Chapter 39 Justice Bao vs.
With the professor's roar, this grand debate came to an end.
Seeing their angry faces, Cha Jianying felt relieved. She, an outsider, couldn't even argue with this bunch of people, and they even questioned Hongmin's thesis. They were simply mentally ill!
Sure enough, what the Red People said was right. Some people only care about their own interests and don't care about right or wrong.
With the defeat of the world history professors, the anti-Liu Hongmin wave of offensives came to a halt. However, the academic shock did not stop in Kyoto University. Alexander's Eastern Expedition and even the history of Central and West Asia became popular for a while. Many students were asking about the events and further understood this period of history.
Soon, the news spread to all schools, big and small, in the capital.
With the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the Chinese people have a great interest in the Western world. The moon is rounder abroad, which has become a symbol of this era.
This incident immediately caused dissatisfaction among many people who admired the West. Fortunately, reform and opening up had just begun, and contacts with the West had just begun. The power of these people was still weak and could not influence Liu Hongmin for the time being.
Liu Hongmin himself was completely unaware of this and he was still writing a book in Hong Kong!
However, that night, he put down his pen and sat in front of the TV.
Both RTV and TVB's Justice Bao dramas were launched today, competing in the same time slot. The competition is about whose TV series is better.
Liu Hongmin was broadcasting TVB's Justice Bao. He had already watched the RTV version and it was of very good quality, not inferior to the original version.
Now it all depends on TVB's Justice Bao, the quality of which will determine the outcome of this showdown.
The TV series started soon. Because there was no script, TVB strictly followed the plot of "Three Heroes and Five Gallants" to shoot. The first case was the cat replacing the prince.
This case is very classic and has been widely circulated from ancient times to the present. It can be said that if it is filmed well, it will definitely be a big hit.
But halfway through the show, Liu Hongmin turned off the TV. There was something wrong with TVB's rhythm. The plot was too rushed, and there were too few extended plots. It was a bit breathless to watch.
This is not a big problem if the protagonist can gain recognition. If it is a group of Jin Dynasty actors playing Justice Bao, the audience may ignore this problem.
However, TVB's Justice Bao is not Jin Chaoqun, nor is he a slightly fat actor like Jin Chaoqun. Instead, he has an actor with a melon-shaped face. When he has a stern face, there is no pressure at all, and he looks a bit like he is sulking.
The casting of other actors is also problematic. Zhan Zhao fights very hard, and it is obvious that he has practiced southern martial arts. He also looks quite old, otherwise he would not look old on the small screen.
Although Zhan Zhao is a Southern Hero, he was named the Imperial Cat, so his martial arts must be light. Even if he uses the heavy Juque Sword, it does not affect his lightness. People who are good at lightness naturally go for the light route. Occasionally using a few hard skills will create unexpected effects.
Most importantly, Zhan Zhao must be young and handsome. If he is not young and handsome, how can men replace him? How can women go crazy for him?
RTV was clearly more than one step ahead. Although Liu Zhirong did not fit the image of Justice Bao, Justice Bao at that time was not an official, so it was normal that he lacked dignity.
Although He Jiajin's martial arts skills are not good, he is handsome! The main attraction of detective dramas is the investigation of the case, and the action scenes are secondary.
And after training, He Jiajin's action scenes look OK. Those who have learned martial arts can tell at a glance that it is just a show, but ordinary audiences can't tell the difference!
Just like popular stars, as long as they are handsome, there will be a large group of crazy fans who like them. No matter how good your acting is, as long as you are handsome, that's all.
He Jiajin is much better than the traffic stars, at least he doesn’t act out of character!
Sure enough, the next morning, before the ratings came out, all the major newspapers had already published their reviews. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that these media outlets were so eager to catch up with the hype that they changed their articles overnight.
Many people praised TVB, saying that Zhan Zhao was tough and had the demeanor of a great hero. Obviously, they also knew that the casting of Justice Bao was a bit problematic, and they avoided praising the protagonist all the time. There were also some who praised both TVB and TVB, which obviously means that they received money from both TVB and did not want to offend anyone.
Most people praise RTV. They say that RTV's Shao Bao has a stronger storyline and the plot is closely linked. Even if you know who the murderer is in advance, you can't stop watching it.
Of course, the most praised thing was He Jiajin's casting, calling him the most handsome Zhan Zhao. Many newspapers pointed out He Jiajin's shortcomings, such as his poor acting skills and stiff action scenes, but in the end they had to admit that He Jiajin was a natural fit for the role of Zhan Zhao.
After the ratings came out, RTV far surpassed TVB, with ratings more than twice that of TVB.
Manager Huang and Xu Xiaoming were very happy, but Liu Hongmin was indifferent.
"Mr. Liu, our ratings beat TVB, aren't you happy?"
Liu Hongmin spread his hands, "Isn't this what should be done?"
The two were stunned for a moment and shook their heads helplessly.
"Mr. Liu, to be honest, we have been competing with TVB all these years. I think you should know the result. We lost more than we won. This time we were able to defeat TVB with such an advantage, and the entire RTV is very happy."
"It's too early for you to be happy!"
Lian Gen was puzzled, "Mr. Liu, what do you mean by this?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "If TVB still has this quality tonight, the ratings will definitely drop. By then, many of those viewers will come to our side, and the ratings may triple or quadruple. Aren't you happy too early?"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
"Yes, we were indeed happy too early."
Sure enough, on the third morning, the ratings proved Liu Hongmin’s words, and were almost three times that of TVB.
At that time, Hong Kong TV dramas were all filmed while being broadcast, depending on the ratings. If the ratings were good, they would continue filming; if the ratings were bad, they would be cancelled and other dramas would be released.
TVB's Justice Bao was severely criticized by RTV and cancelled on the fifth day. A new drama was temporarily brought up, which attracted a different audience than Justice Bao and managed to save some ratings.
As for RTV, they naturally made a concerted effort to finish filming the remaining episodes of Shao Bao.
After finishing writing "A Better Tomorrow", Liu Hongmin completed his consulting work and flew back to Beijing.
After walking for a while, Beijing University had already closed for the holidays. Many students went home for the New Year, but Liu Hongmin did not plan to go back this year because he had bought a house.
When he went to find Zou Shifang, he found out that so many things had happened in the school after he left. Liu Hongmin was very moved when he heard that Zha Jianying was willing to debate with those world history professors for him.
This silly girl...
(End of this chapter)
