[In "Half a Sky", besides the role you played, who is your favorite character?]
After Shi Shan's round ended, the last guest, Ye Chu, finally took the stage. The host's first question made Sun Xiaoxiao's grin fall silent.
The answer was no surprise; Ye Chu had indeed written "Li Ruhui." Of everyone present, only the narcissistic Di Ting had written "Di Ting"; the rest had guessed correctly.
Sun Xiaoxiao understood Ye Chu's choice. As the actress playing Li Yiming, Ye Chu couldn't very well fall for the scoundrels of the Ninth Bureau. Aside from that good-for-nothing Li Ruhui, it seemed like she had no other choice.
Of all the roles you've played, which one is your favorite?
The second question immediately piqued Sun Xiaoxiao's interest.
Ye Chu has played many classic roles. Which one is her favorite? Xiao Fengque, Ping Zhao, or Li Yiming?
Sun Xiaoxiao's favorite character is actually Mianmian. As the "white moonlight" that got her into the fandom, Sun Xiaoxiao has a special affection for this dancer who only appears for less than twenty minutes. Because of this, she has been teased by many fellow fans in the community for having pica.
Mianmian's character design isn't particularly appealing, so Ye Chu wouldn't choose her. Then who could it be?
Ye Chu pursed her lips, lowered her head, and wrote a few words on the whiteboard. Then she spoke:
"First, this character has a mother who loves her very much."
"Secondly, this character... is sometimes cold and sometimes affectionate."
"Third, this character is based on a real person, but no one knows her name."
It really was Li Yiming!
This answer was exactly what Sun Xiaoxiao had expected. Li Yiming made Ye Chu an overnight sensation across the country, and his character was the best of all the roles. Putting everything else aside, at least within the Ye Chu fandom, Li Yiming had become the biggest goldmine, with everyone vying to have him as Xiao Fengque and Ping Zhao's husband.
Such a character naturally deserves to be favored by her creators.
The live chat was unsurprisingly flooded with comments about Li Yiming, and Lu Huaizhang laughed heartily, saying, "A freebie!"
Ah Xing smiled and said, "Alright, since this is an easy question, then let Ye Zi reveal the answer first."
Ye Chu turned the whiteboard. Sure enough, the three characters "Li Yiming" were written on it in a neat and grand style, and the production team even added a special effect of stars and moon shining together.
This round was no surprise; the guests turned to the whiteboard one by one, and all of them wrote "Li Yiming".
The camera panned to Shi Shan and then stopped abruptly.
Shi Shan did not turn the whiteboard.
What kind of strange thing is this old man doing now?
Sun Xiaoxiao frowned, watching Shi Shan's actions. A Xing teased, "What, even the easy questions got wrong, Teacher Shi?"
Shi Shan glanced at Ye Chu, who happened to be looking at him as well. The moment their eyes met, Ye Chu looked away first.
Shi Shan smiled slowly and said, "Mm."
As he spoke, Shi Shan turned his board around.
Later, Shi Shan's movements were deliberately slowed down. Sun Xiaoxiao craned her neck and waited for five seconds before Shi Shan's whiteboard was revealed.
【Guan Yue】.
…………
Sun Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes dramatically.
A hypocrite is a hypocrite; even his gaze exudes hypocrisy!
How could Ye Chu's favorite character be Guan Yue?
Guan Yue is cowardly, selfish, hypocritical, and opportunistic, harboring countless schemes even against her own parents. She is foolish, reckless, arrogant, extreme, and even suffers from some mental health issues. Guan Yue is rustic and unsophisticated, her appearance even worse than a beggar version of Li Yiming. Even a true fan like Sun Xiaoxiao can't honestly say Guan Yue is beautiful.
Guan Yue is a gender-swapped version of Yao Zu, a younger gender-swapped version of a "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success through marriage), and an absolute ingrate. Guan Yue possesses vividly portrayed flaws. Even with ten layers of fan bias, Sun Xiaoxiao doesn't like this character who is full of shortcomings.
"The Mute Woman" only grossed 100 million yuan. Although this was a miracle for an art film, it didn't make Ye Chu famous. Her national recognition couldn't even compare to Li Yiming's. Apart from the Film Awards, which are recognized within the art film circle, it received virtually no awards.
Moreover, it was Ji Bapi who forced Ye Chu to take on the role in "The Mute Woman"!
He is clearly a shameful character who lives under someone else's roof, so how could he be Ye Chu's favorite?
Sun Xiaoxiao even suspected that Shi Shan wrote this character just to deliberately annoy Ye Chu!
Ah Xing raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Guan Yue... that's a very novel character. He left a deep impression on me."
"What about Ye Chu?" Ah Xing turned to Ye Chu. "What do you think of Teacher Shi's answer?"
Captain Shen joked, "Teacher Shi is deliberately giving away points because he's afraid Ye Chu won't get first place."
He Xi laughed and shoved him: "Why didn't you give me any points just now?"
He Xi and Captain Shen have a somewhat subtle romantic storyline in the drama. This statement also serves to defuse the situation.
Zheng Bohan glanced at Shi Shan and said indifferently, "That's not wrong. I've read 'The Mute Woman' twice, and Xiao Yue's situation matches up."
Ye Chu turned her head and carefully examined Shi Shan, as if she were meeting him for the first time.
Sun Xiaoxiao thought that Ye Chu was probably shocked by Shi Shan's disgusting behavior in public.
"Teacher Shi," Ye Chu slowly opened her mouth, "why did you write Xiao Yue's name?"
Shi Shan lowered his eyes and slowly stroked the words on the whiteboard.
"I don't know either, I just wrote it on a whim." Shi Shan slowly erased the writing on the whiteboard with his finger. "Maybe I like the name. 'The mountains and passes are hard to cross, who will mourn the lost traveler? We meet by chance, all strangers in a foreign land.'"
Sun Xiaoxiao had another thought: "Guan Shan Nan Yue" means there are many obstacles. "Ping Shui Xiang Feng" means to meet briefly and then part immediately. Shi Shan is not only an old man, but also a jinx, saying such unlucky things to my sister on the show.
Ye Chu didn't react to Shi Shan's ominous words, but simply gave him a deep look. That look was so obvious that even Sun Xiaoxiao couldn't deceive herself.
The comments section was filled with complaints:
Who is Guan Yue?
[A character Ye Chu played in a movie; she's quite good-looking.]
I watched it on CTS Channel 6; Ye Chu's life in it was quite tragic.
[His life was not only miserable, he ended up as an orphan.]
[Was Shi Shan writing this character to upset Ye Chu?]
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