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A week before the filming of "The King's Avatar" started, the production team announced that Ji Jinshang would be the male lead. This made Zhao Yilin somewhat nervous, as she had not expected Ji Jinshang to be the male lead. Although she had worked with many popular young actors before, this was her first time working with an actor of Ji Jinshang's caliber.

The production team has been slow to announce the news, and Zhao Yilin couldn't help wondering: Didn't the two sides reach an agreement before? Or was it because she was going to play the role of the queen that made the actor hesitate to take the role? Thinking of this, Zhao Yilin's heart surged with fighting spirit, and she secretly made up her mind to let Ji Jinshang see that she, a grassroots person, also has excellent acting skills!

On the day of the start of filming, Zhao Yilin went to the set in high spirits and full of confidence. She had a burning desire in her heart, as if she had already seen herself shining in front of the camera.

However, the moment she stepped into the set, her eyes involuntarily fell on Ji Jinshang. In an instant, her fighting spirit disappeared like a punctured balloon.

The appearance of Ji Jinshang destroyed Zhao Yilin's high morale, and replaced it with an indescribable tension and restraint.

As a junior, she greeted him politely, "Hello, Brother Ji, I'm Yilin, you look familiar, right?" After saying that, she bowed slightly.

Ji Jinchang's eyes lit up, and she responded humbly, "Hello, Yilin, please take care of me."

Zhao Yilin didn't know what to say next. How could a senior say "please take care of me" to a junior? Was he saying the opposite of what he meant, or was he being sarcastic because he was dissatisfied with her as the heroine? However, this was not like Ji Jinshang's personality.

Zhao Yilin was lost in thought, and the scene was a little awkward. It was Ji Jinshang who broke the silence first. He smiled and said, "Yilin, don't be so reserved. I've seen your work, and you acted very well. Let's work together to make this play a good one."

Zhao Yilin felt a little relieved after hearing this. She also smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Ji. I will work hard."

At this time, the director came over and asked everyone to prepare for filming. Zhao Yilin took a deep breath and secretly encouraged herself. She told herself that she couldn't be overwhelmed by Ji Jinshang's aura. She was the queen and had to show her best condition.

In the original novel, the male protagonist Li Zhi is a few years older than Wu Yi, but in real life, Zhao Yilin is much younger than Ji Jinshang, and she has a baby face and looks very young.

This is very different from the character image in the original novel, which has aroused doubts from fans of the original novel and netizens. They believe that Zhao Yilin is not qualified for this role because she lacks the majesty and bearing that an empress should have.

In order to make the age gap between the two look less big, the director had to ask the makeup artist to work harder. "Mr. Zhang, make them look more like a couple."

Lao Zhang rubbed his hands together and said he was embarrassed. "Husband and wife? Maybe they will look like father and daughter."

When he said this, Zhao Yilin and Ji Jinshang were waiting to put on makeup not far away, and they all heard it. Zhao Yilin was sweating for Lao Zhang, wondering if the actor would get furious when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, Ji Jinchang said to her cheerfully: "Did you hear what the makeup artist said? This shows that you look very young."

Zhao Yilin smiled but didn't say anything, he was optimistic. After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he turned around and saw the two people standing behind him, looking extremely embarrassed.

Zhao Yilin had no idea how to resolve this situation, so Ji Jinshang said, "Teacher Zhang, thank you for your help. Try to make it look better first. If it doesn't work, find an actor who looks similar to me to act with Xiao Zhao in the younger part."

Well, this is a solution. But Zhao Yilin still wanted to see how the movie star, who was nearly 40 years old, played a teenager.

After Ji Jinchang said this, Lao Zhang felt even more embarrassed, "Brother Ji, I just said it casually, please don't mind it."

Ji Jinchang sat in the makeup chair, "No, just tinker with it. I want to see if you can turn me, a man who is almost 40, into a young man."

Old Zhang was inspired by these words and started to work on Ji Jinshang with tools. Ji Jinshang half-closed her eyes and watched her image in the mirror change little by little.

"I feel that the entertainment industry is too harsh on actresses. For example, male actors like us are still playing young men in our late 40s, while actresses of my age are already playing old ladies."

Zhao Yilin also deeply understands what he said. She knows that in the entertainment industry, appearance and age are factors that cannot be ignored. When male and female actors of the same age just debuted, they may be arranged to play the role of young lovers, but as time goes by, their appearance and image gradually change. A few years later, they may be asked to play a sibling relationship, because male actors can look mature and stable, while female actors always need to maintain youthful vitality.

However, in a few years, actresses had to face reality and began to play the roles of mothers or elders, while actors could still continue to play young leading men.

This situation is a kind of helplessness and challenge for many actresses. They must constantly work hard to improve their acting skills to adapt to different types of roles and find scripts and projects suitable for their age group. Otherwise, they may face difficulties in their acting careers or even lose the opportunity to act.

It's not that the roles of the elders are bad, but there are too few good scripts for such roles. Therefore, in this highly competitive industry, actresses need to be vigilant at all times, constantly learning and growing, in order to be invincible in their acting careers.

Ji Jinshang's words made Zhao Yilin instantly like him, and she also had a good first impression of Ji Jinshang.

She remembered the summer he came to her and her assistant's rescue, and the winter he asked his assistant to return to the set to look for a small extra who had been forgotten by the crew.

Old Zhang's craftsmanship was indeed good. After tinkering with it for a while, Ji Jinshang indeed looked a lot younger than before, but he was still far from the image of a handsome young man.

Ji Jinchang twisted her neck left and right, looking again and again, "I don't think it works. Can you help Xiao Zhao with her makeup again and see how it works. If it really doesn't work, I think we should ask the director to find another actor. We can't treat the audience like fools."

Zhao Yilin deeply agreed with his point of view, and her favorability towards him increased a little. No wonder he could become the best actor, his pragmatic spirit is rare in other places. Zhao Yilin is already looking forward to the next filming.