Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 38 Analyzing the Script
In fact, many people in the crew of "Tianya Zhinu" found it strange...

Why does Liu Shishi always pester Shen Yan?

Look, Shen Yan is a newcomer, and Liu Shishi is a popular actress with a clear rise...

Yuan Hong is also very curious...

Of course, he didn't think about it that way...

After all, the two people's status and other things don't match at all!
Shen Yan didn't care. Chatting with a beautiful woman was always better than being alone!

Liu Shishi is finally going to film a movie, and her look is very...chic.

But it’s pretty…

Shen Yan couldn't help but take off the flower on her head: "What's this flower on your head for?"

"Does it look good?"

"not bad…"

"I think it looks good too!"

Shen Yan praised: "Even with a big flower hairpin, it's not gaudy..."

Liu Shishi was stunned for a moment and asked, "Vulgar?"

"Wearing a large flower in your hairpin is the image of a matchmaker... A matchmaker, of course, has to be tacky... But you don't have any tacky qualities at all. On the contrary, this flower makes you look so gorgeous... Kudos to the stylist!"

Shen Yan originally wanted to say that this drama is set in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty, and the character designs of that time, including the princess's design...

But when Tang people make movies, they don’t care much about the dynasty.

As long as the character design looks good, that's fine!
Forget it, this thing is not something Shen Yan can control.

Who is he?
This is a Tang Dynasty drama...

The art, modeling and costumes are done by He Jiansheng, Chen Gufang and Song Xiaotao. The three have been working with Tangren for almost ten years!

Hearing Shen Yan's sincere praise, Liu Shishi said happily: "You have good taste!"

Shen Yan asked doubtfully, "Don't you need to rehearse with others?"

"It's okay... I'll go rehearse the play later... By the way, where's the follow-up manuscript for 'Lotus Tower'?"

"I've saved the manuscript in my mailbox, but I personally suggest that you read the serialized version, which is more interesting..."

"interesting?"

"Yes," Shen Yan said, "Think about it, only by following the latest updates can you read carefully. Many readers develop an emotional connection with the novel because of following the latest updates... If you read it all at once, like swallowing it whole, you may not read it carefully..."

Hearing this, Liu Shishi frowned: "...Don't you want to show me the sequel?"

Oh my god, this young lady is quite smart!

“…Then give me your email address and I’ll send it to you.”

"Email address…my email?"

"Yeah... You don't have an email?"

"I think so...but I don't remember..."

"Then there's nothing we can do," Shen Yan spread his hands, "You can't just go to my room and check!"

"I'm not going!"

"... Really not going?" Shen Yan coaxed, "I'm telling you, my cat can do backflips!"

Liu Shishi's eyes lit up: "You have a cat? Really?"

"...I...never mind. I'll bring my computer to the set tomorrow. You can just watch it!"

Brother Yan was a little disheartened. She didn't seem to understand this...

Liu Shishi seemed to realize something and blushed: "Okay, I'll go rehearse first..."

……

"Zhao Zhe is truly a beast!"

"...But he's a man of his word. He said he could rescue Qiao'er's master, but the condition was that Qiao'er become his concubine... and Qiao'er agreed..."

Shen Yan and Zhang Junmi are discussing the plot...

The plot progresses to the point where Qiao'er's master Rong Xiuman takes all the blame to save his apprentice and is sentenced to be executed in three days.

Qiao'er was extremely anxious and tried all kinds of treatments. She remembered what the Minister of Justice Zhao Zhe said, 'I can save your master, but you must be my concubine!' Zhang Junmi was very dissatisfied with Shen Yan's interpretation: "This is just taking advantage of someone's misfortune!"

Shen Yan curled her lips and said, "Sister, Qiao'er is just a palace maid, and Zhao Zhe is the Minister of Justice. It's not shameful to be his concubine."

“…That won’t work. Qiao’er doesn’t love her at all!”

"So, let's not discuss the story background and logic... let's just interpret it according to modern thinking..."

Zhang Junmi was speechless: "...Okay!"

In fact, she took the initiative to propose to explore the plot in light of the historical context...

Tangren's screenwriters understand the era of the hairy...

The ranks of the imperial harem alone were wrong. In the Song Dynasty, there were four concubines, nine concubines, etc. During the reigns of Zhenzong and Renzong, the nine concubines were expanded to eighteen people, and Renzong added a concubine named Chen Fei.

The five concubines are: Imperial Concubine, Shu Concubine, De Concubine, Xian Concubine, Chen Concubine...

The two concubines in "Tianya Zhinu": Concubine Han and Concubine E...

Pull some calves!
The imperial concubine has a higher status and usually has greater influence in the harem. There is only one position available.

Shufei, Defei, Xianfei, and Chenfei: These four concubines are also concubines of the first rank, one each.

It is impossible for an emperor to have two concubines!

Even this thing is wrong, how the hell do you want to combine it with the background of the times?

And history...

Oh, the two of them are discussing the script right now, which is the plot where Fang Ning confesses his love and is rejected by Huang Qiaoer...

Qiao'er left the palace and went to Dafang Dyeing Workshop to tie-dye.

Fang Ning is the second young master of Dafang Dyeing Factory. He has always liked Huang Qiaoer. When he saw Qiaoer, he could not contain himself and expressed his feelings to her.

Qiaoer...tell him that you have someone in your heart!
Fang Ning felt bad, but still smiled and said, "You're right, relationships can't be forced..."

After finishing his lines, Shen Yan noticed Zhang Junmi staring at him and frowned: "...Why are you looking at me?"

"...Your eye acting is amazing, how did you practice that?"

"This..." Shen Yan was about to say 'It's talent', but after thinking for a moment, he changed his words and said, "...You should ask the veterans in the opera world about this. There's an old saying in the opera world: 'The drama of a person lies in his face, and the drama of a face lies in his eyes!'... They have special methods for training their eyes!"

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Shen Yan added, "You can also learn Liang Chaowei's method... practice in front of the mirror!"

"In front of the mirror?"

"I read in a magazine that Liang Chaowei often pondered various expressions in front of the mirror, wondering what kind of eyes and expressions would best convey the emotions he wanted to express..."

Zhang Junmi was a little confused: "Liang Chaowei has such a method?"

Shen Yan scratched his head. "I don't know if it's true or not... Oh, Jiao Enjun also said that he has amblyopia and can't focus on things. Later, when he started acting, he found that his acting in the video was "completely scattered." He asked his seniors for advice, and they told him that to practice his eyesight, he should stare at the flickering flame of a candle..."

"Staring at a candle flame?"

“…This should be true.”

While they were chatting, Liu Shishi came over and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Dialogue..."

"You don't have a script for your rehearsal?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "I don't need a script, I've memorized it all!"

Liu Shishi was curious: "How did you remember it so quickly?"

Shen Yan: "...Our script has less than 50 words in total. Read it once, sort out the character logic and plot logic... Then focus on sorting out the logic of your own role. Once you've done this, you'll basically memorize the lines..."

"Logic? Then tell me about Fang Ning's logic..."

"Fang Ning is an original, formulaic second male lead. He must be deeply affectionate and must die. Oh, and he must also possess the wicked ideologies of a feudal male..."

"why?"

"I read Huang Daopo's records. She saw that thousands of women suffered humiliation and lacked human dignity after marriage. She voluntarily remained single for life and became a 'self-combed woman'. She also devoted herself to improving textiles, enabling women to be self-reliant without men.

It was not easy for a woman to achieve this in feudal society, which is why she is admired by later generations... Fang Ning must have these bad habits as well, which is why he said, "Women should be faithful to their husbands." He was very disgusted by the fact that his eldest sister remarried after her husband died... Deep down, he believed that women were subordinate to men...

After hearing Shen Yan's analysis, Liu Shishi immediately asked, "What about Princess Jiayi?"

(End of this chapter)