Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 209 Big mistake?
The next day, when the crew of "Lotus Contest" was preparing to tour the float, there was a small disagreement on the issue of attire.

At the beginning, I planned to wear a white T-shirt and jeans, but because the temperature in Xiangjiang has reached an average of more than ten degrees, it must be unbearable to wear this way.

So during the discussion, the people from the Propaganda Department suggested that it would be fine to wear your own clothes.

But the matter reached Lin Daoqiu's ears, but he vetoed it.

"Put on the costume in the play and go to the float."

Since it is necessary to raise the momentum for "Lotus Hegemony", it must show the characteristics of this drama.

If you want to show your characteristics, I am afraid there is nothing more effective than wearing costumes on the street to promote.

After all, it is not so easy to see actors in costumes appearing on the street.

Holding a folding fan in her hand, the personable Chen Yulian waved to the surroundings while smiling on the float.

A group of fans below frantically waved at her.

"Master Bai is so handsome..."

"Is that the little girl from the Five Lucky Stars?"

Looking at Chen Yulian, Mimei's eyes shone brightly.

Chen Yulian didn't expect that she would become a popular fried chicken once.

"Wow Alian, you see so many people are calling you."

Leslie Cheung was standing next to Chen Yulian, because of Duanlang, many viewers fell in love with him because of this.

Hearing what Leslie Cheung said, Chen Yulian looked very embarrassed.

Because she has always played some small roles, no one knows her at all.

But I didn't expect to come out to swim in the float today and found out that her limelight has overshadowed Leslie Cheung, the leading actor.

"No, no, in fact, everyone has it, not just for me."

Chen Yulian quickly shook her hand, she was worried that Leslie Cheung would feel unhappy because of this.

"A-Lian, don't worry, this guy thought he was something special when he was the leading actor once, and always pretended that I was the leading actor. This time, it happened to hit him this time."

Mao Shunyun next to him was not at all polite to Leslie Cheung, and he was not soft-spoken at all when he sarcastically.

"Wow, Mao Mao, how can you say that, and I don't put on airs, you really wronged me."

When Mao Shunyun said this, he immediately diverted Leslie Cheung's attention.

The two started to fight, and Chen Yulian was relieved when she saw this.

I have to say that Huang Xizhao's way of traveling on floats is really good.

The publicity of the float tour for three consecutive days immediately attracted many viewers to turn to the channel to watch "Lotus Hegemony".

The ratings in the next few days rose directly to 67 points.

Although the increase was not large, the ratings of TVB's "Rainbow" dropped from 30 points to 25 points due to this impact.

Fang Yihua was forced to hold an emergency meeting, calling all the producers over to discuss a solution.

Li Tiansheng, the producer of "Rainbow", was the first to enter the meeting room. Looking at his depressed expression, one could tell that he knew very well that he was in danger today.

Fang Yat Hua held this meeting today, most likely to discuss cutting "Rainbow" and replace it with a new drama to compete with "Lotus Hegemony".

After all, the Chinese New Year is only a few days away. If this year is passed with a viewership rating in the 20s, I believe Fang Yat-hua will be pissed off.

After all the producers were seated, Fang Yihua walked into the office from the outside.

"I called everyone here today, and I believe you all know what I'm going to say."

Fang Yihua had a serious expression on his face. The New Year is approaching, and Lin Daoqiu actually made such a move for himself.

This made Fang Yihua very suspicious, whether that guy used this trick to retaliate against him for stuffing Niuniu into "Mission Impossible".

But it's useless to say these things now. In the past two days, TVB's ratings began to drop sharply as soon as [-] o'clock in the evening.

Needless to say, everyone knows that it was influenced by "Lotus Hegemony".

Originally, at the beginning, Fang Yihua felt that he had already attached great importance to Lin Daoqiu's play.

That's why she selected the combination of Xie Xian, Zheng Shaoqiu and Wang Mingquan to fight against Lin Daoqiu.

But Fang Yihua never expected that there was not even a tie, but only after the first episode aired, "Rainbow" was defeated by "Lotus Hegemony".

If I let the other party go on like this, then I am afraid that in the next year, people will make fun of this matter.

So in order to prevent such a thing from happening, Fang Yihua decided to launch a big counterattack. This time, she still had to sacrifice an all-star lineup to fight against "Lotus Hegemony".

"Don't you all think that the plot of this "Lotus Contest" seems a bit like Gu Long's "Meteor Butterfly Sword"?"

Gan Guoliang had seriously studied "Lotus Fight for Hegemony". Before that, he took Li's promotional materials for "Lotus Fight for Hegemony" and read it carefully.

He found that Lin Daoqiu's play was very similar to a remake of "Meteor Butterfly Sword".

Just changed the name of the protagonist, and then Bai Yuchuan's role should be changed by Ritsu Kagawa.

"You mean, Lin Daoqiu plagiarized "Meteor Butterfly Sword"?"

When Fang Yihua heard the news, she was shocked at first, but then she immediately showed surprise.

If it is true that once there is conclusive evidence to prove that "Lotus Contest" is a plagiarism of "Meteor Butterfly Sword", then Li will probably be in bad luck this time.

"From the perspective of the plot setting, it is indeed very similar, but because the following episodes have not been broadcast, I dare not guarantee it."

Gan Guoliang said it very conservatively, but in fact he is now [-]% sure that "Lotus Contest" is a revised version of "Meteor Butterfly Sword".

What made Fang Yihua so happy was that the title of "Lotus Contest" was neither adapted from Gu Long's novel nor the name of "Meteor Butterfly Sword".

If this TV series really plagiarized Gu Long's novel, then things would be a big deal.

Because at this time, everyone hates this kind of behavior.

And there will definitely be no brainless fans who will come out to help speak out, and even boycott the TV station because of this.

"Ask Gu Long to see if he has authorized Lin Daoqiu to adapt it. If not, then we can use this to give Li's a big gift."

Fang Yihua didn't think that Lin Daoqiu was so stupid, and the adaptation fee for this point was definitely not a problem for Li and him.

And with Lin Daoqiu's ability, he shouldn't be able to plagiarize Gu Long's novels. He can definitely write a TV series by himself.

But the facts were before his eyes, not only Fang Yihua couldn't figure it out, but also the other producers present.

But that night, Fang Yihua, who was puzzled, finally received Gu Long's answer.

Gu Long's answer was also very simple, just three words, "The money has been collected."

After receiving this news, Fang Yihua's heart suddenly sank.

It seems that I have thought too much from the beginning to the end. After all, how could Lin Daoqiu have such a major mistake for him to pick up.

So the next day, she announced in front of all the producers that she would remake Gu Long's novel "Peerless Twins" to compete with "Lotus Hegemony" in the next year.

Just when Fang Yihua was about to recover the lost ground, a problem suddenly occurred in the casting of "Peerless Twins".

(End of this chapter)