Chapter 265: The Legend of Sword and Fairy III

In July, the hot summer day, the summer vacation is coming, and a wave of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" fever has quietly swept in.

The costume masterpiece "Chinese Paladin III" carefully produced by Tangren Film and Television will be broadcast on satellite TV during the summer vacation, and has quickly created a stir in the film and television circles, fan groups, and game fans.

Among the leading actors, there is one from the four young actors and two from the four young actresses. Such a cast has made "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" a hot topic among netizens.

Hu Ge, Yang Mi and other leading actors have appeared on various variety shows to promote the TV series. In every recent interview, they have cleverly brought up the topic of Chinese Paladin III.

Not only did they share interesting stories from the filming, but they also told the stories behind the characters, adding more mystery to the show and making the audience's expectations for "Chinese Paladin III" continue to rise.

The producer, Tangren Film and Television, did not dare to slack off at all and prepared a large number of press releases early on, and promoted the film extensively on online platforms such as Tieba, Weibo, and Tianya Forum.

For a time, hot topics about "Chinese Paladin III" frequently appeared on the hot search list, and the topic discussion continued to rise, with the popularity remaining high, and it seemed that it would become popular before it was even aired.

The number of Weibo fans of several leading actors is also growing rapidly, and they are all looking forward to the early release of "Chinese Paladin III".

On July 17, the day before the broadcast of "Chinese Paladin III", the main actors Hu Ge, Yang Mi, and Liu Shishi went to the Tenda Technology Building together to accept an exclusive interview with Toutiao Entertainment.

In the lounge, several people who had just finished recording a talk show in the morning were taking a break and chatting. In the afternoon, they also had to take a few sets of promotional photos, so they would basically be here the whole day.

In the small lounge, several people sat on the sofa. Hu Ge looked at his girlfriend who was in low spirits and said with great concern: "Mi Mi, you don't look well. Didn't you get enough rest last night?"

Yang Mi patted her cheeks gently, trying to cheer herself up: "I've been too tired recently."

Her contract with Rong Xinda is about to expire. In order to squeeze out the last bit of value from her, the agency has recently been frantically trying to get her to take on commercial performances.

In addition, she also has to find time to promote "Chinese Paladin III", so she has been very tired recently.

"Although work is important, your health is more important. Mimi, you should pay more attention to rest."

"It's okay. I can hold on. I'm destined to be a hard worker." Yang Mi curled her lips after hearing what Liu Shishi said.

I thought to myself, my dear friend, it’s easy for you to talk without any pain. How can I stand out if I don’t work hard on my own? Everything you desire is easily available to you, of course, without having to work hard.

Tang Yan stood up and walked to the window, looking out. All she could see were tall buildings and busy traffic.

"This is my first time here. As expected of a large group, this office is very impressive."

Chen Xiao echoed, "Sister Yan, don't even mention your first time. I, a member of Tengda, am also here for the first time at the headquarters. I am here to broaden my horizons."

Yuan Hong interjected, "This is the second time that Lao Hu and I have come here. We came here once last time to promote The Legend of the Condor Heroes. As for Shishi, there's no need to mention her!"

The first sister smiled shyly, with joy hidden in her eyes, and briefly introduced: "This is the famous science and technology park in Beijing. The building next to it is Baidu, and the one in front is the NetEase building. All around it are famous domestic Internet companies."

Yang Mi looked at Sister Yi talking eloquently and felt envious. She said delicately, "I know, Madam Boss!"

She will officially join Tengda Culture next month, and then Liu Shishi will be her boss's wife.

Liu Shishi smiled as beautiful as a flower, tilted her head, and stared straight at her best friend.

Yang Mi felt a little uncomfortable with Yijie's unwarranted gaze, and subconsciously sat up straighter: "Shishi, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Mi Mi, did you have plastic surgery? I feel like your chin is a little pointy, not as round and full as before."

After hearing what Liu Shishi said, the others looked at Yang Mi carefully. After observing her for a while, they all felt the same way, but they were too embarrassed to say it out loud.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the lounge became a little subtle.

Yang Mi shook her head gently, without a trace of panic on her face, and just responded vaguely: "No surgery was done, just fixed the teeth and pulled out a few back molars."

She had rehearsed this question in her mind countless times and already knew how to answer it.

Liu Shishi nodded in understanding and said no more. She had only asked out of curiosity. Everyone has their own choice.

She knew that there had always been black fans and netizens mocking Yang Mi for her square face, which had always been a concern for her good sister.

It is understandable that women pursue beauty, and her face shape does look more delicate nowadays.

Although Yang Mi said it lightly, it was obvious that she still cared deeply. She changed the subject and asked, "What do you think? Has my face shape changed significantly compared to before?"

The three men looked at each other implicitly and chose to remain silent. A woman's appearance, especially the face of a female celebrity, is a taboo topic.

Tang Yan compared the Yang Mi in front of her with the impression in her mind: "You can see that her chin is a little pointy. Mi Mi, someone will definitely use this to criticize you in the future, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Yang Mi looked nonchalant, very carefree: "If I was afraid of being criticized, I wouldn't have gotten my teeth fixed. Those haters on the Internet are just whining without reason. Even if they say a thousand or ten thousand things, I wouldn't lose a hair."

Tang Yan shook her head with lingering fear and patiently persuaded: "Netizens just follow the crowd and are influenced by the black fans. It will definitely affect their popularity. Besides, as the saying goes, three people can make a tiger. It is not good for us to be slandered and cause trouble."

Hu Ge stood up for his girlfriend: "I really don't understand the mentality of those haters? They are so keen on smearing celebrities!"

Yang Mi has an open-minded attitude and is very open-minded: "Anti-fans are nothing more than jealousy and venting their dissatisfaction. By belittling us, they put themselves on the moral high ground and gain psychological satisfaction and recognition.

As the saying goes, everyone has their own unique faces, so let them be. Besides, isn’t it popular on the Internet now that one hater is worth ten fans? If you have the guts, you can blacken me for ten or twenty years.”

Liu Shishi admires her friend's inner strength very much. When she was filming "Chinese Paladin III", she saw with her own eyes that her friend fought back against haters on Weibo and didn't care about all kinds of insults at all.

She is not like that. Sometimes when she sees some unpleasant comments, she still gets upset and her emotions fluctuate.

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Yang Mi paused and continued, "We are born to live as ourselves, not to live as others expect us to.

Some people scold themselves because they are better than others. Some people scold themselves because "honest advice is hard to hear."

At this moment, Liu Shishi felt a spontaneous admiration for her best friend. She is worthy of being one of the four little beauties who has worked hard step by step and bit by bit. She is truly clear-headed.

Everyone sighed when they heard this. Who doesn't want to live for themselves? But in the entertainment industry, you are always forced to do things against your will. Your every word and action is under close attention. It is not easy to do whatever you want.

There was silence in the lounge for a moment, then a knock on the door broke the silence and a lady pushed the door open.

Liu Shishi took a closer look and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was an old friend. She immediately said happily, "Sister Tiantian, why are you here?"

“Shishi!” Jiang Tiantian responded with a smile, and then said: “Everyone, I am Jiang Tiantian, the office director of Tengda Group.

Chairman Song knows that you are coming to the company to participate in the program today. He would like to invite you to have a simple meal at noon. Please move to the restaurant later."

Although Hu Ge and the others were eager to do so, they still said politely out of courtesy: "That's really too much trouble for Director Song."

Jiang Tiantian had a proper smile on his face and said politely: "The chairman specifically told me that you are all friends. It is rare for you to come to the company, so I naturally have to do my best to be a good host.

I have something else to do, please sit here for a while, someone will come and invite you to the restaurant later."

After that, he said to Liu Shishi, "Shishi, Director Song is still in a meeting upstairs. I'll go upstairs first. See you later."

After Jiang Tiantian left, Hu Ge asked Sister Yi: "Shishi, Mr. Song is so busy, isn't it inappropriate for us to disturb him? We can just have a quick bite at noon."

Liu Shishi waved her hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, he has time at noon."

Mr. Song wants to invite the leading actors of "Chinese Paladin III" to lunch, and he discussed it with her last night.

One reason was that they were all her friends and it was rare for them to come to Tengda. If she didn’t meet them, it would be a loss for her elder sister Liu Shishi.

Secondly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their hard work in taking care of Song Ci's illness when I came back from Switzerland last time. I would like to invite everyone to dinner to express my gratitude.

Hearing Liu Shishi say this, several people felt completely relieved. The opportunity to have dinner with the richest man is rare, so they have to cherish it.

The next day, July 18th, happened to be a Saturday and it was also the summer vacation period.

Students don't have to go to school, and televisions in thousands of households are turned on as usual, so viewers can freely choose their favorite programs to watch.

In a high-end villa in Peking, the owner Li Zhong had just finished watching the "News Broadcast" and was about to watch the TV series "In That Faraway Place" currently being broadcast on CCTV.

At this time, daughter Li Lingyan couldn't wait to grab the remote control: "Dad, I want to watch Jiangsu Satellite TV. There is a new drama on air today."

Li Zhong had a daughter in his middle age. He doted on her very much and usually obeyed her in everything. Naturally, she agreed to this little thing.

Moreover, it was a rare summer vacation, and his daughter didn't have to go to school for evening self-study at this time. He also wanted to spend more time with his daughter, so he smiled and nodded, then sat on the sofa and watched TV with his daughter.

Li Lingyan excitedly switched the channel to Jiangsu Satellite TV. After a few commercials, a TV series began to air on the screen.

"The Chinese Paladin III!" Li Zhong was not an old-fashioned person who was not familiar with new things. He had some impression of The Chinese Paladin. He remembered that it seemed to have been broadcasted a few years ago and it was very popular at that time.

"Yanzi, is this the sequel to the one from a few years ago?"

Li Lingyan enthusiastically explained to her father: "The Chinese Paladin is a series, adapted from a game, and both were shot by Tangren Films, but the two series are not closely related."

Seeing his daughter's excited look, Li Zhong vaguely guessed: "This TV series is starred by your favorite star, Liu Shishi?"

"Yes, my sister is in the show. Okay, Dad, I won't talk to you anymore. Just focus on watching the TV show."

The opening theme ended quickly, and the father and daughter sat quietly on the sofa to watch "Chinese Paladin III".

Looking at the cute and lively heroine Tang Xuejian on the screen, Li Zhong asked curiously, "She is Liu Shishi."

Li Lingyan shook her head: "No, no, she is Yang Mi, but her acting is okay."

"Oh." Li Gang nodded slightly. Although he didn't like watching this kind of idol fantasy drama, he had to admit that "Chinese Paladin III" was very attentive in props, costumes, and special effects. The acting skills of the main actors were also acceptable, so it was worth watching.

45 minutes passed in a flash, and the first episode ended quickly. Li Lingyan looked dissatisfied because her long-missed Liu Shishi had not appeared yet. Instead, Li Zhong was watching with great interest.

"Yanzi, your favorite actor didn't appear, right?"

"Yes, my sister hasn't appeared yet."

"This drama is pretty good and quite novel." Li Zhong spoke frankly and was quite impressed with "Chinese Paladin III".

Taking advantage of the break in the commercials, Li Lingyan suddenly remembered something and begged her father, "Dad, give me tens of thousands of dollars. I want to go traveling in a few days."

"No." Li Zhong refused without even thinking about it.

It's not that he's reluctant to spend the money. As the CEO of a listed company, tens of thousands of dollars is just a drop in the bucket for him. But his daughter is so young, he's worried about letting her go out to play alone.

The little girl looked aggrieved and unhappy: "Dad, why are you so stingy?"

Li Zhong said patiently: "Dad doesn't care about money. You are not yet an adult, so don't go out alone."

"Who said I was alone? I'm with Yuqing."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhong frowned slightly and hesitated. He knew that his daughter's best friend Liu Yuqing was the daughter of the president of the ICBC Peking branch. The two had similar interests and were very close to each other.

"Where are you going? How long will you be gone?"

Li Lingyan thought about it and felt that it would be better to tell her father the truth, otherwise she might not get the travel expenses.

"Yuqing and I went to Hengdian for a few days in August. At that time, Sister Shishi happened to be filming in Hengdian, so Yuqing and I went to meet Sister Shishi."

"Let me think about it and I'll give you an answer tomorrow." Li Zhong planned to delay for a while and contact President Liu tomorrow. It was always worrying to see the two little girls away from home.

"Okay." Li Lingyan pouted a little disappointed.

After the father and daughter finished their conversation, Li Lingyan's mother also sat on the sofa and watched TV with her husband and daughter.

The second episode begins quickly. The plot is compact, one thing after another, and the family of three are immersed in it.

When the ending song sounded again, the three members of the Li family slowly came back to their senses.

Li Lingyan was still not satisfied and could not help but praise: "Tangren's "Chinese Paladin III" is really well shot, and the first brother Hu Ge's performance is so flavorful. The only regret is that the sister has not appeared yet.

Ah, when will Sister Shishi appear? I want to see Long Kui. No, I have to ask Yuqing which episode Sister Shishi will appear in. "

As the girl spoke, she quickly picked up the iPhone on the coffee table, skillfully opened the green bubble that had just been installed a few days ago, and contacted her best friend.

Li Zhong saw that his daughter was a little out of control, so he leaned over to his wife's ear and asked, "Is Yan Zi always like this? Is she so obsessed with that celebrity?"

Mother Li nodded helplessly: "It's not just Yan Zi, Xiao Yu Qing is the same, these girls are crazy about chasing stars. They don't have any other bad hobbies, so they chase stars, and they are chasing female stars, so I just let them do it."

(End of this chapter)