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As soon as this post was posted on Weibo, the first hot comment was, “The young prince Yan in “The Legend of the Tang Dynasty Empress” is actually Qi Xiaoyu!”

The filming of “The Legend of the Tang Dynasty Empress” took a long time.

This novel was very popular when it was serialized five or six years ago. After its publication, the sales volume was also very good, and there were many fans.

As early as two years ago, when it was rumored that the novel was going to be adapted, there was a lot of speculation about the casting for the main roles. Various marketing accounts had almost gone through half of the actors in the industry.

In the end, everyone had a built-in blocking function for all kinds of rumors and no longer believed them.

It wasn’t until filming began this year that the crew successively announced the male and female leads and other characters, which finally settled the hearts of the people.

The role of Prince Yan was previously cast by someone else, and the semi-official promotion was not Qi Xiaoyu.

So when it was announced in the first two days that Qi Xiaoyu was going to join the cast of “The Legend of the Tang Dynasty Empress”, not many people believed it, especially the fans of the actor who was replaced. They didn’t know that it was their idol who rejected this role first; instead, they believed that it was Qi Xiaoyu who’s here to gain hype.

Some people even make fun of him: “With just one gig, and now you’re thinking of joining a crew. The stage isn’t as big as your heart. Don’t you know that the role has been booked for a long time?”

“How many waves of hype have been done, and now you are still using this hype? Which artist’s hype method is so old-fashioned?”

“Which young idol nowadays doesn’t want to enter the film and television industry, but do they have the resources?”

“It doesn’t matter what status the other people in this crew have. The worst one is probably Jiang Sicheng, but he’s also the prince of Orange Juice Entertainment, so he can barely make it through. Meanwhile, Qi Xiaoyu, a bottom-tier star, what’s he doing here?”

Qi Xiaoyu’s fans have nothing to say. They can only express their position by refusing to believe anything that’s not an official announcement.

They didn’t even take a second look at those fake gossip accounts. They were just waiting silently for the next episode of the short film to come out. They were satisfied with ten minutes of content and being able to see their little fish in the subway and supermarket.

After going through those days when there were no contents or resources, their requirements are now very low.

Therefore, the release of the final makeup photos made people so surprised: “This role was really won by Qi Xiaoyu.”

“I’m going, so curious to know the behind-the-scenes story.”

This is the official announcement that Qi Xiaoyu has joined the crew.

Some novel fans didn’t pay attention to those taunting remarks before, but once they saw Qi Xiaoyu’s makeup photo, they instantly couldn’t look past it.

“What’s wrong with being at the bottom tier? Is it because of poor acting skills or poor appearance? Just this face and this look are enough. Isn’t it more comfortable than looking at someone with a wrinkled face acting like a teenager?”

The photo of Qi Xiaoyu in the final makeup photo is a half-silhouette. He’s holding a folding fan in his right hand and turning his head to look at the camera, like a casual glance. However, the smile and flirtatiousness in his eyes make it hard to turn away, vividly portraying Prince Yan in the imagination of novel fans.

The face-dog fans1颜狗 A very literal translation. Fans that stand anyone good-looking all lamented, “This is great, and just looking at the face makes people addicted to it.”

A few days later, the official blog of “The Legend Tang Dynasty Empress” posted another behind-the-scenes video, which happened to include a short scene between the female lead and Qi Xiaoyu. When the female lead first entered the palace, she offended a certain nobleman. Qi Xiaoyu happened to pass by and saved her with ease.

In fact, Qi Xiaoyu only had two or three sentences and a few seconds of footage, but his previous material was too little, and the short film took ten days to release an episode. Moreover, he has never worn ancient costumes before, but the result is unexpectedly stunning. Most of the comments praise him.

“I’m at a loss for words. I can only say that he’s so beautiful and handsome. Please invite the sisters downstairs.”

“The sisters downstairs will also let out a groundhog squeal.”

“I can only say that the editors have added a lot of material. I hope the drama will come out soon.”

“Xiaoyu is really a treasure boy. He can sing, act, and even look stunning in costumes. It’s really something new every day!”

With the pictures and tidbits released bit by bit on the official blog of the show, Qi Xiaoyu’s popularity has climbed up a bit, and his Weibo followers have slowly increased from 1.56 million to more than 2 million. After all, those who win the beauty lottery win the world. What star-chasing fans look at first and foremost is the face.

At the same time, some good marketing accounts also compare Qi Xiaoyu and Tang Kui together. They both have partnered with Xue Qingchu; both have filmed “The Legend of the Tang Dynasty Empress”, Both are flower boys, and their fans are mainly girls in their early to mid-twenties. Their routes seem to be pretty much the same at the moment, except for the fact that Tang Kui is five or six years older than Qi Xiaoyu.

Tang Kui has always paid special attention to his online evaluations and the dynamics of his fan circle. After all, he became popular through marketing his personality. When he saw this article comparing him with Qi Xiaoyu, especially when he saw someone replying, “It didn’t clash too much, right? After all, Tang Kui is old,” he was filled with displeasure.

After scrolling a bit, he became even more angry.

One of his fans actually forwarded Qi Xiaoyu’s makeup photo. This person’s Weibo profile is still a character photo from his previous TV series!

Qi Xiaoyu robbed his room a few days ago, robbed his fans today, and might even rob his endorsements and resources in the future.

Tang Kui wanted to say it was a deliberate provocation, but he couldn’t because his persona would collapse.

He is a gentle CEO, a warm-hearted boyfriend, and the gentlest white moonlight in the hearts of his fans. How could he argue with someone over such a trivial matter?

He took a deep breath but still couldn’t let go of the article.

So he switched to his side account, forwarded it, and commented, “Hehe, he doesn’t even have a single representative work, so don’t cross the line.”

After Tang Kui finished with this one, he forwarded a few more Weibo messages praising himself before putting down his phone with satisfaction and going to film today’s scene.

Today there’s a group scene in front of the palace.

The male protagonist, the female protagonist, him, Qi Xiaoyu, and Jiang Sicheng are all here.

When Tang Kui went in, the others had all arrived and were wearing their costumes as they each read their own scripts, except for Jiang Sicheng, whose small pair of eyes had been poking around Qi Xiaoyu with malicious intent.

Tang Kui sneered, put on a smiling face, and walked into the hall.

*****

In the main hall, Qi Xiaoyu was having a dialogue with the male protagonist, Long Hua.

This is the first time he has acted opposite Long Hua. All his previous scenes were with the female lead.

Long Hua is a veteran actor in the industry. He has acted in both formal and idol dramas. He has won the Best Actor Award in several TV series. He has a good command of lines and can be cast directly without dubbing. Therefore, the requirements for actors who play opposite him are also very high.

Qi Xiaoyu practiced for two or three hours in front of the mirror in the bathroom the night before. His own line skills were good, but after accumulating practical experience in the past few days, he felt that singing is still different from performing in front of the camera. The pronunciation and tone are all different, so he has been studying carefully during the filming process.

“The stability of the border is related to the foundation of the country. Although Chen2Chen (臣) is what commoners/ministers used to refer to themselves when speaking to the Emperor. is usually playful and ignorant, Chen understands this point. Your Majesty, if they are unwilling to go, please send Chen to go.”

Although they are not difficult lines, when Qi Xiaoyu says them, they have the right amount of liveliness and innocence in the character.

After he finished speaking, he was praised by Long Hua. “Not bad. Your foundation is pretty solid, much better than that of other actors of this age.”

Jiang Sicheng, who was watching on the sidelines, felt his heart tremble. He felt that Long Hua was mocking him, but he had no evidence.

He could only give Qi Xiaoyu a hateful look, doubling the ounce of compliments.

He had been following Qi Xiaoyu these days to prevent him from hooking up with Xue Qingchu, but he ended up listening to a hundred and eight people praising Qi Xiaoyu.

By the way, yesterday he was watching Xu Qingchu’s interview in the hotel. As a result, Xue Qingchu mentioned Qi Xiaoyu in the interview and praised him for his professionalism.

He was so angry that he couldn’t even enjoy the interview in peace.

“Jiang Sicheng, where are you looking?! Everyone else is rehearsing their lines, but you’re the only one loafing around?”

As soon as the director came in, he was angry when he saw Jiang Sicheng doing nothing.

In fact, he was quite polite to Jiang Sicheng in the first two days, but later his temper was worn away by this playboy.

Who can stay in a good mood when every scene with Jiang Sicheng has to be polished dozens of times before it can pass?

He was really glad that Jiang Sicheng was the fourth male lead who didn’t have many lines. He even secretly wanted to reduce the number of scenes for this fourth lead actor. “Qi Xiaoyu joined the crew later than you, yet he made a lot more progress. Before looking at others, take a good look at yourself. Stop gawking here!”

“oh.”

Jiang Sicheng was filled with anger. He took the script from the assistant’s hand and read it in a daze.

He’s indeed not good at acting. He only joined the industry to have more common topics with Xue Qingchu.

Although he was scolded by the director for no reason, Jiang Sicheng couldn’t help but keep looking in Qi Xiaoyu’s direction when filming started. Xue Qingchu praised Qi Xiaoyu for his skill, but he wanted to see what was good about him.

Well…. He’s just good at saying his lines.

After reading, Jiang Sicheng followed Qi Xiaoyu into the dressing room.

Qi Xiaoyu originally wanted to change clothes, but when he saw Jiang Sicheng following him, he turned around and stopped him.

“Why are you following me every day?”

Jiang Sicheng couldn’t stop in time and almost hit Qi Xiaoyu’s chest.

“Your family runs the set? I just want to come to the dressing room; why can’t I?”

“Okay.” Qi Xiaoyu crossed his arms and looked at the young master.

“Then I won’t change clothes. I’m going to the bathroom. Do you want to come with me?”

“Okay, together, together.”

“Okay, then you can follow.”

Qi Xiaoyu turned around and came out of the dressing room. As soon as he opened the door, he bumped into Tang Kui again.

Tang Kui walked in with a smile on his face. “Sorry, did I hit you?”

Qi Xiaoyu was instinctively wary of people with Tang Kui’s personality, but he also had the same fake smile on his face: “No. Do you want to use the dressing room? There happens to be no one in there.”

After watching Tang Kui enter the dressing room and walking some distance away, Qi Xiaoyu turned back and asked the follower, whom he couldn’t get rid of, “Did he follow you?”

Jiang Sicheng frowned, looking confused. “Who?”

“Tang Kui.”

“How do I know? How can I have time to care about him?”

Qi Xiaoyu was helpless. “Then I ask you to spend less time on me and pay more attention to other people.”

*****

On the other side, the Xun family fell into silence again after Qi Xiaoyu went to film.

Xun Qian once again stayed in the bedroom every day and never came out.

Except for Butler Cheng, no other servants in the family dared to go upstairs, let alone talk to Xun Qian.

Butler Cheng’s steps were also gentle. He counted silently in his heart. This was the eleventh day that he missed Qi Xiaoyu.

If he had known better, he would have persuaded Qi Xiaoyu to do something else. It took too long for the crew to finish filming.

Butler Cheng opened the calendar and saw that there were only ten days left until the death anniversary of Xun Qian’s sister and father. Alas, it was a difficult winter every year, not to mention that he had an unpleasant thing to tell Xun Qian today.

Butler Cheng deeply felt that it was too difficult for him, but he still mustered up the courage to say, “Third Master, things at Weihao Hotel are not going well. Master Xu refuses to hand over the finances of the Weihao Hotel to Zhang Han.”

Xun Qian lowered his eyes. The shadows under his eyes intertwined with the shadows of his eyelashes. “If he won’t, you guys just let him be?”

Butler Cheng swallowed his saliva. “He asked the old madam for help. If you don’t say anything, Zhang Han wouldn’t dare use strong tactics against the old madam.”

Xun Qian seemed to be very tired and waved his hand. “Let Zhang Han handle it as he pleases. Don’t ask me.”

“Yes.” The butler exited more carefully than when he came in and closed the door.