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

The entertainment industry is like a whirlwind, constantly shifting and changing.

Although the background of "Legend of Lu Zhen" is fictional, it is based on the Northern Qi Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, which has aroused the audience's interest in this little-known history.

Therefore, the popularity of the drama attracted the attention of another production team, because they were also working on the Northern Qi Dynasty.

That drama is called "Prince of Lanling".

As the name suggests, the male protagonist over there is none other than Prince Lanling, Gao Changgong.

Actually, the choice of this male lead is more reliable than Emperor Gao Zhan of Lu Zhen, because the basic character design of Prince Lanling is more complete.

Not only was he brave and skilled in battle, but he was also a famous handsome man in history. What a great role model!

He's at least a "positive character".

Isn't this better than your forced distortion of the truth and your calling a deer a horse?

Moreover, Gao Changgong's ending was tragic. He was forced to commit suicide, and the Northern Qi dynasty fell a few years later, making him particularly suitable for portraying a tragic hero.

The above does not imply that "Lanling King" respects history.

What is history?

"Legend of Lu Zhen" is a fabrication, and "Prince of Lanling" is only moderately good.

The latter's timeline is slightly later, and it also features the characters of Emperor Xiaozhao Gao Yan and Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan. The biggest villain in the entire series is Gao Wei, the last emperor of Northern Qi, played by Dr. Zhai, who is known as "I don't know CNKI".

The female lead is fictional.

Historical records indicate that the Princess Consort of Lanling came from the Zheng family of Xingyang, a noblewoman from a prominent family.

The drama portrays the female lead as a "celestial maiden of the witch clan" with mythological characteristics, and also arranges for Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, Yuwen Yong, to be the second male lead, a rival in love with the male lead.

The struggle for the world is about vying for me; this sounds like something out of an idol drama.

Coincidentally, the male lead of "Lanling King" is also not an outsider; he is Jiang Yang's "old friend"—Uncle Feng Shaofeng.

Uncle has become incredibly popular these past two years.

If it weren't for the fact that "Lanling King" was a big-budget drama with an investment of over 100 million yuan, they wouldn't have been able to invite him. Feng Shaofeng himself said that he turned down ten film offers because of this.

Can he play the role of Prince Lanling?

The story begins with the female protagonist encountering Lanling Wang at a hot spring in the wild. She only sees his back and takes it upon herself to call him "beautiful sister".

The entire scene was dreamlike and ethereal, filled with a breathtaking beauty.

Feng Shaofeng: Beautiful lady, is that me?

He himself doesn't really accept this characterization, saying that he focuses on portraying Lanling Wang as a military general rather than as handsome.

But that's the script, so we have to act it out.

The filming time for "Lanling King" is similar to that of "Legend of Lu Zhen," and it is scheduled to air in August this year, during the summer season.

Feng Shaofeng had already reserved his schedule to promote the drama before its release.

I didn't expect that before the show even aired, people would be chasing after him to promote it.

What do you mean?

"Oh no, bro, you've been poisoned!"

"Explain in detail."

"Look at this, the drama next door, 'Legend of Lu Zhen,' started marketing its second male lead as the most handsome Lanling King in history, and that's fine, but suddenly a lot of marketing accounts have appeared to put you down. It's obviously premeditated!"

Let me see what's going on.

Feng Shaofeng was shocked when he saw a familiar face.

Jiang Yang, I'd recognize you even if you were ashes!

Although the two have never crossed paths in real life, they already have a grudge because when "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen" aired last year, this guy had put down himself once.

Good grief, they're doing it again?

Why am I always the one who gets hurt?

Do you really think I'm easy to bully?

Last year it was the "toughest Xiang Yu", this year it's the "most handsome Lanling King", I can have him all to myself.

What grudge could we possibly have?

Jiang Yang's marketing campaign hit Uncle's sore spot, leaving him no face at all.

Feng Shaofeng was certainly not handsome, nor was Jiang Yang, so they didn't nitpick about it. Instead, they dug up an old news item.

The movie "Lanling King" starts with a hot spring scene, and Feng Shaofeng appears shirtless, generously offering some fan service.

Handsome looks are judged by their faces, but fitness is judged by their physique, right?

However, when the stills were released, it was revealed that Feng Shaofeng's muscles were not built through training, but rather glued on.

From now on, stop saying that actresses' breasts are made of silicone, because male actors' muscles can also be made of silicone.

The ignorant netizens learned a lot.

The "fake muscles" incident in "Lanling King" back then backfired, and now that so much time has passed, it's being brought up again, which is like slapping someone in the face.

Jiang Yang didn't take off his clothes in "Legend of Lu Zhen", but he did in "Legend of Chu and Han".

Even the same video used to criticize "the toughest Xiang Yu" is still being used for comparison: the Battle of Dongjun, in which Xiang Yu climbed the city wall naked.

Feng Shaofeng: You're like a persistent ghost, aren't you?

Tolerable or unbearable!

This time he was furious and determined to teach Jiang Yang a lesson.

He ordered his team: "Get him!"

As soon as this comparison and disparagement occurred, fans immediately noticed it and started their own counterattack.

Now that the team is involved, they have a leader to guide them.

Let's settle both old and new scores at once!

In the matter of the "fake muscles" in "Prince of Lanling," Feng Shaofeng was in the wrong, so they chose not to dwell on it and started a new round of discussion.

In fan wars, if you keep arguing about topics the other side has set, you've already lost half the battle.

He crosses the river, so I cross the river too; I must take the initiative!

If Jiang Yang can find fault with Feng Shaofeng, then conversely, they can also find fault with Jiang Yang.

Moreover, the "fake muscles" thing was something the production team initially planned to do themselves, but they failed in the end and ended up showing their buttocks instead of their faces.

To take a "counter-offensive," it would be best to target Jiangyang's "blow points" and turn them into "black spots."

The power of fans is boundless.

Sometimes, they are more creative than the professional teams of celebrities, coming up with crazy ideas that normal people would never even think of.

Sure enough, things soon became clearer.

Before Jiang Yang used the topic of "the most handsome Gao Chang Gong" to criticize Feng Shaofeng, the "Legend of Lu Zhen" production team was marketing his "amazing knife kick".

amazing?

Amazing my foot! The entertainment industry doesn't allow someone as awesome as you to exist!

The opposing team's fans, who are also Jiang Yang's haters, naturally didn't believe he had that ability and insisted that the footage was definitely edited and spliced ​​together.

Even though there were no traces of editing in the original drama, they still insisted on it; it's just that they were very clever with their methods.

Feng Shaofeng's side did not initially regard this as a "main point of attack," but rather as one of the several flaws they pointed out.

However, after the topic of "fake kick" came up, Jiang Yang's side never refuted it.

They were overjoyed.

See that? A guilty conscience needs no accuser!

No denial is an admission!

We've finally found his weakness!

So they excitedly and impatiently announced the news to the world, spreading it like wildfire on various online forums, fan groups, and Jiang Yang's own Weibo account.

Jiang Yang's response was: He closed the comment section.

Haha, he chickened out!

Fans celebrated, believing that Jiang Yang's avoidance was tantamount to acknowledgment, and that they had already started celebrating.

No, that's not enough.

If not now, when?

Seeing how supportive his fans were, relentlessly attacking Jiang Yang's side until they couldn't retaliate, Feng Shaofeng finally revealed a triumphant smile of revenge.

Hmph, serves you right for stepping on me!

Just as he was feeling smug, his phone beeped with a notification.

"Beep beep!"