When Gu Xiaofan heard the news, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and slapped the table hard. 【】

And in old Martin, Taylor, Neil...... When everyone was stunned, this ratings had completely exceeded their imagination, and such an increase in the ratings curve was also unprecedented, only 5 episodes, from 2 million viewers to 4 million, which is unique in the history of HBO.

You know, for cable dramas, the more the viewership population is later, the more difficult it is to increase, so when "Game of Thrones" got 2 million viewers, although everyone was happy, but no one thought that this series had improved much, as long as it could maintain this performance without declining, thank God.

Under the arrangement of Chen Keer and Hasson, "Game of Thrones" began to enter the DVD market and began to distribute drama DVDs to the United States.

What Warner executives did not expect was that the first batch of 100,000 DVDs were rented out in almost half a day, and the number of users who pre-ordered and rented "Game of Thrones" DVDs across the United States has reached 2.7 million.

It's just insane...... Warner's DVD division didn't expect the series to be so well received, and the previous stock was seriously understocked, but when they were ready to produce more DVDs, Abel Warner vetoed the proposal on the grounds of lack of funds.

This made Gu Xiaofan furious, and scolded directly: "Cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents, and the old Wang Bazi's grandson must have no asshole after the birth of a grandson." ”

In this regard, Chen Keer didn't seem to be worried, and said to Gu Xiaofan: "This is good, but it can cause a hunger marketing effect, although we lose a little profit, but it is an excellent publicity for "Game of Thrones". ”

Now, "Game of Thrones", which only has 100,000 DVDs per episode in the United States, has become a popular treasure for fans to grab, and many fans who have cable TV set-top boxes at home and miss the live broadcast can only flock to DVD rental stores.

On the day of the distribution of each new episode of "Game of Thrones", it is often sold out as soon as it is put on the counter, and many fans who did not grab the DVD simply sat in the store and waited, staring closely at the cover of the DVD in the hands of the person who came to return the dish.

Often a person who has watched the latest episode of Game of Thrones, and as soon as he puts the DVD on the counter, several young people will suddenly appear and scramble for it.

"I got it first" "Dude, I've already registered, can you please line up?" "Don't rob, don't rob this, I came first"

Watching a few young people make a mess made the chubby black boss behind the counter look stupid, he had only heard of a popular movie when it was released, there were people grabbing movie tickets, and he had never seen someone competing for DVDs in a DVD rental store......

And in several DVDs in Los Angeles, the smart Chinese students in several film schools have seen an opportunity to make a fortune, and they will stay up late every Wednesday in front of the DVD rental store near the university.

When the latest Game of Thrones DVD comes out in the morning, they rent out all the Game of Thrones DVDs for a month, and in that month's time, they rent the DVDs to their classmates, who are struggling to watch the latest Game of Thrones and study the best fantasy shows in history.

This craze has gradually swept from the small circle of fantasy fans to the mainstream society, and more and more people have begun to be interested in this series filmed by "villains", it is obvious that Gu Xiaofan's image as a "little devil" in "Game of Thrones" has begun to make many people change their impressions.

Doesn't the "villain" seem to be as bad as the media portrayed it to be?

Since Gu Xiaofan has joined Warner, the previous media blockade has naturally been lifted, and the media didn't like to discuss "Game of Thrones" before, just because they didn't want to slap themselves in the face.

But with the continuous popularity of "Game of Thrones", the attitude of critics and many people in the media has also begun to change.

The latest issue of the Los Angeles Times' entertainment section, while not headlined, took up a lot of space, with the headline: "The best fantasy on the TV screen." ”

In detailed reviews, they commented that the style of the series is very original, including the exquisite camera images, the chilling and piercing sense of reality, and the detailed description of the power struggle, which is impressive.

"I have to admit that this series has greatly exceeded everyone's expectations, and for a Chinese like Gu Xiaofan, it is surprising that the fantasy series he supervised and directed can be so refined."

Although the newspaper did not explicitly praise the acting skills of the "villain", his subtext was that Gu Xiaofan did a very beautiful job this time.

Compared with the conservative attitude of the Los Angeles Times, the attitude of the American Fiction Article is a 180-degree change, before they questioned Gu Xiaofan a lot, calling him an "arrogant and ignorant bastard", and now they praise him, as if to make up for their previous mistakes:

"I think Gu Xiaofan's skills as a director and screenwriter are beyond doubt, and I want to explain that the little devil he plays is really the most exciting character in the play, and it is obvious that Gu Xiaofan has brought his experience during this period into the series, and he has become one with this dwarf king and has become the most unique character in the history of television."

"I believe that this young Chinese Oscar's rhetoric may not be just a simple publicity, but his true pursuit in his heart, as an actor, he has the ability to challenge the boundaries of skin color, I am very curious, what is the work he wants to challenge the Oscar in the future? What kind of English role will he play? ”

The Chicago Sun-Times commented a little squeezed: "Is the villain using his notoriety to express the little devil?" He should thank God for allowing Martin, the writer who is loved by the American people, to write such a dwarf character, although everyone hates him, but loves this little dwarf, so the balance of the two, I really can't hate this little devil. ”

Some people praise and some criticize, in the talk show on fox TV, the famous film critic George Smith complained in the live broadcast:

"Game of Thrones" is not badly filmed, but whenever I see the little devil appear, I think of the villain who sang in the broadcast truck, he really let me play, he chose a clever role to whitewash himself, and won our sympathy with a pathetic appearance, but in terms of single-round acting skills, this Gu Xiaofan didn't play very well, just used his own background"

Obviously, George Smith's words also represent the views of a considerable number of people, although Gu Xiaofan's image has begun to coincide with the charismatic "little devil", but the initial impression of the "villain" is still deeply left in people's minds