Huayu: The Best Actor starts with obtaining the role entry

Chapter 189 - The Great Poet Immortal of the Tang Dynasty!

Recently, topics related to Pinocchio have been generating a lot of buzz, as long as they're even remotely associated with him.

Besides offering her blessings, Liu Shishi also reads online comments after watching the TV series.

Seeing Choi Dal-po and Choi In-ha together and getting married.

Furthermore, all the villains in the drama were punished, which caused a media frenzy.

why? !

Because in China, most stories end happily ever after. No matter how disgusting the beginning is, it will eventually end happily.

But this time, the male protagonist did not forgive everyone who had hurt him, and took revenge on them all.

Initially, after the plot took a dramatic turn later on, viewers were completely bewildered.

What's the meaning? !

Is someone above Bai Ye?!

How could this kind of plot pass censorship?!

Liu Shishi was also a little curious and asked Bai Ye a question.

I learned from Bai Ye that when the application was submitted for review, the people in Shanghai told Bai Ye that it might be rejected.

But Bai Ye still insisted on not changing it, because if it were changed, the plot would be completely different, and the male lead would seem a bit too saintly.

Moreover, the message conveyed is that wrongdoing must come at a price.

So, after some discussion, the leaders in Shanghai decided to give Bai Ye a try.

The result was surprisingly good after the shoot.

Liu Shishi also felt a bit emotional, thinking that the closer Bai Ye's connection with Shanghai was, the more beneficial it would be for her in the future.

Because she herself is part of the Shanghai social circle.

There will be many more opportunities for collaboration in the future. Yang Mi is from the Beijing entertainment circle, but she went to the Hong Kong entertainment circle, and it won't be long before she does.

Unless Yang Mi is willing to come to the Shanghai entertainment circle.

However, the Shanghai film circle has limited access to film resources, so if they want to make movies, their first choice is the Hong Kong and Beijing film circles.

Yang Mi went to the Hong Kong entertainment circle just for film opportunities, right?!

Although Yang Mi hasn't received any resources yet.

She returned dejectedly, which taught Liu Shishi a lesson.

Of course, she herself has no plans to go to the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

You can just follow Bai Ye.

Suppressing her inner thoughts, Liu Shishi continued browsing the trending comments on Weibo.

Now, major self-media outlets are lavishing praise on Pinocchio.

It opened with a score of 8 on Douban, and later rose to 8.9. As an urban drama, and also an idol drama.

With such a high rating, Liu Shishi already considers it very impressive.

In particular, the fact that the female lead's mother wasn't whitewashed is seen by many as a plus!
The female lead's mother was portrayed as so awful in the early stages. If she were to be redeemed in the end, Liu Shishi would be furious and start yelling at Bai Ye!

Fortunately, it didn't happen.

After clicking and taking a look, Liu Shishi also saw Dark Knight's Weibo post.

Since those years ago, Liu Shishi has paid some attention to this blogger. Although she doesn't follow him directly, she occasionally browses his blog.

Back then, Dark Knight criticized Liu Yifei's dating announcements and praised her for those years.

This left a deep impression on Liu Shishi.

A long post.

Dark Knight: [I watched Pinocchio with my wife. I originally had no interest in these idol dramas.]

After all, these idol dramas are long, tedious, and incredibly melodramatic. It reminds me of the show "Let's Watch a Thunderstorm" I watched back then; it was so ridiculous!
But trusting in Baiye, I chose to watch Pinocchio with my wife.

I wanted to comment on the first day of the broadcast, but then I thought, there's no rush. I should watch more. The plot is moving so fast, and it doesn't feel out of place at all.

The plot progresses very quickly, both in terms of the development of the relationship between the male and female leads and the strategy of not whitewashing the female lead's mother. I really have to give a thumbs up to that.

This is completely different from the happy endings I've seen before; Bai Ye really put her heart into it!

Moreover, I think this short drama format is much better than those long and tedious TV series.

Concise yet impactful, the plot is tight and concise, effectively retaining viewers and avoiding the common pitfalls and decline in reputation that often occur in the later stages of long dramas, thus improving the overall quality and viewing experience.

Secondly, there's the collaboration between Bai Ye and director Lin Yufen. You can clearly feel that the two have a very high level of chemistry!
Moreover, Director Lin's directing skills are evident in these collaborations. His use of camera shots is smooth, and his scene transitions are crisp. Within a limited scope, he has accomplished a great deal of effective information delivery and emotional rendering.

The character development and attention to detail are already quite accomplished. I can't help but look forward to the next drama, "My Love from the Star," directed by Lin Yi-ying, which will be "White Night"!
Going back to the actors, let's not even talk about Bai Ye. From his very first role as Demon Lord Chonglou, I've watched every drama he's in.

Chonglou, Zhou Yu, Zhao Gao, Ximen Qing, Yu Huai, Li Ziwei, Ke Jingteng, Cui Dabu.

Every single character surprised me; not a single one disappointed me.

No matter what role Bai Ye plays, it doesn't feel like acting.

So I don't think there's much to say about Bai Ye, but Tang Yan gave me a big surprise this time!

My impression of Xia Family's Three Daughters before was that she was a naive and innocent girl, but her transformation in Pinocchio surprised me.

It's fair to say she's successfully transitioned from a popular actress in period dramas to a leading lady in modern dramas.

Then, Dark Knight also listed some of Pinocchio's plot points on Weibo, saying he thought the design was excellent.

First of all, the concept of Pinocchio Syndrome was brilliantly introduced in the first episode.

Choi In-ha's awkward situation due to her illness and Choi Dal-po's understanding and protection of her quickly establish the initial relationship and core conflict between the characters.

Then in the second episode, Choi Dal-po made it clear that he liked the female lead.

It breaks away from the long ambiguous period of traditional idol dramas, giving it an unconventional feel.

Then came the fourth season, which can be considered a watershed moment for the series.

Choi Dal-po sheds his down-and-out image and appears with an elite blond look, making a strong visual impact.

Then the female lead's emotions awaken, which puts the plot on a fast track.

Later, Song Cha-ok suppressed her own daughter at work, and Choi Dal-po angrily rebuked Song Cha-ok, using her profession as a journalist as a starting point.

In addition, there's the reporting and confrontation of key events, and the final decision not to whitewash the female lead's biological mother.

He exclaimed that he thoroughly enjoyed watching it!

"That makes a lot of sense."

Liu Shishi thought to herself, after reading the Dark Knight report, she felt that it really made sense.

There wasn't a single thing in the entire show that made me unhappy.

Of course, there was a little bit in the early stages, but it disappeared quickly.

Scrolling through Dark Knight's Weibo, I then saw battle reports from Hunan TV and Shanghai TV, as well as Weibo posts congratulating Bai Ye.

This was a huge win for both TV stations.

The two teams broke through the deadlock and the market opened strong but continued to rise.

On the night of its premiere, with strong pre-broadcast promotion and audience anticipation, Hunan TV achieved a 3.1% premiere rating, while Shanghai TV also got a bright start with 2.43%.

This is a rare achievement given the dual-platform broadcasting model and the resulting fragmented audience.

Unlike many dramas that start strong and then decline, its viewership ratings continued to rise during the subsequent broadcast period.

Throughout the broadcast period, Hunan TV's average viewership rating remained stable at over 4.5%, with a peak exceeding 7%.

The average viewership rating of Shanghai TV has remained stable at 3.6%.

Such a strong and stable upward curve is rare in the fiercely competitive prime-time slots of satellite TV in recent years.

The finale pushed the popularity to its peak, with both Hunan TV and Shanghai TV achieving an astonishing viewership rating of over 7.2%.

People coming out to congratulate him is perfectly fine; if it were him who had received so many benefits, he would also come out to ask Bai Ye for favors.

The second and third rounds will probably sell very well.

Liu Shishi is very clear that, starting from "The Best of Us," it seems that she has invested in every drama series produced by Bai Ye.

At least so far, I haven't failed.

It's been making money all along. The production itself didn't have a large budget, so Bai Ye could have been entirely self-funded.

It also generates a lot of buzz online.

The show dominated the charts with a comprehensive range of content, including plot discussions, character portrayals, actor performances, costume and prop effects, and couple-related topics.

This phenomenal dominance of the charts reflects the widespread public interest.

Just as Liu Shishi was still pondering, her cell phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was Cai Yinong.

"Hey, K-sister, what's up?!"

Liu Shishi answered the phone and tossed out a question.

Although she had already guessed why Cai Yinong was calling her. "Shishi, is the movie finished filming?!"

"Sister K, the movie is almost finished filming. Are you going to ask about Bai Ye?!"

Liu Shishi rolled her eyes; she knew perfectly well what Cai Yinong wanted to ask.

This is just a smokescreen.

On the other end of the phone, Cai Yinong wasn't embarrassed by Liu Shishi's words. Since Liu Shishi already knew, she decided to be direct: "Shishi, you know that the drama 'Pinocchio' is a hit. Have you ever thought about snatching 'Star' from Yang Mi?!"

Cai Yinong's words had a slightly persuasive quality.

She hadn't really cared about this before, after all, even though Pinocchio was popular, Liu Shishi was no longer the same as before.

Liu Shishi is now a movie star. After gaining popularity through her collaboration with Bai Ye, Cai Yinong has already tacitly acknowledged her success with this role in Brotherhood of Blades.

She even wanted to go to school sooner.

After that, Liu Shishi finally established herself in the film industry.

TV drama?
Which actor doesn't go into acting for the sake of movies!

But Pinocchio's explosive popularity also made Cai Yinong a little envious.

Why can't we do both?!
We need to act in movies, but we can't abandon our core audience, and we can't neglect television dramas either!
If Liu Shishi had this idea, wouldn't it be better to snatch Xing Ni away?

Hearing Cai Yinong's words, Liu Shishi was stunned for a moment. She had thought that Cai Yinong must also want to talk to her about the future cooperation with Bai Ye.

Liu Shishi even thought of this.

But to Liu Shishi's surprise, she was asked to steal Yang Mi's resources?!
"Sister K, you know about Bai Ye and Yang Mi's relationship, right?!"

If I remember correctly, Cai Yinong should also know about the relationship between Bai Ye and Yang Mi.

If they knew that, they would never have said that.

The two are boyfriend and girlfriend, so why would Bai Ye take the resources back from Yang Mi for his own sake?!
Isn't this funny?
"I know she stole your boyfriend, so what if you take her resources?! Besides, Tang Yan is a headache to deal with right now."

If the drama Yang Mi and Bai Ye starred in becomes popular again, your situation will probably be even worse afterward, right?

Don't forget, although you and Yang Mi haven't completely fallen out, your relationship isn't good anymore. Besides, the two of you will have a lot of competition in the future.

If you weaken Yang Mi now, wouldn't that benefit you too?!

Cai Yinong spoke about this from the perspective of a company owner and someone who was also a close friend of Liu Shishi.

In Cai Yinong's view, this was a matter that Liu Shishi had to face.

Yang Mi will definitely compete with Liu Shishi in the future, not to mention the future, there is already some competition for resources.

Resources are limited, and as newly emerging A-list actresses, Yang Mi and Liu Shishi have an extremely high degree of overlap in their resources.

After all, some resources are only accessible to the big shots; they can't get their hands on them.

The two are currently evenly matched in popularity, with Liu Shishi even slightly ahead of Yang Mi.

Although Yang Mi's "Palace" became a hit, this year Liu Shishi has Shen Jiayi, and "Scarlet Heart" has also been moved up in its release date.

However, Yang Mi has a collaboration with Bai Ye after that. If she manages to snatch this collaboration, her resources this year will plummet.

Next year, we will definitely fall further behind Liu Shishi.

"Sister K, I can't do it. First of all, I don't want to put Bai Ye in a difficult position, and secondly, Bai Ye wouldn't agree!"

Liu Shishi sighed. She wasn't worried about Yang Mi; she was worried about Bai Ye.

If I do this, won't I put Bai Ye in a difficult position?!
She didn't want to put Bai Ye in a difficult position, and besides, even if she asked, would Bai Ye really give it to her?!

If she were to be with Bai Ye, or if Bai Ye weren't with Yang Mi, then she felt the possibility was quite high.

But now, that's impossible!

"Sigh, alright, if you're not going to compete or fight in the entertainment industry, I still think you should ask if you have the chance."

"Of course, I'm just asking. If Bai Ye really doesn't want to change, then you can just let it go!"

After considering it for a while, Cai Yinong finally gave up trying to persuade Liu Shishi.

They don't compete or fight.

Is it really true that they don't compete or fight?!
He was just asking, "What if there was a chance?"
This opportunity is right in front of me; maybe with this opportunity, there's a chance to get back together?!

Cai Yinong didn't believe that Liu Shishi had truly let go.

But seeing Liu Shishi's firm attitude, Cai Yinong suddenly became a little unsure.

"I'll consider it, Sister K."

After saying that, Liu Shishi hung up the phone.

With mixed feelings, Liu Shishi didn't mention this matter to Bai Ye during her last few days on set.

Although she was somewhat tempted, Liu Shishi was also proud and couldn't bring herself to tell Bai Ye about it.

He didn't say anything even when he left the film crew.

While "My Love from the Star" is important, and Cai Yinong is right, Liu Shishi still wants to preserve a sliver of her beauty in Bai Ye's heart.

"Congratulations, Tangtang! You've been promoted to a top-tier actress!!"

Although the three daughters of the Xia family made Tang Yan famous, they did not propel her to the top tier of stardom.

However, after Pinocchio, Tang Yan rose to the top tier of acting.

Don't be fooled by the fact that there's only one word difference between "first-tier" and "quasi-first-tier"—the difference is enormous!

Ji Rujing congratulated Tang Yan, and Tang Yan also had a smile on her face at this moment.

The great poet of the Tang Dynasty.

Since Yang Mi and Liu Shishi became famous, this title has become a new one.

"Da" refers to Yang Mi, "Tang" refers to herself, "Shi" refers to Liu Shishi, and "Xian" refers to Liu Yifei.

Because all four of them have acted in the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, and are currently quite well-known, they were grouped together.

All four companies had seen this, and after some thought, they decided to link it with the Legend of Sword and Fairy series for marketing purposes. This was a tacit understanding among the four companies.

But Tang Yan was also well aware that she was the least popular of the four.

She had been lagging behind for a long time. Although she was known as one of the great Tang Dynasty poets, she had also heard a lot of untrue and inappropriate things about herself.

This made Tang Yan somewhat apprehensive; how embarrassing it would be if she were kicked out.

But after Pinocchio, Tang Yan was promoted to the top tier, and that feeling of exhilaration truly made her feel refreshed all over.

"Actually, I still want to thank Bai Ye."

Although Tang Yan has become a top-tier star, she still knows the difference between the big and small stars and who she should thank.

"You don't need to tell me that, we know that."

Ji Rujing didn't refute this, after all, he did rely on them!
If it weren't for Bai Ye's phone call, Tang Yan wouldn't have the status she has today.

"By the way, I had a few business contacts today, they were all very nice, but..."

Ji Rujing paused for a moment as she spoke, and Tang Yan, intrigued by her question, asked, "But what?!"

"But there are conflicts with Yang Mi and Liu Shishi. If you want to win them over, you have to compete with them. Of course, it's not just the two of them, but I've picked out two people you have a good relationship with."

With your role as Choi In-ha, you've risen to the ranks of top actresses, and your fashion resources and commercial endorsements have also taken a step forward.

But this inevitably leads to conflict with them. What should I do, Tangtang?!

Ji Rujing is very proactive in engaging with business opportunities. Now that Tang Yan is popular, she naturally wants to take advantage of her popularity to secure more endorsements and business deals.

No one can guarantee that they will stay popular forever.

Make a profit if you can.

However, the awkward part is that Tang Yan, Liu Shishi, and Yang Mi actually have very conflicting roles.

Ji Rujing originally wanted to differentiate Tang Yan, for example, by having her take the "naive and sweet" route, so that she wouldn't compete with Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, or even Liu Yifei.

Because in her view, she simply couldn't compete.

But why did you change your mind?!
Who gave her the courage?
That's Baiye, of course!
After changing their minds, the competition among those individuals inevitably came to the forefront.

Although Ji Rujing asked Tang Yan what to do, she already had an idea in mind.

She couldn't possibly do things Tang Yan wanted to do.

Sisterhood in the fame-driven entertainment industry?!

When someone tries to take your resources, they won't be polite!
And Tang Yan went through so much trouble to climb up here, I hope I won't let her down!
If Tang Yan really chooses sisterhood, then Ji Rujing will absolutely not listen to Tang Yan.

Hearing Ji Rujing's words, Tang Yan's expression kept changing. Finally, she couldn't help but sigh and say, "Does it really have to come to this?!"

She had actually secretly fantasized about this before.

After all, who wouldn't want to be at the top of the entertainment industry?!
Back then, Yang Mi and Liu Shishi were already top-tier celebrities, but she wasn't. She had fantasized that if she became a top-tier celebrity, they would still be as close as sisters as before.

Or are we going to tear each other apart over a little bit of resources?!

I just never expected that what I had fantasized about would actually happen so quickly; it finally came to pass.
(End of this chapter)