Who are you calling powerful?

Magic City, Yunhua Mansion

Wei Yang got out of the car, holding two plastic boxes. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiao Zhao, Wang Yunping, and the nanny tinkering with a stove in the yard.

"What are you doing with this thing?"

"Didn't you say to eat hot pot, I'll clean it up."

Xiao Zhao must have been working on it for a long time, and his whole body was a little dull. There were also a few gray marks on his round face, making him look cute and cute.

"How do you eat this thing? Don't you have copper pots and electric pots at home? It's so troublesome to use this thing."

"It's not just for eating hot pot. This stove is ready and placed in the yard. It can be used for barbecue and cooking in the summer and for simmering soup in the hot pot in the winter. It has many uses."

"That's right."

Wang Yunping nodded in agreement: "Earth stoves are the most fragrant and nutritious, and gas stoves and electric stoves are much better."

have to!

As soon as he heard this, Wei Yang knew who had started this matter. No wonder Xiao Zhao was so active and did not find anyone. He went to the battle himself. Making the stove was fake, but pleasing the old man was real.

"Okay, you guys can't figure it out either, let me do it."

"You can?"

Xiao Zhao had some doubts. Because she had a good relationship with Wang Yunping, she knew Wei Yang's background best.

When Wei Yang was a child, his family was not rich and he lived in a rural area, but he was the only child in the old Wei family. He was doted on by both the old and the young, so he really didn't do much work.

In addition to low-tech tasks such as washing dishes and feeding pigs, cooking is all that can be done to support the day. Although setting up a stove is not a big project, it is not something that everyone can do.

"You underestimate people, don't you?"

Wei Yang rolled up his sleeves and handed the phone case to Xiao Zhao: "Let's have seafood for lunch, then order a free-range chicken, and let you try the authentic wood-fired ground-pot chicken in the evening."

Ground pot chicken is a specialty of Xu City, which is adjacent to Wei Yang's hometown of Zao City. The cooking process is the same as part of Zao City's famous spicy chicken dish, so many people in Zao City know this dish. It may not be authentic, but it is not bad at all.

Xiao Zhao was really impressed by Wei Yang, so he called the nanny and moved the box to the kitchen. Inside was a small ten-pound Eastern star spot and some abalone and oysters, all of which were fresh.

Wei Yang himself has a general interest in seafood, preferring shellfish, including shrimps and crabs, but not fish.

His mother and father are even more interesting. Wang Yunping is a typical inland person. He is not interested in seafood and river fresh food and hardly eats it, but Wei Shan likes to eat fish very much.

In his hometown, he basically ate water fish, but when he came to the Magic City, he liked sea fish even more, so Wei Yang would ask people to look out for good products from time to time and give his father a taste.

"How can such a big fish be eaten?"

Xiao Zhao was in trouble. She was from the mainland and was not good at cooking seafood. She basically steamed the fish, so she gave the fish to the nanny.

She packed the oysters herself, which she was quite familiar with. Boss Wei loved to eat them, and she also liked him to eat them. She also found someone to learn a few secret sauce recipes.

Wang Yunping also came to help. She disliked the fishy smell of seafood, so she cooked other meals and chatted with Xiao Zhao.

Xiao Zhao has been filming "A Thousand Bones" in Hengdian before, and even now he has not finished filming. The reason why he returned to Shanghai is to promote "The Star".

This summer, Blue Whale didn't have much action in the movie, but in the small screen field, it can be said that it is determined to be the leader, with two main productions.

One is "Brilliant Star" starring Xiao Zhao and Hu Ge, which will be launched on Magic City TV + Penguin Video in June.

One is the long-awaited "Qing Yu Nian 2". All parties have struggled with this drama many times before, and it has finally been confirmed to be broadcast in the summer. It has been scheduled for July, and the third part will be scheduled for the beginning of next year.

Although "Celebrating the Year 2" is squeezing the competition, Blue Whale has a high probability of winning the summer season and does not have high requirements for the performance of "The Star".

But after all, the cost of filming is here, and Xiao Zhao is known as a drama queen. This time, Blue Whale paired her with Hu Ge, a popular star.

For a project of this size, even if "Qing Yu Nian 2" is on top, it really doesn't have high requirements.

On the contrary, leaving aside Wei Yang's debut in "Shanshan Is Coming", this is the first time for Xiao Zhao to cooperate with a first-line male star and play the role of the heroine of a multi-million dollar production. It can be said that he is in and out of the circle, up and down. people are looking at her.

The Sweet Girl Trilogy allowed Xiao Zhao to catch up with the Three Beauties of Sword and Fairy, but these three dramas were all low-budget, and their themes and styles were relatively homogeneous.

"Brilliant Star" is definitely a first-line production in the industry, and its subject matter is not a sweet drama, but more orthodox ancient puppets.

If Xiao Zhao's drama can still hold up, it will further prove Xiao Zhao's ability to carry dramas and market appeal, and her status and reputation will be even higher.

Therefore, "Brilliant Star" is very important to Xiao Zhao. She did not relax because of "Qing Yu Nian 2", but she had to work harder and more seriously.

It's a bit dumbfounding to say that "Qing Yu Nian 2" gave Blue Whale a great sense of security and confidence, but it pushed the TV series of the same period to a crawl.

Everyone didn’t want to compete head-on with “Celebrating the New Year 2”, so they all ran away from the show. As a result, there were very few TV series available for the same period in July.

TV series that are relatively recognized by the industry have either been moved to June or scheduled to August.

Considering that "Qing Yu Nian 2" will definitely have a lot of replays and aftermath, the June schedule is even slightly more popular than August.

You know, the summer starring roles correspond to the students' summer vacation, so July and August are naturally the most popular months.

"Celebrating More Than Years 2" can force many film producers to choose June, which is not summer vacation, rather than fighting the aftermath of "Celebrating More Than Years 2" in August.

One can imagine the power of this drama!

But even if Xiao Zhao is cheated, he will have several strong opponents in vain, which will inevitably trigger a ratings war.

Xiao Zhao was not Wei Yang, and he didn't have much confidence in his heart. When chatting with Wang Yunping about this matter, he couldn't help but feel weak.

Wang Yunping doesn't understand the ratings of these TV series, but she has confidence in her son and daughter-in-law.

"Don't worry, Wei Yang has never lost. You will definitely win. He is the first brother of Blue Whale, and you are the first sister. You two, with your two swords together, will be invincible..."

After being together for several years, it was not only Xiao Zhao who liked Wang Yunping, but the latter was also able to figure out the pulse of some of his daughter-in-laws. He even used a few words he learned in TV dramas to make Xiao Zhao smile.

The three of them cook very quickly, making four dishes and one soup in just a few hours.

Xiao Zhao washed his hands and went to the yard to call people for dinner. He also wanted to see how the stove was doing.

Then I saw Boss Wei squatting in front of an indescribably ugly and shabby stove, doubting life.

Xiao Zhao Liangliang added the knife: "Can I still eat the ground pot chicken tonight?"

"It's just abnormal performance. It will be done in the afternoon, in the afternoon!"

Wei Yang was very unconvinced. Xiao Zhao looked at the miserable stove and did not have much confidence in his guarantee.

"Why don't you find someone? It's not difficult, and it's not difficult to find a master."

When professionals do professional things, the easiest and most labor-saving way is of course to find someone to do it.

Xiao Zhao was just showing off in front of Wang Yunping. It didn't matter whether he could turn it into a stove or not. The key was his attitude and the friendship of working together. Anyway, he was not in a hurry. He would just find someone to do it if he couldn't make it work.

Wei Yang's big offer just now really bluffed Xiao Zhao. Now that he sees that he is really not the material, he naturally plans to find foreign help.

"If you don't look for it, I still don't believe it."

Two hours ago, Wei Yang would have nodded in agreement, but now there was a failure, which actually aroused Wei Yang's competitive spirit.

He must get this thing out with his own hands today!

Wei Yang washed his hands and ate, and then tinkered non-stop for more than an hour, but it was still not satisfactory.

Even so, it did not dampen his enthusiasm at all. On the contrary, he became more and more frustrated. However, Wei Yang also realized that it was difficult for him to be alone, so he began to shake people.

Looking for an expert is cheating, so he looked for an outsider and planned to gather everyone's strength to overcome the difficulties.

"..."

When Li Jiahang was idle at home, Hu Ge was called over for the same promotional break for "The Star". It was a shame to see the pair in such a mess.

"You called us here in such a hurry and ended up doing this thing?"

"Buy one and it's over, you're not naive."

Wei Yang waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense. If you have the ability, you can do it. I think you are good."

"Tch, this is also a matter."

"It seems that Boss Wei has really been corrupted by capitalism. This time I will let you see the power of the working people."

More than an hour later, Xiao Zhao looked at the three men who were quarreling with each other because of the poor construction of the stove, and couldn't help but suggest it again.

"How about we stop calling two people? I remember Wei Fei is from the countryside, he might be able to do it."

"Need not."

The three already red-eyed men refused in unison, and then continued busy with harsh words on their lips.

"If these two people hadn't held us back, we could have tried the stove now."

"I won't sleep today, but I still have to get out the stove."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will let you eat ground-pot chicken today."

"..."

Xiao Zhao regretted it very much for a time. If she had known she would suffer this fate, she might as well just call her master. The rare world between two people turned into a kindergarten competition.

In the end, Xiao Zhao finally ate the ground pot chicken cooked by Wei Yang himself.

The stove was also set up. After all, it was not a difficult task. If the three of them had not each had their own ideas and blamed each other for their disagreements, they would have finished it long ago.

Of course, the technical guidance of Consultant Wei Shanwei, who closed his fruit shop and went home to eat fish, was also indispensable.

In the evening, Li Jiahang and Hu Ge naturally stayed for dinner, and they inevitably talked about "The Star".

At present, the two of them, together with the other main creators, have almost completed some of the early promotions, so they have a vacation, and then they will cooperate with some promotions for the broadcast.

"Modu Satellite TV's resources are still limited. If it were a Hunan TV station, the movement would be bigger."

After hearing about some of the promotional channels of Shanghai TV, even though Wei Yang knew what was going on, he couldn't help but shake his head.

In recent years, Blue Whale has cooperated more with Hunan TV stations, and we have truly understood the strength of local TV stations, especially the advantages of face-to-face publicity and platforms, which are much better than other TV stations.

If the drama "Brilliant Stars" was placed on Hunan TV, Wei Yang was confident of breaking the 2 mark, but now it is on Modu TV, it's hard to say.

But now Blue Whale has cooperated enough with Hunan Province and Taiwan, and there is even a hint of binding. This is not what Wei Yang wants, so he consciously deepens cooperation with the Magic City.

For example, "The Star" and "Run" are all the same. There is also a modern drama starring Nazha in Jiangsu Province, which is also broadcast there.

It is precisely because of this that Wei Yang feels that although the variety show promotion resources in Magic City are weaker, if "Run" is launched, with this trump card program, at least at a certain stage, relying on this program, Magic City Satellite TV can also compete with Hunan province is giving in to the fight.

More importantly, Blue Whale also has its own trump card variety show promotion channel, which gives it more room for maneuver.

Not necessarily, Wei Yang has also withheld Rouba's drama and is not in a hurry to sell it. He plans to wait for "Run" to be aired and wait for the price.

He knew how influential this variety show would be if it exploded. In his previous life, Yang Tianbao became a first-line artist and even a top actress.

Which one of Liu, Yang, Zhao and Tang is not a Hua Dan with many hit dramas and even blockbusters? Yang Tianbao can barely reach the same level as them with just one variety show. You can imagine how popular they are.

At this stage, Rouba is not good enough to carry the drama, at least it cannot compare with Xiao Zhao and the popular Nazar, so it is better to wait until "Run" is launched and then make a lot of money with its skyrocketing popularity.

Wei Yang also thought about "The Story of Ancient Swords". Not only would Damimi be in this drama, but Rouba would also take over Sister Shuangzi's role as the second female lead. The price would also go up a bit.

However, if Rouba also becomes popular, Wei Yang will have Tang Yan, Da Mi Mi, Xiao Zhao, and Xian Sheng Ermei, five popular Huadans who can stand alone, Fan Xiaopang and Liu Shishi will also Can be called when the opportunity arises.

He has made enough money and has enough resources to give him a headache...

With his mind wandering, and other things aside, Wei Yang can't help but regret that "Brilliant Star" did not borrow the momentum of "Run".

There is no way to do this kind of reality show, even if there is help from the Korean team, Blue Whale and Magic City TV are both novices and lack experience, so they have to explore slowly.

In addition, we have to coordinate the schedules of the major guests, and we need to have inventory before the broadcast. Naturally, the action will not be too fast, and it will not be online until at least September to October.

Not only "The Star" cannot be polished, but "Qing Yu Nian 2" can also only be watched.

However, the latter has its own resources from Hunan Province to make up for it, and "The Brilliant Star" can only rely on itself.

While eating and chatting, Wei Yang and the others turned on the TV and studied their main opponents.

The premiere of "Brilliant Star" is on June 8. At this time, two important rivals have already been launched.

"Jing Zhong Yue Fei" starring Huang Xiaoming, this drama can be considered as a serious drama. Everyone's themes and styles are not the same, so it is still okay.

What is more noteworthy is "The King of Lanling" starring Feng Shaofeng and Ariel Ariel. This drama can almost be said to be the biggest rival of "Brilliant Star".

The same ancient costume theme has a certain element of war and conspiracy, and it has a more or less tragic color. The male and female protagonists are not good at all.

Feng Shaofeng is a niche actor who has become very popular in the past two years. With the support of "Gong Lock Heart Jade" and Huayi, his popularity has skyrocketed and he has even entered the film industry.

Zhang Junning, who once replaced the four previous majors, as well as veteran minors such as Tong Dawei, Lu Yi, and Nie Yuan, are known as the "Three Heroes of Shangxi Opera" together with Wei Yang and Hu Ge.

This title is completely artificial and a deliberate attempt to hit a wall. Fortunately, Hu Ge and Feng's current momentum can barely hit the wall, but Wei Yang is really not comparable to him.

But I can't help but start from school. From a certain perspective, the three of them are indeed the most popular and popular new-generation male entertainers in recent years.

But what makes Wei Yang more disdainful is that Hu Ge is okay, he is born in the 80s after all.

This guy Feng was born in 1978 and is about 10 years older than Wei Yang. They are not the same generation at all. It’s just that this guy became popular late and is handsome, so the public’s perception is wrong, so he shamelessly and two The juniors are collectively known as the Three Heroes.

Wei Yang didn't want to discuss Feng's tricks, but it was undeniable that the other party should not be underestimated.

Not to mention Ariel Ariel, there are only a few Miao Miao left in Taiwan. Although they are not popular, their basic base and national popularity are not bad. It is also a steep challenge for Xiao Zhao.

In particular, Lin was actually a sweet girl in her early years. Even now, everyone's impression of her is more of cuteness.

Therefore, this time it is also a [sweet battle] between the Taiwanese version of the old sweet girl and the new mainland sweet girl.

Even though the style of the two people's drama this time is not a sweet drama, the outside world still views it that way.

More importantly, "The King of Lanling" is broadcast on Hunan Province Channel, which has platform and publicity advantages, so this battle is not easy to fight and must be dealt with carefully.

What Wei Yang and Hu Ge talked about the most was "The King of Lanling". Although Xiao Zhao listened carefully, he was actually paying more attention to another popular drama in June that had not been aired yet.

The modern companion piece of "Bu Bu Jing Xin" "Bu Bu Jing Qing" stars Liu Shishi.

Xiao Zhao has been famous for several years since his debut, and this is the first time he has encountered Liu Shishi's work head-on.

Wei Yangren believes that the biggest opponent of "The Brilliant Star" is "The King of Lanling", but in Xiao Zhao's heart, defeating Liu Shishi is the most important thing.

You can lose the summer war, but you must win Liu Shishi...