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Chapter 126: Return of the Condor Heroes is a hit, and Qin Lan becomes famous
[Daily Intelligence X: In the trio of Dong Xuan, Jiang Xin, and Yang Xue, Jiang Xin, who rose to fame thanks to "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," somewhat looked down on Yang Xue, feeling she wasn't famous enough to hang out with them... Dong Xuan and Yang Xue, on the other hand, were both from the Beijing Film Academy, and their personalities were similar, making them closer...]

Crew, dressing room
Jiang Xin affectionately fed a snack to Yang Xue: "How is it? It's delicious, right?"

Yang Xue nodded: "Why not leave some for Dong Xuan."

"You can buy more later. I'll give you whatever you like. Lao Liu, I'll treat you well."

Jiang Xin hugged Yang Xue and asked with a smile. Yang Xue put her cheek against hers and said, "Okay, okay, we are the best."

...

[Daily Intelligence X: Huo Siyan secretly badmouthed Dong Xuan to Liu Xiaoqing, leaving him with a negative impression of her. Meanwhile, she's still thinking about taking action against Yan Li, wanting to see how Dong Xuan will act once Yan Li is gone...]

On set, waiting

Yan Li, who had filmed a night scene yesterday and got up in the morning to put on makeup and work behind the scenes, took a break from her busy schedule and hid in a corner to catch up on her sleep.

Dong Xuan was afraid that he would be cold, so she borrowed a temporarily unused military coat from someone and covered him with it.

Huo Siyan started praising: "Sister Xuan is so virtuous, no wonder President Yan likes you so much."

Dong Xuan glanced at her and smiled politely: "Thank you for the compliment."

"What's wrong? I think you two are a perfect match. We are all looking forward to your wedding."

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[Daily Intelligence X: Fan Bingbing was designated the most beautiful woman in Heaven for her role as the Fifth Fairy. Yan Li even added lines and plot lines that highlighted her beauty. This caused the other fairy actresses to subtly resent her, feeling that Yan Li was exaggerating and forcing Fan's praise...]

[Daily Intelligence X: Fan Bingbing initially felt a certain amount of pressure playing the leading female character in "The Seven Fairies," but after joining the set and taking a look around, her confidence instantly soared...]

dance studio

Huo Siyan looked at Fan Xiaopang, who was still bright and charming without makeup, with envy in her tone.

"Bingbing, how come you look so beautiful?"

Li Lin nodded: "Yes, her skin and figure are good. If I were a man, I would definitely marry Bingbing home."

Dong Xuan smiled and said, "I saw Zhou Yiwei, Gao Xin, Wu Yue and the others were secretly looking at you. They were all mesmerized by you."

Yang Xue also said: "If you have any skin care secrets, you can share them with me."

"She is naturally beautiful."

Jiang Xin was very emotional: "Or maybe it's because Mr. Yan has good taste. He let you play the role of Lao Wu, which is so fitting."

"Just go ahead and insult me."

Fatty Fan looked like he couldn't stand it any longer and was begging for mercy: "I'm just not that good looking. The third sister (Dong Xuan) is whiter than me, the eldest sister (Li Lin) has a good temperament, and the fourth, sixth, and seventh sisters (Jiang, Yang, and Huo) all have their own advantages. I feel inferior when I'm with you."

...

Really, Yan Li combined the information from the system with the story of a few fairies loving each other and showing their deep sisterly love, which was more interesting than watching a palace fighting drama.

Three women make a play, six women make the whole play!

Zhou Yiwei, Wu Yue, and the others are still trying to get closer. If they really do, those women will gang up on them and make fools of them.

Yan Li knew what was going on and would not get close to these women easily.

The excuse was to avoid suspicion, which not only helped Dong Xuan, gave her face, but also reassured her.

This caused Dong Xuan to be very kind and gentle to him in private, giving him whatever he wanted.

Yan Li's undisguised love and favoritism for Dong Xuan also made other girls have a higher opinion of him, and they felt that Yan Li was an excellent boyfriend.

Some simply admired her, some developed some affection for her, and some became increasingly motivated and wanted to poach her and replace Dong Xuan.

Of course, some people also saw Yan Li's true nature.

For example, Fan Xiaopang, who witnessed Yan Li's two silver locks and a pile of embroidery in Yunnan Province, has a deep "prejudice" against Yan Li. No matter how good he is to Dong Xuan, Fan Xiaopang suspects that it is just a trick of this scheming man.

However, these people's thoughts don't matter to Yan Li.

If you have no desires, you will be strong!

With Dong Xuan here, he decided not to eat grass in his own backyard on the set of "The Seven Fairies". Apart from filming, he only promoted the double-soldiers in private, and naturally didn't care about their thoughts.

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field
Yan Li was hung high up by a wire. He flipped over in the air, his eyes stern, and he thrust his spear downwards fiercely.

"it is good."

Chen Yongge shouted, and Yan Li returned to his normal posture. He was slowly lowered by the wire without being untied. Then another shot of him rising from the ground with a gun was taken.

Mythological dramas and martial arts dramas are always full of high-flying shots.

Special effects technology is not mature now, and similar shots can only be shot in real scenes by hanging on wires. Often, one has to fly several times for one shot, which is time-consuming and physically demanding, and there is a high risk of injury.

Yan Li was suspended by the wire for more than an hour, and finally finished shooting most of his personal shots, and then started to hang Dong Xuan.

Today's film is about the three fairies stealing the magic stone guarded by Jin Zha. Jin Zha comes down to earth to hunt them down, and the two fight.

Because he is a god, he is beaten in all kinds of ways in heaven and on earth.

We have to shoot solo shots of the two people first, and then the two-person fight in the same scene. Although there are not many scenes, it is tiring and tedious to shoot.

Dong Xuan's solo shots are more troublesome than Yan Li's. Yan Li plays Jin Zha, whose weapon is a spear, and he just needs to hold it in his hand and use a set of moves.

Moreover, the weapon used by the three fairies played by Dong Xuan is a yellow silk.

It is made of yellow silk, and the fighting method used is a soft whip, but because it is a magic weapon, it can be long or short, hard or soft, chic but sharp, beautiful but murderous.

This is much more difficult to shoot than with a spear and requires various technical means.

Dong Xuan hadn't finished filming by the time they took a lunch break at noon. She was far less physically fit than Yan Li and could hardly hide her fatigue.

Feel sorry for your own wife!

Especially when he privately checked Dong Xuan's fair and tender skin on her waist, he found that it was a little purple from being squeezed. Yan Li felt very uncomfortable and he himself was reluctant to use so much force.

"I'll contact another female substitute."

Dong Xuan had a body double when filming, and so did Yan Li. If some actions couldn't be performed, the body double would wear the costume and act as a martial arts body double.

The female stunt double that Yan Li mentioned has more functions than a simple martial arts stunt double.

For example, when hanging on wires, Dong Xuan has to do it herself except for some frontal shots, while other side, back and fighting shots can be done by her, and she can be considered a role stand-in.

"Don't do that. Everyone else does it themselves, but I use a body double. If it gets out, how will people think of me?"

Dong Xuan shook her head like a rattle. Actors nowadays are not so precious and are more disciplined. They will do it themselves if they can, and even take pride in not using a stand-in.

There is no way around using a stunt double, but using a character stand-in is somewhat unprofessional and a bit of a big shot.

Especially since there are so many leading actors in "The Seven Fairies", some of whom are more famous than her, but they still have to hang on wires for hours. She was lazy and used a stand-in. She really can't afford to lose face.

Yan Li tried to persuade her a few times but failed, so he could only settle for the next best thing.

"If you can't hold on, just tell me. Take a break and shoot slowly. Don't rush."

Dong Xuan agreed verbally, but when the filming started, she never took the initiative to call for a stop.

Everyone was working so hard, she felt embarrassed to fall behind. If she took a long break, it would delay progress and waste time.

Yan Li had no choice but to ask someone to buy some ointment after work, and then went to Dong Xuan's room to apply the ointment and massage her to relieve the pain.

"Next time there's a role, I'll give you a literary role so you don't have to suffer so much."

Yan Li gently massaged Dong Xuan's slender waist. He loved her white flesh the most. It would be a big loss if he left any marks that could not be removed.

"It's just a little bruise, it will be fine in a couple of days."

Dong Xuan herself didn't take it seriously. When she was learning dance, she fell and bumped into things many times.

She actually quite likes action scenes. Although hanging on wires is a bit tiring, flying around is actually quite fun, and the photos look beautiful when edited.

After applying the medicine and massaging, Yan Li was ready to leave. He was afraid that he would lose control of his anger and make Dong Xuan even more hurt.

Dong Xuan didn't let him go: "Stay with me for a while."

"Don't play with fire."

Yan Li didn't believe that Dong Xuan didn't see his current state. He pointed his spear to the sky, looking even more murderous than the one in the afternoon when Jin Zha was chasing the three fairies.

Dong Xuan blushed: "You're not tired after hanging on the wire for so long."

"Tired."

Yan Li said as a matter of course: "So you need to relax and relieve your fatigue."

"You're getting thicker-skinned."

Dong Xuan complained, but still took the initiative to stretch out her hand, trying to switch things up and wait for something to happen.

Yan Li looked at this scene and recalled his college days. At that time, they had just confirmed their relationship and he wanted to take Dong Xuan to a small hotel every day, but the latter was still reserved.

Finally, after much persuasion from him, Dong Xuan reluctantly helped the child in the grove of Beijing Film Academy.

From then on, their relationship progressed by leaps and bounds. In just half a month, Yan Li tricked Dong Xuan into staying in a small hotel near Beijing Film Academy.

When talking about the past, Yan Li couldn't help but feel a little proud.

He still remembers one morning when he and Dong Xuan came back from outside the school and ran into a male classmate of the latter, and saw the heartbroken expression on his face.

"By the way, what was that kid's name?"

"Chen Yilin, what else can I say? He retired from the armed police and then got into school. I was worried he would beat you up."

Looking back now, Dong Xuan realized that it was no wonder that the boys in her class didn't like Yan Li.

Sometimes he is really mean, and he would provoke and show off to those male classmates who like her for no reason. The only reason he didn't get beaten was because he was tall and strong and had many brothers.

After working for a while, Dong Xuan's hands were sore, and Yan Li finally put the guns into storage.

The two of them huddled together on the sofa and chatted about the crew, mainly Dong Xuan talking and Yan Li listening.

Although Yan Li has an intelligence system, he doesn't know everything. Moreover, retelling the story of the fairies from the perspective of Dong Xuan, the person involved, has a different flavor.

After chatting for a while, Dong Xuan remembered something, turned on the TV, and tuned to the Hunan Province Channel.

"Why are you watching TV?"

"My Fair Princess 3 is now airing, and many people in the group are watching it."

Their crew has a lot to do with "My Fair Princess 3".

For example, Fan Xiaopang had played in the first two parts of this drama, and Huang Yicheng, who played the new version of Xiaoyanzi, became famous together with Li Lin in the famous work "Marrying the Wrong Man".

Liu Tao, who starred in "My Fair Princess 3", previously played Azhu in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and is also familiar with Jiang Xin.

In addition, this drama is very popular now, and it almost dominated the charts in January 2004, even suppressing CCTV's opening drama of the year.

So many people in the crew started following the drama.

Those who have TVs watch it in their own rooms, and those who don’t go to rooms with TVs to watch it. Many people are discussing the plot after work.

"Okay, watch it yourself. I don't like this show. I'm going back to sleep."

Yan Li felt guilty when Dong Xuan mentioned "My Fair Princess 3" and tried to run away, but Dong Xuan stopped him. "It's only a few hours now, watch it with me for a while."

Dong Xuan felt that it was boring to watch the show, and that there were people around to chat about the plot, so she insisted on dragging Yan Li along. Yan Li had no choice but to watch it with her.

Then he saw Qin Lan's familiar face. She weakly expressed her innocence to the Fifth Prince and Xiaoyanzi, then turned around and stabbed them in front of the Empress Dowager.

Tsk tsk~
Yan Li knew that Qin Lan played the villain Zhihua in "My Fair Princess 3", and he also heard some of the plot from Qin Lan.

But when I saw with my own eyes the plot in the play where Zhihua appears to be considerate but is actually unscrupulous, and Xiaoyanzi has no way to express her grievances and has conflicts with the Fifth Prince, I couldn't help but sigh.

If you act like this, you’ll probably get scolded!

Sure enough, Dong Xuan, who was involved in the plot, made sharp criticisms of Zhihua.

"This Zhihua is so mean, even worse than the previous Empress. She's always instigating things behind my back. If I were Xiaoyanzi, I'd tear her mouth apart and see if she can keep up the pretense."

"..."

Yan Li didn't say anything, picked up the cup and drank tactically.

Dong Xuan didn't let him go: "You should look around more, so as not to be deceived by such a scheming woman."

Yan Li nodded perfunctorily: "Yeah."

After this episode was over and during the commercial breaks, Dong Xuan calmed down a little and began to focus on other things.

"Neither Ziwei nor Xiaoyanzi are as pretty as their original actors. Qing'er is better. Zhihua is a pretty actress and she acts well. I haven't heard of her before."

Yan Li casually said, "He must be a newcomer."

"I think so too."

Dong Xuan still felt a little regretful: "I didn't know her earlier, otherwise I could have asked her to play a role in our crew. The drama "My Fair Princess 3" is so popular now, her fame will definitely increase, and our crew will make money."

Yan Li: “…”

Whether it makes money or not is another matter, but if Qin Lan really comes to the crew of "The Seven Fairies", the seven fairies will not be scheming against each other, but a collision of Mars and Earth...

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"My Fair Princess 3" is indeed very popular, and it has caused a certain trend of chasing the drama among the crew of "The Seven Fairies".

Dong Xuan watches it whenever she has time. Many other actors are also following the show, and they often chat about it together when they have nothing to do.

However, Fan Xiaopang, who played in "My Fair Princess", never participated in their discussions.

The situation of the crew of "The Seven Fairies" is just a microcosm of the popularity of "My Fair Princess 3", which has been a huge hit across the country.

According to media reports, "My Fair Princess 3" had a local audience rating of 15.9% in Hunan Province and a market share of 33.4%; in the provincial capital Xingcheng, the audience rating reached 11.9% and the market share was as high as 28.15%.

The national viewership averaged over 10%, reaching a peak of 19.2%, and the market share peaked at 41%.

In fact, before it was broadcast on satellite TV, "My Fair Princess 3" did not perform very well on terrestrial channels. It was "cold-received" many times, the plot was also controversial, and it was criticized in many ways.

So much so that many media outlets are predicting a pessimistic outcome, believing that the "My Fair Princess" series will suffer an unprecedented Waterloo.

Strictly speaking, this is not wrong.

Even though the performance of the TV series was outstanding, it was still far behind the phenomenal popularity of the first two films.

But the key is the accumulation of the first two parts, and the influence of the drama "My Fair Princess" is really too great.

Therefore, even if most of the leading actors have been replaced, even if the quality of the plot has declined and there are many controversies, even if the ratings have plummeted, even if there are a series of unfavorable factors dragging it down.

"My Fair Princess 3" relies on its old reputation and still sweeps the entire TV drama market, with almost no rivals.

The TV series is so popular that the leading actors' salaries naturally rise as well.

Although Huang Yi, who played Xiaoyanzi, was disliked by many people for being inferior to her predecessor, her popularity and exposure soared, and she became a popular young actress.

Ma Yili's situation is similar to Huang Yi's. Although she is not as popular as Huang Yi, she has also become famous.

As the villain Zhihua throughout the whole play, Qin Lan also became popular.

According to a phone call between Qin Lan and Yan Li, she was often recognized by passers-by and audiences when she went out these days, and it felt better to wear a mask.

Although she became famous, Qin Lan also had her own troubles, which was that the character Zhihua was too hateful.

Many viewers feel angry when they mention this character. She is scolded everywhere on the Internet, and even the character is extended to Qin Lan herself, with all kinds of personal attacks. If she encounters this in real life, she will not be beaten or scolded, but there is also an aunt who teaches her to be an honest person very seriously.

This is also one of the reasons why many actors are reluctant to play villains at this stage.

A considerable proportion of the audience really cannot distinguish between acting and reality. If you play a villain too successfully, it may even affect your real life.

Take the role of Rong Mama in "My Fair Princess" as an example. Because her performance was so successful, people would chase her and scold her when she went to buy vegetables.

Qin Lan's Zhihua, to some extent, replaced the position of Rong Mama in the first two films. She was equally outstanding, but also equally criticized.

Actors are also human beings, and Qin Lan is still a newcomer with little experience and an immature mentality.

In addition, the Internet has just become popular nowadays, and not many people have experienced being collectively attacked. If you suddenly encounter it, the psychological pressure is still very great.

When Qin Lan called Yan Li, she only expressed slight grievances and complaints, as if it was no big deal.

But Yan Li learned through the system that she had cried several times in private after reading the messages cursing her online, and she was further stimulated when she met someone who recognized her class in real life, and she even stayed at home and didn't want to go out.

Yan Li knew Qin Lan quite well.

Although she appears carefree and cheerful, she is actually a soft and delicate person at heart. She is tolerant and accommodating towards others and knows how to take other people's thoughts into consideration.

To put it bluntly, Qin Lan is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. She appears strong on the outside but is sensitive and weak on the inside.

On the contrary, Dong Xuan is usually gentle, seems to be simple and has no opinions, and is easy to talk to.

But in fact, he is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, has strong psychological endurance and courage, and can hold on at critical moments.

Therefore, if Dong Xuan encountered this situation, Yan Li would not be too worried, but he was a little worried about Qin Lan.

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Guanghuali, Beijing
Qin Lan slumped on the sofa somewhat dejectedly, listening to her agent, Sister Lu, chattering about the new script she had arranged for her.

After listening to half of it, Qin Lan couldn't help but ask, "Why is this character a villain like Zhihua?"

"It just means you're a good actor. People think of you when they see this kind of role."

Qin Lan: "..."

This is a compliment to her, but it always feels like an insult to her!

But then again, actors, especially new actors, become famous for the types of roles they play. The industry's established impression of them is that they have similar images, so it is inevitable that the roles they are asked to play will be similar.

Therefore, there will be many villains, soldiers, emperors, police, mothers-in-law, professional traitors, etc.

There is no way. Actors who are not popular and have no background have no choice. In order to make a living, they will definitely take any role they can get.

The more I shoot, the deeper the fixed impression becomes. There are no other roles to look for, so I can only stick to this path.

Qin Lan is a latecomer to the acting profession and is not so ambitious in the field, but she is not opposed to playing similar roles.

But she really dislikes the kind of graphic characters, like the third party or the scheming woman, and she shakes her head when she hears them.

"I don't pick it up."

"You didn't answer."

Sister Lu was a little anxious. Qin Lan was quite obedient before, but after SARS, she started to be picky and refuse roles.

After SARS, the industry was affected, with fewer crews and projects launched, and there were indeed not many suitable dramas. In addition, Qin Lan had to promote "My Fair Princess 3", which was very important to her, so Sister Lu just let her do what she wanted.

Nowadays, Qin Lan finally became famous because of "My Fair Princess 3", and it was the time for her to move up, but she still had the same attitude.

"Auntie, if you don't take on any roles, what will you eat? It's hard to explain to the company. You just lie at home every day. Do you think there's a Supreme Treasure stepping on a colorful cloud to save you from the water?"

Glancing at the TV show "A Chinese Odyssey", Sister Lu couldn't help but sound a little sarcastic.

She came to Guanghuali today, and when she saw the decoration of the house, she guessed that Qin Lan was in love.

In fact, Sister Lu had noticed this before, but when she asked Qin Lan, she refused to admit it.

Sister Lu couldn't come to supervise her all the time, and she had to expose the hurt feelings openly. In addition, Qin Lan was not famous at that time and not many people paid attention to her, so she turned a blind eye.

A company is a company and a broker is a broker.

Some brokers always stand on the company's side and put the company's interests first.

Some agents focus on attracting artists and put the artists first, even at the expense of violating some company regulations.

Sister Lu leans towards the latter and is quite caring towards her artists. Moreover, it is so common for artists to fall in love nowadays that it is impossible to control them, so as long as there is no trouble, she basically will not interfere too much.

Of course, Qin Lan is different now. She has become famous and many people pay attention to her.

Sister Lu came here this time with the idea of having a chat with him.

She didn't want to break up the couple, but Qin Lan also had to keep a low profile and not let her relationship affect her work.

As a result, after this contact, Sister Lu found that she was a little optimistic. Qin Lan's situation was more serious than she had imagined, and she even felt like terminating the contract and retiring from the circle.

Thinking of this, Sister Lu suppressed her inner anxiety and persuaded patiently.

"Girl, I know what you're thinking, but I've been through this before. Men are unreliable. Don't do anything stupid."

Qin Lan felt that Sister Lu had some misunderstandings. She didn't want to quit the entertainment industry, but because Zhihua was scolded, she was in a low mood and was particularly resistant to some similar roles.

But before she could open her mouth to explain, she heard Sister Lu trying to belittle Yan Li, and she couldn't help but refute immediately.

"Sister, he's different."

Finished!

Sister Lu shuddered when she heard this. She had heard this from a female artist under her before.

She was dreaming of living together forever, but after the man used her to get to the top, he dumped her and hooked up with a female producer.

Qin Lan is now exactly the same as that female artist, immersed in love and unwilling to film. The next step is to help introduce resources to the man.

"...You have to listen to me and not rely on men, otherwise you will regret it."

Sister Lu tried to persuade Qin Lan earnestly, but she remained unmoved and kept repeating the same words over and over again.

Those men are unreliable, but her man is different.

Sister Lu looked at Qin Lan as if she were a fool, and was planning to go back and pray to the Buddha. Why did she always run into this kind of nymphomaniac who was completely taken advantage of by men?

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Qin Lan got up and opened the door with some confusion.

Sister Lu sat on the sofa and sighed, thinking about how to persuade her for a while, and then she heard Qin Lan's scream.

Thinking something had happened, Sister Lu quickly got up to see, and then she saw Qin Lan throwing herself into a man's arms, with her hands around his neck, her legs wrapped around his waist, and they hugged and kissed each other.

Tsk~
With Qin Lan blocking the view, Sister Lu couldn't see her face clearly, but based on her sturdy figure, she could vaguely guess the reason why Qin Lan was obsessed with her...

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