A week later, Xia Yixin auditioned again and, unsurprisingly, became the female lead in "Mulan".
Not long after Zhao Jie successfully underwent a heart transplant at the hospital, she broke off her engagement with Shao Lin and then disappeared without a trace.
Xiao Yunting also disappeared. She knew that after experiencing life and death, even the coldest man would become passionate, just like someone else.
Of course, Zhao Jie wasn't completely out of touch. Her Weibo account was "Rabbit Jack," and she would occasionally send Xia Yixin a private message. She had also once written her a very long thank-you letter.
The Qin family members around Zhao Qing also left, and Zhao Qing left Shaohai to start a new life elsewhere.
As for Lu Yan, everyone was afraid of him, except for Xia Yixin.
Xia Yixin didn't know how Lu Yan and the higher-ups in China reached an agreement. Anyway, she hadn't heard about the release of RP3, and P3 was kept secret indefinitely. After everyone realized that once this matter started, it would be like opening Pandora's box, they chose to collectively forget everything.
This is also the choice of smart people.
After all, everyone wants profit, and the only way to prevent Pandora's box from being opened is to hide it.
Three months later.
Xia Yixin successfully returned to China after finishing filming "Mulan," and at the same time, Disney released news about "Mulan."
The initial reaction of the general public was disbelief: Disney really used a Chinese actress as the female lead?
Secondly, opinions on it are mixed.
Foreign media outlets have overwhelmingly criticized the situation.
To them, "Xia Yixin" was a completely unfamiliar name.
Although many foreign media outlets have also come to like this "kung fu girl" because of Su Yan's music video over the past year.
However, many die-hard Disney fans were not satisfied and left protest messages on the website.
[This girl must have used connections and slept with the producers!] [Disney has been so disappointing this time!] [Mulan is my favorite animated film since I was a child, please don't ruin it!]
Director Carlo had anticipated these comments.
Her reaction was also quite "unconventional," stating directly that the film was already in post-production and would be released this Christmas.
In short—I made it, watch it if you want, or shut up if you don't.
This aligns with director Carlo's consistent style.
While this has drawn dissatisfaction from a large number of Disney fans, it has also piqued the interest of some. Director Caro is so insistent, and her judgment has always been excellent. Could it be that they are just prejudiced? Can this young twenty-year-old girl bring them a surprise?
In stark contrast to foreign media reports, the situation in China is quite different.
All media outlets overwhelmingly praised the glory!
Xia Yixin is the first person in many years to truly enter Hollywood and play a leading role, which also proves the strength of Chinese actors on another level.
As for Xia Yixin's "heart fans" and "sweetheart guards", they were first shocked, then overjoyed!
[Aaaaaah! My fairy sister is really going to become China's first Hollywood leading lady! A true leading lady!]
In the days surrounding the movie's release, Weibo practically became Xia Yixin's personal domain. Her fans felt incredibly proud, with one student even saying, "My mom actually supported me after she found out my idol is Xia Yixin! I want to learn from my idol and definitely get into a good university this year!"
Even HPV in China reported this on the news.
Xia Yixin's Weibo followers jumped to over 30 million, surpassing Su Yan's, and she became a sensation.
Of course, some keyboard warriors also wanted to ride the wave of popularity, making comments such as "It's embarrassing to the point of being abroad" or "She got the lead role because Disney received a huge investment through back channels."
But soon, they were exposed, and by a very important person—Zhen Yingxiong.
Zhen Yingxiong was grateful for Xia Yixin's kindness in saving him, and during the later filming, he thoroughly understood Xia Yixin's character and let go of his previous prejudices, so he deeply hated these trolls.
For the first time, he, who had never participated in online activities, exposed those malicious comments and criticized them.
#I don't want to hear unsubstantiated speculations. What I see is a girl who is constantly improving herself, striving, and radiating positive energy! #Video Link#
The clip Zhen Yingxiong released was a short clip of Xia Yixin fighting with him on horseback during his audition.
Regarding the crisis at the previous audition, Disney, director Caro, Xia Yixin, and Zhen Yingxiong all decided to keep it a secret for the time being, since none of them could figure out why the horse went crazy in the end.
Although Xia Yixin knew it might be related to Xiao Susan, she wouldn't say it. Now that Xiao Susan had completely broken free from the control of the painting, she didn't want this to become a lifelong psychological shadow for her.
However, the complete video was later used for other purposes, which caused quite a stir, but that's another story.
With the support of prominent figures like Zhen Yingxiong, a veteran in the industry, many big-name celebrities have also spoken out, seemingly by prior arrangement, collectively "supporting" Xia Yixin.
A large number of fans immediately arrived at the scene to support Xia Yixin, and even a large number of self-proclaimed supporters appeared.
The anticipation in China was much stronger than abroad, so Disney decided to screen the film in China first.
They displayed a willful attitude, as if to say, "You said it wasn't good, so we're not playing with you anymore."
As it turns out, director Caro and Disney really did have the right to be capricious this time.
On December 24th, Christmas Eve, all cinemas in China simultaneously screened the film in the early hours of the morning. At first, the cinemas didn't think anyone would come to watch an animated film in the middle of the night, but to their surprise, the theaters were packed!
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