A week after the TV series was aired, it actually reached its first climax.

Teng Zijing was seriously injured while guarding Fan Xian and died! Fan Xian fought Cheng Jushu to avenge his friend! Teng Zijing, played by Wang Yang, played a large role in the first dozen episodes, and even had the meaning of the second male lead. He was nominally a guard, but in fact he was Fan Xian's friend, fellow traveler, and confidant.

In the plot setting, Teng Zijing is also very likable. He is a righteous man, so he offends the powerful and has to hide his identity and even fake his death to protect his wife and children, but he never changes his original intention.

From the moment he appeared in the second episode, the plot has been consciously shaping the relationship between the two, and even added many scenes of him reuniting with his wife and children.

It seems useless, but in fact, the happier he is, the more miserable his death will be, and the greater the impact will be.

Teng Zijing's death in order to save Fan Xian is the most tear-jerking moment in the whole play and also an important turning point in the transformation of Fan Xian's character.

Before this, Fan Xian's character was somewhat lazy, even muddled, and he didn't have any long-term goals. He was not very interested in taking over the Neiku and the Inspection Institute. When he came to the capital, he was most concerned about the chicken leg girl.

Teng Zijing's death made him realize the contradiction between this era and his own thoughts, and that there were many things he could not avoid.

If he still holds on to the same mentality as before, it would be Teng Zijing who would die today, and it would be another close person or even himself who would die tomorrow.

TV dramas are different from novels. Novels can slowly lay the groundwork with millions of words, or just a few paragraphs can change the protagonist's mentality.

TV dramas are different. They involve audio-visual language, and you can’t just express it with a few simple inner monologues. You have to show the contradictions and changes in the plot.

Killing an important supporting character is often the simplest and most effective approach.

It is worth mentioning that Teng Zijing is not very prominent in the original novel. He is probably just a background board, similar to Fan Xian’s early bodyguard and NPC.

He also participated in the Battle of Niujie and protected Fan Xian, but was only seriously injured and did not die. Instead, he survived to the end and was highly valued by Fan Xian.

In the original novel, Fan Xian killed Cheng Jushu more for revenge, to vent his anger, and at the same time to intimidate and test the opposition forces.

This is also the biggest change between the characters in the script and the original novel. The male protagonist played by Mao Ni generally has a feeling of "I am the world", that is, I would rather let the world down than let the world let me down.

This setting is very normal, and it is the same for most of the protagonists of online novels. Readers read for pleasure, not for you to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, etc.

But this kind of setting is fine in online novels, but the TV series still needs to be changed for the public's perception, so the drama version of Fan Xian needs to be more humane, and the characters need to be positive while being relatively cool.

So Fan Xian did not copy poems, but recited them; he was not tempted by beauty, but was "forced" to do so; he killed people not only for himself, but also for friendship and justice.

For this reason, Wei Yang also specifically explained on Weibo why his co-screenwriter Wang Juan changed the original work.

Of course, he couldn't say that the hero of the original novel was selfish and that the early plot was a bit flat, but he expressed his hope to create a "protagonist" and hoped that the audience would remember this character.

Perhaps in another time and space, he was unknown, had not suffered too much, and stayed with Fan Xian until the end, but in this time and space, even if he was only dazzling for a moment, he was the protagonist of that moment.

Wei Yang was right. Many people might have various opinions about the character of Teng Zijing, and even the plot was a little deliberately sensational.

But this character stood out!

Wang Yang, who played this role, was also remembered! Wang Yang was born in 1978 and will soon celebrate his 34th birthday. After graduating from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2002, he joined the People's Art Theatre and performed on the drama stage.

It was not until 2004 that he made his first real film and television appearance, officially joining the entertainment industry.

In the following years, Wang Yang actually had quite a few acting offers, and even played the leading male role, but they were all ordinary projects and there was not much news. He was never famous, and it was a bit of a stretch to call him a third-tier artist.

He first came to prominence as the villain in "My Love from the Star". The crazy and stubborn character made him famous and he received many acting offers.

Wang Yang's participation in "Joy of Life" this time actually has a bit of the meaning of repaying a favor.

But unexpectedly, this role, which only appeared in a few episodes, made him popular again and became a new masterpiece in his career.

Actors who know the business know that although factors such as the male and female protagonists and big productions are important, what actually attracts many actors the most is a role that the audience can remember.

If you act in a hundred plays, people will think you look very familiar but cannot recognize you. If you act in a few plays, even if you don’t have many roles, the audience will still remember your appearance and role. This is a great honor for an actor.

The simplest example is that Fan Xiaopang was criticized a lot before, and one of the reasons was that he acted in too many dramas but had almost no representative roles.

The show was terrible, and the characters were unimpressive.

All people remember about you is your identity as a star, which is fatal for an actor.

Wang Yang doesn’t have many roles in “Joy of Life”, but he plays the impressive character Teng Zijing.

No matter where I see him in the future, I may not know his name, but I will remember his appearance and know who he is. This will not only increase his popularity and fame, but also be a recognition of his personal acting skills.

Any artist who has some aspirations for the acting profession will pay more attention to this kind of role.

Even Wang Yang himself did not expect that after acting in various dramas over the years, including playing the leading role in several films, the two supporting roles he was most recognized and remembered for were.

This also proves to a certain extent the ability of Blue Whale and Wei Yang to promote people.

Starting from the Zhenhua trilogy, Blue Whale has been able to make several supporting roles famous in almost every drama, or at least increase their popularity. The better the results, the more popular they become.

Wang Yang's Teng Zijing is just one of them.

Since the broadcast of "Joy of Life", the most popular supporting roles should be Fan Ruoruo played by Rouba and Emperor Qing played by Chen Baoguo.

Later, actors such as Zhang Yishan, Tian Yu, Liu Yan, Cui Peng (Wu Zhu), Huang Xuan (Second Prince), Zeng Li (Aunt Liu), and Fei Jie (Liu Hua) also attracted attention with their appearances and personal plots.

Those who are exceptionally outstanding or have a pleasing appearance and temperament will see a surge in popularity, such as Liu Yan, Huang Xuan, and Zeng Li, whose Weibo fans have also skyrocketed.

The one with the biggest impact should be Tian Yu. Before this, he didn't even have a Weibo account.

It was not until the broadcast of "Joy of Life" that he verified his Weibo account with the help of the crew, and his initial fans were only a dozen or so.

Later, Wei Yang followed him, which gave him some fans, but not many. After all, Wei Yang followed and interacted with many people, so it was not uncommon for them to follow each other.

After that, the official Weibo account of "Joy of Life" usually @ him when promoting the series, which more or less helped boost the series.

Before the TV series was aired, Tian Yu's fans still did not break four digits.

But as the plot of "Joy of Life" was broadcast, the role of Wang Qinian became more and more important, and he even became the funny man to a certain extent, becoming one of the most likable characters in the play. The number of Tian Yu's Weibo fans increased dozens of times.

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From a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of fans, this is the change that Tian Yu experienced in about ten days, and the speed is still increasing.

After all, Wang Qinian didn’t have many roles in the early stages. It was only after Teng Zijing died that he became Fan Xian’s important assistant, and that was his moment to shine.

But Tian Yu at that time, or Tian Yu now, was no longer an unknown person.

Because of his outstanding performance in the first season, he will have more roles in the second and third seasons, and he will even be given the role of wife, subtly heading for the "third male lead".

Blue Whale is now interested in signing Tian Yu.

Although Wei Yang has proposed to raise the signing threshold and will not sign new players easily, Tian Yu's situation is rather special.

He is considered a golden supporting actor, his acting range is not limited, his requirements for resources are not high, and he has no conflicts with most Blue Whale artists.

Even though Blue Whale already has Zhang Songwen, the two have different types of styles, and what Blue Whale lacks the least is supporting roles, so they can arrange them in any way.

Wei Yang admired Tian Yu very much, and several senior executives of Blue Whale also had a good impression of him.

After seeing his popularity increase after "Joy of Life" and his reputation among the audience, we all feel that Tian Yu has a certain signing value.

The two parties have not yet signed a formal contract, but they have already expressed their intention. Once the filming of "Joy of Life 2" starts, it will be almost settled.

As for the other supporting characters, Blue Whale was also tempted, and several of them expressed their admiration for Boss Wei, but due to various considerations, Wei Yang did not relent.

However, there were two people that Wei Yang gladly accepted, one was Chen Baoguo and the other was Wang Jinsong.

There is no need to say much about the former. Apart from Wei Yang, Blue Whale Artists does not have any big names to show off. The joining of Chen Baoguo is a great improvement to the soft power of Blue Whale Artist Management.

Not to mention Wang Jinsong, a versatile veteran actor. Wei Yang has worked with him twice and the more he works with him, the more comfortable he gets with him. He is interested in long-term cooperation.

Wang Jinsong was actually easy to talk to, as they had been flirting with each other for a long time, but he was a loyal person and he still had a few years left on his contract with his old club, so he planned to leave after it expired.

The two parties agreed that when the other party's contract expires, the first one to come to Wei Yang will be the first one to join him, whether it is signing with Blue Whale or a new company to be established later.

Chen Baoguo is in a very difficult situation. He is very careful about his reputation and will not easily cooperate with the new company. Moreover, it also involves his son.

Old Chen is determined to support his son, while Wei Yang wants to be a tiger father but not a dog son, so they may not be able to reach a cooperation.

In addition, there is Zeng Li, who Wei Yang is still observing. As mentioned before, Blue Whale has lost a female artist of the royal sister elite type.

Originally, Wei Yang was targeting Chen Su, but later she signed a contract with Shang Shi, and Wei Yang felt that Zeng Li was also suitable.

However, after all, it is just a supplement, and the training intensity is not particularly high. Besides, a new company will be prepared later, so Wei Yang’s attitude is that he can sign it or not.

Get in touch with them first and sign if you like them. If you don’t think they are suitable, don’t sign. Or wait until the new company is established and let Yang Tianzhen poach people.

However, although the possibility of signing with Blue Whale is not high, the supporting roles that have become popular have benefited a lot, and many artists have become more enthusiastic about "Joy of Life".

Not only did it greatly ensure the retention of the original cast, the new characters in the second and third seasons of "Joy of Life" also attracted a lot of attention.

The first-tier actors may still be in a wait-and-see period, but the second- and third-tier ones have already taken action. The phones of several responsible persons have been flooded with calls, and even Liu Shishi has received many attempts to ask for favors.

Wei Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but Liu Shishi was quite satisfied. At least in the eyes of outsiders, she had a good status in Wei Yang's position.

Due to the promotion period, Tang Yan, who was still with the two, was jealous. Lovers have no human rights...

(End of this chapter)