The question asked by the reporter of Entertainment Weekly to Lu Chen was certainly not malicious, nor was it fabricated out of thin air.
"Autumn in My Heart" broke the ratings record in China and was successfully broadcast in South Korea. Its influence spread to Japan and Southeast Asian countries. Not only did it make the investors make a lot of money, but the people involved also benefited a lot.
How could everyone not be envious when they saw this?
People in the circle suddenly found that the original urban youth idol sadomasochistic drama also has a huge market!
Therefore, after "Autumn" was broadcast in China, many film and television production companies immediately decided to shoot new dramas with similar themes, including Shonan TV.
Shonan TV is very strong in variety shows, and it is also not weak in making TV dramas. They like to remake successful Japanese and Korean dramas. Strictly speaking, the youth idol style in the domestic TV market is brought up by Shonan TV.
It's just that there are more TV dramas of the same type nowadays, and Shonan TV's original method can no longer be used. The last time their annual drama hit "Autumn in My Heart", the result was a complete failure.
But Shonan TV has a characteristic that is very admirable, that is, they are extremely thick-skinned and have a strong ability to imitate. They don't care about other people's criticism at all, and they quickly set their eyes on the market effect brought by "Autumn in My Heart".
In terms of imitation, there is really no one comparable to Shonan TV.
Shonan TV's new drama "Autumn in My Heart" was released under such a background. It is simply to compete with Lu Chen, because this drama is very likely to collide with Lu Chen's "Full House of Romance" during the summer vacation.
At that time, there will be a fierce collision, and even if "Autumn in My Heart" can't beat "Full House of Romance", it will still make a profit.
Because of the topic, Shonan TV's hype skills are very deep, and they are absolutely not afraid of a lawsuit.
Their screenwriter is very clever.
Of course, Lu Chen knows that this question is very difficult to answer. It is not good to be serious, but it is also wrong not to be serious. He thought about it and replied, "I have no opinion, because I know nothing about this matter, so I can't answer."
Lu Chen is not a stupid person, how can he fall for the reporter's trap?
At this time, Tai Chi was the best choice.
However, the reporter obviously wouldn't let Lu Chen go just like that. He continued, "Shonan TV has invited Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang to play the leading roles. What do you think of this?"
Shonan TV played very cleverly. Not only did their new TV series follow the trend of "Autumn in My Heart", but they also poached two important actors from "Autumn in My Heart". People couldn't help but admire their ability to ride on the limelight.
Lu Chen knew about this matter. In fact, Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang originally intended to continue to cooperate with him, but after careful consideration, he gave up.
First of all, it was because "Full of Romance" was not a sequel or a sister show to "Autumn in My Heart". Using too many of the original cast members would make the audience tired of watching the show, which was not conducive to the performance of the characters.
In addition, the value of the two rookies was too high.
The total investment of "Full of Romance" reached 50 million, several times more than "Autumn in My Heart", but a large part of it was the salary of Lu Chen and Chen Fei 'er. Their salary together accounted for one-third of the budget.
Under such circumstances, if they gave Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang a high salary, it would seriously squeeze the production cost, or increase the investment budget, which was not what Lu Chen and the investors wanted.
Therefore, after discussing with the partners, Lu Chen used most of the new actors in this new TV series.
Therefore, he could only apologize to Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang.
Of course, it was understandable that Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang would go to Shonan TV's "Sea of Love". Lu Chen smiled and said, "Zhang Liwei and Hu Yang are both very good actors. I had a good time working with them before. I wish them success again!"
It was simply watertight!
The reporter who asked Lu Chen suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. It was reasonable to say that a young artist like Lu Chen, who had just debuted, should be easy to provoke. However, he was so experienced as if he had been in the industry for decades.
The reporter from Entertainment Weekly did not admit defeat. He immediately said, "Then what do you think of Hu Yang's new contract with Juxing Agency? Is it because of Juxing Agency that you don't want to continue working with him? "
After Hu Yang became famous overnight in "Autumn in My Heart", he quickly terminated his contract with the original second-rate agency and changed his boss.
He signed with Jin Hongwei's Juxing Agency, and many people in the industry knew about the grudge between Jin Hongwei and Lu Chen.
However, the reporter did not know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but he had reversed the relationship. Hu Yang's signing with Juxing Agency was a recent matter, and it had nothing to do with Lu Chen's refusal to join "Full House of Romance".
Although Lu Chen's self-restraint was very high, he was still angered by the malicious question.
He did not lose his temper. Instead, he glanced at the reporter and said, "This is very irresponsible. I don't think Hu Yang will agree with it."
Being glanced at by Lu Chen, the reporter from Entertainment Weekly could not help but feel nervous.
Of course, he could hear the warning in Lu Chen's words, and he could not help but want to retreat.
If he continued to ask like this, he would really offend someone, and it was a star artist with a promising future. Even if he succeeded for the time being, he was afraid that he would not be able to survive in this industry in the future.
Because when he came, he had taken a red packet. There were rules in the industry. People who took benefits and still made things difficult for him were not welcome anywhere — unless they were completely shameless.
The reporter from Entertainment Weekly was still shameless. He smiled awkwardly and said, "I don't have any questions."
Lu Chen nodded and calmly answered other people's questions.
After a reporter's interview, he really felt more tired than fighting a war.
None of these reporters were easy to deal with. The questions they asked were quite tricky. If he was not careful, he could fall into the trap. So, Lu Chen had to be fully focused to deal with them.
"Next time, I won't do this kind of opening ceremony..."
After it was over, Lu Chen said to Chen Fei'er half-jokingly and half-seriously, "It's too tiring!"
Chen Fei'er smiled and said, "It's good to get used to it."
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "I'd rather spend more time filming and singing."
His new drama "Full House of Romance" would officially start shooting tonight. After shooting the scenes in Beijing, Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er would fly to South Korea with the crew.
The two of them would finish all the foreign scenes in Cheju Island, a tourist resort in South Korea!
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