Chapter 564: Chapter 564 Temporary Replacement
“Everyone take a break for now, and once this rain stops, we’ll continue shooting,”
Zeng Minghui was instructing the crew when a call suddenly came in—it was the producer’s.
Twenty minutes later, he gravely informed the cast, “All actors, immediately gather in Restroom 103.”
“What is this about?”
“Could something have happened?”
Actors from various shooting groups put down their current tasks.
Luo Yuwei walked out from a small cabin; while drying her hair, Ye Xian and Jiang Wanze exchanged puzzled glances and also headed towards room 103.
Once Zeng Minghui saw that all actors had arrived, he announced the news he had just learned.
“Breaking news, ‘Red Beauty’s Smile: Three Lives of Charming Lovers,’ produced by Huanyu Film and Television with a huge investment, has been urgently pulled off air due to issues with historical alteration. The series had opened with high expectations and was almost universally promoted and broadcasted, including two satellite platforms, three popular TV channels, and five of the highest-user-rate video apps. Now that it’s suddenly withdrawn, all major video apps and TV channels have suffered huge losses, and, short of suitable major IP dramas to replace it, they’ve turned to Star Entertainment, hoping our ‘Conquest of the World’ can substitute immediately, going on air tonight.”
“What? It’s airing tonight?”
“Isn’t this too sudden? Isn’t our series still unfinished?”
“Goodness, I thought the major IP I’m involved in would only broadcast a year or two later, but this is totally unexpected!”
“Red Beauty’s Smile” was pulled off the air?
This was not part of the original novel. In the original, after Star Entertainment purchased ‘Red Beauty’s Smile,’ it was made into a major IP and became extremely popular. The entire crew and the leading actors even won awards at the Golden Sparrow Festival later. But now, it’s abruptly ended mid-way.
Ever since the last auction where ‘Red Beauty’s Smile’ was mistakenly bought by Huanyu Film and Television, she had been deliberately following the developments of ‘Red Beauty’s Smile.’ Huanyu Film and Television, leveraging the novel’s popularity as the annual women’s fiction bestseller, wanted to make a quick fortune. They soon started production; the cast either had strong backers or brought investment to the group, with all the money poured into promotion, resulting in a hastily made and substandard quality. Moreover, due to some actors, the story underwent arbitrary changes. After its broadcast, it didn’t make much of an impact and was now directly pulled off air for altering history, clearing the way for ‘Conquest of the World’ on all previously laid channels and advertisements.
It seemed her previous speculation at the auction was correct; the content of the original wasn’t fixed and the trajectory of events could change based on personal decisions, which completely reassured her.
While all the actors were restless, Ye Xian calmly smiled.
“Everyone, calm down. I know our series isn’t complete, but after weighing it all, I still agreed.”
Zeng Minghui was soothing everyone’s feelings, “Because launching now has many benefits. First, all major video apps and popular TV channels are offering zero channel promotion fees. The investors from ‘Red Beauty’s Smile’ will directly transfer over, which is all benefit and no harm to us. Secondly, after launching, we only need to air four episodes weekly. Our shooting progress has reached mid-term and post-production has also reached thirty episodes. As long as everything goes smoothly hereafter, it’s completely sustainable. Thirdly, since they’ve come seeking our door and are willing to offer additional resources as remuneration, and with channels, promotion, and investors all coming to us, our operational capital is saved, which means everyone’s remuneration can be increased!”