China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 12 How to act as a male favorite?
"It's finally out. What does the director want from you?"

Ever since Lin Xuan entered the house, Liu Yang had been waiting outside.

He was really curious about what a big director could do if he found an extra.

Lin Xuan is a good-looking guy, could it be that...

While waiting, he had already imagined a bunch of mosaic plots in his mind.

Lin Xuan walked past him, waved the script in his hand, and said calmly: "It's nothing. The director thinks I have a good image and asked me to audition for a role in a few days."

"what!"

Liu Yang's eyes widened and he screamed in surprise.

"The director asked you to audition? Is it a special appointment again?"

"A little higher than Yue Yue, a small role." Lin Xuan looked at him with a playful expression.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yang's face turned red instantly.

He had just quarreled with Lin Xuan in the morning, but he got the audition in the afternoon, and the director took the initiative to invite him.

This face was slapped!

Seeing him angry and embarrassed, Lin Xuan felt very happy.

Ma De, I give you such a good look every day, you really think I have no temper.

"That was just a quick chat this morning, don't take it to heart... Come on, let's have a cigarette to calm down."

Liu Yang put on an ugly smile, lit Lin Xuan's cigarette, then put his arms around his neck and walked back.

This circle is so realistic. From the moment Lin Xuan was spotted by Li Shaohong, the status of the two in the crew has been quietly exchanged.

The two returned to the extras, and a group of people came around to ask.

Before Lin Xuan could say anything, Liu Yang made a big deal about the director asking him to audition for the role. Those who didn't know it thought he got the audition.

The extras are completely blown away, first "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2" and then "Da Ming Palace Ci". Your kid's luck is also very good.

Some silly extras were still sitting on the ground staring at Lin Xuan enviously.

And some shrewd ones have already come to get close.

Lin Xuan's mentality was calm and he was still talking and laughing when greeting these people.

………………

The crew finished work at around five o'clock in the afternoon, and Lin Xuan packed up his things and prepared to go back to study the script.

"Lin Xuan, wait a moment."

Liu Yang came over with a smile: "It was my fault for what happened during the day. I will make a host for you tonight to make amends. How about Four Seasons Mingfu eating roast duck?"

"This..." Lin Xuan looked hesitant.

It's not that he's afraid of Liu Yang giving him a Hongmen Banquet, it's mainly because his heart is tied to the script now.

"Stop this and that, call Bao Qiang, and I will punish you with three cups of wine today to make amends."

"Okay, I'll call him."

Keep a line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future. Lin Xuan didn't want to offend him to death.

At the dinner table, the three of them chatted and the atmosphere was quite lively.

Wang Baoqiang learned that Lin Xuan got the role audition. Although he was envious, he was also happy for Lin Xuan. He insisted on standing up and toasting him with a drink. As a result, his tongue started to get knotted after a glass of wine.

He was also laughed at mercilessly by Lin Xuan: This person is so strong that he is weak.

The meal lasted until after eight o'clock, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

Liu Yang also invited guests to sing karaoke, but Lin Xuan refused using the excuse that Bao Qiang was drunk.

Since the afternoon, his mentality has been gradually changing.

In the past, he was just a group performer, and no one cared about eating, drinking, and having fun.

Now that he is about to become an actor, he should restrain himself according to the requirements of a public figure.

To put it simply, the place was not safe, and he was afraid that something would happen and be exposed. ……………………

After returning to the rental house and washing up, Lin Xuan took a flashlight and prepared to stay up late to study the script.

The character he auditioned for was named Zhang Changzong, who was Wu Zetian's male favorite in his later years. He and his brother Zhang Yizhi were called "Two Zhangs".

According to historical records, Zhang Changzong was slender, fair-skinned, graceful in posture, and good at music.

He was originally Princess Taiping's male favorite. Because Wu Zetian's male favorite Xue Huaiyi fell out of favor and was killed, Taiping dedicated Zhang Changzong to Wu Zetian to relieve her boredom.

Zhang Changzong soon became favored by Wu Zetian and recommended his brother Zhang Yizhi. Since then, Zhang Changzong has become Wu Zetian's most favored male favorite.

Not only were they promoted to noble positions and given property, but they were also given titles to both brothers. Even Wu Zetian's nephews rushed to lead horses for them.

Once, Wu Zetian led the officials to visit the lotus pond. Liang Wang Wu thought twice and took the opportunity to praise Zhang Changzong: "Six men are like lotus flowers."

Prime Minister Yang Zaisi went even further: "No, the lotus looks like Liulang."

Although they are all flattering words, they can also prove from the side that Er Zhang's status in the court at that time and that Zhang Changzong's beauty was indeed extraordinary.

Otherwise, Princess Taiping, Wu Zetian, and Shangguan Wan'er, the three most extraordinary women of the Tang Dynasty, would not all fall in love with him.

About ten years have passed since Er Zhang's arrogant and absurd good days.

In the first year of Shenlong, Wu Zetian was critically ill. Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi took the opportunity to launch the "Shenlong Coup" to force Wu Zetian to abdicate. Two Zhangs were also killed by everyone, and their bodies were even divided and eaten by the people.

After the two men died, all their titles and official positions were revoked. It was not until Er Zhang's nephew Yang Guozhong gained favor that he was restored by Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.

The above are all records in history books, but in the TV series "Ci of Daming Palace", the relationship between the characters has been greatly changed.

For example, Zhang Changzong was dedicated to Wu Zetian by Princess Taiping, but in the TV series Wu Zetian asked Zhang Changzong to "comfort" Princess Taiping who had just lost her husband, and this was the first time the two met.

For another example, Zhang Changzong recommended his brother Zhang Yizhi after being favored, but the Zhang Yizhi in the play looked exactly like Princess Taiping's first love Xue Shao, so the two had a three-day and three-night relationship.

Zhang Yizhi was really busy. After serving his mother, he also had to serve his daughter. Taiping even became jealous because of this and went to Wu Zetian to ask for Zhang Yizhi.

This relationship is really messy.

Lin Xuan scratched his head. It took him a lot of effort to sort out the intricate relationships between the characters in the play.

Director Li Shaohong only focused on writing about women's emotions and love, and did not care about historical records and ethical logic. Lin Xuan had to separate the script from the historical books when remembering.

But if you think about it carefully, not only Li Shaohong, but also several of her old classmates, especially Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, also made up all kinds of random things when they were filming historical dramas.

The more famous ones include Fuwa Helmet, Mosquito Repellent Palace, Golden Saint vs. Silver Saint...

This group of fifth-generation directors may not have read books because they were in a special age, and they did not have time to sit down and study after becoming famous. Therefore, their cultural literacy sometimes feels inferior to ordinary people more than ten years later.

After silently complaining in his heart, Lin Xuan looked at the script in his hand and began to think about how to play Zhang Changzong, the male favorite.

He has no experience in this area in his past life and this life combined. The only way is to find a system and take classes.

Lin Xuan opened the system, entered the "Basic Course Library", entered the word "male favorite" in the search bar, and more than a dozen courses popped up on the system panel.

["Revealing: The words and deeds of ancient male favorites" (Price: 3000)]

["Singing, dancing, poetry - essential skills for male favorites" (Price: 5000)]

["Modern Male Favorite—The Secret Weapon of White Horse Club Male Public Relations" (Price: 5000)]

………………

Because he is short of money, Lin Xuan can only purchase courses with less than 5000 points.

Among the courses listed in the system, the first one is to learn the words and deeds of a male favorite, which seems to be the most in line with Lin Xuan's requirements.

Articles [-] and [-] are both skill classes. The former involves learning to sing, dance, write articles and poems, while the latter...

【Do you want to buy "Revealing: The Words and Behavior of Ancient Male Favorites" (price: 3000)? 】

【Yes】

[Course purchased successfully, current points: 4605, do you want to start learning? 】

【Yes】

[About to enter teaching mode 3...2...1]

(End of this chapter)