Chapter 1230: A True Divine Drama!
When the opening song of "Journey to the West" finally sounded on TV, countless viewers stared at the TV excitedly. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info even the little ones in Wu's house who have already seen it once are no exception...... This is a divine drama that can be looped indefinitely!
A real drama!(No spit here)
Especially in the mainland where there has not been any special effects movies, this mythological drama has simply opened a skylight for them that they will never imagine.
In the mainland, when this TV series was broadcast, it could almost be said that it was rebroadcast every summer.
Although it is a rerun, in addition to the new younger audience, there are always many adults who will watch it repeatedly, and even if they are very familiar with the next plot, they still enjoy it.
It's a very strange phenomenon, but it's just how unreasonable it happened.
Compared with the 'Journey to the West' in the original time and space, in addition to the investment in this mythological drama, the number of episodes produced has also increased from twenty-five episodes (the original work has forty-one episodes, but sixteen of the sequels were re-filmed later, at this time, in fact, there are only twenty-five episodes) to sixty episodes, and the actors in it are only one actor of Guanyin Bodhisattva, replaced by Zhao Yazhi, Tang Seng's actors have not been changed three times in a row like the original time and space.
First, because this drama did not stop filming at every turn like the original time and space, and secondly, because the investor of this drama is very big, and he is not good at offending people.
As for the rest of the things, basically nothing has changed, even the melody of the opening song and the ending song "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is" that he is familiar with have not changed.
It's just that with the increase in episodes, there are more episodes in it.
And as this TV series is broadcast around the world, the number of viewers who watch this mythological drama is also increasing, and the ratings around the world are also growing steadily. Especially after the end of the first ten episodes and the beginning of the eleventh episode, the ratings have increased significantly.
In the mainland, because there are not many good-looking dramas, this situation is not very obvious. But elsewhere, it's more obvious.
Take Xiangjiang as an example, it originally only had a rating of 50%, but after the 11th episode was broadcast, its ratings soared directly to 70%, and in the 12th episode, it was even close to 80%.
This rating is quite terrifying. Because it is about to break the ratings record set by the "Shanghai Tang" starring Wu.
Even the wireless side, during this time period, did not come up with any good dramas to compete with it for ratings.
First, "Journey to the West" is indeed a rare mythological drama, although the investment is actually less than 10 million, but the problem is that the price in the mainland cannot be compared with Xiangjiang.
10 million Hong Kong dollars TV series, shoot 60 episodes, one episode is only 150,000 or 60,000 yuan, in addition to the salaries of those stars, and other shooting costs, the rest has to do special effects, if it is placed in Xiangjiang, it is not enough at all, after all, special effects are very money-burning things.
But just put it in that place in the mainland, during this period, the value of mainland stars has not been as unreliable as that of later generations, and many of them are actors from national enterprises and institutions, belonging to the art troupe, and the value of these actors is really no different from the price of cabbage. There are some newcomer actors in Xiangjiang who are paid more than their leading actors.
As for those tricks, needless to say, people's daily salary can basically be solved with two or three Hong Kong dollars. If it is placed in Xiangjiang, even those who play tricks, the salary will not be less than 50 Hong Kong dollars a day. Just think about how big the gap is.
Therefore, even if the investment is relatively not very large, the quality of the series is much higher than that of the original time and space, especially in terms of special effects.
The special effects of "Journey to the West" in the original time and space are actually equivalent to the Wumao special effects of later generations. Of course, there are five-cent special effects in this period, which is actually very good, and it can be regarded as a conscientious work.
However, in this time and space, the special effects of this series are with the participation of the world's top special effects company, Industrial Magic. Of course, because of the reason to save money, the special effects scenes in this have not increased much, and many scenes have abandoned the special effects, but there is no way to throw them away, and make some simple 'supplements'.
If it is really filmed according to a certain master's mind, it is estimated that the money spent on the special effects alone may be tens of millions of dollars.
This is also because the current special effects technology is still relatively limited.
Of course, if you really want to shoot like this, it looks good, but the money you can make is definitely not as much as it is now. Compared with the investment cost alone, it will be hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
Anyway, with the participation of industrial magic light, the special effects in this mythological drama look much better than the special effects of Wumao, and they are much better than the original time and space.
The second is that wireless and Longfengtai are now 'brothers', and there is no need for wireless to run out and fight with Longfengtai at this time.
Although Shao Daheng was very unhappy in his heart, he would never do such a thing that harmed others and himself at this time. Unless he wants to pinch with a certain master again.
It's just that I couldn't pinch someone Wu before, and now it's even more needless to say.
In terms of funds, he sent someone Wu 108,000 miles, in terms of power, not to mention, Shao Tycoon's power in Nanyang still had a role in the past, but now, someone Wu can completely leave him alone. Because the momentum of Hongxing's development in Nanyang is the fastest growing place in the world. Hong Xing's current circle of influence in the South Seas is centered on Kalimantan Island in the Thousand Islands and radiates in all directions.
Yes, in the past, Wu still needed to borrow the power of Shao Tycoon to strengthen the penetration and output of his entertainment products in Nanyang, but now he can no longer be needed.
Therefore, the role of Shao Tycoon in Wu's heart has already plummeted by 3,000 feet.
In the following period of time, the ratings of "Journey to the West" around the world broke one record after another, and it had a global hot supertrend.
Even Europeans and Americans, who were not interested in Chinese mythology and culture, were willing to dabble a little to satisfy their curiosity.
On the Xiangjiang side, it completely broke the ratings record set by "Shanghai Tang", with the highest time reaching an astonishing 91 points. On the side of Baodao, it also broke the record of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" played by Qiu Guan and Zhao Mei over there, and the highest time was eighty-five points.
That's almost an unbeatable ratings record.
In other countries, it has broken the previous ratings record of Chinese TV dramas in various places.
It can be said that this time, the Chinese have shown their faces all over the world.
Compared with the original time and space, which was only in the mainland at that time, this time and space was operated by Donglong Group, and the achievements of this TV series are extremely amazing.
This is a situation that Wu had not imagined beforehand.
What's even more amazing is the income from the rental and sale of video tapes.
Because of the involvement of Uniasia and Viacom, the income from overseas broadcast rights naturally cannot be compared with the past.
After all, they are all Wu someone's company, so there are naturally some discounts on this price.
However, the rental and sale of video tapes around "Journey to the West" has nothing to do with the mainland, because the mainland is limited by its own economic level and the lack of development of the entertainment sector, and the market for video tapes here is not large.
In the mainland during this period, only a small number of people could afford to buy a video camera.
In addition to the surrounding copyrights in the mainland, all overseas peripheral copyrights are owned by Donglong International. Of course, for the mainland, they are not at a loss, and the income from advertising is a lot of money. Although in the mainland during this period, many people did not attach much importance to advertising, and they were still doing things in line with the concept of 'the fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys'.
But this time, Wu put advertisements for Tianbao's two main drinks, as well as portable tape recorders and portable CD players, on CCTV.
It can be said that several of CCTV's prime-time advertisements are owned by Wu.
This is an additional income for CCTV.
With Wu taking the lead, the CEOs of some national enterprises also saw the power of advertising, so halfway through the broadcast of this drama, there were gradually more and more various advertisements.
With these advertisements, the fame of Wu's products in the mainland was opened at once.
Of course, when Tianbao Beverage's two beverages enter the mainland, the price will definitely be reduced, because the raw materials and labor in the mainland are cheaper than those in other places.
It's just that no matter how it falls, the per capita income of the mainland during this period will also not be able to afford to consume these two drinks. It is conceivable that this sales volume is conceivable.
However, he had already thought of these things as early as when Tianbao Beverage entered the mainland. The reason why Tianbao Beverage entered the mainland is to build a beverage production base in the mainland to reduce costs, after all, although there is an export tax in the mainland at this time, there is a reduction and exemption policy for factories like them that have just moved in.
Second, it is an opportunity to open up the popularity of Tianbao and its two beverages in the mainland. Lay a good foundation for the future competition with Wang Laoji and Red Bull.
Of course, if there is a chance, Wu Cheng will still let Tianbao Company buy Red Bull.
At this time, Red Bull was just a foreign company and had not yet officially landed in the mainland.
And when the broadcast of "Journey to the West" ended, a fanfiction called "The Legend of Wukong" was born on "Infinite Fantasy World".
The author's name is - Wu Cheng!