Chapter 1015: "Imperial Ambition": A Powerful Onslaught
【Family! Everyone, go watch the trailer for "The Imperial Empire"! Go right now!】
【I'm so happy! The trailer for "The Imperial Empire" has finally been released today after such a long wait. Will the official release be delayed?】
【Who understands why I've waited so long, just for Brother Xiao's Emperor Chen? This trailer alone is enough to send chills down my spine; it's hard to imagine what the full version will be like.】
【The costumes are perfect, the charisma is perfect, the looks are perfect, the acting is perfect... tell me, how can our Xiao Ge's portrayal of Emperor Chen lose!】
【From a young general to the emperor of a military-industrial superpower, our Emperor Chen is still a handsome middle-aged man upon his return.】
【Haha, is this the advantage of dying young?】
【I can't take it anymore, I'm just too excited! And I heard the museum exhibiting Emperor Chen's original works is opening soon, I definitely have to go and support it.】
【Isn't the Emperor's original work a fake? Where is it being exhibited?】
【No, no, it was recovered some time ago. It seems they spent some time on restoration and repairs afterward, and it's now confirmed that it will be on long-term display at a specialized museum in Beijing. The museum is scheduled to open on April 1st, and tickets are already available for online booking.】
【Oh, I know! Hehe, there are no tickets left, but I managed to snag one yesterday!】
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【The drama "The Imperial Empire" officially premiered on April 1st, simultaneously updating online and on CCTV. As a satellite TV series, it airs during prime time. As expected of our Emperor Chen, the prestige is truly impressive.】
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At the end of March, the trailer for "The Imperial Empire" was released online. The exquisite costumes, props, and sets, along with the obvious large investment and support from major projects, quickly attracted the attention and discussion of many netizens, and became a hit across the internet in just one hour.
This is Xiao He's second period drama series with a male lead after "The Legend of Chasing the Wind," and also his first leading role as the male lead after winning the Best Actor award.
While netizens are excited, they are also looking forward to his performance in this work.
After all, the cast of this trailer is almost entirely composed of veteran actors.
Xiao He, a young man who has emerged as a dark horse, is quite eye-catching among this group of well-known veteran actors.
So not only the drama fans who were looking forward to the show's broadcast, but also other fans of the show stood up and began to help promote it in a big way, even paying out of their own pockets to help with the promotion.
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A film and television city in Province G.
Xiao He is preparing to leave the "Yu Ye" production team today to participate in promotional activities for "Di Ye".
After seeing him off at the film set entrance, Yuan Sitong was still a little reluctant to part: "Ah, Xiao He, are you leaving too? I'm really going to miss you now."
There was nothing else to it, but mainly it was that with Xiao He gone, she and Director Yan were left alone, looking at each other with mutual loathing, and the thought of such a life made her feel gloomy and hopeless.
Yan Shaohan also lamented, "If Xiao He leaves, who will be there to go out for late-night snacks with me?!"
"I'm just going to do some promotion for 'The Imperial Empire' for a few days, it's not like I'm not coming back." Xiao He was a little amused and exasperated. "Isn't this a bit too much? It's like I've also died."
In fact, Xiao He's role in the final season of "Yu Ye" wasn't particularly large, even less than Yuan Sitong's.
The reason he appeared more often in the first and second seasons is because his identity had not yet been exposed and he was still part of the main cast. Therefore, he basically followed the main cast in all the plots. Even if he didn't have his own detailed scenes, he would almost always be a background character in most of the plots.
But the latest season is different. Yin Qi's identity has been exposed, and he has left the main group. This also means that Xiao He has left the main characters' perspective and his screen time has been greatly reduced.
However, most of Xiao He's storyline is still very important. Apart from some necessary sibling memoirs and heartwarming scenes, every appearance of Yin Qi means that a character or a group of characters will soon be gone.
𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Even the crew members have figured out an absurd pattern—if you want to know whether an actor's scene is finished today, you can simply check if the actor he's acting with today is Xiao He.
If it's someone else, then congratulations, your character can hold on a little longer.
But if Brother Xiao himself were there... then unfortunately, you're off work.
And you know what? Xiao He was like a benefactor, delivering a lunchbox meant that an actor was about to finish get off work, collect their wages, and go home to rest.
Because this incident was so hilarious and yet so bizarre, it was mostly discussed and joked about privately within the production crew, and the person involved still doesn't know about it.
"I've already retweeted it on Weibo. When 'The Imperial Empire' is officially released, I'll also book out a whole theater to support it."
The last person to say this was naturally Guo Xinya.
"Sis, I knew you were the best."
Xiao He was deeply moved and immediately wiped away his tears in a very professional manner.
Sure enough, in the end, the only person who loved him was his sister.
"Let's finish this."
Yuan Sitong rubbed her arms.
Yan Shaohan immediately looked at Xiao He suspiciously: "Teacher Xiao, don't you have your own goddess?"
Don't flirt with his goddess!
Xiao He immediately stopped, his face expressionless:...So, as expected, this production crew is doomed, right?
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After the pleasant banter ended, Xiao He immediately got busy upon landing in the capital.
Although "The Imperial Empire" is currently generating a lot of buzz, there are still many opportunities to promote it. Furthermore, since "The Imperial Empire" is an officially supported drama project and has a collaboration with the Calligraphy Association, Xiao He, as the male lead of the drama, needs to attend many events.
The good thing about coming back this time is that Xiao He no longer has to live outside.
Now he owns his own house – Jinhe Wangfu Garden, which was finally completed recently!
This also includes the museum that is separated from the main garden of the Prince's Mansion.
Prior to this, Mr. and Mrs. Xiao had already successfully inspected the house, moved in, and tidied up the new house in advance.
After managing the royal gardens for so long, Caranson has finally found his final employer.
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"Welcome back, Mr. Xiao."
In the Jinhe Prince's Mansion Garden in Beijing, Carlansen personally stepped forward to open the car door for Xiao He.
"Thanks."
Xiao He greeted his parents again, then rubbed the majestic dog's head before turning his gaze to the luxurious garden in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh, "The changes are really significant."
The former royal gardens had been left unused for many years, and there were not many modern facilities inside. Many places were not in line with modern design, so while they were beautiful, they also looked somewhat outdated.
Now, after renovation and restoration, most of the buildings in the Prince's Mansion still look the same as the magnificent mansion of yesteryear, but the interior facilities and some details are completely different.
In particular, some of the original side rooms and other buildings with unknown uses were originally functional houses or residences for wives and concubines of the ancients. However, since Xiao He himself did not have many housing requirements, a large part of them were adjusted and transformed into functional modern houses, such as garages, tool rooms, workshops, machine rooms, etc., which were specially designated by Xiao He.
These areas were all planned in advance by the designers, ensuring that the exterior of the buildings could be preserved to the greatest extent while the interiors were transformed into absolutely high-end luxury homes. In addition, the agent butler, Carlanson, was constantly monitoring the site, so the renovation was almost without any pitfalls. You could clearly see the details of how much was spent. Xiao He was very satisfied after walking around.
Seeing that his employer was satisfied, Carlanson breathed a sigh of relief and bowed slightly to Xiao He:
"If Mr. Xiao is satisfied, then our agency contract officially ends here. From now on, the daily life of the residence will be handled by the corresponding company team, and Mr. Xiao can also handle it himself. If you have any other agency needs such as auctions or purchases in the future, you can still contact me at any time."
"Finally, Caranson wishes you a peaceful and comfortable stay here."