Two weeks after "Sword Rain" was released, Nishinomiya became one of the most popular actors nowadays.
This is a feeling that Zeng Li has almost never experienced.
It’s not like she has never acted in hit films. “Spring Knife 2” and “Detective Dee: The Legend of Heaven” were also considered the most popular movies at the time, and “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” was also absolutely popular, but she was only a supporting role in them.
The protagonist of "Xiu Chun Knife 2" is Cao Xuan, and Wang Zhiwen, who performed extremely well, also stole a lot of limelight. Fan Xiaopang is very controversial because of her acting skills. Although her Ding Baiying is brilliant, she is not as popular as the first three.
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The same is true for "Detective Dee: The Great Empire" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", although Zeng Li performed better.
But the former was blocked by Liu Tianwang, Fan Xiaopang, Hu Ge, Jiao Enjun and other top figures. It was Zeng Li's turn to take the lead.
In the latter, Liu Tianxian alone got almost 60-70% of the popularity. The remaining Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi and others couldn't reach the C position even if they scored even more points.
In the more than ten years since his debut, Zeng Li has made several headlines, 80% of which were due to Cao Xuan's scandal.
There were two other times, namely singing "The Drunken Concubine" in the Spring Festival Gala and starring as the heroine in "Sword Rain", which also greatly benefited from Cao Xuan's favor.
Even the box office hit of "Sword Rain" and Zeng Li's popularity were largely due to Cao Xuan's ladder.
However, even with Cao Xuan's contribution this time, due to his wonderful performance in "Sword Rain", Zeng Li became the absolute C position in the headlines this time, and Cao Xuan became a supporting role.
Zhang Dabeard, the famous Jin Yong martial arts dramatist who once collaborated with Empress Xigong, praised Zeng Li highly during an interview.
He said that Zeng Li is one of the most martial arts actresses he has ever seen since he started working in the industry.
Zhang Bearded's statement has been recognized by many people. A martial arts actress must not only be able to fight, but also have a free and heroic spirit, good appearance and figure, and excellent acting skills, in order to leave a deep impression on the audience.
For example, Hu Huizhong, Yang Liqian, Yang Panpan and others are all well-known female martial artists, but the classic martial arts roles they left behind are far inferior to those actresses whose fighting scenes are inferior. This shows that fighting scenes are not the decisive key.
Zeng Li doesn't have many martial arts roles, so every single one of them is remarkable and well-received.
This is also the reason why Zeng Li is not very famous, but has many die-hard movie fans. Some of her characters are so popular.
Faced with his sudden fame, Zeng Li reacted a little slowly.
Because Cao Xuan was away, Zeng Li and several actors participated in the road show for more than ten days. All they saw were "Sword Rain" fans and audiences, so they were definitely popular.
It can be seen on the Internet that the popularity is not small, but after all, through the screen, the experience is not deep.
Until the road show was over and Zeng Li returned to Beijing, people at the airport were chasing him for autographs. When he returned to school, students gathered around to watch the excitement. From the past, he could cope with just wearing a mask, and he was forced to be fully armed.
Even making an appointment with my best friend Yuan Quan at a restaurant was secretly photographed and posted online by some busybodies, and was even trending on Weibo.
No matter how slow Zeng Li was, he realized that he was now popular.
She was so popular that even several students such as Tang Yan and Bai Baihe fell in love with her. She even made the Chinese Drama Class 02 popular. Zeng Li was hailed as the strongest class teacher in history.
The limelight even overshadowed her teacher, Chang Li, the head teacher of the 96 Star Class of Chinese Opera...
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"Haha, the Internet said that Cao Xuan praised you as the most beautiful school beauty in the two hundred years of Chinese drama. Is it true?"
Yuan Quan took his mobile phone to browse Weibo, eat melon online, and didn't forget to ask about his best friends.
Zeng Li rolled his eyes at her and said angrily: "You are now a mother, so you are childish or not."
In March this year, Yuan Quan gave birth to a daughter, named Xia Haha, and she has just finished confinement.
"It's not childish, it's fun. Come on, tell me. Did Cao Xuan say this?"
In the eyes of outsiders, Yuan Quan is a goddess of literature and art, with a cold and melancholy look about her. In fact, in private, she is sometimes quite lively in front of acquaintances.
"While promoting the movie, he casually said, to exaggerate, that our school just celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, so how could we have the most beautiful woman in two hundred years?"
Zeng Li had no choice but to have a lot of celebrities. In the past, the 96th class of China National Drama Theater almost consisted of a duo of Hu Jing and Ji Ji Zhang, and Yuan Quan and Qin Hailu couldn't get into it.
Now that she has become famous, I don't know who found out for her the beauty of the Chinese drama school back then. Coupled with Cao Xuan's words, the media is very excited now.
All kinds of rhythms made Zeng Li the top actress of Hu and Zhang's class 96. Fans of Hu and Zhang must be dissatisfied.
Not to mention that it is related to Cao Xuan. Although the East and West Palaces are not well known to the outside world, the two people are the subjects of Cao Xuan's scandal, and their priority is very high. Therefore, there is still a lot of speculation from the outside world.
After all, Hu and Zhang are both big spenders, and their number of fans is still very impressive.
Especially Hu Jing, in her early years she also followed the route of a quirky sweet girl and became extremely popular. Her national popularity and number of fans ranked at the forefront of the Four Days.
I have always considered my idol to be the boss lady of Fanxing, and now there is a mistress who competes for the school beauty and men. It would be strange not to tear her apart.
Hu Jing has many fans, while Zeng Li's fans are small in number, but they are extremely die-hard.
Coupled with all kinds of fishermen in troubled waters, everyone was tearing apart, making the Queen of the West Palace unbearable.
What made her most angry was that it was the media that started the trouble and the dispute between fans had nothing to do with the real owner, and several of the parties involved ignored it.
Even Boss Cao was fine after being sprayed by the Empress of the East Palace for a long time and removing several unequal treaties.
But Liu Huohua was addicted to the Internet and couldn't control it. He liked a Weibo post that praised Hu Jing, adding fuel to the fire.
Nowadays, many reporters are crowding around the members of Class 96 of China National Theater Academy to ask who is the most beautiful in your class, implying that they are taking sides.
Qin Hailu directly sided with Zeng Li and shared the past when many boys secretly watched Zeng Li in the playground after class.
Mei Ting supported her best friend Hu Jing, and Zhang Tong also vaguely favored Hu Jing, but he did not forget to praise Zeng Li.
The International Chapter is the most cunning. Seeing that the situation is wrong, he claims that he thinks he is the most beautiful. However, because of his poor popularity, he is criticized by netizens for being arrogant and shameless.
International Chapter: "..."
Even Yuan Quan in front of her didn't escape, but she was definitely supporting her best friend.
In short, the East and West Palaces were considered evenly matched by the students. Those behind them did not dare to take sides randomly, so they simply moved out another class beauty, Zhang Tong.
Zhang Tong: "Listen to me and thank you, because of you..."
But when it comes to cool tricks, it has to be Teacher Chang Li. She is mature and mature. When faced with the reporter's inducement, she showed off her unique skills with a smile.
"Among the students in their class, I think Zeng Li is the most beautiful... My favorite student is Hu Jing."
Official Cao called him an expert!
Yuan Quan looked at Zeng Li's helpless look and couldn't help but laugh: "To be honest, everyone else is eager to be famous. Why do I feel like you can't avoid me?"
Zeng Li sighed: "To be honest, I really thought about becoming popular before, but now it seems I still can't adapt to it. I prefer filming quietly and taking classes. It's too much trouble now."
"If someone hears what you say, I'm afraid they will be angry to death and scold you for not knowing how blessed you are."
Yuan Quan complained, but Zeng Li didn't care: "Just scold me. Anyway, I really don't want to live this kind of life. I feel uncomfortable all over. Several crews approached me for filming, but I rejected them all. I will wait for a year or two to calm down and escape."
Let’s talk about this rumor later.”
"Then your fans are miserable again."
As Zeng Li's best friend, he naturally knew about her fans and showed sympathy.
"Oh, I feel very sorry for them too."
Zeng Li was also a little embarrassed, but it was impossible for him to change his attitude towards life just to please his fans.
"If it doesn't work out, just come and act in a drama. Fans can come and watch it. I don't count you as a salty fish, and the influence of the drama is limited to meet your low-key needs."
Yuan Quan gave an idea: "Our "Jane Eyre" team is short of a role. If you agree, I will go to the director and ask."
"Drama?"
Zeng Li was a little hesitant. After graduating from college, apart from guiding students, she had not done much drama, and she was afraid of time conflicts.
"I still have to go to class, and Li Li can't do without me. How can I have time to rehearse and perform with you?"
"You only have a few classes a week. Li Li will go to kindergarten in the autumn. If it doesn't work, there will be a substitute. Hailu and Minghao will be there by then, and we old classmates can act together."
Yuan Quan still wants to work with her best friend, and she has always felt that Zeng Li has great talent. It would be a pity if he didn't act and his talent was wasted.
"Then I'll go back and talk to our director. This matter needs to be approved by the school."
Zeng Li was a little tempted. As Yuan Quan said, apart from school and home, she was actually quite free.
By acting in a play, you can not only hone your acting skills, get over the drama addiction, but also feed back your experience to teaching work, and even directly lead students to practice on the spot, which is a great way to gain many benefits.
"You are really destined to be a teacher!"
Hearing that Zeng Li was thinking about his students even when he was performing the drama, Yuan Quan was convinced and thought of another thing.
"If any of your students have any good ideas, can you recommend them? Our theater is recruiting students."
Yuan Quan is currently a pillar of Guohua. Although he is not a manager, he also hopes to have more outstanding newcomers in his unit.
"Actually, several of the students I teach want to take the humanities exam."
Zeng Li couldn't help but stab Yuan Quan, but Yuan Quan refused: "Why, our Chinese language is worse than our human skills."
"The students like it, what can I do?"
Nishinomiya's face is full of innocence. When it comes to the artist lineup, Guohua is star-studded with countless big names.
Apart from other things, Chen Minghao, Qin Hailu, Yuan Quan, Ji Ji Zhang, and Liu Huohua from China Theater Class 96 are all Mandarin actors.
Hu Jing almost passed the Mandarin test back then, but because she was already very popular at the time, she couldn't rehearse for the drama.
In fact, this situation is very common in Guohua and even other drama troupes. Teacher Lei Kesheng (a veteran Guohua artist and a national first-class actor) once said this in an interview.
The income of drama actors is far less than that of film and television actors. Acting in dramas is almost equal to losing money and making money. Many young actors do not want to act in dramas at all, and would rather join the group to earn more and become famous.
Therefore, there are regulations in the Chinese language that each actor must perform in one play every year. If you do not perform in a play, you will have to pay a fine to the theater, and the unit will retain your staff and benefits.
In a sense, it is a bit like donating officials in ancient times.
Most of Zeng Li's classmates have acted in dramas. Only a certain famous international movie queen seems to have never acted in dramas. The reason why she is still a Chinese actor is naturally due to the fine.
Hu Jing had little interest in this aspect and had no intention of occupying the staff. In addition, Fanxing had just risen at the time, so she simply gave up and concentrated on working at Fanxing.
However, although Chinese painting has many stars, when it comes to its status and influence in the drama industry, it has to be better as a humanistic art.
In this regard, even though Cao Xuan's master Li Xuejian is a Mandarin actor, and Cao Xuan himself is only half a Mandarin speaker, he still adheres to this concept.
Compared with Mandarin, he himself prefers Renyi's dramas, and has watched Renyi's dramas such as "Teahouse", "Wotou Guild Hall" and "The First Floor in the World".
Especially "Teahouse", Cao Xuan went to watch it three times.
However, he prefers the old version by Yu Zhi, Lan Tianye and other teachers. However, these teachers are no longer on stage. If you want to watch it, you can only watch the 1981 version of the movie.
Under his influence, both Hu Jing and Zeng Li actually preferred the arts, even though they had a bunch of old classmates in Guohua.
Of course, there is no need to talk to Yuan Quan about this matter, otherwise this good best friend Zeng Li may not be able to sleep tonight...
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Although Zeng Li intended to keep a low profile, the release of "Sword Rain" was in full swing and Cao Xuan was away, so she couldn't really give up her job.
Especially in mid-May, after "Iron Man 2" was released, it had an impact on the movie box office. Fanxing contacted Zeng Li, hoping that she would participate in two programs to give the movie a new lease of life.
Zeng Li couldn't shirk his own business, so he chose a talk show called "Tonight's Show".
Anyway, "Sword Rain" is getting more and more attention now, and there is no way to avoid it. Zeng Li plans to deal with it first, and when the movie is over, no one will bother her.
The program "Tonight's Show" was launched in 2007. The hosts are Liu Yan and Xiao Hei Fatty.
It was first broadcast on local satellite TV, and the ratings were pretty good, ranking among the top three among talk shows.
Putting aside "A Date with Luyu" which is firmly ranked first, "Tonight's Show" is basically a 50-50 tie with Li Jing's "Super Interview".
However, in February this year, "Tonight's Show" announced a revision, officially joined Lu Provincial Satellite TV, and exclusively cooperated with the Penguin Star website. In addition to regular programs, it also launched a live interview program.
1 to 3 times a month, interviews are conducted with popular stars and celebrities on the Internet. The main audience is netizens.
The guests interviewed in the past few months include popular celebrities Liu Tianxian, Damimi, Tong Dawei, Xiao Shenyang and his wife, as well as Internet celebrities Feng Jie, Guo Xiaosi, and Zeng Yike, known as "Brother Zeng".
A replica of Zhang Yunu’s tribute rice and so on.
The interview that Zeng Li participated in was naturally also a live broadcast of "Tonight's Show". This type of special interview attracts a lot of attention and is a hot search in almost every issue.
In fact, frankly speaking, the current popularity of Empress Xigong is not enough to be interviewed live on "Tonight's Show".
Who makes "Sword Rain" a key project of the company, and she is the boss lady, so the program team naturally has to open a back door.
"There's a Show Tonight" backstage, dressing room
Zeng Li met the two hosts. She and Liu Yan were barely acquaintances. She had met the fat little black guy twice, but they had barely spoken to each other.
So after chatting with Liu Yan, Zeng Li took the initiative to say hello: "Hello, Mr. Guo, I'm your fan and I especially like your cross talk."
"Oh, you are so flattering, but I really don't dare to be a teacher. Just call me Lao Guo or De Gang."
The fat little black man knew Zeng Li's identity and was a little flattered, so he kept saying polite words.
"Call me Lao Guo. You can be considered one of our own, so you don't need to be so famous."
Liu Yan smoothed things over, then handed the script to Zeng Li: "Sister Li, this is an outline of the questions for a live broadcast. If you don't like it, we will delete it.
You can give us a secret code later. If you have any questions that are difficult to answer during the live broadcast, just give us a signal and Lao Guo and I will cover you."
"Thank you then. I don't have much experience in live broadcasting. I'll ask you to do it later."
"I didn't say anything, don't worry, I will take care of everything."
Liu Yan swore her guarantee, and the makeup artist next to her looked at her in surprise.
He has worked in the program team for more than a year and knows that Liu Yan has a good temper in private and takes good care of past guests.
But after all, he is the host, gentle and gentle, and he still has a certain attitude. Even when facing top celebrities like Liu Tianxian and Jay Chou, Liu Yan is neither humble nor overbearing, and is reasonable and well-founded.
It seemed that only teacher Li Xuejian came to that session, and Liu Yan was quite respectful.
Today is not as respectful as that day, but it is more or less with a flattering meaning.
There is also the little black fat guy, who used to like to tease and joke with the guests, but today he is also honest and speaks in an unusually measured manner.
Is this still the top troll in the entertainment industry and the joking and scolding bastard in his impression?
Taken away?
In fact, this is not to blame for Liu Yan and Xiao Hei Pang's caution. Zeng Li usually comes out too little, and everyone can't figure out her temperament, so they naturally have to be cautious first.
As for being the number one troll in the entertainment industry, Liu Yan is not a real tiger. She dares to troll Director Chen and Lu Tailang. On the one hand, they can't control her, and on the other hand, she has Cao Xuan as her backer.
To put it bluntly, Liu Yan is just a host. Even if she is a popular host, she is not a big shot. There are many ways to deal with her.
Now that she is able to be carefree and free, it is largely because Cao Xuan helped her to block things, so she can be active and lively and prosperous.
But she dared to criticize Director Chen, but she didn't dare to offend Empress Xigong, otherwise life would be difficult if the pillow blew.
The little black fat man is even more of an old man.
Although sometimes he can be crazy, act daringly, and dare to challenge anyone, but as long as he is not offended, he will never make enemies with others, especially those who are stronger than him.
After checking the script, when the agreed time came, the live broadcast room warmed up for ten minutes and then officially started.
The two hosts came on stage first and got down to business with a few words: "The guest we invited today must be familiar to everyone. Zeng Li, who plays Zeng Jing in the movie "Sword Rain", welcome with applause."
Although it is a live webcast, the layout of the studio is no different from that of normal recordings. There are still fifty or sixty live audiences to enhance the atmosphere.
When the audience in the live broadcast room saw Zeng Li's appearance, they also expressed their welcome with rolling barrages.
[Come, come, it’s so pitiful that we finally waited until Zeng Li appeared on the show]
[After waiting for a long time, I finally waited until today. After dreaming for a long time, I finally made my dream come true~]
[As for this exaggeration, she seems to have participated in the promotion of "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven"]
[Participated in two interviews, but did not appear on one program]
[Gods descend to earth to save all living beings]
[She is so beautiful, she is worthy of being praised by Cao Xuan as a beauty who appears in a drama every two hundred years]
[It is said that she is not photogenic in person and is more beautiful in private]
[Does it look good? I think it’s just a long face. It’s ugly. You guys have exaggerated too much.]
[…Is the person upstairs blind? I understand that you don’t agree that she is beautiful, but you say this face is ugly]
[Your Excellency, please take a pee and take a picture of yourself first, and see how you look before you speak.]
【……】
The barrage was lively, and the interview here officially began. Liu Yan asked the first question.
"As of today, it has been 20 days since "Sword Rain" was released, and the box office has exceeded 200 million. Did you ever think that this movie would be so popular?"
"Thought about it."
Zeng Li nodded: "Our crew producer once said that Cao Xuan's name alone is worth 100 million. I am confident in the quality of the movie and think it is worth at least 100 million. This is a box office of 200 million."
The little fat man suddenly sighed: "My "Three Smiles: The Talented Man and the Beautiful Lady" and "Sword Rain" were written at the same time.
Before it was released, I thought my name was worth 20 million at the box office, and the quality of the movie was worth 20 million. But after it was released, the whole movie was worth 10 million."
It is normal for the two hosts to make jokes. Liu Yan laughed and joked: "Maybe your name is not worth a dime."
The little fat man was dissatisfied: "You mean, the quality of the movie "Three Smiles: The Talented Family" is only worth 10 million?"
Zeng Li suddenly had an idea and suddenly added: "It's also possible that your movie is worth 20 million, but your name is worth 10 million, so the box office is only 10 million."
Little black fat man: "..."
They made a joke, and the barrage was "hahaha", and the atmosphere of the interview between the three people became much more relaxed.
Zeng Li also shared his private life at the request of fans in the live broadcast room.
"Personally, I prefer drinking tea. I also like to do yoga, watch movies and TV shows, and sing Peking Opera. Recently, I have become a bit interested in cultural entertainment. Last month, I went to Panjiayuan to buy walnuts and beads."
The fat little black man was very excited when he heard this: "Then Teacher Yu and I may be able to chat with you. I love singing the most, and Teacher Yu likes to do these entertainments."
Compared with ordinary people, Zeng Li's hobbies are a bit weird. Apart from watching movies and yoga, people who don't know his other hobbies would think he is an old man in his fifties or sixties.
Even Cao Xuan sometimes wonders why Zeng Li's hobby has become more and more evil when his family is quite normal.
The barrage was filled with emotions.
[Except for yoga, her hobbies are exactly the same as those of my father]
[Actually, putting aside the sense of inconsistency, they are all about self-cultivation, which are pretty good]
[No wonder the Buddhist system, people with such hobbies and lack of heart really can’t play with it]
[I guess I started playing in elementary school and received more traditional influence]
[Am I the only one who discovered the key? She liked antiques last month. Mr. Cao returned to China a few days ago and just posted a bunch of huanghuali eye bracelets on Weibo]
[Tsk, tsk, it’s scary to think about it]
[You guys are overthinking it]
[It’s really not necessarily true. With Cao Xuan’s wealth, it’s okay to use huanghuali beads every day. If you use a bracelet as a treasure, it must have a different meaning. Maybe it was given by someone.]
[I have been thinking blindly all day long, my surname is Cao, why don’t you say that Cao Xuan is my biological brother? Just watch the live broadcast]
【……】
There are quite a lot of things to talk about about Zeng Li, including interesting stories about the filming of "Sword Rain", the friendship between classmates in Class 96, and the fate between teachers and students in Class 02 of "Scene in the Rain".
Especially the last two topics, as the two most prestigious celebrity classes nowadays, everyone is still very curious.
Liu Yan couldn't help but ask: "Who do you think has the best acting skills in Class 96?"
"Yuanquan."
Zeng Li didn't do what he thought at all and blurted out the name of his best friend. Liu Yan asked the students in Class 02 again.
This time Zeng Li pondered for a moment: "For now, I am most optimistic about Wen Zhang and Guo Zhenni."
"What about Liu Yifei and Tang Yan?"
Liu Yan mentioned two other popular students in Class 02. Zeng Li thought about it and tried to reply in a calm tone.
"They still need to work hard."
Liu Yan asked again: "As someone who has witnessed the growth of two star classes, which class do you think will have more brilliant achievements?"
Zeng Li thought for a while and said firmly: "Class 96 will definitely be stronger in the next ten years, but I believe more in my students, who are better than those who are better than others."
On the other side of the ocean, Cao Xuan, who had just gotten up and put on his makeup in the morning, looked at Empress Xigong's answer on the computer and silently added in his heart.
"One of the prerequisites is that those students in Class 02 don't seek death..."
