Chapter 189 Know Yourself and Know Your Enemy

Her prototype is a famous socialite in old Shanghai. The character of Xie Weihua has more or less the shadow of this socialite in terms of appearance, personality, style, and life experience.

After receiving this valuable information, Hu Xiaoxiao immediately went looking for historical materials about this socialite. She spent two days running around all the bookstores, audio-visual stores, etc. in Baogang, reading and studying all the written records and audio-visual materials about this socialite.

After reading it, Hu Xiaoxiao thought carefully for a long time, then picked up a pen and wrote a reflection, writing out in detail her feelings about the character of Xie Weihua, the choices Xie Weihua faced in the context of that era, and the entanglements between country and family, relatives and lovers.

After she finished writing, she was worried that her writing was not good enough, so she asked Yao Wenlong to help her review it.

Yao Wenlong didn't expect Hu Xiaoxiao to study the script so seriously. He had never seen an artist so attentively study a role. He even wrote a nearly ten-page experience report for the role.

"Don't just look at it, help me polish it." Hu Xiaoxiao saw Yao Wenlong staring at the paper in his hand in a daze and urged him.

"Proofreading?" Yao Wenlong looked up, adjusted his glasses, and looked puzzled. "Why do you want to polish it? Are you going to publish it in the newspaper?"

"This is a character from 'The Bund'. Who am I going to publish this in a newspaper for? Even if a newspaper is willing to take it, the production crew won't agree. Isn't this a spoiler?"

Yao Wenlong said he didn't understand. Since it was not for others to see, why did he need to polish it?

Hu Xiaoxiao quietly told him: "I wrote this for screenwriter Lin Yi to read."

Moreover, Hu Xiaoxiao did not hide her ambition to get this role. "I want to get Xie Weihua. I have to let screenwriter Lin Yi see that I have the sincerity to play Xie Weihua well."

Yao Wenlong understood, nodded, and said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Don't worry, based on the lengthy experience you've written, Senior Lin Yi will understand your sincerity."

Anyway, Yao Wenlong felt that if there was an artist who was willing to study the characters he wrote so carefully, even if it was for a purpose, he would be very happy.

"I'll help you polish it and you can come and pick it up tomorrow." Yao Wenlong agreed.

Hu Xiaoxiao smiled so hard that his eyes curved slightly. "Thank you, Aaron. When I get the role, I'll treat you to a meal."

Yao Wenlong nodded and said, "The chicken we had last time was good. You can pack a portion for me next time."

"No problem, no problem."

After giving his experience to Yao Wenlong, Hu Xiaoxiao did not sit idle. He went to several large audio-visual stores to look for videotapes of the TV series starring Xia Lu.

When Xia Lu was popular, she acted in many TV dramas, and her videotapes filled a whole bag.

Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

Hu Xiaoxiao had a certain understanding of Yuna; she had seen all of her TV dramas and had met her quite a few times because they worked at the same company. However, she knew nothing about Xia Lu.

Hu Xiaoxiao believes that it is necessary to understand Xia Lu, the roles she is good at interpreting, and her image characteristics.

Hu Xiaoxiao returned to his residence and immediately started watching the play performed by Xia Lu.

I specifically picked a Republican drama to watch, in which Xia Lu played a singer with an ill-fated life.

Xia Lu in the play is not only beautiful, but also very charming. She wears a cheongsam, which is very much in line with the flavor of that era. Her appearance is also that of a well-behaved and pure one. Wearing a plain cheongsam, she is like a blooming lily, charming and touching.

Hu Xiaoxiao was reading, thinking, and writing and drawing in a small notebook.

By noon of the next day, Hu Xiaoxiao received a call from Yao Wenlong, and his thoughts had been polished.

Hu Xiaoxiao immediately took it and took a closer look. He was indeed a talented man. He didn't help to polish the whole article much, but he did it just right, making the polished part more profound than the original meaning.

To express the most profound content with minimal revisions without affecting the original meaning requires a lot of thought and is more brain-intensive than lengthy revisions.

After Hu Xiaoxiao read it carefully twice, he suddenly had an idea.

Whatever she thought of, she would do it immediately.

She searched her mind and found an artist with a body shape similar to that of the top artist Song Yan'an. This artist had worked with her before in "Mu Guiying". Hu Xiaoxiao immediately called him to invite him to dinner and asked him to do a small favor.

The male artist had no filming schedule and readily agreed.

After all the preparations were done, and the time for the director to decide on the important actors was approaching, Hu Xiaoxiao immediately packed the prepared materials and gifts and went to visit the screenwriter Mr. Lin Yi.

Lin Yi was very surprised by Hu Xiaoxiao's arrival, but since he didn't want to offend someone who smiled at him, he still invited Hu Xiaoxiao into the house.

The gifts Hu Xiaoxiao brought were not expensive, they were all seasonal fruits. Lin Yi took a look at them and did not refuse them. He poured Hu Xiaoxiao a cup of tea.

"Mr. Lin, I'm so presumptuous to bother you today. However, I had to come because there are some things I must consult with you." Hu Xiaoxiao didn't keep him in suspense and directly took out her experience materials and handed them to Lin Yi. "This is my understanding and experience of the character after reading the script. Please help me take a look and see if my understanding is correct. If there are any errors, you must point them out, otherwise the character in the film will be different from the script you wrote, Mr. Lin."

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment. This was clearly the first time someone had written a review for a character in his script. He quickly took it and flipped through it. It was a ten-page paper.

He started reading from the first page, and after a while, he praised: "Your writing is very good."

Hu Xiaoxiao laughed dryly twice, and without hiding anything, he said directly: "Don't worry about you laughing at me, I was afraid that my writing was too straightforward and not elegant enough, so I specially asked Aaron, that is, Yao Wenlong from your screenwriting department, to help polish it."

Hu Xiaoxiao hadn't kept it a secret that she'd asked Yao Wenlong to help her with her writing, and she hadn't asked anyone to keep it a secret. Lin Yi had only to ask a few questions to find out, so there was no need to hide it. Furthermore, Hu Xiaoxiao had honestly pointed out the parts Yao Wenlong had touched upon, using this conversation to both ease the awkwardness between them and show Lin Yi her genuine interest.

Seeing Hu Xiaoxiao's sincerity, Lin Yi's guard dropped a lot. From the part about the reward Hu Xiaoxiao pointed out, as a scholar, he immediately saw Yao Wenlong's intentions and Hu Xiaoxiao's sincerity when writing his reflections. He couldn't help but say, "I know this young man Yao Wenlong. He's an honest man and doesn't talk much. I didn't expect you two to have such a good relationship."

Hu Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to tell Yao Wenlong how he collaborated with him and how they became friends.

Lin Yi was even more surprised to hear that the two of them had formed a friendship because of a script. Moreover, this kind of friendship was in line with the romantic sentiment that literati yearned for. He developed a certain appreciation for Hu Xiaoxiao.