Who are you calling powerful?

Chapter 469 "Story of Yanxi Palace"X, "Strategy of Ming Palace"√

Appreciating the figure is just appreciation, Wei Yang has no thoughts about Zhang Yuqi.

These sisters are not easy to mess with. Xiao Zhao's mace iron rod is just to scare people. She really dares to use the knife and is a master of boxing. Wei Yang doesn't want to mess with her.

The crew stayed for a while, and Wei Yang went to the hotel to catch up on his sleep. When he woke up at night, Li Jiahang, who had originally planned to arrive tomorrow, had already arrived.

"Boss Wei, you are already waiting for me. I have to let it go if I have anything to do."

Li Jiahang was amused. He dared to let Wei Yang wait, but his agent and team didn't dare. When he got the letter, he squeezed out the time and hurriedly booked a ticket to fly over.

"Okay, let's go eat."

Wei Yang didn't hesitate, rubbed his hungry belly, and invited Li Jiahang to go out for dinner.

During the filming of "Operation Mekong", he brought a nutritionist and chef, and the crew also cooperated with local Chinese restaurants for logistics. But perhaps due to psychological factors, he always felt that the food in China was not authentic, and it was even rarer to eat some special domestic snacks.

Maybe people are just mean. Normally when Wei Yang is in China, he doesn't take it seriously if he doesn't eat snacks for a few months, but when he goes abroad and can't eat them anymore, he starts to act greedy.

So every time when he comes back from filming abroad, Wei Yang likes to walk around the streets and eat some special local snacks.

"What special foods are there in Shenzhen City?"

Wei Yang and Li Jiahang went out together, only to realize that they didn't know much about Shenzhen City. It was the first time for the latter to come here.

“Check it online.”

While Wei Yang drove the car, Li Jiahang took out his mobile phone to surf the Internet, and then exposed several names in a word.

"Longjiang pig's trotter rice, Shaxian snacks, Hunan cuisine!"

Wei Yang: "..."

"Forget it, it's Guangdong Province anyway, let's find a place to have refreshments, preferably one frequented by locals."

"Okay, let me ask. I remember a friend from Shenzhen City."

Li Jiahang made a phone call, and then the two of them found a time-honored teahouse according to the route. Wei Yang asked Li Jiahang to go upstairs to find a seat. He couldn't help but ran to a shop selling pork trotter rice opposite and packed some braised pork.

Not to mention, the ruddy, fragrant, and trembling big pig's hooves are too tempting. Wei Yang just took a few glances at the sign picture on the way and was greedy.

Although morning tea is the most famous for tea in Guangdong Province, there are actually many people there in the evening.

Especially in Shenzhen City, the entire city is fast-paced and most people are extremely busy. There are not many people who have the leisure to have tea leisurely in the morning. On the contrary, they can enjoy it after get off work in the evening.

Wei Yang and the others were lucky enough to avoid waiting in line and could order directly.

Li Jiahang had eaten Cantonese-style tea snacks in Shanghai, but he had never tasted the local ones in Guangdong Province. He was very interested and ordered a lot of them.

Wei Yang questioned: "Can you finish it?"

"If you can't eat it, take it away. You can still eat it tomorrow. At worst, I'll share it with my assistant and them. Anyway, you pay for it."

"Damn, just kill me, pack up two more, and bring them back to Xiaowei and the others."

Wei Yang is already used to the behavior of rich people like Li Jiahang. Who can let him know that Boss Wei is famous for being rich. Usually when he goes out to eat, drink and have fun, his close friends will assume that he will pay for it. Even he is like this now. Thought.

"By the way, let me tell you something."

Li Jiahang gnawed half of the chicken feet and suddenly made a sound. Wei Yang concentrated on his shrimp dumplings without raising his head.

"explain."

"Your sister-in-law wants to film a scene with me."

"Which sister-in-law?"

"Who else could it be, Sister Ying?"

Wei Yang raised his head and looked at Li Jiahang with disdain: "She is a few months younger than you, you have the nerve to call her sister."

"I'm still a few months older than you, so why don't I still call her sister-in-law."

Li Jiahang complained, and then couldn't help but mutter: "You haven't been in the company for a long time. You don't know that Sister Ying has become more and more powerful in the company since "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" and became the deputy minister. No kidding, Lao Qiao said in private Everyone told me that they were a little afraid of her."

Lao Qiao is Qiao Zhenyu. He has a special status in Blue Whale. He was originally the most popular actor under Wei Yang and a mainstay.

Originally, Qiao Zhenyu had some respect for Zhao Liying, but he was not afraid of it. But now that Zhao Liying has succeeded in taking the position and her influence and strength inside and outside the company have increased significantly, Qiao Zhenyu no longer dares to behave like before.

Wei Yang glanced at him: "What about you?"

"I?"

Li Jiahang was stunned for a moment, and then said confidently: "I have been afraid of her for a long time. It's not like you don't know."

Wei Yang didn't bother to pay attention to his shameless expression: "I'll do it if I want to film with you. This is to support you."

"Of course I know this, but can't you nod?"

Li Jiahang is now well-known, but there is still a gap between Zhao Liying and Zhao Liying's top-tier position. If the two cooperate, the former will definitely take advantage.

"It's good, that drama is good."

Wei Yang naturally had no objection. After "A Thousand Bones of Flowers", Zhao Liying's popularity reached its peak.

At this time, Zhao Liying went against the development rules of most artists.

Normally, after an artist becomes popular, he or she should seize the time to film more movies, because the profit period of a movie is limited, and you can make money quickly while the momentum is good.

Even if you are on the rise, or you focus on word-of-mouth, and you still focus on popular crews, you can still find time to make a few movies that make money.

In this kind of project, the artists and the team don't have too many requirements, as long as it's reasonable, the main thing is to get a salary or a good profit.

Damimi and Tang Yan have both been filmed, and Liu Shishi also has similar works, such as "Step by Step".

Even Wei Yang has filmed it. When "My Love from the Star" and "East Palace" became popular, he went to film the idol drama "Shanshan Is Coming". The main purpose was purely to make money and attract people.

After "A Thousand Bones of Flowers", Zhao Liying's popularity reached its peak, and it would be too difficult to produce subsequent works of the same level.

At this time, it makes sense to film two projects to make money while preparing for a new project.

But Zhao Liying didn't make this choice. After filming "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" and "My Deskmate", she only took on one movie.

After the two works became popular, Zhao Liying remained unmoved in the face of numerous script invitations, focusing all her energy on personal artist development and Blue Whale's internal affairs, and was responsible for some behind-the-scenes work as an executive.

This is also the reason why Li Jiahang said that Zhao Liying is becoming more and more powerful in the company. The latter is really not just an artist in the company now.

However, Zhao Liying did not choose to give up filming, but the frequency was reduced and her choices were more cautious.

She doesn't care about money now. She doesn't care about the salary. The prospects of the project and the benefits it brings to all parties come first.

After several months of picking and choosing, Zhao Liying finally came up with an idea and chose the Ming Dynasty palace drama - "Strategy of the Ming Palace".

"Strategy of the Ming Palace" is actually a variant of "Story of Yanxi Palace" written by Dead Girl.

Wei Yang liked the advantages and characteristics of this drama, but did not want to film a Qing Dynasty drama, so he changed the background of the characters to the Ming Dynasty. The protagonist changed from Qianlong's concubine and Jiaqing's biological mother Wei Jia to Longqing's beloved concubine and Wanli. Biological mother Queen Mother Li.

The story of Empress Dowager Li is actually very similar to that of Concubine Ling or Wei Yingluo in "Story of Yanxi Palace".

Li was smart, studious, and good at calligraphy since she was a child. When she was a child, her family was poor, so her father sent her to the Chen family, a local wealthy family, as a servant. Then she met the eldest daughter of the Chen family, and the two had a good relationship.

Later, Miss Chen became King Yu, Long Qing's step-concubine. She still liked Mrs. Li very much, so she often recruited her into the palace. Later, she was favored by Long Qing.

Later, Li changed from a maid/palace to a concubine of King Yu, and gave birth to two sons who lived until Jiajing's death, providing a crucial bargaining chip for Longqing's heir apparent.

After Longqing ascended the throne, as the mother of the only two princes, Li's mother became the imperial concubine based on her son's high status, and her status was respected.

A few years later, Longqing passed away and his son Wanli ascended the throne. Li became the Queen Mother directly and became the most noble woman in the world, which can be described as a legend.

Moreover, the relationship between Mrs. Li and Miss Chen was just like Wei Yingluo and Empress Fucha in "Story of Yanxi Palace". They always had a very good relationship. Later Miss Chen also became the queen and the queen mother, and Mrs. Li always continued to respect her. .

Therefore, the historical Empress Dowager Li is more in line with the "Story of Yanxi Palace" than the imperial concubine, and is simply tailor-made.

"Strategy of the Ming Palace" is based on Empress Dowager Li, telling the story of the heroine Li Caifeng, who grew from a poor girl to become the Empress Dowager.

Of course, the general direction of history remains unchanged, but some details must be added, and the heroine must also be highlighted.

For example, in the early stage, he helped Miss Chen gain a foothold in the palace, in the middle stage, she helped Long Qing seize the throne, and in the later stage, she helped her son secure the throne through palace and court battles.

When it is actually filmed, it is actually more interesting than the original version of "Story of Yanxi Palace". The two changes in the throne alone are two climaxes for the female protagonist. In the later period, she gets involved in the court, and the pattern is even more embarrassing than that of the Qing Dynasty who only want to steal men. Palace fighting drama.

There is no doubt that the heroine belongs to Zhao Liying, and Wei Yang even strongly suspects that he liked this script because the heroine started as a maid and hit her feelings.

Li Jiahang's role is Long Qing, who is a relatively cowardly but full of joyful big pig's hooves in the play.

In the early stage, he was bullied by his father, brothers and Yan Dang, and later he was caught between Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. There were also a bunch of unkind female characters in the family who caused trouble, especially the heroine, who yelled at him.

This is not a male protagonist falling in love with a female protagonist in the traditional sense.

The emotional line in the play is not important, but the heroine's CP is more important to her best friend and comrade-in-arms, Miss Chen. The male protagonist, Li Jiahang, is more like the heroine's boss and friend.

In fact, there is a real emotional line in the original script, and that is Zhang Juzheng.

The timeline is blurred, allowing Zhang Juzheng to serve as King Yu's attendant earlier than history. At that time, he happened to meet and fall in love with the heroine, who was still a maid.

Later, Zhang Juzheng returned to his hometown for some reason. When he came back, the heroine also became Prince Yu's favorite concubine. Both parties could only keep their thoughts to themselves until Long Qing's death.

Zhang Juzheng cherished his old friendship and assisted Empress Dowager Li and Wanli, working hard and dedicated his life.

There is no problem with the logic. Even in unofficial history, it has been rumored that Zhang Juzheng and Empress Dowager Li had an affair. It cannot be said that the screenwriter made it up.

However, Wei Yang still maintained his respect for the famous names of the generation, deleted the emotional line, and replaced it with the story of young Li and middle-aged Zhang Juzheng. They helped each other through various unexpected encounters and had a good relationship. Li was even half a disciple of Zhang.

Later, after Li became the Queen Mother, she always trusted Zhang Juzheng more and entrusted her with important responsibilities. The latter reciprocated the favor and became Wanli's biggest reliance on securing the throne.

Wei Yang personally likes the script "Strategy of the Ming Palace" very much.

The plot is still Mary Sue, but it is not entangled in feelings, but a relatively pure "workplace" or "historical" drama from a female perspective.

Xiao Zhao's vision for selecting dramas was praised in his previous life, and it is still not bad in this time and space.

However, Wei Yang did not expect that Zhao Liying would choose Li Jiahang to play Long Qing.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. No matter what I think, the outside world's impression of Li Jiahang is more that he is good at comedy, and the role of Long Qing is indeed suitable for him.

Now Li Jiahang's follow-up development may be very impressive.

"Love Apartment" and "Celebrating More Than Years" have accumulated high national popularity for him, and "The Temptation of Going Home" is by far the most outstanding work in which he has played the leading role.

If it weren't for this drama becoming more popular than people, Li Jiahang would have been able to rush to the front line in one fell swoop.

Even so, with the representative web drama "Soul Ferry" and starring in the "Ex" series, Li Jiahang's actual status is only one step away from being a first-line artist.

Even in the eyes of many people, he is a front-line actor. In terms of nationality and popularity alone, ordinary first-line artists are really no match for Li Jiahang.

The leading actors in "Love Apartment", even Chen Chichi, whose popularity has soared after "Run", are actually half as good as Li Jiahang.

It's just that Blue Whale has too many perversions and has a brilliant good brother, so it doesn't feel outstanding.

Wei Yang will succeed, Wei Yang will fail!

With such a good brother, Li Jiahang can rise to the top without worrying about anything, but with the scorching sun shining brightly, even if his star shines brightly, it will be "dim."

However, fortunately, Li Jiahang was content with what he had and never compared himself with Wei Yang, a big wall hanging, so he was in a particularly happy mood.

By the time "Strategy of the Ming Palace" airs, coupled with the cooperation of other dramas and movies, Li Jiahang will be firmly on the front line, and he will have a very solid foundation.

Although there are many top celebrities who are prosperous, they may become obsolete in two years and disappear from the public.

This so-called first line, no matter how popular it is, is just duckweed in the wind, and people who know the industry are very disdainful.

Only those artists who work steadily, have enough masterpieces, perform well in all aspects, and even have exceptionally good conditions in some areas are the backbone of first-line artists.

For an artist like this, even if his new work doesn't go well, he can just rest on his laurels for several years. The lower limit is very high. If he comes across a good project, he will become famous immediately.

Li Jiahang's approach is typical of the latter, and he is the one with a profound foundation among the latter.

Legal pioneer Zhang Wei!

Clearly Hong Shixian!

Chi You's reincarnation Xia Dongqing!

Nanqing God of War Guo Baokun!

Ex-girlfriend countless Meng Yun!

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Not to mention that they are all classic characters, but any one picked at random has extraordinary influence on the public. Except for a few people such as Wei Yang, who among the younger generation dares to compete with him for masterpieces.

It’s no wonder that some people ridicule Zhao Liying and Liu Shishi’s biggest enemy is Li Jiahang. In terms of resource allocation, he is indeed at the heroine level.

Wei Yang suddenly shuddered when he thought of this.

Bah bah bah!

Damn, I’ve been in Thailand for too long. I can’t vent my anger by playing with iron guns every day. My thoughts have been polluted there. I’ll film as soon as I can tomorrow, and then I’ll go back to the magic city and pay the public rations...