Chapter 751: Chapter 750 She Actually Lost_1 Chapter 751: Chapter 750 She Actually Lost_1 As the theme song commences, characters from the drama begin to make their appearances one after another on the screen, presenting stunning make-up and visually appealing actors.
The carefully crafted scenes flourish with peach blossoms amidst red walls and bluish-green tiles.
Liu Ou played the role of Qing Concubine, originally named Qingqing, a young mistress from a distinguished family. Left alone and helpless after her family was decimated by enemies from a rival nation.
At this time, she met her father’s good friend, King Ming, who took her in out of sympathy and provided her shelter in his mansion.
King Ming had his own wife and five sons, the eldest of which was around the same age as Qingqing.
Perhaps due to sympathy inevitably leading to love, Qingqing fell for this man, who was thirty years her senior.
Being a rational man, King Ming, although not immune to her charm, rejected her outright due to age, his marital status, and children.
“The Legend of Lan Concubine” starts on a sweet note, but the later parts are fraught with pain and suffering. Qingqing and King Ming braved countless battles and finally, she even decided to enter the palace and marry the Emperor, becoming the Lan concubine, all under the subtle influence of the king’s wife.
King Ming felt betrayed by Qingqing, which led him to vomit blood and suffer injuries on the battlefield.
After a series of twists and turns, King Ming was poised for the throne, but not wanting to be seen as a rebel usurper, he took his own life in front of everyone.
The final scene of the novel is fixed on the moment when Lan Concubine, lifting her skirts, is rushing toward King Ming. King Ming reaches out his hand into the air, but, ultimately, he collapses before she could reach him.
The whole situation seemed tragically romantic.
Of course, from Qiao Xiaren’s perspective, the drama is filled with deceit and a pair of pretentious goody-two-shoes.
King Ming was an adulterer who betrayed his wife, and Qingqing was a homewrecker disguised as a love-struck damsel!
The claims that the third person in a relationship, who isn’t loved, isn’t the problem – to Qiao Xiaren, these sounded like mere excuses from a homewrecker.
Always claiming “for love,” but how could they justify their responsibilities towards their own child and spouse?
It couldn’t be called love, it’s adultery! No matter how heart-wrenching it might be, it can’t change the fact that she’s a homewrecker.
On this day, Demon Flame was airing on another channel. Instead of watching her own drama, Qiao Xiaren surprisingly found herself watching two episodes of “The Legend of Lan Concubine” interestedly.
Liu Ou’s acting was surprisingly good.
At least in Xiaren’s eyes, her acting was like a seasoned actor, not at all like a newcomer!
The gentle and elegant demeanor of a ladies’ daughter was flawlessly embodied by her.
This Liu Ou was indeed quite remarkable.
What even more surprised Qiao Xiaren was that she seemed to be emulating her acting style!
Her way of performance and style was reminiscent of Xiaren’s, perhaps the audience couldn’t recognize it, but Qiao Xiaren, being the original, noticed it acutely.
The two dramas airing at the same time inevitably triggered interest from the media and audiences. Demon Flame had a smooth production and promotion phase, so everyone had high hopes for it.
However, the situation after the simultaneous airing of the two dramas shocked the audience and spectators, according to ratings data, “The Legend of Lan Concubine” saw its ratings break 3, securing the first place in ratings, while Demon Flame was noticeably behind, standing at 4th place with ratings just over 2, even failing to beat the urban drama “A Bright Future”.
Once the news was announced, the internet was aflutter.
Qiao Xiaren had lost.
While Demon Flame had yet to start airing, media outlets had predicted that Qiao Xiaren would win the crown of ratings queen with this drama.