novelraw Chapter 33 Penguin Makes its Move, "Darker 2" Becomes a Hit
Chapter 33 Penguin Makes its Move, "Darker 2" Becomes a Hit
Tang Lou had already made plans: "President Shen, after 'Eternal Love' is released, I'm preparing to produce a brand new variety show. I'm still planning the specific content."
Shen Yan was somewhat surprised to hear that Tang Lou wanted to create a brand new variety show.
Originally, according to his plan, even if Tang Lou didn't make TV dramas and returned to variety shows, he should have continued with the second season of "Produce 101".
Given the phenomenal success of "Produce 101," the second season, once filmed, will undoubtedly be a huge financial success with a plethora of sponsors willing to come knocking.
Moreover, given the success of the first season, the audience's enthusiasm and the contestants' motivation were predictable. To choose to launch a new variety show under these circumstances can only be described as showing Tang Lou's foresight and ambition as a young man.
However, "Eternal Love" has not yet been released. KuMiao invested more than 100 million yuan in this drama. Before there are clear results, it is still very important to have the support of the group to take the risk of investing in a brand new variety show.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan could only say to Tang Lou:
"Tang Lou, you want to start a new variety show, but the risks and uncertainties are still very high. Giving up the second season of 'Produce 101' to get funding for a completely new program requires you to have enough persuasive power."
"Here's what we'll do: once 'Eternal Love' is released, if the show is successful, I'll get the approval application approved for you."
If Tang Lou's "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" is successful, Shen Yan will strongly support Tang Lou's new project, and there will be no resistance from above.
Large corporations are very pragmatic; as long as you have the ability and can achieve results, funding is not a problem.
With Shen Yan's guarantee, Tang Lou began leading his team to start marketing for "Eternal Love".
The main cast members, including Dilraba, Yang Chaoyue, Yang Mi, and Zhao Youting, have all started posting related articles on Weibo.
KuMiao Video started displaying various pop-up ads and crashing, and began promoting itself through various channels.
Having learned from the experience of the previous "Route 101 Nighttime Dream Tram" event, this time, we will continue to launch offline activities such as the "Peach Blossom Special Train" subway charter, the Peach Blossom Tunnel, and interactive activities with peach blossom fortune sticks, combined with online reservations for watching dramas.
In just a few days, the number of exposures exceeded 5000 million!
Besides the leadership, the crew members also started to get nervous.
Jiaxing Media, Yang Mi, and Dilraba were all worried as they watched the consistently high popularity of "Darker 2" on Tencent Video.
The two of them asked in the group chat with Tanglou.
"Mr. Tang, with 'Darker 2' being so successful on Tencent Video, won't that affect our show? If viewers all choose Tencent Video, we're doomed."
"President Tang, this time Jiaxing Media has staked everything on this project. The future of our entire team rests on this show. I'm so nervous."
Yang Mi and Dilraba had high hopes for the show, fearing it might not meet their expectations after airing.
Tang Lou remained calm about Yang Mi and Reba's concerns.
Although "Darker 2" achieved good results, it was a low-budget drama after all, and its production was far inferior to "Eternal Love". Moreover, "Eternal Love" had too many classic characters and iconic scenes, and its subject matter was much more universal than the former.
According to memories from his previous life, "Eternal Love" surpassed one billion views in just 48 hours after its release, leading in terms of discussion and buzz, far surpassing "Darker 2".
Therefore, the tenement buildings are very stable.
"Mi Jie, Dilraba, you can rest assured. This drama is bound to be a hit."
Seeing Tang Lou's confident and certain words, the two actresses finally gained some confidence.
Yang Chaoyue and Zhou Jieqiong were making an international phone call.
Yang Chaoyue is currently performing at a commercial event in Shanghai, while Zhou Jieqiong is at a training base in South Korea.
"Sister Chaoyue, do you think we can become a little popular after 'Eternal Love' airs?"
"I don't ask for much. I just need to have one percent of Dilraba's popularity. That way, when I go back to China to develop my career, I won't be a complete newcomer anymore, and I'll have a representative work."
After experiencing life on a film set, Zhou Jieqiong discovered that she preferred the entertainment industry, where acting offered more possibilities and experiences.
The life of a singing and dancing trainee is really too boring and tedious, and it's really tiring to go out and perform.
Yang Chaoyue had just finished a dance and was panting heavily. Wiping her sweat, she said to Zhou Jieqiong:
"I trust the boss's judgment; we're sure to become a small sensation. In the future, we'll both be considered professional actors."
Yang Chaoyue is Tanglou's number one sycophant and staunch supporter. She believes that the TV series produced by the young boss will definitely be a hit.
What are "Darker 2" and Guo Jingfei with his face full of acne scars? They're nothing compared to the work of this little boss.
Hearing Yang Chaoyue's words, Zhou Jieqiong was in a great mood:
"Sister Chaoyue, I don't have your confidence and optimism. After talking to you on the phone, I feel much better."
While chatting with Zhou Jieqiong, Yang Chaoyue used her phone calculator to calculate her earnings from today's commercial performance: "Hehe, I earned another 80,000 yuan for my boss today. I'm such a capable little employee."
"Jieqiong, I'm not confident or optimistic, I just simply trust the boss."
Zhou Jieqiong chuckled: "The young boss is indeed very nice. He's handsome, has a great physique, is intelligent, and has good judgment."
"Ugh, never mind. I'm going to hide my phone and go to sleep. We'll talk again tomorrow."