Chapter 357 Xiao Zhao: Anyone Can Lose, but Liu Shishi Must Die

Magic City, Yunhua Mansion

Wei Yang got out of the car, holding two plastic boxes. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiao Zhao, Wang Yunping, and the nanny tinkering with a stove in the yard.

"What are you doing this for?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to eat hot pot? I'll take care of it."

Xiao Zhao must have been tinkering with it for a long time, and his whole body was a little dull. There were also a few gray marks on his round face, making him look cute and cute.

"How do you eat this thing? Don't you have copper pots and electric pots at home? It's so troublesome to use this thing."

"It's not just for eating hot pot. This stove is ready and placed in the yard. It can be used for barbecue and cooking in the summer and for simmering soup in the hot pot in the winter. It has many uses."

"That's right."

Wang Yunping nodded in agreement: "Earth stoves are the most fragrant and nutritious, and gas and electric stoves are much better."

have to!

As soon as he heard this, Wei Yang knew who had started this matter. No wonder Xiao Zhao was so active and did not find anyone. He went to the battle himself. Making the stove was fake, but pleasing the old man was real.

"Okay, you guys can't figure it out either, let me do it."

"You can?"

Xiao Zhao had some doubts. Because she had a good relationship with Wang Yunping, she knew Wei Yang's background best.

When Wei Yang was a child, his family was not rich and he lived in a rural area, but he was the only child in the old Wei family. He was doted on by both the old and the young, so he really didn't do much work.

In addition to low-tech tasks such as washing dishes and feeding pigs, cooking is all that can be done to support the day. Although setting up a stove is not a big project, it is not something that everyone can do.

"You're looking down on people, aren't you?"

Wei Yang rolled up his sleeves and handed the phone case to Xiao Zhao: "Let's have seafood for lunch, then order a free-range chicken, and let you try the authentic wood-fired ground-pot chicken in the evening."

Ground pot chicken is a specialty of Xu City, which is adjacent to Wei Yang's hometown of Zao City. The cooking process is the same as part of Zao City's famous spicy chicken dish, so many people in Zao City know this dish. It may not be authentic, but it is not bad at all.

Xiao Zhao was really impressed by Wei Yang, so he called the nanny and moved the box to the kitchen. Inside was a small ten-pound Eastern star spot and some abalone and oysters, all of which were fresh.

Wei Yang himself has a general interest in seafood, preferring shellfish, including shrimps and crabs, but not fish.

His mother and father are even more interesting. Wang Yunping is a typical inland person. He is not interested in seafood and river fresh food and hardly eats it, but Wei Shan likes to eat fish very much.

In his hometown, he basically ate water fish, but when he came to the Magic City, he liked sea fish even more, so Wei Yang would ask people to look out for good products from time to time and give his father a taste.

"How do you eat such a big fish?"

Xiao Zhao was in trouble. She was from the mainland and was not good at cooking seafood. She basically steamed and cooked the fish, so she gave the fish to the nanny.

She packed the oysters herself, which she was quite familiar with. Boss Wei loved to eat them, and she also liked him to eat them. She also found someone to learn a few secret sauce recipes.

Wang Yunping also came to help. She disliked the fishy smell of seafood, so she cooked other meals and chatted with Xiao Zhao.

Xiao Zhao has been filming "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" in Hengdian before, and even now he has not finished filming. The reason why he returned to Shanghai is to promote "The Star".

This summer, Blue Whale didn't have much action in the movie, but in the small screen field, it can be said that it is determined to be the leader, with two main productions.

One is "Brilliant Star" starring Xiao Zhao and Hu Ge, which will be launched on Modu TV + Penguin Video in June.

One is the long-awaited "Qing Yu Nian 2". This drama has been entangled with various parties before, and it has finally been confirmed to be broadcast in the summer. It has been scheduled for July, and the third part will be scheduled for the beginning of next year.

Although "Celebrating the Year 2" is competing, Blue Whale has a high chance of winning the summer season and does not have high requirements for the performance of "Brilliant Star".

But after all, the cost of filming is here, and Xiao Zhao is known as a drama queen. This time, Blue Whale paired her with Hu Ge, a popular star.

For a project of this size, even if "Qing Yu Nian 2" is on top, it really doesn't have high requirements.

On the contrary, leaving aside Wei Yang's debut in "Shanshan Is Here", this is the first time for Xiao Zhao to cooperate with a first-line male star and play the role of the heroine of a multi-million dollar production. It can be said that he is in and out of the circle, up and down. people are looking at her.

The Sweet Girl Trilogy allowed Xiao Zhao to catch up with the Three Beauties of Sword and Fairy, but these three dramas were all low-budget, and their themes and styles were relatively homogeneous.

"Brilliant Star" is definitely a first-line production in the industry, and its subject matter is not a sweet drama, but more orthodox ancient puppets.

If Xiao Zhao's drama can still hold up, it will further prove Xiao Zhao's ability to carry dramas and market appeal, and her status and reputation will be even higher.

Therefore, "Brilliant Star" is very important to Xiao Zhao. She did not relax because of "Qing Yu Nian 2", but she had to work harder and more seriously.

It's a bit dumbfounding to say that "Qing Yu Nian 2" gave Blue Whale a great sense of security and confidence, but it pushed the TV series of the same period to a crawl.

Everyone didn't want to compete head-on with "Celebrating the New Year 2", so they all skipped the schedule, so that there were very few TV series available for the same period in July.

TV series that are relatively recognized by the industry have either been moved to June or scheduled to August.

Considering that "Qing Yu Nian 2" will definitely have a lot of replays and aftermath, the June schedule is even slightly more popular than August.

You know, the summer starring roles correspond to the students' summer vacation, so July and August are naturally the most popular months.

"Celebrating More Than Years 2" can force many film producers to choose June, which is not summer vacation, rather than fighting the aftermath of "Celebrating More Than Years 2" in August.

One can imagine the power of one play!

But even if Xiao Zhao was pitted in this way, he had several powerful opponents for nothing, which would inevitably lead to a ratings war.

Xiao Zhao was not Wei Yang, and he was not sure about it. When he talked about this with Wang Yunping, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

Wang Yunping didn't understand the ratings of these TV series, but she had confidence in her son and daughter-in-law.

"Don't worry, Wei Yang has never lost. You will definitely win too. He is the brother of Blue Whale, and you are the sister. You two are a perfect match, and you will be successful in everything..."

After several years of getting along, it was not only Xiao Zhao who could please Wang Yunping, but the latter could also judge the pulse of his daughter-in-law to some extent, and even said a few words learned from TV series, which made Xiao Zhao smile.

The three of them cooked quickly, and they finished four dishes and a soup in an hour or so.

Xiao Zhao washed his hands, went to the yard to call people to eat, and wanted to see how the stove was done.

Then he saw Boss Wei squatting in front of an ugly and shabby stove, doubting his life.

Xiao Zhao added: "Can I still eat the clay pot chicken tonight?"

"It's just a poor performance. It will be done in the afternoon, and it will be done in the afternoon!"

Wei Yang was very unconvinced. Xiao Zhao looked at the miserable stove and didn't have much confidence in his promise.

"Why don't we find someone? This is not difficult, and it's not difficult to find a master."

Professional people do professional things. The easiest and most labor-saving way is of course to find someone to do it.

Xiao Zhao was just showing off in front of Wang Yunping. It doesn't matter whether the stove can be made or not. The key is the attitude and the friendship of working together. Anyway, there is no rush. If it can't be done, just find someone to do it.

Just now, Wei Yang took on so much responsibility that Xiao Zhao was really scared. Now that he saw that he was really not made for this, he naturally planned to find external help.

"If not, I don't believe it."

If it were two hours ago, Wei Yang would have nodded in agreement directly, but now there is a failed product, which has aroused Wei Yang's competitive spirit.

He must make this thing himself today!

Wei Yang washed his hands and ate, then fiddled with it for more than an hour without stopping, but it was still not satisfactory.

Even so, it did not discourage his enthusiasm at all, but made him more and more courageous. However, Wei Yang also realized that he could not do it alone, so he started to call for help.

Finding an expert is cheating, so he found an outsider, intending to gather everyone's strength to overcome the difficulties.

"..."

When Li Jiahang, who was idle at home, and Hu Ge, who was also on holiday for the promotion of "Star Han Canlan", were called in, they saw this mess, and they were so upset.

"You called us here in a hurry, and ended up making this thing?"

"Isn't it enough to buy one? Isn't it childish?"

Wei Yang waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense, if you have the ability to make it, I will consider you awesome."

"Tsk, this is also a thing."

"It seems that Boss Wei has really been corrupted by capitalism. This time I will let you see the power of the working people."

More than an hour later, Xiao Zhao looked at the three men who were blaming each other because of the unsuccessful construction of the stove, and couldn't help but propose again.

"Why don't we call two more people? I remember Wei Fei is from the countryside, he might be able to do it."

"No need."

The three men, who were already red-eyed, refused in unison, and then continued to work, saying harsh words.

"If it weren't for these two people holding us back, we could have tried the stove now."

"I'm not going to sleep today, I'm going to get the stove done."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll let you eat earthen pot chicken today."

"..."

Xiao Zhao regretted it for a while. If she had known that she would suffer this, she might as well have called the master directly. The rare world of two people turned into a kindergarten competition.

In the end, Xiao Zhao still ate the earthen pot chicken made by Wei Yang himself.

The stove was also built. After all, it was not a difficult job. If the three people hadn't had their own ideas and blamed each other for their differences, they would have done it long ago.

Of course, the technical guidance of consultant Wei Shanwei, who went home to eat fish after closing the fruit shop, was also indispensable.

In the evening, Li Jiahang and Hu Ge naturally stayed for dinner, and inevitably talked about "Star Han Canlan" during the meal.

At present, the two of them, together with other main creators, have almost finished some of the early publicity, so they have a holiday, and then they will cooperate with the broadcast of some publicity.

"The resources here on Shanghai Satellite TV are still a little bit worse. If it is Hunan Provincial TV, it will be more active."

After hearing about some of the publicity channels of Shanghai Satellite TV, even though Wei Yang knew it, he still shook his head.

In recent years, Blue Whale has cooperated more with Hunan Provincial TV, and has truly appreciated the strength of the local TV overlord, especially the publicity and platform advantages, which are far more than other TV stations.

If the drama "Star Han Canlan" was put on Hunan Provincial TV, Wei Yang is confident that it will break 2, but now it is on Shanghai Satellite TV, it is hard to say.

However, now Blue Whale has cooperated enough with Hunan Provincial TV, and there is even a hint of bundling. This is not what Wei Yang wants, so he consciously deepens the cooperation with Shanghai.

For example, "Star Han Canlan" and "Running Man" are all like this, and there is also a modern drama starring Na Zha in Jiangsu Province that is also broadcast there.

It is precisely because of this that Wei Yang feels that although Shanghai’s variety show promotion resources are weaker, if “Running Man” is launched, with this trump card program, Shanghai TV can compete with Hunan Province at least at a certain stage.

More importantly, Blue Whale also has its own trump card variety show promotion channel, which has more room for operation.

Not necessarily. Wei Yang also withheld Rouba's drama and did not rush to sell it. He planned to wait for "Running Man" to be broadcast and wait for the price to rise.

He knew how powerful this variety show would be if it became popular. In his previous life, Yang Tianbao became a first-line artist and even a top-tier actress.

Liu, Yang, Zhao, and Tang are all actresses with many popular dramas or even hits. Yang Tianbao can barely stand shoulder to shoulder with them as 85 flowers with just one variety show. You can imagine how popular she is.

At this stage, Rouba is not strong enough to carry the drama, at least he can't compare with Xiao Zhao and Na Zha who have hits, so it's better to wait until "Running Man" is online and then make a lot of money with the skyrocketing popularity.

Wei Yang also thought of "Gu Jian Qi Tan". This drama not only has Da Mi Mi, but Rouba also took over the role of Shuangzi sister and played the second female role. The price will also increase in the future.

However, if Rouba also becomes popular, Wei Yang will have Tang Yan, Da Mimi, Xiao Zhao, and the two beauties of Xinjiang Province, a total of five popular actresses who can stand on their own, and Fan Xiaopang and Liu Shishi can also be called upon when the opportunity arises.

There is money to be made, but resources are enough to give him a headache...

Thinking about it, apart from other things, Wei Yang can't help but regret that "The Stars and the Canlan" did not take advantage of "Running Man".

There is no way, to do this kind of reality show, even if there is a team from South Korea to help, Blue Whale and Shanghai Satellite TV are both novices, lacking experience, and have to slowly explore.

In addition, the schedules of major guests must be coordinated, and there must be inventory on hand before the broadcast, so the action will naturally not be too fast, and it will be launched at least in September or October.

Not only "The Stars and the Canlan" can't take advantage of the light, but "Celebrating Yu Nian 2" can only watch.

However, the latter has its own resources from Hunan Province to make up for it, so "The Stars and the Canlan" can only rely on itself.

While eating and chatting, Wei Yang and his friends turned on the TV and studied the main opponents.

The premiere of "The Stars and the Moonlight" is on June 8th, and two important rivals have already been launched.

"The Legend of Yue Fei" starring Huang Xiaoming is a serious drama. The themes and styles of the two dramas are not the same, so it's barely okay.

More noteworthy is "The King of Lanling" starring Feng Shaofeng and Ariel Lin. This drama can almost be said to be the biggest rival of "The Stars and the Moonlight".

The same costume theme has certain elements of war and intrigue, more or less a touch of tragedy, and the male and female protagonists are not good people.

Feng Shaofeng is a popular young actor in the past two years. With the support of "Palace Lock Heart Jade" and Huayi, his popularity has skyrocketed and he has also entered the film industry.

He once replaced Zhang Junning, who was one of the four young actors before, as well as veteran young actors such as Tong Dawei, Lu Yi, and Nie Yuan, and was called the "Three Heroes of Shanghai Theatre Academy" together with Wei Yang and Hu Ge.

This title is completely artificial hype and intentional. Hu Ge is okay, and Feng's momentum can barely touch porcelain now, but Wei Yang is really not comparable to him.

But they started from school. From a certain perspective, the three of them are indeed the most popular and popular male artists of the new generation of Shanghai Theatre Academy in recent years.

What Wei Yang despises is that Hu Ge is okay, after all, he was born in the 80s.

Feng was born in 1978, about 10 years older than Wei Yang. The two are not of the same generation at all. It's just that this guy became popular late and is handsome, so the public has a wrong perception, so he shamelessly calls himself the three heroes with two juniors.

Wei Yang doesn't want to discuss Feng's coquettish operation, but it is undeniable that the other party is indeed not to be underestimated.

Not to mention Ariel Lin, one of the few remaining Taiwanese idols. Although she is not popular, her basic base and national popularity are not bad, which is also a steep challenge for Zhao Xiao.

In particular, Lin actually took the sweet girl route in her early years, and even now, everyone's impression of her is more cute.

So this time is also the [sweet road battle] between the old sweet girl in Taiwan and the new sweet girl in the mainland.

Even if the style of the two people's drama this time is not a sweet drama, the outside world still sees it this way.

More importantly, "Lanling King" is broadcasted by Hunan TV, which has the advantages of platform and publicity, so this battle is not easy to fight and must be handled with caution.

Wei Yang and Hu Ge talked the most about "Lanling King". Although Xiao Zhao listened very seriously, he actually focused more on another hot drama that has not been broadcast in June.

"Startling by Each Step" is a modern sister work "Startling by Each Step", starring Liu Shishi.

Xiao Zhao has been famous for several years, but this is the first time he has encountered Liu Shishi's work head-on.

Wei Yang people think that the biggest opponent of "Star Han Canlan" is "Lanling King", but in Xiao Zhao's heart, defeating Liu Shishi is the most important thing.

You can lose the summer battle, but you must win Liu Shishi...