Among all this, only fans of the supporting characters in the original work sighed helplessly in the corner, saying that it was a pity that Song Zhao, who they had longed for, was gone like this.
Song Zhao was one of the strong rivals of actor Liao Jingchen in the original work of "Shadow Link".
In the original work, just a few years after his debut, actor Liao Jingchen discovered that his father Liao Hongjing was paving the way for him behind the scenes and controlling everything for him. He was hit hard and self-doubted. Facing the trophies in the display cabinet at home, he couldn't tell what was going on. Is this his actual achievement or is it his father's behind-the-scenes operation?
After repeated struggles and repeated failures, Liao Jingchen finally had to accept the reality, put on a mask helplessly, and acted as the most gentle and elegant gentleman with the highest commercial value in the entertainment industry, and the most perfect young son who would not bring shame to the Liao family.
If he hadn't met Jiang Rong, Liao Jingchen might have followed this hypocritical path until the end of his life.
The encounter in the "other world" changed this man. Rong Rong's almost unreasonable kindness pried open his heart and ignited a spark again in his dead heart.
Liao Jingchen once again wanted to act seriously, not to obey the wishes of his family and go to whichever crew he was asked to go to like a puppet, but to act in the plays he wanted to play, to express what he wanted to express, and to serve his beloved acting career and Dedicated to culture and art.
A famous director in the industry wrote a very risky script.
It was a literary film that would never be a hit. It had no commercial value at all, but it had a profound core. Liao Jingchen was deeply attracted by it when he first saw the synopsis.
The protagonist of the movie is a disabled person. Congenital cerebral palsy has taken away his control over his body. He has been paralyzed since childhood, without the ability to move or speak. The only thing that is as flexible as a normal person is one right foot. *
The protagonist suffered discrimination because of this, and even his biological father almost gave up on him. However, under the care of his mother and siblings, the protagonist did not become frustrated and despaired due to his shortcomings. Instead, he exuded the light of incomparable perseverance. If he can only move one foot, then use It writes and paints. The small attic witnessed the protagonist's hard practice day after day. When he held the chalk between his toes and rubbed it ugly on the floor, and finally wrote a complete line of "Happy birthday, Mom, I love you", the whole family Everyone was moved, and his father hugged him proudly with tears in his eyes, apologized loudly to him and shouted: "My son is a genius!"
In this way, the protagonist grew up with the love and support of his family. His excellent IQ and aesthetic quotient were gradually revealed. He became a painter, but on the way to pursue his dream, a profit-seeking businessman used his disability as a gimmick. On the day of the painting exhibition, What many people were curious about was not his paintings but him. He was being watched in a wheelchair like a strange animal. This made him deeply stimulated and he went crazy on the spot.
The heroine appeared in his life at this moment. She is deaf and blind in one eye. Her world is silent and incomplete. However, the male protagonist's paintings are bright and colorful, like embodied hope and love, which provide her with the treatment process. It gave her great moral support. She was very grateful to the painter and had kept in touch with him through letters. If nothing unexpected happened on the day of the exhibition, she would have secretly come to the exhibition hall to express her gratitude to him in person.
The script ends abruptly here.
Due to unwritten rules in the industry, even the best actor Liao Jingchen can only get a glimpse of half of the story.
He likes this movie, admires the disabled but strong male protagonist, and is looking forward to the plot development and the ending of the movie.
But for a script like this, you don’t need to think about it to know how much hardship you will endure during filming.
Liao Jingchen tried to propose to the agent arranged by his family that he wanted to play this role, but of course the agent did not agree. "My good young master, do you know how many endorsements you have from head to toe? It's a huge loss if you scratch your skin!" The agent begged in fear, but his plea was indescribably tough.
Liao Jingchen wanted to smile bitterly or be irritable, but when his words came to his lips, he turned into the euphemism he was best at—and was forced to be good at—:
"Dedication is my character, Xiao Zhou, who am I? I am Liao Jingchen, the most classic actor in the industry who is beautiful, powerful and miserable. It has been a long time since I last appeared in a literary film, so it is just right for me to watch a movie to solidify my fans. "
It's all bullshit. Under Liao Jingchen's gentle face, he was cursing violently. He didn't want to interpret it from this perspective at all, but they only listened to this.
"Okay, then I'll fight for it."
The agent surnamed Zhou hesitated and relaxed, "But Master, it is said that Song Zhao is also watching this film. We are really thankless."
Liao Jingchen smiled instead.
"I was just going to give him a try," he said softly.
Song Zhao has been running with the Best Actor for many years and is praised by the media as "the most unlucky actor". Every time the Best Actor trophy is taken away from his arms, it is Liao Jingchen who takes the Best Actor trophy away from him eight times out of ten.
Once upon a time, Liao Jingchen truly believed that it was his acting skills that were stronger than Song Zhao's, and it was his efforts that were more recognized by the jury than Song Zhao.
But after learning that his father was controlling the chess game behind the scenes, all those arrogances in the past became slaps in his face one after another.
If Liao Hongjing hadn't taken action, would all those trophies belong to Song Zhao?
Liao Jingchen was aggrieved.
The manager didn't understand why he would mind this. He had obviously defeated Song Zhao so many times, including this time.
Only Liao Jingchen knew this was different.
In the original work of "Shadow Link", the acting showdown between Liao Jingchen and Song Zhao is a must-have. At the same time, the branch plot between Song Zhao and Jiang Rong also made book fans angry and itchy.
In terms of plot, Song Zhao is an important supporting actor; in terms of emotional scenes, this guy walks between Liao Jingchen and Jiang Rong, bringing the image of a bad prodigal son to the extreme. Song Zhao didn't love Jiang Rong, he just had an obsession in his heart and wanted to take away what belonged to Liao Jingchen, but he would never have thought that there was such a fantasy space as the "inner world", and Chen Rong had their own little world. Only they understand each other's true nature.
When Liao Jingchen was arranged by his family to have a relationship with another actress, Song Zhao took the opportunity to attack Jiang Rong, but Jiang Rong never gave him a look from the beginning to the end. She identified Jingchen and only wanted him from then on. Song Zhao, who mistakenly thought that the powerful Jiang Rong was eating a gentle little milk dog, failed repeatedly with green tea. He thought he was good at reading people's hearts and was caught between his true soul mates. Every time he tried to guess the radio waves between Chen Rong and Rong, he could not understand them all. If you deviate, you will be automatically excluded by the two-person barrier.
This part of the plot can be said to be an indispensable funny part in the later stage of the original work, which is both embarrassing and enjoyable to watch.
"What's the point of watching the drama adaptation of "Shadow Link" if you can't see Chen Rong teaming up to beat Song Zhao!!!"
This is a cry from Song Zhao fans.
At first glance, he is a fan.
In the original work, Liao Jingchen lost his memory due to his suicide in the "other world" and became Liao Hongjing's 100% puppet. Song Zhao was finally not suppressed by the Liao family and was able to star in the literary film in which the protagonist was a disabled person.
However, what I didn't expect is that over the years, he has been obsessed with overturning unspoken rules and defeating Liao Jingchen. Instead, he has lost his original love for acting, and his acting skills have become more and more crafty and soulless. In the end, the Best Actor winner at that awards ceremony was not Liao Jingchen, but Song Zhao still ran with him.
The facts seem to confirm something.
After the ceremony, Song Zhao stayed alone in the dark hotel room and was silent for a long time. Then he called Jiang Rong, who had transformed into a gentle and strong man, and was resolutely and desperately trying to pull Liao Jingchen back from the quagmire:
"Don't you want the old Liao Jingchen to come back? This time I have no conditions. Tell me what you want me to do."
The "villain" male lead turned into a positive role. Song Zhao, who was still exploiting every opportunity to "steal" Jiang Rong, became the queen's younger brother. In the end, he competed with Liao Jingchen in an audition in an upright manner, and was convinced and willing to lose. He acted as a mean-spirited emcee at their wedding, and was bullied miserably by the two of them when they failed in their wedding. He was a special friend in the industry that Liao Jingchen and Jiang Rong would laugh about on talk shows many years later. .
It is a pity that the drama version of "Shadow Link" so far does not seem to be planning to let this popular supporting character appear. Song Zhao is suspected to be split into two people, one is Jiang Rong's senior Wu Xingyang, and the other is Liao Jingchen Luo Mingxin here.
Although it is said to be a split, it actually only incorporates some plot scenes. A character similar to Song Zhao's personality does not exist in the drama version of "Shadow Link".
"The heavyweight literary film in the book can be magically transformed into the drama club's year-end stage play. Why don't I just obey the screenwriter." The book fan said quietly.
[I really save, the character Wu Xingyang has a very subtle stupidity compared to Song Zhao...]
Friends who have read the original work are also making complaints in the barrage.
In the third episode of "Heart Shadow Link", Liao Jingchen successfully induced Luo Mingxin to sign up for the leading role in the stage play, and took time to help him practice his lines and performances. Jiang Rong was approached by Wu Xingyang, who unexpectedly discovered that he had been with Jiang Rong's family knew each other. After learning about Jiang Rong's family's plight, Wu Xingyang thought he was considerate and provided a job for Jiang Rong's mother in the name of seeking help from her.
As for why he did this - because Wu Xingyang fell in love with Jiang Rong at first sight.
The setting is inexplicable and without any foreshadowing. Anyway, Jiang Rong is very good-looking. Anyway, Wu Xingyang fell in love with her the day the new students entered the school.
... Qin Jue was a little overwhelmed by this plot when he first watched the third episode. Now he still needs to pay attention to expression management during the second time.
[I’m so speechless. Song Zhao did this on purpose in the original work. He wanted to take advantage of Jiang Rong, but what was Wu Xingyang doing? . . 】
[Do I feel okay? Don't you just want to give a little help to the girl you have a crush on? 】
[There is a question I have always wanted to say. In the original novel, Rong Bao entered the entertainment industry in order to make quick money. In the drama version, Jiang Rong always emphasized that she should study hard to support her family in the future. There is something wrong with this logic... I still don’t understand. I know if her family is really in trouble...]
[The entire large-scale magical modification is like this. If you think about it carefully, it is full of loopholes that cannot be closed]
[Does Wu Xingyang want Jiang Rong to sign up as a heroine in a stage play? Why? 】
[Well, because he signed up for the male lead, he wants to play with Jiang Rong... right...? 】
[It’s hard to say what’s strange, but it’s just immature and indescribable (_ゝ`)]
The scenes related to the supporting characters dampened the enthusiasm of the friends to post barrages. It was not until the online game part appeared that the barrage pool recovered.
Although the real-life part is full of taken-for-grantedness, the screenwriter responsible for transforming the "other world" into an online game is quite responsible and has a lot of ingenuity in the detailed design.
For example, the running map tasks that "Rong Rong" did randomly during his new period were actually the beginning of a hidden task chain. These tasks can be found everywhere, but due to the mediocre content and thin rewards, players all thought that they were done by the game company to supplement their numbers. The few players who tried to explore also missed the opportunity to open the task chain because they did not have special identities such as "lover", so they only He was accidentally hit by "Rong Rong" and picked up.
After "Jingchen" went offline in anger, Jiang Rong checked the forum and found out that this was actually an extremely special large-scale hidden mission link in the "Heart Shadow Link" online game. Players who received the mission had to bind it to Together, the companions search for the gods in the world of shadows.
No one knows who the gods are or how they exist, and no one can clearly tell the final reward of this task chain. However, there have been rumors on the forum that players who meet the "god" can realize their most authentic wishes. Some people speculate that this means that they can directly talk to the game company. Some people make extremely exaggerated guesses based on this, thinking that even if they want a house, they will Any car will do, because this task chain is too demanding, and those who complete it deserve such praise.
"...In the end, it didn't tell me how to give up the mission at all."
Jiang Rong lowered his head in pain.
Come to think of it, no player would want to abandon such a precious and rare quest chain.
But Master is very angry...
She hummed and buried her head into the pillow, exhaled, and took out her gaming glasses and put them on.
Go online, click on the friend list, "Jingchen" shows that he is currently offline, rush into the private message to apologize and kneel down.
Although the plot was very high-pressure from Liao Jingchen's perspective, the tearful rabbit head still made most of the viewers laugh out loud.
So miserable, look at it again.
The whining "Rong Rong" suddenly noticed that "Jing Chen"'s profile picture lit up, and her tearful eyes suddenly widened.
!
Master is online!
A goat bone mask appeared on the screen, and a dark long coat danced in the wind. The barrage in the live broadcast room finally surged up like it had just started. However, Qin Jue's face was serious, more serious than when he watched the previous clips.
"We didn't communicate well this time." She sighed.
In fact, this is the content in the script of the second episode. It should have been placed at the end of the second episode according to the order. The plot is "'Jingchen' went offline angrily, and showed up with a bad face a few days later. He was tired of 'Rong Rong' but... There was nothing I could do, and then I was coaxed pitifully and carefully by 'Rong Rong', and finally let me go and chatted with her a little bit about the task chain."
But when the second episode was broadcast, Qin Jue didn't see this part. He was a little surprised at the time and thought it had been cut. Only after watching the third episode did he realize that the showrunners thought that Liao Jingchen and Jiang Rong An indirect kiss is more suitable as a breakpoint, so the conversation between "Jingchen" and "Rongrong" was put on hold for the time being and was later inserted into the third episode.
[Ahhhhhhh, shut up! Don't pick your own thorns! (Rubbing the wolf’s head angrily.gif]
[I’m dying if you don’t take off the mask yet]
[The cold and impatient look while leaning against the tree is so handsome, woo woo, Demon King, I am your dog...! 】
[What’s wrong with people these days? They don’t know how to be more reserved when surfing the Internet. I won’t go into details. Where did my collar go? Has anyone seen it? 】
[laughing to death]
[The heroine has been left alone for a long time. . . 】
[She deserves it, who asked her to forcibly bind Liao Jingchen and let her talk over tea]
[Oh, okay, okay... Tang Nuo is pretty cute, in fact, I can’t get angry every time I see her_(:з」∠)_]
[Well, I think this plot was adapted well. In the original work, Jingchen thinks that Rong Rong’s physique is very useful in attracting the heart shadow, so she takes her with her to make it easier for him to draw a knife and kill the shark when he is unhappy (lol, don’t treat Tutu as a mocking doll, you!), Rong Rong wants to seek the gods. Just let her do whatever she wants. Looking at this situation in the drama, "Jing Chen" feels that the game company will definitely arrange camp collision missions during the mission chain to encourage players to PVP. Anyway, he plays this game just to kill people to vent, so this is not unacceptable]
This barrage of serious discussion of the plot was read out by Qin Jue, and she nodded in agreement.
"It's just a pity. I should have kept it contained if I had known it was going to be put here."
The order of post-editing is very important, just like marketing accounts breaking news, different expression methods and verbal tendencies can easily reverse right and wrong. "Jing Chen" and "Rong Rong" were moved to the third episode, and it became like "Liao Jingchen was sulking and refused to go online, Jiang Rong was forced to have a one-sided cold war, and finally Liao Jingchen felt better because of the progress made by Luo Mingxin, so he was willing to go online "Communicating with 'Rong Rong'" is very different from the expression during the shooting.
Qin Jue could only be grateful that she used the "smooth" acting method taught by Ruan Ziyan. Although it was not precise, it was highly versatile and could be followed even if the editing order was changed, so that the scene would not be out of touch.
"Um...Master."
Beside a remote road covered with trees, "Rongrong" sat on the grass wringing her fingers, trying to make the content about the task chain that she read from the forum more interesting, "...you, do you think you still have it?" Quite interesting?"
She raised her eyes cautiously, hoping to catch a glimpse of some "shocky" emotional changes in the black goat mask.
"Jingchen" didn't pay attention to her immediately. Many large and small light screens were spread out in front of him. On them were forums and game information. Many of them mentioned content such as "mission forward and reverse collision", which were relatively classic. Even if one team of people receives the task of guarding the goods, another team of people will inevitably receive the task of seizing the goods. At that time, the two teams will fight and kill at the designated location, giving birth to many love and hatred unique to the game.
Old players who are familiar with the game know that this is intentional by the game company. After all, PVP is the eternal way to make money. The murderous "Jing Chen" felt like a mirror. Although he was dissatisfied with the forced binding settings, he also managed to find some good news for himself.
The Tang knife turned in a sharp arc in the black goat's hand.
"Okay." Only then did "Jingchen" speak out and give "Rongrong" an indifferent response, "You look for gods, and I kill people."
After saying that, he already stood up and walked towards the teleportation point.
"Uh-huh." The violence and murderous intent contained in these words were so strong that Rong Rong shivered, shrank his neck and got up from the ground, and followed his master with his short legs.
"Actually, well, the psychological test of this game is quite accurate, so I think that after finding that god, I might be able to realize some of my most authentic wishes."
"Rongrong" trotted beside "Jingchen", "Master, what wishes do you have? What do you like? What kind of person do you want to be? Discover your true self, etc."
Black Goat said nothing.
The only sounds around were the sound of wind and footsteps.
"Rong Rong", who was chirping like a little bird just now, suddenly stopped making noise. The teleportation point was close at hand. She stopped and looked at the silent back of "Jing Chen".
The light that symbolized the start of the teleportation overflowed softly, "Rong Rong" lowered his eyes, walked the remaining distance, and stood next to "Jing Chen".
She didn't look at him, just stared at the teleportation array at her feet.
"You don't believe in God?" she asked softly.
The brilliance bloomed and enveloped two figures, one tall and one short.
A second before the nearby scenery changed, "Rong Rong" heard a cold murmur.
"...It's not necessary."
5400+ words, much more than expected.
*The movie script was adapted from "My Left Foot", directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
