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Chapter 272 271. Snow Leopard collides with Soldiers Assault

"Good morning, Director Wei!"

Wei Wu, who was eating breakfast in the backstage lounge, turned his head and saw that it was Wang Baoqiang, who was smiling.

Today is August 3, and it is also the day when Lost in Thailand held a press conference in Yanjing.

Lost in Thailand certainly had to go to Thailand for filming, but that doesn't mean that all the scenes were filmed there.

70 to 80 percent of the scenes in the whole film basically took place in Thailand, but there are still about 20 percent of the scenes that took place in China.

After all, Xu Zheng and Huang Bo did not appear in Thailand directly at the beginning of the film. At the beginning, they were in the company, and there was a foreshadowing of their intrigue!

The same is true for Wang Baoqiang. He and Xu Zheng also met on a plane in China.

And at the end of the film, after they returned to China, Xu Zheng arranged for Wang Baoqiang to meet Fan Bingbing.

Besides, even if there were no scenes in China, Wei Wu would most likely hold a launch ceremony in Yanjing. Anyway, he can't go to Thailand to hold a press conference, right?

After all, most reporters are unlikely to chase him to Thailand. If there are not many reporters at the press conference for Lost in Thailand, what's the point of holding it?

"Baoqiang, you're late! I haven't congratulated you yet! You've really become a big star now! Soldier Assault is finally popular!"

Wang Baoqiang sighed: "Oh! It's not easy. I thought this drama had no hope of being broadcast on TV!"

Wei Wu raised his eyebrows: "Good food is not afraid of being late. It's a big hit as soon as it was broadcast!

"Judging from the current momentum, the most popular this year may be your drama!

"No kidding, after this drama is broadcast, you will almost be a first-line star!"

"Soldier Assault" is worth mentioning. As we all know, this drama is the most popular drama in 2007, no doubt about it.

Although "Golden Wedding" has a slightly higher ratings than it, "Soldier Assault" was rebroadcast 21 times in the prime time of provincial satellite TV in 2007, which is the drama with the most prime time rebroadcasts in the year.

"Golden Wedding" didn't even have 10 times, which is not even half of it.

"Soldier Assault" was first broadcast on satellite TV on August 1, which means that in 4 months, not counting the daytime and nighttime slots, it was replayed 21 times in the prime time.

This screen-sweeping power is even more than last year's "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

But please note that this drama did not become popular as soon as it was broadcast!

In fact, the drama was broadcast on Shaanxi TV Station 2 on December 24 last year, but the response was mediocre at the beginning.

This is also completely in line with expectations. After all, this is a "three-no drama":

No stars, no love, no beauties.

Moreover, military themes are originally unpopular themes these days, so it is normal that it is not popular.

Although the trial broadcast on local TV stations has a good reputation, more than half a year has passed, and it still has not been broadcast on satellite TV.

The TV station did not accept it, and the reason is very sufficient:

Your drama is not marketable, and it seems that there is nothing touching.

First, the scenes of the drama are not as grand as "DA Division"; secondly, the lineup is not as strong as "Bachang Dianbing", with a group of powerful actors joining.

Lastly, the plot is a bit bland, telling the story of a new soldier's growth in a straightforward manner, without any emotional dramas or beautiful women interspersed as embellishments.

Based on the above three points, even though Kang Honglei had previously directed the hit drama "Passionate Years" -

but all satellite TV stations, including CCTV, still ruthlessly rejected this drama.

Although the reputation of this drama is overwhelming, it has never been able to break the circle because it has never been able to be broadcast on satellite.

It's just gold, it will always shine!

Even if it is only broadcast on local stations, this drama still attracted the attention of some people and slowly accumulated a group of fans.

As time went by, starting from the end of May this year, "Soldier Assault" gradually became popular on the Internet with its excellent reputation spread by word of mouth, and even some netizens watched the drama through pirated discs.

Up to now, it has about 1.47 million related entries on Google, and more than 700,000 related posts on Baidu Tieba.

In comparison, "Wolfsbane Flower", another popular military drama this year, has only more than 8,300 posts on Baidu Tieba.

Since it has attracted attention on the Internet, the attitude of the TV station has naturally loosened.

So on the first day of this month, which is the day of the Army Day, Chongqing TV became the first to try it out.

In fact, the first to try it out in the past life should have been Yanjing TV, but because Yanjing Satellite TV had already bought "Snow Leopard", it could not broadcast "Soldier Assault" in the prime time.

With the first one, there will naturally be the second one, so Henan Satellite TV, Hebei Satellite TV and Sichuan Satellite TV successively took action and won the first round of satellite broadcasting rights for the drama.

So "Soldier Assault" was broadcast on four channels on August 1, among which Chongqing TV, which has the highest ratings in the country, had a first broadcast rating of 2.79.

It is shocking that the four channels can even break 2 in the broadcast, which is a stone-breaking achievement.

Let alone breaking 2, even if the ratings of the four-channel joint broadcast can break 1, it will be the hit of the year.

Everyone realized that a big hit of the year, or even the champion of the year, has come.

Wang Baoqiang was a little flattered when he heard it: "Really? You said that after this drama is broadcast, I can be promoted to the first line?

"So soon? This is my first time as the male lead in a TV series!"

"Soldier Assault" has been on the air for two days, and the discussion and popularity remain high. As time goes by, the attention and ratings of this drama will only get higher and higher.

As the male lead of the drama, Wang Baoqiang has naturally been rosy-cheeked and walked with a breeze these two days. He can't hide his joy at all.

Wei Wu nodded: "Absolutely, one TV series like "Soldier Assault" is enough.

"No kidding, the role of Xu Sanduo is enough for you to eat for a lifetime!"

Wang Baoqiang smiled innocently: "It would be great if I could really eat for a lifetime!"

Wei Wu waved his hand and vowed:

"Even if I can't eat for a lifetime, at least 10 years will definitely be no problem. ”

Don’t think that Wang Baoqiang’s resume is still a bit thin, and there are only three roles that the audience remembers: Sha Gen, Niu Geng and Xu Sanduo.

But "A World Without Thieves", "Lost on Journey" and "Soldier Assault" are classics enough and influential enough to push him into the ranks of first-line stars.

From this point of view, Wang Baoqiang’s star luck is indeed good. He has already become a first-line star in 2007.

Compared with other movie stars of the same period, Huang Bo was promoted in 2009 with "Crazy Racing", Xu Zheng was promoted in 2012 with "Lost in Thailand", Shen Teng was promoted in 2015 with "Charlotte's Troubles", and Wu Jing was promoted in 2017 with "Wolf Warrior 2".

Compared with them, Wang Baoqiang can even be said to have a smooth road to stardom. .

So, this person is indeed a bit lucky.

Of course, this is definitely a good thing for Wei Wu!

"Soldier Assault" became a hit, and apart from Wang Baoqiang and other main creative staff, the happiest person should be Wei Wu.

After all, the more popular Wang Baoqiang is, the higher the box office of "Lost in Thailand" will be.

If nothing unexpected happens, "Lost in Thailand" should be released during the Lunar New Year holiday this year, just in time to take over the popularity of "Soldier Assault".

At that time, "Soldier Assault" had been replayed more than 20 times on major satellite TV stations, and the popularity had just reached its peak, and the timing of "Lost in Thailand" was just right.

Originally, "Lost in Thailand" had a great chance of winning the annual box office champion.

If it could take advantage of the traffic dividend of "Soldier Assault", then It is a done deal.

But Wei Wu is not only happy about this. Two actors who play the main roles in "Soldier Assault" have also signed contracts with Wei Wu Company.

The first one is of course Chen Sicheng, who is signed to Bad Monkey Films and has just finished filming "Fleeting Time" for Wei Wu.

The other one is Zhang Yi, who Wei Wu has also signed to Shu Culture and is currently filming "The Murderer".

Of course, the one Wei Wu wants to sign the most is definitely Wang Baoqiang, but he has already signed a contract with Huayi in 2004.

Then again, if Wang Baoqiang had not signed a contract with Huayi, how could the male lead Xu Sanduo fall on him?

Wei Wu even considered whether to poach Wang Baoqiang, but later thought about it and gave up.

It's not that he's afraid Huayi, mainly for his own reputation, Wei Wu did not want to make himself infamous.

Originally, Yang Mi was poached from Rongxinda, and the "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" was snatched from Tangren, which had already caused a lot of damage to Wei Wu's reputation.

If he continued to poach people unscrupulously, Wei Guo Group might become the public enemy of the industry.

After all, if Wei Wu did not even take Huayi, Rongxinda and Tangren seriously, let alone other companies.

At that time, everyone in the same industry would be in danger, and everyone would unite to boycott secretly, and Wei Wu would definitely not feel good.

Just as the two were chatting, the door of the lounge was suddenly pushed open. Wei Wu turned his head and saw that another male lead had arrived.

"Director Wei, Baoqiang, you are here so early!"

Wei Wu nodded and said, "Well, good morning."

Wang Baoqiang quickly stood up and greeted, "Brother Xu is here! ”

Xu Zheng came over and punched Wang Baoqiang on the shoulder affectionately and said jokingly:

"Sure, Baoqiang, when you become famous, don't forget to help your brother!"

Wang Baoqiang still smiled innocently: "Okay, if that day really comes, I will definitely do it."

Xu Zheng put his arm around his shoulder and said: "What do you mean that day really comes? Isn't that day already here? Now "Soldier Assault" is so popular!

"Tell us the truth, did you think that this drama would be so popular?"

Wang Baoqiang shook his head honestly and said: "No, who could have thought of this?

"Hey, no, someone really predicted that this drama would be popular."

"Who?" Xu Zheng subconsciously looked down at Wei Wu:

"Could it be Director Wei?"

"Yeah," Wang Baoqiang nodded:

"During the Chinese New Year before, I once complained to Director Wei that this drama had not been popular. He said that this drama was well shot and it would definitely be a hit once it was released! "

Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang looked at Wei Wu at the same time, so Wei Wu continued:

"When this drama was first broadcast on Shaanxi TV Station 2, I watched a few episodes, and it was indeed well made.

"Gold will always shine, and I am not surprised that this drama is popular."

If someone else said this, Xu Zheng might think it was hindsight, but what Wei Wu is most talked about is his extremely keen business sense.

Even if others can't see the potential of this drama, Wei Wu can definitely see it.

Xu Zheng immediately echoed: "I definitely believe this, and there is no need to doubt Director Wei's vision.

“After all, the hottest dramas right now are Soldier Assault and Director Wei’s Snow Leopard.

“This summer, the audience is really blessed. Both dramas are so good. I don’t know which one to choose!”

Wang Baoqiang followed up and said, “Yes, I really didn’t expect that Director Wei is not only so good at directing, but also so good at acting.”

Wei Wu smiled bitterly and shook his head, “What’s so great about it? It’s just that it was suppressed by your Soldier Assault! ”

It turns out that on the same day that “Soldier Assault” premiered on satellite TV, “Snow Leopard” was also broadcast on four channels to meet the audience.

To be honest, it was not Wei Wu’s intention to broadcast the two dramas on the same day.

The broadcast date was set by the TV station, because “Snow Leopard” only finished post-production at the end of July, and the earliest it could be broadcast was in early August.

Besides, this drama is about the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, so it is indeed a good choice to broadcast it on the day of the August 1st Army Day.

And “Soldier Assault” chose this day for the same reason, so the two dramas just happened to collide.

Same day It is indeed not a good choice to start broadcasting, but it is much better than "Snow Leopard" following "Soldier Assault" to start broadcasting.

After all, the popularity of "Soldier Assault" will not go down for a while, and it will continue to rise in a short time.

Moreover, it is better for "Snow Leopard" to lose to "Soldier Assault" head-on than to lose to others.

"Snow Leopard" has been receiving high attention even before it was broadcast. On the day of its premiere, Mango TV's ratings reached 2.66%, and its audience share was 7.23%.

This is undoubtedly the highest level of Mango TV drama ratings this year, ranking second in the country in the same period , second only to "Soldier Assault".

However, "Snow Leopard" was only broadcast on Mango TV, and the ratings of the first broadcast were surprisingly high, even more than double that of other channels.

The reason for this situation is mainly due to the fact that the ratings of Mango TV's previous TV series were very explosive.

Because before "Snow Leopard", the last TV series broadcast on Mango TV in prime time was "Again, a Dream".

The drama was exclusively broadcast on Mango TV on June 30, 2007, with a first broadcast rating of 1.62%, and the finale reached a rating of 3.77% and a market share of 9.94%, which is the highest rating of Mango TV in recent years. The drama with the highest ratings.

"Snow Leopard" has inherited the popularity of this drama to a certain extent, so the ratings of the first broadcast on Mango TV are particularly outstanding.

However, it is normal that "Snow Leopard" has not PKed "Soldier Assault".

After all, dramas like "Soldier Assault" are originally invincible killers, not to mention that they have been brewing for more than half a year, which has raised the attention and popularity.

If the two dramas were premiered on the same day, "Snow Leopard" would definitely beat "Soldier Assault".

But if it is the current situation, then naturally it is not a match.