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Chapter 259 of "The Three Kingdoms" is complete, causing a sensation worldwide!
After filming the scene of Cao Cao's defeat at Huarong Road, the actor who played Cao Cao received unanimous praise from everyone in the crew.

Teacher Bao explained, "It's mainly because Director Song taught so well."

Song Hao repeatedly declined, saying, "No, no, no, Teacher Bao, you're too kind. When you first started acting, I was just a child. You're always more experienced than me in acting."

"You're the president of our film association now, so what?" Teacher Bao said cheerfully. "We veteran actors are very happy that you have such ability, it proves that there is hope for Chinese film and television works."

“Now Teacher Bao can take a break. Our next scenes will revolve around Mr. Zhuge and Sima Yi.” Song Hao said to the two teachers who played Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, “Teachers, you two will have to have a classic Empty City Stratagem showdown.”

"no problem."

A few days later, in the Shu Kingdom's Xicheng County of the Three Kingdoms Film and Television City, the city gates were opened wide.

With director Song Hao's command: "The Empty City Stratagem, Act One, Take Five, Action!"

After saying this, Zhuge Liang sat calmly on the city tower with a smile on his face, pretending to play the guzheng.

Dozens of meters below the city walls, Sima Yi's army of 150,000 men stood ready, awaiting only their commander's order to charge into the city.

However, Sima Yi, standing at the front, hesitated, his face full of vigilance and suspicion.

Although his two sons were clamoring to lead troops into the city, Sima Yi stared at Zhuge Liang on the city wall, his heart filled with doubt.

He pondered for a moment, listened to the music for a while, and then began to analyze the situation logically and reasonedly, shaking his head to indicate his disagreement with the attack.

The stirring music is like a raging storm crashing against the shore, or a gale sweeping away the remaining clouds; it's as if a million soldiers are fighting between the fingertips.

The son, standing nearby, asked with a puzzled look, "Father, why can't I tell?"

Sima Yi patiently explained, “Listen carefully, this music is like a mountain stream, crystal clear. Only a person with a calm mind and a clear spirit can play such a melody. Zhuge Liang must be very confident and have a plan in mind.”

The other son also found it too mysterious and asked in bewilderment, "Father, how can a few strings convey such a profound meaning?"

Sima Yi smiled confidently, “Whether one’s mind is calm or not affects the purity of the music; inner turmoil makes the music sound noisy. When Zhuge Liang played the zither, his mind must have been clear, so the music also conveyed the clarity of his heart. Listening to Zhuge Liang’s zither music is like observing his heart. It is a great honor for me to be Zhuge Liang’s confidant.”

These words surprised Sima Yi's two sons and the generals standing nearby. Their mouths were slightly open, and their faces showed blank expressions, clearly shocked by Sima Yi's profound insights.

Watching this scene from the monitor, Song Hao smiled with satisfaction.

This is exactly the effect he was aiming for!
Why was this scene filmed seven times?
The reason lies with the military generals around Sima Yi.

Despite their best efforts, their initial performance lacked the genuine, "wooden" quality of their bewildered expressions, which came across as too stiff.

After seven repetitions, these generals were so familiar with Sima Yi's lines that they could practically recite them backwards.

Therefore, the expressions on their faces were no longer simply blank, but more like numbness caused by repetition.

Sima Yi remained calm and composed as always. He gestured to his men and issued the order in a stern voice: "Pass on my order, the rear guard is to become the front guard, and the troops are to retreat to the northern mountains!"

Seeing this, Song Hao decisively shouted, "CUT! Very good, passed! Next scene, get ready to begin!"

After another month of intense filming, with the completion of the scene depicting Sun Hao's surrender, the epic drama "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" finally wrapped up filming on June 1st after more than three months of production.

During this considerable period, the production team employed as many as 10 extras to present five or six large-scale battle scenes involving thousands of people.

The number of warhorses, warships, and riverboats used during filming was enormous and countless, making the entire project extremely costly.

In fact, by the end of the third month of filming, the initial 30 billion yuan had already been fully utilized. To ensure that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" could be completed completely and with high quality, Song Hao added another 13 billion yuan in investment in the last month.

Such a scale of investment and production quality is undoubtedly unprecedented in the history of television dramas worldwide.

Even before its release, news about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" had already caused a huge sensation in the global television drama industry.

In particular, when those internationally renowned TV drama producers learned of Song Hao's total investment, they were all shocked and incredulous.

It's important to understand that in the TV drama industry, the biggest taboo is high costs.

If the cost is too high.

It's very likely we'll have to pay out of pocket.

However, the average production cost per episode of Song Hao's 94-episode "Three Kingdoms" was as high as $715 million!
It's easy to imagine how exquisite the production of Song Hao's "Three Kingdoms" is!

No wonder that when the news of the wrap-up came out, TV drama producers around the world were on high alert, while prestigious TV stations watched with curiosity, wanting to see what kind of sky-high price Song Hao could sell the production for in order to recoup his huge investment.

They didn't think Song Hao would lose money, after all, he had so many glorious moments.

Even though "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is only one part of his historical dramas, any work by Song Hao is bound to be a masterpiece.

It was only then that people suddenly realized that Song Hao had already established his brand globally, in both television dramas and films.

Everyone is eagerly anticipating what astronomical price "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will fetch.

Meanwhile, North American television stations are paying close attention to the "Three Kingdoms" TV series invested in by Song Hao. Even before the series has started airing, it has already caused a great sensation in the global television industry.

Unlike the production methods of Chinese TV dramas, which are mostly produced and invested in by specialized TV drama production companies, Chinese TV dramas are mostly produced and invested in by specialized companies.

These production companies raise funds based on their own capabilities and risk tolerance to complete the production of the TV series.

Then, the purchasing departments of various satellite TV stations will review the completed TV series, and interested stations will discuss the purchase with the production companies.

Although some television stations may collaborate with production companies to invest in and film popular IPs, the actual filming and production work is still handled by the television production companies.

Even television stations like CCTV follow similar procedures.

But in North America, the situation is completely different!
In this country, television dramas are mainly invested in and produced independently by various television stations.

As mentioned earlier, North American television stations are privately owned, so they usually act as both "producers" and "exhibitors," similar to world-renowned television production companies such as BHO and FXO.

These production companies are also the highest-rated television networks in North America.

Now, facing Song Hao's "Three Kingdoms," the general managers of these top-rated television stations in North America have gathered in a luxurious and elegant reception room at the headquarters of the world-renowned BHO television station.

They sat on the sofa, the atmosphere tense and solemn.

"Tell me, what exactly is Song Hao of China doing?"

"With such a high production cost, why did he choose to broadcast it globally? Did he really disregard the cost?"

Everyone was baffled by Song Hao's actions.

(End of this chapter)