0p0 Chapter 862 The Entertainment Industry, The Original Female Lead Killed by the Transmigrator (28)
Chapter 862 The Entertainment Industry, The Original Female Lead Killed by the Transmigrator (28)
After the wedding, Xiao Yun and his wife, along with their parents and close relatives and friends, enjoyed a good time in Beijing. With room to stay at home and a housekeeping robot to take care of them, they didn't get too tired.
Liu Ran also visited Jiuxiao Entertainment. Because they had both been bridesmaids, Liu Ran and Zhao Yaqi had become acquainted, and she went to visit Zhao Yaqi.
Of course, Xiao Yun went along too, and even asked Liu Ran if she wanted to work at her company as an assistant, as the salary was more than three times higher than that at the health center in her hometown.
Unfortunately, Liu Ran did not agree. She felt that she was not capable in this area and did not want to waste her professional studies. After all, she had studied for several years, burning the midnight oil, and she felt that it would be unfair to her past self to just give it up.
Not long after her relatives returned home, Xiao Yun went abroad with the film crew to receive an award, and then took Xiao Yu to a celebration banquet before rejoining the film crew.
The film she's shooting this time is the crime thriller she had previously set her sights on—"The Nameless Monument."
This is a story about an unsung hero in the police force who goes undercover in a drug den. She still plays the female lead, but she and the male lead are not lovers. In fact, they are complete strangers and know nothing about each other's existence.
They just have more screen time; the other characters also have a significant amount of screen time, making it an ensemble piece.
In the storyline, the higher-ups, considering the need to ensure the safety of the frontline staff, did not disclose the identities of their other colleagues to them.
In this way, even if one party is unfortunately exposed, it will not implicate the other.
These two complete strangers viewed each other as an adversary and were extremely careful to avoid direct confrontation when carrying out their missions.
Unexpectedly, this deliberate avoidance and unintentional hostility actually provided excellent cover for the other party, allowing the two to successfully complete their respective missions as if by magic.
The two leaked a lot of important information, disrupted countless transactions, destroyed many branches, and finally caused the drug den to collapse.
Unfortunately, the film ends in tragedy, with both the male and female protagonists sacrificing their lives in the line of duty. It wasn't until many years later that they were posthumously recognized as martyrs and interred in a martyrs' cemetery, by which time all their immediate family members had already passed away...
This time, it wasn't done intentionally to leave a deep impression on the audience or to win an award, but because the script was adapted from a true story.
Like some historical dramas, even if they are adapted for film and television, they cannot be changed too drastically. If the ending is changed from what actually happened, the audience may be satisfied, but it will not do justice to the tragic sacrifice of the protagonist, and the educational significance will be greatly reduced.
Xiao Yun's three roommates also auditioned for this drama, of course, on her recommendation. With her connections, plus the three of them being talented, and there were indeed suitable roles available, they joined the cast without any doubt.
Chen Jiarou plays the daughter of a drug lord. Her appearance and temperament are very suitable. She looks like she was raised in a wealthy family. Her age is also suitable. She still has a youthful innocence.
Don't assume that a drug lord's daughter has to be cunning, scheming, and ruthless. Because she has older brothers and sisters who are not heirs, she grew up in a normal environment with her mother and didn't even know that her father was involved in this business.
In the drama, she also has a romantic storyline with the male lead. Of course, she falls in love with the male lead who is with her father, but the male lead knows that she is the daughter of a drug lord, so it is impossible for them to develop any feelings for each other.
The male lead has a very upright moral compass and doesn't do anything despicable like using her affections to do anything against her father. He even secretly distances himself from her and tries his best to avoid any interaction with her.
However, this young lady is a bit love-struck; the more distant the other person becomes, the more she cares. Even after the male lead sacrifices himself and learns the other person's true identity, she hands over the evidence of her own father's crimes to the police.
Of course, this part is fictional and doesn't exist in reality. The drug lord doesn't have a daughter; it's purely for the sake of making the drug lord's capture more dramatic.
The truth is that the drug lord was never caught. Instead, he heard rumors beforehand and fled abroad with his family. He later died of illness, living more than a decade longer than expected.
However, the drug den was indeed dismantled, a feat accomplished at the cost of countless police officers' lives. The screenwriter did not alter this fact, nor will they erase the achievements of those martyrs.
Therefore, this plot point was added later. After the drug lord fled abroad, his daughter betrayed him and, after obtaining evidence, he was extradited back to the country, tried, and received the punishment he deserved.
As for Zou Qian, she plays a policewoman and is also the female lead's superior. She doesn't have many scenes with Xiao Yun, only a few conversations across distance. After all, they can't meet frequently during missions, and their conversations are all conducted through public phones.
Xia Xueying's character is quite interesting. She is the female lead's subordinate during her undercover work. She has a baby face, but she is actually ruthless. The female lead also dies at her hands.
It wasn't because they discovered the female lead was an undercover agent, but because they wanted to seize power and take their place, so the female lead's death was actually quite unjust.
This character is also a real person, and in the end, he was taken away along with the female lead in a one-for-one exchange.
If this role is played well, although it may be hated, it will be deeply remembered.
Xia Xueying has a sweet image, which won't limit her acting roles. Of course, it might cause some psychological trauma to people who like sweet girls.
Xiao Yun chose this subject matter not only because the story is excellent and will receive national support, and because she is skilled in martial arts and wants to showcase it to broaden her acting range, but also because she has personally experienced this and wants to pay tribute to those unsung heroes.
In that world, her husband and children were both undercover agents. She even led A Yuan and the others to conquer the Triangle Area, and they were just one step away from becoming queens there.
Let alone this role, she could easily play a drug lord. She could even serve as an advisor and guide for some of the plot points and scenes.
Of course, she wouldn't just go up and say she knows so much, otherwise people would doubt her. She would do a lot of research before joining the crew, making it seem like she had done her homework for this film.
To ensure authenticity, their film crew did indeed film on location at the border. She took the opportunity to visit those shady and chaotic places.
Of course, she didn't go alone; she went with Xiao Yu and bodyguards. After all, besides being an actress, she's also the owner of an entertainment company, so she needs to be mindful of her personal safety.
Not only did she go to the scene to find inspiration, but she also actually helped the police dismantle a drug den.
Of course, she didn't do it herself. Instead, she anonymously sent the location where the other party hid the drugs, as well as the time, place, and personnel arrangements for the transaction, to the local department in charge via her personal computer.
That department had actually been keeping an eye on those people for a long time, but they were too cunning to be caught red-handed. Even when they were caught, it was always in small transactions, and each time they would use some low-level thugs to take the blame.
Of course, there were bad apples within the organization. Xiao Yun was worried that those traitors would sabotage the plan again, causing losses to their side and putting pressure on the enemy. So, Xiao Yun decided to go all the way and help to expose the bad apples.
They also put a mantra talisman on him, and during the interrogation, he clearly stated what color his underwear was.
She spent over a week there gathering material, witnessing firsthand the destruction of the drug den. Only after that did she bring her team into the film crew.
The reason he brought Xiao Yu along wasn't because he was worried she would insist on protecting him; he knew all too well what his wife was capable of.
It's because he was considered half a staff member of the production crew, though not an actor, but someone who sang the theme songs and ending theme.
The director originally wanted him to play a role as well, as his image was quite suitable for a college student who was tricked into a drug den. However, there was a plot where he used his good looks to seduce the female supervisor to help him escape, so Xiao Yu declined.
Xiao Yun doesn't have a romantic partner in this drama, otherwise he might have tried to get one. This reason really angered the director. So this guy only plays the man who plays his wife? What a waste of his good looks and good looks.
However, the filming process for this series was not as smooth as the previous two. During the filming of the jungle chase, a special guest actor was bitten by a snake.
Fortunately, it wasn't the highly toxic kind. Plus, the local staff the film crew hired were experienced and handled it promptly. There was also serum available at a nearby hospital, so the patient was fine after only two days of observation.
But this scared the other actors and crew members. Everyone was a little afraid to go into the woods. Even though the director said to have professionals drive them away, everyone was still nervous and out of sorts when filming, and almost every take had to be reshot.
In the end, the director had no choice but to film the drug traffickers being chased first. Their trembling appearance perfectly matched the situation at the time, making the film look particularly realistic.
As for chasing people, just shoot long shots and their backs; close-ups of their faces can be added later in the studio.
But that wasn't the end of it. In the last scene after Xiao Yun's character's death, when they were about to wrap up filming, they encountered real drug traffickers coming from overseas and were almost killed to silence them.
Fortunately, Xiao Yun was there that day. She and Xiao Yu were with bodyguards. Xiao Yun's divine sense had already detected them, but she was filming at the time, so she didn't take action.
After she finished filming, the others arrived, but they took the initiative and subdued the drug dealers before they could pull out their guns.
It was only then that everyone realized that her skills as a film queen were not just for show; she had real kung fu. The ruthlessness with which she could break someone's arm made the actors who had played her opponents before instinctively pat their chests.
Thankfully, this woman held back during their fight, otherwise they probably would have lost limbs.
Of course, we had to call the police after catching the person, but when the police arrived, there was a misunderstanding.
Because their filming equipment had already been packed away, but they hadn't changed out of their costumes and were still wearing makeup.
This is Xiao Yun's last scene, and also the one where she sacrifices herself. She dies from the machinations of the character played by Xia Xueying. The other party takes advantage of her trust to fabricate false evidence and frame her as an inside agent, but not from the government, but from another force.
Adhering to the principle of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," the drug lord assigned the female lead to make deals with his adversaries, while also sending another group of people, namely Xia Xueying, to double-cross the drug dealers and kill them to cover their tracks.
The female lead was quite skilled, but ultimately she couldn't fight against so many opponents. She was surrounded and attacked, and died a gruesome death. Her clothes were covered in blood, tattered, and her exposed skin and makeup were a terrible sight.
Makeup techniques are quite advanced nowadays; even when not on camera, the results are incredibly realistic, and the sight of skin torn open is truly frightening.
So when the police arrived, their first priority was to take her to the hospital for treatment. When Xiao Yun tried to explain, they told her to conserve her energy and not to speak. They even took off their coat to cover the wound on her neck.
Xiao Yun hurriedly tried to stop her, but another policewoman held her arm down. She couldn't break free too forcefully for fear of hurting the other woman, so she could only shout, "I'm an actress! This is just special effects makeup, I'm really not hurt!"
The two stopped what they were doing and carefully touched the piece of "flesh" that had been lifted off her arm. Seeing that Xiao Yun did not show any signs of pain, they used a little force and managed to pull the piece of "flesh" off.
The two men smiled at her somewhat awkwardly, but Xiao Yun was deeply moved. These were truly good police officers who served the people, and true heroes who walked on the edge of danger.
These people all had dark, rough skin and many hidden injuries. Almost all of their exposed forearms were scarred, with knife wounds or even gunshot wounds. They were not comparable to those who drank tea and read newspapers in the office while complaining about their low wages.
They guard the border, facing countless dangers every day. They not only have to outwit and outmaneuver human traffickers, but may even have to fight to the death at any time. There are also treacherous elements lurking in the shadows, creating even more trouble.
Even so, they remained enthusiastic and tried their best to arrive at the scene as soon as possible every time they received a call. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to get to such a remote place so quickly and take such good care of them.
Because this is the border, even in remote areas there are soldiers patrolling from time to time, so there are no police stations nearby, and the nearest one is quite a distance away. Otherwise, these drug traffickers would not have been able to cross over from here.
They actually didn't initially choose this location for filming; it's just that the other place is a tourist attraction, and it's currently peak tourist season with many visitors.
The scene they were filming couldn't be filmed with anyone watching nearby. They couldn't expect people to accommodate them and not let tourists in, so they had to find another location.
The local government arranged for them to come here. They were filming a serious drama based on real people and events, which was supported by the state. Of course, the local government would not hold them back and would do its best to make things convenient for them.
Knowing they were going to film, the patrol team deliberately set aside half a day to stay as far away as possible and avoid being in the shot. Unexpectedly, this gave these people an opportunity.
Of course, these people probably didn't expect that after evading the patrol team, they would be caught by a few actors. They thought they had encountered plainclothes police officers...