Huayu 16: I Became the Dream-Fulfilling Master for Young Actresses

"I particularly resonate with this spirit of 'not accepting fate'."

"Because I also worked as an extra for two years, the kind with no lines."

"I heard that the scene at Jiuyou Terrace took a long time to film?" The host then steered the conversation toward the filming.

"It took nine days to film."

Chen Xingzhou replied, "But actually, I was filming the Nine Nether Terrace scenes for a whole month. During that time, every day after work, I would go back to the hotel to take a shower. My hair was covered in blood, my face and body were covered in blood, and the ground was covered in blood too."

"There was a scene where I saw my family members' heads being thrown into a large cauldron. After I shouted, everything went black and I almost fainted."

Li Lin nodded with slightly red eyes, "I felt so sorry for Xingzhou at the time, he was really working too hard."

A reporter in the audience pressed, "How did you manage to endure such intense filming?"

Chen Xingzhou replied, "It's not about enduring; it's about becoming part of his destiny, so he won't think about whether he should endure it or not."

"In the original script, the last part of the Nine Nether Terrace scene was Yan Xun holding his mother and crying. I asked Director Wu if it could be changed so that after calling out 'Mother' one last time, he stares blankly at the sky without tears, because a truly desperate person can't cry."

"There's also a line from the novel that Yan Xun said: 'I swear to the sky of Yanbei, today I will step into that golden cage, but one day I will return.'"

Lin Gengxin said from the side, "It was scary when he lay on the ground that time. I was watching from the side and I thought, Xingzhou was just acting normally, how come he suddenly lost his strength?"

Wang Yanlin chimed in, "He can take a beating! I played Yuwen Huai, and I kicked him several times on stage. After filming, I treated him to dinner, and the next day after he came back from eating hot pot, he let me kick him again."

The audience burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

The host then posed an even more challenging question:

"Among the actors present, who is Xingzhou's closest friend off-screen? I heard that Liying takes good care of newcomers on set, and Li Lin also had quite a few scenes with you?"

Zhao Liying smiled and waved her hand: "After he finished filming that scene at the Nine Nether Terrace, the whole crew was worried about him, not just me."

Li Lin smiled but remained silent.

Chen Xingzhou continued, "Sister Lin is incredibly dedicated when she's acting. There was a fight scene where the ground was covered in gravel, and she was dragged back and forth several times. After filming wrapped, her arms were covered in bruises."

"But she never cried out in pain."

After he finished speaking, a reporter stood up and asked:

"Mr. Chen, I'd like to ask you something. I heard you recently filmed a youth campus drama, which you also directed and starred in. Could you tell me about this drama?"

Chen Xingzhou paused for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Indeed, we filmed a campus drama, and it will be broadcast soon. Everyone will know then."

"However, today is the press conference for 'Princess Agents,' so let's talk about that first. I believe everyone is still interested in this."

Seeing that he changed the subject, the reporter could only nod and sit back down. However, the eyes of the others present shifted.

An hour later, the press conference came to an end, and the main actors stood in a row for a final group photo.

To Chen Xingzhou's left is Li Lin, to his right is Zhao Liying, to his right is Lin Gengxin, and to his far right is Wang Yanlin.

The sound of camera shutters kept ringing out.

At that moment, a system notification sounded in Chen Xingzhou's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have fulfilled the wish of actress Zhao Liying.]

[Award Awarded: Specialization in Topic Softening and Safe Implementation.]

[Effect: When dealing with scripts involving sensitive elements (e-sports, crime investigation, political intrigue, etc.), it can accurately control policy boundaries and create alternative solutions that conform to mainstream values ​​while retaining the core of the original work.]

……

After the show, in the backstage corridor.

Staff members were busy removing the backdrop from the sign-in board, while media reporters dragged their equipment cases outside.

Chen Xingzhou had just finished discussing publicity matters with Director Wu Jinyuan when he came out of the lounge and saw Li Qin leaning against the wall at the end of the corridor, looking at her phone.

Hearing footsteps, she looked up.

"Finished talking? Director Wu added more scenes for you again?"

"No, just tell me to cooperate more in the later promotions."

Li Lin nodded and put her phone back into her bag.

The hallway lights illuminated the two of them, and she tiptoed to peek behind him:

"Where's your junior assistant? She was staring at you from the audience the whole time, jumping around like crazy."

"I went to the restroom."

"Oh, the restroom." Li Qin smiled, her tone slightly mischievous.

The last press conference for "The Return of the Condor Heroes" featured Meng Ziyi and Li Yitong, this time it's Zhou Ye, will there be someone like Tian something next time?

"Tian Xiwei, my childhood sweetheart, don't you know her? But you two haven't met yet."

Li Qin paused for a moment, then shook her head with a smile, "You really don't hide it at all."

"Sister Lin should know very well."

Li Lin didn't reply.

After a long pause, she continued, "Are you really free tonight?"

"Of course, I agree."

"I'm not rushing you. If it's inconvenient, we can do it next time..."

At that moment, hurried footsteps came from the end of the corridor, and Chen Xingzhou subconsciously turned his head.

Zhou Ye was jogging from the direction of the restroom, stopping in front of him with a bright smile on his lips.

"Senior!! You were so cool on stage just now! I could see it clearly from below! And Sister Li Qin, what you did..."

She looked at Li Qin, "You said the senior is very hardworking, and I agree!"

Li Qin smiled, reached out and tucked Zhou Ye's disheveled hair behind her ear, her tone gentle yet somewhat meaningful:

"Little Ye, you worked really hard backstage taking care of Xingzhou."

"It's no trouble at all! I was just helping my senior carry some things and handing him a tissue or something."

"It's already very good."

Li Qin withdrew her hand, turned to look at Chen Xingzhou, and said, "Then I'll go back to the hotel first. We can talk about other things after you drop Xiao Ye off."

She walked slowly down the corner of the corridor, her high heels clicking on the floor.

Zhou Ye watched Li Qin walk away, his expression somewhat bewildered. "Senior, after Li Qin said she would take care of you, did she misunderstand something?"

"No, why are you overthinking it?"

"oh."

Chen Xingzhou hung his suit jacket on his hand and walked towards the elevator.

Zhou Ye followed behind him, counting on his fingers as they walked, "Sister Lu told me to call her back after the press conference and report all the details of today's event!"

"Senior, it's all the details! Do you think I should tell her about the part where Teacher Zhao Liying praised you? And the part where Teacher Li Qin said she felt sorry for you?"

"Xiaoye."

"Um?"

"You weren't nervous when I was signing autographs for the fans just now."

Zhou Ye jogged to catch up with him, a little embarrassed: "I've been standing behind you the whole time, so I can't see many people. I'm not nervous when I can't see clearly, hehe..."

Chen Xingzhou pressed the elevator button and rubbed her head.

"It's okay, just practice more, you'll be better next time. By the way..."