I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 281, Liu Yifei, you've worn the wrong color socks.
“I always felt that Li Xuan had his own aesthetic when choosing scripts.”

"Of course, my students are absolutely first-rate in terms of aesthetics."

At this moment.

At the Central Academy of Drama, this time it was Wang Fengsheng who went to have tea with Xu Xiang.
Previously, it was always Xu Xiang who came to see Wang Fengsheng. But this time, Xu Xiang really 'lost face'.

Thinking they'd found a promising talent, they went to find Zhu Zhengwen. It turned out that the promising talent was indeed there from the beginning, but he was someone else's student.

This is quite laughable.

However, I never expected that Li Xuan's literary skills were so good.

It's amazing that I can understand the works of a traditional writer like Yu Hua so thoroughly.

She's just so lovable.

In the novel "To Live," Li Xuan fully demonstrated what potential truly means. And that potential is just too strong.

Even Wang Fengsheng felt that this level of potential was so explosive that he was almost embarrassed.

I used to lose to Xu Xiang all the time, but most of the time I accepted my defeat wholeheartedly.

This time, it was really just luck!

Who can blame him when Li Xuan is from Beijing Film Academy?

Ugh.

Looking at Wang Fengsheng's arrogant attitude, Xu Xiang really wanted to slap him, but he held back. Everyone here is a person of status, so let's not do such undignified things.

There is indeed some frustration involved in this matter.

"However, this time with 'To Live' has elevated his level as an 'actor.' With a little more help, he should be able to reach the level of a true first-tier 'star,' and he won't be picky about the subject matter."

Acting skills and appeal.

In general, in addition to these two abilities, Li Xuan also possesses a special and exceptional ability to understand scripts.

Frankly speaking, those who can see that "To Live" is a healing work are mostly people with some experience and are older, but Li Xuan was able to see it.

It's often said that eight out of ten people in the entertainment industry probably don't have good academic backgrounds.

But judging from Li Xuan's appearance, his academic performance seems to be quite good too!

This talent is too perfect, it's monstrous.

"I think he should be able to get promoted to a top-tier position next year."

"Why not this year?" Wang Fengsheng said at this point, "He still has two movies that haven't been released yet, this year."

This year's "The Young Students".

And then there's "Chu Liuxiang".

It's quite strange, but both of them preferred Gu Long to Jin Yong, feeling that the emotions contained in Gu Long's works were more delicate.
However, it is undeniable that Jin Yong's works have greater popularity and greater potential for viewership ratings.

This is the difference from the original work.

Moreover, CCTV released these two works simultaneously, one on a local station and the other on CCTV. The purpose behind this is quite obvious.

"Chu Liuxiang" was just there to make up the numbers.
“Actually, Gu Long’s works are more suitable for filmmaking,” Wang Fengsheng said. “Road movies are short and don’t have a main storyline. Each chapter is a book, a love and hate story told from Chu Liuxiang’s perspective. It would be a disadvantage to make them into TV series.”

"The Return of the Condor Heroes" is about accompanying young Yang Guo as he grows into the Condor Hero.

She accompanied him and Xiaolongnu from their separation to their reunion, and finally to their 'perfect' life together.

It's a cliché story, but a very good one.

However, "Chu Liuxiang" has a threshold – he was very afraid of this, and portrayed Chu Liuxiang as a good-for-nothing who did nothing, didn't know what to do, and was always chasing after women and causing trouble.

It's so easy to adapt it like this! After all, once you adapt Gu Long's works, they easily turn into something like this.

Furthermore, there's the fact that the mess that happened on the set of "Chu Liuxiang" is practically common knowledge within the industry. It was already quite messy back then, and this time the news at the promotional event has become widely known, with CCTV even inviting Adam Cheng to criticize the production team.

That's a real slap in the face!

It's fair to say that CCTV was quite unhappy, and the message they conveyed was rather interesting.

Is it possible that CCTV doesn't particularly think highly of the quality of "Chu Liuxiang," or even has some reservations? This statement is quite subtle.

That's very disadvantageous.

"On the bright side, this confrontational publicity model has at least made 'Chu Liuxiang' quite eye-catching," Xu Xiang said from the side.

That sounds a bit like hell.

Li Xuan was suppressed this time.

However, because of this incident, "Chu Liuxiang" became even more popular, and it's not without its advantages.

In terms of female characters, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" features one dominant female character and many strong female characters, with Xiaolongnu's beauty basically overshadowing everything else.

"Chu Liuxiang" is a competition of beauties, with a variety of beauties on an average level. There is one more beautiful woman, Qiu Cixuan, but the overall quality is more average and higher.

In conclusion, this Jin Yong vs. Gu Long showdown is definitely worth watching.

Li Xuan's growth may encounter some setbacks.

You can't keep winning forever.
"Moreover, although Gu Long's fans are fewer in absolute numbers, their understanding and appreciation are much more refined. If this work is really altered haphazardly, then these fans really won't accept it," Wang Fengsheng said. From an economic perspective, it's better to cater to those difficult old folks than to offer something more accessible.

Good art is art that appeals to both refined and popular tastes.
However, Wang Fengsheng did not agree with Xu Xiang's words.

Xu Xiang thought so.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

Giving Li Xuan some time to recover is beneficial.

But Wang Fengsheng didn't think so.

Li Xuan has already attracted a lot of attention and pressure. Basically, it's very difficult for him to get projects from the Beijing entertainment circle through normal channels. The two giants, Huayi and Guangying, are already keeping an eye on this 'student'.

When he loses his student status, all dignity will be lost, and everyone will take action against Li Xuan in the most undignified way.

This is undeniable.
In other words, Li Xuan must make himself grow.

Achieve growth exceeding expectations.

It is difficult.

But the benefits of doing this are indeed obvious—Li Xuan doesn't have to act in trashy dramas based on personal relationships, nor does he have to play a supporting role for someone else. He can choose scripts and roles entirely based on his own aesthetics and abilities, and his pay is all real. Currently, Li Xuan's pay should not be much.

How to put it... well, often there are two contracts for the salaries of many big companies. What's the purpose of the other, higher-priced contract? Wang Fengsheng doesn't know either.
In terms of what he has acquired, Li Xuan estimates that they are now all top-tier.

What if "Chu Liuxiang" and "The Young Students" can be successfully launched this time?
That would be quite interesting.

It's really quite interesting.

At this moment, Li Xuan also returned home.

Wei Ming, who was standing next to him, started chattering away, including using local swear words—CCTV really messed up this time.

No matter what, having Adam Cheng do the publicity is just too embarrassing and makes people very uncomfortable.

At least Wei Ming felt that what he did this time was really dishonest.

Li Xuan felt the same way, though he thought it wasn't quite right, but in reality, it was a kind of 'lack of freedom'.

After all, they're the big spenders when it comes to investment and marketing.

Even the director couldn't say anything!
You didn't produce it yourself, and you're not the financial backer, right?

"Alright, let's think about this positively. At least it means our 'Chu Liuxiang' will have a promotional campaign that's no less intense than 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' this time," Li Xuan joked. "If I had to say, it's a good thing."

"Those are mostly people who come to laugh at you!"

Wei Ming then complained.

I was very indignant.

"Those who are just watching the show are the audience. Whether it's a joke or not after the film is released depends on the quality of the movie," Li Xuan said calmly.

No amount of maneuvering can compare to the impact of real action and live-fire broadcasts.
stand right here.

The next projects are "The Young Students" and "Buried Alive".

Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, Andy Lau called to exchange pleasantries. There was a media screening of "Buried" to coincide with the publicity campaign.

Li Xuan remarked that although Andy Lau was greedy for him, he really tried his best to be fair and just, and did his best. Moreover, "Crazy Stone" had already held a test screening - and the response was really good.

This made Andy Lau remark once again that the mainland's education system truly has the ability to select talented individuals.
Revitalizing the film and television industry in his hometown is something Andy Lau has always wanted to do.
At the same time, Andy Lau also said that he would give Li Xuan a 'surprise' when he graduates.

Li Xuan was curious; what surprise was Lao Liu going to give him?
If we already knew, it wouldn't be a surprise! — Let's wait and see.

After hanging up the phone, Li Xuan sat on the sofa, waiting for the release of "Chu Liuxiang".

What I still have to do next... ugh, this is such a hassle.
"Uncle, I'm heading out now."

"Where?"

"Go show people around Beiping."

"coincidence."

"Just arrived?"

"Yeah, just arrived." Choo Ja-hyun, wearing a sun hat, smiled with her eyes narrowed. Even her sunglasses couldn't hide her incredibly fair skin.

Actually, I arrived half an hour ago; I was just in the van the whole time.

As a Chinese, today I want to show Qiu Cixuan the hospitality of a host and take her to see the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace in Beijing.

Of course, there are also the local snacks of Beiping.
"Which place do you prefer?" Li Xuan asked.

"Hmm, do you like to eat it?"

"That's easy. I know some alleyways, the old-timers."

At this moment, Li Xuan took Qiu Cixuan to the entrance of the alley, only to find that a film was being shot there.

After asking around, I found out that this was the film crew of "Wolf Smoke Over Beiping," and Wen San was eating fried liver there. Oh my, it was so authentic!

Very authentic!
What does "tunnel" mean?

“Authentic probably means delicious. Very delicious?” Li Xuan said with a smile. “People in Beiping use ‘authentic’ to praise their hometown specialties.”

"Oh"

Choo Ja-hyun is quite knowledgeable about Chinese, but there are still some slang terms she doesn't quite understand, and she shows a great deal of curiosity about them.

Just like a little girl.
"I can also teach you a lot of authentic Beiping dialect!"

at this time.

Liu Yifei suddenly appeared.

It happened so suddenly that it startled both Choo Ja-hyun and Lee Heon.
Wearing well-fitting jeans and a long shirt, her delicate face was stunning even without makeup. She didn't need any sun protection, exposing her skin to the air without a care for the sun—because her skin was already very fair and beautiful, and a touch of tan from the sun would only make her look even more youthful and radiant.

Choo Ja-hyun recognized her; it was the 'Little Dragon Girl'.

At the venue, the female lead was in the room across the hall.

"How did you come?"

"Aren't you welcoming me?!"

“How could that be?” Li Xuan said with a smile. “Perfect, you must know more about the culture of Beiping.”

Although Liu Yifei's ancestral home is not in Beiping, she lives here more often.

I'm always filming all over the country, I can't stop at all, so my understanding of the authentic culture of Beiping is mostly superficial.

The introduction is definitely not as good as Liu Yifei's.

"Hmm~"

At this moment, Liu Yifei forcefully squeezed a path between Li Xuan and Qiu Cixuan.

"Sister~ Let me tell you about the snacks and hutong culture of Beiping (Beijing)~~~"

What Li Xuan was curious about was...

Why did Liu Yifei suddenly appear?

"This guy flies all over the country, yet he doesn't even know anything about Beijing culture."

Wei Ming then thought of Gao Yuanyuan and Liu Yifei.

However, Gao Yuanyuan seemed to be a bit busy, so Liu Yifei called her to ask. That's when they happened to talk about this matter.

In exchange for a meal.

Liu Yifei agreed on the spot—especially after learning that this 'friend' was from the "Chu Liuxiang" crew, she rushed over.

"Sigh, Uncle really is the most thoughtful."

As expected, my uncle's thinking was the most thorough!

At that moment, Liu Yifei was thinking just that.

I almost left them alone!
At this moment, Choo Ja-hyun was clearly not happy, but she still smiled slightly to save face: "Then I'll have to trouble you, little sister. I've been to Beiping many times in my life, but I've never really understood it."

When talking about "younger sister".

Choo Ja-hyun also showed off her mature figure, with a curvaceous figure and a mature charm.

Compared to Liu Yifei, she definitely has a more mature feel.

Liu Yifei is actually quite good-looking, it's just that her figure is more noticeable in her waist and legs.
At this moment, Liu Yifei also smiled.

"Sister, I've been studying here for four years now, and I'll graduate this year~ Actually, I'm not that familiar with the place anymore. I really miss being classmates with Brother Li here for four years."

Choo Ja-hyun's smile faded considerably, but she still spoke.
"Then I won't trouble you, little sister. I've finished shopping and I need to go back and get ready for the next activity."

It would be fine if it were just Li Xuan, but now there's Liu Yifei too.
And it's their home turf.

"So fast, we haven't even finished shopping yet."

"We've finished our tour." Choo Ja-hyun smiled and said, "You accompanied me to visit the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. That was great! Next time, let's go to the Great Wall."

"Oh."

After saying that, Choo Ja-hyun turned and left.

He gave Liu Yifei a smile and got into the nanny van with dignity.

Li Xuan looked at Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei looked at Li Xuan and then blushed.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Haven't you had enough of looking at Choo Ja-hyun? She's so big and white!"

"Uh, that's true."

But Li Xuan paused and said, "However, didn't you rush out today?"

Liu Yifei's left foot is wearing a yellow sock, and her right foot is wearing a red sock.

Wow!

red!
Bright red!
How could you make such a basic mistake!

When Liu Yifei saw her socks, she looked quite uncomfortable.
How embarrassing! I want to find a hole to crawl into.

But at that moment, while Liu Yifei was blushing, Li Xuan handed her a candied hawthorn.

"Give."

"Ow"

"It's delicious."

"tasty."

"I'm not full yet, will you eat with me until we finish eating down this street?"

"Um"

At this moment, Liu Yifei was watching Li Xuan's figure.

I couldn't help but think about it.

Li Ge
This person may be both praised and criticized by many, but his unparalleled talent shines brightly.

The feeling of being illuminated and radiant is indeed real.

A warm, powerful light! It influenced everyone—the entire class of 2002 in the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy was affected by it.
She was even called the new generation of actresses born in 2002.

I was also influenced by him.

Although she is a top-tier actress, even higher than Brother Li, she is a "top-tier actress in period dramas".

Although Brother Li is still considered a near-top-tier player, he is indeed a 'near-top-tier player'.

She's still a near-top-tier celebrity.

Compared to him, I am different.

The difference is huge.

This disparity made Liu Yifei feel somewhat agitated and depressed.
I want to try my best to catch up with him.

If my previous 'feelings' at home were about defeating my awful older sister, Choo Ja-hyun...

So now.

It might be more about wanting to catch up with someone.

"Brother Li!"

"Ok?"

"I will win this round of 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'!" Liu Yifei said, her mouth stuffed with candied hawthorns. "I will catch up with you!"

"Then come on."

At this moment, Li Xuan smiled.

Then wipe the sugar stains from the corners of her mouth with a tissue.

What kind of tissue is this?

They all taste sweet.
"This time, your chances of winning are 70%."

"Why only 70%?"

Huang Xiaoming was somewhat displeased.

This time, I guess we had the perfect timing, location, and support.

In terms of planning level, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was originally stronger than "Chu Liuxiang". This was CCTV's positioning. When the two works were filmed together, there was an intention to use Gu Long to make way for Jin Yong. Although this was unethical, it shows how much CCTV valued "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

After all, Zhang Jizhong's fighting in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was too beautiful.

They directly obtained the 'right to interpret scriptures'.

In the future, when people mention "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", they will most likely think of the version with Zhang Dahu first.

Speaking of this, Wang Haiyang said speechlessly.

"Do you know why Zhang Dahuzi's 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' achieved such outstanding results? This happened not long ago."

"Is it because of Murong Fu?"

"That's right, because of Murong Fu."

He's arguably the first person whose performance was so convincing that Jin Yong would rewrite the script.
This is the first time in history, at least.

Someone could get Jin Yong to rewrite the script.

To change the fate of one's own role.

This is sensational enough.

If we have to put it that way, Li Xuan is partly to blame for Big Beard's current status.
This inexplicably made Huang Xiaoming feel frustrated.
But it seems impossible to refute it.
"Is Li Xuan really that good at making people uncomfortable?"

At this moment, Huang Xiaoming gritted his teeth.
There's even a 70% chance of winning, or even a 70% chance of winning already!
Even though victory is in sight, one still feels frustrated and uncomfortable. It can still give one a sense of depression and pressure.

To be honest, this guy is named Li Xuan.

They really know how to make people uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, this time is different from before. He made Zhang Dahuzi ascend to the throne of the peak, but this time it is Zhang Dahuzi himself who will be buried by his own works. This should be considered a strange cause and effect."

Wang Haiyang then said calmly.

He had great confidence in The Return of the Condor Heroes, as Zhang Jizhong was a genius producer who combined marketing and filming techniques.

Works by Gu Long.

Frankly speaking, to this day, no one has been able to capture the essence of Gu Long's works.

there has never been.

No one understood this man who was always drinking and yet lived a solitary life.

At this very moment, the television broadcast officially begins.

And Wang Haiyang is sitting here.

Watching quietly
(End of this chapter)