Huayu Entertainment Starts with Xiang Yu, the Hegemon of Western Chu

The character Shen Jiayan appeared in episode 32 of the original "Legend of Lu Zhen", which was already in the second half of the story.

I'm the second male lead now, so of course I can't stay up that late.

The male lead was rescued by the female lead in the third episode; they met before entering the palace.

The second male lead should at least appear in the first five episodes, right?

Writing the storyline is simple, though.

Shen Jiayan is the kind of guy who's a complete simp, unconditionally good to the female lead, devoted and selfless. Even after he knows the female lead only has eyes for the male lead, he still actively helps them get together.

To put it nicely, he's a warrior of pure love.

Since ancient times, the second male lead has always been the most affectionate, and "Legend of Lu Zhen" also follows this formula.

When Shen Jiayan first met the female lead Lu Zhen, Lu Zhen was using a pseudonym, so he didn't know Lu Zhen's true identity. With a little manipulation, he could easily get her into several episodes of screen time.

Even so, Shen Jiayan believed from the beginning that Lu Zhen was a good person and helped her repeatedly.

After being edited, the initial plot became like this:

The female lead Lu Zhen's crises all stem from the male lead, because a large group of women, including the second and third female leads, are in love with him, while he loves the female lead, so they try every means to frame her.

Lu Zhen's redemption comes from Shen Jiayan.

The second male lead always stands firmly by her side, supporting her no matter who opposes her, and believing her no matter what anyone says.

Lu Zhen's loyal protector; every time you encounter him, you are able to turn misfortune into good fortune.

A typical second male lead script.

Zhao Liying and Jiang Yang got along very well. In the drama, she called him "Brother Shen," while off-screen he called her "Sister Zhao." They had a great rapport.

The two of them were happy, but someone else was not.

Chen Xiaosuan smelled terrible, it was about to spoil.

"Stay away from him."

Why?

"I heard that this kid is young but has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He's not a decent person and often flirts around on set. He's a repeat offender."

"Who told you that?"

"Tang Yixin, they filmed 'Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties' together before, so it's definitely not just a rumor."

"When did you become so close to Tang Yixin?"

Zhao Xiaodao suddenly took the initiative.

Chen Xiao was caught off guard and stammered an explanation.

"No, we're just chatting."

"You're allowed to talk to him about the script every day, but I can't even talk to other actors?"

"You don't believe me, do you?"

He quickly realized that the roles seemed to have reversed, and that he was the one who was making trouble, so he stubbornly questioned him.

Zhao Liying remained calm and composed.

"First of all, I don't know who Jiang Yang has hooked up with, but he certainly hasn't hooked up with me."

"We talked about the script. I was the one who approached him, and apart from work, we didn't discuss any personal matters."

"On the contrary, he has always been the one to accommodate and cooperate with me, and I think he is a good person."

"I don't care whether he's a decent person or not. We're just colleagues on set, so I don't need to worry about that."

"You don't believe me now?"

"What a brilliant move! Using someone's own methods against them!" Chen Xiao was speechless and couldn't answer.

Zhao Liying turned and left.

Chen Xiao certainly wouldn't give up so easily. Since this approach wasn't working, he wanted to cause trouble for Jiang Yang.

however……

This decision was clearly foolish.

Chen Xiao glanced at Jiang Yang's imposing physique, then at his own small frame, and dared not provoke any physical conflict.

In the drama, he plays the Prince of Changguang, who is the emperor's younger brother and is of higher rank than the general played by Jiang Yang.

So Chen Xiao decided to take advantage of this to mess with Jiang Yang, deliberately making him do it over and over again, secretly sneering that he would exhaust him to death.

The next second, Jiang Yang slapped him across the face.

???

Chen Xiao was stunned, and then flew into a rage after realizing what had happened.

"What are you doing!"

"I'm sorry, I took too many takes and got tired, so I couldn't control myself."

Jiang Yang explained lazily, without any remorse.

Chen Xiao was well aware of the situation, but his little tricks couldn't escape the notice of everyone present. Even though he was the one who started the trouble, he eventually stopped after everyone pulled him away.

Zhao Liying witnessed the entire farce and shook her head frantically as she watched.

She made up her mind.

Sister Zhao is career-oriented and won't allow anyone to jeopardize her future.

Men will only slow down my speed of drawing my sword!

This Chen Xiaozhi has such a petty mind. He hasn't even done anything yet, but he already wants to interfere and boss me around. If he really does something, will I have to retire from acting and go home to take care of my kids?

To this, Sister Zhao had only one word:

roll!

She immediately found Chen Xiaoshuo to explain.

"Our business ends here."

"I hope you can be more professional, show some professionalism as an actor, and focus on making good films. Stop doing those childish tricks; they just make me laugh."

"After this movie is finished, we'll all go our separate ways."

Chen Xiao panicked. Although he was very unhappy, he didn't intend to cut ties completely.

In particular, no one expected Zhao Liying to be so resolute.

So he humbled himself and begged to stay, but even that didn't earn him a single point of sympathy.

Zhao Liying was even more annoyed with him.

Be quick about it. What kind of man are you, dragging your feet like this?

So he decided to go all out and play a really tough game himself.

Jiang Yang was still a little confused when Zhao Liying dragged him into the room and stripped him of his clothes. The more he looked at it, the more it seemed like a honey trap, but it wasn't seduction, it was a reverse rape.

He held it down.

"Sister Zhao, what do you mean by that? I don't understand."

"Does he genuinely not understand, or is he pretending not to understand?"

"Please enlighten me, Sister Zhao."

Zhao Liying: Keep pretending, keep pretending.

"I've heard you're not a respectable person, are you?"

Who the hell is spreading rumors about me!

Jiang Yang didn't seem to care when questioned to his face, and his mindset became even more relaxed.

"Does Sister Zhao hope I am, or not?"

"Stop talking nonsense and take it off yourself!"

Among the actresses born in 85, Zhao Liying probably comes from the humblest background, with a somewhat rough and unrefined air about her.

This is a good thing for the performance.

Now that he'd come this far, Jiang Yang didn't hesitate any longer. Turning back now would be worse than being a beast.

It wasn't until Zhao Liying moved the battle to the bedroom that Jiang Yang finally realized what kind of nonsense she had set up that day.

The room next to the female lead's is the male lead's room.

That's a big game.

Sister Zhao is indeed a ruthless killer; you're even more ruthless than most.

In that case...

Jiang Yang has to work hard and not let her down.

He underestimated Zhao Liying's stubbornness.

Sister Zhao stubbornly endured without uttering a sound, her two restless little hands tugging at the sheets until they were crumpled into a ball, yet she still managed to make sarcastic remarks.

"That's it? Didn't you eat?"

Jiang Yang smiled.

"You're the first person who dares to provoke me like this."

Thus, he showed no mercy whatsoever, wielding his halberd at full power, charging in and out seven times, leaving no survivors.

Zhao Liying was utterly defeated and routed, and finally, she couldn't help but let out a sonata.

Sometimes high-pitched, sometimes low-pitched, the sound lingered around the beam for three days without ceasing.

After a short shout, silence fell.

"what!"