Zhang Yanfang never thought that one day she would be able to stand here again.

Shining lenses, dazzling lighting, busy makeup artists, discerning eyes of directors, and the shuttle figures of stagehands...

These things that she once took for granted had disappeared from her life for nearly twenty years.

At that time, she was still called Zhang Wei'er. She was a talented actress in the eyes of the audience, a muse in the eyes of countless directors, and a cash cow that investors flocked to.

She made her debut at the age of five, became a movie star at the age of ten, became a movie queen at the age of eighteen, and then... she was banned at the age of twenty-one, and then someone framed her and made her owe loan sharks.

In order to make a living, she sang in nightclubs, and when she was at her lowest point, she even became a prostitute.

Only in the most wonderful dreams would she once again become the proud and doted-on Zhang Weier, instead of the vulgar and sarcastic Zhang Yanfang she is now.

She thought this was how her life would be.

She never thought there would be a chance to turn the situation around.

Her eyes moved slightly and fell on the young man who was adjusting the camera, and a feeling of gratitude arose spontaneously.

It was this young man in his twenties who gave her the chance to take everything back. She never thought that her small act of kindness that day would reap such a big reward today.

She couldn't help but think back to the invitation three days ago:

"Sister Zhang, I have something to ask of you."

When Zhang Yanfang heard Shi Jing's plea, she thought he wanted her to use her connections to find some help for his studio.

"Okay, just tell me if you need anything, and I'll definitely help if I can." She began to think about whether there were any acquaintances who might be free and could come over to help.

"I'm currently filming a Republican drama with someone else, and the crew is still short of a supporting actress. Would you like to try?"

"Filming? Me?" Zhang Yanfang opened her eyes wide. She never expected to hear this from Shi Jing.

"Yes, I heard from the director I worked with that you were also an excellent actor when you were young. I think this role belongs to you."

Zhang Yanfang hadn't been so confused and panicked for a long time.

She has been out of the entertainment industry for nearly 20 years and has completely accepted her fate, but now someone suddenly wants to film with her? She stopped dreaming about this ten years ago!

"Xiao Jing, Auntie doesn't like this kind of joke!"

"It's not a joke." Shi Jing looked at her sincerely, his amber eyes showing a hint of admiration. "I've seen your works when you were young. You are a genius! A genius like you should not be buried. This is a loss for the audience and for us directors!"

Zhang Yanfang's breath hitched. How long had it been? How long had it been since someone looked at her like a work of art? Over the years, she had fallen to the dust and had almost forgotten the feeling of being appreciated and respected.

Bathed in such gazes, she seemed to travel back to twenty years ago in an instant, when she was still called Zhang Weiler and was the muse in the minds of countless directors.

That was the happiest, dreamlike time in her life.

It was the golden age that she dared not look back on in her midnight dreams.

However, beautiful dreams must end sooner or later.

Now she is Zhang Yanfang, not Zhang Weiler.

She tried to ignore the pain in her heart and deliberately said in a joking tone: "Haha, it's been so many years, and I'm almost an old lady. I've long forgotten how to act. And acting is so tiring. Now I finally don't have to act anymore. I'm so happy every day. So Xiaojing, you can go find other girls. Young girls are young and beautiful, and they are more suitable for acting than a yellow-faced woman like me."

The young man stared into her eyes and asked word by word: "Do you really think so?"

Zhang Yanfang turned away her eyes and answered uncomfortably: "Hahaha, of course it's true. Why would Auntie lie to you?"

"If you really think so, why do you study new TV series every day, try to figure out the characters' emotions, and re-interpret the characters in private?"

The young man met Zhang Yanfang's surprised eyes impartially and answered calmly: "Yes, Zhang Ting told me everything." He stared at her firmly, "Admit it, you still want to continue acting, you still want to live as an actor."

Zhang Yanfang knew that she should deny it and she must deny it.

"Auntie offended a big shot, and the media spread a lot of unfounded negative information about her..."

"Since it is groundless, why bother about it?"

"But that big shot is still in the entertainment industry. He is very powerful..."

"It's been twenty years since the incident happened. He may not still remember you."

"It's better to be safe than sorry. He said at the beginning that if I appear in the entertainment industry again, he would make me live a life worse than death."

“No matter how powerful he is, he cannot distort the will of the people. If the people like your performance and recognize your acting skills, then you can survive as an actor.”

The young man raised his eyebrows, shedding his usual gentleness. A sharp look appeared in his eyes, revealing the youthful vigor and courage. "You don't have to worry about that person targeting our crew. The people always recognize only the work itself. Excellent works are the eternal pass. As for the private lives of directors and actors, not many people care."

…She should have refused. If she accepted Shi Jing's invitation, she would be in more trouble, or even face the tragedy of more than a decade ago.

But why was her vision so blurry, why was her heart beating so fast, why couldn't she even say a word of refusal?

Why...she still joined the crew and became deeply obsessed with acting again?

"Action!"

Shi Jing's loud voice called Zhang Yanfang back from her wandering thoughts, and she focused all her attention on the people performing in front of the camera.

Because the show was being filmed and broadcast simultaneously, they could only perform in the order of the script.

What we filmed today was the incomparable and glorious funeral recorded by Zhou Dezhang in "A Fallen Burial".

What we are filming now is the scene where the police and the pallbearers clash.

Performing in front of the camera are Zhou Dezhang, Zheng Yiliang and the actor who plays the police captain.

These three people are her old friends.

Chang Zehai plays Zhou Dezhang. If he hadn't been unlucky, he could have become an award-winning actor. However, after so many years of hard work, his acting skills can now be described as returning to their original simplicity.

He is now standing in front of the camera, his eyes and eyebrows are full of drama. Even if he doesn't have outstanding looks, the audience can't take their eyes off him.

Wu Yan plays Zheng Yiliang, a gambler. He was a rare talent in acting, but his life was ruined by gambling. Because of gambling, his wife and children left him, he was heavily in debt, and finally he got into the bad habit of alcoholism. But he is talented after all. So Zhang Yanfang pulled him up from the middle of the wine bottles and sent him here.

The police captain is played by Xuan Liang, who is born with a villain face. He has played villains of all sizes since his debut, but he is kind-hearted. He was bound and exploited by his original family. In the end, his vampire parents turned the tables on him and fabricated all kinds of negative information for the media, which eventually ruined his thriving acting career and forced him to temporarily retire. If it weren't for the invitation from the crew of "Republic of China Literary Masters", he didn't know how many years it would take for him to wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.

In addition to them, there were other down-and-out old guys who joined the crew.

Shi Jing personally visited them and invited them one by one.

Behind each of them, there are troubles of varying sizes.

Now, these troubles have gathered together and are trying to escape from the sea of suffering and reach the other side by taking a new, shaky and uncertain boat.

This is a desperate adventure. They are all gamblers who have lost all their chips. They will hold on to even a straw.

She doesn't know what the prospects of the show are, but she hopes it will be a big hit and receive rave reviews.

Because this may be the last chance for these old guys.

…

It is a real pleasure to watch excellent actors perform.

Le Jing and Li Jianye stared at the veteran actor performing in front of the camera and could hardly find a chance to call out "cut".

They are now filming the first episode, which is the plot of the text "The Burial of the Fallen City".

Zhou Dezhang did not mention the exact number of people in the funeral procession in "The Burial of a Fallen City", only saying "it seemed that all the people in Beiping had come here to see my dear friend off."

Such a grand scene is naturally impossible to achieve with extras, so they plan to use AI simulation later. Anyway, these are just background plates, no acting skills are needed, and AI actors can do the job well.

The main characters are of course played by real actors. Le Jing was a little worried that it would be very awkward for Zhang Jie to play Bai Shaoyao in her twenties at her current age, so he had planned to reduce her age through post-production.

But he didn't expect Sister Zhang's acting skills to be so outstanding!

Zhang Yanfang is already 40 years old this year, and because of years of hardship, she looks like a 50-year-old. Even with makeup, she no longer looks young.

However, she played the role of Bai Shaoyao, a young and beautiful girl in her twenties, without any sense of disobedience. And the reason behind this sense of disobedience is her superb acting skills.

The clear eyes, charming demeanor, light movements and crisp girlish voice of a young woman all create a good girlish feeling, making people ignore her appearance and believe that she is a young woman.

Le Jingqing couldn't help but think of an actress on Earth who also played the role of Empress Wu Zetian when she was in her forties. From her youth to her old age, she went through the life of an empress, and used her outstanding acting skills to make the audience ignore her real age.

This is probably a magic that only talented actors can learn.

In addition to the veteran actors recommended by Sister Zhang, the crew also has some young actors, such as Zhang Ting who plays Li Jingran, and Huang Tingting who plays Li Shuran.

Not to mention Zhang Ting, Huang Tingting is an artist under Tianxing Entertainment, where Director Li works. She is only in the third year of junior high school this year and is about the same age as Li Shuran in the script.

Tianxing Entertainment is a small company with few resources, so Huang Tingting has been playing the role of female No. N with only a few minutes of screen time in low-budget TV dramas for three years since her debut.

Being able to play the main female supporting role Li Shuran this time is a big boost for her acting career.

The young girl also cherished this opportunity. Not only did she memorize the entire script, she also carefully tried to figure out the character's emotions, showing acting skills beyond her age.

But, I’m afraid of comparison in everything.

Compared with a group of veteran actors around her, Huang Tingting's acting skills can only be described as terrible.

Almost all the cards on the set were contracted by Zhang Ting and Huang Tingting, with Huang Tingting alone contracting seven or eight tenths of them.

"Card!"

Huang Tingting held Li Jingran's tablet, her misty eyes looking confused. Sister Zhang, who had just cried, immediately stopped crying and looked calm, without a trace of sadness.

"Director, where did I go wrong?"

"You are in a bad mood! You should..." Le Jing said with a straight face, explaining the play to the little girl seriously. Zhang Yanfang was also patiently giving the little girl advice.

Huang Tingting eagerly absorbed the explanations and suggestions of the two seniors, and nodded repeatedly to show that she understood.

And this little girl was indeed very intelligent, and she got the next retake right in one take.

Le Jing nodded secretly when he saw this. This girl has a good mentality, is talented, and most importantly, is hardworking. She will become something great in the future. She is a good seedling, and their crew has found a treasure.

Huang Tingting was also very excited.

Over the past three years, she has played supporting roles in dramas of all sizes and has acted on the same stage with many talented actors, but never has she felt such tremendous pressure as she did today, nor has she learned so much as she did today.

Although Huang Tingting is young, she has basic knowledge. Although the seniors who acted opposite her in the "Literary Master" crew were not well-known, they all had acting skills that she could not match. Such a perfect performance can almost be called art!

When she was a teenager, being able to act opposite a group of acting masters and be taught acting skills by them was simply a godsend for her!

Not to mention the low pay, she would be willing to pay for the filming even if she had to. The teachings from these masters are precious treasures that cannot be bought back with any amount of money.

She couldn't help but look with awe at the young director who was watching the show nearby.

I heard that these unknown veteran actors were all found by Director Shi! He dug these veteran actors out from nowhere, convinced them, asked them to come and film, and let them use their superb acting skills to create a legendary work.

Yes, legendary.

Although the crew was short of funds.

Although the director is not well-known.

Although the tone of the script is serious, it is an out-and-out drama.

But she just had a feeling that this TV series would become legendary.

And she will also rise rapidly with the help of this drama and gain a firm foothold in the industry.

This is probably the confidence given to her by the combination of elite actors, excellent scripts and talented directors.

…

After more than half a month of intensive filming, the first four episodes of "Chronicles of Literary Masters of the Republic of China" have been completed and can be uploaded to the Internet.

"Records of the Great Writers of the Republic of China" has a total of 20 episodes, each one hour long. After discussion, Le Jing and Li Jianye decided to upload two episodes to the Internet every Saturday and Sunday, for a total of ten weeks.

During the broadcast of the TV series, depending on the audience's comments, Lejing will make certain adjustments to the subsequent scripts without affecting the main storyline.

As for the website where the video will be broadcast, due to the relationship between Lejing and Qijiang Video Network, this time "Chronicles of Literary Masters of the Republic of China" will still be broadcast on Qijiang Video Network, and Qijiang Video Network will also carry out certain promotion and publicity for this drama.

Le Jing also abused his power for personal gain and used his own account of Jiushi Fengjing to promote "Chronicles of Literary Masters of the Republic of China" many times.

Ultimately, it all depends on the response after the first episode airs this Saturday.

There are still two days until Saturday.

…

As soon as Luo Baogang joined the penguin group, he saw that the group was frantically refreshing the screen with more than a dozen messages popping up almost every second.

Black Cat Knight: Everyone, please vote for Fengjing's "Young Marquis of Fenglangjuxu"!!

Lao Li next door: If you vote and I vote, Fengjing will debut tomorrow. If you don’t vote and I don’t vote, when will Fengjing be able to make a debut? !

Wang Zeyi: We are the only ones left, let’s protect the best scenery in the world!

I Loved the Sea: What voting? Isn’t it still in the audition stage?

Former professional back-out contestant: My village has internet access? What about voting?

Senior Disco: When will there be new works of Old Scenery?

As a die-hard fan of old-time scenery, Luo Bao would never allow anyone in the group who had not watched "Young Hou"!

Luo Bao once again updated an announcement: "Friends! In response to the call of the youth-themed video competition of Qijiang Video Network, Jiushi Fengjing has specially created the movie "Young Marquis of Fenglangjuxu". It has now passed the audition and entered the top 500. It has officially entered the public voting stage. The top 100 can advance to the next round to be selected by professional judges. Everyone click on the link below and vote for the master to help him debut!!!"

After updating the announcement, Luo Bao looked at the responses below, which were all “Oh shit, I’ll go check it out” and “I’ll go vote”, with satisfaction, and he smiled comfortably.

Oh, "Young Hou" is so good. Since it was released, Luo Bao has watched it three or four times. Every time he watched it, he had a different understanding and cried every time. He also asked many friends and relatives to join the fun. None of them said it was not good, which shows the excellent quality of this movie.

Such a beautiful work deserves first place!

He happily logged onto the Qijiang Video Network, ready to check out Fengjingdada's current ranking, and by the way, rewatch "The Young Marquis of Fenglangjuxu".

He remembered that he was ranked 18th before, so now he should be in the top 10. If they work harder, sell more Amway and canvass more votes, then the top three should not be a problem.

Although their ultimate goal is the C position, the top three is also acceptable.

However, the moment he saw the ranking clearly, Luo Bao's smug smile froze completely. He opened his eyes wide, unable to believe his eyes.

what is going on???

How come the ranking of Landscape's work dropped from 18th to 36th?

Luo Bao: A shady deal! This is a naked shady deal!