This Emperor is Only An Actor

Yue Guan is no stranger to the "Art Life" program group, after all, he has scored twice.

Compared with a few years ago, the ratings of "Art Life" have dropped again in the past two years...

There is no other way, the general situation now is that the ratings of TV stations are dropping, and it is not because TV dramas and variety shows are not as good as before, the main factor is the general environment.

When viewers can also watch the content on TV online, the convenience of the Internet will completely eclipse TV, and even the older generation of viewers will fall in love with watching TV from the computer with the help of young people.

For example, Yueguan's parents.

The two of them used to be two loyal TV viewers. Since Yue Guan taught them how to use computers and mobile phones to watch TV, the two of them directly abandoned the TV.

In such a big environment, no one can go against the sky.

But the person in charge of "Art Life" thinks that Yue Guan can do it.

After all, Yueguan's popularity is unquestionable now, and a new movie is released, and the "Art Life" program group just came to catch a wave of enthusiasm.

CCTV invested a lot of money in the drama "Game of Thrones". When investing, it was agreed that Yueguan would participate in some promotional activities of CCTV, and he had no reason to refuse.

Being able to come to "Art Life", Yue Guan is generally quite satisfied, after all, he is familiar with the road.

The relationship between him and Zhu Jun is not bad, although he is not very close, but Zhu Jun will not deliberately cheat him.

This issue of "Art Life" mainly talks about "Game of Thrones", after all, the main purpose is also to promote.

CCTV pays more attention to this drama than Yueguan. This is CCTV's first attempt in the payment field. It can only succeed, not fail. If it fails, CCTV may even have to change a wave of leaders.

So Zhu Jun attached great importance to this interview, and the questions he asked Yue Guan and Chen Daoming basically did not deviate from "Game of Thrones".

"Mr. Chen, what were your considerations when you took the role of "Game of Thrones"? I heard that you refused it at first."

Chen Daoming nodded: "Yes, because I have played too many emperors before, I am almost a professional emperor in the eyes of the audience. In this case, I feel that I can't bring more joy to the audience even if I play another emperor. It’s a good experience, and I haven’t had a big breakthrough myself.”

"Then why did you take on the role of Emperor Qing?"

"Because Yueguan is really sincere, he came to me several times, and I also read the script. The role of Emperor Qing is really different from the emperor I played before. And Yueguan told me "Game of Thrones" I immediately agreed to the lineup of this drama. After I joined the crew and chatted with Old Tang and Lao Wu, I found out that it turned out that Yueguan also fooled them like this. In fact, I was the first to agree."

Chen Daoming's words made Zhu Jun and Yue Guan laugh.

Zhu Jun looked at Yue Guan: "Isn't this the joke between Bill Gates and the vice president of the World Bank?"

The story Zhu Jun told is as follows:

Jack wanted his son to marry Bill Gates' daughter, so he found Bill Gates and said, "I'll help your daughter introduce a good husband."

Bill Gates said: "My daughter doesn't want to marry yet!"

Jack said again: "The young man I'm talking about is the vice president of the World Bank!"

Bill Gates was taken aback: "Then..."

Then Jack went to the president of the World Bank: "I would like to introduce a young man to be the vice president of your bank."

The president said that we already have dozens of vice presidents, enough!

Jack said: "The young man I introduced is the son-in-law of Bill Gates!"

In the end, Jack's son married Bill Gates' daughter and became a vice president of the World Bank.

This is of course a joke.

But it spread widely.

And the stories in the jokes actually have imitation value.

For example, Yueguan came out like this.

Yue Guan chuckled lightly and said, "Learn and apply it. Seniors like Mr. Chen and Mr. Tang are really hard to recruit. You can't invite them without some means."

"As expected of you."

Yue Guan didn't understand Zhu Jun's words, whether he was praising himself or belittling himself.

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, the deal is done, his goal has been achieved.

"Mr. Chen, what do you think of Yue Guan's performance in "Game of Thrones"?" Zhu Jun asked.

Chen Daoming replied without hesitation: "Incomparable, many viewers may think that I am being polite, but I am serious. Viewers who watch TV carefully should be able to see that the first scene of "Game of Thrones" is played by the monarch and his subjects. In fact, Yue Guan's performance was better than mine. In my mind, Yue Guan's performance in "Game of Thrones" is worthy of a Shidi."

Chen Daoming boasted so much that Zhu Jun couldn't believe it.

Although he has also watched "Game of Thrones" and thinks that Yueguan's acting is really good, he is not a professional actor, and he can't tell who is superior and who is inferior when the gap is not big.

But Zhu Jun is not a perch.

If this were changed to perch, they would probably say directly: "Really? I don't believe it."

Although Zhu Jun didn't believe it, he wouldn't say it. He just questioned it from the side: "Yueguan's acting skills should still be far behind yours."

This is also the perception of many viewers now.

Up to now, very few audiences have questioned Yue Guan's acting skills.

But comparing Yue Guan with a national first-class actor, the audience still thinks Yue Guan is too young.

At least ten years of hard work is required to be qualified to be on par with them in terms of acting skills.

But Chen Daoming said very seriously: "There is no more, there is no gap. There are geniuses in this world, and Yueguan is this kind of genius."

Seeing that Zhu Jun didn't believe it, Chen Daoming thought for a while, and added: "At my stage, I don't need to be too polite to anyone anymore. To be honest, Yue Guan is indeed very powerful and popular in the entertainment industry now. But it didn't affect me too much, I don't need to give him face. I say this because I was really conquered by Yue Guan's acting skills, it has nothing to do with his status and fame."

Zhu Jun had no choice but to believe Chen Daoming's words to this extent.

He looked at Yue Guan in surprise: "Yue Guan, what do you think of Teacher Chen's comment?"

Yue Guan smiled: "Acting skills are something that the beholder sees and the wise see wisdom, and there is no unified standard of measurement, so the audience can judge by themselves. Teacher Chen is also one of the audience for me, of course I respect his judgment .”

The implication is that he agrees with Chen Daoming's point of view.

Yue Guan said that he was modest, but in fact, he was not humble at all.

Zhu Jun said with emotion: "Yueguan, you are only so young, but you have already grown to this level."

"Acting skills can't just be based on age. Mr. Chen has basically been full of acting skills since his debut, and he rarely pulls his hips." Yue Guan praised: "Compared to comparison, my progress is actually quite obvious."

"Actually, it's not very obvious." Chen Daoming continued: "I've watched Yue Guan's plays since "No. 1 in the World". Those who are suppressed by Yueguan will be very miserable."

"Yes, I also have an impression of the little emperor in "No. 1 in the World." Zhu Jun nodded and said, "I was really amazed by Yue Guan's performance of the little emperor at the time, but Yue Guan later portrayed Yang Guo, Zhang Wuji, Yan Zekun and other characters. It’s even worse than the little emperor’s astonishment.”

Judging from Zhu Jun opening his mouth, he knew all about the roles played by Yue Guan, it was obvious that he had prepared detailed materials.

CCTV hosts, no matter what the upper limit is, the lower limit will not be too low.

Just as Yue Guan wanted to explain, Chen Daoming did it for him: "That's because Yue Guan is closing the show."

Yue Guan: "..." There really isn't one.

Chen Daoming said: This can be possible.

Facing Zhu Jun's doubts, Chen Daoming patiently explained: "In Yueguan's play, he is usually a part-time investor and screenwriter, so he has to take the overall situation into consideration. If the actors acting in the opposite play with him are average in acting skills, Yueguan will not be able to perform well." It is especially good, so that the final performance will not make the audience feel divided, and it will also be a blow to the actors who acted opposite him. Only when he meets an actor who is a match for him, Yue Guan will fully fire. He is really an amazing young man. "

Zhu Jun looked at Yue Guan with eyes like looking at a god: "Yue Guan, is that so?"

Yue Guan said seriously: "Really, Teacher Chen is too ridiculous."

Chen Daoming waved his hand: "What nonsense, you're too modest, I'm telling the truth. Acting skills can't fool people, strong is strong, bad is bad. In "No. 1 Under Heaven" At that time, isn’t the little emperor created by Yueguan amazing?”

Zhu Jun nodded.

"In "Game of Thrones", the Seventh Prince of Yueguan didn't fall into a disadvantage against Emperor Qing played by me and Queen played by Ning Jing, right?"

"Not only did it not, but it has the upper hand." Zhu Jun has already leaned towards Chen Daoming's statement.

Chen Daoming spread his hands: "So, there is only one truth."

Yue Guan: "..." My heart is tired.

I admit nothing.

But Zhu Jun thought he acquiesced.

He thought of some news he had read before.

"I remembered that both Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei said before that when Yue Guan was filming "Pure Mind Chasing Dreams", Yue Guan deliberately lowered his acting skills in order to take care of them. At that time, I thought it was just The crew's propaganda, now it seems, should be true."

It's right, everything is right.

Reasonable and convincing.

No matter how much Yue Guan denies it, it will not change this fact.

Lion poop is better than bear poop.

So there is no need to listen to Yue Guan's explanation.

Yue Guan was very helpless.

He swears to God, he really didn't say anything.

It's all made up by these people.

"Actually, compared to Yue Guan's acting skills, I think the most amazing thing about "Game of Thrones" is the character setting and power struggles. The script is amazing." Zhu Jun brought the topic back to "Game of Thrones" "Game" in the drama: "Just like the role of Emperor Qing played by Mr. Chen, if it is changed to other TV dramas, it must be a villain setting."

Chen Daoming nodded: "Inevitably, Teacher Yueguan and Teacher Liu Heping have made great attempts in pioneering, and they have been very successful so far. I especially like the character of Emperor Qing. He is not the perfect emperor in previous domestic dramas. For the sake of power, he can attack the queen, his favorite imperial concubine, his sworn brothers, and even his own son. But most of the people in the country under Emperor Qing lived and worked in peace and contentment, even though their hands were bloody, but As far as the world is concerned, he is a good emperor. He is sorry for many people, but he is worthy of the common people in the world. In my mind, this is the attitude that a Mingjun should have. Mingjun does not mean a good person, but most of the domestic dramas in the past were misunderstood that."

Yue Guan added: "If a good person is an emperor, he may even harm the country and the people. For the emperor, the most important thing is not personal morality, but also his own talent, courage and responsibility."

"So Yueguan, did you write the role of Emperor Qing so brilliantly out of this kind of consideration?" Zhu Jun asked.

"Actually, it's not just Emperor Qing, after watching it, you can tell that "Game of Thrones" actually has no absolute protagonist.

From the point of view of the Seventh Prince, he should hate Emperor Qing, and it is only natural that he wants to be emperor.

From Emperor Qing's point of view, everything he did was for the stability of the world. The prince is the heir of the country and cannot be abolished easily. The queen's family is powerful and must be suppressed. anything wrong.

From Mei Changsu's point of view, he was wiped out by Emperor Qing, and it would be unreasonable not to take revenge, and it would be disgusting to give up revenge.

From Dean Chen's point of view, he is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, what's wrong with him?

From Prime Minister Zhuge's point of view, although he and Lin Xie were inseparable, but the emperor was determined to kill Lin Xie, and standing on the opposite side was just costing his family's life and his full of ambition. Left to his usefulness, he can at least splash ink on the territory of Daqing. Facts have proved that he has also done a good job. Under his governance, the prosperity of Daqing is far better than that of the previous dynasty.

From the queen's point of view, her family paid a huge price for helping Emperor Qing ascend to the throne, and it was only natural to ask for some reward. After Emperor Qing came to the throne, he turned his face and refused to recognize anyone. While suppressing her family, he also killed her hope of having a child. It is also very normal for the empress to hate Emperor Qing for being ruthless.

Everyone will only start from their own point of view, and from their own point of view, they are actually doing the right thing. The show "Game of Thrones" also wants to convey such a concept: no one is born to be the protagonist, everyone is the protagonist of their own life. Don't just look at the problem from one angle, analyze it from multiple angles, maybe you will find a different world. "

What Yue Guan said made Zhu Jun have to admire: "It must be very hard to write such a script. I believe that without hard work and polishing, such a good script will never be conceived. Moreover, this script has been perfected." It was presented, and the shooting process must have been very difficult.”

Zhu Jun has entered the field he is most familiar with: sensational time.

Hard work, difficulty, hard work, bitterness behind it... These are all necessary procedures for the "Art Life" program group.

However, neither Yue Guan nor Chen Daoming cooperated with Zhu Jun.

Chen Daoming took the lead: "Of course it's not that easy to make a good film like this. But this is our job, so there's nothing to complain about. Yueguan paid all the salary that should be paid, let's talk about it after taking so much salary. It's not easy, if you say it, you will be beaten, I believe many people in the entertainment circle will think that since it is so difficult, give me the money you earn, I will come, no matter how hard it is, I am willing."

Zhu Jun: "..."

This is not the answer he wanted.

But with Chen Daoming's status, he is really not willing to follow his routine.

Anyway, CCTV did not stipulate what the guests must say when they are interviewed. Of course, Chen Daoming did it according to his own wishes.

Among the stars, Chen Daoming is really a very upright person. As an influential public star, in the interview he dared to directly say that because of historical reasons, I cannot be objective about the attitude towards the island country.

How many celebrities dare to be so direct?

Once the status is reached, there will be fewer scruples, and if you have enough money, you don't bother to be a good person.

Chen Daoming just looks very elegant. After checking his news a little bit, he found that he has fired a lot, but the targets he shoots are generally people who are not used to by the general public.

It's no wonder that he is very popular with passers-by and has a high degree of citizenship. Although there are times when his car overturns, generally speaking, most people like him.

Chen Daoming is so real, of course Yue Guan will not be hypocritical.

His position has also arrived.

And he doesn't like to play sensationalism very much.

So he followed Chen Daoming's words and said, "Mr. Zhu, do you know that I produced a variety show called "The Real World"?"

When it airs, the words "Truth in the World" should be muted, and the subtitles will also be blocked if there is no accident, but it doesn't matter, anyway, Yueguan is not here to advertise.

In terms of the popularity of "Human Reality", there is no need to advertise on "Art Life", and the reverse is almost the same.

Zhu Jun also knew this. Although he didn't understand Yue Guan's words, he still nodded his head: "Of course, that show is the most popular variety show right now."

"But the ratings of "Art Life" are getting worse day by day."

Zhu Jun's expression didn't change. He believed that Yue Guan's EQ would not be so low that he would belittle "Art Life" when he was recording "Art Life".

Of course Yueguan would not.

He said that for a reason.

"Mr. Zhu, I'm known in the industry as a golden master. Would you like me to analyze the reasons for the declining ratings of "Art Life" from a professional perspective?"

"Tell me." Zhu Jun signaled himself to listen attentively.

Yue Guan was also not polite: "Because the audience doesn't like to watch celebrities sensationalize, and they don't want to know how difficult it is behind the stars. The selling point of "Art Life" is wrong, so the audience is bound to decrease."

Zhu Jun: "..."

Good guy, Yue Guan directly denied the core selling point of the "Art Life" program group from the root.

The routine of "Art Life" is that Zhu Jun interviews guests, walks into his inner world, and lets the audience understand how difficult it is for him to get to where he is today.

As a result, Yue Guan said that the audience didn't care about these at all.

Zhu Jun couldn't accept it.

But Chen Daoming's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Yueguan, you are indeed a professional. From my point of view, I really dislike many celebrities claiming that they work hard, are under great pressure and are not easy."

Zhu Jun looked at Chen Daoming in surprise.

One thing to say, he really didn't realize that the audience didn't like watching this.

The "Art Life" program team didn't realize it either.

CCTV's programs also need ratings. If the program group realized it, they would definitely not kill themselves.

Zhu Jun asked: "Mr. Chen, why don't you like listening to these things?"

"Because it's too fake, people who have achieved success and fame come here to recall bitterness and sweetness, what do you want to express?" Chen Daoming asked rhetorically.

Zhu Jun still didn't realize the core problem.

Yue Guan pierced the emperor's new clothes: "A group of billionaires said to people with an annual salary of several thousand, I am under a lot of pressure, I work very hard, and I hope to get your support and approval. Is this irony or sarcasm? "

Zhu Jun: "..."

He seems to understand a little bit.

"Mr. Zhu, you have interviewed many celebrities in "Art Life". Basically, everyone will say that their career experience is not easy. They have put in a lot of hard work to get to where they are today, and suffered a lot for filming. Then what?" Yue Guan Tanshou: "Then they become billionaires, do audiences need to sympathize with them? Do audiences need to care about the stories behind them?"

Zhu Jun couldn't answer this question.

"If you say it's not easy, it's not easy for anyone. If you want to talk about hard work, who doesn't work hard in this world? How much does a star suffer and how much money does he make? Don't Foxconn workers work hard? Soldiers stationed on the frontier don't work hard. Is it hard? Don’t the farmer uncles who work hard all year round? How much have they got?

The "Art Life" program group does not care about the people who really work hard but are too little understood, but focus on how hard the stars are. Mr. Zhu, the hard work of a star is directly proportional to the money he earns. A star does not need to let the audience know how hard he is, as long as he can bring good works to the audience.

In fact, I am quite disgusted with those celebrities who are working hard, because I really don't understand what is there to brag about hard work? Isn't this what it should be? 99% of the people in this world work hard, is this worthy of praise?

When we mention Mr. Chen Daoming, we will say that Mr. Chen has portrayed many classic characters and is a rare and good actor. When we mention Jay Chou, we will say that Jay Chou has composed many popular songs and led an era. Then we mentioned certain stars and would just say he worked really hard.

With all due respect, there is no work if you just work hard, and it is useless. This is obviously a black spot, but many celebrities are not ashamed but proud of it. This kind of atmosphere is really bad. If the entertainment industry becomes a place where you can gain a foothold through hard work instead of relying on your works, this industry will only get worse and worse.

Mr. Zhu, the "Art Life" program group wants to increase the ratings and expand its popularity. It is useless to invite Mr. Chen and me. The best way is to change the program strategy. Instead of focusing on how difficult it is for celebrities, it is better to change it into an entertainment mirror, focusing on those celebrities who have only worked hard but have no works, and then expose how easy it is for them to make money. Believe me, doing this will not only help purify the air in the entertainment industry, but also increase the ratings of "Art Life" several times. Anyway, you have Yang Ma as the backstage, what are you afraid of? For nationally famous programs, don't be cowardly, just do it. "

Yue Guan's words left Zhu Jun speechless.

But the producer of the "Art Life" program group was thrilled.

He listened to Yue Guan's words, especially the last two sentences.

They are nationally famous programs, what are they afraid of?

Is CCTV still afraid of offending people?

Yueguan's suggestion is practical.