Chapter 186 The general trend is like this Shu Chang hung up the hot phone and saw a little head pop up in front of him. "Cousin, cousin, is that Zhao Linger on the other end of the line?!" Facing his little cousin Juanjuan's questioning, Shu Chang patted her head and said with a smile: "My real name... uh, my name is Liu Yifei, and Zhao Linger is a character on TV." This little girl is the stepdaughter of my second uncle. Because she has lived with her eldest uncle since she was a child, even though the two are not related by blood, Shu Chang still loves his second uncle's stepdaughter. What's more, this little girl is very cute, with big watery eyes that seem to be able to speak. At this time, my cousin Juanjuan asked again: "If I go to the crew with you, can I see Li Xiaoyao?" Shu Chang knew that she had mistakenly thought that she and Liu Yifei were in the same crew - but this was actually a blessing in disguise, because Hu Ge, who played Li Xiaoyao, was indeed also in the crew of "New Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". So she smiled and said, "That depends on whether the drama is shot separately or together. If it is shot together, then you can see Li Xiaoyao." "Oh~"
Juanjuan, who was only 7 years old, nodded ignorantly. At this time, the second aunt suddenly came over attentively, touched her daughter's head, and asked expectantly: "Changchang, do you think Juanjuan can be a big star like you in the future?" "What kind of celebrity am I?" Shu Chang quickly waved his hands and said, "At least I have to be as famous as Yifei to be considered a big star. I am just a small actor now." "That's much better than most people!" The second aunt persisted: "You were only five years old when you went to film, and now Juanjuan is seven years old, look..." Seeing that his second aunt was serious, Shu Chang also looked at his little cousin carefully. The little cousin Juanjuan was not afraid of people. She supported her waist and blinked her eyes, staring at Shu Chang in return. "should be no problem." Seeing this, Shu Chang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Juanjuan is much cuter than I was when I was a child. If she were to dress up... Wait!" Shu Chang was talking when he suddenly thought of something and ran back to his bedroom. Soon he took out the script of "New Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". She flipped through it carefully and found that apart from mentioning that the female ghosts adopted Xiaobai, a lonely ghost who stole offerings, and that Xiaobai was a half-grown child, there was no detailed information about Xiaobai's age and gender. Does my little cousin have a chance to play this role? Although he felt it was a bit presumptuous, Shu Chang still called the assistant director and told him Juanjuan's basic situation. The other party agreed readily. After all, he was just an insignificant little actor, so it didn't matter who he was given to. Especially since Shu Chang hasn't officially signed the contract yet, locking her in for such a small role is definitely a sure win deal. After deciding this matter, Shu Chang told his second aunt the good news. While the second aunt was overjoyed, she also began to worry, fearing that her daughter would mess up this debut. He asked this and inquired about that. If they were not relatives, Shu Chang would have become impatient long ago.
"correct!" The second aunt suddenly thought of something and asked her daughter, "Should we give Juanjuan a more fashionable stage name?" "This one……" Shu Chang hesitated and said, "In the past, mainland actors all used their real names, but in the past two years, stage names have become popular." "Since it's popular, let's just come up with one. It'd be best if it's easy to pronounce and popular. Oh, and let's find a master to calculate it!" My second aunt was in high spirits, so she was naturally very active. The next day, she went to find a fortune teller and gave her little cousin Juanjuan a stage name: Song Zuer. ………… December 2005, 1. Jingtai, which had just finished its New Year's Eve party, held an internal summary meeting. As the producer and leading actor of this year's drama King, Xu Kun was also invited to participate in the internal celebration activities after the meeting. Eating and drinking together to enhance friendship was secondary. The main thing was that Xu Kun took this opportunity to get in touch with the survey report of the Beijing-Taiwan Market Research Department: [The audience share of costume dramas in the north has shown a clear downward trend in the second half of the year, showing a hint of decline? ] If this was not a survey report from Beijing and Taiwan, Xu Kun would definitely think it was nonsense. 04 was clearly the year when costume dramas shined. The two swords that were hyped up in the second half of the year can only be ranked third and fifth among costume dramas - the first place is the invincible drama "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties", the second place is "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and the fourth place in the middle is the low-cost masterpiece "Snow Goddess Dragon". Moreover, "The Emperor Wu of Han", which was just broadcast on CCTV yesterday, also won a great start and a standing ovation. How come this shows a hint of decline? "Xiao Xu, you can't just look at the top, you have to look at the overall average ratings. This year in northern China, the average ratings for costume dramas have indeed declined. There has also been a slight decline in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Only in the southern Guangdong and Guangxi regions has the popularity shown no signs of fading for the time being." Facing the explanation given by a deputy director of Beijing and Taiwan, Xu Kun still found it a little unbelievable: "But so many costume dramas have been filmed in the second half of this year, and the investment is getting bigger and bigger..." "It's because we've filmed too many movies, and the audiences are getting a little bored." The deputy director spread his hands and said, "And the proportion of males in the current audience is continuously decreasing, and most female audiences are not as interested in political schemes and martial arts as male audiences. That’s why we judge that this trend will continue to grow, and from all indications, modern melodramas and fashion idol dramas will be the biggest beneficiaries—in fact, they have already benefited greatly from the withdrawal of crime dramas from the prime time slot, and this time it’s just a continued rise.” Now Xu Kun had no choice but to believe it. After accepting this fact, thinking about what happened in his previous life, he suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he didn't hear any news related to the TV series from his cellmates. It turned out that men no longer liked to watch TV series. Xu Kun also immediately understood the meaning of Jingtai's proactive disclosure of the news - this was to remind him to try his best to transform himself and not to stick to costume dramas in the future. But apart from costume martial arts dramas, his specialty is crime dramas, but crime dramas have been kicked out of the prime time slot this year... His two best cards are useless. Is he going to switch to acting in "Chinese Divorce", that kind of nagging and cowardly drama? When Xu Kun thought of Chen Daoming's various frustrations in "Chinese Divorce", he felt numb all over. The character setting doesn't fit, and he resists it in his heart. Even if he bites the bullet and plays the role, he probably won't be able to act that cowardly. Is there no way to make money while standing? Seeing Xu Kun so conflicted, the deputy director smiled and patted Xu Kun on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to worry too much. There are only signs now. I estimate that there is still a buffer period of two to three years before costume dramas really decline. Otherwise, the station will not be interested in your drama Zhu Yuanzhang." Only then did Xu Kun feel a little more at ease. However, if we calculate it in two years, that means that costume dramas will officially enter a period of decline in 07. It also means that by the first half of 06, he must find a suitable direction for transformation - at least he must occupy a place in fashion dramas.
This made Xu Kun feel a little overwhelmed. The TV dramas and movies he watched in later life were mainly family comedies, and there were rarely any domineering protagonists in them. As for those he had heard of on the news broadcast, he only knew the name and the general type, and had never watched them. uh~ The protagonists of "Charlotte's Troubles" and "The Richest Tomato" are relatively strong, but these are things that happened at least ten years later. Would they be popular if they were filmed now? And with his current acting style, can he handle this kind of comedy? Xu Kun only has a few cards in his hand, and he doesn't want to ruin them in a muddle. And to be honest, he just watched the movie for fun. If you ask him to find out the details in the movie now, he probably won't be able to find them even if he scratches his head. Xu Kun's original idea was to wait for those classic movies to come out, and then fight for the role if it was suitable for him. If it was not suitable, he would see if there were any investment opportunities. All in all, he can't count on those future movies for now. He still has to figure out a way forward on his own. (End of this chapter)