However, the first massively popular book review arrived earlier than the Shengshi Fenghua Website had anticipated.
“At first, I thought the protagonists of this book would be Zhang Junbao and Guo Xiang, but I was wrong.
Then I thought the protagonists would be Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu, but I was wrong again!
Dude, what kind of protagonist is still a freaking baby at 170,000 words?
I calculated it, and the young Zhang Wuji won't truly appear until almost 300,000 words!
It's absolutely insane!
I guess only a true wuxia master like Gu Zhou Suo Li Weng would dare to write a book like this!
If this were a new author, they would definitely be sacrificed by the readers, right?
But the part where the six major sects besieged Bright Summit was really awesome; the Nine Yang Manual combined with the Heaven and Earth Great Shift is simply the ceiling of combat power!
Finally, I'm genuinely envious of Zhang Wuji's romantic luck...”
This book review was posted early on the 10th, and the reason it gained such high popularity was probably because everyone who saw it shared the same feelings.
After all, a book where the protagonist appears so late is truly a once-in-a-lifetime series!
This left some authors who liked to imitate Gu Zhou Suo Li Weng a bit bewildered.
Because they didn't have the guts to write like that!
And as more and more people finished reading the book, the discussion surrounding the heaven sword and dragon saber gradually began to rise.
Some people who had finished the entire book even started worrying about the casting for the television adaptation.
Who will play Zhang Wuji? Who can handle Zhao Min? What about Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao, and Yin Li?
Online, there was already a frenzy of discussion and arguments about this television series that didn't even have a shadow yet.
This scene made various entertainment companies and their actors and artists incredibly envious and jealous.
It was obvious that the heaven sword and dragon saber would undoubtedly be another major project for Tianxing Entertainment after the return of the condor heroes!
And it was the kind that had sky-high expectations and popularity even before filming began.
Moreover, such a big drama not only made money but also greatly boosted careers.
Tianxing Entertainment was going to win big again this time!
In fact, many entertainment companies had also considered collaborating with Gu Zhou Suo Li Weng, but unfortunately, this author was too mysterious; no news of him came out except when he released a book.
The Shengshi Fenghua Website was even more unwilling to reveal any information about Gu Zhou Suo Li Weng's identity, which left them with no opportunity to poach him or collaborate.
Last year, when the Shengshi Fenghua Website selected its platinum authors, Gu Zhou Suo Li Weng was undeniably at the top.
But the website's introduction of him only had a pen name! Not even a photo was included!
This caused a lot of sighs and lamentations from the outside world.
They couldn't understand, was the author Gu Zhou Suo Li Weng really willing to remain hidden behind the scenes and never show his face?
If he were willing to show his face and switch companies, he could easily fill sacks with money.
However, after they were one step behind Tianxing Entertainment, they fell further and further behind, and now they could only watch Tianxing Entertainment feast!
On the 11th, Su Yu was practicing songs with the selected singer for the next US station of the Four Nations Concert when Liu Xialai, Tianxing Entertainment's golden TV series Director, came over with a beaming smile.
At this time, the return of the condor heroes had already wrapped up filming and entered the post-production stage; as the General Director, he only needed to supervise the work, so he wasn't particularly busy.
And upon hearing that Su Yu had actually come to the company, coupled with the heated online discussions about the heaven sword and dragon saber, Liu Xialai's heart began to itch.
After handing over the editing work to the assistant director, he eagerly went to find Su Yu.
“Teacher Su Yu! Is this song a contestant song for the seventh episode of the Four Nations Concert? It's too beautiful!”
Liu Xialai had actually only heard a snippet, but praising Su Yu's songs vigorously was always the right move.
“Director Liu, let's just speak frankly if you have something to say.
We're so familiar now, there's no need for pleasantries,” Su Yu said, annoyed.
Did Su Yu not know what Liu Xialai was thinking?
“Ahem, when are we going to start preparing for the heaven sword and dragon saber?” Liu Xialai stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.
Although he knew Liu Xialai was here for this, Su Yu still felt that this Director Liu was truly too dedicated and too competitive!
He was really filming one TV series after another; didn't he feel tired?
Look at Director Zhao Xiaolu, for example; she hasn't even started filming beautiful fate 2 yet.
Su Yu heard that Zhao Xiaolu's side wouldn't start filming until July at the earliest.
The release slot was directly aimed at the Spring Festival!
Then look at you, Liu Xialai, acting like you're on a stimulant every day.
It's only been a few days since the return of the condor heroes wrapped up, and you're already preparing for the heaven sword and dragon saber?
If you're not tired, aren't the rest of the crew tired?
“Isn't that too rushed? Don't the crew members need some time to rest?” Su Yu asked seriously.
He didn't want to be a cold-hearted, unscrupulous capitalist who only knew how to exploit his workers.
“Rest for what? They're more anxious than I am!
They're afraid of not having work to do!” Liu Xialai said, exasperated, rubbing his forehead.
How can they make money without work?
They wished they had an endless stream of projects.
Otherwise, when this project ends, they would have to go out and find other crews to join.
“Alright then, this time, from casting to filming for the heaven sword and dragon saber, it will all be handled by Director Liu.
I won't participate.
Once the budget is made, we'll submit it directly for approval and project initiation!”
Su Yu couldn't say much more, so he simply agreed.
And this time, he truly wouldn't participate.
It should be known that the casting for the previous three TV series was all personally designated by Su Yu.
And the scripts and casting packages were all purchased by Su Yu from the system.
This time, Su Yu intended to let Liu Xialai be responsible.
“No casting recommendations?” Liu Xialai was a little confused.
“None! I trust your judgment!” Su Yu replied.
“Okay! Then I'll think about it carefully!
Actually, some of the female leads discussed by netizens recently are quite suitable, but some of them aren't from our company.
Teacher Su Yu, can we use outside actors this time?”
Liu Xialai instantly got into character, implying that he had already been paying attention to the actors.
“Try to use our own actors first.
Wang Meiling, Sun Xiaoxiao, Liu Ruyan, and Xiao Xia should all be able to find suitable roles for them.
If we really can't find anyone, then we can look for actors outside.”
Su Yu replied after thinking for a moment.
In fact, it was easy to find people for the four female actors with the most screen time, but the choice for Zhang Wuji was quite difficult.
However, that would be Liu Xialai's headache; Su Yu had already delegated authority anyway.
On the afternoon of the same day, on the Four Nations Concert official APP, South Korea stirred up trouble again.
South Korea's two lyricists and composers, Jeong Yun-ho and Park Ji-hoon, were both replaced.
The new songs for the sixth episode had only been online for less than three days, and although their rankings were a bit embarrassing, replacing them so abruptly really hurt morale, didn't it?
Su Yu didn't know what was going on in South Korea, nor did he want to know; it had little to do with him!
At this time, after the bombardment of the two songs “Adeline by the Water” and “above the moon” in the sixth episode, his overseas entertainment prestige value had already reached over 900 million!
He firmly held the top two spots on the June New Song Chart, and he was getting closer and closer to breaking 1 billion in overseas prestige value...