The Queen's Rumored Father

In this version of The Legend of the White Snake, the most subversive aspect is actually the character of Fahai.

First, there's his age; he's no longer the white-haired old man depicted in popular folk tales and the previous version.

Secondly, there is the nature of it.

This version of Fahai is no longer simply a bad guy.

In Chinese folk tales, most characters are stereotypical, a characteristic of folk culture worldwide. Fahai, as a highly virtuous monk, is simply evil, and his understanding is rather shallow.

Therefore, in Chen Kewen's version, the character of Fahai will be completely redesigned.

When it's actually filmed, this spot might be the most attractive part.

However, on Earth, Mr. Liu Xiaofeng, who plays Fahai in this version, has played so many villainous roles, mostly in disguise. Therefore, his portrayal of Fahai achieves the first effect: he is young and handsome enough.

However, Liu Xiaofeng still failed to grasp the key point of Fahai not being evil during this stage.

Therefore, this role did not fully meet expectations.

Fahai remains a purely evil character whom everyone condemns.

Unlike villains like Long Bo in "The Longest Day in Chang'an," who, despite being universally acknowledged as evil, are not universally disliked, their evil deeds have their own reasons.

Now that Liu Xiaofeng has quit the role, Chen Kewen naturally wants Xu Yuan to play a villain again.

With Long Bo, Mark, and Nie Feng, Xu Yuan no longer needs to worry about playing villains all the time and repeating Liu Xiaofeng's mistake.

"Fahai and Bai Suzhen have a lot of scenes together!" Chen Kewen said vaguely, knowing that Xu Yuan and Meng Xiaoxuan's relationship was extraordinary.

Sure enough, Meng Xiaoxuan's eyes lit up after hearing those words.

"How about we give it a try?"

Xu Yuan found it even harder to refuse.

My daughter has asked me to play together, what can I, as her father, do?

"I play Nie Feng, the male lead," Xu Yuan said.

Two male leads are also male leads.

Given his current age and popularity, there's no reason for him to play a supporting role after already playing the male lead.

This is demeaning oneself and could potentially have a negative impact on the situation.

"Who told you Fahai is a supporting character?" Chen Kewen pulled out the script and threw it in front of Xu Yuan. Xu Yuan took it and saw that the word "supporting" in front of Fahai was actually the protagonist!

Bai Suzhen, Xu Xian, and Fahai are the three main characters!

Normally, the more main characters a TV series has, the more big-name stars it has. Even if many big-name stars are playing supporting roles, you still have to write them as main characters. The TV series *Painted Skin*, set in Earth's timeline, clearly understood this principle well.

With so many big names, it was ultimately Donnie Yen, who had only a small role, who was given the center position. So the reputation of being a "drama tyrant" is not unfounded.

A major production by CTV!

main character!

Moreover, this is the first time in history that a modified version of Fahai has appeared. If played well, it could very well become a classic character!

And he can stay on set with Meng Xiaoxuan for a long time!

It's not far from the National Theater, so I can occasionally find time to record "The Masked Singer"!

Xu Yuan couldn't think of any reason why he could refuse.

"Can I not shave my head?" Xu Yuan grew his hair to a medium length for a man when he played Mark. It was slightly curly, and when combed back, it was a relaxed version of a slicked-back hairstyle. When parted to the side, it looked like something out of Meteor Garden. When parted in the middle and with a beard, it was a dapper look.

This hairstyle is so incredibly cool, he's just...

"Aqing, get the scissors!" Chen Kewen said with a mischievous grin.

Aqing walked over, trembling, with a pair of scissors in her hand.

……

Aqing naturally didn't dare to mess with Xu Yuan, but Xu Yuan still found a barbershop and shaved his head.

Fahai, Fahai, why are you a bald monk?

When Meng Xiaoxuan and Ningmeng saw Xu Yuan's new look, they laughed so hard they were almost dead, and it took them a long time to recover.

However, it was only after shaving his head that Meng Xiaoxuan noticed a faint scar on her father's eyebrow.

Fahai, with his scarred face, seems to have an even more intriguing story.

A few days later, almost all the crew members had arrived.

After three days of script discussions, an auspicious day was chosen for the official start of filming.

The next morning, there was a knock on Xu Yuan's door.

Xu Yuan recognized Meng Xiaoxuan from the footsteps.

And he was carrying something.

There was a sloshing sound, but the consistency was different; it must be milk.

Pushing a small cart, there was a rustling sound of plates rubbing together; two plates, two cups, and two pairs of chopsticks.

breakfast!

Xu Yuan smiled.

This girl went downstairs and got the self-service breakfast and brought it over.

And judging from the looks of it, they're coming over to eat together.

Xu Yuan actually figured things out after the night of the King of Singers competition.

I don't have much time to spend with my daughter, so why worry about so much? How my daughter and I live is none of anyone else's business!

Xu Yuan opened the door.

"Ta-da! Love-filled breakfast!"

Meng Xiaoxuan smiled sweetly and pushed the stroller into the room.

There were several other actors from the film crew nearby, and they didn't know what to do seeing this scene. Should they pretend they didn't see it, or pretend they didn't see it? A female actor pushed a cart of breakfast into the male actor's room in the early morning.

Moreover, the relationship between these two people was already... good. I admit, I was a little jealous.

Breakfast! Agent, bring breakfast to my room!

"Egg, ham, and lettuce sandwich! Boiled prawns! Two slices of sweet corn! Five giant grapes! A glass of milk! You're amazing!" Xu Yuan looked at the sumptuous breakfast. This plating must be Michelin-level, right?

"It's alright, I made all of this myself. You have to finish it, no waste allowed!" Meng Xiaoxuan said proudly, like a proud little chick!

"You did this?" Xu Yuan's smile faded, replaced by a hint of sadness.

If I weren't away, how could Xiaoxuan possibly make breakfast for herself!

The sheer abundance of this breakfast perfectly illustrates how perfunctory Meng Xiaoxuan's breakfasts used to be.

"It's delicious!" Xu Yuan's muscles twitched as he forced a smile, then wolfed down the food, finishing it easily with a satisfied expression.

At this moment, Meng Xiaoxuan felt a great sense of accomplishment and was very happy.

"How did you do this? Did you use the hotel chef's kitchen?" Xu Yuan asked.

"No, my room has a kitchen. I even bought a breakfast machine and some ingredients, and I had the hotel deliver the fresh ingredients like shrimp." After saying that, Meng Xiaoxuan looked at Xu Yuan's room strangely. "Huh, why doesn't your room have a kitchen? Wait, why is your room so small?"

Ha ha!

Xu Yuan revealed a cold smile.

Chen Kewen, you old bastard, you've been exploiting me!

Meng Xiaoxuan is staying in the presidential suite, so all you have to do is book me a king-size bed room?

Where's the male lead?

After breakfast, the father and daughter happily got into the pink limited edition MINI and drove to the film set, which was about a ten-minute drive.

Upon arriving at the film set, Chen Kewen warmly greeted him.

"Hey, Xu Yuan, so early."

"Yeah, after all, there's no kitchen or washing machine in the double room. What else can I do if I don't come early?"

"Well, female actors definitely need special treatment. All the male actors in our crew get double rooms."

"Oh? Then why did I hear that your room is... also a presidential suite?"

"I am a director, after all. Staying in a presidential suite isn't too much to ask, is it? ...Okay, that does sound a bit excessive. Can I change to a regular double room when I get back today?"

Xu Yuan and Meng Xiaoxuan entered the van prepared by the film crew and began their makeup process.

Chen Kewen stood outside, sullenly drawing circles and cursing Xu Yuan.

Having finally become a renowned director for the first time, Chen Kewen couldn't even open the door to a double room if a female celebrity knocked on the door in the middle of the night!

You could say you stayed in the presidential suite and I stayed outside, and that we didn't do anything; that's just part of the script.

How do I wash in a double room?

Wait online, hurry!

Chen Kewen looked up to the sky and roared, his heart aching!