Huayu 2007: Starting with fleecing the "Fairy Sisters"

Liu Shishi looked up at Wu Wei, trying to read something from his expression.

But she couldn't read it.

Yang Mi, who was sitting next to Liu Shishi, was puzzled after hearing their conversation.

She turned and leaned closer to Liu Shishi, lowering her voice to ask, "The female lead's name... was it 'Liu Yifei' before?"

"Mm." Liu Shishi withdrew her gaze and nodded.

Yang Mi's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked, "Why?"

Liu Shishi was taken aback: "You don't know?"

Yang Mi looked blank: "Know what?"

Liu Shishi looked at her with some surprise, hesitated for two seconds, and then said, "Wu Wei is the one who saved Liu Yifei from falling off her horse on the set of 'The Forbidden Kingdom'."

Yang Mi's eyes widened even more instantly: "It's him?"

She turned to look at Wu Wei in disbelief, sizing him up as if she were seeing him for the first time.

She had indeed heard about this before, but she had never connected that person with Wu Wei in front of her.

After all, in her impression, Wu Wei was a creative talent who could write both songs and scripts, and had absolutely nothing to do with the person who was pursuing Liu Yifei on set.

However, she quickly composed herself and looked down at her script.

But my mind was still churning; I clearly hadn't fully processed the information yet.

Wu Wei was unaware that his name change had stirred something within Liu Shishi.

The reason he changed the female lead's name to "Liu Miaomiao" is actually quite simple.

The original female lead was named Xiao Shui, and he wanted to choose a name that included the character "Shui" (water). Since the female lead in the later TV series "A Little Thing Called First Love" was named Xia Miaomiao, he simply used the name "Miaomiao".

Since both Liu Yifei and Liu Shishi share the surname Liu, he kept that surname.

Moreover, Liu Miaomiao sounds more ordinary than Xia Miaomiao, which better fits the unremarkable character of the female lead in the early stages.

So the name "Liu Miaomiao" was decided so casually, without any other meaning at all.

Not only Xiao Shui, but he also made corresponding adjustments to the names of other characters.

For example, he added surnames to names like Atuo, Xiaoyin, and Xiaoou, and he also changed the male lead A Liang's name to Wu Liang.

As for Mango Cake Girl Xiao Fei, to avoid the character being interpreted as an allusion to Liu Yifei, she was changed to Chen Jiaxin. By the way, she also played with the "Jiahao Jiaxin" meme that only she would understand in this era.

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After a brief hiccup, the reading session continued.

Everyone read the lines in turn, section by section. When they encountered parts where they disagreed, they stopped to discuss them, while the relevant personnel silently took notes...

The first day's script reading ended at 6 PM.

The group packed their things in twos and threes, discussing what to have for dinner as they walked out.

Wu Wei closed the script, stood up and stretched, and was just about to leave.

At this moment, Yang Mi suddenly rushed in front of him.

She circled him twice with a strange expression, then crossed her arms, a hint of amusement and mockery in her eyes, and said, "So you're the big celebrity who saved Liu Yifei? I can't believe I'm only finding out now! Tell me, why did you deliberately keep it from me before?"

Wu Wei was somewhat amused and exasperated: "Why would I deliberately hide this from you? I'm not sick, why would I bring this up with you on my own initiative?"

"Too."

Yang Mi thought for a moment, nodded, then leaned closer, saying with a hint of gossip, "Your script was inspired by your story with Liu Yifei, right? Except your roles are reversed, right?"

"What do you mean?" Wu Wei didn't quite understand.

That's exactly what I mean.

Yang Mi's eyes sparkled: "You were the unremarkable Liu Miaomiao at the beginning, and she was the shining Wu Liang. Then you worked hard to catch up with her, became more and more outstanding, and in the end, the two of you fell in love—right?"

Wu Wei was taken aback by her words.

That makes sense, and even makes a lot of sense.

"You really have a knack for making connections."

Wu Wei smiled somewhat speechlessly: "That's not true. I just wanted to write a story about youth and growth, it has nothing to do with her."

"Tch, you think I believe that?"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes at him: "You dare to do it but not admit it, I despise you!"

As she spoke, her tone suddenly became serious: "But to be fair, your script is really well written! This afternoon, when we were going over the scenes, I was completely immersed in it."

She only received the complete script today, and only during the reading session did she understand the plot from beginning to end for the first time, which is why she felt so moved.

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Wu Wei again: "You're so talented and handsome, it's Liu Yifei's loss if she doesn't like you."

Wu Wei chuckled: "You really dare to say that. Aren't you afraid of being cursed to death if word gets out?"

"If you don't tell anyone, how will they know?"

Yang Mi glanced around confidently: "There's no one else here—"

Then her voice suddenly stopped.

Liu Shishi was still sitting in her seat, quietly looking down at the script.

"Shishi definitely won't let it get out!"

She quickly said to Liu Shishi, "Shishi, you're right, aren't you?"

"Yes, I won't say anything."

Liu Shishi raised her head, smiled, and nodded at Yang Mi.

Then his gaze swept back and forth between her and Wu Wei with curiosity.

When did Wu Wei and Yang Mi become so close?

The way the two talked and interacted was so casual and natural, with a touch of intimacy and playfulness, as if they had known each other for a long time.

She seemed much more familiar with him than she was with Wu Wei.

Yang Mi keenly noticed the subtle change in Liu Shishi's eyes.

She was intelligent, had high emotional intelligence, and was good at reading people. She immediately sensed something unusual about the situation.

Her eyes darted around, a thoughtful glint in them, before she smiled at Wu Wei and said, "Alright, enough of this nonsense. I'm going to eat; I'm starving."

As she spoke, she quickly walked out of the conference room, closing the door behind her.

The meeting room fell silent immediately.

Wu Wei walked over to Liu Shishi and asked, "Shishi, is there something in the script that you don't understand?"

"no."

Liu Shishi stood up and looked into Wu Wei's eyes: "Master, I have a question for you."

"What's the problem?" Wu Wei asked.

Liu Shishi opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

She originally wanted to ask, "Do you no longer like Liu Yifei?"

But when the words were on the tip of my tongue, I felt that the question was not appropriate, and I couldn't bring myself to ask it.

So she immediately changed the subject: "Why did you name the female lead Liu Miaomiao?"

Wu Wei looked at her and explained, "I just wanted a common name, it was just something I came up with randomly. What, you don't like this name?"

No, no.

Liu Shishi quickly shook her head: "I think...this name is especially good!"

As she spoke, a slight smile curved her lips.