Chapter 317: Chapter 317: I Heard Your Relationship With Lai Yuaner Isn’t Very Harmonious

Compared to Fan Xin, who has rapidly become famous in recent years, Zhao Zhenglei can be considered a veteran director of domestic TV dramas, and he is extremely adept at making popular everyday life dramas and dramas set in the Republic of China period. His anti-Japanese war drama “Qingqiu” from a few years ago once became the peak among similar domestic series and made countless actors involved in it famous.

“Phoenix Concubine, to be produced by Xiuli Culture Investment, is about to start filming, with Zhao Zhenglei as the director.”

Feng Qi told her, “This is Zhao Zhenglei’s first attempt at a palace intrigue theme, and judging by the performance of his past works, this drama won’t be bad. The leading male and female roles have been cast, both are domestically popular and accomplished actors.”

Tang Li was aware of this TV series.

In her previous life, once “Phoenix Concubine” aired, it became widely known, especially loved by the audience of the mother’s generation. Back then, when Tang Li visited Qin Yueru at the Han Family, she watched several episodes of “Phoenix Concubine” with Qin Yueru.

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“Phoenix Concubine” was also introduced to the international market, drastically increasing the worth of the leading actors. During the summer of Tang Li’s death, this series was still being rerun on satellite TV. It can be said that it has become a classic of palace dramas and also a memory of a generation.

When Feng Qi mentioned Zhao Zhenglei to her now and talked about “Phoenix Concubine,” he naturally wanted her to take part in it. Since the leading male and female roles were cast by others, it meant that he surely intended for her to play a supporting role.

“Although you’ve already taken on ‘Original Sin’ and ‘Mihesha River Action,’ you are still a newcomer in this circle until they are broadcast. Instead of acting in low-reputation idol dramas, it’s better to take on a serious work, even if it’s a supporting role. As long as you perform well, there is still a chance to become famous.”

After hearing this, Tang Li didn’t feel uncomfortable.

She didn’t think that by taking on “Mihesha River Action” she was becoming a film actress, and that going back to TV dramas would decrease her value, especially to play a supporting role for someone else.

Seeing that Tang Li was not resistant, Feng Qi continued, “Phoenix Concubine tells the story of the life of Empress Dowager Qi, the first to rule from behind the curtains during the Great Zhou era, so the plot mainly involves Emperor Zhou Qing’s harem. Apart from Qi, most of the concubines in the story are antagonistic characters.”

On this point, Tang Li was already prepared.

In her previous life, the TV dramas that were broadcast only portrayed the female lead and her maid as good people, while the other concubines all had their unsavory sides to some extent.

With Feng Qi explaining this, Tang Li already guessed that if she were to play a role, it would probably be one of the concubines.

“The role I’ve got is that of Mrs. Bao.”

Mrs. Bao, a fisherwoman brought back to the palace by Emperor Zhou Qing during his incognito outings when he was over forty years old, became the concubine he loved the most in the latter half of his life, and she also gave birth to Duke Huan. Emperor Zhou Qing thought several times to depose the female lead’s son and establish Duke Huan as the Crown Prince instead, making Mrs. Bao the biggest enemy of the female lead other than the Empress in the TV series.

In order to have her son ascend to the position of the Crown Prince, Mrs. Bao did a lot of things; she caused the death of the female lead’s unborn child not yet three months in the womb for the sake of the Emperor’s favor, and after Emperor Zhou Qing’s death, she conspired with foreign officials to help her son seize the throne, which, after failing, resulted in her being granted death by a length of white silk in the Weiyang Hall.

Hence, it was a role destined to be criticized.

Feng Qi then asked her, “I heard from Yu Sui that you and Lai Yuaner don’t get along very well?”

“There have been some unpleasantness in the past.”

“From what I understand, Lai Yuaner has already accepted the role of the female lead’s maid.”

Hearing this, Tang Li looked up at Feng Qi.

Feng Qi smiled and said, “This character is quite likable. It’s not strange for Lai Yuaner’s agent to take this drama for her if they don’t want her to be fixed in a naive and sweet image.”