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Chapter 345 Web Drama Milestones and the Foundation of Dreams
The first episode of "Late Ming Dynasty" is called Mountain Rain is Coming.

In this episode, it shows that Chongzhen ascended the throne and took control of the imperial power, so he used his own iron fist to directly destroy Wei Zhongxian, let the Donglin Party take power, and suppress the factory at the same time. Zhengying Dynasty", Chongzhen was also full of ambitions, thinking that he would become the king of ZTE in Ming Dynasty.

It's just that under this series of actions that seem to be full of justice, there are many crises hidden. The empire looks solid, but in fact it has reached a precarious time. At the end of the first episode, it was filming In the northwest where there are thousands of miles of red land, there are still pairs of hungry eyes. The nightmare of the Ming Empire's destruction: the peasant army is gradually preparing to appear.

And in the Northeast, the camera filmed a group of Jurchens rushing like wolves to the city where the Ming army retreated after the defeat of Sarhu to show off their might.

The braids on the heads of these Jurchens have seriously deviated from the traditional thick, big, smooth black braids. Instead, there are a handful of braids on the back of their heads, which are extremely ugly, and even though they are wearing armor, But it's hard to hide a kind of aggression, and it can even make people feel a fishy smell.

There are also quite a few protagonists in this episode, proving that this is a group play.

First of all, of course, Chongzhen, and several ministers around him, the middle-level one is an official of the Donglin Party who cleaned up Wei Zhongxian and revived, and the bottom-level one is a military household.

...multiple lines go hand in hand.

Everyone also found that the story line of the first episode of "Late Ming" has progressed quite quickly. A long history has been told in the blink of an eye, but there are only omissions in the middle, no tampering or jokes, and most of them are similar to the official history. .However, because the amount of information is very large, there is no water, and this period of history is so exciting, so after one episode, not only does it not feel dull, but it is also very exciting, from the beginning to the end, even holding your breath, and After reading it, too many people immediately searched for words like the end of Ming Dynasty.

These are stories and the like, and what is promoted in the middle is a passage of what Tianqi said to Chongzhen. This passage is also carefully conceived. In short, it changes everyone’s attitude towards Tianqi, the carpenter emperor, who does nothing. Viewpoint, if you look back at this sentence at the end of the first season, it will inevitably make people find that Tianqi may not be wrong, and Chongzhen may not be right.

Many people said that they have never seen such a wonderful Chinese web drama or even a Chinese historical drama.

Of course, there may be some gaps between "Late Ming Dynasty" and "Da Ming Dynasty 1566", "Towards a Republic", "Hanwu Emperor", "Yongzheng Dynasty" and the like, but in some other places it is more prominent.

Because every part of this TV series carries a kind of absolute elegance, from the big buildings and courts to the small accessories on people. People think of the contrast between the neat and smooth court in "Game of Thrones" and the earthy North.

Here, in the Ming court, although Chongzhen was quite frugal, it was the face of the empire after all, and everywhere was clean and tidy. There is a severe drought in the northwest, but it is like a paradise, with small bridges and flowing water, where people can live and work in peace...a kind of contrast has directly appeared.

Really well made!
Not long after the first episode ended, on Douban Movies, the number of people who rated "Late Ming" has exceeded 5000, and scored 9.4 points!

I have to say that this score is a bit inflated like "Langya Bang" that appeared a few months later, but "Late Ming" is not too watery. According to the usual scoring standards of Douban TV series, 8.9-9.1 points are Absolutely!

At the same time, it was accompanied by many comments from the media and many fans.

"It's so shocking! I actually saw TV series like this in China. When I watched TV series like "Roma" before, I felt that some Chinese TV series were not enough... until "Late Ming"! From the setting to the spirit and core , every place is full of delicacy, after all, it is something directed by Chen Xi, even if it is an online drama, there is a breath of people who can't fault it."

"When I watched "Late Ming", what I saw was simplification and simplification! When I heard that Chen Xi was going to shoot such an online drama, I felt a little sweat in my heart, but after it actually came out, I can only say that I am already interested in it. Chen Xi was shocked! "Late Ming" eliminated too many disgusting things, showed the real essence of history and described it so attractively, it is indeed in the category of divine drama!"

... In the media, all kinds of praises are also constantly appearing.

The hit rate of "Late Ming" is getting higher and higher.

In "Late Ming", everyone saw a feeling like "Charlotte's Annoyance" and "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage", that is, with the increase of word of mouth, something that might have been a niche, but suddenly changed There must be more and more people paying attention and watching.

This is the case with "Late Ming" now. Such a truly niche film that many people expected not many people to pay attention to, has attracted more and more people to watch.

Everyone has a concept of "divine drama" for this web drama, and thinks that this web drama is really an unprecedented masterpiece.

China's online dramas have reached a new level when it comes to "Late Ming".

The first episode of "Late Ming" actually broke through 1.5 million hits seven days later. By the time the second episode went live, this online drama had already begun to implant in the hearts of many people.

And "Late Ming" didn't just end their journey. In fact, what they saw before was just the first episode of this web drama. Afterwards, this web drama became more and more beautiful, character relationships, social changes, What happened in the whole land of China is more and more fascinating.

Everyone has seen the changes in the story of the three lines. From the beginning, Chongzhen was proud of the "all positive and prosperous courts" he created for himself, but he became burnt out. Treating these so-called upright gentlemen can bring about a revival of the country... But in fact, what he encountered was more deceit.Of course, he has a hot head to do things himself, and he pursues the fastest speed. He has no patience at all, and once he believes in someone, he will believe it without reservation. The end is usually very bad...

It is such a Chongzhen, Chen Xi's online drama does not have any jokes, nor does it add any speculation, but more to reflect historical facts.

Yuan Chonghuan is also involved in the online drama, and it is the same, without commentary or romance, it is based on historical facts. Of course, the historical facts are also based on official histories such as "Ming History" and "Ming Ji Beilue".

And the second line is the middle-level officials, who use his perspective to watch the corruption and degeneration of the Ming Dynasty: the civil official group deceived the top and the bottom, and compiled a big net in which you have me and I have you, and officials from all over the world And Beijing officials, their different ways of harming the country, as well as the singing and dancing in prosperous places... and the interconnection of the entire civil official group, all of which are shown in the middle, of course, not all officials are like this, These are all threaded in the online drama. Although this middle-level official has a fictitious identity, he actually has a prototype, and his actions are in line with history.

There is also a third line, the lowest-level military households, who have experienced wars and deserted soldiers. From its perspective, they can see the state of the army of the entire Ming Dynasty and the state of people's lives.

In this way, the three lines advance each other, connecting the collapse of the entire Ming Dynasty.

This kind of narrative method makes many people can't put it down, and they really like this web drama to the extreme.

And in the middle, there are so many war scenes, which make people shout and shock!
There are well-organized troops here, and there are also mobs who hold weapons casually or even sticks... The difference between each army can be seen in "Late Ming", and everyone can also feel the coldness. The cruelty of the weapon battlefield has also seen various changes in the cold weapon battlefield.

Watching various Chinese TV dramas in the past, people will feel that whether people wear armor or not, the ancient equipment is useless: wearing armor is still easy to kill, armor is like paper, and bows and arrows, etc. It's easy for a master to get rid of...

But in "Late Ming" is the bloody truth.

They saw the powerlessness of the unarmed peasant army against the well-armored regular army, especially the servants. The armor of the regular army was almost impenetrable to them, unless it was a weapon such as a spear...

As for using bows and arrows to block weapons, there is almost no such thing. The way everyone blocks bows and arrows basically can only rely on shields.

... These war scenes really make many military fans like it more than anything. Some clips have been screenshotted in Zhihu and other places, and these clips have been watched repeatedly.

"Our country finally has such a war scene!"

Many people were extremely excited.

Therefore, it is these elements that make "Late Ming" a masterpiece among online dramas, and a milestone work that cannot be desecrated.

But at the same time, everyone also began to worry. Chen Xi and their investment, everyone is not blind, and naturally they have seen the excellent production of "Late Ming". How does Chen Xi make money?

Do not……

Not talking about making money, just talking about how to recover the cost?This is definitely a big deal!

Therefore, after the third episode of "Late Ming", paid-for on-demand broadcasts began, but there was an endless stream of people who ordered them. Many people spontaneously called on everyone to contribute to "Late Ming" on-demand rate. Deep Space Films also increased because of "Late Ming". Millions of members...

The on-demand fee of "Late Ming" is 5 yuan per episode. In fact, this is not a high figure for many people, but for viewers who have not cultivated consumption habits, this figure is still not what many people would like Paid, they would rather throw five bucks on the ground than pay.

However, with the help of countless "late fans", "Late Ming" has become more and more popular, more and more on-demand, and it has also gained online box office.

This time, it worked!

In the 12 episodes from the third episode to the No.10 episode, the average number of people paying for each episode reached 678 million, making it the highest-grossing online drama ever.

So, after ten episodes, theoretically speaking, "Late Ming" recovered the cost of 3.4 million yuan, and it actually made money!
In fact, at the same time, it is quite shocking that "Late Ming" has also received a lot of discussion in other parts of the world. Needless to say, the popularity of web dramas in Japan and South Korea is expected. However, in North America, there are actually many people's attention and discussions.

The history of the Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more recognized in the world. In many countries, in fact, the average number of books on the history of the Ming Dynasty in China is estimated to be less than ten... But now there are more books, and the sales of these books have begun Increase, Ming Dynasty has become a relatively popular word on Google.

"Late Ming" is really a big success this time!
Chen Xi's exploration was really successful.

Therefore, for the following "Iron Blood Ping Xingguan", Chen Xi has really accumulated experience and increased confidence in purely her own work.

At the end of the first season of "Late Ming", the plot stopped when Gao Yingxiang was tortured and the rebel army hid in the mountains. Many people felt that the days of singing and dancing had begun again, and the Qing Dynasty was closed.

In the last few scenes of the last episode of this season, firstly, the officials were excited, singing and dancing, and then the palace was relieved to hear the news of Gao Yingxiang, and then, the bottom people also breathed a sigh of relief...

Then, the camera shifted to Li Zicheng who was hiding in Shenshan, with an unconcealable tenacity on his face.

In the last scene, those Jurchens with money rat tails climbed the mountain and saw the city and village in front of them. The setting sun shone on their faces. These people rode their horses and whipped their whips, and piles of cavalry rushed into the village In the middle, the sound of swords, screams, and begging for mercy sounded together...

This ending is very attractive, but the first season of "Late Ming" is completely over.

There are too many people who are enthusiastically looking forward to the second season of "Late Ming". Now the Douban score of this TV series is still 9.4 points, and the score on IMDB is actually 8.8 points.

However, the current Chen Xi is temporarily suspending the preparations for the second season of "Late Ming", and he is preparing to film "Iron Blood Ping Xingguan"!

...With the joint efforts of many professional screenwriters and many historical consultants, the script of "Iron Blood Ping Xingguan" finally passed the review of Chen Xi!

The budget of the film is 4 million RMB, and it will be released in IMAX3D format. Of course, it must be true 3D. The film will be officially launched in August 2015, and the filming will be completed before the Chinese New Year in 8.

Chen Xi threw herself into the fight again, this time for her dream!

"Late Ming" has proved many things to him, made him understand that he now has the ability to shoot good things, and made him more determined in his own mind. If "Iron Blood Ping Xingguan" can prove his ability, then Chen Xi plans to Good future reforms and myself as a mainstay, becoming a meat eater, will all come true.

It's a promising path, and of course, it's going to take a movie.

(End of this chapter)