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

Chapter 89 Liu Yifei: Mind your own business!

Do you think you can get the role of Little Dragon Girl?

"I will do my best to get this role."

Do you think you can act well?

I think it's fine.

"So confident?"

"Yes, I'm very confident, it's probably the role I'm most confident in!"

"Why? Is it because of Xu Heng?"

"Because I met with Mr. Kim Yong a total of four times, and each time we met, Mr. Kim Yong would say that he strongly hoped I would play the role of Little Dragon Girl, which made me feel very touched and also very confident."

"If you were to play Xiaolongnu, would you feel there are any differences compared to playing Wang Yuyan?"

"It will definitely be different. Xiaolongnu's expression was always cold, but her inner changes were so nuanced."

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What was it like when you auditioned?

"I feel like I am Little Dragon Girl, and I'm very confident."

Do you think Xu Heng is suitable to play Yang Guo?

"I think it suits me very well."

"Would you like to work with Xu Heng again in this adaptation of 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'?"

"Of course I hope so."

"You've collaborated so many times already, and now you're working together on another movie. Don't you get tired of it? Or are you thinking of working with someone else?"

"Xu Heng is an excellent actor and a very good director. I enjoyed working with him and learned a lot from him, which helped me a lot. Besides, the crew wasn't just Xu and me. I was working with other actors and crew members while working with him, so why would I feel bored?"

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Liu Yifei certainly wouldn't really not want to cooperate with Xu Heng, at least she wouldn't do so intentionally.

She was very clear about the reporters' intentions, but there really was nothing between her and Xu Heng!

After the opening ceremony, filming officially began, starting with scenes set on campus.

There's not much to say about the plot; it's just some silly antics between classmates. Filming went very smoothly.

For this film, Xu Heng did not choose to continue the cast of "Our Times".

Apart from the male and female leads, almost all the other actors were recast.

He played the male lead himself, and changed his name from Ko Ching-teng to Chen Hsing-ran.

Liu Yifei plays the female lead, and her name has been changed from Shen Jiayi to Su Jinyun.

In his previous life, Liu Yifei and Fanfan starred together in a movie called "So Young 2". The female lead's name was Su Yunjin, and he thought it was good, so he used it.

Shu Chang plays He Chang, the female lead's best friend, whose nickname is Changchang.

Not long after filming wrapped on "Chinese Paladin", filming on "Lotus Lantern" also wrapped up.

After news of Xu Xin's film start and his interview were published, it sparked another round of heated discussions online.

In particular, Zhang Dahuzi later stated in an interview that he had no intention of inviting Xu to audition for the time being, because Xu Heng's salary was too high, which made the Tianya entertainment gossip section lively again.

"I have a feeling there's some kind of conflict between Xu Heng and Zhang Da Huzi!"

"Too high salaries? Li Yapeng and Zhou Xun's salaries weren't low either when they filmed 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'!"

"Zhang Daxuzi has a very strong personality, and Xu Heng is no longer a minor actor but a film director. He certainly won't be easily manipulated by Zhang Daxuzi. So even if there's no conflict and salary isn't an issue, Zhang Daxuzi most likely still won't choose Xu Heng to play Yang Guo!"

"Don't even mention Xu Heng now, he was arrogant even when he first debuted!"

"Liu Yifei is the same. She's only 16, but watching her interview videos and hearing what she says, she's incredibly arrogant!"

"Looking at it this way, they really are a perfect match!"

"No wonder they get along so well!"

"Although Xu Heng is a bit arrogant, to be honest, he does have the right to be arrogant. Moreover, he is very measured and doesn't act arrogant all the time. He also basically keeps his word!"

"Liu Yifei is so popular right now, it even seems to be more popular than Xu Heng!"

"You can say that Liu Yifei is so arrogant at such a young age and not humble at all, but you absolutely cannot say that she is not pretty!"

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"Liu Yifei is just a little arrogant, which isn't wrong at all. She also spoke very appropriately during the interview!"

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In the blink of an eye, nearly half a month had passed, and Xu Heng's "Those Years" had been filmed for almost a third of the time, with nearly half of the campus scenes already filmed.

At this time, Wang Fei's concert tour was still ongoing, and the popularity of the "Peng Fei Love" continued.

On the morning of July 13th, Zhang Dahuzi suddenly announced through Sina Entertainment the launch of the "National Voting for Little Dragon Girl" campaign, urgently searching for a "Little Dragon Girl" across the country, and girls with performing talent in the public are welcome to apply.

In an interview, Zhang Dahuzi publicly stated that the casting for Xiaolongnu has yet to be determined.

She even said, "I don't believe that such a big country can't find a Little Dragon Girl," and Liu Yifei instantly lost her status as the most popular candidate for Little Dragon Girl.

As for why only Xiaolongnu voted and not Yang Guo...

Perhaps Zhang Dahuzi already knew the voting results beforehand and didn't want to see them —

However, once the voting began, Liu Yifei's votes rose rapidly.

Together with Jiang Qinqin, who was close behind, they left the other candidates far behind, with both of them receiving nearly 40% of the vote.

Dong Jie came in third, with only 10% of the votes.

Sun Li, Zhou Xun, and Jun Ji-hyun received even lower votes, with Zhou Xun's votes falling below 1%. Clearly, her portrayal of "Rong'er" was simply too "classic"!

Furthermore, the three major portal websites, Sina, Sohu, and NetEase, had previously held voting campaigns for Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu.

Among them, Liu Yifei and Jiang Qinqin consistently ranked first and second in the voting for Xiaolongnu, with each having their share of wins and losses, but Jiang Qinqin had a slight advantage.

Yang Guo's votes have consistently been far ahead of Xu's without any doubt!

Two days later, on July 15th, Dong Jie participated in the audition for the role of Xiaolongnu alone.

She became the first actress besides Liu Yifei to officially audition for the role of Xiaolongnu, and her online votes began to rise rapidly.

However, it's definitely impossible for her to catch up with Liu Yifei. The second female lead in "The Story of a Noble Family" has now surpassed the female lead in popularity!

As for the casting of Yang Guo, with Xu Heng not participating in the audition, the strongest contenders are still Huang Xiaoming and Nie Yuan.

Another day later, on July 16th, Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" was officially released in mainland China.

Before its release, Zhang Weiping made various pronouncements, saying that "House of Flying Daggers" would definitely surpass "Hero" at the box office, and that he would spend 2000 million yuan on promotion!

He also stated that a distributor offered an unprecedented 2000 million yuan for the mainland audio-visual rights to the film, but he felt it was too cheap and therefore did not sell it. Previously, the mainland audio-visual rights for "Hero" were priced at 1780 million yuan!

And Cannes is just a means to an end; the Oscars are the real goal!

Three days later, on Monday, July 19th, the box office results for the first three days of "House of Flying Daggers" were released.

The box office was 1580 million on Friday, the first day of the year; 1720 million on Saturday, the second day; and a staggering 2200 million on Sunday.

It grossed 55 million yuan in its first three days, surpassing the 52.4 million yuan grossed by "Hero".

As for why Sunday's box office was so much higher than Saturday's, and why "Hero's" opening weekend box office increased from over 40 million to 52.4 million, I don't know, but that's what the news said.

At 6 PM on July 20th, after a week of voting, Sina Entertainment officially announced the results of the first round of voting for Xiaolongnu.

The total number of people who participated in the vote reached 23, among whom Liu Yifei received approximately 8.54 votes, ranking first with a vote share of 37.13%.

Jiang Qinqin received approximately 8.51 votes, ranking second with a vote share of 37%.

Dong Jie received approximately 3.53 votes, ranking third with a vote share of 15.34%.

Sun Li received 4.34% of the votes, Zhou Xun received 0.87%, and Jun Ji-hyun received 0.44%.

Sina Entertainment also stated that the results of the first round of voting were only for public opinion reference, and the production team would further select candidates based on their audition performances, and the second round of voting would officially begin.

Then, on July 22, Nie Yuan officially signed with the agency under the Wenlian Audio-Visual Publishing House, the investor of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

The next day, at the press conference for the TV series "The Romantic Young Man Tang Bohu", Huang Xiaoming emotionally complained publicly about the behind-the-scenes manipulation of the casting process, saying that there were too many inside stories and that all his efforts were in vain.

But just one day later, Huang Xiaoming publicly retorted to his previous statement, and Nie Yuan's agency accused Huang Xiaoming of deliberately creating hype.

At this point, most of the school scenes in the movie had been filmed, and it was estimated that filming would be completed in another week or two.

This progress is not fast, especially considering Xu Heng's current directing skills.

However, there are many newcomers in the team who are working together for the first time, so they will definitely need time to get to know each other.

Furthermore, his purpose in making this film was to assemble his own team and crew, so while the film itself wasn't particularly difficult, the requirements were quite high!

However, Xu recently noticed that Liu Yifei's mood seemed a bit off, and the number of times she made mistakes (NGs) had increased significantly.

Every time I look into his eyes, I always feel like something's off.

So, after explaining the scene to Liu Yifei that day, Xu Heng suddenly teased her, "If you go to audition for Little Dragon Girl looking like this, it might be a bit difficult for you to pass!"

"Mind your own business!"

Liu Yifei's tone was unusually unfriendly, even somewhat sarcastic.

She and Xu Heng often teased each other, but they never really had a cold face. At this moment, she didn't seem to be faking it at all.

"What if I insist on interfering?"

Xu Heng didn't care and continued to look at her with a light smile.

Liu Yifei immediately raised her head and glared at him, her expression still cold.

"What's wrong? Feeling inferior?"

Xu Heng then chuckled and teased.

"Who said that!"

Despite this, Liu Yifei's expression became noticeably unnatural, realizing that her thoughts had indeed not escaped Xu Heng's notice.

She had always known that Xu Heng was outstanding, extremely outstanding, but she was still able to get along with him in a very normal way.

But ever since filming began, Xu Heng has given her a completely different feeling, unlike when she filmed "Our Times".

If we say that when he filmed "Our Times," he was more like a coordinator overseeing the whole situation.

So when Xu Heng was filming "You Are the Apple of My Eye," he truly became a top director who had complete control over the entire crew and could even be described as omnipotent!

She couldn't quite describe the feeling, but she had recently finished reading the original novel of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

So much so that she suddenly understood why Guo Fu, who guessed that Yang Guo was "The Return of the Condor Heroes" 16 years later, reacted with such disgust.

When Guo Fu suddenly discovered that the "unremarkable" Yang Guo from back then had grown to this extent, she simply couldn't accept it!

She never thought Xu Heng was insignificant; in fact, she admired him greatly.

I no longer think Xu is an arrogance, and I believe that Xu will be even more outstanding in the future.

But I never imagined that Xu Heng would be able to reach this level so quickly.

It even gave her a vague feeling that she needed to look up to him!