Chapter 82 Loyalty and Treachery
Compared with the male protagonist Ren Shaohua, Lan Xinya's role is pitifully small. Whenever she appears, she is either helping Ren Shaohua wash clothes, cooking, or comforting and accompanying the young man Ren Shaohua who is confused about his future.
Lan Xinya's character is innocent and simple, gentle and considerate. She silently gives to Ren Shaohua without any complaints. Even if she dies because of Ren Shaohua in the end, she has no regrets.
Hu Xiaoxiao read the script carefully again from beginning to end.
In the 40-episode martial arts drama, Lan Xinya did not have any martial arts scenes at all.
Because Lan Xinya doesn't know martial arts!
So, you only take care of the male protagonist?
Hu Xiaoxiao dug out the entire script and read through it character by character, especially the female characters, whom she carefully reviewed.
In addition to the heroine Lan Xinya, there are two other supporting female characters who have a lot of roles.
One is the tavern's proprietress, Lin Erniang, who is charming, versatile, and adept at dealing with various men. She is very skilled in martial arts and has repeatedly helped the male protagonist Ren Shaohua. She also secretly has feelings for Ren Shaohua and is his confidante.
The other is Zhou Bijun, a female assassin from the assassin organization Soul-Destroying Hall. Known as the Poison Scorpion, she is ruthless and possesses exceptional martial arts skills. During an assassination mission, she is injured and rescued by Ren Shaohua, who she falls in love with. Ren Shaohua then encounters a fortuitous encounter and obtains a secret manual. Zhou Bijun, under the orders of the Hall Master, steals the manual and kills Ren Shaohua. Caught between the Hall Master's orders and the man she loves, Zhou Bijun finds herself torn and tormented for several episodes.
Zhou Bijun planned to betray the Palace Master for Ren Shaohua and expressed her love to him, but Ren Shaohua said that he only loved Lan Xinya in his life and would not be tempted by other women.
Zhou Bijun's jealousy of Lan Xinya caused her death, and she subsequently killed one of Ren Shaohua's brothers. Finally, Zhou Bijun acquired magical skills, killed the Hall Master, and ascended to become the new Hall Master of the Soul-Crossed Hall.
Near the end of the play, Ren Shaohua and Zhou Bijun have a wonderful duel with a lot of martial arts scenes, which is one of the highlights of the whole play.
Zhou Bijun's final outcome was that she could not bear to kill Ren Shaohua, but was killed by Ren Shaohua instead.
After Hu Xiaoxiao finished reading Zhou Bijun's script, she counted and found that she had ten more episodes than her. She was the female lead, but her role was less than ten episodes. Zhou Bijun, on the other hand, had nearly twenty episodes.
Moreover, Zhou Bijun's character is very multifaceted. She is ruthless when killing, sweet when loving, painful with mixed love and hate, and determined to kill her master to get to the top. She is much more vivid than the heroine Lan Xinya who only knows how to wash clothes and cook.
However, despite having so many scenes and being portrayed so carefully, she is only a supporting actress. Lan Xinya, with her simple personality and monotonous plot, is the heroine.
Hu Xiaoxiao thought for a while, put away the script, and went to the TV station to find Charlie.
"Charlie, you lied to me." Hu Xiaoxiao said aggrievedly when she saw Charlie: "You clearly said you would be the heroine for me, but you are a supporting actress. Although I am willing to play the supporting role, you can't make me happy for nothing."
Charlie had been busy preparing for the start of filming these days, and was so busy that he was dizzy. When he heard Hu Xiaoxiao's words, he stopped what he was doing and said, "You are playing the heroine, Lan Xinya, that's right."
"But, I counted, Lan Xinya has far fewer scenes than Zhou Bijun. It's clear that Zhou Bijun is the heroine."
"So that's what you're worried about?" Charlie laughed. "Xiaoxiao, haven't you ever watched a TV drama? The distinction between the protagonist and the supporting characters is based on loyalty and treachery. Zhou Bijun is a villain, a bad guy, so no matter how many scenes she has, she's just a supporting character. Lan Xinya is a kind and good person, she's on the loyal side, so she's the protagonist. Besides, Lan Xinya is Ren Shaohua's lover, so she has to be the heroine."
Hu Xiaoxiao was envious of Zhou Bijun's role. "Lan Xinya grew up in the escort agency, and her father is a martial artist. Why can't she also learn martial arts and fight alongside Ren Shaohua?"
"This is necessary for the plot," Charlie said. "The script has already been written. If Lan Xinya's plot is changed, the entire script will have to be changed. Xiaoxiao, do you think there are too few scenes?"
Hu Xiaoxiao did not answer this question, but asked: "I want to know, who plays Zhou Bijun?"
"It's Yuna. Only she can play this role in this play."
"Why?"
"She is very experienced in martial arts scenes, and her image is very suitable for the role of Zhou Bijun."
Hu Xiaoxiao asked, "Will Sister Linda release him?"
"This is the company's big production, a key project for next year, and she will prioritize the overall situation." Charlie explained to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, your main job right now is your Miss Hong Kong duties, so you can't spare much time for filming. The role of Lan Xinya doesn't have many scenes, is easy to play, and doesn't require any action scenes, so it's most suitable for you in your current state."
"And you're the leading actress, with a high profile. I painstakingly tailored this role for you. As long as you play it well and leave a good impression on the audience, you'll have no shortage of future roles. Don't worry, after you hand over your Miss Hong Kong responsibilities to the next Miss Hong Kong, I'll definitely start filming a drama for you where you'll have enough screen time to act from beginning to end."
Since Charlie had said this, Hu Xiaoxiao chose not to say anything more. He said sensibly, "I see. I misunderstood Charlie. I will study Lan Xinya's play carefully now and try not to disappoint Charlie."
Seeing Hu Xiaoxiao so sensible and obedient, Charlie nodded and said, "Shoot well, I won't treat you unfairly."
After coming out of Charlie's office, Hu Xiaoxiao went to the film and television city next to the TV station and found the place where the crew of "The Grandmaster" was training.
The highlight of martial arts dramas, besides the dramatic plot, is the exciting fighting scenes. With each new martial arts drama, the martial arts director will design a new set of martial arts.
In "A Generation of Martial Arts Master", the unique secret skill that Ren Shaohua mastered is the Bodhidharma Sword Technique.
The martial arts instructor has designed the moves of Bodhidharma swordsmanship and is teaching Mingxu to practice them one by one.
When Hu Xiaoxiao arrived at the training ground, he saw Mingxu holding a sword and learning very seriously from the martial arts instructor.
Hu Xiaoxiao found a place to sit down and watched Mingxu's every move carefully, and his fingers followed from time to time, pinching the sword techniques and practicing his wrists.
When Hu Xiaoxiao was teaching himself fan techniques, he found a lot of martial arts videotapes and learned a lot from them.
But what you learn on your own is completely different from what you learn under the guidance of a professional teacher. There are many things that she would not know about the techniques unless the martial arts instructor told her.
After practicing for a round, Mingxu saw Hu Xiaoxiao sitting there twisting his wrists. He wiped the sweat off with a towel, walked over, and asked, "Xiaoxiao, why are you here?"
"Let me see if I can learn a few moves." Hu Xiaoxiao said.
"Your role doesn't have any fighting scenes, so you don't have to work so hard."
"It's always a good idea to learn more. It might come in handy in the future."
Mingxu thought it made sense and nodded. "That's right. The company has a lot of martial arts dramas going on, so you might have some fighting scenes in the future. Why don't you practice with me?"
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