Chapter 116 Rivals
But now no one knows that Gu Qingge is such a dramatic person.
Now that the news of Gu Qingge's participation in the filming of "The Twins of the Immortal World" has come out, many people are not optimistic about her acting skills and the show.
The reason is simple. Everyone's impression of Gu Qingge is that of an original singer.
Although it is common in the entertainment industry to say that “good singers can also act”, how many singers can really play a role well?
There was once a top-tier singer who tried his hand at the film industry, but the movies he made were criticized by the audience.
The box office was actually okay, and his fans were still willing to spend real money on him, but his reputation collapsed because his acting was really bad.
"Gu Qingge is actually acting in a TV series? Isn't she a singer? This drama must be a rubbish show to make a lot of money!"
"Are all singers nowadays so impetuous? It's so hard to make good music, why do they think twice before filming a movie?"
"Gu Qingge is the singer-songwriter of the recently popular song 'The Wind Rises'. She's a really good singer, but I definitely won't watch any drama she's in."
"Ancient costume idol fantasy drama? This kind of drama is obviously a bad movie. I don't want to watch such a drama and pollute my eyes."
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There are many similar remarks on the Internet, but the "fans" always stand on Gu Qingge's side. Some fans try their best to educate others, saying that Gu Qingge is from the Performance Department of Huayi and his acting skills are absolutely guaranteed.
But the haters immediately jumped out and said that Gu Qingge had been in Huayi for so long but had not taken any professional courses seriously. It was almost equivalent to just having a name in Huayi. She had no time to learn acting at all!
This black spot is really hard to refute, because everyone doesn't know that for Gu Qingge, who has superb acting skills, taking professional courses is a waste of time. She has not mastered as much as the teacher teaches.
After the release of the final makeup photos of "The Twins of the Immortal Realm", fans could not help but complain about Gu Qingge's character Zhong Shenxiu (whose name was Zhong Yuyan before she entered the immortal world) -
"Is this crew out of their minds? Our Gu Gu is clearly a stunning beauty, yet you put a weird mask on her?"
"This operation is too sleazy. They just use the talented lady Gu as a perfect vase. Isn't it sweet? Why do they have to do it like this?"
"I take back what I said before about being optimistic about this drama because of Gu Qingge. Without Gu Qingge's face, is this drama really worth watching?"
"Seeing everyone is complaining about the final makeup photos, I feel relieved. However, as a fan, I still want to praise Gu Gu's figure. These two beautiful legs are really amazing. I hope the director can capture the key points in the drama and give you a bonus!"
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However, apart from Gu Qingge's makeup photos, the makeup photos of the characters played by the other two male actors Song Jian and Qiao Wenfeng, as well as the actress Liu Yana, at least looked really good and received good reviews.
For actresses like Liu Yana who have had very successful plastic surgery, there is no doubt that she has a talent for static photography. Whenever she appears in photos or magazine covers, her face is absolutely flawless.
But when she appeared in the drama, any discerning person would notice that her smiles and frowns were not as pretty as before, and she was even unable to make some micro-expressions to show her acting skills. This is the limitation of a plastic surgery face.
Moreover, when she takes photos, she has to find a good angle, and it is impossible for her to achieve 360-degree beauty without any blind spots.
So when Liu Yana appears in public, her assistant has a heavy workload and needs to persuade those who take photos to delete them at any time.
When Liu Yana saw that her makeup photos were praised by everyone, while Gu Qingge's were criticized, she immediately felt relieved. This can be regarded as successfully "outshining" the other party, right?
Liu Yana's dissatisfaction with the director also subsided a little. She had a better understanding of Haili Film and Television's style of focusing on the play rather than the person.
If it were an ordinary film and television production company, and if Gu Qingge participated in their play, how could they take a makeup photo of Gu Qingge's character with a mask?
But the crew of "The Twins of the Immortal World" dared to do so. Director Yang Hansong, screenwriter Guo Zheng, and producer Cui Lina have always been united.
Although Liu Yana's dissatisfaction with the director has slightly decreased, she still decided to give new actors like Gu Qingge a warning during the next filming.
No matter what, she has to use all her acting skills to dominate the show.
Liu Yana also paid attention to the rival show that will be broadcast at the same time as "The Twins of Immortal World".
When she saw the female-led drama "Song in the Wind" produced by Qingtian Entertainment, her expression suddenly became ugly.
This is because the original work of "Song in the Wind" is a very famous popular novel with a female protagonist. It was serialized in the "Sky Fire" magazine and won the box office for an unprecedented 18 weeks. It can be seen how much the readers at that time liked this work.
The cast of "Song in the Wind" is luxurious. The heroine "Feng Ge" is the first-line traffic flower Meng Xin. She is also a variety show star and a regular guest in national variety shows.
Although Meng Xin's acting skills have been criticized and she is unprofessional when filming, she also caused a stir because of the cutout incident.
But it is undeniable that she is very popular and has an astonishingly large fan base!
The actor who plays opposite Meng Xin is also an old actor with good acting skills, and the male lead is also a new generation actor known for his acting skills, and is quasi-first-line.
How could a historical drama like "Song in the Wind" that has investment, original work, acting skills and traffic fail?
Liu Yana shook her head helplessly. After all, this was a production from Qingtian Entertainment, which was the best at making film and television dramas. It was considered an excellent resource in the entire entertainment industry. She had not signed with Qingtian Entertainment, so she could only envy them in her heart.
She saw that among the actors of this play, in addition to Meng Xin, there was actually a new female actress named He Mengjiao, who was still a sophomore at the Central Academy of Arts.
Liu Yana almost instantly judged that this new actress who graduated from a professional school must be the one newly signed by Qingtian Entertainment, otherwise how could she get such good resources?
Liu Yana guessed correctly. This He Mengjiao was discovered by the scout named "Xu Hongbin". The two had already had in-depth communication and Xu Hongbin was very satisfied with her.
Xu Hongbin had suffered a setback at the hands of Gu Qingge before, but as a scout for Qingtian Entertainment, he also had his own background, so of course there were plenty of girls willing to throw themselves at him.
Xu Hongbin also contributed to He Mengjiao's smooth entry into the crew of "Song in the Wind" this time. After all, He Mengjiao, a beauty from the Chinese Academy of Arts, really served him well.
When Xu Hongbin learned that Gu Qingge’s first play "The Twins of the Immortal World" would collide with "Song in the Wind", he was overjoyed!
In the hotel, after an in-depth discussion, he said to He Mengjiao, "You must play this important supporting role in 'Song in the Wind' well this time. Then I will let you step on Gu Qingge to get to the top!"
Humph, this is the consequence of offending Xu Hongbin!
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