Chapter 78

The next scene is the conversation between Zhenyue and Xiahoujin.

The truth about the Queen falling into the water during the banquet has been revealed, but Princess Zhenyue has no say on how to deal with it. She is just a princess and has no authority over the harem.

But when this matter was handed over to Xiahou Jin, she only gave a minor punishment and a severe warning. The main criminal was not punished much. She only deducted some of his monthly salary, forced him to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion for a period of time, and severely punished the servants.

Zhenyue wanted to persuade her to use this incident to establish her authority in the palace and make these people get what they deserve, but the queen just shook her head.

"I have to take the previous dynasty into consideration, and even more so the situation of your majesty. If I impose a heavy punishment, I'm afraid those noble families will be dissatisfied," she said, "Zhenyue, I am very grateful to you for this, but it's already good enough like this."

But Zhao Zhenyue doesn't think so.

She felt sorry for poor people like Xiahou Jin who stayed in the harem, and said, "My dear sister-in-law, you should think more about yourself."

No one had ever cared about Xiahou Jin's high fever. She almost lost half her life because of that cold. She finally recovered and her body is still weak. She is considerate of others, but have these people ever considered herself?

Xiahou Jin said: "As long as Your Majesty knows me, it is enough."

So Zhenyue sighed.

She once advised Luo Suyan, and he listened to her and has now found his own way, but there are many people like Xia Houjin.

Even though she knew how to fight back and play tricks on others, she still couldn't find where "herself" was.

She was thinking about His Majesty now, and in the future she would think about her son becoming the Crown Prince, and in fact she didn't think about herself at all.

But Xiahou Jin had not completely turned evil yet. He held Zhenyue's hand, looked up at her, and said, "Princess, don't worry. I will definitely be a good queen."

Her face was still a little pale, but at this moment there was some hope in her eyes, as if she had voluntarily fallen into this palace struggle for favor, not knowing that she would slowly transform into a ruthless monster along the way.

Guo Baomu did not raise any objections to this scene, as both actors were very good. However, as Shu Miao was filming, she felt something in her heart.

In this scene, she was almost carried away by the snow, and even jumped out of the character herself. Looking at this face and this person, she couldn't help but feel a little empathy.

She always felt that Xiahou Jin's character was very bad. Even with Jixue's face, he was still a sad character.

But is this kind of sadness really Xiahou Jin's fault alone?

She was a gentle, virtuous and kind person at the beginning. The heroine's initial wish was to be the Crown Princess. She didn't even dare to dream of being the Crown Princess and was quite satisfied with being a concubine. Maybe she was a little selfish and had some evil in her heart, but she didn't hurt anyone from the beginning.

From this perspective, Xiahou Jin is actually the only character in this drama, except for the female lead, whose personality changes greatly from beginning to end and who has the ability to grow. Even though such growth goes all the way to the abyss, this line is indeed complete.

That feudal era made her. Zhao Zhenyue jumped out, Luo Suyan awakened, but Xiahou Jin just didn't step out and awaken like them, and became a microcosm of the lonely palace.

This kind of character setting is not good, but compared to those flat villains, she is worth pondering. From her, we can see what this drama criticizes, criticizing the feudal society that turns people into ghosts.

After performing these two scenes, Shu Miao couldn't help but think deeply.

It was not their turn to act next, so they took a break. Shu Miao was resting at the other end, and the crew had deliberately separated them.

Because of the role issue, any normal person would think that these two people don't get along well, and Su Ning actually thinks so too. He came over from time to time before, and there was actually another reason: he was afraid that Shu Miao would bully her.

There is some competition between the young actresses of the same generation, and Shu Miao's personality is not that gentle, but it is impossible for the two of them to quarrel on the set. Before, apart from the drama, they hardly said a word.

But from what I just saw, it didn't seem to be what Su Ning worried about.

"How could she bully me?" Ji Xue glanced at Shu Miao who was sitting there. "She looks stupid, and not very smart."

She did it for the sake of the play and didn't think much about anything else.

At this time, Jixue followed the conversation and glanced at her casually across so many people. Shu Miaoyuan felt this glance and seemed a little flustered, avoiding her gaze.

Well, Jixue felt that his assessment of her was correct.

Since there was no problem getting along with the crew, Su Ning felt relieved.

But while working on the show, Su Ning has also been thinking about the character of Ji Xue.

According to his experience, the presentation of characters in a play consists of three parts: one part is the script as a foundation, one part is the actors' interpretation, and the other part is the audience's understanding and interpretation.

The character of Xiahou Jin in the original novel and the screenplay is abominable, but Ji Xue's interpretation magnifies the pitifulness and sadness of her being trapped in her own web.

But from Su Ning's point of view, if she wants to gain the audience's empathy, she still needs a few highlights, especially explosive scenes.

Xiahou Jin originally had her share of explosive scenes, such as when the heroine exposes her and the two of them finally show their cards, but now that Su Ning is watching her performance, he feels that the script and lines here can be revised to make them better.

However, it was an important scene after all, so he had to discuss it carefully with Guo Baomu and his opponent Ye Qiuxin.

It's not that Su Ning is not biased. He will definitely favor his own artists when necessary. Moreover, creating a villain character worth pondering will definitely be beneficial to the play.

When he had this idea, he immediately went to discuss it with the director and the female lead, and by the time the show was over today, the deal was almost done.

Everyone is there for the sake of a good play, and doesn't care about the amount of roles they have.

Su Ning told Ji Xue about this when he came back.

"You acted very well. Don't worry, I will try my best to give you the best," Su Ning replied, "If you have any other ideas about this play, you can always tell me."

Ji Xue smiled: "Okay, thank you, Mr. Su."

She now feels that she made the right decision to renew her contract with Guangying Entertainment. It is rare to find a boss and general agent like Su Ning.

The two of them were so serious when they said this that they didn't notice that at this moment, Jixue's executive agent was coming over with someone, and what Su Ning said was heard by the person who came.

"Mr. Su, I'm glad you're here," said the executive agent of Jixue, "Let me introduce you, this is Director He Fan."

Su Ning was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect He Fan to come today, and Ji Xue didn't seem to be prepared either.

But the filming has ended now. He Fan is the resource that Jixue asked for from Zhu Lan. Although the filming has not started yet, it is normal for the director to come and meet with the main actors. This is a necessary preparation before the filming starts.

He Fan is a female director, probably in her thirties. She wears a pair of black-framed glasses, has naturally curly hair, and wears a comfortable-looking cotton outfit. She has the temperament of an artist.

But no one knew what she was thinking when she walked over, as if she was immersed in her own thoughts. Su Ning greeted him and then extended his hand politely.

She was a little slow, then shook his hand and said, "Hello, Su Su. I have heard a lot about you."

It was already quite late today, and He Fan just came over to say hello and took the script. The two sides chatted briefly and then went back.

However, He Fan looked at Su Ning a few more times.

"I've been at Yaoshan Film City recently," He Fan said, "Well, if you have any questions, I'll come over to talk."

There are many resources in the film and television city. She wants to prepare for her next movie, so it is normal for her to come here. Su Ning did not think much about it.

But when He Fan came, Shu Miao also saw him. She knew this director and had come into contact with this resource after all.

She didn't care about it before, because it wasn't going to be performed anyway. But since that was what Jixue wanted to perform, she couldn't help but look at it a few more times, and then went back to the hotel to rest.

But after returning to the hotel, the image of the snow talking to me still lingers in my mind.

Shu Miao also has her own general agent. Zhu Lan would occasionally ask about how she was doing on the set, and she called her specially tonight.

Sister Lan seems to be really busy lately. The last time she called me was a week ago.

Shu Miao thought as she answered the phone.

Zhu Lan's investment pace is uninterrupted. She recently discovered that popular TV series can no longer cheat the audience of any money, so in addition to Su Ning, she has also found many other promising projects to invest in.

However, now that she was sent to Haicheng, these new large investments had to be discussed with Shen Mingzheng. Some projects were rejected by Shen Mingzheng, and the two argued for several paragraphs, but Shen Mingzheng nodded to some of them.

Zhu Lan first invested in a suspense drama and a drama project, and also found a pretty good police and gangster film script for Shu Miao. Both are solid and high-quality projects.

She is actually quite discerning.

If the public wants idols, Zhu Lan can find them. If the public wants quality, she can also provide quality. Anyway, she is always at the forefront of this trend.

During this period, Zhu Lan was still concerned about Shen Mingzheng's investment. Apart from some insignificant small amounts, Mr. Shen's largest investment was in a studio.

Zhu Lan had read the project book. The main source of income for that studio was currently some offline theaters, which were comedy-oriented. There were some less famous sketch actors in the theaters, who had already gained some popularity on the Internet, but there was no prospect for them at the moment.

After Shen Mingzheng invested, he did not make any major changes at first. He just expanded the theater, asked them to recruit people, and continued along the previous path.

But I heard that they are planning to make a drama recently, and it seems that the shooting location is also in Yaoshan Film and Television City. Shen Mingzheng is expected to go there like Su Ning.

This couple is really inseparable.

The old man also knew about the confrontation between her and these two people during this period, and he was generally satisfied with it.

If Shen Mingzheng and Su Ning completely controlled Zhu Lan, he would inevitably become suspicious. If Zhu Lan suppressed them both, it would seem that these two people had no ability. This kind of give and take was what he liked to see the most, a balance, and steady progress.

As for some details, Shen Antang doesn't care, Zhu Lan knows him very well.

And the old man has been busy lately. He used to stay at home, sitting in the capital, and didn't move around much. Maybe because of the last incident, he became suspicious. Recently, he went to the southwest to meet Zhu Lan's father-in-law, his younger brother Shen Anlin.

He just came from the southwest not long ago. Recently, I heard that the relationship with Hong Kong Island has eased. He is now in Hong Kong Island. It is hard for him to travel so hard at his age. The last time Zhu Lan called him, he was coughing over there.

No matter how good the Shen family's resources are, once a person's heart becomes heavy and tired, the physical pressure cannot be relieved.

Forget it, she has no right to control what the old man thinks.

After all, Shu Miao was the most popular one in Jianfeng. Zhu Lan would talk to her about the company's investment from time to time, but she would not mention anything about the Shen family. Now she just asked, "How is your play? I have someone in the crew who said that Su Ning went to revise the script for Ji Xue today."

Shu Miao: "Drama? Oh, oh, it's pretty good."

The script changes today were all about the female lead, and had nothing to do with her. Moreover, they only changed a few lines in the existing plot, and did not add any unnecessary scenes. She knew all of this.

She was a little hesitant when talking about this matter, and Zhu Lan found it strange: "What's wrong? It can't be snow accumulation..."

"No, oh, don't ask," Shu Miao said, "She and I are pretty good friends."

Zhu Lan:?

How come she's so nice? Isn't she an enemy of Jixue?

Shu Miao's tone was strange, and in order to change the subject, she specifically mentioned that He Fan came to the crew to look for someone today.

"Her?" Zhu Lan said, "I haven't figured out what Ji Xue wants her play to do. She can hardly start her play."

Shu Miao: “Ah?”

"Her studio is out of money. I gave her some, but it's still not enough," Zhu Lan said lightly. "Two films failed in a row. I read the script this time, and it's even more bizarre than the previous ones. With her family situation...it would be strange if she could get investment now. I guess she's using the name of Jixue to ask Su Ning for money this time. Anyway, don't worry about it. It has nothing to do with you."

Shu Miao: "Oh."

But she was thinking, if she asked her boss for money in the name of Ji Xue, and it seemed that they didn't know that He Fan had no money and couldn't even open a theater, would she be cheated?

Zhu Lan talked about something that had nothing to do with her, and what she said made sense. This matter had nothing to do with her at all.

But when Shu Miao arrived at the crew the next day and saw the accumulated snow, she inexplicably felt guilty.

Especially since the two of them had a lot of scenes together, and they would discuss scenes once and for all. Jixue even gave her the homework she had done for Zhenyue later.

"Zhao Zhenyue is a very good character," Ji Xue said, "If you act seriously, you should at least be worthy of yourself."

Shu Miao would definitely not have taken it before, but after what happened last time, she realized that Ji Xue was right, and after flipping through the contents, she was really inspired and felt even more guilty.