Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

The barbecue was a very enjoyable meal, and Guo Qilin even gave everyone a stand-up comedy routine.

"Little brother, why don't you sing a song for everyone? I'm a big fan of yours, and I've never heard you sing live before."

After Guo Qilin finished his crosstalk performance, Li Xiaoran looked at Gu Zhiyan.

Gu Zhiyan: A fan? I'm your fan too!

Now, eight out of ten celebrities he meets, especially female and young ones, claim to be his fans, and Gu Zhiyan doesn't know if they're true or not.

Does that mean half of the entertainment industry has become his fans?

"That's right, that's right, I want to hear it too, brother, sing one!" Song Yi chimed in.

Everyone else looked at Gu Zhiyan with expectant expressions.

Singing is Gu Zhiyan's forte, especially live performances. He's not the kind of singer who relies on "million-dollar auto-tuning engineers," so he's not afraid of making a mistake.

The sisters were in high spirits, and Gu Zhiyan wouldn't want to dampen their enthusiasm, so she nodded and said, "Then I'll sing 'The Wind Rises'."

"Along this journey, I stopped and started... I was once overwhelmed by the vastness of the world..."

Back in his hotel room, Li Chun was also somewhat unable to extricate himself from the reverie, not from the vastness of the world, but rather...

At this moment, she was completely limp and powerless, unable to pull herself out, and could only be supported by Gu Zhiyan.

It's really terrible; every time we're completely routed.

……

The next day, when Gu Zhiyan, dressed in white, appeared in front of the camera, the older and younger women watching were all pleasantly surprised.

At this moment, Gu Zhiyan, dressed in flowing white robes, exuded an otherworldly aura, truly embodying the phrase, "A gentleman as fine as jade, unparalleled in the world."

Song Yi's eyes were practically sparkling as she looked at him, and only one line of poetry she had read before came to mind: "Except for your body covered in three layers of snow, who in the world is worthy of wearing white?"

Gu Zhiyan had no time to pay attention to his sisters' expressions; his mind was entirely focused on the performance, striving to make the scene as perfect as possible.

The scene we are about to film is one of the most famous scenes from the TV series "Joy of Life": Fan Xian composing a hundred poems after drinking a lot of wine.

That night, Emperor Qing hosted a banquet at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests to entertain the Northern Qi delegation and Zhuang Mohan, a literary giant.

When the wine was flowing freely, Zhuang Mohan, at the behest of the Eldest Princess, suddenly launched an attack, publicly accusing Fan Xian of plagiarizing his late master's posthumous work, "Ascending the Heights," which had previously made him famous throughout the capital.

This move is extremely vicious. If it is proven true, Fan Xian will not only be disgraced, but will also be guilty of deceiving the emperor.

Faced with this sudden slander, Fan Xian was initially taken aback, but he quickly saw through the conspiracy.

He calmly and even somewhat jokingly asked Zhuang Mohan about the name of his late master. After receiving a reply and confirming that the other party's surname was not "Du", he understood.

In his anger, Fan Xian chose the most unrestrained and direct way to retaliate—with wine.

He drank the imperial wine to his heart's content, and then staged a lively and unrestrained drunken recitation of poetry in front of the palace.

In pursuit of perfection, Gu Zhiyan was drinking only real alcohol. Even with his impressive alcohol tolerance, he was getting a little tipsy after drinking glass after glass.

At this moment, in his drunken stupor, he was neither Gu Zhiyan nor Fan Xian, but a "banished immortal" descended from heaven.

The poem he recited was Li Bai's earth-shattering masterpiece, "Bring in the Wine."

"Have you not seen the Yellow River's waters come from the sky, rushing to the sea never to return..."

The grand opening instantly captivated the audience and firmly grabbed everyone's attention.

Immediately afterwards, it was as if he had opened the treasure trove of classical Chinese poetry, and one timeless masterpiece after another burst forth.

From Li Yu's "Yu Meiren" with its line "How much sorrow can one have? It's like a river of spring water flowing eastward," to Su Shi's "Shuidiao Getou" with its line "When will the bright moon appear? I raise my cup to ask the blue sky."

From Xin Qiji's "Drunk, I pick up my sword and examine it by lamplight" in "Po Zhen Zi" to Du Fu's "Spring View"... bold, graceful, and melancholic, he can handle all kinds of styles with ease.

These timeless treasures, spoken by Fan Xian, resounded for the first time in this unfamiliar world, plunging everyone present, from Emperor Qing to his ministers, into utter shock and fascination.

After concluding with the profound lines from Li Bai's "Drinking with a Recluse in the Mountains"—"I'm drunk and want to sleep, you may leave now; tomorrow, if you wish, bring your zither"—Fan Xian staggered up to Zhuang Mohan, pointed at his nose, and laughed, "As a literary master, I'm no good; as a person, you're no good either." With that, he collapsed to the ground, drunk.

This sentence became the last straw that broke the back of this literary master. Zhuang Mohan's beliefs finally collapsed, and he vomited blood on the spot.

Gu Zhiyan perfectly captured Fan Xian's unrestrained and lonely nature, portraying him as "two parts drunk, five parts drunk; three parts drunk, eight parts drunk."

From initial disdain to the exhilarating release of pride in the middle, and finally to the loneliness and desolation at the end, his expressions, lines, and body language were all extremely nuanced and infectious, and impeccable!

The scene that the director originally planned to work on for a long time was completed in one go thanks to Gu Zhiyan's extraordinary performance!

Everyone was stunned by Gu Zhiyan's performance.

Chen Daoming's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but swear: "Holy shit!"

He had heard before that Gu Zhiyan was a good actor, and after so many days of filming, the rumors were indeed true, but he did not expect that the kid's acting skills were this good!

Even if he personally filmed this scene, he wouldn't dare say he performed better than Gu Zhiyan; in fact, he could say he probably couldn't have done what Gu Zhiyan did.

It seems that the limited screen time restricted this kid's performance!

This kid should only be in his early twenties, right? What kind of monster is he?!

If Chen Daoming behaved this way, then others are even more so.

Guo Qilin was stunned and thought to himself: Brother Yan is awesome!

Having become an actor later in life, he truly experienced what amazing "acting skills" are all about this time!

The older and younger women all became "fangirls".

As actresses, they were naturally amazed by Gu Zhiyan's "explosive" acting skills, but what they were more concerned about was: Brother Xiaoyan/Brother Xiaoyan, he's so handsome!

Sure enough, women always prioritize "how handsome he is" first, and then everything else.

"Why isn't Brother Yan up yet?"

Yao Mei's words brought everyone back to their senses, who were still stunned by Gu Zhiyan's performance.

"Quick, quick, let's go up and see what's going on!"

The director, realizing what was happening, panicked and rushed forward in a flash.

This absolutely cannot go wrong!

Others might not realize it, but he knew very well that the wine Gu Zhiyan had just drunk was genuine baijiu (Chinese liquor).

How much did Gu Zhiyan drink just now?

It must weigh at least three and a half pounds, right?

More, not less!

Damn it, I was careless. I got so caught up in filming that I forgot about this!

Seeing this, the others rushed forward as well, and the young ladies looked particularly anxious.

The director who was the first to rush to Gu Zhiyan's side breathed a long sigh of relief after observing Gu Zhiyan's condition: "She's alright, she's probably just drunk."

"Are you drunk?"

Faced with the questioning looks from the crowd, the director quickly explained, "Teacher Gu was drinking real alcohol just now."

"You, you, you..." Chen Daoming pointed at the director, so angry that he couldn't speak.

Despite the freezing winter weather, the director was sweating profusely and weakly defended himself, saying, "It was Teacher Gu who requested it. I didn't, I didn't..."

Faced with the angry stares of Chen Daoming and the murderous glares of the older and younger women, the director's voice grew softer and softer until it finally fell silent.

"I just checked, and Teacher Gu must have drunk at least four jin of baijiu (Chinese liquor)." The props staff member said tremblingly.

What?

Four catties of baijiu?

This could kill someone!

"What are you waiting for! Get him to the hospital right now!"

Chen Daoming roared, and everyone reacted quickly, hurriedly lifting Gu Zhiyan into the car.

"It's fine if no one's hurt, but if something really happens, you just wait!" Chen Daoming said harshly to the director before turning and getting into his car.

The director turned pale instantly and collapsed to the ground.

Teacher Gu, Grandpa Gu, Ancestor Gu...

Please, please don't let anything happen to you!