A Top-Tier Life Begins with Sarcastic Phrases

After the filming of Ninefold Purple was completed, when Li Yunrui was doing promotional work with the crew, he was always brought up to be compared with Gu Yun!

Gu Yun is everywhere!

Just like the male lead of this drama is Gu Yun, while he is the supporting character!

Heartbreaking lines like "Your eye acting is worse than a stand-up comedian's" are popping up everywhere!

Some of these were jokes, while others were simply attempts by opponents to mess with Li Yunrui's mentality.

The entertainment industry is only so big, and the amount of traffic is limited, but Li Yunrui is not the only third-tier star with the potential to become a breakout star!

If Li Yunrui really breaks out of the industry with this drama, enters the second tier, and takes away more resources, then other third-tier stars who are about to become popular will get even fewer resources!

As the doubts intensified, the company behind Li Yunrui spent a lot of money to help him reach the top of the Weibo trending topics.

Public opinion was temporarily suppressed.

The trending topics about Gu Yun that were originally on the hot search list were pushed down several places after Li Yunrui communicated with his agent.

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"Gu Yun, Gu Yun, have you seen the trending topics on Weibo?"

"After watching, netizens still recognize my acting skills."

At a barbecue stall in Hengdian, Gu Yun and Meng Ziyi were sitting in front of the stall, eating grilled meat and drinking beer.

"That's not it!"

Meng Ziyi rolled her eyes at Gu Yun and said reproachfully:

"We're a couple! People ship us! Didn't you know? Our couple has even more fans than the male and female leads combined!"

"I don't know."

Gu Yun didn't really care about that; he had been focusing on improving his acting skills all this time.

"My brain's stopped working; I need to brush up on it!"

Meng Ziyi pursed her lips listlessly, casually handed Gu Yun a skewer of grilled kidneys and several oysters, and said naturally:

"So what have you been up to lately?"

"I studied acting, and I put in a lot of effort to land the role of Yan Bingyun."

Gu Yun just landed the role of Yan Bingyun a few days ago, and will officially start filming tomorrow.

Meng Ziyi had just finished filming the last scene and was leaving the next day, so it was a coincidence that the two of them arranged to have this meal together.

Oh, and there's another interesting tidbit: among those arguing with Gu Yun about the role of Bingyun, there was also Ye Zuxin, who lost out on the role of Jiuchongzi.

This time, he was eliminated again.

This person has acting skills and talent, but lacks luck.

"This is a trap, Gu Yun, you'd better think it through."

Meng Ziyi couldn't help but remind him.

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, she has witnessed many similar cases of casting changes.

Despite the positive reception of the first film, the second film, which featured a different cast, was met with widespread criticism even before filming began!

Actors not only face immense pressure during filming, but even if they manage to deliver a standout performance, they may be criticized for simply copying another actor's act.

In short, if Gu Yun's performance is poor, he will be criticized by fans of the original novel and the original drama; if he performs well... he will also inevitably be criticized by Xiao Zhan's fervent fans.

This is truly a thankless task!

"It's a pitfall, but it's also an opportunity."

Meng Ziyi is right, but Gu Yun values ​​the benefits:

"It was precisely because of this concern that second- or third-tier celebrities with higher status than me dared not take on the role of Yan Bingyun that I had this opportunity."

"Moreover, if I can really portray this character well, I'll be considered a 'third-tier' star with the potential to break out."

Gu Yun swallowed two lamb kidneys and ate a few oysters, then laughed.

As long as he wants to continue climbing the ladder, he will inevitably be slandered by the fervent fans of other celebrities, which is normal.

"As long as you know it, that's good. No matter how miserable you are, I won't look down on you."

Meng Ziyi's red lips curved slightly, and she placed another string of chives on the plate in front of Gu Yun:

"Gu Yun~ Look how good I am to you! You're just trying to appease me!"

"Great! Sister Meng is the best in the world!"

Gu Yun nodded in agreement and smiled, "But eating barbecue alone is a bit dry; it tastes absolutely amazing with some big white steamed buns!"

"Gu Yun~"

Meng Ziyi blushed, a tingling, numb sensation spreading through her left breast: "Eat, eat, eat! You've eaten so much, how can you still eat steamed buns? You'll stuff yourself to death!"

She wore a purple, form-fitting bodycon dress today, her voluptuous hips and heavy breasts quite alluring.

Gu Yun originally planned to delve deeper into the topic of eating steamed buns, but he ran into an acquaintance.

Jin Chen, wearing a baseball cap, and Li Qin, who played the chicken leg girl in the drama "Joy of Life", also entered this barbecue stall.

"Xiao Gu, is this Teacher Meng?"

Jin Chen also saw Gu Yun and Meng Ziyi, greeted them warmly, and pulled Li Qin over.

"It's you!"

Li Qin recognized Gu Yun immediately!

She watched Gu Yun audition in Hengdian last time, and among all the actors auditioning, she was particularly impressed by Gu Yun.

Jin Chen's gaze shifted between Gu Yun and Li Qin: "You know him?"

"yes!"

Li Qin nodded repeatedly: "He looks so good in period costume. You have no idea. After the director saw his audition, everyone else was immediately rejected."

"You flatter me, Sister Qin," Gu Yun said with a modest smile, "I just happened to catch the director's eye."

"Too modest!"

Li Qin shook her head. Some things were not suitable to be said. If we only consider the temperament in ancient costumes, Gu Yun could even outshine Zhang Ruoyun.

He was like... a true ancient person who stepped out of a painting.

"By the way, Sister Jin Chen, what are you doing here?"

Meng Ziyi looked at Jin Chen, who was born in 90 and was about five years older than Meng Ziyi.

"I'm here to film a movie, also for the Joy of Life 2 crew. I play Ye Ling'er."

The four of them sat down at a table and chatted while eating.

Gu Yun only just learned that, besides Yan Bingyun, another important female supporting character in "Joy of Life 2" had been replaced.

Han Jiuruo played Ye Ling'er in the first season and gave a brilliant performance in Joy of Life. With this drama, she rose to the third tier of actresses and gained 155 million followers on Weibo.

Unexpectedly, the production team of Joy of Life changed the cast for the second season.

In the second series, Ye Ling'er had more screen time, and the production team wanted to cast someone with more popularity, so they chose Jin Chen, whose company agreed.

Meng Ziyi sincerely congratulated, "Congratulations! That's Joy of Life, a huge hit!"

"Taking this role might not be a good thing."

Jin Chen wiped his mouth, put down his chopsticks, and looked somewhat helpless:

"Your performance as Ye Ling'er in your first drama was outstanding. If I suddenly get the chance to act badly, I'll be severely criticized. You should understand that, Xiao Gu, right?"

"Yes, I understand."

Gu Yun could understand Jin Chen; the two were in very similar situations!

The difference is that Jin Chen was invited by the production team, and she is a high-profile celebrity.

If she plays this role well, her acting skills will be recognized, but her status won't rise. If she doesn't play it well, her competitors will show no mercy.

The disadvantages far outweigh the advantages, making it a very bad deal for Jin Chen, but there's nothing she can do about it; it's not something she can decide.

The following day, after the opening ceremony, filming for "Joy of Life 2" officially began!

On the very day filming began, various behind-the-scenes videos related to Joy of Life 2 went viral online!

The controversy surrounding the "recasting" of Joy of Life 2 has spread and intensified!