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Editor: Sai Hiroto

The movie "Alien" was shot from summer to winter, which took a full half year.

After Su Xinghe finished filming this movie, he lost a full five pounds.

By the time it was finalized, he was completely relieved.

He was relieved, and members of the mutual aid group, represented by Lin Ran, felt relieved.

Lin Ran looked at his empty T-shirt and couldn't help but think of never filming with Su Xinghe again.

Because Su Xinghe, who was fully committed to acting, was simply too scary, just like a second director.

The director himself was very satisfied. Although the relationship between the protagonists in the dramas he directed before was not bad, they also did their own things. There was never a feeling of being twisted into a rope-like situation in the "Alien" crew.

The emergence of this situation must be attributed to Su Xinghe.

Sure enough, inviting Su Xinghe to be the leading actor was the wisest decision he made. This leading actor not only has good acting skills but also leads others to rehearse with him every day. Most importantly, he also brought a perfect investor.

In Wei Yun's eyes, President Qin is a perfect investor. Although he is the chief investor, he is not arrogant at all. He will not instruct the insiders as an outsider, and this gives him the maximum creative freedom.

If there is another opportunity next time, he is still willing to cooperate with President Qin.

In short, although the play is finished, both the director and the actors are very satisfied with the filming in the past six months.

If a crew is really satisfied with their work, then the quality of the drama will not be too bad.

After Su Xinghe returned home, the first thing he did was to go to Qin Xuan's villa to see the three little ones.

Unlike TV dramas, they traveled to many places when filming this movie, so except for Repeater, the three little ones were not convenient to bring with them, so they had to leave them with Qin Xuan.

Qin Xuan also lived a stable life for more than half a year and saved countless talismans.

After all, with the three little ones, his villa was the safest place.

But before Su Xinghe could find Qin Xuan, Qin Xuan came to find him.

Because the post-production of "Great Wu Dynasty" has been completed, after passing the review, it is planned to be broadcast this month.

If it is broadcast this month, it can be on time to participate in various awards next year without having to wait until the year after.

This is obviously good news for Su Xinghe so that he can have two dramas to enter next year. Even if only one drama wins an award, it will be a great help to his acting career.

Qin Xuan came to Su Xinghe to pick him up to go to the internal film viewing meeting.

"Great Wu Dynasty" is broadcast on both TV stations and the Internet. Two first-tier satellite TV stations broadcast it in prime time, and Orange Network, which bought the Internet broadcasting rights at a high price, broadcast it together.

In recent years, due to the increasing difficulty of satellite broadcasting, few dramas can be broadcast in this way.

Therefore, the screening was also watched by several parties together.

When Su Xinghe and Qin Xuan arrived, many people had already arrived.

The crew members were very friendly and cordial when they saw Su Xinghe, while others could not help but look at him with scrutiny.

Because Su Xinghe, a small-time star, went to act in movies as soon as he became famous, he did have endorsements and magazines, but there were too few activities, and his exposure rate was inevitably reduced, so the popularity was much lower than when "The Universe" was popular.

This is considered very unwise by many people. Smart people should make use of the popularity to monetize the traffic instead of staying in a movie crew for half a year.

It would be fine if the crew was good, but those in the industry all know that it is an unknown director who has made two movies. It would be better to appear in more variety shows than to film with such a crew.

Speaking of variety shows, the Orange Network representative present talked about variety shows with Qin Xuan according to the leader's instructions.

The variety show recently planned by Orange Network is a suspense adventure show. Unlike "Let's Adventure Together", which is set in a certain place, this variety show is about going to various haunted places to seek the truth, so the filming locations are all real places of haunted places, a bit like an entertainment version of Approaching Science.

This kind of variety show is the first in China, but it has been broadcast very well abroad, so they bought the copyright and are ready to start it immediately to grab the traffic during the winter vacation.

As for the candidates, in terms of popularity, although Su Xinghe is not as popular as he was in the middle of this year, he is still popular. The most important thing is that he is a Taoist priest, which is very eye-catching.

Qin Xuan had received an invitation from Orange Network before and said, "Of course, there is no problem with the company, but it depends on Xinghe's arrangement."

There are many scripts for Su Xinghe at present, but whether he will accept them depends on Su Xinghe himself.

Seeing that the problem was thrown at him, Su Xinghe simply said to Qin Xuan, "I originally wanted to rest for two or three months before joining the crew. It would be nice to shoot a variety show during this period."

Filming a movie is indeed too tiring. Whether it is mentally or physically, he needs to rest well to recover.

Su Xinghe himself is reluctant to jump into the next drama right away because, considering his personal situation, this would be irresponsible for the next role.

Therefore, it is a good choice to participate in more variety shows to relax in the intervals between dramas.

Qin Xuan nodded and agreed with his arrangement.

Neither he nor his boss had any objections, so the matter was settled naturally.

The representative of Orange Network smiled and said, "Then our variety show will benefit. Once "Great Wu Dynasty" is broadcast, Teacher Su's popularity will definitely soar."

Although it was a compliment, the representative also said it very sincerely. After all, "Great Wu Dynasty" was also a drama bought by their platform, so it must be both popular and well-received.

A few people talked for a while, and the drama finally started.

Of course, the viewing party will not watch the entire film but just watch the first two episodes, each episode is 40 minutes, and the two episodes together are less than two hours.

If it was a bad drama, then these two hours would naturally be torture, but the "Great Wu Dynasty" made everyone sit in their seats in a disciplined and focused manner and watch the first two episodes carefully.

For people in the industry who have watched countless movies, there are very few dramas that can make them calm down and watch them. "Great Wu Dynasty" not only did it but also made them feel a little excited.

Whether it is the external performance of the picture, color, costume, props, or the internal performance of the plot, actors, and rhythm, people can feel the sincerity of this play.

There are too many bad dramas with exquisite packaging these days. It is particularly exciting to see a good drama with exquisite packaging and high-quality content.

There was no need for too much exaggeration. Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

If the subsequent episodes were of this quality, it would not be a big problem to sweep the major award ceremonies next year.

The next day, a marketing account released news of the screening, and people who had watched the show also reviewed the show online.

These were all pre-airing warm-ups. As soon as everyone saw the news, they knew that "Great Wu Dynasty" was going to be broadcast.

Sure enough, the next day, the official blogs of the two satellite TV stations and Orange Network officially announced the release date—"Great Wu Dynasty" will be available to everyone next week.

Because of the cast, this show has always attracted much attention, so when it was heard that it was going to be broadcast, all major forums started to post.

If there was no Su Xinghe, a small traffic star, this drama would have been full of positive comments. After all, the actors in it are all veteran actors or professional actors, and there is no conflict of resources with the idols of most star-chasing girls. However, with Su Xinghe, there are more negative comments.

Most people are questioning why this drama chose Su Xinghe and whether it has bowed to capital.

Many people also opened comparison posts, comparing Su Xinghe with the actors who auditioned with him at the time. In the end, they concluded that even the worst auditioner had better acting skills than Su Xinghe. They really don’t know why the "Great Wu Dynasty" chose Su Xinghe.

Wherever there is a battle between fans and haters, there will be traffic and popularity.

The audience of "Great Wu Dynasty" was originally over 30 years old, who were interested in history and had high requirements for the drama. However, because the fans and haters posted every day, many teenage star-chasing passers-by also became interested in the drama.

After all, a serious drama with small-time actors is really interesting. At least the three words "Su Xinghe" make many young people willing to watch it.

Although most of them hold a critical attitude.

The production team is happy to see this happen. Although they are targeting audiences over 30 years old, they are also very welcome if younger people are willing to watch their drama.

In short, all stakeholders are very happy that Su Xinghe's fans and haters have raised the popularity of the "Great Wu Dynasty" through their own efforts.

No wonder TV series and movies now like to use traffic, because traffic can indeed bring attention and popularity.

In the second week, "Great Wu Dynasty" was broadcast under the eyes of thousands of people.

Su Xinghe still watched the show with Qin Xuan.

There were also three small animals and a ghost.

The three small animals were crooked and completely regarded Qin Xuan's big villa as their own nest.

Repeater sat on the sofa in an orderly manner. It had taken out its handkerchief and was ready to watch the show seriously.

When the time came, the TV played the theme song of "Great Wu Dynasty" on time.

This song was sung by a famous singer. It was very majestic. With the various images flashing on the screen, the audience, who had been waiting for a long time, felt relieved.

At least from the picture of the opening song, the texture of this drama is in place.

As soon as the song was over, the camera slowly moved towards the palace.

The deep and long palace road, the magnificent and grand palace, the grass, trees, and rocks that were carefully and meticulously designed everywhere...

This is a palace with a variety of atmospheres.

The owner here says every move affects the rise and fall of the entire country.

After the old dynasty was destroyed, the "eternally solid" palace still stood at the power core of this land, waiting for its new owner.

With a whip sound, the founding emperor of the Wu Dynasty climbed up the magnificent palace step by step.

Countless ministers prostrated themselves below, offering their loyalty and fear.

The camera passed over the emperor, the ministers, and the majestic Golden Throne Hall, flew out of the layers of palace walls, and flew out of the entire capital.

The steady voice introduced the fierce changes when the Wu Dynasty was founded, along with the picture.

Su Xinghe was fascinated by it. He had been in the crew for several months and had watched and studied everyone's plays, but when all these pictures appeared on the big screen, he was still excited beyond control.

He came out at the end of the second episode.

The young prince, dressed in a prince's attire, stood alone by the window reading. His expression was calm, and his posture was upright. When he read the words in the book, it seemed that the cicadas in summer had disappeared.

The next moment, a palace servant came to report that he had another brother born.

The prince put down the book with a surprised and happy smile on his face, but after the palace servant left, his expression returned to calm.

But this calmness was completely different from the calmness when he was reading before.

Even though there was no introduction of the cause and effect, all the audience knew that he was not as happy as he had shown before.

But soon, he tried to calm down, called the servants, and personally went to the warehouse to pick something to send to the newborn brother.

At this time, although Wu Yu had already felt the threat from his brothers in his subconscious, this threat was not enough to make him abandon the filial piety he had learned since childhood.

Episode 2 ends here.

In the picture, Wu Yu personally put the gift he prepared into the box.

At this time, he was still the prince who had good intentions towards all his brothers.

But this magnificent palace and the beautiful country would force him to keep moving forward.

Because except moving forward, he had no other way out.

So he finally killed his father and brothers and ascended the throne.

At that time, he might never be able to remember his mood today.

The ending song sounded, and inside the towering palace walls, the old emperor died, and the new emperor appeared. The powerful officials were still passionate in the hall one moment, and the next moment they had become prisoners in a cramped prison.

In places they could not see, natural disasters, taxes, labor service... all were invisible burdens, weighing heavily on every citizen.

This dynasty, which has been away from modern times for hundreds of years, seemed to have passed through the smoke and clouds of history and came to the public in another way.

After the long and low song ended, everyone couldn't help but exhale.

Even the young audience who came in with other purposes forgot their purpose at this moment.

Because this drama is really good to watch.

It is not inferior to the "Shang Dynasty" which won numerous awards that year.

When a heavy piece of history is told in a leisurely way, even people who are not interested in history are willing to listen to the story of the Wu Dynasty that happened on this land.

The next day, the ratings of both channels exceeded 1, and the number of views on Orange Network exceeded 100 million. This is the appeal of the "Great Wu Dynasty".

"The siege of the dynasty, outside the siege is the sadness of the people, inside the siege is the handover of power..."

"The history of the Wu Dynasty belongs to politics and culture..."

For a while, many drama critics wrote their own essays on Weibo.

Although the show has only aired two episodes, it has created ripples like a stone thrown into a pond.

Even on various entertainment forums, there are many more posts discussing history.

As for Su Xinghe, whom everyone had been concerned about before, he did not become the center of public opinion because of his excellent performance.

Fans restrained their joy, and haters were unwilling to bring positive topics to Su Xinghe. Without the fan-hat war, Su Xinghe's fan circle has been much calmer recently.

Gu Nuannuan, one of the earliest big fans, couldn't help but write a short essay in the group.

[*Sai: Previously 'Gu Mengmeng', now 'Gu Nuannuan'. The author seems to have forgotten again... Zzz]

The focus of this short essay is that the best way to shut up haters is not for fans to attack them in groups, but for actors to teach them with their works, spit, and say less, otherwise, it will only add jokes and heat.

Once this was said, the whole fan circle took it seriously.

When the star himself works too hard, the fans seem to be able to lie down.

After all, when a star has no black spots in his private life and cannot be criticized for his acting skills, the anti-black job is basically done by the star himself.

Even if there are still some black posts on the Internet that tell lies with their eyes open, such posts, as Gu Nuannuan said, have no effect except to increase popularity and jokes.

Passersby have eyes. If Su Xinghe's acting skills are really bad, there is no need for the black fans to charge. The marketing accounts that need to take advantage of the popularity and traffic will appear on major platforms for the first time and comment on every mistake made by the actor with the most sharp evaluation.

But a few days later, when Little Wu Yu's role became the main line of the story, such reviews, videos, or comments still did not appear.

Because Su Xinghe's performance was unexpected, there was nothing to criticize.

It was indeed unexpected.

After all, before "Great Wu Dynasty" was broadcast, even Su Xinghe's fans actually had some concerns in their hearts.

In such a serious drama full of acting veterans, can their brothers really fit in?

It is not too difficult to perform well in idol dramas because his colleagues' level is generally not too high, and when the two of them appear, as long as the east wind does not overwhelm the west wind, it will be harmonious.

But this drama is different. As long as you are a little bit bad, it will be constantly magnified because of his colleagues' wonderful performances.

Comparison is always the best way to reflect your level.

But Su Xinghe held on. No matter which veteran actor he acted with, he handled it with ease.

Or, when watching a play, they don’t realize that they need to comment on the acting of each actor.

Because they are the characters in the play.

When the actor becomes the character they interpret, who can stand up and say that their expression is wrong, their reaction is wrong, and their tone is wrong?

No one.

Everyone will only focus on the plot itself.

So after the broadcast of "Great Wu Dynasty", the posts discussing acting skills are the least, and the posts discussing the plot and characters are the most.

The TV image seen in the drama makes them unable to help but explore the historical image of this character, and the various plots seen in the drama after artistic processing make them unable to help but explore the stories that happened in this real history.

The rise and fall of the dynasty, the overlapping of power, the joys and sorrows of the people...

During the broadcast of the drama, even the sales of historical books about the Wu Dynasty increased a lot.

Su Xinghe also gained many passers-by fans.

They don't chase stars, nor do they understand the entertainment industry, but they like to find their favorite TV shows on TV. When they see a familiar actor with good acting skills, they will subconsciously put down the remote control in their hands and choose to give the show a few minutes or even tens of minutes.

They are a minority on the Internet, but they are the majority in reality.

Gaining their favor is of no use to the star's data on the Internet, but it is a very valuable asset for his acting career.

At least everyone knows that there is an actor named Su Xinghe.

He played a role called Wu Yu.

This role is pretty good. Looking back, it seems that I can still remember a few very vivid pictures.

For an actor, this should be a very good affirmation.

Su Xinghe thinks so.

Tonight is his last episode, and it is also the episode where he is betrayed by his reading partner.

The 20-year-old Wu Yu has changed a lot from when he first appeared.

He has experienced a lot and grown a lot. He is different from the little prince who suppressed his ambitions and dissatisfaction and demanded that he be morally flawless.

At this moment, he has many things in common with his father.

The desire for power, the suspicion of human hearts, the obsession with mountains and rivers...

Especially after his wife's death, he has fewer soft parts.

Tonight, after being betrayed by someone he trusted the most, he felt like a tiger that had been stripped of its soft fur, leaving only sharp claws and teeth.

He looked at his companion, who was kneeling there.

This was the brother who grew up with him and the subordinate he trusted the most.

"Why?"

Su Xinghe still remembers the angry yet empty feeling in his chest when he asked this question.

He knew clearly how disappointed, resentful, and sad Wu Yu was at that moment.

Looking at himself on the screen, Su Xinghe was once again attacked by this feeling.

That self did not get angry, did not roar, and did not have any reaction, except for an inexplicably plain "why".

But at that time, he really wanted to stand up, push down everything he saw, kick away everything that blocked him, and then grab the collar of the person in front of him and ask loudly, “Why?!” 

But he was Wu Yu, he was the prince, so he held back.

Like many years before, he held back his impulses and emotions.

The kneeling person also said nothing.

As one of the people who knows Wu Yu best, he knows that if he says nothing, the damage to Wu Yu will be the greatest.

So he chooses to say nothing.

The dead silence spreads in the study, and even through the TV screen, one can feel the surging undercurrent hidden in the silence.

Wu Yu's chest rises and falls violently, and after a while, he laughs.

Hearing his laughter, the people below stiffen.

"Someone come." Wu Yu no longer focuses on the person in front of him.

He looks at the open window next to him. There is a sweet-scented osmanthus tree outside the window, and the bright moonlight is draped on the sweet-scented osmanthus tree like a light veil.

This quiet scene, however, cannot calm his turbulent emotions.

He could smell the strong, sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance, but what came out of his mouth were the most vicious words.

He gave the kneeling man in front of him, who was once the closest to him, the most cruel torture.

But this did not relieve his anger at all.

He knew that this time, the anger could only be quelled by the blood of everyone behind him.

From this day on, the young prince finally began his complete transformation.

He approached his father and many emperors in the past.

After watching this scene, Su Xinghe sighed slowly and restrainedly.

He knew that the past Wu Yu was dead.

He completed all his roles in the "Great Wu Dynasty".

The young Wu Yu also completed his growth.

Su Xinghe picked up a cup of tea.

He toasted Wu Yu.

He also toasted himself.