The filming of "Family" took Song Xia and his team almost half a year. Despite Song Xia's seasoned acting skills and Song Xinghe's rapid progress, they still struggled to keep up with his demands at times. His demands were constantly changing, and they couldn't quite put their finger on why. They just felt something was off and had to start over.
The main and supporting actors were driven crazy by him, but Song Xia was used to it: "The progress this time is considered fast. In the past, a movie would take two years to shoot."
"No, not at all." Director Qu touched his nose somewhat guiltily. "Didn't we give you a break in those two years?"
"Yes, during the time you gave me a break, I also filmed two movies directed by other directors."
"How can I be compared to those guys? You know, slow and steady wins the race."
Everyone fell silent. It was true. Director Qu's films were known for winning awards easily. Over the years, many big stars had sought his help. Unfortunately, his output had been decreasing. After a five-year hiatus, apart from investors, no one in the industry had received any news about casting. This infuriated them.
However, after hearing that the lead actors were Song Xia and Song Xinghe, and that Song Xia herself provided the script, they gradually fell silent. While feeling envious, they began to doubt the quality of the show.
This is clearly a movie promoting Song Xinghe. Although "He Came from the Sea" was a great success, movies and TV series are different. Is Song Xia some kind of omnipotent? Director Qu agreed to film it probably because of past relationships. Didn't you see that most of the investors are acquaintances of Song Xia and Director Qu?
Thinking about it this way, the stars in the industry who want to make Qu's movies feel much better. However, because Song Xia has been out of the industry for many years, her comeback has caused such a stir. It is said that she has further cooperation with Rose Film and Peony Video. Unconsciously, her and Song Xinghe's status has been elevated again.
It's infuriating to compare yourself to others! How come it's so easy for some people to make a comeback, and they can even fly with their daughters?
Many celebrities who have faded into obscurity try to make a comeback to cash in, but in the end, they all have to go home empty-handed. Very few can regain their former popularity. And among the second-generation stars, very few can make a name for themselves. Apart from Song Xinghe, only Gu Zhiya has a relatively high level of fame.
It's not that no one wants to suppress the popularity of this mother and daughter, but now they not only have a close relationship with Yue Ya, but also have cooperative relationships with two major video platforms. How can this popularity be suppressed?
"Mom, have all the people been arranged to go in?"
"Don't you trust your mother to do things? You can go ahead and promote the upcoming show with peace of mind."
The TV series that I snatched from Song Xinghe last year is finally going to air this May Day. It is a modern workplace romance drama that tells the story of a working girl who is bullied when she first enters the workplace. After suffering losses, she uses her wits to fight back. Along the way, she meets and falls in love with the male lead, and they work together to build a family.
Unlike the clichéd pairing of a poor but strong girl with a rich young master, the male and female leads in this drama are both from ordinary middle-class backgrounds. However, the male lead has some minor personality flaws due to his parents' disharmonious relationship, but he gradually changes under the guidance of the female lead.
This process of correction is not a clichéd redemption for love, but rather a change made under the female lead's coercion after the two fell in love, since she was willing to break up with him if he didn't change it.
This is a TV series that defies conventions, telling the story of ordinary people's work and love. Both the director and the screenwriter deserve praise.
It was precisely because this drama was so good that Qiao Leyi went to great lengths to snatch it from Song Xinghe.
Although Song Xinghe wasn't very famous at the time, her acting skills were already outstanding. The director recognized her talent and invited her to film the movie. However, due to the pressure from capital, Gu Zhiya ultimately snatched the role from her.
Song Xia remembered that in her previous life, Gu Zhiya successfully transformed herself through this drama and received a lot of praise.
Even though her performance in the drama wasn't perfect, she had a strong fan base, and with Qiao Leyi's public relations efforts, and the fact that the drama truly broke with convention, the ratings soared, which allowed Gu Zhiya to really benefit from the success.
Song Xia sneered. She would never let Gu Zhiya's transformation be so successful in this lifetime. So she said to Xie Dong, "Go find some online trolls and prepare them in advance."
Xie Dong was in high spirits. Xinghe had been targeted so many times before, it was time for them to fight back: "How should we smear them?"
"Black? No, once this show airs, Qiao Leyi will definitely buy endorsements to praise it. Let's give her a helping hand."
Xie Dong was puzzled at first, then he realized in an instant that sometimes the more you praise someone, the more the audience will dislike them. It's best to praise someone while putting down other actors for an even better effect.
So he earnestly assured her, "Don't worry, senior, I will definitely let the whole internet know just how outstanding Gu Zhiya is, how superb her acting skills are, and how this drama owes its popularity to her alone."
After Xie Dong left, Sister Hua nodded and said, "He has made some progress and has not let Xinghe down."
“As Xinghe’s agent, I gave him such a high commission last year. If he still doesn’t improve, I will have to replace him even if Xinghe doesn’t agree.”
"I heard that Xinghe is about to join another production team, and the main actors in that production team are either signed artists of Mudan Video or stars who have resources dealing with them. They all have very strong backing, so Du Junfang has arranged for a driver and two assistants to join them."
Sister Hua chuckled and said, "This kid is quite sensible now. It's no wonder you didn't just take Xinghe and leave back then."
"He is a sincere and principled honest person. Otherwise, the artists he signed would have been quite talented, but they have remained relatively unknown."
"You don't have any plans for the future?"
"My comeback was originally to help StarHub. I just need to make two movies to prove my abilities. I'm not short of money, so why exhaust myself? Besides, I'm not acting anymore, but I'm not stopping writing scripts."
"That's true, but your script is extremely rare these days! Rose Films has been urging us to start filming that campus drama, but now 'Different Sisters' is only just getting ready to start production, so they'll have to wait a long time."
"Different Sisters" is the life drama that Song Xia wrote for Mudan Video. Now everything is ready and she will join the crew in the next couple of days.
“Take it slow. Actually, I’m not the only good screenwriter in the industry. It’s just that those good screenwriters don’t have the connections. Sister Hua, I’m planning to set up a screenwriting studio.”
Sister Hua wasn't surprised, but nodded in agreement: "The status of screenwriters in the industry is indeed too low nowadays, to the point that many production teams don't respect screenwriters, and even to the point that the plot can be deleted and changed at will, which is extremely ridiculous. If actors can change the script at will, what's the point of having screenwriters?"
"That's exactly why those who arbitrarily change the plot, resulting in disjointed or even contradictory storylines, deserve to be ridiculed by netizens."
Song Xia had no idea that her casual remark would soon come true for Gu Zhiya.
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