Fang Zhao did not walk in the same direction as Father Lu and the others. The venue Father Lu and the others were going to was a more relaxing and refreshing concert hall, while the one Fang Zhao was going to had a different style.
The cast and crew members would choose different styles of music based on their own needs. Those who wanted to relax went to a venue with soothing music, while those who wanted to find inspiration went to another venue.
Most of the people at the music center were people from the music industry, and in this place that was cut off from the outside world, the rules of the industry were very clear.
Some young singers who used to be very famous on the Internet were quite content here.
This had nothing to do with suppression or exclusion.
Separated from the public opinion online and isolated from fans, it was easy to see where one stood, how many artistic achievements one had, and how high one's status was.
Many unfamiliar faces in the outside world actually had rather high statuses in this industry, and some people who had once been able to summon wind and rain in the outside world still had to act like quails when they returned to this industry.
This afternoon, there were five concert halls that had scheduled performances. Although they were called performances, they were actually just exchanges between individuals or teams. Fang Zhao browsed through them and chose a venue.
Just as he entered the hall, Fang Zhao heard someone shout, "Fang Zhao? Come, sit here. There are seats here. "
The person who had spoken was called Qiao Tingzheng. He was a veteran actor from Yanzhou, but he had not signed with any management company. Instead, he had set up his own studio and developed globally. And because Qiao Tingzheng mostly played villains, he was jokingly referred to as a professional villain.
Qiao Tingzheng had the face of a villain. He was not ugly, and his looks were not bad, but he did not look like a decent person. Given his acting skills, of course, he could play a decent person, but in comparison, his sinister, cunning, and awe-inspiring villains were more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
In the words of netizens, Qiao Tingzheng was suited to play the opposite of his name. Those roles... in general, they were not good people. Directors loved to find him to play these kinds of roles.
Because he often played villains, his fan support was not as high as others, but he was still rather recognizable. On a global scale, even if people did not know Qiao Tingzheng's name, they would still remember his face and the temperament that suited him to be a villain.
Qiao Tingzheng himself was rather helpless. Is it my fault that I look like this?
This time, he had played Zong Qian in the "Founding Era Yanzhou chapter."
Anyone who had read history books knew that Zong Qian's methods were unyielding, bloody, cold, and heartless. He was a major villain in Yanzhou history.
During the Period of Destruction, besides fighting against the heavens, one also had to fight against people.
The focus of season six of the Yanzhou chapter was fighting against others, and it was also a turning point.
In the sixth season of the Yanzhou chapter, Fang Zhao had trampled over the hegemon Zong Qian and become one of the true core characters of this land.
Because of the role's anti-infiltration, Qiao Tingzheng looked colder than usual, especially with a straight face. When his cold gaze swept over, it made people tremble, as if they were being stared at by an anaconda. The children were especially afraid of him. Even Lu Aotian, who loved to cause trouble, would always stay far away from Qiao Tingzheng.
In the movie, Wu Yan was traumatized by Zong Qian. In real history, Wu Yan had almost died at Zong Qian's hands when he was young, and had personally seen Zong Qian Tu kill someone.
Outside of the movie, Lu Aotian and Wu Yun, who were playing the roles of Wu Yan, felt uneasy when they faced Qiao Tingzheng. After all, they were still young. Under that cold and emotionless gaze, they were unable to maintain their composure. Out of the three actors playing Wu Yan, only He Lisi could stand up to him.
Of course, this kind of effect was also because Qiao Tingzheng's acting skills were indeed top-notch.
Qiao Tingzheng smiled as he greeted Fang Zhao. He had received his bento box at the end of season six. Now that the cast and crew were filming season seven, he no longer needed to be immersed in his role. However, he did not seem to be completely out of character. When he looked at people, his gaze was still cold.
It was to the extent that when the surrounding people saw Qiao Tingzheng smile, they could not help but shiver. They always felt that this person's smile was very scary.
Qiao Tingzheng did not care about what others thought. In the movie, Fang Zhao had stepped on him to rise, but outside of the movie, Qiao Tingzheng did not give him a cold shoulder. Instead, he warmly invited Fang Zhao to watch the performance together.
Actually, there were quite a number of actors who came to the music center. As "Founding Era" continued to be filmed, the number of people who received bento boxes increased. There were even more people who were idle and unwilling to leave the cast and crew. When they had nothing to do, they would come to listen to performances and interact with actors from various continents and expand their social network.
There were quite a number of people who interacted with Qiao Tingzheng, but very few people were willing to sit beside him while watching a performance, so both sides of Qiao Tingzheng were empty.
Fang Zhao did not reject the invitation. He walked over and sat beside Qiao Tingzheng.
Qiao Tingzheng was very happy that Fang Zhao had chosen to come to this music center to watch a performance. Qiao Tingzheng gave Fang Zhao a thumbs up. "You definitely won't be disappointed if you choose this performance. They are all god-level singers who are ranked globally. Perhaps they are not that famous online, but in the music circles, they are all like this."
"Oh, I just heard someone from the cast and crew say that you brought that little fellow Lu Aotian along?" Qiao Tingzheng asked.
"Yeah, I left him to his dad," Fang Zhao replied.
Qiao Tingzheng scoffed. "That little fellow is quite young, but he is especially crafty and ruthless. Otherwise, with so many people around the world competing for the role of young Wu Yan, there are so many people who are better than him in terms of family background and trophies. So many kids competed for the role of young Wu Yan, but in the end, he still managed to snatch it. Another reason is that he hardened himself to reduce his weight and look like the character should. In the end, the director and the Committee of 100 chose him. "
"How can he stand out if he doesn't strive a little?" Fang Zhao asked.
Seeing that Fang Zhao was not surprised, Qiao Tingzheng laughed. "Seems like I worried too much." He had been worried that Fang Zhao had been deceived by that little fellow Lu Aotian's naive appearance. He had not expected that Fang Zhao had already seen through it.
After a while, Qiao Tingzheng suddenly asked, "I heard that many actors from Yanzhou sought you out to discuss their roles? I also heard from a friend that you are a member of Yanzhou's historical advisory team and have a deep understanding of Yanzhou's history. "
Fang Zhao waited for the other party to continue. "I know a little, but not very much."
"Then, what kind of person do you think Zong Qian is?" Qiao Tingzheng asked.
Zong Qian had risen from insignificance during the Period of Destruction. From ordinary to resplendent, then to his downfall. In the long river of history, he had only blossomed for a short while, but he had brought about countless shocks.
He had once been the faith of the people of that region and had countless fanatical followers. He had once dominated a region. In that era of despair, it was he who had brought the survivors of that corner of the continent out of hell, but he had stubbornly led people into another abyss.
The people of that era were not softhearted. The leaders had their own methods, but none of them were as extreme as Zong Qian.
"Zong Qian..."
Fang Zhao's gaze was unfocused. It was as if he was looking at a certain point in the void. "He is a savior who has taken the wrong path."
Qiao Tingzheng looked at Fang Zhao in astonishment. He lowered his eyes and was silent for a while before letting out a hearty laugh. His eyes seemed to have a fiery glow. "Exactly!"
The human heart had always been biased. One's position determined one's brain, and one's standpoint determined one's direction of thinking. Whichever character one was playing, they would definitely be more willing to think from the perspective of the character itself.
Qiao Tingzheng was the same.
If one was too immersed in the character, they would have a kind of emotion that others could not understand. Although in Yanzhou's history books, Zong Qian was an absolute villain that everyone cursed at. But when one was truly immersed in history and immersed in the character itself, it was as if one had experienced Zong Qian's entire life's glory and loss.
"A savior..." Qiao Tingzheng sighed softly.
He had asked many people about their views on this historical figure, Zong Qian, but they would either label him as a villain or say some nonsense against their will on account of him, a senior in the showbiz industry. Not being able to enter the Cemetery of Martyrs and being criticized by later generations was indeed a failure from the point of view of modern people.
This was the first time Qiao Tingzheng had heard this evaluation from Fang Zhao, and it was also the most heartfelt words.
He had never imagined that such a sentence would actually come from Fang Zhao's mouth. Clearly, the two of them had played opposing characters in the series from start to finish.
After that, Qiao Tingzheng did not say anything else. The performance was about to start, and the chatter in the venue gradually died down.
The opening act was the world-famous female singer Windsor. She was singing the closing song of the sixth season of "Founding Era, Yanzhou chapter." The sixth season was about to air, and the closing song had just been decided. It was the song that Windsor would sing at the opening.
It was a symphonic epic with a pop fusion. It was not easy to sing well, but Windsor was a senior in the music industry. She could sing classical, pop, rock, bel canto, opera, and everything else, and she sang it rather well. From this song, Windsor's skillful singing skills could be heard.
Music was a very mystical thing. People could find peace from music and also gain strength from it.
The music was somewhat demonic and sorrowful, yet it did not lose its majesty and vastness.
There was no smoke or corpses, but it was as if the wind that reeked of blood was blowing past.
It was like a flower of sin blooming under the curtain of the night, gorgeous and splendid, densely packed, vigorous, and then withering.
This song was very much in line with the dark tone of the sixth season, but when Fang Zhao heard it, this song seemed more like it was written for Zong Qian.
When the song came to an end, the venue burst into applause.
Qiao Tingzheng, who was sitting beside Fang Zhao, was especially excited. He sprang up from his seat, and whatever cold, stern, and evil aura of a villain had completely vanished. His IQ seemed to have dropped to zero, and he was smiling like a fool. His two hands clapped vigorously as if he was not afraid of pain. With a pleased look on his face, he turned his head and shouted at Fang Zhao.
"The one who just sang, Windsor! A goddess-level singer! My wife! "
Fang Zhao: "..."
"Did you know that the closing song for the sixth season of the 'Founding Era, Yanzhou chapter' was written by her. Impressive, right?"
Fang Zhao: "..."
Qiao Tingzheng continued to clap vigorously. "My wife specially composed it for my role, and it is also a commemoration of my curtain call!"
Fang Zhao: "..."
As he spoke, Qiao Tingzheng seemed to recall something and said to Fang Zhao, "I almost forgot. You don't even have a wife. Hey, you don't understand how I feel!"
Fang Zhao: "..."
What a stab in the heart.
Qiao Tingzheng continued, "Oh, right, it seems like the character you played in the series was all alone until his death."
Fang Zhao: "..."
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