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Chapter 731: Arousing the ire of Meng Ziyi

In an ancient wooden hall, Fan Xian, played by Gu Wei, was dressed in ancient costume and talking to himself in front of the altar. There was no one else in the room except him.

Suddenly there was a strange noise under the table. He was startled and slowly squatted down. He nervously took out a dagger from his boots and lifted the tablecloth.

The expected danger did not happen, but the scene that came into view made Fan Xian stunned.

Lin Wan'er, played by Jing Tian, ​​is dressed in a pure white dress, like a fairy from a painting come to reality, except that she is holding a bitten chicken leg in her hand, which makes her beautiful and yet adds a touch of worldliness.

"Let me ask you something. Are you an assassin?" Gu Wei swallowed his saliva. It was not that he had never seen a beautiful woman before, but this ancient beauty, who was as lovely as a lotus in clear water, really shocked him as he had been in danger since he traveled through time.

"It shouldn't be." Jingtian blinked his big eyes and looked at the strange man in front of him. He didn't feel any fear but rather some curiosity.

"Then are you sent by the gods?"

“. Probably not.”

"I think you are"

After saying these two sentences, Jingtian pulled down the tablecloth and came out from behind the table.

First the eyes, then the head, and finally the whole person appeared in Gu Wei's sight.

Jingtian has long black hair hanging down, delicate features on her fair face, big watery eyes that seem to be able to speak, and a long white dress with pure-color woven flower embroidery under her slender white swan neck, making her look like a fairy from the mortal world.

This scene is the first meeting between Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er in the play, and it is this scene that makes the two fall in love at first sight.

To put it bluntly, falling in love at first sight means being attracted to someone by their appearance, regardless of gender.

If you want to fall in love at first sight, the at least the person has to be handsome or beautiful.

Just like the first time Duan Yu met Wang Yuyan, and the first time Guo Xiang met Yang Guo without his mask.

In Gu Wei's version of "Joy of Life", the male and female protagonists are upgraded versions of Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er.

Although Zhang Ruoyun performed very well in the original version, to be honest, his appearance is average, and he can only be said to be a little handsome.

Li Qin's face looked a little bitter, not the kind of stunning beauty.

Although Da Tiantian is two years older than her, she is definitely far superior to her in terms of appearance and the ability to act innocent and cute.

Therefore, it seems particularly reasonable that the male and female protagonists in Gu Wei's version fall in love at first sight when they meet for the first time given that the male is handsome and the female is beautiful.

I believe that the audience also likes to see good-looking male and female protagonists together.

"Who are you?" Jing Tian looked at the man in front of him with curiosity. Gu Wei suddenly vomited blood. "Ah, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, you'll get used to it after spitting it out for a while."

The playful remark made Jingtian smile, and when he heard the maid calling him, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Hey, you wanna leave?

Are you with the noble in the main hall?"

Jing Tian thought about it, asked Gu Wei to stretch out his hand, put the chicken leg in his hand, then turned around and trotted away.

Gu Wei looked at the beautiful figure going away and stood there in a daze for a few seconds.

"You haven't told me your name yet."

"Cut! This segment is over, switching to exterior shots!" The director's voice came from the loudspeaker, and the scene of the first meeting between the hero and heroine was finished.

"How was my performance just now?"

Jingtian followed Gu Wei out of the filming location and sat in the rest area.

"Very good! It perfectly shows the innocent and lovely state of Lin Wan'er when they first met.

"Tiantian, your acting skills have really improved. You got into the role much faster than when we were filming [Sito]!" Gu Wei gave a thumbs up.

"Hehe~ Of course, I always want to improve!" Jing Tian was not modest. "And to be honest, Lin Wan'er is closer to my real personality than Si Teng. Relatively speaking, it is much easier to play her."

The two sat down to rest and chat, and Gu Wei suddenly remembered something.

"I have something to do when I get home tonight."

"Is it about the crew?"

Gu Wei shook his head.

"The finale of [Eastern Palace], Youku Video has arranged for the main actors to live broadcast online for promotion, which may take about an hour."

"Then I'll come find you later."

Jingtian nodded, and then said with emotion:

"Recently, [The East Palace] is really popular, and it is not inferior to the popularity of [Sito] at the beginning.

Although I haven't watched the drama, the Internet is full of news and discussions about it.

A special group has also been formed - the Donggong girls!"

"It's normal for a good drama to be popular~" Gu Wei was not surprised at all. He was used to his dramas becoming hits as soon as they were released.

“Having a good drama is one thing, but the main thing is that you are very popular, have many fans, and have a lot of traffic.

Any TV series you star in, as long as the quality is not too bad, will at least be a hit!

Moreover, during the month that [Eastern Palace] was aired, Meng Ziyi's popularity has soared. Your title of "entertainment industry nanny" has become a golden signboard. Whoever you nanny makes popular! "

“Haha, what nanny dad? That’s all media talk. The show is just promoting him. People in the circle always like to do some metaphysical stuff.” Gu Wei waved his hand nonchalantly.

His words seemed to remind Jingtian of something, and with her experience, she was most deeply touched by this kind of thing.

"It's no wonder that people believe in metaphysics. In fact, in our industry, whether we can be successful or not often depends on luck. It's not that hard work is useless, but often the effort and reward are not proportional."

After the show in the evening, Gu Wei returned to his hotel room.

The people in his team debugged the computer, and when the time came, they started the live broadcast with Li Muge and Meng Ziyi.

"Hello everyone, I am Gu Wei, Li Muge, and Meng Ziyi"

After the three of them introduced themselves online, they began chatting about the TV series and then answered questions raised by netizens from time to time.

"Director Li, have you been following any dramas recently?"

"Watching a drama, this one?"

"Yes, I watch it every day, and many comments are very interesting." Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Of course I watched it, but I didn't pay close attention to the comments."

"Haha, you don't have a very good reputation among the audience right now, especially among the "Eastern Palace Girls". Everyone complained that you made "Eastern Palace" too cruel. I remember a very interesting comment, saying that the end of "Eastern Palace" was just looking for sweets in broken glass, and even after being tortured like this, it still didn't want to give up!"

Li Muge touched his nose.

“I think our TV version of “Eastern Palace” is more in line with the original novel, except that the plot is made more complete based on the novel.

The fact that the audience has this emotion shows that our filming was successful."

"Brother Wei, are you in Hengdian now?"

Meng Ziyi asked while looking at Gu Wei on the screen.

“Yes, the new crew started filming a few days ago, and we are currently filming intensively every day.

I finished filming early today, so I took off all my costumes. Otherwise, you would have seen me in ancient costume."

"When will Gu Wei and Meng Ziyi be able to work together again? I want to see you two having a good relationship. It can make up for the trauma I suffered from watching "The East Palace"?" Meng Ziyi read a question from a netizen.

Then he smiled and said, "I don't have the final say on this. I really want to film a drama with a happy ending with Brother Wei right away. The key is that I'm just a small actor. It depends on Director Li and Brother Wei."

Gu Wei took over the conversation: "It's not impossible. As long as there is a suitable script, there is no problem for me and Ziyi to work together again!"

"After filming ancient fantasy dramas, ancient political intrigue dramas, and ancient love dramas, I was asked when I would film a martial arts drama?" Gu Wei read a question.

“I grew up watching martial arts dramas, such as those by Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Huang Yi. To be honest, I have a yearning for martial arts dramas.

But things are different now than before. Ever since the fantasy dramas have become more and more popular, the market for martial arts dramas has shrunk sharply.

In recent years, let alone popular martial arts dramas, there are very few projects that have been approved."

Gu Wei paused as he spoke.

“But I do have a really good story here, it’s from a novel about the underworld that I read before.

If there is an opportunity in the future, it may be adapted into a TV series."

"I will be the lead actor. Since I said so, of course I will be the lead actor. This will be my first martial arts TV series."

“What’s the name of the novel?
Haha, let me keep you in suspense, in the short term, at least within this year, this drama will not start preparations, so I won’t tell you yet.”

The three of them chatted and answered questions from netizens, and the live broadcast lasted for half an hour.

Today is the last two episodes of the finale of "The East is the Palace". After the live broadcast promotion and warm-up by the main creators, the real-time playback volume on that day reached the highest since the broadcast of "The East is the Palace".

After the finale of Xiaofeng committing suicide on the battlefield and Li Chengyin dying alone was revealed, the amount of discussion about "Eastern Palace" on Weibo, Bilibili, Douban, and Tik Tok exploded.

That night, it seemed as if the entire internet was discussing "Eastern Palace" and Li Chengyin and Qu Xiaofeng.

It was rare for Gu Wei to be scolded online.

Of course, it is not directed at him personally, but at the character of Li Chengyin.

In the past, he mostly played overbearing CEOs and campus male gods in film and television dramas. His images were mostly steady, cool and reliable, and he was deeply loved by female audiences.

This time, Li Chengyin is more like a villain. At least what he did was too cruel to the heroine.

[After following this series for more than half a month, it finally came to an end. I was excited but also a little disappointed. I just want to say one thing: Li Chengyin, you are a real dog. You should die alone! ]

[It's so fucking cruel. Youku is still trying to lure me in by claiming it's a sweet drama, but it's really good. After watching a few episodes, I can't stop watching it! ]

[Wow! Xiao Feng is dead. She is so miserable. Her whole family was killed. Gu Jian and A'du are also dead. It was the people she loved the most who did it. Li Chengyin is really a beast.]

[“The East Palace” is undoubtedly the ceiling of BE aesthetics. I don’t like BE in the first place, but after seeing too many fake BEs, I feel like it’s stuck in my throat!

Li Chengyin is a person who you will like if you see one side of him, and you will fall in love with him if you know everything about him. He is a paradise for those who admire the strong. He is affectionate, but he hides it too well. I feel sorry for Xiao Fengnu!! 】

[Everyone is a tragedy. The whole drama is about finding sweet things in the broken glass from beginning to end. I read various spoilers before watching it, so I can imagine how much of an impact this drama would have if there were no spoilers.

The male and female protagonists have great acting skills, and the dog's eyes are amazing! No, I want to watch "Eastern Palace" again! 】

[I can't hate Li Chengyin even if I watch "Eastern Palace" a hundred times. Rather than being ruthless and scheming, I see more of a destiny and a lack of control. As a prince, he has given the best protection to Xiaofeng, but it's a pity that everything is just fate! ]

[Many famous scenes in the novel were restored, the crew was also very conscientious, and I was blown away by the male lead's acting skills, he is indeed Gu Wei, his eyes are so A! Meng Ziyi's appearance is also super beautiful, and all the actors' acting skills are online! ]

[Excellent casting, excellent music, exquisite costumes and props, the finale is very well adapted, the sweet and sad interweaving makes you unable to stop. I haven't seen such an excellent romance for a long time! ]

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[Eastern Palace] Is it popular? It’s very popular!

As of the end of the finale, the online broadcast volume of "Eastern Palace" exceeded 60 billion, the reading volume of the super topic exceeded 30 billion, and the reading volume of the sub-topic was 45 billion+.

From the beginning of the show to the finale, nearly 100 entries were on the hot search list, an average of 4 to 5 per day.

The highest Douban score is 7.8, with 16 ratings.

Maoyan score is 8.3, and Youku hot list score is 8.9.

On the lists of Guduo Data, Yunhe Data, and Endata, the popularity of "Eastern Palace" firmly occupies the first place in August.

In the [Artist New Media Index] ranking compiled by Vlinkage, Meng Ziyi was ranked outside the top 20 before the broadcast of [Eastern Palace]. When [Eastern Palace] was halfway through its airing, she directly rushed into the top ten, squeezing out Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi, who became popular last month with [The Untamed], by one rank.

In the 20 days since the TV series was aired, Meng Ziyi's Weibo followers increased by 800 million, which shows the huge popularity that "Eastern Palace" has brought her.

As for TV stations, the average viewership rating of "Eastern Palace" on Mango TV exceeded 2, making it the most popular drama with the highest ratings during the summer season.

Even if we look at the whole year, it is second only to "Knowing Your Destiny" at the beginning of the year and "All Is Well" in March.

In the finale of [Eastern Palace], Gu Wei was live streaming in his room, and Jing Tian was watching his live streaming in the next room. After it ended, he sent him a message to confirm that it was convenient, and then sneaked into his room.

After this live broadcast, the promotional activities related to "Eastern Palace" basically ended, and Gu Wei was filming on the set with peace of mind.

The only difference was that Da Tiantian suddenly became interested in "The East Palace" and from that day on she would watch two episodes every night when she came back.

It was fine at the beginning. The story of "Eastern Palace" was attractive enough. Seeing Gu Wei playing intimately with Qu Xiaofeng, played by Meng Ziyi, she was not jealous and even supported this couple.

However, after the first climax of the plot, when Qu Xiaofeng's entire family was wiped out, she felt upset. Many times while watching the show, she would turn her head from time to time and look at Gu Wei with gritted teeth.

"How could you be so evil, using Xiao Feng and killing her entire family!"

"Sister, that's what the script says!" Gu Wei coaxed her helplessly.

"Humph! Anyway, it's all your fault. You're so mean!"

"Then don't look down, I'm even worse behind you."

"No, that won't work. I've already watched more than ten episodes. I must finish it." Jing Tian said, and shifted his attention back to the TV series.

(End of this chapter)