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Chapter 842 You Are Behind Me
#【Celebrating Yu Nian 2】is a huge hit after its premiere, breaking all records on the platform! #
#Lock in the annual drama king in advance, [Joy of Life 2] continues the popularity myth of the first part! #
#With 1800 million reservations on the first night of the show, [Joy of Life 2] set a new record for the highest reservations for TV series on the entire network! #
Although everyone had predicted that "Joy of Life 2" would be a big hit before it was aired, no one expected it to come so quickly and so violently.

After the TV series was launched, it has been breaking various records almost every day, with the number of views, popularity of the series and the degree of discussion all leading the way.

Discussions about the plot and the actors in the show are all over the Internet.

"Is Fan Xian dead?" The suspense was finally solved, and then everyone started discussing various subsequent plots.

For example, the Baoyue Tower incident and Fan Xian’s wedding continue to be hotly discussed.

In addition to the original cast of the first part, the new actors in the second part also received extra attention.

Some netizens have listed the ten female stars who appeared in "Joy of Life 2", including Jing Tian, ​​Li Xiaoran, Tian Xiwei, Xin Zhilei, Yang Chaoyue, Mao Xiaotong, Wang Churan, Wang Xiaochen, Gao Lu, and Yu Feihong. Some of them are gentle and lovely, some are bright and generous, and some are heroic and valiant. Their performances in the drama are all very eye-catching.

During the broadcast of the drama, the peak popularity on Tencent's website reached a new high of 34098.

At a time when any TV series is considered a hit if it reaches over 10,000 views, this record will probably be hard to be broken by other TV series in the short term.

However, "Joy of Life 2" is not % perfect. Since the first day of its launch, there is one point that has been criticized by the audience, that is, there are too many advertisements.

According to statistics from some netizens, after the launch of "Joy of Life 2", there are an average of 9 advertisements in each episode - 6 at the beginning, in the middle and one at the end.

Some netizens jokingly called this drama "an advertisement every five steps and a bunch of advertisements every ten steps."

A total of 16 different advertising brands appeared during the week of broadcast, and this is probably not all.

Each episode of advertising lasts more than 2 minutes, and even if you are a premium paying member, you cannot automatically skip these advertisements.

That’s not all. On the basis of VIP, the platform has also simultaneously launched the “SVIP advance viewing” mode. That is, on the basis of regular paid membership, you can continue to upgrade your membership to unlock an episode of the feature film in advance.

Although these actions have attracted constant complaints from netizens, Tencent, as a platform, has actually made a lot of money.

Hengdian, the crew of "Storm Chasers".

"Congratulations! Your drama [Joy of Life 2] has been very popular these days. I could hear people discussing the plot while filming on the set these past two days."

After finishing a scene, Gu Wei and Jin Dong went aside to rest.

"It can be said that the right time, right place, and right people are all right. In fact, the second season is not better than the first season in terms of quality, but because it is the sequel of a popular series, plus the platform has done a good job in promotion."

Gu Wei said modestly.

Jin Dong nodded and said: "It is true that there are great advantages in making sequels to popular TV series, but there are not many that surpass the original in terms of performance and popularity.

For example, when we filmed the series Nirvana in Fire together, the ratings and popularity dropped a lot when it came to the second series, The Wind Rises in Long Ballad.”

“Nirvana in Fire is quite special. The second part has completely changed the cast and it’s a completely new story.

I feel that The Long Ballad is well made, not worse than our first series, but Xiao Ming was not very popular with the audience at the time, and I guess a lot of people didn’t watch the series because of him.”

Jin Dong picked up the black old cadre cup of water containing wolfberries and took a sip, with a smile on his face.

"You're right about that. Xiaoming's reputation has not been very good in recent years. I don't know why he takes on so many bad dramas. Even if he is a good guy, he shouldn't act like this."

Jin Dong and Huang Xiaoming don’t have much work overlap, but they know each other.

His lover Li Jia was a classmate of Huang Xiaoming, Zhao Wei, and Chen Kun, and he also attended the century wedding.

Gu Wei turned his head and glanced at Jin Dong: "Don't talk about him. I've watched the dramas you've filmed over the years. Although the themes are different, the characters' inner styles are similar, all of them are elite men.

Are you in your comfort zone and don't want to come out of it? Don't you want to change your routine and challenge a different role?"

Jin Dong's acting style has almost become stereotyped since he became famous with "The Disguiser". It's not that he's a bad actor, in fact, his performance is very good in every TV series.

It’s just that the characters are too homogenized. Now whenever he appears on TV, the audience will automatically match his identity to that of a domineering president or a mature elite man.

Normally, it would be a bit presumptuous to ask such questions directly revealing someone's shortcomings in front of him, but Gu Wei and Jin Dong have known each other for a long time and have always had a good relationship, so it doesn't matter.

"I've actually thought about what you said." Jin Dong took another sip of hot water.

“At first, because I was good at playing this kind of role, such as Nirvana in Fire, Ode to Joy and My First Half of Life, the scripts that came to me during that period were all similar roles.

I just picked some scripts that interested me.

A few years later, I realized something was not right and heard some criticism, so it was not easy to change the track. "

"What's so difficult about it? You have no shortage of fame and fortune now, so what's so difficult about trying more?"

Jin Dong looked at Gu Wei helplessly: "Brother, do you think everyone is you? No matter what type of drama or role you try, you can succeed. Trying is risky, and trying a new track will most likely fail."

"You always have to pay a price to transform. Are you afraid of failure?"

Jin Dong shook his head and patted Gu Wei on the shoulder: "It's different. If it was ten years ago, I would definitely try it.

But now I’m older and my main focus is not on filming, so there’s no need to bother with that. Stabilizing the current situation is the best option.

You know that I have been working in the Coal Mine Art Troupe, right? "

Gu Wei nodded, not knowing what he meant.

Jin Dong lowered his voice and said, "In two months, I will be promoted to deputy director of the Coal Mine Art Troupe and vice chairman of the China Television Association's Performing Arts Working Committee. This matter has been decided.

Besides, our old leader will retire in three years."

Gu Wei raised his head and looked at him in surprise, and Jin Dong nodded.

"No wonder, you are going to pursue a career in politics. I will have to call you leader next time we meet, right?"

"What's the difference between leadership and non-leadership? We just have different divisions of labor. No matter what position we are in, we are all serving the people~"

Jin Dong said with a smile.

"Your two sentences are more like this."

The huge popularity of [Joy of Life 2] has generated positive benefits in many aspects. Not only did the platform make huge profits, but the actors and actresses who starred in the TV series also remained popular.

In addition to the actors from the first part such as Jing Tian, ​​Tian Xiwei, Guo Qilin, and Yang Chaoyue, the addition of new characters and new actors such as Gao Lu, Wang Churan, and Wang Xiaochen also won a lot of praise.

Although they are all supporting roles, appearing in a TV series of the level of "Joy of Life 2" has undoubtedly brought considerable popularity to these actors.

Wang Churan is one of the most discussed and popular new actors.

It’s not because of how well she acted. In fact, the role of Sang Wen she played did not have many scenes, and her performance was not particularly outstanding. However, Wang Churan’s appearance in "Joy of Life 2" was really beautiful, and she was completely worthy of the role’s title of the most beautiful courtesan.

People are visual animals, and such a beautiful and stunning actor will naturally arouse the curiosity of many people, who will search online to find out who this actor is and what dramas he has acted in before.

As a result, coupled with some press releases purchased by Yuekai, Wang Churan's popularity and number of fans naturally increased day by day.

After the filming of "Storm Chasers" started and the cast list and makeup photos were announced, Wang Churan, the heroine, attracted countless discussions and attention.

"What are you giggling about?"

In the evening, in the crew's hotel room, Gu Wei came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. He took a can of iced Coke from the refrigerator, opened it and took a sip, then walked into the living room and looked at Wang Churan, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa and laughing at his phone.

"what?"

Wang Churan's attention was all on the phone, and he only realized Gu Wei was coming when he heard the voice.

She was wearing a loose black T-shirt on her upper body and denim-style shorts on her lower body. Her long legs, which were crossed on the sofa, were round and white, and her cute little feet were painted with red nail polish.

When she turned around, she was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses. Although she had removed her makeup, her superior facial features still made her look very beautiful.

“I was reading some reviews of [Joy of Life 2] online.”

"How did the comments praise you and make you so happy?"

Gu Wei sat down next to her and asked curiously.

“No one praised me much, everyone said all kinds of things.

It’s just that the number of followers on my Weibo has increased so fast in the past few days, and I feel like I’m going to be famous.”

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"In addition to the popularity brought by [Joy of Life 2], there should also be traffic brought by the release of the final makeup photos of [Storm Chasers] after the filming started. It's because of all these factors that you have received a lot of attention in a short period of time." Gu Wei understood what was going on after a little thought.

Wang Churan pursed her lips and nodded continuously, blinking her big eyes and looking very cute.

“Yes, I read a lot of discussions among netizens, and they were all guessing what my background was. I was not famous before, but I could play the leading role in your TV series, Brother Wei.

Some said I brought money into the group, and some said I had a strong background and someone was supporting me, even Brother Wei, you have to give me some face."

Speaking of this, Wang Churan couldn't help laughing.

Gu Wei touched her head and said, "Do you feel any pressure? Traffic is always a double-edged sword."

“There is definitely pressure, but I’m not afraid.

When you are a star, you are not afraid of people talking about you, but you are afraid that no one will remember you. Being black or famous is also being famous.

What's more, netizens are just wondering why my resources are so good.

I remember when you first debuted, many people said you were a resourceful guy, right?"

"I didn't expect you to have such an understanding." Gu Wei was a little surprised at the maturity of Wang Churan's thinking.

“I started filming in 2017, and have been in the industry for more than four years.

Besides, now is not the past, the Internet is so developed, and you will naturally understand a lot of things if you know and see more. "

As he said this, Wang Churan smiled and hugged Gu Wei's arm.

"And my biggest supporter is you, Brother Wei. No matter what the netizens say, as long as you support me, I am not afraid of anything."

Gu Wei nodded without denying it, looked at Wang Churan's fair and beautiful face and bent down to kiss her.

Not long after, Wang Churan collapsed on Gu Wei's body, his little face turning red.

"Has the filming been going smoothly these days?"

The initial filming of [The Wind Chaser] was done by Group A and Group B. The protagonist "Wei Ruolai" played by Gu Wei was in Group A, and the scenes of other people without him were shot by Group B. Many of Wang Churan's scenes were done in Group B at the beginning.

"It went quite smoothly. All my preparations were put to good use. There weren't many NGs, and the director even praised me."

Wang Churan said this and suddenly thought of something.

"It just feels like Xiaotian doesn't like me that much."

"Really? Xiaotian shouldn't be familiar with you." Gu Wei was a little surprised.

In [The Wind Chasers], Wang Churan plays "Shen Jinzhen" and Tian Xiwei plays "Niu Chunmiao". They are the female lead and the second female lead, and they also have a lot of rival scenes.

It’s just that we’ve just started filming, so there aren’t many shots of them in the same frame.

“Really, I am quite sensitive about this aspect.

When we were filming "Joy of Life 2" last year, we didn't have any scenes together and there was not much communication on the set.

After the filming of "Storm Chasers" started, I took the initiative to try to make friends with her several times. Xiaotian was very polite, but I always felt that she was somewhat resistant to me."

"This is weird. You and Xiaotian didn't know each other before, and you didn't do anything to offend her. This shouldn't be the case.

She is a very cheerful person and likes making friends.”

Wang Churan was also a little puzzled.

“I don’t know then.

I can get along well with people easily. I am a good friend of Meng Ziyi. Even though we were competing for the casting of "The Wind Chaser" and Meng Ziyi didn't get the role in the end, she didn't blame me.

I don’t know why Oda is hostile to me.”

Gu Wei smiled and said, "Meng Ziyi has a face that looks like someone who is not easy to mess with, but in fact, he is just a simple-minded person, and is easy to fool.

Oda is the opposite of her. She has a sweet face, but she actually has her own ideas.

He is open-minded, proactive, and has the ambition to become famous.

She doesn't want to have a close relationship with you, maybe because she feels you may be a threat to her.

After all, the pie of "Storm Chaser" will eventually fall on your head.

Female artists of the same age in the company will have some grudges to some extent."

Wang Churan pouted after hearing this and looked up at Gu Wei pitifully.

"Is it difficult for you to get this role?
When I got the opportunity, I didn’t think much about it and was just happy.”

Gu Wei touched her hair and took off his glasses.

"I didn't give you the role. I just gave you an audition opportunity. You got the role based on your own ability."

"But."

"No buts, don't think too much, just act well"

Wang Churan pursed her lips and nodded. She knew in her heart how rare this opportunity was. Any audition was secondary, and the opportunity to participate in the audition was the most important.

Moreover, she suspected that Gu Wei actually favored her, which could be seen from the heroines he had starred in before.
Gu Wei rarely held external auditions for the heroines in his plays; he made all the decisions himself.

(End of this chapter)