Zai Yin, the author of "Chatting with the Brocade Zither to Record the Passing Years", published a long Weibo post:
I follow the online drama Liao Jiang every week, and to be honest, it is much better than I expected. I am very grateful to the crew for their respect for Liao Jiang and their reasonable extension and interpretation.
I wrote Chatting with You five years ago, so my writing skills were still immature, and there were many imperfections in the character settings. Recently, I saw many netizens discussing that the presentation of the character Jin'er in the play was a magical change of the original book, which I do not agree with.
I think Jin'er in the drama improves some unreasonable aspects of my book and gives this character more possibilities, rather than just being a tool to push the plot forward.
Especially Xu Qiao's performance really touched me. He had layers of masks on his face, but he was able to remove all the shackles and masks at the last moment of his life. His life of smiling and flattering in brothels ended in Chunyu Yuan's arms. I really like this treatment.
The online drama "Chat General" is very popular, and the adaptation of the plot has received mixed reviews. The author of the original book has spoken out, like a red-hot iron block thrown into ice water, which suddenly cools down and makes a harsh hissing sound.
Most of the book fans stopped criticizing, but some questioning voices became more harsh.
I'm very disappointed. I've fought for you for so long, but you don't even care. It's hard to describe how I feel.
She doesn't love her work at all, and she doesn't know how much benefit the crew has given her. She has to speak against her principles like this.
What does it mean to speak against principles and not allow people to express their true feelings? I think what you said is right. The drama cannot be regarded as a magical change of the characters. Why can't Jin'er have a complete life
The author has already spoken out, so why are some people still standing there making a fuss
Is it okay that I feel sick when I see two men being homosexual
I suspect the haters haven't even watched the show yet and are just criticizing it. Xu Qiao's performance totally adds points to the show.
The crew of Chatting General is smarter than anyone else. Otherwise, why do you think the web series Chatting General became popular during the same period? The importance of Xu Qiao can be seen from the data.
Jin'er, played by Xu Qiao, has died, and the subsequent plot is nearing its final stage. The male protagonist Chun Yu Yuan has finally become a knight-errant in the martial arts world and has also found his own love.
Logically speaking, a drama with such a perfect ending should have a higher number of views than the previous ones.
As a result, when we talked about updating the series on Tuesday, we found that the 24-hour playback volume not only did not increase, but also dropped significantly compared to last week.
By the time of Thursday's update, the drop in playback volume was even more obvious.
You should know that in the past few weeks, as soon as the series was updated, its 24-hour playback volume would soar rapidly among all the online dramas of the same period.
It is obvious that the current situation has occurred because Jin'er's death has dealt a heavy blow to the drama.
A data analyst has done a line chart analysis, and it can be clearly seen from the chart that the episodes with Jin'er appearing have significantly higher playback volume than other episodes. For example, the third episode, in which Jin'er appears, is a small peak, and Jin'er dies, which is the episode with the highest playback volume in the entire series.
One can imagine how important the character Jin'er is to the entire drama.
Fortunately, Jin'er has passed away and the drama has come to an end. The subsequent decrease in the number of views will not have much impact, and the total number of views of "Liao Jiang" is still far ahead.
On the other side, in the office building of Xu Siyi's studio, Mo Chenghong called Xu Qiao and Li Feifei and started to arrange various tasks.
"Fei Fei, you continue to follow Xu Qiao and be careful in life and work. Pay attention to food, accommodation, daily work, and itinerary planning. Keep your phone on at all times so that I can contact you at any time."
Mo Chenghong was meticulous when talking about his work. After a pause, he habitually pushed his glasses with his middle finger and said, "Things like Xu Qiao was photographed fighting with others on the street and arguing with others while drunk. Such things must never happen again."
"If it happens, you must tell me immediately and do public relations in time."
Li Feifei always felt that he was giving her the middle finger by pushing up his glasses. Thinking of the negative impact these two things had on Xu Qiao, she nodded with sympathy.
After telling Li Feifei what to pay attention to, Mo Chenghong called the stylist and several teachers assigned to Xu Qiao in to introduce them to each other.
The makeup artist has ordinary facial features, with some freckles on the tip of her nose and cheeks, but she is dressed exquisitely from head to toe, looking like a sexy and intellectual beauty.
"This is Nicole, who is responsible for your and Siyi's styling before the event, including hair design and clothing arrangement."
Nicole greeted Xu Qiao with a smile: "Xu Qiao, I watched your drama and I really liked it."
After saying that, her eyes swept over Xu Qiao's body without any concealment. Xu Qiao felt that this woman was measuring his body with her eyes. Glancing at her, Xu Qiao had no reaction.
This made Nicole's eyes sparkle with interest. Most people would unconsciously turn their bodies away from her gaze when faced with such a direct and explicit gaze. But Xu Qiao didn't care at all, her body was relaxed and calm.
Either he was too thick-skinned, or he had long been accustomed to being the focus of others' attention. Now it seemed that the latter was more likely.
Mo Chenghong didn't pay attention to Nicole's thoughts. He tapped the table twice with his fingers and said, "Nicole, tailor a look for Xu Qiao. Make sure he is so attractive even if he is thrown into a crowd."
Nicole smoothed her hair and said, "This indicator is not challenging at all. He doesn't do anything, just standing there is enough to make people's eyes light up."
Mo Chenghong adjusted his glasses, ignored Nicole's words, turned to look at the three teachers beside him and said to Xu Qiao:
"These three are your fitness coach, dance teacher, and posture teacher. We will decide whether to add vocal and other teachers depending on the situation later."
Li Feifei secretly looked at Kang Wei, the fitness coach assigned to Xu Qiao by Mo Chenghong. Kang Wei was a man who looked strong and muscular, but for some reason he seemed a bit feminine.
Mo Chenghong said to Kang Wei with a serious expression: "Xu Qiao needs to develop beautiful and firm muscle lines, but he prefers the skinny type. He cannot have large and exaggerated muscles."
Kang Wei waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly: "Oh, don't worry, I will measure Xu Qiao's size every week and it will definitely meet your standards."
When mentioning the word "size", Kang Wei winked at Xu Qiao.
Li Feifei felt scared and had goosebumps all over her body. She quickly pulled her brother behind her.
Mo Chenghong continued, "Then there is the aspect of body posture. Your temperament, words and deeds, including facial expressions must be decent and elegant. This is the responsibility of Teacher An. Teacher An's great-grandfather was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and came from a family of scholars. She herself has been engaged in teaching posture for many years and has a lot of experience in this area."
Appearance, temperament, speech and behavior are compulsory courses for a star.
The body language teacher was a dignified and elegant old lady with her silver hair tied up behind her head. Her every move revealed her noble demeanor.
She nodded at Xu Qiao.
"The last part is special training." Mo Chenghong introduced the last teacher to Xu Qiao. "I saw that you danced well in the part about chatting. Your body is well coordinated and flexible. You can develop in this aspect."
"This is the dance teacher who trained Si Yi. He is very good at folk dance and modern dance. He also has some experience in locking and breaking in street dance. If you want to learn street dance, I will find a more professional teacher for you later."
After finishing this long string of remarks, Mo Chenghong's gaze finally fell on Xu Qiao: "These are just my current ideas. You can raise any requests you have, and you can also express your opinions and ideas."
Xu Qiao glanced at the three teachers and asked, "Do we have to attend classes every day?"
"I'll talk about it when I have work arrangements. When I don't have work arrangements, I will continue to train my body shape and posture for at least two months. I have to continue dancing and fitness all the time."
So from the next day, Xu Qiao, who was temporarily unemployed, started to take classes in the training room in the studio's office building.
On the first day, the posture teacher came to teach. The old lady was dignified, generous, virtuous, elegant, and her conversation and movements were full of the calm temperament that came from a scholarly family.
"Keep your shoulders open and down at all times. This posture makes you look taller and is good for your spine."
The old lady's hands are well maintained. Although they look old after years of vicissitudes, they are still soft.
She patted Xu Qiao's shoulder lightly, turned around and was stunned for a moment when her eyes met Xu Qiao's.
His eyes were clear, full of calmness, profound and calm, the kind of eyes that only people with broad knowledge and vision would have.
The old lady's hands suddenly became hesitant. She took two steps back and said to Xu Qiao, "Take two steps and show me."
The slow steps showed the tolerance and courtesy of a person who had been in a high position for a long time. The old lady's eyes were not very clear, but she could still see the inexplicable temperament of Xu Qiao, which was precipitated by time, as if he was a young man born in a royal family thousands of years ago.
I unconsciously felt a sense of respect and alienation. When the old lady discovered this, she was silent for a while.
She thought that perhaps this was how her ancestor, the president of the Hanlin Academy, felt when facing the gentlemen he served.
Etiquette, posture, conversation and behavior are all natural and meaningful. Why bother teaching them
That night the old lady told Mo Chenghong that she could not teach Xu Qiao.
Mo Chenghong didn't know what was going on and wanted to keep her, but the old lady waved her hand and glanced at Xu Qiao before leaving.
"Cheng Hong, don't bother looking for someone to teach him, his own manners are the best."
The old lady didn't know that Xu Qiao had traveled through time and space in a book called "The Crown Prince". He had received royal education since childhood, witnessed the rise and fall of the royal family, and watched dynasties change day after day and history rise and fall. Only then did he develop a temperament that no one else could imitate.
The next day, the dance teacher came to teach.
Xu Qiao is already an adult, and it is more difficult for adults to learn dancing than for children. The dance teacher planned to start with flexibility exercises to slowly open up Xu Qiao's body, and then teach some simple dance moves, from the simplest to the most advanced.
It turns out Xu Qiao was born with superior flexibility and good body coordination.
When learning the dance moves, he didn't look like a newbie at all, and there was no sign of reluctance or effort on his face.
… There is no sense of accomplishment in teaching.
The only thing that gave Xu Qiao a headache was the muscular fitness coach Kang Wei.
Xu Qiao doesn't like to move much. He feels most comfortable lying lazily on the sofa cushions.
When I met such a passionate fitness coach, I felt a little overwhelmed.
Kang Wei measured his body fat percentage, wrote and drew on a notebook, and then developed a fitness plan and a diet plan.
"You have to do fitness step by step. It is the most basic principle not to harm your body." Kang Wei looked Xu Qiao up and down, stroking his chin with his fingertips, and a smile that made Xu Qiao uncomfortable appeared on his broad face. "Mr. Mo said that you shouldn't do too exaggerated body lines. Let's do a training that suits you."
"Your figure is pretty good. It would be better if your muscle lines were a little clearer and your butt was a little more lifted."
Xu Qiao: “… ?”
He clapped his hands to signal Xu Qiao to concentrate: "Warm up first, then do three sets of sit-ups and squats alternately."
After finishing the warm-up exercises with Kang Wei, before Xu Qiao had time to catch his breath, Kang Wei pressed him down on the yoga mat.
"Crunch on the ground, lower your shoulders and abdomen, and slightly retract your chin..."
Soon, Xu Qiao's slight panting sound echoed in the gym.
After doing sit-ups, Xu Qiao lay on the ground, too lazy to move, so Kang Wei directly pulled him up from the ground.
Xu Qiao gave him a tired look, but Kang Wei was unmoved by the misty eyes: "Adjust your breathing, now let's do squats together. One, two."
When Xu Siyi walked into the gym, he saw Xu Qiao with a look of despair on his face, pursing his lips and doing squats with Kang Wei.
"Come on, one, two, your butt will be up after you're done! Come on, one, two, one, two."
Xu Qiao frowned, with a look of resistance on his face.
Xu Siyi came over and looked at the two of them leisurely.
"Hey, the boss is here to inspect?" Kang Wei greeted.
Xu Siyi raised his chin slightly and smiled: "Just take a look."
As he spoke, he leaned against the wall, put one hand in his pocket and looked at Xu Qiao.
Xu Qiao couldn't help but slow down his movements under his gaze.
Kang Wei clapped his hands and raised his voice a few notches: "Hey, hey, hey, don't stop, keep up with the rhythm."
Xu Qiao: “…”
Under Xu Siyi's scrutinizing gaze, Xu Qiao silently sped up.
After finally finishing the squats, Xu Qiao leaned against the wall with his legs trembling and gasping for breath. There was a layer of fine beads of sweat on his forehead and nose, and his black hair stuck to his cheeks.
Xu Siyi found that Xu Qiao looked pretty good when he sweated.
After doing strenuous exercise, people around you will inevitably have red faces and thick necks, and their faces will be covered with sweat and oil.
This person looked like he was fished out of the water. He was sweaty, and his skin looked even more translucent under the dripping sweat. The corners of his eyes and the tip of his nose were tinged with red, as if the color was deliberately applied with a makeup brush dipped in blush.
Xu Qiao closed his eyes slightly and didn't want to say a word.
Xu Siyi raised the lunch he brought to him and said, "You must be tired. Eat something."
Kang Wei glanced at Xu Siyi and said firmly, "No. Qiao Qiao wants to eat the lunch I arranged for him. It has moderate carbs and high-quality protein."
As he spoke, he took out a box of warm salad from the thermal box at the front desk and handed it to Xu Qiao.
Xu Siyi raised his eyebrows and put the food he brought aside.
Xu Qiao opened the salad, and under Kang Wei's strict control, poured half a spoonful of vinaigrette on it, and started eating in silence.
After eating two bites, he looked up at Xu Siyi: "What's the matter?"
Xu Siyi's eyes swept across his sweaty forehead and said, "The studio's official blog has posted an official announcement of the signing. Please forward it when you have time."
Xu Qiao swallowed the bland food and responded.
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