HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 87 [087] You know how to invite wolves into the house.

"Our class's big star, it's been so long!"

Zhao Yanzi originally wanted to hug Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan put one arm around Gao Yuanyuan's shoulder, so she had no choice but to give up.

Qi Yuan introduced Gao Yuanyuan: "This is Zhao Yanzi from our 96 acting class at Beijing Film Academy... This is my friend Gao Yuanyuan."

Gao Yuanyuan shook hands with Zhao Yanzi with a smile on her face.

Zhao Yanzi glanced at Gao Yuanyuan a few times, then at Qi Yuan a few times.

Friends embracing? That's interesting.

No wonder he ignored the female students at Beijing Film Academy; it turns out he found such a beautiful girlfriend outside of school.

"Yuanyuan, right? You're really pretty."

"Sister Yanzi, you are very beautiful too."

After the two got to know each other, Zhao Yanzi began to introduce Qi Yuan to other people.

"This is Aunt Yao, and also Su Youpeng, Lin Xinru, Zhou Jie, and Fan Binbin."

When Zhao Yanzi introduced Qiong Yao, Qiong Yao was already carefully examining Qi Yuan.

He is indeed handsome and has an outstanding temperament; he looks even better in person than in photos.

Upon seeing Qi Yuan's face, Qiong Yao felt that this was the male lead she was looking for.

Qi Yuan is much more handsome than Qin Han and Ma Jingtao.

People always criticize her poor Yao dramas for being melodramatic and say that she likes to write stories that destroy people's values.

If Qi Yuan were to play the role, no audience would complain that her storyline is illogical.

With his looks and talent, what woman wouldn't like Qi Yuan? Let alone a love triangle with two women, he could even have another woman join him for a mahjong game.

"Young man, you have a really bright and charming look. Are you interested in acting? I've written a new script that you can take a look at first."

My drama is just as good at promoting actors as Jin Yong's. If you find anything you're not satisfied with after reading the script, I can adjust it according to your requirements.

Qiong Yao looked at Qi Yuan and asked.

She also heard that Jin Yong had praised Qi Yuan as the best candidate to be Linghu Chong.

That's why she added that she's no less capable than Jin Yong in praising people.

She certainly has the right to say that. Celebrities like Brigitte Lin, Lin Fengjiao, Chen Derong, Ma Jingtao, and Qin Han all became famous by filming the "Poor Yao" drama.

"Aunt Yao, I am honored to have your favor, but I have no plans to act for the time being. I want to focus on making music first." Qi Yuan declined tactfully, but did not give a definitive answer.

If he had to choose between the CCTV version of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and the poor Yao version, he would definitely choose the former without hesitation.

He has always felt that the CCTV version of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" is the highest quality overall, without exception.

The costumes, props, sets, and martial arts are all outstanding. It was also filmed on location, capturing the geography, mountains, rivers, and natural scenery of China, giving it a truly authentic martial arts feel.

The biggest flaw in this version is Li Erpeng; he portrayed Linghu Chong as too dull.

Lui Sung-yin's performance in the old Hong Kong version was excellent, arguably the best portrayal of Linghu Chong in film history.

However, the costumes, props, and locations used in Hong Kong period dramas are, to put it mildly, disappointing.

If we take everything into account, casting the young Lu Songxian in the CCTV version of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" would make it the best version, and I believe no one would question that.

Jin Yong himself may not be satisfied, as he feels that Zhang Dahuzi made too many changes.

Sometimes, Jin Yong's and the audience's opinions are at odds; what Jin Yong thinks is good, the audience may not.

The most classic example is Jin Yong's writing of the plot where Yin Zhiping defiles Xiaolongnu. He thought he wrote it very well, but he was relentlessly attacked by readers.

After being rejected by Qi Yuan for the second time, Qiong Yao said with some regret: "You are still young. I'm not in a hurry to film this movie. I can wait for you for two years."

"If you change your mind within two years, you can contact me anytime. I'll keep the lead role for you."

Zhao Yanzi, Su Youpeng, Lin Xinru, Zhou Jie, Fan Binbin, and others who had worked with Qiong Yao were very surprised.

This was the first time they had ever seen Qiong Yao be so accommodating to an artist. Even after being rejected by Qi Yuan twice, he remained calm and told Qi Yuan to reconsider, and was even willing to wait for Qi Yuan for two years.

These people wouldn't even listen to Qiong Yao if they wanted him to change a line, let alone make him wait two years.

Fan Xiaopang was the last to greet Qi Yuan; she was the least famous and had the lowest status.

Qi Yuan simply nodded to her.

Gao Yuanyuan, on the other hand, seemed quite interested in her.

Su Youpeng and Lin Xinru are both from Taiwan, and Zhao Yanzi only associates with people who are powerful.

In his own words, Zhou Jie has low emotional intelligence and isn't very good at speaking.

After looking around, Gao Yuanyuan realized that only Fan Xiaopang, the most vulnerable person, could talk to her.

Qi Yuan noticed that Gao Yuanyuan and Fan Xiaopang were chatting enthusiastically and didn't know what to say.

In particular, Gao Yuanyuan gave Fan Xiaopang this evaluation: "He is quite independent, has his own opinions, and doesn't compete or fight for anything."

Qi Yuan really couldn't hold back anymore.

Fan Xiaopang doesn't compete or fight? It's because she couldn't compete or fight for anything in the "Princess Pearl" crew, so she acted as if she didn't care about anything.

Give her a chance and see if she fights back.

Although Gao Yuanyuan is a year or two older than Fan Xiaopang, she is still quite naive compared to Fan Xiaopang, who started venturing into society at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

During the meal, Qi Yuan, Zhao Yanzi, and Qiong Yao chatted quite a bit.

Gao Yuanyuan and Fan Xiaopang had a very good chat.

Gao Yuanyuan also learned about Fan Xiaopang's family situation.

Upon learning that Fan Xiaopang had started working to earn money at the age of fifteen, Gao Yuanyuan felt sorry for her and tugged at Qi Yuan's arm: "Isn't your album going to have a lot of music videos? I think Binbin is pretty good, why don't you ask her to film one of the music videos?"

Fan Xiaopang was overjoyed.

Gao Yuanyuan is such a good older sister to her. She didn't know what to do, so Gao Yuanyuan handed her a pillow.

Qi Yuan was also speechless: "..."

Yuanyuan, you know how to invite trouble.

Do you know what kind of character you've brought in?

“Yes, that’s fine, no problem. Xinru, you can choose it too,” Qiong Yao said generously.

Qiong Yao readily released the person, and Gao Yuanyuan spoke up for Fan Xiaopang. Forced by circumstances, Qi Yuan could only reluctantly accept: "Let Binbin leave a number, I will contact her later."

“I can also shoot music videos,” Lin Xinru asked when she noticed that Qi Yuan hadn’t mentioned her.

"It depends on how the music videos are filmed. Not every music video needs a female lead. I'll contact you when I need one," Qi Yuan replied.

Fan Xiaopang was secretly pleased.

In "My Fair Princess", Lin Xinru played a princess, while she could only play a maid.

Now the tables have turned; Qi Yuan is willing to shoot a music video but not me.

Qi Yuan's words were clearly just polite talk.

Why doesn't Qi Yuan want Lin Xinru?

The reason is simple: he's scared!

The victim, Zhou Jie, was sitting next to him.

Zhou Jie's ordeal is still vivid in my mind.

He's afraid that if Lin Xinru doesn't become famous in the future, she'll go on a show and cry about being groped by him during the filming of her music video, and who could stand that?

Zhou Jie was relentlessly attacked by her and was criticized by netizens for over a decade before finally making a comeback many years later.

Although Zhou Jie's eventual downfall wasn't entirely due to Lin Xinru, it was certainly related to her.

(End of this chapter)