Who are you calling powerful?

PPTV’s acquisition of Blue Whale shares cannot be made public, after all, it is now a listed company.

As expected, it attracted a lot of attention from the outside world.

In particular, the 13 billion almost goes into Boss Wei's personal pocket. Whether this is considered as lining his own pocket, whether it involves any violation of laws and regulations, where the two companies will go after the "merger", and the impact on the entire entertainment industry are all worthy of analysis. of.

There are a lot of things to say, but we agree on two points.

One is that Wei Yang personally made a fortune, and the other is that investing in Blue Whale is indeed a major benefit to PPTV.

The latter is not analyzed, but the reaction of the stock market. Since the announcement of the news, the stock price has turned green for two consecutive days.

Note that the U.S. stock market is opposite to the domestic stock market. Green means rising and red means falling.

There is a joke in the public that the RMB is red, so when the domestic stock market is red, you will make money. The U.S. dollar is green, so you have to make money when the stock market is green.

As mentioned before, PPTV insists on investing money in Blue Whale in order to be essentially tied to the most outstanding film and television company in China and even Asia.

Direct investment in shares, in the eyes of some people, can even mean that Blue Whale is controlled by PPTV and becomes a subsidiary.

Of course, that's not the truth, but who cares?

As long as there is this appearance, it means that PPTV will not have to worry about high-quality content in the future, and it can also share the profits of Blue Whale, an Asian film and television giant.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the Blue Whale movie becomes a box office hit in the future, the stock of PPTV, which owns 20% of the shares, may benefit from it.

Therefore, PPTV’s investment in Blue Whale this time is definitely a crucial step for the company in the eyes of many people. Coupled with the popularity of the Spring Festival stalls, it directly proves the excellence of Blue Whale, which makes it even more exciting.

As a result, PPTV's shares turned green, and the upward trend was like the support rate for the assassination of Meidong Zong in the future.

Boss Wei had just withdrawn 13 billion yuan from PPTV. In the past few days, the market value of PPTV had skyrocketed by another 13 billion yuan.

Of course, this is a special situation and may not be stable and will definitely fall back later, but it is enough to make countless people jealous of Boss Wei.

This grandson is making too much money. If he eats more than one fish, he will win money...

However, these disturbances have nothing to do with Wei Yang. He has been invisible since he realized that this matter would attract attention.

Including at the end of February, "Celechuan" was launched on the grasslands of Mongolia Province, and Wei Yang was also rare to be absent from the opening ceremony.

It wasn't until the reporters left in disappointment and the crew had started filming for several days that Wei Yang quietly joined the crew.

"Celechuan" still has a lot of scenes on the grassland. The male protagonists are young, middle-aged, and old, but most of them are young.

After all, Huaishuo Town, where Gao Huan was born, is now Baotou, Mongolia Province, and was a border town at the time, so the grassland elements are indispensable.

Wei Yang started filming the second day after he arrived, mainly filming scenes of riding horses and hunting with a few friends.

In the plot of "Celechuan", Gao Huan was attracted by the eldest lady Lou Zhaojun because of his reputation, and married him with a generous dowry.

After that, Gao Huan was forced to make a living, and became a minor official with the help of his wife. He also had money to make friends with all kinds of heroes. He became famous in the local area and accumulated a lot of contacts. Many of them later became his political team.

This scene is about Gao Huan going hunting with his good friends.

Whoosh~

An arrow hit a gray wolf, which fell to the ground with a miserable whimper.

After a while, several horses galloped over. Seeing the gray wolf lying on the ground, several people laughed. Wei Yang enthusiastically praised the person next to him.

"Haha, Wan Jing (Hou Jing's nickname) is good at archery. I'm waiting for a few others. In terms of riding and shooting skills, you are the best."

Fu Dalong, who plays Hou Jing, touched his short beard a little proudly. In the plot, Hou Jing is the meritorious officer of Huaishuo at this time and has the highest official position, so he is a bit prouder.

Hou Jing has a lot of roles in "Celechuan", although in the plot of the TV series, the general of the universe has not yet reached the peak of his life.

But he is still an important general under Gao Huan, and can even be said to be the number one general in the later period.

Hou Jing is a man who is unruly and cunning, brave and rough, but also strategic. He is a very contradictory and complex person, who is both good and evil.

Wei Yang thought about it and finally chose to invite Fu Dalong to play Hou Jing, hoping that he could tap into the charm of this top-notch character in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

"A few decades ago, with Wan Jing's ability, he would definitely have served as a general. Unfortunately, now he has no place to use him. He can only hunt with us for fun."

At this time, Liu Gui on the side was dissatisfied with Hou Jing's arrogance, and began to set the pace in a strange manner.

Liu Gui and the four characters Wei Jing, Sima Ziru, Hou Jing, and Hu Lujin are the main friends of Gao Huan who appeared in the early stage of "Celechuan".

Hou Jing and Hu Lujin are generals Gao Huan, Sima Ziru is a close adviser, and brother-in-law Wei Jing is a clan relative, and they all have a lot of roles later on.

Of course Liu Gui also has him, and he is very important in the middle and early stages. It was through him that Gao Huan sought refuge with Er Zhurong, the noble man in life, and later helped Gao Huan poach many corners of Er Zhurong. He also tried his best to get the generals Peng Le and Dou Tai. Under the command of Gao Huan.

However, this character has a poor image in history. There are also records of discrimination against Han people and being beaten violently by another general, Gao Aocao.

Therefore, in the drama "Celechuan", Liu Gui's image is a bit negative, narrow-minded, greedy for money and lustful, and a bit of a villain.

But this person is not without his advantages, that is, he is loyal and treats others badly, but he is very kind to Gao Huan.

The actor who plays Liu Gui is Feng Lei, who is the Prince Zhao in "In the Name of People". He is very suitable for playing this kind of bad and good villain.

Liu Gui, played by Feng Lei, instigated and also caused Hou Jing to complain. Others talked about it and introduced the background.

That is, the court lost its way, the border towns were in trouble, the people had no food to eat, the poor sold their children, and the middle-class families had no upward channels, and they were all controlled by the nobles.

The six towns were full of resentment and alienated from the court, and they were not far from rebellion.

"Chi Le Chuan" tells the story of the Northern Wei splitting the Eastern and Western Wei, so we have to mention the important historical event of the Six Towns Rebellion.

The main plot of the TV series also starts from here.

The so-called six towns are the six military towns established during the Northern Wei Dynasty, that is, the borders, to resist the Rouran in the north.

They are Wuchuan, Huaishuo, Woye, Fuming, Rouxuan, and Huaihuang. Most of them are Xianbei people, and there are also many Han nobles.

At that time, in order to let the Six Towns guard the border well, the Northern Wei Dynasty gave them many preferential treatments, such as exemption from taxes and corvée, and they would often receive rewards from the emperor and could be promoted based on their military achievements.

Later, as the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved from Pingcheng (Datong) to Luoyang, the Six Towns lost the role of guarding the capital and became only border towns, and their importance declined.

When the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Rouran had an advantage in the war, and even a period of peace, the role of guarding the border was gone.

When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked!

The superior treatment of the Six Towns disappeared quickly, and the local soldiers and civilians became the households oppressed and enslaved by the nobles, equivalent to slaves with life sentences.

The court began to exile criminals to the Six Towns again, turning the Six Towns from a place of meritorious service in the early years into a gathering place for criminals to migrate, and was despised by the entire Northern Wei Dynasty.

Only those who could not be promoted for a long time would come to the border towns to be generals. After coming, they did not care about border affairs, but were corrupt and oppressed the border people, making the environment of the Six Towns even worse, and the resentment between the upper and lower levels was extremely deep.

Of course, there are actually many deeper and more complex reasons for the Six Towns Rebellion, including ethnic, historical, and political reasons.

But after all, it's a TV series. If you talk too deeply, the audience won't understand or care, so the meaning is there.

In the first few episodes of "Chi Le Chuan", the audience will use narration or the characters to let the audience understand one thing.

Now, the Six Towns is a powder keg, and it will explode with a spark. Once the Six Towns explode, the world will be in chaos.

As the protagonist, Gao Huan, who is talented, naturally has long sensed the breath of troubled times.

Making friends and raising a name for oneself is to prepare for the troubled times. On this big stage where many heroes appear, he will never be willing to be just a spectator.

Sima Ziru is the only one among the few who can see Gao Huan's ambition. He said to Hulu Jin.

"He Liuhun has the appearance of a noble man. Maybe one day, we will all obey him."

This kind of eye-opening plot is actually very common in history books. Adding a paragraph here also shows Gao Huan's charm and Sima Ziru's vision.

Sima Ziru is played by Yu Kailei, who is an old acquaintance of Wei Yang. They have worked together before in "Celebrating Yu Nian", where the latter played Deng Ziyue.

This buddy has good acting skills, and Sima Ziru is also a character who is both good and evil, with a dark heart and ruthless hands, which suits him very well.

As for the last Hulu Jin among the few people, it is played by Xing Jiadong.

The role of Hulu Jin is an upright and good brother in the play. He is taciturn, loyal and trustworthy, and Xing Jiadong, who is good at playing soldiers, is very suitable.

Fu Dalong, Feng Lei, Yu Kailei, Xing Jiadong, plus Wang Xinjun who plays the brother-in-law Wei Jing mentioned above, can also be seen from these supporting roles. The luxurious cast of "Chi Le Chuan" can be seen.

However, this is only part of Gao Huan's command, and there are also Erzhu Rong, Yuwen Tai and other powerful characters.

As mentioned earlier, Boss Wei, who attaches great importance to this drama, has put a lot of thought into the casting. With his reputation in the circle, his appeal is amazing.

"Chi Le Chuan" dare not say that it is the TV series with the most stars in history, but in recent years, it is definitely among the best.

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After filming this scene, several people moved to another scene, changed clothes, found another grassland, added and subtracted the cast, and filmed several more scenes.

One of them is Gao Huan and Hou Jing and some other "extras", riding horses and singing happily.

For this scene alone, Wei Yang changed three scenes and filmed for a day and a half. Several actors' hips were worn out before they were satisfied.

Although this shot is not important to the plot of the whole drama, it is a very critical foreshadowing.

The title "Chi Le Chuan" corresponds to Gao Huan's tears when he heard this song in his old age.

In this case, this song cannot appear abruptly, but there must be foreshadowing in the front, so that the character's actions and emotional infection will be more touching.

So in the plot, the song "Chi Le Chuan" appears many times.

The first time was at the beginning of the TV series, when an old shepherd sang a few simple sentences, and Gao Huan, who was standing guard, responded with two sentences.

It indicates that "Chi Le Chuan" is a folk song of Huaishuo, implying that Gao Huan, who was born here, has heard this song since he was a child and likes it very much.

The second time is the shot just now. With the help of his wife, Gao Huan got rid of his hardship and made a group of friends.

Everyone galloped across the grassland, sang with abandon, was full of vigor and fighting spirit, and was full of ambition and expectations for the future.

The third time was when Gao Huan held great power, and his power was considered to be among the top three in the world, and he looked at the world with a tiger's eye.

At the celebration banquet, old friends sang folk songs from their hometown after drinking too much. Gao Huan smiled and echoed them slightly, full of confidence and ambition.

The fourth and last time, Gao Huan was so upset that he cried while singing. The hero was old and missed the past.

"Chi Le Chuan" appeared four times, corresponding to the four stages of Gao Huan's life. The previous few times were both foreshadowing and the theme, and the last time was a sublimation.

So although it was just a passing shot, Wei Yang still took it very seriously. He shot it several times and even asked several people to practice singing.

Wei Yang wrote the theme song of the same name for "Chi Le Chuan", which was also the BGM of Gao Huan in the short video later, but Wei Yang was undecided for a while whether to integrate the singing of this song into the plot.

The orthodox "Chi Le Song" was actually sung in Xianbei language, a typical grassland song, grand, heroic and vast.

But this style is logical, but the sensational effect is a bit worse, so some changes were made in the end.

"Chi Le Chuan" appeared four times in the play, each with its own style.

The first time, the shepherd's voice was more grassland-style, the second time was high-spirited and grand, the third time was similar to the second time, but more proud, and the fourth time was more like the theme song, sad, sad, regretful, and tearful.

Xing Jiadong, who played Hulujin, even signed up for a vocal class. He didn't have a strong presence in the play, but this scene was definitely the highlight of the whole play.

If it was performed well, this scene would be worth a hundred scenes of other characters.

In fact, Xing Jiadong's voice condition was not suitable for singing, and it was relatively low. At that time, the producer suggested that Wei Yang change people, but Wei Yang took a fancy to his timbre.

Xing Jiadong went to practice vocal music, and he didn't stop him. When the time came, he would sing more times, good or bad, to see the effect, and there would be more choices.

The script and Wei Yang's expected plan were overturned because of the good performance of the actors, and there were also examples of choosing a new shooting plan. Everything was based on the actual effect of the shooting.

The grassland scene was filmed for a week, and it was temporarily transferred to a film and television city in Beijing to shoot the plot of Huaishuo Town.

When Wei Yang arrived, the heroine Tang Yan was already waiting here.

Wei Yang originally planned to let Zhao Liying play the heroine Lou Zhaojun in "Chi Le Chuan", just in time to repay the role she promised to her. Later, Fan Xiaopang was very interested in the play and clamored to play it.

As a result, now both of them have to take care of the children and have no energy and time to act.

So, Tang Yan finally won the role with the support of Liu Shishi, Da Mimi and Coral Entertainment.

In Wei Yang's impression, Tang Yan played the Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao in her previous life. Now that drama is gone, there is an Empress Dowager Lou of Northern Qi.

However, Empress Dowager Lou has not become the Empress Dowager in this drama. She is more of a Princess of Lou. With Gao Huan, she doesn't have much domineering performance. She is more set as a good wife.

With Tang Yan's acting skills, it's a bit difficult to play a domineering queen dowager who rules the country, but it's easy to play a good wife.

However, at the beginning, Tang Yan played the role of Lou Zhaojun, a young lady who dared to love and hate and was a little spoiled.

Although she is almost 35 years old and can be considered a middle-aged woman, Tang Yan's role as a young girl is not out of place and is lively and natural.

Even Boss Wei had to admit that she has a talent for playing silly and sweet roles...