Chapter 121 Soft spot
Ye Jingzhi also guessed that Du Sheng would have this reaction.

After all, even someone as calm as her was surprised for a moment when she first heard it.

"There are several reasons. To sum it up, it can be said that we are blessed by nature..."

In this era, the main TV stations watched by Cantonese people are Cantonese Satellite TV, Southern Television and Pearl River TV.

But here lies the problem in the first place.

The main drama of the Spring Festival period on Cantonese TV, "Loyalty and Friendship", which was produced at a huge cost in collaboration with Hong Kong TVB and starred by award-winning actor Luo Jialiang, did not exceed expectations in terms of ratings.

In other words, it was a bit disappointing to the audience.

On the other hand, Southern Television's equally popular drama "Golden Sword and Eagle Feather", adapted from Wo Longsheng's martial arts novel of the same name, also plunged directly into the center of the earth.

Naturally, the audience focused on Pearl River Channel.

Although this drama was born from poverty, there is no famous star in the cast, the director is unknown, the budget is low, and the story is a bit clichéd...

Even with the support of Sun Yaowei, he is still an idol who has been out of fashion for a long time.

But somehow, a miracle happened.

After today's ratings came out, the staff of several TV stations were stunned on the spot.

The deputy director of the Pearl River TV station who was in contact with Ye Jingzhi smiled bitterly and said:

“I really don’t understand what Cantonese audiences like to watch!”

In order to improve performance, he also arranged for people to conduct interviews on the street:

Several reasons were given.

1. Some viewers said that they didn’t remember much about the plot of the drama, they just knew that the theme song was nice and they could spend a relaxing evening without having to use their brains.

2. Seven o'clock in the evening is the dinner time for most Cantonese people. The whole family can understand it, and there is no violence or plot that is not suitable for children. Instead of watching other channels and getting upset, it is better to watch "Dragon Goddess".

3. The actor who played Sai Hua Tuo had a handsome appearance, picturesque features, and was abandoned by his biological father due to a congenital disease, which aroused the interest of many viewers.

This setting of beautiful boy + affectionate second male lead has always been the most likable character in film and television dramas.

Du Sheng's appearance and acting skills directly attracted a large number of audiences.

4. Many big dramas are over-hyped and disgusting, which inadvertently causes the banker to lose and the players to laugh.

“This is really a reward.”

Du Sheng was both amused and confused after hearing this, and also felt like he had found a bargain.

"Someone recognized you as Murong Fu from Tian Long, and you have left a deep impression on the audience."

Ye Jingzhi understood that the studio cooperation was secured this time, and said with ease:
“As long as the subsequent plot is maintained, it is possible for it to become a hit drama in Guangdong and even be purchased by other TV stations.

As the leading actors, your popularity will also increase significantly, and you won’t have to worry about resources in the future…”

Du Sheng himself was not worried, and was even a little indifferent.

Speaking of this, Ye Jingzhi suddenly remembered something interesting and smiled:

"By the way, do you know how Zhang Zhizong reacted when he learned about the ratings of "Dragon Goddess"?"

"Is Zhang Da Huzi also paying attention to this kind of drama?"

Du Sheng was a little surprised.

"At first, Zhang Zhizong really didn't care, but he couldn't stand it when people compared his drama to it."

Ye Jingzhi smiled and said:

"When he learned that the ratings of the first episode were higher than those of Tian Long, he got a little mad and said, 'Is this okay? Why should I continue to shoot TV series? I should just go home and sell sweet potatoes.'"

"Don't look down on selling sweet potatoes. It's still a blue ocean. Maybe he will really do this business in the future."

Du Sheng This is not a joke.

After several of Zhang Da Huzi's dramas failed, he returned to his hometown to invest in sweet potato planting.

As for "Tian Long", the ratings of the first episode aired on Southern Television were actually close to 4, and now it has already exceeded 5 after the broadcast, and is now being replaced by "Golden Sword and Eagle Feather".

The reason why Zhang Da Huzi was so angry was probably because the investment in the two dramas was disproportionate, which made him a little upset.

"If you have time, you'd better follow up on "Dragon Goddess", especially connect with Zhongyao."

"I understand. Zhongyao Pictures has basically reached an agreement with Lai Shuiqing, but there are some problems with the investment."

"What's the problem?"

Seeing that Du Sheng was concerned about this, Ye Jingzhi said directly:

“Zhongyao seems to have not given up on “Against the Cold” and has started preparations again, even considering launching two dramas at the same time.

But in this case, its investment is a bit stretched.”

Du Sheng looked a little strange.

It seems that Ju Jueliang has not given up yet. He probably referred to his previous proposal and made suggestions to Zhong Zhen again.

However, the several dramas of "Tian Long" invested in last year have not yet received any returns, and cash flow is indeed a problem.

Du Sheng thought for a moment and said:
"If possible, you can get involved and see if there is any chance..."

Of course he will not give up the drama "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

Since those two companies can't raise enough money for investment, don't blame Miracle Studio for taking advantage of the situation.

As long as we gather the money together and deal with Huang Jianzhong's treasures, there will be some money left.

Ye Jingzhi's beautiful eyes turned, and some different thoughts arose in her mind, so she agreed.

Time passed unconsciously.

Soon it was the day when the "Legend of Wulin" competition started.

Thanks to the popularity of the boxing championship broadcast every year by influential TV stations in Hong Kong, such as TVB and ATV, martial arts legends, boxing masters and other fighting styles have become quite well-known in Hong Kong.

For this reason, the number of contestants registered for "Legend of Wulin" this year set a new record.

As many as 1388 people.

However, it can be seen that most of the players are students from boxing gyms like Ford, or they are just short mules who like to fight.

Their fighting skills were not very sophisticated, and they just used the Turtle Fist and Mad Dog Fist at random, making the scene chaotic and uninteresting.

This also resulted in almost no news media coverage during the primary election period. However, this did not reduce the enthusiasm of the audience to attend the event.

The Elizabeth Stadium was packed and bustling.

What's the reason?

Caused by many aspects.

On the one hand, the community is pushing it from behind, and has also overtly and covertly trained many boxers to make money.

Many of these boxers wore straw sandals and red sticks to show their authority, and some even held positions of power.

When the big guys come to fight, how can I not come and cheer them on?
On the other hand, we have to mention the favorite of Hong Kong people.

This hobby has attracted people from all walks of life, both men and women, young and old.

Their enthusiasm for the competition is no less than that of the dwarf mules.

Yes, that's spinach!

Hong Kong people have a special fondness for this hobby.

Whether it's various lotteries, horse racing or taking a boat to the neighboring Haojiang River to take a chance...

They are an integral part of their lives.

Not to mention other things, just the box office hits such as "God of Gamblers", "Casino Tycoon", and "The Saint of Gamblers" shot on this theme are enough to name a few.

Therefore, when it comes to activities like gambling, even windy or rainy weather cannot affect the enthusiasm of the citizens.

What's more, free tickets are given for admission during the pre-selection stage.

Many bookmakers have already opened handicaps for the favorites, giving people the opportunity to try their luck.

Since many handicaps offer odds of hundreds of times for guessing who will win the first, second and third place in a few rounds, as well as the speculative nature of popular players and upset wins, a large number of brokers have been indirectly spawned.

Even when Du Sheng passed by the sidelines, he could hear the audience discussing enthusiastically how to place bets, who would win unexpectedly, etc.

On the other hand, Ma Yaowei, who has always been passionate about this, is still relatively calm at this moment.

However, as he listened to the discussions of the dark horse players, he couldn't help but whisper:

"Ah Sheng, you really don't want to take a big chance?"

Du Sheng glanced at him and said casually:
"How can you bet without my handicap? How much money did you bring?"

"When my dad found out I wanted money to invest in this, he pulled out his stick right there!"

When talking about this, Ma Yaowei lowered his head and said:

"Those friends didn't believe you could make it to the semi-finals. They couldn't even ask for money. I had less than $9 on me."

This was the remaining money from his last gambling victory at Yun Mansion. His purpose was to continue investing in Du Sheng and give it a try. Otherwise, it would be a problem whether he could raise the full ten thousand.

At this point, he couldn't help but look at Du Sheng in confusion:

"You should have more than this amount of money. Do you have no confidence in yourself?"

Last time at the Yun Mansion, the other party won 70 yuan. He has also filmed several movies recently, so he should have accumulated a lot of money.

They actually said that the maximum was only 40.

With this amount of money, if you don't bet on Du Sheng entering the finals, but simply bet on every PK match, the odds will be very low.

The most important thing is that no one would offer odds for Du Sheng before he became famous.

Even if it opens, few bets can take it if the bet is too high.

If Du Sheng continues to win, the odds will be closely watched and will only get lower and lower.

It is just like the last time when Sang Biao had a big chance of winning but only had odds of 0.6, that is, if you bought 1000, the total return including principal and interest was 1600, but if you lost, you would lose everything.

Du Sheng is not famous yet, so Ma Yaowei can’t find a place to invest even if he wants to.

You have to wait until he becomes famous before the betting market opens, and only then will you have a chance to place a bet.

"That's all we have right now. We can't have more if we want more."

Du Sheng said casually.

All that money was invested in "Dragon Goddess", it's impossible to get the money back so quickly.

The treasure obtained from Huang Jianzhong has not been taken out or brought here.

Gold leaves and the like can be sold as antiques, but the premium is not much.

These 40 are accumulated from film remuneration, martial arts director and endorsement.

As for confidence?

Of course Du Sheng is very confident in himself, otherwise he would not have taken out real money.

Like Ma Yaowei, he plans to wait for the market to open and then directly buy on reaching the semi-finals or the finals.

In that case, the odds will be at least 5-20 times, and the upset return will be quite good.

However, out of caution, he did not handle it personally, nor did he ask Wang Yaoyang to make a special trip. Instead, he planned to register it under Ma Yaowei's name.

Because the organizer seems to have obtained permission from the betting party, betting can be carried out openly.

Unless Ma Yaowei is crazy or commits suicide, nothing will go wrong.

Of course Ma Yaowei would not do anything stupid for such a tiny profit, so he brought Du Sheng to the competition area.

Eight boxing rings were set up on site, and today's screening matches will be decided in one go.

Both of them have signed up and have matches scheduled today.

The two people drawn by random lottery will be paired up and go on stage.

The winner will be in the next round, and no one will care about the loser.

After watching a series of unprofessional boxing fights by the contestants, which caused the audience to complain, Du Sheng's number was finally called.

But to everyone's surprise, when the contestant on the stage saw him walking onto the stage, his face suddenly changed, he cursed inwardly, and actually jumped off the stage.

This scene shocked everyone, even the referee was stunned.

(End of this chapter)