China Entertainment 1997

In fact, the first ten episodes of "The Swordsman" were mainly foreshadowing. Linghu Chong had many scenes, but he was not outstanding until he obtained the Dugu Nine Swords from Feng Qingyang.

Then climaxes come one after another.

First, he defeated Tian Boguang, and then in the Yaowang Temple, there was a fierce battle on a rainy night. One person used the Dugu Nine Swords to challenge the masters of all walks of life, and the whole audience was stunned.

Immediately afterwards, the master and apprentice broke up, the Five Overlords reunited, the Green Bamboo Alley fought, and Xihu rescued Ren Woxing and led everyone to Shaolin.

There are famous scenes in "The Swordsman" one after another, and Linghu Chong also shines in the play and becomes the real C-position of the play.

The ratings of the TV series were also rising steadily, and around episode 30, Linghu Chong became the head of Hengshan.

The average ratings of the entire drama has reached 14.1, and its market share swept all TV stations during the same period, becoming the first phenomenon-level TV series in 2001.

Hong Kong, Taiwan Province, and Singapore have successively contacted CCTV and plan to introduce "Swordsman". By then, Cao Xuan may have to step down from the propaganda station.

Other countries are also ready to take action. The influence of Jin Yong and martial arts culture is very popular in East Asia. Cao Xuan is also a well-known Asian king. The two parties joining forces can still attract the attention of many overseas TV stations.

Even the Chinese TV stations on the other side of the ocean are interested in introducing and broadcasting.

Last year's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" laid a pretty good foundation for the prosperity of martial arts culture.

Especially at the 73rd Academy Awards held just a few days ago, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" received 10 nominations and finally won 4 awards, including the valuable "Best Foreign Language Film".

Ang Lee is a god in the country!

Although Ang Lee later won two Oscars for Best Director, many Chinese people still have the impression of him as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Lust, Caution."

Needless to say, the latter became famous as soon as the international soup was released.

The former is because this is a rare work that brings Chinese chivalrous culture to the world. In a sense, it can be regarded as a model of cultural export.

Ang Lee's Oscar-winning fame has also led a group of domestic directors to become excited.

To be honest, many people have been to the three major European awards, but what they really want to win now is the Oscar.

Lao Mouzi, who has been plagued by modeling scandals, officially announced the project of a new movie "Hero" with New Picture.

The movie is expected to start shooting in August or September. It is billed as a new martial arts blockbuster and plans to invite big names such as Jet Li, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung to join the cast.

According to insiders, Cao Xuan was also invited to this film, but Cao Xuan declined due to schedule reasons.

In fact, the role was too small, and it was not what Cao Xuan expected. Even if "Hero" took a fancy to him, it only gave him a long-term role.

This role is a great temptation for Zhen Zhuan, who has not yet risen to the top, but for Cao Xuan, it is a bit like a tasteless and useless character that is a pity to abandon.

There are benefits to acting, but the benefits are not particularly big. Instead of playing this supporting role, it is better to release an album, or to participate in a movie that has a lower box office but can play the male lead.

If Fanxing could participate in "Hero", Cao Xuan would certainly be willing to star in it, but Boss Zhang was not short of investment in the new picture. In this case, Cao Xuan declined with excuses.

I heard that Boss Zhang was still a little unhappy and felt that Cao Xuan was disrespectful.

Cao Xuan was very speechless. Apart from an old man, his real net worth may not be more than his own, so why pretend to be a big-tailed wolf?

Lao Mouzi is gearing up, and the popularity of "Swordsman" has once again added fuel to the "martial arts craze".

For a time, it seemed that the film and television industry was full of martial arts crews setting up projects.

Zhang Jizhong hasn't even prepared the script for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" yet, and is already clamoring to film it.

Different from the original time and space "The Swordsman" which had a poor reputation and low ratings, the current evaluation of "The Swordsman" is definitely not a classic, but definitely a high-quality one, and the ratings are expected to hit the annual championship.

Zhang Dabeard is very high-spirited and plans to create a Jin Yong martial arts series to make him a lot of money.

However, Cao Xuan heard rumors that Big Beard seemed to be having a bad time with CCTV because he was leaving.

In fact, there was not much quarrel between the two parties in the original time and space, but they still had to save face. The poor reputation and ratings of "The Swordsman" made CCTV no longer optimistic about martial arts drama projects, and rarely invested in or purchased dramas.

This time "The Swordsman" is a big hit, and CCTV will not turn a blind eye.

Big Beard took over Jin Yong's copyright and took the team out to work alone. To a certain extent, it was poaching. It is estimated that there is still some friction between the two parties.

However, Cao Xuan didn't bother to care about their quarrel. It would be best if Fanxing participated in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but it didn't matter if he couldn't. The projects he was really optimistic about were the subsequent "Dragon Movie" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Of course, if Big Beard is willing to replace Li Yapeng, we can still talk about this project.

But Cao Xuan thinks it is unlikely. Big Beard has a good relationship with Li Yapeng, and Li's popularity and appeal are also good at this stage. It is not that simple to replace him.

Putting aside the big beard, "Swordsman" is a great help to the couple Cao Xuan and Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's crying, coupled with the popularity bonus of Ren Yingying's character, it is no exaggeration to say that she immediately entered the front line in one go.

However, these sisters are also willful. Faced with the overwhelming fame, they went directly to Singapore for vacation.

Of course, some say she is hiding from trouble, as her rumored boyfriend seems to be dying...

Xu Qing traveled overseas, but only Cao Xuan, the male protagonist, took the lead in domestic publicity. The popularity of "Swordsman" further confirmed Cao Xuan's status in the film and television industry and greatly boosted the national popularity.

"Bao Qingtian" and "The Swordsman" have two consecutive years of blockbuster male protagonists. At this stage, the TV series can be compared with Cao Xuan.

There are only a few people such as Xiao Yanzi, Zhou Gongzi, Lu Yi, and Zhang Weijian, all of whom have been the ratings leaders in the TV drama industry in the past two years.

Ximen Qing, Luo Yang, Bao Zheng, Linghu Chong, a series of roles have also positioned Cao Xuan in the eyes of the public, and gradually he is no longer limited to the attribute of [singer].

Many professional film critics and senior actors also gave favorable comments——

Cao Xuan's career as an actor is not as amazing and legendary as that of the music industry, but he is stable enough, polishing his acting skills step by step, and presenting his works.

The media also felt that Cao Xuan's brilliance was so great that many people ignored that he was still an excellent actor.

The entire entertainment industry may not be ranked high yet, but among the younger generation, it is already considered to be relatively top-notch.

As for Cao Xuan's group of fans, after accumulating two hit works, they finally formed a certain scale of [movie fans].

Although there is a huge difference in the number of movie fans compared to fans, and many of them are pure beauty fans, Cao Xuan also cherishes and cares for her very much.

There is no way, things are rare and valuable.

Cao Xuan has become a little bored and tired of listening to fans Rainbow Fart, and now he likes to see others praise him for his good acting, which gives him a full sense of accomplishment.

………

On April 5, "Golden Pink Family" officially launched.

The broadcast of "The Swordsman" is in full swing, and Cao Xuan's popularity is booming. This time when it was launched, countless reporters immediately came to watch.

As expected, Cao Xuan once again became the center of attention. Dozens of microphones reached out and almost buried Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan is used to facing the "siege" of reporters, and he is particularly cooperative, chatting in front of the camera. After all, it is his own business, and more exposure will make him more profitable.

"Our play tells the story of the Republic of China period, about young men and women's freedom of love... This play is not completely consistent with the original work. We have made some relevant modifications, which are directed by Director Liu Guoquan and our professional screenwriter team from Fanxing. Everyone You can look forward to it.”

"The choice of Dong Xuan was unanimously decided by Director Liu and me and the screenwriting team. She meets our needs for Leng Qingqiu. The little girl works hard and I believe she can play the role well."

"Of course you call me boss in private. What do you think it is called (laughs). In fact, we haven't communicated much. I hope we can cultivate some tacit understanding during this filming."

"Hu Jing has not joined the cast yet. She is currently busy with "Love Through Time" and should join the cast in May."

"Ratings? The higher the better, for sure. We haven't decided which TV station will broadcast it yet, but someone is already contacting us."

"The theme song is "Secret Fragrance". In fact, I originally wrote that song after watching "The Golden Family". I can understand that the song and the drama go hand in hand."

"Director Zhang and I don't have any conflicts. I won't do "Hero" because I have plans for the second half of the year and the schedule cannot be moved."

"Don't just ask me, there are very outstanding actors from our "Golden Family" crew next to you. You can also interview them."

"..."

Cao Xuan talked until his throat was almost smoking, and then he sent the reporters to interview other people.

Most of this group of actors are newcomers, and they are still a little uncomfortable facing interviews. Fortunately, there are also some veteran actors and agents to help them, so nothing went wrong after all.

At noon, as usual, a meal was arranged for the reporters and red envelopes were given. Producer Ding Ying stepped in. Cao Xuan did not go over and watched the actors filming on the spot.

The first scene of the crew is a big gathering of the Jin family. Cao Xuan will not appear for the time being, and basically the other Jin family members are there.

Master Kou Zhenhai is solemn, serious, and quite imposing. In the play, he is the prime minister. He is inferior to one person and superior to hundreds of millions of people. He is even directly regarded as the head of state.

It's just that it's not very good in the play, it's slightly weakened, emphasizing the majesty of its male protagonist and not mentioning the identity of the prime minister.

Wu Jing, the wife of the Jin family, is smart and strong, loves her son, and has the demeanor of a hostess.

The eldest young master/eldest mistress Xin Baiqing and Zhu Yuanyuan, the second young master/second young mistress Wang Tao/Yang Tongshu, the third young master/third young mistress Sha Yi and Yan Ni.

Couple Xin and Zhu said before that a husband and wife team came here. The second young master Wang Tao is not well-known, but he is a popular actor.

Li Dan, who had previously acted in "Ci of Daming Palace", is more famous in later generations as Ke Wuye in "The First Floor in the World", and he played a run-down dandy from the Eight Banners vividly.

Needless to say, the third young master Sha Yi has just joined Kongzheng. The casting director went to Kongzheng to find Yan Ni and took a liking to him at first sight.

It's not easy to hire this guy. After filming "Marry the Right Man in a Wrong Sedan Chair", he became somewhat famous. Shang Jing was thinking about asking him to film "Urban Man and Woman".

However, "The Golden Family" is a TV series starring Cao Xuan, which is considered a big drama in the industry.

Although it was a supporting role, it was more attractive than a sitcom. Sha Yi thought about it for a moment, then packed up and reported to the set with Yan Ni.

Cao Xuan looked at his "three brothers and three sisters-in-law" and always felt that they were a bit out of touch.

I was afraid that one of them would give me a sunflower acupoint massage, and the other would speak in Qin provincial dialect.

The three couples and the four ladies, Gao Yuanyuan, Yang Rui, Yang Xue, and Li Qian, are not all handsome men and beauties, but they also have their own characteristics.

Coupled with Cao Xuan, Dong Xuan, Hu Jing, Chen Kun, and Xu Lu, just selling their faces is enough to attract countless fans to stay in front of the TV and lick the screen.