Night, hotel room.

Zhang Yuan took a shower, dried his hair, and drank a whole bottle of water.

After filming the kissing scene with An Yixuan today, I don’t know if it was because we kissed too much, but he was so thirsty.

But to be honest, I didn't feel anything special when kissing An Yixuan.

Firstly, the kiss between the two in the play was just light and brief, without any overly passionate scenes.

Secondly, there was no chemistry between him and Miss An, and he felt like the kiss was in vain.

And kissing is like having sex, once it becomes a job, it's no longer fun.

It was a bit novel at the first few times, but after shooting twenty or thirty times, he just wanted to finish it quickly.

Deng Deng Deng!
Just when he wanted to go to teacher Xu Jingjiang to discuss art and relieve his aesthetic fatigue, there was a knock on the door.

Walking forward and opening the door, the people who came in were Liu Qianqian, Liu Pinyan, and An Yixuan, three sisters from the crew.

The leader, An Yixuan, was holding a bright white laptop in his hand.

"Let us in quickly."

With that, the three girls rushed into his room.

"How can you enter the actor's room so casually?"

"You are different. You are not a stranger." An Yixuan replied with a smile.

After closing the door, he took out three cups and poured water for the three beautiful girls sitting in a row on the sofa.

"what's up?"

"You don't know it, you're famous now!" Miss An plugged in the computer, turned it on and waited.

"Famous for what?"

"Oh, you'll know once you see it!"

In those days, it took a long time for computers to boot up. While waiting, Zhang Yuan picked at the skin at the corners of his mouth that had been ruptured from kissing too many times.

Liu Qianqian glanced at it, with the corners of her mouth drooping slightly.

After the computer finally turned on, Miss An clicked on a video file on the desktop and started playing it.

The video is a bit blurry, and when viewed later, it will be considered “confidential quality”.

On a large stage covered with a red carpet, the spotlight instantly shines on the two hosts, a man and a woman, wearing formal attire and holding inscription cards.

"The next award to be presented is the Best Newcomer Award."

"The winner is..." The female host dragged out the words, leaving the audience in suspense: "Blind Shaft, Wang Baoqiang!"

Seeing this, Zhang Yuan crossed his arms and smiled with satisfaction.

He knew what this was.

This is the Golden Horse Awards ceremony that Baoqiang mentioned to him a few days ago!

Sure enough, just after the host finished reading out the list of winners, a dazzling spotlight shone on a young boy with a flat head. His teeth looked particularly white against his dark skin, and his smile was like that of Wolf.

The big boy was wearing a black suit that didn't fit him well. He was still in a trance after hearing his own name. It was not until his teammates pushed him several times that he reacted.

After standing up, he shook his body awkwardly, as if he wanted to loosen up his body wrapped in a suit.

This suit looks awkward on him, as if it was borrowed, and it is indeed borrowed.

He ran onto the stage in small steps and was so excited that he almost tripped over the stairs.

When he came between the two hosts, he was shorter and looked rustic, seeming a little out of place.

When Zhang Yuan saw Wang Baoqiang's height, he sighed.

In fact, height can often directly reflect a person’s family conditions.

Apart from genetic limitations like Guo Degang, the average height of most children from poor families is lower.

Baoqiang is only 165cm tall, which is considered short even in southern China where the average height is not high, and he is from the north.

For example, Shu Chang and Liu Qianqian.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Liu Qianqian has been living a life of luxury and pampering since childhood. She is only 16 years old, but already 170 cm tall.

However, Shu Chang, who is the same age, is just under 160cm tall.

A favorable background can really bring a lot of advantages to a person.

Physical strength, mental strength, appearance, health, self-confidence...

He shook his head and continued reading.

Baoqiang was very nervous on the stage. After holding up the bright golden trophy, he smiled foolishly, looking a little overwhelmed.

He was happy for a while before he started talking about his acceptance speech at the host's reminder.

He spoke in Mandarin with a heavy accent, gurgling and stunned.

"I, I want to thank the director for giving me this performance opportunity..."

“Thank you to the crew…”

"Thanks to my parents..."

After thanking everyone according to the routine, his forehead was already covered with sweat, not only from nervousness, but also from being burned by the spotlight.

"Finally, I would like to thank one person in particular."

"It's my big brother Zhang Yuan!"

"It was because of him that I was introduced to the crew, and that’s how I got the chance to act in a movie."

"Before coming to the award ceremony, he also asked me to prepare a speech for acceptance."

"I said at the time that I definitely wouldn't win the award, so there was no need to prepare."

"But he said he believed I could do it, so I prepared these words."

"Really, I'm not lying." Baoqiang seemed to be afraid that everyone wouldn't believe him, so he hurriedly explained, which in turn brought laughter from the audience.

"He was the only one who believed in me when I didn't believe in myself."

"So in my heart, he is the best actor!"

Zhang Yuan: …

The way you said it makes it seem like I believe you are just pretending to do this.

"So I hope that in addition to supporting me, everyone can also support the works of my eldest brother Zhang Yuan, and everyone can go and watch them."

"His works include ..."

If the host hadn't stopped him, he really wanted to "report the dishes" that Zhang Yuan had filmed.

Zhang Yuan's face turned red, which was rare for him, and he covered his face with his hands.

"This kid is so real!"

"Sincerity is indeed the ultimate weapon. Even I was defeated by him."

The video ended with applause and An Yixuan closed the computer.

"This silly boy is talking about you, right?"

"It was me." Zhang Yuan scratched his head: "I recommended the crew to him and asked him to write the acceptance speech."

"But I didn't ask him to advertise for me!"

The three women all laughed so hard that they fell backwards. They had never expected that Zhang Yuan would sometimes be troubled by others.

"Anyway, you are famous in Taiwan, and many people call to ask me about it." An Yixuan said with a smile.

That is, Baoqiang's remarks brought him a lot of traffic. If it were in the future, he would have been a hot search in the morning.

"That's good. Our film will be broadcast in Taiwan later."

"But the person you recommended won the award, but you didn't. Wouldn't you feel bad?" Liu Pinyan brought up all sorts of issues.

"I..." Zhang Yuan held his breath and pinched her chubby face hard, playing with it as if it were plasticine.

Liu Qianqian also reached out and pinched the other side of Liu Pinyan's face, playing with it as if it were a slime.

Let you talk to make Zhang Yuan angry...

"Stop pinching Anu's face, it's going to get swollen." Liu Pinyan begged for mercy.

"Okay, my friend won the award, I'm happy too, I'll treat you guys to a meal."

That night, Zhang Yuan treated a few people to a good meal, and his wallet became much thinner.

During the trip, I received a call from Wang Baoqiang announcing the good news, and we chatted for a long time.

In the following days, many friends in the circle called me because of the award ceremony, some congratulated me, some made fun of me.

I also received many interview invitations, but they were all related to Wang Baoqiang.

Many rural businesses also called him, and he finally got advertising orders.

Wang Baoqiang's acceptance speech brought him many benefits.

At the same time, the filming of "Chinese Paladin" is also coming to an end. On this day, the leading actors followed the crew to leave Hengdian World Studios and came to a lake near Dongyang City to shoot the scene of the decisive battle between good and evil in the film.

In the crew's lounge area, Liu Qianqian was holding the script with a jade-like expression on her face.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Yuan stepped forward and asked.

"Why did Zhao Linger die?"

“That’s not how it works in games.”

Liu Qianqian lowered her head. The death of Ling'er in the game had made her cry bitterly.

Looking at the script now, and having to experience it again as an actor, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Yes, why did Zhao Linger and Lin Yueru both have to die?
The reason why Li Xiaoyao became the Li Xiaoyao he later became was decisively related to the deaths of his two beloved wives.

Moreover, the theme of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" is fate!
As a descendant of Nuwa, Zhao Linger's destiny is to sacrifice himself for the people of the world.

There is also an important setting in the Nuwa clan. After Nuwa's descendants give birth to children, their power will gradually be absorbed by the next generation, and the mother will gradually lose her power.

Sacrifice for the people, pass on everything you have to the next generation, the next generation will sacrifice for the people again, and this cycle will repeat over and over again. This is fate.

In "Legend of Sword and Fairy 2", the theme becomes forgiveness.

By the time of "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3", it became a reincarnation.

But no matter which version of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" it is, most of the protagonists do not die a good death.

Sacrifice has always been one of the themes of "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

When he was young, Zhang Yuan felt that the two women, Zhao Linger and Lin Yueru, who sacrificed themselves, were truly miserable.

But when he grew up and saw countless lonely elderly people sitting alone in recliners, holding photos of their deceased spouses and looking sad, he finally understood.

It turns out that the most miserable one is not those who passed away, but the one who is left at last.

He is still alive, but his soul has long since left his old friend.

Li Xiaoyao was the last one to survive, alone and helpless. In fact, his fate was the most tragic.

"Xixi, you will be hanging on the lake with wires in a while, so go get ready." Director Wu stepped forward to inform.

"Are you scared?" Zhang Yuan recalled the scene when she was filming the lotus pond scene earlier and she didn't dare to go into the water.

"Will you watch from the side?" Liu Qianqian held her chin with her pink fist and looked at him with blinking eyes.

"Will do."

"Then I won't be afraid."

When it came time to officially start filming, we confirmed repeatedly that there were no issues with the wirework.

Liu Qianqian hung back and forth on the lake for more than an hour or two before completing the task without any danger.

Then comes the finale, the scene of Ling'er's death.

After putting on their makeup, both of them were covered in blood.

The corners of Zhang Yuan's mouth and his hands were all covered with red dye.

The same is true on Liu Xixi's cheeks and arms.

The plot is set after Zhao Linger fights a water monster and they almost die together.

In the end, Zhao Linger died in Li Xiaoyao's arms.

"You haven't been secretly eating fried chicken behind my back lately, have you?" Zhang Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "I'll have to hold you in this scene later, don't let me crush you."

"Humph, no way!" Liu Qianqian raised her head, and while Zhang Yuan wasn't paying attention, she went to the bathroom to lose as much weight as possible.

Compared with those skinny actresses in later generations, Liu Qianqian is not thin and is often ridiculed for being too fat.

There were even rumors that she was pregnant because of her occasional "puffy cheeks".

In fact, if she were considered fat, ordinary people would not be able to survive.

It’s just that our aesthetic taste has been deliberately corrupted by some people. Ever since Fan Bingbing was banned, the red carpet has been filled with so many "pork ribs" that it’s irritating to look at.

"Zhang Yuan, get ready."

At Director Wu's command, he stretched out his hands and held Liu Qianqian horizontally in front of his chest in a princess hug.

"Is it heavy?" Xixi asked cautiously, feeling very nervous.

"You can still have a few more meals, it's okay."

As he spoke, he exerted a little force with his arms and threw her upwards.

"Hehehe..." Xixi immediately laughed happily.

"Okay, stop laughing. What's coming up is a sad story. One is going to die, and the other wants to die. You know what I mean." Director Wu shouted while holding a loud speaker.

Liu Xiaoli, who was standing nearby, also saw it all.

"Didn't Xixi become quite distant from this guy when she came back from Formosa a while ago?"

"Why did you go back again... No, not only did you go back, you seemed to be getting deeper and deeper into trouble!"

Aunt Liu was very anxious, but she didn't know what to say.

After all, I still owe them a favor for going to film in the middle of a movie.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan had always behaved very honestly, and had never taken advantage of anyone during filming. Even if she wanted to find fault with him, it would be pointless.

"Forget it, forget it. After I finish filming this movie, I won't meet him again. I will slowly forget about it. Everything will be fine. Time will dilute everything." Aunt Liu said to herself.

"Come on, prepare... ACTION!"

The sound of hitting the board was heard, and Zhang Yuan, with blood on the corner of his mouth, walked step by step in the flower field holding the seriously injured Zhao Linger.

"Ling'er, Brother Xiaoyao will take you home now." He looked down at Xixi, who had a pale face painted on.

"Brother Xiaoyao, when we get home, you and Yiru will wake me up together, okay?"

Liu Xixi's acting skills have improved a lot after being enlightened by "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and being honed by "Love in May" and "The Chinese Paladin".

She spoke the lines breathlessly, her face covered in blood, and replied softly with a miserable smile.

Zhang Yuan felt a pang in his heart when he saw that look and expression.

"I want to be with you forever..."

After saying the last line, Liu Qianqian's little head resting on his shoulder slowly closed her eyes, without a trace of life left.

"Cut!" Director Wu called for a stop.

Zhang Yuan shook her arms, but Liu Qianqian was still hanging on her neck like a lazy cat.

"Wake up, come down."

Xixi landed reluctantly.

"It's quite comfortable to be held by him. He is firm and reassuring."

The two came to the monitor and checked the playback.

“It’s tragic, but it seems like something is missing.” The other person said after watching the movie with the director.

"Why don't you act more miserable."

"And then add some close-ups of Sissi."

But after listening to it, Zhang Yuan stroked his chin and shook his head.

“I don’t think it’s a performance issue.”

"How about changing the ending?"

"Change the play?" When Director Wu heard these two words, his first reaction was resistance.

No matter which director it is, it is natural for them to resist actors’ private requests to change the script.

But this thought only lasted for a moment before he thought of something else.

"Hey, he also asked for changes to the scene where Lin Yueru died last time."

“But after the revision, it’s obviously much better than the original.”

"This time it's Zhao Linger's turn to ascend to heaven. Could it be that he has another idea?"

Director Wu put on a smile and put his hand on his shoulder.

"How to change it? I'll listen to you."

When Liu Xiaoli, who was standing by, heard Wu Jingyuan say this, her beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief.

"He wanted to change the play, and the director didn't fight back, and he was happy about it."

"Even if he is one of the investors, the director wouldn't be so obedient, right?"

When filming Lin Yueru's death, she and her daughter were not in the crew, so they didn't know what happened.

Zhang Yuan calmed himself down and came up with an idea that shocked everyone present.

"How about...let Zhao Linger not die first?" (End of this chapter)