Chapter 118: "Love Apartment" starts filming, Cheng Cheng becomes famous in Japan

A week after returning to the capital, "Love Apartment" was the first to complete its preparations.

At the same time, during this week, the Little Prince Children's Care Fund also donated its first donation and made its financial statements public.

To date, "The Little Prince" has sold 90 copies on Tianxia, ​​with a total revenue of 1654 million yuan.

除了前期的30万本的成本由成丞独自承担外，扣除另外60万本的成本以及全部90万本的书税后，1654万书款还剩下了1046万。

After deducting the establishment cost and operating cost of the Little Prince Care Fund from the 1046 million, only 650 million is left.

Of this, 650 million out of 300 million was withheld in the account, and the remaining 350 million was donated.

All of the 350 million was donated to people in need, and it was a point-to-point donation, delivered directly to the recipient families, without going through any platform or association, and without any handling fees.

Subsequently, the Little Prince Care Fund will continue to follow up on these families.

The purpose is twofold:
1. Ensure that the recipient family has escaped from the difficult situation.

2. Ensure that the donated funds are not used for other purposes.

If the second scenario occurs, the legal department of the Little Prince Care Fund will not be at a disadvantage.

The candid behavior of the Little Prince Care Fund has been well received by all sectors of society.

Various media also interviewed the recipient families, and each family was very excited and grateful for the donations from the Little Prince Children's Care Fund.

At the same time, major TV stations also reported on this behavior, basically giving positive comments and establishing Cheng Cheng as a benchmark in the domestic entertainment industry.

Not to mention the little haters, they would praise Cheng Cheng whenever they saw him, and even made him a hot search term.

You can doubt that Frog Brother has mental problems, but you cannot doubt his character!

The Little Prince is a best-seller not only in China but also abroad.

At present, "The Little Prince" has been sold in four countries: Japan, Serbia, Peninsula, and Maple Leaf Country.

Among them, Japan has the highest sales volume, having sold 15 copies, Peninsula has sold 6 copies, Serbia and Maple Leaf Country have the shortest release time, but have also sold 3 and 1 copies respectively, and have great potential in the future.

However, the payment for the goods has not yet been settled. Once the settlement is made, the second batch of donations will be donated.

At the same time, "A Little Thing Called First Love" was also released in Japan, Peninsula, Southeast Asia and other countries.

Among them, Neon had the best box office performance. The box office on the first day was 450 million after converting into RMB, and the box office on the second day was 560 million. On the third day, after the preparation of the first two days, the single-day box office directly reached 720 million!
And because "The Little Prince" and "A Little Thing Called First Love" were released in Japan at the same time, the cinema also promoted the gimmick that the author of "The Little Prince" would personally participate in the film, attracting countless audiences to the cinema.

The Japanese have always liked this kind of aesthetic and fresh style. Coupled with their extreme admiration for appearance and talent, "A Little Thing Called First Love" was directly regarded as a masterpiece in Japan.

Cheng Cheng was even called "God's creation", "a miracle of creation", "a beautiful boy once in a hundred million light years" and so on by the Japanese media.

The description is so exaggerated that some media even compared Cheng Cheng with Ji Yeping.

During the Manxiu era, a famous handsome man named Ji Yeping appeared in the Japanese royal family.

When Ji Yeping was a teenager, the royal family had already declined, warlords emerged in various places, and the people were living in misery.

At that time, Ji Yeping made a vow that he would restore the country.

After ascending the throne, he fulfilled his promise, carried out several reforms, and innovated the civil service system. He had almost completed the pacification of the rebellion. However, just when his great cause was about to be accomplished, he unexpectedly fell seriously ill and died at the young age of 35.

After his death, the heroes had no one to fear, and the royal family was overthrown in less than a year.

Ikuno Taira was not only an emperor, he was also a famous writer. He wrote several novels and was proficient in haiku, Chinese poetry and calligraphy. In particular, the novel "Kuroichishin" he wrote in the year when he was seriously ill is still regarded as a classic in modern Japan.

This is the kind of person who possesses all the elements of beauty, tragedy, the last emperor, writer, and early death. He is a person who almost perfectly fits the aesthetic standards of the Japanese. He is compared with Cheng Cheng by the Japanese, which shows how much the Japanese like Cheng Cheng.

Compared to Cheng Cheng, Yan Gou'er is a little inferior. She is only called "the perfect beautiful girl with no flaws" and "a miraculous new star in the movie industry". Although these titles are also exaggerated, there are more actresses with the same titles in Japan than can be counted on one hand.

On the Peninsula, "A Little Thing Called First Love" also performed very strongly, with box office revenue exceeding 1000 million yuan in its first week.

Peninsula netizens said that Cheng Cheng and Yan Gou'er are both naturally beautiful and unrefined.

There are fan groups for Cheng Cheng in both Neon and Peninsula, and even a personal support website has been set up for Cheng Cheng.

After the box office results and comments from netizens in several countries were transmitted back to China, domestic public opinion also exploded.

“Hahahaha, some people who don’t like Cheng Cheng say that they praise him too highly in China. In fact, it’s not that they praise him too highly, but that they praise him too low! Look at how Neon and Peninsula praise him. They directly regard Cheng Cheng as a beautiful boy who appears once in a hundred million years.”

"I'm in Japan. The Japanese people around me, especially the girls, are crazy about Cheng Cheng. They even say that only a big country can produce such a handsome boy, and they belittle the handsome guys in their own country and the peninsula. Now there are some crazy fans."

"Hahahaha, Neon and Peninsula finally have a good meal."

"I understand why the people of the Peninsula admire Cheng Cheng and Yan Gou'er's beauty. After all, how can an artificial human compare to a natural face?"

"Sheng Cheng's face is a killer in the East Asian circle!"

"East Asian circle? Yellow race circle!"

"Come to think of it, decades ago our Yingdao stars were also killing it in the Neon and Peninsula circles, and the originator of the Korean Wave was still Li Tianwang! But now that the Korean Wave has developed, they have forgotten their roots and are dumping it. It's time to let them feel the fear of being dominated by our Tianxia stars again! They're back, everything is back!"

"Peninsula Liuzi, I can only say that Cheng Cheng is praised more highly abroad than in China!"

“Hahahahahaha, they probably don’t know yet that Cheng Cheng is a psychopath, right? It’s really hard to imagine how disillusioned they will be after they find out that Cheng Cheng is a psychopath! That scene will absolutely be explosive, I guess they will all start to question their lives!”

“The picture is so beautiful that I can’t imagine it!”

"As a Tianxia person, I suggest that no matter whether we are surfing the Internet or studying abroad, we must keep Cheng Cheng's mental state a secret! We have to let them think that Cheng Cheng is a normal person! After all, this involves our cultural output!"

"Chenghu Bureau, right?"

"Saiguo Liuzi, add me in!"

"I'm coming too, I'm from Australia!"

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Dijing.

The crew of "Love Apartment".

All the main creative staff are in place.

The eight leading actors are Hu Yifei as Wen Lian, Zeng Xiaoxian as Zhang Zijie, Chen Meijia as Wang Hong, Lin Wanyu as Lin Yin, Lu Zhanbo as Jiang Jun, Guan Gu Shenqi as Zhu Xing, Lv Ziqiao as Qi Hao, and Zhang Wei as Meng Cai.

Here’s a little-known fact that goes against common sense: Aunt Tang Youyou didn’t appear in the first season, but started to appear in the second season.

Among these eight actors, except Zhang Zijie and Zhu Xing, the other six actors have filmed Cheng Cheng's previous dramas, and it can even be said that they were trained by Cheng Cheng himself.

Therefore, Zhang Zijie and Zhu Xing both felt a little pressure.

This is the first time that Zhang Zijie plays an important role, which is also the soul of the whole play and the leading male role with the most scenes. You can imagine the pressure he bears.

Although Zhu Xing had acting experience before, none of his performances were very popular. Moreover, he was an artist under Zhenghang Entertainment Company. He seemed particularly uncomfortable among a group of Shinhwa actors, as if he was being excluded. He couldn't even fit in with their topics of conversation.

Here, eight leading actors were reading the script, and on the other side, four young people were also under considerable pressure.

The four of them are young directors who participated in the Shinhwa Director Support Program.

Cheng Cheng calls them Little One, Little Two, Little Three, and Little Four. Currently, there are 12 young directors who have joined the Shinhwa Director Support Program, and they are all selected from the best.

Either they have a clean resume, are professionally trained, and have just graduated from film school; or they have worked with several crews and accumulated a certain amount of experience, but are not yet qualified enough to attract resources, nor can they find an opportunity to direct an entire movie or TV series on their own.

During the filming of "Love Apartment", Beret was the chief director, and Xiaoyi, Xiaoer, Xiaosan and Xiaosi were assistant directors.

While Beret serves as the chief director, he is also responsible for training them and helping them grow quickly.

In Cheng Cheng's plan, these young directors are a very important part of the Shinhwa Entertainment empire. Because of the system, he will definitely have a steady supply of entertainment works.

Not to mention the entertainment works produced by the system, he definitely cannot shoot them all by himself. Even some entertainment works are not worth his effort.

Because the entertainment works extracted by the system are both good and bad, ranging from 2 points to 9 points.

If the temperature is bad, like around 2 to 4, there is no need to take pictures.

But those between 5 and 7 points are still worth filming. Even though they are very bad, they can make money after all, and no one can resist money.

However, Cheng Cheng will not shoot these entertainment works himself, as doing so would damage his own reputation.

Therefore, in the future he will only shoot those works with high scores, high reputation and high box office to maintain his divinity. In addition, the works with low scores and low reputation will be distributed to his directors.

Tianxia is still adhering to the director-centered system, that is, in the process of film production, the director is the core leader, holding the leadership and command of artistic creation. When there are different opinions, the director has the final say.

But Cheng Cheng plans to adopt a screenwriter + producer-centered system. In the future, he will provide scripts and funds to his directors, allowing them to complete the filming under his control and act as his tools.

For example, right now, if he has enough directors under his management, he can easily split the budget fourfold, fivefold, or even sixfold, because he has enough money and scripts.

It’s painful not being able to spend money!
Cheng Cheng said to Xiaoyi, Xiaoer, Xiaosan and Xiaosi:

"This is a great learning opportunity. Director Dao is a very experienced director. I hope you can learn from him."

"Don't be nervous." He paused and said, "Love Apartment is a situation comedy, and every one or two episodes are a separate plot. Just treat Love Apartment as a big toy and play with it! In this show, you can freely use your ideas and creativity.

You can even create your own scripts. As long as it suits the characters' personalities and does not change their relationships, you can put anything in it, including war, fantasy, alternate history, fairy tales, martial arts, and mythology.

Currently, the script for the first season of "Love Apartment" is 20 episodes, so it won't be a problem if you squeeze in 10 or 20 episodes.

I hope that any of you will direct an independent story and grow up quickly.”

"Finally!" Cheng Cheng said in a deep voice, his eyes sweeping over the faces of the four of them, "After the filming of Love Apartment is finished, Director Dao and I will choose one of you as the chief director of the subsequent series of Love Apartment."

As soon as Cheng Cheng finished speaking, Xiao Yi, Xiao Er, Xiao San and Xiao Si were stunned, with disbelief flashing in their eyes and their hearts were filled with shock!
I rely on? !
The chief director of the subsequent series of "Love Apartment"? !

Did they hear it correctly?
Before this, they had never expected Cheng Cheng to make such a solemn promise!
They thought Cheng Cheng let them participate in "Love Apartment" just to give them a chance to learn and practice, and they still had a long way to go before they could really direct an entire TV series or movie. They never expected that Cheng Cheng would release the position of chief director of the subsequent series of "Love Apartment" at this time!

This is too much! This is too much!
How many young directors dream of this opportunity? !

You know, this is produced by Cheng Cheng!
For many young directors, being able to direct a TV series independently is already a rare opportunity, and being able to direct Cheng Cheng's TV series is an even greater honor and opportunity.

Moreover, "Love Apartment" became popular before it was aired. After it is aired, it will definitely cause greater heat. Its subsequent series will undoubtedly carry higher expectations and a broader market.

Cheng Cheng just let them do it! How arrogant!
Once one of them gets this opportunity, he will surely soar to the sky! He can even gain a foothold in the directing industry!

For a moment, the four men's eyes were filled with fighting spirit and passion for war.

"Director Cheng, thank you for giving me this precious opportunity! I will definitely not let you down!"

"I will definitely learn from Dao Dao with an open mind!"

"Director Cheng, don't worry, I will prove my worth with practical actions!"

"Director Cheng, I will definitely assist Director Dao and make sure that Love Apartment will be loved by the audience!"

Cheng Cheng smiled. This was exactly the effect he wanted. He had to get the four of them to roll up!

Go roll!
Go make the undefined volume!

Go make a roll that doesn’t lie flat!
从凌晨0:00卷到24:00，一天卷24个小时，没完没了的卷！

Be curry when you shouldn’t be curry, and be curvier than anyone else when you should be curry!
Go roll!
The reason why Cheng Cheng did this is because time waits for no one. He does not have time to hone them and test them bit by bit. Whoever is capable will be promoted directly. It’s just "Love Apartment". He has so many good works and does not need this one at all!
After the lecture, Beret pulled Cheng Cheng aside and smiled sinisterly:
"Director Cheng, I have an immature idea, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"I don't know whether I should say it or not, so let's not say it." Cheng Cheng turned and left, not tolerating him at all.

"Hey, Director Cheng, don't go!" Beret was so anxious that he wanted to slap himself!

Damn it, why am I talking so much!
It’s not like you don’t know Director Cheng’s personality, so why do you have to add this sentence?
Isn't this just making things uncomfortable on purpose?
He said with a smile:

"Director Cheng, I want you and Xiao Yan'er to play the couple in the first episode of Love Apartment. You happen to be on the set, and Xiao Yan'er is free too, so why don't you two come and make a cameo appearance?"

As the chief director of the first season of "Love Apartment", Beret naturally hopes that "Love Apartment" can be a big hit more than anyone else, otherwise it would not be a good thing for him to always follow Cheng Cheng's ass and be a "nominal second director"!

He also wants to prove himself, so he doesn't mind adding more codes to "Love Apartment"!

Because of the movie "A Little Thing Called First Love", the images of Senior Aliang and Xiaoshui are so deeply rooted in people's hearts that the craziest and most popular CP in the domestic entertainment industry is "Xizhi Chengyan" of Cheng Cheng and Yan Gou'er.

Xizhichengyan was originally an idiom, which means that words and actions cater to the intentions of superiors. Here, it means that fans are following orders to support the CP of Cheng Cheng and Yan Gou'er.

In addition, in the movie, Senior Aliang and Xiaoshui were rather inseparable and had no intimate contact throughout the whole process. Even at the end, he only said "I've been waiting for you". So Beret wanted to fulfill the fans' wishes in "Love Apartment" and let Cheng Cheng and Yan Gou'er play a couple.

The couple who were sad in "A Little Thing Called First Love" got married in "Love Apartment". What a gimmick! Will the fans go crazy? !

Moreover, the berets make the newlyweds played by Cheng Cheng and Yan Gou'er extraordinary. It is this couple that gave the show the name "Love Apartment". It is both the beginning of the story of "Love Apartment" and the origin of the title of the show "Love Apartment".

When this is combined with reality, it becomes so legendary!

Cheng Cheng glanced at him and found that this old guy was quite scheming.

However, for something that is beneficial to the entire drama, he did not mind using himself to hype it up. He said:

"Okay, but you have to increase my pay. I'm a top-tier star now, and I get 208 million for each appearance! And I won't bargain!"

Hiss, Beret took a breath of cold air, 208 million, this is too expensive!

Moreover, in the first episode, the newlyweds only appeared for a few minutes at most, and it cost 208 million? !
Things are different now than before. Beret is the chief director, but he is just a director. The company has approved a budget of 2000 million for him, and he can only spend this much money. Unlike Cheng Cheng, who is both the director and the boss, he can spend as much as he wants with no restrictions at all.

Cheng Cheng was about to take away one-tenth of it as soon as he opened his mouth, and he felt distressed!
He negotiated, "Director Cheng, can we make it cheaper?"

Cheng Cheng shook his head: "No, no bargaining!"

Berets are a very uncomfortable group.

It's your money anyway, why transfer it from one hand to the other?
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, 208 million is 208 million! I'll give it to you!"

Cheng Cheng immediately smiled and patted Beret's shoulder: "Okay, okay, let's continue to cooperate next time. Also, you can talk to Xiaoyan yourself."

Beret's heart was bleeding, but he comforted himself: It's all worth it!
Afterwards, Beret called Yan Gou'er again. It was much easier to deal with Yan Gou'er. Beret only said, "Xiao Yan, can you help me play a cameo role and marry Director Cheng?" and he won Yan Gou'er over.

The next day, with the media as witness, the opening ceremony of Love Apartment was held. At the end, Cheng Cheng said to the media:
"Remember to come to the opening ceremony of The Chinese Paladin in a couple of days!"

Many media people lamented:

People who are highly productive are arrogant!
(End of this chapter)