Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 41

Because no big-name stars were invited, the 15 million investment received by "Gu Xiang Si Qu" was basically all used to improve the quality of the series.

Unlike the original version of Ancient Love Song in Su Yan’s previous life, which was said to be a palace, the scene actually felt like a small courtyard and lacked that kind of majestic aura.

Rie Nishimura took a deep breath.

Her emotions were guided by a sad guzheng interlude.

The beautiful woman in red in the play turned her head and glanced at Shen Buyan. She crossed her hands on her legs and slightly clenched her knuckles.

Rie Nishimura would not miss such details.

She was nervous, nervous about this meeting.

Whether it is the specially decorated, spotless palace, the new red dress, and the carefully dressed makeup, they all remind the audience from the side angle
The woman in the red dress attaches great importance to this meeting.

On the TV, the woman in the red dress stood up and walked towards Shen Buyan, with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

【You are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time. 】

[Do we know each other?] Shen Buyan said.

The expectation in the eyes of the woman in the red dress was instantly shattered. She was silent for a while and then said with a smile.

[If you don’t know me now, you will know me later.]

Rie Nishimura looked at Gu Qingyuan's face as the camera zoomed in, although she didn't quite understand the plot.

But inexplicably, there is a sense of sadness brewing.

This is what emanates from Gu Qingyuan's acting.

Rie Nishimura was still thinking about something, and the next second in the TV series, Shen Buyan took out a sharp dagger from his sleeve and put it against Lu Yuan's neck.

Yihua next to him was panicked.

[What are you going to do? Demon Queen Lu Yuan.] Shen Buyan said.

[How do you know it's me?] Lu Yuan's eyes flashed with anticipation.

Nishimura Rie had a feeling that she didn't care about Shen Buyan holding a dagger against her neck, she was expecting something else.
For example, has Shen Buyan ever seen her?

[Your people brought me here from the Imperial Study, and no one stopped me along the way.]

Shen Buyan began his own reasoning.

When the reasoning was over, the second expectation in Lu Yuan's eyes was also shattered.

She looked at Shen Buyan.

[The first time you met me.] Lu Yuan paused here.

[Are you going to kill me? ]

Lu Yuan waved his hand, and Shen Buyan's wrist holding the dagger loosened uncontrollably in an instant.

Nishimura Rie blinked.

so handsome
In this drama, Mr. Su Yan plays an ordinary person. Is Lu Yuan the one responsible for the fighting force?
It's the other way around!
Unable to defeat the enemy and in Lu Yuan’s palace, what can the male protagonist Shen Buyan do?
He just wanted to know what Lu Yuan's purpose was.

[I know you have a lot of doubts.] Lu Yuan walked to the window, looked at the heavy rain outside, and smiled slightly.

Rie Nishimura's heart was pounding.

So beautiful.

[You accompany me to do three things, and I will answer your three questions. ]

This is the purpose why Lu Yuan asked Yihua to bring Shen Buyan here.

In order to learn more about Shengguo's secrets and complete the second volume of his novel, Shen Buyan naturally accepted this proposal and even felt that he had made a great deal.

[How about I do a few more things and you answer a few more questions for me? ]

Lu Yuan turned her back to Shen Buyan with a smile on her face. At this moment, the hearts of a bunch of midnight moviegoers in Xia Country were pounding like Nishimura Rie just now.

【Just three things, just three questions.】

[Don't worry, Master Shen, these three things are not against morality, and you can definitely do them! ] Lu Yuan turned around and said with a smile.

[How do you know my last name is Shen? ]

Lu Yuan just looked at him with a smile and said nothing more.

Rie Nishimura had only one feeling in her heart.

The look in Lu Yuan's eyes when she looked at Shen Buyan was so sweet.

Just during such a casual chat with Shen Buyan, she could show this expression.

Nishimura Rie sat up slightly.

She probably understood that the first episode of Ancient Love Song was a trap.

First of all, the protagonist’s time travel is a mystery.

Lu Yuan knew that his coming was a mystery.

Even up to now, various metaphors are showing that Lu Yuan values ​​and is familiar with Shen Buyan.

There is a 99% chance that she knows Shen Buyan.

But the question is, why doesn't Shen Buyan recognize her when she is so familiar to him?

What's even more bizarre is how did Lu Yuan, a famous witch queen in the history of ancient Sheng State, know Shen Buyan?
A bunch of questions occupy Rie Nishimura's mind, and the plot continues to move forward.

The first thing Lu Yuan asked Shen Buyan to do was to change into the clothes she had prepared in advance.

Moreover, the size of this clothes is exactly right for Shen Buyan, without any deviation.

This further confirms Rie Nishimura's idea.

If we didn't know each other or had a bad relationship, would you have prepared such fitting clothes for me?

Looking at Shen Buyan who had finished changing his clothes, Lu Yuan took a step forward and wanted to straighten his collar.

But Shen Buyan took a step back and looked at her warily.

Are you serious about taking a step back?

Rie Nishimura was already feeling a little uncomfortable.

The plot doesn't reveal too many clues.

But the sadness in the eyes of Lu Yuan, played by Gu Qingyuan, when Shen Buyan took a step back made Nishimura Rie feel heartbroken.

This is purely because the actor's acting was too emotional, which affected her emotions.

Soon, the second thing Lu Yuan wanted Shen Buyan to do appeared.

Today is the third month of spring, the Shangsi Day.

Lu Yuan hoped that Shen Buyan would follow the customs of Sheng State and eat mustard greens and boiled eggs to get rid of the spring plague. The next minute of the film and television plot was all Lu Yuan watching Shen Buyan eat the food she made with a smile.

The sweetness in her eyes is about to overflow the screen.

this.
How nice it would be if Tomoe Yukishiro and Kenshin in Rurouni Kenshin could live this kind of life?
Third thing
Lu Yuan ordered a curfew for the entire imperial capital.

No one in the city is allowed to go out.

Then she invited Shen Buyan to go to the imperial capital with her, and they would go to Shangsi together.

And he asked Shen Buyan to wear a mask with a crack on the forehead when there were outsiders present.

On the other side, another line of the plot.

Li Yong, the prime minister of Sheng State, was about to betray Sheng State on this day. He sneaked into the emperor's residence, stole the city defense maps and military secrets of various cities in Sheng State, and was about to leave the imperial city.
Nishimura Rie blinked.

It turns out that Li Yong is a traitor!
Then why was the previous introduction about the evil queen Lu Yuan saying that she killed the wise prime minister Li Yong and was extremely licentious?

And just when Li Yong was about to take advantage of the city's revelry on Shangsi Night to escape, Lu Yuan was one step ahead of him. A city-wide curfew?

Unexpected prophet?

It feels like another foreshadowing.

How many holes will this drama dig in the first episode?

But when his spy reported to Li Yong what Queen Lu Yuan was doing and why she ordered a city-wide curfew, the spy gave a straightforward reply.

【Playing the concubine, traveling to Shangsi! 】

puff.
Nishimura Rie couldn't help but laugh out loud.

A concubine?

The actor who played Kenshin Himura, the Battousai who killed people without blinking an eye, was treated as a gigolo kept by a woman in the new drama?

This is hilarious.

Lu Yuan and Shen Buyan strolled on the deserted streets.

For a country like Sheng, the Shangsi Festival is equivalent to the Spring Festival of Xia.

Shangsi Night is a carnival for the entire city's residents, but Lu Yuan, who wanted to spend the night there, prohibited anyone from going out.

Shen Buyan, who was wearing a cracked mask, couldn't bear it anymore.

[For one's own selfish desires, the whole city is under curfew.] Shen Buyan mocked.

[On the night of Shangsi, wouldn't it be nice to have only you and me on such a wide street?] Lu Yuan walked beside Shen Buyan with her hands behind her back, a smile on her face.

Following the drama is like looking from a God's perspective, and the plot of Li Yong has revealed a lot of information.

In fact, any smart audience can guess that Lu Yuan must have known through some channel that Li Yong was planning to betray his country and escape tonight, so he imposed a curfew on the entire city.

But the male protagonist Shen Buyan didn't know this and began to morally condemn Lu Yuan.

[Have you ever considered the feelings of the people? The imperial capital is not just yours.]

【Then tonight, please treat me as an ordinary citizen. 】

Lu Yuan put her hands behind her back, turned sideways, her eyes were complicated, but a smile appeared at the corner of her lips as she asked.

【Okay.】

[They treat you as an ordinary citizen? ] Shen Buyan asked with a strange expression.

The bgm starts to become sad.

[In my next life, I hope to be an ordinary citizen. I want to be a free and easy person, and never be a queen again.] Lu Yuan paused and said.

[Why?] Shen Buyan asked doubtfully.

[This is your first question.] Lu Yuan said.

[There are many regrets in this world, but you have to obey your own destiny. ]

This is the Riddler's answer.

[What regrets?] Shen Buyan, who was still thinking about the inspiration for the second volume of his novel, asked.

【This is the second question.】

[My regret is that I didn’t spend the Shangsi Festival with someone properly.]

Lu Yanmuyuan looked at Shen Buyan.

At this point, any audience who watches the show and thinks about it a little knows who Lu Yuan is talking about.

[Who is that person? ] Shen Buyan asked stupidly.

[Is this the third question? ] Lu Yuan asked.

[Third Question] Shen Buyan nodded.

It is you!
Rie Nishimura no longer thinks about why Shen Buyan is the most important person to Lu Yuan. This mystery will definitely be solved in later episodes.

But at this moment, can't you see the way Lu Yuan looks at you in the play?

[Next time, you will know.]

Lu Yuan chuckled and did not directly answer the third question, continuing to be the riddler.

But Rie Nishimura keenly sensed that something was wrong.

next time
What do you mean?
Is it the next time we meet, or something else?
[How come you promised to answer the question, but now you regret it? ] Shen Buyan was anxious.

[I am the demon queen, overbearing and do whatever I want. ]

Lu Yuan had an unreasonable smile on her face.

She looked at the willow branch by the roadside, walked over quickly, broke it off with one hand, and stained the water in the water tank with the branch. She suddenly turned around and shook her head at Shen Buyan who was chasing after her and angrily accusing her.
Dewdrops spread on the thin branches, splashing all over Shen Buyan's face. He looked at Lu Yuan in a daze.

【what are you doing? 】

[This is the custom of the Shangsi Festival in Sheng State, where willow branches are soaked in dew to purify and ward off disasters.]

With anticipation on her face, Lu Yuan picked up the willow branch with both hands and held it in front of Shen Buyan, hoping that he would pick up the branch.

[I never celebrate festivals, this kind of thing.]

[It doesn't make sense to me.] Shen Buyan was still angry that Lu Yuanzhi didn't answer his third question.

Who is that important person to her?

At this moment, neither Nishimura Rie nor the audience in front of the TV realized that Shen Buyan's words "It has no meaning to me"
After the setting of the show is revealed in the next few episodes, this will become the most depressing and sadistic sentence in the entire show.

Lu Yuan turned her back to Shen Buyan, her fingers tightly clenched around the branches. She was silent for a long time before responding.

【It will make sense.】

(End of this chapter)