Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

The character Gu Xiaojiao is portrayed as a "failed" and down-on-her-luck socialite.

A "Shanghai drifter" struggling in a big city with an unstable income, yet trying to maintain a refined lifestyle.

Her goal is: "I want to marry a rich man and buy back the big villa I lived in when I was a child."

She is vain, arrogant, has a bad temper, and has almost no life skills.

But she is by no means a simple "gold digger" or "comedic relief," but a complex woman with a soft heart, full of contradictions and growth arcs, wrapped in a hard shell.

The root of all of Gu Xiaojiao's behavior lies in the unexpected death of her father during her childhood.

That villa was not only a symbol of material possessions, but also the ultimate symbol of her lost happy family, fatherly love, and sense of security.

"Buying back the villa" is a ritual. She naively believes that as long as she returns to that physical space, she can find everything she has lost and reunite with the happiness of the past.

This obsession makes her "gold-digging" seem both pitiful and heartbreaking.

Stumbling and falling in the adult world, she learned to disguise herself with vanity and assertiveness.

She boasts about being "worth tens of millions" and uses designer brands to dress herself up because she is extremely insecure and lacks a sense of self-worth.

She was afraid of others seeing through her vulnerability and despair, so she had to take the initiative and adopt an "unapproachable" attitude to protect her fragile self-esteem.

This suit of armor only began to peel off piece by piece after she met Lu Ming.

Despite her sharp tongue, Gu Xiaojiao has a very kind heart.

She would soften her heart time and time again because of Lu Ming's naivety and sincerity.

When she thought Lu Shiyi was her ideal partner, although she valued material things, she also invested genuine feelings and planned a bright future together.

In her final crucial choice, she gave up the readily available life of wealth and the "repair" of her past, choosing instead to protect the kind-hearted Lu Ming, who might "fail."

Gu Xiaojiao is a modern female character who uses comedy to wrap up a tragic core and ultimately achieves self-redemption.

She represents many people who drift in the city, using a hard shell to protect their fragile hearts.

To be honest, this role was very challenging for Jing Tian and not easy to portray.

Kind-hearted, with virtually no life skills, oh, and she used to own a large villa—of course, Jing Tian still owns a large villa now…

Aside from the points mentioned above, the others seem to be different from Jing Tian in terms of personality and life experience.

Of course, when it comes to acting, the role can never be a perfect match; it still requires the actor's performance and interpretation.

But the problem is that Da Tian Tian's acting skills are really hard to describe.

Fortunately, she still has advantages.

That is "cuteness," that's right, this is a rare shining point for Da Tian Tian.

To portray a materialistic woman in a way that is not annoying, but even endearing, is half the battle won, and Da Tian Tian possesses this quality.

The rest depends on Da Tian Tian's acting skills.

Gu Zhiyan went to great lengths to ensure that Da Tiantian could portray the character well, practically dissecting and refining the role for her.

After all, Da Tiantian is a professionally trained actress who has been acting for many years. Under Gu Zhiyan's dedicated guidance, she performed quite well.

The filming of "How Long Will I Love U" has finally gone smoothly.

Su Lun looked at Gu Zhiyan with obvious satisfaction. The rumors were true; Gu Zhiyan really knew how to handle actresses.

It seems that Gu Zhiyan's reputation is spreading wider and wider, and each director he collaborates with makes his name even more famous.

After filming "How Long Will I Love U" for some time, Gu Zhiyan took a leave of absence.

There was no other way; the fairy sister had invited him to the premiere of her new movie.

Whether I attend the premiere or not doesn't matter, the main thing is that the fairy sister said she misses him, so how could I not go?

The movie "The Chinese Widow" is obviously a war film just by its title.

The director of this film is no ordinary person; Bille August won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for "Pell the Conqueror".

The role played by the fairy sister is Yingzi, a widow in the countryside.

In her previous life, Gu Zhiyan had never even heard of this movie, so she figured the box office performance must have been terrible.

The fairy-like actress descended to earth to play a rural widow, but she didn't even make a ripple.

So don't be superstitious about so-called international directors; well, domestic directors are all the same.

The works of this group are somewhat outdated.

Look at the directors who have achieved box office success: Wu Jing, Xu Zheng, Chen Sicheng, and later Guo Fan, Jiaozi...

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that none of them had formal training in acting.

Today, the "Fairy Sister" is wearing an exquisite evening gown, exuding an ethereal aura. It's hard to imagine that she's playing a rural widow.

Upon meeting, her eyes sparkled with affection as she gazed at Gu Zhiyan: "Wait for me tonight, I need to greet the other guests first."

"Okay, sister, you can go ahead and get busy." Gu Zhiyan nodded.

it is more than words.

"Hi, Zhiyan, it's been a long time."

Gu Zhiyan had barely sat down when Zhang Liangying approached her.

She is the singer of the promotional song "Please Let Love Believe in You" for this movie, and she came here today specifically to show her support.

"Long time no see, Sister Liangying."

This woman is wearing a low-cut dress today, and her figure is quite impressive.

Wealthy and generous.

Gu Zhiyan and Zhang Liangying chatted enthusiastically. During the conversation, the older sister asked about inviting him to write a song. Gu Zhiyan could only give a perfunctory answer, saying that he was busy filming and didn't have time to write a proper song yet.

Zhang Liangying was a little disappointed, but didn't say much, after all, their relationship wasn't that close.

Not long after, another member joined the group chat.

Guan Xiaotong, the nation's sweetheart.

This girl was also fair-skinned, beautiful, and had long legs, but strangely, Gu Zhiyan couldn't feel any male desire in front of her.

She's very beautiful, but she's sexually inactive, making people feel no desire for her.

Perhaps only Lu Han can appreciate her charm; the two of them are probably dating now.

Guan Xiaotong was very informal and immediately started asking Gu Zhiyan all sorts of questions, mainly about his scandals with female celebrities.

This gave Gu Zhiyan a real headache. If they got any closer, not only would he be asked about his rumors with other people, but the two of them might also be the subject of rumors. After all, Guan Xiaotong and Lu Han were still in a secret relationship and hadn't officially announced it.

Fortunately, their savior appeared not long after.

Huang Xiaoming and his wife Yang Baobei headed straight for Gu Zhiyan.

Huang Xiaoming attended the premiere of "The Chinese Widow" partly because of Gu Zhiyan.

Of course, he himself didn't need to ask Gu Zhiyan for anything, but he couldn't resist Yang Baobei's persistent pleading and insisted on getting to know Gu Zhiyan and forming a good relationship.

Gu Zhiyan's reputation for bringing good fortune to actresses is well-known throughout the industry.

Brother Xiaoming is truly impeccable in his treatment of Yang Baobei, paving the way for her in every way.

But what Yang Baobei was thinking was anyone's guess, because when they shook hands, this woman actually scratched Gu Zhiyan's palm.

Gu Zhiyan: ...

Is it really okay to do this in front of Brother Xiaoming?

Does Xiaoming know you're doing this?