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Chapter 13 Good Ma Sailong and "Qiao Luocheng" Nie Yuan

"Drive, drive..."

Yan Li rode a brown horse happily on a dirt road of about a hundred meters. He went back and forth several times before he stopped with the reins pulled up, still feeling unsatisfied.

"Good horse, so good."

Yan Li offered praise and gently and friendly stroked the horse's mane, receiving a response from the horse with its head tilted high and its upper lip turned up.

Based on what Yan Li had learned these days, he knew that horses usually behaved like this to express happiness or excitement.

In addition, there are also other actions such as the tail raised high, eager to try and stand up, etc.

Of course, these movements of the horse should be considered in combination with the ears, eyes, expressions, etc. Some single movements may have different meanings.

For example, when a horse lifts its front hooves and steps gently, it may be happy and excited, sometimes irritated, and sometimes angry or afraid, preparing to attack. The next step may be to step harder as a warning, and a horse with a more aggressive temper may even kick or bite someone.

After walking out of the dirt road, Yan Li dismounted, took out the small carrots he had prepared long ago from his pocket, and slowly fed them to the horse.

The horse is brown all over, except for a spot of white hair on its forehead, which makes it quite recognizable.

Yan Li remembered that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" said that Liu Bei's Di Lu horse had a white spot on its head, which was a hazard to its master. Later, when he became more familiar with it, he realized that horses with white hair on their foreheads were very common. He was completely deceived by Luo Guanzhong.

Lao Xu, one of the leaders of the cavalry in "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties", looked at the interaction between the man and the horse with some jealousy.

"Hu Zi is closer to you than I am to you now."

"Such a good horse, yet you gave it such a lame name. If it were me, I should have called it Red Charcoal Fire Dragon Colt."

Whenever Yan Li had no filming to do, he would take time out to ride horses. He became quite familiar with Lao Xu and began to be eager to persuade him to change the name of the horse that was closest to him.

Old Xu was very dark-skinned and had an unshaven beard. He took the Yuxi cigarette handed to him by Yan Li and blew out a light puff of smoke.

"Shouldn't you have said something about Sailongwu last time?"

"Sailong Wuzheju, I actually like this one better, but didn't you say it's not a nice name? Let's change it."

Yan Li smiled. He had a selfish motive in giving this name.

Whether it is the Sailong Five-spotted Colt or the Chitan Fire Dragon Colt, they are actually the names of Yuwen Chengdu's mounts.

It’s just that the names are different due to different versions of novels or storytelling.

Just like Li Yuanba's mount, some say it is called Wanli Yanyunzhao, some call it Zhuifeng Baidian Wanliyun or Yizibanrib Lai Qilin, etc. There are at least six or seven versions.

It may be that the weapon, the Phoenix-wing Gilded Boring, was beyond the capabilities of the props team of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties".

Anyway, in the drama, Qin Qiong uses a mace, Yuchi Gong uses a whip, Cheng Yaojin uses an axe, Li Yuanba and Pei Yuanqing play with hammers, Yang Lin has a dragon-imprisoning stick, and only Yuwen Chengdu makes do with a broken spear.

Since he had lost his natal weapon, Yan Li could only make up for it by using his mount. At least he could enjoy himself.

"You can call me whatever you want. My name is Hu Zi anyway."

After all, Lao Xu had Yan Li's cigarette in his mouth and his tone was not harsh, but he didn't want to change the name unless Yan Li bought the horse. Then he could call it whatever he wanted.

"How much is the dragon race?"

Yan Li changed the name smoothly and couldn't help asking about the price.

It's no wonder that when Lao Xu mentioned buying a horse, Yan Li really caught his eye. As mentioned before, this horse is particularly close to him. Yan Li's riding skills improved rapidly in a short period of time, which was inseparable from the tacit understanding between the two parties.

Therefore, Yan Li developed some feelings for Sailong and wanted to buy her for himself.

Lao Xu glanced at Yan Li and curled his lips: "You can't afford it."

"Didn't you say horses can live to be over 20? Sailong is only 7 years old. Just because I can't afford one now doesn't mean I can't afford one in the future."

Yan Li still has some confidence in his future. At least with the help of the system, he won't end up being unable to buy a horse after more than ten years.

"Then you should save money slowly."

Lao Xu stamped out the cigarette butt and didn't take Yan Li's words to heart at all.

Yan Li is not the first actor who wants to buy a horse because of affinity or liking for it. Lao Xu has met him several times, but no one has actually spent money.

First of all, the horses are expensive. Although the horses in their cavalry are not purebreds, they are not the kind of horses used to pull carts and goods in the countryside. The price itself is not cheap. The key is that they can be filmed in Hengdian. The horses have undergone a certain level of training, and they can continue to make money in the future.

Taking into account the breeding costs and future profits, the value of horses has skyrocketed to the point where many people are reluctant to buy one.

Not to mention the problem of how to raise the horse after buying it.

If you want to keep your horse in a certain condition so that you can ride it freely, the costs of venue, labor, fodder, medicine and other miscellaneous expenses will add up to a lot of money, which is really beyond the reach of most people.

More importantly, many people are only interested in it for a short time, and once the excitement wears off, they forget about it.

Even if you still want to play with horses, there are so many good horses out there, there is no need to come to Hengdian to buy a horse that is not cost-effective in all aspects.

Yan Li did not argue with Lao Xu, and affectionately touched the white hair on the horse's forehead: "Sailong, wait for me."

As they were talking, a white horse came running over and stopped beside Yan Li. The young man with a crew cut riding the horse looked at Yan Li and greeted him.

"Yan Li, want to compete in a lap?"

Yan Li gently stroked the horse's face with the back of his hand, soothing Sailong, who was a little restless when strangers approached, and shook his head.

"No, I have something else to do later. Let's do it next time."

"alright."

The other party didn't bother to argue, just pulled the reins and rode away. Lao Xu looked at the other party's back, feeling a little unhappy that he ignored him.

"Fuck, what are you pulling for?"

Yan Li paused when he heard this, said nothing, and continued to feed Sailong carrots silently.

The young man just now was Nie Yuan, who played Luo Cheng in "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties". He was the second male lead in the crew after Huang Haibing who played Qin Qiong.

Although Yan Li and he did not have many rival scenes in the play, they became familiar with each other because they often came to practice horse riding.

Nie Yuan is currently in a period of rapid growth. He became famous last year with "Marrying the Wrong Man", and this year he played Emperor Qianlong in CCTV's opening drama "The World's Granary". His fame has soared, and he seems to have become a popular young actor in the mainland.

Including in the crew of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties", although Qin Qiong is the male lead, there is no need to say much about the popularity of the cold-faced and handsome Luo Cheng.

Not to mention, on this basis, the crew also deliberately promoted Luo Cheng.

The character of Luo Cheng in the original novel of "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" is very questionable. The script deleted all the bad sides of him and portrayed him in the style of Yue Fei + Zhao Zilong. Yan Li even thinks that this character is more outstanding than Qin Qiong.

Thinking of this, Yan Li couldn't help feeling a little sour.

Luo Cheng threw away the bad side and highlighted the advantages, but Yuwen Chengdu threw away the few bright spots and ruined them. They were in the same group but had different fates.

However, putting this aside, Yan Li had a good impression of Nie Yuan.

The main reason was that both of them liked horse riding, were of similar age, and had common topics. Plus, Yan Li was a well-known actor in the crew, so he had some face, so they got along well.

In addition, there is another key factor, that is the system——

[Daily Intelligence X: Nie Yuan recently chatted with Yan Li about horse racing and they had a great time. Nie Yuan thinks Yan Li is a good person and hopes to hang out with him more often in the future.]

[Daily Intelligence X: Nie Yuan was delighted when Yan Li shared with him the horse fighting tricks he had figured out. He felt Yan Li was a man of integrity and open-mindedness, and considered him a friend.]

A person's outward appearance can be disguised, but the true feelings in his heart cannot be hidden.

So for Yan Li, no matter how friendly and affectionate or cold and stern this person is to him, what he values more is the system's direct "communication" to his inner heart.

As for the other people in the crew, their opinions of Nie were not unanimous.

Nie Yuan is currently enjoying a successful career and is not too old. He is praised by people both inside and outside the group, so it is inevitable that he may show a bit of arrogance in his attitude.

In fact, this is human nature. If it were someone else, they would probably behave the same way, or even worse than him.

This is the truth, but there are not many people who can understand it, not to mention that many people have directly experienced his arrogance, so you can imagine what their evaluation of Nie is.

Yan Li and Nie Yuan have a good personal relationship, so naturally they wouldn't talk behind people's backs.

When Yan Li saw others muttering about Nie Yuan, he would help to smooth things over if it was appropriate. But for things like Lao Xu that were difficult to smooth over, he would pretend not to hear and stay out of it.

(End of this chapter)