novellhall Chapter 124 of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" confirms the female lead.
Chapter 124 of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" confirms the female lead.
Chapter 124 of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" confirms the female lead.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yawen clutched her chest, feigning injury, and said in a hoarse voice, "Little beauty Yifei, your words have wounded me. I won't recover without a big meal."
"Hahaha!"
Everyone immediately burst into laughter, and Liu Yifei laughed as she said, "No problem, I'll treat you to a big meal after your starring drama airs on TV."
"Hey, you all heard that, you can all be my witnesses. The TV series I starred in featured a concubine who treated me to a lavish meal."
"First Consort, are we entitled to a share?"
"Yes, yes, I treat everyone who stars in a TV series to a meal when it airs on TV."
"Excellent, Consort Yi is truly magnanimous!"
"Clap clap!" Everyone laughed and applauded.
"Come, come, Yifei, let me toast you to thank you for the feast. You can have a soft drink."
"It's okay. I didn't feel any effect after drinking a beer. I'll keep drinking."
Seeing Liu Yifei pour herself a full glass of beer after speaking, Zhu Yawen subconsciously looked at Ji Qingxu. Ji Qingxu smiled but didn't say anything. Seeing this, Zhu Yawen said, "Let's just have a sip, take our time."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei glanced at the beer glass in front of her and nodded, "Okay, then I'll have a sip."
Seeing Liu Yifei clink glasses with Zhu Yawen and then take the initiative to find others to drink with, Ji Qingxu couldn't help but find it amusing. Could this girl be taking this opportunity to try the taste of alcohol?
Thinking that it was Friday, a strange smile appeared on Ji Qingxu's face.
"Good evening, Mom."
Seeing her daughter staring at her with a silly grin, Liu Xiaoli sniffed and her face immediately darkened. "Qianqian, have you been drinking?"
Liu Yifei nodded her head and held up one finger. "Yes, I drank a bottle. Hehe, the beer was a bit bitter. I don't know why they always drink a little bit with their meals."
"Sisi, Mom..."
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Before Liu Xiaoli could finish speaking, Liu Yifei suddenly waved her hand to interrupt her, "Mom, I need to make a phone call first. I have something to ask you."
A look of astonishment crossed Liu Xiaoli's face. But seeing her daughter take out her phone, she could only shut her mouth, carefully observing her daughter's expression, and then glancing at the number her daughter had dialed, a hint of curiosity rising in her eyes.
"Old Pig, are you in the dorm...? Then stay away from Wolong, I need to ask you something... um, about what I was saying at the dinner table just now... what?"
Seeing her daughter cry out in shock, Liu Xiaoli instinctively called out, "Qianqian..."
"Shh!"
Seeing her daughter signaling her to be quiet, Liu Xiaoli's lips twitched. "You brat."
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else... Hmm, I'm already on my way home..."
Okay, bye-bye, see you Monday.
Seeing her daughter hang up the phone, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but ask, "Qianqian, what happened?"
"Wolong's starring drama aired on TV today, so we celebrated it together."
"So you drank alcohol?"
"Um, Mom, I made a mistake, what should I do?"
Just as Liu Xiaoli was about to say something, she suddenly saw her daughter hug her with a face full of self-reproach. Liu Xiaoli asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did you say something wrong or do something wrong?"
"Just now while we were eating, I asked Wolong if he had called his family, and then the table went quiet. But I just called Zhu Yawen and found out that Wolong has no family left. Mom, what should we do? I think I said something wrong."
Upon hearing this news, Liu Xiaoli's face showed a hint of surprise. "Ji Qingxu is an orphan?"
"Hmm! Mom, did I say something wrong?"
"Um...you didn't do it on purpose, I believe he won't hold it against you. What was his reaction at the time?"
"He didn't show any unusual reaction, so I toasted him with a drink."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli instantly understood why her daughter had been drinking that night, and her voice became even softer, "Our Qianqian is so kind-hearted."
"Hehe, it's alright. I just felt something was off, so I couldn't help but pour myself a glass of wine. Mom, Wolong is amazing!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but nod, recalling the personal information she had previously gathered about Ji Qingxu. She had assumed that Ji Qingxu's success was due to his family's help, but she never expected that he was an orphan.
Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoli carefully observed her daughter's expression and tentatively asked, "Qianqian, what do you think of Ji Qingxu?"
"Huh? How come you look at it? You're really something, and you're quite the womanizer too."
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"Fickle?"
"Yes, Mom saw the news about him before. The rumors about him, Fan Xiaopang, and Gao Yuanyuan were all over the place. Oh, right, Fan Xiaopang even came to the school to see him a few days ago, and we had a meal together. Wow, Wolong is really bold. We were stunned when we saw Fan Xiaopang come over. We thought..."
Listening to her daughter's story and observing her daughter's expression, Liu Xiaoli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, upon smelling a faint scent of alcohol on her daughter, Liu Xiaoli said, "Qianqian, don't drink outside next time, or Mom will worry."
"Okay, I won't drink it anymore, Mom. Don't worry, Mom. I feel a little dizzy and want to sleep for a while."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but chuckle. This girl, she's even learned to fool people now.
"Okay, go take a nap. I'll wake you up when we get home."
"Thank you, Mom."
Watching her daughter hug her and close her eyes, Liu Xiaoli gently smoothed her hair.
The next morning, after Ji Qingxu finished his workout and breakfast, he bought breakfast with the three people in his dormitory and headed to the newsstand.
Seeing the prominent words "The Return of the Condor Heroes" on the newsstand, Ji Qingxu picked it up and looked at it. After reading the news report, he raised an eyebrow slightly.
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"Boss, here you go."
After paying, Ji Qingxu carried his breakfast and newspaper toward the school gate.
"Thump!"
"My children, wake up! Your father has brought you breakfast."
With a loud bang, the three people in the dormitory groggily turned their heads to look.
"Get up and eat breakfast quickly, eat it while it's hot, then go back to sleep."
Hearing Ji Qingxu's urging, the three of them rubbed their eyes and sat up.
"Brother Chicken, you're really awesome, getting up this early every day."
"Otherwise, why would I be the male lead while you're just a nobody?"
"Damn it, you're provoking me first thing in the morning, I don't want to live anymore."
"Hahaha! ×N"
Seeing that Luo Jin and Lu Fang Sheng had both gotten out of bed, Zhu Ya Wen quickly got out of bed as well, lifted the thin blanket, glanced at the newspaper on the table, picked it up and looked at it, and then her eyes widened immediately.
"Holy crap, Chicken Bro, is this for real?"
Hearing Zhu Yawen's exclamation, Luo Jin and Lu Fangsheng both looked over curiously.
Ji Qingxu smiled and gestured, "You overestimate me. Where am I supposed to get you a fake newspaper?"
"Holy crap, look! Yi Fei has been chosen to play the role of Little Dragon Girl!"
Upon hearing the news, Luo Jin and Lu Fang Sheng, who were about to wash up, put down their toiletries and quickly ran over.
"Really?"
"You see the news in the newspaper, this can't be fake, right?"
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After reading the newspaper, the three of them looked at each other in bewilderment.
Is that young girl who drank for the first time last night, her face flushed and a little tipsy, about to play Little Dragon Girl? Did she beat out well-known actresses like Zhou Xun, Zhang Baizhi, Jiang Qinqin, Quan Zhixian, and Wang Yan?
Although they already knew that Liu Yifei had acted in one drama after another and must have a lot of influence behind her, this was the most popular Xiaolongnu role in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in the past six months. This made the group of people who had been rehearsing the play together and were fairly familiar with Liu Yifei feel a little dazed.
Suddenly, Zhu Yawen turned to Ji Qingxu and asked, "Brother Ji, what about you? Any news?"
Seeing the three of them looking at him with curiosity, Ji Qingxu smiled and said, "Not yet."
"If you get chosen, that would be amazing. The title of 'Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix' that you two possess would be truly well-deserved."
Upon hearing this, Ji Qingxu's expression turned somewhat strange. At present, "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix" is still a good phrase, until a certain movie was released, and the phrase was completely changed in the public's eyes.
"Damn, Yifei did a really good job keeping it a secret. If we hadn't read the newspapers, we wouldn't have known."
"The production crew may have asked her to keep it a secret."
"That's right. The news about 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' has been hyped for so long, the production team must have made some demands. Hey, do you think Yi Fei is suitable to play Xiaolongnu? The previous version by Li Ruotong was so classic, I guess Yi Fei will probably face a lot of criticism."
"Hmm, that's possible, but have you forgotten about the Andy Lau and Idy Chan version of 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'?"
"Oh, right, I almost forgot about this. This is a classic too. Brother Chicken, can you analyze it for me? Is Yi Fei suitable to play Little Dragon Girl?"
Ji Qingxu chuckled, "She's already confirmed to play Little Dragon Girl, do you think this is suitable?"
"Hey, let's just chat."
"Age isn't an issue; he's more suitable than the previous two."
"age?"
"When Chen Yulian played Xiaolongnu, she was 23 years old, and Li Ruotong was 28 or 29 years old. Yifei was only 17 years old, younger than both of them."
How old is Xiaolongnu in the novel?
"It seems she was 18 years old. I remember the novel clearly stated that Xiaolongnu was about three or four years older than Yang Guo. Yang Guo was about 13 years old when he first appeared."
"Then Qingxu has a very good chance."
Upon hearing Zhu Yawen's resolute words, Ji Qingxu, Luo Jin, and Lu Fangsheng all looked over with curiosity.
Zhu Yawen gestured with her chin towards the newspaper in her hand, "Since they've chosen Yi Fei to play Xiaolongnu, they definitely won't choose an older male actor to play Yang Guo. Of the male celebrities previously reported on, apart from Xie Biwang, who is clearly not going to be in the role and is born in the 80s, the others are all born in the 70s. They're basically all almost ten years older than Yi Fei or more. Just think about it, how conspicuous it would be for two actors who are ten years apart to stand together. If it were any other TV series, it wouldn't be a problem, but this is Jin Yong's 'The Return of the Condor Heroes,' and Zhang Jizong has been hyping it up for so long. What do you think?"
Luo Jin and Lu Fang Sheng exchanged a glance and nodded. "That makes sense, Lao Zhu, you're really smart."
"Damn, I've always been smart, okay, Chicken Bro?"
Seeing the three of them looking at him, Ji Qingxu said with a smile, "Thank you for your kind words. If I am selected, I will treat you to a big meal."
"Alright, now we have two big meals to enjoy."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and rinse your mouth and wash your face. The breakfast that Brother Chicken brought back is almost cold."
"That's an exaggeration. I estimate it will be at least 30 degrees Celsius today. The weather in Beijing feels hotter than where we are."
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Watching the three of them noisily carrying their toiletries into the sink, Ji Qingxu picked up a newspaper and glanced at it.
This Zhang Jizong, he's really good at promoting himself.
Thinking of the message Zhang Jizong had sent earlier, Ji Qingxu subconsciously glanced out the window. This Zhang Jizong really had some skills.
The news that Ji Qingxu will play the role of Yang Guo will not be released to the public for the time being, because Zhang Jizong is waiting for the news that Ji Qingxu will play the role of Xu Ke in "Seven Swords" in August.
No matter how much Zhang Jizong hypes things up, or how famous "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and Jin Yong are, in this day and age, movies are still more powerful than TV series.
Moreover, Seven Swords and Tsui Hark are both very famous. Whether in the eyes of the industry or the audience, movies are considered superior to TV series.
Therefore, Zhang Jizong wanted to leverage Xu Ke's fame and the popularity of "Seven Swords" for a joint publicity stunt, and Qingxu readily accepted this plan.
Just thinking about what Zhang Jizong had said to the company a few days ago, Ji Qingxu shook his head with amusement. Zhang Jizong thought that the news about Ji Qingxu, Fan Xiaopang, and Gao Yuanyuan was released at the wrong time; it would have been better if it had been released all at once in August.
Ji Qingxu was speechless about this, since he hadn't revealed it himself.
However, thinking of Huang Xiaoming and Nie Yuan, who competed for the role of Yang Guo in his previous life, Ji Qingxu rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment. Why haven't these two made any moves lately? Have they given up or are they secretly plotting something?
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