Chapter 123

Jiang Manni made the right bet once again.

February Sky's crossover work "Qin Shi Huang" has gained recognition from veteran anime fans after just one episode aired, and the topic of "big eyes" has garnered over 100 million views.

This anime has also attracted many viewers from outside the anime community.

People who never paid attention to the anime scene before tried watching "Qin Shi Huang" because of the name of Er Yue Tian. They immediately fell into a pit and begged for updates in the comments section every day.

There's also the novel-loving girl who wandered around until she finally ran out of things to read.

The novel version of "Cang Sheng Du" was uploaded to Fei Hong Novel Network in February, on the day the TV series ended. They read the original work several times, but eventually ended up watching the anime.

"Qin Shi Huang" is currently the only work by Er Yue Tian that is showing in theaters. After some deliberation, I decided to watch it. As expected of Er Yue Tian's cooking, it was as delicious as ever.

So the group of female novel readers stayed put at the bottom of the pit, feeling at ease.

With so many people working hard, waiting to be fed, you can imagine the pressure on the unicorn company.

The first three episodes of this anime were produced in advance and were meticulously crafted. Xu Ying was still in Beijing at the time, and her entire team worked with her to polish every frame of the first three episodes.

Xu Ying is the original author. She may not understand special effects, but she understands characters and plot. With her there, the team is like having a pillar of strength. Now that she has gone to the deep mountains and forests to film, the animation production team inside Unicorn has suddenly become much more stressed.

Fortunately, Xu Ying didn't leave and never return.

She put a lot of effort into the production of "Qin Shi Huang," after all, it was her first animated work, and she hoped that the plot and visuals would be perfect in every aspect. So she began to frequently travel between Beijing and the film crew.

While Xu Ying was so busy, the second episode of "Qin Shi Huang" aired.

The unexpected death of King Xiaowen of Qin at the beginning of the second episode was surprising to everyone. Wasn't Ying Zheng's father, Zichu, just made crown prince? How could King Xiaowen of Qin suddenly fall ill and die like this?!

Regardless of why he died, once he was gone, Crown Prince Zichu smoothly ascended the throne and became emperor.

The male protagonist, Ying Zheng, also returned from the State of Zhao.

Upon his return, he knelt in the main hall, his tone earnest and his expression resolute:

"Ying Zheng, the 26th generation descendant of the Qin ancestor Duke Xiang, the great-great-grandson of the great-great-grandfather King Huiwen, the great-great-grandson of the great-great-grandfather Duke Zhaoxiang, the grandson of the ancestor Lord Anguo, and the eldest son of the new king, has returned from Handan to pay homage to the spirits of his deceased grandfathers, and requests an audience with his father, the king, and earnestly begs his father to allow his son to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan!"[1]

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The male protagonist, who was originally the grandson of the emperor, has suddenly been promoted to a prince, and is now one step closer to the center of power, which has greatly excited the readers.

What excites everyone even more is that the male lead's demeanor after returning to China is just too handsome and charismatic.

I was captivated by a little child...

-Who can argue with that? With Ying Zheng's style, if he didn't become emperor, who would?!

-Doesn't anyone else think the plot moves too fast? I'm used to anime where a fight scene takes more than twenty episodes, so I'm a little unaccustomed to a normally paced one, hahaha!

-Upstairs, those who understand are already crying.

-The male lead's father is too awesome. He killed the previous emperor in just one year after becoming the crown prince, hahaha!

At this rate, will the male lead suddenly become emperor in the next episode...?

This netizen was right.

Historically, after Zichu became emperor, he only sat on the throne for three years before passing away. Xu Ying's handling of this period naturally involved using time manipulation techniques.

The third episode of "Qin Shi Huang" begins three years later with Zichu falling seriously ill and wanting to pass the throne to Ying Zheng, who was only thirteen years old.

At the end of this episode, the young Ying Zheng, dressed in a black dragon robe and wearing a twelve-tassel crown, walks step by step onto the dragon throne, a symbol of power and status, with a sinister and determined look in his eyes.

-Ahhhhh, he's so handsome! The male lead is just too handsome!!!

This is our true Majesty! [screaming][screaming]

-The male lead's character model is so handsome! The moment he narrows his phoenix eyes, the oppressive aura of an emperor instantly rises. Er Yuetian, you're not worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!!!

- Waaaaah, Eryuetian, how are you so good at creating characters? I'm completely obsessed with Ying Zheng! I don't know how many times I've watched those three episodes. Can't you release the next episode earlier?!

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The plot of "Qin Shi Huang" reached a climax, and the hashtag #YingZhengAscendsTheRoyalty# suddenly appeared on the trending search list, which startled unsuspecting passersby.

- I'm dying of laughter. Before I clicked in, I thought some kind of cult had popped up again.

- Hahaha, me too! I was wondering who would dare to ascend the throne in modern society, turns out it's from anime. Oh well, never mind. [doge emoji]

-What anime is this? Is it popular? Even the coronation of the emperor made it to the trending searches.

- You'll know once you go upstairs and see.

-The plot is so exciting! I don't know what's exciting about it, but I was really thrilled while watching it, hahaha!

-The anime is called "Qin Shi Huang," you can search for it and check it out. The male protagonist is truly the kind who looks down upon the world...

Every time a drama becomes popular in February, she gets brought up by the audience, and this time "Qin Shi Huang" is no exception. Now, the audience who watch the anime are already calling her "Grandma".

She was taken aback when she first saw this title. Later she realized that in the audience's logic, she created "Qin Shi Huang" and she was the protagonist's mother. So, the people who were so impressed by the protagonist's good looks naturally called her "Grandma".

Qin Shi Huang was indeed domineering, so it's no wonder he attracted so many dream men and women.

It's a bit too early to call her mother-in-law now.

If they're already excitedly calling her "mother-in-law" now, how excited will they be when the male protagonist unifies the six kingdoms and proclaims himself Qin Shi Huang?

It's interesting just to think about it.

Sigh, if it weren't for the team's hard work in producing it, she really wanted to release the later episodes ahead of time to see the audience's reaction.

Despite her thoughts, Xu Ying would never do such a thing.

Doing this would not only please the audience, but the animation production team, Xilaiduo platform, and Jiang Manni would also surely be chopped into mincemeat.

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Compared to the high level of public interest in "Qin Shi Huang", the production team of "Journey to the West" was much calmer.

Since seeing the script, the actors have all been putting in their best effort to play their roles well. They're not fools; the quality of the script is obvious to all. As long as they perform well, this will definitely be another classic.

Unfortunately, although there are many characters in this drama, most of them are only temporary. Apart from the four main characters who are on their journey to the West and are the absolute protagonists throughout the entire series, the others are just characters in episodes.

The roles in each episode are limited in number, and actors usually stay on set for about ten days to finish filming, at most half a month.

Naturally, some people are unwilling to accept this.

It's obvious that "Journey to the West" will be a classic as soon as it airs. Such classics are rare and hard to come by. If you can play an important role in it, how many fans you can gain is secondary. The key is that the actor can live off his past achievements for a lifetime.

Didn't you see that Tang Ningshuang, a woman with a lot of scandals, made a name for herself with just one drama, "Empress Wu Zetian"?

Moreover, even after all these years, whenever people mention her, the first person they think of is still Wu Zetian. It can be said that as long as she doesn't do anything reckless, the audience will always be full of tolerance and goodwill towards her because of Wu Zetian.

With such a significant role in the drama, it's natural that some people would be unwilling to have such a small screen time.

After finishing filming, Wang Xuan washed his hair, took a shower, sprayed perfume, and applied hair wax, making sure he looked his best before heading off to confront the screenwriter.

So when Xu Ying returned to the hotel, she bumped into the male actor who was displaying his peacock-like prowess right outside her room.

Wang Xuan plays the role of Hydra.

Xu Ying didn't personally choose the role of Hydra. There were too many characters in the play, and if she had to choose for each one, she would be exhausted.

She simply stated her requirements for the role and left the rest to Lin Zhongxu. Lin Zhongxu then selected Wang Xuan based on her requirement that the character must be handsome.

It's clear that Wang Xuan is indeed quite attractive.

No matter how beautiful she was, it had nothing to do with Xu Ying.

Considering that Wang Xuan's face was indeed strong enough to be beaten, Xu Ying sighed softly and said calmly, "Go back now, I'll pretend that what happened today never happened."

It's possible for actors to make mistakes in their thinking, but as long as they correct them in time, she's still willing to give them a chance.

After Xu Ying finished speaking, she was about to walk past the other person back to her room.

However, Wang Xuan clearly ignored her words. Seeing that the screenwriter was calm, he assumed that she was also interested, so he followed Xu Ying around relentlessly, and even stepped forward to try to take her arm and act cute.

How disgusting.

A grown man putting on such a pretentious act—Xu Ying shook off his arm the moment he tried to link arms with her…

"What are you doing?!"

Lin Zhongxu and Xu Ying lived on the same floor.

He had just returned from the film set, and as soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw someone pulling and tugging at Xu Ying. His face immediately darkened.

He strode up to Xu Ying, placing himself between the two of them, and stared at the male actor with hostility.

Lin Zhongxu was tall and strong, and as the director of the film crew, he usually had a lot of intimidating presence among the actors. Now, with his angry appearance, he made Wang Xuan, who was opposite him, even more intimidated.

He stammered for a long time but couldn't say a word, and finally had to run away as fast as he could.

Are you alright?

As soon as Wang Xuan left, Lin Zhongxu's expression changed. He turned around and looked at Xu Ying with a worried look.

Xu Ying shook her head, opened the door, and went inside.

Lin Zhongxu followed her into the room, and as soon as he entered, he said fiercely, "I'm going to replace him!"

He only chose the other person because their appearance met his requirements; in terms of acting skills, Wang Xuan really doesn't have much.

Now look what's happened; he has no acting skills, and his character is also subpar.

What use is an actor like that to the "Journey to the West" production team!

On the other hand, the Hydra scenes only take a total of five days, so even if Wang Xuan is replaced, it won't affect the overall progress of the production. He should be able to catch up by working overtime for a few days.

"Okay, let's change it," Xu Ying said casually, taking off her coat.

She had already given the other person a chance, but they didn't cherish it, so she had even less reason to consider their feelings.

Xu Ying's straightforward agreement to replace the other party improved Lin Zhongxu's mood somewhat. He stood up with a smile: "Okay, then I'll go back now and see if there are any suitable actors!"

There are plenty of good-looking actors in the entertainment industry; he simply couldn't believe he couldn't find someone more handsome than Wang Xuan.