I turned out to be top-notch!

Chapter 227

The recording of "Singer" won't be until April next year. Zhou Dingran doesn't really care about whether he can win the championship in this show, nor does he care who his opponent is. He has perfect singing skills and is now full of confidence, even if he doesn't win the championship. , Zhou Dingran also believes that he can leave a mark in this show, so that countless people can think of him as a contestant for the first time when they look back at the "Singer" series.

What he cares more about is the program "National Heartbeat".

Compared with "Singer", which covers audiences of all ages, "National Heartbeat" is a show for young audiences. More than 20,000 contestants compete for the few debut spots. The competition is very strong. Before the program competition , the program team will also take group photos to capture the growth history of each contestant.

For many talent show fans, this is undoubtedly a very immersive idol development program.

"National Idol" attracted national attention three years ago when it first aired. This is because this program has a strong sense of immersion. The contestants under the camera are more real than the other, as if they are relatives and friends living around them. This sense of reality has attracted countless people. Fans are willing to spend money to vote for their idols.

Now, Zhejiang TV has directly invested huge sums of money to create this program, which has made countless girls with dreams of becoming stars and idols excited.

"As far as I know, there are many brokerage companies not only across the country, but across Asia, waiting for this opportunity."

Liu Ruyan explained: "More than 20,000 contestants have entered the audition, and there are not just amateurs among them, there are even many famous contestants who will participate..."

"Famous singer?"

Zhou Dingran said strangely: "Director Zuo told me that this show only requires female contestants between the ages of 16 and 20."

Liu Ruyan smiled and said: "That was what I said before. Now because there is enough investment, many brokerage companies are enthusiastic, so after careful consideration, many regulations have been relaxed. As far as I know, the age has been raised to 22 years old. , and even if the personal conditions are good enough, it can be completely relaxed to 24 years old.”

Zhou Dingran asked: "Enough investment? How much investment?"

"Six hundred million."

Liu Ruyan replied: "According to the gossip I know, the total investment in this program is 600 million, and it is basically guaranteed to return the money. After all, I heard that the advertising investment is 400 to 500 million."

Zhou Dingran took a breath, invested so much?

He suddenly asked: "Is my salary confirmed?"

The last time we discussed with Zhejiang Satellite TV director Guo Zhiyuan, the other party clearly listed a price of 30 million for a total of ten episodes. However, with Zhou Dingran’s current popularity and worth, 30 million is definitely not something he can afford. Liu Ruyan also He knew it well, so he did not agree on the spot, but contacted and negotiated with the other party later.

According to Liu Ruyan's idea, the minimum guarantee is 50 million.

The minimum guarantee is 50 million, so 100 million is not too much, right?

This is what Liu Ruyan wants.

Of course Guo Zhiyuan and Zuo Qiuliang did not agree, so the two sides began to express affection for each other, and they understood each other rationally. You took a few million less, and I added a few million. After a long period of back and forth, they finally settled on a salary of 5800 million.

An average of 580 million per program.

This salary was nearly double the original 30 million.

Zhou Dingran was relatively satisfied with the salary, and asked again: "Have other instructors been appointed?"

"I'm not sure. There are five mentors in total. I know for sure that there is only one spot, Wei Xiao."

Liu Ruyan said: "As for the other three mentors, I'm not sure, but there are rumors from Zhejiang TV that the program team is planning to communicate with Cao Zhan."

"Cao Zhan?" Zhou Dingran was surprised.

This five-star songwriter has a very high status in the music world. Even five-star songwriters such as Ou Tianming and Wang Weiwen are eclipsed in front of him. Although he has rarely made a move in recent years, at least all practitioners in the Chinese music industry in the past have I have experienced the fear caused by the era when Cao Zhan dominated the music scene.

Just like Wen Chaogong, who is currently in the limelight, many people can't help but recall Cao Zhan's dominance in the music scene back then.

"They wanted to invite Mr. Wen Chao, but they said they couldn't get in touch." Liu Ruyan said with a half-smile, "It would be fun if the world knew that you are Mr. Wen Chao."

"Fun? I don't think it's fun." Zhou Dingran shook his head like a rattle. Although he did have good songwriting ability, having it means having it, and being able to create means being able to create. The two are not the same thing at all.

At least with Zhou Dingran's current strength, he can spend a few days composing three-star or even four-star lyrics and music, but to create five-star lyrics and music, or even top five-star lyrics and music, he needs to rely on a sudden inspiration.

Therefore, the current stage is not the best time to expose your identity, and it is not necessary.

……

In the next half month, Zhou Dingran devoted himself to the filming of "Fairy Sword". It was not until mid-to-late November that "Fairy Sword" was officially completed. The nearly three-month "Fairy Sword" officially ended. Next, the crew only needs to reshoot some A corner shot will do.

At the wrap-up banquet, director Wang Sheng announced something rather high-spirited: As soon as filming of "Sword of Immortality" was finished, the broadcast rights were bought by Zhejiang TV for a high price of 200 million an episode.

"Fairy Sword" is planned to be edited into a total of 38 episodes. If an episode is sold for 200 million, then "Fairy Sword" can earn 7600 million from Singxing TV alone.

The investment in "Sword of Immortality" is about 80 million yuan, not including the publicity and distribution expenses, and Zhejiang TV is there for the promotion, so there is no need to worry about no one knowing about it, so Zhejiang TV alone almost makes back its investment, no wonder Wang Sheng Happy.

He has never made so much money making a movie!

In addition to the TV rights, the online broadcast rights of "Sword" also play a major role. Currently, Tianya.com has contacted Tianya.com for the online broadcast rights of "Sword". In terms of the gimmicks of the two actors Zhou Dingran and Hong Shaorong, the price offered by Tianya.com , and it will not be less than 100 million episodes.

This brought back nearly 40 million blood.

In addition, the subsequent secondary broadcasting rights of "Sword and Fairy" can also be sold, and negotiations for character peripherals, novels, game rights, etc. have also begun. Happy events are coming one after another, so that the cast and crew are not too sad when the filming is completed. .

"Lao Zhou, the gentle beast you played is really cool. The role of Ning Chen is really well played. In comparison, the leading actor Song Yan's performance is just greasy!"

Tao Chunsheng drank too much and started to comment on Zhou Dingran's recent popular character Ning Chen: "Really, my eyes have been opened in my lifetime. He is the first male lead, and he is overwhelmed by the second male lead. Now hot searches All the discussion topics on the Internet are about you. Now I don’t dare to post a single word on Huang Junsheng’s Weibo, for fear of being laughed at by thousands of people!”

Wang Ke was also very excited: "Teacher Chen has already said that Huang Junsheng's acting skills are not up to standard, and he recommends further training. Even I can't compare with Lao Wang!"

Everyone laughed.

Hong Shaorong, who was sitting at the wine table, couldn't help laughing. This was something Chen Daozhou said not long ago when his character Jiu Jian Xian was finished.

At that time, the plot of "Fireworks in the World" was reaching its climax. The abnormal love between the male lead Ning Chen, played by Zhou Dingran, and the female lead Ning Yu was heatedly discussed by the majority of netizens.

But compared to the male and female protagonists of the entire drama "Human Fireworks", the role of the second male lead Ning Chen is obviously more out of the circle. On various social platforms such as Weibo, Douyin, Tianya, etc., the abnormal love between the Ning brothers and sisters has made Many people were excited and excited, but Ning Chen, played by Zhou Dingran, as a domineering president, completely subverted the audience's impression of a greasy boss.

While showing the aura and authority of a domineering president, he also perfectly displayed his affection and helplessness for his sister.

That kind of love that is unspoken, tacit but powerless, and its acting performance that contains huge tension, amazed countless people.

But it is such a complex and delicate character who is played superbly by Zhou Dingran.

Not only is it perfectly controlled with its climax and superb acting skills, but it also allows the audience to feel the emotion and humanity revealed by this character.

He uses details such as eyes, tone, expressions, and movements to convey the love and conflict, helplessness and frustration between brother and sister.

He also used his own temperament and style to show Ning Chen's aura and authority as a business tycoon and social elite!

It once made countless viewers unable to stop.

Just as director Lu Tao expected at the time.

Zhou Dingran's existence alone supports the entire drama.

Therefore, when Zhou Dingran began to officially appear in this drama and gradually connected the entire drama, he used his charm and talent to attract the love and support of countless viewers and fans for the role of Ning Chen.

This is also reflected in the ratings. In the first fourteen episodes in which Zhou Dingran did not appear, the average ratings of this drama were stable at around 0.8%, and the highest was less than 1.1%.

But when the fourteenth episode began, the ratings of "Human Fireworks" began to rise steadily. However, at this stage, the highest ratings were only 1.5%. Even with Zhou Dingran participating, the increase was not much.

However, when it came to the eighteenth episode, the abnormal love between the Ning brothers and sisters was revealed, which caused much discussion and instantly triggered a heated discussion on Weibo.

This resulted in a large increase in the ratings that night, up to 2%.

Starting from the 2.5th episode, the ratings of "Fireworks on Earth" began to stabilize at around 2.5%. Although there was a decline during the period, it soon returned to %, beating all satellite TV and becoming the highest ratings except CCTV. highest channel.

And just today, "Human Fireworks" officially concluded, with a ratings of 2.8%.

This work, which had been declined by many satellite TV stations, was finally picked up by Zhejiang TV and became a minor hit.

But even after the finale, the popularity remains high. Zhou Dingran's domineering image and his delicate acting skills have been edited wildly by countless two-dimensional up owners, and paired with the musical background of songs such as "Drowning". There are many videos that have reached millions of views, and there is even a video with a peak number of views exceeding 10 million.

The popularity was so high that Lu Tao and all the actors and staff of "Fireworks on Earth" were shocked.

But it is a pity that because of Zhou Dingran's superb acting performance, the limelight of other actors in the work was completely drowned out.

But even so, the leading actors Huang Junsheng and Shen Qi expressed their recognition of Zhou Dingran's acting skills in interviews.

No way, the situation is stronger than people.

Compared with Zhou Dingran, who was almost unknown at the time, Zhou Dingran is now more famous than almost everyone else.

Zhou Dingran's performance in "Fireworks of the World" also surprised countless big shots in the film and television industry, so during this period, besides filming, Zhou Dingran also met with some producers.

Many producers worth over 100 million have expressed their willingness to invest in Zhou Dingran's new work.

Whether it is a TV series or a movie, as long as Zhou Dingran stars, they will give different levels of investment according to the quality of the work.

Zhou Dingran was very polite and took the time to meet with these people and exchange contact information. This was also for the sake of future filming of works such as "Young You" or "Celebrating More Than Years". If something suddenly goes wrong and the investment is withdrawn or the money cannot be found, it will be like this. Investor Contact.

Of course, the most acceptable way for him is to rely on himself.

At the same time, the popularity of "Fireworks in the World" also made the producer of "Sword and Fairy" Fang Mo Ren Film and Television see Zhou Dingran's acting skills and market appeal.

Including general manager Fang Kaige, everyone preferred Zhou Dingran to play the leading actor Xiao Bei in the movie "Young You".

The reason is very simple. Zhou Dingran is very popular now. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a popular fried chicken. The most important thing is that he still has strength. Not only is he young, but he also has strong acting skills, which is very dazzling.

Majin Film and Television is very happy to be able to invite such a young and promising star to participate in "Young You", but the rules still have to be followed, so Majin Film and Television specially invited another young actor to come over.

The young actor's name is Yao Yuan. He is a very powerful actor among the new generation. He has just turned 18 this year, but he has won numerous awards. Among the three films he has made, the highest box office reached billion, and he once won the Golden Horse Award. Award for Best Newcomer, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

If you look at his resume, there is no doubt that Yao Yuan is more trustworthy.

But when it comes to current popularity and acting skills, first of all, in terms of popularity, even ten Yao Yuan can't beat the current Zhou Dingran. In terms of acting skills, at least judging from the current data, the acting skills of both parties are comparable.

In fact, Yao Yuan has already read the script of "Young You". When he learned that the heroine played the role of Cha Duo, Yao Yuan was determined to win the male lead in this drama.

But at this moment, when Yuanyuan saw Zhou Dingran standing in front of him, he suddenly felt a little less confident.

He is a young man, so he is naturally aware of Zhou Dingran's current popularity. What's more, he also likes to listen to the songs that Fathead Fish sang during the competition, and he is still a fan of Zhou Dingran mentally.

He also noticed Zhou Dingran's recent hit "Fireworks on Earth".

He has not watched this TV series because the first two episodes are so vulgar that it makes people feel like they have a lump in their throats, thorns in their backs, and pins and needles...

But he has watched Zhou Dingran's acting clips, not only the two acting clips on the Nortel campus, but also related acting clips in "Fireworks on Earth".

I have to say that Zhou Dingran's acting skills are really great.

At least among his peers, Yao Yuan could not see an actor with such acting skills.

And Zhou Dingran, a nineteen-year-old boy, has such mature and almost proficient acting skills, which really shocked Yao Yuan.

So when he learned that Zhou Dingran was going to compete with him for the male lead in the drama "Young You", his originally soaring confidence was instantly cut in half.

The first minute he arrived at the audition site, he heard the staff of Majin Film and Television talking openly and openly in front of him.

"Wow, the script of our drama was written by Zhou Dingran!"

"Zhou Dingran's acting skills are explosive. As a screenwriter, I definitely know the character better. Perhaps only Zhou Dingran can play the role of Xiaobei. They are also similar in age."

"Yao Yuan is already twenty-four or five years old. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to play a teenage boy?"

"Yao Yuan looks so righteous. I still like Zhou Dingran, who is ruffian and handsome. Isn't Xiaobei just a little gangster?"

Yao Yuan's head was full of questions. He knew that this play was written by Zhou Dingran, but who said that the person who wrote the script would definitely be able to play a role well?

And am I really very old at twenty-four or five years old?

The most important thing is, where do I look righteous?

Yao Yuan became entangled because he found that no one, including the director, seemed to be very optimistic about him winning the role of Xiaobei.

Then why did you notify me to audition?

What Yao Yuan didn't know was that Zhou Dingran had not yet revealed his identity as Fat Head Fish, and he did not have the outstanding acting skills and achievements in "Fireworks of the World" to endorse him. This caused Demon Film and Television to be a little worried about Zhou Dingran's role in "Young You". 》.

But now, Zhou Dingran is the best!

But the invitation has been sent out, and the process still needs to be followed.

However, even though Yao Yuan performed very well in the audition, he finally saw director Wang Sheng shaking his head and sighing, "No, Xiao Yao, it didn't achieve the effect I wanted."

Yao Yuan felt a chill in his heart and asked, "What effect does Director Wang want?"

"Your understanding of the character is still too shallow."

Wang Sheng said: "The scene you auditioned just now is what happened after the heroine Chen Nian encountered a photo incident. Xiaobei looked at Chen Nian's thinned hair and angrily wanted to avenge her. I do see anger in your eyes, but I don’t see distress, the kind of distress that makes you almost cry.”

With that said, Wang Sheng took out his mobile phone, opened a video, and played it for Yao Yuan to watch.

Yao Yuan looked down and found that it was Zhou Dingran's audition short film.

In the same clip, in addition to anger, Zhou Dingran's eyes also contained distress, regret, pity, and a little bit of restrained violence and madness.

Yao Yuan couldn't imagine how such a firm look could show so many emotions in one moment.

"He...is really a newcomer?"

Yao Yuan was silent for a long time and couldn't help but ask.

Wang Sheng smiled, closed his phone, and put his hands in his jacket pockets. "You don't have to ask me. You already have the answer in your heart. It's not difficult to admit that geniuses exist in this world."

Yao Yuan smiled bitterly, touched the cigarettes in his pocket, handed one over, smoked one himself, and then puffed out the smoke ring fiercely: "Director Wang, I like this drama very much. Even if you don't play the leading role, give me a supporting role. Ok?"

(End of this chapter)