Speaking of their roles, we have to mention the script of the drama series that Fu Yunyi brought Xia Zhiyi to.
The script is good. Even if Xia Zhiyi doesn't read the content, she knows from the known plot that the awards this drama won after its broadcast are enough to prove its excellence.
But after receiving the script, Xia Zhiyi's first thought was—thankfully, I didn't get lost in the script when I was doing the task.
miserable.
That's terrible.
The main storyline of " The Chasing the Front Line " is about the protagonist, Song Zihua, who accidentally discovers that his father's death was not an accident. In order to find out the truth, he gets involved in a huge conspiracy. In the end, he goes through a lot of hardships, solves numerous cases, and finally sends the final boss to prison.
If the title were changed to "The Life of Song Zihua," the story could be summarized as follows: after experiencing various events, with only the main character remaining from the main group of dead, the story finally sees the evildoers get their just deserts.
Simply put, this is not a lighthearted, family-friendly story.
On the road to justice, there will always be those who sacrifice themselves for justice, but justice will ultimately prevail.
This is the core of the story.
A compelling story will make you feel sad and pained by the death of each memorable character, but you will also clearly realize that their deaths are meaningful and that every arrangement in the plot has its own reason.
Yes, the main storyline is quite heart-wrenching, and the protagonist, Song Zihua, gradually grows from a spirited and somewhat impulsive young man at the beginning of the story into a trusted, calm, reliable, cautious, and intelligent senior.
He grew up, but at the cost of losing friends, partners, and colleagues. He absorbed the blood-stained experience and grew up quickly, which is both gratifying and heartbreaking, making us want to give him a hug.
Yan Yan, played by Xia Zhiyi, will die.
Zhao Ziwang plays Fu Mingyang, the captain of the main character. He has more screen time than Yan Yan and dies later than Yan Yan, but in reality, according to the timeline, he only dies a month later than Yan Yan in the line of duty.
If the second and third male leads are receiving this kind of treatment, then the other characters are even more so.
The same applies to female characters; the script emphasizes treating everyone equally, regardless of gender.
Xia Zhiyi remembered that Zhao Ziwang seemed to have successfully transformed his career through this drama, successfully transitioning from an idol artist who debuted through a talent show to an actor. He then collaborated with Fu Yunyi twice more, firmly establishing himself in the industry.
As for the third male lead...
Xia Zhiyi skimmed through the plot and found that it didn't mention the change of investors for " Chasing the Front Line " or the replacement of the third male lead, which was somewhat surprising yet not entirely unexpected.
The butterfly's wings began to flutter when he returned to this world. Some changes were within his control, while others... were probably beyond even the plot's control.
Fortunately, he believed he had enough adaptability, so he was fearless.
After finishing their meal, the crew rested for half an hour before resuming filming.
Xia Zhiyi didn't go on stage immediately. Instead, Director Mu pulled her aside to watch how the others acted.
Once he gets into work mode, Director Mu Mu's demeanor changes.
If Director Mu Director Mu seemed more like a reliable but somewhat kind ordinary elder before, then once he gets into work mode, he becomes a formidable force.
He was enough to make everyone on set automatically quiet down and work diligently, just by sitting there, doing nothing and saying nothing, as if they dared not be careless or disturb Director Mu's filming.
This was probably most clearly perceived by Xia Zhiyi, who was sitting next to Director Mu.
"Ka, Fu Mingyang, your expression just now was off! What were you doing? Your smile was wrong!"
"And Fu Jianing, don't think you can relax your expression just because you're in the background! You're a party involved, don't act like a bystander!"
"That was good this time, let's do it again!"
"Okay, let's do it one more time!"
"OK, this one's approved."
Like a switch being turned on, the tense atmosphere on set immediately relaxed after Director Mu finally nodded and said it was okay.
Zhao Ziwang grinned and walked to Xia Zhiyi's side. He was about to speak, but Xia Zhiyi's actions stopped him from saying what he was about to say.
Xia Zhiyi reached out and massaged him a few times, and the pain from falling on the ground during filming lessened considerably. Zhao Ziwang's expression immediately became quite strange.
Director Mu was reviewing the footage they had just filmed and didn't notice.
Zhao Ziwang loosened his muscles and bones, and after realizing it wasn't his imagination, he looked at Xia Zhiyi with considerable surprise. "Hey? What's going on with that? It's amazing! Did it slow down my body's sensation of pain or directly reduce it?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "Both, I suppose."
It's just a simple massage technique.
Zhao Ziwang said with great interest, "Hey, wait a minute."
He turned and called over the extras he had just acted with, "Teachers, come and try it too, it's amazing!"
Then, turning to Xia Zhiyi, he asked, "Is it okay?"
Xia Zhiyi nodded. "Okay."
This is not a difficult task.
Then, the series of exclamations finally drew the attention of the focused Director Mu. "What are you all shouting about? Hurry up and prepare for the next scene!"
Zhao Ziwang: " Director Mu! You really made the right choice this time!"
Director Mu: "Oh?" Could it be that they rehearsed their lines while he wasn't paying attention? Xia Zhiyi's performance was quite unexpected.
Thinking back to the other person's performance during the audition, Director Mu nodded in satisfaction: That's right, that's right, Xia Zhiyi can definitely play the role of Yan Yan in his mind!
Zhao Ziwang's eyes lit up. " Xiao Yi, come on! Go! Let Director Mu experience your amazing skills!"
Xia Zhiyi: "It's not some kind of special skill."
While complaining like this, Xia Zhiyi still walked over and extended her hand to Director Mu.
Director Mu: "Hmm?"
A few minutes later...
Director Mu: "Oh... ah there... um... yes, a little harder..."
The inexplicably alluring sound made everyone present stop in their tracks.
Zhao Ziwang: "... Hmm?"
Others: "..." Oh, this.
Although some people did make noises under Xia Zhiyi's massage, not everyone can Jingjing accept his massage. Sometimes the body reacts faster than the brain, and the mouth can't be controlled.
But... but no one has ever misled people like Director Mu.
If it weren't broad daylight and there weren't quite a few people around, this sound could easily be misunderstood!
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Xia Zhiyi: Ah, it's not that surprising.
Although he doesn't give massages often, he's lived a long time and has handled quite a few people, and similar situations have occurred several times before.
Well, anyway, it's not his company that's causing the death. As long as the person involved feels there's no problem, then there's no problem.