Chapter 204: Su Shuang's Political Schemes, Boss Wei Who Attracts a Lot of Male Fans

It was the end of January 2011, and the Spring Festival was only a day or two away.

The streets and alleys were filled with the New Year atmosphere. Students were enjoying their winter vacation happily, and adults were also starting to take their New Year vacations. Everyone returned to their hometowns with large and small bags or bought New Year goods to celebrate the reunion festival with their families.

"Don't leave this snack box outside. It won't look good if it gets broken. Look for any unused clothes at home and pack them up when the time comes."

"Don't bring cigarettes, tea, etc. I'll buy them in my hometown when the time comes. They're cheaper than in Beijing, and my dad doesn't care about that."

"Go and ask your friend if there's a train ticket. If not, let's line up overnight so we don't get stuck on the train."

"..."

Ai Yan checked her luggage and kept giving instructions to her boyfriend Luo Yijia.

They were college lovers. It was rare that they didn't break up right after graduation, but continued to work together in society.

Three years after graduation, their relationship was stable, their work was relatively on track, and they were about the same age, so they were ready to take a step further.

Last Spring Festival, Ai Yan followed Luo Yijia to his hometown in Shanxi Province and met Luo's parents. This Spring Festival, it is Luo Yijia's turn to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law in Jiangsu Province.

If there are no problems, the parents of both sides will meet to discuss, and then choose an auspicious day this year to get married.

Ai Yan clapped her hands in satisfaction after packing up her luggage. She only needs to wait for the train ticket to go home.

After the call, Luo Yijia also made an OK gesture: "The tickets have arrived. The train is tomorrow night. I'll go get them now."

"I'll go too. It's a good opportunity to treat people to a meal, and I don't have to cook at home."

Luo Yijia nodded and took the initiative to suggest: "After dinner, I'll take you to see a movie. The movie version of "Wulin Waijia" is released. If you don't watch it now, your hometown may not have a screening."

Ai Yan knew that her boyfriend was a senior fan of "Wulin Waijia". She also liked watching this drama, but...

"If we watch a movie, we won't be able to wait for the update of "Eastern Palace" tonight."

"It doesn't matter. Sohu will have it at 10 o'clock. It won't be delayed to watch it online."

"Then let's go."

The two reached an agreement, picked up the tickets first, treated friends to dinner, and then went to the cinema to watch the movie "Wulin Waijia".

How to say this movie, it can't be said to be a bad movie, but it is a little different from the impression of "Wulin Waijia", especially the makeup of Tong Zhanggui, which looks like a ghost.

But then again, for most of the fans, it is satisfying to see the original cast reunited and tell a good story.

At least Luo Yijia and Ai Yan did not think the ticket price was not worth it. On the way back, they discussed the plot, which led to a key question.

House prices!

Cai Shen, the screenwriter of "Wulin Wai Zhuan", complained about the real estate bubble in the movie and predicted that this situation would go wrong sooner or later, causing house prices to plummet.

This die-hard supporter of "House prices will plummet sooner or later" not only complained about the real estate bubble in the movie "Wulin Wai Zhuan", but also added some private goods in "Dragon Gate Escort".

"Real estate developers can't bear it anymore. In a few years, houses will be like free gifts."

Strictly speaking, you can't say that people have made a wrong budget, but at least in the next 10 to 20 years, this situation is unlikely to happen.

Luo Yijia and Ai Yan are about to get married, so they naturally have to consider the wedding house. With the current salary and savings of the young couple, it is almost impossible to buy a house independently in Beijing, and they must rely on family support.

In this case, they must make more careful choices and expect to maximize their benefits.

Luo Yijia and Ning Caishen have similar views. The housing prices have risen too fast in the past two years and are likely to collapse. They should hold on for a while, rent a house first, and buy a house after the bubble.

Ai Yan wants to have her own home directly, and also brought out Wei Yang's theory that [buying a house may be the best investment method for ordinary people within ten years].

"Cai Shen used to speculate in stocks and has a lot of insights on the economy."

"Wei Yang is young, has a net worth of billions, and has a unique vision. What he said is right."

"..."

The two people each have their own opinions, and Ai Yan has the overall advantage. First, Luo Yijia can't argue with her, and second, Wei Yang is indeed more successful than Caishen on the surface.

Not only in terms of wealth, but also in the screenwriting career, Caishen's "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is certainly a masterpiece, and Wei Yang's "My Love from the Star", Zhenhua Trilogy, and "Eastern Palace" adapted by the host are also popular masterpieces.

Strictly speaking, Wei Yang's current screenwriter reputation is greater than Caishen. After all, the latter is only good at comedy, and Wei Yang is relatively more comprehensive.

Ai Yan was confident with Wei Yang, a capable idol. Luo Yijia was a little hesitant. After all, his original intention was not to not want to buy a house, but to maximize the benefits.

If Wei Yang, a rising star in business, is really optimistic about the housing market in the next ten years, then he thinks it is not impossible to take a gamble.

Putting aside the appreciation, as long as there is no loss, it is very worthwhile for them who have just needed it...

After returning home, as soon as she put her things away, Ai Yan turned on the computer in a hurry to search for the update of "Eastern Palace" tonight. Luo Yijia complained that Ai Yan almost didn't even change her shoes just now, and he obediently moved a bench and sat next to his girlfriend.

After watching it for so long, he is actually a fan of "Eastern Palace", and even many of his friends and colleagues are following the drama.

Speaking of which, although women are the main audience group for Wei Yang's previous "My Love from the Star" and this "Eastern Palace", there are also many male fans.

The reason is very simple. These two TV series are not brainless or bloody, and there are no obvious low-quality thunder points.

In fact, many boys also like to watch TV series. Even if the female market later dominates the mainstream, men are still an audience group that cannot be ignored.

In later generations, such as "In the Name of the People", "Kuang Biao", "Celebrating Yu Nian", "Awakening Age" and other popular works, one of the success factors is to attract a large number of male audiences.

Even later, due to the serious internal competition in the film and television industry, the female market is highly saturated, and the model routine has basically been developed.

Many platforms and film and television companies have also begun to regard the male market as a new blue ocean.

Many military themes, which many people think are the main theme, are actually also a test of the male market. The same is true for male-frequency online literature adaptations and historical themes.

Many people even complain about sister-brother love, aunt-nephew love, and grandma-grandson love. There are too many TV series that please middle-aged and elderly women.

But in fact, TV series about uncles marrying young wives have also been filmed, with the purpose of pleasing male audiences.

Chen Jianbin, Yu Hewei, Zhang Jiayi and other middle-aged powerful male actors have all played similar TV series.

Since his debut, Wei Yang has been deeply involved in idol dramas, targeting female audiences, but he has never given up on the male audience group.

For example, although the Zhenhua trilogy is from the perspective of the female protagonist, the overall story is about campus youth, and the narrative is more group-oriented, so male audiences can also see their own shadows in it.

The same is true for "My Love from the Star". Women fantasize about having such a powerful and infatuated alien husband, and male audiences can actually empathize with the male protagonist.

He is handsome, has superpowers, and has a superstar wife!

As for "Eastern Palace", it goes without saying. As mentioned earlier, the original work was written from the first perspective of the female protagonist, and the TV series was adapted into a third perspective, and Wei Yang, the male protagonist who carries the ratings, has more scenes.

Female audiences watch the sadomasochistic love between the male and female protagonists, and male audiences can watch the power struggle for the throne in addition to the sadomasochistic love.

As a screenwriter, Wei Yang always remembers that "Eastern Palace" is an idol drama with a low audience threshold, so the power struggle elements cannot be too obscure.

To put it bluntly, don't shoot "Towards the Republic" and "The Ming Dynasty 1566", but shoot "Kangxi Dynasty" and "Nirvana in Fire".

Perhaps in the eyes of some historical masters and netizens with higher levels, some of the plot tactics are childish and have loopholes, but they are enough to satisfy most ordinary audiences, and more importantly, they look sweet and cool.

The original "Eastern Palace" has few tactics lines, and the original version is not really exciting. The current version of "Eastern Palace" is a script personally polished by Wei Yang, which firmly grasps the two points of [sweet] and [cool].

The setting of the male protagonist, who is white-faced and black-bellied, pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, ruthless, and using all kinds of means to the extreme, needs no further explanation.

In the arrangement of the plot, the male protagonist is upgrading and fighting monsters all the way, first the second prince who competes for the crown prince, then the adoptive mother queen who has turned against each other, and then the biggest obstacle to the male protagonist's administration, the powerful minister Gao Xiang and his followers, and finally the father-son duel with the emperor.

Kill one, and then another, the plot rhythm is full, giving the male protagonist and the audience no chance to breathe.

Each upgrade and monster-fighting plot also has its own conflict climax.

The weak against the strong with the second prince, and finally confronted in the court, the male protagonist reversed and killed, and won the throne.

The relationship between the queen's upbringing and her mother's hatred is also a conflict between filial piety and imperial power, which leads to bloodshed in the palace.

He presided over the reform, affected the interests of the top leaders, pressed forward step by step, and finally led to the rebellion of the powerful ministers, turning the tide and clearing the obstacles.

The prince was strong, the emperor was unwilling, the two dragons fought, the father was kind and the son was filial, and the winner was the emperor, but he became a lonely man.

The closer the plot gets to the end, the higher the status of the male protagonist, the more he gets, but he also loses more and more.

Compared with the sadomasochistic love between the male and female protagonists in the original novel "Eastern Palace", the TV series "Eastern Palace" shows the bloody and cold road of the emperor.

Although Li Chengyin, played by Wei Yang, is not likable in some plots, more and more audiences understand and like this black-bellied and cruel but caring prince of the Eastern Palace.

At the same time, Li Chengyin's cold and ruthless personality actually makes Qu Xiaofeng, the heroine, more special.

Because in the hero's heart, his biological father and adoptive mother are not good people, and his relatives, friends, and subordinates have their own considerations. Only the heroine is the only one he trusts and feels at ease.

In addition to the country, there is the heroine. Even in the hero's heart, both sides were once equally important.

In the hero's words, he wants to create a peaceful and prosperous world, and hopes to wait for that day with the heroine.

This setting of "you are the only one" may seem a bit old-fashioned, but it works every time, and both boys and girls fall for this routine.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, Luo Yijia has indeed accumulated a lot of good feelings for Wei Yang because of the drama "Eastern Palace".

The character of Li Chengyin is too charming, and he plays it well, lonely, powerful, ruthless and tragic.

It is no exaggeration to say that a male colleague of his has now become a die-hard fan of Wei Yang and has bought derivatives of "Eastern Palace". If he didn't know the situation of this buddy, Luo Yijia would have suspected that he was turned gay.

He even understood his girlfriend's admiration for Wei Yang, and was less jealous, as long as she didn't call him husband or wear a wedding dress to cheer him on.

Even aside from the fact that Wei Yang was a Manchester United fan, as a football fan, Luo Yijia sometimes even had the urge to follow his girlfriend into the fandom.

There were many boys who had similar ideas to Luo Yijia.

"Eastern Palace" and Li Chengyin may not be Wei Yang's most popular works and roles with the most fans, but they are definitely the most attractive to male fans.

For a male artist who prefers the idol route, being able to attract a large number of male fans is definitely something to be proud of.

It means that Wei Yang's commercial value and overall appeal have reached a new level...