Chapter 39: Joining the Production Team

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The script in Ming Dai’s hands ended there.

Based on the total number of 50 episodes, this part of the script only took up about five episodes.

However, Ming Dai had watched this drama in her previous life. Even if she did not have the script, she knew the gist of it—

The Seventh Prince, who had caused bloodshed in his childhood sweetheart’s family to rise to the throne, was placed in an important position by the Emperor. Her death stimulated the Seventh Prince to become even more ruthless. His former innocence and kindness seemed to have been completely buried with the passing of the young princess.

After a few schemes, the Seventh Prince quickly stood out and became a new force in the competition for the throne. He made those who looked down on him and ignored him look at him in a different light.

However, at this time, no one felt that the Seventh Prince could become the final winner. This was because everyone knew that the Seventh Prince had become the Emperor’s saber. He was covered in blood and had no bearing of a crown prince. Therefore, they only roped him in and used him like the Emperor.

The Seventh Prince knew better than anyone else that he had relied on the contempt of these people to build his power without restraint. Of course, this process was not smooth sailing. He had lost a lot. His master had died because of him, and he had drifted further and further away from some friends. He had also taken advantage of the sincerity of many people.

In the end, he unexpectedly ascended to the throne and used iron-blooded methods to suppress the opposition. He became truly alone on the high golden throne.

…

The magnificent life of an emperor was condensed into 50 episodes, causing the climax of this television drama to rise with many twists and turns.

The portrayal of the male lead was different from the traditional noble and upright style. Not only did he have the common intelligence, calmness, patience, and caution, but he also had the uncommon decisiveness and ruthlessness to kill.

This character was complicated and three-dimensional. He could not be purely said to be good or bad. There were very high requirements for the actor.

If his acting skills were slightly inferior, it was easy for the protagonist to appear unscrupulous and unlikable. Not to mention attracting fans, it was already good if he did not get scolded.

However, it was different when it came to really good actors. They could make such characters come back to life from the script and become true classics of film history.

Just like the perfect score that Shen Qinghe handed over in the end.

On the other hand, the actor who acted as Princess Mingzhu in her previous life performed well. Due to her good character and tragic ending, the audience remembered her name, but that was all.

The audience was more interested in discussing the male protagonist, his followers, good friends, and mentor, as well as the two important female characters, the empress and the noble consort. They only sighed at Princess Mingzhu.

Ming Dai definitely did not want to be reduced to a mediocre part!

So the problem she was facing now was—

How could she break through the limelight of many outstanding actors in “The Emperor of a Generation” and have her own glory?

After an unknown period of time.

There was a printed script in front of Ming Dai. The blank space on the page was already filled with red pen ink.

This was the “stupid” method she had come up with. She analyzed Princess Mingzhu’s lines and actions word by word, digging into her personality and delving into her soul.

Everything that she could think of was recorded on this piece of paper. As the details were perfected, a blurry figure slowly appeared in Ming Dai’s mind… She seemed to be transported back to reality?

Ming Dai glanced at her phone unintentionally and was stunned.

Why is it one o’clock in the morning?

She did not feel the passage of time at all. A few hours seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye!

Since she had to wake up early for school tomorrow, Ming Dai had no choice but to put down her script for the time being. She quickly washed up and crawled under her blanket.

Ming Dai closed her eyes and leaned against the pillow. She immediately fell asleep.

In her dream, the girl in green smiled brightly at her.

* * *

Ming Dai had a busy and fulfilling week.

Ever since they had a meal with Gu Lingsi and Ning Xu that day and parted on bad terms, they did not have the chance to meet again.

After all, not everyone was like Xia Ling, who would come to Class 20 every afternoon to have lunch with Ming Dai.

Gradually, the entire school got used to the ridiculous fact that the icy young lady and the invisible person had become friends.

This made them change their attitude towards Ming Dai. Some were wary, some fawned over her and some harbored ill intentions… There were even boys who wanted to use Ming Dai to send love letters to Xia Ling, but Ming Dai rejected them all.

Even Gao Jun, who had been detained by Ming Dai in the trash can and splashed with milk tea, had become much more low-key. After meeting her a few times, he chose to take a detour. He was indifferent even when he was mocked by the boys in his class.

Ming Dai thought that the matter with Gao Jun would be over and did not take it to heart.

She had too many things to do. Just lessons and studying scripts had already filled up her schedule. She had given almost all her remaining time to Xia Ling. How could she have the time to waste on a high school boy?

After a seemingly peaceful week, Ming Dai flew to the film studio complex in Province Z with Su Fangyun and Huang Yuanyuan early on Saturday morning. It was also the filming location for “The Emperor of a Generation”.

They set off at 6:30am in the morning. It was almost 11am when they arrived at their destination. Without resting, they rushed to the production team.

The opening ceremony had already been held in a low-key manner three days ago. At that time, Ming Dai was at school and did not participate. The live media reporters reported a lot about the actors in this drama, leaving Ming Dai out.

Actually, this was Director Gao Yi and Su Fangyun’s idea—

Gao Yi was worried that exposing too much would ruin the show’s stunning appearance. Su Fangyun hoped to keep the show mysterious and cooperate with the media during the broadcast to achieve a greater response during Ming Dai’s sudden appearance.

The two of them hit it off immediately. Hence, during the filming period, Ming Dai’s makeup, character personality, and so on were all a well kept secret.

Now that she had joined the team, she kept a low profile. She arrived in a black van that quietly passed through layers of security.

Su Fangyun looked at the large number of fans outside through the car window and clicked her tongue.

“These kids are so energetic.”

Other than guarding against reporters, the tight security was also to guard against these fans.

Among them, more than two-thirds were Shen Qinghe’s fans. All of them were holding lightsticks and standing on their tiptoes tirelessly, wanting to see their idol using this method.

When Ming Dai’s nanny van passed by, it even caused a small commotion. Everyone guessed that an actor had arrived.

However, Ming Dai’s car window did not lower the entire time. No one could answer their questions.

“Shen Qinghe is really popular, but…”

However, Su Fangyun did not say anything.

Ming Dai somehow understood what she meant.

Ten years later, Shen Qinghe had already won both domestic and foreign awards and had a box office of ten billion yuan. He was undoubtedly the number one actor. Many seniors had to admit defeat.

However, he did not have that many honors now. Although he started out as a director in an art film and was nominated for the Best Actor award the moment he debuted, what really made him popular was an idol drama.

After becoming famous, his popularity and business value rose rapidly. He grew his fanbase rapidly and became a top celebrity.

This huge amount of popularity was also a double-edged sword. For example, many film critics in the industry thought that Shen Qinghe was happy in his own degeneration. Acting in idol dramas would only wear down his acting skills and not benefit him in the future.