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Chapter 376: The premiere of "The Northern Dynasty" has established the character

As scheduled, on July 7, "The Kingdom of the Northern Dynasties" officially premiered on CCTV-14.

Like many ordinary viewers, Li Yu and Shi Shi sat in front of the TV to watch the ongoing broadcast of "The Northern Dynasties".

Shi Shi looked at the opening scene playing on the TV and said with some emotion: "Now I finally understand why more and more people don't want to watch TV.

Television is too rigid. You can only watch as much on-demand as you specify. If you miss one or two episodes, you may not be able to keep up with the plot.

The most important thing is that without the barrage, it really takes away a lot of fun.”

“That’s why online video platforms are the general trend, and the bulk of future ratings will come from online video platforms.

There is really nothing shameful about online dramas in the future. If I hadn’t made an agreement with CCTV, I would have wanted to broadcast “The Northern Dynasty” exclusively on Station A. The advertising fee for the exclusive broadcast is an astronomical figure.”

Li Yu smiled and said.

As we all know, the price CCTV pays for purchasing dramas is often much lower than that of other TV stations, and the same is true when they purchased Li Yu's dramas.

Considering that I promised to shoot a "Nirvana in Fire 2" for CCTV a few years ago.

They have also strongly supported Li Yu over the years.

Li Yu didn't want to let people down, so he replaced "Nirvana in Fire 2" with "The Kingdom of Northern Dynasties".

Otherwise, Li Yuzhen would not sell it to the central bank.

Most directors want their works to be broadcast on CCTV, isn't it just for the sake of appearance?
Li Yu is not an ordinary director. No one will question his dominance in the television industry. He really does not lack for appearances.

Da Tiantian's "Sito" proved that the exclusive broadcast on Station A is completely feasible.

At present, Station A has found a way to make profits.

In addition to video membership and advertising fees, Station A was successfully listed under the management of a dedicated person hired by Li Yu.

The sweet drama "Sito" was exclusively broadcast on Station A and became a huge hit, with profits coming from advertising fees and membership fees alone.

The profits brought by the surge in stock prices are far greater than advertising fees and user memberships.

It is not an exaggeration at all that the revenue brought to Hualiu Company and Station A by the drama "Sito" is more than that brought to Station A by "Nirvana in Fire" a few years ago.

You know, "Sito" is very popular, but it is still far from "Nirvana in Fire".

"The Kingdom of Northern Dynasties" is a work that surpasses "Nirvana in Fire" in both quality and popularity.

If it is really broadcast exclusively on Station A, the soaring stock price alone will make a lot of money, not to mention the advertising fees.

If you are a little more ruthless and are not afraid of being criticized, you can make an advanced on-demand broadcast halfway through.

You will definitely be criticized, but you will definitely make a lot of money.

The first broadcast rights have already been sold to CCTV, so Li Yu has no plans to do so.

Even if he didn't sell it to the central bank, he wouldn't do this.

Because the VIP among VIPs who order in advance is really lacking in virtue, the first person who does so will be scolded to death.

There is no need for Li Yu to bury the good reputation he has maintained for many years just to make a quick buck.

While chatting with Shishi, the first episode of "The Kingdom of the Northern Dynasties" had already started on TV.

The film uses narration and some scenes of war to describe the historical background, and then the perspective switches to Gao Huan, played by Zhang Zhen.

At the beginning, Gao Huan was just a soldier guarding the city of Huaishuo Town. From the first episode, he began his road to counterattack. Unlike those historical dramas with boring and long plots, "The Northern Dynasty" continues Li Yu's usual fast-paced style.

In the first episode, Gao Huan married a beautiful, wealthy woman by relying on his handsome face, and got financial support from his mother-in-law's family to become a team leader.

Then quickly jump to the next step and let Gao Huan become the messenger of Huaishuo Town heading to Luoyang City, the imperial capital of Northern Wei.

When Gao Huan arrived in the imperial capital as a messenger, he found chaos on the streets of Luoyang. After asking around, he learned that the Yulin Army was besieging the house of a minister.

The Northern Wei court was worried about chaos and turned a blind eye to the actions of the Yulin Army.

Gao Huan, who witnessed all this, returned to Huaishuo Town and began to sell off his property and spend all his wealth to recruit troops.

The people around him were puzzled, but Gao Huan calmly told what he had seen and heard in the imperial capital, saying directly: "The Yulin Army besieged the minister's house, and the court was afraid that the situation would escalate and ignored it.

The court has already reached this point in handling matters. It is hard to imagine what the future will be like. Can the property still be kept?"

The reason why a hero is a hero is that he must have his strengths.

The same was true for Gao Huan. He was just a small messenger who had just arrived in the imperial capital and a tiny figure in the imperial capital.

In the words of Zhao Dehan, the spokesperson for Zhajiangmian, throwing a brick in the imperial capital could knock down a group of people with higher positions than Gao Huan.

None of them has Gao Huan's ability to observe the general situation of the world.

After Gao Huan expressed his thoughts, people around him also couldn't understand. Some people even thought that Gao Huan was mentally ill.

Audiences who understand the course of history will definitely start to feel excited when they see this.

Because the audience knows that the future world situation will go all the way in the direction predicted by Gao Huan.

Shi Shi is such an audience. She sighed and said: "Zhang Zhen's acting is so good. The character of Gao Huan is also really amazing. Not only is he handsome, but he is also smart. He was able to predict the coming chaos in the world through a single incident after only going to Luoyang."

"It's normal. In fact, those who can leave their names in history books are not simple people. Not to mention Gao Huan, who relied on his looks to build his empire. He was definitely a top hero at that time." Li Yu said.

"So what do you think the premiere of our "Northern Dynasty" will do?"

Shi Shi said with great concern.

"The Kingdom of Northern Dynasties" is followed by "The Blade of the Assassin", so Shi Shi naturally hopes that "The Kingdom of Northern Dynasties" will be a big hit.

“The premiere won’t be bad. In the first two episodes, the two characters, the warlord Gao Huan and the righteous Lou Zhaojun, have been well-established.

However, it may take some time for the ratings to climb to the peak.

As for historical dramas, even though the pace is ridiculously fast, it is still a bit slow compared to other types of dramas. "

Li Yu is the director of this TV series and he is very confident in his work.

After the first two episodes were aired on the first day of its premiere, "The Kingdom of the Northern Dynasties" received rave reviews from the audience.

"The trailer a while ago was really shocking. After watching the trailer, I was looking forward to the feature film, and the feature film did not disappoint me. This is a sophisticated production, worthy of being a new work by a famous director."

"Zhang Zhen's Gao Huan is really amazing. He perfectly reproduced the historical image of Gao Huan. The costumes and scenery of the characters... I even wondered if the director traveled back in time with a camera to shoot the film."

"It's retro and beautiful. This is the most ancient and realistic TV series I've seen in the past 20 years. I look forward to the rest of the plot."

"There are no large-scale war scenes so far, so the drama can be given full marks. I hope the war scenes are not too bad."

Amidst a chorus of praise, the premiere results of "The Northern Dynasties" were released.

(End of this chapter)