Press Conference
It's August, with crisp autumn air.
The casting of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" has finally come to an end.
In the end, the role of Tang Yixin's Xiao Bao was taken by Taiwanese newcomer Peng Yu-yan, while Lin Yue-ru chose another Taiwanese newcomer An Yi-xuan.
As for Li Xiaoyao, a popular character in this work, he fortunately fell into the hands of a small actor under Tang Ren - Hu Ke.
It just so happens that Cai Yunnan was mainly accompanied by another Tangren actor for an audition, while Hu Ke, a newcomer to Tangren Film and Television, was simply brought along by Cai Yunnan to get familiar with the scene and play a small role.
However, when Ye Sumang was trying on ancient costumes, he happened to pass by the makeup room and saw the ancient costumes of two actors. The actor recommended by Cai Yinniang did not attract Ye Sumang's attention, but Hu Ke's appearance made Ye Sumang feel bright in front of him, and after discussing with Cai Yinniang, he finally decided to choose this big boy.
When Hu Ke first received the news, he was a bit dazed and wondered how the male lead role had fallen to him. However, Cai Yi Nong clearly told him that he had been chosen by the director, which made him realize that the male lead role had simply fallen from the sky onto his head.
Many years later, Hu Ke has become a top male actor in the Chinese film and television industry. However, every time he accepts an interview with a TV station and talks about this legendary experience, he can't help but thank one person, that is Ye Su Meng, who he regards as his 'lucky star'.
As a result, the main cast of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is basically all newcomers, but in terms of supporting roles, many powerful actors have joined.
Like Hong Kong actor, known as the "drama madman" Tse Kwan Ho, and being hailed as the "martial arts film queen" Cheng Pei-pei, there are many like Tsui Kam Kong, Tam Yiu Man, Kwok Leung, who can be considered old drama bones in the drama world, which also gave this play enough confidence.
The crew finally assembled in early August and set off for Suzhou and Hangzhou.
A press conference will also be held after the crew moves into Suzhou and Hangzhou.
On the day of the press conference, the crew rented a large hall in the hotel, which was packed with hundreds of reporters from various media outlets, who were clearly attracted by the name "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
It's no wonder that news of a TV adaptation of this "masterpiece" game has caught the attention of many media outlets.
Counting the achievements of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" over the years, it is absolutely one of the brightest stars in China's gaming industry. The media can also find many explosive points in it, such as whether the story itself respects the original work or innovates, and whether the actors can conform to the players' ideal image, etc. It can be said that this TV series has not started filming yet, but it is already full of news everywhere.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Sumang and others arrived at the scene on time.
On the rostrum sat Cai Yinan, the producer of this TV series, original author Yao Zhuangxian and five main actors in the play, and Ye Sumang, the director, was also among them.
The media reporters under the stage kept taking pictures of a few people, especially Ye Sumang and Liu Yifei, whose appearance was particularly outstanding, attracting the most attention from the media.
However, as soon as the press conference began and the host had just introduced Ye Sumang, the media burst into a commotion.
Because they really didn't expect that the handsome boy sitting on the podium would be the director of this TV series!
"What's going on? He's actually the director, not the male lead!?"
"Yeah, I was just enthusiastically applauding for him, and I also took him as the male lead."
"What's wrong with you? Hurry up and go check his information!!!"
"Director of [Nightclub]? I said why his name sounds so familiar."
It wasn't until the media got their hands on his resume that they realized this young man's background was so impressive, it turned out he was actually the director of the previous box office hit "Nightclub"!!!!!
Big news, absolutely big news!!!!!
The media also did not expect that attending this press conference would bring such an unexpected surprise.
The nightclub did not invite any media to promote the film at that time due to investment reasons. The media later wanted to interview Ye Sumang, but ultimately gave up because they couldn't find him. Unexpectedly, this person has now come out himself and even became the director of a popular TV series.
At this moment, his age, appearance, and even his family background are all the focus of media attention, because this is really too newsworthy.
On the scene, there were already media outlets eager to ask questions, with some even raising their hands.
In the midst of the media's clamor, the press conference was interrupted for a full five minutes before it could continue, but by then all eyes were fixed on Ye Sumang sitting in the middle of the podium.
In the expectation of on-site media reporters, the opening ended and the host finally announced the entry into the Q&A session.
The names of the media were all pointed out one by one, and as expected, the spearheads all pointed to Ye Sumang.
"Director Ye, I'm a reporter from Mango Daily. May I ask that with your appearance, why did you become a director instead of an actor in the first place?"
"Looks are a gift from parents, but acting is my personal interest. It's not that just because you look good, you have to be an actor. Also, please ask questions related to this TV series, after all, this is the press conference for 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy'."
"So, Director Ye, we all know that you previously successfully directed the comedy film [Nightclub], but [The Legend of Sword and Fairy] is a TV series with martial arts and romance as its theme. What makes you confident that you can grasp this type?"
"It's better to do than to say, when the TV series is shot and everyone watches it, isn't it more fair to comment then?"
"Director Ye, I want to ask..."
Facing the muzzle of numerous media, Ye Sumang appears exceptionally calm. The media's questions were sharp, off-topic, and in-depth, but he was able to easily answer them with a few words, leaving the newbies watching with wide eyes and faces full of admiration.
After answering over a dozen questions, Ye Su Meng finally had the chance to take a sip of water and couldn't help but tease the media below: "Alright, that's enough questions for me. Today is the press conference for 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy', are you guys planning on releasing an exclusive interview with me tomorrow? You should know that these actors present today are all going to be stars in the future. If you don't get anything out of this today, your editors will kill you when the drama airs..."
"Haha!" Ye Sumang's casual teasing made the reporters at the press conference laugh too, and they finally realized that they had indeed been too focused on interviewing Ye Sumang to forget about the main topic.
The press conference finally entered the main topic after a relaxed burst of laughter, and this time the microphone was also pointed at the leading actors of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
The main cast of "Xian Jian Qi Xia Zhuan" has five people, with three newcomers and the other two, An Yixuan and Jiang Xin, who have only acted in a few TV dramas, so it's inevitable to feel a little nervous when facing so many cameras for the first time.
But being the focus of many media also made them feel very excited, and since Cai Yinan had previously guided them on how to speak at press conferences, everyone performed well in the end.
The next day's newspaper came out, and as expected, the headlines of the entertainment section were all about "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
I would like to thank two classmates, Zhenren and Fēngkuáng Dī Mùtou, for their rewards! Thank you both, as well as the many friends in the book review section who left messages, which gave me a lot of encouragement!
