Chapter 708: Chapter 707 Movie_1 Chapter 708: Chapter 707 Movie_1 Chen Hong truly didn’t expect that Qiao Xiaren would want to play the role of Empress Di Ge.
The fact is, being only eighteen years old, Qiao Xiaren is far from suitable for the part of a cunning Empress.
This role requires a certain life experience and age.
In other words, because of her experiences in the royal harem, regardless of her character or appearance, she carries a sense of the passing of time, which is very hard to accomplish in acting.
For many hundreds of years, in the splendid yet blood-soaked Forbidden City, there was one stunningly gifted Empress, Di Ge, who was admired and respected by the kings of her era, and eventually became the reigning female emperor.
Di Ge was born into an aristocratic family, a typical sheltered young lady of status. She was delicate and well-educated.
She entered the palace at the age of fourteen, relying on the power of her family to rise from an ordinary concubine to became the Empress, everything seemed as placid as water.
In everyone’s impression, Di Ge was a gentle, Jiangnan woman, exuding a sense of righteousness, thus earning endless admiration.
From Qiao Xiaren’s perspective, the first impression of Di Ge was somewhat saintly, always helping her husband manage the relations among the women in the harem. She loved her husband deeply but never kept him for the night in the Middle Palace.
Because there were countless beauties in the harem and only one emperor to share, the Empress’s righteous act was satisfying to both the concubines and the emperor.
As countless fourteen to fifteen-year-old girls entered the palace, the Empress, in her twenties, began to look aged before the emperor. Seeing the Empress behave this dignified, he was comforted, thereby taking good care of her on a daily basis. This is one reason why she had a certain amount of security in her position in the harem.
In the sinister royal harem, the Empress was like a faint breeze providing immeasurable comfort to the Emperor.
In the first half of the movie, Di Ge didn’t stand out, it was concubine Liang with her distinct character, ruthless and scheming that left a deep impression.
In fact, Di Ge was an eccentric woman full of ambition who eventually used her ambition and wisdom to ascend the throne as a female emperor, her reputation echoing throughout the ages.
Her strong and domineering demeanor at the end, is completely different from the fragile young lady of the house at the beginning, creating a massive contrast! She became a dark and arrogant woman with a bloodthirsty and ruthless rule on the throne, thus accomplishing her reign as a female Emperor.
Di Ge, in the movie, had a drastic contrast in character. If the latter half of the movie is handled well, it would be very impressive, refreshing the audience’s senses and even generating extreme excitement!
“Brother Weini, the people from Huayi want Xiaren to go and audition.” Xixi drew on the schedule, while holding the phone and taking the call, “Their movie, Picture City, will have all the roles cast in the next few days. They did not specify whether Xiaren will play the role of concubine Liang or the Empress. It seems the Director hasn’t decided yet.”
“Alright, I understand. Xiaren, let’s go to Huayi Company for an audition.” Weini got up hurriedly after hearing this, asking a few staff members to follow. There was quite a crowd.
This movie is a blockbuster produced and funded by the renowned movie company, Huayi.
Although Huayi is an established company, the movie Picture City chose the up-and-coming director Jiang Kai, not well-known directors like Qin Hao and Wei Yanyuan.
Insiders know, ever since Wei Yanyuan, Luo Feng and other top directors defected to the Lan Media company, Huayi had started nurturing its own new generation of directors. Lan’s aggressive poaching was harsh, catching Huayi off-guard.
Huayi responded quickly and immediately invested in the cultivation of new directors.