Chapter 128 Loser in Relationships
How did the reporter know they were at odds?
Xia Mian was filled with doubt and suspicion, but she pretended to be calm and looked up at the camera: "We're going to take Meng Yun away, so it's definitely not going to be peaceful. I hope Immortal Venerable Yu Fu will be a little gentler when he attacks me."
Mengyun is the name of the female lead in "Legend of the Dragon King," and Yufu is the male lead's immortal title. Xia Mian cleverly shifted the off-screen conflict to the on-screen one, while Gao Yifeng chuckled from the side, and the two of them cooperated to avoid the problem.
Fortunately, the reporter didn't press for details, and Xia Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After seeing the media off, filming for "Legend of the Dragon" officially began.
He didn't have any scenes involving summer hibernation during the day, so he had more night scenes. His first scene today was at 8 PM.
However, he didn't rest. He pulled out a small stool from the corner, sat down next to Gao Yifeng, watched the seniors' performances, and observed Gao Yifeng's camera language and lighting preferences.
Gao Yifeng glanced at him and felt that this young man was not entirely hopeless, and his resentment towards Xia Mian lessened slightly.
At noon, the crew had a two-hour lunch break to eat, rest, and touch up their makeup.
The second male lead didn't have a private rest room; he rested entirely in his van, and had a large dressing room for makeup. Xia Mian had just finished eating in the car when she received the good news from the front lines.
Zhao Wei: [The response has been good; keep up the good work!]
Zhao Wei's response was probably from netizens. Xia Mian was curious, so she lay down in the last row of the van and opened Weibo.
In an effort to grab attention, the media rushed to release casting photos and on-set photos of "Legend of the Dragon" right after the opening ceremony.
As a classic novel that concluded less than two years ago, the "Legend of the Heavenly Dragon" IP enjoys high popularity and has attracted widespread public attention. As soon as the report was released, a large number of onlookers flocked to the site.
[Jiang Chun as Xiaolong? Her temperament is quite suitable, but her acting skills, emmm...]
[Tan Jingcheng's age seems mismatched with that of a young, genius immortal lord. Is this something to be said?]
[If you know you shouldn't say something, then shut up. Tan Jingcheng may not be a teenager anymore, but can't you see the youthful energy he exudes?]
[Jiang and Tan always have similar personas and similar looks, it's getting tiresome. I suggest they switch tracks and give us a break.]
[Am I seeing things? Mo Yu is Xia Mian? The costume looks good, surprisingly fitting her face well!]
[Hilarious! What's the point of getting so close? All he'll do is furrow his brow, glare, and give a wicked smile, unleashing a combo that will completely ruin his image!]
[Waaaaah, my Mo Yu! How much money did the production team get? Give me back my Mo Yu!!!]
Xia Mian looked around and, putting aside the other main actors, the opinions about him were mixed. The good ones were mostly praising his appearance, while the bad ones didn't believe in his acting skills.
The original owner had not received any training and debuted based on her appearance. She had no professional skills in acting, which is an indisputable fact.
With his past controversies, Xia Mian couldn't defend himself. He could only work harder to portray the character and hope that the facts would change the public's perception of him after the show aired. That was all.
Moreover, he was just a supporting actor, and received far less discussion than the main actors. The negative reviews weren't overwhelmingly negative, so Xia Mian was actually quite content.
Even familiar faces like Jiang Chun and Tan Jingcheng get criticized, so it's nothing for him to be criticized a couple of times!
After reading the comments section of the most popular media outlets, Xia Mian continued refreshing the page, wanting to find more handsome photos of herself to save and send to Zhou Pingchuan.
When he saw the message at the very top, his heart suddenly jumped.
This is yet another message from an "insider" whose online name is Wang Duoliao. Wang Duoliao revealed that there was discord within the "Legend of the Dragon" production team, but did not specify who was involved.
There are generally two possibilities for doing this. The first is to ride the coattails of popularity. In a large production crew, there will inevitably be some friction and discord. Wang Duoliao is essentially playing word games. He neither offends anyone by name nor does he offend anyone, and he still gains attention. The production crew knows his purpose. Not only can they not hold it against him, but they may even be happy to see him promote the new drama and drive traffic.
The second possibility is that the other party has actually obtained substantial evidence or has some knowledge of something, so they release some vague smokescreens to let the dust settle.
There are two purposes for letting the bullets fly.
First: Send a signal to the actors who are photographed, so that they can pay money to avoid trouble.
Second: Attract attention and whet the audience's appetite, then release the evidence once the attention has increased, delivering a decisive blow.
People die for money, birds die for food. Most paparazzi, after capturing images, will directly notify the artist's management company, either to do them a favor or to get paid. Only a small number of paparazzi choose to release the information.
To be honest, Xia Mian hopes Wang Duoliao will leak the information.
The mistress should be condemned and judged both morally and logically, especially since Tan Jingcheng destroyed the relationship between his good brother.
But thinking about these things, Xia Mian couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.
Being a mistress is not something to be proud of. If the reasons for his "disagreement" with Tan Jingcheng are made public, Tan Jingcheng will definitely be labeled as a "tainted artist".
There's no need to film "Legend of the Dragon King" then. Even if it were filmed, it might not be broadcast. Why waste manpower and resources?
Of course, the production team can replace the actor, but the pre-production preparations have been completed and filming has begun. At this critical juncture, where can they find a suitable male actor to fill in?
If no replacement can be found, we have to wait to cast a new actor, wait for the new actor to become available, and then wait for the new actor to join the cast... How long will that take?
"The Legend of the Dragon" was his first drama series, and according to Zhao Wei's plan, it was the real start of his career. His sudden setback is quite disheartening.
Strangely, things did not go as Xia Mian had hoped.
Or rather, things took an unexpected turn, going in a direction he never imagined, with no turning back!
That afternoon, Wang Duoliao posted a set of pictures, featuring two different scenes.
The first scene takes place in a lavish banquet hall. Xia Mian stands slightly in front of Tan Jingcheng, and the two haven't exchanged any words. However, for some unknown reason, Tan Jingcheng has offended Xia Mian, who suddenly turns around and punches him!
In the second scene, a Phantom is lurking by the parking lot. Tan Jingcheng, wearing a thin white shirt, stands at the car door and talks to the man inside.
Xia Mian was so familiar with the car in the picture that she didn't even need to look at the license plate number. She could tell whose car it was, when and where it was photographed just by looking at the car's posture and where it was parked.
So... the perfume in the car smells like Tan Jingcheng's.
So when he asked if anyone had ridden in the car, Zhou Pingchuan flatly denied it because he didn't want him to know.
The mystery was solved, but Xia Mian, clutching her phone, didn't feel any sense of satisfaction.
He touched his chest, which felt stuffy, took a deep breath, and found it rather funny.
Until just now, he was still standing up for his good brother. In fact, he and Xu Ning were just brothers in misfortune.
He sympathized with Xu Ning's plight, but he was also a loser in love—the one who was deceived, had his love stolen, and was not loved.
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