Huayu 97: The Beginning of a Marriage Fraudulently

"The Empress of China" is coming on strong!
At Wang Zhonglei's behest, some media outlets conducted comparative analyses of "The Empress of China" and "The Long Ballad".

Since both stories take place in the Tang Dynasty, "The Empress of China" and "The Long Ballad" are comparable.

First and foremost, there's the character.

Li Changge is a character from unofficial history; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's fictional.

Wu Zetian, on the other hand, was a true empress!
From this perspective, Wu Zetian is more suited to the role of a strong female lead than Li Changge, so "The Empress of China" completely surpasses "The Long Ballad" in terms of its characters!
Then there's the costumes, makeup, and props. Enlight Media's costumes, makeup, and props have always been good, and "The Long Ballad" is no exception.

But it depends on who you're comparing yourself to.

The costumes worn by the main actors in "The Empress of China" such as Fan Binbin weighed over 10 kilograms each, which can be described as quite gorgeous and fully demonstrates the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, in terms of costumes, makeup, and props, "The Empress of China" is far superior to "The Long Ballad".

Then there are the lead actors.

The lead actress in "The Long Ballad" is Liu Yifei. While Liu Yifei's popularity cannot be denied, she is too young and hasn't even graduated from the Beijing Film Academy yet. Can a child really portray such a complex character as Li Changge?
In contrast, the lead actress of "The Empress of China" is Fan Binbin, who played a maid in "My Fair Princess" who rose to fame and became a top star. She is a perfect fit for the role of Wu Zetian!

Therefore, considering the lead actors, the two are evenly matched, but Fan Binbin may have a slight edge.

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In summary, although "The Long Ballad" has the advantage of starting filming first, "The Empress of China" is clearly superior to "The Long Ballad" and will ultimately succeed in making a comeback!

The release of the advertorial caused an uproar in the industry.

Is Huayi Brothers about to engage in a head-to-head battle with Enlight Media?

In the past, at most, it was just veiled criticism, a subtle and sarcastic remark.

Now it's a comparison between names.

However, to the public's surprise, Enlight Media did not engage in a war of words with Huayi Brothers, but instead released a set of stills of Liu Yifei.

There are scenes featuring Liu Yifei's expressive eyes, as well as scenes featuring her riding and archery.

It has to be said that Li Guoli is very good at capturing the camera.

The released stills speak volumes without words!

Especially for artists, it was a collective climax!
This is their beloved Liu Yifei!
Who says "The Long Ballad" is inferior to "The Empress of China"?

It's a mule or a horse coming out for a ride!

Liu Yifei's popularity is unmatched by Fan Binbin's at the moment.

Therefore, on the internet, "The Long Ballad" completely outshines "The Empress of China"!
However, the outside noise and disturbances obviously did not affect the filming of the production crew.

Liu Yifei's performance remained consistent.

Chen Zehan adds his own dramatic moments every now and then.

Unfortunately, all the women in the crew unanimously defended Chen Zehan.

Of the four family members, Liu Xiaoli's role was the first to finish filming.

She doesn't have many scenes here, but Liu Xiaoli has a lot of things to do at the dance academy.

Therefore, Li Guoli also filmed the scenes related to Liu Xiaoli in advance.

Liu Xiaoli went back.

Chen Siyuan, however, decided to stay with the film crew.

On the one hand, the character of Li Shimin still has quite a few scenes.

On the other hand, Chen Siyuan also needs to fulfill his role as a producer.

Although Li Xiaoran did the actual work.

However, to be fair, Chen Siyuan did give Li Guoli a pleasant surprise.

Li Shimin is not an easy character to portray!

Li Shimin, especially in the early Tang Dynasty, was even more difficult to portray!
He murdered his brothers and forced his father to abdicate!

If it weren't for the subsequent Reign of Zhenguan, Li Shimin would have been a model of a tyrant.

In "The Long Ballad", Li Shimin is equally complex.

Li Changge was the only orphan of Jiancheng that Li Shimin spared!
The complicated past of Li Shimin and Li Changge's mother.

The complex relationship between Li Shimin and Li Changge, marked by love and hate.

However, Chen Siyuan's performance on set impressed even the veteran actors!

Chen Siyuan's grasp of the character is so accurate.

Even Li Guoli praised it highly.

Only those who know Chen Siyuan know that he wasn't playing Li Shimin, but himself!
When he was in the United States, Chen Siyuan, a top lawyer, climbed to his position by stepping over the corpses of countless people.

So Chen Siyuan doesn't need to act cold-blooded or ruthless at all! He just needs to portray his past self.

As for his love for Li Changge, there's no need to act it out either!

Chen Siyuan's doting affection for Liu Yifei is common knowledge.

Therefore, Chen Siyuan's portrayal of Li Shimin can be considered a kind of natural performance!

While Chen Siyuan was filming on set, the discussions about him never stopped.

"I didn't expect Mr. Chen to be such a good actor. Did you see that look in his eyes? It was terrifying!"

"Exactly! When they were filming the Xuanwu Gate Incident, that look in his eyes almost scared the crap out of me!"

"It's probably not acting. Don't forget that Mr. Chen is a top lawyer in the United States. He has handled countless cases and has never lost."

"Lawyer...heh..."

"Do you think President Chen has... um..."

"Watch your words! I don't want to receive a lawyer's letter from Mr. Chen."

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"Dad, you're amazing!"

When Chen Siyuan came down, Liu Yifei immediately offered emotional support!
Previously, Chen Siyuan would give them to him while cooking, but now he can finally give them to him on set.

Chen Siyuan smiled and patted Liu Yifei's head, "Don't flatter me."

Liu Yifei pouted, "I wasn't flattering you at all, Dad! Your performance just now was really amazing! You were just as good as those veteran actors!"

Chen Siyuan was overjoyed.

When someone else flatters you, that's flattery.

When Liu Yifei flatters someone, she's practically begging to please them.

"Director Li, didn't you think my dad's performance was amazing?"

Liu Yifei also wants to drag Li Guoli into this mess.

Li Guoli smiled and gave a thumbs up, "President Chen's ambitions lie elsewhere, otherwise Chen Daoming would have no place here!"

Chen Siyuan pointed at Li Guoli.

pass!

Li Guoli smiled.

It's harmless for our own people to say these things.

Liu Yifei also stuck out her tongue.

Director Li is truly amazing!

They actually stepped on Chen Daoming!

She wouldn't dare!

Filming for "The Long Ballad" is progressing steadily.

On the other hand, "The Empress of China" is also generating a lot of buzz.

That was truly a deafening roar!
All the female characters wear low-cut dresses, enough to blind anyone.

Especially the female lead, Fan Binbin, she is truly elegant, sophisticated and classy.

Looking at Fan Binbin, the hearts of all the men in the crew beat 50% faster than usual.

Fan Binbin didn't act coy at all; on the contrary, he seemed to enjoy the attention.

It's not like I'll lose a piece of meat anyway.

Fan Binbin cherishes this opportunity very much.

Because she trusted Chen Siyuan's judgment.

Therefore, she firmly believes that "The Empress of China" will become a turning point in her career.

Let alone just skirting the line, she wouldn't refuse anything even more outrageous!

To become famous, you always have to pay a price.

Wanting to get something without giving anything in return? There's no such thing as a free lunch!

After all, not everyone is Liu Yifei!

(End of this chapter)