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Chapter 439: Chapter 258 Chapter 439: Chapter 258 “I know what I say might not be pleasant to hear, but I’m speaking the truth. Hey, they’ve called our number; let’s hurry inside.”

As the group left, the waiting area instantly fell silent as the grave.

Only Wenyan and Qin Yulong were left, silently facing each other.

After the silhouettes of those young people had completely disappeared,

Wenyan finally spoke, “Yulong, would you say that was a face slap just now?”

Qin Yulong actually took a moment to consider it seriously, “They didn’t recognize you, so strictly speaking, it wasn’t a face slap.”

“Alright,” Wenyan nodded, “but that person was right earlier, I really don’t have any notable works right now. I suddenly thought about those two interviews, they must have invited me because of my current popularity, but the fact is I only have one film, and I’m not even the main character. It makes me embarrassed to go on.”

“Since when are you so negative? Who decided that you can’t do interviews just because you have only one film out? Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to discuss the content of the interviews with them in advance.”

Wenyan nodded, “Next time, I want the audience to mention me not because of some gaudy gossip, but because of a constant stream of new works!”

Qin Yulong’s eyes were full of smiles, “That’s more like you. Let’s work hard together. You and I definitely won’t lose to anyone, whether it’s Gu Xiran or Shen Jinghe; you’re not worse than them!”

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In the following days, Wenyan focused on the filming of “Legend of Chang’an.”

She hardly paid attention to the rumors online.

But no one expected that due to a new directive issued by the relevant authorities, “Legend of Chang’an” was doomed not to air.

“Legend of Chang’an” had a huge early investment of tens of millions, with a lot of effort put into the script’s crafting, as well as the set and the Costume and Props Department.

Now that the entire series was nearing completion, it was informed that it couldn’t be aired on television, leading to an emergency meeting called by the investors overnight.

After some discussion, the production team decided to alter the historical setting and release it directly as an online series.

After negotiating with various parties, the production team and a video APP reached an agreement on the schedule.

However, due to this being a last-minute arrangement, the time left for post-production was extremely limited.

Furthermore, the promotional efforts were far from adequate.

The crew had no choice but to shoot and do post-production simultaneously.

To achieve the best promotional effect, the crew frequently posted behind-the-scenes clips from the shooting online.

“Legend of Chang’an” is adapted from a wildly popular web novel from a few years ago.

As a female-centric romance novel with a straight storyline, the most appealing aspect is the heroine’s romantic relationships as she grows.

Since it’s centered on a powerful female lead, the romantic story lines involving Wenyan’s character Chang’an were quite rich.

In the early stages, she has a childhood sweetheart fiancé. After her relationship with the fiancé breaks down, the male lead appears and stays by her side through thick and thin. In the middle stage, a villain BOSS appears and throughout there’s a love-hate relationship with a good brother, and there’s even a eunuch who protects her in secret.

Just among those with notable names and roles, there are five men.

Among these male characters, there is a dramatic Shura Field scene.

This Shura Field scene is also one of the famous highlights of the original work.

The production team was well aware of this, so they decided to leak this Shura Field scene for promotional purposes.

All four male characters crafted in the original work were handsome young men, and the actors in the series all have high crowd appeal, each with their own charisma.

This clip went viral online as soon as it was released, and the fans of the book were ecstatic.

Because the screenplay was written by the original author, it was basically a one-to-one recreation of the Shura Field scene, with various famous lines and actions exactly like those described in the novel, exploding the fans’ expectations.

Everyone started eagerly awaiting the official release of the series.

And this leaked clip once again thrust Wenyan into the spotlight.

Because now, she was one against five.

Back then, the novel was just too, too popular, and if not for policy restrictions, it’s said the author planned to end it with NP (harem), which is even more impossible now that it’s adapted into a TV series.

But precisely because the author once had such intentions, each of the male characters was portrayed vividly, resulting in many fans shipping different pairings.

Once the Shura Field video came out, Wenyan was immediately crowned the ‘CP Queen’, with the series’ five male characters jokingly referred to as ‘Chang’an’s Five Beauties’, and the discussions online were intense to say the least.

Fans enthusiastically made placards for the five male characters and created various memes, tagging Wenyan and asking her to “flip the cards.”