Chapter 124
Lin Zhongxu moved very quickly.
The next day, Wang Xuan was notified that he was being dismissed.
Xu Ying and Lin Zhongxu originally didn't intend to make a fuss about this, but Wang Xuan rushed to the film crew to plead for them, which made many people aware of it.
Despite the man's humble pleas, Xu Ying and Lin Zhongxu remained unmoved and were determined to expel him from the crew. With the crew's top two leaders having spoken, producer Zhou Xingyun had even less objection.
Wang Xuan pleaded in vain and eventually left.
His fate, in the eyes of others, served as a stark warning, prompting those with quick wits, like Wang Xuan, to immediately forget their own impure thoughts.
It's clear that the director and screenwriter of this production team aren't scheming or involved in anything like power-for-sex deals. They think it's better for them to just focus on making good films.
Wang Xuan only played a minor role in "Journey to the West," and the filming of the series was not affected at all without him.
After a day's work, the first thing Xu Ying did upon returning to the hotel was to find the hotel manager.
She asked for the surveillance video from the hallway last night.
One should not have the intention to harm others, but one must be wary of others.
She never intentionally hurts others, but recalling the resentful look in Wang Xuan's eyes when he left during the day, she would never sit idly by and wait for others to bully her.
With the evidence in her own hands, she wouldn't be helpless if Wang Xuan dared to turn the tables on her in the future.
Wang Xuan's departure only caused a slight ripple.
The filming schedule for "Journey to the West" was very full, and everyone was busy working. The gossip about him only lasted for a few days before the new Hydra actor arrived.
Once the new actor playing Hydra joined the cast, no one kept bringing up the previous actor anymore.
"The crew's next stop is Haicheng. Are you going directly there or do you want to come back to Beijing with me first?" Zhou Xingyun asked Xu Ying, flipping through the crew's schedule.
"Let's go directly to Beijing."
The animation team in Beijing has been urging her to go back these past few days.
I don't know what's wrong with these people. She doesn't know how to make animation; she's only responsible for checking the final product and offering some suggestions for improvement. Yet, these people act like the team would collapse without her. Why is that?!
Xu Ying complained for a while, which only made Zhou Xingyun laugh out loud.
"Because they respect you. Every suggestion you make makes the animation more complete. Besides you, the original author, who else would be so meticulous as to scrutinize even the smallest details of the patterns on the main character's clothes?"
Because of this, the animation team suffered a lot from Xu Ying at the beginning.
As it turns out, Xu Ying's meticulousness was justified.
The TV series "Qin Shi Huang" received rave reviews after its release, which were due to both the plot and the excellent production and attention to detail.
So the animation team started to torture her like an addiction. Even though Xu Ying was thousands of miles away, they would still call her back. Once she finished picking out the flaws, everyone would happily go back to work.
Every time Xu Ying said she had no objections and that everything was perfect, they felt a little uneasy.
Speaking of the animation team, Xu Ying's face showed praise: "Luo Ying is very good at selecting people. The animation team members are all down-to-earth and hardworking technical talents."
"Of course, he spent a lot of money to keep them here. Since they came to the company, not one of them has wanted to leave."
Zhou Xingyun looked proud.
"By the way, how long are you going to stay back? I'm worried about Lin Zhongxu being the only one in the crew," Xu Ying said, adding that she herself would be staying in Beijing for at least a week.
"Don't worry, I'll be back in two days. I won't let Xiaolin stay at the film set all day."
The two of them can go out from time to time, but Lin Zhongxu can't. He's the director of the crew, and filming stops immediately when he leaves.
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"Qin Shi Huang" is updated once a week.
The anime's plot has become even more dramatic and exciting since Ying Zheng ascended the throne.
Seeing that Marquis Changxin intended to rebel, the audience outside the screen was even more worried than the protagonist himself. After all, Ying Zheng's mother, Zhao Ji, was on the opposite side of her son, and they were afraid that Ying Zheng might accidentally fall into a trap.
Fortunately, Ying Zheng was both incredibly intelligent and ruthless.
He not only quelled the rebellion of Marquis Changxin, Lao Ai, and executed him by dismemberment, but also eradicated the two sons born to Zhao Ji and Lao Ai through their affair.
This scene got the audience's blood pumping.
They didn't think Ying Zheng was ruthless; they only thought he was decisive and capable of great things.
The rebellion had just been quelled, and the audience hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath when, in the next episode, Ying Zheng began his campaign to eliminate powerful ministers, putting the audience's hearts on edge once again.
Watching anime is so exciting.
-So beautiful!
Ying Zheng is simply my dream man; he showed absolutely no mercy in killing Lao Ai and Lü Buwei.
The male lead has reserved all his compassion for his mother. Zhao Ji, I urge you to be kind and stop hurting my idol!
- I'm dying of laughter. Lao Ai's character design is just unbelievable. He was recruited as a retainer by Lü Buwei because of his great cunning skills. Hahahaha, I've never seen such a straightforward path to power for a male concubine in anime.
- Lü Buwei was unconventional in his recruitment of talent, accepting all types of people. Otherwise, how could he have become prime minister? He truly had the magnanimity to tolerate any situation.
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Besides high-quality production, the most important factor for an anime to become popular is that it can be updated frequently.
The novel *Qin Shi Huang* achieves both of these points.
Needless to say, the plot is already completely immersive for the audience. They just follow Zheng Ge around cheering him on every day. In the words of the audience: "Zheng Ge is too awesome. We poor folks only need to follow in his footsteps and wait for him to lead us to victory."
That's right, Ying Zheng is now respectfully called "Brother Zheng" by the audience.
The joke about Lao Ai has been widely used.
In the past, when people saw male model-related videos on TK short videos, they would only sigh about their good looks and say "pretty boy" and that was it. Now, everyone will leave a comment saying "activating the ultimate lewd skill", or even just leave the four words "modern-day Lao Ai" to sum it all up.
Everything complements each other.
The popularity of anime memes has, in turn, brought a new audience to the anime, and Ying Zheng's name has become increasingly well-known. When Ying Zheng proposed the concept of unification in episode 15, his name reappeared on the trending searches.
Just when I thought he was already domineering enough, he always managed to do something even more shocking.
-Oh my god, I suddenly understand the meaning of Qin Shi Huang. This name refers to the first emperor of the Qin state who achieved unification, so the character "Shi" (始, meaning beginning) was used.
-I can't wait to see the next episode! No, no, one episode isn't enough! Can you release ten episodes in one go? I feel like ten episodes should be enough to wipe out the whole thing.
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After taking personal control of the government, Ying Zheng went all out.
At that time, the states of Zhao and Yan were at war. Ying Zheng then mobilized his troops to attack Zhao under the pretext of aiding Yan, and forcibly took Hejian, Anyang and other places from the powerful state of Zhao.
The Zhao state was powerful, and Ying Zheng did not attack it hastily. After gaining benefits, he turned his attention to the Wei and Han states. Han was destroyed in one fell swoop, and Wei was also on the verge of collapse.
However, turning his guns around does not mean that Ying Zheng has given up attacking the Zhao state.
On the contrary, his plan had already begun in secret. The Zhao state was powerful, and a fierce attack would only result in mutual destruction, so he chose to outsmart the enemy.
The State of Zhao had two fierce generals, named Li Mu and Sima Shang.
In order to eliminate the two powerful wings of the Zhao state, he secretly sent people to bribe the Zhao king's favorite ministers, instructing them to spread rumors that Li Mu and Sima Shang intended to rebel.
As expected, the King of Zhao became wary, so he replaced the two men and killed Li Mu.
The Qin state thus achieved a great victory.
From then on, Handan, the capital of Zhao, became Handan Prefecture of Qin.
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The path to unification taken by King Ying Zheng of Qin was equally exhilarating for viewers.
Over the course of ten years, the Qin state gradually annexed the six other states and launched a southern campaign against the Baiyue tribes. Finally, in 219 BC, King Ying Zheng of Qin achieved unification.
Qin Shi Huang, who achieved unification, exuded an overwhelming aura of dominance.
He was no longer satisfied with the title of King of Qin. He said that he was "virtuous enough to surpass the Three Sovereigns and accomplished enough to surpass the Five Emperors", so he adopted the two characters "Huang" and "Di" as his titles. Since he was the first emperor in Chinese history, he called himself the First Emperor.
That's how Qin Shi Huang came to be...
-The title of the play has been revealed.
-Holy crap, so the anime's name was chosen by my brother Zheng himself! Zheng is awesome!!!
-Welcome the First Emperor!
-This looks like it's about to end.
- What kind of ghost story are you telling upstairs? It's impossible for it to end. Please give me another hundred chapters, I will always follow Brother Zheng.
- February Sky, the only true god.
Unprecedented and unparalleled, the true value of being called the greatest emperor of all time is beyond comprehension!
The character of Ying Zheng is so amazing that even in the deep mountains and forests of February, reporters came looking for her and insisted on interviewing her.
Since she was already there, Xu Ying had no reason to refuse.
She also happened to have something to say, and she decided to use this platform to spread it.
Invite the person to the hotel lounge.
After a brief introduction, the reporter immediately began asking questions: "What was your creative process like? What prompted you to create a character like Ying Zheng?"
"My inspiration comes from my dreams."
Xu Ying's single sentence captivated the attention of everyone, both on and off camera.
"Actually, I often dream. In my dreams, I feel as if I am in another world, which is the China that often appears in my works."
The stories I've written are simply creations of slightly embellished versions of what I saw and heard in my dreams.
These words shocked everyone present.
When the interview video was posted online, it sparked a frenzy of discussion among netizens.
February Sky says her inspiration comes from dreams. How is that any different from Qin Shi Huang saying he was "mandated by Heaven"? Versailles, it's just too Versailles!!!
Is this what they call being blessed by God? If you don't eat, He'll feed you even if you dream about it.
I'm envious.
-So, what makes you think you can win?!
-It's fake, I think she's just short of money and wants to create some hype.
She's still short of money; the money she earns is more than enough to bury you and your whole family.
- We all have dreams, so why is there such a big difference between people's dreams? My dreams are illogical, and I can't even remember them when I wake up...
- So what February means is that she only needs to sleep on time every day to be able to continuously create new stories, right?
Now that you've said that, I'm really going to have to urge you to update more.
- Please, please! I used to worry that she would overwork herself and affect her health, but now that I know her stories all came from her dreams, I feel like it's okay for her to write more, hahaha!
-Phew, it seems I found the February user manual.
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Author's Note: I'm here! I'm a little late today [shy]
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