Huayu: Starting with Hijacking from "The Story of a Noble Family"

"You talk like you're already a top star!"

Liu Yifei finally couldn't help but feel contemptuous. She found that she was becoming more and more fond of arguing with Xu Heng when she talked to him.

Xu Heng, however, didn't care at all.

"I'm definitely not now, but after 'The Story of a Noble Family' airs, I'll probably be a top-tier star!"

After the broadcast of "The Story of a Noble Family" in his previous life, Dong Jie and Chen Kun both became A-list celebrities, so naturally he could too in this life.

Especially since his current fame is no less than Dong Jie's!

"And what about me?"

This time, Liu Yifei didn't look down on him anymore, or perhaps she was too lazy to do so.

"You? Have you ever seen a supporting actor become a top-tier actor overnight? Becoming a second-tier actor is still possible though!"

Xu Heng chuckled.

Since Liu Yifei dared to look down on him, he naturally wouldn't hold back either.

In her previous life, "The Story of a Noble Family" only gave Liu Yifei a certain degree of fame. What truly made her a household name was Wang Yuyan, the "Fairy Sister" in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

But Liu Yifei's makeup in this life is much prettier than in the previous life, so the benefits will definitely be greater than in the previous life.

However, becoming a top-tier celebrity directly is unlikely.

Audiences always pay more attention to the main characters, and scripts tend to favor and romanticize them.

Otherwise, if the film were to be made exactly as it appears in the novel, the male lead, Jin Yanxi, would definitely be considered a complete scumbag who seduces and abandons his lover!

"Don't worry, you'll definitely become a big star someday. Otherwise, do you think I'd give you acting coaching?"

Xu Heng added another sentence.

"Yes, yes, thank you again!"

Liu Yifei was speechless.

Xu Heng smiled again.

Although it was to hone his directing skills, if it weren't for the "Fairy Sister," he might have put in just as much effort, but he probably wouldn't have persisted for so long.

After getting the Director skill to Lv.1 early on, I still can't upgrade it to Lv.2.

According to his guess, simply giving actors acting instructions is not enough to raise a director's skills to Lv.2.

Just like martial arts skills, if you only know a few routines, you can only reach Lv.1 at most. Obviously, it's not that easy to exploit the loopholes in the "system"!

"Alright, I'm off now. See you when we're filming 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'!"

Seeing that there was nothing more to say, Liu Yifei bid farewell and walked towards Shu Chang, who was not far away.

There was no sadness at all; in fact, there was even some happiness.

And in her heart, she definitely still felt that her relationship with Shu Chang was better.

Shu Chang has officially become her mother's goddaughter!

A few days later, on the evening of September 9th, filming for "The Story of a Noble Family" officially wrapped up in Beijing.

Filming began on May 28th and wrapped on September 9th, taking nearly three and a half months.

After the wrap-up ceremony, Xu Heng returned to the Beijing Film Academy overnight.

He had already taken some time to register at school and asked his homeroom teacher for leave.

Although the request was for a whole semester, the homeroom teacher naturally didn't refuse and approved it very readily.

This is another advantage of Beijing Film Academy: as long as it's a legitimate film crew, they generally won't object to students taking on roles outside of film production, and they even encourage students to take on more roles.

Unlike the Central Academy of Drama, where students typically have more freedom to take on roles in their third year of study.

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"Brother Xu, you're really famous now!"

Upon seeing Xu Heng return, Zhang Zichen wore a fawning expression.

Although Sun Haidong and Wang Hongyu despised his behavior, they also smiled broadly.

Not to mention that Xu Heng even brought them back a late-night snack, including their favorite grilled kidneys!

"Isn't this a normal thing? What's the big deal?"

Xu Heng smiled and put down the barbecue in his hand, then began to pack up his things.

His three roommates were already used to his extremely pretentious remarks, and now they had no way to refute him.

Soon after, upon learning that he had returned to school, students from other dormitories came over to congratulate him and join in the fun.

The next day, Xu Heng came to class as usual, and many students immediately surrounded him, especially the female students.

Of course, this definitely does not include the couple Jia Nailiang and Huang Shengyi.

Huang Shengyi was filled with regret at that moment. If only she had been more proactive back then!

"The Story of a Noble Family" has not yet been broadcast, and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" has not even been filmed yet.

But with two consecutive major dramas, both as the male lead, one of which is a martial arts drama starring Zhang Da Hu Zi and Jin Yong, it would be difficult for Xu Heng not to become popular after the broadcast, and he might even become a huge star!

If she were Xu Heng's girlfriend, she might even become famous along with him!

If it weren't for the fact that it's too late to regret it now, and considering that Jia Nailiang has indeed treated her very well, and she has now successfully landed a role, she would have wanted to break up with him immediately!

After attending classes at school for two days, Xu Heng traveled from Beijing to Zhejiang Province on September 12th.

At this time, Zhang Dahuzi's "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" had been filming for half a month. The first scene was Xiao Yuanshan being ambushed at Yanmen Pass, and the filming location was Liudu Shiren Peak in the capital.

To prepare for filming "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", Hu Jun did a lot of preparation, including gaining weight and equestrian martial arts training.

It was also confirmed early on that Hu Jun would play Qiao Feng, the role of Zhang Da Hu Zi.

In addition, reports from the previous life indicated that in order to play the role of Duan Yu well, Lin Zhiying also underwent martial arts training in advance, and also specially learned Go, calligraphy and how to be suspended by wires.

However, in his previous life, Lin Zhiying actually only realized that Zhang Dahuzi really didn't intend to cast him when the filming of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was about to begin. That's when he temporarily lowered his salary and squeezed out the original actor.

Before her role was confirmed, would Lin Zhiying really prepare this diligently? Not to mention that she had previously insisted on not lowering her salary!

Therefore, in Xu Heng's view, this is most likely just a self-aggrandizing marketing ploy.

Duan Yu doesn't have many fight scenes in the series, at least not many professional fight scenes; he's mostly just going through the motions.

With his current Lv.1 martial arts skills, he is more than capable of handling the situation and does not need to prepare anything in advance.

After filming the scenes in the capital, the "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" crew went to Zhejiang Province, and then split into two groups, one going to Peach Blossom Island and Yongkang, and the other going to Xinchang.

At this moment, Xu Heng went to the Xinchang Great Buddha Temple, where the Shaolin Temple scenes in the drama were filmed, not at the actual Shaolin Temple.

Upon arriving in Xinchang, they joined the film crew, and Liu Yifei had just arrived as well.

The Shaolin Temple scene will be their first scene after joining the production team.

Upon seeing Xu Heng, Liu Yifei greeted him warmly, "Xu Heng, it's so nice to see you again!"

Although she hid it well, Xu Heng could still see a little bit of embarrassment on her face.

Because this time they played a real couple, unlike in "The Story of a Noble Family," where they didn't end up together.

"Yes, it's good to see you again so soon. But I probably won't need to give you any acting instructions this time!"

Xu Heng joked.

Since directing can't raise his directing skills to Lv.2, he naturally won't continue to be "Fairy Sister's" full-time acting coach.

In her previous life's "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", Liu Yifei's performance was already good enough.

Furthermore, after filming "The Story of a Noble Family", his acting skill level in the "System" panel changed from (Lv.1→Lv.3) to (Lv.2).

He previously relied on Chen Kun's acting skills, but he was absolutely dedicated when acting, and he was genuinely acting, so it's normal for his acting skills to improve.

This also means that Lin Zhiying's acting skills can no longer bring him any further improvement!