Liu Zihang's voice was very noisy. At least Shang Yechu noticed that the other three people standing next to him were all giving him sidelong glances.
Although this interview was not a fair competition, it was rather uncouth to express such eagerness to make things difficult for Shang Yechu.
Shang Yechu lowered her head slightly, adopting a humble posture: "In my personal opinion..."
"What do you think?" Liu Zihang impatiently pulled out a handkerchief and wiped away his sweat.
“Ms. Ye, you may not like what I’m about to say. This project is not like those irregular film and television projects, where we can arbitrarily change the script according to your wishes, take care of your fame and image, and tailor the plot to your specifications.”
Liu Zihang, spitting as he spoke, declared righteously, "Every performance is extremely rigorous and allows no room for error. If you want individualism and to show off your personality, then don't participate in projects like this!"
Shang Yechu paused slightly. Generally speaking, unless there is a deep-seated grudge, these interviewers would not be so rude and embarrassing.
It seems that Ji Juntao isn't the only one who knows how to operate.
"Director Liu," Zhang Chen finally interrupted Liu Zihang as he spoke increasingly outrageously, "Don't be hasty, listen to what she has to say first."
Liu Zihang's position was actually the same as Zhang Chen's. However, Zhang Chen was a stubborn and argumentative person, not someone to be easily offended. Therefore, although Liu Zihang had a lot of derogatory words on his mind, he wisely kept them to himself.
"Then tell me," Liu Zihang said, his expression revealing his intentions. "It's already 12:05. I need to catch the bus at 12:15, so I hope Miss Ye can understand."
Liu Zihang was determined to send Shang Yechu back to where she came from, and Zheng Bohan and Xu Hanwen, the two fellow disciples, had been pretending to be dead with their backs to each other. Shang Yechu then earnestly explained to Zhang Chen.
“As a high-ranking official who has been lying low for many years, Li Yiming will certainly not be executed on the spot after his identity is exposed,” Shang Yechu said in a low voice. “Instead, he will be imprisoned and subjected to a series of interrogations and trials before being dealt with.”
There's absolutely nothing wrong with that statement. Let alone a big fish like Li Yiming, even if it were just a fish roe, the enemy would still try to get information out of it.
"In other words, there is a long timeline between 'identity exposure' and 'heroic sacrifice,' including interrogation, torture, psychological tactics, and the power struggles among various parties."
Shang Yechu smiled slightly: "This teacher—may I ask your name?"
Liu Zihang coughed and said, "My surname is Liu."
"Teacher Liu asked me to perform 'a segment' of the scene," Shang Yechu emphasized a certain word, "I don't think he wanted me to separate 'exposure' and 'martyrdom' into two separate parts. But if I were to be martyred immediately after being exposed, that would be too illogical."
Liu Zihang's face had turned a deep purplish-red. When arranging the plot for Shang Yechu, he hadn't thought too much about it. He just wanted to use a difficult scene to get rid of her. —In the industry, one has one's own judgment; Yechu is one of the best actresses among the new generation, and ordinary scenes are no challenge for her!
Liu Zihang couldn't help but say, "How is it illogical? There are plenty of people who, to avoid causing trouble for the organization, immediately shot themselves the moment they were exposed..."
"Old Liu!"
The tone of the shout was extremely stern, startling Liu Zihang.
Sitting next to him, Zhang Chen looked extremely displeased, his brows furrowed, his face clouded with anger, making him look quite frightening: "Are you heatstroke? If you're heatstroke, go outside and wake up!"
Before Liu Zihang could even react, a dark glint flashed in Shang Yechu's eyes—the smug look of someone who had succeeded in their scheme and caught the fish.
Shang Yechu looked surprised: "Ah? But after the prototype of Ms. Li Yiming was exposed, she was imprisoned in a secret Kuomintang prison. Our party carried out a series of rescue operations, and the TV series 'The Great Robbery of Ruguan' was based on these rescue operations..."
Liu Zihang was stunned.
Shang Yechu was no saint; she didn't understand the concept of knowing when to stop. "If you're ruthless, don't blame me for being ruthless too. You've delivered leverage to my doorstep; I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't seize it!"
Shang Yechu glanced at Zhang Chen, then looked at Zheng Bohan, her expression a mixture of surprise and innocence: "Did they change this part in the script of 'Half of the Sky'? I'm sorry, I didn't know that." After saying this, she gave Zheng Bohan a slight apologetic nod.
Didn't you want to avoid suspicion? I've already gone to such lengths, isn't that enough of a cooperation?
Now, Zheng Bohan could no longer play dead. Not everyone can afford to take the fall for rewriting history!
Zheng Bohan immediately said seriously, "No—absolutely not! I have great respect for the prototype of Ms. Li Yiming, and at least in my script, I would never arbitrarily change anything. I don't know whose script Director Liu is talking about, but it's definitely not mine."
As a top-tier fugitive, Li Yiming's exposure meant the Kuomintang (KMT) naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to extract information from her. Therefore, they imprisoned her in a secret jail and subjected her to torture. Our party devised and implemented multiple rescue plans, during which a series of moving and inspiring stories unfolded.
Ruguan Province once produced an old TV series called "The Great Robbery of Ruguan" based on this series of stories, praising the heroes who emerged during the rescue. That series is older than the two Shang Yechus, and young people today are no longer familiar with it.
Shang Yechu wanted to play Li Yiming well, so she watched the whole series very carefully. To be honest, the viewing experience was not good at all. The picture quality was so poor that you could only vaguely make out the face shape. The PowerPoint-like images kept dropping frames and moving back and forth, which almost gave Shang Yechu floaters.
But, as expected, no effort is ever wasted. After reading "The Great Robbery of Ruguan," Shang Yechu gained a deeper understanding of many things related to Li Yiming.
In Li Yiming's biography, the last sentence of the appendix chronology reads, "Rescue failed; he sacrificed his life the following year." It occupies only one line. But behind this flat line lies the tragic and heroic effort of countless people who followed one after another, sacrificing themselves without regret.
For the average person, there's nothing wrong with not knowing about the TV series "The Great Robbery of Ruguan". But Liu Zihang happens to be the director of the Ruguan Film and Television Center and the executive producer of the "Half the Sky" project…
That's not so fun.
Not satisfied with his words, Zheng Bohan turned to Liu Zihang and sneered, "Director Liu, you must clear my name—whose script were you just talking about?"
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