This guy's filming style is unconventional, often resorting to unexpected plots to grab the audience's attention, some of which are quite extreme.
For instance, a few years ago, Hua Ruyi's nephew acquired the IP for a *Dream of the Red Chamber* fan fiction. This novel told the story of a modern engineering student who transmigrated into the world of *Dream of the Red Chamber*, activated a system, and gained the divine might of Xiang Yu. He then participated in court, gaining titles and positions, while relentlessly humiliating the male protagonist, Jia Baoyu, and the various scoundrels and corrupt officials of the Jia family. Ultimately, he took Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Qin Keqing, the divorced Wang Xifeng, the widowed Li Wan, and other prominent female characters into his harem.
After reading his nephew's adapted script, Hua Ruyi felt the plot wasn't exciting enough.
With so many *Dream of the Red Chamber* novels targeting male readers, the male leads always end up with Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and others. It's always the same old story, lacking any novelty.
So, Hua Ruyi helped his nephew revise the script.
The male lead likes to build a harem, right?
Fine, let's arrange for three wives and four concubines.
Jia Mu as the principal wife, Granny Liu as the equal wife, and Ma Daopo as the secondary wife.
For the four concubines, Zhao Yiniang, Xia Jingui, Madam Xing, and Madam Wang, let's arrange for them too.
With three wives and four concubines all in place, it looks perfect, doesn't it?
Such a shocking and outrageous drama, once filmed, immediately became a sensation across the internet.
Although many people criticized the male lead's taste for being too unconventional, choosing seven older women as wives instead of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling.
One had to admit, this arrangement was indeed memorable, impossible to forget.
From then on, whenever audiences encountered *Dream of the Red Chamber*, whether in novels, TV dramas, or comics, they couldn't help but recall this drama's male lead taking seven peculiar wives.
This is Hua Ruyi. He despises the repetitive tropes in domestic dramas. When filming, he favors novelty and excitement, constantly pushing the boundaries of censorship.
Yet, the audience loves his style. They find his productions novel and infinitely better than those predictable, trashy dramas where you can guess the ending from the beginning. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Jiang Ling thought for a moment and said, "Send me the script to take a look. If it's a good script, I'll take this role."
"Alright, I just received the email he sent. I'll forward it to you now."
Shortly after hanging up, Jiang Ling's email received the script in electronic format.
As the only empress officially recognized in history, dramas about Wu Zetian have always been popular in the film and television industry.
Over the past few decades, there have been at least a hundred TV series about her.
However, only half of them can be considered classic masterpieces, and that is the half starring Liu Xiaoqing in *Wu Zetian* from her previous life.
Why only half?
Because the script of that drama wasn't strong enough, not nearly as solid as *The Ming Dynasty in 1566*.
But the costume and makeup design of that drama were excellent. The main cast and supporting actors alike had exquisite costumes and makeup, which were opulent and regal, capturing the splendor of the Tang Dynasty.
The actors were also great, each more beautiful than the last, possessing a dignified and elegant beauty with full faces, each with their own unique charm. Unlike today's uniform trend of fair, youthful, and slender appearances.
It was a shame it was held back by the script, otherwise, it would have long been enshrined as a divine work.
Jiang Ling was also curious about what kind of script could surpass the drama from her previous life and be judged a masterpiece by the system.
A good script for an actor is like a gourmet meal for a seasoned food lover, or aged fine wine for a drunkard.
After the banquet, Jiang Ling impatiently found a quiet place and began to read with concentration.
After spending a considerable amount of time finishing the entire script, Jiang Ling finally understood why this drama was deemed a masterpiece.