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

Now that Yang Mi has joined the cast, it's natural that filming for the female lead Zhou Miaotong's scenes can begin.

Although there weren't many games in total.

Zhou Miaotong only appeared four times from beginning to end.

The first time, after capturing Xu Xianchun, Shen Lian went to Zhou Miaotong to explain their relationship and promised to redeem her from her bondage.

The second time, Shen Lian caught Zhou Miaotong having a secret rendezvous with Young Master Yan.

The third time, Zhou Miaotong took the initiative to find Shen Lian, but it was to ask him to rescue her lover.

The fourth time, Shen Lian told Zhou Miaotong that Young Master Yan was dead. At this moment, Zhao Jingzhong arrived, and Shen Lian was seriously injured while saving her. Zhou Miaotong was moved.

Speaking of Zhou Miaotong, Lu Yang has a very wicked sense of humor.

This guy seems to have watched too much dirty stuff from Japan, and his brain is all messed up. He's obsessed with NTR stories, and I suspect he has some weird fetish.

You deserve to die!

Jin Yichuan may seem like the victim, but Ding Xiu actually said that he didn't touch Zhang Yan. He just said "very moist" to annoy his junior brother.

Shen Lian seemed to be the one who had truly suffered.

He painstakingly saved money to redeem Zhou Miaotong from her servitude, even at the cost of letting Wei Zhongxian go, risking his life.

When I turned around, I found someone hiding inside the house.

What's even more ridiculous is that when that young master Yan was arrested, and Zhou Miaotong came to him begging for help, she took out her own savings to help him.

And he promised: "As long as you rescue Young Master Yan, I will go with you."

The most devastating thing was in prison, where, because Young Master Yan was blind, Shen Lian had to read Zhou Miaotong's letter to him.

Haha, that's amazing!

Jiang Yang was very dissatisfied with this.

"Could we find a more handsome young master Yan?"

Yang Mi found it amusing, and her eyes darted around.

"Director, I have a question."

"you say."

When Lu Yang decided to hire Yang Mi, he didn't have high expectations for her acting skills, but since she took the initiative to study them, her attitude was commendable.

"At the end, Ding Xiu said he settled Zhou Miaotong and Zhang Yan in Suzhou. Shen Lian is obviously going to find her, so they're together now, right?"

That's what I mean.

"When did Zhou Miaotong fall in love with Shen Lian and accept him? She was so desperate to die before."

"This matter..."

This story needs to be told from the beginning.

Why does Zhou Miaotong dislike Shen Lian and instead like the ordinary-looking Young Master Yan?

The plot actually explains that Zhou Miaotong was originally a young lady from an official family. When her family was raided, it was Shen Lian who carried out the raid, and the two met because of this, but it left a grudge between them.

Strictly speaking, the two of them had no enmity. Shen Lian was just carrying out official duties when he went to search the house; it wasn't Shen Lian who framed him.

But it's understandable that Zhou Miaotong is afraid of his flying fish robe and embroidered spring knife; she has PTSD.

Despite Shen Lian's extreme caution, always changing his clothes before each visit, Zhou Miaotong still couldn't overcome her fear.

In the original "Brotherhood of Blades", Zhou Miaotong's romantic storyline was very clear, but the transformation process was very abrupt.

She initially liked Young Master Yan, but upon hearing of his death, she turned ashen-faced. Her confrontation with Shen Lian revealed that she was afraid of him and unwilling to go with him, indicating that she no longer wanted to live.

But soon he went through life and death with Shen Lian and was moved by the latter.

Your comeback is too fast!

Young Master Yan: Then what am I?

Anyone can be a cow; the difference between being a cow and being cowed is just a matter of a single thought.

Yang Mi summed it up in one sentence.

"Zhou Miaotong's turning point lacked foreshadowing."

"Uh... actually, the romance storyline isn't the main highlight of 'Brotherhood of Blades,' so some compromises were inevitable in the plot."

The movie tries to convey that Zhou Miaotong is moved by Shen Lian's selfless rescue, but it feels forced.

Young Master Yan's body is barely cold!

Lu Yang could only offer a reluctant explanation, feeling quite embarrassed. Wasn't that clearly implying that the female lead was just a tool?

He took another step back.

What are your thoughts?

Yang Mi had been waiting for this very sentence, and immediately began to speak fluently.

"I think Zhou Miaotong liked Shen Lian from the beginning, and she couldn't accept that he only remembered that Shen Lian had personally captured her father and felt sorry for her family."

"Caught in this dilemma, Young Master Yan was merely a substitute she found, hoping he would take her away."

"Whether Young Master Yan lives or dies is irrelevant."

"So when Shen Lian risked his life to save her, she cast aside her reservations and was finally able to accept him without any hesitation..."

She wanted to deepen the romantic relationship between the male and female leads, which would also help elevate her own status as the female lead.

The analysis was fierce and insightful, and it actually made a lot of sense.

Without changing the plot, does it make sense for Zhou Miaotong to like Shen Lian or Young Master Yan?

Yes, that's absolutely right.

Even if her choices are the same, her mindset is different.

For example, Zhou Miaotong asked Shen Lian to rescue Young Master Yan, promising to go with him if he could rescue him.

If the person in love is Young Master Yan, the emotion here should be sorrowful, because even if the latter survives, the two will have to separate, and lovers will be unable to be together.

Conversely, one should feel relieved.

She was originally unable to accept Shen Lian because of the "confiscation of her home" incident, but now she "has no choice" but to elope with him because of Shen Lian's kindness in saving Young Master Yan.

Shouldn't one feel secretly pleased that their true desires were fulfilled in a forced manner?

Lu Yang clicked his tongue a couple of times, and it seemed to have some interest.

Surprisingly, it was Jiang Yang who objected.

"There's no need to make it so complicated. The current version is at least understandable to the audience."

"The romantic storyline in 'Brotherhood of Blades' is like this: it's awkward at the beginning or awkward at the end."

"You made the romance scenes too delicate, which is not acceptable to the average viewer. They will feel confused after watching it. It would be better to be more straightforward."

Anyway, this show is mainly a men's show.

He made no attempt to hide it and told Yang Mi directly: You are just a tool.

Compared to that, Jiang Yang was more concerned about another potential trigger point.

In the flashback, when Shen Lian went to raid someone's home and met Zhou Miaotong, she was still a little girl, described in the dialogue as 12 years old.

How can this lead to love at first sight?

You want to play a simulation game?

And was it cultivated in a brothel?

You're a complete beast!

This scene was quite explosive. At Jiang Yang's strong insistence, Lu Yang agreed not to use the child actor.

Yang Mi herself played Zhou Miaotong in this scene, and the time of the house raid was changed to three years ago, to show that Shen Lian knew her when she was already an adult.

Yang Mi wasn't angry that her suggestion was rejected; she was just a little curious.

"Since you don't like the plot of being cheated on, wouldn't it be better to have Zhou Miaotong's heart be with Shen Lian from the beginning?"

"No, that's not how it's calculated."

Jiang Yang seriously corrected the situation.

"A real blondie like you can't be bullied by anyone."

"If Shen Lian believes Zhou Miaotong belongs to him and puts himself in her shoes, that's why he's suffering so much."

"Looking at it another way, Zhou Miaotong originally liked Young Master Yan, but in the end, it was you who rode the bicycle. Isn't that a reversal?"

"Therefore, I hope you can be even more devoted to Young Master Yan."

"I only lusted after her body. I don't care who she has in her heart, as long as she has me in her body."

"Isn't it more exciting if you have someone else in your heart?"

"Actually, I'm a very reasonable person. I don't even mind if you call someone's name when you're playing 'I go, I go.'"

The plot is fine as it is, but Shen Lian is too sycophantic. He paid money to get in but didn't even dare to get into bed with her.

You're just lustful, why are you talking about pure love?

The moment the blond-haired man had that thought, the world seemed to expand.

Jiang Yang's response can be summed up in four words: "Kick him to death."

puff!

Yang Mi was completely speechless.

"You have the nerve to call the director a pervert? Who can be more perverted than you?"

"You're the one who deserves to die!"