Chapter 17: Background of Yue Yan
Jin Chuchu frowned and said weakly, "Isn't this unfair to Teacher Shi?"
She dared to speak up not because she also had a background, but because she had worked with Ji Qingyao before and knew that this girl was not the kind of person who would bully others by taking advantage of her power.
She also knew that Ji Qingyao had been striving for the female lead, and Lou Qianqian was also the first to be cast, so Ji Qingyao had already obtained the entire script.
As for Shi Qing, she only received the script for the first six episodes a week ago. It's unclear whether she is as familiar with the script as Ji Qingyao this week.
Shi Qing gave Jin Chuchu a kind smile. Facing Ji Qingyao's hesitant gaze, she said confidently, "It's okay. Just listen to her and flip through it!"
She thought that no one knew the character of Qi Yue better than her.
Because she is the original author of "Yue Yan".
"Yue Yan" is adapted from the online novel "Saving the Blackened Villain" by the author 'Today is Cloudy'.
This story was published when she was on the set of "The Fairy in the Clouds". She faced an uncontrollable shooting scene every day, and the flying pages forced in by various people with connections made the originally complete script fragmented.
She was filled with resentment and powerlessness, which inspired her strong desire to create.
So, she dug out this idea from the inspiration library she had accumulated over the years and created this story.
The background of the story is a huge conspiracy.
The Crown Prince of Yan and the National Protector General Wei Lin died in a battle that could have been won.
Wei Yan, the only young son left in the general's mansion, was taken into the palace to be raised.
Young Wei Yan soon discovered that his father's death was no accident, but an elaborate scam designed by the old emperor to eliminate the crown prince who was more powerful than him.
From that moment on, Wei Yan began his years of lurking, wearing a mask of meekness and harmlessness, while secretly sharpening his claws of revenge.
In the original story, he would eventually launch a bloody palace coup, kill people indiscriminately, imprison the old emperor's favorite youngest daughter Qi Yue, and become a lonely and crazy tyrant.
A soul from modern times travels into Qi Yue's body and arrives at the beginning of the story. If she wants to survive, she must save Wei Yan and prevent him from turning evil.
So, from the very beginning, she was like a stubborn little sun, trying her best to shine on Wei Yan, and fell in love with Wei Yan in the process.
She had seen the gentle prince who was feared by her father. She had tried desperately to prevent the tragedy from happening, but ultimately she was unable to defeat the power struggles and human nature in the deep palace.
After the death of the crown prince, the old emperor turned his sword towards the second prince who was also emerging in the court.
A carefully planned accident caused the second prince to fall off his horse and become disabled while hunting.
From then on, the second prince became a useless man who frequented brothels on the surface, but secretly, like the dormant Wei Yan, he began to doubt his father's true face.
Qi Yue, as someone who knows everything, uses her wisdom and sincerity to bring together two men who also bear a deep blood feud to form an alliance.
Their goals are clear: Wei Yan avenges his father, and the second prince and Qi Yue seek justice for their brother, the crown prince, who died unjustly.
In the subsequent story, the three of them joined forces to unravel the mystery, and all the truth was revealed. In the end, they succeeded in forcing the emperor to abdicate, catching the old emperor and his cronies in one fell swoop, and making the blood debt pay with blood.
The second prince ascended the throne as the new emperor, and Wei Yan became the new general who protected the country.
Just as Wei Yan and Qi Yue were about to hold their real wedding ceremony, the northern border was in danger and Wei Yan had no choice but to rush to the northern border.
However, just as he left, trouble broke out in southern Xinjiang. The new emperor personally led the army to fight and entrusted the overall situation in Beijing to Qi Yue.
But no one expected that there was a spy from southern Xinjiang hiding beside the new emperor. He was poisoned and eventually died in a foreign land.
When the bad news came, the whole government was shocked and people were in panic.
Qi Yue, the once delicate princess, resolutely put on military uniform in times of crisis, took charge of the capital, stabilized the overall situation, and vowed to live and die with the State of Yan.
When the southern border army was at the gates and the capital was about to be breached, at the last moment, the northern border cavalry led by Wei Yan descended like a divine force from the sky.
The war is over and the mountains and rivers are reshaped.
Wei Yan did not choose to ascend the throne himself, but instead supported Qi Yue as the first female emperor of Yan State.
The coronation ceremony and the belated wedding were held together.
This should have been the perfect ending to the story.
However, when Shi Qing was writing this book, she decided on the tone of BE from the very beginning.
It turned out that Qi Yue had been secretly poisoned with the same poison as the new emperor during the previous palace turmoil, but the onset was slower.
She used up her last bit of strength to complete that grand wedding with Wei Yan.
On the second day of the wedding, the warmth in his embrace gradually faded.
Wei Yan's hair turned white overnight.
He did not follow her, but chose to follow her will and adopted a child from a side branch as regent. He raised the new emperor with all his heart and protected the vast empire that he and she had guarded together.
It was not until the new emperor came of age and took power that he finally let go of everything. He drew his sword and committed suicide in front of Qi Yue's tomb, following his moon.
Shi Qing still remembers the sadness she felt when she wrote that ending. Countless readers flooded the comments section, tearfully threatening to send her razor blades.
This book achieved excellent results, topping all major charts during its serialization period, and the film and television rights were purchased by Qiankun Entertainment at a high price.
They once invited her to be a screenwriter, but Shi Qing refused. In order to protect her pseudonym, she only agreed to be an online consultant and occasionally provide some analysis and suggestions.
In order to pass the review, the final script deleted the "book-crossing" setting and attributed Qi Yue's growth and awakening to her own intelligence and experience, but the core of the story and the tragic ending were completely retained.
Based on her years of experience, she believes that as long as the production team does not fail, this drama will be a hit.
But she never expected that Qiankun Entertainment would set the production level of this drama at S+.
What she didn't expect was that they would be so persistent in inviting her to play the role she created herself.
Her initial rejection of Sheng Han was more due to her fear of ruining the role.
But now there is no choice. This show means so much to her in every way, and she wants it to be successful more than anyone else.
The huge conference room was silent.
At Zhou Yuanwei's look of watching the fun, Ji Guanyu felt his temples throbbing wildly.
He looked at Wang Xing for help, but he only saw an expression on his face that said, "You've caused this trouble yourself, so you should solve it yourself."
Finally, Ji Guanyu gritted his teeth, flipped the script in his hand, and pointed at one of the pages randomly.
"Just...just try this one!"
Everyone's attention was instantly focused on the script clip projected on the central screen.
When the content was clearly seen, a very light gasp was heard in the conference room.
The plot follows the tragic news that the new emperor (the second prince) has died in battle in southern Xinjiang. The enemy is about to arrive, and the people of the capital are in a state of panic. Qi Yue, having just ascended to the position of regent, delivers a soothing monologue in the court, pledging to live and die with the country.
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