Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 448 Qi Hui looks so haggard!? (8th update)
"Come on, let's watch your new show together." Qi Hui pulled up the listless Jing Tian and turned on the TV.

Use this while you can; once the video internet era arrives, televisions will transform from entertainment devices into furniture.
In the evening, everyone turns on the TV, plays on their phones, and listens to the commotion.
As for television content, I basically don't watch it.

"Okay..." Jing Tian nestled lazily in Qi Hui's arms. Sometimes, she felt that celebrating the New Year was more tiring than filming.

Soon, the television screen appeared, and the TV series "Ban Shu Legend" officially premiered.

This drama is a sister production to Zhao Liying's "Legend of Lu Zhen," and they tell similar stories, both focusing on the gradual growth and development of a female official.

Of course, the story of "Legend of Lu Zhen" takes place during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period.

The story of "Ban Shu Legend" is set during the Han Dynasty.

Jing Tian plays Ban Shu, who grew up on the grasslands and has a bold and optimistic personality.
In the very first scene of the first episode, Ban Shu, played by Jing Tian, ​​goes on a rampage to avoid being forced into marriage.

He smashed things, said he didn't like taking baths, and even claimed he was crazy.

"Hahaha..." Qi Hui chuckled.

To be honest, it's like she's just playing herself; when she's angry, she's not scary at all, but rather quite adorable.

"What are you laughing at?" Jing Tian retorted angrily, "That's acting! I'm not like that at all! I'm a lady!"

"Mmm... Lady, lady!" Qi Hui nodded repeatedly, then coughed lightly and began to change the subject.

The conversation shifted to acting skills, and they began to critique Jing Tian's performance, suggesting that Shun Bainian's teachings could help her improve her acting.
Jing Tian perked up, sat up straight, and listened with great interest.
On the screen, the bandit who wanted to force Jing Tian to marry him was also fooled by Jing Tian and then killed.
Qi Hui explained in detail, breaking down the problems he saw and the areas for improvement, explaining them to Jing Tian bit by bit.
Jing Tian smiled, put her arm around Qi Hui's neck, and looked at him as a teacher.
"What's wrong?" Qi Hui was talking non-stop when he suddenly noticed Jing Tian staring intently at him.
"Hehe~ I remember how you scolded Yang Tianbao on set," Jing Tian chuckled softly.

At that moment, Qi Hui's face was dark, and his eyes were wide open. If the other person had been a man, Qi Hui probably would have already attacked him.

She used to be so irritable and impatient, almost like a completely different person now.

"You're not her, of course you have to treat her differently," Qi Hui said with a faint smile, not feeling at all that he was doing anything wrong.
His heart was small; it could only hold Jing Tian alone.
"Then, dear Teacher Qi Hui, could we try a different teaching method?" Slender, pale fingers traced circles on Qi Hui's chest, and a hint of shyness gradually crept onto Jing Tian's pretty face.
"Uh……"

"I bought a JK uniform, and I'd like to ask Teacher Qi to take a look..." Jing Tian chuckled.

Actually, it's not just JK (high school girl) stockings; there are also some very new black and white gradient stockings.
After spending so much time together, Jing Tian also discovered some of Qi Hui's preferences, such as his liking for both white and black stockings.
White stockings increase his attack speed, while black stockings increase his critical strike chance.
But now... Jing Tian is curious, what could Qi Hui add to the gradient stockings that go from black to white from feet to legs?

Oh, I'm so curious!
……

Online discussions about this drama are also rampant.
It would be strange if Jing Tian wasn't being discussed given her current status.

"I have to say, Jing Tian is so beautiful, she looks so good in period costumes!"

"Whether she's dressed as a grassland woman or a female official, no matter what she does, Jing Tian is always so beautiful!"

"Judging from the opening theme, there are quite a few beautiful women in this drama. Even without watching the plot, it's very pleasing to the eye. However, the relationship between Ban Shu and the male lead Wei Ying looks so cringeworthy. Yu Zheng's romantic scenes are indeed very cringeworthy!"

"Was this show produced by Yu Zheng? No wonder the colors are so vibrant and the filter is so bright!"

"To be honest, this is actually a good thing for Jing Tian. She is so bright, generous, and graceful!"

"This show is alright, but something feels off; I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong."

"No Qi Hui?"

"Yes, yes, that's so true! Seeing Jing Tian paired with other people always feels inexplicably awkward. Her pairing with Qi Hui is the perfect match!"

"Huh? Aren't she and Qi Hui a real couple?"

"is it?"

"Nonsense, I checked Weibo and didn't see any news about a relationship announcement."

"The person upstairs is right. This drama is good in every way, but there's something inexplicably off about it. Jing Tian's best on-screen partner is still Qi Hui."

"..."

...Although the annual leave is long, no one can stop the march of time.

Time passed at a leisurely pace, and another workday arrived.

Qi Hui and Jing Tian went to the Huairou Film and Television Base to continue filming "Mojin: The Lost Legend".

For the first two days, Guo Fan didn't push the actors too hard; he filmed a few dramatic scenes for them to get a feel for the action.

Everyone's still adjusting to the new work environment.
During the Chinese New Year, everyone eats so much meat and fish that they all get fat...wait, what?

"Old Qi, how come you... Everyone else gains three pounds during the holidays, how come you've lost weight?" Guo Fan stared wide-eyed, looking Qi Hui up and down with surprise.

Why do you look so haggard?

"I... cough, making movies is so mentally and physically exhausting, I can't eat..." Qi Hui said, of course he couldn't tell the truth.

Upon hearing this, Guo Fan nodded in agreement: "That's true..."

Filming "Mojin: The Lost Legend" left him mentally and physically exhausted.

A while ago, he went to Huayi Brothers Media Corporation to discuss the plot of the later climax with Chen Guofu and two screenwriters.
According to Chen Guofu and Huayi's senior management, the illusion created by the later "Other Shore Flower" was a skeletal humanoid monster made of magma and flames.
The surrounding illusion must be filled with raging flames, and the protagonist and Liu Xiaoqing's group of villains must fight within this illusion.

However, Qi Hui and Guo Fan had different ideas; they believed that things should have a beginning and an end.

At the beginning, Hu Bayi encounters resurrected, blood-red mummified Japanese soldiers.

My first love, Ding Sitian, and so many of my comrades-in-arms all died in this hallucination.

That should be done once and for all; let's continue fighting the mummified Japanese soldiers, eliminate the Japanese invaders, and avenge our comrades and our girlfriends.
Huayi's senior management disagreed, arguing that it was an illusion, and all sorts of illusions existed; one shouldn't limit oneself to just one type.

Qi Hui refuted this, saying that the illusion was fake, but the scenes the audience saw were real.
Moreover, the audience's anger is genuine.

Even elementary school students know that essays should have coherence and coherence. You college graduates, master's degree holders, and filmmakers, surely you don't even know this?

As he spoke, Qi Hui made no attempt to hold back, essentially launching into a tirade on the spot.

Qi Hui didn't think it was wrong. If they followed the original script, wouldn't that be making the same mistake as the original Wolf Warrior script, resulting in inconsistency?

Isn't this just creating trouble for myself?

Moreover, with only the same group of Japanese soldiers in front and behind, special effects can be easily done, saving money as well.
Why don't you do your own thing? Why do you have to let laymen direct professionals?
Wang Zonglei's head throbbed with pain. His initial premonition was right; he had unwittingly invited a tyrant upon himself.

In the end, they couldn't win the argument with Qi Hui, and director Guo Fan and screenwriter Tianxia Bachang also supported Qi Hui.

Chen Guofu stammered, neither saying he supported it nor that he didn't, but instead kept dodging the question and trying to smooth things over.

Of course he could see the problems with the script; he was a creator himself. But... he also had to consider the practicalities!
He's a director at Huayi; he can't very well argue with the president in public, can he?

Under these circumstances, Wang Zonglei had no choice but to agree to Qi Hui and Guo Fan's proposed revisions.

It sounds easy, but in reality, Qi Hui and Guo Fan made several trips to Huayi headquarters.
Several seminars were held on the script.

Qi Hui asked this question when he received the script, but Wang Zonglei, along with the other directors and producers, always used delaying tactics, always trying to drag things out.
But the filming had already progressed to this stage, and Qi Hui and Guo Fan couldn't let them delay any longer.

That led to the script discussion meeting before the Lunar New Year.

Guo Fan beckoned the cast of mummified Japanese soldiers to enter the set, preparing to begin filming.

On the other hand, actors such as Qi Hui, Jing Tian, ​​Huang Bo, and Liu Xiaoqing are also preparing.

ding dong~
Wu Jing: Lao Qi, you still have those hunting videos from back then, right?

At this moment, Wu Jing sent a message.
(End of this chapter)