To encourage childbirth among young people, the higher authorities have introduced various policies to promote fertility, and the age of adulthood has been lowered to sixteen, with eighteen being the legal age to marry.
Seeing Jiang Ling so young, with her eyes as lively as water, like a woodland elf, Huang Jing naturally assumed she wanted to play Murong Xian.
And Murong Xian was indeed the most likable and adorable character in his drama.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ling shook her head and said, "Little Fairy is great, and I like her very much, but I don't want to play this role."
Huang Jing frowned and looked at Jiang Ling in confusion. "You don't want to play Little Fairy, then who do you want to play? The Palace Mistress Yaoyue?"
In the original novel of "The Little Fish and Flowers Four", the Palace Mistress of Yihua Palace, Yaoyue, was the true number one beauty in the world.
Yaoyue was not only as beautiful as a celestial being but also possessed formidable martial power. In the current martial arts world, only the peerlessly brave hero Yan Nantian could match her.
Earlier, Taiwan had also filmed a version of "Peerless Double Pride," in which Yu Li's portrayal of Palace Mistress Yaoyue was brimming with dominance and stunning beauty, eclipsing all the other female leads and supporting actresses in the show.
Such a beautiful and commanding character was also favored by many actresses.
Jiang Ling, having debuted based on her looks, naturally took pride in her beauty and naturally wanted to play the most beautiful character.
Before Jiang Ling could answer, Huang Jing quickly shook his head and said, " 'Peerless Double Pride' has been filmed in many versions before. The Taiwanese version is considered a classic. No matter how I film it, it would just be an imitation. Therefore, I have significantly altered the plot of the original novel. Palace Mistress Yaoyue is no longer the number one beauty and the number one expert. If you want to play this role, you might not be able to achieve the same brilliance as in the original work."
Jiang Ling smiled and said, "I don't want to play Little Fairy, nor do I want to play the modified Yaoyue. I want to play Jiang Yuyan."
"Jiang Yuyan?"
Huang Jing was surprised. "Why would you want to play her? In this drama, she might not even rank as the third female lead."
After he significantly altered the "Peerless Double Pride" original novel, the roles of the female lead and supporting actresses also changed.
Little Fairy was the most important, followed by Tie Xinlan, then Su Ying and Jiang Yuyan.
Jiang Yuyan and Su Ying had roughly the same amount of screen time, but in the original work, Su Ying was the official female lead with Little Fish.
If judged by this, Su Ying would be the third female lead, and Jiang Yuyan would at most be the fourth.
Given Jiang Ling's current standing, it was one thing for her not to play the female lead, but now she was willing to condescend to play a supporting character who didn't even rank as the third female lead. How could he not be shocked?
Jiang Ling said earnestly, "I never choose roles based on screen time, only on character setting. Don't you think Jiang Yuyan's character setting is very interesting?"
"It is quite interesting, but it would be too much of a compromise for you to play this role?"
This was a script he had personally adapted, creating the character of Jiang Yuyan out of thin air.
How could Huang Jing not know that Jiang Yuyan's character setting was incredibly captivating and thrilling?
But after all, she was a villain. Killing the only sister who genuinely cared for her was Jiang Yuyan's biggest flaw, and something the audience could least forgive.
Jiang Ling smiled. "Why would it be a compromise? It's not that I want to complain, but in current television dramas, the female leads are all clichés of the 'silly, sweet, and innocent' type, which is really boring. It's more satisfying to play a villain."
Huang Jing nodded. "Alright, since you really want to play this role, Jiang Yuyan is yours. However, Jiang Yuyan's contrast between the early and late stages is immense, and it won't be easy to play. You'll have to come to the set with me for a trial first, and then I can confirm."