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Starring: Qin Junjie, Bai Xuxu, Chen Zeyu, Zhang Chao
Type: TV Series
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Introduction to "Fight! Prince of Tennis":
SMG's self-produced drama "Fight! Prince of Tennis" will be broadcast during the prime time slot on Oriental TV starting from the 28th. Recently, a press conference was held for "Fight! Prince of Tennis", where Bai Xuxu, Wang Chuanjun, Zhang Chao and other actors performed songs. Regarding the competition with self-produced idol dramas like "Meteor Garden", producer Gu Xiaodong and the cast were very confident, stating that "Fight! Prince of Tennis is absolutely not a ridiculous drama," and mentioned that the actors' spirit of sacrifice and perseverance despite minor injuries was something other self-produced dramas couldn't match.
The lead actor, Qin Junjie said: "We're not just trying to make ourselves look handsome in the drama. For the effect, we willingly let our makeup run and pour cold water on ourselves." Wang Chuanjun quickly added: "We hope to gain high ratings because the audience likes watching, not because they want to criticize us." They all expressed that compared to the previous "Prince of Tennis", this time the special effects caused the actors quite a bit of suffering, such as shoulder abrasions and waist sprains being very common. Producer Gu Xiaodong seemed more rational: "In fact, we didn't really intend to compare. After all, each drama has its own ideas, which is a matter of personal opinion. We just want to surpass ourselves."
During the summer season of 2009, major satellite channels like Oriental TV and Hunan TV targeted the summer television market with strong offensives. Despite existing self-produced dramas being criticized for having too many embedded advertisements and being "copycat" productions, under the increasingly fierce competition in the TV drama market, self-produced exclusive dramas are gradually becoming an important tool to enhance the influence and market share of satellite channels. The success of self-produced dramas like "Snail House" fully proves the feasibility of the provincial satellite channels producing their own dramas in the Chinese TV drama market. It is reported that SMG will continue to create more branded self-produced dramas. This year's self-produced dramas also include "Du Lala’s Promotion Diary" and "Shanghai! Shanghai!" among others, with production costs significantly exceeding those of previous years.