The Thirty-Fifth Night (1)
It could be said that Feng Jing was very angry. He even wanted to go to the Consumers’ Association1MG: Consumers’ Association: A judicial court/committee where consumers can approach to complain about faulty product delivery from service providers. to complain about Chang Xin. In a fit, he hung up on the man. Sure enough, he could just rely on himself.
Since it was useless to kiss Jiang Ran, was it really like Feng Ya2MG: Reminder, Feng Ya is Feng Jing’s sister. had said— he had to kiss Er Huang?
… No, it was best for him to come up with another way.
Today, Qin Fan came to see and updated him on the film, “Secret.” He filled him in about the lead actress as well. Earlier, there was a debate on the internet concerning who the best candidate for the role of the heroine would be. Once it was finally announced that Yu Yao3MG: So. Many. Yaoyaos Lark: Even.Yus!, a popular young diva, had been chosen, the seemingly endless debates on the internet dropped.
Some were of the opinion that Yu Yao’s temperament wasn’t a good match with Feng Jing’s. After all, Yu Yao, also known as the “Nation’s Goody Lil’ Two Shoes”, had always gone for the sweet and lovely route. In short, it was generally believed that she didn’t have any acting skills. But in fact, Yu Yao could be regarded as one of the best actresses in the Chinese Film Industry.
In order to hit the faces of those netizens who said that Yu Yao had no acting skills, her fans immediately posted her award-winning records on Weibo and even made a video clip compilation as a testament to their family’s idol’s immaculate acting skills.
However, not many netizens bought it. This matter was debated on the internet for several days. Even so, neither Yu Yao nor her agency bothered to release any statements clarifying the situation. However, Universe Pictures, the producers of the movie officially released her first-look. The series of photos featured the female protagonist just like they had with the male protagonist.
Secret told the story of an ordinary couple who concealed their secrets from each other, by any means necessary. This “ordinary couple” was really very ordinary—the wife was a cashier at a supermarket, and the husband was a non-staff clerk at a company.
Feng Jing’s first-look photos had already been announced. The female lead had been hidden away from the public eye for a very long time and was finally revealed in great pizzaz. The character photo shut many a doubting voice that had called into question Yu Yao’s acting skills.
The woman in the pictures donned the typical livery of a modern-day supermarket complete with a name tag hanging around her neck. Her long hair was loosely pulled back, a few stray strands laced her forehead. There was no heavy makeup nor gorgeous costumes. The person in the photo seemed dismal in every sense of the word, perhaps even a little pale. However, her eyes, unlike her visage, gleamed with determination.
Aside from her diehard ones, most of Yu Yao’s fans would not be able to immediately recognize that this was a photo of their idol. It strayed too far from her usual ‘girl next door’ look.
Naturally, when Feng Jing saw the set of photos, he said to Qin Fan, who was sitting next to him, “Yu Yao is very versatile. I really don’t know why her company insisted on having her follow the sweet and cute route.”
Feng Jing had long known that the female protagonist would be played by Yu Yao. He had agreed to work with her because he believed in her acting skills.
Qin Fan smiled and said, “Not everyone is as lucky as you. You are working with a good company and agent.”
Feng Jing: “—”
All right, just pretend I never said those words.
Flipping through Yu Yao’s pictures, Qin Fan lightly said, “Yu Yao has great potential to develop further, and it’s been estimated that she will change the company prospects in the future.”
Feng Jing raised an eyebrow and asked, “How so? Are you interested in signing with her?”
“I will not sign with any star for the time being. If there is a chance of her moving into another company, there are other agents in the company who can handle that,” Qin Fan said.
Feng Jing simply raised his eyebrows and did not reply. He continued to browse through the comments on Weibo.
【I don’t know how to put it properly, but I think that Universe Pictures may be quite biased! Last time, Mo Zhen and Pei Ying’s4They started in the movie “The Performer”. Pei Ying is the protagonist of Just Blame Me For Being Blind In The Beginning. The movie produced by Universe Pictures, the company of ML of the same book. character photos were so beautiful and magnificent. This time, Feng Jing and Yu Yao look like they were dug out from the slum!】
【Don’t make a peep if you have never read the original novel. In “The Performer5The movie stars Mo Zhen and Pei Ying who is the protagonist of Just Blame Me For Being Blind In The Beginning and is produced by Universe Pictures, the company of ML of the same book.”, the first part of the Anran detective series, starts out with attractive characters—a big detective and a superstar. On the other hand, “Secret” is about ordinary people, so how can it be compared with the cast of “The Performer”? On the contrary, I think that it is more difficult to play ordinary characters.】
【You’ve made a good point. But these two sets of first-looks totally rely on the level of attractiveness of the face. If anyone else were to wear those clothes, the movie would be a total disaster.[covering face.jpg]】
【The fans of the novel said that the first-look seems incredibly close to how the characters are described in the book. [picks nose.jpg]】
【The babies rest assured … It’s Teacher Xing Xin’s story, add to that the acting skills and good looks of Feng Jing and Yu Yao- it can only mean the film can’t be too bad! Although the picture is not as gorgeous as the one of “The Performer”, the movie should end up just fine! 】
【The commentator above may have said that the first-look accurately depicts the novel’s characters, but I disagree. The original book did not say that the couple was this good-looking [munches melon seeds.jpg]】
As soon as Jiang Ran logged on Weibo, she found that “Feng Jing and Yu Yao” had landed on the hot search. Her mind was blank for a while and she thought that it must be some gossip about the two. After she clicked to read more, she discovered that the buzz was about the first-looks of the male and female lead of “Secret”.
She didn’t know much about Yu Yao, only that she had a lot of followers on Weibo. In fact, she had only recently begun to pay attention to Feng Jing as well. What a Buddha-like youth! Indeed, after simply relaxing for a short time, she had already begun to fall behind on the latest comments.
As a matter of fact, the actors looked very homely in their ensemble, as many netizens had said. However … the original novel described them as such! “The Secret” was not a winner because of gorgeous costumes and special effects but rather for being a delicate and warm story!
However, it was possible that such a movie would not be very eye-catching on the big screen. Most viewers would rather spend money on big movies with little storyline but gorgeous frames. “Secret” was the type of movie they would usually watch on their computers.
No matter what other people thought, Jiang Ran would definitely go to the cinemas to support the movie. Feng Jing and Yu Yao had a great box office appeal. Plus, many enjoyed reading the works of Teacher Xing Xin, so the box office sales should not be too bad.
…… Surprisingly enough, she began to worry about the box office sales of Feng Jing’s movie.
Jiang Ran wanted to cover her face.