Chapter 380: Easter Eggs and Continued Cultural Export

On July 20, 2022, the finale of "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" will be broadcast.

Prior to this, the plot of the TV series had been fully developed, and a certain plot linkage was made with the previous work "Baolian Lantern".

For example, Xiaoyu, the heroine of "Baolian Lantern", was born to the fox sister and the fifth brother in the play, and later the fifth brother was ready to eat Tang monk meat for immortality, but was defeated by Sun Wukong and Yang Chan, and the husband and wife died.

Xiaoyu was taken to Huashan by Yang Chan to raise her, but was later quietly stolen by the fox sister's mother, ready to teach her granddaughter to avenge her parents.

The love between the Three Virgins and Liu Yanchang was also mentioned, probably because Yang Chan was too lonely in Huashan, and there was a good-looking man who pursued her with a dead face, and she had feelings after coming and going.

"Baolian Lantern" Yang Jian directly dismantled the house and arrested people as soon as he appeared, and "Baolian Lantern Prequel" was slightly changed.

Yang Jian knew that his sister and Liu Yanchang had a personal relationship, but he didn't like Liu Yanchang as a weak scholar, and he strongly opposed the relationship between the two.

The third virgin Yang Chan respects her second brother very much, but she is reluctant to leave Liu Yanchang, and the brother and sister are a little unhappy.

Later, Yang Chan and Liu Yanchang got married and had children, although Yang Jian was angry, he didn't think about breaking up his sister's family, but was ready to hide it.

As a result, the villain Tiannu, who had a grudge against Yang Chan, made trouble and threatened Yang Jian with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in a certain place.

In addition, the queen mother had already mastered the power of heaven at that time, and this old lady didn't know that it was a menopausal attack, and she was very disgusted by the fact that the gods fell in love.

The former had the Weaver Girl and the Seven Fairies who were severely punished by her, and later the Eight Fairies committed crimes against the wind, which completely angered the Queen Mother, and she did not hesitate to suppress her own daughters forever.

Yang Jian didn't want his sister to be punished like this, so he planned to deal with it privately first, stabilize Tiannu, and then slowly try to do it.

So, Yang Jian led the troops to the lower realm, and in the unbelievable eyes of the Three Holy Mother, he imprisoned his sister in Huashan, and Liu Yanchang's father and son were rescued by the four princesses and sent to Liujia Village to settle down.

After witnessing the tragedy of his mother, sister, and the Eight Fairies, Yang Jian felt more and more pedantic and old.

Why can a lot of the Jade Emperor's mother and daughters still be at ease, while other immortals are sentenced to life imprisonment if they fall in love.

Yang Jian, who had gradually substituted into the Heavenly God of Justice, was determined to revise the Heavenly Rules.

As the protagonist of the first "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", the eldest disciple of the [Heavenly Court Orderer] Yuding Zhenren, Yang Jian's initial plan was very simple.

Contact Nezha and Li Jing, lead the Roaring Sky Dog and Meishan brothers to the Heavenly Court, and put the three-pointed and two-edged knife in front of the Jade Emperor's neck.

Uncle - Kindness - Nephew - Filial Piety -

Sense—People—Lung—Intestines—

However, when Yang Jian slaughtered Tiannu domineeringly, carried a three-pointed two-edged knife out of the Judicial Heavenly God Temple, and was about to lead his troops to war, he returned from his journey to the west, and Tang Seng, who had successfully sealed the Buddha, blocked him and persuaded him.

Tang Seng didn't say much, but every sentence stumbled into Yang Jian's heart.

Heavenly Court can't be chaotic, Heavenly Court will be chaotic as soon as the Three Realms are chaotic, if it is not well controlled, the entire Three Realms will suffer, and the weak water back then is a clear example.

"Holy Father" Yang Jian was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of chaos in the Three Realms, so he collected his troops and returned to the palace and went to his master Yuding Zhenren to ask for advice.

Yuding didn't come up with any way, but he told Yang Jian a secret, the child born by man and god was a first-class gifted person in the Three Realms.

Of course, talent also needs to be properly guided in order to reach its full potential.

For example, Yang Jian's ability to get to where he is today is all because his good uncle Jade Emperor forced it out little by little.

It was the words of the Jade Emperor that completely reminded Yang Jian, and he set his sights on Agarwood, who went to school carefree in Liujia Village, and planned to replicate the path he took on Agarwood again.

If you are behind the scenes, you can also secretly control the situation to prevent the situation in the Three Realms from getting completely out of control.

Yuding knew Yang Jian's plan and understood it, and when the master and apprentice separated, he gave Yang Jian eight big characters.

[As always, bear the burden of humiliation]

Under these eight words, Yang Jian was dressed in a silver armor robe, standing alone in the clouds, his eyes were firm, and his expression was cold.

Under such a shot, "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" also came to an end.

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That night, the average rating of the whole drama of "Baolian Lantern" broke through to 3.64, and the Douhua score was 8.8, basically winning the ratings championship in July without any suspense.

As for whether you can win the championship of the summer file in 2022, you have to look at the results of the TV series broadcast in August.

The outstanding results of "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" surprised many people, and the movement was even stronger than that of "Mansion Gate" breaking 4.

This can also be understood, what level is "Mansion Gate".

The screenwriter is Zuo Le, who has faintly become a leading figure in TV drama screenwriting, the director is Kong Sheng, the new top director in the field of TV dramas, and the behind-the-scenes team is a well-known name in the industry.

The male and female protagonists are the righteous Jin Feng Emperor, the queen of the slam vision, and the supporting roles also have a big beginning, plus an invincible luxury guest star group.

There is also a huge amount of capital investment, the allocation of the highest level of resources from Sunward, and a year-long production cycle from project approval to production completion...

In this way, the success of "Mansion Gate" seems to be a bit of a matter of course, and everyone can generally accept its super high results.

In comparison, the conditions of "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" are much "worse" in all aspects.

Of course, this "difference" is only relative to "Mansion Gate", and it is also a first-class configuration compared to other crews.

A group of second-tier top artists starred, many old drama bones made cameos, and there was even no shortage of first-line, such as Yan Ni played the Queen Mother, and Shui Miaomiao made a cameo appearance in Guanyin.

Although the screenwriter is mainly based on the screenwriting department of Shanhe, Zuo Le is also famous, and director Gao Xinjian is beaten by Kong Sheng, so he can only rank third in Shanhe, but he is also a famous director outside.

Another big advantage is that the special effects are powerful.

Whether it is "Seven Swords 1 and 2", or the two-part "Baolian Lantern", the reason why it can become a hit drama is that in addition to the smooth plot and the actors above the level, excellent special effects are definitely the top priority.

It's a pity that when the outside world discusses the success of "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern", this aspect is always ignored intentionally or unintentionally.

They themselves summed up a secret of the success of the "Baolian Lantern" two-part series, which is the well-known mythological IP + adapted excellent plot + actor role explosion.

Especially the latter, many people put the credit on Yang Jian played by Jiao Jun, and the forced character charm bonus is greater than the collective effort.

Such public opinion attributed the success of the two-part "Baolian Lantern" to luck, and at the same time, it has also become a non-replicable film and television routine operation.

The mythological fever that had risen a little before because of "Baolian Lantern" also rushed to a climax after the broadcast of "Baolian Lantern Prequel".

Countless mythological film and television projects have been established, and many of them have even collided with the theme of Shanhe's "Mythological Drama Project".

However, for these, whether it is Zuo Le or Lao Gao, they don't pay much attention to it, except for a few noteworthy, the others are a rabble that follow the trend.

I don't even think about it seriously, and I want to copy the glory of the "Baolian Lantern" two-part series with a plausible theory, which is simply a lard.

There is still a difference between mythological dramas and ordinary TV series, unless the script and actors are particularly outstanding, there is no film and television production foundation of a certain scale and the strength of the behind-the-scenes team, and it is also the existence of mountains and rivers when it is filmed.

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Not to mention the storm set off by "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" in the film and television industry, the outside world is now more concerned about whether there is "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern".

For example, Heavenly Court was attacked by the Great Demon King, the Jade Emperor was forced to reincarnate, the immortals were imprisoned, and Agarwood teamed up with Yang Jian and Sun Wukong to defeat the villain and save the Three Realms.

I have to say that the imagination of netizens is still very rich, but Shanhe really has no idea of making a sequel to "Baolian Lantern".

Going too far has always been the policy of Shanhe.

At the beginning, the "Seven Swords" series was more popular than the current "Baolian Lantern" two-part series, and Zuo Le didn't say that the end would end.

A work like "Baolian Lantern", which is not particularly suitable for continuous sequels, has an extraordinary influence, and mountains and rivers should be cautious.

Without a certain degree of certainty, I would rather give up this excellent IP than smash the brand of Shanhe.

The benefits brought by the latter to the mountains and rivers are far higher than those of the former.

It is not difficult to distinguish between the more important and the more important of the period.

Of course, Zuo Le didn't do anything perfectly, in order to appease the fans of "Baolian Lantern", he specially arranged for Gao Xinjian to shoot a few easter eggs by the way when he filmed the feature film.

He still learned this trick from the movie "Wulin Gaiden", but he has never used it much.

Because most of the finales of TV series will explain the direction of the characters later, which can be regarded as the direction of easter eggs, and there is no need for special shooting.

"The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" is more special, it is a prequel in nature, the plot is consistent with the main story, and the ending is best to end abruptly, and the meaning is not long.

Therefore, "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" is very suitable for making some easter eggs in the form of extras, and giving some interaction and explanation to the characters and the plot.

The easter eggs of "The Prequel of Baolian Lantern" are of different durations, and it is not convenient for TV platforms to broadcast them, but Penguin Video does not have this concern, and will soon be arranged in the series, and the trailers will be broadcast on major platforms to attract audiences.

There are many characters who appear in easter eggs, most of which are the content after picking up the agarwood to split the mountain to save the mother and modify the Tiantiao.

For example, Agarwood and Xiaoyu gave birth to a daughter, and the family of three went to worship the fox sister and the fifth brother and Xiaoyu's grandmother.

After the queen mother was reincarnated, she became a widow proprietress of a restaurant, thinking about the guy who ran the hall every day.

There is also a real person of Yuding who has practiced for thousands of years, and finally achieved something, and went to give his master Yuan Shi Tianzun good news, the clouds and mist are misty, and the fairy sound is curling, and Yuan Shi Tianzun reveals a very familiar shoehorn face.

Among them, the most praised is Yang Jian's easter egg.

My sister's family was reunited, the heavens were revised, but Yang Jian, who was done, appeared alone in front of the sea, looking at the cold moonlight in the sky, looking in a trance.

The whistling dog next to him secretly threw away the meat and bones in his hand, trying to comfort his master, but he was stupid and speechless.

At this time, there was an explosion on the sea, and a silver dragon flew out, which was Yang Jian's ex-wife, the third princess of the West Sea, Ao Cunxin.

At the beginning, the two were calculated by the queen mother and forced to separate, but they still had each other in their hearts, especially Ao Cunxin, she never forgot Yang Jian.

Now that the Tiantiao has been modified and she is also free, she wants to reconcile with Yang Jian.

As a result, before the two could chat, the moonlight in the sky scattered a bridge of light, and Chang'e ran over with a rabbit in her arms.

Misunderstanding Yang Jian before, Chang'e felt very guilty, and after the establishment of the new Tiantiao, she also decided to look directly at her heart and bravely pursue love.

was originally a sad scene of a lonely god, but suddenly it turned into a big party between his ex-wife and Bai Yueguang, and instantly became a Shura field.

Tragedy becomes comedy, or comedy becomes tragedy.

looked at Yang Jian, who had always been calm and cold, sandwiched between the two women, no longer chic and majestic as before, and even his eyes were a little wandering, and his expression was obviously panicked.

The whistling dog covered his mouth and snickered, picked up his own flesh and bones, and slowly left the scene......

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All of the above can be regarded as satisfying the psychology of many fans of the "Baolian Lantern" two-part series, and even boasting about mountains and rivers.

And here, Shanhe also received another good news.

An old acquaintance, Dongying NKN TV, came to the door, planning to win the overseas copyright of the two-part "Baolian Lantern" at a package price of 25 million US dollars.

Last time, the "Seven Swords" series successively achieved a lot of good results in Dongying, which caused Dongying to pay attention to the trends of mountain and river dramas and prepare to make another shot at the right time.

However, many of the mountain and river dramas after "Seven Swords" are limited by the subject matter, and most of them are not suitable for foreign audiences to watch.

Needless to say, the former is relatively simple, with sophisticated special effects, and the Dongying people have a lot of curiosity about Chinese mythology, even if it can't reach the popularity of "Seven Swords", there should be no problem in returning to the original.

As for "Detective Di Renjie", NKN is still considering whether to introduce it.

Suspense detective dramas have always been a popular theme in Dongying, and the plot of "Detective Di Renjie" is not exciting, but it involves a lot of knowledge about Chinese history, and NKN TV is considering whether it will dissuade the audience.

In the end, Dongying NKN still decided to win the "Baolian Lantern" two-part series first and go back and try it.

If they make it, they will be able to draw out the funds to buy "Detective Di Renjie", and if they lose it, the matter will be over.

25 million US dollars, or the package price of the two works, this price Zuo Le is not satisfied.

But after all, the two-part "Baolian Lantern" has been broadcast, and Dongying NKN TV has introduced mythological dramas, and its determination is not particularly resolute.

Shanhe was afraid that the lion would open his mouth and scare the other party away, so he could only grind slowly, fought for two days, and finally set the price at 28 million US dollars.

It is only 3 million US dollars, which is less than 20 million, but the meaning is completely different.

No matter how much you make in China, you are also making your own people's money, and going abroad is called cultural export, not much money, and it is very strong.

The previous "Seven Swords" series, and now the "Baolian Lantern" two-part series, Shanhe has always been at the forefront of the domestic film and television industry to export overseas culture.

Ratings, word-of-mouth, fame, overseas influence......

In the envious eyes of many peers, Shanhe has been running wild all the way on the road of hegemony in the field of TV dramas, and even occasionally has a big jump......