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Chapter 172: Wan La, Dong Xuan and Huang Shengyi were also exposed...

On March 3, "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", which had been in preparation for several months, started filming in Hengdian.

At the opening ceremony, Ren Quan who played Hua Manlou, Yan Kuan who played Ximen Chuxue, and Huang Haibo who played Sikong Zhaixing appeared.

Actresses such as Ady An who plays Chen Jingjing, Jiang Xin who plays He Qingqing, and Yang Xue who plays Gong Susu.

Supporting characters including Liang Guanhua (Di Renjie) who plays Huo Xiu, Li Jianyi (Eunuch Cao in "The World's Number One") who plays Mu Dao Ren, Ni Dahong (Sima Yi) who plays the old man, and Xie Ning (Zhu Bajie in "Magic Phone") who plays the honest monk all made their appearances.

Of course, there were also those who were not present, such as Jiao Enjun who guest-starred as Ye Gucheng, Sun Li, a popular Hairun actress who played Shangguan Feiyan, and the crew of "Investiture of the Gods".

Because the crew of "Investiture of the Gods" and "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" filmed a considerable amount of scenes in Hengdian, and they had the same investor behind them.

So Yan Lilai made a big collaboration, with actors from both sides performing cross-plays with each other.

The three Xuanyuan demons in the "Investiture of the Gods" crew all participated in "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

Fan Bingbing played Xue Bing, Wu Jiani played Niurou Tang, Wang Ou played Ouyang Qing, and Qin Lan, who played Queen Jiang, also played Sun Xiuqing.

Jiang Ziya, Nezha, Yang Jian, Wen Taishou, Shang Rong, Huang Feihu, and Shen Gongbao also have supporting roles or guest appearances in "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

Some of the main actors of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" also played guest roles in "Investiture of the Gods".

For example, Ren Quan played Bo Yikao, Li Jianyi played King Wen of Zhou, Yan Kuan, Huang Haibo and others played several supporting generals or gods who died directly, Jiang Xin, Yang Xue and one of the Seven Fairies who was planned to be invited played Sanxiao.

In this way, those with fewer roles will receive a little attention, while those with more roles will receive a little friendship.

The actors don't have to adjust their schedules and can get double pay for just a little work. Yan Li saves both worry and money, and everyone is happy. There is also room for further publicity.

As for the actor who plays Lu Xiaofeng, who is of most concern to the outside world, Zhang Zhilin, he has to join the crew two days later due to schedule reasons.

At the same time, it is also a way to avoid the limelight.

Zhang Zhilin finally convinced Yan Li to use him by offering low salary, a three-year economic contract in the mainland, resources in the Hong Kong circle, and the matching image and temperament.

However, this candidate is still very controversial in the outside world.

First, several popular young actors such as Chen Kun and Huang Haibing were not selected, which made their fans dissatisfied.

Second, there is the less famous Zhang Zhilin. Some fans of Gu Long's books think that he does not fit the role. Everyone has their own idea of Lu Xiaofeng, and the crew cannot just shut everyone up by releasing a few makeup photos.

The classic versions of Huang Rong played by Weng Meiling, Li Xunhuan played by Jiao Enjun, and Qiao Feng played by Hu Jun were all met with a lot of skepticism at first.

Even though the show was later broadcast and received widespread acclaim, some people were still not convinced.

No matter whether it is Julian Cheung or anyone else, as the protagonist of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", he will inevitably be scrutinized and discussed.

Third, there are some more radical people who think that this is clearly a mainland martial arts drama, but they find Hong Kong people to play the leading roles, which is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Yan Li felt that this statement was a bit narrow-minded. More than 90% of the cast and crew of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" were from mainland China, so how could it not be considered a mainland martial arts drama?

Zhang Da Hu Zi also used Lin Zhiying, and Xiao Long Nu's nationality is American. Why don't you criticize him?

Then again, Gu Long himself is from Taiwan, so based on this statement, we shouldn’t film Gu Long dramas.

However, Zhang Zhilin himself was under great pressure. In order to prevent him from affecting his filming state, Yan Li asked him to join the crew two days later.

However, although Julian Cheung can hide, Yan Li cannot.

As the producer of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", it is impossible for Yan Li not to attend the opening ceremony.

Most of the reporters who came to the crew today were here for him. The crew's controversies could not avoid him, and the competition between the two soldiers for handsomeness was also a hot topic. Everyone has wanted to block him for a long time.

So, after the opening ceremony of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", there were more reporters surrounding Yan Li than all the actors.

Yan Li dared to show up because he was mentally prepared and calmly accepted interviews with microphones with logos of Sohu, Sina, Baidu and other companies.

The reporter from Sina.com was the first to ask, "Are you in a relationship with Fan Bingbing?"

Yan Li smiled and said, "Guess."

Sina reporter: “…”

I guess you uncle!
Yan Li teased for a moment, then said seriously, "I don't think my private life needs to be made public. This is my personal right."

"Does your answer mean you're acknowledging that you're with Fan Bingbing?"

"If all you journalists have this level of text comprehension, you can change your career."

The Sina reporter did not argue and just silently recorded it in his notebook.

Yan Li appears to be ruthless and refuses to admit being with Fan Bingbing, becoming angry when questioned by reporters.

Yan Li is unwilling to disclose his private life and hopes that reporters will report truthfully.

Which version to use depends on the amount of travel expenses...

A Sohu reporter immediately followed up: "It's rumored online that Li Bingbing was heartbroken over this incident and cut off all contact with you and Fan Bingbing."

Yan Li was very helpless: "I don't know how the outside world spread it. I just spoke with Bingbing on the phone. We have a good relationship, including Xiaofan. There are too many misunderstandings."

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Is the "Bingbing is polite" rumor a figment of the imagination? Yan Li smiled bitterly, saying the outside world misunderstands him deeply.

"Then how do you explain the earlier photos of you shopping and dining together before spending the night at Fan Bingbing's house? Did you buy Fan Bingbing's new car? What was your purpose?"

Yan Li avoided answering the former question, but simply admitted the latter: "I bought the car. It's just a small gift."

Yan Li was at a loss for words about spending the night with Fan Bingbing and admitted to buying a Mercedes-Benz G-Class to please him.

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"Many people online are very opposed to your two-timing behavior. Do you have anything to say?"

Yan Li solemnly stated: "I still say that I am not two-timing with Bingbing and Xiaofan. At the same time, I don't care about the outside world's comments on my private life. I hope everyone will focus on my work."

Yan Li is not afraid of the "two-timing" controversy and frankly says he doesn't care about outside discussions about his private life

Yan Li clarifies that he is not playing both sides and hopes that everyone will pay more attention to his work.

"..."

"..."

Yan Li thought that these reporters would definitely not miss the hot topic of the two soldiers competing for Yan, but he did not expect that these people would ask so many questions and so in-depth questions.

He even asked whether Fan Xiaopang’s parents were satisfied with him as a son-in-law!

As God is my witness, he has never met Fan Xiaopang's parents. It was Fan Xiaopang who had greeted his family before, so Fan's mother gave an ambiguous response.

Seeing that the material was almost finished, Yan Li stopped answering related questions and changed the topic back to "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

Compared to his conservative and cautious attitude towards the double soldier incident, Yan Li was much more assertive when talking about "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

When a reporter asked about the controversy surrounding Julian Cheung, Yan Li also firmly supported him.

No matter what he thinks, since he has hired Julian Cheung, Yan Li must stick with it to the end.

Those who are looking for trouble are all haters, they are all the water army arranged by Zhang Da Hu Zi!!!
As soon as Zhang Da Huzi appeared, everyone's attention was immediately drawn, and the Baidu reporter even asked directly.

"Now the outside world generally compares your two dramas. Do you think The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng will win?"

"From the subject matter... from the style... from the cast and investment... there are many aspects to compare, such as ratings... word of mouth... audience influence..."

Yan Li talked a lot and gave the reporters a science lesson.

When everyone thought he was saying that the two crews probably had their own advantages and it was difficult to compare them directly, Yan Li changed his tone and expressed it firmly and confidently.

"So, the winner must be The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng."

The reporters were overjoyed and began to take notes quickly, and had already begun to imagine many eye-catching headlines.

Yan Li smiled faintly. The two soldiers in front who were competing for Yan had to pay for travel expenses. They needed to maintain their image and could not be too negative. This matter involved "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes". The reporters could talk as they pleased. What they wanted was excitement.

...

After the interviews, Yan Li recorded three more TV interviews, finishing up the afternoon. After arranging for the producer to "feed" the reporters, Yan Li also had to make phone calls to the company and crew to instruct them to follow up, as well as a host of other miscellaneous matters. By the time everything was almost done, he realized he hadn't even had lunch.

"Xiao Ding, is there any food left? Go get me some."

Yan Li called out, and a thin young man came in holding a few boxes.

This person's name is Ding Feng, and he is the new assistant replacing Lin Jiachuan.

Yan Li trusts his childhood friend and driver Wu Maowen very much, but he has no problem asking him to drive or do things that Yan Li doesn't want outsiders to know about. However, he is not very good at being observant and attentive when serving others.

Ding Feng was the assistant that Yan Li had chosen after a long time. He was originally a salesperson in the marketing department. He was meticulous and careful in his work, had good judgment, was able to control his mouth, and had a good character and conduct.

He is a little younger, a little rough and immature, but that is just right for training and cultivation.

Yan Li prefers to hire new people around him, no matter whether they are assistants or secretaries. Those he brings in himself are more capable and relatively more likely to be loyal.

Secretary Hu Ya, driver Wu Maowen, former assistant Lin Jiachuan, current Ding Feng, and part-time worker Wang Ou were all personally selected and promoted by Yan Li.

Some of the bodyguards and assistant teams in the future will also follow this approach.

"You were busy just now, so I didn't want to disturb you. I've kept the food warm for you."

Ding Feng arranged the lunch boxes one by one, all of which were still steaming hot. Yan Li nodded in satisfaction. There was a combination of meat and vegetables, and the flavors were both salty and light.

If it were Lin Jiachuan or Wu Maowen, they might still be able to save some food for him, but whether the food was hot or cold would depend on luck, and there was no hope for the food to be good.

I just bought too much and he couldn’t finish it, so it was a waste.

Ding Feng explained, "I prepared these two boxes. This one was prepared by Producer Wang, and this one is for the Production Director. These two boxes were sent over by Teacher Yang Xue and Teacher Jiang Xin after they heard you hadn't eaten. Sister Ou just came over and knew you hadn't eaten, so she asked her assistant to bring them over."

"Tsk..."

Fortunately, there are two crews and Qin Lan, Dong Xuan and others are not here, otherwise we could start the banquet right away.

Yan Li left the lunch boxes of Ding Feng, Wang Ou and Yang Xue, and asked Ding Feng to put away the rest and eat it later in the evening.

After eating and drinking, Yan Li went to the set of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" to watch the filming.

The two directors were each responsible for a different area. Wang Xinmin took the crew to the location shooting, while Ju Jueliang was shooting a few literary scenes as the main character in the film and television city.

Julian Cheung did not join the crew, so now they are filming the scenes with Hua Manlou and Sikong Zhaixing.

Ren Quan and Huang Haibo are both top-notch actors of the younger generation with extensive filming experience. As long as they fit the image, there is no need to worry about their performance.

Yan Li observed silently for a while, then returned to the hotel to read the script.

He also played a role in "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", which was Gong Jiu in the "Phoenix Dances in the Nine Heavens" unit.

Gong Jiu, the prince of Taiping, is a masochist of noble status, and Gu Long has portrayed him in a very impressive way.

The original text is: the liquid of a poisonous snake, the heart of a fox, the ice and snow in the North Sea, the rocks on the Tianshan Mountains, the bravery of a lion, the cruelty of a jackal, the patience of a camel, the wisdom of a human, plus a ghost from the eighteen levels of hell.

It's impossible to find a suitable actor for this kind of character, and it's also difficult to portray that feeling.

Including the original text about Gong Jiu in the book, it actually didn't reflect Gong Jiu's similar characteristics. He even described Chun Chun as a psychopath. The ending was also rather sloppy. Many people suspected that this was ghostwritten.

So it is not unreasonable to say that Gu Long’s books cannot be filmed according to the original works.

It’s impossible to film the character Gong Jiu. He is often stripped naked and whipped.

Lu Xiaofeng was chased to where Ximen Chuxue was. He originally thought they were going to fight, but he found Ximen Chuxue powerful and asked Ximen Chuxue to beat him. This made Ximen Chuxue so disgusted that he was scared away.

In the end, Gong Jiu's masochistic weakness was exposed, and he allowed Lu Xiaofeng to beat him, and Lu Xiaofeng took the opportunity to kill him.

"..."

How do you think we can film this plot? How can it pass the review?!
Therefore, the plot was changed drastically. It was changed to Gong Jiu misunderstanding that his father killed his mother, and he wanted to avenge his mother. At the same time, he planned to take the opportunity to rebel, in order to raise the character's status as much as possible.

At the same time, the weakness was changed from being abused to being stimulated by childhood trauma and having a bit of mother complex. At the same time, because of his martial arts, he needed to be beaten to relieve the stimulation and vent, which increased the character's forbearance and ruthlessness.

In the end, his mother complex weakness was exploited and his mind was disturbed. At the same time, Gong Jiu's martial arts skills had problems and his combat power dropped sharply. He was beaten to death by many masters who took the opportunity.

Whether it is reasonable or not, that's it. Anyway, it is impossible to shoot it according to the original work, and the first draft of the script was too bad. It was revised three times before it was finalized.

And [Phoenix Dances in the Nine Heavens] is also the last unit of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

This is a slight adjustment to the order of Gu Long's original work. After all, the original work involves quite a few representatives and buttons. Gu Long can write it this way, but the TV series still has to give an ending.

Therefore, Gong Jiu in "Phoenix Dances in the Nine Heavens" can be said to be one of the most difficult villains in the whole play, chasing Lu Xiaofeng everywhere.

The story is high-profile and difficult enough. After killing him, Lu Xiaofeng's story can come to an end. The setting in the play is that he continues to roam the world with the beauty.

Although Gong Jiu in the drama is not as perverted and crazy as in the original novel, he is still quite complex.

Forbearance, hatred, wisdom, pain, dominance, femininity, nobility, sinisterness, distortion, madness...

Yan Li felt that if he could perform half... or one-third of the role, it would be enough for many people to remember it.

So even though Gong Jiu has much fewer scenes than King Zhou in the neighboring drama "Investiture of the Gods", the difficulty of performing is definitely not on the same level.

To put it bluntly, for the heroic and debauched King Zhou, Yan Li can just play his true self in some scenes, but Gong Jiu really needs to think about it.

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While Yan Li was pondering the script, some advance reports on the opening ceremony of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" also began.

The last person involved in the fight between two soldiers for beauty spoke, which further increased the temperature of the situation which had been cooling down slightly.

In the eyes of many people, whether Fan Xiaopang and Yan Li are having an affair is already a fact.

Living together overnight, you wouldn't study the script, right?

You can't have so much money as to spend it all as a gift of a luxury car, right?

Fan Xiaopang also starred in two dramas produced by Yan Li, "Investiture of the Gods" and "Legend of Lu Xiaofeng". Even a three-year-old child would think they were not innocent.

What everyone is more curious about is whether Yan Li and Fan Xiaopang are just playing around or are really dating, after all, the two have not publicly admitted it.

Also, are Yan Li and Li Bingbing real? Did they break up, and did Fan Xiaopang take advantage of the situation to move up, or did he steal her boyfriend? And are Yan Li and Li Bingbing still in touch?
Li Bingbing never attacked Yan Li. Yan Li said that they had just talked on the phone. Could it be that this guy is still playing two girls at the same time?

The more everyone thought about it, the more they realized that this drama of "Two Soldiers Fighting for Beauty" was far more complicated and interesting than they had imagined, with confusing details and unclear attitudes of the three parties.

Some Tianya netizens said that they found the feeling they had when they were chasing the "Feng Zhifei Love Triangle" before.

In 2002, in February, Xie and Zhang were rumored to be in a relationship. In April, Xie and Wang publicly broke up. In July, Zhang hinted at breaking up with Xie. Soon after, Xie and Wang were rumored to have reunited, but then broke up again.

In 2004, the princess was with Li Yapeng, and it was rumored that Xie Zhang reunited while filming "The Promise".

As a result, at the beginning of this year, Zhang officially announced that she had a foreign boyfriend.

These are just relatively critical nodes, and there are many small and medium-sized events, scandals and details.

These three people have supported countless gossip media and have made great contributions to the development and growth of Tianya Entertainment.

I thought that the princess had left, Xie and Zhang had failed to reconcile, and everyone had no gossip drama to watch, but then two soldiers popped up to compete for beauty.

That’s great, the local plot is more immersive!
As for the conflict between "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes", it also attracted a certain amount of attention, but it was far inferior to the love triangle.

Beijing, an Internet cafe
Wei Yang, who has been working since yesterday afternoon, is holding an extinguished cigarette butt in his mouth. He is staring at the computer screen with red and shiny eyes, unable to hide his excitement.

"Hahaha, this time buddy is going to be famous!"

The network administrator who passed by shook his head when he heard this. He couldn't even pay the internet fee, smoked and picked up other people's cigarette butts, and he still wanted to be famous.

Wei Yang didn't care about all this. He didn't contact newspapers or the media, but instead posted his carefully crafted article on Tianya and his own blog.

Being an editor for a newspaper has no future, he wants to be a celebrity blogger!
Nowadays, the number of people using Tianya and blogs is limited, and there are not many valuable posts and blogs, so as long as the quality is high, the chances of standing out are still very high.

Not long after, Wei Yang saw his article on the blog was on the front page——

"The entertainment industry's most philandering big carrot, before the two soldiers competed for beauty, there were also two Beijing Film Academy beauties, Goddess Dragon and Star Girl, who were killed by the murderer"

(End of this chapter)