Chapter 78
The next scene is the conversation between Zhenyue and Xiahoujin.
The truth about the Queen's fall into the water during the palace 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 light punishment and a stern warning. The main criminal was not punished. Some of his monthly salary was deducted, and he was forced to reflect on his mistakes at home for a period of time. The servants were also severely punished.
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 pity for poor people like Xia Houjin who stayed in the harem, and said, "Sister-in-law, you should think more about yourself."
Before, no one cared about Xiahou Jin's high fever. She almost lost half her life because of the cold. She finally recovered. Now her body is still weak. She is considerate of others, but have these people ever considered her?
Xiahou Jin said: "It is enough for your Majesty to know me."
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 now thinking about His Majesty, and in the future she would think about her son who would become the Crown Prince. In fact, she didn't think about herself at all.
But Xiahou Jin had not yet completely turned evil. She 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 fight for favor, not knowing that she would slowly transform into a ruthless monster along the way.
Guo Baomu didn't raise any objections to this scene, as both actors were doing well. However, as Shu Miao was filming, something moved her.
She was almost carried away by the snow in this scene, 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 the snowy face, he was still a sad character.
But is such sadness the fault of Xiahou Jin alone?
She was also a gentle and virtuous person at the beginning. The heroine's initial wish was to become a crown princess. She didn't even dare to dream of becoming a crown princess and was quite satisfied with being a concubine. Maybe she was a little selfish and had evil hidden in her heart, but she didn't hurt anyone from the beginning.
From this perspective, Xiahou Jin is actually the only character in this play, except for the heroine, whose personality changes greatly from beginning to end and who has the potential to grow. Even if such growth leads him all the way into 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.
The next scene was not theirs, so they took a break. Shu Miao was resting at the other end, and the crew 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, actually for another reason, he was afraid that Shu Miao would bully her.
There is a certain degree of competition between 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 play, they hardly said a word.
But just now, it seems that it is not what Su Ning worried about.
"How could she bully me?" Jixue 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 Miao felt this glance from afar and seemed a little flustered, avoiding her gaze.
Well, Jixue felt that his evaluation of her was correct.
Since there was no problem getting along with the crew, Su Ning felt relieved.
But in the play, 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 based on the script, one part is based on the performance of the actors, and the other part is based on the understanding and interpretation of the audience.
The character of Xiahou Jin in the original novel and the script is hateful, but Ji Xue's interpretation magnified her pitifulness and sadness as she trapped herself in her own cocoon.
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 own explosive scenes, such as when the heroine exposes her and the final showdown between the two, but now Su Ning, watching her performance, feels that the script and lines here can be revised to be better.
But 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. Besides, 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 they had almost reached an agreement on it by the time the filming was over today.
Everyone is there for the good show and doesn’t care about the amount of roles they have.
When Su Ning came back, he told Ji Xue about this.
"You acted very well. Don't worry, I will try my best to give you the best," Su Ning said. "If you have any other ideas about this play, you can tell me at any time."
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 Jixue's executive agent was coming over with someone, and Su Ning's words were heard by the person.
"Boss Su, you happen to be here," Ji Xue's executive agent said, "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 the snow didn't look prepared.
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 over 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, which gives her an artistic temperament.
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 with him. 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 and Television City recently," He Fan said, "Well, if you have any questions, I'll come over to talk."
There are many resources at the film and television city, and she needs to do the preparations for her next movie, so it is normal to come here, and Su Ning didn't 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 today 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 we called was a week ago.
Shu Miao thought as she answered the phone.
Zhu Lan's investment pace is uninterrupted. She recently discovered that popular dramas 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, all these new large investments had to be discussed with Shen Mingzheng. Some projects were rejected by Shen Mingzheng, and the two argued over several issues, but Shen Mingzheng nodded at 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 of money, Mr. Shen's largest investment was in a studio.
Zhu Lan has read the project book. The studio's main source of income is currently some offline theaters, which are comedy-oriented. There are some less famous sketch actors in them. They have already gained some popularity on the Internet, but there is no prospect for them at present.
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 preparing to make a TV series recently, and the shooting location seems to be in Yaoshan Film and Television City. Shen Mingzheng is probably going to go there like Su Ning.
This couple is really inseparable.
The old man also knew about her confrontation with 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 the two of them, it would seem that the two of them had no ability. This kind of back and forth was what he liked to see the most, a balance and steady progress.
As for some details, Shen Antang didn't care, Zhu Lan knew him very well.
And the old man has not been idle recently, he has started to get busy. He just stayed at home before, 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, and recently heard that the relationship with Hong Kong Island has eased. He is now in Hong Kong Island. It is difficult for him to travel so hard at his age. The last time Zhu Lan called him, he heard that he was coughing over there.
No matter how good the Shen family's resources are, once a person becomes heavy-hearted and tired, the physical pressure cannot be reduced.
Forget it, she has no right to control the old man’s thoughts.
After all, Shu Miao was the most popular one in Jianfeng. Zhu Lan would occasionally tell her about the company's investment, 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 heroine, and had nothing to do with her. Moreover, they only changed a few lines in the existing plot, and did not add any unnecessary drama. She knew all this.
She was a little hesitant when talking about going there, and Zhu Lan felt strange: "What's wrong? It can't be snow..."
"No, oh, don't ask," Shu Miao said, "She and I are pretty good."
Zhu Lan:?
How come she's pretty good? Isn't she a rival 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 for. Her play is almost unplayable."
Shu Miao: “Ah?”
"Her studio is out of money. I gave her some, but it's still not enough," Zhu Lan said lightly. "Two movies failed in a row. I read the script this time, and it's even more weird than the previous ones. Her family situation...it's strange that she can get investment now. I guess she's using Ji Xue's name to ask Su Ning for money. 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 couldn't even afford to perform, would she be cheated?
Zhu Lan said it was none of her business, and what she said made sense. This matter had nothing to do with her.
But when Shu Miao arrived at the crew and saw the snow the next day, she felt inexplicably guilty.
Especially since the two of them had quite a few scenes together, they would discuss scenes once and then again. Jixue even later gave her all the homework she had done for Zhenyue.
"Zhao Zhenyue is a very good character," Jixue said, "You should act seriously and at least be worthy of yourself."
Shu Miao would definitely not have taken it before, but after what happened last time, Ji Xue was right, and after flipping through the contents, she was really inspired, and she felt even more guilty.
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