You were asked to write a political intrigue drama, but you wrote "Da Ming 1566".

This isn't a joke, it's a recommendation for the treasure book "Let You Write Political Dramas, You Write Ming Dynasty 1566":

The screenwriters from top-tier film and television companies behind the scenes became increasingly confident and composed, with a hint of smugness on their faces.

"I told you, Chen Yu must have run out of ideas for what to write, which is why he's putting so much ink into describing seeing a doctor and prescribing medicine." "The character hasn't even been established yet, and he's already doing this. Isn't this just running out of ideas?"

"When it comes to screenwriting, we're professionals. How could our formal training be fake? How could Chen Yu make such a basic mistake? Haha, a self-taught person is a self-taught person. Even if there's a flash of inspiration, he can't control himself."

The company executives nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed their previous suspicions were somewhat unfounded. The screenwriters in the company, as expected of graduates from prestigious universities, were undoubtedly highly skilled; there was no doubt about that.

At that very moment, in the script, Tan Lun loudly read out the prescription Li Shizhen had given to Hu Zongxian. [Cause of illness: Holding the highest rank of official, in charge of two provinces, he was hampered by those above and below, and worried about slander and ridicule!] The first sentence of this prescription was like a thunderclap, startling the audience who had just been frowning, causing them to widen their eyes and sit up straight.

The screenwriters behind the scenes, who had just been so confident and composed, and who had shown disdain for unorthodox methods due to their formal training, were now stunned.

Before they could react, the second half of the prescription was read aloud. [Prescription: One hundred boatloads of rice, to be transported to Zhejiang immediately, for external use!] Hu Zongxian's eyes lit up, and as he looked at Li Shizhen, his face immediately radiated gratitude and satisfaction.

Zhao Zhenji stood there dumbfounded, slowly looking at Li Shizhen, and gave a wry smile. [Mr. Li, this joke has gone too far.] At this moment, seeing this prescription and the subsequent reaction, the audience's eyes lit up. Their previous doubts were completely dispelled.

They were wondering why Chen Yu was writing a plot about prescribing medicine when Zhao Zhenji's character hadn't even been established yet.

In hindsight, they were being too simplistic. An expert immediately began analyzing the situation.

"The character portrayal in this part is truly amazing."

"The prescription first highlights the character of Hu Zongxian again, showing how he is constrained by superiors and subordinates, worried about slander and ridicule, and portrays Hu Zongxian's full enthusiasm and awkward situation."

"Then the act of prescribing medicine brings the image of Li Shizhen as a doctor to life. He must be a person who cares about the world and does not flatter the powerful, so he would dare to defy public opinion and directly intervene in such a sensitive matter."

"And then there's Zhao Zhenji's reaction during this process, wryly saying that Li Shizhen's joke had gone too far, trying to reduce the prescription to a joke. Combined with the earlier conversation between Tan Lun and Hu Zongxian, a very smooth bureaucrat image emerges." "We were thinking that with not much space left, it would be difficult for Chen Yu to establish Zhao Zhenji's image, but Chen Yu showed us with his ability that with so little space, he could establish Li Shizhen and Zhao Zhenji, while also strengthening Hu Zongxian's image."

"A pharmacy scene with three functions? That's fucking amazing!" At this moment, the atmosphere behind the scenes at those top-tier film and television companies became incredibly awkward. If even the bigwigs in the industry could see it, these professional screenwriters naturally understood even more how brilliant this pharmacy scene was. This made their earlier confident, condescending, and superior attitude seem utterly laughable! At the same time, expressions of shock and horror appeared on their faces.

Although there weren't any famous lines or scenes in this part of the story, Chen Yu's skill was truly exaggerated; he handled it with ease, displaying the style of a master.

This, rather than famous lines or scenes, filled them with even greater awe. Famous lines, for example, could be born from inspiration. But this seemingly casual act revealed the screenwriter's fundamentals and techniques. "Isn't Chen Yu a self-taught writer? How can his technique be so exquisite and skillful?" "Hiss, does he eat scripts? Did he start writing scripts in the womb?" "Damn, how can he write so brilliantly?" While they marveled, the executives from several film companies looked at them with increasing suspicion and unease.

"What were you saying again?"

"Didn't you all say you were formally trained, from prestigious universities, while Chen Yu was just a self-taught student?" "But why is it that Chen Yu, this self-taught student, has managed to slap you all in the face so effectively?" After taking a deep breath, a senior executive finally couldn't hold back and asked a few questions. "Tell the truth, did you really graduate?" "Did you graduate, or did you drop out?"

"Or are you saying you're not studying at the Beijing Film Academy, but some affiliated college of the Beijing Film Academy, the new campus?" After a moment, he couldn't help but add, "Are your IDs genuine?" "They weren't bought, were they?"

"You can easily find information online, don't believe me? Go ask around, we're formally trained, from top universities, no doubt about it!" "You can doubt anything about us, but how can you doubt our academic qualifications?" But the next moment, the executive added.

"I don't want to doubt it either, but your performance makes me have to." "You're a professionally trained screenwriter who's just a amateur, and you can't even see through other people's techniques. Is that reasonable?" His tone gradually rose, and he said with suspicion.

"Or maybe you didn't pay attention in class and just coasted through your graduation projects?" "Excuse me, can you explain what's going on?" The screenwriters' faces turned green, but they could only stammer.

"This is a matter for the screenwriting industry; you can't apply conventional wisdom to it." "Genius? You wouldn't understand the ways of genius."

"We practice the Quanzhen Martial Arts, which is a deep and gradual process, and the older we get, the more valuable we become. This young man, Chen Yu, doesn't have martial ethics; he's on an evil path. In a few decades, we guarantee we'll be stronger than him..."

No matter how they tried to break through their defenses or explain, the film company executives still wore expressions of lingering suspicion. This made the screenwriters grit their teeth and say firmly, "It was an accident. This was a miscalculation; it was just an accident."

"But we guarantee that such an accident will never happen again." The film company executive raised an eyebrow. "I feel like I've heard that a lot before." "Where do you get your confidence this time?" the screenwriters quickly asked.

"How much time has passed since then?" "Chen Yu must have racked his brains to come up with such a brilliant technique that achieved such a stunning effect."

"Those who frequently write screenplays know..."

After racking my brains to write a satisfactory scene, trying to write another one is incredibly difficult; my mind just can't keep up.

"After Chen Yu's stroke of genius, it's impossible for him to write any more memorable scenes or lines. We're professionally trained, trust us!"

After their repeated, confident assurances, the film company executives finally nodded hesitantly, still somewhat skeptical. "Alright, I'll trust you one more time."

"You'd better be right. There really won't be any more memorable scenes or lines from Chen Yu's performance. That would be a happy ending for everyone."

"Otherwise, I'll really have to question the authenticity of your academic credentials." At the same time, these film and television company executives also took a deep breath, their eyes showing seriousness. If Chen Yu's performance was another huge hit, the situation would be truly dire. "The Ming Dynasty" might climb even higher on the list of top-rated dramas. If Xiangyu Pictures were to actually film "The Ming Dynasty"—no, they wouldn't even need to film it; as long as the script remained in Xiangyu Pictures' hands, pushing them into the top tier would be a piece of cake.

With just this one script that topped the charts, helping Xiangyu Pictures take this step was too easy! If it could be filmed, even the top-tier film and television companies might be impacted! This is absolutely unacceptable for these companies. At this moment, they were also making plans in their minds, their expressions sinister.

If things really come to that, in order to stop Encounter Pictures from reaching the top tier, they'll probably have to go to great lengths and resort to all sorts of underhanded tactics.

But for now, let's see if what these screenwriters say comes true. At this moment, the screenwriters from these top-tier film and television companies are also gritting their teeth as they watch the screen, wishing they could snatch Chen Yu's keyboard and smooth things over for him.

Please, please, no more memorable scenes or lines! Meanwhile, Chen Yu continued typing, advancing the plot. After Li Shizhen prescribed the "remedy" of borrowing grain, Zhao Zhenji hesitated for a moment before having a secret meeting with Hu Zongxian. And this secret meeting, from the very beginning, made the audience gasp.

[Ruzhen, I won't hide it from you, but I can't hide it from you anyway.] [Don't mention a hundred ships of grain, even two hundred ships from Yingtian are possible, but we can't lend them to Zhejiang.] [You know in your heart that it's not that I don't want to lend them to you, but the political situation won't allow me to.] [Besides, you finally managed to escape, why get yourself back into trouble now?] After Hu Zongxian looked at Zhao Zhenji, Zhao Zhenji sighed.

[I meant no mockery.] [In officialdom, it's always been about advancing and retreating.] [I'm being blunt with you; someone in the court has spoken to me, telling me not to lend you grain.] Hu Zongxian cut to the chase. [Who?]

[Is it the Junior Grand Secretary or Grand Secretary Xu and his group?] Zhao Zhenji sighed again.

"Then let me tell you, neither side wants me to lend you grain." At this point, the audience outside the script erupted in outrage.

Because in the first half of this scene, when Yan Song was talking to Xu Jie, viewers remembered Xu Jie's behavior and promises.

At that time, Xu Jie confidently stated that he would definitely write a letter to Zhao Zhenji, and send it by express 600 li, urging Zhao Zhenji to lend grain to Hu Zongxian immediately.

But at this moment, Zhao Zhenji told Hu Zongxian that neither the Junior Grand Secretary nor the Grand Secretary Xu were willing to let him borrow grain. This was a huge piece of information.

Either Zhao Zhenji was lying, and Xu Jie had written to him, but he didn't want to lend the grain because of his own calculations; or Xu Jie lied to Yan Song, promising to write a letter, but actually writing a letter not to ask Zhao Zhenji to lend the grain, but to tell Zhao Zhenji not to lend it.

But the viewers in the live stream quickly analyzed some clues. "Look at Zhao Zhenji's behavior from his appearance to now. He is an extremely smooth bureaucrat. All his actions are high-sounding, but his ultimate goal is to absolve himself and avoid being criticized."

"For example, after Hu Zongxian asked Tan Lun if Zhao Zhenji had borrowed any grain, Zhao Zhenji appeared. In order to avoid being criticized by Hu Zongxian for not borrowing grain, Zhao Zhenji immediately showed great concern for Hu Zongxian's health, asking him about his well-being."

"They've been friends for decades, so they must have been sincere in doing this, but there's probably another consideration: that a gentleman can be deceived by his own methods."

"Hu Zongxian is a gentleman who values ​​relationships. Because of the bond between teacher and student, he is unwilling to abandon Yan Song. Similarly, Zhao Zhenji's act of caring for Hu Zongxian will silence Hu Zongxian even if Hu Zongxian resents him for not lending him grain." "Look at his later private conversation with Hu Zongxian; it started in the same way."

"At first, he admitted that he had deliberately refused to lend grain to Hu Zongxian, but in his later words he absolved himself of any wrongdoing, saying that it was not that he did not want to lend it, but that the situation in the court was such that he was in charge."

"Then we inquired about Hu Zongxian's health, and sure enough, Hu Zongxian did not blame him."

"Judging from this series of actions, this person is not one to get himself into trouble. He deliberately disobeyed Xu Jie's orders not to lend grain for his own calculations. This may allow him to achieve certain goals, but it is more likely to put him at risk."

"Would someone who always tries to absolve himself of responsibility do such a thing? No. So the real reason is that Xu Jie's promises to Yan Song were all empty words. He wasn't actually writing to ask Zhao Zhenji to lend him grain; he was telling Zhao Zhenji not to lend it!"

When this point was realized, viewers were reminded of the earlier discussion between Prince Yu and the Qingliu faction about converting rice paddies to mulberry fields in Zhejiang. The Qingliu faction made a chilling remark: "Let Zhejiang descend into chaos."

Just as a piece of flesh has rotted away in my Great Ming Dynasty, it's time to squeeze out the festering sore that is the Yan Party.

On that occasion, Princess Li, the wife of Prince Yu, spoke up, saying that treacherous officials may prey on the people, but you loyal officials cannot turn a blind eye.

The Qingliu faction showed great respect for Princess Yu's words, saying that they were correct, had a broad perspective, and reflected the righteous spirit of heaven and earth, so they should act accordingly.

But now, the audience can clearly see it. It's all bullshit!

The Qingliu faction's plan remained unchanged from beginning to end.

They sent Hai Rui and Wang Yongji to Zhejiang to serve as cannon fodder, to fight against Yan Xishan's faction, to buy them time, and to delay the conversion of rice paddies to mulberry fields.

At the same time, they refused to lend grain, their aim being to incite chaos and death in Zhejiang, thereby bringing down Yan's faction. Once this was understood, the live stream chat erupted in chaos. "What the hell are you calling 'pure'? You guys are dogs!"

"You beasts! You keep criticizing the Yan faction, but no matter what Yan Song's purpose was, he still hoped that Hu Zongxian could borrow grain to stabilize the southeast."