That's why Cao Xuan gave up [Brother Fanxing No. 1] and handed it over to a male artist below. It was better than wasting this name in vain.

Currently, there are three male artists who are most qualified to compete for [Fanxing No. 1 Brother].

Zhang Zijian, Yan Kuan, Hu Ge

Zhang Zijian basically makes up the numbers. He has many masterpieces and is famous enough, but his commercial value is too weak. If he hadn't been senior, he wouldn't have been able to make it.

Yan Kuan was originally scheduled to be the first brother, and he was on a very stable path. Jin Yong's dramas accumulated popularity and experience, idol dramas became popular, and he almost followed the route arranged by Cao Xuan and the company.

But he couldn't resist the sudden rise of Hu Ge. "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was so popular that Yan Kuan had a slight advantage, but he didn't dare to say that he could suppress Hu Ge.

Originally, everyone thought it was the Hu and Yan Shuanglong Society, but now it seems that Qiao Zhenyu has been ignored.

The first male artist other than Cao Xuan to star in a star-studded movie is obviously not as competitive as he seems on the surface.

Cao Xuan ignored the various associations of the media and the masses. The brother and sister being hyped by the outside world meant little to him. After all, no matter who was in charge, they were all star artists who made money for him.

Compared with whether Qiao Zhenyu is qualified to challenge the first brother, he is more concerned about "Fairy Tale", which is related to whether his music IP material library of Cao Tianwang can be fulfilled.

As for why Qiao Zhenyu was asked to star in "Fairy Tale", it is actually not as complicated as the outside world thinks. The reason is very simple.

Qiao Zhenyu has a soft appearance and a somewhat melancholy temperament, which is more in line with the setting of the male protagonist in "Fairy Tale". Moreover, Qiao Zhenyu has studied piano. Although he is not proficient in it, his posture is not bad, which is also a bonus.

Compared with other star-studded male artists, Hu Ge is too young and does not match Yan Kuan's temperament, Zhang Zijian is too old, and Qiao Zhenyu is the most suitable overall.

Of course, there must be someone more suitable than Qiao Zhenyu from the outside world, but they are not celebrities, so Cao Xuan will definitely give priority to his own people.

The same goes for Gao Yuanyuan. Her image positioning is not the best candidate, but she is the most suitable within Fanxing.

Hu Jing, the heroine of the original MV, is also suitable, but "Fairy Tale" is of great significance to Hu Jing.

That was her first video work, and it was also her first influential work. So far, her online information on "Performing Experience" has been recorded since she appeared in the "Fairy Tale" MV.

In addition to her career, this MV is also a key node in her relationship with Cao Xuan.

In this MV, Hu Jing collaborated with Cao Xuan for the first time, and also contributed to her first kiss with Cao Xuan, and their relationship has grown by leaps and bounds since then.

Therefore, in Hu Jing's heart, "Fairy Tale" has a special status. If Cao Xuan plays the role, no one can compete with her for the heroine. But if Cao Xuan does not play the role, she has little interest.

Hu Jing's decision not to act has greatly benefited her. She has also become the first female artist to star in her own movies twice. Facing the rapid advancement of Fan Xiaopang, she still keeps up with the pace.

At the premiere ceremony, the crew and creators introduced some fun facts about filming and their understanding of the characters.

It is worth mentioning that the director of "Fairy Tale" is Chen Hanzhu, who is also the director of the "Fairy Tale" MV and the first independently trained film director by Fanxing.

From MVs to theatrical movies, Director Chen's identity has undergone a transformation, and his experiences and stories are even more "inspirational". I don't know that he has inspired young directors who are engaged in music MV shooting.

But there is a story, and Cao Xuan, who is familiar with the inside story, knows.

Although the director of "Fairy Tale" is Chen Hanzhu, there are also two producers, Chen Kexin and Liu Guoquan, who control the quality.

Needless to say about the former, the latter is the director of "The Golden Family". The two are experts in love themes, so they were invited by Cao Xuan to protect Chen Hanzhu, a new movie star.

Chen Hanzhu was also the most excited among the main creators.

It stands to reason that he is also an old director and has seen a lot of dramas, but just like "Fairy Tale" is of great significance to Cao Xuan and Hu Jing, that MV was also a life-changing work for him.

When the "Fairy Tale" project was approved, he was not the first director chosen. It was Chen Hanzhu who came to Cao Xuan and asked for help repeatedly, and finally got this opportunity.

Anyone who is familiar with Chen Hanzhu knows that this is Boss Cao’s number one dog licker, but dog lickers also have their own feelings.

"Fairy Tale" may not be his best work, but it is definitely the one he shot with the most care.

During the interview, when talking about his relationship with "Fairy Tale", Chen Hanzhu couldn't help but shed tears on the spot, expressing his emotion very emotionally.

"I am especially grateful to Mr. Cao for giving me this opportunity, and I am also grateful to God for giving me the opportunity to meet such a noble person in my life. Although it is a bit pretentious, I really want to say that I can meet such a noble person in my life. Boss, it’s worth it.”

"This Old Chen...isn't the case."

Cao Xuan in the audience complained, and even had a slightly disgusted expression on his face, but he was actually quite happy with it. He was not a saint, but he still liked hearing rainbow farts.

The smile in Cao Xuan's eyes made Fan Xiaopang and others next to him thoughtful.

Before, they thought Director Chen's licking was a bit too explicit and not reserved at all.

Now it seems that maybe the boss likes this kind of heavy talk, and even thinks that Chen Hanzhu is sincere and a loyal and "honest person".

Tsk tsk, I am worthy of being recognized as the number one dog licker among bosses. There is no end to the licking sea. You have to learn...

The media also took photos of Chen Hanzhu, who was in tears on the spot, and Cao Xuan, who was applauding with joy in the audience.

This kind of scene where Bo Le knows a thousand-mile horse, helps noble people, and helps talents in their humble beginnings will never go out of style.

Because everyone hopes that they can also meet such a noble person, or hope that the people they have helped will be so grateful.

After all, it is a movie premiere, and the real owner is the movie itself. After the interview with the main creative staff, the movie officially begins its premiere.

There is no need to go into details about the plot of the "Fairy Tale" movie. It is itself expanded and adapted from the MV, and Cao Xuan personally participated in part of the creation.

It turns out that the story of the MV is relatively complete. What the movie needs to do is fill in the details and turn it into a complete movie of more than an hour.

In the movie, the male protagonist is a frustrated pianist, and the female protagonist is a recently graduated college student. However, her family is well-off and she just found a job to get by.

In the plot of the MV, the male and female protagonists appear directly as lovers, while the movie begins with the male and female protagonists getting to know each other.

The movie is about 90 minutes in total. The first 30 minutes are about the male and female protagonists getting to know each other, and the middle 30 minutes are about falling in love and helping each other towards a bright future.

The depressed male protagonist, with the help of the female protagonist, wrote a good song, which was appreciated by the music producer. Not only did he plan to sign a contract and make a film, but he also recommended him to perform at a more authoritative concert.

And with the encouragement of the male protagonist, the female protagonist discovered her talent as a barista and found a job she likes.

The two agreed to open a coffee shop, one would play the piano for the customers, and the other would make coffee for the customers.

In this beautiful moment, the plot arrives in the last 30 minutes, and the heroine discovers a terminal illness.

This is the so-called strategy of suppressing desire before advancing. As the saying goes, the better the foreshadowing is, the more ruthless the attack will be later.

Even though many viewers are already destined to know the ending of this movie, when they see the male and female protagonists in the movie falling in love sweetly and working hard to live, they can't help but sympathize with them, and then they will feel more deeply affected by the plot that follows.

The subsequent plot is similar to the MV. The female protagonist is seriously ill and dies, but the male protagonist is sad but stays with her in her final days.

In the authoritative concert mentioned earlier, the heroine insisted that he go to the performance and stay in the hospital. The hero turned on his mobile phone during the performance and let the heroine also listen to the concert.

This plot, because the MV is so classic, was not changed at all in the movie version. The male protagonist played the piano and sang "Fairy Tale" for a few minutes on the stage, and then the female protagonist left in the ward with a smile.

The "Fairy Tale" MV is still hailed as one of Cao Xuan's most classic MVs, with an audience of over 100 million.

Generally speaking, this exact same plot but completely different actors will create a feeling of detachment to a certain extent.

But when the familiar melody and song started to sound, and the plot foreshadowing for more than an hour before, it was still difficult for most of the audience to contain their inner emotions, and tears burst out.

"I will become the angel you love in the fairy tale

stretch out arms, turn into wings to protect you

You have to believe, believe that we will be like in fairy tales

Happiness and happiness are the ending

…”

In the cinema, many people even sang along with the movie, and then cried more and more as they sang.

This scene shocked the instigators like Cao Xuan. They thought it would make the audience cry, but they never expected that they could sing K while watching a movie, and it was a chorus.

The song ended and everyone dispersed, the movie also ended, and the audience gave a fairly warm round of applause.

In interviews afterwards, Cao Xuan and Hu Jing, as performers in the MV, praised Qiao Zhenyu and Gao Yuanyuan's performances, but not everyone bought it.

There was a film critic who attended the premiere and intuitively mentioned it in his blog review afterwards.

[The entire movie is a remake of the extended MV, but the plot arrangement is reasonable, the story is well completed, and the actors' performances are acceptable, but I still like Cao Xuan and Hu Jing's version. Changing the actors is a failure]

This film review has been recognized by many people. In the final analysis, "Fairy Tale" is actually an emotional movie.

The biggest audience for this movie is Cao Xuan's fans. Under such circumstances, the effect will be greatly reduced if someone else plays the role.

Of course Cao Xuan knows this, but reality simply does not allow him to star in such a low-budget sentimental film. At the same time, newcomers need to be given opportunities.

Besides, he has acted in the MV, and he doesn’t particularly care about the movie version.

The outside world was noisy, but "Fairy Tale" still received a large number of Cao Xuan fans and passers-by support, and finally received 23 million box office when it was released.

This box office result can barely be called satisfactory in today's film market.

But considering that the cost of "Fairy Tale" is only about 3 million, it is very profitable, not to mention some other copyright income.

Adding up the bits and pieces, "Fairy Tale" has generated at least 12 to 15 million yuan in revenue for the company. It is considered a fairly profitable project within Fanxing.

More importantly, the success of "Fairy Tale" means that Cao Xuan's song material library strategy has taken off.

There are so many classic songs by Cao Tianwang, and I dare not say too many. Making ten or eight movies will not only make money but also attract people...

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ps: There is one more chapter