Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 400 Upon waking up, he discovered that Gao Yuanyuan had become his wife (2nd update)
“You probably don’t know how sought-after you are right now,” Gao Yuanyuan texted:

"If it passes the review, I won't have a chance."

She flattered Qi Hui, speaking as if it were the truth, so that it didn't offend anyone.

"Sister Yuanyuan, you're joking..." Qi Hui quickly replied, "An actor and star of your caliber, how could you possibly lack roles?"

"My script does have several female characters, but the lead actress has already been decided internally."

Qi Hui sent out a series of messages, stating them in a straightforward manner, and first clarified the most important female lead.

"Who is it?"

My girlfriend, Jing Tian.

"..." Gao Yuanyuan gritted her teeth, feeling somewhat annoyed.
She could tell that in all the TV dramas and web series that Qi Hui directed, Jing Tian was always the female lead.

But she still held onto some illusions.

What if Qi Hui is a dedicated person who doesn't practice nepotism but only chooses suitable roles?
Right!?
"There's another supporting actress, she's quite important, do you want her?"

Finding that the other party hadn't replied for a long time, Qi Hui sent another message.

Qi Hui was referring to the fake Li Muzi.

The original version starred Janice Man, who wore a red dress and was stunningly beautiful, swaying gracefully, yet also pitiful.

Later, when she acted alongside Shen Man, her performance was equally impressive.

Gao Yuanyuan could be a good choice to play the role of the fake Li Muzi.

After all, who wouldn't want to wake up to find that Gao Yuanyuan has become their wife?
"Okay!" Gao Yuanyuan readily agreed. Although she was a little disappointed, she could accept the role of an important supporting actress.

“Okay, let me discuss it with Jing Tian. If she agrees, then there’s no problem,” Qi Hui replied.

"Why?" Gao Yuanyuan was immediately puzzled and shocked. Did she really need to discuss this with Jing Tian?

She remembered that Qi Hui wasn't a freeloader!

He got to where he is today because of his own hard work and talent!
Why do even supporting roles now require consultation with Jing Tian?

He's not like the kind of man who rises to power through women, like Wen Zhang!
"You're so beautiful, so gorgeous," Qi Hui said truthfully.
“I’m worried that Jing Tian might have some reservations, so I need to talk to her in advance. I want to respect her opinion.”

"..."

Looking at the message on the screen, Gao Yuanyuan felt both annoyed and amused.
This way of praising someone is very pleasing, but Qi Hui's attitude made her somewhat depressed.

……

As he pondered the question of who would replace the fake Li Muzi, Qi Hui looked up at the ceiling and thought about who would replace the real Li Muzi.

First of all, Zhen Li Muzi is a rich woman, a somewhat introverted girl who is very good at studying, kind-hearted, naive, and never loses her temper... It seems that Jing Tian is the most suitable match for her!

Qi Hui scratched his head, quickly dismissing the idea.

The character of Li Muzi is more in line with his ideal image of a perfect girlfriend.

It's roughly like Zhuang Yan's relationship with Luo Ji.
But Jing Tian is neither Li Muzi nor Zhuang Yan.

This girl may seem easygoing most of the time, but when she gets angry, she's quick to hit people.

Even harder to press down than a pig during Chinese New Year.
That's really fierce!
Of course, the main reason is that the role is too small and not suitable for Jing Tian to play.

Who is suitable?

Qi Hui stroked his chin and quickly thought of someone: Liu Yifei!

She would be quite suitable for the role of Li Muzi, but I'll pass.

Qi Hui rejected the idea, mainly because he was afraid that Jing Tian would overthink it.

With Gao Yuanyuan and Liu Yifei in the cast, one playing his real wife and the other his fake wife, it's no wonder Jing Tian has all sorts of wild thoughts.

"Then who should I choose..." Qi Hui scratched his head, racking his brains, and after a long while, he finally decided on one person:

Chen Duling

This girl has a pure and innocent air about her, yet she's also a naive and foolish college student.

It perfectly matches Li Muzi's naive and innocent nature, untouched by the wickedness of human nature.

In addition, Chen Duling is also beautiful. If she "dies" in the iron cage at the bottom of the sea, I wonder how many people will feel heartbroken.

The effect will definitely be great! But there's also a problem: Chen Duling has gone back to school, so she might not take on any acting roles.

You can't force others, right?

"Sigh... I'm a bit troubled!" Qi Hui sighed, looking up at the sky, feeling extremely depressed.

……

The tedious filming work is still ongoing, with the "Wolf Warrior" crew spending every day in the deep mountains and forests.

Various mosquitoes and other insects swarm around, and I often end up covered in welts that are both painful and itchy.

The only saving grace is that the weather is insanely hot and not a single drop of rain falls.

This resulted in fewer snakes in the forest, and the snake venom antivenom prepared by the crew was fortunately never needed.

However, the crew kept having extras fall ill, which delayed the progress considerably.

The weather was too hot, the equipment I was wearing was really heavy, and this game required me to run around like crazy all the time.

Let alone extras, even an iron man couldn't handle it!

Director Wu Jing often smokes packs of cigarettes at a time, and he looks visibly haggard and worried.

Qi Hui had no choice but to become his assistant director.

Compared to the original novel, although "Wolf Warrior" had more funding and more manpower, it still had just as many problems.

Compared to the original novel, the current "Wolf Warrior" has removed the melodramatic love story, reduced some dialogue and dramatic scenes, and modified the main characters' personalities.

Then, a lot of action scenes were added, and with Qi Hui's strict requirements for the battle scenes, the standards for personnel safety also had to be raised considerably.

Wu Jing was carrying the entire crew on her own, and she was truly exhausted.

Fortunately, not all scenes were this tiring. Wu Jing had a much easier time filming the scene where the protagonist Leng Feng fought the villain Lao Mao.

Unlike the two fight scenes in the original version, this scene was also changed at Qi Hui's suggestion.

According to the original script, the final scene was supposed to be a spectacular short sword fight, in which the protagonist, Leng Feng, was initially outmatched, but through sheer willpower, he turned the tide and ultimately narrowly defeated his enemy.

This is a classic trope in Hong Kong kung fu movies, and it's very popular.

However, Qi Hui raised a question to Wu Jing: Why did the protagonist Leng Feng kill the villain Lao Mao at all costs?

Wu Jing's answer was: Because Lao Mao killed Leng Feng's comrades-in-arms, Lao Mao was an invader, and he wanted to avenge his comrades and completely eliminate the invaders.

Qi Hui immediately slapped his thigh and asked, "If it's to avenge our comrades, then where is the revenge for our comrades reflected in this one-on-one battle?"

Wu Jing was puzzled by this. Wasn't killing the enemy the same as avenging his comrades?
Upon hearing this, Qi Hui knew that Wu Jing had made the same mistake as in the original version of the siege and reinforcement attack.

The statements are inconsistent!
The scene where they besiege the enemy's stronghold and attack reinforcements highlights an inconsistency in the protagonist's character.
The snipers were in front, but the assault troops were behind them, and the snipers were no longer involved at all.

The final one-on-one battle was the same; the previous one was about avenging his comrades and eliminating the invaders.

What followed became a purely individual showcase, rendering the fallen comrades ineffective.

Then wouldn't the deaths of your comrades in front of you mean there was no follow-up?

Wouldn't that turn it into simply dying in battle for the sake of dying in battle?
The purpose of the character [Squad Leader Yu Fei] becomes: to tell the audience he has a daughter, to gain sympathy, and then to be killed, thus infuriating the audience.

That's it!
Isn't this just becoming a tool?

Even elementary school students know that essays should have coherence between their beginnings and end.
Even when the protagonist of an online novel seeks revenge on the villain, they know to shout something like, "This punch was for XXX!"
This punch was for my father! This punch was for you who paralyzed my eldest brother! This punch was for you who brought my second brother to the brink of death!

These are for my deceased members of the Xiao family. Each and every one of these accusations is an injustice to your Yunlan Sect... cough cough!
Sorry, I went off-topic.

To get back to the point, that's exactly what I mean; this is true revenge.
But how come the revenge of the protagonist Leng Feng in your movie just stops halfway through?

After listening, Wu Jing looked surprised, then suddenly realized.
Oh yeah! How come I didn't think of that?
Seeing this, Qi Hui covered his face in anguish.

With so many flaws and problems in the story design, how did the original movie manage to gross 500 million?
It’s incredible!
This also shows how much audiences love military movies.

It's unbelievable that so many problems with the original film were overlooked.
"Then...how do we change it?" Wu Jing asked.

"Just as squad leader Yu Fei was killed by Lao Mao, the protagonist Leng Feng will take down Lao Mao in the same way!"

"This is called an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

"Ideally, we should stuff the flare that killed Yu Fei into Old Cat's mouth and blow his entire head to smithereens!"

(End of this chapter)