Huayu: The Best Actor starts with obtaining the role entry

Chapter 202 - Reversing the Heavenly Gang! What does he know!

"Shall we begin?! Almost everyone's here."

Lin Wan whispered something in Bai Ye's ear.

I've basically invited everyone I could, and I've also given them red envelopes (cash gifts).

Although Bai Ye is currently very popular, reporters don't care about you and will ask you many difficult questions.

You can't completely offend journalists; sometimes you still need their help.

If you have a bad reputation among reporters, you'll basically be constantly attacked and followed around every day.

Lin Wan didn't want to be unconventional.

A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole. Bai Ye had finally climbed up, and she didn't want to ruin Bai Ye because of some minor details.

"Let's begin, Sister Lin."

All the reporters are here, as are the main actors and the director.

After Bai Ye nodded, Lin Wan began making arrangements.

The reporters were then seated, and once it was confirmed that we could begin, a reporter from Sina spoke first, asking, "Hello Bai Ye, we are from Sina Entertainment, and we have a question prepared."

Everyone is quite curious as to why Yang Mi was chosen to play Yang Songyi, instead of Fan Shuangbing or other actresses.

The casting back then was a huge scandal that everyone knew about.

Many people, both inside and outside the entertainment industry, were watching, but Bai Ye defied public opinion and chose Yang Mi.

Could it really be a sibling relationship?!
I have a feeling that the sibling relationship between these two is a little different!

Of course, if you've received a red envelope, you can't ask such unpleasant questions.

But there are some questions that can't be left unasked; everyone here has a mission.

After the Sina reporter finished asking the question, Yang Mi smiled and looked at Bai Ye, not in a hurry to answer.

I just wanted to see how Bai Ye would respond.

Would you simply say that you've firmly chosen yourself?

Or will they say something ambiguous, or just go straight to making it public?!
If it's made public, should I go along with Bai Ye and make it public too?
Thinking about it, Yang Mi suddenly felt a surge of excitement and wanted Bai Ye to go public with the relationship.

However, she also knew that this was extremely difficult.

Why isn't her name Fan Songyi or something like Songyi?

"So you're saying this script was written based on Yang Mi's style, right?!"

The Sina reporter's eyes lit up, and he immediately pressed for more information.

They had felt something was off before, and now it seems it really is!

In other words, this script was tailor-made for Yang Mi?!
Yang Mi was actually quite happy after Bai Ye said those words.

Although it wasn't the answer I was looking for, it was enough.

Huang Xiaoming, who was standing next to Bai Ye, couldn't help but turn his head to look at him, and he was also a little surprised.

He really went all out to pick up girls!
A script tailor-made for Yang Mi!

He felt that if he were Yang Mi, he would probably fall for her too.

"You could say that when I was writing this script, the first person that came to mind was Sister Honey."

So I simply named the female lead Yang Songyi. The character of Yang Songyi needs to possess both star power and a youthful charm; her acting style must be able to portray both the arrogant side of a female celebrity and the character's inner vulnerability.

In fact, Yang Mi's personality sometimes seems quite similar to that of this female character.

Fan Shuangbing is also an option, but the relationship between the two isn't close enough. If I had to choose, I'd definitely pick Yang Mi.

Yang Mi currently possesses the aura of a top-tier celebrity, coupled with a unique girlish charm. Although it's hard to describe, there's a strong sense of youthfulness about her.

She's perfect for this role.

Moreover, from a business perspective, Yang Mi brings her own fan base and has great chemistry with him; both of them have recently starred in hit dramas.

All of these can boost the show's initial viewership.

With such a good option, Bai Ye couldn't possibly pass it up.

"So, Yang Mi, what do you think?! Did you find out about this immediately?!"

The reporter then posed the question to Yang Mi.

"Yes, he told me that there was a script that was perfect for me. When I got the script, I saw the name of the big star Yang Songyi on it."

I jokingly said, "Was this script written specifically for me?"

Then Bai Ye said yes, and I said I wasn't good enough for a big star. But then the drama "Palace" became popular, and he said, "Now I should be!"

Yang Mi started talking nonsense without thinking.

However, she already knew that Bai Ye had confirmed her identity, but she was indeed a little flustered afterward, since Fan Shuangbing had come looking for her.

It's impossible for me to say that I'm not worried at all!
Hearing Yang Mi's answer, the reporters present couldn't help but laugh.

indeed
Before "Palace," Yang Mi was popular, but not considered a big star.

However, after "Palace," Yang Mi did become incredibly popular and can be considered a big star.

Looking at it this way, it's really quite romantic, a role tailor-made for Yang Mi!
And it perfectly matches Yang Mi's own situation!

According to the setting, Yang Mi will be playing a female celebrity this time!

This is quite rare in TV dramas, with celebrities playing celebrities.

"Then why did you agree to play the villain Li Zaijing, Huang Xiaoming?"

Then a reporter holding a penguin-branded microphone looked at Huang Xiaoming and asked a question.

When Huang Xiaoming announced his participation in "My Love from the Star".

Many people were quite surprised.

After all, Huang Xiaoming and Bai Ye didn't have much interaction before.

"Hmm, he just finished playing a domineering CEO and wants to challenge himself with a complex villain role. Bai Ye promised to help him adjust his acting skills to make the role more layered."

Huang Xiaoming jokingly referred to himself.

It can also be considered as playing with one's own meme.

After all, isn't there a recurring theme in his personality that every time he does a good job in a drama, he has to reward himself by starring in a domineering CEO drama?
Now that I've brought this up myself, everyone else who heard it immediately burst out laughing.

I think Huang Xiaoming's comment was quite humorous.

However, after hearing Huang Xiaoming's words, they immediately perked up and asked, "Xiaoming, you and Bai Ye probably didn't know each other before. What happened that led you to star in the drama Bai Ye?!"

The reporters were also quite curious.

Huang Xiaoming explained, "Because of Mimi's introduction, there was a shortage of people for this role at that time, so Bai Ye and Mimi asked about it."

Mimi suggested I come, so I did! Besides, this is a collaboration with Bai Ye, so how could I not come?

The story behind it is not complicated.

However, after Huang Xiaoming finished speaking, Bai Ye rubbed his forehead, feeling that what he said was a little off-topic!

What does it mean to cooperate with Bai Ye? And whether or not I'll come?
What kind of talk is that?!
"What about Shu Chang?! You play the role of Liu Shimei in the drama, and I heard your relationship with the female lead is quite complicated?!"

"Yeah, we're both friends and enemies. As for acting in this drama, Bai Ye is my idol!!"

Shu Chang makes no secret of the fact that Bai Ye is her idol.

Or rather, everyone present knew that Shu Chang was a huge fan of Bai Ye online back then.

"How was it working with your idol?!"

"Great! I'm really looking forward to it!"

As she spoke, Shu Chang blinked and turned to look at Bai Ye. She had chatted with Bai Ye for a while earlier; he was quite amiable, and they had exchanged contact information.

This made Shu Chang even more convinced that her idol was right.

Bai Ye really gives me a good feeling!
I knew I hadn't made a mistake in supporting the wrong person!

She is now very much looking forward to collaborating with Bai Ye.

"Then why was the alien Professor Bai created in this show?!"

The problem now lies with Bai Ye.

Many people are quite curious about this character with superpowers.

After all, in modern society where everyone is an ordinary person, what's the point of adding something like this?!

"Because aliens have never been in a relationship before, and everyone says that even dogs have to have a two-episode romance, right?! I want to see what kind of chemistry there is between a big star and an alien."

Adding new features like time-stopping and mind-reading would be really fun!

An alien falls in love with a big star.

After hearing what Bai Ye said, I'm actually a little tempted to come to the new server.

No one had ever heard of this combination before.

What Bai Ye said—that even a dog has to go through two episodes of romance—seems quite true.

Modern TV dramas do seem to be subtly moving in this direction.

Yang Mi then chimed in with a complaint: "Bai Ye made me memorize a bunch of alien settings, making me really believe he was an alien!"

As she spoke, she brought up the time when Bai Ye had mocked her for not being able to distinguish between Ultraman and aliens.

Yang Mi isn't the kind of person who cares about saving face.

Yang Mi is happy to do things that can generate buzz.

The joke made the people around him laugh along.

We've asked pretty much everything that could be asked in the script.

The reporters then shifted their focus to other topics, turning their attention to Sun Yizhou and asking, "Recently, some people online have been saying that you, Sun Yizhou, are the real number one artist at Baiye Studio. What's your opinion on this?!"

Cue me!?

And this isn't just going to kill me!?

Sun Yizhou was stunned by the reporter's question, then subconsciously turned to look at Bai Ye and said, "Look, our boss is right here."

However, I'm not the only one from White Night Studio!

He's just a boss, what does he know?!

haha~
Those around Sun Yizhou couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing his words.

I initially thought Sun Yizhou was going to back down!

Unexpectedly, Sun Yizhou immediately retorted, "Bai Ye is just a boss, what does he know!"
Instantly, many reporters knew how they should write their reports when they returned home.

"Bai Ye, what do you think?!"

The reporters, seemingly enjoying the spectacle, then steered the conversation towards Bai Ye.

They were quite curious about what Bai Ye would do.

"Oh dear, I don't dare to contradict the number one!"

"Too sarcastic!"

Yang Mi looked at Bai Ye with a smile, thinking to herself that Bai Ye was really good at talking nonsense!

However, this answer is indeed interesting.

If you're a little humorous at this point, everyone will be fine. But if Bai Ye is too serious, he might get labeled as someone who can't take a joke.

His answer was a gesture of respect to Sun Yizhou and also earned him considerable goodwill from the public.

Immediately after that question, they moved on to some questions that had little to do with "My Love from the Star".

For example, Fan Shuangbing's contact with "My Love from the Star".

Bai Ye only briefly mentioned that he had talked to him, but gave up after learning that he had already been cast in the role.

This can be considered as saving face for Fan Shuangbing.

If he had said that Fan Shuangbing really wanted the role, it would have been practically a direct hint to him.

I guess I'll be getting sarcastic remarks tonight.

As for future cooperation, Bai Ye didn't say anything.

After all, there's no follow-up to this matter yet, so who knows what will happen next?

The conversation then turned to Yang Mi, specifically a question about her relationship with Liu Shishi.

On Happy Camp, Liu Shishi seemed to be just joking.

However, given the current situation, many people are speculating whether Yang Mi and Liu Shishi are at odds.

Yang Mi's face twitched involuntarily after hearing the question.

Her relationship with Liu Shishi is definitely not as good as it used to be; everyone can see that.

After all, there hasn't been much interaction between them.

Moreover, the last set visits were at different times, making it hard not to suspect that the two sides have fallen out.

However, this doesn't mean we can directly admit that the relationship between the two parties has deteriorated or anything like that.

After considering it for a moment, Yang Mi then explained the problem between herself and Liu Shishi: "Actually, Shishi and I haven't seen each other for quite a while."

After all, we're all very popular now, and we have less and less time for ourselves. When I visited the set, I thought Shishi was filming, so I didn't invite her.

As for what you're saying about our relationship, there's absolutely no problem!

Because Bai Ye had discussed this matter with Cai Yinong in front of him before.

To ease the tension between them, including Liu Shishi, Yang Mi was confident enough to say that.

But she didn't know what Liu Shishi was thinking, so she could only quickly end the topic.

Next came some questions about the recent works of the great Tang Dynasty poet.

I got the answer from Yang Mi, and then asked one question after another from Huang Xiaoming, Shu Chang, Sun Yizhou, and director Lin Yufen.

Lin Yufen, in particular, became a key player later on.

After all, she and Bai Ye had worked together many times.

After asking the final question, the conversation moved on to the "follow + giveaway" feature on Baiye's Weibo account, which had previously surpassed 10 million followers.

Bai Ye also explained that he originally wanted to give gifts to his fans, but was afraid of being taken advantage of, so he contacted Weibo to optimize the lottery rules.

However, it did indeed cause some controversy online.

At the same time, there are also expectations from both inside and outside the industry for "My Love from the Star".

The cast of Bai Ye, Yang Mi, and Huang Xiaoming is top-notch, and the combination of science fiction and romance is novel, but also carries significant risks.

From casting to plot, "My Love from the Star" has been full of topics. The insistence on using Yang Mi, Huang Xiaoming's transformation into villains, and Shu Chang's female villain setting in "Bai Ye" have all sparked heated discussions.

Even the recent CP marketing and lottery features of "Day and Night" have further boosted the show's popularity.

Whether it becomes a hit depends on how well it's filmed.

After this round of press conferences, Bai Ye felt much more tired than before.

The reporters asked a lot of questions this time.
(End of this chapter)