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Chapter 658: "Chi Le Chuan" throughout the play

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

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

In particular, the 130 billion yuan almost went into Boss Wei's personal pocket. Whether this can be considered as embezzlement, whether it involves any violations of regulations or laws, what the future of the two companies will be after the "merger", and the impact on the entire entertainment industry are all worth analyzing and pondering.

There are all kinds of opinions, but there are two points of agreement.

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

The latter is not the result of analysis, but the reaction of the stock market. Since the news was announced, the stock has been in the red for two consecutive days.

Note that the U.S. stock market is the opposite of the domestic stock market, green means rising and red means falling.

There is a joke in the market that the RMB is red, so when the domestic stock market is red, you can make money; the US dollar is green, so you can only make money when the stock market is green.

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

In the view of some people, direct investment may even mean that Blue Whale is controlled by PPTV and becomes a subsidiary.

Of course, this isn't the truth, but who cares?

As long as this appearance exists, it means that PPTV will not have to worry about high-quality content in the future, and can also share in the profits of Blue Whale, the 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, PPTV's stock, which owns 20% of the shares, may also benefit from it.

Therefore, many people believe that PPTV's investment in Blue Whale is an absolutely crucial step for the company. Coupled with the popularity of the Spring Festival period, it directly proves the excellence of Blue Whale, which is double joy.

As a result, PPTV's shares turned green, and the upward trend was like the approval rating for the assassination of President Donald Trump in the future, soaring.

Boss Wei just cashed out 130 billion RMB from PPTV, and within a few days the market value of PPTV soared by nearly 130 billion again.

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

This grandson is too good at making money, killing two birds with one stone, winning too much...

However, these disturbances had nothing to do with Wei Yang. He went into hiding as soon as he realized that this matter would attract attention.

Including at the end of February, "Chi Le Chuan" started filming on the grasslands of Mongolian Province, and Wei Yang was rarely absent from the opening ceremony.

It was not until the reporters left disappointed and the crew had already started filming for several days that Wei Yang quietly joined the crew.

There are quite a few grassland scenes in "Chi Le Chuan", with the male lead in young, middle-aged and old age, but most of them are in his youth.

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

The day after Wei Yang arrived, he started filming, mainly shooting scenes of horse riding and hunting with a few friends.

In the plot of "Chi Le Chuan", Gao Huan was favored by the eldest lady Lou Zhaojun because of his looks, and she married him with a generous dowry.

After that, Gao Huan lived off his wife and became a minor official with the help of her. He also had money and made many friends from all walks of life. He became famous in the local area and accumulated a lot of connections, many of whom later became his political team.

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

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

A moment later, several horses came galloping over. Seeing the fallen gray wolf, several people laughed out loud, and Wei Yang enthusiastically praised someone next to him.

"Haha, Wan Jing (Hou Jing's courtesy name) is good at archery. Among us, you are the best in riding and shooting."

Fu Dalong, who played Hou Jing, stroked his short beard with some pride and smugness. In the plot, Hou Jing was the Gongcao of Huaishuo Town at that time, the highest official position, so he was quite arrogant.

Hou Jing has many roles in "Chi Le Chuan", although in the plot of the TV series, this great general has not yet reached the peak of his life.

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

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

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

"A few decades ago, with Wan Jing's ability, he would have been promoted to a general. Unfortunately, he has no place to use his skills now and can only hunt with us for fun."

At this time, Liu Gui on the side was dissatisfied with Hou Jing's arrogance, so he began to stir up trouble in a sarcastic way.

Liu Gui and the four characters Wei Jing, Sima Ziru, Hou Jing, and Hulu Jin are the main friends of Gao Huan who appeared in the early days of "Chi Le Chuan".

Hou Jing and Hulu Jin were Gao Huan's generals, Sima Ziru was his trusted adviser, and his brother-in-law Wei Jing was a clan relative, and they all had many roles to play later in the film.

Liu Gui naturally had one too, and he was very crucial in the early and middle stages. It was through him that Gao Huan joined his benefactor Erzhu Rong, and later helped Gao Huan poach many of Erzhu Rong's people. He managed to get the generals Peng Le and Dou Tai to Gao Huan's side.

However, this character did not have a good image in history, and there was a record that he discriminated against Han people and was beaten up by another general, Gao Aocao.

Therefore, in the drama "Chi Le Chuan", Liu Gui's image is a bit negative. He is narrow-minded, greedy for money, and a bit like a villain.

But this person is not without his merits. He is loyal. He is bad to others but very good to Gao Huan.

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

Liu Gui, played by Feng Lei, instigated Hou Jing and caused him to complain. Others then spoke one after another, laying the groundwork for the background.

That is, the imperial court was out of justice, the border towns were in poverty, the common people had no food to eat, the poor had to sell their children, and the middle-class families had no channels for upward mobility, as they were all controlled by the noble families.

The people of the six prefectures were filled with resentment and alienated from the imperial court, and were not far from rebellion.

"Chi Le Chuan" tells the story of the Northern Wei Dynasty's split into the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasty, so we have to mention the important historical event, the Rebellion of the Six Garrisons.

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

The so-called Six Garrisons refer to the six military garrisons established during the Northern Wei Dynasty, which were also border towns used 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 Garrisons guard the border well, the Northern Wei Dynasty gave them many preferential treatments, such as exemption from taxes and corvee labor. 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 Garrisons lost their role in protecting the capital and became merely border towns, and their importance declined.

However, by the time the Northern Wei and the Rouran gained the upper hand in the war and even achieved peace for a time, the purpose of guarding the border had disappeared.

When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked!
The superior treatment of the Six Garrisons quickly disappeared, and the local military and civilians became households exploited and enslaved by the nobles, which was equivalent to slaves sentenced to life imprisonment.

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

Only those who have not been promoted for a long time will come to the border towns to serve as generals. After they come, they do not care about border affairs, but are corrupt and exploit border residents, making the environment in the six towns even worse and causing deep resentment between the upper and lower levels. Of course, in fact, there are many deeper and more complex reasons for the rebellion in the six towns, including ethnic, historical, and political reasons.

But after all, it's a TV series. If you talk about something too profound, the audience won't understand or care, so the point is conveyed.

In the first few episodes of "Chi Le Chuan", narration or the characters' words are used to make the audience understand one thing.

Now, Liuzhen is like a powder keg, which will explode at the slightest spark. Once Liuzhen explodes, the whole world will be in chaos.

As the protagonist, Gao Huan is talented and intelligent, so he naturally sensed the atmosphere of troubled times long ago.

Making friends widely and building up reputation is preparation for troubled times. On this big stage where many heroes appear, he will never be content to be just a spectator.

Sima Ziru was the only one among the few who could see Gao Huan's ambition, and he said to Hulu Jin.

"He Liuhun looks like a noble man. Perhaps one day, we will all obey him."

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

Sima Ziru is played by Yu Kailei, an old acquaintance of Wei Yang. The two had previously worked together in "Joy of Life", where he played Deng Ziyue.

This guy 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 one among them, Hulu Jin, he was played by Xing Jiadong.

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

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

However, this was only a part of Gao Huan's army; there were also Erzhu Rong, Yuwen Tai and other powerful figures.

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

I dare not say that "Chi Le Chuan" 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, the crew moved to another location, changed their clothes, and found another grassland. They added and subtracted the cast and filmed a few more scenes.

One of them was Gao Huan, Hou Jing and several other "extras", who rode their horses freely and sang happily.

For this scene alone, Wei Yang changed three locations and shot for a day and a half. Several actors' hips were sorely rubbed that he was finally satisfied.

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

The title of the film "Chi Le Chuan" corresponds to the scene in which the heroic Gao Huan burst into tears when he heard this song in his old age.

In this case, this song cannot appear abruptly, but must be laid beforehand, so that the character's actions and emotions will be more touching.

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

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

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

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

Everyone galloped across the grassland, sang to their heart's content, were in high spirits and full of fighting spirit, and were full of ambitions and expectations for the future.

The third time was when Gao Huan held great power, ranked among the top three in the world in terms of power, and dominated the world.

At the celebration banquet, the old friends got drunk and sang folk songs from their hometown. Gao Huan smiled and sang along with them, full of confidence and ambition.

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

"Chi Le Chuan" appears four times, corresponding to the four stages of Gao Huan's life. The first few times are both foreshadowing and the theme, and the last time is a sublimation together.

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

Wei Yang wrote the theme song of the same name for "Chi Le Chuan", which was later used as the BGM in Gao Huan's short video. However, Wei Yang was undecided for a while whether to incorporate the singing of this song into the plot.

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

This style is logical, but the sensational effect is a bit lacking, so some changes were made in the end.

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

The first shepherd's song has more grassland style, the second one is high-spirited, grand and heroic, the third one is similar to the second one, but more proud, and the fourth one is more like a theme song, sad, lost and regretful, and tear-jerking.

Xing Jiadong, who plays Hulujin, even signed up for a vocal class. His presence in the play is not strong, but this scene is definitely the highlight of the whole play.

If performed well, this one scene is worth a hundred scenes of other characters.

In fact, Xing Jiadong's voice is not suitable for singing, and it is rather low. At that time, the producer suggested that Wei Yang replace him, but Wei Yang was attracted by his voice.

He didn't stop Xing Jiadong from practicing vocal music. He told him to sing it a few more times, both good and bad, to see the results and have more choices.

There are also examples where the script and Wei Yang's expected plans were overturned because of the actors' good performances, and new shooting plans were chosen. Everything is based on the actual effect of the shooting.

The grassland scenes were filmed for a week, and then we temporarily moved to a film and television studio in Beijing to shoot the scenes in Huaishuo Town.

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

Wei Yang originally intended to let Zhao Liying play the heroine of "Chi Le Chuan", Lou Zhaojun, so that he could also repay the role he promised to her. Later, Fan Xiaopang became very interested in the play and clamored to act in it.

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

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

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

However, in this drama, Lou has not yet become Empress Dowager. Her main identity is Princess Lou. With Gao Huan around, she does not show much domineering power and is more of a virtuous wife.

With Tang Yan's acting skills, it's a little difficult for her to play a domineering queen mother who rules the country, but it's easy for her to play a virtuous wife.

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

Although she is almost 35 and can be considered a middle-aged woman, Tang Yan does not look out of place when playing the role of a young girl, and her performance is lively and natural.

Even Boss Wei had to admit that she had a talent for playing silly and innocent roles…

(End of this chapter)