She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 1123 - 913: Super Star 87 (five thousand)
Even though a lot of manpower and resources were put into promoting this drama early on, its viewership and attention were far less compared to other popular dramas. Fortunately, the crew had a very calm mindset, and there were no overly sensitive reactions.
Hua Yan avoided watching the footage initially to maintain freshness and surprise. So now as she follows the drama like any other audience member, many stories from the filming site come to mind. Since everyone were newcomers at the same time, there was no rivalry, making the atmosphere within the crew quite harmonious.
It’s this hardworking group that produced a final product with quality, receiving high praise from discerning viewers.
Of course, alongside positive reviews, there were negative ones, but negative reviews are not worth dwelling on. Even the best works will always have some people commenting from a so-called god’s perspective using the harshest words. It’s personal freedom; we have no right to interfere or comment.
The positive reviews mostly offered fair insights starting from the actors’ performances, costumes, and makeup. What she loved most is reading comments that, although the actors aren’t well-known, undeniably, their acting was spot-on, and all scenes were real. Horse riding, archery, and calligraphy were all real rather than using stand-ins or green screens.
So after about ten episodes aired, the Douban rating reached a high score of 7.3, which is indeed high; some popular dramas score only around four points!
With this drama’s popularity, Hua Yan’s reputation at school seemed to grow even more. Everywhere she went, people gathered around. Thank goodness the school bathrooms have doors, otherwise, how embarrassing would it be with a crowd around her in the bathroom?
’Oh, so even celebrities go to the bathroom?’
In "Heiress Strategy," the scenes where the female lead plays the piano, does calligraphy or embroidery are guided by Hua Yan and experts. When necessary, she would step in as a stand-in. As for horse riding, archery, pitching, playing polo, and many other scenes, the main actors performed them themselves. Hua Yan even had a scene where she was dragged by a horse through a mud pit, shot on location, and she indeed drank quite a lot of mud containing horse dung.
If it weren’t for cultivating "Demon Scripture" and finding a way for self-recovery, for each scene, wouldn’t it have cost her half her life?
Every time she jumped up lively, the directing team would worry for a while and only continue shooting after making sure she was really okay. The hard work was truly hard work but it instilled the sense of dedication reminiscent of older generations of artists.
Hua Yan repeatedly emphasized as a producer within the crew.
"Since you’ve chosen this profession, you must bear the responsibility and duty. Just memorizing lines isn’t worthy of praise. In the future, any production our company does won’t use those without dedication. Enduring this hardship is what justifies the rewards I pay you; if you can’t endure it, then get lost early. I’m not serving you anymore. We don’t need traffic, but we definitely need to save face!"
It’s a fact that men in the entertainment industry are gradually becoming more feminine, with makeup even more delicate than women’s, but does that mean there’s no dedicated young idol?
No, not only are there dedicated ones, but there are many. It’s just that some bad apples spoil the barrel. Like actresses with altered heads and Number Misses, they’ve become jokes in the industry, which means that just because you’re popular doesn’t mean the audience will tolerate everything about you. Simplicity is the hard truth.
And their "Heiress Strategy" truly has no traffic, and a lack of status is a fact, but there wasn’t a bit of falsification in their acting. They relied on their work to speak for itself, and it turns out they bet right.
Though it hasn’t been broadcast on top-level satellite TV, on the TX video platform, it has the best position and the largest promotional effort. Even short video platforms feature various clips refreshed and looped daily. Initially, the ratings weren’t high, but after the Douban rating came out, the ratings climbed continuously, shooting up swiftly.
The entire cast’s background was thoroughly dug out. All past roles Hua Yan played, which crews she joined, which main roles she took, were all listed. Even Ling Yao wasn’t spared.
However, compared to Hua Yan being surrounded by onlookers every day, the Academic God side was much more sensible. There were still some pointing and watching from the crowd, but it was during relaxed moments like when he played basketball or ate in the canteen. In class, libraries, or study rooms, not only was there no disturbance, but he was given the utmost respect.
Of course, while you can’t say that people with high education are automatically high-quality individuals, you can say that those with higher education tend to be more rational and have stronger restraint.
