HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

Besides Xu Lang's own "troublemaking," the biggest challenge in the TV series "Struggle" is how Liu Yifei handles her feelings for Mi Lai.

Now, under Xu Lang's guidance and training, Liu Yifei has gradually moved out of the pampered state and put herself in the position of a weakling and a loser.

As they were acting, Xu Lang suddenly realized that Liu Yifei's usual aura had changed.

In the past, Liu Yifei's personality naturally carried a sense of indifference and aloofness. In addition, the roles she played, such as Xiaolongnu and Ling'er, which were ethereal and fairy-like, further enhanced her cool and aloof demeanor.

Now, this aloofness is combined with Mi Lai, pulling her down from her lofty position and adding a touch of earthiness to her character.

In layman's terms, he's become more human!

The first person to discover this was undoubtedly Xu Lang, who was constantly staring at Liu Yifei's face from behind the camera.

"That's good, this change is also a good thing, it broadens her acting range!"

Xu Lang did not tell Liu Yifei about this discovery; he simply wanted her to experience it gradually.

However, overall, Liu Yifei is getting better and better at portraying Mi Lai.

Xu Lang couldn't help but feel sorry for him after seeing it.

As for why I feel sorry for him?

In truth, it's all Xu Lang's fault.

Whether it was due to his own wicked thoughts or the needs of the plot as he said, Xu Lang relentlessly "tortured" Liu Yifei's emotions in the drama.

In the original "Struggle", Mi Lai was already very pitiful, but the Mi Lai that Xu Lang changed made the blow to Mi Lai several times more.

Xu Lang, however, insisted that Liu Yifei restrain herself in her performance and not express the feeling of being "ravaged".

This left Liu Yifei with a lingering, inexplicable feeling.

However, no one noticed this emotion because Liu Yifei suppressed it with her calm personality.

Even Liu Xiaoli didn't notice.

As for Xu Lang, he was the one who observed Liu Yifei the most. However, he only took this change as Liu Yifei's understanding of the character of Mi Lai.

Moreover, with Zhang Liangying's next match day approaching, Xu Lang also put this clue out of his mind.

As the competition progressed, the Chengdu division of "Super Girl" entered a tense stage. After the top 50 to 20, there were four consecutive rounds of competition: 20 to 10, 10 to 7, 7 to 5, and 5 to 3.

The competition, which narrowed down the field from 5 to 3 within a week, determined the top three teams from the Chengdu region, who qualified for the national finals of "Super Girl".

To accompany Zhang Liangying to the competition, Xu Lang gave the crew of "Struggle" another week off.

This left the crew, who were about to wrap up filming, speechless. Ning Hao could only sigh helplessly, "Money talks!"

In the previous rounds, Zhang Liangying advanced smoothly from 20 to 10, 10 to 7, and 7 to 5, passing each round directly without ever participating in a PK match.

As the competition progressed, the contestants in the Chengdu region gradually split into two and a half camps.

One of them is Zhang Liangying's camp. With Xu Lang behind the scenes, Zhang Liangying's popularity is increasing visibly every day.

Weibo has also become Zhang Liangying's base.

On this website, even without Xu Lang's covert support, Zhang Liangying almost completely overwhelmed Li Yuchun and He Jie.

The other camp is the official Tianyu Media camp, composed of Li Yuchun and He Jie.

Apart from Weibo, all other websites, such as Hunan TV, the main site of "Super Girl", Sina, Sohu, Tieba and other related websites, under the control of Tianyu Media, mainly promoted Li Yuchun and He Jie.

On the websites mentioned above, it is almost impossible to find any individual photos or videos of Zhang Liangying.

Many netizens protested this, and even Zhang Liangying herself had spoken to Xu Lang about it.

"The production team is being so unfair!"

Xu Lang, however, didn't take it seriously and continued to persuade Zhang Liangying.

"What are you afraid of? You have Weibo, that's all you need."

Besides, by doing this, they're actually drawing all the people who want to see you to Weibo, making your fanbase more and more cohesive.

But just as Xu Lang was accompanying Zhang Liangying to prepare for the Chengdu regional finals, specifically the 5-to-3 round, a piece of news about Zhang Liangying broke out:

"Zhang Liangying rigged the competition!"

"By participating in the competition under a false identity, Zhang Liangying's victory was dishonorable!"

"Super Girl is a talent show for amateurs; Zhang Liangying is not qualified to participate!"

. . . . . .

This news quickly spread across major websites.

With Zhang Liangying's popularity, the news became increasingly outlandish.

In the end, all that was circulating online was the phrase "Zhang Liangying faked it".

As for how to fake it, most people don't even know.

It's quite simple; the origin of the concept of "faking" is:

"Super Girl" was originally a talent show for newcomers from the general public, and established singers could not participate.

However, Zhang Liangying's past singing experience was dug up, leading people to believe that she was not qualified to participate in "Super Girl".

Upon seeing this message, the others didn't take it seriously, but Xu Lang frowned.

He understands hype. He knows that the fact that seemingly insignificant news is being sensationalized can only mean one thing:

There's someone pulling the strings behind the scenes!

"They're finally going to start suppressing Zhang Liangying!"

The "they" that Xu Lang mentioned naturally refers to EE-Media, or rather, the official "Super Girl" organization.

To be honest, Xu Lang felt that Wang Peng was really considerate that Tianyu Entertainment only took action to suppress Zhang Liangying when it came to the finals of the Chengdu division, which was the top 5 to 3.

If it were Xu Lang himself, he would have already lost his temper.

After all, Zhang Liangying had already signed with Xu Lang's studio and couldn't join EE-Media.

This was an agreement reached between Xu Lang and Wang Peng back in 2004, during the finals of the first "Super Girl" competition.

Making Zhang Liangying famous only benefits others!

Xu Lang felt he couldn't accept such a losing proposition.

Therefore, although Xu Lang understood the matter and knew that Wang Peng was behind the scandal, he did not blame Wang Peng.

It's perfectly normal for people to serve their own masters.

However, Xu Lang is no longer a pushover.

He didn't complain or get angry; he simply made a quiet phone call to Wang Bingwen.

After talking for about fifteen minutes, Xu Lang hung up the phone and said to Zhang Liangying:

"Xiaoying, from this moment forward, I declare that your seal has been broken!"

"Oh? Really? That's great!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liangying jumped up from the spot.

That feeling... I doubt she would have been this excited even if she had won the "Super Girl" competition.

Zhang Liangying was naturally excited.

From the very beginning of "Super Girl," Xu Lang set a strange rule for her.

"For now, you can only sing English songs during the competition!"

This is the seal placed on Zhang Liangying.

Now, Xu Lang has lifted the seal!

Xu Lang hugged the excited Zhang Liangying, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

"Haha, just wait and see, you'll welcome the new Zhang Liangying!"