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Chapter 81
"As expected of the original female protagonist from the novel, truly impressive."
Upon seeing this news, Yao Bianliang's eyes lit up.
Such efficiency was remarkable!
But thinking about it further, according to the original novel's setting, Director Ryan was immediately drawn to Yao Xinxin at first sight. With this established premise, finalizing the casting so quickly wasn't surprising.
After this news broke, netizens had mixed opinions about Yao Xinxin, though negative comments dominated.
Ѐ n̊um̊а̌ . і ď
[Director Ryan chose Yao Xinxin? Am I seeing things correctly? Yao Xinxin still hasn't flopped yet.]
[Ahhh my Xinxin is finally making us proud, the new drama is awesome!]
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[There's reason to suspect Yao Xinxin's sugar daddy pulled some strings, otherwise given her situation, she couldn't possibly get such a good resource.]
[Yao Xinxin with that terrible acting should just give up. Even with good resources, she'll only waste them.]
Reading these comments, Yao Bianliang couldn't help but sigh.
Helping the original female lead stand up again was still a long and challenging road.
Wеb́ǹ ôv el̀ Е n̊ ů m а̄
She messaged Assistant Chen: "Assistant Chen, I have two tasks for you."
Assistant Chen immediately replied: "Of course, Sister Liang, please go ahead."
Yao Bianliang: "First, I want to take on an endorsement. Please help me find one. Preferably a company with a small advertising budget and relatively low visibility."
Assistant Chen, already accustomed to Yao Bianliang's peculiar requests, responded calmly and noted down the task.
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What's so strange about his artist not wanting good endorsements and instead looking for a small, poor, low-quality brand? Perfectly normal.
As a qualified assistant, he had learned to stop trying to understand his boss's bizarre intentions.
Еn̆ù m̄ä . і̆ḋ
So no matter how ridiculous the request, he wouldn't be surprised anymore!
Yao Bianliang: "Second, tell Zhou Fei that he won't be responsible for my marketing and publicity anymore. I've hired someone new for that."
Assistant Chen was stunned: "Then what will Zhou Fei be responsible for?"
Yao Bianliang: "I plan to have him handle Yao Xinxin's PR."
The other end of the phone remained silent for a full ten seconds.
Assistant Chen didn't know how to respond.
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What situation was this?!
He recognized each character in "Yao Xinxin," but when put together, he couldn't comprehend the meaning.
Having one's own staff specifically help a rival like Yao Xinxin with marketing and publicity—was this something a human could think of?
After careful consideration, Assistant Chen cautiously asked: "Do you mean you want Zhou Fei and his team to attack Yao Xinxin?"
Yao Bianliang: "Of course not. I mean Zhou Fei's salary will still be paid by me, but their task isn't to handle my publicity, but to promote Yao Xinxin."
Yao Bianliang had been wanting to deal with Zhou Fei for a while.
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He had caused such a huge mess last time. Yao Bianliang wasn't a fool; she naturally didn't want to keep such a ticking time bomb around.
But without a suitable reason, she couldn't dismiss Zhou Fei without cause.
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This made things difficult.
After much consideration, Yao Bianliang finally came up with a solution—if she didn't want Zhou Fei to harm her, then why not let him harm someone else!
As it happened, Yao Xinxin's marketing team was rather incompetent.
Having Zhou Fei help with Yao Xinxin's marketing seemed perfectly suitable, didn't it?
Wе b̄nо́v̆ е̃l̂ Ĕ nù m̂а
Of course, Zhou Fei would still be working at her studio, and Yao Xinxin wouldn't know someone was secretly helping with her marketing.
Wasn't this a perfect solution for everyone?
Yao Bianliang's lips curved slightly upward: "What's wrong, Assistant Chen? You seem to have an issue?"
Assistant Chen: "..."
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He was wrong to be so confident in his composure.
The facts proved that with Yao Bianliang's bizarre ideas, he was still far from being a truly qualified assistant.
Ё nû m̃ а
Assistant Chen: "Understood, I'll communicate with Zhou Fei right away."
As far as he knew, the relationship between Yao Bianliang and Yao Xinxin should be extremely poor.
He thought for a long time but still couldn't understand Yao Bianliang's intentions. He had no choice but to set the thought aside for now.
After all, Zhou Fei was most adept at understanding Sister Liang's intentions; with him involved, he would surely comprehend Yao Bianliang's deeper meaning.
Meanwhile, after assigning the tasks, Yao Bianliang immediately switched to her alt account.
Of course, she had no deeper meaning—in fact, she had only one goal: to make Yao Xinxin popular.
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[TodayAlsoWanttoFlop: Xinxin passed the audition, congratulations!]
Yao Xinxin was also excited; she seemed to have been waiting for Yao Bianliang's message and replied immediately.
[Yao Xinxin: I'll be heading to Country X in two weeks for closed filming! Xiao Jin, thank you.]
[Yao Xinxin: Unfortunately, netizens still have a very negative attitude toward me...]
Yao Bianliang certainly understood Yao Xinxin's concerns, but this issue wasn't easily resolved.
[TodayAlsoWanttoFlop: Xinxin, don't worry. You're an actress, so improving your acting skills is naturally more important than anything else.]
Е̃ n ǔ ṁа . і̆ d̊
[TodayAlsoWanttoFlop: You can learn seriously from Director Ryan! Improve your strength and inner quality. This way, no matter how haters attack you, you won't need to worry.]
Reading these words, Yao Xinxin's feelings were inevitably complex.
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She thought that perhaps she had been on the wrong path all along.
Since entering the entertainment industry, she had been immersed in creating a public image, marketing stunts, buying internet water armies, and so on.
Whether it was her agent, her parents, or other celebrities she knew, they all told her one thing—the entertainment circle was a place to compete for public opinion and popularity.
As for acting skills, they were merely a bonus.
Е̂n̆ ù m̊ а . і̂d́
But now, Xiao Jin had provided her with a completely new perspective—
Don't worry about public opinion and traffic; just improve your acting skills, focus on yourself, and work hard at being an actress!
Just thinking about this possibility made Yao Xinxin's heart race involuntarily.
Her biggest pressure now came from the chaos of marketing, popularity, and public opinion. The entertainment industry was a place of fame and fortune, and Yao Xinxin had been so immersed in it that she'd forgotten her original intention.
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Indeed, she was an actress, and her primary job was acting.
If she could just act well, were all those other things really that important?
Ė num â
[Yao Xinxin: I understand! Xiao Jin, thank you.]
Yao Xinxin was truly grateful to this fan, not just because they had provided her with resources, but because Xiao Jin had enlightened her, helped her, and guided her toward a new path.
Yao Xinxin silently resolved that after finishing filming and returning to China, she would properly thank this Xiao Jin.
And now, she absolutely had to work hard on her acting, to not let Xiao Jin's kindness go to waste.
Yao Bianliang was completely unaware of Yao Xinxin's internal thoughts.
After communicating with Yao Xinxin, she finally let out a long breath.
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"Now, Yao Xinxin's situation is finally settled," Yao Bianliang ran her finger along her chin thoughtfully. "I wonder how Ling Huanxuan's preparations are going."
Ling Huanxuan's script was still in its final stage, and she was very concerned about the progress.
Only after the script was completed could their production team move to the next phase and finish all the filming work sooner.
After some thought, Yao Bianliang decided to send her a message to inquire about the situation.
Ling Huanxuan had much more enthusiasm than Yao Bianliang had imagined.
On her way back to the studio, she felt as if she were walking on clouds, each step a bit surreal.
Е̃ nu m̄ ӑ
She had met with Sister Liang. Not only had Sister Liang agreed to film a wuxia drama and offered her a handsome price, but she also allowed her complete creative freedom throughout!
Before this, Ling Huanxuan wouldn't have dared to dream of such a wonderful opportunity.
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When her studio colleagues saw that she had finally come to work, they all looked over, their eyes shining.
"How did it go, Huanxuan? What did Yao Bianliang say?"
Ling Huanxuan smiled: "She agreed directly. Not only that, but she also gave me full authority over the script!"
Her colleagues were all surprised: "Full authority?"
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Was this full authority in the literal sense? Wouldn't that mean the screenwriter had the greatest say over the script?
They had been in the industry for quite some time, but they had never heard of any production team willing to give a screenwriter complete freedom of expression.
"So, Sister Ling, you can finally fully display your talents?" A friend was genuinely happy for her. "Things like taking the blame for others as in 'The Tale of An Hua' won't happen again!"
From an outsider's perspective, whether a drama's script was good or not depended entirely on the screenwriter's skill.
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But that wasn't actually the case.
In most production teams, screenwriters didn't have much control over the script; they usually had to create according to the client's requirements. When revising the script, anyone could interfere.
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The demands of the clients were numerous, such as "add more romance," "add more sweet moments for fans to enjoy," "the female lead shouldn't be stronger than the male lead, enhance the male lead's halo," and so on.
When investors reviewed the script and found it lacking scenes they wanted, they would also ask the screenwriter to modify the script.
"How can a sweet romance drama lack a slow-motion scene of the male and female leads hugging and spinning? Add it in."
Finally, when the script was given to the actors, they would make all sorts of demands.
Bizarre requests like "our female star doesn't want to film intimate scenes, remove all the kissing scenes," "our artist feels this scene doesn't showcase his powerful and dominant personality," "filming in the snow during winter is too difficult, can it be changed to a meadow," and countless others.
Sometimes, when capital forces inserted people into the production, the screenwriter had to add scenes for these connection-based individuals.
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If these individuals had strong backing, the scenes to be added weren't just minor; Ling Huanxuan had even encountered situations where a small supporting role was directly changed to the second male or female lead.
In short, a group of amateurs would come to give directions, each with different demands. The final script couldn't follow the screenwriter's vision at all.
With so many interferences, it was natural that the quality of the drama would suffer.
When the plot wasn't appealing, viewers would complain, the Certain Review rating would drop, and in the end, the screenwriter would have to take the blame.
This tragic experience was truly heartbreaking to hear.
"Sigh, viewers are all criticizing how 'The Tale of An Hua' fell apart in the later episodes, but isn't this the result of those amateurs' random changes?"
Е n̈ǔ m̀ а̊. і d̆
Mentioning this, her colleague felt angry: "And in the end, it's still you, Sister Ling, the screenwriter, who gets blamed."
Originally, when Ling Huanxuan created this script, she had aimed for a strong female lead.
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But the investors felt that "the male lead and male supporting characters can't be weaker than the female lead, otherwise no audience would want to watch." Ling Huanxuan had no choice but to add highlight moments for the male characters, turning it into a "strong female, even stronger male" script.
After that, the director felt there couldn't be a lack of romance and hoped Ling Huanxuan would add more ambiguous and intimate scenes.
Thus, this strong female lead drama was forcibly changed into a Mary Sue story.
This was why the female lead's character was well-established in the early stages but collapsed badly later on.
Еňu m а.
Because the first few episodes were written by Ling Huanxuan herself, but in the later stages, the plot development was completely out of her control!
If it were just this, it would still be tolerable.
What was more bizarre was that the investors inserted a female supporting character. This supporting actress wasn't content with a small role and wanted more scenes.
In the end, an insignificant minor character became the female lead's best friend.
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This meant many plot lines needed major revisions, directly causing the female lead's character to collapse even more severely, with the plot becoming logically contradictory from beginning to end, full of bugs.
Recalling these past events, Ling Huanxuan felt somewhat helpless and just sighed lightly.
Е̇ n̆ ŭ m̊а . i̊d̀
"Although others made the suggestions, I was still the one who ultimately wrote the revisions. It's somewhat understandable that netizens blame me."
Moreover, even if Ling Huanxuan wanted to defend herself, those amateurs who made the demands wouldn't admit their mistakes.
They were just standing from their own perspective, wanting the script's development to be more beneficial to them. People aren't wrong for looking out for themselves, are they?
When the script was criticized, they would only think it was because Ling Huanxuan's screenwriting ability was inadequate.
If her screenwriting skills were good enough, she could have perfectly integrated their bizarre requirements, right? How could it lead to the script flopping?
In short, they definitely wouldn't take the blame!
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"Anyway, it's not the first time I've encountered this situation," Ling Huanxuan was quite open-minded about it. "When we write scripts for those production teams, we're actually just doing work for hire, completing the script according to the client's requirements and earning money."
Although she was criticized, she also earned money.
But the "The Tale of An Hua" production team was different.
The drama's reputation collapsed in the later stages, it flopped terribly, and the investors lost all their money—that was truly miserable.
Their approach had led to their own downfall.
Hearing this, her friend laughed and winked at Ling Huanxuan: "What about Yao Bianliang's drama? Do you also plan to just complete it according to requirements and earn the writing fee?"
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Ling Huanxuan: "Of course not!"
Joking aside, Sister Liang had given her such favorable conditions and allowed her complete creative freedom. Other production teams couldn't possibly achieve this.
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Because of this, Ling Huanxuan knew clearly that this was probably her only chance to express the story she wanted to write.
Creating the story she had in mind wasn't about fulfilling a client's task but following her own heart to create—how could she not be dedicated?
Hearing Ling Huanxuan's instinctive denial, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Ling Huanxuan felt somewhat helpless and sighed lightly: "Actually, Sister Liang probably already guessed that I was taking the blame for 'The Tale of An Hua's' plot collapse."
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Her friend was surprised: "Why do you say that?"
"Think about it. I just created a work where the female lead's character collapsed and the reputation plummeted. Under normal circumstances, who would hire such a screenwriter?" Ling Huanxuan shrugged.
Everyone heard this and felt it made sense.
Indeed, Yao Bianliang didn't want her new drama to flop, so there was no reason to specifically hire such a screenwriter and give her full authority. It didn't make logical sense.
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"So she actually already knew that 'The Tale of An Hua's' plot collapse wasn't your intention?" Her friend's eyes brightened as she looked at Ling Huanxuan. "She agreed not to let anyone interfere with your creation because she wants you to fully display your talents!"
Ling Huanxuan nodded: "Exactly."
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Only now did she understand why Xie Wan'er had praised Yao Bianliang so highly, considering her to have unique insights and vision.
Now it seemed that Yao Bianliang indeed had an exceptionally keen eye!
Just by looking at the final presented film work, she could make judgments from subtle clues and understand the screenwriter's difficulties.
This wasn't something an ordinary person could do!
With this thought, everyone developed more admiration for Yao Bianliang.
"Ding dong!"
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Her phone vibrated, and Ling Huanxuan looked down to see a message from Yao Bianliang.
Yao Bianliang: "Sister Ling, how is your script preparation going?"
Ling Huanxuan's lips curled upward as she immediately replied: "Almost done, we can wrap it up completely this week."
She paused, then asked: "Sister Liang, shouldn't we start preparing for official casting now?"
On the other end of the phone, seeing Ling Huanxuan's inquiry, Yao Bianliang also thought seriously.
Indeed, now that the script was settled, and Assistant Chen had also contacted several popular stars.
E n úm ӑ
It was time to start formal auditions!
